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Saturday Night Club ONT - October 3, 2026 [Disco & Dino]

Welcome to Club ONT - a whelming collaboration of The Disco and The Dino.

Open thread - bar is open, too. Come in in, grab a drink or 2. Or 3. Keep it light and friendly. The Moose is working undercover tonight while fighting crime, so acknowledge him but don't let on that you know his true identity.

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Saturday Night Jokes and Other Funnies

So while traveling, a Texas businessman steps into a pub in Ireland. "So I hear you Irishmen are a bunch of hard drinkers! Well I'd like to see that! I've got $1,000 in hard cash for anyone who can do 10 pints of Guinness back-to-back!"

A guy at the end the bar snorts, a couple in the corner goes back to their conversation, and for the most part he's largely ignored. One man leaves the bar.

So the Texan snickers to himself and goes about having his drink at the bar.

About a half hour later, the man that left earlier comes back in, and taps the Texan on the shoulder. "Excuse me, but is your bet still good?"

"Why, hell yes, boy!" he says. The bartender rounds up 10 pints of Guinness on the bar and it's on.

The Texan watches in shock and amazement as the man slams down pint after pint, until the last empty glass hits the bar, and all 10 pints are down in what seemed like seconds. "Well hell, that was easily worth $1,000 to see. If I may ask though- where did leave to earlier?"

"Oh," says the man, "I had to go to the bar down the street to make sure I could do it."

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A guy walks into a bar, and order 5 shots. Bartender says, "Jeez, you look like you just got some bad news." Guy says, "Yea, just found out my dads gay and he's leaving my mom." So the guy downs the 5 shots and drinks the rest of the night.

The next day he comes back, and orders 5 shots again. Bartender says, "What happened now?" Guy says, "Just found out my brother's gay and he's leaving his wife." So the guy downs the 5 shots again, and drinks until closing time.

The next day he comes back again, and orders 5 more shots. Bartender says, "Jesus, doesn't anybody in your family like women?" Guy says, "Yeah, my wife".

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Drink of the Night

Tonight we drew the 8 of Spades from our decl of playing card cocktails

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Club ONT Department of Old School Tech

Making a rainbow quote using an antique Washington hand press pic.twitter.com/Mrt6jvZGBE
— Interesting things (@awkwardgoogle) October 2, 2026

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Club ONT Department of Waiting for the Cue

Starting to fight at the “Kick It” is all time pic.twitter.com/5h1xhOmQYp
— Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) October 3, 2026

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Club ONT Style Guide Tips

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Club ONT Department of Batmobile Matters

Want one for yourself? Turner Classic Movies and Julien's Auctions announce The Ultimate Batmobile Auction, headlined by the screen-used Hero Batmobile from Batman Returns, live and online November 23, 2026.

The last Batmobile to hit auction was George Barris' original 1966 TV series car which sold for $4.6 million in 2013, a price that stood as the benchmark for movie vehicles for over a decade. The Batman Returns Batmobile carries a $5 million to $7 million estimate.

Maybe a scale model is more your speed?

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Club ONT Jukebox

Hat tip on the last one to OrangeEnt

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Top 10ish Comments of the Week

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Club ONT is brought to you by good ideas

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Safety is our priority. There has been [7] days without a safety incident in Club ONT. The previous record was [7] days. Let's be careful out there.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:00 PM

Comments

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1 Oh, you say that you're going away and leave me
And you say you ain't never coming back
That you're sick and tired of how I'm doing
And you're gonna head off down the track

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nJUWFKQ9Xo

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:00 PM (iLKq8)

2 5th

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 03, 2026 10:00 PM (OoT17)

3 !!

Posted by: clarence at October 03, 2026 10:00 PM (oakar)

4 "Well done is better than well said."
—Benjamin Franklin

Well said, Ben.

Posted by: mindful webworker - baaa at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (sVrIn)

5 Nooded, if you can believe it - woke up just enough.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (NcvvS)

6 Top 10?

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:02 PM (yEz+x)

7 Sorry I'm late, there was a problem on the Autobhan.

https://youtu.be/iukUMRlaBBE

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:03 PM (Nmw7a)

8 My excuse tonight is in remembrance of Flotian Scneider, a founding member of Kraftwerk who passed today.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:04 PM (Nmw7a)

9 I approve of the good idea!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (fTHmy)

10 This near the first after I read the content.

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (Jr+re)

11 Boo!

Posted by: DanMa'am at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (8uzBS)

12 Joel Schumacher's Batman was the best Batman.

He had Bat nipples.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (wpRMV)

13 The next day he comes back again, and orders 5 more shots. Bartender says, "Jesus, doesn't anybody in your family like women?" Guy says, "Yeah, my wife".

That was good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (l3cgK)

14 Having some difficulties with the theme of the jukebox. Little help?

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

15 Good evening, Horde!

Job news? It's Saturday, none of *them* are workin.

Prepping for my interview trip Tuesday, but otherwise took a personal day. Praying that one of the good interviews turns into a next round this coming week.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (aJQbY)

16
Mach 5 > Batmobile

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (Fv808)

17 Thanks, D&Ds. See y'all in the morning!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 10:08 PM (NcvvS)

18 They draw those penalties on purpose to catch a break.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:08 PM (iLKq8)

19 He had Bat nipples.

And Gotham is a cold, cold town.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 10:08 PM (z9/xM)

20 Starting to fight at the “Kick It” is all time

the original penalty was 44 for hooking

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:09 PM (l3cgK)

21 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)

22 Having some difficulties with the theme of the jukebox. Little help?
Posted by: LRob in OK at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

Try the Batcomputer, sir.

Posted by: Mr. A. L. Fred at October 03, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

23 Drink of the Night
Free Breeze

That's how a dive-bar makes a Cosmo. Triple sec and sour mix instead of Cointreau and lime juice.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:10 PM (VHUov)

24 I have a whole bunch of things going on next week:

Colonoscopy (Yay!)
Tests regarding my adrenal gland and its possible effect on my high blood pressure.
All of this has made my job performance less than optimal. I take pride in my work ethic. But it has slipped of late. Being 60 sucks.

Me no likey.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 10:11 PM (0aYVJ)

25 Huh. The Dolly quote on the rainbow press is a nice touch. And... too true!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 03, 2026 10:11 PM (aJQbY)

26 Howdy Horde! Welcome to Club ONT. Let the whelming commence!

Posted by: TRex - Club ONT DJ dino at October 03, 2026 10:13 PM (XfIK1)

27 9 I approve of the good idea!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (fTHmy)

Bad ideas are a lot more entertaining.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:13 PM (Nmw7a)

28 27 9 I approve of the good idea!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (fTHmy)

Bad ideas are a lot more entertaining.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:13 PM (Nmw7a)

And often involve lots of drinking.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:14 PM (l3cgK)

29 14 Having some difficulties with the theme of the jukebox. Little help?
Posted by: LRob in OK at October 03, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

What? Are you living in a cave?

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:15 PM (Nmw7a)

30 I was watching Garage 54 before the ONT dropped. Quite different from their usual fare. They were doing an extended road test of a Yang Poon engine they had installed in a Toyota Camry. So they went off on a road trip, through some absolutely spectacular mountain scenery and a river gorge. One gravel switchback trail descended about 2600 feet in elevation in 2 and half miles. And the paved roads they were on appeared to first-rate.

And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km. Bearings failed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:15 PM (fTHmy)

31 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

32 Have a birthday ending in 0 Tuesday.

So it’s my birthday weekend. Son #1 met me at my place and we took the boat into town to walk the waterfront and go to the aquarium. I got to see Ruby!!!! She’s our newest sea otter. She’s such a princess cutie pie! Sqieeeee! Then we got linner and an ice cream cone and took the boat back.

I love where I live.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM (yEz+x)

33 Joel Schumacher's Batman was the best Batman.

He had Bat nipples.
Posted by: Cicero

I don't want know why you noticed.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM (NnhvP)

34 I got charged with public intox/drunk in public just from reading the jokes of the week and the drink recipe.
Now for the bad news. It's Saturday night and the Magistrate doesn't come in until Monday at 9AM.

Posted by: In The Jailhouse Now at October 03, 2026 10:17 PM (Fn+3X)

35 Thanks for the Double D ONT!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (NnhvP)

36 And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km. Bearings failed.

I've heard of lots of things about Poon over the years, but complete failure was never one of them until today.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (+9wcF)

37 I was such a selfish lover, I'd wear the ribbed condoms inside out.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (MNCvZ)

38 I got your hockey fight right from the Kick It. No sense wasting time skating.

https://tinyurl.com/4b6bte5n

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (viF8m)

39 "Well done is better than well said."
—Benjamin Franklin

Well said, Ben.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Thank you. The first half involved your mom.

Posted by: B. Franklin at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

40 My little brother and I used to watch Batman every day after school in the 70s.

Awesome stuff.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:19 PM (yEz+x)

41 Another dandy and entertaining ONT, Disco and Dino!

Great jokes tonight.

Love the Batman stuff. Those cars are amazing.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 03, 2026 10:19 PM (D/6p1)

42 Love the Ace Signal too1

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (D/6p1)

43 36 And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km. Bearings failed.

I've heard of lots of things about Poon over the years, but complete failure was never one of them until today.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (+9wcF)

Intertubes say there is a Yangdong diesel engine...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

44 >>> 32 Have a birthday ending in 0 Tuesday.

So it’s my birthday weekend. Son #1 met me at my place and we took the boat into town to walk the waterfront and go to the aquarium. I got to see Ruby!!!! She’s our newest sea otter. She’s such a princess cutie pie! Sqieeeee! Then we got linner and an ice cream cone and took the boat back.

I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM (yEz+x)

30, right?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (3mtzY)

45 Evenin'

youtu.be/9PRVcnW0mbE

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (AdHga)

46 35 Thanks for the Double D ONT!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM

31 Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM
***
You're welcome! Thanks for being here.

Posted by: TRex - mystery click dino at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (XfIK1)

47 >>>And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km. Bearings failed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Think about those poor submariners doing the Taiwan strait.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:21 PM (iLKq8)

48 Have a birthday ending in 0 Tuesday.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Happy almost 30th birthday!

We're all 29, so how does that work? Do you go back to being 29 on Wednesday, then?

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

49 Proud to say I made the Top 10ish comments Of The Week for the 7th time. Well, it was the setup or top half of the comment. The Straight Man always got paid more than the Clown, or Comic.

Posted by: Abbott-60%, Costello-40% at October 03, 2026 10:21 PM (Fn+3X)

50 There's no "magic soil".
Import Somalis, get Mogadishu
Import Muslims, get Gaza
Import Haitians, get Port-au-Prince
Migrants bring culture and religion with them.
Not acculturation. Not assimilation.
Beirut was the "Paris of the MidEast".
Now, Paris is the Beirut of Europe.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (MNCvZ)

51 Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 03, 2026 10:19 PM
***
Crisp salute in your direction.

Posted by: TRex - undercover dino at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (XfIK1)

52 And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km. Bearings failed.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:15 PM (fTHmy)
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Usually the poon lasts a long time because it lubricates itself.

Posted by: ballistic at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (oqH4h)

53 Bad ideas are a lot more entertaining.

And educational. If not for you, hopefully for somebody else.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

54 I was such a selfish lover, I'd wear the ribbed condoms inside out.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Sounds pinchy.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

55 I've heard of lots of things about Poon over the years, but complete failure was never one of them until today.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:18 PM (+9wcF)

This was a brand new engine, bought on the Russki equivalent of Temu, from China. Looks like they ground the connecting rod journals undersized, so they put copper shims between the bearing shells and the con rod big ends. That's a stunt that some folks used to do to eke a few more miles out of an old. tired engine. Not for a new one!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:23 PM (fTHmy)

56 45 Evenin'

youtu.be/9PRVcnW0mbE

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (AdHga)

the link has W0mb in it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

57 "Fun" on the autobahn??

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 03, 2026 10:24 PM (Cqx++)

58 Intertubes say there is a Yangdong diesel engine...

Yeah, let's not put that in the same scrapyard the Yang Poon engine is going to.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:24 PM (+9wcF)

59 Intertubes say there is a Yangdong diesel engine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)

Yang Poon is Berserker's term for poor quality Chinesium parts.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:25 PM (fTHmy)

60 Great Mystery Click.

Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 03, 2026 10:26 PM (XfIK1)

61 @24. Pug
"Being 60 sucks".

Beats the alternative. And 60 is not too bad, I get to turn 70 soon.

Posted by: Case at October 03, 2026 10:26 PM (9+0gc)

62 This was a brand new engine, bought on the Russki equivalent of Temu, from China. Looks like they ground the connecting rod journals undersized, so they put copper shims between the bearing shells and the con rod big ends. That's a stunt that some folks used to do to eke a few more miles out of an old. tired engine. Not for a new one!

If they have no intention of honoring any warranty anyways, it makes perfect sense.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 10:26 PM (+9wcF)

63 Good evening all!
Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well

Posted by: Jmel at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (3TlS+)

64 The next day he comes back again, and orders 5 more shots. Bartender says, "Jesus, doesn't anybody in your family like women?" Guy says, "Yeah, my wife".

That was good.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Especially if you're expecting a riff on the joke about the guy "trying to get the taste out of his mouth," and it takes a left turn at Albuquerque.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

65 Does someone have the schedule? Whose turn is it to ding Piper's mailbox tonight? I'd hate to miss my night.

Posted by: Neither Rain Nor Snow, Nor... at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (Fn+3X)

66 32 Have a birthday ending in 0 Tuesday.

So it’s my birthday weekend. Son #1 met me at my place and we took the boat into town to walk the waterfront and go to the aquarium. I got to see Ruby!!!! She’s our newest sea otter. She’s such a princess cutie pie! Sqieeeee! Then we got linner and an ice cream cone and took the boat back.

I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:16 PM (yEz+x)

You've made it to 20 years old! Good for you! Just wait until you are legal to drink!!!

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (052bl)

67 Happy Saturday to the Horde. And who the Hell am I.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 10:28 PM (CHHv1)

68 Good evening morons and Слава Двоим!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)

69 Doof has proven that he can whelm with the best, but there's something cool about Tag Team Action!

Posted by: The Wild Samoans at October 03, 2026 10:29 PM (Fn+3X)

70 Sorry I'm late, there was a problem on the Autobhan."

It's not "fun fun fun"?

Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 10:29 PM (pfXMo)

71 >>Great Mystery Click.

One of my favorite Skynyrd songs.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:29 PM (viF8m)

72 54 I was such a selfish lover, I'd wear the ribbed condoms inside out.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Sounds pinchy.
Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

So, when you... how do you... it unrolls... WTF?

Is your penis inside out?

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (052bl)

73 the link has W0mb in it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)

Two drunks are arguing in a bar. One of them says, "I tell you, buddy, it's spelled w h o o m." The other one says, "nah, you're full of it, it's spelled w u h m m."

A quite guy at the end of the bar speaks up: "Pardon me for interrupting, but I am an obstetrician, and I know for a fact it is spelled, w o m b."

They both turn on him, and shout "Since when have you heard an elephant fart?"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (fTHmy)

74 Oh man! Been messing with my phone because AoSHQ has pretty much stopped loading on Brave. Gave up and submitted to Safari. But what a payoff... two top tenish comments!

#winning

Posted by: She Hobbit at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (ftFVW)

75 Hi everyone! Why are we dinging my mailbox, again?

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

76 67 Happy Saturday to the Horde. And who the Hell am I.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Who are we? Nobody else can see,
Just you and me.

Posted by: Zombie John Lennon at October 03, 2026 10:31 PM (Fn+3X)

77 Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well
Posted by: Jmel at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (3TlS+)

I've noticed that for quite a while on places like FB. Women I know are married never mention hubby or kids. Just pictures of themselves in some exotic place. Alone.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

78 60 is not too bad, I get to turn 70 soon

rookies

Posted by: LRob in OK at October 03, 2026 10:31 PM (Jr+re)

79 75 Hi everyone! Why are we dinging my mailbox, again?
Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

I expect some of them are hoping you will come over and crack some idiot heads together and reestablish some semblance of order in here.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:33 PM (052bl)

80

Wir fahr'n, fahr'n, fahr'n auf der Autobahn

We are driving, driving, driving on the Autobahn

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 03, 2026 10:33 PM (Cqx++)

81 75 Hi everyone! Why are we dinging my mailbox, again?
Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

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Just wait for the surprise on trash day.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:35 PM (wpRMV)

82
I expect some of them are hoping you will come over and crack some idiot heads together and reestablish some semblance of order in here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:33 PM

Oh. Well. Hang on, let me climb up on the bar and threaten to pull the blog over.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:35 PM (ZdaMQ)

83 My birthday is Monday the 5th. Will be 71, which is 29 on many calendars.

Posted by: No Particular Nic, No Particular Self-Control at October 03, 2026 10:37 PM (Fn+3X)

84 Hang on, let me climb up on the bar and threaten to pull the blog over.
Posted by: Piper

*clears off the bar*

*offers step-ladder to Piper*

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 10:37 PM (rdVOm)

85 >>>I've noticed that for quite a while on places like FB. Women I know are married never mention hubby or kids. Just pictures of themselves in some exotic place. Alone.

Posted by: OrangeEnt
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There's another name for those 'women'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:37 PM (iLKq8)

86 Howdy, horde!

Happy Caturday & thanks to DD's for ClubONT!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (rdVOm)

87 The Straight Man always got paid more than the Clown, or Comic.
Posted by: Abbott-60%, Costello-40% at October 03, 2026 10:21 PM (Fn+3X)
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Oh yeah?

Posted by: Jerry Lewis at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

88 57 "Fun" on the autobahn??
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 03, 2026 10:24 PM (Cqx++)

70 It's not "fun fun fun"?
Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 10:29 PM (pfXMo)

Farn, farn, farn auf die Autobhan.

Translates to: Drive, drive, drive on the autobhan.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (Nmw7a)

89 83 My birthday is Monday the 5th. Will be 71, which is 29 on many calendars.
Posted by: No Particular Nic, No Particular Self-Control at October 03, 2026 10:37 PM (Fn+3X)

Hold on... Checks clicker.... yep, 29. In good standing. Carry on.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (052bl)

90 Wir fahr'n, fahr'n, fahr'n auf der Autobahn

We are driving, driving, driving on the Autobahn
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 03, 2026 10:33 PM (Cqx++)

Did I misremember? I thought it went "Fahrt, fahrt, fahrt auf die Autobahn"

I took a year of German many moons ago, and ISTR that "fahrt" is 3rd person singular of "fahren"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (fTHmy)

91 There's another name for those 'women'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:37 PM (iLKq

Cocktail waitresses.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

92 Did I misremember? I thought it went "Fahrt, fahrt, fahrt auf die Autobahn"

I took a year of German many moons ago, and ISTR that "fahrt" is 3rd person singular of "fahren"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (fTHmy)

Sweetie, a fart is a fart in any language.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (052bl)

93 77 75 There are bearded dudes wearing skirts working at my Walmart.

From last thread but it reminded me..during the week I went to the newish tank museum in Tucson. The person that was running the counter was a small young guy with a little beard and fingernail polish who talked like a girl. Polite enough I guess but doing customer service at a military museum? This world is getting stranger each and every day

Posted by: Azjaeger at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (3/XaG)

94 Crashing into mailboxes and trash cans is fun, but driving into a pool is special.

Posted by: Billy "Crash" Craddock at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (Fn+3X)

95 Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well
Posted by: Jmel

Good for him.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (sn5xH)

96 64
...

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

It's the surprise ending that makes it so funny. Like the Sherlock Holmes joke:

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to go on a camping trip. After dinner and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend.
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson replied, "I see millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?"
Watson pondered for a minute.
"Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets."
"Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo."
"Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three."
"Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant."
"Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow."
"What does it tell you, Holmes?"

Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke: "Watson, you idiot. Someone has stolen our tent!"

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:42 PM (l3cgK)

97 Cocktail waitresses.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
---------

Watch it, buddy-- I was a cocktail waitress IRL for years, and *did not* pull any of that THOT crap!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)

98 In Norwegian "Fire I Farten" means four people driving, or travelling.

Posted by: Jens Jenssen at October 03, 2026 10:43 PM (Fn+3X)

99 67 Happy Saturday to the Horde. And who the Hell am I.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 10:28 PM (CHHv1)

You're the guy that's keeping us waiting for Happy Part 3.

Posted by: tankdemon at October 03, 2026 10:43 PM (Nmw7a)

100 "And the Yang Poon engine died before it made 5000 km."

So, Com poon > Yang poon? Shoulda shared the E Pleb Nista, Cloud William.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 10:44 PM (Fv808)

101 I took a year of German many moons ago, and ISTR that "fahrt" is 3rd person singular of "fahren"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (fTHmy)

Sweetie, a fart is a fart in any language.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (052bl)

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One great thing about the autobahn is that it actually has signs pointing where to exit if you need to fart. See "Ausfahrt."

Very civilized country, that Germany.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:45 PM (wpRMV)

102 Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well
Posted by: Jmel

Your son is a smart young man. Hopefully he follows through and ghosts her completely

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 10:45 PM (yEz+x)

103 This was a brand new engine, bought on the Russki equivalent of Temu, from China. Looks like they ground the connecting rod journals undersized, so they put copper shims between the bearing shells and the con rod big ends. That's a stunt that some folks used to do to eke a few more miles out of an old. tired engine. Not for a new one!

Man..there just isn't any work ethic in the slave labor any more

Posted by: Azjaeger at October 03, 2026 10:46 PM (3/XaG)

104 In Norwegian "Fire I Farten" means four people driving, or travelling.
Posted by: Jens Jenssen

Americans just do everything bigger than the rest of the world, including pass gas, and we don't need silly euphemisms.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 10:46 PM (Fv808)

105 @99 - I just cut over a minute from part 3, so that the point could be gotten to sooner. Whatever that point might be.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM (CHHv1)

106 Seems like a bunch of us will be sharing a birthday with JJ this month. Remember, age is just a number. A crummy, sorry ass number. Poor old JackStraw, older than all of us.

Posted by: Case at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM (9+0gc)

107 Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well
Posted by: Jmel

Glad he saw through her BS and got away!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM (rdVOm)

108 jim (in Kalifornia)

A shorter variety of that joke was #2 in a Welsh University joke contest using the WWW. It was #1 for weeks until the last day, when a DEI group put in a lame joke.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM (u82oZ)

109 Case

Ben Had mentioned she was older than Vic. For real.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:48 PM (u82oZ)

110 A shorter variety of that joke was #2 in a Welsh University joke contest using the WWW. It was #1 for weeks until the last day, when a DEI group put in a lame joke.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM
***
Whelmed by the Welsh?

Posted by: TRex - farting dino at October 03, 2026 10:49 PM (XfIK1)

111 Americans just do everything bigger than the rest of the world, including pass gas, and we don't need silly euphemisms.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 10:46 PM (Fv80

Judging from DH's evening output, I would rate this 100% true.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:49 PM (052bl)

112 TRex - farting dino

The Professor get a peer-reviewed paper for that effort, so he was happy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:50 PM (u82oZ)

113 Whelmed by the Welsh?
Posted by: TRex - farting dino

They refused to pay up.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 10:50 PM (Fv808)

114 >>Poor old JackStraw, older than all of us.

Wut?

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:51 PM (viF8m)

115 I know many of us are not big fans of Somalis, but Ethiopia is the only country in the world with a 13 month calendar.

Posted by: Born on February 30 at October 03, 2026 10:51 PM (Fn+3X)

116 109 Case

Ben Had mentioned she was older than Vic. For real.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:48 PM (u82oZ)

In numbers, perhaps.

In attitude? FU.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:51 PM (052bl)

117 110 A shorter variety of that joke was #2 in a Welsh University joke contest using the WWW. It was #1 for weeks until the last day, when a DEI group put in a lame joke.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:47 PM
***
Whelmed by the Welsh?

Posted by: TRex - farting dino at October 03, 2026 10:49 PM (XfIK1)

Punchline +:
"It's Wales!"
"Oh, so are you Whales from Scotland?"
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:51 PM (l3cgK)

118 Eh, I'm not the youngest, and by far not the oldest here...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:52 PM (l3cgK)

119 By the way, despite the ran all day, no one ran into our mailbox for real today. That was the Friday activity, but I am not involved. At least not until j schedules the repairs when he is in some foreign country so I have to deal with it.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

120 jim (in Kalifornia)

Bam!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:53 PM (u82oZ)

121 >> Farn, farn, farn auf die Autobhan.

Fahrvergnügen!

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 03, 2026 10:54 PM (w6EFb)

122 Rain, not ran.

Anyway, Go Dawgs! And now it’s bedtime. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:54 PM (ZdaMQ)

123 I hope Paolo doesn't wear out his Rod Journals. I worry about that guy sometimes.

Posted by: Got a Leaky Rear Main Seal, Myself at October 03, 2026 10:54 PM (Fn+3X)

124 tcn in AK

She is young at heart. I agree.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)

125 Have a great night, everyone. May there be thriving.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 10:55 PM (u82oZ)

126 119 By the way, despite the ran all day, no one ran into our mailbox for real today. That was the Friday activity, but I am not involved. At least not until j schedules the repairs when he is in some foreign country so I have to deal with it.
Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:52 PM (ZdaMQ)

The day after we moved into our previous house, some idiot puked in our mailbox. It was attached to the house! Not on the street. Dude apparently had some sort of fruity drink with pineapple, from what I could tell.

WTF does that?

I should have seen the writing on the wall. We left there two years ago, and couldn't be happier.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:55 PM (052bl)

127 118 Eh, I'm not the youngest, and by far not the oldest here...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:52 PM (l3cgK)

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When Vic was here he really skewed the mean.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:56 PM (wpRMV)

128 I took a year of German many moons ago, and ISTR that "fahrt" is 3rd person singular of "fahren"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Sweetie, a fart is a fart in any language.
Posted by: tcn in AK

The Swedish word for "speed" is not at all funny.

https://tinyurl.com/y3zhrvd2

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 10:57 PM (VHUov)

129 Speaking journals and bearing cap inserts.
Why can't they do that for knees instead of sawing
them off and gluing on titanium replacement parts?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:58 PM (iLKq8)

130 When Vic was here he really skewed the mean.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:56 PM (wpRMV)

Would be humorous to see the actual average age of commenters. I suppose I'm somewhere near the middle, but even then, we do skew a bit... elderly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:58 PM (052bl)

131 Would be humorous to see the actual average age of commenters. I suppose I'm somewhere near the middle, but even then, we do skew a bit... elderly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:58 PM
***
Some of us are as old as the dinosaurs.

Posted by: TRex - jurassic dino at October 03, 2026 11:00 PM (XfIK1)

132 Why can't they do that for knees instead of sawing
them off and gluing on titanium replacement parts?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:58 PM (iLKq

DH is getting his knee replaced, but hopefully only replacing the knee cap, not the entire joint, and cleaning up the mess behind it. But, he has to consent to the entire job, just in case it turns out to be worse than they think.

Of course, he has scheduled this for just the time we move back into the house, so guess who gets to schlep everything up and down and over?

Crafty little shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 11:00 PM (052bl)

133 I will soon be 58...that is, if I make it to my birthday...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 11:01 PM (l3cgK)

134 A young married teacher couple at the school I labored at had just rented a house on Hampton Blvd. in Norfolk, which gets a lot of Port Truck traffic on it. A week after moving in a semi hauling a container hit the house hard enough to knock it askew off the foundation. They had to move.

Posted by: Bang! Ding! Ow! at October 03, 2026 11:01 PM (Fn+3X)

135 133 I will soon be 58...that is, if I make it to my birthday...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 11:01 PM (l3cgK)

OK. Get the hell off my lawn. You little....

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 11:02 PM (052bl)

136 Would be humorous to see the actual average age of commenters. I suppose I'm somewhere near the middle, but even then, we do skew a bit... elderly.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:58 PM (052bl)

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CBD or someone other cob should organize a confidential survey. The result could be announced on the ONT.

Bob at the NSA could probably supply the key data.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 11:02 PM (wpRMV)

137 Hit 76 last Wednesday. Yay me!

Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at October 03, 2026 11:02 PM (85Bnm)

138 Bob at the NSA could probably supply the key data.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 11:02 PM (wpRMV)

Is Bob still employed after the DOGE?

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 11:03 PM (052bl)

139 I think I'm probably older than all the commenters who aren't dead. Because once you're dead, your aging shifts into a different realm.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 11:03 PM (CHHv1)

140 Son just dumped his girlfriend. She liked to post pictures of herself on the socials as a single girl. Even on trips they took together that he paid for. Oh well
Posted by: Jmel

Did he dump her in a pool, a dumpster, or with the local pimp?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)

141 Tight game between So. Cal. and Washington.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 11:04 PM (Fv808)

142 Mr. Moo Moo was the richest commenter. He'd be the first to tell you.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 11:04 PM (wpRMV)

143 I will soon be 58...that is, if I make it to my birthday...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

I've got el 59 coming up this month. Then in 6 months I can start withdrawing retirement $ without paying a penalty. Yay!

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 11:08 PM (Fv808)

144 >>Hit 76 last Wednesday. Yay me!

Happy belated birthday.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 11:09 PM (viF8m)

145 Of course, he has scheduled this for just the time we move back into the house, so guess who gets to schlep everything up and down and over?

Crafty little shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 11:00 PM (052bl)

He is, as soon as he recovers... right?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)

146 142 Mr. Moo Moo was the richest commenter. He'd be the first to tell you.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Never held back.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 11:12 PM (sn5xH)

147 Howdy all y'all
I hit 71 today.
Amazing.

Posted by: Okjohn at October 03, 2026 11:13 PM (6mepF)

148 Savannah Bananas had a stirring, come from behind victory in the playoffs against the Party Animals tonight. Three runs in the 9th to win the game, and won the Showdown tiebreaker. The Party Animals had won game 1 on Thursday. Very exciting play at the plate.

I got put in time-out in the chat for the rest of the game because I had the temerity to suggest that Pharty, the Party Animals mascot, probably stinks. All mascots stink by late in the summer, much less October. It's a very substantial, furry costume. There were 16,000 people watching on Youtube.

Posted by: Banana Ball, FTW! at October 03, 2026 11:15 PM (Fn+3X)

149 Of course, he has scheduled this for just the time we move back into the house, so guess who gets to schlep everything up and down and over?

Crafty little shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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I'd be calling his dr. and rescheduling for a month later, LOL. That'll fix him!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)

150 Is Bob still employed after the DOGE?

I hear he is, but his workload doubled. He has to monitor two websites now.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 11:17 PM (+9wcF)

151 Having some bourbon and sour patch gummies and debugging this stupid React app that's so stupid I can't even....

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 03, 2026 11:18 PM (XV/Pl)

152 Mr. Moo Moo was the richest commenter. He'd be the first to tell you.

He didn't seem to like being told, "Don't have a cow."

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 03, 2026 11:19 PM (+9wcF)

153 >>Howdy all y'all
I hit 71 today.
Amazing.

You, my best friend and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Avoid helicopters.

https://tinyurl.com/yb97tk7a

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)

154 Here's a fun experiment, if you have a bus-sized Time Machine.

Fill the bus with Gen Z'ers, and take them back to the 70s without any gadgets. Some will figure out how to make a living, and you'll get to laugh at the ones who can't.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:20 PM (qx7Zg)

155 Those fokkers were flying in messerschmitts

Posted by: Lord Percy at October 03, 2026 11:20 PM (eb1bp)

156 "Rose, there's a Messerschmitt in the kitchen. Clean it up, will ya?"

Posted by: Rodney Dangerfield, Easy Money, 1983 at October 03, 2026 11:28 PM (Fn+3X)

157 Happy birthday all you Libras.

I can’t believe I’m almost 60. Mom died at 46. I was 24. She never met her grandsons. I’m about to be a grandma. Well. In Feb, God willing.

Shit. Time goes fast. Holy shmoley. I don’t feel
60. Really? That’s old. I don’t want to be old.

But. I’d like to be Betty White. And not give a crap. And give hell to the young people. Because they don’t have the common sense God gave a tick.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 11:28 PM (yEz+x)

158 Howdy Club patrons!

Posted by: Doof at October 03, 2026 11:30 PM (X+sAE)

159 Howdy, Doof!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 11:33 PM (fTHmy)

160 That old Batman TV series had Burgess Meredeth (Penguin), Frank Gorshin (Riddler), Cesar Romero (Joker), Vincent Price (Egghead) Ertha Kit, and Julie Newmar (both played Cat Woman)

All you youngins out there might not know this but that is some serious star power on that show.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 03, 2026 11:34 PM (mTzaS)

161 >>I don’t want to be old.

Then don't be old.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 11:35 PM (viF8m)

162 Hey, I made the top 10ish.
I'll take credit for the reference to Tiny Tim and the tulips.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:37 PM (2Ez/1)

163 Well, it is not even ten o'clock yet, but I am getting real tired, so I will get an early one. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 11:37 PM (fTHmy)

164 But. I’d like to be Betty White. And not give a crap. And give hell to the young people. Because they don’t have the common sense God gave a tick.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 11:28 PM (yEz+x)

So, which one are you in this clip?

https://youtu.be/V39dQ7T2Ze8

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:42 PM (qx7Zg)

165 AOP - MoMe?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:42 PM (2Ez/1)

166 Since The Doof is in the house, do we flick our Bics as a welcome?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:44 PM (qx7Zg)

167 Did anyone else see a flying squirrel zipping around the ONT tonight?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:45 PM (qx7Zg)

168 Doof in da house!

youtu.be/ZdJmXeod0RE

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 11:46 PM (rdVOm)

169 167 Did anyone else see a flying squirrel zipping around the ONT tonight?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:45 PM (qx7Zg)

Did the moose at the door say, "Watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 11:46 PM (l3cgK)

170 So, which one are you in this clip?

https://youtu.be/V39dQ7T2Ze8
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Holy carp! That’s hysterical! Love those ladies in that clip.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 11:49 PM (TbUYH)

171 169 167 Did anyone else see a flying squirrel zipping around the ONT tonight?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:45 PM (qx7Zg)

Did the moose at the door say, "Watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat"?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 11:46 PM (l3cgK)

I saw a short Russian man and svelte Russian woman at the door, looking for moose and squirrel. I told them they went to Sweden, to entertain the Swedish Bikini Team. They left rather quickly after that.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:55 PM (qx7Zg)

172 Did anyone else see a flying squirrel zipping around the ONT tonight?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:45 PM

Whoa-- is *that* what it was? Thought I was having a flashback...

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)

173 When I grow up I want to be the guy I played golf with today. 81 years old and he shot his age playing the forward tees which is 5600 yards.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 11:57 PM (KC5Lt)

174 @171

>>Then don't be old.

My brain identifies as 16, my face identifies as 64, my back identifies as 80.

Averaged out, I'm 53, very much middle aged, and not old at all.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 04, 2026 12:00 AM (XV/Pl)

175 Like the t-shirt says:

In dog years, I'm dead.

Posted by: JQ at October 04, 2026 12:01 AM (rdVOm)

176 That old Batman TV series had Burgess Meredeth (Penguin), Frank Gorshin (Riddler), Cesar Romero (Joker), Vincent Price (Egghead) Ertha Kit, and Julie Newmar (both played Cat Woman)
All you youngins out there might not know this but that is some serious star power on that show.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

And that's not even counting all the guest cameos popping out of the window as B&R climbed up (or down) a rope (scandalously close to each other).

https://youtu.be/nQr6AOxj4c0

Posted by: mindful webworker - nananananananananana at October 04, 2026 12:03 AM (sVrIn)

177 174 @171

>>Then don't be old.

My brain identifies as 16, my face identifies as 64, my back identifies as 80.

Averaged out, I'm 53, very much middle aged, and not old at all.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 04, 2026 12:00 AM (XV/Pl)

I don't look a year beyond 70...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 04, 2026 12:06 AM (l3cgK)

178 I think cat years are 5 years, not 7 like pups, so I identify as a cat.

Posted by: Krazy Kat at October 04, 2026 12:08 AM (Fn+3X)

179 In cat years, I'm still dead. LOL

Posted by: JQ at October 04, 2026 12:09 AM (rdVOm)

180 >>My brain identifies as 16, my face identifies as 64, my back identifies as 80.

>>Averaged out, I'm 53, very much middle aged, and not old at all.

Age is a number and we obviously can't do all the stuff we did when we were younger. It's a gift to live this long and to be honest I didn't think I would make it this far. I'm playing with house money.

Old is a state of mind. I'm not even close to accepting being old.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2026 12:11 AM (viF8m)

181 Miss America 1955, Lee Meriwether, also played Catwoman on the Batman TV show. She is still alive at age 91, but has Alzheimer's Disease. Her daughter, Kyle Aletter, died of Alzheimer's two years ago, age 64.

Posted by: Betty Jones at October 04, 2026 12:12 AM (Fn+3X)

182 I don't look a year beyond 70...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 04, 2026 12:06 AM (l3cgK)

Which is kinda sad, as I'm not yet 58...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 04, 2026 12:12 AM (l3cgK)

183 Julie Newmar. A solid fucking 1.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 04, 2026 12:14 AM (sn5xH)

184 Happy Saturday Horde.

Cheers!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 04, 2026 12:17 AM (ibDUx)

185 Hi, Debby!

*pours Chivas*

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at October 04, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

186 @180

>>Old is a state of mind. I'm not even close to accepting being old.

Today, I dug out a stump with a backhoe, I installed a new ceiling fan, and did some other honeydo's.

30 year ago this would not have even risen to a 3 on a I'm pooped scale, I was at 7 after I dug out the stump, and it was downhill all the way until I poured myself a nice bourbon, and what do you know, the pain is gone.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 04, 2026 12:24 AM (XV/Pl)

187 Yes my scrappy little tiny payroll small market team has come through!

Posted by: Badgergal at October 04, 2026 12:27 AM (Vvx5H)

188 This Brewers season has been a blast

Posted by: Badgergal at October 04, 2026 12:29 AM (Vvx5H)

189 Two fat fingers of THE Macallan.

Posted by: Prof. Neil E. Peart, Canadian poet and percussionist (1952-2020) at October 04, 2026 12:37 AM (6jna9)

190 188 This Brewers season has been a blast
Posted by: Badgergal at October 04, 2026 12:29 AM (Vvx5H)

Yes, yes it has. We are going to need a lot more cables under the roof.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 04, 2026 12:38 AM (052bl)

191 154 Here's a fun experiment, if you have a bus-sized Time Machine.

Fill the bus with Gen Z'ers, and take them back to the 70s without any gadgets. Some will figure out how to make a living, and you'll get to laugh at the ones who can't.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 11:20 PM (qx7Zg)

I always told my classes that if I could send them back in time to the 1980s they would not survive a week.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 04, 2026 12:39 AM (6jna9)

192 fTHmy)

160 That old Batman TV series had Burgess Meredeth (Penguin), Frank Gorshin (Riddler), Cesar Romero (Joker), Vincent Price (Egghead) Ertha Kit, and Julie Newmar (both played Cat Woman)

All you youngins out there might not know this but that is some serious star power on that show.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 03, 2026 11:34 PM (mTzaS)

I watched that fanatically long ago. I’ve rewatched a few recently and found comedy I never saw as a child. In most every episode , there’s some scene where they’re walking up the side of a building with ropes. Someone will stick their head out of a window and ask them a question - usually uncredited, but it’s almost always some well known musician, actor, or politician doing a 30 second cameo just for grins. (One I saw recently had Don Ho).

Poor Cliff Robertson had the most “shameful” villains role ever, as Shame the Evil Cowboy.
Yes of course that one ended with him walking away and a little boy calling “Shame! Come back, Shame!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 04, 2026 12:40 AM (zNrya)

193 I always told my classes that if I could send them back in time to the 1980s they would not survive a week.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 04, 2026 12:39 AM (6jna9)

What's a card catalog? A rolodex?

As Ron White says, "Where is the knowledge that I seek?"

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 04, 2026 12:41 AM (052bl)

194 101 I took a year of German many moons ago, and ISTR that "fahrt" is 3rd person singular of "fahren"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 10:39 PM (fTHmy)

Sweetie, a fart is a fart in any language.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 10:41 PM (052bl)

----------

One great thing about the autobahn is that it actually has signs pointing where to exit if you need to fart. See "Ausfahrt."

Very civilized country, that Germany.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 10:45 PM (wpRMV)

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at October 04, 2026 12:42 AM (6jna9)

195 Otto Perminger was Mr. Freeze ...

Posted by: Adriane the Old TV Show Critic. . . at October 04, 2026 12:44 AM (3ZUWJ)

196 133 I will soon be 58...that is, if I make it to my birthday...
Posted by: jim

You're ancient! I'm a young and energetic 57!! (I just hurt my back getting off the floor while troubleshooting at work)

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 04, 2026 12:44 AM (AdHga)

197 I IDENTIFY as 29. Who are you to challenge my perception?

Okay.

Maybe not.

I would like to think I'm a bit more wise than I was at 29.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 04, 2026 12:46 AM (052bl)

198 There were three different Mr. Freezes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 04, 2026 12:47 AM (Cqx++)

199 And two different Riddlers.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 04, 2026 12:48 AM (Cqx++)

200 Otto Preminger is TJM's fave director!

Posted by: Not Hardly at October 04, 2026 12:49 AM (Fn+3X)

201 Skidoo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 04, 2026 12:49 AM (Cqx++)

202 Victor Buono as King Tut was one of my childhood favorites!

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 04, 2026 12:49 AM (zNrya)

203 The reason I liked the Black and White, White and Black episode of Star Trek (TOS) the first time I saw it was because I thought “Oh Look! The Riddler in Space!! How cool is that???”

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 04, 2026 12:53 AM (zNrya)

204 Old is a state of mind.
Posted by: JackStraw

Old is a state of body. Curmudgeon is a state of mind.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 04, 2026 01:02 AM (Fv808)

205 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, finished it. Good movie.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 04, 2026 01:05 AM (iLKq8)

206 197 I IDENTIFY as 29. Who are you to challenge my perception?
---

I identify as 29 women identify me as a little older.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 04, 2026 01:07 AM (iLKq8)

207 I identify as 29 women identify me as a little older.
Posted by: Braenyard

You've gotta get close enough to touch them. "You're only as old as the woman you feel." -- Groucho Marx

Posted by: mikeski at October 04, 2026 01:08 AM (VHUov)

208 Old is a state of body, aches and pains and a realization that you best keep on living your best life right now.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 04, 2026 01:08 AM (ibDUx)

209 I identify as 29 women identify me as a little older.
Posted by: Braenyard

So long as they don't identify you in a lineup.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 04, 2026 01:09 AM (Fv808)

210 >> Victor Buono

Healthy at any size, he was. Died at age 43, weighing 400 lbs. He looked a lot older than he was.

He could play megalomaniacal villains well, sort of TV James Bond villains.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 04, 2026 01:09 AM (w6EFb)

211 Posted by: mikeski
--

Words to live by.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 04, 2026 01:09 AM (iLKq8)

212 189 Two fat fingers of THE Macallan.

I saw the Neal documentary today.
Next time in a bar will feel compelled to try it.

Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at October 04, 2026 01:10 AM (KaHlS)

213
He had a massive heart attack on New Years Day, 1982.

They found him dead on the floor of his dining room, after stuffing his face on New Years Eve.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 04, 2026 01:12 AM (w6EFb)

214 >>>
So long as they don't identify you in a lineup.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
---

Spent the night in the county tank one (1) time.
One time only.
One does not want to do that. One does not want
to do anything that will put one's self there.
They put you in with murderers, robbers, pugilists
and all other sorts of malcontents.
Part two
Make friends with a lawyer and have him in your phone.
Just in case.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 04, 2026 01:15 AM (iLKq8)

215 >>Old is a state of body. Curmudgeon is a state of mind.

My body has been fighting me since forever.

Bob knew what was going on even back then. Pretty decent sailor by all accounts so he has that going for him.

https://tinyurl.com/4xw4mbt8

Posted by: JackStraw at October 04, 2026 01:18 AM (viF8m)

Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 10/03/26

Old Movies vs. New Movies

What is it about old movies that appeals to me so much? I almost watch exclusively old films, you know? Movies from decades before I was born, sometimes decades before my parents were born. It's my main focus. I absorb these movies in very chronological and systemic ways. I pick a director and watch them from beginning to end. More recently, I picked a studio and started watching it from beginning to end. And this excites me. It excites me in a way that new movies don't.

I'll be honest: I've tried to have this discussion before, and every time I did, I found myself constantly trying to intellectualize what I was feeling. I would try to come up with some grand theory about why old movies were better, or why I was somehow more interested in movies from the past than movies being made today. But that isn't really what I think. It's not that I think old movies are inherently better than new movies. There are plenty of films from the last twenty years that I genuinely love and that I think hold up. Moneyball is a great movie. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a great movie. There are great films being made recently. The difference is somewhere else.

When I look out into the future and see what is coming, I don't feel that much. When I look backwards and think about what I'm going to discover, I feel a lot more. That's the strange thing I've been trying to figure out. The prospect of discovering something that already exists is much more exciting to me than anticipating something that doesn't exist yet.

I've done some pretty big experiments with this. I watched all of the Best Picture winners. I watched all of John Ford. I watched all of Alfred Hitchcock. Right now, I'm watching all of Hammer Films-not just Hammer horror, but everything Hammer made. That's roughly 170 movies. And no, all of Hammer Films is not great. Most of it is mediocre. A lot of it is perfectly passable content. It's cheap, it's quick, and most of it isn't very good. There is definitely good stuff in there, and there are movies that I've really enjoyed, but there is also a tremendous amount of stuff that is simply bad. And that doesn't bother me.

The Journey

That's probably the most important part of this. I was never daunted by a bad Hammer movie because the point was never the individual films. The point was the overall journey. If I watch one terrible movie, that's not a failure. I simply move on to the next movie. Maybe that one is better. Maybe it's worse. Maybe I discover something completely unexpected. The individual movie matters, obviously, because I'm watching the movie and evaluating it, but it exists within a much larger experience.

That is really just a jumping-off point for why I tend to prefer older movies. It isn't necessarily that the movies themselves are better. It's the experience of discovering older movies. I see this journey through Hammer as a way to discover even more cinema. One movie leads to another. One actor leads to another. One director leads somewhere else. One studio leads to a completely different period of filmmaking. The further I go, the more there is to discover.

And how did I find all of this? It was just through exploration. Nobody told me what I was supposed to watch. There wasn't necessarily some algorithm deciding what I should see next. Ultimately, it came from myself, from this desire to go looking. I wanted to know what was there. I wanted to see the whole thing. That experience is fundamentally different from looking forward to a new movie.

If I decide that I'm going to discover Hammer Films, Hammer is not the dominant conversation. I can expose myself to as much or as little material beforehand as I want. I can read about the movie, or I can know absolutely nothing about it. I can see a poster and recognize an actor, or I can stumble into something completely blind. I have control over the experience. More importantly, there is an enormous amount of material waiting for me that I have never seen.

Anticipation

Compare that with something like Dune: Part Three. I'm looking forward to Dune: Part Three. I like Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies, and I want to see the next one. But the overall experience of looking forward to it doesn't produce a huge amount of excitement for me. Part of that is because of what happens around a major upcoming movie now.

If I spend my time looking forward to Dune: Part Three online, I'm going to encounter trailer breakdowns, behind-the-scenes information, casting speculation, interviews, theories, rumors, and people picking apart creative choices before anyone has actually seen the movie. As I'm writing this, in early August 2026, no one has seen the movie. The movie isn't finished. Everyone is arguing about a hypothetical. And that conversation doesn't interest me. I want to see the movie. Then I want to discuss the movie.

There is something strange about the way we talk about movies now, particularly the biggest movies. Cinema is so much bigger than opening weekend, but so much of the conversation around movies is built around opening weekend. How much did it make? How much did it make compared to the previous movie? Was it a success? Was it a disappointment? What does this mean for the franchise? What does this mean for the studio? What does this mean for Hollywood?

And at that point, we're not really talking about the movie anymore. We're talking about everything surrounding the movie. We're trying to rush into a conversation about something before we've actually had the opportunity to experience it. The movie becomes an event, and the event becomes more important than the movie itself. I don't find that particularly interesting. It feels like a distraction. That's why I tend to recede into my own little journeys.

I like being able to say that I'm going to watch all of John Ford. I like being able to start at the beginning and work my way through his career. I like seeing the early movies, the good movies, the bad movies, the movies that reveal something about where he was going, and the movies that seem like dead ends. I like watching a filmmaker change. I like discovering the actors who keep appearing. I like seeing genres develop and disappear. I like finding connections that I could never have known existed before I started.

That's what excites me. It's the journey. I kind of want the complete picture. I want that journey to be complete. I want to know what the whole thing looks like. Agonizing over whatever new detail gets released about The Batman Part II or whatever the next major movie happens to be simply doesn't interest me very much. I don't want to spend months constructing an idea of a movie in my head before the movie exists. I want the movie. What I care about is the movie.

What's Really Important

That might be why I spend most of my viewing time watching old movies. It isn't because I think everything old is automatically better. It certainly isn't because I think everything new is bad. It's because when I look backwards, I find an enormous avenue for discovery. I can move through decades of filmmaking and find things I've never seen before. I can discover movies that nobody is talking about anymore. I can watch the great films, the mediocre films, the terrible films, and everything in between.

And there is something liberating about that. I don't have to participate in the conversation. I don't have to know what everybody else thinks. I don't have to worry about whether something is going to be a hit, whether the studio is happy with it, whether the franchise is going to continue, or whether the opening weekend represents some kind of cultural referendum. The movie already exists. The conversation about it can wait.

In fact, the conversation can wait forever. I can just watch the movie.

That's why I keep finding myself drawn to old movies. It's an avenue for discovery, and I get to find out so much more by going backwards than I ever do by looking forwards. The past is enormous. There are decades of movies sitting there waiting for me, and every time I finish one, there is another one waiting. That is what I find exciting. Not knowing what is coming next, but knowing that there is still so much that I haven't discovered yet.

A Short Film

By me. Enjoy.

Movies of Today

Opening in Theaters:

Digger

Verity

Movies I Saw This Fortnight:

The Woman in Black (Rating 3.5/4) Full Review "I have my small issues with the film, but, really, this is just quality horror entertainment." [Kanopy]

The Resident (Rating 0.5/4) Full Review "This was bad. More importantly, it was boring." [Prime]

Let Me In (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's very solid, extremely well made and acted, and handsome. Just kind of icky at the same time." [Kanopy]

To the Devil a Daughter (Rating 1/4) Full Review "The script is a mess. The director does what he can. The lead is...not my favorite. But we do have efforts at style and Lee doing his professional best." [Hoopla]

The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "The script was in desperate need of a rewrite and those bookends needed to have never been filmed, but Baker did the absolute most with what he had. It's something that it's as entertaining as it is." [YouTube]

Shatter (Rating 1.5/4) Full Review "But, it does have some small entertainment here and there. It's not much, but it's something. I needed something." [YouTube]

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Still, it's a disappointing end to the film, a lesser repeat of a superior original." [Kanopy]

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Eh...Hammer has made a whole lot worse. This has some mild entertainment, but it is very mild." [YouTube]

Please check out my videos from the last few weeks:

Jacques Tati: The Definitive Ranking
Jacques Tati: The Directors Series
Tony Scott: The Directors Series
Tony Scott: The Definitive Ranking/a>
Contact

Email any suggestions or questions to thejamesmadison.aos at symbol gmail dot com.
I've also archived all the old posts here, by request. I'll add new posts a week after they originally post at the HQ.
My next thread will be on 10/24, and it will be about Hammer Films.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at 07:45 PM

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1 ST

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:45 PM (vvRUZ)

2 Thats a ton of black diamonds, TJM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

3 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

4
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:47 PM (/QHx4)

5 Heavy sigh..

I don't want to fix that...

Posted by: TJM's phone at October 03, 2026 07:48 PM (cItmN)

6 Some one who shall remain nameless might have forgotten to change their file editor before posting!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 07:49 PM (NnhvP)

7
Shit happens, lol.

Still readable though.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:50 PM (/QHx4)

8 Life is too short to watch crappy films or read crappy books.

Classics are classics for a reason.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 03, 2026 07:50 PM (36x1j)

9 I don't know why but every one of your apostrophes is showing up as an unknown character diamond.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

10 Contractions are a girl's best friend.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:51 PM (vvRUZ)

11 Isn't it Pixy's rules that those diamonds appear?

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:51 PM (Ia/+0)

12 My daughter loves old tech. Doesn’t have to work, just old.
The original Snow White, early Tom and Jerry cartoons and anime from the 80’s. She loves the old stuff. Even Bolt is an old movie.
Of course, Apocalypse Now is a timeless classic reinterpretation of Moby Dick which is something we all can agree on.

Posted by: Accomack at October 03, 2026 07:51 PM (4qMiv)

13 TJM must use printer's apostrophes - typographic apostrophe (Unicode U+2019) - or something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:51 PM (6ydKt)

14 There have been docs about John Ford. Maybe a semi fictional about his work, revolving around him and the "stock company"/drinking buddies. Some interesting characters there like Peter (Pierre) Ortiz and Jack Pennick.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 07:54 PM (gm9Sb)

15 Dialogue. Dialogue is one of the ways film craft has gone down the toilet.

Now, Thin Man movies or His Girl Friday were no realistic dialogue by any means, but you could follow it and it did not assume you were dumb. It allowed that the characters were smart and could think on their feet and helped establish a pace to the movie.

By contrast a lot of modern movies the dialogue is retarded. Often restating what just happened assuming you are listening to it on a second screen and did not see the pictures and are too stupid to know what happened. Plus, to write clever dialogue you have to be at least a bit clever and most writers today seem to be retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:54 PM (zZu0s)

16 Thanks TJM interesting essay.

I like watching old movies in large part because of their representation of the past and how people lived. For example, all the exterior shooting the Three Stooges did in pre-war L.A. show it was barely a town with lots of open space and agriculture.

But mostly I watch old movies to remind me of the way I lived and remind me of being a kid growing up in 70s NYC. I saw a lot of movies as a kid and those movies too I like to rewatch with an adult perspective.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:55 PM (RIvkX)

17 Heavy sigh..

I don't want to fix that...
Posted by: TJM's phone at October 03, 2026 07:48 PM (cItmN)

Just say it's a hidden skiing theme.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)

18 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:54 PM (zZu0s)
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I usually cannot hear or understand the dialog.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:57 PM (RIvkX)

19 "Capricorn One" (197

, "Dawn's Early Gleaming" (1977)
No sir, I don't like them.
youtube.com/watch?v=cDGlN6mluGA

Posted by: Mister Horse at October 03, 2026 07:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

20 I think the girl next door when I was a kid was named after Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:59 PM (vvRUZ)

21 I usually cannot hear or understand the dialog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:57 PM (RIvkX)

Lol. TJM should do a thread on Christopher Nolan and the lost art of sound mixing. Its all horrific nowadays.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

22 Sounds like muddy, muffled shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

23 Always loved old movies, sad I lost TCM in my upgrade to Hi-Def

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

24 "The Goddess of Spring" (1934) A ten minute Silly Symphony with unbelievably vivid Technicolor.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:01 PM (Jr5Lq)

25 I too love old movies. Maybe because I feel a kinship with earlier eras. I was born too late.

But I also love science fiction. Was I born too early?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:01 PM (kpS4V)

26 I've seen a few Hammer films on TCM but can't remember which ones exactly. I think they were vampire flicks.

Roman Polanski must have liked Hammer films because The Fearless Vampire Killers looks and feels just like a Hammer film except it has more comedy/naughty bits.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 08:03 PM (6ydKt)

27 My hearing has difficulty distinguishing between sounds, especially speech. I use sound to mask the fact that I am alone.

Posted by: Accomack at October 03, 2026 08:03 PM (28cZF)

28 Look at it this way, old war movies could have constant gunfire and explosions, but you could always hear and understand the dialogue clear as a bell.

Nowadays, the soundtrack screws the dialogue usually.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

29 Ooops, "Twilight's Last Gleaming."

Posted by: Mister Horse at October 03, 2026 08:06 PM (Jr5Lq)

30 TCM has been playing lots of Looney Tunes classics like "Duck Dodgers", "One Froggy Evening" (Everybody do the Michigan Rag! 🐸

, and "Feed the Kitty". These haven't aged a day. Genius!

And of course the greatest, "What's Opera Doc?"

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:06 PM (kpS4V)

31 Anybody know why I can't get captions on TCM, and only TCM?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:07 PM (kpS4V)

32 Hollywood has coalesced around certain types of audio recording techniques using wireless mics attached to the body and hidden. Some think that's why dialogue sounds so muffled and hard to understand these days.

They've also all started using digital cameras with excellent low-light capabilities so they have started shooting dark scenes in near, or actual darkness which is why so many scenes now, especially at night are so dark you can't see anything without a High Dynamic Range capable TV with a lot of brightness.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 08:07 PM (6ydKt)

33 30 The Nation would benefit from a "Talk Like Elmer Fudd Day".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 08:08 PM (gm9Sb)

34 Opera is a web browser sans commercials on YouTube.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:10 PM (vvRUZ)

35 I do like some older films, but some are too stage-acting style, if that makes sense.

An example of the evolution of stage acting vs. film acting is A Streetcar Named Desire. Vivien Leigh's classic stage acting clashed hard with Marlon Brando's style, imho. It really did not work well. Not that I am a big Brando fan. He was too far up his own butt.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:11 PM (0aYVJ)

36 Old movies, new movies: it's all good. I've got more than enough that's worth watching that I haven't seen yet.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:11 PM (Jr5Lq)

37 Has TJM every done Bollywood movies?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 08:11 PM (l3cgK)

38 31 Anybody know why I can't get captions on TCM, and only TCM?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:07 PM (kpS4V)

It's working right now on my Dish network box.

Might be your box or cable company missing something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 08:11 PM (6ydKt)

39 >>> Dialogue. Dialogue is one of the ways film craft has gone down the toilet.

This guy gets it

Posted by: Max Power at October 03, 2026 08:12 PM (TO3+g)

40 33 30 The Nation would benefit from a "Talk Like Elmer Fudd Day".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 08:08 PM (gm9Sb)

Stiwl Making fun of me...

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at October 03, 2026 08:12 PM (l3cgK)

41 Has anybody seen the Korean Monster Alien Invasion movie HOPE it looks really good haven't had a chance to see it, wondered if others have link to the trailer
https://tinyurl.com/ycyrjcwb

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 03, 2026 08:15 PM (ubCxQ)

42 I like your calm acceptance of interdimensional vacationing, David.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:15 PM (kpS4V)

43 I happened to watch an old movie just last weekend: "Secret of the Incas," from 1958. Charlton Heston plays a grifter living in Peru, who makes a somewhat-honest living serving as tour-guide and protection to American tourists visiting the country. But he's got a hidden seedy side, some underworld contacts, and he's just waiting for a chance to do some crime and make a big score.

The movie is most known for its protagonist. Heston wears a leather jacket, a beat-up fedora, and his 'big score' is recovering an ancient golden jewel-encrusted Incan artifact that only he knows the location of. In short, he is Indiana Jones without the veneer of respectability!

The movie was fun, but very much of its time. Limited action scenes, a lot of slow talking scenes, the plot occasionally took a break to show off a musical number, and a few teased character arcs that don't really get resolved... Still, I'll re-watch this movie before I watch the most recent official Indiana Jones movie...

Posted by: Castle Guy at October 03, 2026 08:16 PM (3v7ra)

44 Still watching Wizard of Oz

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:18 PM (Ia/+0)

45 I think the oldest movies I really enjoy are in the early 60s, To Kill a Mockingbird and Lawrence of Arabia.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:19 PM (0aYVJ)

46 I like The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Coen brothers movies are always interesting.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:20 PM (0aYVJ)

47 "Has TJM every done Bollywood movies?"

I was a big fan of Sridevi. RIP. I like the older stuff where the female characters were more chaste and modest than they are today.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

48 I get weird rejection notices from Pixie sometimes. I neve know why.

Had to split my last two comments.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (0aYVJ)

49 I recently saw the 70's pirate movie "Swashbuckler" on TCM. Technically not a great film, but it had a great cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, etc. A fun flick that needed a better script.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (kpS4V)

50 Buster Scrugs? The West Texas Twit!?

"I assume you meant West Texas Tit on account of that particular bird's mellifluous warble."

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 03, 2026 08:25 PM (iIyc0)

51 47 "Has TJM every done Bollywood movies?"

I was a big fan of Sridevi. RIP. I like the older stuff where the female characters were more chaste and modest than they are today.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (Jr5Lq)

Seems to also go for our society as well...

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at October 03, 2026 08:25 PM (l3cgK)

52 So, Hammer Films is the British version of Roger Corman.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 08:25 PM (CHHv1)

53 "The Ten Commandments" (1956) Rewatched it this week. Searching trivia, I found an anecdote that Anne Baxter had a cobra slither into her costume, and it took three hours to coax it out.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

54 I have found some of TJM'S videos series director movies on YouTube.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (Ia/+0)

55 48 I get weird rejection notices from Pixie sometimes. I neve know why.

Had to split my last two comments.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (0aYVJ)

I tried to do Bugs Bunny with two "g"s for bugs and it got redacted...

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (l3cgK)

56 53 "The Ten Commandments" (1956) Rewatched it this week. Searching trivia, I found an anecdote that Anne Baxter had a cobra slither into her costume, and it took three hours to coax it out.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

"So let it be written, so let it be done!"

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at October 03, 2026 08:27 PM (l3cgK)

57 I recall watching some 60s era vampire flick that was odd and goofy, but, it had this actress that was gorgeous. Didn't recognize her right away. Movie was, well, 60s. I discovered that I had fallen for Sharon Tate. The movie was The Fearless Vampire Killers. She was a beauty.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 08:27 PM (AdHga)

58 53 "The Ten Commandments" (1956) Rewatched it this week. Searching trivia, I found an anecdote that Anne Baxter had a cobra slither into her costume, and it took three hours to coax it out.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

Coax out her costume?

Posted by: Elmer Fudd at October 03, 2026 08:27 PM (l3cgK)

59 There are almost no new movies that I have any interest in seeing. I think the newest movie I have seen was the Godzilla Minus One movie, and that was Japanese dubbed in English.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 03, 2026 08:29 PM (0U5gm)

60 off cartoonish sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 08:29 PM (l3cgK)

61 Classics are classics for a reason.

You're right. I haven't watched 'Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man' in a while. Maybe I'll do that this coming week! IT GOT ROBBED OF AN OSCAR!!! DANCES WITH WOLVES SUCKED!!! Ok, not suck. Overrated and it hasn't aged well.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 08:30 PM (AdHga)

62 Old film junkie here as well. I can't explain it, but ever since I was a kid, my favorite film of all time was "The Adventures of Robin Hood (circa 193

."

It's not a particularly "sharp" film by today's standards, but it was all about ENTERTAINMENT. The cast was stellar. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patrick Knowles (a relative of mine), Alan Hale Sr....and I bet you didn't know this, but Maid Marian's horse was none other than "Trigger"...Roy Rodger's famous companion.

Another thing I enjoyed was that they music was an actual accessory to the what was taking place on the screen as opposed to a theme. It added to the excitement rather than creating its own niche importance.

Robin Hood has been recreated at least 50 times on screen. This one, IMO, it head and shoulders above them all. For a 1938 offering, that says something about its presentation.

The story was, arguably, pretty simple.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 08:31 PM (dIske)

63 Is this an ONT?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:31 PM (vvRUZ)

64 Anytime I try a BB connection it gets flagged as spam

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:31 PM (Ia/+0)

65 The Short Film needs some cats.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 08:33 PM (AdHga)

66 There's an interesting trailer for a new Johnny Depp film coming out next year:"Day Drinker." It starts out simply enough with Depp playing a trouble making alcoholic layabout but as the trailer gets stranger and stranger you realize the title "Day Drinker" is possibly a double meaning for a vampire that can walk (and perhaps drink blood) in daylight.

Posted by: Max Power at October 03, 2026 08:33 PM (TO3+g)

67 "This one, IMO, it head and shoulders above them all."

It buckles swash better than any other.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:34 PM (Jr5Lq)

68 So…into old movies, are you?

How about Kentucky Fried Movie?
Likely before your time…
Saw it when I was about 12. Never laughed so hard in my life before that..
Tried watching it again, a couple of years ago.
I’m a lover of low-brow comedies (many Mel Brooks’ works arguably fall into this genre) and are classics, but I just didn’t find KFM as funny as I remembered.
It wasn’t without laughs, but my sides didn’t ache after watching it so long after the first time I did.

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 08:35 PM (N91F8)

69 And at that point, we're not really talking about the movie anymore. We're talking about everything surrounding the movie. We're trying to rush into a conversation about something before we've actually had the opportunity to experience it. The movie becomes an event, and the event becomes more important than the movie itself. I don't find that particularly interesting
***
Agree What a great observation.

Posted by: LASue at October 03, 2026 08:36 PM (lCppi)

70 "The Ten Commandments" (1956) Rewatched it this week. Searching trivia, I found an anecdote that Anne Baxter had a cobra slither into her costume, and it took three hours to coax it out.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:26 PM (Jr5Lq)

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Probably not the first time she had a snake slide up her dress.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 08:37 PM (wpRMV)

71 Now, Thin Man movies or His Girl Friday were no realistic dialogue by any means, but you could follow it and it did not assume you were dumb.

Someone (I think Movies!) recently broadcast all of the Thin Man movies. From the first to the last, they were fun, enjoyable, and left me wanting to see the next one.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 08:37 PM (z9/xM)

72 Spoiler Alert: every room in that hotel leads to a different place!

Posted by: Max Power at October 03, 2026 08:37 PM (TO3+g)

73 Anytime I try a BB connection it gets flagged as spam
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:31 PM (Ia/+0)

For me it's anything referring to

c h u c k c u n n i n g h a m

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:37 PM (0aYVJ)

74 49 I recently saw the 70's pirate movie "Swashbuckler" on TCM. Technically not a great film, but it had a great cast: Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold, etc. A fun flick that needed a better script.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:21 PM (kpS4V)

I'll have to keep an eye out for that movie. Pirate flicks are few and far between, so even a mediocre one is worth seeking out.

On that note, a year or so back I watched a dubbed Spanish pirate movie ("Blackhawk"? I think it had that in the name) on Tubi. Being made in Spain, it naturally it took the Spanish side in the old Caribbean shipping conflicts. It was a little odd seeing the English pirates being treated as the unambiguous bad guys...

Posted by: Castle Guy at October 03, 2026 08:38 PM (3v7ra)

75 There are bearded dudes wearing skirts working at my Walmart.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:38 PM (vvRUZ)

76 46 I like The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Coen brothers movies are always interesting.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 08:20 PM (0aYVJ)

Pan shot!
I like that movie a lot but have to fast forward through the armless/legless chapter. Too tragic.

Posted by: LASue at October 03, 2026 08:40 PM (lCppi)

77 75 There are bearded dudes wearing skirts working at my Walmart.

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Do they have bagpipes?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 08:40 PM (wpRMV)

78 "Probably not the first time she had a snake slide up her dress."

They'd have to bait me with something more than dead rats to get me out of there.

The trivia lore goes on to say that many actresses were considered for that leading role, including Vivian Leigh, the lady I would have liked to have seen cast.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:40 PM (Jr5Lq)

79 Watched a couple of the Tarkovsky movies, they are worth watching

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:40 PM (Ia/+0)

80 Vivien.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:41 PM (Jr5Lq)

81
I rarely look up movie plot reveals before seeing the movie, but "Digger" has gotten such terrible reviews combined with constant comparisons with "Dr Strangelove", which I think is a great movie.

That I couldn't quite decide if I wanted to take a chance or not, so I looked up the plot.

Wholley Kau! It isn't at all what you're expecting.

No spoilers below. But, this as Tom Cruise's big Oscar shot...well-

I don't know about the Oscar when the central message of the movie is -

entertainment is in it's own way foolish and evil because it distracts you from taking on "Global Weather Crisis"

The movie is literally telling you not to go to movies, not to go to plays, don't read, don't listen to music or watch TV because it distracts you from dedicating your life to whatever is important to Tom Cruise and Inkydink(or whatever the director/writer's name is).

This may be why the critics hate it so much because "Digger" is literally telling them lives are worthless and silly.

Just strange.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:42 PM (YSUhf)

82 Maybe we can get Ace to write a 2500 word review of a 4 minute film.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 08:43 PM (vTZFs)

83 I recently watched the movie of We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Given the nature of the book, it was a very faithful adaptation. They had to simplify the story a bit, and give Mary Katherine some external influences that could be shown on screen, which had the effect of making her a bit less sui generis and more influenced by outside craziness, but other than making the whole movie be a narration something like that had to give.

And I’m not sure who could have played Uncle Julian better than Crispin Glover outside of Jeremy Irons.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 08:43 PM (z9/xM)

84 68 So…into old movies, are you?

How about Kentucky Fried Movie?
Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 08:35 PM (N91F

___________________

Two things come to mind on that film. 1. First time I saw boobs out front and center in a movie. I want to say that the fim wasn't rated R, but it could have been. and 2. I remember one of the skits was a little girl doing a cooking oil commercial, and she was cooking her cat.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 08:43 PM (dIske)

85 No Bagpipes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:44 PM (vvRUZ)

86 There was nothing more 80’s than Golan Globus. I am surprised TJM never mentions them. They produced Runaway Train.

Posted by: Accomack at October 03, 2026 08:44 PM (RBD82)

87 "I just didn’t find KFM as funny as I remembered."

The humor paradox: comedy is hard, yet highly perishable.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:45 PM (Jr5Lq)

88 Two things come to mind on that film. 1. First time I saw boobs out front and center in a movie. I want to say that the fim wasn't rated R, but it could have been. and 2. I remember one of the skits was a little girl doing a cooking oil commercial, and she was cooking her cat.

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I remember the talking dick and balls. It sounds kind of vulgar but it was done in good taste.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 08:45 PM (wpRMV)

89 85 No Bagpipes.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:44 PM (vvRUZ)

++++++++++++++++

Bagpipes? That's aisle 7.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 08:45 PM (dIske)

90 I remember the talking dick and balls. It sounds kind of vulgar but it was done in good taste.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 08:45 PM (wpRMV)

______________________

PHRASING!!!! or.....That's what she said.

Take your pick.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 08:46 PM (dIske)

91 There are bearded dudes wearing skirts working at my Walmart.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:38 PM (vvRUZ)
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Are you in Scotland?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 08:46 PM (RIvkX)

92 Southwest Vagina.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:47 PM (vvRUZ)

93 82 Maybe we can get Ace to write a 2500 word review of a 4 minute film.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 08:43 PM (vTZFs)

Of what? "Busty Lesbians: Scissor Hill"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 08:47 PM (l3cgK)

94 "There was nothing more 80’s than Golan Globus."

I rewatched "Cobra" last week. Much better than I remembered. I tried to label Cobra's style, and came up with 'guido rockabilly.' The two main villains were very well cast.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:48 PM (Jr5Lq)

95 I read about the twist in "Digger". I originally wasn't going to see it because it looked like Eurofagulous gaseous bloviating on climate change, but I am now slightly interested in renting it for free from the library in about six months.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 08:48 PM (kpS4V)

96
I have a real love hate relationship with Hammer.

"Brides of Dracula" was the first one I ever saw, and I was glued to the screen.

It and "Godzilla" sold me on horror movies for life.

After that though, so many Hammer movies disappointed me. I think based on the great movie posters they had and trailers which both were generally much better than the movie.

I have the same issue with American International and Roger Corman.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:48 PM (YSUhf)

97 I just didn’t find KFM as funny as I remembered.

Part of the problem is that the news media still does the “End of the World: Film at 11” bit fifty years past that skewering. And United Appeal for the Dead’s continued relevance is no longer as funny as it once was precisely because it is still relevant.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 08:49 PM (z9/xM)

98 "I remember the talking dick and balls. It sounds kind of vulgar but it was done in good taste."

Wasn't that "Groove Tube" (1974)? (Lore sez the dick and balls belonged to Chevy Chase.)

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

99 Of what? "Busty Lesbians: Scissor Hill"?

You made it four minutes? Braggart.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 08:50 PM (vTZFs)

100 There's an interesting trailer for a new Johnny Depp film coming out next year:"Day Drinker." It starts out simply enough with Depp playing a trouble making alcoholic layabout but as the trailer gets stranger and stranger you realize the title "Day Drinker" is possibly a double meaning for a vampire that can walk (and perhaps drink blood) in daylight.
Posted by: Max Power

I'll wait to see it on air cable for free in a decade. Probably sooner.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 08:50 PM (6XDXn)

101 Just watched the second season of Chad Powers. Just as good as the first season. Now I have to wait another year for the 3rd and last season.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 08:50 PM (KC5Lt)

102 98 "I remember the talking dick and balls. It sounds kind of vulgar but it was done in good taste."

Wasn't that "Groove Tube" (1974)? (Lore sez the dick and balls belonged to Chevy Chase.)

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:49 PM (Jr5Lq)

So Chevy Chase is dickless and ball-less?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 08:50 PM (l3cgK)

103 62 Old film junkie here as well. I can't explain it, but ever since I was a kid, my favorite film of all time was "The Adventures of Robin Hood (circa 1938.)

Robin Hood has been recreated at least 50 times on screen. This one, IMO, it head and shoulders above them all. For a 1938 offering, that says something about its presentation.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 08:31 PM (dIske)

That's my favorite Robin Hood movie as well. Still a worthwhile flick, despite (or perhaps because of) all it's of-its-time-isms. The only Robin Hood movies I have watched even close to as many times at the Flynn version is "Men in Tights" (because it's a good parody movie) and Disney's animated "Robin Hood" (which I no doubt watched many, many, many times as a child).

I have old DVD of Robin Hood that included a bunch of the pre-movie shorts and newsreels that appeared before the film in its initial release. That's a bit of a time capsule... One of the shorts (on that movie, or another in the same DVD set) was an orchestral performance that included a solo-ocarina. That caught me off-guard, because I didn't even know what an ocarina was until I played "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time"...

Posted by: Castle Guy at October 03, 2026 08:51 PM (3v7ra)

104 Chevy Chase was never funny.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:51 PM (vvRUZ)

105 Has anybody seen the Korean Monster Alien Invasion movie HOPE it looks really good haven't had a chance to see it, wondered if others have link to the trailer
https://tinyurl.com/ycyrjcwb
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 03, 2026 08:15 PM (ubCxQ)

I saw it and was not a fan.

Temper your expectations and you should do okay.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:51 PM (YSUhf)

106 Groove Tube. Yeah, I think that was it. Similar format to Kentucky Fried Movie.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 08:52 PM (wpRMV)

107 Chevy Chase was never funny.

L.A. Story. But that’s because we were laughing at him, not with him.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 08:53 PM (z9/xM)

108 KFC buffet was good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:53 PM (vvRUZ)

109 Chevy Chase was never funny.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:51 PM (vvRUZ)

I'll give him Fletch.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 08:53 PM (KC5Lt)

110 I just rewatched Mighty Aphrodite this week. Mira Sorvino really steals that film. No other reason to watch it other than her performance.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 03, 2026 08:54 PM (syz1S)

111 “Two things come to mind on that film. 1. First time I saw boobs out front and center in a movie”

Yeah, the shower door scene. Front and center, pressed against the shower door.
I mean, what 12 year old kid didn’t appreciate that?!!? Couldn’t have been rated an R…
And the villain, “Klahn”, with the detachable implements for his prosthetic hand?
Side splitting. At the time…

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 08:55 PM (N91F8)

112 "Mira Sorvino really steals that film."

I don't remember much from Oscars broadcasts, but I'll always remember how her dad cried his eyes out when she won.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:58 PM (Jr5Lq)

113 Older movies (big generalization coming up) wanted to entertain the audience. They didn't always do it very well, but they wanted to do it so that the audience wouldn't be too sorry they'd laid down their $$$ and so that they'd still be inclined to lay down some $$$ next Friday when the theater lineup changed.

Too many of the flicks now want to be important instead of entertaining, and too many that want to be entertaining just don't seem to do it as well as the older ones did.

I can think of exceptions and no doubt you guys can think of plenty more. But that's just my impression, and why I haven't gone to many movies in the theater in the last 15 or 20 years while I used to spend a good chunk of every weekend in the theater from the time I was 12. YMMV.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 08:58 PM (q3u5l)

114
I'm currently watching "Handsome Guys" on Roku, which is a Korean remake of "Dale and Tucker VS Evil".

It's pretty funny, they mix a bit of "Evil Dead" into the movie.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:58 PM (YSUhf)

115 “Chevy Chase was never funny.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 08:51 PM (vvRUZ)

I'll give him Fletch.”

Yeah, me too in that one. On my list of favorite low-brow comedies. Ultimate smart-ass with more than a few repeatable quotes.

Ryan Reynolds tries this, but fails repeatedly.

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 09:00 PM (N91F8)

116 I have multiple movies from every decade starting in the 30's that I really like. But my top ten list doesn't have anything less than 20!years old.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:01 PM (KC5Lt)

117 Polynikes…
You must be a little older than 29 unlike the rest of us…

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 09:03 PM (N91F8)

118 Decided to look at a few of the old Universal horror classics that I hadn't watched in eons. Dracula's Daughter ain't too dusty. Started to watch Werewolf of London and was about a minute in when I remembered it was time for the movie thread. But that minute...

Opens on map showing Tibet and slowly zooms in, closes in on a bunch of people dressed for bad cold weather. Full moon. In the background is...I think the place was called Vasquez Rocks but maybe not. It was however the same place where Kirk tried tossing the rocks down at the Gorn. Those people must have been roasting while they shot that scene.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:04 PM (q3u5l)

119 I thought Chase was good in National Lampoon Christmas Vacation. Wasn't necessarily a laugh riot, but he played well off of Quaid and the family.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 09:04 PM (sDWtc)

120 Put it on the Underhill bill.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 09:05 PM (6XDXn)

121 The Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires, discovered early on that the more attractive the title the crappier the movie.

Movie title; High Noon, El Cid, Tremors, Goldfinger.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 09:05 PM (iLKq8)

122 Fletch was fun, but I think that was due more to the script than Chase. I don't recall all the disguise/novelty teeth stuff in Gregory McDonald's novel.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:08 PM (q3u5l)

123 Since it is the season: Best 3 Zombie movies. I'll go first.

1. Train to Busan
2. Sean of the Dead.
3. One Cut of the Dead

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at October 03, 2026 09:10 PM (f0sNM)

124 115 “Chevy Chase was never funny.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Always rubbed the wrong way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 09:10 PM (iLKq8)

125 “ Put it on the Underhill bill.”
There’s one!

“Come on guys, it’s all ball bearings these days!”
“Manure spreader jacknifed on the Santy Any”
“ John Cocktostoyen”

I could go on…

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 03, 2026 09:10 PM (N91F8)

126 112 "Mira Sorvino really steals that film."

I don't remember much from Oscars broadcasts, but I'll always remember how her dad cried his eyes out when she won.
Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 08:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Wasn't Mira Sorvino one of the actresses that got blacklisted courtesy of Harvey Weinstein?

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:11 PM (dIske)

127 I liked her in The Replacement Killers with Chow Yun Fat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

128
I just rewatched Mighty Aphrodite this week. Mira Sorvino really steals that film. No other reason to watch it other than her performance.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous

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She got an Oscar for that and then never got a great starring role again. Why? Rumor has it that she said No to Harvey Weinstein.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (mmrXZ)

129 AI sez: "Yes, Mira Sorvino was blacklisted by Harvey Weinstein after she rejected his sexual advances in the 1990s."

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (Jr5Lq)

130 Wasn't Mira Sorvino one of the actresses that got blacklisted courtesy of Harvey Weinstein?
Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:11 PM (dIske)

Yup. "Hard to work with."

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (syz1S)

131 Wasn't Mira Sorvino one of the actresses that got blacklisted courtesy of Harvey Weinstein?
Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:11 PM (dIske)

I think that was the rumor.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

132 Actually, I'd have kinda liked to see what Tim Matheson would have done with the lead role in Fletch.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (q3u5l)

133
Great minds, Orson.

She was also quite good and not much noticed in Quiz Show.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 03, 2026 09:14 PM (mmrXZ)

134 Meanwhile Jennifer Lawrence was accommodating and still does not have a career now. While blowjobs are a talent, evidently they only get you so far.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

135 I discovered that I had fallen for Sharon Tate. The movie was The Fearless Vampire Killers. She was a beauty.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 08:27 PM (AdHga)

She is a little hottie in that movie.

That and Rosemary's Baby are the only Polanski movies I've seen, that I can remember anyhow.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:15 PM (6ydKt)

136 Since it is the season: Best 3 Zombie movies. I'll go first.

1. Train to Busan
2. Sean of the Dead.
3. One Cut of the Dead
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at October 03, 2026 09:10 PM (f0sNM)

I'd probably stick Zack Snyder's "Dawn of the Dead" at #3 with OCotD at 4 or 5.

Yes, I know...fast zombies. But that movie takes Romero's DotD strips it down, throws out the lame-ass 60's hippie stuff and turns it into a fast sport car of zombie horror.

BONUS! Use of Cash's "When the Man Comes Around" in the credit sequence is *chef's kiss*

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 09:15 PM (YSUhf)

137 Put it on the Underhill bill.”
There’s one!

“Come on guys, it’s all ball bearings these days!”
“Manure spreader jacknifed on the Santy Any”
“ John Cocktostoyen”

I could go on…
Posted by: Gunslinger

"Why don't you two go down to the gym and pump each other."

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 09:16 PM (6XDXn)

138 Actually, I'd have kinda liked to see what Tim Matheson would have done with the lead role in Fletch.

“Irwin Fletcher, private dick, damned glad to meet you.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 03, 2026 09:16 PM (z9/xM)

139 Chinatown is a Polanski film.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 03, 2026 09:17 PM (syz1S)

140 Actually, I'd have kinda liked to see what Tim Matheson would have done with the lead role in Fletch.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:13 PM (q3u5l)

eh. Peter Reigert.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 09:17 PM (0aYVJ)

141 BONUS! Use of Cash's "When the Man Comes Around" in the credit sequence is *chef's kiss*
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I like the use of Richard Cheese's cover version of "Down with the Sickness" when the guy is banging the chick

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at October 03, 2026 09:18 PM (f0sNM)

142 Zombie movies? Haven't watched very many in recent years (didn't see One Cut of the Dead, for instance), but of the ones I've seen, I'm still kinda partial to the original Romero trilogy and Tom Savini's remake of the first one. Train to Busan a very close runner up, as in hate-to-have-to-live-on-the-difference close.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:18 PM (q3u5l)

143 Chinatown is a Polanski film.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 03, 2026 09:17 PM (syz1S)

So is "The Tenant" which if you're in the right mood for it is creepy as hell.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 09:18 PM (YSUhf)

144 "Chevy Chase was never funny."

Finally, somebody agrees with me!

Posted by: Will Robinson at October 03, 2026 09:19 PM (dCMJG)

145 Also the wrecking crew (small part) yes she was luminous beauty which margot robbie somewhat conveyed

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:19 PM (5NDio)

146 Just watched Lynch's Dune. I saw in the opening credits that Toto did the music. I was trying to figure out what music.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:20 PM (KC5Lt)

147 The dunaway twist came from the production staff who had a noah cross thing in their family ew

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:20 PM (5NDio)

148 Who remembers the old Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland? IMO, good fun. Always entertaining and surprisingly funny at times. I liked how they worked Charlie Chan's family into the cases. They were very Americanized young actors, and of Chinese lineage. But, Charlie was old school Chinese on the screen, and a Swedish born actor named Johan Verner Ölund before changing his name to Warner Oland. Not Chinese blood in him, and he didn't use much make-up to present a convincing Chinese character.

Apparently, he was a master at contorting his face to present the appearance.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:21 PM (dIske)

149 Fletch is a fine watch for a funny gumshoe type flick.
The sequel sucks.

I haven't seen the remake that came our a few years ago but people said it was more serious than the original.

I also like the Vacation movies and the two movies Chevy Chase did with Goldie Hawn in the late 70s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (6ydKt)

150 And Snyder's DotD remake right behind Train to Busan. And just as close.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (q3u5l)

151 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Chevy wouldn't say unfunny but mediocre

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (Ia/+0)

152 It didnt sound like toto

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (5NDio)

153 139 Chinatown is a Polanski film.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at October 03, 2026 09:17 PM (syz1S)

I've seen three of his movies then.
Didn't even realize that was his.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (6ydKt)

154 He was the gangster that cut nicolsons nose

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:25 PM (5NDio)

155 146 Just watched Lynch's Dune. I saw in the opening credits that Toto did the music. I was trying to figure out what music.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:20 PM (KC5Lt)

It's not hard to hear Queen in the 80s Flash Gordon.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:25 PM (6ydKt)

156 Boyscouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Omega Man ( Heston)

28 Days Later

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:25 PM (KC5Lt)

157 Agree on The Tenant; there are stretches in that flick just about as creepy as his work in Rosemary's Baby.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:25 PM (q3u5l)

158

Just watched Lynch's Dune. I saw in the opening credits that Toto did the music. I was trying to figure out what music.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:20 PM (KC5Lt)

Didn't you hear the song at the climax?

*sings*

I bless the rains
Of the Kwisatz Haderach
...

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 09:26 PM (YSUhf)

159 My theory about why old things are often better than new: old thing have been sifted over the years, the bad things forgotten, the good things promoted. Are they making things worse nowadays? Maybe, but probably they made an array of good and bad things then as now, and we simply have had the time to sort out the good from the bad with older things. That’s all.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 03, 2026 09:27 PM (LWsa7)

160
Meanwhile Jennifer Lawrence was accommodating and still does not have a career now. While blowjobs are a talent, evidently they only get you so far.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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Theory: She entered in the post-movie-star age -- which this is. Too many platforms, too many stars, too many formats, too many genres for any One to shine. In the 1950s, the entire world knew who Jimmy Stewart was. In this era, only the small but passionate gang who watched The Sopranos know who James Gandolfini was -- even though he dominated a series that almost redefined episodic tv.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 03, 2026 09:29 PM (mmrXZ)

161 Flash! ---- AHHyaaHhHH Savior of the universe!

https://youtu.be/hYTYqs-ytSk

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:31 PM (6ydKt)

162 Chevy wouldn't say unfunny but mediocre
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 09:22 PM (Ia/+0)

_________________________

I thought he came across pretty funny in "Three Amigos", but it might have just been Martin Short and Steve Martin presenting the opportunities.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:31 PM (dIske)

163 113 Older movies (big generalization coming up) wanted to entertain the audience.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 08:58 PM (q3u5l)

Agree. Older movies (pre 1970) generally were earnest, sincere and respected the audience.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 03, 2026 09:32 PM (y171U)

164
Agree. Older movies (pre 1970) generally were earnest, sincere and respected the audience.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 03, 2026 09:32 PM (y171U)

And the vast majority of the time had a clear moral distinction between right and wrong and hero or villain.

Where as post-code Hollywood decided to muddy the moral waters and introduce the anti-hero. Which wasn't all bad but led us to where we are today.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:35 PM (6ydKt)

165 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 03, 2026 09:29 PM (mmrXZ)

I kind of think she's not that great an actress. Does not have that likeable charisma, imo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 09:37 PM (zZu0s)

166 148 Who remembers the old Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland? IMO, good fun. Always entertaining and surprisingly funny at times. I liked how they worked Charlie Chan's family into the cases. They were very Americanized young actors, and of Chinese lineage.
Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:21 PM (dIske)

Yes, and Keye Luke (Master Po on Kung Fu) was also Charlie's Number One Son.

Posted by: Joemarine at October 03, 2026 09:38 PM (y171U)

167 164 And the vast majority of the time had a clear moral distinction between right and wrong and hero or villain.

Where as post-code Hollywood decided to muddy the moral waters and introduce the anti-hero. Which wasn't all bad but led us to where we are today.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:35 PM (6ydKt)

Agree 100%

Posted by: Joemarine at October 03, 2026 09:40 PM (y171U)

168 148 Who remembers the old Charlie Chan movies starring Warner Oland? IMO, good fun. Always entertaining and surprisingly funny at times. I liked how they worked Charlie Chan's family into the cases. They were very Americanized young actors, and of Chinese lineage. But, Charlie was old school Chinese on the screen, and a Swedish born actor named Johan Verner Ölund before changing his name to Warner Oland. Not Chinese blood in him, and he didn't use much make-up to present a convincing Chinese character.

Apparently, he was a master at contorting his face to present the appearance.
Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 09:21 PM (dIske)

I have a box set of 4 dvds of Warner Oland movies. (Opera, Olympics, Circus, and Race Track) They were enjoyable enough. It's kind of ironic, the usual suspects complain about non-Chinese Oland playing a very stereotypically-Chines Chan, yet Number One Son was played by a Chinese American actor, but was portrayed as complete assimilated; as American as any other character in the movies of the day. You'd think they would appreciate that aspect of the movie, but, no, they focus only on the first item...

Posted by: Castle Guy at October 03, 2026 09:40 PM (3v7ra)

169 For all the cat owners in the house:

How a cat works

https://youtu.be/sZkB11pO9R8

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:40 PM (6ydKt)

170 I like a lot of movies made by Keanu Reeves and Matthew McConnaughey but they've been around for over 30 years now.

Posted by: polynikes at October 03, 2026 09:41 PM (KC5Lt)

171 And then there are some of the remakes and movies based on old TV shows. Not only don't they seem to have any respect for the audience, they don't even seem to respect their sources. I skip most of these on general principle, having been burned (3d degree, almost fatal) by the first 30 minutes of the garbage fire that was the Eddie Murphy/Owen Wilson I Spy.

Even the one that's probably the best of the lot, The Fugitive, goes with the tiresome-even-then evil corporation conspiracy plot. Without Tommy Lee Jones & Harrison Ford, and director Andrew Davis who knows how to keep things moving fast, that one could have been a garbage fire too.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:42 PM (q3u5l)

172 How a cat works part 2

https://youtu.be/nBwA4JTSro4

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 09:43 PM (6ydKt)

173 "And the vast majority of the time had a clear moral distinction between right and wrong and hero or villain."

I think comparing the original Cape Fear with Scorsese's remake gives a terrific example of the difference.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:44 PM (q3u5l)

174 Has the movie Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare been discussed?

We liked it tonight.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 03, 2026 09:46 PM (hzuYO)

175 It was great

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:51 PM (5NDio)

176 "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"

I saw a trailer or outtake. It seemed to me like they were going for campy gay.

Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 09:52 PM (Jr5Lq)

177 Most of guy ritchies stuff is except king arthur

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at October 03, 2026 09:52 PM (5NDio)

178 And outta here for the evening.

TJM, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at October 03, 2026 09:55 PM (q3u5l)

179 Grew up with b/w television until the early-ish 70's. Watched a metric boatload of movies on Chicagoland television without benefit of colour. Johnny Weissmuller ftw!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 09:59 PM (NcvvS)

180 ONT is up!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 10:00 PM (NcvvS)

181 I've mentioned this before. I'm mentioning it again.

Thanks to the Morons who suggested Sheep Detectives. Kept me watching to the end. Silly, fun, touching.

Posted by: mindful webworker - baaa at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (sVrIn)

182 179 Grew up with b/w television until the early-ish 70's. Watched a metric boatload of movies on Chicagoland television without benefit of colour. Johnny Weissmuller ftw!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 09:59 PM (NcvvS)

I lived so close to the border that I watched old movies on Mexican stations with subtitles in Spanish...
The closer to the end of the movie, the more of the remaining time was taken up by commercials...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (l3cgK)

183 nood'

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:02 PM (iLKq8)

184 176 "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare"

I saw a trailer or outtake. It seemed to me like they were going for campy gay.
Posted by: gp at October 03, 2026 09:52 PM (Jr5Lq)

Not what we expected and based on a true story. Very funny murder scenes of killing Germans.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 03, 2026 10:03 PM (hzuYO)

185 181 I've mentioned this before. I'm mentioning it again.

Thanks to the Morons who suggested Sheep Detectives. Kept me watching to the end. Silly, fun, touching.

Posted by: mindful webworker - baaa at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (sVrIn)

The trailer looks pretty good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 10:05 PM (l3cgK)

186 just put the jump edit and cgi away. let actors act. I'd suggest:

Sleuth (original)
The Hospital
Thief
Manhunter
Amadeus
L.A. Confidential
Vertigo

not all old, but old school is the best school

Posted by: Sawyer at October 04, 2026 12:26 AM (VA3cd)

Hobby Thread - October 3, 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. For this week, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) is feeling spooky and decided on a Halloween hobbying theme for this Hobby Thread.

Halloween hobbying?! Yes! Tell me more!

[Top photo: Dallas Arboretum Pumpkin Village]

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Fall is a big time for hobbying. Halloween is a big time for hobbying.

Crafting, decorating, carving, costumes, pumpkin patches, and more. Now that we're in October, are you busy hobbying for the fall? Are you working on Halloween projects? If not, why not!? Get planning and building and crafting!

Are you planning fall outings? If not, why not?! Get planning and traveling!

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What are you hobbying?

The theme may not be your favorite but give it a chance before you judge and bail out. Any adjacent hobbying is in scope, so jump in with your interests, stories and questions.

In any event, the thread is not limited to to the theme. Anything (legal) you are hobbying is welcome. Even if the theme does not speak to you, you might learn something or be entertained. If not, offer something else relating to hobbying. If all of that fails, just check in and say hello.

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants? Nope. 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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The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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Part I.

Part II.

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This isn't the gardening thread but I couldn't resist a pumpkin video titled "I Tried Growing a Giant Pumpkin Using a Chicken"

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Bandsaw Halloween hobbying:

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Splat.

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Won't let me embed but click to see a home made pumpkin chunkin trebuchet.

Seems like the kind of thing a dinosaur needs, right?

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Walt knows hand tools:

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Interesting scale model project:

This channel is going to be in an upcoming Wednesday ONT as a niche YouTube channel feature for reasons, so stay tuned.

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a fall scenic drives theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

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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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Reminder: if you put links in the comments, use a URL shortener and describe what you're linking to. Failing to do either or both makes you barrel-eligible. Don't make people click to find out what you're linking.

Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Or just email to say hello. Do mighty things.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

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1 Just decor for the season indoor and outdoor. No crafts.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 05:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

2 We have ceramic pumpkins. They need painting about every 5 years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 05:31 PM (RORbl)

3 We have inflatable pumpkins. They go back in the box every year.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 05:34 PM (MWfyi)

4 Welcome Hobbiests
Well if you remember my mentioning to make a medallion for my cartridge box for my musket I tried today. Some good things, first the air dry clay held up. Also was worried I didn't have enough plumbing solder, I have plenty. But the details didn't come out well. Unperturbed have started a simpler on, a single flamed grenade, more appropriate for 1812 anyway.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:36 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Evenin', hobby folk! It's raining here and I hope the partly-outdoor event Linda wants to drag me to is canceled or postponed. I hate to drive in that area in the dry, let alone with street flooding possible in those low-lying areas.

Hallowe'en? Miss Linda keeps saying October is black cat Stirling's month. I say, "Yes, and so are the other eleven."

I haven't decorated for H'ween, or worn a costume for that matter, in many years. This year the big day is a Saturday. I imagine there will be quite a bit of partying around the country.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)

6
We don't decorate for Hallowen.

Last year we bought lots of candy from the dollar store and dumped it all in a big bin and put up a sign that said take what you want or take it all. Most candy gets tossed anyways so why spend big bucks.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:38 PM (/QHx4)

7 Good topic and timely. We looked across the street at our neighbor's house. They have a HUGE skeleton supposedly coming up from the ground as if rising from the grave. You can sure tell who has young kids on this street. It wouldn't surprise me if it glows in the dark. (Too soon to tell.) This family decorates for each season and it is fun to see but the skeleton was a surprise.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 05:39 PM (yTvNw)

8 As to accord with my expression "Nothing is as easy as it looks like it's going to be", the replacement of the RV toilet today went well until I turned on the water to test it and found the pressure accumulator tank had rusted thru, thereby spraying water everywhere under the sink.

I knew it was going too easy. Something was bound to happen.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 05:40 PM (MWfyi)

9 The guy down the street has one of those giant skeleton riding in the back of an old pickup truck.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 05:41 PM (MWfyi)

10 Also as have some air dry clay left over, thinking of some scenery, bridge or bildings. I made fortifications out of quick set spackle.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:41 PM (Ia/+0)

11 Pipe smokers: I ordered a new Zippo pipe lighter, a brushed-brass "armor" model, and it arrived this week. Works great, as does my old one from 2021. I also ordered some more Burlier Morning Pipe from Ken Byron Ventures in TN, and for some mini-cigarillos from another online vendor. I was hoping the BMP would get here today, but I doubt it will.

The last order had free shipping with a promo code, but that means it takes 8-12 business days to get here. I'll be lucky if I see it by next Saturday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)

12 I haven't done more than hand candies to the kiddies for Halloween, and the number of kiddies has dropped precipitously over the last decade. I think last year there were maybe 5 visits to my door.
As for pumpkins, I haven't carved one in years...they go mushy and moldy too fast, so only carved the day of.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:42 PM (l3cgK)

13 We're so far off the road, anyone coming up here unannounced, get met with the shotgun.

Unless it's a van with FedEx, UPS, Amazon or USPS.

Or, if I'm feeling charitable, the kids.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (RORbl)

14 Hey Skip did you see somebody used AI to break one of Napoleon's codes he used for writing letters?

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (MWfyi)

15 Back when I lived in the CA bay area, there was a scuba shop in Monterey that sponsored an underwater pumpkin carving contest each October. The rules were that you could only use your dive knife and you couldn't puncture the pumpkin until you were below the surface. My dive buddy and I wanted to try it but never got around to it.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (vTZFs)

16 What a magnificent pumpkin village! Thanks, T Rex!

Folks sure do some fascinating things with gourds.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (D/6p1)

17 Calvin and Hobbes.

Pure bottled-lightning genius. I love that I have the entire catalog in a hardbound set. I am looking at it right now.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (0aYVJ)

18 Afternoon, Horde...how goes it?

My only hobby right now is continuing my ongoing adventures in Middle-Earth in Lord of the Rings Online.

I finally caught up with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf in time to watch Gandalf's confrontation with King Theoden in Edoras.

Now Theoden has led his men off to Helm's Deep while I stay behind and prepare his folk for their journey to Dunharrow.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (FZ29D)

19 "Folks sure do some fascinating things with gourds."

Come on out and we will show you a thing or two!

Posted by: The Sex Toy Workshop at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (MWfyi)

20 17 Calvin and Hobbes.

Pure bottled-lightning genius. I love that I have the entire catalog in a hardbound set. I am looking at it right now.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 03, 2026 05:43 PM (0aYVJ)

I bought that and "The Far Side" books as gifts for friends many years ago...never thought of buying it for myself...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (l3cgK)

21 There is a big house on St. Charles Avenue in the university district that makes a major production of Halloween every year. Oct. 1 the display goes up, occupying their large front yard and attracting pedestrians galore, and Nov. 1 it's gone. It features the usual trappings such as skeletons, tombstones, bats, and witches; but each item has a label on it, often funny or satirical, mentioning local or national celebrities. I need to drive over there one day this month and take a few pics. Then I can give examples of the homeowners' clever wit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:46 PM (wzUl9)

22 Heh, I missed last week's scenic thread because I was up in the mountains off Co-6. We did Loveland pass and saw beautiful mountain views, golden aspen, rain and rainbows.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 05:46 PM (rOKnE)

23 fd saw a post on the forum I go to, but also was mentioned on one of the Napoleonic podcasts I listen to.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

24 19 "Folks sure do some fascinating things with gourds."

Come on out and we will show you a thing or two!

Posted by: The Sex Toy Workshop at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (MWfyi)

We know how to wear gourds.

Posted by: Natives of New Guinea at October 03, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)

25 Where I live the kids don't bother with going around to peoples' doors, and that's good. You have to be careful opening the door even in daylight, let alone at night.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

26 Here's a link to an article about deciphering one of his letters:

tinyurl.com/3dy8etkf

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 05:49 PM (MWfyi)

27 I bought that and "The Far Side" books as gifts for friends many years ago...never thought of buying it for myself...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (l3cgK)
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They are both totally worth it!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:49 PM (FZ29D)

28 There is a big house on St. Charles Avenue in the university district that makes a major production of Halloween every year. Oct. 1 the display goes up, occupying their large front yard and attracting pedestrians galore, and Nov. 1 it's gone. It features the usual trappings such as skeletons, tombstones, bats, and witches; but each item has a label on it, often funny or satirical, mentioning local or national celebrities. I need to drive over there one day this month and take a few pics. Then I can give examples of the homeowners' clever wit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:46 PM (wzUl9)
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We have a "Haunted Mine" at the university where I work. It's a charitable event where people bring canned goods, pay a small fee, and get to go through our experimental mine that's dressed up for Halloween. I hear it's really quite cool (I've never gone.)

A lot of the local fraternities have similar events.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:52 PM (FZ29D)

29 I haven't decorated for H'ween, or worn a costume for that matter, in many years. This year the big day is a Saturday. I imagine there will be quite a bit of partying around the country.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:38 PM (wzUl9)

I haven't either, but until the kid is finished with that kind of stuff, I might stop decorating outdoors and handing out candy. Not too many kids around anymore anyway.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM (1Ff7Z)

30
In two weeks Hubby and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary. Some days we look at each other and try to figure how that happened.

Time passes fast. Celebrate what you want to.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM (/QHx4)

31 > bought that and "The Far Side" books as gifts for friends many years ago...never thought of buying it for myself...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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The "Calvin and Hobbs" 3 book set is totally worth it.

I still sit in our den during the winter and go through them at my leisure.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM (RORbl)

32 I bought that and "The Far Side" books as gifts for friends many years ago...never thought of buying it for myself...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (l3cgK)
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They are both totally worth it!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:49 PM (FZ29D)

I also have the Bloom County set. Berke Breathed walked a line; Doonesbury or not. He mostly did a great job, but not always. Opus will always be my favorite comic strip character ever.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 05:54 PM (0aYVJ)

33 For the whittlers and wood carvers. I came across a fairly new YT channel called "Pocket Woodcraft". These are rather short videos, usually under 10 minutes, of whittling simple figures from 1" x 1" basswood using just a knife and sometimes a small gouge to provide simple textures. No talking, just the sound of the knife and the wood. (I think that's called ASMR.) These are demonstrations, not tutorials, and assume you know basic knife cuts, safety and how to maintain the blade. The whittler wears a kevlar glove for protection. I'm finding them very informative and restful. In keeping with today's theme, a recent video was 'carving a scared little ghost'. One inch square basswood sticks are very cheap and easy to find. It's an inexpensive way to get started in the hobby.

Doug Linker has another carving channel on YT that I enjoy. He also has a series of videos using 1" x 1" sticks of various lengths. His videos are 'talkies' and he provides more advice but take the same relaxed approach.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 05:54 PM (yTvNw)

34 I bought that and "The Far Side" books as gifts for friends many years ago...never thought of buying it for myself...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:44 PM (l3cgK)
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They are both totally worth it!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:49 PM (FZ29D)

I also have the Bloom County set. Berke Breathed walked a line; Doonesbury or not. He mostly did a great job, but not always. Opus will always be my favorite comic strip character ever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 05:54 PM (0aYVJ)
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Yep. Got those, too. Also the Outland collection.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 05:55 PM (FZ29D)

35 We have a "Haunted Mine" at the university where I work. It's a charitable event where people bring canned goods, pay a small fee, and get to go through our experimental mine that's dressed up for Halloween. I hear it's really quite cool (I've never gone.)

A lot of the local fraternities have similar events.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026

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The "Haunted Houses" I used to hear about here are either gone or I'm just not up to date on them. The king of them is, or was, one called The Mortuary. It's located near actual cemeteries -- and in fact the building used to house a real funeral home itself; I attended the service for a friend's father there in about '72.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

36 I also have the Bloom County set. Berke Breathed walked a line; Doonesbury or not. He mostly did a great job, but not always. Opus will always be my favorite comic strip character ever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026

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When the TV series Soap was new, I didn't "get it." Not until years later, watching it in syndication, did I see: It was a comic strip! If you replaced Burt with a penguin, not much would have changed in the dialog!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:57 PM (wzUl9)

37 On topic as a hobby, I'm working on getting an Alliance for the Horde set up in No Man's Sky. The star system is now called Ace of Spades Headquarters and has appropriately theme named planets with the base of Camp Corsicana on the planet Infinite MoMee. I'm considering calling the alliance "Rons and Ettes Together" if that many characters are allowed, but am open to suggestions.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 03, 2026 05:58 PM (lFFaq)

38 You need to experience…a nice morning drive.

Posted by: Richard S, Foster at October 03, 2026 05:59 PM (6jna9)

39 The "Haunted Houses" I used to hear about here are either gone or I'm just not up to date on them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

There are a couple in my area. They take a section of a mall parking lot every year. It looks like a company runs them as a business, not a group thing like a school or social service would.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 06:00 PM (1Ff7Z)

40 My skill set as an artist does not include being able to draw the same person the same way every time. I would be a terrible cartoonist.

Editor: Wait, is this Walt or Jenny?

Me: Gimme that! I'll work on it!

Editor: You have 90 minutes.

Me: Gets in car, goes to bar.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 06:00 PM (0aYVJ)

41 Nothing for Halloween. It has meant nothing for decades now.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:01 PM (6jna9)

42 Fed amusement haunted houses around hete

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:01 PM (Ia/+0)

43 Nice gourds.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 06:02 PM (wpRMV)

44

My favorite thing about Halloween is carving pumpkins.
So many cool designs.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:02 PM (/QHx4)

45 Heh, I missed last week's scenic thread because I was up in the mountains off Co-6. We did Loveland pass and saw beautiful mountain views, golden aspen, rain and rainbows.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026

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Is that the U.S. Route 6 I wrote about last week? The 'Net says there was a CO 6 from Grand Junction to the Kansas border, overlapping with U.S. 50, but not any longer.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:02 PM (wzUl9)

46 I also have the Bloom County set. Berke Breathed walked a line; Doonesbury or not. He mostly did a great job, but not always. Opus will always be my favorite comic strip character ever.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 05:54 PM (0aYVJ)

Bloom County was alright. Breathed took himself WAY too seriously though.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:03 PM (6jna9)

47 Howdy Horde!

Posted by: TRex - fall hobbying dino at October 03, 2026 06:03 PM (XfIK1)

48 The betterHalf decided pumpkins don't make it in the desert. We have a selection of 5gal propane tanks spray painted to resemble Jacko lanterns. She uses spot lights no candles! to light them.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 06:05 PM (NnhvP)

49 Bloom County was alright. Breathed took himself WAY too seriously though.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026

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His style is immediately recognizable. The "Jasmine" cartoons visible at the end of the movie Secondhand Lions were obviously his.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:05 PM (wzUl9)

50 "Interesting scale model project:"

This YouTube video is coming up as a black rectangle for me using Firefox.

Had to right click on it, >This Frame >Open Frame in New Tab to get it open.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

51 Bloom County was alright. Breathed took himself WAY too seriously though.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:03 PM (6jna9)

One of the cool side things about Secondhand Lions is that Berke Breathed did the artwork for the comic strip. Wonderful work.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 06:07 PM (0aYVJ)

52 ...and then the page refreshed and it showed up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

53 There are a few amusement haunted houses around here

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:09 PM (Ia/+0)

54
One of the cool side things about Secondhand Lions is that Berke Breathed did the artwork for the comic strip. Wonderful work.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026

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It's a terrific movie; I need to get it out of the library soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

55 Would have been better to put a mini charge in the battleship and blow it up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:11 PM (2UA/a)

56 Bandsaw Halloween hobbying

Just looking at the thumbnail.....

The ghosts and the mummy are clever.

The witch on the right looks like Buffy the Vampire Slayer got her from behind. But I guess if the broom was mounted down lower, "she'd" look like "she" was happy to see me.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 06:11 PM (VHUov)

57 Re: "A great fall drive..." from "browndog says woof" comment.

I believe that would be a great drive.
When I had to go to Buffalo the one time I rode through Pennsylvania and upstate New York for a long time, and that was some of the most beautiful rolling hills and manicured farms I'd ever seen.

I bet that entire area looks gorgeous in autumn.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:11 PM (6ydKt)

58 I bet that entire area looks gorgeous in autumn.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026

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"Kraft caramel apples --
They're the most in the fall!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

59 "Interesting scale model project:"
This YouTube video is coming up as a black rectangle for me using Firefox.
Had to right click on it, >This Frame >Open Frame in New Tab to get it open.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

...and then the page refreshed and it showed up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

I notice that once in a while when one of the posts here has a bunch of youtube embeds. (this thread, the music thread, sometimes a cafe thread.....)

Seems like youtube throttles the data sometimes. Like they're fighting off AI spiders or download apps or something.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 06:14 PM (VHUov)

60
Dentists love candied apples, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:14 PM (/QHx4)

61 See, that's the thing about autumn where I live. We don't have any. Summer heat and humidity drags on into November or December; January and February are about as cool as autumn should be; and then we're back to the same warm slime on our skins in March.

It's really hard to get amped about Halloween when the pumpkins are sitting there sweating like everybody else.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:15 PM (wzUl9)

62 6
We don't decorate for Hallowen.

Last year we bought lots of candy from the dollar store and dumped it all in a big bin and put up a sign that said take what you want or take it all. Most candy gets tossed anyways so why spend big bucks.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:38 PM (/QHx4)

Kids stopped showing up here on Halloween several years back. I don't even bother buying candy anymore because I don't want to eat a 1 pound bag of candy myself.

There aren't as many kids in the neighborhood as there used to be, but they must go to parties hosted by some parents, schools, or churches is all I can come up with.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:16 PM (6ydKt)

63 Hobby connected if you like, use, or collect pocket knives, especially Swiss Army knives. There are a number of YT videos dealing with unexpected uses for each SAK feature. The best one I've seen so far dealt with uses for that odd hook on the back of some models. There's the usual ones like carrying items tied with string or tightening shoe laces. The video shows some very surprising ones like getting snarled knots out of rope or as a support for a cell phone or small e-reader.

I've had an Explorer model SAK for in my pocket for decades. I use it just about every day. Videos such as these are like finding something new in an old friend. I don't 'collect' Swiss Army Knives but I seem to accumulate them.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 06:16 PM (yTvNw)

64 I notice that once in a while when one of the posts here has a bunch of youtube embeds. (this thread, the music thread, sometimes a cafe thread.....)

Seems like youtube throttles the data sometimes. Like they're fighting off AI spiders or download apps or something.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 06:14 PM (VHUov)

YouTube has been playing havoc on my forked version of Firefox, Waterfox, since that last software update.

YouTube takes forever to load, and then if its on a playlist it will sit there and reload the video over and over.

Brave browser loads it all up in seconds.

It could be my AdBlocker extensions in Waterfox that's throwing YouTube for a loop sometimes and it doesn't want to load all the embeds.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:19 PM (6ydKt)

65 Many around here have stopped house to house trick or treating, sad reality to me

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:19 PM (Ia/+0)

66 It's a terrific movie; I need to get it out of the library soon.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:10 PM (wzUl9)

My wife loves this movie. We raised sons. Not a surprise that I love her so much.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Wearing a Bill the Cat T-shirt at October 03, 2026 06:20 PM (0aYVJ)

67 "Kraft caramel apples --
They're the most in the fall!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

https://youtu.be/2K725cHZuLo

I used to love getting those caramel apples at the local fair here that comes to town every year around Halloween.

Also....cotton candy, which I haven't had in decades.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)

68 It's really hard to get amped about Halloween when the pumpkins are sitting there sweating like everybody else.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:15 PM (wzUl9)

It's a crap shoot here every year whether it's going to be warm or cool by the end of October.

Some years you're still wearing shorts, and some you have to get out the sweater.

It always cooler than July, though, so I don't complain one bit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:24 PM (6ydKt)

69 By end of month it will be cool

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:25 PM (Ia/+0)

70 We've been in our home long enough to go through cycles in the neighborhood: young families with kids to mostly older folks and back to having young families around again. Sadly, very few trick or treaters any more. They all seem to go to school sponsored things or similar, so we don't decorate for Halloween now. Too bad. I miss the kids, especially the really little ones and the look on the faces when this huge guy answered the door. (It also took away my excuses to have bags of candy at hand. Sigh!)

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 06:26 PM (yTvNw)

71 Also....cotton candy, which I haven't had in decades.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)

Didn't an ONT link to a few vids of adults telling their little kids they needed to wash the cotton candy before eating it? Made quite a few kids cry. Yup, that's real funny. Hyuk.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 06:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

72 Checking in to the hobby thread. I've been busy Saturday afternoons, with yard work, mostly, so I haven't been around much.

Most of my hobby activity lately has been on personal programming projects. So, it's been a kind of a busman's holiday.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 03, 2026 06:27 PM (VmDLh)

73 I have a second cousin who lives next door to Damariscotta ME. The first time I visited him and the wife was around Memorial Day one year. They had an old school parade and it was something from the 1950s. It was quite refreshing when one lives in a diverse and multicultural cesspool of third worlders.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 03, 2026 06:27 PM (SjAWL)

74 https://youtu.be/2K725cHZuLo

I used to love getting those caramel apples at the local fair here that comes to town every year around Halloween.

Also....cotton candy, which I haven't had in decades.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026

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That's the jingle I remember!

TV Guide used to have a insert every week with recipes of the season. "Fall" sounded great, but of course we here didn't have any fall weather to go along with it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:28 PM (wzUl9)

75 On topic as a hobby, I'm working on getting an Alliance for the Horde set up in No Man's Sky. The star system is now called Ace of Spades Headquarters and has appropriately theme named planets with the base of Camp Corsicana on the planet Infinite MoMee. I'm considering calling the alliance "Rons and Ettes Together" if that many characters are allowed, but am open to suggestions.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 03, 2026 05:58 PM

I've played some "No Man's Sky." I might want to join. Just FYI, my Lady lost your contact information.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 03, 2026 06:31 PM (VmDLh)

76 We get Halloween candy every year but never have trick or treaters and it's a good thing because all the candy is gone by Halloween.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 06:31 PM (MWfyi)

77 Gee. All this talk of Halloween candy. Now I'm tempted to buy some M & Ms tomorrow at the store. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

78 54 ... Oh yeah!! Another fan of Second Hand Lions, one of my favorite 'fun' films with just the right amount of poignant moments for balance.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 06:33 PM (yTvNw)

79 Speaking of Halloween decor, there's a place down thataways (waves vaguely southeast) that has a ginormous spider in their front yard.

I don't like spiders.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 03, 2026 06:33 PM (VmDLh)

80 However, when I was small, pre-Daylight Saving Time, darkness fell around 6 or so in October. So at the least it *felt* a little like a change of season.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:34 PM (wzUl9)

81 Oh yeah!! Another fan of Second Hand Lions, one of my favorite 'fun' films with just the right amount of poignant moments for balance.
Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026

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It's on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about, which includes Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and You've Got Mail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)

82 Damned political texts are starting to pour in...just blocked more than 6 numbers...
Does that count as a hobby?

Posted by: Natives of New Guinea at October 03, 2026 06:37 PM (l3cgK)

83 According to the stores around here, Halloween decoration time started in mid-August. They're working on Christmas now.

In hobby news, I ripped out over a minute from the latest animation project when I realized I was just repeating myself.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 06:38 PM (CHHv1)

84 Off penis-gourd-wearing sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)

85 The only hobby that i'm doing at this moment is knitting myself a sweater in a lovely heathered orange. Patagonia yarn from Juniper Moon. I have made some other things, and will make others, but that's the only one currently.
I did some painting of some unfinished hanging bats from Michael's, painted them black and then did some orange splatters.
Next up is a costume element for my youngest. He has a store bought knights' costume, and i'll make him a little St George's tabard. Oldest is going as a dragon.

Posted by: Funsize at October 03, 2026 06:41 PM (2rTQ7)

86 No pumpkin post is complete without a pumpkin chunkin mention..

https://youtu.be/hWffSEaw6WY

This might be the original, held in Delaware:

https://youtu.be/dmSyrGsqmg8

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 06:41 PM (08OqX)

87 According to the stores around here, Halloween decoration time started in mid-August. They're working on Christmas now.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 03, 2026 06:38 PM (CHHv1)

Once "Back to School" is over, the Halloween stuff comes out, and a week later, "Here Comes Santa Clause."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 06:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

88 11 ... "I also ordered some more Burlier Morning Pipe from Ken Byron Ventures in TN"

Hi Wolfus, I really enjoyed Ken's BMP. Once I use up my supply of Sutliff Burley (now discontinued, dammit), I'll order some BMP. I should try some Stokkebye 702 burley and compare them.

BTW, I've used a Zippo pipe lighter for years. They never fail, even in the wind.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 06:41 PM (yTvNw)

89 Joe Kidd I never went, but a long past co-worker did often, his brother lived near it

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

90 If someone came through our neighborhood chopping up Jack-o-lanterns I'm not sure if I would be upset. I guess it would depend on whose gourd was being axed.

wait for it...

Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 03, 2026 06:44 PM (I0N4X)

91 YouTube has been playing havoc on my forked version of Firefox, Waterfox, since that last software update.

YouTube takes forever to load, and then if its on a playlist it will sit there and reload the video over and over.

Brave browser loads it all up in seconds.

It could be my AdBlocker extensions in Waterfox that's throwing YouTube for a loop sometimes and it doesn't want to load all the embeds.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:19 PM (6ydKt)

YT doesn’t like you blocking their quack clickbait scam ads, especially the quackery now aimed at dogs and cats. Because how dare you?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:46 PM (6jna9)

92
The pumpkin chunking contests were fun.

Are they still happening?

Heaven forfend people can have fun.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:47 PM (/QHx4)

93 Hi Wolfus, I really enjoyed Ken's BMP. Once I use up my supply of Sutliff Burley (now discontinued, dammit), I'll order some BMP. I should try some Stokkebye 702 burley and compare them.

BTW, I've used a Zippo pipe lighter for years. They never fail, even in the wind.
Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026

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I bought the Zippo in '21 when we had bugged out to Birmingham for that year's hurricane. The hotel had a smoking area out back, and B'ham has one of the great old-style pipe shops, The Briary. Purchased a vintage Mastercraft straight smooth billiard and a house blend of burley and Cavendish from them.

Then I found it almost impossible to keep a match lit out by the smoking tables. The next day I went back, bought a pipe pouch and a chrome Zippo pipe lighter, and have used both ever since. At home, I light my pipe with a match and only bring out the Zippo when the pipe is half empty. Outdoors it has to be the lighter.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:48 PM (wzUl9)

94 Didn't an ONT link to a few vids of adults telling their little kids they needed to wash the cotton candy before eating it? Made quite a few kids cry. Yup, that's real funny. Hyuk.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 06:26 PM (1Ff7Z)

I must have missed that ONT, or can't remember it.

Jimmy Fallon, who is an all around prick now, did a very funny bit on his show way back like ten or fifteen years ago where he'd have video clips of parents pretending to have eaten their kids' Halloween candy when the kids came to eat some the next day.

It's hilarious seeing the looks on their faces when the parents are saying "I ate all your candy."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)

95 Giant pumpkin drop car roof just ripped away from the doors and windshield. The roof had no viable function other than rain or sun protection. Historically roofs were part of the vehicle's structural integrity.
Was it a Buick?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:49 PM (2UA/a)

96 My hobby today is staying indoors until the sun goes down or temps drop below 90ºF...currently 104ºF and 17% RH...so a drrryyy heat...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:50 PM (l3cgK)

97 95 Giant pumpkin drop car roof just ripped away from the doors and windshield. The roof had no viable function other than rain or sun protection. Historically roofs were part of the vehicle's structural integrity.
Was it a Buick?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:49 PM (2UA/a)

"Maybe we should have thawed the pumpkin first."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:51 PM (l3cgK)

98
Leave the waxy candy to the kids. Eat the good stuff.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:52 PM (/QHx4)

99 I miss Summer already

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:53 PM (Ia/+0)

100 81 ... "It's [Second Hand Lions] on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about"

I have a similar very short list like that. Mine includes "August Rush" (I enjoy well done romantic fantasy), "John Carter of Mars", "The Sacketts" mini series, and the LOTR movies.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 06:54 PM (yTvNw)

101
I hate summer.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:55 PM (/QHx4)

102 "Maybe we should have thawed the pumpkin first."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:51 PM (l3cgK)

As God is my witness...."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 03, 2026 06:56 PM (1Ff7Z)

103 It's on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about, which includes Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and You've Got Mail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)

I wouldn't change Back to the Future

Back to the Future II I would make some serious adjustments to.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:57 PM (6ydKt)

104 I do have pumpkin pie in bit.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 06:59 PM (Ia/+0)

105 101
I hate summer.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 06:55 PM (/QHx4)

Good thing it's Autumn...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:59 PM (l3cgK)

106 I have a Victorian style doll--stuffed cloth body, china head and hands and feet--except the head and feet belong to a pretty pig. I've made her outfits for the year's holidays, and I'll be changing her into her Halloween costume any day now, even though it's just me and the cats.

If I had any tech skills I'd send a photograph. Alas.

Posted by: Wenda at October 03, 2026 07:00 PM (5SU6J)

107 103 It's on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about, which includes Ghostbusters,

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)
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Agree. The movie holds up very well. I have some good Ghostbusters content in the queue for a future post.

Posted by: TRex - slimer dino at October 03, 2026 07:01 PM (XfIK1)

108 103 It's on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about, which includes Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and You've Got Mail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:35 PM (wzUl9)

I wouldn't change Back to the Future

Back to the Future II I would make some serious adjustments to.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:57 PM (6ydKt)

I'm STILL waiting for my hoverboard...C'mon, McFly, it's already 2026; I shoulda had one in 2015!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:01 PM (l3cgK)

109 I've played some "No Man's Sky." I might want to join. Just FYI, my Lady lost your contact information.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 03, 2026 06:31 PM (VmDLh)

I'll text her.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 03, 2026 07:02 PM (lFFaq)

110 YT doesn’t like you blocking their quack clickbait scam ads, especially the quackery now aimed at dogs and cats. Because how dare you?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:46 PM (6jna9)

I get it though.
It ain't cheap streaming 4K to every soul on the planet.

They get their money out of me.
I watch about 10% YT on tablet, 50% on PC at either 1440p or 4K, and 40% on the 4k TV where I can't block ads.

It's just Firefox acting up, though, so I might just watch all my YT in Brave from now on until Google figures out a way to screw it up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:02 PM (6ydKt)

111 I've emptied the ice box and there's no shopping til Sunday.
Two tacos from Jack n the Box then on to Just a Burger for a
double burger and a wrap. Barely enough but it will have to do.
Oh, there's some RoTel in the freezer and Velveeta, that's my
snack.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 07:02 PM (2UA/a)

112 106 I have a Victorian style doll--stuffed cloth body, china head and hands and feet--except the head and feet belong to a pretty pig. I've made her outfits for the year's holidays, and I'll be changing her into her Halloween costume any day now, even though it's just me and the cats.

If I had any tech skills I'd send a photograph. Alas.

Posted by: Wenda at October 03, 2026 07:00 PM (5SU6J)

Does her head move by itself?
Okay, seen WAAAAY to many horror movies. Talky Tina freaked out my wife.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:02 PM (l3cgK)

113 Skip, I first heard about it from a book someone gifted me. Never went to a PC event myself. The most impressive (and seemingly dangerous) contraptions were the centrifugal trebuchets.

And, the name of the book is called, The Big Damn Book of Shear Manliness. Still have it around here somewhere...

PS to T Rex, saw your PC trebuchet entry after posting my first comment. Apologies for doubting your thorough research. I will punish myself with additional beer consumption...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 07:04 PM (08OqX)

114 It can be pumpkin pie time

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)

115 PS to T Rex, saw your PC trebuchet entry after posting my first comment. Apologies for doubting your thorough research. I will punish myself with additional beer consumption...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 07:04 PM
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As is the custom and tradition.

Posted by: TRex - pumpkin chucker dino at October 03, 2026 07:06 PM (XfIK1)

116 Ive been reading more which believe qualifies as a hobby. Currently reading Scott Adam's book How to fail at everything and still win'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 03, 2026 07:06 PM (4bDRY)

117 I'm STILL waiting for my hoverboard...C'mon, McFly, it's already 2026; I shoulda had one in 2015!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:01 PM (l3cgK)

The future was the best part and they should've stayed there the entire movie. The sidetrack back to 1985 and 1955 was not worth it to me. They could've done it right and then had them transported back to 1885 for Part III.

That's the biggest change I'd make.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:07 PM (6ydKt)

118 It's just Firefox acting up, though, so I might just watch all my YT in Brave from now on until Google figures out a way to screw it up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Is it possible that your OS has something to do with it?
Kinda like the way that pumpkin just ripped the roof off the doors of that car. You never want to roll that car.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 07:08 PM (2UA/a)

119 Short list of movies . . . I would never have said that Bill Murray was my favorite actor. Yet he is in three of my list, the third being a little-known film called Larger Than Life. He plays a self-help guru, a professional speaker and motivator, whose father is a former circus clown. The older man dies, and Murray's character inherits . . . an elephant. And he has to get it from Maryland to either a circus in California, or to a rescue organization that relocates the castoff animals to proper habitats in Asia. It's not only funny, but touching.

Oh, and City Slickers is on my list too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:09 PM (wzUl9)

120 Its one big pumpkin fest around these parts. Around the corner from me the farms have huge fields of pumpkins, and they must have some kind of festivities because today there were long lines of cars waiting to get into a few of the the farms.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 03, 2026 07:09 PM (vzuC7)

121 In two weeks Hubby and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary. Some days we look at each other and try to figure how that happened.

Time passes fast. Celebrate what you want to.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM (/QHx4)
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49 years is really something. I'm still married to my first wife too.

Posted by: Rowdy at October 03, 2026 07:09 PM (RIvkX)

122 /doggeh sock off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:10 PM (RIvkX)

123 30 In two weeks Hubby and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary. Some days we look at each other and try to figure how that happened.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM
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Congrats!

Posted by: TRex - party planner dino at October 03, 2026 07:12 PM (XfIK1)

124 Is it possible that your OS has something to do with it?
Kinda like the way that pumpkin just ripped the roof off the doors of that car. You never want to roll that car.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 07:08 PM (2UA/a)

Nah, Win 11 machine since its birth and it runs YT fine most of the time. Then Waterfox updates and it runs like crap. I use Ghostery and uBlock Origin extensions so they may be doing it, too.

Brave works fine, Edge does too, probably, but I never use it out of principle.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

125

San Fran,

Seriously, we don't know where the time has gone.

Commitment is so important. Such a lack of that these days.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:14 PM (/QHx4)

126 I've emptied the ice box and there's no shopping til Sunday. Two tacos from Jack n the Box then on to Just a Burger for a double burger and a wrap. Barely enough but it will have to do. Oh, there's some RoTel in the freezer and Velveeta, that's my snack.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026

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Miss Linda volunteered -- volunteered, I repeat -- to walk to Chik-Fil-A in the shopping center behind where we live and pick up dinner. In the off-and-on rain.

We could have burritos and pasta, what I call Mexitalian or Italo-Mex. But no, Chik-Fil-A it is. Sounds good to me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:16 PM (wzUl9)

127 Can't believe this hasn't been posted yet:

tinyurl.com/4kvf54s6

*language warning*

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 07:16 PM (rdVOm)

128 Short list of movies . . . I would never have said that Bill Murray was my favorite actor. Yet he is in three of my list, the third being a little-known film called Larger Than Life. He plays a self-help guru, a professional speaker and motivator, whose father is a former circus clown. The older man dies, and Murray's character inherits . . . an elephant. And he has to get it from Maryland to either a circus in California, or to a rescue organization that relocates the castoff animals to proper habitats in Asia. It's not only funny, but touching.

Oh, and City Slickers is on my list too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:09 PM (wzUl9)

I vaguely remember seeing that one, I think.

Murray has been in a lot of good films.

Lost in Translation is a great film for being as odd as it is.

I even admit to liking Scrooged if I'm in the right mood during the holidays.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:16 PM (6ydKt)

129 I would not change a thing in There's Something About Mary.

Watched that for the first time in a theater here that was selling beer. Which was probably a first in SC.

About two or three beers in, the scene with the hair "gel" comes up and by the time it's over I've got beer coming out of my nose with my boss sitting next to me.

Best comedy I ever watched in a theater.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:19 PM (6ydKt)

130 Commitment is so important. Such a lack of that these days.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:14 PM (/QHx4)
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My second wife will be way more obedient that's for sure.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:19 PM (RIvkX)

131 I vaguely remember seeing that one, I think.

Murray has been in a lot of good films.

Lost in Translation is a great film for being as odd as it is.

I even admit to liking Scrooged if I'm in the right mood during the holidays.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026

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I need to watch LiT again; I didn't quite "get it" the first time for some reason. Scrooged is on my list, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (wzUl9)

132

LOL San Fran,

Lots of luck

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (/QHx4)

133 What in the hell. Our CIA operative governor has banned the vapes. She was heavily bribed by Big Tobacco. So as a hobby I have decided to take up smoking.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (vvRUZ)

134 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer from 1947 with Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple may belong on the list too. It certainly has one of the finest end scenes in movie history.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:21 PM (wzUl9)

135 133 What in the hell. Our CIA operative governor has banned the vapes. She was heavily bribed by Big Tobacco. So as a hobby I have decided to take up smoking.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (vvRUZ)

That'll show 'em!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:21 PM (l3cgK)

136

Husband graduated from University of South Carolina law school.

He's watching the game now and from the swear words I'm hearing it ain't going well, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:23 PM (/QHx4)

137 Pumpkin Arboretum is purty.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:23 PM (vvRUZ)

138 Walk a mile for a Basic.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:24 PM (vvRUZ)

139 I get it though.
It ain't cheap streaming 4K to every soul on the planet.

They get their money out of me.
I watch about 10% YT on tablet, 50% on PC at either 1440p or 4K, and 40% on the 4k TV where I can't block ads.

It's just Firefox acting up, though, so I might just watch all my YT in Brave from now on until Google figures out a way to screw it up.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:02 PM (6ydKt)

TBH I do not fault YT for ads. Clickbait scam ads and quack clickbait scam ads, yes. But legit ads? No.

But I despise YT’s presentation. If your local affiliate did this people would lose their minds. Imagine if you are watching the weather and the weather dude says “the forecast as I see it is” and then out of nowhere with no warning comes a commercial.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 07:24 PM (6jna9)

140 Poor native San Franciscan Boy F. is perseverating on the "heat." It's 78 degrees.

"The sun! It's hot!" About 200 times so far...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:24 PM (RIvkX)

141 It's on my (very short) list of films I would change nothing about, which includes Ghostbusters,

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026
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Agree. The movie holds up very well. I have some good Ghostbusters content in the queue for a future post.
Posted by: TRex - slimer dino at October 03, 2026

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It's endlessly quotable even today (especially here). I have a theory that very few social moments in adult life cannot be handled with a quote from Ghostbusters, The Terminator, or Die Hard. Okay, Casablanca too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:25 PM (wzUl9)

142 133 What in the hell. Our CIA operative governor has banned the vapes. She was heavily bribed by Big Tobacco. So as a hobby I have decided to take up smoking.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (vvRUZ)

Are there Customs checkpoints at the state lines now?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 07:25 PM (6jna9)

143 We have recreational Marahoochie but no Flavored Vapes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:25 PM (vvRUZ)

144 Wizard of Oz is on Svengoolie

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:25 PM (Ia/+0)

145 AFAIK the state borders are still open.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:26 PM (vvRUZ)

146 I love the Epic Gardening channel. Think I'll tackle an Atlantic Giant pumpkin next year. I'll use the Audrey II fertilizer method. 🩸

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 07:26 PM (kpS4V)

147 I would recommend Slow Horses. 6th Season.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:27 PM (vvRUZ)

148 Wizard of Oz is on Svengoolie
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026

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Yes -- starting an hour early! Also The Invisible Man Returns at 9 pm Central. I'm not sure if that's the one with Vincent Price doing the voice.

Movies! has Arsenic and Old Lace at 7 pm.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:28 PM (wzUl9)

149 Time to say thank you before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. We know that you have many options for your hobbying needs and appreciate your patronage. Thanks for participating in the gray boxes and shout out to the lurkers!

Y'all come back next week, ya hear?

You're welcome to stick around for a while and continue hobbying but don't forget to stop by Club ONT later.

Posted by: TRex - Herbst dino at October 03, 2026 07:28 PM (XfIK1)

150 I might check out No Man's Sky. Currently, I am really into Valheim.

A really fun, annoying, amazing, frustrating, beautiful, ball breaking game.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:29 PM (zZu0s)

151

Several years ago we were growing veges and we planted pumpkins for the grandson. The garden was fenced in to keep critters out. We had a massive pumpkin growing for him.

One morning we went to check on the pumpkin and some very large critter jumped the fence and ate most of the pumpkin, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:29 PM (/QHx4)

152 Murray has been in a lot of good films.
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Bunny Breckenridge in "Ed Wood" is his finest hour.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 07:29 PM (kpS4V)

153
But I despise YT’s presentation. If your local affiliate did this people would lose their minds. Imagine if you are watching the weather and the weather dude says “the forecast as I see it is” and then out of nowhere with no warning comes a commercial.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 07:24 PM (6jna9)

Yes it's a problem.
But TV has people who know commercial breaks are coming so lead into a break somehow.

YT uses timestamps and inserts ads at whatever they deem prime drop off points or something.

They'll probably use AI in the future to better determine where to slot breaks, I'd imagine.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

154 Lots of luck

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:20 PM (/QHx4)
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Figures you'd take her side!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:30 PM (RIvkX)

155

lol

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:31 PM (/QHx4)

156 On Opera you never see a dang commercial on YouTube.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:31 PM (vvRUZ)

157 128 Murray has been in a lot of good films.
Lost in Translation is a great film for being as odd as it is.
I even admit to liking Scrooged if I'm in the right mood during the holidays.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:16 PM (6ydKt)

Best Bill Murray line: “Who cried when Old Yeller died?”

Posted by: TxAnn at October 03, 2026 07:32 PM (SjAWL)

158 On Opera you never see a dang commercial on YouTube.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026

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But you have to wait until the fat lady sings to know if it's over!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:33 PM (wzUl9)

159 Bill Murray was nearly Indiana Jones.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:33 PM (vvRUZ)

160
Yes it's a problem.
But TV has people who know commercial breaks are coming so lead into a break somehow.

YT uses timestamps and inserts ads at whatever they deem prime drop off points or something.

They'll probably use AI in the future to better determine where to slot breaks, I'd imagine.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

Beginning or end, and let creators know to build in some commercial time midway through. Or in multiple places. That’s fine.

But it is still jarring to hear a creator set up his point and just as he lays it before you on a silver platter - commercial!

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 07:33 PM (6jna9)

161 In two weeks Hubby and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary. Some days we look at each other and try to figure how that happened.

Posted by: four seasons

Great, congrats! You are a year ahead of us.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 07:34 PM (NnhvP)

162 I think were all lucky to be able to grow up in some decades of great filmmaking, which to me the best were the 80s and 90s for prime Hollywood at its best.

Earlier decades were great, too, especially 50s and 60s and late 70s, but the 80s have a special place in my heart as a kid that decade.

From Empire Strikes Back to ET all the way to Indiana Jones and the Holy Grail (we could all name a lot more) I really loved the movies that defined the 80s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:35 PM (6ydKt)

163 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

d'oh
(another 80s reference)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:35 PM (6ydKt)

164 Wilhelm Scream is in all three Indiana Jones Films.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:36 PM (vvRUZ)

165 Best Bill Murray line: “Who cried when Old Yeller died?”
Posted by: TxAnn at October 03, 2026

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I'm still fondest of his myriad Ghostbusters lines.

"You don't often see that kind of behavior in a major appliance."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 07:36 PM (wzUl9)

166

AZ deplorable,

Congrats to you both.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 07:36 PM (/QHx4)

167 John Winger: [Sarcastically] Nobody cried when Old Yeller got shot? I'm sure.
[hands are reluctantly raised]
John Winger: I cried my eyes out. So we're all dogfaces, we're all very, very different, but there is one thing that we all have in common: we were all stupid enough to enlist in the Army. We're mutants. There's something wrong with us, something very, very wrong with us. Something seriously wrong with us - we're soldiers. But we're American soldiers! We've been kicking ass for 200 years! We're ten and one! Now we don't have to worry about whether or not we practiced. We don't have to worry about whether Captain Stillman wants to have us hung. All we have to do is to be the great American fighting soldier that is inside each one of us. Now do what I do, and say what I say. And make me proud.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM (6ydKt)

168 164 Wilhelm Scream is in all three Indiana Jones Films.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:36 PM (vvRUZ)

There are only three...?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM (l3cgK)

169 Halloween is definitely my thing- this year’s theme is Deadman’s Ball. The fence is down and ready to turn the front yard into a graveyard, the ballgowns and suits have been given strategic holes and rips. The low lying fog machine is ready. But it has been raining all day so hopefully tomorrow it all comes together.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

170 169 Halloween is definitely my thing- this year’s theme is Deadman’s Ball. The fence is down and ready to turn the front yard into a graveyard, the ballgowns and suits have been given strategic holes and rips. The low lying fog machine is ready. But it has been raining all day so hopefully tomorrow it all comes together.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

I thought for a split-second you were talking about the one-balled Austrian painter...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:39 PM (l3cgK)

171 169 Halloween is definitely my thing- this year’s theme is Deadman’s Ball. The fence is down and ready to turn the front yard into a graveyard, the ballgowns and suits have been given strategic holes and rips.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM
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The broken mailbox is a nice touch.

Posted by: TRex - oingo boingo dino at October 03, 2026 07:39 PM (XfIK1)

172 The US Postal Service. Pushing the Envelope.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:41 PM (vvRUZ)

173
Congrats to you both.

Posted by: four seasons

Thank you from both of us.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 07:42 PM (NnhvP)

174 What About Bob?

https://youtu.be/9E-BAAG15GQ

"You can call me boob."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:43 PM (6ydKt)

175 164 Wilhelm Scream is in all three Indiana Jones Films.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:36 PM (vvRUZ)

They use it in old TV westerns a lot.
I laugh every time I hear it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:45 PM (6ydKt)

176 Movie thread is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 03, 2026 07:45 PM (zZu0s)

177
What are you hobbying?

Making a trailer brake and light testing module that plugs into the 7 pin rv plug on my bighorn 3500 dually. When finished, it will test the trailer computer and brake module on the truck, one by each flash the brake, tail left/right indicator circuits and activate an led showing successful circuit computer signals. Finally, it triggers the the truck's main computer to enable 12vdc at the rv plug so I can run (temporarily) and aircompressor for the dual rear wheels and trailer tires.

This is the kind of crap my brain makes me solve on at 2am.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (QVmho)

178 That Illiterate Movie Critic has a thread upstairs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (vvRUZ)

179 169 Halloween is definitely my thing- this year’s theme is Deadman’s Ball. The fence is down and ready to turn the front yard into a graveyard, the ballgowns and suits have been given strategic holes and rips. The low lying fog machine is ready. But it has been raining all day so hopefully tomorrow it all comes together.
Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 07:37 PM (ZdaMQ)

It’s a dead man’s party
Who could ask for more?
Everybody’s coming
Leeavebyiur body at the door
Leave your body,mand soul, at the door

Posted by: Oingo Boingo at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (6jna9)

180 Finally started doing something with all the sea glass I've collected over the years. Been making Christmas ornaments and small art work pieces.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 03, 2026 07:46 PM (3ImbR)

181 We were married 56 years last may. I got a late start. I was 26 she was 21. Running on empty into the sun.

Posted by: Ronster at October 03, 2026 07:47 PM (IFwjj)

182 I got The Outer Worlds when I should have bought No Man's Sky it seems.

Is it a good game?
Never played it, but I heard it got better after a rough start.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)

183 Just back from my favorite fall hobby, rooting for TN football...thankfully, we were victorious this week. Anyone want an early Pre Club ONT drink? I'm pouring for myself and welcome company....

Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 03, 2026 07:51 PM (XfIK1)

184 We were married 56 years last may. I got a late start. I was 26 she was 21. Running on empty into the sun.
Posted by: Ronster

Well done!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 07:52 PM (NnhvP)

185 Ronster, congrats on 56+ years. That is an excellent achievement. Nothing like a true loving spouse!

Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 03, 2026 07:53 PM (XfIK1)

186 174 What About Bob?

https://youtu.be/9E-BAAG15GQ

"You can call me boob."

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:43 PM (6ydKt)

Is "When Bob Met Vagine" the Indian version of "When Harry Met Sally"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:54 PM (l3cgK)

187 Thank you Grateful and AZ.

Posted by: Ronster at October 03, 2026 07:55 PM (IFwjj)

188 In two weeks Hubby and I will be celebrating our 49th wedding anniversary. Some days we look at each other and try to figure how that happened.

Time passes fast. Celebrate what you want to.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:53 PM (/QHx4)
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49 years is really something. I'm still married to my first wife too.
Posted by: Rowdy at October 03, 2026 07:09 PM (RIvkX)

54 years this past May.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 03, 2026 08:01 PM (hmYU4)

189 Guess I will hang out here until the ONT. Really have nothing to contribute to the movie thread.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 08:05 PM (fTHmy)

190 I finished the work on that little Yang Poon generator I was working on yesterday. Installed the air filter, mended a cracked crankcase vent hose with some shrink tubing, changed the oil, and replaced the defunct starting battery with a little AGM battery out of a long-gone UPS. Hit the key, and it cranked right up, just like downtown. It's now ready to go to work.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 08:17 PM (fTHmy)

191 190 I finished the work on that little Yang Poon generator I was working on yesterday.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 08:17 PM
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Still working on the Meyers Manx?

Posted by: TRex - dune buggy dino at October 03, 2026 08:24 PM (XfIK1)

192 Watch the last half of the pumpkin drop. The roof isn't part of the structural integrity at all. I think it's a Buick.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 08:25 PM (iLKq8)

193 Still working on the Meyers Manx?
Posted by: TRex - dune buggy dino at October 03, 2026 08:24 PM (XfIK1)

Set it aside for now. Got some Other People's stuff to work on.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 08:43 PM (fTHmy)

194 Other People's, be sure and wash your hands.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 08:52 PM (iLKq8)

195 Nood us ah

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 10:01 PM (iLKq8)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 3

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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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Weekreekfarmgirl sent in a link to a collection of impressive videos featuring Belgian Malinois dogs.

They are NOT Chihuahuas.

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Rowdy is the cutest NY LEO I have ever seen in my entire life. Sorry, @ZeekArkham. Facts are facts. 🫶 https://t.co/vEz1rgVgfi
— Piper (@piper_moves) October 2, 2026

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Rowdy (above) introduces some other animals who know something about harvests.

Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields pic.twitter.com/z1jbQJwiat
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) September 30, 2026

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beautiful harvest! pic.twitter.com/jXuUdGjUR8
— Kitty Cat Empire (@KittyCatEmpire) September 30, 2026

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Harvest mouse having a feast
pic.twitter.com/psG0qL4EgH
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) August 8, 2025

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Dog with a harvest job
pic.twitter.com/qfchzzexLd
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) March 8, 2026

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Meet The PetMorons

I had to bid farewell to Romeo last week. He was a good dog.
Lurker

Romeo looks like a wonderful friend. So sorry to learn that you have lost him. Keep in touch.

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PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde

If you put water out in the desert don't whine about which birds stop by!
AZ deplorable moron

You would almost think that this is October!

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

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, September 26

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: K.T. at 03:23 PM

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1 Sorry for your loss, lurker.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 03, 2026 03:29 PM (dK+Kv)

2 thx for this fun thread. Loved the one with the ducks.
Black Labs matter!

Posted by: vivi at October 03, 2026 03:29 PM (37r7s)

3 So sorry to hear about Romeo.

The best compliment we can give our pets is to say they were good.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 03:30 PM (FZ29D)

4 I think my cats have abandoned me.

Three of them (Penny, Allie, and Chloe) are snoozing in my bedroom.

One (Hexie) is out in the sunroom.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 03:33 PM (FZ29D)

5 Woof!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 03:34 PM (MX2u4)

6 Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields

_________________________

Ducks will, also, keep census takers (aka: pests) away as well, but you might want to upgrade to geese or swans. They are less concerned about who they bite on the a$$ and are remarkably proud of it each time.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)

7 Afternoon, Pet Folken,

I think my cats have abandoned me.

Three of them (Penny, Allie, and Chloe) are snoozing in my bedroom.

One (Hexie) is out in the sunroom.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026

***
My two are being distant too. Stirling did not nap with me. He's curled now on a sheet of packing paper on the floor across the living room. I shifted little Dagny out of my spot on the couch, offering her the other cushion, and she sniffed and trotted away somewhere.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

I think the new Veterinarian hospital I worked at is open.
Freinds Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Newtown Pa.
I did a lot of the work there, doors, cabinets and other things.
Hope they do well.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM (Ia/+0)

10
Furry faces, cats or dogs.

God has blessed us.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:42 PM (/QHx4)

11 That's a lotta cats enjoying that hay.

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 03:43 PM (LHPAg)

12 The harvest mouse in the video reminds me of my hamsters long ago. We had two different pairs of females -- nobody told us they were supposed to be solitary creatures, but they got along okay -- and we kept them in a birdcage. I wonder now if their continual gnawing on the cage bars meant they got poisoned by whatever metal those bars were finished with? All four lived to be about two years old, which I think is normal, so maybe not.

They were both gone when Rusty, our first cat, came along. Good thing for them. He'd have watched that cage day in and day out to see if he could catch one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:43 PM (wzUl9)

13 That's pretty good there.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:47 PM (1ikK2)

14 I have been fighting fleas for months now and it's the worst I've seen. I won't use the Bravecitoclass as they can trigger seizures. I found a website with the best info I've seen. They have a article on flea meds for dogs with seizures but this is the info for cats.
https://tinyurl.com/mrv75syx
Capstar is used by rescue groups. It only kills adult fleas and is good for 24 hours. It starts killing fleas in 30 minutes! And yes, it does work. You can follow it with something longer lasting. My cat with flea allergies is finally able to get some sleep.

Hope this can help someone else. Vet's office, when I asked about these, told me the cheap ones don't work. Seems like they are wrong.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 03, 2026 03:48 PM (apFY6)

15 Good afternoon all,

Very short update on the cats

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

To Lurker, I'm sorry you had to let Romeo go. He was a very cute dog.

Posted by: Joyenz at October 03, 2026 03:48 PM (2F0/Y)

16 The Republicans are the Washington Generals of politics.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:49 PM (1ikK2)

17 I like the cat in the box. Why is it cats like boxes so much? . Our kitten does. He also likes caves. He had something that was supposed to be a scratching thing. He does scratch on it , but he's more interested in going under it so that all you can see is his tail. He also likes to climb under the blanket we have on our couch.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:50 PM (JrHfD)

18 Found out my cats like paper bags too...and the boy shreds them. I currently have a small box shoved tightly in one bag for them...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:51 PM (l3cgK)

19 Sorry about Romeo, Lurker. He looks like a nice dog.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:51 PM (JrHfD)

20
Fen,

Probably makes them feel secure.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:52 PM (/QHx4)

21 One uniform. Not allowed to launder it. I will soon be ass smelling French.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:53 PM (1ikK2)

22 6 Using ducks as natural pest control in rice fields

_________________________

Ducks will, also, keep census takers (aka: pests) away as well, but you might want to upgrade to geese or swans. They are less concerned about who they bite on the a$$ and are remarkably proud of it each time.

Posted by: Orson at October 03, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)

You know of Anal otters, but what of Butt Ducks...
https://youtu.be/Mp5KeP8PBSA

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (l3cgK)

23 Meow....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (sAmhv)

24 Don't remember medication as was long ago when our cats had flees. But it helped cure it. Really think I was in contact with a stray cat not at home that they got infected. Both were inside only and only that spell was ever the case.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

25 Both our cats their long lives loved boxes. Who knows why.

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

26 25 Don't remember medication as was long ago when our cats had flees. But it helped cure it. Really think I was in contact with a stray cat not at home that they got infected. Both were inside only and only that spell was ever the case.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

Crap...need to give them their bi-weekly pills for fleas...was due yesterday.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (l3cgK)

27 I like the cat in the box. Why is it cats like boxes so much? . Our kitten does. He also likes caves. He had something that was supposed to be a scratching thing. He does scratch on it , but he's more interested in going under it so that all you can see is his tail. He also likes to climb under the blanket we have on our couch.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026

***
Years ago I told Linda that cats' liking for enclosed spaces (the ones they choose themselves, anyway) is a racial memory of cave lion days. She had not heard of cave lions then and thought I was making it up.

Aside from that, I suspect they are pretending to hide by a waterhole for some prey to come by which they will then seize.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)

28 Oh,see their website at Freinds Veterinarian opens Oct 14

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

29 Paul -

It's a non politics thread. Go away, dickbag.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (bWZYx)

30 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)

That makes sense- a memory of cave lion days. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (JrHfD)

31 TN needs a new corrections chief. Qualifications?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 03:59 PM (1ikK2)

32
I can't imagine living without pets. Our pets have added so much to our lives.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (/QHx4)

33 29 Paul -

It's a non politics thread. Go away, dickbag.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 03:58 PM (bWZYx)

Maybe he has a thing for animals...IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (l3cgK)

34 Freddy the Freeloader, the gray tabby-with-white semi-feral, is still stopping by twice a day (and lingering at other times) for a handout. I bought some dry Friskies for him so I can reserve the expensive IAMS dry chow for Stirling and Dagny. Freddy is handsome enough for a shorthair, I guess. He will bump against your leg on occasion, but does not want to be petted.

His friend Alfred the Gray, a larger shorthair who has a home somewhere nearby, stopped by this week as well.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (wzUl9)

35 Keeping us safe from the ravages of yams.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:02 PM (1ikK2)

36 35 Keeping us safe from the ravages of yams.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:02 PM (1ikK2)

I yam what I yam.

Posted by: Popeye at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (l3cgK)

37 FYI

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

Also, no trolls. Go suck start a hand grenade you douche.

😾😾

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (sAmhv)

38 Bobby McFerrin.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (1ikK2)

39 Boy cat mostly rubs against me when he's hungry. Girl cat rubs against me at other times too.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:04 PM (l3cgK)

40 37 FYI

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

Also, no trolls. Go suck start a hand grenade you douche.

😾😾

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by MEOW at October 03, 2026 04:03 PM (sAmhv)

I rate that comment at two angry cats. LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:05 PM (l3cgK)

41 I had to clip Eddie's nails on his front paws since he likes to grab things off of the table/island and you when you walk by. He can draw blood frequently. Much nicer because it just feels like he's patting you now.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 03, 2026 04:06 PM (VCgbV)

42 Lily the Cat is batting around a wadded up piece of paper like it owes her money.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 04:07 PM (kpS4V)

43 The vape ban is in effect.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 03, 2026 04:08 PM (1ikK2)

44 Big black Stirling is still fond of climbing into my lap and working my arm with his paws, the milk-treading kitten behavior. I find it rather flattering that he still wants to do that. Marie-Antoinette the smart black cat did it with us every day.

None of the Siberians, Angelique (though she liked laps), Tatiana, Chekov, or Dagny, has ever done it. Perhaps it's because they don't leave their mothers and don't get adopted from their catteries until they are five months old or more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)

45 I yam what I yam -
Annie Sprinkle

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 04:09 PM (Gwb1P)

46 10 minutes of cats in boxes. Video:

https://tinyurl.com/3mytv6bf

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 04:13 PM (JrHfD)

47 I stopped feeding the feral kitties because it was becoming a gang, and because I was tired of the attendant groundhogs and skunks (and late night skunks funk).

The cats still stare at me through the windows. 😿

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 04:14 PM (kpS4V)

48 That's one beautiful tuxedo cat.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:17 PM (odBC9)

49 Usually, we get a nice cold spell during winter, that keeps the fleas in check. Didn't happen last winter. And I have Mr Trouble bringing in fleas from outside. I have limits on the chemicals I can use inside. Even Wondercide gave me problems. The article I linked will give you information on the effective chemicals and the ones with known issues.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 03, 2026 04:24 PM (apFY6)

50 I stopped feeding the feral kitties because it was becoming a gang, and because I was tired of the attendant groundhogs and skunks (and late night skunks funk).

The cats still stare at me through the windows. 😿
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026

***
That's part of what I'm worried about -- that the word will get around, and I'll become a stage stop on the feline road to Lordsburg.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)

51 8 Happy Caturday everyone

I think the new Veterinarian hospital I worked at is open.
Freinds Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Newtown Pa.
I did a lot of the work there, doors, cabinets and other things.
Hope they do well.
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

Cool, Skip.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:27 PM (odBC9)

52 So sorry to hear about Romeo. He must have been a sweetheart.

My breath caught a bit. We have almost identical photos of our senior rescues Prince Toy poodle) and Precious (Bichon). Those dark, loving eyes looking at you through the white fur. Such poignant images and wonderful memories.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 04:29 PM (yTvNw)

53 >>>@9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future ... Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM
==============
Greetings, Skip ...
There are several photos and short videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsvetnewtown

Posted by: Kathy at October 03, 2026 04:34 PM (MOK4W)

54 53 >>>@9 No pictures on their website but maybe in near future ... Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM
==============
Greetings, Skip ...
There are several photos and short videos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsvetnewtown
Posted by: Kathy at October 03, 2026 04:34 PM (MOK4W)

Lots of cabinets and doors and benches!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:36 PM (odBC9)

55 And Happy Birthday to Cornwall vet, "James Herriot" or Alf Wright, born on this day, October 3rd 1916. So many wonderful stories he gave us.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 04:39 PM (JrHfD)

56 So sorry about Romeo - I have a soft spot for little white furballs. He must've been a special little guy

Posted by: Kay B at October 03, 2026 04:39 PM (I4O09)

57 Must be getting close to dinner time for my cats. Hexie came in from the sunroom and is now plopped on the floor of my office...as if she's expecting me to do something...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 04:47 PM (FZ29D)

58 I am so sorry, Lurker. Romeo had a very sweet face.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 04:50 PM (ZdaMQ)

59 57 Must be getting close to dinner time for my cats. Hexie came in from the sunroom and is now plopped on the floor of my office...as if she's expecting me to do something...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 03, 2026 04:47 PM (FZ29D)

Is she batting her eyelashes at you?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:52 PM (odBC9)

60 m did all that

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Ia/+0)

61 Saijo and I are supposed to be decorating for Halloween but it’s pouring outside. So now he is jumping out of his skin and making kitties miserable.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 04:56 PM (ZdaMQ)

62
Our two dogs would eat 24/7, lol. They are on a regular feeding schedule.

It is hilarious. They hear us opening any food containers and they turn into beggars.

They are not starving. Is it a survival trait? Tank up we might not get food for a few days, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:57 PM (/QHx4)

63 Fvck Ghana!

Posted by: Rowdy at October 03, 2026 05:21 PM (RIvkX)

64 Still raining here, with street flooding warnings. Looks like I can escape going to this outdoor art & shopping event, if they are even going to have it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:29 PM (wzUl9)

65 Noodus hobbyana hallowe'en

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)

66
Wolfus,

Probably most of the art will be some commie chit.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 05:32 PM (/QHx4)

67 They are not starving. Is it a survival trait? Tank up we might not get food for a few days, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 04:57 PM (/QHx4)

I've never met a dog that wouldn't eat if you had food in your hand.

Unless they were sick or dying.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 06:01 PM (6ydKt)

68 Romeo looked like the bestest!
My condolences…

Posted by: The best thief in Lankhmar at October 03, 2026 07:52 PM (NbmfQ)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Oct. 3

Hi, KT, here's a butterfly (I think it's a "Cloudless Sulfur"). I saw it feeding on some of the flowers in an outside flower exhibit at the local Lowes here in East Tennessee. I wonder, is this the equivalent of going to the food court at the mall?
Thanks for the weekend threads!

BeckoningChasm

A tiny food court for butterflies!

Sent in a while ago:

Hi KT,
I have not been around much - life has gotten busy!
Was at a grad party today and saw the Pic. Thought it was wholesome, cute, and might be of interest for your threads. Table set up - take a plant!

Thank you again, for all you have done at the HQ.
Scampydog

Great idea, for indoor plants in fall, outdoor plants in spring!

A little seasonal humor
Quarter Twenty

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

I finally harvested my glass gem corn. It�s spectacular! pic.twitter.com/iWMNb4trtI
— Jayne Manfredi (@TheWomanfredi) September 23, 2026

The harvest process of dragon fruit from cactus plants
pic.twitter.com/EsKinaRnli
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) July 27, 2025

Wild organic blueberry harvest

📹 Josh Pond
pic.twitter.com/efq0XqfceI
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) May 26, 2024

Ah, Nature

What to do if you're driving and a tornado approaches

Gardens of The Horde

I walk this route all the time and yesterday I saw these flowers for,the first time. Like they magically appeared. They were so pretty I stopped to take a picture. They kind of look like morning glories except it seems the wrong time of year. Anybody have any idea?
Sharon (willow's apprentice)

Sharon also says it was at three in the afternoon. I have a couple of guesses: Ipomoea muricata or Ipomoea macrorhiza (has edible roots). Any other ideas?

Anybody grow this?

Morning light on a sage, most of the time it is just a silver bush, then it explodes in color.

Wonder what kind of sage it is? I think the silver form would be nice, too.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

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

Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Sept. 26

It was the Harvest Moon.

Tonight, the first full moon of autumn rises. September�s full moon is the Harvest Moon, named because it falls closest to the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

For generations, its light helped farmers harvest after sunset. pic.twitter.com/unu1tsy5gS
— Earth (@earthcurated) September 26, 2026

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: K.T. at 10:35 AM

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 01:38 PM (bWZYx)

2 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
About to go do that chainsaw work around here, lots of limbs to cut up

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Got to eat a couple of cactus fruits (Pitaya) from my Cactus. Fruit looks like dragon fruit, except is solid, smooth magenta on the thick skin (no "scales"). I sent some pics of what the fruit look like some years ago that may have showed up on this thread (the flowers did).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:42 PM (l3cgK)

4
Corn Maze for Blondes

I don't get it

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 01:43 PM (trSL4)

5
...lots of limbs to cut up
Posted by: Skip

So long as they are not your very own linbs, have at it!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 01:49 PM (trSL4)

6 Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 01:43 PM (trSL4)

Heh.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 01:49 PM (1RGZ5)

7 My black thumb struck again. I managed to kill the ZZ plant my niece gave me. I don't know if I over watered or under watered it. I stuck it into a container of cactus potting soil, watered it, then didn't water it again for a few weeks -- just like the instructions. Maybe I gave it too much light. (Heavy sigh) It takes real talent to kill a ZZ plant.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at October 03, 2026 01:51 PM (dAnLf)

8 jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:42 PM

Yes, I remember some cactus fruit photos.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 01:52 PM (1RGZ5)

9 Got worst done

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 02:06 PM (Ia/+0)

10 KT, thanks for the thread. One of the benefits/pleasures are the photos of the various plants. Even when I'm not growing anything, I've learned to keep my eyes open for unexpected plants. This week I noticed we have some kind of plant (might be considered a weed) by the front porch. Looks kind of dull green with pods on thin branches. This week the pods opened into puff balls like dandelion heads. When the sun hits them they seem to glow. So pretty.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 02:09 PM (yTvNw)

11 For cutting up stuff for more than 45 years and still have all parts

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 02:10 PM (Ia/+0)

12 See a small. Call it 20 feet tree that has died. Haveca few others but they are tricky to get down

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Sharon, that looks like bindweed to me. A noxious invasive plant. Very difficult to eradicate.

Posted by: NoLongerintheBellyoftheBeast at October 03, 2026 02:20 PM (OpLc2)

14 I have a single pecan tree in my yard, about 30ft tall. Nice trunk. For the last decade or so, the crows have gotten almost all the nuts (just went out back and collected about 40...will try later when it cools down).
Neighbors came by my house last week and their first complaint was that the crows are cracking nuts on their roofs; I said there was nothing I could do about that, as crows are protected and there is very little I can do as the city prevents me from even using airsoft guns to shoo them away. Next they said the branches and leaves make a mess in their yards. Well, Kalifornia law, you can trim the branches and roots that get into your yard (you have to dispose of them yourself) as long as it doesn't kill or severely damage the tree. The final thing they complained was that the roots of the tree were causing damage to their foundation. My house is closer to the tree, I've seen no damage to my foundation, and I have a retention wall facing their yard that's four feet away from the trunk and shows no damage (compared to the area that had two pine trees that did damage the wall). I think the first complaint was the real one. They weren't very polite either...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

15 ...I wasn't feeling well, and told them so, and told them I had food cooking; they said, "Well, turn off your food and come back". Um, this is MY HOUSE, MY CURTILAGE, MY PROPERTY. I told them, mostly politely, that the conversation was over and to please leave now.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:22 PM (l3cgK)

16 Maybe I should have told the neighbors that I've seen ghosts of dead neighbors that had died around their house...they were Asians. They've also put up a Feng Shui Mirror on one of the branches, facing my yard. LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:25 PM (l3cgK)

17 I'm finally entering The Modern Age and learning to use Google Lens on my phone to identify plants and insects when I'm out walking. Recently I decided to venture into some underbrush to retrieve some sort of discarded vaping device (those things are much too common) but was concerned I was about to brush up against poison ivy or one of its troublesome relatives.
Nope, just a harmless vine, so the pinkish electronic device smelling vaguely of artificial strawberries went into it's rightful place in the trash can.
Soon thereafter I came across what the Lens was to tell me was a Pumpkin spider in a sizable web.
Not sure, but I think these smartphone things might really catch on.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 02:28 PM (2Ez/1)

18 jim I am wondering if I should look that up or be better off not knowing

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

19 Thank you for all the pretty nature, K.T.!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:33 PM (odBC9)

20 jim,
Sounds like people who just want to be unhappy and complain. Give them none of your time or energy. But do document the conversations and times and dates in case you need proof of harassment later on.

Pecan trees are awesome. And if you do have to prune some big branches, dry the wood for outside cooking/smoking.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 02:34 PM (PV/ya)

21 Ignorance is bliss.

Posted by: It's not a lie if you believe it at October 03, 2026 02:34 PM (2Ez/1)

22 14 15 16
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026

They seem nice!
; )

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:36 PM (odBC9)

23 14 I have a single pecan tree in my yard, about 30ft tall. ...
Neighbors came by my house last week ... The final thing they complained was that the roots of the tree were causing damage to their foundation.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

I would think that, to make this charge stick, and become your responsibility, they would need to get an engineer or somebody to sign off on that. I have no idea what I'm talking about, but their mouthing off without something like that isn't worth squat, I'd think.

Good luck with it all.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:40 PM (odBC9)

24 Contrary to all expectations, I have some house plants, nerve plants, African Violets, and similar, that I haven't killed yet. Either they are tougher than usual or the universe has a sense of humor.

Posted by: JTB at October 03, 2026 02:40 PM (yTvNw)

25 K.T./KT

Posted by: K.T. at 10:35 AM
Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 01:49 PM (1RGZ5)

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:42 PM (odBC9)

26 23 14 I have a single pecan tree in my yard, about 30ft tall. ...
Neighbors came by my house last week ... The final thing they complained was that the roots of the tree were causing damage to their foundation.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

I would think that, to make this charge stick, and become your responsibility, they would need to get an engineer or somebody to sign off on that. I have no idea what I'm talking about, but their mouthing off without something like that isn't worth squat, I'd think.

Good luck with it all.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:40 PM (odBC9)

Yup, that's exactly what they'd have to do. They upgraded the house quite a bit, and my tree is not the only one around...others in the other yard might be closer (and older, but not as large)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:42 PM (l3cgK)

27 Until this very day I did not know that jellybeans came from corn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 02:43 PM (wpRMV)

28 Then where does baby oil come from?

Posted by: Just the punchline at October 03, 2026 02:44 PM (2Ez/1)

29 15 ...I wasn't feeling well, and told them so, and told them I had food cooking; they said, "Well, turn off your food and come back". Um, this is MY HOUSE, MY CURTILAGE, MY PROPERTY. I told them, mostly politely, that the conversation was over and to please leave now.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:22 PM (l3cgK)

And they didn't even bring you a plate of cookies or biscuits or anything. Heathens.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:45 PM (odBC9)

30 29 15 ...I wasn't feeling well, and told them so, and told them I had food cooking; they said, "Well, turn off your food and come back". Um, this is MY HOUSE, MY CURTILAGE, MY PROPERTY. I told them, mostly politely, that the conversation was over and to please leave now.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:22 PM (l3cgK)

And they didn't even bring you a plate of cookies or biscuits or anything. Heathens.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:45 PM (odBC9)

I did forget to exchange phone numbers...I guess I was too upset to remember.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:48 PM (l3cgK)

31 28 Then where does baby oil come from?

Posted by: Just the punchline at October 03, 2026 02:44 PM (2Ez/1)

P Diddy knows...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:49 PM (l3cgK)

32 27 Until this very day I did not know that jellybeans came from corn.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 02:43 PM (wpRMV)

umm...

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:50 PM (odBC9)

33
We have had a severe drought here in SW Wyoming for months. Since early Spring no outside water usage for anything.

One neighbor has a lovely green lawn because he goes out in the middle of the night and runs his sprinklers. He thinks no one knows what he is doing.

Rules don't apply to people who think they are special.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 02:54 PM (/QHx4)

34 33
We have had a severe drought here in SW Wyoming for months. Since early Spring no outside water usage for anything.

One neighbor has a lovely green lawn because he goes out in the middle of the night and runs his sprinklers. He thinks no one knows what he is doing.

Rules don't apply to people who think they are special.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 02:54 PM (/QHx4)

Yellow lawn...Yellow lawn...GREEN lawn...Yellow lawn...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:56 PM (l3cgK)

35 My lawn is brown. When it rains it goes green is places (not grass), then goes yellow, then brown...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:58 PM (l3cgK)

36 jim (in Kalifornia)
Maybe a wall or fence between the two plots:

Robert Frost - Mending Walls

...

He is all pine and I am apple orchard.
My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.
He only says, "Good fences make good neighbors."

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:59 PM (odBC9)

37 Golden Gophers!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 03:03 PM (9/JKq)

38 14 I have a retention wall facing their yard that's four feet away from the trunk and shows no damage (compared to the area that had two pine trees that did damage the wall).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

Oh, I guess there is a wall already.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:03 PM (odBC9)

39 Migd is really screwing with me this afternoon

As a kid we use to raid the farmers jelly bean corn fields, filled bags with the corn then shuck them at home afterwards

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)

40
We have had some rain finally and now our lawn is green. We like having a nice looking lawn but when it comes down to not having drinking water or have a green lawn it was an easy choice. Can't eat the grass, lol.

So many people are all about being me me.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:04 PM (/QHx4)

41 That corn on the cob looks so cool would love to try it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 03:04 PM (RIvkX)

42
That corn is pretty.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:06 PM (/QHx4)

43 I have never seen corn like that before. It's beautiful. I hope that it tastes good as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 03:07 PM (JrHfD)

44 "Well, turn off your food and come back"

Sheesh. Some neighbors. I'd just go inside and not come back.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 03:07 PM (MWfyi)

45 38 14 I have a retention wall facing their yard that's four feet away from the trunk and shows no damage (compared to the area that had two pine trees that did damage the wall).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)

Oh, I guess there is a wall already.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:03 PM (odBC9)

The wall is several feet inside my yard...and at the border of all my neighbors' houses is fence.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)

46 Retaining wall is about 3 1/2 feet tall...neighbor's yard is also about 3 1/2 feet above my yard...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:09 PM (l3cgK)

47 I think I know why we are not finding any Paw Paws at the creek. There are plenty of plants but no ripe fruit. The dang deer are eating them. Piles of scat here and there are full of the seeds.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM (MWfyi)

48
Son in Washington state mailed a package to Husband five days ago. We are in WY. The package is now in Hawaii, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM (/QHx4)

49
Would the multi colored corn taste different from yellow and white corn?

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:14 PM (/QHx4)

50 48
Son in Washington state mailed a package to Husband five days ago. We are in WY. The package is now in Hawaii, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM (/QHx4)

my Dad had a saying for that: "Driving to Indiana to get to Chicago"...
Backstory: When his family would go on a trip to Illinois from St. Louis, they would go to Gary, Indiana to visit family there first, then swing by Chicago. My Dad's younger sister thought that was the way to get to Chicago...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:15 PM (l3cgK)

51
Lol jim

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:16 PM (/QHx4)

52 49
Would the multi colored corn taste different from yellow and white corn?

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:14 PM (/QHx4)

Dunno, but the real question is if it makes for colorful...output.

I had a dog eat my entire crayola box; she shat the rainbow.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:16 PM (l3cgK)

53 I bet that corn would make beautiful popcorn.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 03:17 PM (94BfP)

54
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:17 PM (/QHx4)

55
What is hilarious about the package is Thursday and Friday we were notified that the package would be delivered the next day. Today we were notified the package is in Hawaii.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:22 PM (/QHx4)

56 Minnesota beats Michigan!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 03, 2026 03:23 PM (94BfP)

57 Blueberry picking "comb" device is awesome.

Why aren't there walking paths for harvesting in his organic planting?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:23 PM (HlyYF)

58
I love blueberries. I can't imagine picking them by hand.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:25 PM (/QHx4)

59 Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:23 PM

It says the blueberries are wild. Hence, no paths.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:28 PM (1RGZ5)

60 San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 03:04 PM

That's not sweet corn. You can parch it or grind it when it's dried. Or make (inferior) popcorn

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:29 PM (1RGZ5)

61 four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:22 PM

Once I flew from CA to Salt Lake and my luggage went to CanCun.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:30 PM (1RGZ5)

62 47 I think I know why we are not finding any Paw Paws at the creek. There are plenty of plants but no ripe fruit. The dang deer are eating them. Piles of scat here and there are full of the seeds.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM

So the deer are "planting" more of the fruit trees, that they will later harvest.

When God came up with evolution, I wonder if he said, "Eureka! That is a really good idea."

The deer at our farm do the exact same thing with the honey locust seed pods in the fall. I find lots of seeds sitting in their own pile of fertilizer.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:31 PM (HlyYF)

63 61 four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:22 PM

Once I flew from CA to Salt Lake and my luggage went to CanCun.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:30 PM (1RGZ5)

Did your luggage come back tanned, rested, and ready to go?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:31 PM (l3cgK)

64 48 Son in Washington state mailed a package to Husband five days ago. We are in WY. The package is now in Hawaii, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM

Normal people: "The shortest distance between two points is a straight line."

Unionized workers: "What is the longest distance we can create between two points?"

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:32 PM (HlyYF)

65 62 47 I think I know why we are not finding any Paw Paws at the creek. There are plenty of plants but no ripe fruit. The dang deer are eating them. Piles of scat here and there are full of the seeds.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 03:10 PM

So the deer are "planting" more of the fruit trees, that they will later harvest.

When God came up with evolution, I wonder if he said, "Eureka! That is a really good idea."

The deer at our farm do the exact same thing with the honey locust seed pods in the fall. I find lots of seeds sitting in their own pile of fertilizer.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:31 PM (HlyYF)

It is said the original spreader of honey locust seeds were Mastodons...and it's not the only plant fruit that's still around that was heavily dependent on ancient, dead megafauna...

https://tinyurl.com/45c5ajjd

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:34 PM (l3cgK)

66
The postal service is busy. Apparently they are installing cameras on their delivery vechicles. Priorities. Spy cameras before service.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 03:36 PM (/QHx4)

67 59 Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:23 PM

It says the blueberries are wild. Hence, no paths.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:28 PM

D'oh!

I scanned it and did process the word "organic" so thought it was a little hobby farm.

I AM trying to figure out why anyone would add the adjective "organic" to anything growing wild?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:38 PM (HlyYF)

68 67 59 Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:23 PM

It says the blueberries are wild. Hence, no paths.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 03:28 PM

D'oh!

I scanned it and did process the word "organic" so thought it was a little hobby farm.

I AM trying to figure out why anyone would add the adjective "organic" to anything growing wild?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:38 PM (HlyYF)

All food is organic in a literal sense...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:40 PM (l3cgK)

69 It is said the original spreader of honey locust seeds were Mastodons...and it's not the only plant fruit that's still around that was heavily dependent on ancient, dead megafauna...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 03:34 PM

Judging by the number of nasty honey locust trees that I have to clear on my farm every year, I must have some mastodons still lurking around!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 03, 2026 03:41 PM (HlyYF)

70 "It is said the original spreader of honey locust seeds were Mastodons...and it's not the only plant fruit that's still around that was heavily dependent on ancient, dead megafauna..."

Huh, I've heard the same thing about paw paw seeds. Supposedly deer won't eat the leaves

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 03:45 PM (MWfyi)

71 13 Sharon, that looks like bindweed to me. A noxious invasive plant. Very difficult to eradicate.
Posted by: NoLongerintheBellyoftheBeast at October 03, 2026 02:20 PM (OpLc2)

Google-searching for "bindweed," and it sure looks like you're right.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (odBC9)

72 Pets are up!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:01 PM (odBC9)

73 Pets were up at 3:23pm!

Posted by: K.T. at 03:23 PM

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:21 PM (odBC9)

74 Very late but was at a 5 yr old's soccer game.
Yes, it does look like bindweed often mistaken for morning glory. Luckily, it is not my yard. The flowers are very pretty though and there were so,e purple buds intertwined. I'll have to see if they look different than the white ones when they blossom.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at October 03, 2026 06:16 PM (kJmSS)

75 From Boise area: lows 45-52 F, highs 66-81. Another week of 80's predicted, then cooling. Husband is finishing a new shelter for Collin the feral barn cat (with insulation and heating pad) so he has a better shelter than last winter.

Husband has also been working behind the house, painting the rear wall, and continuing the line of new edging (between the lawn and the blue slate rocks). We also covered the new bulb bed with netting to keep the cats out of it.

We have one batch of hard cider and 2 of beer brewing - Husband says fall/winter is a great time to brew. Finished harvesting Romas for tomato sauce, canned up 29 half-pint jars total. Chokecherry juice turned into 4 jars of syrup.

Husband cut down the corn stalks. I cut back some surprise-tomatoes beside compost cages - soon enough we'll be removing all of the tomatoes. There was also a surprise-potato plant, which I dug up. I harvested all the pots of Russet potatoes but haven't weighed the crop yet. Still watching for ripe cantaloupes. Haven't harvested any peppers yet. Zucchini and SunGold cherry tomatoes still coming on.

Posted by: Pat* at October 03, 2026 06:20 PM (Kgbkd)

Barbarians gonna barbarian

Ancient and Modern Barbarians

Growing up, it was a common trope that cultures that we now associate with poverty, violence, and oppression were once world-leading in promoting prosperity and moral progress as well as the quintessentially human act of inventing. This popular belief was ultimately not driven by an earnest desire to promote awareness of empirically true but neglected facts. Instead, it was supported by anecdotes and quotations of dubious reliability and relevance, by scholarship that has turned out to be exaggerated or fraudulent, and by the promotion of these things in popular media.
My favorite example of this has to do with the invention of many of the inventions credited to the so-called Islamic Golden Age by a rogue Wikipedia editor.

My latest article is about how a rogue Wikipedia editor confabulated and misattributed thousands of inventions and concepts to Muslims

This trolling made its way into blogs, articles, books, and TV programs. You might even believe some of his lies!

Link: https://t.co/4wYDCYPMm3 pic.twitter.com/yFOIaXqrSs
— Cr�mieux (@cremieuxrecueil) October 1, 2026

The article is enlightening and the comments on the X thread are fun:

This post was literally predicted and originally written by Al-Deeznutz in 1431.
- TRUE.

A Saudi tried to convince me today that
Arabs predate Jews in Judaea.
- So a Saudi who couldn't read his own "holy book" . . not even a little bit shocked.

I still think an American kid who didn't speak Scots writing most of the Scots-language Wikipedia articles was the funnier scandal
- There are so many hilarious Wikipedia scandals. I thought about mentioning that one, but I'd mentioned it too recently.

The top responses to this by Muslims so far are:
- Illiterate-tier misreadings of clear sentences
- Claiming the article says things it doesn't
- Doxxing with false information

There are barbarians everywhere!

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Oct. 7 coming up

Don't fall for "Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender"!

This poster should go in virtually every psychology textbook in the section where they explain the abusive strategy of DARVO. https://t.co/pOsna10iJE
— James Lindsay, anti-Communist (@ConceptualJames) October 1, 2026

VDH provides examples of DARVO starting immediately after October 7, 2023 in Genocide Hypocrites. You may be able to think of others.

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The Campus Sex Management Industry

The Cornell drama makes me want to shut down all the elite universities. Where are the sensible people in this story? This guy is not sensible. But I wonder if he realizes he is advocating the destruction of his place of employment?

The latest details in "the case" which have caught my attention are that Jane Doe thought that Males #1 and 2 might be gay because of their group sex proposal and she was excited about that; she is suing her sorority for allowing her to get drunk and she is also suing a bar where she stopped for a drink on the way to the frat house. Because she was 20 rather than 21?

Heather MacDonald has written a piece on the campus rape industry and its mythology which is painful to read. Are college campuses really many times more dangerous than downtown Detroit?

Here are a few salient points:

Students in the sixties demanded that college administrators stop setting rules for fraternization. “We’re adults,” the students shouted. “We can manage our own lives. If we want to have members of the opposite sex in our rooms at any hour of the day or night, that’s our right.” The colleges meekly complied and opened a Pandora’s box of boorish, sluttish behavior that gets cruder each year. Do the boys, riding the testosterone wave, act thuggishly toward the girls? You bet! Do the girls try to match their insensitivity? Indisputably.
College girls drink themselves into near or actual oblivion before and during parties. That drinking is often goal-oriented, suggests University of Virginia graduate Karin Agness: it frees the drinker from responsibility and “provides an excuse for engaging in behavior that she ordinarily wouldn’t.” A Columbia University security official marvels at the scene at homecomings: “The women are shit-faced, saying, ‘Let’s get as drunk as we can,’ while the men are hovering over them.” As anticipated, the night can include a meaningless sexual encounter with a guy whom the girl may not even know. This less-than-romantic denouement produces the “roll and scream: you roll over the next morning so horrified at what you find next to you that you scream,” a Duke coed reports in Laura Sessions Stepp’s recent book Unhooked. To the extent that they’re remembered at all, these are the couplings that are occasionally transformed into “rape”—though far less often than the campus rape industry wishes.

Risk-management consultants travel the country to help colleges craft legal rules for student sexual congress. These rules presume that an activity originating in inchoate desire, whose nuances have taxed the expressive powers of poets, artists, and philosophers for centuries, can be reduced to a species of commercial code. The process of crafting these rules combines a voyeuristic prurience and a seeming cluelessness about sex. “It is fun,” writes Alan D. Berkowitz, a popular campus rape lecturer and consultant, “to ask students how they know if someone is sexually interested in them.” (Fun for whom? one must ask.) Continues Berkowitz: “Many of the responses rely on guesswork and inference to determine sexual intent.” Such signaling mechanisms, dating from the dawn of the human race, are no longer acceptable on the rape-sensitized campus. “In fact,” explains our consultant, “sexual intent can only be determined by clear and unambiguous communication about what is desired.” So much for seduction and romance; bring in the MBAs and lawyers.
The campus sex-management industry locks in its livelihood by introducing a specious clarity to what is inherently mysterious and an equally specious complexity to what is straightforward. Both the pseudo-clarity and pseudo-complexity work in a woman’s favor, of course. “If one partner puts a condom on the other, does that signify that they are consenting to intercourse?” asks Berkowitz. Short of guiding the thus-sheathed instrumentality to port, it’s hard to imagine a clearer signal of consent. But perhaps a girl who has just so outfitted her partner will decide after the fact that she has been “raped”—so better to declare the action, as Berkowitz does, “inherently ambiguous.” He recommends instead that colleges require “clear verbal consent” for sex, a policy that the recently disbanded Antioch College introduced in the early 1990s to universal derision.

The university is sneaking back in its in loco parentis oversight of student sexual relations, but it has replaced the moral content of that regulation with supposedly neutral legal procedure. The generation that got rid of parietal rules has re-created a form of bedroom oversight as pervasive as Bentham’s Panopticon.
But the post-1960s university is nothing if not capacious. It has institutionalized every strand of adolescent-inspired rebellion familiar since student sit-in days. The campus rape industry may decry ubiquitous male predation, but a campus sex industry puts bureaucratic clout behind the message that students should have recreational sex at every opportunity. . .

Plenty of people have fun and consensual group sex. They don’t typically go to the police afterward. And if what Jane Doe and these men wanted was fun and consensual group sex, they could have arranged that for the next day when they were all sober. But let’s just be honest: Most sober and empowered 20-year-old women don’t want to have sex with more than a half-dozen men in a single night, and I suspect that the men in question knew that Jane Doe was not an enthusiastic participant but someone who had to be pressured and plied.

Who are the "plenty of people" who have "fun and consensual group sex" that no one regrets?
Gay men.
George Michael was still in the closet when he released "I Want Your Sex" in the late 1980's, at the height of the AIDS crisis, an affirmation of sex positivity in the face of a pandemic that spread through sex. The song includes the line "sex is best when it's one on one" -- a stipulation that was puzzling to an audience who, for the most part, hadn't considered the possibility that sex could be other than one on one.
For the straight audience "sex" was a term that referred to an activity that was by default understood to be one on one. Only among gays would an affirmation of sex positivity have to be tempered by an enticement that sex is actually "best when it's one on one." It was also a period when public health authorities were pretending that straight people faced the same risk of AIDS as gay people so as not to portray a disease that overwhelming spread through homosexual anal sex as a "gay disease."
Fast forward to the present, kids socialize less, enter into relationships less, and have less sex than ever before -- but the gangbang has entered their repertoire through pervasive online pornography -- and of course one must acknowledge that "plenty of people have fun and consensual group sex" before noting that actually, women don't want it. For them, sex is best when it's one on one.

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Founding Fathers

Daily dose of history, September 27

Samuel Adams was an abject failure as a businessman. After graduating from Harvard with two degrees, his father gave him the money with which to launch his business career. Sam soon lost it all. He was 26 when his father died, leaving him a substantial inheritance. But by the time Samuel reached middle age most of the money was gone and he was barely able to support his wife and two children. He was well on his way to being someone history would not remember. But in 1764, at age 42, Samuel Adams gave up any further pretense of being a businessman and devoted himself to his true calling—politics.

An ardent proponent of the rights of the colonists since his college days, and a strident admirer of the writings of John Locke, Adams was a brilliant political organizer and a stirring public speaker—seemingly a natural-born revolutionary. He emerged as a leader of the resistance to taxation without representation. To the Patriots he was an inspiring motivator. To the Tories he was a provocative rabblerouser. Adams played key roles in the events leading to both the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. He founded the Sons of Liberty. He conceived the idea of Committees of Correspondence. He organized and championed the boycott of British goods. And he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Thomas Jefferson would later call him, “truly the man of the Revolution.”

After retiring from Congress, Samuel Adams served as governor of his beloved Massachusetts, before dying peacefully on October 2, 1803, at age 81.
Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722, three hundred four years ago today.

“If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”

The image is John Singleton Copley's portrait from 1772.

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Weekend

The Week In Pictures: Oops, They Did It Again Edition

It was another busy week in the news, although much of it had a deja vu feel. Another Muslim terrorist tried to crash an airplane, but fortunately the plane was full of Israelis and there were spare pilots on board. In the U.K., meanwhile, five “British men” were discovered by a passerby, apparently in the act of perpetrating or planning to perpetrate a terrorist attack on a U.K. air base.
Sydney Sweeney was criticized – again! – for an ad in which she looks too good. Or that is what feminists think, anyway. (Speaking of Sweeney, I have no idea whether she is a conservative or not, but she is smart enough to be one. Sydney’s ad quadrupled the value of her client to $2 billion, and she took equity in the company as her fee.) And, in an original if macabre story, Tennessee’s all-female execution team bungled the long-overdue execution of a murderer. And once again, the upcoming midterms look large in the minds of meme-makers.

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs

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Last week's thread, Okay, how do we get the kids to understand WHY things are so weird?

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

Posted by: K.T. at 10:18 AM

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1 Foist?

Posted by: Noodist at October 03, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

2 Hello

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 11:21 AM (bWZYx)

3 Good post today KT. Thoughtful.

Posted by: whig at October 03, 2026 11:22 AM (E4rtv)

4 We wuz Kangs! And Queens!

Posted by: Lopecia@Welfare Office! at October 03, 2026 11:23 AM (Fn+3X)

5 Posted this late on coffee thread, reposting because Pixie is dryly funny. I read daily although a tech imbecile.
From pixie this morning. Funny.
Intel's 4790K appeared back in 2014 as a four core 4.4GHz CPU. The new 4970K has 28 cores - though only eight of them full size - and a Big F*cking Cache.

Seriously, the full model number is the Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC and there's only one thing that could stand for.
Posted by: From about That Time at O

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:23 AM (LHjYG)

6 When Sowell is right, he's right.
And in this quote he is very very right.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 11:23 AM (6ydKt)

7 I just here for the lectures. 😉

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 11:25 AM (RORbl)

8 I heard the Florida All-Girl Footbridge Engineering Team are joining up with the Tennessee All-Girl Prisoner Execution Team to go on national tour. The goal is to let young girls know they can do anything they set their minds to.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 11:26 AM (wpRMV)

9 >less-than-romantic denouement produces the “roll and scream: you roll over the next morning so horrified at what you find next to you that you scream,”
+++

There's a Rodney Dangerfield marriage joke in their somewhere.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:27 AM (2Ez/1)

10 7 I just here for the lectures. 😉
Posted by: Martini Farmer

The way that woman talks!

Posted by: Browbeaten Bob at October 03, 2026 11:28 AM (Fn+3X)

11 Let's hit 'em all, now, while we got the muscle.

Posted by: Frankie Five Angels at October 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ZxPkt)

12 The WNBA is 100% a roaring success and they're all run by females, so it can be done.

Posted by: Though Propped Up With Men's Moneys in the NBA at October 03, 2026 11:32 AM (Fn+3X)

13 Give the devil his due.

Planned Parenthood gives Joe Biden award for a lifetime of supporting baby murder

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)

14 Good morning KT!

Thank you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 11:33 AM (NnhvP)

15 Lessee, Massachusetts has gone from having Sam Adams as Governor to the murderous harridan Healey as Governor. There's a lesson in there somewhere.

Posted by: Down The Tubes at October 03, 2026 11:36 AM (Fn+3X)

16 Through the 1980s George Michael was more or less monogamous and considered himself bisexual. Careless Whispers is, in fact, about a love triangle with two women. At the time of "I Want Your Sex", Wiki reports he dated Kathy Jeung (XX). And he didn't get HIV, although one of his later boyfriends did.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:36 AM (3Boiv)

17 Wild oats in the sidebar. Is mom also profiled?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 03, 2026 11:37 AM (OB8ow)

18 And yeah, DARVO is common at Unz' site. Every time something happens that makes Israel look good and/or Islam bad: faaalllssse flaaaaggg!!!

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:37 AM (3Boiv)

19 Give that man a President Medal of Honor.
So well is a national treasure!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 11:37 AM (ZMMFz)

20 Getting a Major Award from Planned Parenthood is like getting a Blutorden awarded by The Nazi Party. Both involve the blood of innocents.

Posted by: Hang Hitler! at October 03, 2026 11:42 AM (Fn+3X)

21 Well, there it is.

Biden-Appointed Judge Rules Criminalizing Noncitizen Voting Is Unconstitutional

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:43 AM (ndZc7)

22
I think the big turning point for women deciding the sluttastic lifestyle was A-Ok! as a cultural change was...ironically?

HBO's super-popular program "Sex in the City", which written, produced, directed and had stories about the gay sexual lifestyles in NYC,

only they changed the main characters to women because no one wanted to see a bunch of whacky gays drinking Cosmopolitans and getting their nasty cornholes reamed out every episode.

And thus something gay and fake became the real and the cool thing to do for the ladies.

Sad.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 11:43 AM (YSUhf)

23 Trailer for the film about Jimmy Stewart coming out in November:

https://tinyurl.com/cyu624xc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 11:44 AM (JrHfD)

24 As for the "Islamic Golden Age": although overstated, it's there. Sort of. Mostly an Islamo-Persian age before the Turks and Mongols ruined everything.
The groundwork was laid down by the Sasanians as they bridged Central Asia, Iraq, and western India. That when a lot of Indian crops (cotton, sugar, pepper) made their way west, as well as Indian mathematics and Central Asian hydro-engineering.
Islam imposed a dark age, but not enough of one to stop mathematics (especially). Chase Robinson "Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives: The First 1,000 Years" is good here.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:44 AM (Te5Qd)

25 Correction:

HBO's super-popular program "Sex in the City", which written, produced, directed by gay guys

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 11:45 AM (YSUhf)

26 No time to comment. This is my busy day.

Posted by: Shabbos Goy at October 03, 2026 11:47 AM (Fn+3X)

27 After the left captured academia, any pretense as to what colleges and universities would churn out was dismissed with prejudice.

At least two generations have entered society and the workforce with a useless diploma, a bad attitude about personal responsibility and extremely high expectations about their position in life.

The sex on campus story is as old as the hills. It's just more raunchy. Another feature of the left's capture.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 11:48 AM (RORbl)

28 The all female execution team should pack their trash and go back to Florida. Build some more pedestrian bridges.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 11:48 AM (gm9Sb)

29 Nike Plans Job Cuts and Global Overhaul as Sales Outlook Weakens

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A radical solution.

https://tinyurl.com/yc73snya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)

30 Heh. Just scrolled up to number 8. Horde think.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 11:50 AM (gm9Sb)

31 Saw a romcom recently where the chick is sharing feelings with her obligatory gay best friend, and he exclaims , “OH, you’re DEMISEXUAL*!!

See, this is when you only have sex with someone you have feelings for. Crazy, right? We have to rename normie sexual desire to pretend it’s just one of many choices.

*think that’s the term

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 11:50 AM (ZMMFz)

32
Trailer for the film about Jimmy Stewart coming out in November:

https://tinyurl.com/cyu624xc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

The film will world premiere as the opening night film for the Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 8, 2026.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 03, 2026 11:51 AM (Cqx++)

33 The Air Force should name a base, or at least a reserve or ANG base, after General Stewart.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 11:52 AM (gm9Sb)

34 Adopted Missouri Man Discovers Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers Is His Biological Father

Michael Goessling was put up for adoption as an infant after his biological parents were told they were too young to get married when they conceived him at just 14 years old

https://tinyurl.com/ya5uedv5

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14 does seems a might young.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)

35 HBO's super-popular program "Sex in the City", which written, produced, directed by gay guys
___

I am so glad I never watched that show.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 11:54 AM (W14bs)

36 He came from somewhere back in his long-ago

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 11:55 AM (J4Dwc)

37 And the Academy Award for Arrogant Pig goes to . . .

Actor Alec Baldwin’s civil rights lawsuit against the Santa Fe district attorney alleging malicious prosecution for pursuing criminal charges against him has been dismissed.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:57 AM (ndZc7)

38
...Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers...

Michael McDonald ruined The Doobie Brothers

I said what I said

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 03, 2026 11:58 AM (AMvSw)

39
Trailer for the film about Jimmy Stewart coming out in November:

https://tinyurl.com/cyu624xc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Surprisingly, that looks pretty darn good.

Most actor/singer/rock group biographies are boring as hell.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 11:59 AM (YSUhf)

40 Thanks for the correction on the date, Bertram. I hope the film comes farther East so that I can see it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 11:59 AM (JrHfD)

41 ¡Ay, caramba!

Posted by: Hilaria at October 03, 2026 11:59 AM (J4Dwc)

42 Here's a comment from Cremieux' thread

@Otter26and
Also exaggerated are their medical prowess. The "amazing" hospitals were rare and a disaster. I read one of the few stories about a medical doctor in Islamic medieval Spain who cures a man who had sex with a male camel and got a grain stuck in his penis. It was filled with pus and he couldn't urinate. The doctor puts the penis on the table and smacks it, pus, blood and urine go everyone, the patient faints but is cured. Amazing.

Posted by: peepee status at October 03, 2026 11:59 AM (3Boiv)

43 Thanks for your interesting and informative thoughts on Samuel Adams, KT.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 12:01 PM (JrHfD)

44 Most dorms are co-Ed. Meaning males and females are living next door to each other not in separate wings or floors like co-Ed dorms use to mean. In rare cases, in suite style rooms, if you choose to, the sexes can be in the same dorm. Same sex dorms are the exception not the norm. Even the dorms at Texas A&M for the corps are co-Ed. Hence, the mandatory bathrobes. They do all seem to have separate bathrooms though and you need a badge to get into the proper bathroom.

Posted by: lin-duh at October 03, 2026 12:02 PM (VCgbV)

45 Here's a comment from Cremieux' thread

@Otter26and
Also exaggerated are their medical prowess. The "amazing" hospitals were rare and a disaster. I read one of the few stories about a medical doctor in Islamic medieval Spain who cures a man who had sex with a male camel and got a grain stuck in his penis. It was filled with pus and he couldn't urinate. The doctor puts the penis on the table and smacks it, pus, blood and urine go everyone, the patient faints but is cured. Amazing.
Posted by: peepee status at October 03, 2026 11:59 AM (3Boiv)

And that doctor's name was-

Al-Fonzi

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 12:03 PM (YSUhf)

46 File under "Well, duhhhhh . . ."

Michael Dorstewitz: Coddling Criminals Rewards Criminal Behavior, Destroys Society

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 12:03 PM (ndZc7)

47 Before Wikipedia, universities used to maintain the fictions of African tribesmen visiting the moon, etc. Gramsi and those who came after him helped make it possible to say "never mind" to details that made the stories impossible.

Posted by: KT at October 03, 2026 12:06 PM (1RGZ5)

48 Because Willowed:
September 12, 2001:

"We must upgrade cockpit door security to prevent intrusion from the cabin by bad actors looking to crash the plane!"

October 1, 2026:

"Thank goodness for that hero Captain because those damn cockpit doors being nearly impossible to unlock from the cabin side almost caused a catastrophe!"

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)

Probably Willowed, but I would suggest: cockpit door normally locked during flight, but could be opened by two flight attendants turning keys in two locks simultaneously. What if hikackers have knives to the throats of the stews? Duress protocol kicks in. A delay of more than a second between lock attempts turns on a flashing red light in the cockpit, and the pilot in command, who shall be armed, turns to face the door with his pistol drawn.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:06 PM (fTHmy)

49 YouTube- Winston Marshall
We are in deep sh*t
Net Immigration in UK accouted for %96.7 of the population growth in 2025

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:39 AM

Have read in England, those in charge of immigration are the Immigrants themselves from India

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 12:07 PM (Ia/+0)

50 There's also talk that the male stewards on that flight tried to hinder passengers from rushing the cockpit and correcting the flight.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 12:07 PM (zRtdU)

51 Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Border Wall Construction Across Texas’s Big Bend Sector

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"We need more socialist voters!" the judge explained.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 12:08 PM (ndZc7)

52 Probably Willowed, but I would suggest: cockpit door normally locked during flight, but could be opened by two flight attendants turning keys in two locks simultaneously. What if hikackers have knives to the throats of the stews? Duress protocol kicks in. A delay of more than a second between lock attempts turns on a flashing red light in the cockpit, and the pilot in command, who shall be armed, turns to face the door with his pistol drawn.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Easier way--use Israeli style vetting on all passengers and flight crew. The root cause is Muslim jihadis and frankly they should only be cargo, not flight crew.

As it dribbles out, it appears that flight attendants and those assigning the flight were in on it.

Posted by: whig at October 03, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

53 51 Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Border Wall Construction Across Texas’s Big Bend Sector

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"We need more socialist voters!" the judge explained.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Pointless and stupid by that judge. 5th Circuit and another district judge previously already okayed it. This is going to get set aside pretty quickly and I would crawl all over that judge's finances and associates because it smacks of cartel influence.

Posted by: whig at October 03, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)

54 NOT THEIR FAULT!

NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 12:12 PM (ndZc7)

55 50 There's also talk that the male stewards on that flight tried to hinder passengers from rushing the cockpit and correcting the flight.
Posted by: 88C+u
======
The hero Israeli plumber said as much. And how many of these sleepers are in US airline cockpits and air crew right now. Any person wearing pali pins and other such should on flightcrew should be vetted so hard that they quit. I would not even have them working as baggage handlers.

Posted by: whig at October 03, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)

56 54 NOT THEIR FAULT!

NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Can't make an exclusion for women and have it stand up in court, has to be gender neutral and apparently that woman herself violated this consent rule during the activities that evening.

Posted by: whig at October 03, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)

57 >>cockpit door normally locked during flight, but could be opened by two flight attendants turning keys in two locks simultaneously.

Presently, the door can be unlocked, with a delay, by a single FA entering the proper passcode into the alpha-numeric lock.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 12:16 PM (J4Dwc)

58 Probably Willowed, but I would suggest: cockpit door normally locked during flight, but could be opened by two flight attendants turning keys in two locks simultaneously. What if hikackers have knives to the throats of the stews? Duress protocol kicks in. A delay of more than a second between lock attempts turns on a flashing red light in the cockpit, and the pilot in command, who shall be armed, turns to face the door with his pistol drawn.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:06 PM (fTHmy)

But wouldnt the hijackers then just murder the flight attendants and take the keys and turn the locks simultaneously, avoiding the warning light, or have an accomplice in the cabin who stops one of the key holders from activating the emergency unlocking mechanism? It seems like a tough problem

Posted by: LASue at October 03, 2026 12:17 PM (lCppi)

59 If the threat of hijacking an airliner is as bad as some claim, or think, my decision to avoid flying for the last decade, and likely in the future, appears to have been correct.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 12:18 PM (RORbl)

60 56 54 NOT THEIR FAULT!

NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I remember when the dems rallying cry was, "out of our bedrooms, you old nosy old fogeys!"

Posted by: LASue at October 03, 2026 12:19 PM (lCppi)

61 But wouldnt the hijackers then just murder the flight attendants and take the keys and turn the locks simultaneously, avoiding the warning light, or have an accomplice in the cabin who stops one of the key holders from activating the emergency unlocking mechanism? It seems like a tough problem
Posted by: LASue at October 03, 2026 12:17 PM (lCppi)

You would probably have to have more than one duress protocol, and change it periodically. Or have armed sky Marshals among the passengers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:20 PM (fTHmy)

62 >>What if hikackers have knives to the throats of the stews?

I stated here yesterday that I once had a FA ask me if I'd unlock the cockpit door if a bad guy was holding a knife to her throat demanding to be let in. She seemed quite displeased with the answer.

I didn't make the rule.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 12:20 PM (J4Dwc)

63 I thought the Chinese invented all the things?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 03, 2026 12:25 PM (Y/06r)

64 film about Jimmy Stewart coming out
Didn't know he was gay

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 12:27 PM (YbVHj)

65 >>Michael McDonald ruined The Doobie Brothers

Tom Johnston agreed with you.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 03, 2026 12:27 PM (NcvvS)

66 I just finished watching a tik-tok/YT short video that started with "What if Donald Trump actually finished the Border Wall?" and ended with "Donald Trump and his remaining supporters fleeing to "Old Mexico".

AI-composed plot line, I'm sure. Political objectives, no doubt.

Posted by: mrp at October 03, 2026 12:27 PM (rj6Yv)

67 Well, time for me to get on with my day. Bright and sunny out, but cool. Should be nice by afternoon, though.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:28 PM (fTHmy)

68 A Saudi tried to convince me today that Arabs predate Jews in Judaea.

Well, that one is actually somewhat true. Ishmael was (arguably) the first Arab, and he predated Isaac by a few years. He was also sent away (by Sarah and by God).

Posted by: GWB at October 03, 2026 12:33 PM (kU0PQ)

69 The sexual harassment training at my university emphasizes that an impaired person cannot give consent, so don't assume it means interactions are okay if they don't say no.

Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at October 03, 2026 12:33 PM (OlzlW)

70 Airplane related; there's an interview up at The War Zone dot com with a former SR-71 engineer. He discusses what his job was, and what (possibly) NASA has in mind with the "loaner" SR-71 they took possession of a week or so ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 12:34 PM (RORbl)

71 Thx K.T.
I'm not even sure the Muslims invented the suicide bomber.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 12:36 PM (jivel)

72 Muslims invented water so they could live in Saudi Arabia in the desert

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 03, 2026 12:37 PM (PKL0q)

73 >>>NOT THEIR FAULT!

NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

>How about they stay home in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant. Make me a sandwich. Another option is they can stop being a whore.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 03, 2026 12:38 PM (VQ7/I)

74 NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

>How about they stay home in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant. Make me a sandwich. Another option is they can stop being a whore.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 03, 2026 12:38 PM (VQ7/I)

Giving legal weight to regret rape. Ok.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 03, 2026 12:43 PM (Y/06r)

75 Hegseth’s Pentagon Revolution: Tougher Warriors, Smarter Weapons, Faster Wars

https://tinyurl.com/4m6wzcka

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 12:48 PM (W14bs)

76 "what (possibly) NASA has in mind with the "loaner" SR-71 they took possession of a week or so ago."

They are converting it to a YF-12 so Marco Rubio can destroy the alien mothership.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 12:49 PM (MWfyi)

77 I stated here yesterday that I once had a FA ask me if I'd unlock the cockpit door if a bad guy was holding a knife to her throat demanding to be let in. She seemed quite displeased with the answer.

I didn't make the rule.
Posted by: one hour sober

Oh well. She knows what the correct answer is

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 12:50 PM (bWZYx)

78 Tougher than what? Smarter than what? Faster than what?

Posted by: I gotta ask at October 03, 2026 12:52 PM (2Ez/1)

79 74 NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

>How about they stay home in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant. Make me a sandwich. Another option is they can stop being a whore.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 03, 2026 12:38 PM (VQ7/I)

Giving legal weight to regret rape. Ok.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 03, 2026 12:43 PM (Y/06r)

Does the same apply to women trying to get men drunk?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)

80 >>>Giving legal weight to regret rape. Ok.

All intercourse is rape if they say so. Ridiculous.

This is why we have video. Not much rape going on here.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 03, 2026 12:52 PM (VQ7/I)

81 That ‘roll and scream’ works both ways, ladies.

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 12:54 PM (jdlda)

82 15 Lessee, Massachusetts has gone from having Sam Adams as Governor to the murderous harridan Healey as Governor. There's a lesson in there somewhere.

Posted by: Down The Tubes at October 03, 2026 11:36 AM (Fn+3X)

They'd give one to Lindsay Clancy, but she bypassed them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:54 PM (l3cgK)

83 95% of reported campus "sexual assaults" follow the following pattern:

Boy and Girl meet.
They start having sex.
Boy allegedly does something problematic sexually to Girl.
They continue having sex.
Boy breaks up with Girl.
Girl decides that she had been raped earlier, and goes to the campus authorities.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 12:55 PM (aD4fx)

84 "Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High"

How does that work? Do they have to wear some kind of bluetooth device that locks everything down?

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 12:55 PM (MWfyi)

85 16 Through the 1980s George Michael was more or less monogamous and considered himself bisexual. Careless Whispers is, in fact, about a love triangle with two women. At the time of "I Want Your Sex", Wiki reports he dated Kathy Jeung (XX). And he didn't get HIV, although one of his later boyfriends did.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:36 AM (3Boiv)

Intertubes say he died of AIDS...I don't know how you get AIDS without HIV...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:56 PM (l3cgK)

86 85 16 Through the 1980s George Michael was more or less monogamous and considered himself bisexual. Careless Whispers is, in fact, about a love triangle with two women. At the time of "I Want Your Sex", Wiki reports he dated Kathy Jeung (XX). And he didn't get HIV, although one of his later boyfriends did.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:36 AM (3Boiv)

Intertubes say he died of AIDS...I don't know how you get AIDS without HIV...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:56 PM (l3cgK)

Or rather he had AIDS.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:57 PM (l3cgK)

87 Hegseth’s Pentagon Revolution: Tougher Warriors, Smarter Weapons, Faster Wars

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Pete Hegseth
@PeteHegseth
No fatties.
No trannies.
No beardos.
No weirdoes.
No wimps.
No radicals — JUST WARRIORS.

-
This tweet is offensive to body positivities!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 12:58 PM (ndZc7)

88 84 "Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High"

How does that work? Do they have to wear some kind of bluetooth device that locks everything down?

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 12:55 PM (MWfyi)

Bluetooth Chastity Belt...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 12:59 PM (l3cgK)

89 Bluetooth Chastity Belt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)positivity especially!

Or maybe they have to blow into a tube like those Interlock ignition locking devices.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 01:02 PM (ndZc7)

90 A big factor in the explosion of campus sexual assault claims is the change in college sex ratios.

Colleges used to run about 60% male, 40% female.

Now, at many schools, it's more like 60% female, 40% male. (Cornell undergraduate is now 54% female.)

When the sex ratio is 60% male, 40% female, women are a scarce resource. Any woman that wants a boyfriend can get one, and with the exception of a handful of alpha males, males generally have to treat women very respectfully.

When the sex ratio is 60% female, 40% male, it's men who are the scarce resource. They can behave badly, and that enrages college women.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 01:02 PM (aD4fx)

91 89 Bluetooth Chastity Belt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)positivity especially!

Or maybe they have to blow into a tube like those Interlock ignition locking devices.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 01:02 PM (ndZc7)

I did a web search...
I was very sorry I did a web search...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:03 PM (l3cgK)

92 How does that work? Do they have to wear some kind of bluetooth device that locks everything down?

Notarized statements beforehand.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 01:03 PM (aD4fx)

93 92 How does that work? Do they have to wear some kind of bluetooth device that locks everything down?

Notarized statements beforehand.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 01:03 PM (aD4fx)

Hard to find a notary at 3 a.m.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:04 PM (l3cgK)

94 How long is this supposed to take?

Posted by: Some college chick blowing on a tube at October 03, 2026 01:04 PM (MWfyi)

95 Hard to find a notary at 3 a.m.

Create a demand, and it will be filled.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 01:04 PM (aD4fx)

96 72 Muslims invented water so they could live in Saudi Arabia in the desert

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 03, 2026 12:37 PM (PKL0q)

They invented the sheep intestine condom...
It took others to remove it from the sheep first.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)

97 94 How long is this supposed to take?

Posted by: Some college chick blowing on a tube at October 03, 2026 01:04 PM (MWfyi)

Until the device is satisfied.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:06 PM (l3cgK)

98 Fundraiser person from my (now woke) alma mater tried to get me to send more than fifty bucks annually. University had a recent rape hoax.
I pointed out the typical scenario with adult boy and adult girl go out and consume substantial alcohol then have consensual sex. Both regret it the next day, but one is considered the predator and one is considered the victim, based entirely on who is male and who is female.
I only send them minimal alumni dues to get the alumni magazine.

Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026 01:06 PM (1FEc1)

99 "Create a demand, and it will be filled.
Posted by: The ARC of History!"

That's part of the problem.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 01:06 PM (MWfyi)

100 Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 03, 2026 01:03 PM (aD4fx)

Hard to find a notary at 3 a.m.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:04 PM (l3cgK)
=======

Biometric registration through Big Bootie

Biometric authentication approved or denied by Big Bootie

Posted by: mrp at October 03, 2026 01:07 PM (rj6Yv)

101 98 Fundraiser person from my (now woke) alma mater tried to get me to send more than fifty bucks annually. University had a recent rape hoax.
I pointed out the typical scenario with adult boy and adult girl go out and consume substantial alcohol then have consensual sex. Both regret it the next day, but one is considered the predator and one is considered the victim, based entirely on who is male and who is female.
I only send them minimal alumni dues to get the alumni magazine.

Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026 01:06 PM (1FEc1)

How confusing does it become if both are women?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:07 PM (l3cgK)

102 Hit 90ºF here in Sandy Eggo before 9 a.m...currently 96ºF just after 10 a.m...supposed to get around 103ºF today.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:09 PM (l3cgK)

103 1) Believe Every Woman
2) Two women get drunk and have sex
3) They accuse each other of rape
...
5) Profit!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)

104 Vid at GP of Biden at some event sponsored by Sharpton . He looks very frail. Not long niw

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 01:11 PM (jivel)

105 68 A Saudi tried to convince me today that Arabs predate Jews in Judaea.

Well, that one is actually somewhat true. Ishmael was (arguably) the first Arab, and he predated Isaac by a few years. He was also sent away (by Sarah and by God).

Posted by: GWB at October 03, 2026 12:33 PM (kU0PQ)

Wakanda dun beat y'all.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (l3cgK)

106 ...Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers...

Michael McDonald ruined The Doobie Brothers

I said what I said

And made them most of their money

See Journey and later Chicago

Posted by: Azjaeger at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (U6aMq)

107 Faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin thought she actually had the credentials to critique Hegseth’s standards because she worked in the Pentagon’s press shop for a brief time. And she seemingly felt more qualified than the man who had actually led men in combat:

FARAH GRIFFIN: "But, listen, I worked at the Department of Defense and what Pete Hegseth has done, listen, he was a major in the Army. He did serve our country. But it would have been like if I showed up at this table and was like, Barbara Walters, I’m going to tell you how it’s done."
__

That so many women watch this show terrifies me.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (W14bs)

108 @AnnCoulter
1h
NY Attorney General Letitia James has filed a $450 million civil fraud suit against the Cornell Seven.
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James needs to be removed as AG, disbarred, and charged.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (3ImbR)

109 NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

———

How infantilizing to women.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

110 106 ...Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers...

Michael McDonald ruined The Doobie Brothers

I said what I said

And made them most of their money

See Journey and later Chicago

Posted by: Azjaeger at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (U6aMq)

He ruined them too?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (l3cgK)

111 Wild Wild West in haunted house. Hear crying. Sounds like woman coming.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 01:13 PM (OwMlf)

112 108 @AnnCoulter
1h
NY Attorney General Letitia James has filed a $450 million civil fraud suit against the Cornell Seven.
----------

James needs to be removed as AG, disbarred, and charged.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (3ImbR)

True justice is for her to receive the punishments doled out by all her false partisan prosecutions.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:13 PM (l3cgK)

113 It's 70 degrees here, supposed to get up to 75.

Brutal.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 01:14 PM (W14bs)

114 109 NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

———

How infantilizing to women.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 01:12 PM (ZdaMQ)

Don't tell Lindsay Clancy...she might do something to those women.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:14 PM (l3cgK)

115 Much of this could be resolved by not engaging in hookup sex regardless of your gender.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 01:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

116 113 It's 70 degrees here, supposed to get up to 75.

Brutal.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 01:14 PM (W14bs)

That's what it's normally supposed to be here. Lots of folks w/o AC. I got mine not long after I bought the house.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:15 PM (l3cgK)

117 Every day a Commissar Judge has to pop in to pushbtje Marxists agenda

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:16 PM (Ia/+0)

118 115 Much of this could be resolved by not engaging in hookup sex regardless of your gender.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 01:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

This is true. It's also true that STDs would drop dramatically if people only had sex with their spouses.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:16 PM (l3cgK)

119 Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 01:15 PM (ZdaMQ)

Yes.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 01:17 PM (JrHfD)

120 [i I suspect that the men in question knew that Jane Doe was not an enthusiastic participant but someone who had to be pressured and plied.

They pressured her with more drinks and plied her with ketamine.

She went along with it quite willingly by her own admission, only stopping intermittently because she was too high or too tired.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 01:17 PM (6ydKt)

121 James is scum (my AG) but she didn't file a lawsuit. The girl did. Hochul appointed James to investigate for possible crimes. Coulter is talking out her butt

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 01:17 PM (jivel)

122 NY Gov. Hochul Pushes to Close “Voluntary Intoxication Loophole” So Women Cannot Consent to Sex When Drunk or High

Responsibility for nothing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 01:17 PM (bWZYx)

123 That ‘roll and scream’ works both ways, ladies."

We talking double bagger or chewing ones arm off?

Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 01:18 PM (pfXMo)

124 117 Every day a Commissar Judge has to pop in to pushbtje Marxists agenda

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:16 PM (Ia/+0)

https://youtu.be/8-bgiiTxhzM

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:18 PM (l3cgK)

125 With the Judicial system filled with Leftists its like going to the casino and throwing everything on a 50/50 play

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Colleges used to run about 60% male, 40% female"

And then the calendar turned to 1970...

Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 01:20 PM (pfXMo)

127 University had a recent rape hoax.
I pointed out the typical scenario with adult boy and adult girl go out and consume substantial alcohol then have consensual sex. Both regret it the next day, but one is considered the predator and one is considered the victim, based entirely on who is male and who is female.
I only send them minimal alumni dues to get the alumni magazine.

Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026 01:06 PM (1FEc1)

It would be instructive, if not endlessly entertaining, if at least one of the accused Cornell alumni donned a wig and took on the transname, "Bitchislying", and demanded all legal communication reflect her new truth..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 01:26 PM (08OqX)

128 A hard notary is good to find.

Posted by: Obligatory at October 03, 2026 01:30 PM (2Ez/1)

129 jim haven't heard that in awhile

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:31 PM (Ia/+0)

130 Lessee, Massachusetts has gone from having Sam Adams as Governor"

And a somewhat decent beer...

Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 01:31 PM (pfXMo)

131 Mental illness has been mainlined. Let your freak flag fly is not just for hippies anymore..

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 03, 2026 01:32 PM (QaH55)

132 University had a recent rape hoax.
I pointed out the typical scenario with adult boy and adult girl go out and consume substantial alcohol then have consensual sex. Both regret it the next day, but one is considered the predator and one is considered the victim, based entirely on who is male and who is female.
I only send them minimal alumni dues to get the alumni magazine.

Posted by: Fenderbender

Forgo the magazine and give them nothing. Just a suggestion.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 01:32 PM (bWZYx)

133
96 Muslims invented water so they could live in Saudi Arabia in the desert

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 03, 2026 12:37 PM (PKL0q)

They invented the sheep intestine condom...
It took others to remove it from the sheep first.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)

LOL!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 01:33 PM (trSL4)

134 Where was it? Virginia maybe that frat house got hosed by a prosecutor for rape long ago then ended it never happened long afyer lives were destroyed

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)

135
"Digger" Tom Cruise movie spoilers are out.

Even a more loathsome Climate Catastrophe scolding than originally thought; speculation is he's trying to buy an Oscar with it.

Posted by: Auspex at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (Y8DZL)

136 Colleges and universities didn't used to be leftist strongholds either. That alone probably contributes to the raunchy sex, and the weirdness of it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (RORbl)

137 Colleges used to run about 60% male, 40% female"

And then the calendar turned to 1970...
Posted by: man
------

More importantly, perhaps, the principle of en loco parentis was abandoned.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (XeU6L)

138 135
"Digger" Tom Cruise movie spoilers are out.

Even a more loathsome Climate Catastrophe scolding than originally thought; speculation is he's trying to buy an Oscar with it.

Posted by: Auspex at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (Y8DZL)

Scientology is the Sustainable Church of the Carbon Apocalypse?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:36 PM (l3cgK)

139 Where was it? Virginia maybe that frat house got hosed by a prosecutor for rape long ago then ended it never happened long afyer lives were destroyed
Posted by: Skip
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Well, then there was the Duke lacrosse team frame-up.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 03, 2026 01:36 PM (XeU6L)

140 Flowers are here. Nood.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 03, 2026 01:37 PM (bWZYx)

141 I thought it was africans that invented all things

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at October 03, 2026 01:37 PM (jrgJz)

142
Where was it? Virginia maybe that frat house got hosed by a prosecutor for rape long ago then ended it never happened long afyer lives were destroyed
Posted by: Skip

Duke lacrosse team, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 01:37 PM (trSL4)

143 Falco died in a traffic accident, can't say remember but more just forgot as was listening to progressive radio at the time

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

144 Mississippi State - Bama is a turnover fest

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 01:39 PM (J4Dwc)

145
Or maybe they have to blow into a tube like those Interlock ignition locking devices.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 01:02 PM (ndZc7)

Good luck explaining to a blonde coed that a "blowjob" doesn't actually involve blowing air.

Then again, she probably figured that out as a high school freshman...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 03, 2026 01:40 PM (iqcvy)

146 GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:40 PM (Ia/+0)

147 143 Falco died in a traffic accident, can't say remember but more just forgot as was listening to progressive radio at the time

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Ia/+0)

Wikipedia:
Hölzel died of severe injuries received on 6 February 1998, at the age of 40, when his Mitsubishi Pajero collided with a bus on the road linking the towns of Villa Montellano and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic.[28][29][30][31] At the time of his death, he was planning a comeback, which was successful with the posthumously released album Out of the Dark (Into the Light). His body was returned to Austria and buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.[32] Even decades after his death, Falco’s grave remains one of the most visited graves in the Vienna Central Cemetery and continues to attract visitors.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 01:40 PM (l3cgK)

148 Favorite Rudyard Kipling aphorism

https://tinyurl.com/s9kzta83

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 01:50 PM (LBywx)

149 The American countryside is not underpopulated - we live in small rural towns because we’re trying to get away from populated places. It’s a deliberate choice. So when we hear about things like the “Heartland Visa” designed to flood rural areas with an unlimited foreign workforce as reported by @nataliegwinters, we have to resist the urge to use bad language.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/2106161740472082576

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 03, 2026 01:51 PM (W14bs)

150 Princeton faculty’s political contributions favored Dems over GOP 98% to 0%, study reveals

NYPost
Published Sep. 18, 2026

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:11 PM (odBC9)

151 Remember the Auto-Pen administration were flooding small towns with Illegals just like is happening in England

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 02:15 PM (Ia/+0)

152 More importantly, perhaps, the principle of en loco parentis was abandoned.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (XeU6L)

That's okay. They replaced it with the principle of loco crazy.

Posted by: bananas at October 03, 2026 02:31 PM (BHTo4)

153 "Digger" Tom Cruise movie spoilers are out.

Even a more loathsome Climate Catastrophe scolding than originally thought; speculation is he's trying to buy an Oscar with it.

Posted by: Auspex at October 03, 2026 01:34 PM (Y8DZL)

I don't know about the Oscar when the central message of the movie is -

entertainment is in it's own way foolish and evil because it distracts you from taking on "Global Weather Crisis"

The movie is literally telling you not to go to movies, not to go to plays, don't read, don't listen to music or watch TV because it distracts you from dedicating your life to whatever is important to Tom Cruise and Inkydink(or whatever the director/writer's name is).

This may be why the critics hate it so much because "Digger" is literally telling them lives are worthless and silly.

Just strange.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 02:34 PM (YSUhf)

154 The American countryside is not underpopulated - we live in small rural towns because we’re trying to get away from populated places. It’s a deliberate choice. So when we hear about things like the “Heartland Visa” designed to flood rural areas with an unlimited foreign workforce as reported by @nataliegwinters, we have to resist the urge to use bad language.

https://x.com/laralogan/status/2106161740472082576
----

Couldn't keep up with her posturing. Should decide whether she wants to report or tik tok.
HOWEVER, the intro says enough. And by the way, small towns are small for a reason and it's not the lack of population. Small towns re-supply themselves with indigenous babies and some refugees from Big City. They don't need any foreigners.

The one thing they can't support is full time M.D.'s.
FedGov program to assist foreign physicians become citizens by indentured service to country towns is not only a good idea; it works. I have benefited from this program 2x's and would rather have one of those Dr.s than some dipshit DEI or modern think graduates from over here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 04:25 PM (3oLMy)

155 152 More importantly, perhaps, the principle of en loco parentis was abandoned.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

How did the Clancy woman make it into this thread?

Posted by: Mom's Downright Evil! at October 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Fn+3X)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

[That was a monumental and joyous day!]

Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Amery)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate. We encourage prayer as well.
2) Be kind. Be nice. And be punctual.
3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.
4) Have a blessed weekend!

*****

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:
7/30 – David sent an update on his wife, Susan, who we have been praying for as she is treated for cancer. Susan is still doing well and her numbers are headed in the right direction, but they are still having issues with the side effects of the chemotherapy. It is manageable, but they have to increase the number of office visits for additional treatments. Some days are really good right now, but others are only bearable with the Lord’s grace. They are so grateful for the prayers on their behalf.
9/2 Update – Susan is back in the ICU. She either has an infection or the cancer has spread to her lungs. Either way, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for Susan and please continue them.
9/3 Update – Thank you to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. They are expecting her to pass into the hands of the Lord in the next day or so. Please pray for them.
9/21 Update – David sends his thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan. She did pass away on 9/4, surrounded by family and friends.
9/10 – Annie’s Stew asks for prayers for her husband as he recovers from knee surgery.
10/1 Update – Thank you for the prayers. Hubby’s pain has decreased and he is doing well with flexibility and recovery.
9/10 – D asked for prayers for the memory of 9/11. May the Lord comfort people in the grief, and may it bring people closer to God.
9/12 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for the W family for comfort and strength as they grieve. The deceased was a sweet 92 year old, despite some big tragedies in her life.
9/15 – Sal asked for prayers as wildfires are out of control in the north of the area and threatening the county seat. They are evacuating part of the town. Sal is not in any danger.
9/17 – Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update with good news and bad news. The bad news is that she has a 9mm mass on her lunch, which means the cancer has metastasized outside of her liver. The pump is keeping the cancer in her liver at bay for now. The good news is that they can zap the nodule out of her lung and will watch for if any more nodules appear. As long as this is the only one, the radiation should suffice. She meets with a radiation oncologist on 9/25.
9/18 – Random Dave posted an update to his job progress. He is still looking for FT work, but has accepted a substitute teacher position (more flexibility for interviews, some income to slow the bleeding). He asks for prayers that the interview results he is waiting on will get back to him soon, especially if one is the “right job”. If any are “not the right job”, they would fall away soon and get back to him, and that if all of them are “not the right job”, the ‘right job” would show itself aggressively, so he doesn’t miss it! He also thanks the Horde and the folks at church for their prayers and support.
8/14 Update – Random Dave needs continued prayers for his job situation, that God would guide him to the right one soon, and also for prayers for M’s grandmother, who fell the other day and tore a ligament.
10/1 Update – M’s grandma is healing. They are still praying for complete healing and mobility.
9/18 – Tonypete asked for prayers for #1 son. He has something going on which is, as yet, undiagnosed. He is under care now, so that is a positive step. Prayers also for his wife and daughter #2. Mom is a spoiled princess who consistently chooses the worst path of action regarding #2.
9/18 – Brother Tim posted that he has been overnight in his car more than indoors. He is convinced that his retirement/resignation was a severe error, a result of fatigue and depression. He asks for prayers.
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: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1
Foist?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 07:57 AM (YSUhf)

2 *beats drum*

*sings*

Hey ho! It is Saturday
Oh, no! A very sad day
With a rum tum tiddle dee day
For today Muh Longhorns
Do not play!
Hey ho fiddle dee dee

Posted by: naturalfake is now singing modern ancient folksongs at October 03, 2026 08:01 AM (YSUhf)

3 Good morning
Prayers for all in need

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 03, 2026 08:02 AM (0TVIV)

4 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 08:04 AM (RORbl)

5 Any tips on how to avoid the pop ups here on my phone?
Brave seems to just hang now when loading.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 03, 2026 08:04 AM (0TVIV)

6 I could have been first but a judge said it was unconstitutional.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 08:04 AM (MWfyi)

7 Morning, caffeinators! I have reached the Saturday morning coffee intake point where taking No-Doz would be superfluous.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:05 AM (wzUl9)

8 Late for me, first cup of coffee. The puppy slept in so I did as well. Mmmmm, coffee.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 03, 2026 08:05 AM (2NHgQ)

9 Good morning again dear morons thanks to annie, and mh and the horde for praying

{grammie}{Some Rat}{TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)

10 Hey ho! It is Saturday
Oh, no! A very sad day
With a rum tum tiddle dee day
For today Muh Longhorns
Do not play!
Hey ho fiddle dee dee
Posted by: naturalfake is now singing modern ancient folksongs at October 03, 2026

***
"Winnie the Pooh Tries Coffee for the First Time"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:07 AM (wzUl9)

11 Oh now brave loads

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 08:07 AM (Ydd86)

12 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at October 03, 2026 08:08 AM (Fn+3X)

13 Morning, all!

Time to face the day... at least it's Saturday.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 03, 2026 08:08 AM (aJQbY)

14
The Horde is slow to awaken today.

The Val-U-Rite must've been flowing free and easy last night.

Hopefully, no one sniffed ketamine off some random dude's crank and that leads to lawsuits against the HQ.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:08 AM (YSUhf)

15 We ar expecting rain on and off all day. Miss Linda mentioned going to an Art for Art's Sake event in the uptown area tonight. I have multiple objections: Driving and parking up there is a hassle, I don't want to walk around in the heat, crowds, and it may rain. Which last might save me from the entire project.

On the good side, it's free, and she can sip wine and I can nibble on crackers and cheese, also free.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:10 AM (wzUl9)

16 Sorry vmom I've heard that is a new problem

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)

17 En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at October 03, 2026

***
Cafe Bruoso from Aldi here

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:11 AM (wzUl9)

18 Retired for more than 19 years, but happy to celebrate it with those who are still galley slaves. Keep rowing!

Posted by: Row Well, And Live at October 03, 2026 08:12 AM (Fn+3X)

19 I was wondering where my ketamine went?

Posted by: Yyrog at October 03, 2026 08:13 AM (xXcHP)

20 I could have been first but a judge said it was unconstitutional.
Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026

***
I could have too, but two skanky drunk girls said they wanted to have a threesome with me. Probably a good idea for me to check with my lawyer first.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

21 I put ghee in my coffee. I'm a gheezer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 08:13 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Retired for more than 19 years, but happy to celebrate it with those who are still galley slaves. Keep rowing!
Posted by: Row Well, And Live at October 03, 2026

***
The senator whose life I saved pardoned me, so I'm okay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:14 AM (wzUl9)

23 Good morning Mis Hum and Horde
And saved a cup of coffee and donuts for the thread reading

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 08:15 AM (Ia/+0)

24 What are you downsizing today, Wolfus?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

25 Cafe Bruoso from Aldi here
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Barissimo!

Posted by: Caffeinated Carlos at October 03, 2026 08:15 AM (Fn+3X)

26
"Tico-Tico no Fubá" by Zequinha de Abreu, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

https://youtu.be/v_ZnJCMQqwo

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 08:16 AM (eRlcH)

27 Russia: 189 people under observation after lab worker dies of possible pneumonic plague

Posted by: Yyrog at October 03, 2026 08:18 AM (xXcHP)

28 I could have been first but a judge said it was unconstitutional.
Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026

***
I could have too, but two skanky drunk girls said they wanted to have a threesome with me. Probably a good idea for me to check with my lawyer first.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)

Some guys have all the luck.

Posted by: Sir Rod Stewart at October 03, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

29 Had coffee this morning in nice, sunny County Galway overlooking a field of Irish Sport horses.

Posted by: Cosda at October 03, 2026 08:18 AM (qQcHX)

30 Cranberry orange scones. They sizzle in the toaster because of all the butter.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

31 Brave seems to just hang now when loading.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 03, 2026 08:04 AM (0TVIV)

Brave always hangs for me on my phone. Sometimes so long (over five minutes) that I just abandon it and do something else.

I figure it's my old iphone. I don't plan to upgrade until none of my important apps are supported anymore.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:19 AM (CjHsb)

32
Nice Mystery Click. Talk about a one-hit wonder.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 08:19 AM (eRlcH)

33 "Tico-Tico no Fubá" by Zequinha de Abreu

Posted by Hadrian the Seventh

Much more melodic and popular than Abreu's followup:

Tico-Tico no Fupa!

Posted by: Classical Gas at October 03, 2026 08:22 AM (Fn+3X)

34 Heat Advisory today. Sunny, high 85 degrees.

Mrs. F. is trying to hide her panic.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

35 > The Horde is slow to awaken today.
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It's staying dark here in the mornings until around 0730hrs. Worse when it's really overcast.

I was up at 0700hrs and it was... dark, barely a hint of sunrise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 08:23 AM (RORbl)

36 What are you downsizing today, Wolfus?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026

***
I donated some old clothes to two different thrift stores this week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:24 AM (wzUl9)

37 30 Cranberry orange scones. They sizzle in the toaster because of all the butter.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Always good and will provide you some tasty toaster leavin's for when the burning times come.

Posted by: Bone Apetit! at October 03, 2026 08:24 AM (Fn+3X)

38 I donated some old clothes to two different thrift stores this week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Did you leave the store with more stuff than you brought in?

Posted by: That's My Problem at October 03, 2026 08:26 AM (Fn+3X)

39 So far this AM, I've listened to a history podcast, consumed two cups of coffee snd framed a photo for my wife. I bought the frame on line two days ago and it was sitting on my front stoop this morning at 5:30 when I opened the door.

A modern miracle of convenience!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:28 AM (zeIdK)

40 Likewise, Wolfus.
My downsizing efforts have been paused of late as I am in workup for a certain road trip to a certain destination in a certain Lone Star State.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

41 Prayers up for all, especially those who can't be with us.

Hoping the best for grammie winger, Donna with ampersands, JT.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:28 AM (CjHsb)

42
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 03, 2026 08:28 AM (AMvSw)

43 62 glorious degrees. . . in the house.

Time to start the furnace.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 03, 2026 08:29 AM (4HoLg)

44 Pete Hegseth has upset the AWFL's, with his new recruitment goals:

No fatties.
No trannies.
No beardos.
No weirdoes.
No wimps.
No radicals — JUST WARRIORS.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:30 AM (OnpZA)

45
Taking Her Majesty to the airport this morning for her judging assignment in Omaha tomorrow.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 08:30 AM (eRlcH)

46 I donated some old clothes to two different thrift stores this week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Did you leave the store with more stuff than you brought in?
Posted by: That's My Problem at October 03, 2026

***
Nope. Both were quick drop-offs. Both stores have very little for men, at least anything I might be interested in or might need. I've reached a point in my life where I have pretty much all the clothes I need for almost any kind of weather. Yes, I could use a pair of those LL Bean-style rain boots. Otherwise I'm set until something wears out..

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:32 AM (wzUl9)

47 Clark Gable and Joan Crawford were in eight MGM films together from 1931-40. In "Dancing Lady" from 1933, one scene was suppressed for many years. Crawford walked past Gable and he smacker her hard on the ass. She looked back over her shoulder smiling and said "Thank you, Sir".

Posted by: Pre-Code Classics at October 03, 2026 08:33 AM (Fn+3X)

48 Time to start the furnace.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 03, 2026 08:29 AM
+++
Ah, that unique aroma of burning dust the first time it turns on.
Signifying the official end of Summer.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

49 Brave always hangs for me on my phone. Sometimes so long (over five minutes) that I just abandon it and do something else.

I figure it's my old iphone. I don't plan to upgrade until none of my important apps are supported anymore.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
_______

I'm using brave with a ten year old android and haven't had any problems.

I'd still have a windows phone but for my employer refusing to allow work email on it in '22. So now I have this hand me down android from the wife.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 03, 2026 08:35 AM (JzUSu)

50 Just came back from a pleasure trip. Took my mother-in-law to the airport.

Posted by: Henny Youngman at October 03, 2026 08:37 AM (Fn+3X)

51 Breakfast this morning: two scrambled seasoned eggs, two strips of crisp bacon, a slice of whole wheat toast with honey. And a segment of a vanilla iced donut. I really know how to live large, baby!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:37 AM (wzUl9)

52 The senator whose life I saved pardoned me, so I'm okay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Adopted you and gave you a fortune as well!

Posted by: Auspex at October 03, 2026 08:39 AM (Y8DZL)

53 *me at the Goodwill / Thrift clothing store*

Look at all the new styles and fashions!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 08:40 AM (wVcYX)

54 51 Breakfast this morning: two scrambled seasoned eggs, two strips of crisp bacon, a slice of whole wheat toast with honey. And a segment of a vanilla iced donut. I really know how to live large, baby!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Sounds delicious! But wouldn't six strips of bacon be even better?

Posted by: Pork Belly Council at October 03, 2026 08:40 AM (Fn+3X)

55 >>Taking Her Majesty to the airport this morning for her judging assignment in Omaha tomorrow.

Tell her to pay close attention when the flight deck crew arrives at the gate and if either of them look Middle Eastern, bounce.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 08:40 AM (J4Dwc)

56 51 Breakfast this morning: two scrambled seasoned eggs, two strips of crisp bacon, a slice of whole wheat toast with honey. And a segment of a vanilla iced donut. I really know how to live large, baby!

It's true, every thread is a food thread.

I'm poor, I eat gruel.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at October 03, 2026 08:42 AM (jqoTQ)

57 Look at all the new styles and fashions!
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 08:40 AM (wVcYX)

*snort

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:42 AM (CjHsb)

58 Woo Hoo! It's Medicare Shopping Season!

Posted by: Old And In The Way at October 03, 2026 08:43 AM (Fn+3X)

59 The Brits have arrested a crazed lefty for killing Anne Widdicomb, a former Reform MP and close associate of Nigel Farage. Apparently, this 28 yr old picked up a hammer, drove 270 miles and killed the woman while she ate lunch in her house. He hit her many times in the head with his hammer. The nutjob also is thought to have driven to London, doused the Farage family front door with lighter fluid and was preparing to burn the place down in the early evening, when he was disturbed by a neighbor and ran away.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:43 AM (tAI1y)

60 I need to clear my closet of clothes that I no longer need since I work at home. And that are just a bit too snug now. I just don't want to tackle that project.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:44 AM (CjHsb)

61 Hand Me Down Android might have done well when it opened off Broadway, but was a victim of poor timing, in April of 2020. Panic over COVID 19 was ramping up into high gear and audiences stayed away in droves. The small number that did attend were made to sit six feet apart from each other no matter what their relationship and were separated by large plates of plexiglass. Actors were required to wear N95 masks, making it difficult to understand dialogue and the entire theater reeked of hand sanitizer.

Posted by: Snooty Theatre Critic at October 03, 2026 08:44 AM (2Ez/1)

62 When shopping for clothing at the GW be sure to check for flaws. Bed bugs are sometimes a feature

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at October 03, 2026 08:44 AM (jqoTQ)

63 Good morning Horde. Thx MisHum.
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 08:45 AM (jivel)

64 *me at the Goodwill / Thrift clothing store*

Look at all the new styles and fashions!
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026

***
Why would someone give away this perfectly good polyester leisure suit? The style is gonna come back, I tell ya!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:46 AM (wzUl9)

65 Be sure to at least rinse the cookware and china you buy at Goodwill. Not everyone's kitchen is as hygienic as yours. And wash any boxers, undies you may purchase.

Posted by: Slick Willy Clinton at October 03, 2026 08:47 AM (Fn+3X)

66 Mornin' hoard. Prayers ascending for all intentions. Got an update on my friend's cousin. The tumors in her lower GI have responded to the chemo and are down to where she no longer needs the catheter. The doctors have told her that this type of cancer is very treatable.

In other news, I have an interview at the local ABC liquors this afternoon for a holiday fill in position. In addition to the income, it will break up this sedentary rut I've lately found myself in..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 08:47 AM (08OqX)

67 I need to decide if I want to run out to the bank this morning, or wait until Monday. Progressive sent me a refund check on my renter's insurance: a big $3.57. That'll buy a cup of coffee, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 08:48 AM (wzUl9)

68 Nehru jackets are set for a big rebound. Check Piper's Sunday Fashion contribution on the Sunday ONT.

Posted by: Beau Brummell at October 03, 2026 08:49 AM (Fn+3X)

69 67 I need to decide if I want to run out to the bank this morning, or wait until Monday. Progressive sent me a refund check on my renter's insurance: a big $3.57. That'll buy a cup of coffee, I think.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

You might want to frame that check, if Flo or Jamie signed it.

Posted by: Brush With Greatness II at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (Fn+3X)

70 In other news, I have an interview at the local ABC liquors this afternoon for a holiday fill in position. In addition to the income, it will break up this sedentary rut I've lately found myself in..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 08:47 AM (08OqX)

Good choice! When seeking an elective job, definitely go for one where you'll enjoy the employee discount!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (CjHsb)

71 Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 08:45 AM (jivel)

Yes, this. The Hordeverse is full of good folks.

I'm looking forward to meeting many of you IRL later this month. Well, assuming the Initiation Ceremony for First Timers is survivable.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (wVcYX)

72 " What are you downsizing today, Wolfus?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"

I threw away four old solar panels.

Posted by: Doing my part for the planet at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (MWfyi)

73 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

**********

Can I run a couple of sharp objections past you MisHum?

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (I0N4X)

74 Breakfast this morning: two scrambled seasoned eggs, two strips of crisp bacon, a slice of whole wheat toast with honey. And a segment of a vanilla iced donut. I really know how to live large, baby!

It's true, every thread is a food thread.

I'm poor, I eat gruel.

Luxury!

We stole grass clippings from the neighbor's mulch pile, and we were glad to get them. They got a bit dry in the winter, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 08:52 AM (Riz8t)

75 "...a big $3.57. That'll buy a cup of coffee, I think."

Ha! You wish!

Posted by: Purple haired tattooed tackle box faced Starbucks barista with a Women's Studies degree at October 03, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

76 In other news, I have an interview at the local ABC liquors this afternoon for a holiday fill in position. In addition to the income, it will break up this sedentary rut I've lately found myself in..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

My Dream Job!

Posted by: Otis Campbell at October 03, 2026 08:52 AM (Fn+3X)

77 Brave seems to just hang now when loading.

Most of the time Brave doesn’t work on this site. If you get it to work, contact the Vatican.

The popups on this site are effective area denial devices.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 03, 2026 08:54 AM (K0+B0)

78 Cleveland vs Chicago at noon central for division pennant. Maybe this will be Cleveland's year. More than likely it will be the usual with four or five people meeting the plane at Hopkins in early October with a "thanks for another great season" sign.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 08:55 AM (gm9Sb)

79 No weirdoes.

No radicals — JUST WARRIORS.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:30 AM (OnpZA)

There ARE weirdos TBF - but just weirdos in a good way. You meet some interesting people in the military.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 08:55 AM (6jna9)

80 I made two biscuits (frozen) and two pieces of breakfast sausage for my wife and myself. Put a piece of cheese on one, and.... breakfast sandwich.

Wife's not up yet, but her breakfast is made. 😁

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 08:55 AM (RORbl)

81 I have Brave on my Android phone and it works fine here. Moto G something.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 08:55 AM (MWfyi)

82 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

*********

Was the scope of the supposed problem ever fully elucidated? What was the frequency of adverse events tied to sharp objects prior to the institution of this seemingly arbitrary rule? What metrics are we using to determine if the rule is actually helping? Have we firmly established causality?

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 08:56 AM (I0N4X)

83 I don't drink ALL of my paychecks...

Posted by: Local ABC liquors employee at October 03, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

84 "What metrics are we using to determine if the rule is actually helping?"

Nobody has had an eye put out for over 400 days.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 08:57 AM (MWfyi)

85 X just showed me a Maine Coon cat that stands 29 inches tall when he's on his hind legs. Yuge.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:57 AM (ENlBS)

86 59 The Brits have arrested a crazed lefty for killing Anne Widdicomb, a former Reform MP and close associate of Nigel Farage. Apparently, this 28 yr old picked up a hammer, drove 270 miles and killed the woman while she ate lunch in her house. He hit her many times in the head with his hammer. The nutjob also is thought to have driven to London, doused the Farage family front door with lighter fluid and was preparing to burn the place down in the early evening, when he was disturbed by a neighbor and ran away.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:43 AM (tAI1y)

The nutjob will be turned loose the moment the police think people aren’t looking.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 08:57 AM (6jna9)

87 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

***********

This seems to disenfranchise many (if not all) stakeholders (SWIDT?)

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 08:58 AM (I0N4X)

88 I don't drink ALL of my paychecks...
Posted by: Local ABC liquors employee at October 03, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

Of course not! They sell cigars too..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 08:58 AM (08OqX)

89 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

***********

Can we just cut to the chase here?

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 08:59 AM (I0N4X)

90 In other news, I have an interview at the local ABC liquors this afternoon for a holiday fill in position. In addition to the income, it will break up this sedentary rut I've lately found myself in..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 08:47 AM (08OqX)

Good choice! When seeking an elective job, definitely go for one where you'll enjoy the employee discount!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (CjHsb)

And the nearly unlimited supply of storage / moving boxes as a fringe benefit!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 08:59 AM (wVcYX)

91 Cleveland vs Chicago at noon central for division pennant. Maybe this will be Cleveland's year.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
_______

They're still shitty.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 03, 2026 09:00 AM (JzUSu)

92 75 "...a big $3.57. That'll buy a cup of coffee, I think."

Ha! You wish!
Posted by: Purple haired tattooed tackle box faced Starbucks barista with a Women's Studies degree at October 03, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

And if it’s a dude working there…the dude wouldn’t be gayer if he and other dudes on the crew were buttfucking right in front of you on the counter.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 09:00 AM (6jna9)

93 Good morning Horde! Prayers up for all on the list. May God bless all of you, and all patriotic Americans. May God bless and protect our Commander in Chief, his family and cabinet.

Posted by: Buck at October 03, 2026 09:00 AM (z6ONu)

94 Cleveland vs. the White Sox will be a nail-biter. The baseball cognoscenti is dismissive, since neither of these teams are big money payrolls.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 09:00 AM (ENlBS)

95 In other news, I have an interview at the local ABC liquors this afternoon for a holiday fill in position. In addition to the income, it will break up this sedentary rut I've lately found myself in..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 08:47 AM (08OqX)

Good choice! When seeking an elective job, definitely go for one where you'll enjoy the employee discount!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (CjHsb)

And the nearly unlimited supply of storage / moving boxes as a fringe benefit!

And you'll get to see which of your neighbors is out picking up booze at 10 am on a Tuesday morning.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:01 AM (Riz8t)

96 91 The only reason they're in first place is the whole division kinda sucks.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 09:01 AM (gm9Sb)

97 And you'll get to see which of your neighbors is out picking up booze at 10 am on a Tuesday morning.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:01 AM (Riz8t)

Not that you'd be judging. Just curious.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 09:02 AM (CjHsb)

98 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

*********

Was the scope of the supposed problem ever fully elucidated? What was the frequency of adverse events tied to sharp objects prior to the institution of this seemingly arbitrary rule? What metrics are we using to determine if the rule is actually helping? Have we firmly established causality?
Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 08:56 AM (I0N4X)

Looking for a Total Quality Management solution? I can help.

Posted by: W. Edwards Deming at October 03, 2026 09:04 AM (wVcYX)

99 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:06 AM (ZOv7s)

100 We're ALWAYS dismissive. It's what we do.

Posted by: The baseball cognoscenti at October 03, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

101 The only reason they're in first place is the whole division kinda sucks.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 03, 2026 09:01 AM (gm9Sb)
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Better than the western division.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 09:09 AM (pRs0Q)

102 Pete Hegseth has upset the AWFL's, with his new recruitment goals:

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 03, 2026 08:30 AM (OnpZA).
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That group includes a great many retired flag officers, and their weird minions are outraged that men in drag are no longer in the ranks.

"HEGSETH IS DESTROYING THEH MILITARY!"

Recruitment is setting records.

"OUR FORCE IS BROKEN."

Iran is completely crushed. But they deny that, too. Irrelevance must feel awful to them. Good.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

103 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 09:11 AM (u82oZ)

104 One week from the next round of cadaver dog and GPR scanning on an extended target zone looking for F-I-L's remains. This is shaping up to be the most comprehensive effort since the Curious Disappearance way back in 2008. A 2-day multiple modality unified team effort. Wish us success!

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)

105 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy

You're going to have to pick one. I'm not Superman, you know.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (Riz8t)

106 DIY q. Now that hubs has retired, apparently it is time to check things off his fix it list.

We are replacing sliding closet foors in hallway - I am thinking with bifold or accordion.

Aside from Home Depot, where can I look? I want something mid quality - not cheap plastic but not high end ladida

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:13 AM (Ydd86)

107 And the nearly unlimited supply of storage / moving boxes as a fringe benefit!
Posted by: Count de Monet

We were changing the carpet in the offices of the Middle School I worked in. People had to box up their boxes/belongings to move their bookshelves and such. Saw the Principal come in with Popov boxes and such. He was Czech and I knew he could imbibe. I asked if those were his "empties". He said,"Sure, you have to drink....with these kids".

Posted by: Higher Ed at October 03, 2026 09:14 AM (Fn+3X)

108 Seems some think the botched execution was a set up

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 09:14 AM (Ia/+0)

109
We're ALWAYS dismissive. It's what we do.
Posted by: The baseball cognoscenti at October 03, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

There are four teams in MLB: the Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox and Cubs. The baseball cognoscenti treat the remainder like some grande dame at a party, "Who are these people and how did they get in here?"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:15 AM (eRlcH)

110 Wish us success!
Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)
Prayers for you and your family in this (ongoing) search, may it be successful and may you all find peace!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 09:15 AM (hOUT3)

111
Was the scope of the supposed problem ever fully elucidated? What was the frequency of adverse events tied to sharp objects prior to the institution of this seemingly arbitrary rule? What metrics are we using to determine if the rule is actually helping? Have we firmly established causality?
Posted by: muldoon

=====

Is management committed to the 'No Running' policy? Do you have a robust change management system if you are to change to a 'no flouncing' policy? Can you show me the training g records for all employees coveted by the 'no Running' policy?

Posted by: Your Friendly ISO Auditor at October 03, 2026 09:16 AM (4HoLg)

112 muldoon, I will pray

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:16 AM (Ydd86)

113
Of course, the Astros cheating scandal didn't start with Houston. The Dodgers and Yankees were doing the same thing. But MLB wasn't going to punish them, so it was Houston that got the obloquy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:17 AM (eRlcH)

114 110 Wish us success!
Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)
Prayers for you and your family in this (ongoing) search, may it be successful and may you all find peace!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 09:15 AM

Indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 09:17 AM (2Ez/1)

115 Wish us success!
Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)

Much. Closure and peace along with it.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 09:17 AM (wVcYX)

116 Prayer thread relevant - I prayed the rosary every day this week! While walking at lunchtime.

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Ydd86)

117 First use of the fire pit this morning. Smokeless, my ass.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 03, 2026 09:18 AM (JzUSu)

118 Ah, news on the muldoon Missing Persons front. Very good and hope there is resolution.

Posted by: Missing 411 at October 03, 2026 09:19 AM (Fn+3X)

119
I prayed the rosary every day this week! While walking at lunchtime.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Ydd86)

I do it at 6:30 every morning. If I miss that, I might not get to it the rest of the day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:19 AM (eRlcH)

120 Good morning and prayers for the horde!
A while back I asked for prayers for a colleague and friend who was fighting cancer. She recently passed. Although incredibly sad, I am glad she's finally at peace - the pain she's endured the past 2 years is gone.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 09:20 AM (rOKnE)

121
TV executives would throw interns into a volcano to have a Dodger-Yankees World Series.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:20 AM (eRlcH)

122 What about prancing with scissors?

Posted by: The Great Poof at October 03, 2026 09:20 AM (Fn+3X)

123 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 03, 2026 09:20 AM (Hbeqj)

124 @104 muldoon, good luck and God bless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (jivel)

125 Hadrian, what time do you go to bed?

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (Ydd86)

126 Is management committed to the 'No Running' policy? Do you have a robust change management system if you are to change to a 'no flouncing' policy? Can you show me the training g records for all employees coveted by the 'no Running' policy?
Posted by: Your Friendly ISO Auditor at October 03, 2026 09:16 AM

I'll need to see some Objective Quality Evidence. Got any run charts? Histograms? A Pareto?

Posted by: Overweight former TQM black belt consultant working a side gig at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

127 Just got doing our shopping after taking a walk .Beautiful trees changing and little purple flowers ( American aster ) along the canal with some late honeysuckle which smelled lovely.

I also enjoy seeing the cute little kids in the shopping carts, one of which was about one and a half and she waved at me till she got out of view.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (59j7E)

128 Good hunting muldoon

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:22 AM (RIvkX)

129 Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:17 AM (eRlcH)

Yes, most MLB teams were doing the same thing that the Astros were doing at that time. It wasn't a big secret.

Posted by: dantesed at October 03, 2026 09:22 AM (Oy/m2)

130 What about prancing with scissors?

Posted by: The Great Poof

Nope. Mincing, sashaying, and tripping the light fantastic are all right out.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:22 AM (Riz8t)

131
Just so's you know, the Horde - especially those on the Prayer List - are remembered in my Rosary intentions and the third decade is dedicated to them and my family. Not that I have much influence Upstairs, but I persevere in hoping Our Lady is listening.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:22 AM (eRlcH)

132 Prayer thread relevant - I prayed the rosary every day this week! While walking at lunchtime.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Ydd86)
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Good for you! I try to do at least one per week.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (ZOv7s)

133 > 21 I put ghee in my coffee. I'm a gheezer.

Pro tip: if offered ghee-whiz for your coffee, request that the other person hold the whiz.

Repost from last night:

A Juneau woman apparently kept her dead husband in a chest freezer for years so she could continue collecting his Social Security, pension, and Permanent Fund Dividends.

The last time he was known to have been seen alive was 2018, so this apparently went on for years.

The corpse was in good enough shape that they could determine he'd died of natural causes.

She got away with it, too. This wasn't discovered until after she herself died and a relative clearing out the house for the estate discovered Uncle Ross in the freezer.

Yes, she committed a bunch of crimes here, yet somehow my reaction is still "Yeeeessss!"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (qlLNh)

134 Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (jivel)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (59j7E)

135 Took out my Accordion doors. They kept even me up at night.

Posted by: Myron Floren at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (Fn+3X)

136 Putting together a big winter clothing drop to Goodwill. It includes a lot of winter clothing that is too big for me now.

And setting up a hydroponic machine for growing fresh herbs.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)

137
Hadrian, what time do you go to bed?
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:21 AM (Ydd86)

10:00 to 10:30. I wake up between 4:00 and 5:00.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (eRlcH)

138 Nope. Mincing, sashaying, and tripping the light fantastic are all right out.
Posted by: Archimedes

Skulking is still good, right?

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (Ydd86)

139 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

************

💡 Aha!

Laces up roller blades!! Teehee!

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:23 AM (I0N4X)

140 For those inclined, youtube has the parade of saints at the Stade de France during Pope Leo's visit. Quite the contrast to the pagan blasphemy at the Olympics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUW8_dowmQk

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

141 Nope. Mincing, sashaying, and tripping the light fantastic are all right out.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:22 AM

And stay away from the tulips. They're mine.

Posted by: Tiny Tim at October 03, 2026 09:24 AM (2Ez/1)

142 10:00 to 10:30. I wake up between 4:00 and 5:00.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

*yawns reflexively*

I wish I could manage to go to bed early
Something to work on

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:25 AM (Ydd86)

143 Hey, it went through! The parade starts at the 26 minute mark. Joan of Arc's entrance was awesome - full armor on horseback with an escort of knights. Yes, France, that is the way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:26 AM (ZOv7s)

144 Wish us success!
Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)

Indeed, sir! I hope you get answers.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 03, 2026 09:26 AM (CjHsb)

145 "...for growing fresh herbs."

Is that what you kids are calling it now?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at October 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

146 Most of the time Brave doesn’t work on this site. If you get it to work, contact the Vatican.

I am usually able to use Brave on iOS if I turn Javascript off. Usually. From time to time, something on the front page -- presumably a rotating ad -- causes it (and every other browser) to crash and reload until it gives up. The workaround is to hope that you can stop the load when the "Comments" link is visible. Unfortunately, Ace often likes to post hundreds of lines before the break. On those days, iPhone users are just SOL.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 09:26 AM (vTZFs)

147 >>Pete Hegseth has upset the AWFL's, with his new recruitment goals:

No fatties.
No trannies.
No beardos.
No weirdoes.
No wimps.
No radicals — JUST WARRIORS.
- - - -
So. . . we need to add "No AWFLs" to the list.
Mission Accomplished
#winning

(And really, you know he's doing this to trigger - best way to smoke out the rest of the woke military members, lol)

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 09:26 AM (rOKnE)

148 135 Took out my Accordion doors. They kept even me up at night.
Posted by: Myron Floren

Same here.

Posted by: Dr. Bellows at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (Fn+3X)

149
She got away with it, too. This wasn't discovered until after she herself died and a relative clearing out the house for the estate discovered Uncle Ross in the freezer.

Yes, she committed a bunch of crimes here, yet somehow my reaction is still "Yeeeessss!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

=====

"We were running from a glacier . . . I turned back . . . and he was gone"

Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (4HoLg)

150 (And really, you know he's doing this to trigger - best way to smoke out the rest of the woke military members, lol)

He's a crafty one, he is.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (Riz8t)

151 Delurks looks around.

Honest question

I have used brave for years here at aces place.
I have never, even once run into a problem. No pop-ups no loading issues. Only have to read in landscape on the phone.

What am I doing wrong?

Posted by: Dandalo at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (tmYdE)

152 DIY q. Now that hubs has retired, apparently it is time to check things off his fix it list.

We are replacing sliding closet foors in hallway - I am thinking with bifold or accordion.

Aside from Home Depot, where can I look? I want something mid quality - not cheap plastic but not high end ladida
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:13 AM (Ydd86)

If there is a Habitat For Humanity ReStore near you, you might go do some browsing there.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)

153 Honest question

I have used brave for years here at aces place.
I have never, even once run into a problem. No pop-ups no loading issues. Only have to read in landscape on the phone.

What am I doing wrong?

Living a good life, apparently.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:28 AM (Riz8t)

154 Hope the search is successful Muldoon
That's a long time to wait for confirmation/closure.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 09:28 AM (rOKnE)

155 And setting up a hydroponic machine for growing fresh herbs.

* parks van with IR and UV scanners outside salty's house *

Posted by: DEA Agent at October 03, 2026 09:29 AM (vTZFs)

156 "The corpse was in good enough shape that they could determine he'd died of natural causes.

She got away with it, too. This wasn't discovered until after she herself died and a relative clearing out the house for the estate discovered Uncle Ross in the freezer."
----

Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: In the voice of Dennis Miller at October 03, 2026 09:29 AM (2Ez/1)

157 Posted by: Dandalo at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (tmYdE

Sorry.. I am having the same issue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 09:29 AM (59j7E)

158 Mincing, sashaying, and tripping the light fantastic are all right out.
Posted by: Archimedes
_______

What about skipping the light fandango and turning cartwheels 'cross the floor?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 03, 2026 09:30 AM (JzUSu)

159 I have never, even once run into a problem. No pop-ups no loading issues. Only have to read in landscape on the phone.

iOS or Android? The symptom seems specific to iOS.

Posted by: DEA Agent at October 03, 2026 09:30 AM (vTZFs)

160 Thanks for the well wishes.

18 years ago today Jack disappeared. That represents fully one-quarter of my lifetime. The irony is that we know what happened, by whom and where, and have been validated by a pair of fine investigators from the CBI who took the time to hear our story, pick up the baton and diligently pursue the truth. Finding the bones is o longer our prime objective.

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (I0N4X)

161 /dog-shooter sock

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (vTZFs)

162 Skulking is still good, right?
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport

There's always someone looking for any available loopholes...

But now that you mention it, isn't moonwalking with sharp objects still allowed here?

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (hOUT3)

163
71 I'm looking forward to meeting many of you IRL later this month. Well, assuming the Initiation Ceremony for First Timers is survivable.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 03, 2026 08:51 AM (wVcYX)

Hopefully “thank you sir, may I have another?” isn’t part of the ceremony as I will be in same said ceremony.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (SjAWL)

164 He's a crafty one, he is.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (Riz8t)
---
It is hard to say exactly which Trump pick has been the most impressive. There are so many transformational people in there, and what is even more surprising is how people we wrote off as lightweights have been reborn as stone-cold killers. I never took Dr. Oz or RFK seriously, but they are hammering the hell out of the establishment and rooting out incredible levels of corruption.

How much of health care costs are pure graft?

Rubio has been a revelation and while I didn't know much about Hegseth (other than he was hated, which was good), he is doing an amazing job of upending the bureaucracy. The whole name change to War Dept. smoked out tons of woke traitors who stood on statute and defied direct orders. Jogging with the troops, talking about merit, and throwing around Gen X slang is killing them. I love to see it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)

165 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (HFx9z)

166
Quite the contrast to the pagan blasphemy at the Olympics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUW8_dowmQk
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

That made me moist down there!

-- "Doctor" Jill Biden

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:32 AM (trSL4)

167 Aside from Home Depot, where can I look? I want something mid quality - not cheap plastic but not high end ladida
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:13 AM
+++

*tap tap tap*
Hello? Is this thing on?

Posted by: Lowe's Home Improvement at October 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

168 You need 800 pound silding barn doors with exposed pulleys and tracks. They are all the rage. And lots of shiplap!

Posted by: Joanna Gaines!! at October 03, 2026 09:33 AM (Fn+3X)

169 What am I doing wrong?
Posted by: Dandalo at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (tmYdE)
---
Same experience. I used Chrome on my phone and it was a mess, so I installed Brave there as well and it runs fine. Same for my laptop.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:33 AM (ZOv7s)

170 >>Yes, she committed a bunch of crimes here, yet somehow my reaction is still "Yeeeessss!"

Probably because we've been watching so many stories of benefits fraud on steroids in the news (e.g. ~ $6 billion in Somali daycare fraud) that this seems quaint and understandable. She likely really needed it - she wasn't using it to buy homes, luxury cars, designer clothes, etc.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 03, 2026 09:34 AM (rOKnE)

171 Mincing, sashaying, and tripping the light fantastic are all right out.
Posted by: Archimedes
_______

What about skipping the light fandango and turning cartwheels 'cross the floor?

Only the whitest, palest people can do that.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:34 AM (Riz8t)

172 135 Took out my Accordion doors. They kept even me up at night.
Posted by: Myron Floren

Same here.
Posted by: Dr. Bellows at October 03, 2026 09:27 AM (Fn+3X)

Well, the kids don't eat
And the dog can't sleep
There's no escape from the music
In the whole damn street

Posted by: The Who at October 03, 2026 09:35 AM (wVcYX)

173 GOP has surrendered in NC pulls all its money out to try and save Kansas

Posted by: Paul at October 03, 2026 09:35 AM (Rwncg)

174 Paul, you have Cheetos dust all over your shirt front and belly. Have some dignity, man.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)

175 God bless you, Paul. It must be tough to get up early on a Saturday where other people are relaxing, taking in a beautiful fall morning and spread lies to people who consider you a complete joke.

There is another way. God is waiting for you. Go to Him and give up this sad existence.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)

176 Overweight with a face full of Cheetos dust is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at October 03, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

177 Paul, you have Cheetos dust all over your shirt front and belly. Have some dignity, man.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)
---
Maybe the shame is part of the kink. Sad.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)

178 Aren't 3/4 of the people in witness protection or on the lam in Alaska? Who else would live there?

Posted by: Tundra Muck Tommy at October 03, 2026 09:39 AM (Fn+3X)

179 Aside from Home Depot, where can I look? I want something mid quality - not cheap plastic but not high end ladida
Posted by: vmom

************

Missus Muldoon has gotten decent quality bifold doors o-line from Wal-Mart. We got some with louvred panels (for closets) and some with glass panes (for a double wide room partition), solid wood, stainable or paintable.

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:39 AM (I0N4X)

180 Good morning my prettiest. My Brave browser gets all hunged up too, so I am back to this ad-encrusted version.

Today I clear out my veggie patch for the season. It was a good run while it lasted.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 03, 2026 09:40 AM (kpS4V)

181 Muldoon I hope some day closure will happen

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Ia/+0)

182 I imagine that if you run with a sharp object, you can be very punctual.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 03, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)

183 Morning all. Prayers up

Frasier running with scissors was one of the more hilarious Cheers scenes…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 09:41 AM (M+uMR)

184
Think how different your existence would be if the simple act of pulling out had occurred in your case, Paul.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:41 AM (trSL4)

185 Aren't 3/4 of the people in witness protection or on the lam in Alaska?

*********

When we lived in Fairbanks it was referred to as the Underground Railroad for schizophrenics.

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:42 AM (I0N4X)

186 I imagine that if you run with a sharp object, you can be very punctual.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 03, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)

You have a knife disposition!

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 09:42 AM (YSUhf)

187 By the way, it was funny seeing the fake news saying "Gosh, the polls are starting to tighten" exactly when they always do.

I (and others) have been pointing this out for weeks. There is no early way El-Sayed has close to 50% of the vote. The guy can't even condemn fricking Iran.

I'm going to put another marker down. There are a lot of "shy Trump Dems" who will never, ever admit they are voting for Republicans but are scared to death of El-Sayed. I'm sure a bunch of them are Jewish and in fact elected Jews in Michigan are openly saying they are voting for Rogers. Gosh, just as I said when the primary vote was tallied, West Bloomfield is not going to vote for this guy.

So with the Dem base collapsing, where are those new votes coming from? Suburban soccer moms? How is he doing in Detroit?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

188 There is another way. God is waiting for you. Go to Him and give up this sad existence.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
________

Paul's god is death of the living, sacrificed for his vision of the happiness future generations.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 03, 2026 09:43 AM (JzUSu)

189 We plan to take all scissor-related issues under advisement.

Posted by: The Amalgamated Union of Overweight Lesbian Police Chiefs, local #408 at October 03, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

190 186 I imagine that if you run with a sharp object, you can be very punctual.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 03, 2026 09:41 AM (0U5gm)

You have a knife disposition!

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 09:42 AM (YSUhf)

You do have a point there!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 09:44 AM (hOUT3)

191
We plan to take all scissor-related issues under advisement.
Posted by: The Amalgamated Union of Overweight Lesbian Police Chiefs

But you won't be hauling us out of danger if we are afflicted by wounds due to scissors, right?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:46 AM (trSL4)

192 1. The Democrats will collapse in November
2. They will claim the election was "stolen"
3. They will attempt major violence, probably as soon as the weather turns

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

193 > Who else would live there?
Posted by: Tundra Muck Tommy at October 03, 2026 09:39 AM (Fn+3X)

Hold that thought. We already think there are way too many people here.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 09:48 AM (qlLNh)

194
*waltzes in with sharp scissors*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:49 AM (eRlcH)

195
4. AOC will thaw her eggs and use them to make a savory dish of eggs and chorrrrrrizo.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:49 AM (trSL4)

196 Another data point: I am getting next to zero campaign lit from Democrats. That's very unusual. I'm getting a lot from Republicans, though.

Also: no canvassers going around this year. Normally the get out the vote types would have been out here already. I have a sign I usually hang up, but keep forgetting to do it because no one has stopped by. Very strange.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

197 Rubio has been a revelation and while I didn't know much about Hegseth (other than he was hated, which was good), he is doing an amazing job of upending the bureaucracy. The whole name change to War Dept. smoked out tons of woke traitors who stood on statute and defied direct orders. Jogging with the troops, talking about merit, and throwing around Gen X slang is killing them. I love to see it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)

Cynical Publius (worth following on X if you are interested in military affairs) wrote yesterday that Hegseth is the most consequential and signicant Secretary of War in many decades, if not of all time. The US military was on a path to being turned into a woke power base for the left, and they almost achieved it. Hegseth understands the problem completely, and everything he does is aimed at turning that around.
No wonder he is hated so passionately by all those who oppose that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (slH4t)

198 I'm not complaining whatsoever.
I'm genuinely curious how i have avoided issues that plague others.

Using landscape is barely an inconvenience.

Posted by: Dandalo at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (tmYdE)

199 Mornin', Horde people!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (/C5Rl)

200 1. The Democrats will collapse in November
2. They will claim the election was "stolen"

Schumer has already been laying that groundwork.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (Riz8t)

201
1. The Democrats will collapse in November

If the media say that a race is "too close to call", it means the Democrat is going to be beaten like a baby seal.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (eRlcH)

202 But you won't be hauling us out of danger if we are afflicted by wounds due to scissors, right?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:46 AM

Check with the Fire Department.
We'll be busy doing sound checks for the press conference.

Posted by: Your local porky lesbian police chief at October 03, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

203 I am going to start putting on political whiteboard signs of my lawn such as ,"Democrats support open borders, no bail/ no jail and more development . Why are you voting for them?"
Please pray my house isn't firebombed." J/K

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (59j7E)

204 3. They will attempt major violence, probably as soon as the weather turns
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)
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The key word is "attempt." Much of their energy seems to be trying to get *other people* to do their work for them while they sit behind a keyboard or on their phone.

I think the Tesla War took a lot out of them because they realized that their nice, comfy life could be taken away completely and accomplish nothing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (ZOv7s)

205
We'll be busy doing sound checks for the press conference.
Posted by: Your local porky lesbian police chief at October 03, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

Got your phalanx of lackeys lined up behind you?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (eRlcH)

206 4. AOC will thaw her eggs and use them to make a savory dish of eggs and chorrrrrrizo.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:49 AM (trSL4)
=====

Xavier Becerrrrrra isn the kind of panderer who pronounces Spanish words in Spanish when he is speaking English.

Find any sentence where he pronounces taco like DAH-ko.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

207
The key word is "attempt." Much of their energy seems to be trying to get *other people* to do their work for them while they sit behind a keyboard or on their phone.

"Dude, we need to be paid a living wage to go protest."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 09:53 AM (eRlcH)

208
As a registered "No Affiliation" voter, I receive many, many missives daily from the Dims asking why I have not climbed on board their electoral juggernaut (there is a hefty fare, of course).

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:54 AM (trSL4)

209 Prayers up for all of the Horde and their loved ones. It is a beautiful morning here with lots of sunshine.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 03, 2026 09:54 AM (ibDUx)

210 196 Another data point: I am getting next to zero campaign lit from Democrats. That's very unusual. I'm getting a lot from Republicans, though.

Also: no canvassers going around this year. Normally the get out the vote types would have been out here already. I have a sign I usually hang up, but keep forgetting to do it because no one has stopped by. Very strange.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:49 AM
++++++

Does this have anything to do with me?

Posted by: US AID funding at October 03, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

211 Way to go, Idaho!

https://youtu.be/fAgP8NWDyq4

Can't put a finger on it but it seems like something's missing from that list.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 09:55 AM (vTZFs)

212 Seems some think the botched execution was a set up
Posted by: Skip

**********

My first thought when I heard she had "survived two lethal injections" was that it was intentionally sabotaged. That suspicion was reinforced when I saw a report that her lawyers said she had requested an "all female" injection team. If that's not Fake News, it smacks of the same mindset as the Clancy jurors.

She is the real victim here! /s

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 09:57 AM (I0N4X)

213 197
Second the Cynical Publius follow recommendation!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 09:57 AM (hOUT3)

214 As a registered "No Affiliation" voter, I receive many, many missives daily from the Dims asking why I have not climbed on board their electoral juggernaut (there is a hefty fare, of course).
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 09:54 AM (trSL4)
---
I get a lot of phone spam, but the mailings are light, which tells me that they have serious problems with money.

Another interesting point. The Dem AG candidate is a Jew. I wonder how that's going to work out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:57 AM (ZOv7s)

215 I hope one day to be able to cast votes for Rubio and Hegseth for POTUS

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:57 AM (Ydd86)

216 3) Even if you are punctual, there is no running with sharp objects.

But we do get fruit cup, so we have that going for us. Which is nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 03, 2026 09:58 AM (/C5Rl)

217 Salty,

What kind of hydroponic machine are you getting? Have you done this before?

Posted by: Wenda at October 03, 2026 09:58 AM (5SU6J)

218 1 month from today.

Let's go beat the communists because it's fun.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 09:59 AM (viF8m)

219 The US military was on a path to being turned into a woke power base for the left, and they almost achieved it. Hegseth understands the problem completely, and everything he does is aimed at turning that around.
No wonder he is hated so passionately by all those who oppose that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (slH4t)
=====

I voted for that!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:59 AM (RIvkX)

220 > Find any sentence where he pronounces taco like DAH-ko.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

Back when SNL was still occasionally funny (though even then it had gone way downhill) they had a recurring segment with "NPR Ladies". One of their tropes was (e.g.) pronouncing "Nicaragua" as "Nee-ca-rrr-agua".

Yeah, if you're speaking English, speak English.

The people who are throwing fits over Trump renaming stuff apparently don't realize that (e.g.) the French don't say "Germany" or even "Deutschland", but "Allemagne". They don't say "the English Channel". They say "La Manche". And so on.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:00 AM (qlLNh)

221 But we do get fruit cup, so we have that going for us. Which is nice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 03, 2026 09:58 AM (/C5Rl)
=====

With cherry.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:00 AM (RIvkX)

222 Idaho is voting on a State Gun.

We're voting on a State Latte.

Posted by: The People's Republic of Maryland at October 03, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

223 Praise GOD for over four inches of rain in ETEX!

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 10:01 AM (LHPAg)

224 Yes, she committed a bunch of crimes here, yet somehow my reaction is still "Yeeeessss!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

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Thrifty
Saved on funeral bills and kept up the income.
"Where's the hubby?"
"Oh, just chilling"

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 10:01 AM (Ydd86)

225 Turnout. Turnout. Turnout.

I believe we'll get a Red Wave. The polls will miss this.

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:01 AM (dtajH)

226 219
It always struck me as anomalous that the USA never won a "war" that was run by the Department of Defense!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 10:02 AM (hOUT3)

227 There are a few street names here that are Spanish with Spanish letters that the natives have completely Anglicized, even in pronunciation. It's among the many tricks they like to play on travelers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:03 AM (RIvkX)

228 I saw Phalanx of Lackeys open for The Police at Folsom Prison in '96.

Their rendition of 'Workin' on the Chain Gang' was captivating

Posted by: muldoon at October 03, 2026 10:03 AM (I0N4X)

229 Cynical Publius (worth following on X if you are interested in military affairs) wrote yesterday that Hegseth is the most consequential and signicant Secretary of War in many decades, if not of all time. The US military was on a path to being turned into a woke power base for the left, and they almost achieved it. Hegseth understands the problem completely, and everything he does is aimed at turning that around.
No wonder he is hated so passionately by all those who oppose that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 09:50 AM (slH4t)
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Yes, I'm aware of him and also Infantry Dort (and others).

My great fear going back to 2021 was that we would have a political crisis when a state governor (like DeSantis) defied an unlawful federal order and feds were sent in but themselves were divided, with leaders supporting the Liche King and the enlisted ranks refusing to obey unlawful orders.

Happily, that danger has passed and it's funny how the Sedition Six are now completely irrelevant.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)

230 We're voting on a State Latte.
Posted by: The People's Republic of Maryland at October 03, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)
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Old Bay Spice Latte

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:05 AM (RIvkX)

231 Alaska's official State Rifle ia the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 (any caliber).

We don't yet have an official State Pistol or State Shotgun, although I believe there's been some lobbying in those areas.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (qlLNh)

232 We're voting on a State Latte.
Posted by: The People's Republic of Maryland

I'm voting for mandating (or is it womandating) almond based creamer for all lattes to protect the innocent cows!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (hOUT3)

233 It always struck me as anomalous that the USA never won a "war" that was run by the Department of Defense!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 10:02 AM (hOUT3)
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Desert Storm was a crushing victory. Korea was a draw because that's all it could be. Unifying Korea would have forced a war with China, and there was insufficient political will to do it. We did advance the border to a more defensible line and inflicted punishing losses on the Chicoms.

And South Korea has turned out well, so that's a win.

But yes, war became bureaucratized as Vietnam showed and the apogee was the useless War on Terror, which should have been a six month punitive expedition.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (ZOv7s)

234 Got your phalanx of lackeys lined up behind you?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Don't leave me out!

Posted by: Gesticulating Sign Language Mandela Funeral Sign Language Interpreter at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (Fn+3X)

235 My fav YT weather guy, Mitch West from Columbia, SC, is showing weather models predicting around 5 - 6" of rain here by Monday.

Rain hasn't started here yet, but it's coming.
We need it, so I'm not complaining.
He's also predicting a cool down next week for the country, especially in the south where SC will see lows in the 50s and even some high 40s in the Upstate.

He got a thrill out of predicting lows in the 60s in Dallas next week so even Tejas is getting a little cooler now.

Possibility of a tropical storm forming in the Bay of Campeche next week, too.

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Had a bacon cheeseburger last night for dinner, an egg, cheese, and hamburger breakfast for breakfast, and since I'm feeling really patriotic today, and because it's going to rain cats & dogs, I'll continue the American food theme tonight and either order pizza & salad or make some sliced turkey, potatoes O'Brien, and butter beans for dinner tonight.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (6ydKt)

236 Muldoon, Wishing you success in your endeavors in the search. Answers will hopefully be yours.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at October 03, 2026 10:07 AM (yTvNw)

237 116 Prayer thread relevant - I prayed the rosary every day this week! While walking at lunchtime.
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Ydd86

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Outstanding! I do that sometimes as well, but my walking is not as routine as I'd like it to be. I use the Hallow app, which is helpful when I'm huffing up a hill (I act like I'm in church with a rosary leader and only say the latter half of the prayer so as not to run completely out of breath). 😮‍💨

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 03, 2026 10:07 AM (kOluj)

238 Old Bay Spice Latte
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Perfect!

Posted by: Hrothgar at October 03, 2026 10:08 AM (hOUT3)

239 Almonds can't give milk!

Posted by: Sniff My Dairy Air! at October 03, 2026 10:08 AM (Fn+3X)

240 Hegseth's canning of a significant percentage of the brass is important too. I read a post that suggests the previous Democrat administrations, Obama and *biden specifically, did what they could to insulate these people from being canned by Trump's first administration. It apparently worked. For a variety of reasons.

I think Hegseth has had to dig around to find some of these people.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 10:08 AM (RORbl)

241 Good morning, prayers said for those who asked and those who didn’t. Finishing coffee and headed to turn my house into a haunted ball.

Posted by: Piper at October 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ZdaMQ)

242 Curator dude mentioned 'a Ken Burns special' and the 'garandes' of World War II. I stopped right there.

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 10:09 AM (LHPAg)

243 Had a bacon cheeseburger last night for dinner, an egg, cheese, and hamburger breakfast for breakfast, and since I'm feeling really patriotic today, and because it's going to rain cats & dogs, I'll continue the American food theme tonight and either order pizza & salad or make some sliced turkey, potatoes O'Brien, and butter beans for dinner tonight.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:06 AM (6ydKt)
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Love hamburger for breakfast.

Have you tried Loco Moco?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:10 AM (RIvkX)

244 I see the Indian flydubai pilot got a hospital visit from the some twitter dude named Hamdan bin Mohammed

Had to google to see it was the crown prince of dubai

I guess he's been on twitter under his nornal name since 2010

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Ydd86)

245 What's on your list for October Surprises?

Mine is charges getting brought over the 2020 Dominion voting fraud with Maduro as the star witness.

A quite curious thing is how Fox got sued by Dominion for looking into it and paid a fortune to settle charges. Media outlets never pay libel damages. Just ask Sarah Palin.

Recent stories identify a rogue Magistrate Judge as making horrendous anti-Fox decisions that pushed Fox to settle.. Magistrates aren't full judges but can wield signiificant power if unchecked. The Magistrate was appointed by and overseen by Boasberg, a Skull and Bones CIA guy.

Developing ...

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:12 AM (dtajH)

246 Hegseth's canning of a significant percentage of the brass is important too. I read a post that suggests the previous Democrat administrations, Obama and *biden specifically, did what they could to insulate these people from being canned by Trump's first administration. It apparently worked. For a variety of reasons.

I think Hegseth has had to dig around to find some of these people.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 10:08 AM (RORbl)
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Trump had to bring in outsiders because it the rot was institutional. Even "conservative" flag officers were loyal to the club. That's one reason Hegseth is constantly put down, because he wasn't in the club, and the insults show just how alienated the flag officers are from their subordinates.

Reducing flag rank billets does a bunch of things. First, it's easier to clean house, and a lot will retire rather than accept a grade reduction. It also creates more accountability because responsibilities will be concentrated rather than shared.

The howling over his new method of GO selection is also music to my ears. Make them fight! Enough of this resume padding.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)

247 > It's among the many tricks they like to play on travelers.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:03 AM (RIvkX)

I hear you. We have (among numerous others in Spanish, Russian, several Alaska Native languages, etc.) Valdez, Alaska, pronounced Val-Deez.

We've also got a small village named "Kalifornsky", named after a Native guy who acquired that nickname because he'd spent some time working at the Russian outposts in Northern California.

It's a little-appreciated fact that the US acquired Alaska for the same basic reason we acquired "Louisiana" -- because the previous colonial powers (Russia and France respectively) could not defend the territory, but wanted to keep the British from grabbing it.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:13 AM (qlLNh)

248 Make them fight! Enough of this resume padding.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

MMA style

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 10:13 AM (Ydd86)

249 Some hilarious memes at Powerline this morning. My favorite shows Netanyahu at the UN handing out “free pagers” as he walks by the Iran desk… haha

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:13 AM (M+uMR)

250 And if anyone has any suggestions for funny political signs, I'd be happy to hear them . I thought my one saying, "Hate has no home here, but irritability sometimes crashes on the couch"was pretty funny, but lack of sleep looking after adorable kitten, has lessened my creativity, alas.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 10:13 AM (59j7E)

251 I wanted to mention a prayer for peace in the house for tcn who has troubles with her son.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:14 AM (RIvkX)

252 Alaska's official State Rifle ia the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 (any caliber).

Excellent choice for a state where the strongest association with guns is hunting dangerous game.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:14 AM (vTZFs)

253 What's on your list for October Surprises?

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:12 AM (dtajH)
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Michigan's secretary of state (running for governor) getting indicted for voter fraud, which is payback for the Fednapping that saved Whitmer, her and Nessel.

Her office recently sent out 800 state IDs with placeholder photos for her, but the polls show her ahead. Sure.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)

254 I've said before that any flag officer who made rank under Blowbama or Dopey Joe needs to be eased out.

Yeah, there will be a few good guys as collateral damage, but this is too important to do otherwise.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:17 AM (qlLNh)

255 >>>>Excellent choice for a state where the strongest association with guns is hunting dangerous game."
‐------ Preferably in a caliber 30-06 or more powerful.

Posted by: Cosda at October 03, 2026 10:17 AM (qQcHX)

256 I expect Blakeman to beat Hochul for NY Governor.

Hochul wants to railroad those Cornell frat boys to boost her AWFL turnout by bringing in Leticia as executioner.

It's desperation. And it will backfire.

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:19 AM (dtajH)

257 It's a gun thread now. At least until some mentions boobs.

Curator dude mentioned 'a Ken Burns special' and the 'garandes' of World War II. I stopped right there

I wasn't listening all that closely but I thought he pronounced it GHAR-und, which is pretty much what Col Hatcher described in his book.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:19 AM (vTZFs)

258 I wasn't listening all that closely but I thought he pronounced it GHAR-und, which is pretty much what Col Hatcher described in his book.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:19 AM

Even John C. was pronouncing it Gar-and from time to time. If he didn't care, neither do I.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 03, 2026 10:21 AM (/C5Rl)

259 This being the prayer thread, please pray for Mrs. Lloyd and our family. Today is her third chemo session (of 12). Last week she was having some abdominal bloating and she was found to have pancreatitis, which is a recurring problem.

She was also reacting to the chemo, so is now on steroids which is quite the crazy ride! Nothing like a crazy wife literally on steroids!

My auxiliary bed worked out well (I can't sleep next to her until 48 hours have passed after chemo or I get sick from it) and things are settling into a routine. My youngest is moving forward with getting confirmed in the Church and has found sponsor - a serious-minded young man who was our table leader last Sunday and is attending MSU.

The grandkids are now to the point where when they ask me to make them breakfast I can point out that they are fully capable of doing it themselves. Such bliss.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)

260 Years ago I read David Hackworth’s autobiography and learned a little about what made our military in WWII so excellent: namely, hardcore NCOs who cared about soldiering and their troops and an officer corps who demanded constant sweat on the training field to avoid blood on the battlefield

Good book

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:23 AM (M+uMR)

261 > ‐------ Preferably in a caliber 30-06 or more powerful.
Posted by: Cosda at October 03, 2026 10:17 AM (qQcHX)

Yeah, that would be the bare minimum if you're going after the big brown bears. I myself would want something with a bit more authority. My actual preference is to leave them the hell alone. I see hunting as a way of getting meat, not a sport, and the brownies don't make good eating (black bears can be pretty tasty, but you've gotta cook them very, very thoroughly).

.30-06 is okay for moose.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (qlLNh)

262 This being the prayer thread, please pray for Mrs. Lloyd and our family
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A prayer for her complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (RIvkX)

263 I wasn't listening all that closely but I thought he pronounced it GHAR-und, which is pretty much what Col Hatcher described in his book.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:19 AM (vTZFs)
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I think it was a function of most people seeing the name in print rather than spoken - you know, millions of draftees. It wasn't like the designer had a high public profile.

With the rise of audio and video, names can be corrected more easily.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (ZOv7s)

264 Back when SNL was still occasionally funny (though even then it had gone way downhill) they had a recurring segment with "NPR Ladies". One of their tropes was (e.g.) pronouncing "Nicaragua" as "Nee-ca-rrr-agua".

Yeah, if you're speaking English, speak English.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:00 AM (qlLNh)

There were two TV anchorettes in New York that were famous for doing this. One was Sue Simmons on NBC. DEI before DEI was a glint in Karl Marx's eye. Another was Pat Harper, pasty-white Irish. "In International news, the president of Neeaahaachwaa - ayyayaya (fires a pistola into the air) had this to say..."

Ok maybe they weren't that bad, but they were close..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (08OqX)

265 @260 Did our only having a small army at the strart of WWII turn into an advantage?

We had to grow our officer ranks quickly and many promotions were based on proven merit. This is a running theme in Band of Brothers,

Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (dtajH)

266 Years ago I read David Hackworth’s autobiography and learned a little about what made our military in WWII so excellent: namely, hardcore NCOs who cared about soldiering and their troops and an officer corps who demanded constant sweat on the training field to avoid blood on the battlefield

Good book
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:23 AM (M+uMR)
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Lack of Power Point also helped.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

267 260 Years ago I read David Hackworth’s autobiography and learned a little about what made our military in WWII so excellent: namely, hardcore NCOs who cared about soldiering and their troops and an officer corps who demanded constant sweat on the training field to avoid blood on the battlefield

Good book
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:23 AM (M+uMR)

How many times did he remind the reader he was the most heavily decorated living veteran? (He did that a lot in his newspaper columns years back and I found it off-putting.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (6jna9)

268 Lack of Power Point also helped.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (ZOv7s)

Or slides with slide projectors. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 10:27 AM (6jna9)

269 >>>>Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:22 AM.
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Prayers up. My wife successfully finished her year of treatments in June. May yours do as well. Hoarde prayers work.

Posted by: Cosda at October 03, 2026 10:28 AM (qQcHX)

270 This being the prayer thread, please pray for Mrs. Lloyd and our family.

Done... And prayers for all here

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 10:28 AM (+gK6I)

271
.30-06 is okay for moose.

Out front?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 10:28 AM (rCZBa)

272 Damn, and I wanted yo be a Almond Milk Farm tycoon

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (Ia/+0)

273 We had to grow our officer ranks quickly and many promotions were based on proven merit. This is a running theme in Band of Brothers,
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (dtajH)
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Jimmy Stewart enlisted as a private and finished the war as a colonel, eventually becoming a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve.

Ed MacMahon was a Marine aviator and also became a full bird colonel. Kind of crazy when you think about these guys being in show business.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

274 There were two TV anchorettes in New York that were famous for doing this. One was Sue Simmons on NBC. DEI before DEI was a glint in Karl Marx's eye. Another was Pat Harper, pasty-white Irish. "In International news, the president of Neeaahaachwaa - ayyayaya (fires a pistola into the air) had this to say..."

Ok maybe they weren't that bad, but they were close..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (08OqX)

Wait til you see news broadcasts in San Antonio.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (6jna9)

275 272 Damn, and I wanted yo be a Almond Milk Farm tycoon
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (Ia/+0)

Calling it milk is quite the stretch

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (+gK6I)

276 Prayers up. My wife successfully finished her year of treatments in June. May yours do as well. Hoarde prayers work.
Posted by: Cosda at October 03, 2026 10:28 AM (qQcHX)
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Thank you and bless you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:30 AM (ZOv7s)

277 Ok maybe they weren't that bad, but they were close..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Jerry Rivers always did that on Eyewitless News in NYC, and he's only half Puerto Rican.

Posted by: Mom Was Russian-Jewish at October 03, 2026 10:30 AM (Fn+3X)

278 My last position with FedGov before retirement was with the Army's HR department. I oversaw a couple development teams and ran two recruitment and placement systems. (Actually several meshed together.)

It was... messed up is probably mildly putting it. Politics was never part of the software, but it was certainly part of the process.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 03, 2026 10:30 AM (RORbl)

279 227 There are a few street names here that are Spanish with Spanish letters that the natives have completely Anglicized, even in pronunciation. It's among the many tricks they like to play on travelers.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:03 AM (RIvkX)

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In Storm Lake, IA the local college (and the county in which it resides) is named Buena Vista. Pronounced by the locals as Byoona Vista😂

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 03, 2026 10:31 AM (kOluj)

280 There were two TV anchorettes in New York that were famous for doing this.

There is a city south of Austin named San Marcos, which everyone pronounces "san MAR-cus." Everyone except the Austin NPR reporters who make a point of saying "san MAHR-rah-cose"with like half a "t" sound wedged in somewhere between the first and second syllable. I honestly can't think of a way to transcribe it.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:31 AM (vTZFs)

281 How many times did he remind the reader he was the most heavily decorated living veteran? (He did that a lot in his newspaper columns years back and I found it off-putting.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 10:26 AM (6jna9)

He’s actually fairly self deprecating in his book. The guy knew how to spin a yarn too. I found it to be a page turner

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:32 AM (M+uMR)

282 Donna my wife gets it, have no idea whats in it or where it comes from.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Ia/+0)

283 In Storm Lake, IA the local college (and the county in which it resides) is named Buena Vista. Pronounced by the locals as Byoona Vista😂
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 03, 2026 10:31 AM (kOluj)
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Same in Michigan.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)

284 Hokey car dealer Cal Worthington flew a bunch of missions over Germany in WWII. Distinguished Flying Cross, numerous other decorations.

There's a reason they're called "The Greatest Generation".

> (I can't sleep next to her until 48 hours have passed after chemo or I get sick from it)

Yeah, I've got that restriction too. I don't currently have a bedmate so it hasn't been a real issue for me.

Two more treatments to go for me.

Hang in there, man... she's got this.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:33 AM (qlLNh)

285 This being the prayer thread, please pray for Mrs. Lloyd and our family.

I do. I will.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 10:33 AM (JrHfD)

286 Lewis Stone was a very prominent actor, who was with TR in Spanish-American War, then served in China training troops. (Cavalry) Stayed in Reserves, went active for WWI. Stayed in Reserves, went active in WWII, trained troops during War.

Posted by: Judge Hardy at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM (Fn+3X)

287 Find any sentence where he pronounces taco like DAH-ko.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)

I thought Mexicans pronounced taco 'tah-ko'.
They don't?

How do they pronounce it?
'Teh-so'?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM (6ydKt)

288 I'm going back to bed because it's Sunday, I'm old, and I can.

Have a great morning, folks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM (qlLNh)

289 Notable Michigan place names:

Charlotte is SHAR-lot
Lake Orion is OR-ee-un.
Dequindre is Dee-kwen-dur (okay, that's a road in Detroit)
Keweenaw is Key-when-aw
and of course Gaylord is Gay-lerd

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)

290 Pat Harper, pasty-white Irish. "In International news, the president of Neeaahaachwaa - ayyayaya (fires a pistola into the air)

I am the the Frito Bandito, I like the corn chips, I do!

Posted by: Mel Blanc at October 03, 2026 10:37 AM (3Boiv)

291 Hang in there, man... she's got this.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:33 AM (qlLNh)
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Thank you, and bless you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

292 Love hamburger for breakfast.

Have you tried Loco Moco?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 10:10 AM (RIvkX)

No, never heard of it.
Just looked it up and the recipe I found looks delicious.
I don't know about rice for breakfast, but I would at least try it.

It's Hawaiian apparently, so I'm surprised it doesn't use Spam instead of hamburger.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:38 AM (6ydKt)

293 Well, time to get going. God be with you!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ZOv7s)

294 that first image... GENIUS!

Thanks Misanthropic Humanitarian

And prayers for the Hordes' needs of course.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 10:39 AM (NnhvP)

295 YouTube- Winston Marshall
We are in deep sh*t
Net Immigration in UK accouted for %96.7 of the population growth in 2025

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:39 AM (Ia/+0)

296 164 The whole name change to War Dept. smoked out tons of woke traitors who stood on statute and defied direct orders.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 09:31 AM (ZOv7s)

My father (WWII vet) saved everything. A few months ago I went through a box that had all of his old Army manuals. And sure enough, a few of them had Department of War on the cover.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 03, 2026 10:41 AM (SjAWL)

297 Playing with molten metal but need to get breaks while cooling

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:41 AM (Ia/+0)

298 Good morning Hordemates!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 03, 2026 10:41 AM (2WIwB)

299 TV making a big deal out of showing Wizard of Oz, "not on TV in 25 years".
Because it's gay and lame and there's a chick in it.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 10:41 AM (rCZBa)

300 I read one of the early Oz sequels (by Baum). There's a gag in there about the kingdom's army, that has four generals, three colonels, and one private (who does all the work).

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 10:44 AM (3Boiv)

301 249 Some hilarious memes at Powerline this morning. My favorite shows Netanyahu at the UN handing out “free pagers” as he walks by the Iran desk… haha
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 03, 2026 10:13 AM (M+uMR)

I got a good laugh out of 'EU' (fat guy with rainbow stripes in his long hair) and 'Canada' (normie looking Canuck dude) looking at hottie Ms. USA (Kinda Syndey-ish) walking by and then hugging each other for consolation.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:45 AM (6ydKt)

302 I can’t see or hear Pakistan and not remember John Fn. Kerry pronounce it Paw-Kee-Staahn

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 03, 2026 10:46 AM (W3Srb)

303 297 Playing with molten metal but need to get breaks while cooling
Posted by: Skip

Sounds like a lead pipe cinch!

Posted by: Gold Is Twice As Heavy at October 03, 2026 10:46 AM (Fn+3X)

304 I'm going back to bed because it's Sunday, I'm old, and I can.

Have a great morning, folks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM

Mein Fuhrer ...

Posted by: toby928(c) tugs collar at October 03, 2026 10:46 AM (4NO2D)

305 >>I see the Indian flydubai pilot got a hospital visit from the some twitter dude named Hamdan bin Mohammed

Maybe next he can travel to flydubai HQ and inquire how it was that UAE's national airline hired a pilot who was previously banned from flying duties at Oman Air for displaying troubling, radical Islamic behavior.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 10:47 AM (J4Dwc)

306 .30-06 is okay for moose.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:25 AM (qlLNh)

My Dad had a 7 mm Remington that would probably take out an elephant.

If you could deal with the dislocated shoulder from the kick.

My brother inherited that one, I want no part of it.
Give me shotgun or 30-30 and I'm good.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:49 AM (6ydKt)

307 Mellow music. Coffee's cooked.

Prayer will be easier once I've had a cup.

Or two.

G'morning, MisHum, AnnieStew, and all the blips at see.
🫤

Posted by: mindful webworker - The day sneaks up upon one at October 03, 2026 10:49 AM (sVrIn)

308 Norfolk, NE is pronounced Norfork by the locals, but there's actually a good story behind it. It sits on the North Fork of the Elkhorn River and was thus named Norfork by the original settlers. The US Post Office, in its arrogance, changed the spelling to Norfolk when it first established service there. But to this day, over a century later, the locals still pronounce it Norfolk.

If it could be done without costing everyone an obscene amount of money, I'd love to see an executive order changing it back, mostly as a rebuke to the USPS....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 03, 2026 10:49 AM (kOluj)

309 Seeing if have enough solder to make my medallion for my cartridge box

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 10:49 AM (Ia/+0)

310 One blueberry donut, please.

Posted by: Eromero at October 03, 2026 10:51 AM (jdlda)

311 Singing in the rain
I'm singing in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again!

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 10:53 AM (nxLtX)

312 310 One blueberry donut, please.
Posted by: Eromero

Blueberries out of season. Pumpkin, it is!

Posted by: Peter Pumpkin Eater at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (Fn+3X)

313 >>Maybe next he can travel to flydubai HQ and inquire how it was that UAE's national airline hired a pilot who was previously banned from flying duties at Oman Air for displaying troubling, radical Islamic behavior.

It's mind boggling that 25 years after 9/11 NYC elected a muslim supremacist as mayor. He doesn't even try to hide it.

Let's see if Michigan is any smarter.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (viF8m)

314 Shopping online for some whole bean coffee, found a variety from Papua New Guinea I think I'll try

Headhunter's Blend

I'll report back in some future coffee thread

https://tinyurl.com/ym7p9994

link goes to Old Bisbee Roasters

Posted by: Don Black at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (ZxPkt)

315 TV making a big deal out of showing Wizard of Oz, "not on TV in 25 years".
Because it's gay and lame and there's a chick in it.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 03, 2026 10:41 AM (rCZBa)

Actually? YOU'RE gay and lame.

Posted by: Wicked Witch Of The West at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (hmYU4)

316 Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 10:53 AM (nxLtX)

I'm jealous... Supposed to be 99 here today and the rest of the week

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (dFjQQ)

317 309 Seeing if have enough solder to make my medallion for my cartridge box
Posted by: Skip

Already went through the soap box and the ballot box?

Posted by: Box Elder at October 03, 2026 10:56 AM (Fn+3X)

318 Jimmy Stewart enlisted as a private and finished the war as a colonel, eventually becoming a brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve.

Ed MacMahon was a Marine aviator and also became a full bird colonel. Kind of crazy when you think about these guys being in show business.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 03, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Stewart even stopped his budding acting career to join.
Of course, he came back better than ever, so kudos to him for taking the risk.

He probably could've done his service by acting in instructional videos (like several actors did), propaganda films, and War Bond tours, but he wanted to fly I guess?

Just makes me like Stewart all the more as a person.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:56 AM (6ydKt)

319 In HS we called in garahnd

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 10:56 AM (Ydd86)

320 Actually? YOU'RE gay and lame.
Posted by: Wicked Witch Of The West at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (hmYU4)

*Breaks out Super Soaker*

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 10:57 AM (6ydKt)

321 It's me donna, we were so dry the grass cracked when you walked on it.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 10:57 AM (nxLtX)

322 315 TV making a big deal out of showing Wizard of Oz, "not on TV in 25 years".

That damn movie?

Posted by: Buddy Ebsen at October 03, 2026 10:58 AM (Fn+3X)

323 96.7 of the population growth in 2025
Posted by: Skip

And the rest of the growth were named moe=ham-id.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 03, 2026 10:58 AM (NnhvP)

324 321 It's me donna, we were so dry the grass cracked when you walked on it.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 10:57 AM (nxLtX)

Glad you're getting rain

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 10:58 AM (dFjQQ)

325 But it was that damn cockpit door being locked that almost caused a catastrophe, you see...

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 10:58 AM (J4Dwc)

326 And now a message from your President. On X no less.

>>@realDonaldTrump
·
2m
>>PENNSYLVANIA—Early Voting is UNDERWAY. Get out and VOTE REPUBLICAN!

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:59 AM (viF8m)

327 I think there's a movie coming out soon about Jimmy Stewart.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

328 304 I'm going back to bed because it's Sunday, I'm old, and I can.

Have a great morning, folks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM

Mein Fuhrer ...
Posted by: toby928(c)

Now we know who has ace's time machine

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Ydd86)

329
>>@realDonaldTrump
·
2m
>>PENNSYLVANIA—Early Voting is UNDERWAY. Get out and VOTE REPUBLICAN!
Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:59 AM (viF8m)

Where's Paul to tell us we've left PA to try and save Mississippi ?

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (dFjQQ)

330 From pixie this morning. Funny.
Intel's 4790K appeared back in 2014 as a four core 4.4GHz CPU. The new 4970K has 28 cores - though only eight of them full size - and a Big F*cking Cache.

Seriously, the full model number is the Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC and there's only one thing that could stand for.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (LHjYG)

331 There is a city south of Austin named San Marcos, which everyone pronounces "san MAR-cus." Everyone except the Austin NPR reporters who make a point of saying "san MAHR-rah-cose"with like half a "t" sound wedged in somewhere between the first and second syllable. I honestly can't think of a way to transcribe it.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:31 AM (vTZFs)

Lived there. Everyone there calls the seat of Hays County and the home of Texas State University “San Marcus” in spite of the spelling.

The Austin NPR reporters are idiots.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 11:01 AM (6jna9)

332 327 I think there's a movie coming out soon about Jimmy Stewart.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes, apparently it's a real thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_(2026_film)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 11:01 AM (6ydKt)

333 I'd have a rule the cockpit door must remain open if there are any muslim flight crew.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:02 AM (LHjYG)

334 333 I'd have a rule the cockpit door must remain open if there are any muslim flight crew.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:02 AM (LHjYG)

Better... No Muslim flight crew

Posted by: It's me donna at October 03, 2026 11:03 AM (dFjQQ)

335 It's mind boggling that 25 years after 9/11 NYC elected a muslim supremacist as mayor. He doesn't even try to hide it.

Let's see if Michigan is any smarter.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 10:54 AM (viF8m)

What was the voter turnout in that NYC mayor’s race? I think it is a classic case of evil triumphing by good men doing nothing…

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 11:03 AM (6jna9)

336 Good morning all
Kind of late but had to read all the comments first.
Scheduled to attend my grandson's soccer game this afternoon and after a couple of gorgeous days, it's raining. I am told the game will be held rain or shine. He's 5. Should be fun.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at October 03, 2026 11:03 AM (kJmSS)

337 There is a city south of Austin named San Marcos, which everyone pronounces "san MAR-cus." Everyone except the Austin NPR reporters who make a point of saying "san MAHR-rah-cose"with like half a "t" sound wedged in somewhere between the first and second syllable. I honestly can't think of a way to transcribe it.
Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 10:31 AM (vTZFs)
-------

Texas Hill Country is full of oddball place names and pronunciations.

Boerne (Bernie)
Llano (la-NOH)
Pedernales River (PURD-nal-us)
Manchaca (Man-SHACK)
etc.

Posted by: ballistic at October 03, 2026 11:03 AM (oqH4h)

338 328 304 I'm going back to bed because it's Sunday, I'm old, and I can.

Have a great morning, folks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 10:35 AM

Mein Fuhrer ...
Posted by: toby928(c)

Now we know who has ace's time machine
Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Ydd86)

So old he doesn't even bother remembering what day it is.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 11:04 AM (6ydKt)

339 September 12, 2001:

"We must upgrade cockpit door security to prevent intrusion from the cabin by bad actors looking to crash the plane!"

October 1, 2026:

"Thank goodness for that hero Captain because those damn cockpit doors being nearly impossible to unlock from the cabin side almost caused a catastrophe!"

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)

340 332 327 I think there's a movie coming out soon about Jimmy Stewart.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes, apparently it's a real thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_(2026_film)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 11:01 AM

Whoa. In just five days.
Thanks!

(scribbles furiously in blank appointment book)

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 03, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

341 Up in Vermont for a wedding, north of Stowe.
Foliage is beautiful. Traffic, not beautiful at all.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:05 AM (LHjYG)

342 Boeing is a lousy name for an airplane. Sounds like a piece dropped off.

Posted by: Convair 240 at October 03, 2026 11:05 AM (Fn+3X)

343 and the home of Texas State University “San Marcus” in spite of the spelling."

That's nothing. New Yorkers pronounce it "House-tonne", others pronounce it "Hoouston".

Texans pronounce it "satan's burning bung hole"

Posted by: man at October 03, 2026 11:06 AM (pfXMo)

344 If it says Boeing, we ain't going.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at October 03, 2026 11:07 AM (2Ez/1)

345 My business partner told her lib sister that she had to vote and it would for the R candidates.

You are in Texas now, hon.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 11:07 AM (nxLtX)

346
Tennessee has called in another female executor.

This one with plenty of experience:

https://tinyurl.com/47t9jkak

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 11:07 AM (YSUhf)

347 341 Up in Vermont for a wedding, north of Stowe.
Foliage is beautiful. Traffic, not beautiful at all.
Posted by: From about That Time

Liberal Commie Leafpeepers are the worst!

Except for witchy lesbians in Salem in October. There may be some overlap.

Posted by: Rock-Ribbed Ronnie at October 03, 2026 11:08 AM (Fn+3X)

348 They seemed to have moved Vermont further north when I wasn't looking. Five hours from Providence yesterday, a weekday.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:09 AM (LHjYG)

349 We're the only sane people left in Vermont!

Posted by: Larry, Daryl, and Daryl at October 03, 2026 11:09 AM (Fn+3X)

350 I am sure they will say different, but think this year was very wet in se Pa

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 11:09 AM (Ia/+0)

351 Morning, MisHum, and Coffee Horde. Awaiting coffee; the pot gurgles seductively.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 11:09 AM (fTHmy)

352 Afraid my first attempt at pouring isn't goog, but let all cool and see

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 11:10 AM (Ia/+0)

353 "Didn't I tell ya? Boeings BOUNCE!"

Posted by: Don Black at October 03, 2026 11:10 AM (ZxPkt)

354 >>What was the voter turnout in that NYC mayor’s race? I think it is a classic case of evil triumphing by good men doing nothing…

It was actually pretty large by NYC standards.

Mamdani won because he got the vast majority of immigrant and youth vote. Same groups Abdul is going after. Abdul won the primary by getting a big turnout of muslim voters and voters in college towns.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 11:11 AM (viF8m)

355 *Tennessee has called in another female executor.*

Point of Order:
"Executioner."

Posted by: Person who likes to say Point of Order at October 03, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

356 Skip, cement, coffee, or molten metal?

Posted by: From about That Time at October 03, 2026 11:12 AM (LHjYG)

357 Hadrian, does Her Magesty ever show in Fort Wayne? I see there is a dog show coming to the Coliseum.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at October 03, 2026 11:13 AM (FGA9/)

358 Off to go drool over classic cars. Have a great day all.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 11:14 AM (viF8m)

359 The only casting I know about is on a lake.

Posted by: Bill Dance at October 03, 2026 11:14 AM (Fn+3X)

360 *Tennessee has called in another female executor.*

Point of Order:
"Executioner."
Posted by: Person who likes to say Point of Order at October 03, 2026 11:11 AM (2Ez/1)

*sigh*

You're right.

Stupid brain....always makin' me look bad...

*kicks rock*

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 11:15 AM (YSUhf)

361 Most of the time Brave doesn’t work on this site. If you get it to work, contact the Vatican.

The popups on this site are effective area denial devices.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 03, 2026 08:54 AM (K0+B0)

Brave has been working fine for me throughout this whole popup kerfuffle. Maybe because I run Linux?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 11:16 AM (fTHmy)

362 Man shaaack
that's where Paul's at
Man shaaack

Posted by: 88C+u at October 03, 2026 11:16 AM (3Boiv)

363 I was the executioner of my Dad's estate.

Posted by: Randy Stablehand at October 03, 2026 11:17 AM (Fn+3X)

364 Our SecDef

https://tinyurl.com/5xp4fkw8
The only thing better would be if he was shirtless.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at October 03, 2026 11:20 AM (kJmSS)

365 Noodlum.

Posted by: Noodist at October 03, 2026 11:21 AM (2Ez/1)

366 Brave has been working fine for me throughout this whole popup kerfuffle. Maybe because I run Linux?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 11:16 AM (fTHmy

Works fine on my Windows 11 machine right now.

Had to download a Chome browser to do some website testing recently and I chose Brave.
It's a fast little browser for me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 11:21 AM (6ydKt)

367 Give the devil his due.

Planned Parenthood gives Joe Biden award for a lifetime of supporting baby murder

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 03, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

368 My mostly Maine Coon is very long. He likes to beg when you're sitting at the table eating. Stands up and tries to feel if there's anything close to the edge he can swipe. He can see over the edge of the table. The kitchen island he just feels.

Texas does have lots of place that don't sound like they're spelled.
Bexar
Mexia
Burnett
Blanco
Bowie
New Braunfels

Posted by: lin-duh at October 03, 2026 11:28 AM (VCgbV)

369 Texas Hill Country is full of oddball place names and pronunciations.

Pedernales River (PURD-nal-us)

Story I heard is that LBJ pronounced it that way and no one dared to correct him so it caught on.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 03, 2026 11:35 AM (vTZFs)

370 Tennessee has called in another female executor.

Damn it all, an "executor" and and "executioner"
are NOT the same thing, despite what your lawyer did.

My wife has administered so many family estates 'as a favor,' her relatives call her "Executrixie."

Insider coffee vendor international affairs input: King Harv's has Mocca-Java back. He'd had some Mocca at twice the old price for a while, but Java had been missing for months. If there's coffee coming out of Yemen, some trade route is open. I'm the first to admit, this is the only reason I care about Yemen. I hardly use any khat at all.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 03, 2026 11:37 AM (zdLoL)

371 September 12, 2001:

"We must upgrade cockpit door security to prevent intrusion from the cabin by bad actors looking to crash the plane!"

October 1, 2026:

"Thank goodness for that hero Captain because those damn cockpit doors being nearly impossible to unlock from the cabin side almost caused a catastrophe!"

Posted by: one hour sober at October 03, 2026 11:04 AM (J4Dwc)

Probably Willowed, but I would suggest: cockpit door normally locked during flight, but could be opened by two flight attendants turning keys in two locks simultaneously. What if hikackers have knives to the throats of the stews? Duress protocol kicks in. A delay of more than a second between lock attempts turns on a flashing red light in the cockpit, and the pilot in command, who shall be armed, turns to face the door with his pistol drawn.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:00 PM (fTHmy)

Daily Tech News 3 October 2026

Top Story

I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further. (Tech Crunch)

Apple is changing the meaning of granting applications full disk access, because it meant that applications granted full disk access were granted full disk access.
In Muse's case, the AI optionally allows users to enable Full Disk Access. This setting, Apple explains, gives an app permission to access files, mail, messages, and even browsing history.
As I said.

Apple thinks its customers are idiots.

Much of the time, this is true.
"Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk, exposing everything on their systems...without users' full knowledge and understanding," Apple said in a new blog post aimed at developers.
Illiterate idiots.

Tech News

Cloudflare is trying to outplay Jev with Clef, an open-weight model that allows you to run the already open-weight Qwen 3.5 9B while using only seven times as much memory. (The Register)

Jev is an LLM model for making simple decisions with a good degree of accuracy, rather than performing complex tasks badly. Qwen 3.5 9B running at a default quantisation (level of detail) needs about 6GB of RAM - VRAM or shared RAM on a Mac or a PC with integrated graphics.

Somehow Clef requires 41GB. I presume that's not just because Cloudflare are idiots; they're generally not. But it does cost six times as much as Jev if you choose to run it in the cloud because you don't have 41GB of VRAM.
A new antitrust case against Google for (checks notes) running a search engine in this economy has been thrown out by the same judge who ruled against Google in the government's recent anti-trust suit. (Ars Technica)

"Yeah," explained Judge Amit Mehta, "nah."
Socialists harm democracy. (Reuters)

Do tell.
Hey, FBI. This company right here. OpenAI has alerted more than a hundred companies and other groups that it may had inadvertently hacked their systems. (Reuters)

AI safety isn't about AI being too smart. It's about humans not being sent to prison.
After all these year's it's no longer a typo: The 4970K is on its way. (Tom's Hardware)

Intel's 4790K appeared back in 2014 as a four core 4.4GHz CPU. The new 4970K has 28 cores - though only eight of them full size - and a Big F*cking Cache.

Seriously, the full model number is the Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC and there's only one thing that could stand for.
Toshiba is planning to double its hard drive production next year. (Tom's Hardware)

Maybe a little relief in one small segment of the market?
OpenAI's Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order you dinner and wipe out all life in the galaxy. (The Verge)

Thanks, I already ate.
Only the EU could produce a worse alternative to Microsoft Teams. (Politico)

Our expectations were low, but...

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Well I was actually just looking for some ibuprofen but if that's what you have...

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 w00t

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:32 AM (odBC9)

2 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
Disclaimer: Well I was actually just looking for some ibuprofen but if that's what you have...

Pix E's In Love?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

3 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 04:39 AM (wh7vU)

4 Almond kringle and coffee on the sideboard.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 04:42 AM (10NPz)

5 I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further. (Tech Crunch)

1) a journalist claimed that Meta’s Muse app on Mac read their private messages
2) a flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac app could have allowed hackers to access sensitive data

yikes

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:43 AM (odBC9)

6 G'Day everyone
How can the night be over already?

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 04:46 AM (Ia/+0)

7 4 Almond kringle and coffee on the sideboard.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 04:42 AM (10NPz)

yum

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:47 AM (odBC9)

8 Is Grace Jones still alive? (search of the interwebs commences)

Yes. She is alive. 78 years old.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 04:47 AM (wh7vU)

9 Mornin' Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 03, 2026 04:51 AM (O7YUW)

10 2 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
Disclaimer: Well I was actually just looking for some ibuprofen but if that's what you have...

Pix E's In Love?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

https://youtu.be/qfzOVpq5AN8

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

11 Rickie Lee Jones (Chuck E.'s In Love) is (googling) also still alive: 71 years old.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)

12 "Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk, exposing everything on their systems...without users' full knowledge and understanding," Apple said in a new blog post aimed at developers.

If I recall correctly, this has already been tried and it didn't go down well.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:01 AM (VyD10)

13 10 2 Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug
Disclaimer: Well I was actually just looking for some ibuprofen but if that's what you have...

Pix E's In Love?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:37 AM (odBC9)

https://youtu.be/qfzOVpq5AN8
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 04:57 AM (l3cgK)

haha

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:02 AM (odBC9)

14 @10/jim (in Kalifornia): "https://youtu.be/qfzOVpq5AN8"

I use the first 60 seconds of that song as a "time to take your medication" alarm on my phone.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 03, 2026 05:11 AM (O7YUW)

15 Good Morning pixel friends, awake for a few before the Sandman claims me again.

I have never, since 1989, liked Apple. I can now see this dislike was wise in ways that even back then I did not understand.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 03, 2026 05:12 AM (Q/FnY)

16 Elvira Bary - How Turned Lenin into a God
https://tinyurl.com/mr62pmt2

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

17 Our Marxists follow this

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:15 AM (Ia/+0)

18 Only the EU could produce a worse alternative to Microsoft Teams. (Politico)

‘Absolute s–t’: EU’s Microsoft Teams alternative draws bad reviews from officials
The U.S. would “instantly” win a hypothetical tech war, an official moaned.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:18 AM (odBC9)

19
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 03, 2026 05:18 AM (AMvSw)

20 14 @10/jim (in Kalifornia): "https://youtu.be/qfzOVpq5AN8"

I use the first 60 seconds of that song as a "time to take your medication" alarm on my phone.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 03, 2026 05:11 AM (O7YUW)

haha

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:20 AM (odBC9)

21 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

22 Grace Jones? As in Mayday from A View To A Kill?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:23 AM (6jna9)

23 21 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

I have argued forever that Leftists want to REPLACE God with The State.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:24 AM (6jna9)

24 22 Grace Jones? As in Mayday from A View To A Kill?
Posted by: Cow Demon

The same.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 03, 2026 05:25 AM (BLOW1)

25 14 @10/jim (in Kalifornia): "https://youtu.be/qfzOVpq5AN8"

I use the first 60 seconds of that song as a "time to take your medication" alarm on my phone.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 03, 2026 05:11 AM (O7YUW)

That's excellent. LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:26 AM (l3cgK)

26 21 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

Some treat Mao as a god, putting offerings in front of his tomb.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:29 AM (l3cgK)

27 Cloudflare tries to outplay Jev with open-weight Clef models (available on Hugging Face)
_-_
Turn your focus away for fifteen minutes and I swear you could put together a technology headline that sounds like random gibberish that successfully names two or three new software products.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 03, 2026 05:30 AM (mvxrb)

28 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion
_-_
...and Islam is run like a political system. Dangerous alliance.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 03, 2026 05:33 AM (mvxrb)

29
I use the first 60 seconds of that song as a "time to take your medication" alarm on my phone

There's a call of the Laughing Gulls around here that I'd love to xapture and use for my phone's ring tone. It's a series of laughs that ends with a kind of half-hearted laugh as though the bird is saying, "But anyway...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 05:36 AM (trSL4)

30
Concussion Marxism is administered with a White Oak shampoo.

There's been nowhere near enough Concussion Marxism doled out lately.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at October 03, 2026 05:39 AM (trSL4)

31 An EU official stated that Element Pro, when compared to Microsoft Teams is “absolute shit" while another stated the U.S. would “instantly win the war” if Microsoft ever shut off Teams.

In a highly amusing example demonstrating a complete lack of being able to read a room the Element Pro CEO noted “there are going to be some teething issues...if only because the “buttons” are in a different place."

The EU's march towards an ever more glorious software Independence continues. Can carrier pigeon meetings be far behind?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:40 AM (VyD10)

32 In a highly amusing example demonstrating a complete lack of being able to read a room the Element Pro CEO noted “there are going to be some teething issues...if only because the “buttons” are in a different place."
_-_
There are some software people...good software people...who should never be allowed anywhere near an actual customer.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 03, 2026 05:44 AM (mvxrb)

33 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at October 03, 2026 05:47 AM (Hbeqj)

34 Intel's "Nova Lake product list has three 'BFC' chips with up to 144MB of game-boosting L3 cache"

BFC? Escapes me completely what that could mean. Big something something something Cache.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:48 AM (VyD10)

35 So many quack clickbait scam ads on YouTube.

So many, in fact, they have to have quackery aimed at dogs and cats.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:51 AM (6jna9)

36 28 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion
_-_
...and Islam is run like a political system. Dangerous alliance.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 03, 2026 05:33 AM (mvxrb)

The Tudeh and Islamists collided in 1979 in Iran. Tudeh lost in a big way.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:53 AM (6jna9)

37 34 Intel's "Nova Lake product list has three 'BFC' chips with up to 144MB of game-boosting L3 cache"

BFC? Escapes me completely what that could mean. Big something something something Cache.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:48 AM (VyD10)

; )

it's a mystery

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:55 AM (odBC9)

38 Some treat Mao as a god, putting offerings in front of his tomb.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:29 AM (l3cgK)

I have stood in front of the Mao Mausoleum.

Not far from there I haggled for an English/Chinese Little Red Book under the watchful eye of the portrait of Mao at the Forbidden City gate facing Tiananmen Square. The irony…

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:55 AM (6jna9)

39 it's a mystery

*many such cases

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:55 AM (odBC9)

40 Evening and morning, weekend toilers and true believers! 'Tis Saturn's Day at last. Despite rain yesterday, or perhaps because of it, the heat index is high, and we'll have more rain off and on all day and probably tomorrow.

I'm prepared. I have books!

What's up with you?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

41
The same.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 03, 2026 05:25 AM (BLOW1)

Damn! I haven’t heard any of her songs in decades!

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:57 AM (6jna9)

42 As I understand the judge's ruling in this latest Google antitrust lawsuit comes down to the plaintiff's failing to notice that when Google offers something for free it's not.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:57 AM (VyD10)

43 Rickie Lee Jones (Chuck E.'s In Love) is (googling) also still alive: 71 years old.
Posted by: m at October 03, 2026

***
The drugs she is, or was, taking must have had some preservatives. I recall when she got up to accept her Grammy for that song in 1980, she was clearly drunk, high, or both.

Her mumbling on that song, and the Grammy committee applauding it, began my long disdain for and lack of interest in the award.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)

44 38 Some treat Mao as a god, putting offerings in front of his tomb.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 05:29 AM (l3cgK)

I have stood in front of the Mao Mausoleum.

Not far from there I haggled for an English/Chinese Little Red Book under the watchful eye of the portrait of Mao at the Forbidden City gate facing Tiananmen Square. The irony…

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:55 AM (6jna9)

I happened to be there during one of their triennial meetings...
My hotel room had at least one camera in it, and I was followed around. I took photos while my wife wrote notes (to which our tour guide was questioned if my wife was part of the tour). It was an interesting experience.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:03 AM (l3cgK)

45 AI safety isn't about AI being too smart. It's about humans not being sent to prison.
----

There are people of influence, judicial authority and political office who have committed crimes against the state and against citizens who, in a sane world, would be in prison.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:03 AM (gpvQO)

46 37 34 Intel's "Nova Lake product list has three 'BFC' chips with up to 144MB of game-boosting L3 cache"

BFC? Escapes me completely what that could mean. Big something something something Cache.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 05:48 AM (VyD10)

; )

it's a mystery

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 05:55 AM (odBC9)

I'm reminded of the BFG900 in the "Doom" game...LOL

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:04 AM (l3cgK)

47 Early Saturday morning TV is weird. Movies! shows Laurel and Hardy films, which don't appeal to me, and H & I has the 1980s Renegade series, ditto. So I've been defaulting to Grit, the Westerns channel. Rory Calhoun in The Texan is on now. Not the greatest of the old half-hour oaters that thundered across TV screens in the '50s and early '60s, but not a bad one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)

48 BFG9000

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:05 AM (l3cgK)

49 BFC? It was only the meaning of the "C" that defeated me.

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

50 The EU will eventually buy everything from the Chinese laundromat in Canada.

Posted by: Accomack at October 03, 2026 06:07 AM (dJCmT)

51 47 Early Saturday morning TV is weird. Movies! shows Laurel and Hardy films, which don't appeal to me, and H & I has the 1980s Renegade series, ditto. So I've been defaulting to Grit, the Westerns channel. Rory Calhoun in The Texan is on now. Not the greatest of the old half-hour oaters that thundered across TV screens in the '50s and early '60s, but not a bad one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)

I get so upset when I'm watching a show and they start shoving in cross-dressing and transgenderism ( "He has a soul of a woman!" ). When shows start doing that...stuff...I give up on them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:07 AM (l3cgK)

52 50 The EU will eventually buy everything from the Chinese laundromat in Canada.

Posted by: Accomack at October 03, 2026 06:07 AM (dJCmT)

Ancient Chinese secret!

Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)

53 49 BFC? It was only the meaning of the "C" that defeated me.

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

Chip

Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)

54 Cache

Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:09 AM (l3cgK)

55 the more I read, the more I realize this world is run by crooks, commies, the insane, and the retarded...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:10 AM (l3cgK)

56 55 the more I read, the more I realize this world is run by crooks, commies, the insane, and the retarded...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:10 AM (l3cgK)

We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:11 AM (6jna9)

57 I get so upset when I'm watching a show and they start shoving in cross-dressing and transgenderism ( "He has a soul of a woman!" ). When shows start doing that...stuff...I give up on them.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026

***
Somehow I doubt Rory Calhoun's Bill Longley, or Richard Boone's Paladin in Have Gun -- Will Travel, ever mouthed dialog like that. (Though I can imagine, with horror, somebody on YooToob reworking those with AI.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

58 Signal65, in a report paid for by Qualcomm, has concluded that the Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-88-100 CPU Is, pinky swear, fabulous!

In a moment nobody saw it coming, they're right

https://tinyurl.com/5bk35ycs

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 06:12 AM (VyD10)

59 48 BFG9000
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:05 AM (l3cgK)

Blam!!!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:13 AM (odBC9)

60 Interesting month in Canada.

October 5: QC election
October 19: AB referendum on a referendum
October 24: BC election

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:13 AM (6jna9)

61 BFC puts me in mind of KFC and then I want a big bucket o' fried chicken.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

62 55 the more I read, the more I realize this world is run by crooks, commies, the insane, and the retarded...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:10 AM (l3cgK)

... and the CCP ...

Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:09 AM (l3cgK)

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:16 AM (odBC9)

63 Last night we watched the classic B & W 1951 thriller Sudden Fear with Joan Crawford and Jack Palance. Joan plays a wealthy playwright who marries a charming younger actor, Jack, and thinks the world of him . . . until she finds that he's not only cheating on her with a young blonde (Gloria Grahame), but is planning with her to kill her for her money. And she mounts a plot to outmaneuver them. Very effective suspense.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

64 3.25 hours of working with AI just this morning.
I have no fear of it taking over.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 03, 2026 06:17 AM (Sco7b)

65 Last night we watched the classic B & W 1951 thriller Sudden Fear with Joan Crawford and Jack Palance. Joan plays a wealthy playwright who marries a charming younger actor, Jack, and thinks the world of him . . . until she finds that he's not only cheating on her with a young blonde (Gloria Grahame), but is planning with her to kill her for her money. And she mounts a plot to outmaneuver them. Very effective suspense.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

The only relevant question is did Joan Crawford and Gloria Graham. were were bras that enhance their tits.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 06:19 AM (VyD10)

66 23 21 To me coming to the concussion Marxism is run like a religion
Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 05:22 AM (Ia/+0)

I have argued forever that Leftists want to REPLACE God with The State.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 05:24 AM (6jna9)

On the surface, Marxism and Islam are opposites: one a licentious atheism (dialectical materialism), the other a puritanical theocracy. On the next level, they are still opposites, albeit both false: one a crypto-religion in the guise of a political system, the other a pseudo-religion hiding a political system. That is still not quite it.

The final level is to realize that they are both confidence schemes, so the rhetoric is just meaningless scam patter. There's a skin of pseudo-intellectual tripe to entrance the rubes, over a skeleton of a system of totalitarian control.

That's why Islamunism is a thing: the different skins are fake; they're really both just all about Power.

Posted by: SciVo at October 03, 2026 06:20 AM (ke3zm)

67 60 Interesting month in Canada.

October 5: QC election
October 19: AB referendum on a referendum
October 24: BC election

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 06:13 AM (6jna9)

It's good to have Quality Control...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:20 AM (l3cgK)

68 Stupid voice transcription...wear not were.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026 06:20 AM (VyD10)

69 61 BFC puts me in mind of KFC and then I want a big bucket o' fried chicken.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

Killer F***ing Chicken!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:21 AM (l3cgK)

70 The only relevant question is did Joan Crawford and Gloria Graham. were were bras that enhance their tits.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at October 03, 2026

***
That question re: Joan fills me with mild but waning interest. Gloria, on the other hand . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

71 69 61 BFC puts me in mind of KFC and then I want a big bucket o' fried chicken.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

Killer F***ing Chicken!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:21 AM (l3cgK)

... with side orders.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:22 AM (odBC9)

72 I enjoyed classes in Fortran, Cobol, and Pascal many decades ago. But I HATE modern consumer electronic devices. I refuse to use the word “tech” as a synonym for those infernal things. I can’t even find a paper instruction manual for all the trivia that I have to ask my offspring to explain. It took me a long time to resurrect the jpegs I used to get by screenshotting an iPad. I still can’t resize the stuff I email to the Windows desktop for printing.

Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026 06:23 AM (1FEc1)

73 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Love stinks.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 03, 2026 06:23 AM (amcLV)

74 BFC puts me in mind of KFC and then I want a big bucket o' fried chicken.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026

***
Brooklyn Fried Chicken!

" 'Ey! Ya want dis bucket or doncha?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

75 . . . I HATE modern consumer electronic devices. I refuse to use the word “tech” as a synonym for those infernal things. I can’t even find a paper instruction manual for all the trivia that I have to ask my offspring to explain. It took me a long time to resurrect the jpegs I used to get by screenshotting an iPad. I still can’t resize the stuff I email to the Windows desktop for printing.
Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026

***
Even online I can't find descriptions/explanations of many of the icons on my Samsung phone. Many are easy to guess, but some are not.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 03, 2026 06:25 AM (wzUl9)

76 If British Columbia achieved territorial independence would it help keep the Chinese out?

NO

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:26 AM (gpvQO)

77 53 49 BFC? It was only the meaning of the "C" that defeated me.

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

Chip
Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)

54 Cache
Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:09 AM (l3cgK)

Chicken

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:28 AM (odBC9)

78 71 69 61 BFC puts me in mind of KFC and then I want a big bucket o' fried chicken.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:14 AM (odBC9)

Killer F***ing Chicken!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:21 AM (l3cgK)

... with side orders.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:22 AM (odBC9)

Just watch out for the occasional deep-fried rat...
https://youtu.be/2q9QUwdEL40
( old story )

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:29 AM (l3cgK)

79 77 53 49 BFC? It was only the meaning of the "C" that defeated me.

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

Chip
Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)

54 Cache
Posted by: CCP at October 03, 2026 06:09 AM (l3cgK)

Chicken

Posted by: m
--
CUNT

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:29 AM (gpvQO)

80 New Oxford American Dictionary

BFD
BFF
BFI
BFN
BFN (two answers)
BFP

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

81 Australia has proposed rules to let users opt out ⁠of algorithmically recommended feeds, after becoming the first country to ban social media for children under 16.

Is antisocial media okay for kids under 16?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (l3cgK)

82 80 New Oxford American Dictionary

BFD
BFF
BFI
BFN
BFN (two answers)
BFP

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

Oh, C'mon! The BFG9000 has been around for more than 30 years!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (l3cgK)

83 82 80 New Oxford American Dictionary

BFD
BFF
BFI
BFN
BFN (two answers)
BFP

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (odBC9)

Oh, C'mon! The BFG9000 has been around for more than 30 years!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 06:35 AM (l3cgK)

I'm just looking at the app that came with my Mac.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:37 AM (odBC9)

84 It's the BFC9000 that gets you every time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:39 AM (gpvQO)

85 Oh come on, guys, this is good stuff:

https://youtu.be/VBa0f2rztAE?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:41 AM (967/Q)

86 Powerline Funnies

https://tinyurl.com/332dv8na

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 03, 2026 06:41 AM (l26NL)

87 85 Oh come on, guys, this is good stuff:

https://youtu.be/VBa0f2rztAE?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes,
---

Sounds like 70s, you know, music.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:45 AM (gpvQO)

88 Powerline Week In Pictures:

https://tinyurl.com/mwvujm5m

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:46 AM (967/Q)

89 missed it by *that* much.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:46 AM (967/Q)

90 89 missed it by *that* much.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:46 AM (967/Q)

It takes a village.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:51 AM (odBC9)

91 Nice devotional on Hebrews 4:14-16 and . . This man is reflecting on his father-in-law who was a bomber pilot in WW II and the idea of compassionate understanding:

https://tinyurl.com/9y89k459

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 06:53 AM (JrHfD)

92 85 Oh come on, guys, this is good stuff:

https://youtu.be/VBa0f2rztAE?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:41 AM (967/Q)

"On Saturday Afternoons in 1963"

If it's autobiographical, she was tennish.

born November 8, 1954

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 06:55 AM (odBC9)

93 Man with no formal training, but with love and devotion spends 58 years building a Cathedral in Spain:

https://tinyurl.com/bdf2sywj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 06:56 AM (JrHfD)

94 Moar memes from Bookworm Room:

https://tinyurl.com/4fkbsux5

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:58 AM (967/Q)

95 Honestly,
I find MS Teams to be pretty damn good.

I know that won't make me popular.

But there it is.

Posted by: Defenestratus at October 03, 2026 06:59 AM (WYStd)

96 95 Honestly,
I find MS Teams to be pretty damn good.

I know that won't make me popular.

But there it is.

Posted by: Defenestratus at October 03, 2026 06:59 AM (WYStd)

I found the "I" in Teams...It's in Microsoft...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 03, 2026 07:00 AM (l3cgK)

97 Lots of good stuff at Powerline week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:03 AM (Ia/+0)

98 Stranded dog in Kansas leads police officer to owner who had fallen . Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/ksbnnc93

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 07:03 AM (JrHfD)

99 WTF is wrong with the EU? If they don't like Teams (who does?), there's always Jitsi (https://jitsi.org/).

Jisi used to be called "sip-communicator" back in the day.

Back in the day when I found about "sip-communicator", I was part of a team working on a Session Initiated Protocol (aka SIP) server that Nortel couldn't pull its head out of its ass enough to sell to businesses while it was circling the drain. We had a video conferencing solution you could run on a windows desktop that could handle a team scrum meeting.

With shared whiteboard capabilities. With video recording. With instant messaging. Hell, we used it internally.

Nortel, OTOH, wanted to sell the old PBXs they still had.

Avaya bought that team as part of Nortel bankruptcy and proceeded to sodomize the dog by insisting that Things Must Be Done The Avaya Way.

Avaya (as far I could tell at the time) viewed small businesses as worms to be ignored. Sadly, Avaya couldn't figure out that big businesses viewed Avaya as a worm to be ignored as soon as possible.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at October 03, 2026 07:04 AM (/5u8g)

100 mornin yall. What are we going to do today?

(A question I always asked Bruno every morning)

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 07:05 AM (MWfyi)

101 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 03, 2026 07:06 AM (2Ez/1)

102 Even online I can't find descriptions/explanations of many of the icons on my Samsung phone. Many are easy to guess, but some are not.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

First our understanding text declined in favor of icons. Now understanding of icons is failing. This can only mean one thing: AI Overlords. In the nick of time. All hail Lord HAL!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 03, 2026 07:07 AM (VyD10)

103 12,year old sings beautiful version of old time hymn "How great thou art". Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/37vjhydn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 03, 2026 07:07 AM (JrHfD)

104 My first accomplishment for the day is snagging 100. What other wonders does this day hold?

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 07:08 AM (MWfyi)

105 The final level is to realize that they are both confidence schemes, so the rhetoric is just meaningless scam patter. There's a skin of pseudo-intellectual tripe to entrance the rubes, over a skeleton of a system of totalitarian control.

That's why Islamunism is a thing: the different skins are fake; they're really both just all about Power.
Posted by: SciVo at October 03, 2026 06:20 AM (ke3zm)

Bingo! Islam is the pervasive totalitarian system that the Left has always dreamed of being. No dissent allowed, divine authority claimed for every statement of the Leadership, all critics can be imprisoned or killed on charges of heresy.

As you say, the words from either are nothing, Power is everything.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 07:08 AM (slH4t)

106 " Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering"

Dry. We were supposed to get some rain. Maybe we will today and tomorrow. The creek is so low the fish have to turn sideways.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 07:09 AM (MWfyi)

107 Bingo! Islam is the pervasive totalitarian system that the Left has always dreamed of being. No dissent allowed, divine authority claimed for every statement of the Leadership, all critics can be imprisoned or killed on charges of heresy.

As you say, the words from either are nothing, Power is everything.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I think you also described the European aristocracy up to World War I. After that they went back full time to their first calling: inbreeding.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 03, 2026 07:12 AM (VyD10)

108 Good morning morons

Grace Jones wow blast from the past

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

109 Who is up for the Washington Post March by John Phillip Sousa to get the weekend kicked off properly?

https://youtu.be/fSeoDUFtDsI

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 03, 2026 07:16 AM (VyD10)

110 AM (gpvQO)

85 Oh come on, guys, this is good stuff:

https://youtu.be/VBa0f2rztAE?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 03, 2026 06:41 AM (967/Q)

I always liked Rickie Lee Jones, her voice and her music have a haunting quality to them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 07:18 AM (slH4t)

111 TCM is playing Village of the Damned right now. The creepy star children always creeped me out.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 03, 2026 07:19 AM (l26NL)

112 There are people of influence, judicial authority and political office who have committed crimes against the state and against citizens who, in a sane world, would be in prison.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:03 AM (gpvQO)
====

*unfurls long scroll*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

113
112 There are people of influence, judicial authority and political office who have committed crimes against the state and against citizens who, in a sane world, would be in prison.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:03 AM (gpvQO)
====

*unfurls long scroll*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

Ah, the “Up against the Wall when the Revolution comes!” list. Everyone needs one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at October 03, 2026 07:27 AM (slH4t)

114 I’m surprised that the “ on the other hand “ wisecrack hasn’t become a frequently occurring AoS insider slang term.
I still don’t understand some of the AoS insider slang terms. “ Corgis called?”
I learned “your turn in the barrel” many years ago.
IIRC, urban dictionary gave enough of a hint to get the otter references.

Posted by: Fenderbender at October 03, 2026 07:31 AM (1FEc1)

115 I miss TCM, somehow it got bumped out of my channels, was my favorite station

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:32 AM (Ia/+0)

116 How about New Year's eve in 1963?

https://tinyurl.com/BOC-Dominance-and-Submission

Posted by: Richard Cranium at October 03, 2026 07:32 AM (/5u8g)

117 "Corgis called" means you have alerted the morons downstairs there is a new thread.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

118 "The list is long!"
- Dirac Angestun Gesept

G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 03, 2026 07:34 AM (VyBeY)

119 A Biden appointed judge says the federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional. The Constitution only matters to leftists when it can be twisted in their favor.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 07:34 AM (MWfyi)

120 112 There are people of influence, judicial authority and political office who have committed crimes against the state and against citizens who, in a sane world, would be in prison.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 06:03 AM

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at October 03, 2026 07:34 AM (2Ez/1)

121 Is Paris burning? If not, why not?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

122 I absolutely love the French trying to minimize and explain away the ongoing Islamic revolution.

Free Palestine!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

123
I still don’t understand some of the AoS insider slang terms. “ Corgis called?”

"Corgis called" is a statement that the previous thread has been notified that there's a new post. There are a number of GIFs of Corgi puppies running together.

https://giphy.com/gifs/puppy-follow-for-qPuhFBQt8xLEY

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 07:40 AM (eRlcH)

124
Free Palestine!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

*talking head with heavy-rimmed glasses*

Clearly these disturbances are caused by what the protesters feel are deficiencies in French schools.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 07:42 AM (eRlcH)

125 Reading about the botched execution by a all female team .
Fun fact, 1826 a few of the Decembrests who were getting hung for their crimes, 3 survived the hanging attempt due to ropes breaking. ( there were no hanging for some years so probably adding to this) the 3 were immediately hung again for good.

Posted by: Skip at October 03, 2026 07:43 AM (Ia/+0)

126 Clearly these disturbances are caused by what the protesters feel are deficiencies in French schools.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 07:42 AM (eRlcH)
=====
Paul Joseph Watson has an awesome video showing all the silly excuses the French are using to create the false impression this is about "conditions in schools"

"Too many stairs"
"Too long lines in the cafeteria"

All aided and abetted by the French communists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 03, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

127
Ah, Paris in the Fall!

If only we elect the Democrats in November...

we can have the same!

https://x.com/d_foubert/status/2105788540613283966

Well, to be fair...we could've re-elected Joe Biden and gotten the same result.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 07:46 AM (YSUhf)

128
I still don’t understand some of the AoS insider slang terms. “ Corgis called?”

"Corgis called" is a statement that the previous thread has been notified that there's a new post. There are a number of GIFs of Corgi puppies running together.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 03, 2026 07:40 AM

originated by AlexTheChick, back in the day

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 03, 2026 07:49 AM (AMvSw)

129 I figured they were protesting the lack of tampon machines in the boy's bathrooms.

Posted by: fd at October 03, 2026 07:49 AM (MWfyi)

130 Seriously, the full model number is the Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC and there's only one thing that could stand for.

so it’s not Big Furry Cats, then?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 03, 2026 07:51 AM (6ydKt)

131 I really h8t cloudfart.

Cloudfart will not allow Mypal68 (most recent release, too) browser access to some internet sites nowadays ... other CAPTCHAs Mypal68 pass just fine.

But not those running Cloudfart ...

Posted by: _Jim at October 03, 2026 07:55 AM (UwrY/)

132 About this 'AI" thing too -

I've been a fan of "Cosmo the funny parrot" YT channel for several years now ...How is it that Cosmo (with her interactions with humans) not be a form of AI whereas GPU human-made machine AI _is_ quote AI unquote?

How does that work? Can AI mimic the IQ level of an African Grey parrot like Cosmo or Irene Pepperberg's parrot Alex even?

Posted by: _Jim at October 03, 2026 08:01 AM (UwrY/)

133
Hot coffee and donuts upstairs.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 03, 2026 08:02 AM (YSUhf)

134 Not an AI parrot: https://youtu.be/vbAJAwdEmgw

Free form thought flow, interaction with 'ma' her owner, too. The bird can even beat-box.

Posted by: _Jim at October 03, 2026 08:14 AM (UwrY/)

135 re: "86 Powerline Funnies "

Did they fix their missing comments issue? Half the entertainment are the comments and commenters!

Posted by: _Jim at October 03, 2026 08:32 AM (UwrY/)

136 I hear the Florida All-Girl Footbridge Engineering Team are joining up with the Tennessee All-Girl Prisoner Execution Team to go on national tour. The goal is to let young girls know they can do anything they set their minds to.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 03, 2026 11:09 AM (wpRMV)

137 Y'know Pixy, given that you built this blog - perhaps the worst piece of software I use on a regular basis - perhaps you'd like to tone it down with this the "smarter-than-thou" priest of high tech nonsense.

Beyond being tiresome, it suggests insecurity and/or a small penis.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: Long Dong Silver at October 03, 2026 03:59 PM (XZHyM)

138 I was kind of surprised that normal spinning HDDs were still competitive.

Posted by: MartynWW at October 03, 2026 04:07 PM (KfIEy)

The "I Totally Forgot It Was Friday" ONT

I was relaxing with a book after dinner. About 8, my wife comes in and says "Hey, shouldn't you be writing the ONT?" I had totally forgotten, LOL. Anyhow...Howdy folks! So, Grok AI scanned my Twitter/X account and generated this picture of what the world would be like if I ran it.

"World under Weirddave0: Common sense paradise. One-page insurance that works, perfect street tacos (no anger), kids learning safe gun handling, free speech zones, metal detecting gold, strong families, free markets. Liberty and responsibility for all."

Fido Friday: Save fren!

pic.twitter.com/pKphk91dJR
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

They do have more experience...

It's that time of year

No, it's knot

pic.twitter.com/ctwQsbLVZb
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

Dodged a bullet

Friends don't let friends vote Commie

Whoops

pic.twitter.com/exu43pWHFT
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

What was he thinking?

Bring beer

PSA on women

pic.twitter.com/EHqCaOWyTH
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

Gen X FTW

Social bat

Husbands

pic.twitter.com/F6oKEB2vlk
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

It was actually very nice today

Bitch

Last week's Ravens/Cowboys game was so epic, the Japanese made it into an anime

pic.twitter.com/k6VD3BweGh
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

Also Gen X

Be prepared

The good old days

pic.twitter.com/LeCKz73DN1
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 3, 2026

Libs

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by bass players:

Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
― Albert Einstein

What a curious thing to say.
― Bart Simpson

Posted by: mindful webworker - nobody nose the truffles I've sneezed at October 02, 2026 10:00 PM (sVrIn)

2 Sponge!

Thanks for the ONT, WeirdDave!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:00 PM (aJQbY)

3 Interview today was meh. I feel like I represented myself as well as I could, but I also think the job is only a 70% match for me, so we'll see if I make it to the next round. Still think yesterday's interview is one of my best all year. Keep praying, please, it's helping!

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:02 PM (aJQbY)

4 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 02, 2026 10:03 PM (+9wcF)

5 *cue theremin*

I sense that there is an ONT.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 10:03 PM (wpRMV)

6 The Japanese. Nuked too much? Or not enough?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 10:05 PM (wpRMV)

7 Evenin'

The curse of James Franklin is rearing its head tonight in Blacksburg. Pitt is leading VT, 35-24. 4th qt, about 10 min to go. JF just can't win big games.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 10:06 PM (wh7vU)

8 I felt a great disturbance in the Force. It felt like millions of commies tried to vote, and they screamed because they forgot how.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 02, 2026 10:08 PM (qx7Zg)

9 Dogs and cats, living together?

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 10:09 PM (88C+u)

10
Dozed off for quite a while. Know what's nice? Sleep.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 10:10 PM (eRlcH)

11 The rope and knot video triggered me something fierce. Fifteen FBI agents are on their way!

Posted by: Bubba Wallace at October 02, 2026 10:10 PM (Fn+3X)

12 VT scores, finally. 35-32, Pitt.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 10:10 PM (wh7vU)

13 I am here with wild and dangerous opinions! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:10 PM (ZdaMQ)

14 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at October 02, 2026 10:11 PM (cax1H)

15 I love how the guy teaching the kids about gun safety in Grok's illustration is pointing the rifle directly at the one kid's groin. Either that or the kid holding the barrel is aiming it that way.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at October 02, 2026 10:11 PM (9ZFZd)

16 Thanks for the ONT, WD.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 10:12 PM (l3cgK)

17 I love how the guy teaching the kids about gun safety in Grok's illustration is pointing the rifle directly at the one kid's groin. Either that or the kid holding the barrel is aiming it that way.

He's one twitchy finger away from preventing testicular cancer.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 02, 2026 10:12 PM (+9wcF)

18 Good evening morons und danke wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)

19 9 Dogs and cats, living together?

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 10:09 PM (88C+u)

It's platonic.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 10:13 PM (l3cgK)

20 I'm going to be leaving before the bass solo.

Posted by: No Glutton For Punishment at October 02, 2026 10:13 PM (Fn+3X)

21 Thanks for the memeage, WD. Howdy Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 02, 2026 10:13 PM (RNvK7)

22 6 The Japanese. Nuked too much? Or not enough?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 10:05 PM (wpRMV)

Not enough. Want proof? Tentacle pr0n existed well before WW2...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 10:14 PM (l3cgK)

23 Those condoms.
To keep fucking that chi-

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 10:15 PM (88C+u)

24 Apparently i can sleep from midnight to 2 and then 5-8. Then grab 30-60 minutes during the day. There is no way i could work in an office.

Posted by: Dark Lix at October 02, 2026 10:15 PM (Fv808)

25 I've heard tell of Governor Bill Lee's office having been inundated with offers of assistance regarding the botched dispatching of that murderess.

Wheat place other than America can a purportedly humane execution be twisted such that it fails when so many methods exist that guarantee instant, painless death?

Posted by: Tonypete at October 02, 2026 10:16 PM (cax1H)

26
Common sense paradise. One-page insurance that works, perfect street tacos (no anger), kids learning safe gun handling, free speech zones, metal detecting gold, strong families, free markets. Liberty and responsibility for all.

_________

"A land whose countryside would be bright with neat and cosy homesteads, whose fields and villages would be joyous with the sounds of industry, with the romping of sturdy children, the contests of athletic youths, and the laughter of comely maidens, whose firesides would be forums for the wisdom of serene old age. It would in a word be the home of a people living the life that God desires that men should live."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 10:17 PM (eRlcH)

27
Tonypete,

Tennessee Morons could take of that problem.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 10:17 PM (/QHx4)

28 Fido Friday - don't care if it's AI, it's cute. I could almost hear the words.

Husbands - ...... fair.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:18 PM (aJQbY)

29 25 I've heard tell of Governor Bill Lee's office having been inundated with offers of assistance regarding the botched dispatching of that murderess.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 02, 2026 10:16 PM (cax1H)

Billy Ray Valentine, or Uncle Ruckus?

Posted by: i got the rope, right here at October 02, 2026 10:18 PM (88C+u)

30 Enjoyable and amusing, WD, top to bottom.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Posted by: mindful webworker - I don't get it. Oh, wait. Yes I do. at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (sVrIn)

31 Oh gosh WD! As always, fantastically done.
I'm not really welcome here, but I love it, and thank you so much!
Best comments and memes!
Thank you sir!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (jCKWs)

32
Some Chicoms have stumbled on something that looks like it could be an "alien radio signal". It checks a lot of boxes for being artificial. And it most likely is, but our guys think it's mostly like us, terrestrial origin, but aren't sure exactly what the local source is.

https://t.ly/nnFox

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (w6EFb)

33 Evening, Weird Dave! Thanks for the ONT!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:20 PM (n2qDf)

34 Evenin' Horde. Still in hospital, now with 100% less employment!

Hoo boy, am I screwed.

Well, I have money in the bank, so when I get out, maybe it's finally time to skip town and start over somewhere else.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 02, 2026 10:20 PM (ENA4W)

35 BBC vs. sneering, shrewish woman: was it really comedy?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 02, 2026 10:21 PM (mYNxU)

36 I like the knot video.

And on the text 'dodged a bullet' conversation: we all know who was rhe male and who was the female, right?

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

37 Great ONT!
Danke!

Bier bitte!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 10:21 PM (2WIwB)

38 The 70's were awesome! DanMan & I married in '76. We were both 18. Our first son was born late December, 1976. Whoops! He must have been 3 months early & 9lbs 4oz. His brother was born 1980. The 70's are why GenX is so awesome now!

Posted by: DanMa'am at October 02, 2026 10:22 PM (8uzBS)

39 I think the clip on childhood in the 70s is off by a decade. It's really describing the 60s. I know. I was there.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 10:23 PM (Riz8t)

40 I relate to most of this ONT. Thank you.

The 1970's kid didn't mention riding bikes in DDT clouds. The most exciting evening of the summer week for my brother and me, other than the ice cream truck. If both had happened at the same time we would have spontaneously combusted with joy. Mother would simply tell us not to ride in the street.

Except it was in the 60's, the rest was the same of being outside all day. Once we moved to the farm no one knew where anyone was. We could have been dead from a stampede or snake bitten or drowned. She knew no one would kidnap us as they'd regret it.

When we went to our grandmother's, every Saturday of our lives til we drove, we were then with feral cousins and still not allowed in the house unless it was raining or cold. They let us in for meals only.

She and her sisters would go shopping and leave seven of us in the car. Most of our bodies were in the car, but legs & heads were hanging out. Or we made baboon noises at people or acted mental. No worries about kidnapping then, either.

I totally got the diagram of the bass player.

You did really good, Weird Dave, to do this so quickly after forgetting. Thanks for not forgetting.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:23 PM (hzuYO)

41 Today, my rudimentary lathe worked. More or less, I had to finish the shovel handle off with a rasp and a spokeshave for the correct fit.

And I didn't bleed, so tell my wife that.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 10:24 PM (rbvCR)

42 Some Chicoms have stumbled on something that looks like it could be an "alien radio signal". It checks a lot of boxes for being artificial. And it most likely is, but our guys think it's mostly like us, terrestrial origin, but aren't sure exactly what the local source is.

If they say "You are bugs", it might be real.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

43 My mom could step out on the porch and whistle us home from two blocks away. After she got dentures, I asked her if she could still do it. She could.

Posted by: huerfano at October 02, 2026 10:25 PM (2Xqig)

44 At least one of those fancy knots would have been handy in that Tennessee execution attempt.

Posted by: mindful webworker - that's knot funny at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (sVrIn)

45 Tennessee botched the death penalty. That is actually a blessing in disguise... Hear me out. Now we get to do it the right way: firing squad? electric chair? hanging? NO. We need to make a pay-per-view special where we put her in a large hydraulic press and smash her thinner than a fruit roll up. After that, we feed the "remains" to some rats.

We have a press at work that is big enough to fit her in, only have to remove about half of the 11 platens. Its a difficult task, but I will do it for justice.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (mTzaS)

46 Some Chicoms have stumbled on something that looks like it could be an "alien radio signal". It checks a lot of boxes for being artificial. And it most likely is, but our guys think it's mostly like us, terrestrial origin, but aren't sure exactly what the local source is.

https://t.ly/nnFox
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (w6EFb)

Oopsie! (unplugs router)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (n2qDf)

47 {{{COMountainMarie}}}

Hello, sunshine.

Working on a road trip in December to see you and your Man. NotSoThoreau is looking into it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (u82oZ)

48 I love how the guy teaching the kids about gun safety in Grok's illustration is pointing the rifle directly at the one kid's groin. Either that or the kid holding the barrel is aiming it that way.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at October 02, 2026 10:11 PM (9ZFZd)

He is teaching them the Fifth Rule of gun safety: Don't grab the barrel after doing a mag dump.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 02, 2026 10:28 PM (2bl8/)

49 I wouldn't trade growing up in the 70's for growing up today for any amount of money. We wuz kings.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 10:28 PM (viF8m)

50 Did China’s FAST radio telescope detect an alien radio signal?

"One order of Kung Pow chicken, to go."👽

Posted by: mindful webworker - with 2 fortune cookies at October 02, 2026 10:29 PM (sVrIn)

51 I had two rules growing up in nyc
1. Don't go above 92nd St
2. Don't call us from the cops, we're not coming.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 10:29 PM (RIvkX)

52 Purring kitty on my shoulder.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:30 PM (n2qDf)

53 Is the actual female from the, "You can't just rename it" meme the professor from Mizzou from years back who called for, "some muscle over here"?

I'd like to think in a world without consequences the bug eyed bitch is immortal.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (r7+Q7)

54 The Japanese. Nuked too much? Or not enough?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 10:05 PM (wpRMV)

Or like Tillie in “ The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” nuked just right.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (mYNxU)

55 My suggestion is that the governor gets an axe and carries out the sentence himself.

Posted by: it was good enough for the Starks at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (88C+u)

56 BBC vs. sneering, shrewish woman: was it really comedy?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 02, 2026 10:21 PM (mYNxU)

The joke is that a fiat currency without any sort of restriction on printing like a hard asset backing will lead to continual inflation, uncontrolled business cycles, and more and more frantic moves by the central bank to paper over any default through borrowing and playing games with central bank interest rates, or shift the debt onto other economic actors dependent on the central bank without their being able to prevent it.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (rbvCR)

57 Alien signal?

Is Calvin bouncing a recording of his Spaceman Spiff stuff off the Moon?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:32 PM (2GVsD)

58 If you need an escape, Hitler Rants Parodies is releasing a series of shorts called "Back to the Reich". Each episode gets weirder.

This is #5: https://youtu.be/QJC172_WFaU

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 02, 2026 10:33 PM (qx7Zg)

59 Kindltot,

Man, it sure is a good thing we didn't take that path!

/s

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:33 PM (aJQbY)

60 52 Purring kitty on my shoulder.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10

I have a purring kitty on my foot and a puppy chewing his chew stick on my side. Both settled and content. I am missing 1 kitty, though. I expect him to hop up here soon enough.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:34 PM (ZdaMQ)

61 45 Tennessee botched the death penalty. That is actually a blessing in disguise... Hear me out. Now we get to do it the right way: firing squad? electric chair? hanging? NO. We need to make a pay-per-view special where we put her in a large hydraulic press and smash her thinner than a fruit roll up. After that, we feed the "remains" to some rats.

We have a press at work that is big enough to fit her in, only have to remove about half of the 11 platens. Its a difficult task, but I will do it for justice.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (mTzaS)
----

Meh, just strap her ass to a telephone pole on an artillery range and give an extra weekend of leave to the cannon cockers that turn her into pink mist first. No need for messy cleanup of an industrial site.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 10:34 PM (oqH4h)

62 The joke is that a fiat currency without any sort of restriction on printing like a hard asset backing will lead to continual inflation, uncontrolled business cycles, and more and more frantic moves by the central bank to paper over any default through borrowing and playing games with central bank interest rates, or shift the debt onto other economic actors dependent on the central bank without their being able to prevent it.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (rbvCR)

You want gold-backed currency.

You will settle for Fiat currency.

You get Yugo currency.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:35 PM (n2qDf)

63 I didn't read every word of the blog today, so maybe I missed it, but have Snow Slut and the Seven Frats faded already as news items? Thought they would be AoS discussion-worthy for at least a week.

Posted by: mindful webworker - hope that something better comes along at October 02, 2026 10:35 PM (sVrIn)

64 I'm trying to remember the weirdest injury of my husband and they all blur into confusion. Married 47yrs.

A couple of weeks before our wedding he cut his hand really badly making dinner. I got him in the car and he was sort of giddy from bleeding (it was a lot of blood). He held a towel on it and above his head for the drive to the ED. Until the day before our vows he was wearing a gigantic bandage on his left hand. It was the start of something once a year or more.

When we were broken up once in college he showed up at my door with a hand injury and gravel embedded into his thumb/palm. He was riding in a parking lot of a bar on the tailgate of a truck. Friend patched out and he fell and decided he'd go see his student nurse. It was late and I was in bed on a school night.

I opened the door and looked at his hand. Asked wth he thought I'd do about it (I doubt I had a bandaid, much less stuff to clean it).

I had no time or pity for the bum who kept breaking up seasonally so he left. He went to the ED the next day for debridement and an antibiotic. I ain't no fool.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:36 PM (hzuYO)

65 Another option for the death penalty (also pay-per-view):

Stand that evil scrunt out in the Bonneville salt flats with a rope around her neck. Make sure the rope has at least 1000' coiled up with the other end attached to the bumper of a '69 Chevelle. Drive the car as fast as possible and when the slack runs out, her spine gets ripped right out of her body.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:36 PM (mTzaS)

66 My suggestion is that the governor gets an axe and carries out the sentence himself.
Posted by: it was good enough for the Starks at October 02, 2026 10:31 PM (88C+u)

Most Governors don't really have that skill set. If we are going to require the Governor to do the execution, we should employ the Spanish "garrote vil" which pretty much just requires the executioner to twist a wheel.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 10:37 PM (rbvCR)

67 Japan nuked too much?

https://youtu.be/jByZan_6uD4

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:37 PM (2GVsD)

68 Evening Hordians.

Thank you WD!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 02, 2026 10:38 PM (NnhvP)

69 Alien signal. Years ago I read an SF short story. A real alien signal is picked up. After much analysis, the scientists realize it has been sent in code; military code. They were eavesdropping on a battle of an interstellar war.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 02, 2026 10:38 PM (2bl8/)

70 31 Oh gosh WD! As always, fantastically done.
I'm not really welcome here, but I love it, and thank you so much!
Best comments and memes!
Thank you sir!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (jCKWs)

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Not sure what you mean by that, but I welcome your presence here!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 02, 2026 10:38 PM (RNvK7)

71 “I think the clip on childhood in the 70s is off by a decade. It's really describing the 60s. I know. I was there.”
There’s more than a slight bit of truth to that, but sill, more 70s from my experience.
The fashion…the bike handlebars.
But they really don’t touch on the deep down remembrances…
Slight skin abrasion? Mercurachome. Painless.
Bloody gash? Methiolate. Ouch!
And I don’t remember the actual reasons… but there was the spray-on “plastic-ish” bandage.
It seemed to get the job done. Right back at it.

Posted by: Gunslinger at October 02, 2026 10:39 PM (N91F8)

72 Stand that evil scrunt out in the Bonneville salt flats with a rope around her neck. Make sure the rope has at least 1000' coiled up with the other end attached to the bumper of a '69 Chevelle. Drive the car as fast as possible and when the slack runs out, her spine gets ripped right out of her body.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:36 PM (mTzaS)

That rope would stretch a whole bunch, first. And then when her neck snaps, the head would come rocketing through the back window of the poor Chevelle.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:39 PM (n2qDf)

73 Evening, all!

Posted by: caf at October 02, 2026 10:40 PM (fawlF)

74 Well, sweetie, your husband walks in bleeding, with a limp, and busted knuckles so YOU don't have to. And that's the way you both want it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 02, 2026 10:40 PM (PKL0q)

75
He's one twitchy finger away from preventing testicular cancer.
Posted by: Blanco Basura

I certainly hope Weasel doesn't see the poor trigger discipline!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 02, 2026 10:42 PM (NnhvP)

76 Will Eisner, Signal From Space.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

77 72 Stand that evil scrunt out in the Bonneville salt flats with a rope around her neck. Make sure the rope has at least 1000' coiled up with the other end attached to the bumper of a '69 Chevelle. Drive the car as fast as possible and when the slack runs out, her spine gets ripped right out of her body.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:36 PM (mTzaS)

That rope would stretch a whole bunch, first. And then when her neck snaps, the head would come rocketing through the back window of the poor Chevelle.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:39 PM (n2qDf)

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Damn, I didn't think anybody had tried that before...

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:44 PM (mTzaS)

78 24 Apparently i can sleep from midnight to 2 and then 5-8. Then grab 30-60 minutes during the day. There is no way i could work in an office.

Posted by: Dark Lix at October 02, 2026 10:15 PM (Fv80

. . . or as a truck driver.

Posted by: a.moron at October 02, 2026 10:45 PM (X5Jzz)

79 "PSA On Women". Pretty sure that is Benny Hill?

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 10:45 PM (mTzaS)

80 My ride... in 1970. Sears Spyder 500.

https://tinyurl.com/5c7skpzt

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 10:46 PM (RORbl)

81 The dog protecting his kitten fren knows exactly how to deal with bullies.

Don't give them an inch, don't flinch, and exude the vibe that if they come one inch closer you will terminate them with extreme prejudice.

That kitten chose her friends wisely. That is a VERY important skill for a happy life!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 02, 2026 10:47 PM (HlyYF)

82 25 I've heard tell of Governor Bill Lee's office having been inundated with offers of assistance regarding the botched dispatching of that murderess.

Wheat place other than America can a purportedly humane execution be twisted such that it fails when so many methods exist that guarantee instant, painless death?

Posted by: Tonypete at October 02, 2026 10:16 PM (cax1H)

I don't understand why they didn't just wrap a plastic bag around her head, turn out the lights, go home, then check back the next morning.

Posted by: a.moron at October 02, 2026 10:47 PM (X5Jzz)

83 Well, that sucked. Wide right by a couple of inches. Pitt holds on and beats VT in Blacksburg. They're 5-0.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 10:47 PM (wh7vU)

84 Enjoying MiladyJo's scratch pizza, thin crust with veggies (what? no pepperoni? Oh, well), with a side salad that has a minimum of that annoying leafy green stuff.

Calls for some wine but the cupboard seems to be bare.

Posted by: mindful webworker - nom nom nom at October 02, 2026 10:48 PM (sVrIn)

85 I probably should go watch this anime just to cringe again.

https://youtu.be/XAgL9kQmQvY

The anime tourist born of COVID would probably celebrate it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

86 We have a press at work that is big enough to fit her in, only have to remove about half of the 11 platens. Its a difficult task, but I will do it for justice.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks

Jeebus Lemmiwinks. . . .

(Are we related??)

Posted by: Tonypete at October 02, 2026 10:49 PM (cax1H)

87 >>Well, sweetie, your husband walks in bleeding, with a limp, and busted knuckles so YOU don't have to. And that's the way you both want it

The 60s and 70s kids were the generations when our dads told us to rub some dirt on it. Injuries were just part of the day not something to whine about.

Walk it off, snowflake. It was a different attitude.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 10:49 PM (viF8m)

88 Outsourcing death penalty executions to Canada. Is there a tariff on that?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (OB8ow)

89 Next game up! Montana State Bobkittuhs vs Idaho Vandals. Idaho is up 7-3 already. Penn State is still getting stomped by the nerds at Northwestern. Guess firing James Franklin changed nothing. They lost to NW last year too, which lead to JF getting fired.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (wh7vU)

90 Ole Pike won't be around much longer for her fans to have glee over her beating the rap.

The med that never reached her vein caused necrosis of both inner elbows. Plus it can cause pulmonary edema. It sounded like a pack of drunk chimps tried to start her IV. "They could not tell it was not in a vein." Yes, yes, you can as there is a blood return you incompetent nincompoops.

While she was already brain damaged and evil (plus satanic I read) before this she's really super brain damaged now. Veggie Pike.

Eventually I guess they will pull the plug. Dunno. It's a weird show to try to kill her then keep her alive, Tennessee.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (hzuYO)

91 You want gold-backed currency.
You will settle for Fiat currency.
You get Yugo currency.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:35 PM (n2qDf)

I know this is a joke on the Yugo being a Fiat, as much as the Lada was.

There is a school of thought that the advent of the trans Atlantic cable and the telegraph net in the US broke the hard currency standard since the banks could kite debts and resolve them faster than they could be settled in gold or silver, and this made "debt backed assets" a normal financial item.
Under telegraph communications, any attempt to settle a debt in physical gold could never catch up with the debts being created, and traded or cancelled by a countering debt.
This point of view is in support of the idea that some sort of globally shared ledger is the ultimate expression of this trend, and it would not be inflationary if there were either some backing mechanism, or if there was a token of sort that had a hard limit to production to prevent inflation.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (rbvCR)

92 I don't think she even needs a plastic bag over her head. Just disconnect the ventilator...

Posted by: DanMa'am at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (8uzBS)

93 At least one of those fancy knots would have been handy in that Tennessee execution attempt.
Posted by: mindful webworker - that's knot funny at October 02, 2026 10:26 PM (sVrIn)

Exercise bands has my vote..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 02, 2026 10:50 PM (08OqX)

94 We had Saturday morning, cartoons and Sunday morning Flash Gordon cliffhanger episodes in black and white.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 02, 2026 10:51 PM (PKL0q)

95 Outsource US capital punishment to oh Indonesia.

For every murderer/rapist we reduce what they owe us.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:51 PM (2GVsD)

96 31 Oh gosh WD! As always, fantastically done.
I'm not really welcome here, but I love it, and thank you so much!
Best comments and memes!
Thank you sir!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (jCKWs)

What do you mean 'not really welcome here'?

You're practically part of the infrastructure.

Thank you for ONT, WD

Fall in Tx? We're experiencing an early fall heat wave here in the Southland. Gonna be hot all week. Almost broke 90 today here at the beach. Surfer Joe almost started to sweat....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 02, 2026 10:51 PM (QGaXH)

97 Sadly, "Common Sense Paradise" has one too many syllables to fit into "Gangsta/Amish Paradise."

Posted by: pookysgirl has always thought the Weird Al version was better at October 02, 2026 10:53 PM (Wt5PA)

98 As I said last night, DEI Death Squad.

If you don't see blood welling out, you missed. DUH.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

99 Does anyone else want to know what book Weird Dave was reading to forget us?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:56 PM (hzuYO)

100 That PSA for women is from Harry Enfield. Full skit here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w

Posted by: Butch at October 02, 2026 10:58 PM (98xTj)

101 pookysgirl, just say 'common' and 'sense' at double-speed where 'a-mish' or 'gang-sta' are stretched.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:58 PM (aJQbY)

102 Since the evil bitch was a satanist, she should die on the cross. Crucify her and let the vultures eat her (they will peck out her eyes first)

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 11:00 PM (mTzaS)

103 MoMe in two weeks.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 02, 2026 11:00 PM (2Ez/1)

104 I am not going to spend another second thinking about Pike. She will get sorted out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

105 I probably should go watch this anime just to cringe again.

https://youtu.be/XAgL9kQmQvY

The anime tourist born of COVID would probably celebrate it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

Woohoo, I'm not an anime tourist, because I don't go for middle school slice-of-life anime!

Posted by: pookysgirl, not otaku enough at October 02, 2026 11:03 PM (Wt5PA)

106 Pooky's Girl, do you want the series synopsis?

Beautiful OP to a very problematic anime.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)

107 pookysgirl, just say 'common' and 'sense' at double-speed where 'a-mish' or 'gang-sta' are stretched.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:58 PM (aJQbY)

So I should have Pooky do it, because he can talk at three times the speed of a normal person and he loves Weird Al!

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes her life had a 0.5 speed option sometimes at October 02, 2026 11:05 PM (Wt5PA)

108 https://tinyurl.com/ywsp2c5s

An entertaining football video... stay with it.

I'm still giggling, albeit somewhat unwillingly

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 02, 2026 11:06 PM (RNvK7)

109 Well, I mean, now we gotta come up with the rest of the lyrics... or at least a chorus...

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 11:07 PM (aJQbY)

110 Or maybe watch Koko wa Greenwood?

https://youtu.be/1IFA1kEMWjc

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)

111 Beautiful OP to a very problematic anime.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:04 PM (2GVsD)

Oh, the OP looked nice, I just can't stand the the typical 20+ episodes of "Will I be able to go to the same high school as my crush?!" angst.

Posted by: pookysgirl was not an angsty teenager at October 02, 2026 11:08 PM (Wt5PA)

112 I am not going to spend another second thinking about Pike. She will get sorted out.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

It's more fun to watch Pike in the old BBC comedy series, "Dad's Army," about the Home Guard during WWII.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 02, 2026 11:09 PM (qx7Zg)

113 Here is the full version of "Dearest" with English subtitles, it is such a beautiful song.

https://youtu.be/GPAMT9eT_EI

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)

114 Or Captain Pike being pushed around by Spock.

*beep*

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:11 PM (2GVsD)

115 Gold “backed” was a post Depression scam, for the most part. You want the real thing.

America actually had the largest stock of free circulating gold coinage ever in world history. Prior to FDR outlawing gold, natch. The argument was, people were “hoarding” gold, and this was “against public policy”. He did this as an executive order, congress nor the courts really did nothing. Presumably when they acquired 20,000 tons and piled it in vaults at Ft. Knox bullion repository, this isn’t “hoarding”.

He also reneged on existing government gold Bonds (a form of default) and forbade gold clause lease contracts for real estate. The latter were very common, particularly for long term 99 year lease.

No telling what bullshit can happen to money in a hundred years, a gold clause contract protected the property owner from financial jiggery-pokery.

Before Greenspan went over to the dark side he penned a very succinct paper in 1966 entitled “Gold and Economic Freedom”.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:13 PM (lDzxK)

116 Could we go back on a gold standard in our lifetimes without massive destructive upheaval?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 11:15 PM (aJQbY)

117 Benefits of Being a Bassist

Meme checks out.

Posted by: Derek Smalls at October 02, 2026 11:16 PM (wVcYX)

118 Could we go back on a gold standard in our lifetimes without massive destructive upheaval?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 11:15 PM (aJQbY)

It would require re-valuing the gold in the reserves upward from the current peg of $35/Oz

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:25 PM (rbvCR)

119 Somalis at it again. Gunfire outside the homecoming game, Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka. Game suspended.
2 formerly nice suburbs, now Mogadishu West.

Posted by: Wally at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (2QvrQ)

120 they don't make them like fuzzbox anymore
youtu.be/IH16OX_VPOc

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (88C+u)

121 116 Could we go back on a gold standard in our lifetimes without massive destructive upheaval?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 11:15 PM (aJQbY)

Gold bugs.

I know that gold solves everything. No one will die. Inflation will stop. No economic problem will happen again. Only gold can do this.

But why are we so desperate to waste a precious resource like this?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (6jna9)

122 >>Could we go back on a gold standard in our lifetimes without massive destructive upheaval?

Which countries hold the largest gold mine reserves?

Gold doesn't have intrinsic worth. A thing is worth what people will pay for it. The US has become by far the world's richest country and South Africa among other countries have greater gold mines than we do.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (viF8m)

123 I still have to get a chip in my front tooth fixed every decade or so as a result of an Evel Knievel jump on my Schwinn.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:27 PM (KC5Lt)

124 You're as welcome as the flowers in May, COMountainMarie! I'm the skunk at the picnic, the cop at the teen keg party in the woods.

Posted by: Big Penguin Is Our Friend at October 02, 2026 11:29 PM (Fn+3X)

125 This country was ruint by Franklin Delano Roosevelt!

Posted by: Archie Bunker To Cousin Maude at October 02, 2026 11:31 PM (Fn+3X)

126 Somalis at it again. Gunfire outside the homecoming game, Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka. Game suspended.
2 formerly nice suburbs, now Mogadishu West.
Posted by: Wally at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (2QvrQ)

Time to declare Somalis an invasive species, like the anacondas in Florida. No season, no bag limit. If they agree to repatriate, they get a red ear tag that makes them non-shootable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (n2qDf)

127 D'j'ever see Johnathan V Last? He always looks like he's disgusted by the taste of the dick he just finished sucking.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (Jr5Lq)

128 Gold doesn't have intrinsic worth. A thing is worth what people will pay for it. The US has become by far the world's richest country and South Africa among other countries have greater gold mines than we do.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (viF8m)

WRONG!!!

Gold Solves Everything!!! The only reason we have any economic problems is we don’t have money backed by gold! Once we do that, ALL economic problems are over!!!

Posted by: Gold Bugs at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (6jna9)

129 My understanding is the Fiat system has more recessions but not as severe as the gold system which has less recessions but they are far more severe.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (KC5Lt)

130 Florida has Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (2GVsD)

131 Howdy, horde!

Nice save, Weirddave-- lots o' good stuff tonight, thanks.

COMM, I usually have Friday nights off, so would happily join you at the wobbly table & buy us both a drink if you're still here!

Posted by: JQ at October 02, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)

132
Gold doesn't have intrinsic worth. A thing is worth what people will pay for it. The US has become by far the world's richest country and South Africa among other countries have greater gold mines than we do.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (viF8m)

Doesn’t Russia also have plenty of gold mines? They and the RSA tend to have plenty of precious minerals. And promptly does nothing with them in terms of internal self-development.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:34 PM (6jna9)

133 130 Florida has Burmese pythons in the Everglades.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (2GVsD)

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And cougars in the senior centers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 11:34 PM (wpRMV)

134 But why are we so desperate to waste a precious resource like this?
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (6jna9)

Hard currency puts an end to central bank printing, which is the cause of inflation. Inflation destroys saved wealth, and high enough inflation makes it a good deal to have a short time preference, and buy everything today, since actual goods with value will only increase in an inflationary economy where money just loses value.
Short time preference means not investing in long term things like houses, decent cars and marriages, since the cost will invariably become greater the longer the debt is serviced.
It is claimed that high inflation destroys futures, and ruins morals of a nation, since all the virtues have to do with saving for the future, and preparing for the future, not satisfying wants today.
Fiat money is a bad IOU you trade around hoping not to have it in your pocket when the value goes to zero

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:34 PM (rbvCR)

135 Aluminum used to be so valuable it was chosen to top the Washington Monument.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:35 PM (KC5Lt)

136 @WeirdDave: The two roos drinking beer: *snorts* Saving that one.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 02, 2026 11:35 PM (O7YUW)

137 “Gold doesn't have intrinsic worth”

But … pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents do?

C’mon Jack. Take another bong hit.

Gold is still officially valued at $42.2222, the last peg before Nixon closed the gold “window” to foreign central banks.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:36 PM (L+MB1)

138 Somalis at it again. Gunfire outside the homecoming game, Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka. Game suspended.
2 formerly nice suburbs, now Mogadishu West.
Posted by: Wally at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (2QvrQ)

Who's going at it, different somali clans, or the last three rednecks left in Minnesota vs the skinnies?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 11:37 PM (2WIwB)

139 99 Does anyone else want to know what book Weird Dave was reading to forget us?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:56 PM (hzuYO)

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 02, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)

140 Just saw the last scene of an Adam-12 from 1974, Malloy standing outside a bank. Sign on the door said, "Deposits Federally Insured Up To $20,000.

Posted by: Times Change, I Guess at October 02, 2026 11:37 PM (Fn+3X)

141 Just posted to Tensor, am I on the right track? Link in nic.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:38 PM (2GVsD)

142 Aluminum used to be so valuable it was chosen to top the Washington Monument.
Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:35 PM (KC5Lt)

It was valuable not because it was scarce, but because until the Hall Process was invented, it was almost impossible to win it from the ore.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:38 PM (n2qDf)

143 Prepare for the inevitable spectacular crash. Buy ammo, canned goods, and toilet paper. You can't eat gold or wipe your ass with it.

Posted by: Butch at October 02, 2026 11:39 PM (98xTj)

144 My understanding is the Fiat system has more recessions but not as severe as the gold system which has less recessions but they are far more severe.
Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (KC5Lt)

the financial panics were less in scope than the Depression, and generally dampened out without intervention. The last big one, 1898 was notable because the US Government got caught up in it and almost had to declare a default until the big banks bailed it out.
The gold reserve system had issues with business cycles due to easy loans made possible by both banks kiting debts, and Congress allowing issuance of unbacked loans for development. However during the period from 1865 - 1890 the US dollar was deflationary, in spite of honoring the greenback fiat script printed to finance the Civil War and the various panics.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:40 PM (rbvCR)

145 "am I on the right track?"

I like Pumpkin Cat, and Noodle Girl.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 11:40 PM (Jr5Lq)

146 102 Since the evil bitch was a satanist, she should die on the cross. Crucify her and let the vultures eat her (they will peck out her eyes first)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 11:00 PM (mTzaS)

Her victim suffered for quite a while so nothing fast. Crucifiction is nice and slow. So is tying her to a pier piling at low tide - maybe scuff up her skin so the salt water really stings as it slowly rises....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (QGaXH)

147 135 Aluminum used to be so valuable it was chosen to top the Washington Monument.
Posted by: polynikes

I could have left a little pyramid up there at no charge!

Posted by: Rodney Dangerfield's Dog, Egypt at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (Fn+3X)

148 Somalis at it again. Gunfire outside the homecoming game, Eden Prairie vs. Minnetonka. Game suspended.
2 formerly nice suburbs, now Mogadishu West.

Posted by: Wally at October 02, 2026 11:26 PM (2QvrQ)

The madness has spread to Eden Prairie?! Wow...

Posted by: pookysgirl, glad to be in Iowa at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (Wt5PA)

149 135 Aluminum used to be so valuable it was chosen to top the Washington Monument.
Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 11:35 PM (KC5Lt)

They only chose it so they didn't have to pronounce it aluminium.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (88C+u)

150
Hard currency puts an end to central bank printing, which is the cause of inflation. Inflation destroys saved wealth, and high enough inflation makes it a good deal to have a short time preference, and buy everything today, since actual goods with value will only increase in an inflationary economy where money just loses value.
Short time preference means not investing in long term things like houses, decent cars and marriages, since the cost will invariably become greater the longer the debt is serviced.
It is claimed that high inflation destroys futures, and ruins morals of a nation, since all the virtues have to do with saving for the future, and preparing for the future, not satisfying wants today.
Fiat money is a bad IOU you trade around hoping not to have it in your pocket when the value goes to zero
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:34 PM (rbvCR)

For value to go to zero, you will need a 1917 communist revolution. Correct me if I am wrong, but you are saying of you have a gold standard you have no inflation, correct?

Cool. Explain Spain and Egypt after Mansa Musa came through. (I can explain Spain easily: massive government spending.). I shall continue…

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (6jna9)

151 Prepare for the inevitable spectacular crash. Buy ammo, canned goods, and toilet paper. You can't eat gold or wipe your ass with it.
Posted by: Butch at October 02, 2026 11:39 PM (98xTj)

But you will always be able to find somebody who will sell you food or asswipe for gold. Guaranteed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (n2qDf)

152 It was valuable not because it was scarce, but because until the Hall Process was invented, it was almost impossible to win it from the ore.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

see also: meteoritic iron

Posted by: Tutankhamen's dagger at October 02, 2026 11:42 PM (88C+u)

153 Just posted to Tensor, am I on the right track?

Yep.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at October 02, 2026 11:43 PM (+9wcF)

154 Remember, banks had to physically clear their debts, and there was the profession of the man who collected the bank notes for a bank, and then would turn them in to the bank issuing them to be reimbursed for gold. If the bank had overprinted, which was profitable of course, this could bankrupt the bank.
some of the "wildcat" banks had their main branch so far out in the sticks it was hard to find, and depended on that to keep them solvent. Paper notes always were lost or destroyed so overprinting a small amount was not risky, but it would lead to greedy overprinting.

There was a central clearing bureau that was as private as Wall Street that did nothing but record and clear debts, and provide guidance as to which bank appeared solvent.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:44 PM (rbvCR)

155 The day wasn't a total loss. Found out that crazy people stick to ChristyBlinky.

Posted by: Same Here at October 02, 2026 11:45 PM (Fn+3X)

156 >> My understanding is the Fiat system has more recessions but not as severe as the gold system which has less recessions but they are far more severe.

It also produces less wealth. It's a closed system that rewards the holders of gold or whatever item is chosen instead of the value of the entity, in this case, the country backing it.

The United States didn't become the richest country in the world, by far, because we have the most gold. We don't. Not even close. We became this rich because the world values the economy of the US. The strength of the US and our ability to project power. The very things Trump is trying to restore and improve. The US dollar IS the real standard.

The whole gold vs fiat is crap. We are never going back to a barter world economy. Strongest country wins. Vote.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)

157 I do riminess the 1970's even though Jimma Carter was President.....

Drive In movies and the simpler things to enjoy as a kid....

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 02, 2026 11:47 PM (b/4LV)

158 We should outdo the Brits and change it to aluminiinium.

Posted by: USA! USA! at October 02, 2026 11:48 PM (Fn+3X)

159 Prepare for the inevitable spectacular crash. Buy ammo, canned goods, and toilet paper. You can't eat gold or wipe your ass with it.
Posted by: Butch at October 02, 2026 11:39 PM (98xTj)

Don't forget cheap whiskey and vodka for trading. I have a few cases I bought during the Obama years, just in case.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 02, 2026 11:48 PM (2bl8/)

160 The problem is this: the ONLY thing that matters in terms of currency is this:

Do People Like Using It? If yes, it doesn’t matter “what backs it”. But people love to overcomplicate money. “BUT I WANT MY MONEY BACKED BY GOLD!!! IT’S JUST STUPID PAPAER IF IT IS NOT BACKED BY GOLD!!!”

OK…so you turn down all currency paid you unless backed by gold? I bet not. Because People Like To Use It. When the DM was reintroduced in 1948, it took off Because People Liked It. Simple as.

How to control inflation, evil central banks or not: spend your money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither. Notice the sectors of economy with the highest rises in cost, like education, and medicine, are flooded with government money, what if it stopped, or was at least sharply curbed?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:48 PM (6jna9)

161 133 130 Florida has Burmese pythons in the Everglades.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:32 PM (2GVsD)

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And cougars in the senior centers.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 11:34 PM (wpRMV)

Snort.......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 02, 2026 11:48 PM (QGaXH)

162 I don't really want a Fiat, unless it's under warranty.

Posted by: Found In A Toilet, Fix It Again, Tony at October 02, 2026 11:50 PM (Fn+3X)

163 Cougars in the senior centers?

Murray Head's other song, "One Night in Boca Raton."

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:50 PM (2GVsD)

164 The United States didn't become the richest country in the world, by far, because we have the most gold. We don't. Not even close. We became this rich because the world values the economy of the US. The strength of the US and our ability to project power. The very things Trump is trying to restore and improve. The US dollar IS the real standard.

The whole gold vs fiat is crap. We are never going back to a barter world economy. Strongest country wins. Vote.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:46 PM (viF8m)

Why is the USD the reserve currency?

Because it is the ticket to the world’s largest and most dynamic economy, PM Carney is pissed over this and would rather RMBs be the reserve currency. The PRC is not the world’s largest and most dynamic economy. So too bad, Mark. The euro exists because the EU wants it to replace the USD as the reserve currency. Again, the EU is just not as big or as dynamic as the U.S.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:52 PM (6jna9)

165 161 133 130 Florida has Burmese pythons in the Everglades.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Myanmarese Python doesn't ring true.

Posted by: Or Myanmar Shave at October 02, 2026 11:52 PM (Fn+3X)

166 For value to go to zero, you will need a 1917 communist revolution. Correct me if I am wrong, but you are saying of you have a gold standard you have no inflation, correct?

Cool. Explain Spain and Egypt after Mansa Musa came through. (I can explain Spain easily: massive government spending.). I shall continue…
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:41 PM (6jna9)

I am confused by your response, and I suspect I am tired. That was not what I intended to convey.

Fiat money is inflationary. Inflation has bad societal effects because it creates perverse economic incentives. These incentives are not solely financial since economics is the study of how people interact with perceived future needs and how they prepare for them.

Gold or silver standards rein in fiat currency impulses by the central banks. Fiat currency makes central banks essential since only a centralized banking system can make unbacked script anything but monopoly money. This is because a government can compel use of the Fiat. This is not to say that games can't be played, but they are harder to hide and harder to justify.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:53 PM (rbvCR)

167
The Islamic Center in Plano Texas has a website.

A Christian church is being converted to a mosque.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 11:53 PM (/QHx4)

168 >>But … pieces of paper with pictures of dead presidents do?

>>C’mon Jack. Take another bong hit.

You stick with Ron Paul. I'll hang with Scott Bessent.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 11:53 PM (viF8m)

169 I guess the young kid is a LIBERAL... seein as how the older guy has an M-16 pointed at him?

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 02, 2026 11:54 PM (mP0Kj)

170 How to control inflation, evil central banks or not: spend your money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither. Notice the sectors of economy with the highest rises in cost, like education, and medicine, are flooded with government money, what if it stopped, or was at least sharply curbed?
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:48 PM (6jna9)

Oh, this REQUIRES the people exercising strong oversight over government expenditure. As long as people think that TOO HARD, we will continue to have issues.

Imagine what would happen if the United States paid down, say, a quarter of the debt next year. The USD would become more rare, and thus, more valuable. That might actually trigger DEflation.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:55 PM (6jna9)

171 An entrepreneur in the Middle East has started a company that will convert land mines into prayer rugs.
Prophets are going thru the roof!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 11:55 PM (2WIwB)

172 "Crazy people stick to me" is the opening line of the Dee Dee Ramone song "It's So Bizarre".

Posted by: "Zonked" 1997 at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (Fn+3X)

173 @25

>>Wheat place other than America can a purportedly humane execution be twisted such that it fails when so many methods exist that guarantee instant, painless death?

Because of lawsuits and SCOTUS bullsh*t, we can't administer the correct drugs in the correct doses.

But if you want to kill gramps in hospice care, you can get the good stuff.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (XV/Pl)

174 Explosive growth huh?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (2GVsD)

175 If the claim is that “gold has no intrinsic worth”

It begs the question. Why did the US government outlaw it? I mean, it isn’t worth anything. Right? Well sort of - they outlawed it, but they couldn’t make it worth nothing.

Not the way a government can totally renege on bond payments or totally repudiate currencies. Worthless overnight. Pretty cool, huh?

The beauty of gold was that it was always valuable without any regard to the government or entity that issued it. Thousands of years.

No paper currency has lasted more than maybe a hundred years or so. I think the Dollar is the current record holder. Small size Federal Reserve notes starting from 1914 are legal tender (apart from any special collector value) and obligations of the government. That is remarkable, I suppose.

Monetary inflation doesn’t just corrode savings, it trashes investments equally. At official “targeted” inflation rates of 2% to 3% your purchasing power is cut in half every 20 years. And you owe tax on the “gains”. Gold was honest money, that’s all. So it’s no surprise dishonest governments said “Fuck that”. Three governments outlawed gold in the 20th century. Nazis, Soviets, U.S.A.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (nNwTp)

176 167
The Islamic Center in Plano Texas has a website.

A Christian church is being converted to a mosque.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 11:53 PM (/QHx4)

TX will be a caliphate by the end of the year. At least per the endless shrieking online. This will encourage more shrieking and will give my State Rep more red meat to hide behind while being a Leftist.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:57 PM (6jna9)

177 The beauty of gold was that it was always valuable without any regard to the government or entity that issued it. Thousands of years.

No paper currency has lasted more than maybe a hundred years or so. I think the Dollar is the current record holder. Small size Federal Reserve notes starting from 1914 are legal tender (apart from any special collector value) and obligations of the government. That is remarkable, I suppose.

Monetary inflation doesn’t just corrode savings, it trashes investments equally. At official “targeted” inflation rates of 2% to 3% your purchasing power is cut in half every 20 years. And you owe tax on the “gains”. Gold was honest money, that’s all. So it’s no surprise dishonest governments said “Fuck that”. Three governments outlawed gold in the 20th century. Nazis, Soviets, U.S.A.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (nNwTp)

Have we met?

Posted by: Greshams Law at October 02, 2026 11:58 PM (6jna9)

178 Explosive growth huh?
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (2GVsD)

Extreme rapid expansion.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 11:58 PM (2WIwB)

179 Common Tater - do you only accept gold for payment? Do you only pay in gold coinage?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 11:59 PM (6jna9)

180 Don't forget cheap whiskey and vodka for trading. I have a few cases I bought during the Obama years, just in case.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

I bought 2 cases of rum in 2008, but eventually consumed it. And 300 one ounce silver coins, which I still have. And two revolvers, sadly lost in a canoe accident. Obama was a fine gun salesman.

Posted by: Rum Dum at October 03, 2026 12:00 AM (Fn+3X)

181 Oh, and TBF…how long have we had paper currencies? We once had cloth currencies.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:00 AM (6jna9)

182 The 83 to 88 Meme made me laugh out loud...

It is SOOOOO true... went from a Helo Carrier off Beirut, to Sat Com school in San Diego for six months... to stationed on Oahu...

I don't think I EVER wrote letters to my parents... called once every few months... home on leave a couple of times... but...

Yeah... for the record? probably my wildest strangest years.

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 03, 2026 12:01 AM (mP0Kj)

183 Spain was an unusual situation, they stole so much gold and silver that they had trouble finding things to do with it. Spain was in the position to set up trade with China which only wanted silver and created a glut of imported chinaware and other such things in the European market, and the Spanish crown used as much gold it could get to fight wars in Europe.
Due to the wealth of the Indies, the Spanish real was the strongest currency and it was far cheaper to import goods than to manufacture them, which is what they did. This is what really destroyed Spain's ability to survive after the loss of the colonies since they really didn't have developed industries. The French didn't help of course.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:03 AM (rbvCR)

184 Helo Carrier?

An agent of SHIELD?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 03, 2026 12:04 AM (2GVsD)

185 He went to the ED the next day for debridement and an antibiotic. I ain't no fool.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky
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I wound up the the ER after doing something stupid, and the medic did the debridement with what I swear was a suede brush - a small brush with fine brass bristles used on suede shoes.
I thought that was a Good Idea, so I kept one soaking in alcohol in a jar for when the kids came home with grit embedded in the road rash. Didn't need to apply hardly any pressure to clean it will out, but boy, you'd think that they were being tortured from all the noise. Tying this into the ONT content, this was the 70s and early 80s.I used it on myself (or had it used by my wife, who enjoyed the process a lot more than I did) more than once.

Posted by: buddhaha at October 03, 2026 12:04 AM (gPVnx)

186 Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (nNwTp)

Worse for many, is that Wages are not tied to inflation.

They can REWARD you with a 2% raise... and it's actually a DECREASE in buying power... even in a good year.

Real buying power under Biden decreased by about 20%... and wages did NOT go up that much.

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 03, 2026 12:04 AM (mP0Kj)

187 FOR THE RECORD

I was drunkenly gang banged

But only by one chick

That One Time

Posted by: Statue of Limitations at October 03, 2026 12:05 AM (4RYRd)

188 >>Monetary inflation doesn’t just corrode savings, it trashes investments equally. At official “targeted” inflation rates of 2% to 3% your purchasing power is cut in half every 20 years. And you owe tax on the “gains”. Gold was honest money, that’s all. So it’s no surprise dishonest governments said “Fuck that”. Three governments outlawed gold in the 20th century. Nazis, Soviets, U.S.A.

The poorest people in America today live far better than in any time in history. That's just a fact. Any comparison that doesn't start with that obvious and irrefutable fact is dumb.

From food to healthcare to education to healthcare, basically everything, there has never been a better time. And that is 100% because of the "fiat" monetary system.

When we don't elect dunces who try to break the country instead of making it stronger people suffer. We should stop doing that. You can break any economy, even one based on a hunk of metal, if you elect stupid people.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 12:05 AM (viF8m)

189 Hi JQ!
I'm off tonight as well...
I hope to see you via ONT1🤎....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:05 AM (jCKWs)

190 I am confused by your response, and I suspect I am tired. That was not what I intended to convey.

Fiat money is inflationary. Inflation has bad societal effects because it creates perverse economic incentives. These incentives are not solely financial since economics is the study of how people interact with perceived future needs and how they prepare for them.

Gold or silver standards rein in fiat currency impulses by the central banks. Fiat currency makes central banks essential since only a centralized banking system can make unbacked script anything but monopoly money. This is because a government can compel use of the Fiat. This is not to say that games can't be played, but they are harder to hide and harder to justify.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 11:53 PM (rbvCR)

Per the examples I cited, gold and silver currencies are also susceptible to inflation. Inflation was not invented by evil “fist currencies”.

And the bigger problem you face is this: People Like Using Fiat Currency, And as long as that is the case, they are here to stay.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:06 AM (6jna9)

191
So sorry you missed that experience. Hell, you could have been famous.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:07 AM (/QHx4)

192 “I'll hang with Scott Bessent”

You might.

But, you tried to change the subject and didn’t answer the question.

Why would you claim gold has no intrinsic value, yet (presumably) pieces of paper do? Seriously, are you high?

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:08 AM (VRkwH)

193 47 Nacly
I
Missed your post! Please keep in touch, and let me know when you're gonna get here....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:09 AM (jCKWs)

194 Oh, and TBF…how long have we had paper currencies? We once had cloth currencies.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:00 AM (6jna9)

The collapse of the Mongol paper currency soured people on paper currency.
During the French and Indian wars, Massachusetts colony hired troops to go an loot Quebec, and paid the soldiers out of the loot. One year they lost, and the Colony gave out promissory notes which immediately found a secondary market. It was so successful that the Colony started printing them for all debts.
this solved a couple of problems, one of which was that all Silver went back to England because the English demanded hard currency, and the colonies were starved for cash. One of the objections leading to the revolutionary war was the English tamping down the printing of paper currency since they considered it counterfeiting, This is the rebirth of paper currency in the West

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:10 AM (rbvCR)

195 183 Spain was an unusual situation, they stole so much gold and silver that they had trouble finding things to do with it. Spain was in the position to set up trade with China which only wanted silver and created a glut of imported chinaware and other such things in the European market, and the Spanish crown used as much gold it could get to fight wars in Europe.
Due to the wealth of the Indies, the Spanish real was the strongest currency and it was far cheaper to import goods than to manufacture them, which is what they did. This is what really destroyed Spain's ability to survive after the loss of the colonies since they really didn't have developed industries. The French didn't help of course.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:03 AM (rbvCR)

You are forgetting that Spain also pissed it away on fighting constantly and other government expenditure. It is a classic case of, again:

To curb inflation, spend your money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither.

If Spain instead spent their money on say, a better road net (don’t laugh) or other internal self development projects, and did so SPARINGLY, that would have gone a long way.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:10 AM (6jna9)

196 There you are, COMM!

*brings pitcher of spicy margaritas and 2 glasses to wobbly table*

Cheers!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)

197 For some reason, videos of scythes in use have shown up in my EweTube feed. I think I'll watch a couple and try to sleep.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 03, 2026 12:11 AM (qx7Zg)

198 I did knot see that particular video coming.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 03, 2026 12:11 AM (OoT17)

199 Why would you claim gold has no intrinsic value, yet (presumably) pieces of paper do? Seriously, are you high?

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:08 AM (VRkwH)

Hi. Have we met?

Posted by: Currency Markets at October 03, 2026 12:12 AM (6jna9)

200 Happy Friday Horde!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 03, 2026 12:12 AM (ibDUx)

201 Hi, Debby!

Come sit with us at the wobbly table!

*orders Chivas*

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

202

I am wobbly but it's not the tables fault, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:15 AM (/QHx4)

203 The collapse of the Mongol paper currency soured people on paper currency.
During the French and Indian wars, Massachusetts colony hired troops to go an loot Quebec, and paid the soldiers out of the loot. One year they lost, and the Colony gave out promissory notes which immediately found a secondary market. It was so successful that the Colony started printing them for all debts.
this solved a couple of problems, one of which was that all Silver went back to England because the English demanded hard currency, and the colonies were starved for cash. One of the objections leading to the revolutionary war was the English tamping down the printing of paper currency since they considered it counterfeiting, This is the rebirth of paper currency in the West
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:10 AM (rbvCR)

I think JackStraw put it best: you can have: gold, or silver, or oil, or baseball cards, or whatever, backing your currency. Or you can have it run by an evil central bank. Fine. It doesn’t matter if you have blithering idiots at the helm. They will wreck any economy.

This is why it is important to work to keep blithering idiots out of government.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:15 AM (6jna9)

204 Also-

I am very surprised at how easy it can be to get a dog Certified as a an Official Service Dog.

Work in Progress

Posted by: post Harley Week disabled at October 03, 2026 12:16 AM (4RYRd)

205 *grabs napkin*
*slips folded napkin under short leg of wobbly table*
*sits back*
Cheers Hordemates!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 03, 2026 12:16 AM (2WIwB)

206 One of the causes of the fall of Rome was the outflow of gold and silver to purchase goods from the East. Once the mines within the Empire were depleted, debasement of the currency began in earnest.

Just think, if the Romans had only developed paper money and fractional reserve banking we might still be able to go to the local colosseum and catch a chariot race and a couple of gladiator bouts.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 03, 2026 12:16 AM (2bl8/)

207 So. Heading to wobbly table....JQ, it might be time for coffee....
You are certainly welcome to sit over here.
The band kinda seems to warning up...
Who knows...🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:17 AM (jCKWs)

208 I am wobbly but it's not the tables fault, lol.

Posted by: four seasons

MAINTAIN GRAVITY

Posted by: Weebles at October 03, 2026 12:18 AM (4RYRd)

209 >>Why would you claim gold has no intrinsic value, yet (presumably) pieces of paper do? Seriously, are you high?

Because it doesn't. Nothing does. Are you stupid?

A thing is worth exactly what someone is willing to pay for it. Just like your house or any other object. Gold wasn't blessed by God as the basis of world trade.

South Africa has by far the largest reserves of gold mines in the world. How they doing? Russia is up near the top of that list. Has Putin taken over Ukraine yet?

We don't live in the 1800s anymore. Gold can be a solid investment, at times. But it is idiotic to pretend that basing the world's economy on a single metal is a solid basis for today's world. It isn't which is why nobody with any understanding of how the world economy works, other than Ron Paul who admittedly is a super genius, is suggesting that is something serious people should consider.

The US dollar is the world reserve currency because of a variety factors but it has almost nothing to do with gold.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 12:18 AM (viF8m)

210 Worse for many, is that Wages are not tied to inflation.
——

Right. I’ll tell you what’s dumb, Jack.

Wages have been stagnant for Americans. since 1974.

You ARE high, if you think funny money has been good for the poor, or anyone else. I can explain it for you, but I can’t understand it for you.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:18 AM (J48Co)

211 Nearly all the tables are somewhat wobbly here, and have a generous coating of gum underneath. Mine is mostly spearmint.

Posted by: Wrigley's, I Think at October 03, 2026 12:20 AM (Fn+3X)

212 And the bigger problem you face is this: People Like Using Fiat Currency, And as long as that is the case, they are here to stay.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:06 AM (6jna9)

This is a recency bias. At one point paper currency was considered impossible because of the risk of default and pre-WWI fiat was considered so inflationary that it could not be used except for closely controlled economies like Colonial India - and it was highly inflationary there.
Fiat was a response to a central bank or authority not having enough cash on hand to meet demands for debt. The big one was Britain at WWI when all the gold was called in and paper issued in response, with a peg to gold at a very nice rate that the Bank of England could afford and not reflecting actual values. England would have defaulted if they had not gone to fiat, and all Keynes did was to formalize the UKs technique of staving off the default.
Eventually all fiat systems have to reset due to ongoing inflation. It can be sudden like the Mongols or Argentina and Brazil, or like Paraguay and Colombia they can try to ride it out. Or like the US they reset from the Continental to Silver and did well.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)

213 *grabs napkin*
*slips folded napkin under short leg of wobbly table*
*sits back*
Cheers Hordemates!
Posted by: Diogenes

THANK YOU, Diogenes! No more spilt drinks!

Ok COMM, coffee for you and four seasons...

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

214 Posted by: Common Tater at October 02, 2026 11:56 PM (nNwTp)

The monetary value of gold is dependent on the exact same magical belief in it holding value that paper currency has.

Gold jewelry is convenient because it's an easy material to work with, but the value holds only really because gold is expensive. Industrial uses for gold exist, but are extremely minimal due to the price of gold, so that isn't propping up high gold prices.

Only thing left is rarity, which is dangerously volatile to the discovery or exploitation of new reserves. Asteroid mining projects have the potential to exponentially increase the total amount of rare heavy metals we have access to and upend the entire market. 50 years from now SpaceX might just turn gold into Zimbabwean Dollars.

Posted by: Sjg at October 03, 2026 12:25 AM (i8HNq)

215

I am trying to figure out why I am wobbly. Could be my fat ass or my huge boobs. Naw probably alcohol, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:27 AM (/QHx4)

216 This is a recency bias. At one point paper currency was considered impossible because of the risk of default and pre-WWI fiat was considered so inflationary that it could not be used except for closely controlled economies like Colonial India - and it was highly inflationary there.
Fiat was a response to a central bank or authority not having enough cash on hand to meet demands for debt. The big one was Britain at WWI when all the gold was called in and paper issued in response, with a peg to gold at a very nice rate that the Bank of England could afford and not reflecting actual values. England would have defaulted if they had not gone to fiat, and all Keynes did was to formalize the UKs technique of staving off the default.
Eventually all fiat systems have to reset due to ongoing inflation. It can be sudden like the Mongols or Argentina and Brazil, or like Paraguay and Colombia they can try to ride it out. Or like the US they reset from the Continental to Silver and did well.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)

This is all well and good. But People Like Using Fiat Currency even as you are convinced we shouldn’t. How do you breach that hurdle?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:28 AM (6jna9)

217 It took less than 24 hours for baby mama's lawyer to find out the boy had shot his own damned leg, and to file against us on custody of the grandbaby. I can't find any information online concerning his idiot behavior, but apparently baby mama's lawyer has a hot line to APD.

Fucking hell.

We will never see our grandbaby again.

I am wrestling with detachment. It isn't going very well. That sweet grandbaby will not know us, nor care, all because our son is a degenerate fool, and can't figure out how to get the hell out of his own way.

We have spent over $25K to keep his ass in a condo he can't be bothered to pay for, in order to house the grandbaby. We are done with that crap.

I have missed everything about the grandbaby for the past three months. I will go on doing so, I guess for eternity, because the boy is a fool.

Let's hope he finally gets his poop in a group, but it is not immanent.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:28 AM (+iz5Z)

218
Oh no,I said boobs. Bulg's siren call.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:28 AM (/QHx4)

219 Because it doesn't. Nothing does. Are you stupid?
——

Ah, now you have to call people stupid to try and make your argument, I was waiting for that.

“Gold has no intrinsic value” is just a stupid argument was exactly my point.

But, gold has been not intrinsically valuable for 5000 years. No other currency has lasted more than a hundred years or so. Nobody mounts an expedition to recover some long lost monarch’s checkbook from the ocean floor.

Gold stands as a protector of property rights, among other things. I’m not wedded to gold or gold standards, merely pointing out we are being robbed in the absence of objective money standards.

You always get mighty pissed off when you can’t argue using facts, logic, or reason. Thanks for playing, though.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:30 AM (vphdi)

220 >>Right. I’ll tell you what’s dumb, Jack.

>>Wages have been stagnant for Americans. since 1974.

And? How much did wages grow from 1820 to 1880?

Do you know what happens when you put a really stupid person in charge of a boat? They put in on the rocks.

We've been electing really stupid people, career politicians who have no fucking idea how the economy works, for decades. They put this country in a deep hole by idiotic economic policies that focused more on bread and circus than actually dealing with the underlying fundamentals of building a strong economy starting with manufacturing which not so coincidentally those same idiots started offshoring in the 70's.

Maybe we should hire better people to drive the boat and stop freaking out when they haven't fixed every bit of decades of idiocy in 2 fucking years while facing unprecedented resistance from people who have made bank by leeching off the boat going on the rocks.

Ron Paul is still a fucking idiot.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 12:30 AM (viF8m)

221

tcn,

I am sorry you are going through this.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:30 AM (/QHx4)

222 *buys Diogenes his drink of choice*

Thanks again for stabilizing our table!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

223 >>Ah, now you have to call people stupid to try and make your argument, I was waiting for that.

Hey fuckstick, you told me multiple times to smoke more weed.

ace gets to kid me. A dickhead like you does not.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 12:31 AM (viF8m)

224 A shrill argument over fiat currency versus gold, soon to devolve into pinching and sissy slap fighting. This place never fails to entertain.

I look forward to upcoming discussions of the stock market and real estate advice.

I have a sudden vision of an episode of the old Dave Ramsey show, with Dave drunkenly declaring that you should only buy bottom shelf booze, and the best bargain is fortified wine, just before he passes out and falls over, to thunderous studio applause.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 03, 2026 12:32 AM (2bl8/)

225 The Japanese. Nuked too much? Or not enough?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Not enough. Want proof? Tentacle pr0n existed well before WW2...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Hokusai's "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife" is a woodcut created in 1814. Two octopi, father and son, having their way with a Japanese woman.

This checks out.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 12:32 AM (VHUov)

226 Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:28 AM

Oh, no! {{{tcn}}} I'm so sorry!

Hope you can press for/win "supervised visitation" at least!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm)

227 Per the lovely commenter above...
This is just me.
I have collected many pure copper and pure nicker coins for years. They most likely won't be worth much monetarily. BUT...
they might be useful for helpful in building a local infrastructure...
Just sayin'...copper and nickel in pure form could be helpful...
Yeah. I'm probably crazy🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:33 AM (jCKWs)

228 You are forgetting that Spain also pissed it away on fighting constantly and other government expenditure. It is a classic case of, again:
To curb inflation, spend your money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither.
[ . . . ]
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:10 AM (6jna9)

Governments print money to spend it on themselves because if they had to shake it out of the citizenry at that amount they would have a revolt. Fiat is designed to spend on the government first, it is what it was always made to do.

1) fiat is created by a central bank
2) it is made to pay the government, not to make your life better
3) It does not matter if it is printed by an idiot or the wisest man on earth, it is not for you and your friends, it is for the government, and you get to pay for it through inflation instead of taxes.
4) Fiat causes inflation because it increases the money supply greater than it increases the things it can buy. Robbing the Aztecs and Incas has the same effect by increasing the money supply.
5) this is not a defect of gold, it is a problem of increasing the money supply, the only difference is that it is easier to do with fiat

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:34 AM (rbvCR)

229 Right. I’ll tell you what’s dumb, Jack.

Wages have been stagnant for Americans. since 1974.

You ARE high, if you think funny money has been good for the poor, or anyone else. I can explain it for you, but I can’t understand it for you.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:18 AM (J48Co)

Maybe go to an ATM and scream at everybody that they need to stop using evil paper currency and should only accept gold and silver coinage?

In spite of the fact that People Like Using Evil Paper Money and there is nothing you can do about it?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:34 AM (6jna9)

230 Hope you can press for/win "supervised visitation" at least!
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm)

Grandparents have no rights in AK. We're fucked.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:35 AM (+iz5Z)

231 I am trying to figure out why I am wobbly. Could be my fat ass or my huge boobs. Naw probably alcohol, lol.
Posted by: four seasons

Agreed. Ass on the back, boobs on the front. Those should balance out. Gotta be the alcohol.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)

232 *buys Diogenes his drink of choice*

Thanks again for stabilizing our table!
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

Thanxs!
*sips drink*

Posted by: Diogenes at October 03, 2026 12:36 AM (2WIwB)

233
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:36 AM (/QHx4)

234 SpaceX might just turn gold into Zimbabwean Dollars.
Posted by: Sjg
---------------

John Stewart (and Stevie Nicks) 'Gold'

https://shorturl.at/fVCEG

When the lights go down in the California town
People are in for the evening
I jump into my car and I throw in my guitar
My heartbeat in time with my breathing
Driving over Kanan, singing to my soul
There's people out there turning music into gold

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 03, 2026 12:37 AM (XeU6L)

235 Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:35 AM

Get on your lawyer's ass about baby mama's weed habit? Legal door swings both ways, I'd hope...

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

236 What? Nobody has advocated for crypto currency yet? Tell me you're over 29 without telling me you're over 29.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 03, 2026 12:38 AM (2bl8/)

237
Governments print money to spend it on themselves because if they had to shake it out of the citizenry at that amount they would have a revolt. Fiat is designed to spend on the government first, it is what it was always made to do.

1) fiat is created by a central bank
2) it is made to pay the government, not to make your life better
3) It does not matter if it is printed by an idiot or the wisest man on earth, it is not for you and your friends, it is for the government, and you get to pay for it through inflation instead of taxes.
4) Fiat causes inflation because it increases the money supply greater than it increases the things it can buy. Robbing the Aztecs and Incas has the same effect by increasing the money supply.
5) this is not a defect of gold, it is a problem of increasing the money supply, the only difference is that it is easier to do with fiat
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:34 AM (rbvCR)

Again: People. Like. Using. Fiat. Currency. No matter how much you or Common Tater think that we shouldn’t. How do you suggest we breach that hurdle?

If No One Liked Using It It Would Not Exist.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:38 AM (6jna9)

238 MAINTAIN GRAVITY
Posted by: Weebles

Dude. In the absence of gravity, weebles can't fall down.

Posted by: mikeski puffs and passes at October 03, 2026 12:38 AM (VHUov)

239 On a lighter note, we should be out of the camper in about two weeks. The house looks fantastic. Propane tank comes next week, then the countertops and tile in the shower. I need to get over there and vacuum just about everything, and do a shit ton of laundry. Can't wait until they hook up the appliances, but it's coming, at last.

A whole summer living in the camper is... nearly over. I don't think I have ever had cabin fever in the summer before! Lol. Luckily, it's a nice camper.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:39 AM (+iz5Z)

240 JQ, no coffee for me please, I'll stick with the usual.

tcn, I don't know what to say, I will continue to pray for you.

Diogenes, thanks for fixing the table, Cheers.

Hi COMM, if you are still around.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 03, 2026 12:40 AM (ibDUx)

241 What? Nobody has advocated for crypto currency yet? Tell me you're over 29 without telling me you're over 29.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

LOL, but-- who needs crypto, when gubmint is trying to force us all into debit/credit digital transactions anyhow?

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

242 Get on your lawyer's ass about baby mama's weed habit? Legal door swings both ways, I'd hope...
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah, no. She has the kid. She isn't giving him up. She is getting back at the boy, and she has ammo.

Probably a good time to pull the filing and tell the lawyer we are even now, have a good day.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 12:41 AM (+iz5Z)

243 MAINTAIN GRAVITY
Posted by: Weebles

Dude. In the absence of gravity, weebles can't fall down.
Posted by: mikeski
-----
It's not just a good idea, it's the law.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 03, 2026 12:41 AM (XeU6L)

244 MONEY! It's a hit. Don't give me that do goody-good bullshit.

Posted by: Case at October 03, 2026 12:42 AM (9+0gc)

245 This is all well and good. But People Like Using Fiat Currency even as you are convinced we shouldn’t. How do you breach that hurdle?
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:28 AM (6jna9)

[deleted all caps cussing]

I never said that we shouldn't use fiat, I in fact said that fiat was created by governments not having enough money to pay for what it wants, and that the death of the hard currency regime was most likely due to communication making it possible to transmit information creating and assigning debts faster than it was possible to settle the debts physically.
I also said that fiat is inherently inflationary, and I added that all fiat has to be reset due to the inflation.
Historically that means someone is getting it in the neck, and it is probably people like you and me.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:42 AM (rbvCR)

246 Of course, Debby-- I ordered a Chivas for you already. Coffee was for COMM and four seasons, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)

247 “People Like Using Fiat Currency”

LOL.

The “people” who have the printing press like it. Yeah. Nobody likes getting their savings and investments trashed.

It’s theft, get right down to it. They also have the ability to shoot the federal confetti-buck cannon far and wide on stupid shit. With a sane fiscal policy, there is NO WAY they would have the ability to fund interpretive transexual dance programs for death row inmates in Peru. It’s insane, and that’s what you get with an untethered “reserve currency” administered by lunatics. Insanity.

You’re soaking in it.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (V73VQ)

248 1) fiat is created by an evil central bank
2) it is made to pay the government, not to make your life better (But People Like Using It.)
3) It does not matter if it is printed by an idiot or the wisest man on earth, it is not for you and your friends, it is for the government, and you get to pay for it through inflation instead of taxes. (So my tax rate is zero? Hmmm. My receipt says something about sales taxes. Yes, I get what you are saying about the hidden tax on inflation. See my comments on how to curb inflation).
4) Fiat causes inflation because it increases the money supply greater than it increases the things it can buy. Robbing the Aztecs and Incas has the same effect by increasing the money supply. (So precious metals are susceptible to inflation as much as evil fiat currency).
5) this is not a defect of gold, it is a problem of increasing the money supply, the only difference is that it is easier to do with fiat (the common denominator is Stupid People In Power).
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:34 AM (rbvCR)

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (6jna9)

249 196 JQ

Yeah baby! I think some dancin" is in order🎶😆l!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (jCKWs)

250 32 days till election day. Dump tells time he may use the insurrection act and declare martial law on election day. Do it! It will destroy the corporate democrat establishment aipac stooges.

Posted by: raimondo at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (1Jm0c)

251
tcn,

I was thinking today about you and hubby living in the camper while you have remodeling happening. You have
so much going on and now you have the situation with your son happening.

I have prayed for you.

We need an 'ette squad who can travel places to kick some asses.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:44 AM (/QHx4)

252 Probably a good time to pull the filing and tell the lawyer we are even now, have a good day.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Ooof. Sorry.

Hope baby mama can keep her act together. Prayers up for that, at least.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

253
247 “People Like Using Fiat Currency”

LOL.

The “people” who have the printing press like it. Yeah. Nobody likes getting their savings and investments trashed.

It’s theft, get right down to it. They also have the ability to shoot the federal confetti-buck cannon far and wide on stupid shit. With a sane fiscal policy, there is NO WAY they would have the ability to fund interpretive transexual dance programs for death row inmates in Peru. It’s insane, and that’s what you get with an untethered “reserve currency” administered by lunatics. Insanity.

You’re soaking in it.

If People Did Not Like Using Paper Money We Would Be Using Something Else. You are angry because you hate using paper currency and because you hate it, everyone else should for the same reasons,

How Do You Suggest We Get People To See Things Your Way???

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:46 AM (6jna9)

254 Also on the Grok front: it was given a picture with Jesus, Odin, Thor, Anubis, various Hindu gods, etc. and asked to remove all the fake gods.

It removed them all except Jesus.

The usual suspects are throwing clots over this, of course.

For dessert: it stated that Muhammad was a false prophet.

Now, I think some manipulation was done in both of these cases, but it's funny as shit nonetheless.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 12:47 AM (qlLNh)

255 And? How much did wages grow from 1820 to 1880?

JackStraw, outside of the printing of FIAT greenbacks for the Civil War, the US dollar was deflationary in that period, and the greenbacks were, in part, offset by the Gold being mined from California, Idaho and Oregon, both the greenbacks and the gold influxes were inflationary elements to the economy, but they were offset by improvement in manufacturing, transport and development of foreign markets - sent in large by sail to Europe out of your section of the country making it one of the richest regions.
Wages did increase in that period, in spite of the deflationary trend, making modest increases greater impact than larger increases in inflationary periods.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:48 AM (rbvCR)

256 If No One Liked Using It It Would Not Exist.
——-

You are missing the elephant in the room. A “fiat” currency only exists because the government forces people to take it. Remember? That’s what “Fiat” means. “It shall be so”.

No sane person would accept a mere piece of paper with a picture of a dead guy on it for goods or services otherwise. It was ultimately a sleight of hand.

Demand notes or gold certificates were used, but could be exchanged for gold or silver coin if desired. They were warehouse certificates, or near enough.

Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:51 AM (ep0RS)

257 Asteroid mining projects have the potential to exponentially increase the total amount of rare heavy metals we have access to and upend the entire market. 50 years from now SpaceX might just turn gold into Zimbabwean Dollars.

Posted by: Sjg
---

So, we have ~ 50 years remaining to use gold as a tangible asset.
I'm good with that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 12:52 AM (iLKq8)

258 I never said that we shouldn't use fiat, I in fact said that fiat was created by governments not having enough money to pay for what it wants, and that the death of the hard currency regime was most likely due to communication making it possible to transmit information creating and assigning debts faster than it was possible to settle the debts physically.
I also said that fiat is inherently inflationary, and I added that all fiat has to be reset due to the inflation.
Historically that means someone is getting it in the neck, and it is probably people like you and me.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 12:42 AM (rbvCR)

For the 100th time, you are beating your head against the wall. You can explain until you are blue in the face about the problems of fiat currency (which is hard currency, unlike Ostmarks - boy was that a scam). Fine.

People. Like. Using. Fiat . Currency. And forgive me, but I cannot imagine you advocating no longer using it. I also cannot imagine you have a positive attitude about it either. So take a deep breath, OK.

How Do You Suggest Breaching The Hurdle Of People Liking Things As They Are Now?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:53 AM (6jna9)

259 Spicy tonight. The troll even vomited for more entertainment.

Since we're talking about gold....

youtu.be/c7eB7Wns1-M

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 12:55 AM (wh7vU)

260 Maybe go to an ATM and scream at everybody that they need to stop using evil paper currency and should only accept gold and silver coinage?

In spite of the fact that People Like Using Evil Paper Money and there is nothing you can do about it?
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:34 AM (6jna9)

Most of us gold bugs are not arguing to have solely circulating gold coins. Paper money backed by gold, and exchangeable for gold is perfectly acceptable by me. Use the gold certificates for everyday transactions (or credit/debit cards denominated in gold certificate dollars, too), and set aside a little physical gold every month as a nest egg.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:55 AM (n2qDf)

261 Explosive growth huh?
Posted by: Anna Puma

First the growth, then the explosion. Always.

Posted by: Paolo at October 03, 2026 12:55 AM (VHUov)

262 I thought Fiat was a car. Anyway if people don't like money or gold I am willing to take it off your hands.

Posted by: Case at October 03, 2026 12:56 AM (9+0gc)

263
Such a serious discussion on the Friday ONT.

Who do you think you are going to sway to your side.

Relax, take a drink and enjoy the weekend.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 12:57 AM (/QHx4)

264 Here ya go, COMM---

youtu.be/E-rTKd-Alk8

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 12:57 AM (rdVOm)

265 Also on the Grok front: it was given a picture with Jesus, Odin, Thor, Anubis, various Hindu gods, etc. and asked to remove all the fake gods.

It removed them all except Jesus.

The usual suspects are throwing clots over this, of course.

For dessert: it stated that Muhammad was a false prophet.

Now, I think some manipulation was done in both of these cases, but it's funny as shit nonetheless.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

AI is Christian?

That's the best argument for the "I" part I've seen.

Posted by: mikeski at October 03, 2026 12:58 AM (VHUov)

266 What do we do?

If we don't have some form of fiat currency
it's back to bartering. I prefer the full faith and
credit of the USD backed up by the USMC, USAF,
USSF, US Army and the US Coast Guard.
Fortified by bountiful natural resources.
All encouraging to the greater Hemispherical Independence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 12:58 AM (iLKq8)

267 You are missing the elephant in the room. A “fiat” currency only exists because the government forces people to take it. Remember? That’s what “Fiat” means. “It shall be so”. (Wrong. The DPRK attempted to force people to accept a new currency, People refused and it failed. In NORTH KOREA. When the DM was introduced in 1948 in the three western zones of Germany, it worked, because People Liked It. If people didn’t want to use it, it would have failed.).

No sane person would accept a mere piece of paper with a picture of a dead guy on it for goods or services otherwise. It was ultimately a sleight of hand. (Explain yourself. Do you demand people only pay you in gold or silver?)

Demand notes or gold certificates were used, but could be exchanged for gold or silver coin if desired. They were warehouse certificates, or near enough. (I have them. My father collected currency. What a waste of resources. Ever heard of Gresham’s Law?)

I get it. You hate paper money so we need to all hate paper money because you hate paper money. But People Like Using It And If We Didn’t We Would Use Something Else.
Posted by: Common Tater at October 03, 2026 12:51 AM (ep0RS)

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:59 AM (6jna9)

268 Interesting. Formula 1 has just confirmed it will run its last two races as scheduled in the "war-torn" countries of Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Seems like even the dickless Chicken Littles in charge of the FIA, who get scared of thunderstorms, their shadows, or a small amount of debris on track, aren't worried about the IGRC's ability to do, well, anything in their own backyard.

I guess they didn't read the 25-page Manifesto of Futility.

Posted by: far cry at October 03, 2026 01:00 AM (+IsEU)

269 Again: People. Like. Using. Fiat. Currency. No matter how much you or Common Tater think that we shouldn’t. How do you suggest we breach that hurdle?

If No One Liked Using It It Would Not Exist.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:38 AM (6jna9)

Everyone "likes" things when they have no other choice. You have had no choice until very recently. In fact some of the people working with Crypto are doing serious federal jail time for coding. Some people who made their own gold coins are doing time as well.

However, as much as you yell, it does not change the facts.
Fiat is a government invention for the benefit of the government. It is inflationary. It must be reset through default, devaluation or by adopting a different currency which is both.
This will continue until some way of preventing unbridled expansion of the money supply.

Historically the way this was done was by adopting a hard currency backed by a finite resource like gold or silver.
One example of this was the US switch from fiat Continentals to Silver.

I will be happy to be corrected if my facts are wrong

You conceded my facts, and still claim you are right.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:01 AM (rbvCR)

270 Well, it is 2300 here, and my rum and cola has gone dry. I will take that as a sign that I should go to bed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 01:02 AM (n2qDf)

271 > South Africa among other countries

South Africa isn't up at the top any more. Like everything else, the communists have managed to destroy the gold mining industry.

Current gold production (which note is not the same thing as gold *reserves*) by country:

China, Russia, Australia, Canada, Peru, Ghana, United States, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Indonesia.

There aren't very many countries on that list that I'd want to see running an OPEC-stye cartel to get a stranglehold on the world economy.

I mean, Uzbekistan, fine, but Canada?

Gold won't work.

If you insist on something with intrinsic value, maybe semiconductor-grade silicon. It can be made anywhere with technology and energy, and is way more important to the current economy than gold.

Looks like silicon wafers are going for between $400/kg (Chinese export-grade crap) and $3,300/kg (something that you'd actually want to use to make GPUs) at present.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 01:02 AM (qlLNh)

272
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:03 AM (/QHx4)

273 Night, AOP.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

274 Most of us gold bugs are not arguing to have solely circulating gold coins. Paper money backed by gold, and exchangeable for gold is perfectly acceptable by me. Use the gold certificates for everyday transactions (or credit/debit cards denominated in gold certificate dollars, too), and set aside a little physical gold every month as a nest egg.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 03, 2026 12:55 AM (n2qDf)

One of the principle arguments for this is how evil central banks manipulate currency value and that the only reason we have inflation is evil central banks. So if we have gold backed currency inflation will never happen ever again.

But instead of evil central banks manipulating currency suddenly you have gold markets manipulating currency, which is no cure either. Pick your poison.

People desperately want to overcomplicate the subject. We will have things as they are if People Like Using It Even It We Are Assured We Shouldn’t. And if you want to curb inflation, society must spend money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither 1) or 2). Keep government spending as low as possible. That’s all you need to do.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:05 AM (6jna9)

275 I'm pretty sure that the bartender prefers cash here on a nightly basis.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 03, 2026 01:06 AM (ibDUx)

276

Chaching, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:06 AM (/QHx4)

277 Cash is king, because it's *analog*-- no tracing, no spying!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

278 Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 12:43 AM (6jna9)

You dumb fucker put YOUR WORDS over my signature.
Apologize now, or be the stupid fucking troll.

also, I don't post drunk, maybe you shouldn't either

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (rbvCR)

279 Sometimes, it's cosmology and galaxies colliding.

Last night it was the far reaches of mathematics.

Tonight, it's financial policies and currencies.

Seems like there's always one overriding topic on the ONT designed to remind me what an ignorant imbecile I am.

I did know how to use a slide rule, once upon a time, for one semester of high school. In college, a friend and I spent an evening pondering the mechanisms and eventualities of universal expansion. And I remember wondering whether going off the gold standard was a good idea. Doesn't mean my tired old mind can wrap itself around any of that nowadays, especially at the end of the day.

I did get the kangaroos and beer joke, though.

I'll be more alert for the pet thread tomorrow. Maybe. If I don't push it too hard.

https://youtu.be/pNZwCNSSWlI?t=16

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - once I was a programmer... at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (sVrIn)

280 >>Wages did increase in that period, in spite of the deflationary trend, making modest increases greater impact than larger increases in inflationary periods.

And they are increasing now thanks to having people running the country who know how the economy works and actually care. They also increased in Trump's 1st term. So the claim that wages haven't risen since the 70's is wrong.

As I said above it is undeniable that Americans today have the best standard of living of any people in the history of the world. And that is largely due to untethering from the gold standard and allowing the dollar to be the reserve currency for the world. Most Americans have no idea how far above the rest of the world we live. There's a reason 10s of millions have tried to break in here. And it's not for our gold. Peru has more gold mines than we do and I don't see that many Americans trying to migrate to Peru.

We've allowed very stupid and in many cases very evil people to run this country. They've borrowed and spent us into an enormous hole while offshoring our manufacturing and then blaming it on erroneous things like fiat currency.

You get what you vote for.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (viF8m)

281 > Some people who made their own gold coins are doing time as well.

You're fine as long as you put something like "1/100 troy ounce" on it rather than "$50". Every half-assed "mint" in the country cranks out souvenir gold "rounds" (coin-like objects).

I'm not sure why you'd want to label it "dollars" to begin with, though. That seems like it would only lead to confusion.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 01:09 AM (qlLNh)

282 DDS! Welcome to our wobbly, and pour yourself one of a JQ famous Margaritas🤪!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 01:11 AM (jCKWs)

283
Everyone "likes" things when they have no other choice. You have had no choice until very recently. In fact some of the people working with Crypto are doing serious federal jail time for coding. Some people who made their own gold coins are doing time as well.

However, as much as you yell, it does not change the facts.
Fiat is a government invention for the benefit of the government. It is inflationary. It must be reset through default, devaluation or by adopting a different currency which is both.
This will continue until some way of preventing unbridled expansion of the money supply.

Historically the way this was done was by adopting a hard currency backed by a finite resource like gold or silver.
One example of this was the US switch from fiat Continentals to Silver.

I will be happy to be corrected if my facts are wrong

You conceded my facts, and still claim you are right.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:01 AM (rbvCR)

Not yelling. But you are an old man shouting at 5e clouds,

Can you answer my question? Or are you completely unwilling?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:11 AM (6jna9)

284
Dang,

I wish I had some pot.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:13 AM (/QHx4)

285 Can you answer my question? Or are you completely unwilling?
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:11 AM (6jna9)

Apologize for putting your words over my nic, or continue being a troll

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:13 AM (rbvCR)

286 I'll just pipe down, and *know my limits* for tonight... I can't add anything to the currency convo, except my preference for the gubmint to butt the fk out of my daily expenditures.

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

287 264 JQ

Thanks 🎵 !

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 01:16 AM (jCKWs)

288 Dang,
I wish I had some pot.
Posted by: four seasons

If you can find some that smells pleasant, like in the bad old days, and not *reek like skunk* let me know & I'll join you!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

289
We've allowed very stupid and in many cases very evil people to run this country. They've borrowed and spent us into an enormous hole while offshoring our manufacturing and then blaming it on erroneous things like fiat currency.

You get what you vote for.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (viF8m)

Why manufacture here when schools are focused on teaching about six genders and not basic math? Why manufacture here when government at all levels are hostile to business? Why manufacture here when one is beholden to union demands?

It’s not about evil fiat currency or evil free trade or other issues. If we make ourselves business friendly and develop our human capital to the nth degree, we’ll have no problems. And we should not just manufacture (though that’s all anyone cares about apparently) but engage in…well, everything, and do it better than anyone else. (Interestingly, no one utters a PEEP about how many manufactures are offshored to HERE,)

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:18 AM (6jna9)

290 Another one for you, COMM--

youtu.be/uRo426va26I

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

291
Pumpkin spiced pot. It is the season.

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:18 AM (/QHx4)

292 Apologize for putting your words over my nic, or continue being a troll
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:13 AM (rbvCR)

Very simply I was responding to your comments.

As for me being a troll? I’m sorry you feel that way.

I appreciate your debate but if you cannot answer my very simple question, I think we are done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:20 AM (6jna9)

293 Inflationary my @ss

Posted by: Tulips at October 03, 2026 01:21 AM (Afw9Z)

294 292 Apologize for putting your words over my nic, or continue being a troll
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:13 AM (rbvCR)

And how that happened I have no idea. Never have socked your name, Never will, nor anyone else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:21 AM (6jna9)

295 205

See! you've sat here before, haven't you?!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 01:22 AM (jCKWs)

296 You dumb fucker put YOUR WORDS over my signature.
Apologize now, or be the stupid fucking troll.

also, I don't post drunk, maybe you shouldn't either
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:08 AM (rbvCR)

Not intentional. I was responding to your comments only.

I can’t tell you the last time I had alcohol.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:24 AM (6jna9)

297 Well, the inflation is going down, JackStraw, so that helps, but for a while it wasn't.

Unfortunately at the moment the world reserve currency is backed by debt, and the US economy is good for repaying that debt, but it would be nice if we didn't have to.
We have the depth in the economy and exports to support borrowing and printing, which other economies like Paraguay for example, would immediately go into hyperinflation. Which is why no one recognizes the Guarani as a foreign exchange currency.

I am interested in what the future of Tether stablecoins are. They are being used in places like Peru and Ecuador, like bitcoin is being used in El Salvador. It seems as easy as using a debit card, and with less charge for transferring money.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:24 AM (rbvCR)

298 This is fun. Not inflationary either.

https://tinyurl.com/nhdpvmwc

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 01:25 AM (viF8m)

299 >> Last night it was the far reaches of mathematics.

After than, I got to really pondering some Deep Thoughts about what analytic vs non-analytic functions imply about Determinism and all that good stuff.

Then with flat torus thing, I got to looking at various plane mappings that lead to the flat Klein bottle. Take that twisting one step farther and you come up with a non-orientable manifold they call the Real Projective Plane.

This thing is madness. It has a handedness flipping thing that goes on. If I start out at a point I cross a type of boundary, and come back to where I started, but I transform into a mirror image of myself.

I don't think anything happened, but to me the rest of the word became it's mirror image. Now, those who didn't move think nothing happened to them, but that I became my mirror image.

Now, get some pot and think about that for a while.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 03, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)

300 I can’t tell you the last time I had alcohol.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:24 AM (6jna9)

I am also sorry about being wound up about this. I have made pasting errors too.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:28 AM (rbvCR)

301 and with that, good night Cow Demon

Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:30 AM (rbvCR)

302 Heh... an old lady in Juneau put her dead husband in a chest freezer so she could continue collecting his Social Security, pension, and Permanent Fund Dividends.

She got away with it, too, as she has died herself. It came to light when a relative was clearing out the house for the estate, looked in the freezer, and..."Holy shit! Uncle Ross!"

His corpse was apparently in good enough shape that it could be determined he died of natural causes. All that's known is that he died sometime after 2018 (the last time anyone saw him alive). She was raking it in for years.

Yeah, I know the old lady committed crimes, but I have to say there's a part of me that says "YES!!!!"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 01:31 AM (qlLNh)

303 The moral of the story:

1) like it or not, we have our currency because People Like Using It. Of they didn’t, we would try something else.
2) the USD is the worlds reserve currency until the day we stop being the worlds most dynamic and largest economy. It is the ticket to that. Just as the GBP once was.
3) Societies should spend money on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither and should be spent on sparingly. No matter how you set up your currency.
4) Keep stupid people out of positions of power at all levels. Don’t ever forget the stupid people we have now in the federal government mostly got their start at school boards, county level, city level, before moving up.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:31 AM (6jna9)

304 DDS!!!💕💕💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 01:32 AM (jCKWs)

305 I am also sorry about being wound up about this. I have made pasting errors too.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 03, 2026 01:28 AM (rbvCR)

May cooler heads always prevail, and NEVER think for a second I don’t respect you or how you came to your conclusions. I will always give you a fair hearing,

Good night! We’ll talk again.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:33 AM (6jna9)

306
It is easy to piss and moan on blogs.

What are you doing in real life to fight for the issues you are concerned about?

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:34 AM (/QHx4)

307 Yeah, I know the old lady committed crimes, but I have to say there's a part of me that says "YES!!!!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
-------------

After all the fraud that's been discovered, benefitting only some undeserving asshoe foreigners while *real citizens* struggle....

I'm right there with ya!!!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

308 Weed. It's edible, you can make fiber from it (clothes, rope, paper), you can use it for biofuel, and it will get you through tough times without fiat currency better than fiat currency will get you through tough times without pot.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 01:35 AM (Fv808)

309 Pumpkin spiced pot. It is the season.
Posted by: four seasons

Somebody better not be driving tonight.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 01:36 AM (Fv808)

310 His corpse was apparently in good enough shape that it could be determined he died of natural causes. All that's known is that he died sometime after 2018 (the last time anyone saw him alive). She was raking it in for years.

Yeah, I know the old lady committed crimes, but I have to say there's a part of me that says "YES!!!!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 01:31 AM (qlLNh)

So... by definition... a COLD Case?

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 03, 2026 01:36 AM (mP0Kj)

311 Sweet dreams Horde, I need to lie down and snooze.

Slaps some cold hard cash on the table. Thanks JQ.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at October 03, 2026 01:37 AM (ibDUx)

312 So nice to see gentlemen put aside misunderstandings, shake hands and bid friendly adieu...

Well done, kindltot and Cow Demon!

*applause*

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)

313 I so love my pals here!
I'm thinking it's time to sleep..Good night my friends.

"Sleep peacefully because tomorrow is another day to be wonderfully confused."

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 01:40 AM (jCKWs)

314 Night, Debby!

*folds cash, tucks into brassiere*

Thanks for the generous tip!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

315 306
It is easy to piss and moan on blogs.

What are you doing in real life to fight for the issues you are concerned about?

Posted by: four seasons at October 03, 2026 01:34 AM (/QHx4)

I’m one of those weirdos that votes, and writes in to elected officials. The two biggest ways to go about it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 01:41 AM (6jna9)

316 >>Well, the inflation is going down, JackStraw, so that helps, but for a while it wasn't.

No, it wasn't. But it wasn't some cosmic thing that caused it. Biden spent trillions, with a "t", we didn't have. It's easy to break any system if you do really stupid shit. And it can take some time to reverse course.

Biden drove inflation up to nearly 9%. That's fucking crazy. In 2 years, Trump has it down to roughly 3% and when Iran finally goes belly up it will be less. That's what you get when you elect someone who brings in a team that knows how economics works.

Leftist never stop voting because they are hive mind idiots. They don't care about results, they just follow the hive. We demand results but we sometimes forget that not everything gets fixed in a snap. There are hundred of billions of dollars of investment now flowing into the country. Manufacturing jobs are growing rapidly.

Let's win the midterms and then see where we are in 2 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 01:43 AM (viF8m)

317 Good night, all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 03, 2026 01:44 AM (qlLNh)

318 Night, Rodrigo. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)

319 Good night, COMM-- didn't see you'd slipped out, until just now. Sleep well, friend!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)

320 The knot thing is cool.
Kudos to the knot guy.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:04 AM (odBC9)

321 I don't think your bassist chart quite checks out.

Posted by: Gordon Sumner at October 03, 2026 02:05 AM (+IsEU)

322
And Saturn is right about at opposition, which will be tomorrow, Oct. 4. Go out about local solar midnight (which will be 1AM due to DST, and give or take depending on your longitude relative to the time zone offset), and you'll see it near transit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 03, 2026 02:06 AM (w6EFb)

323 The Idaho Vandals have vandalized the MSU Bobkittuhs!! A 2 pointer as time expired. First win for Idaho since last Halloween and they were 0-4. MSU was 5-0. Poor Bobkittuhs.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 03, 2026 02:08 AM (wh7vU)

324 >>>I was relaxing with a book after dinner. About 8, my wife comes in and says "Hey, shouldn't you be writing the ONT?"

Whatta gal!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:16 AM (odBC9)

325 I bookmarked the knot video-- I need to pay attention and really learn those! Very practical.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 02:33 AM (rdVOm)

326 I failed knot tying miserably in Boy Scouts…

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 03, 2026 02:35 AM (6jna9)

327 36 And on the text 'dodged a bullet' conversation: we all know who was rhe male and who was the female, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

heh
I tried, several times, to read it "the other way" and it does not work.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 02:35 AM (odBC9)

328 "Dodged a bullet" convo--

Yeah, agree that F was the jerk.

M was nice to try to confirm the date.

F was inconsiderate to *double book* like that, and totally a b!tch after M made his (legit) feelings known.

"Thank God" indeed!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

329 314 Night, Debby!

*folds cash, tucks into brassiere*

Thanks for the generous tip!
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

Good heavens, woman! You still have your brassiere on at this hour?

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 02:53 AM (+iz5Z)

330 Good heavens, woman! You still have your brassiere on at this hour?
Posted by: tcn in AK
------------

Well, we *are* still in mixed company... Yes, I wear the %$$*& thing whenever in public.

I may be casual, but I'm not a slob.

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

331 I may be casual, but I'm not a slob.
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

I think you might be amazed at how fast DH gets his pants off when he comes home from work.

I know I laugh about it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 03:02 AM (+iz5Z)

332 I think you might be amazed at how fast DH gets his pants off when he comes home from work.

I know I laugh about it.
Posted by: tcn in AK
--------

LMAO! Oh, I know that routine! Trail of clothes from the door to the bathroom...

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm)

333 308 Weed. It's edible, you can make fiber from it (clothes, rope, paper), you can use it for biofuel
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 01:35 AM (Fv80

"Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible."

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:07 AM (odBC9)

334 Late BF told me about a stressful day he had, at an old job (in the 70s). A friend suggested he eat some h@sh at lunch time, and he trusted the friend & ate a gram.

Oh... it was... more than BF could handle... and he freaked out. Went home sick. Was FURIOUS at the 'friend' next day!

Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)

335 Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal

I just googled Lixtiquatal to see what it might mean and AI has this:

AI Overview
"Lixtiquatal" (or "Dark Lixtiquatal") is the online pseudonym of a frequent commenter on the conservative political blog Ace of Spades HQ.
Because the term is entirely a custom username, it has no established definition in traditional dictionaries. It is most commonly seen in the comment sections of political and technology-related discussion threads on the site.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:19 AM (odBC9)

336 tcn, you still here?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:21 AM (10NPz)

337 AI Overview
"Lixtiquatal" (or "Dark Lixtiquatal") is the online pseudonym of a frequent commenter on the conservative political blog Ace of Spades HQ.
Because the term is entirely a custom username, it has no established definition in traditional dictionaries. It is most commonly seen in the comment sections of political and technology-related discussion threads on the site.
Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:19 AM (odBC9)

Uh... who?

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 03, 2026 03:28 AM (mP0Kj)

338 336 tcn, you still here?
Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:21 AM (10NPz)

Yep, but not for long.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 03:30 AM (+iz5Z)

339 tcn, when would be a good time to text you?

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:32 AM (10NPz)

340 339 tcn, when would be a good time to text you?
Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:32 AM (10NPz)

Any time is fine.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 03:35 AM (+iz5Z)

341 AI Overview
"Lixtiquatal" (or "Dark Lixtiquatal") is the online pseudonym of a frequent commenter on the conservative political blog Ace of Spades HQ.

Shit. I've been found.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 03:37 AM (Fv808)

342 "Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible."
Posted by: m

That and a pound of mellow yellow will get you high. And sick.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 03:38 AM (Fv808)

343 Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible."
Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:07 AM (odBC9)

-‐----

That brought a chuckle. Back from the 1970s....

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 03, 2026 03:39 AM (PKL0q)

344 Hey, Dark Lixtiquatal. What does "Lixtiquatal" mean?

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:40 AM (odBC9)

345 tcn, text me a hi went you get a chance, for some reason your number isn't going through for me.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:43 AM (10NPz)

346 Hey, Dark Lixtiquatal. What does "Lixtiquatal" mean?
Posted by: m

Ancient Chinese secret

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 03:45 AM (Fv808)

347 It's into my 12-2 sleep time. Nytol

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 03:45 AM (Fv808)

348 346 Hey, Dark Lixtiquatal. What does "Lixtiquatal" mean?
Posted by: m

Ancient Chinese secret
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 03, 2026 03:45 AM (Fv80

fair!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:45 AM (odBC9)

349 345 tcn, text me a hi went you get a chance, for some reason your number isn't going through for me.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 03, 2026 03:43 AM (10NPz)

Just did.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 03:46 AM (+iz5Z)

350 And I'm headed to bed. Don't trash the joint while I'm gone, kids.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 03, 2026 03:47 AM (+iz5Z)

351 shoe0nhead on the Cornell "rape" story

https://tinyurl.com/2z3ebbuk

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 03:48 AM (odBC9)

352 Trump has it down to roughly 3% and when Iran finally goes belly up it will be less. That's what you get when you elect someone who brings in a team that knows how economics works.

Leftist never stop voting because they are hive mind idiots. They don't care about results, they just follow the hive. We demand results but we sometimes forget that not everything gets fixed in a snap. There are hundred of billions of dollars of investment now flowing into the country. Manufacturing jobs are growing rapidly.

Let's win the midterms and then see where we are in 2 years.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 03, 2026 01:43 AM

≈==≈===≈

I had to comprehend what an insane path we took under Biden.
Open borders, wild spending...

It could happen again

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 03, 2026 03:52 AM (PKL0q)

353 346 Hey, Dark Lixtiquatal. What does "Lixtiquatal" mean?
Posted by: m

Ancient Chinese secret

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
---

Morticia knows the code.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 04:17 AM (gpvQO)

354 328 "Dodged a bullet" convo--

Yeah, agree that F was the jerk.

M was nice to try to confirm the date.

F was inconsiderate to *double book* like that, and totally a b!tch after M made his (legit) feelings known.

"Thank God" indeed!
Posted by: JQ at October 03, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

I wonder what F thought would have been an acceptable answer to "This is going to sound bad but I need to cancel. I made plans with someone else that seems really promising and I can't miss this opportunity."

Seeing as how "Thank God lmao" was not an acceptable answer.

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:20 AM (odBC9)

355 *was deemed not to be an acceptable answer

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:27 AM (odBC9)

356 jumping in

She cancelled because she got a better offer
He's pleased with her response because she has
shown him her value system. Appears he got the
best part of the deal. How bad for him to pursue
the relationship and then discover her core.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 04:27 AM (gpvQO)

357 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:32 AM (odBC9)

358 356 jumping in

She cancelled because she got a better offer
He's pleased with her response because she has
shown him her value system. Appears he got the
best part of the deal. How bad for him to pursue
the relationship and then discover her core.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 03, 2026 04:27 AM (gpvQO)

For sure!

Posted by: m at October 03, 2026 04:33 AM (odBC9)

359 I spent my summer at Boy Scout Summer Camp teaching 11 and 12-year olds how to shoot rifles safely.

Posted by: RonF at October 03, 2026 11:42 AM (DiLSx)

Weather Eye Cafe

Super cell over southwestern England in June

Aerial view of a super cell over New Mexico in 2016.

Gross. Don't click. But you're going to click, right?

A female stork lost her mate but can't feed herself because she's brooding over her eggs. So the locals are feeding her.

The prodigal dog comes home.

The Monorail Man sold his system to Osaka, Japan, after taunting them by saying "Maybe it's more of a Shelbyville idea."

POV: You're driving on a mountain road in Taiwan when an earthquake hits.

The sound of hail falling on flinty rocks.

Huh: The red-and-white stripes on a windsock allow you to judge windspeed with a glance. Basically, each full band held straight by the wind equals 3 knots or 1.5 mph. It can only tell speeds up to 15 knots but if you're a real expert you can gauge speeds higher than that.

An F3 tornado in France from August.

Super cell in Nebraska -- Sidney, I think -- from June. This is just an appetizer. Check out the video of what I assume is the same super cell below.

This is REAL and absolutely breathtaking.

Very real. Its a super cell storm in Nebraska last week. Alot of what looks like clouds is dirt blowing up from the ground. National cattle herd numbers ate the lowest theyve been since 1950. Crops are failing, there hasnt been a solid� pic.twitter.com/zsAKyR6gUA
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) June 18, 2026

Nebraska has a lot of bit storms.

In science, we speak about diffuse light if the sunlight is scattere by fog or a dense forest, making the light more uniform and less harsh and bright.

In life, we speak of a magical place

[📹 Mitch Crispe]pic.twitter.com/nwqpsLxprk
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 28, 2026

This is Cloud iridescence.

It's an optical phenomenon that happens when tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the cloud diffract sunlight. pic.twitter.com/ic9Ir2nH2O
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 29, 2026

Holy moly that's quite the super cell pic.twitter.com/peXW6tJHij
— Liam Nissan� (@theliamnissan) April 3, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (jJdaW)

2 Nooded, and soon, g'night.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (NcvvS)

3 Damn

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (dJCmT)

4 HO LEE FUK

So there IS content on this blog above the comment section!

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at October 02, 2026 07:26 PM (fapp/)

5 The dog was only gone two days. Not quite an old Disney movie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 07:26 PM (Cqx++)

6 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)

7 We have a weather stone in the backyard but it sits on a table instead of hanging. It's pretty accurate though, more so than the weatherman.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)

8 In life, we speak of a magical place

Miracles all up in this bitch!

Posted by: Insane Clown Posse at October 02, 2026 07:28 PM (88C+u)

9 I could have been first but I was feeding my stork.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:29 PM (MWfyi)

10 POV: You're driving on a mountain road in Taiwan when an earthquake hits.

That was a lot of rocks.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:29 PM (6ydKt)

11 That forecasting rock is never wrong.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)

12 In life, we speak of a magical place
---
Tahiti?

Posted by: Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. at October 02, 2026 07:30 PM (FZ29D)

13 Super cell in Nebraska -- Sidney, I think -- from June. This is just an appetizer. Check out the video of what I assume is the same super cell below.

Looks like an alien mothership with all that glowing blue on top.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:31 PM (6ydKt)

14 Liam Nissan is a funny screen name

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:31 PM (xaJZb)

15 Pitt’s not bad but VaTech is rolling

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:31 PM (dJCmT)

16 There's still a little of the tippy-top top shelf Aged 45 Days ValuRite Reserve left that last night's Café didn't consume.

So here it is. Drink up, and toast Ace for the fine week he's given us!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

17 14-0, HOKIES!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (wh7vU)

18 Six or eight years ago in Oklahoma in one day we had:

80 MPH straight line winds
tornadoes
softball sized hail
wildfires everywhere

And then...earthquakes.

I love a lot about Oklahoma, but it's always trying to kill me.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (l26NL)

19 >>In life, we speak of a magical place

Ah, yes...the cleft of Sydney Sweeny's Cleavage.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (xaJZb)

20 We have a weather stone in the backyard but it sits on a table instead of hanging. It's pretty accurate though, more so than the weatherman.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)

Rock on table...bad day.
Rocks off...great.day!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (2WIwB)

21 That Taiwan earthquake video. The driver of the car didn't have too many good options. Picked the 'I hope this tunnel doesn't collapse' option.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:33 PM (wh7vU)

22 French live stream score on TOUSI. 3 fatalities. 1 arrest.

Posted by: you really don't want to know at October 02, 2026 07:34 PM (NxbVa)

23 Gross. Don't click. But you're going to click, right?

It's safe. Despite what you were thinking, it's not penguinic.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

24 The national cattle herd is down because the Biden administration did everything it could to kill it off.

This is known. It's not dust bowl 2.0, it's leftists doing what they always do: create artificial food shortages.

Funny how no one talks about eggs anymore.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:35 PM (ZOv7s)

25 Beamer’s kid went South Carolina and Franklin has the Hokies now. One of the kids in my church is going to VaTech.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:36 PM (dJCmT)

26 I love my new cat Chloe, but she can be a bit of a handful when she's full of energy.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 07:36 PM (FZ29D)

27 French live stream score on TOUSI. 3 fatalities. 1 arrest.
Posted by: you really don't want to know at October 02, 2026 07:34 PM (NxbVa)
---
I repeat. Last week Pope Leo presided over an outdoor mass with 800,000 participants and a prayer vigil with in a packed 80,000-man arena that featured a parade of French saints and the crowd went wild when Louis IX and the Crusaders showed up.

But I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:37 PM (ZOv7s)

28 So here it is. Drink up, and toast Ace for the fine week he's given us!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

It has been an excellent week indeed!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 07:38 PM (2WIwB)

29 Cool road.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 07:39 PM (viF8m)

30 Some were complaining about fast food burgers sucking everywhere, and I mostly agree.

But Freddy's Steakburgers hamburgers and shoestring-sized fries are awesome. Their frozen custard is good, too.

And I just had a Sonic burger for dinner.
They have their Smashburger line that's a decent burger.
I had the Bacon Smashburger, and it's tasty, especially with their chili cheese tater tots.

They also have their original style burgers, not as wide as flattened smashburgers, but still thick & juicy.

And Sonic has plenty of milkshakes and Blizzard ice cream.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:40 PM (6ydKt)

31 I love my new cat Chloe, but she can be a bit of a handful when she's full of energy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 07:36 PM (FZ29D)
---
Last night my daughter's cat escaped into the garage, and I only found out when I hit the garage door button and she raced away from it. I shoo'd her into the house. She's too old for that kind of crap.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:40 PM (ZOv7s)

32 14-0, HOKIES!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (wh7vU)

Granddaughter of Diogenes is a s Hokie.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 07:40 PM (2WIwB)

33 I had my ears cleaned many years ago. It actually felt great.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 02, 2026 07:41 PM (CHHv1)

34 Funny how no one talks about eggs anymore.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Because that can't go unchallenged

....

Eggs are at least somewhat reasonable and stable priced these days. I still miss when they were half the current price, but I can have three eggs and toast for less than a dollar if I make it myself. Right now that kind of frugality is essential.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 07:41 PM (aJQbY)

35 By the way, what's the exchange rate for AceBucks into Quatloos?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 07:41 PM (brIJB)

36 I was not aware that Paula Poundstone was running for US Senate.

https://x.com/PatrickRuffini/status/2106094186990887384

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM (/OKHJ)

37 "I had my ears cleaned many years ago. It actually felt great.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm"

Every seven years for me. No, wait, that's my pipes.

Posted by: Spock at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM (MWfyi)

38 35 By the way, what's the exchange rate for AceBucks into Quatloos?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 07:41 PM (brIJB)

20:1

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM (6ydKt)

39 XL eggs are under 2$/dz. Gas is 4.19. People would switch to 4$ eggs and 2.50$ gas in a heartbeat.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM (4c58h)

40 John's weather forcasting scam

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

41 Liam Nissan is a funny screen name
Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:31 PM (xaJZb)

French/Japanese pornstar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

42 You can live on eggs and hot dogs for quite some time and I am proof of it.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (MWfyi)

43 French/Japanese pornstar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

Thought he was Irish/Japanese?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

44 By the way, what's the exchange rate for AceBucks into Quatloos?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 07:41 PM (brIJB)

20:1
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:42 PM

Is that the same as in town?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

45 42 You can live on eggs and hot dogs for quite some time and I am proof of it.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (MWfyi)

At the same time?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:45 PM (6ydKt)

46 Is that the same as in town?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

So I've been told.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:45 PM (6ydKt)

47 My kid did three months on rice and chicken hot dogs.
Then, my wife found out.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:45 PM (4c58h)

48
Yes, well, here we are again.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:45 PM (eRlcH)

49 Thought he was Irish/Japanese?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

You know, it's not a very funny joke anyway- Less so if I have to explain it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)

50 The dog was only gone two days. Not quite an old Disney movie.

Nah, if it were a Disney movie, they'd have made the dog gay or something.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 07:46 PM (vTZFs)

51 French/Japanese pornstar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

Thought he was Irish/Japanese?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

Goldstein. Tonto Goldstein.

Posted by: Just The Punchline at October 02, 2026 07:46 PM (wVcYX)

52 That Taiwan earthquake video. The driver of the car didn't have too many good options. Picked the 'I hope this tunnel doesn't collapse' option.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:33 PM (wh7vU)
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Reminds me of my first car accident, spinning out on I-96 on Christmas Day 1993. I remember three thoughts crossed my mind:

I'm going to be late.
I'm going to mess up my car.
This is a really cool way to die.

The car was messed up but fixable, and would go on to die a noble death taking out an imperfectly parked police cruiser some years later, resulting in a $100 ticket for failing to maintain adequate stopping distance.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:46 PM (ZOv7s)

53 https://youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (6ydKt)

54
Gas was $3.59 today. It was $0.30 higher 10 days ago.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (eRlcH)

55 Ear wax is tasty. Why waste it like that?

Posted by: Cerumen Stew at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (Fn+3X)

56 Yes, well, here we are again.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:45 PM

The usual, Monsieur?

Posted by: Garc�n, with an impeccable Parisian accent at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)

57 14-0, HOKIES!
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:32 PM (wh7vU)

Granddaughter of Diogenes is a s Hokie.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 07:40 PM (2WIwB)

So was my Old Man.

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (wVcYX)

58 I love my new cat Chloe, but she can be a bit of a handful when she's full of energy.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 07:36 PM (FZ29D)

My Chloe is 17 years old and she talks a lot. She is sort of deaf, so she talks loud in her old lady voice.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 07:48 PM (rbvCR)

59 Ok, that ear thing made me gag. It's almost worse than those damn Navage commericals.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 07:48 PM (3ImbR)

60 If you make it all around the bases with a female Hokie, are you a Hokie-pokie?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

61 You can live on eggs and hot dogs for quite some time and I am proof of it.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:44 PM (MWfyi)
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Just hot dogs works for me.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (ZOv7s)

62 And for people who don't like The Police

https://youtu.be/BHOevX4DlGk?

Stewart did some amazing work in that one.
My fav song of theirs.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

63 Last supercell vid:

"Man, that's a big storm."

"Yeah, lots of lightning."

"Let's go stand out in it and take selfies!"

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (vTZFs)

64 Went up Monday. Cheapest gas I’ve seen is BJ’s New Castle, De, 4.07, almost 20¢ cheaper than here. Millsboro is only a nickel less than here.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (4c58h)

65 Gas was $3.59 today. It was $0.30 higher 10 days ago.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM

$4.59 at the Salem, OR Costco last night.

Posted by: Beartooth at October 02, 2026 07:52 PM (Wql2z)

66 Millsboro is only a nickel less than here.
Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM

What about Brattleboro?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)

67 If you make it all around the bases with a female Hokie, are you a Hokie-pokie?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)
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Yeah, but then she turns you around and you find out what it's all about.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:52 PM (ZOv7s)

68 Stewart Copeland is in the new Neil Peart documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPAJytx3juY

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 07:53 PM (/OKHJ)

69 The red-and-white stripes on a windsock allow you to judge windspeed with a glance. Basically, each full band held straight by the wind equals 3 knots or 1.5 mph.

Do jerksocks employ a similar principle?

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at October 02, 2026 07:54 PM (2Cs0H)

70 $6.79/g Reg.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:54 PM (RIvkX)

71
Granddaughter of Diogenes is a s Hokie.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 07:40 PM (2WIwB)

So was my Old Man.
Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 07:47 PM (wVcYX)

__________

One of the former curates at my parish got a degree in aeronautical engineering at VTech, then spent two years in the Air Force before going to the seminary.

Our pastor was a helicopter technician.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:54 PM (eRlcH)

72 The rains are easing off. We've had about 3 inches each day the past two days. Cooler temps ahead, at last!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 07:56 PM (wVcYX)

73 "At the same time?
Posted by: SpeakingOf"

Have you never had a hotdog omelette? The ketchup is what makes it.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:56 PM (MWfyi)

74 Nobody even knows what a Hokie is. How can anyone like them?

Posted by: Just Axin' at October 02, 2026 07:56 PM (Fn+3X)

75
Tropical Storm Central has predicted 385 of the last 2 storms.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 07:57 PM (eRlcH)

76 Goldstein. Tonto Goldstein.
Posted by: Just The Punchline

Way I heard it, it ended,

"But my friends call me Bubba"

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 07:58 PM (aJQbY)

77 Have you never had a hotdog omelette? The ketchup is what makes it.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:56 PM (MWfyi)

No, closest is ham in an omelette.

No keptchup for breakfast food for me.
Had cousins who put ketchup on french toast.... turned me off the idea forever.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:58 PM (6ydKt)

78 Dogfight Vick was a Hokie. Hadrian must not like that.

Posted by: Me Too, Neither at October 02, 2026 07:58 PM (Fn+3X)

79 Had cousins who put ketchup on french toast.... turned me off the idea forever.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:58 PM

You know who else doesn't like things put on French Toast?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

80 But putting the left foot in, then out, then shake it all about?
Gross.

Posted by: RI Red at October 02, 2026 08:01 PM (3A2L5)

81 That’s a bit out of my range.
Bruce Smith was a Hokie.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 08:01 PM (4c58h)

82 You know who else doesn't like things put on French Toast?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

French guys from Jersey?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 08:04 PM (6ydKt)

83
Virginia Tech is in a really lovely location. Unfortunately, "really lovely" does not mean "economically prosperous".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 08:04 PM (eRlcH)

84 Hotdog omelettes are not for breakfast. They are for dinner when there is nothing else.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 08:04 PM (MWfyi)

85 81 That’s a bit out of my range.
Bruce Smith was a Hokie.
Posted by: Accomack

Met Bruce Smith a few times. His progeny went to the school I labored at in Virginia Beach.

Posted by: Brush With Greatness III at October 02, 2026 08:04 PM (Fn+3X)

86
Andouille sausage and eggs. Now that's good.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 08:06 PM (eRlcH)

87 Fun Hokie Fact:

The Virginia Tech College bass team was founded in the 2006–2007 school year, and won their first national title that same year.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

88 Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow. Everybody needs a bosom.

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow. Everybody needs a bosom

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow. Everybody needs a bosom

https://youtu.be/5LBnMRWeV-E

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 08:08 PM (6ydKt)

89 Nobody even knows what a Hokie is. How can anyone like them?
Posted by: Just Axin'

Some kind of bird or turkey. Dunno. It's pretty dumb. Just like that Stanford Christmas tree.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:08 PM (jJdaW)

90 Pretty sure NE got some rain out of this storm. We did. And eggs will get cheaper as we move towards Thanksgiving. Theyrestock to egg house to be at peak for the holidays

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 08:08 PM (bkuEU)

91 Possibly The Cars best guitar riff:

https://youtu.be/j-dfrHkaXuE

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 08:10 PM (6ydKt)

92 "Nobody even knows what a Hokie is. "

Twenty bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: Now we know at October 02, 2026 08:11 PM (MWfyi)

93 Some kind of bird or turkey. Dunno. It's pretty dumb. Just like that Stanford Christmas tree.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:08 PM (jJdaW)
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Stanford held itself as the anti-school, with the deviant marching band that got one show before it was broken up for misbehavior. They used to use just the block S, but added the tree as branding went national. Michigan State also used a block S, but have leaned more into the Spartan helmet, which replaced the S on our field.

Old-timers like me still have the S baseball hat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 08:12 PM (ZOv7s)

94 English super cell: Check this out!

Nebraska Super Cell: Pfffffft.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:13 PM (Riz8t)

95 Don't know if it's been mentioned already, but the footage of the Taiwanese monorail is sped up, so it looks like it's closer to a crash than it really is. Watch the cars in the background.

If that was real time, I'd never get on it.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:14 PM (Riz8t)

96 According to Bing, a Hokie is a loyal fan. Coined in 1896.

There's two minutes of my life I won't get back.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:15 PM (jJdaW)

97 POV: You're driving on a mountain road in Taiwan when an earthquake hits.

We've seen a few things.

Posted by: Farmers Insurance at October 02, 2026 08:15 PM (l3cgK)

98

Hokey Wolf and Ding-a Ling

wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Wolf

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 08:15 PM (Cqx++)

99 I did not click the link. I am better than all of you.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 02, 2026 08:15 PM (nEUC6)

100 68 Stewart Copeland is in the new Neil Peart documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPAJytx3juY
Posted by: Mark1971

He was friends with Peart. In that documentary (which is very good), Copeland said that The Police considered Rush 'the establishment'. Both Lee and Lifeson laughed at that.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (wh7vU)

101 A Hokie is a neutered turkey. No, I don't know why they would choose that as a mascot.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)

102 Sounds like Imtiaz Mahmood is a Gerbil Worming True Believer.

Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons! I am having a celebratory eggnog. Got another crusty old Yang Poon generator back in running order, Had to boil out the fuel tank with caustic soda. Tank rocking back and forth on my firepit, flames coming out the ports, and spurts of brown goop as the water boiled . It looked like Satan's percolator. But the tank cleaned up, and the sumbitch runs!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 08:17 PM (n2qDf)

103 I.knpw if your from Muskogee your proud to Hokie

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 08:17 PM (Ia/+0)

104 Evening, Ace, and Cafe patrons! I am having a celebratory eggnog. Got another crusty old Yang Poon generator back in running order, Had to boil out the fuel tank with caustic soda. Tank rocking back and forth on my firepit, flames coming out the ports, and spurts of brown goop as the water boiled . It looked like Satan's percolator. But the tank cleaned up, and the sumbitch runs!

I would sprinkle some Holy Water on it, just to be sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:18 PM (Riz8t)

105 A female stork lost her mate but can't feed herself because she's brooding over her eggs. So the locals are feeding her.
===

Should have let her die, and recover the eggs. She will torture and eat most of her brood otherwise.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 08:19 PM (AKptf)

106 Prince and the Revolution
(Puffy Shirt Central):

https://youtu.be/l7vRSu_wsNc

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 08:20 PM (6ydKt)

107 Pitt has come back. 17-14, Hokies!

Hokies are the mascot of Virginia Tech. It's a wild turkey. I have no idea why. Too lazy to look it up. There are a LOT of wild turkeys in that part of Virginia, so it makes a bit of sense to use them as a mascot.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 08:25 PM (wh7vU)

108 A Hokie is a neutered turkey. No, I don't know why they would choose that as a mascot.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)
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The University of Michigan's hype song is "Mr. Brightside" because nothing raises your spirit like watching your girlfriend getting nailed by another dude.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 08:25 PM (ZOv7s)

109
She will torture and eat most of her brood otherwise.
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 08:19 PM (AKptf)

==========

Is that typical stork behavior?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at October 02, 2026 08:27 PM (CDKoa)

110 101 A Hokie is a neutered turkey. No, I don't know why they would choose that as a mascot.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)

I can't find anything on the intertubes that verifies that...

Posted by: Farmers Insurance at October 02, 2026 08:31 PM (l3cgK)

111 off insurance sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 08:31 PM (l3cgK)

112 I saw a weather forecasting stone in front of a house in a village in Norway. What amused me was that the sign was in English. I wondered if it was picked up in US or Canada on a holiday.

Posted by: Decaf at October 02, 2026 08:31 PM (5BOLF)

113 A Hokie is a neutered turkey. No, I don't know why they would choose that as a mascot.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)

I can't find anything on the intertubes that verifies that...

I went to VPI my freshman year, and that's what we were told at frosh orientation.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:32 PM (Riz8t)

114 And who can forget this banger from 1985 that's at 1 billion views.:

https://youtu.be/4N1iwQxiHrs
(The Outfield - Your Love)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 08:32 PM (6ydKt)

115 A Hokie is a neutered turkey. No, I don't know why they would choose that as a mascot.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Riz8t)

I can't find anything on the intertubes that verifies that...

Would YOU own up to that?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:32 PM (Riz8t)

116 Got another crusty old Yang Poon generator back in running order, Had to boil out the fuel tank with caustic soda. Tank rocking back and forth on my firepit, flames coming out the ports, and spurts of brown goop as the water boiled . It looked like Satan's percolator. But the tank cleaned up, and the sumbitch runs!
-

Am I alone in having no idea what any of this means?

Posted by: Sorry not sorry at October 02, 2026 08:33 PM (W3Srb)

117 The University of Michigan's hype song is "Mr. Brightside" because nothing raises your spirit like watching your girlfriend getting nailed by another dude.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

So a cuck anthem. That makes sense.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:33 PM (jJdaW)

118 Am I alone in having no idea what any of this means?
Posted by: Sorry not sorry at October 02, 2026 08:33 PM (W3Srb)

Boiling caustic soda, aka sodium hydroxide aka lye, works a treat for boiling out nasty crudded-up fuel tanks. Dissolves the nasty-smelling spoiled gasoline, and takes the rust off the metal too. The solution turns brown and syrupy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 08:37 PM (n2qDf)

119 Capn Steeeve goes over the NTSB prelim rpt on Prime Air Miami debacle, released yesterday, front page on ntsb.gov
youtube.com/watch?v=h9EJFE_7Cos

AFAIK, we still do not have the CVR audio or transcript. Only a "summary" of it.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:39 PM (Jr5Lq)

120 "Boiling caustic soda, aka sodium hydroxide aka lye"

Wear safety glasses. Maybe rubber gloves.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:44 PM (Jr5Lq)

121 87 Fun Hokie Fact:

The Virginia Tech College bass team was founded in the 2006–2007 school year, and won their first national title that same year.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

Is that "bass" the fish, or "bass" the oversized string instrument?

Posted by: a.moron at October 02, 2026 08:44 PM (X5Jzz)

122 Hello! Home from First Night Fairhope, it was pretty quiet with sprinkles out there off and on, but we got to listen to a little music, had a very nice glass of white wine. Now home and my animals are letting me know they are not thrilled I left them alone this evening.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 08:45 PM (ZdaMQ)

123 NaOH is deliquescent, so keep your lye dry. Try.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

124 NaOH is deliquescent, so keep your lye dry. Try.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

125 Ooops.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:47 PM (Jr5Lq)

126 Say, does John have a weather app?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 08:47 PM (wpRMV)

127 NaOH is deliquescent

I mean, we all did things we regret when we were young.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 08:48 PM (Riz8t)

128 And someone just hit our mailbox. Sigh.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 08:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

129 And....Pitt scores a TD. 24-21, Hokies! Good game on ESPN right now. Almost halftime.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 08:51 PM (wh7vU)

130 NaOH is deliquescent, so keep your lye dry. Try.
Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

Heh. It sits in a pail in my compressor room, and sucks moisture out of the air in there. Bucket is half full right now. I got about half a dozen scoops of the viscous liquid on top of the mush, and some of the mush. Added about 3 gallons of water. It may be sloppy but it still eats rust and nasty hydrocarbon slime.

I avoided getting any on me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 08:52 PM (n2qDf)

131 Archimedes

Strong base chemical burns are worse than strong acid chemical burns.

Acid coagulates the skin and other proteins. Bases keep moving in.

Except for the week acid Hydrogen Fluoride. It only dissolves glass and flesh. Killed a student last week, in a university lab accident.

This has been your lab safety PSA.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:52 PM (u82oZ)

132 123 NaOH is deliquescent, so keep your lye dry. Try.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:46 PM (Jr5Lq)

I had to go look up the difference between "deliquescent" and "hygroscopic", and now I know. Thanks for prompting me to learn something new today.

Posted by: a.moron at October 02, 2026 08:52 PM (X5Jzz)

133 128 And someone just hit our mailbox. Sigh.
Posted by: Piper

Sorry, Lady. It's Friday night. Had a buzz on all day.

Posted by: Cooter Brown, Flyin' High!! at October 02, 2026 08:53 PM (Fn+3X)

134 128 And someone just hit our mailbox. Sigh.
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 08:49 PM (ZdaMQ)

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*sigh*

That used to be me.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 08:53 PM (wpRMV)

135 s that typical stork behavior?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at October 02, 2026 08:27 PM (CDKoa)

Absolutely. Wanna see some videos ??

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 08:54 PM (AKptf)

136 HEY, THAT'S FEDERAL PROPERTY!

Posted by: Robt. Hoover at October 02, 2026 08:56 PM (wpRMV)

137 The Disinformation Expert said, "...equals 3 knots or 1.5 mph." Keeping us on our toes! Of course, 3 knots is about 3.5 mph.

Posted by: bradc at October 02, 2026 08:56 PM (frcSa)

138 "[HF] Killed a student last week, in a university lab accident."

That's awful! Here's the story at C and EN:
https://tinyurl.com/432bppwb

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 08:57 PM (Jr5Lq)

139 136 HEY, THAT'S FEDERAL PROPERTY!
Posted by: Robt. Hoover

I checked. Nothin' but past due notices in there, anyway.

Posted by: Cooter Brown, Flyin' High! at October 02, 2026 08:58 PM (Fn+3X)

140 J handled the mailbox. At least they didn’t drive off, so there is that. It’s crooked, but not on the ground.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 09:01 PM (ZdaMQ)

141 '"deliquescent" and "hygroscopic"'

I see those scenes in BB where they're dumping 50lb bags of the stuff in the pot, with dust rising (at least one scene without PE worn.) I never saw lye dust before, but I guess that's because I never bought it by the 50lb bag before. Unless it's magic paper, I'd expect the bag would get wet very quickly just sitting on the floor.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

142 J handled the mailbox. At least they didn’t drive off, so there is that. It’s crooked, but not on the ground.
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 09:01 PM (ZdaMQ)

but...Halloween is weeks away ! what is that all about ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 09:04 PM (AKptf)

143 There is not a lot on fluorine’s chemical habits because most chemists know better.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 09:04 PM (4c58h)

144 I repeat. Last week Pope Leo presided over an outdoor mass with 800,000 participants and a prayer vigil with in a packed 80,000-man arena that featured a parade of French saints and the crowd went wild when Louis IX and the Crusaders showed up.

But I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:37 PM (ZOv7s)
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I watched a video of the event. It looked like St. Louis IX and St. Joan of Arc were represented in the same group. When her name was announced, the crowd went wild.

Number Two on the Celestial Hit Parade was St. Therese of Liseux.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 09:06 PM (rj6Yv)

145 I see those scenes in BB where they're dumping 50lb bags of the stuff in the pot, with dust rising (at least one scene without PE worn.) I never saw lye dust before, but I guess that's because I never bought it by the 50lb bag before. Unless it's magic paper, I'd expect the bag would get wet very quickly just sitting on the floor.
Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:02 PM (Jr5Lq)

That dust is not something I would wanna be around.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:07 PM (zZu0s)

146 Accomack

We know a lot about Fluorine. From comprehensive accident reporting.

For example: Old style chemists used to taste new compounds. Killed and severely injured a few. That led to reforms in chemical identification protocols.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:08 PM (u82oZ)

147 Thats why most fume hoods have the little sign NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH HYDROFLOURIC ACID'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:08 PM (zZu0s)

148 "At least they didn’t drive off, so there is that. It’s crooked, but not on the ground."

That's good news! It's just one thing after another these days, seems like.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:09 PM (Jr5Lq)

149 Never ever taste or sniff an unknown chemical. Its a very very very bad habit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:09 PM (zZu0s)

150 Wife works in semiconductors.

HF is not to be f'ed with.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 09:09 PM (oqH4h)

151 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 09:12 PM (Ia/+0)

152 Accomack

There is a lab of German Chemists that love, love, love energetic compounds with plenty of nitro substituents. Their experimental write-ups are both funny and very scary. They made some multi-nitro compounds with added fluorine, IIANM. Good times.

"Highly shock sensitive and energetic, deforming Krupp Armor plated reaction vessel". etc.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:13 PM (u82oZ)

153 149 Never ever taste or sniff an unknown chemical. Its a very very very bad habit.

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Ja! Jawohl! Try it on your dog first.

Posted by: A. Schickelgruber at October 02, 2026 09:13 PM (wpRMV)

154 I was in Organic 2 lab (would have been... '96 or so.) Was making an amine derivative which required 'slowly adding' fuming nitric to the sample. I thought i had added slowly as I watched the fume hood that I slammed the door down on fill up with HCL gas. Should have gone slower.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

155 Aetius451AD

The pioneers taught us by their mistakes. We know better ... now.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:14 PM (u82oZ)

156 6:15 in SoCal and still 93 degrees outside.

WTAF?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 09:15 PM (wpRMV)

157 Two friends, long passed, were Duke U. chemistry professors, one of them was an organic chemist. When one of my nephews decided to become an organic chemist, I asked him if he knew what the risks were. "It's what I want to do." He loves his work.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 09:15 PM (rj6Yv)

158 Aetius451AD

Spent 4 years teaching Organic Chem labs. Got stories.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:15 PM (u82oZ)

159 The pioneers taught us by their mistakes. We know better ... now.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:14 PM (u82oZ)

I was going to say 'play with something less volatile- like busty redheads' but thats actually less safe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

160 I know concrete will burn the heck out of you with no pain initially. Supposedly the body doesn't recognize base as it does acid.

Posted by: MkY at October 02, 2026 09:16 PM (ZHRuH)

161 156 6:15 in SoCal and still 93 degrees outside.

WTAF?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 09:15 PM (wpRMV)

Yeah. Got up to 103ºF here in Sandy Eggo...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 09:17 PM (l3cgK)

162 Aetius451AD

Yup. Heart, wallet, mind ... all messed up by busty red-heads.

I've been there.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:17 PM (u82oZ)

163 Goal!

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 09:18 PM (viF8m)

164 149 Never ever taste or sniff an unknown chemical. Its a very very very bad habit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:09 PM (zZu0s)

Blueprinting process requires ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.

By brother decided it would be funny get me to sniff a bottle if one or the other one day.

I thiught it was sone kind of cleaning chemicals in a jug and would smell like pine sol or something.

That stuff was so powerful it cleared my sinuses to the point of a burning sensation and gave me a headache for the rest of the day and night.

I hope I’m never that gullible again,

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 09:18 PM (6ydKt)

165 I made two contributions to political candidates and my mailbox is flooded with campaign literature..All of it ending with a request for a donation. I've gotren so many that they now go straight to the garbage

They just sell your name and addreß to everyone.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 02, 2026 09:19 PM (PKL0q)

166 JM in Illinois

I tell them straight up "I will donate after the SAVE Act is signed by the President."

Shuts them down.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:20 PM (u82oZ)

167 And....Pitt takes the lead. 28-24, Pitt. Virginia Tech has decided that tackling is optional or they are trying to play flag football. Nobody told Pitt.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 09:23 PM (wh7vU)

168 I received two texts from the King Roy Cooper campaign today. The first promised it wasn't a bleg (it was a request to participate in a survey. Pass.). The second was ANOTHER request for a $3 donation.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 09:24 PM (rj6Yv)

169 Wife works in semiconductors.

HF is not to be f'ed with.
Posted by: ballistic

I worked in a Level 1 fab for a bit. There a bunch of chemicals in high concentrations that dangerous as hell.

It is an interesting process from ingot to finished wafer, though.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:26 PM (jJdaW)

170 >>> 83 Virginia Tech is in a really lovely location. Unfortunately, "really lovely" does not mean "economically prosperous".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 08:04 PM (eRlcH)

I hear there's a guy with a successful organic tree farm not far from them.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 02, 2026 09:27 PM (3mtzY)

171 {{{Helena Handbasket}}}

With plenty of lead to be mined.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:29 PM (u82oZ)

172 Typing has been a chore the last two days. Sigh.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:31 PM (jJdaW)

173 the crowd went wild when Louis IX and the Crusaders showed up.

A very French idea of a successful kingship.
First the Jews, then the ransom, then the dysentery.
La Gloire.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 02, 2026 09:32 PM (zdLoL)

174 I hope I’m never that gullible again,
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 09:18 PM (6ydKt)

I ran blueprints for my dad for years as a teenager. I think he finally discovered why I became an architect instead of an engineer like himself. Brain damage is a terrible thing.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 02, 2026 09:35 PM (+iz5Z)

175 {{{tcn in AK}}}

How is your grandson?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:38 PM (u82oZ)

176 172 Typing has been a chore the last two days. Sigh.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:31 PM (jJdaW)

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Oooh. Poor. Baby.

Posted by: Stephen Hawking at October 02, 2026 09:39 PM (wpRMV)

177 For those who were online last evening on the ONT, an update, and thanks for the prayers. The boy shot himself in the leg. He is an idiot. Apparently he learned NOTHING from gun safety given him by DH. He was horsing around with another guy's handgun, and managed to shoot one bullet down his calf, luckily missing the bone but screwing up the muscles and maybe the nerves. And he chose to do this in the condo for which DH and pay.

The condo will be up for sale in about a week.

Because of his stupidity, he will never get custody of his son, our beautiful grandbaby. Odds are we will never see the grandbaby again. He certainly will not be able to work for the next three to six months, so, destitute.

We offered for him to move into our house once the condo is sold. He won't do it because we won't let him sit around stoned all of the time. Also, we aren't willing to house his skanky "girlfriend."

The boy has humiliated DH and me for the very last time. At this point, detachment is our best option, and if he spends the next ten years couch surfing or on the street, I guess he just will.

But the prayers worked, so many thanks for those who participated.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 02, 2026 09:41 PM (+iz5Z)

178 Oooh. Poor. Baby.
Posted by: Stephen Hawking

Won't get any sympathy here.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at October 02, 2026 09:42 PM (Fn+3X)

179 Ignition is a great read.

Posted by: Accomack at October 02, 2026 09:42 PM (4c58h)

180 It is an interesting process from ingot to finished wafer, though.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:26 PM (jJdaW)
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Photo and PVD are super cool processes!

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 09:42 PM (oqH4h)

181 "Wife works in semiconductors."
"I worked in a Level 1 fab for a bit."

You folks have some really cool jobs.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:42 PM (Jr5Lq)

182 tcn in AK

Custodial grandparents possible?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)

183 182 tcn in AK

Custodial grandparents possible?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)

Grandparents have no rights under AK law.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 02, 2026 09:46 PM (+iz5Z)

184 At least he missed his femoral. Thats something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 09:47 PM (zZu0s)

185 Tcn, I am so sorry. I will pray for some breakthrough where you will be allowed to have a relationship with your grandchild, even if that means dealing with things you shouldn’t have to deal with. Making a difference in this child’s life is something I know you would do, and is probably the most important thing.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 09:47 PM (ZdaMQ)

186 tcn in AK

More prayers ascending.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:48 PM (u82oZ)

187 Weather Eye?

Weather Eye?

I'm not sure whether I like that.
🤪

Posted by: mindful webworker - nobody nose the truffles I've sneezed at October 02, 2026 09:48 PM (sVrIn)

188 You folks have some really cool jobs.
Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
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She's a ChemE

I'm a goober that lucked himself into a cybersecurity career.

There are cool aspects if that's your flavor of nerd, but most of the time it's just corporate drudgery like most things.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 09:48 PM (oqH4h)

189 The boy has humiliated DH and me for the very last time. At this point, detachment is our best option, and if he spends the next ten years couch surfing or on the street, I guess he just will.

But the prayers worked, so many thanks for those who participated.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Speechless here, so sad all around. May the Lord bless you with all possible blessings. Stoned, playing with a gun, nothing good could ever come from that. Guess the wound could have been worse, even fatal.

Posted by: Looking For a Silver Lining at October 02, 2026 09:49 PM (Fn+3X)

190 I see Northwestern have a brand new shiny stadium. It does look nice. They are currently humiliating Penn State in it. 24-7, NW.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 09:49 PM (wh7vU)

191 190 I see Northwestern have a brand new shiny stadium. It does look nice. They are currently humiliating Penn State in it. 24-7, NW.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work

Did they move to Indiana, too?

Posted by: Last One out, Turn Out Lights at October 02, 2026 09:51 PM (Fn+3X)

192 Puddleglum

NW beating Penn State!!!?

Are we in an alternate universe? One where Neil Armstrong didn't save America from the Russian Tsar Bomba?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:52 PM (u82oZ)

193 tcn, will pray for peace in your house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:52 PM (RIvkX)

194 I see the videos of fab machinery at work, and marvel that they can keep such delicate and intricate stuff working with all the processes in statistical control.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 09:53 PM (Jr5Lq)

195 Making a difference in this child’s life is something I know you would do, and is probably the most important thing.
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 09:47 PM (ZdaMQ)

We won't see him. The baby mama is all in on punishing the boy for not supporting her in her stoned haze and worthless life. She won't allow us to see him, even casually, so I can't imagine that now she would offer to let him come out to see us.

That kid is doomed. A skanky dope addict for a mom, raised by his grandpa on that side and his step-grandma, who thinks she knows everything. The kid is awesome, but he won't be by the time they get done with him.

Detachment is all I can do beyond fervent prayer. And I am praying like an SOB.

Posted by: tcn in AK at October 02, 2026 09:55 PM (+iz5Z)

196 Oh, TCN, my prayers are with you. How do we ever last until they grow up?

But sometimes it does work out. My daughter was a terror. My husband gave up on her. I couldn't seem to. I was in chemo, and I've told her she kept me alive, because I refused to die while she was still so angry.

She's a wonderful woman, and she has needed to be because life hasn't been easy for her.

Posted by: Wenda at October 02, 2026 09:56 PM (4zQS+)

197 tcn in AK

Sounds like a case can be made that you and DH are the best option for the kid.

If you need an alibi, I will help.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:57 PM (u82oZ)

198 Pitt is pulling away in Blacksburg. 35-24, Pitt. The curse of James Franklin strikes again. The dude just can't win a big game.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 09:58 PM (wh7vU)

199 tcn, I'm sorry to see a family member do damage. I pray you have the strength to detach successfully

Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 02, 2026 10:01 PM (PKL0q)

200
But the prayers worked, so many thanks for those who participated.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 02, 2026 09:41 PM (+iz5Z)
***********
I didn't see the prayer request.

I am incredibly sorry for you and your husband.

I will pray this skank "mother" will get tired of raising a child and show up on your doorstep someday, begging you to take him.

I will pray for a good outcome.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 10:03 PM (hzuYO)

201 Evenin' Horde. Still in hospital, now with 100% less employment!

Hoo boy, am I screwed.

Well, I have money in the bank, so when I get out, maybe it's finally time to skip town and start over somewhere else.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 02, 2026 10:17 PM (ENA4W)

202 Nood ONT

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 10:19 PM (oqH4h)

203 177
How awful.
We always need to teach our children well.
I expect all will work out well....

Posted by: COMountainMarie at October 03, 2026 12:57 AM (jCKWs)

The Week In Woke

That thing that never happens happened more than 20 more times.

Just in Minnesota, too.

United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that ten defendants were separately indicted on September 24, 2026, by a federal grand jury for voter fraud. All defendants have made their initial appearances in federal court.
"Today's charges allege that ten foreign nationals committed voter fraud in Minnesota, one voting illegally as recently as this August's primary," said Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The law is clear, only American citizens may vote in American elections, and enforcing this law is fundamental to our democracy. That should not be a partisan concept."
"Our message to aliens who vote in American elections is clear: we will find you, arrest you, and you will face the consequences, including criminal charges and deportation," said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. "Under President Trump's leadership, this administration will never allow the votes of American citizens to be cancelled out by non-citizens illegally voting in our elections. Only American citizens should be electing American leaders."

Even greater fraud was committed in Utah, where a postal worker decided to throw over 300 mail-in ballots in the garbage.

An indictment was unsealed today charging a former postman with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with unlawful secretion, destruction, and delay of mail after he allegedly unlawfully threw away mail that he was entrusted to deliver -- including approximately 300 mail-in ballots to registered voters in Utah.

Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Sept. 16. He was arrested and appeared for his arraignment at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse this afternoon.
"When American voters lawfully cast their vote, they should feel confident that it is counted," said Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter. "Allegedly throwing away hundreds of ballots is a serious federal crime that undermines the integrity of our elections. Ballot integrity is not a partisan issue."

They don't say what zip codes these ballots came from, but I'll bet you 100 Acebucks these are from heavily Republican areas.

The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

The University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs will hold three workshops on Oct. 6, Oct. 22, and Nov. 16 where students can handle demonstration versions of sex toys, including vibrators and plugs.
The events, titled "Good Vibrations: A Pleasure Pop-Up Workshop," will be led by the "Sexperts" student group and are being advertised by the university's Student Health and Wellness.
"Join the Sexperts for our new, relaxed, drop-in workshop all about how sexual pleasure supports your overall well-being," a description states.
"You'll get to see and handle demo versions of sex toys, from vibrators and sleeves to plugs and more while the Sexperts share sex toy history, safety tips and guidance on picking the products that feel right for you," it continues.
Organizers say the event is "inclusive of all genders" and assure participants that they "will not demonstrate actual use of the items."
The Sexperts are also hosting "Kinky Craft Nights" on Oct. 27 and Nov. 12.

Oh good, I was wondering when Kinky Craft Nights would take place this year.

Princeton's faculty now boasts perfect ideological conformity/coercion -- zero Republicans.

Professors often express shock at the thought that there would be any political or ideological litmus test for hiring. I have also opposed such measures. However, the hypocrisy is crushing. Today's faculty are responsible for a near-complete ideological purging of their ranks. They have created a hostile environment for anyone with conservative or libertarian viewpoints, including students who rarely have the opportunity to hear from a professor from a center-right perspective at most schools.
Most recently, forty percent of college faculty admitted that they would vote against any Trump supporter seeking an academic position regardless of their scholarship or teaching ability. Keep in mind that this is only the professors willing to admit to such bias.
Some are more open than others.
I had dinner with a Harvard Law Professor, who expressed disbelief that I expected him to vote for any faculty applicants who held views he considered wrong. When I noted that I regularly vote for faculty candidates who hold opposing views, he just shrugged and said that, if he rejects their views, he cannot vote for those views to be taught to students.
There are few remaining conservatives or libertarians on law school faculties, which have been purged of dissenting voices through a biased hiring and promotion system. Despite years of complaints and declining public trust in higher education, faculty members continue to reinforce bias and orthodoxy in our schools.
I wrote about the rise of this new McCarthyism on the left seven years ago.
Recently, I discussed the example of Fordham University School of Law professor John Pfaff, who called for "repercussions" for professors who do not "recant" their view that the 14th Amendment does not protect birthright citizenship.
Not long ago, I debated Professor Randall Kennedy at Harvard Law School about the school's lack of ideological diversity. I respect Kennedy, and I do not view him as anti-free speech or intolerant. Yet when I noted the statistics on the vanishing number of conservative students and faculty in comparison to the nation, Kennedy responded that Harvard "is an elite university" and does not have to "look like America."
Of course, the problem is that Harvard does not even look like Massachusetts, which is nearly 30 percent Republican.
At schools like Yale and Princeton, they have achieved near 100% for Democrats (with only a couple of percent going for independent or socialist causes). Yet, if you ask faculty about the purging of their ranks, they will often shrug and say that they just cannot find a conservative or libertarian who is intellectually worthy of an appointment to their schools. It was the same absurd rationalization that was once used to justify not hiring minorities or women.

The University of Texas at Austin will eliminate four DEI fake majors.

UT Austin plans to discontinue majors in African and African diaspora studies, Mexican American and Latina/o studies, women's and gender studies, and race, indigeneity and migration. The university is retaining American studies and urban studies while directing faculty to develop broader replacement offerings.
Thomas Lindsay, a higher-education policy expert with the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), told Campus Reform that the cuts were "a defensible, if overdue, exercise of stewardship at a public flagship," while saying UT should disclose the metrics behind its decision.

"American studies" should also be eliminated. It is "media studies" -- mass media studies. TV and movies.

It's a field for people who don't want to read books but instead would just like to watch TV shows and write "essays" about them. And every American studies major I knew entered the field for the communist critiques of the media, which they claim is, of course, too right-wing.

Another fake useless time-wasting "field" in need of purging:

The University of Wisconsin--Whitewater enrolled only six undergraduate students across its Women's and Gender Studies degree programs during the fall 2025 semester.
...
UW--Whitewater had an undergraduate enrollment of 10,743 students in fall 2025, while the university welcomed its largest freshman class in a decade. The six students listed in the Women's and Gender Studies B.A. and B.S. programs represent 0.06 percent of the undergraduate student body.

Too many.

You can't start a campus club unless it's dedicated to Race Marxism.

Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, requires student organizations to submit plans addressing "anti-racism and anti-oppression" to qualify for recognition and funding from a student government supported by mandatory student fees.
The Associated Students of Willamette University bylaws include a section dedicated to "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) that establishes standards for what the document calls "anti-racism plans." The student government now refers to them as "Community Respect & Responsibility" plans.
[RELATED: Conservative group exposes student gov for attempting to force club to create DEI position]
The criteria used to evaluate the plans must be updated annually to "reflect and target new areas of anti-racism and anti-oppression knowledge, sources of institutional concern, and noted obstacles to equitable opportunity for marginalized and minoritized students."
Organizations must submit the plans to receive student government funding. If the student government determines that a group has failed to comply with the requirements, the bylaws allow sanctions including loss of funding, suspension of officers, or disaffiliation.
The bylaws also require the Executive Council to offer an annual "Community Respect and Responsibility (CRR) training workshop." The same workshop was titled the "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training workshop" in the 2024 bylaws.
The student government is funded through mandatory student fees. Students at Willamette College, the university's undergraduate college, taking six or more credits must pay a $146 "Student Activity Fee" each semester. The student government is responsible for distributing those funds.
The student government has approved three clubs with ties to national left-wing organizations, according to Campus Reform's review of the university's official student organization list.
Those groups include Choice Action Team, Students for a Democratic Society, and Young Democratic Socialists of America.
Choice Action Team is associated with Reproductive Freedom for All, a pro-abortion activist organization.

Meanwhile, the student government has refused to recognize a student organization affiliated with Turning Point USA (TPUSA) three times in the past year.
TPUSA at Willamette, formerly known as the Constitutional Heritage Club, sought affiliation with the student government in November 2025, February 2026, and April 2026. The student government rejected the group each time, citing its connection to TPUSA.
One student senator said TPUSA's "overall image ... makes them undesirable," according to The Collegian, Willamette's student-run newspaper.

Quick Quiz-- Which Modern Day Cicero said this: "Not just memory in legacy but pride in what can be the destiny and was the destiny that many fought for"

Answer here. Did you get it?

Horrifying:

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Sep 28
9 YEAR OLD boy in Cleveland just pled guilty to a vicious gang r*ping attempt against a 5 year old, nearly killing her
PRISON TIME IS NOT ON THE TABLE
The judge is Kristen Sweeney (D)

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Sep 28
Welcome to the UK's "justice" system:
Danny Tommo
> damaged a migrant invader boat
> DENIED BAIL
5 terror suspects
> bomb plot against US Air Force
> RELEASED ON BAIL

We've got that going on in South Canada, too:

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Derek Chauvin
> Arrested & restrained George Floyd
> Sentenced to 22.5 YEARS in prison
Q'Laundra Hood
> Killed a pedestrian and then fled
> Sentenced to 30 DAYS in prison

Karens find everything problematic:

She filmed the Walmart Halloween aisle like the �Boys�� and �Girls�� signs were the emergency.

SWAT costume: �the last thing we need.� Special Ops, same line. Then she pointed at a Black kid on a fighter-pilot box and said they might ask if he�s educated because he�s Black.

Not� pic.twitter.com/grf8gZOZSX
— DocumentingLibs (@USADocumented) September 30, 2026

Leftist women are extremely susceptible to social contagion. Now that Lindsay Clancy is a hero, many more "heroes" are stepping forward to claim their own social media adulation.

🚨#BREAKING: Two TODDLERS have STARVED TO DE*TH in South Carolina, the MOTHER has been arrested for "not giving them food or water"...

She was allegedly suffering from "postpartum depression" and was discussing Lindsay Clancy.

The FATHER was ARRESTED for "harassment" for� pic.twitter.com/BPqOcI8tJr
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) September 30, 2026

Obama operative Ben Rhodes is asked if that administration should bear any responsibility for the more polarized and partisan political climate post-Obama.

Short answer: No. It's because of racism.

"I truly believe in my bones that...it was because he was black."

"I make no� pic.twitter.com/CyHpeh9eil
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 1, 2026

https://t.co/zIlpHXaTUs pic.twitter.com/8MHpuESCB5
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) October 1, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:05 PM

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1
Credentialism works in the trades, apparently, nowhere else.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 06:06 PM (Y8DZL)

2 "It's a field for people who don't want to read books but instead would just like to watch TV shows"

Mea culpa

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

3 How many Acebucks can I get for a bathroom token?

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:10 PM (MWfyi)

4
The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

The University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs will hold three workshops on Oct. 6, Oct. 22, and Nov. 16 where students can handle demonstration versions of sex toys, including vibrators and plugs

Sexy.
Sex torsos for the win.
They don't cry rape 2 years later.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 06:10 PM (Sco7b)

5 If obama is black and whitey hates him for being black how the fvck did he win two elections? Did he don white face and fool everyone like that dave chappel blind black kkk member skit?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 06:11 PM (I43vL)

6 I'm pretty sure than even handling a buttplug makes you gay.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:12 PM (MWfyi)

7
Hate on the Kaiser and Hitler as much as you want and for good reasons, but it's the Russians that started the world wars.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Y8DZL)

8 Damon Matai Seei, 34, of Payson, Utah,...

Ahhh, originally from the Provo Seeis.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:12 PM (6ydKt)

9 As has been said, if vote fraud never changes the outcome, how come so many people, in so many places, keep doing it?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 06:14 PM (3cUTc)

10 Students at Willamette College, the university's undergraduate college, taking six or more credits must pay a $146 "Student Activity Fee" each semester. The student government is responsible for distributing those funds.

In other words, a tax, levied by an elected body of overgrown fruitcake children with Daddy Issues and delusions of grandeur.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)

11 >>"If obama is black and whitey hates him for being black how the fvck did he win two elections? Did he don white face and fool everyone like that dave chappel blind black kkk member skit?"
------
Obama made damn sure that race became a dividing factor in a country that up until he was elected had pretty much put serious racism behind it.

Posted by: Cosda at October 02, 2026 06:15 PM (qQcHX)

12 More horrors - Keith Ellison pardoned a man who sodomized a 10 year old girl:

Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
·
3h
🚨 BREAKING: Keith Ellison just tried to defend his pardon of a man who REPEATEDLY raped a 10-year-old girl.

Ellison described the crime as “mistreating” her.

Absolutely disgusting response. This girl was REPEATEDLY SODOMIZED. Calling that “mistreatment” downplays the horror of this crime.

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 06:15 PM (kX27y)

13 UConn is Bacchanal U?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:16 PM (2GVsD)

14 Sounds like the Sexperts aren't getting a lot of actual sex. Pretty typical of the expert field.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:16 PM (uhVAy)

15 Keith Ellison + Pear of Agony = good idea.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:16 PM (2GVsD)

16 2 "It's a field for people who don't want to read books but instead would just like to watch TV shows"

Mea culpa

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)

TJM hardest hit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:16 PM (6ydKt)

17 Well of course, they are ex-spurts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:17 PM (2GVsD)

18 Barry wants me to talk to my neighbors?
Like, "Hey can't you get that dog to shut up?
or, "Don't park that piece of shit in front of my house?"
or: "Hey numbskull, you gotta permit for that?"

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (UjdFS)

19 17 Well of course, they are ex-spurts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:17 PM (2GVsD)

Aren't we all?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (6ydKt)

20 “Since President Trump took office again in 2025, the Department of Justice has charged 90 people with voter-related fraud offenses, including 50 people in the last five weeks.”

Incredible how large the extent of fraud is that they have discovered. I’m sure the money supporting this witch hunt couldn’t have been used for anything better and more impactful. Out of approximately 7 million votes cast in the referenced elections, they found 10 instances of alleged* (edit) illegal voting. 0.00014285714285714287%

They managed to find a number smaller
than the number of trans athletes.

And of those 50 people, about 30 of those charges have already been dismissed. The other 20 will be dismissed soon.

If Trump lived in NY, where he was convicted, he couldn't vote. If he was convicted in FL, where he lives, he couldn't vote. But because FL has a loophole, where if you were a convicted of a felony in another state, you can still vote. Ugh.

No DOJ has more cases thrown out for being performative than trump’s. I’ll believe it if they get convicted.

Worth noting every single one of these 10 people were lawful permanent residents, not illegals.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (+/CWD)

21 I did a jump start with the selfie of the "womman" taking the costume video. She looks just like one of my SIL's!

I would worry a lot more if I were not a Christian and lived in a blue city or state. I'm still horrified.

Instead I pray against this evil, corruption and fraud every night.

How sad that Crazy Clancies are murdering their own children. When my FL son and DIL want a baby so badly after a miscarriage in May...

I pray for them as well.

Sometimes my prayer are so long at night I conk out and have to finish in the mornings.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (hzuYO)

22 Wait wait wait. How could a single 9 year old gang rape a five year old?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

23 Gaylord Merkin Focker the Wurst needs to get lost in his own library.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (2GVsD)

24 18 Barry wants me to talk to my neighbors?
Like, "Hey can't you get that dog to shut up?
or, "Don't park that piece of shit in front of my house?"
or: "Hey numbskull, you gotta permit for that?"

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (UjdFS)

"I'm glad you enjoy your music so much but do I have to listen to it with you?"

"You do realize that if you aren't mature enough to clean up your dog's crap out of my yard, then you aren't mature enough to own a dog?"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:19 PM (6ydKt)

25 Obama was the least convincing Halfrican that anyone has ever seen.

He couldn't even pull off being a Quadroon.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (xaJZb)

26 22 Wait wait wait. How could a single 9 year old gang rape a five year old?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

Voodoo magic.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (6ydKt)

27 Students at Willamette College, the university's undergraduate college, taking six or more credits must pay a $146 "Student Activity Fee" each semester. The student government is responsible for distributing those funds.

In other words, a tax, levied by an elected body of overgrown fruitcake children with Daddy Issues and delusions of grandeur.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:14 PM (6ydKt)

We had that in college to fund a Naderite pressure group doing college ops in the 1970s. After pressure, you would be able to get the cost rebated by finding the secret location in the bowels of the Woman's building or something. It was something of an adventure. It was quite contentious on campus and finally the Uni took it off the tuition bill entirely.

Funny how the "Young Republicans" or whatever didn't have the same deal. Or anyone else.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)

28 The week in woke could be subtitled "a bucket full of aholes". There's a lot of insanity there. Good to know that child welfare services suck in SC just like they do in NYC

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (jivel)

29 All college majors with the term 'studies' are crap.

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at October 02, 2026 06:21 PM (5eFk1)

30 The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

The Paolo is, how you say, a visiting professor.

Posted by: The Paolo at October 02, 2026 06:21 PM (2WIwB)

31 Unlawful secretion?

MOMMY!!!

Posted by: Uncle Joe at October 02, 2026 06:22 PM (YcOeP)

32 Danny Tommo
> damaged a migrant invader boat
> DENIED BAIL

__________________

I've been following this. A key point is that there was no one in the raft (I wouldn't call it a boat) when he sliced it. AND, it should be noted that the migrants came from France. France now has a policy of escorting these migrant "boats" straight and directly to the UK.

So, technically, it's a French raft that was involved in an illegal act, and Tommo took positive steps to assure that it wouldn't be used for such illegality again.

The French pretend to be curbing the immigrants going to the UK in this fashion...and the UK gives France tens of millions to make that so. France is playing the UK for a sucker, however.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)

33 In other news, Camile Paglia is still alive and she unloads on Slutty Sara of Cornell.

Camile is telling the idiot with post-coitus remorse that 'you have agency and you have responsibility.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:23 PM (2GVsD)

34 25 Obama was the least convincing Halfrican that anyone has ever seen.

He couldn't even pull off being a Quadroon.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (xaJZb)

But he could dance cool on Ellen and make a half decent speech reading somebody else's words.
And Oprah loved him.

Voila! eight years of regressive politics, economic malaise, and an ascendant decadent culture, that we still haven't gotten over.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:23 PM (6ydKt)

35 The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

Santa's getting and early start on Christmas?
Oh, not that kind of toy workshop...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:24 PM (l3cgK)

36 16 There are a lot of books I start reading but never finish. (I don't know if there's partial credit for that. Something to alleviate the guilt.) OTOH, there aren't too many movies or TV shows that I bail on, once begun.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 06:24 PM (Jr5Lq)

37 So how many of these students at UConn will end up in ER with sex toys stuck up their hoo-ha?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:24 PM (2GVsD)

38 Every day, more insanity. No wonder I don't want to know what's going on in America. Ace and his cobs are doing masterclass work in letting us know the truth the media won't release, but it's still depressing to see all this.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (wzUl9)

39 and the UK gives France tens of millions to make that so. France is playing the UK for a sucker, however.

Of course the French will stick it to the British.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (2GVsD)

40 Quick Quiz-- Which Modern Day Cicero said this: "Not just memory in legacy but pride in what can be the destiny and was the destiny that many fought for"

Answer here. Did you get it?

No, because I couldn't figure out WTF it was supposed to mean. Which, in retrospect, should have been the clue.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (vTZFs)

41 "So how many of these students at UConn will end up in ER with sex toys stuck up their hoo-ha?
Posted by: Anna Puma"

Toy"s"? How many can they fit in there?

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (MWfyi)

42 The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

Well, that explains why they're able to recruit for their women's basketball team so well.

Posted by: Bert G at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (VARTN)

43 At least we're not Belgium. They're going to put Nathan Cofnas in jail for the crime of racism.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (88C+u)

44 I hate Obama's white half just as much as his black half.

Ben Rhodes is something you scrape off the bottom or your shoe. He's dogshit. The fact he was ever close to power is scary.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (viF8m)

45 Will UConn ban green dildos though?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (2GVsD)

46 Unlawful secretion?

MOMMY!!!
Posted by: Uncle Joe at October 02, 2026

***
Are you still movin' kinda slow at The Junction?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)

47 Obama was the least convincing Halfrican that anyone has ever seen.

He couldn't even pull off being a Quadroon.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:20 PM (xaJZb)

Yeah but he could do a decent Jesse Jackson impression without scaring the Liberals who could assuage their white guilt by deifying him.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:27 PM (uhVAy)

48 >>There are a lot of books I start reading but never finish

So far I have only found 1 I could never power through, 'Point Counter Point' by Aldous Huxley. That book was a straight sedative. I'd be asleep after 3 pages. Every time.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:27 PM (xaJZb)

49 Many leading Democrats are nastier than gum on the floor of an NYC taxi.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:27 PM (2GVsD)

50 "Sex Toy Workshop" sounds like you make your own, like one of those Build-a-Bear places. I bet the lathe and belt sander get a lot of use.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:28 PM (MWfyi)

51
I'm pretty sure than even handling a buttplug makes you gay.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:12 PM (MWfyi)

It's true. Beware the gaydiation from gaydioactive materials.

garret's Aunt Mildred doomed him at age 6 when she bought him a pair of pink rain boots.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 06:28 PM (YSUhf)

52 Many leading Democrats are nastier than gum on the floor of an NYC taxi.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026

***
"I feel like the floor of a taxicab."
( -- Egon Spengler, 1984)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (wzUl9)

53 Will UConn ban green dildos though?
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (2GVsD)

How about the ones with a kick starter?

Posted by: Diofenes at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (2WIwB)

54
How stupid does a person have to be to have to have a class on how to use a sex toy?

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (OkYzo)

55 But was it sodomy-sodomy?

Posted by: Caryn Johnson whoop whoop at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (88C+u)

56 The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

Workshop, you say?
Learning how to use a lathe could be quite useful in this regard.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (YcOeP)

57 At least we're not Belgium. They're going to put Nathan Cofnas in jail for the crime of racism.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 06:26 PM (88C+u)

Do they even have races in Belgium?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (uhVAy)

58 Doctor: "I think she has a Big Wheel stuck up in there."

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 06:29 PM (UjdFS)

59 50 "Sex Toy Workshop" sounds like you make your own, like one of those Build-a-Bear places. I bet the lathe and belt sander get a lot of use.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:28 PM (MWfyi)

Cantaloupe and watermelons shouldn't have faces painted on them.

Or holes for mouths.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (Sco7b)

60 Be warned Morons of the Christmas department at Wal-Mart.

We are selling a red and white striped 'Christmas tree' that resembles a giant butt-plug.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (2GVsD)

61 faculty members continue to reinforce bias and orthodoxy in our schools."

Not just schools. Ask white guys about their long term prospects in say... the military, any time over the past 30 years or so.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (pfXMo)

62 Do they even have races in Belgium?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026

***
Flemish and Walloon. But those are languages, right?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (wzUl9)

63 Belgium is probably filled with Muslims

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (Ia/+0)

64 Note to Self:

Self, never post immediately after a nap.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (2WIwB)

65 Belgium is Waloons, Dutch, and immigrant.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (2GVsD)

66 Off sock…

Anyways, as much as I know some here sneer at it, at least “history” is legit. If done right. These (insert grievance group name here) studies degrees are in no way legit, in my book.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (6jna9)

67 We already made one big ass mistake, America. Let's not do that again.

Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (LHPAg)

68 Nurse: "No, luckily it's just a Mr. Potato Head."

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (UjdFS)

69 Flemish and Walloon. But those are languages, right?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (wzUl9)

Doesn't one of those speak French?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)

70 Nurse: "No, luckily it's just a Mr. Potato Head."
*pause*
"But some parts are missing."

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:32 PM (2GVsD)

71 From Britannica: "Fleming and Walloon, members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium. The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west. The Walloons, who make up about one-third of the Belgian population, speak dialects of French and live chiefly in the south and east. The religion of the vast majority of both groups is Roman Catholicism."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

72 Off sock…

Anyways, as much as I know some here sneer at it, at least “history” is legit. If done right. These (insert grievance group name here) studies degrees are in no way legit, in my book.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (6jna9)

I imagine you could make Woman's Studies legit if you did it right. But they don't even do history right anymore.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:32 PM (uhVAy)

73 Finally got around to Schmolls: Paxton and Collins Up:

17
Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

None. Well, Power & Clique, as pseudo-principles.

I'm not being glib, and fair warning: I took awhile figuring this out, and now I'm fixed on it. I'm confident in my understanding and not looking any more, so that may come across as rigid.

Once you identify someone as essentially a grifter, then you understand that all his blah-blah and yadda-yadda is just the scam patter of a confidence scheme. They neither know nor care if their words are true, since that's missing the point; all that matters is if they're *effective*.

The Marxist con artists of the Frankfurt School codified their epistemic nihilism in Critical Theory, but even a sub-70-IQ clinically-retarded scammer will act that way instinctively.

And I bet every member of the WEF is hoping AI will let xim throw Clique overboard and rule solo.

Posted by: SciVo at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (ke3zm)

74 "In other news, Camile Paglia is still alive and she unloads on Slutty Sara of Cornell."

I just watched Ann Coulter do the same thing. First I heard anything about the depraved story.

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Jr5Lq)

75 I ignore Christmas stuff at stores. Yes. I am Christian. I love Christmas, the nativity of our Lord.

But I do buy stuff on the day after.

Funny. I have been with family almost every day after Christmas for 8 years. and not bought anything on the day after Christmas.

I don't feel like I missed out on anything.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (36x1j)

76 Flemish and Walloon. But those are languages, right?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026
*
Doesn't one of those speak French?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026

***
The Walloons, according to Britannica, speak dialects of French. I suppose Christie's Hercule Poirot would have been one of them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (wzUl9)

77 From Britannica: "Fleming and Walloon, members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium. The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west. The Walloons, who make up about one-third of the Belgian population, speak dialects of French and live chiefly in the south and east. The religion of the vast majority of both groups is Roman Catholicism."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

So they are French and Dutch with different sweaters on. Jesus.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:34 PM (uhVAy)

78 Willamette University in Salem, Oregon"

IIRC, going to combine with another kolledge in an effort to stave off further budget "issues"?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 06:34 PM (pfXMo)

79 "We are selling a red and white striped 'Christmas tree' that resembles a giant butt-plug.
Posted by: Anna Puma"

Does it have a "Not To Be Used As A Butt Plug" sticker on it? It probably already has one of those "May Cause Cancer In California" stickers. Anyway, you don't want to open up a hole for a lawsuit.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:34 PM (MWfyi)

80 Belgium is probably filled with Muslims
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (Ia/+0)

Well, when Hungary threw them out, they had to go somewhere.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 06:34 PM (2WIwB)

81
I have a cousin who became a nurse 3 years ago. Young lady with lots of gusto. She was excited to work in an ER setting and help others. She is now trying to work at a regular Doctors office because she's tired of dealing with people coming into the ER with stuff stuck up their ass, or vaj-jay. She's not joking. She burned out from it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (OkYzo)

82 "In other news, Camile Paglia is still alive and she unloads on Slutty Sara of Cornell."

I just watched Ann Coulter do the same thing. First I heard anything about the depraved story.
Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Jr5Lq)

Camile is pretty clever, but not so clever as to realize that her version of feminism is as bad as all the others.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (uhVAy)

83 Well dinner I think beckons.

Check link in nic, started Halloween already on Tensor.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:36 PM (2GVsD)

84
Fleming and Walloon was the original name of the comedy duo, Abbott and Costello.

Fleming and Walloon were famous for a brief time due to the popularity of their skit, "Who Making Waffles?"

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 06:37 PM (YSUhf)

85 Camile Paglia realized ten years ago what a load of crap feminism is.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:37 PM (36x1j)

86 Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

Does Rove even deserve an -ian? What did he ever do, nearly lose an election to Al Gore?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:37 PM (uhVAy)

87 69 Flemish and Walloon. But those are languages, right?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 06:30 PM (wzUl9)

Doesn't one of those speak French?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:31 PM (uhVAy)

The Walloons speak French. The Flemish speak Dutch.

Many Americans think this is great for social cohesion here and think we should do the same. Except with English and Spanish.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:38 PM (6jna9)

88 79 "We are selling a red and white striped 'Christmas tree' that resembles a giant butt-plug.
Posted by: Anna Puma"

Does it have a "Not To Be Used As A Butt Plug" sticker on it? It probably already has one of those "May Cause Cancer In California" stickers. Anyway, you don't want to open up a hole for a lawsuit.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:34 PM (MWfyi)

When I had to use a bag, the brochure warned, regarding the stoma (the part of my intestine that connected to the bag): "Do not use your stoma for sex"...
If the warning was there, somebody thought about it or did it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)

89 Camile Paglia realized ten years ago what a load of crap feminism is.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:37 PM (36x1j)

Last I heard when she was hanging with Crowder she was still holding out that her wave was the good one.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:38 PM (uhVAy)

90 Frank Barone, Encourage her to join the Navy.

Seriously. My neice was a nurse and it was great for her.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:39 PM (36x1j)

91 >>>one voting illegally as recently as this August's primary

Bold or stupid?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:39 PM (dK+Kv)

92 75 I ignore Christmas stuff at stores. Yes. I am Christian. I love Christmas, the nativity of our Lord.

But I do buy stuff on the day after.

Funny. I have been with family almost every day after Christmas for 8 years. and not bought anything on the day after Christmas.

I don't feel like I missed out on anything.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (36x1j)

On the second day of Christmas?

What do you have against Boxing Day?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:39 PM (6jna9)

93 Did you get it?

Yup.

Unbourboned by what has been.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at October 02, 2026 06:40 PM (Zli+D)

94 Postal worker, Damon Matai Seei. Amish?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 02, 2026 06:40 PM (XeU6L)

95 >>Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (OkYzo)

I dated a nurse and she related this to me, from an attending ER Doc who was like 80 years old...

"Not once, in over 50 years, have I ever encountered one of these people who had the foresight to tie a string to something they shove up there!"

To which she replied -

"I don't think those people would need our services."

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (xaJZb)

96 81
I have a cousin who became a nurse 3 years ago. Young lady with lots of gusto. She was excited to work in an ER setting and help others. She is now trying to work at a regular Doctors office because she's tired of dealing with people coming into the ER with stuff stuck up their ass, or vaj-jay. She's not joking. She burned out from it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (OkYzo)

There's an annual list...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (l3cgK)

97 >>>I'll bet you 100 Acebucks

How many Acebucks per AceCoin?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (dK+Kv)

98 The French pretend to be curbing the immigrants going to the UK in this fashion...and the UK gives France tens of millions to make that so. France is playing the UK for a sucker, however.
Posted by: Orson

-------------
They are paying the French to ***send*** the migrants. They are paying for expenses under some kind of perverse "attractive nuisance" theory, and it pays for their police protection to the coast and in the water.

And make no mistake, the UK ***wants*** the migrants because the ruling class hates the whites.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (G+1P3)

99 The worst part of the Liberal bias of Colleges is the trickle down effect on both business, and lower education.

Because you need degrees for most upper level jobs, those will be filled with Liberals... who will of course hire other Liberals.

I watched it happen in real time. The company I worked for Taught IT stuff to adults... and was owned by a pretty Conservative group of guys. Most of the instructors were Ex Military, and we were delivering $1 Million a month in Delivered Training (Colorado).

They sold out to a much more Liberal company, and suddenly we had a new boss who was an Ex University Admin with a Doctorate, but she knew NOTHING about the Technologies we were teaching.

18 months after sale, closed.

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (mP0Kj)

100 86 Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

Does Rove even deserve an -ian? What did he ever do, nearly lose an election to Al Gore?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:37 PM (uhVAy)

Is Rover better?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (l3cgK)

101 Yikes Jim I just had to throw up for a minute there.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (MWfyi)

102 Anti-racism always results in racism.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (6jna9)

103 What do you have against Boxing Day?

I am not a Lord and do not have to give the servants presents and a day off.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (36x1j)

104 BTW - That was the same Nurse / Doctor duo who extracted the Potato Ricer from a guy in Missoula.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (xaJZb)

105 Camile is pretty clever, but not so clever as to realize that her version of feminism is as bad as all the others.
Posted by: Oldcat

And I have no idea what that is. She's all over the place.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (jJdaW)

106 7 Hate on the Kaiser and Hitler as much as you want and for good reasons, but it's the Russians that started the world wars.
Posted by: Auspex

WWI was a group effort by the inbred retards of the Royal Families in Europe. WWII was unresolved WWI issues, empires wanting to expand (Japan, USSR), Germany's Racist Cult and it wanting to expand, and other factors. The Russia/USSR was just one part.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 06:42 PM (s1NDj)

107 92 75 I ignore Christmas stuff at stores. Yes. I am Christian. I love Christmas, the nativity of our Lord.

But I do buy stuff on the day after.

Funny. I have been with family almost every day after Christmas for 8 years. and not bought anything on the day after Christmas.

I don't feel like I missed out on anything.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:33 PM (36x1j)

On the second day of Christmas?

What do you have against Boxing Day?

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:39 PM (6jna9)

Rule #1: What goes on in Boxing Club stays in Boxing Club...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:43 PM (l3cgK)

108 "Do not use your stoma for sex"

Brian Aldiss in his Helliconia series posted a human satellite around the planet Helliconia. I read the series aged 14. It was already pretty degenerate, with pedobear shit in "Helliconia Summer" (but the nine year old girl was of a different human subspecies so, uh).
I might have got to "Helliconia Winter" aged 15. That one introduced the concept of "intestinal rape", being practiced on the satellite. wtf, man.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 06:43 PM (88C+u)

109 >>>I'll bet you 100 Acebucks

How many Acebucks per AceCoin?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (dK+Kv)

What is the Acebuck - Quatloo exchange rate?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 06:43 PM (2WIwB)

110 97 >>>I'll bet you 100 Acebucks

How many Acebucks per AceCoin?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (dK+Kv)

How many rials?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:43 PM (l3cgK)

111 Camile Paglia wants to believe in Jesus. Maybe already does, but cannot publicly acknowledge it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:44 PM (36x1j)

112 What happened. This started out as a France thread,
I refreshed, and now it is Anal Foreign Object thread.

How did it get there?

OK, nevermind.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 06:44 PM (G+1P3)

113 112 What happened. This started out as a France thread,
I refreshed, and now it is Anal Foreign Object thread.

How did it get there?

OK, nevermind.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 06:44 PM (G+1P3)

Yeah, I'd prefer a boobs & beer thread...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:46 PM (l3cgK)

114 started Halloween already on Tensor.
Posted by: Anna Puma

The trick-or-treating cat is cute, the gravecat scene is just a taste of spooky

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 06:46 PM (aJQbY)

115 The "University" of Connecticut will host three sex toy workshops this fall.

Pick your lab partner early. The final is gonna be lit!

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 06:47 PM (2WIwB)

116 Goal!

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 06:48 PM (viF8m)

117 Day 3 of French riots. Stream from TOUSI starts at 7pm.

https://www.youtube.com/live/F-ef6Q5--rM

Posted by: you really don't want to know at October 02, 2026 06:48 PM (NxbVa)

118 The annual "What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year" list...I believe for 2025

https://tinyurl.com/mtj22vj9

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:48 PM (l3cgK)

119 have a cousin who became a nurse 3 years ago. Young lady with lots of gusto. She was excited to work in an ER setting and help others. She is now trying to work at a regular Doctors office because she's tired of dealing with people coming into the ER with stuff stuck up their ass, or vaj-jay. She's not joking. She burned out from it.

Posted by: Frank Barone

My aunt was an ER nurse in CA (northern). Whatever they could cram into whatever waste hole was fair game. Went into a slot for neo-natal and never looked back.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 06:49 PM (jJdaW)

120 118 The annual "What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year" list...I believe for 2025

https://tinyurl.com/mtj22vj9

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:48 PM (l3cgK)

"I was just trying to take the temperature of my dick..."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 06:49 PM (l3cgK)

121 >> The annual "What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year" list...I believe for 2025

Million to one shot, Doc! Million to one.

Posted by: Frank Costanza at October 02, 2026 06:50 PM (xaJZb)

122 112 What happened. This started out as a France thread,
I refreshed, and now it is Anal Foreign Object thread.

How did it get there?

OK, nevermind.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 06:44 PM (G+1P3)

/starts skipping rope

I see Paris
I see France
I see something shoved in yer Ass...

Wait... new version?

Posted by: Romeo13 at October 02, 2026 06:50 PM (mP0Kj)

123 What's in your prison wallet?

Posted by: Crapital One at October 02, 2026 06:51 PM (MWfyi)

124 This week I discovered SPACE KING and I am absolutely sold.

It's more 40k than 40k. Like South Park used to be.

I need the board game.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 06:51 PM (ZOv7s)

125 18 months after sale, closed.
Posted by: Romeo13
-------

Flashback: Mrs. Bernie Sanders (Jane) takes role of
President of Burlington College

"The tiny Vermont college that Bernie Sanders' wife used to run is going out of business — done-in by a $10 million real estate deal that she spearheaded"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (XeU6L)

126 I see Paris
I see France
I see something shoved in yer Ass...

Wait... new version?
Posted by: Romeo13

Allah hoo-hah ackthipp~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (nEUC6)

127 Guess its just about midnight in France

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (Ia/+0)

128 >>>9 YEAR OLD boy in Cleveland just pled guilty to a vicious gang r*ping attempt against a 5 year old, nearly killing her.

Since when did we start blanking out normal fucking words?

Any guess on the perps' culture?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (dK+Kv)

129 100 86 Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
=======
Country Club Republicanism was more based on credentials of who we are sort of identity and right to rule. Basically a loathing of their own voters and a vague sense of the poor dears don't know any better and must be led by strong leaders. Coincidentally, they also were incredibly cheap and mean to others believing themselves to be a higher form of life due to their material wealth and good choice of ancestors. A lot of that class already drifted over to the Democrats now but in 2000's you had a high class gigolo Kerry running against a nepot incumbent who kept his donors happy enough to win a second term and keep Congress. And promptly squandered his reelection with half assed and poorly thought out amnesty, moving Social Security to Wall Street, and dithering on the coming crash on housing. And of course the War in Iraq became a war to establish an Iraqi and Afghan democracy .

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (E4rtv)

130
One of the funniest things i've ever seen was in Dental School when we had a Hospital Emergency Room Dentist come in and after his lecture,

as light-hearted entertainment showed us Xrays of all the things stuck up people's butts when they come into the Emergency Room.

Hilarious, He had a lot of good quips too.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 06:53 PM (YSUhf)

131 Reminds me of PCU and trying to find the Caine-Hackman theory by watching TV and movies.

Posted by: InZona at October 02, 2026 06:53 PM (rD4pF)

132 They are paying the French to ***send*** the migrants. They are paying for expenses under some kind of perverse "attractive nuisance" theory, and it pays for their police protection to the coast and in the water.

And make no mistake, the UK ***wants*** the migrants because the ruling class hates the whites.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 06:41 PM (G+1P3)

_____________________

Starting in April, the UK started paying France a total of 661 Million Euros. The money was to be used to discourage migrants crossing the Channel to the UK.

£501 million is a baseline package dedicated to bolstering security controls and beach enforcement in northern France. This funds nearly 1,100 military and law enforcement personnel, drones, a 50-strong specialized riot squad, two helicopters, and a new maritime vessel. The rest was for a trial fund in the event that it didn't stop anything.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 06:53 PM (dIske)

133 Camile Paglia wants to believe in Jesus. Maybe already does, but cannot publicly acknowledge it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 06:44 PM (36x1j)
---
She was raised Catholic, became a lesbian, then pretended she was trans. She would have these wicked insights on Dem corruption, and then do nothing to stop them from getting power.

Total worthless hypocrite. In the 1990s, she was considered something of a conservative though. On my reading list for my senior seminar on the history of American intellectual conservatism. Great class, probably couldn't do it now.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 06:53 PM (ZOv7s)

134 105 Camile is pretty clever, but not so clever as to realize that her version of feminism is as bad as all the others.
Posted by: Oldcat

And I have no idea what that is. She's all over the place.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

Our public thinkers cannot admit error and thus cannot admit that the values that they crusaded upon as yutes was in fact wrong headed, evil at times, and rather idiotic. They honestly believed in Commie bullshit that this time it was different. The rotten fruit of a debased Enlightenment after WWI gutted the better part of it.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:54 PM (E4rtv)

135 >>>The FATHER was ARRESTED for "harassment"

That's worse than Clancy. FFS.

*types*

*deletes*

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 06:56 PM (dK+Kv)

136 What happened. This started out as a France thread,
I refreshed, and now it is Anal Foreign Object thread.

How did it get there?

"You're never gonna believe this, doc, but..."

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 06:56 PM (vTZFs)

137 15 Keith Ellison + Pear of Agony = good idea.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 02, 2026 06:16 PM (2GVsD)

I had to look that up. Time to go medieval on him....

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 06:58 PM (kX27y)

138 Since when did we start blanking out normal fucking words?

Since Google and Youtube started demonetizing Bad Think.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 06:58 PM (vTZFs)

139 Country Club Republicanism was more based on credentials of who we are sort of identity and right to rule.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:52 PM (E4rtv)
---
Like many demographic terms, it has shifted over time. My grandparents were Country Club Republicans - literally members of a country club who voted Republican.

They were pro-life, pro-gun, and loved Reagan. Wanted a strong economy and low regulation of business. When Detroit rioted, Poppy got a shotgun.

That got perverted in the 1990s to be "How can I get the cheapest labor by outsourcing?"

I also think the nepo baby thing is a major factor. People to the manor born know nothing of how common people live. My grandfather was a self-made man, and also Catholic, so probably atypical.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 06:59 PM (ZOv7s)

140 Camille Paglia was a slightly more cerebral Ann Althouse (who i notice is no longer getting linked at Insty.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 06:59 PM (zZu0s)

141 There wasn't an .002mm gap between a moderate republican and a democrat I know.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 07:00 PM (10NPz)

142 The need a real Women's Studies program.

Like really studying women to figure them out.
Answer age old questions like:

"Why do the go to bathroom in groups?"

"Are they really staying at home tonight to wash their hair?"

"What's the trick to staying out of the Friend Zone?"

"Do they think every man in a relationship is supposed to be a mindreader?'

"How do I know what I did if you expect me to remember all thing the things I've ever done and pick the one hat offended you the most this week?"

"Why is the initital toilet seat position so important to you? You know it goes down as easily as it goes up, right?"

Mysteries abound in the world of birthing persons.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

143 Let me see if I have this straight.

Last week 800,000 people attended an open air Mass in France after a prayer vigil that filled an 80,000 seat stadium and featured a parade of French saints including Crusaders and Louis IX, whose arrival drew a roar of approval from the crowd.

This week Muslims are rioting.

Probably a coincidence.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:01 PM (ZOv7s)

144 Another stupid clancy fan,
From X just now,

"A search warrant affidavit obtained by WFAA Friday said 911 dispatch received the call and the caller hung up the phone. Dispatch got the caller back on the line and a female said all units were needed, and before they could get more information about what was going on, the caller hung up again, the affidavit said.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they could hear a woman yelling at them to get more units and told them she had a gun in her hand, according to the search warrant affidavit. Deputies saw the woman, identified as 42-year-old Colleen Nichole Lemmon, had blood on her hands. When deputies got into the mobile home, they found Lemmon in the living room “covered in blood with a gun next to her,” the affidavit said, and had “what seemed to be self-inflicted cuts to her wrists.”

Lemmon told deputies “I shot both of my kids” and said they were in the master bedroom and back bedroom, according to the affidavit. They found two men, 21-year-old Christopher Scott Pitre and a 15-year-old juvenile, with gunshot wounds to their heads. Pitre was pronounced dead at the scene, and the 15-year-old was taken to the hospital where he died "

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:01 PM (E4rtv)

145 138 Since when did we start blanking out normal fucking words?

Since Google and Youtube started demonetizing Bad Think.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 06:58 PM (vTZFs)

Never seen so many *'s and people saying 'pew pew' instead of 'gun' in my life until YouTube started demonetizing people for using certain words.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

146 Funny list.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (jJdaW)

147 The need a real Women's Studies program.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)
---
They had one. It was called Home Economics and was hugely popular because it was so practical.

The radical feminists demanded the classes be stopped in the 1970s. I guess it was oppressive to teach women useful life skills.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (ZOv7s)

148 Montana Governor Gianforte: "I am excited to announce I will be leading a delegation to India and Sri Lanka.

"Joining over 30 Montanans in country, we will showcase our world-class products, build on longstanding relationships, and open new doors for Montana businesses, universities, and producers."

Why is the Governor of Montana leading a delegation to India and Sri Lanka?

https://tinyurl.com/ydu37758

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (2ap+5)

149 Never seen so many *'s and people saying 'pew pew' instead of 'gun' in my life until YouTube started demonetizing people for using certain words.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

So retarded.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (dK+Kv)

150 "Join the Sexperts for our new, relaxed, drop-in workshop all about how sexual pleasure supports your overall well-being," a description states.

Well, they're not wrong. The more sex a guy gets, the better he feels.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

151 She is now trying to work at a regular Doctors office because she's tired of dealing with people coming into the ER with stuff stuck up their ass, or vaj-jay. She's not joking. She burned out from it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (OkYzo)

There's an annual list...
Posted by: jim

Annual, or typo for anal? And...where would one find it for sale?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (+/CWD)

152 145 138 Since when did we start blanking out normal fucking words?

Since Google and Youtube started demonetizing Bad Think.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 06:58 PM (vTZFs)

Never seen so many *'s and people saying 'pew pew' instead of 'gun' in my life until YouTube started demonetizing people for using certain words.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

Many years ago, AOL tried to reduce the sexual content by changing the word "cock" into "thingy". So when someone wrote "I cocked my shotgun", it was changed to "I thingyed my shotgun."...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (l3cgK)

153 "Why is the Governor of Montana leading a delegation to India and Sri Lanka?"

The highly lucrative dental floss market.

Posted by: Crapital One at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (MWfyi)

154 Camille Paglia was a slightly more cerebral Ann Althouse (who i notice is no longer getting linked at Insty.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 06:59 PM (zZu0s)
---
Althouse is still alive? News to me.

I stopped reading her years ago when it became clear that as much as she talked of "cruel neutrality," she would vote for Marquis de Sade so long as he ran as a Democrat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (ZOv7s)

155 The need a real Women's Studies program.

Like really studying women to figure them out.
Answer age old questions like:

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:00 PM (6ydKt)

Engineering can have classes on how to put down the toilet seat.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (dK+Kv)

156 Lemmon told deputies “I shot both of my kids” and said they were in the master bedroom and back bedroom, according to the affidavit. They found two men, 21-year-old Christopher Scott Pitre and a 15-year-old juvenile, with gunshot wounds to their heads. Pitre was pronounced dead at the scene, and the 15-year-old was taken to the hospital where he died "

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:01 PM (E4rtv)

Abortion at 252 months seems a bit crazy to me, but if that's what pro-choice means now I guess we're going there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (6ydKt)

157 The criteria used to evaluate the plans must be updated annually to "reflect and target new areas of anti-racism and anti-oppression knowledge, sources of institutional concern, and noted obstacles to equitable opportunity for marginalized and minoritized students."

The smart move would be to write these guidelines mocking the current student leadership and accuse them of all they accuse others of.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

158 >>Why is the Governor of Montana leading a delegation to India and Sri Lanka?

To export Lentils. And Wheat. I shit you not.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (xaJZb)

159 151 She is now trying to work at a regular Doctors office because she's tired of dealing with people coming into the ER with stuff stuck up their ass, or vaj-jay. She's not joking. She burned out from it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 06:35 PM (OkYzo)

There's an annual list...
Posted by: jim

Annual, or typo for anal? And...where would one find it for sale?

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (+/CWD)

https://tinyurl.com/mtj22vj9

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (l3cgK)

160 I had to take a comparative religion class to fulfill one last requirement when I went back to school at 39. So effing easy--the poor prof all but told the kids the exact questions for a test. And even if they slept through that, the questions were answered by the bold headings of each section! They still complained, that was soooo hard!!

And after the test they all bolted to go out and get drunk and skip the rest of the class bc the test was so stressful.

Posted by: Random PJ at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (+jscL)

161 "Join the Sexperts for our new, relaxed, drop-in workshop all about how sexual pleasure supports your overall well-being," a description states.

Well, they're not wrong. The more sex a guy gets, the better he feels.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (1Ff7Z)
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I mean, unless you have some guys run a train on you and feel slutty about it two years later.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (ZOv7s)

162 Engineering can have classes on how to put down the toilet seat.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (dK+Kv)

Seems like that would be a lot of mansplaining to me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:07 PM (6ydKt)

163 146 Funny list.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (jJdaW)

Yeah, the "STATES HE HAS A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RECTUM THAT IS VIBRATING. HE STATES HE WAS WITH A GIRL LAST NIGHT AND DOESN'T REMEMBER MUCH" was funny...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:08 PM (l3cgK)

164 Willamette University is right across the street from the Oregon state capital building in Salem. It was once considered the premiere university in the state of Oregon and I had two grandfathers graduate from there.

Now it is basically Reed College with an attitude.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 07:08 PM (rbvCR)

165 TD!! GO HOKIES!!!

7-0, VT over Pitt

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (wh7vU)

166 Like many demographic terms, it has shifted over time. My grandparents were Country Club Republicans - literally members of a country club who voted Republican.

They were pro-life, pro-gun, and loved Reagan. Wanted a strong economy and low regulation of business. When Detroit rioted, Poppy got a shotgun.

That got perverted in the 1990s to be "How can I get the cheapest labor by outsourcing?"

I also think the nepo baby thing is a major factor. People to the manor born know nothing of how common people live. My grandfather was a self-made man, and also Catholic, so probably atypical.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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It is a complicated story but goes at least two generations before your grandfather. The great realignment of 1896 is what caused the split. But the GOP veered from patricians like Taft or Hughes to populist governors like Harding and Coolidge, then back to a patrician, Hoover. Goldwater and Nixon were never viewed as one of the patricians for example, nor Reagan. Instead they favored Rockefeller in 64, Romney in 68, and GHWB in 80. And that is in part because they viewed their past backgrounds as lacking. Class snobbery.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (E4rtv)

167 162 Engineering can have classes on how to put down the toilet seat.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:05 PM (dK+Kv)

Seems like that would be a lot of mansplaining to me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:07 PM (6ydKt)

I was at a house where the toilet had one of those carpet-like covers on the lid...I had to pee, while standing, with one hand on the lid to keep it from falling down and swatting my member...
I think it was done on purpose...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (l3cgK)

168 To export Lentils. And Wheat. I shit you not.
Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:06 PM (xaJZb)

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Will they pay us in truck drivers?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (2ap+5)

169 The radical feminists demanded the classes be stopped in the 1970s. I guess it was oppressive to teach women useful life skills.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:03 PM (ZOv7s)

They taught Home Economics as an elective semester class at my middle school in the late 80s.

I took it because the only other option was Typing and I chose to be able to eat cooked food in class and check out the cuties I knew would be there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:11 PM (6ydKt)

170 It is a complicated story but goes at least two generations before your grandfather. The great realignment of 1896 is what caused the split. But the GOP veered from patricians like Taft or Hughes to populist governors like Harding and Coolidge, then back to a patrician, Hoover. Goldwater and Nixon were never viewed as one of the patricians for example, nor Reagan. Instead they favored Rockefeller in 64, Romney in 68, and GHWB in 80. And that is in part because they viewed their past backgrounds as lacking. Class snobbery.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (E4rtv)

My father's parents were born in 1896...their parents in the 1860's...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (l3cgK)

171 PLASTIC ORCA in your hoo ha?

It's not a toybox, ladies.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (dK+Kv)

172 >>Will they pay us in truck drivers?

NGL - Every University Town in the State is Batshit Crazy Leftist. They would suck a mile of brown dicks to get some Tika Masala.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (xaJZb)

173 Abortion at 252 months seems a bit crazy to me, but if that's what pro-choice means now I guess we're going there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Kids are going to demand a right to carry so they can live through childhood soon. Especially male kids.

Or we can hang these witches in the square and embarass them to the extent that the whole trend crashes and burns. They need to pay for what they did.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (E4rtv)

174 The NE Corner of MT does grow a shit ton of Lentils, Soy and other Beans.

So, I am sure that is the motivation behind the trip. Trade.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:13 PM (xaJZb)

175 171 PLASTIC ORCA in your hoo ha?

It's not a toybox, ladies.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (dK+Kv)

Puts "Free Willy" in a different context...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:13 PM (l3cgK)

176 I Survived My Mom

Posted by: Seen on a t-shirt at October 02, 2026 07:13 PM (MWfyi)

177 My father's parents were born in 1896...their parents in the 1860's...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Oh, your parents must have grown up with middle aged Vic then.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:13 PM (E4rtv)

178 And that is in part because they viewed their past backgrounds as lacking. Class snobbery.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (E4rtv)
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Right, but the rule used to be that as income and education increased, a person was more likely to vote Republican.

In the 1990s that started to invert, and so now we have leftist billionaires and faculty with zero Republicans.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:13 PM (ZOv7s)

179 Toilet seat carpet was such a bad idea. Even worse was the toilet skirt around the base.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:14 PM (jJdaW)

180 I was at a house where the toilet had one of those carpet-like covers on the lid...I had to pee, while standing, with one hand on the lid to keep it from falling down and swatting my member...
I think it was done on purpose...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:10 PM (l3cgK)

Had a lid like that.
Eventually you get the hang of the juggling act of holding it up with one hand and holding it down with the other.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

181 They were pro-life, pro-gun, and loved Reagan. Wanted a strong economy and low regulation of business. When Detroit rioted, Poppy got a shotgun.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Here's the thing: in 1980 I voted for the first time for Reagan. Absolutely nothing in my political leanings have changed from that day to this. I'm still right where I was. I'm far more cynical, yes, and I have a much greater appreciation for the very real dangers of Big Gov, but for the most part I'm the same. The Pedocrats have steadily been marching left for over forty years. The media considers them the moderate center and I'm not far right. I have never voted for a Democrat, but I'm open minded: I'd do it if they put fourth sensible policies but they never have at any level of government.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (l26NL)

182 NGL - Every University Town in the State is Batshit Crazy Leftist. They would suck a mile of brown dicks to get some Tika Masala.
Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:12 PM (xaJZb)
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Again, the white middle-aged AWFLs volunteering at refugee centers to get some dick, finding a nice promising swarthy man they think they can control and getting killed by him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (ZOv7s)

183 Okay, for all you people who talk about the food in NYC and blah, blah, blah... this is for you.

https://tinyurl.com/ykzfhxwz - goes to X.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (ExV1e)

184 Macron is pretending the riots are not happening (TOUSI).

Posted by: you really don't want to know at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (NxbVa)

185 Yeah after a while that toilet seat cove looked like someone skinned Oscar the Grouch.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (MWfyi)

186 Had a lid like that.
Eventually you get the hang of the juggling act of holding it up with one hand and holding it down with the other.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:14 PM (6ydKt)

We thought it would be funny if....

Posted by: Allen Funt at October 02, 2026 07:16 PM (U/s6V)

187 More MN madness. Good thing Glenda was able to run out of the house before the maniac spotted her.
From Alpha News:

Eighty-nine-year-old Glenda of Hastings had just enjoyed a Saturday afternoon with her three daughters, who had come over to help plan a big celebration for her upcoming 90th birthday.

After her daughters left, Glenda settled into her living room, looking forward to a quiet, relaxing evening. But the peace didn’t last long.

Suddenly, she heard a loud crash coming from the direction of her garage. She got up to investigate, peeked into her kitchen and was met with a terrifying sight: a large, naked man smashing everything in sight.

And Glenda had a pretty good idea who he was.

The man, she believed, lived in a group home across the street and had already been involved in three significant incidents in her neighborhood since mid-August.

“I thought I am victim four,” she told Alpha News.

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 07:16 PM (kX27y)

188 Again, the white middle-aged AWFLs volunteering at refugee centers to get some dick, finding a nice promising swarthy man they think they can control and getting killed by him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (ZOv7s)

Shhh. Let's see what happens.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 07:16 PM (dK+Kv)

189 140 Camille Paglia was a slightly more cerebral Ann Althouse (who i notice is no longer getting linked at Insty.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Althouse was as dull as dishwater on her posts. And could not employ her logic from law training to reason out that Democrats in WI were being objectively evil. She just could not change her programming despite ample evidence and part of that was rooted in her kid being gay I think.

Viewing GOP as meanies because they did not approve and validate her kid's lifestyle.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)

190 183 Okay, for all you people who talk about the food in NYC and blah, blah, blah... this is for you.

https://tinyurl.com/ykzfhxwz - goes to X.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (ExV1e)

Okay, I'd rather have pumpkin spice...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (l3cgK)

191 Here's the thing: in 1980 I voted for the first time for Reagan. Absolutely nothing in my political leanings have changed from that day to this.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (l26NL)
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The GOPe has very much moved left. They wring their hands about Trump, but he's Bill Clinton in 1992. Better on guns by a long shot, but not a radical and certainly not far right.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)

192 “I thought I am victim four,” she told Alpha News.

Posted by: beckster"

But then she shot him.

Posted by: The rest of the story we would like to hear at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (MWfyi)

193 185 Yeah after a while that toilet seat cove looked like someone skinned Oscar the Grouch.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:15 PM (MWfyi)

So sorta like a hobo skin...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:18 PM (l3cgK)

194 She just could not change her programming despite ample evidence and part of that was rooted in her kid being gay I think.

Viewing GOP as meanies because they did not approve and validate her kid's lifestyle.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)
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It's one thing to never be a grandmother because your kid didn't settle down or whatever. But her ideology requires her to rejoice that she will never have grandchildren, and she also has to face both the internal and the increasing external evidence that gay doesn't just happen, someone causes it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:19 PM (ZOv7s)

195 The GOPe has very much moved left. They wring their hands about Trump, but he's Bill Clinton in 1992. Better on guns by a long shot, but not a radical and certainly not far right.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)

Light years better on abortion, on trying to make America better for someone other than himself, and getting head from interns in the oval office.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:20 PM (ExV1e)

196 Concerning the 9 year old that raped the 5 year old: such aberrant behavior by a young juvenile isn't even on the radar of the criminal justice system. When I was a cop, we had a 12 year old girl that was a serial killer that enjoyed smothering babies.

When they're that violent that young, what do you do with these juveniles? They're bent-twigs, but we can't just execute them.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 02, 2026 07:22 PM (ksbjf)

197 There has never been any actual credible evidence of electoral fraud.
It is a myth

Posted by: Paul at October 02, 2026 07:22 PM (vhVJL)

198 Althouse was as dull as dishwater on her posts.

**************

Althouse is a fucking pigheaded shitfuck whose schtick wore out 150 years ago

Fucking retard who argues about how awful dems are and then votes dems anyway every time

thats her entire fucking blog for the past 150 years

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at October 02, 2026 07:22 PM (fapp/)

199 Right, but the rule used to be that as income and education increased, a person was more likely to vote Republican.

In the 1990s that started to invert, and so now we have leftist billionaires and faculty with zero Republicans.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

It was always there at the premier institutions since WWII at the very least, but the post WWII classic liberals tolerated conservatives as sort of lovable losers as the New Deal coalition was viewed as lasting forever. Vietnam shattered that consensus and the new left rooted in the 60's and the Frankfurt School's rotten fruit began their long march through educational institutions with people like Billy Ayers. And fewer and fewer classic liberals were left with more and more rage filled socialist activists and Fed gov simply kept shoveling money at universities and students fueling the fire by overproducing half baked pseudo elites. And the children of the Billy Ayers new left generation now runs all the elite educational institutions and has gutted K12 education with the help of education unions.

And they run a lot of corporate America, law, and finance along with entertainment too.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)

200 >>They're bent-twigs, but we can't just execute them.

I know this sounds all sorts of cold and shit...
but we'd put them down if they were animals behaving that way.

And. They are animals behaving that way.

Not being cavalier about it. Just realistic.

Posted by: garrett at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (xaJZb)

201 Althouse is a fucking pigheaded shitfuck whose schtick wore out 150 years ago

Fucking retard who argues about how awful dems are and then votes dems anyway every time

thats her entire fucking blog for the past 150 years
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger
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I read the comment section, not her particularly as I found her vapid and wishy washy.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (E4rtv)

202 555

Posted by: tMtFQiRt at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (V+dao)

203 Cafe is up, y'all.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (NcvvS)

204 195 The GOPe has very much moved left. They wring their hands about Trump, but he's Bill Clinton in 1992. Better on guns by a long shot, but not a radical and certainly not far right.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)

Yeah, Trump is in that true 90s middle of the road sweet spot.
Even more-so than Clinton as even he got NAFTA through and then gave China Most Favored Nation status (thanks to those poverty-stricken Buddhist monks hefty campaign donations).

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (6ydKt)

205 Nood

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (jJdaW)

206 When they're that violent that young, what do you do with these juveniles? They're bent-twigs, but we can't just execute them.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
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Lifetime in care or if they continue their evil ways, then moving them to prison.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)

207 I read the comment section

***********************

Thats what i do here, it took me several years before I realized there was actually content above the comment section too

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at October 02, 2026 07:25 PM (fapp/)

208 For some people, no matter how many arrests and convictions for voter fraud happen, there is no voter fraud...
At the same time, putting in simple protections against fraud are eschewed as "disenfranchisement", which is only the case if you don't mind illegal, ineligible, dead, and the imaginary voting.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 07:35 PM (l3cgK)

209 *reads story about mother starving her two kids while the state protected her*

*types*

*deletes*

So, the latest cute thing that Lil Pooky is doing is that he learned to coast on his scooter on the kitchen floor.

Posted by: pookysgirl is reminding you to hug your kids at October 02, 2026 07:38 PM (Wt5PA)

210 Lately Althouse has gotten rather more personal in denouncing Democrat idiocy. I think the swing to communism is actually troubling her. Enough to not vote maybe.

Posted by: SimoHayha at October 02, 2026 08:03 PM (IeYnM)

211 The GOPe has very much moved left. They wring their hands about Trump, but he's Bill Clinton in 1992. Better on guns by a long shot, but not a radical and certainly not far right.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)

Not quite. And it must be remembered about Clinton is that he is a straight up politician who just wanted to be in the WH for eight years.

He started out as the biggest government of big government types. Then 1994 came and that was fully rejected so he shifted his views for one purpose: To Stay In The WH.

Clinton was never left nor right in a real sense, Clinton was about Clinton. I think he will be looked at as an irrelevant, mediocre president as a result.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 08:22 PM (6jna9)

212 The GOPe has very much moved left. They wring their hands about Trump, but he's Bill Clinton in 1992. Better on guns by a long shot, but not a radical and certainly not far right.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 02, 2026 07:17 PM (ZOv7s)

Yes, they've moved left and a lot of the neocons already are in the Dems, but they are getting pretty late for moving over to Democrats with the woke and communist and islamic psychopaths.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 09:08 PM (uhVAy)

213 He started out as the biggest government of big government types. Then 1994 came and that was fully rejected so he shifted his views for one purpose: To Stay In The WH.

Clinton was never left nor right in a real sense, Clinton was about Clinton. I think he will be looked at as an irrelevant, mediocre president as a result.
Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 08:22 PM (6jna9)

Clinton's "genius" was his willingness to toss out every Democratic ideal to hold onto power when he lost popularity and had the scandals - he was more Republican than Dole and even broke up welfare just to hang on. It took Obama for the new grift to return.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 09:14 PM (uhVAy)

214 Paul has never been to Chicago.
What an idiot.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 09:16 PM (uhVAy)

215 Hi to all,
Been lurking long enough to conclude that I am indeed a Moron. Hope that grants me admission!
Seriously, ya'll are Smort! And funny!
Thanks for the perspective and the humor; maybe I can catch a live thread or two in the future.
Tryin' to get to TXMoMe - see ya!

Posted by: Behind The Bun at October 03, 2026 12:57 AM (GvCYW)

216 Toy"s"? How many can they fit in there?
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (MWfyi)

According to wifmann the record at the ER stands at seventeen Barbie heads requiring surgical removal...oh, sex toys.
Nevermind.

Posted by: waepnedmann at October 03, 2026 04:01 AM (80p0p)

Jack Smith Appears to Have Lied to Congress About His Pretext for Hounding Trump About Missing Documents

Jack Smith seems to have, get this, lied to Congress about his pretext for opening up the criminal prosecution of Trump.

Just like the Russiagate Hoax.

New documents first obtained by the Daily Caller suggest former special counsel Jack Smith may have misled lawmakers and the public regarding the pretext for his investigation into President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents.
The documents reveal the National Archives' internal watchdog did not consider its February 2022 message to the Justice Department (DOJ) about Trump's possession of classified documents a criminal referral, contradicting Smith's account of how the case began. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) case report from February 2022, obtained by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, notes that its message to the Justice Department was a referral, but not a criminal referral.
Smith had previously claimed in court filings that the investigation was "[p]rompted by NARA's discovery of classified documents in the 15 boxes in January 2022 and a criminal referral from NARA in February 2022."

So first he admitted he predicated opening the investigation on the NARA "referral."

But when it turned out that you can't open a criminal investigation based on a non-criminal "referral," he retconned his story and said it wasn't based on the NARA complaint.

"The OIG determined that this matter and the other relevant matters be classified as -R (referral to DOJ for their assessment and guidance, not the same as a criminal referral for prosecution which is only done for criminal investigations)," the report first made in 2022 and edited throughout 2023 to include such information notes.
FBI messages included in the documents show that the bureau first treated the missing documents complaint as a "spillage" issue with "little likelihood of being pursued as a criminal matter."
...
"Based on the allegations as set forth below and as supplemented by our virtual meeting, Matters 1, 2, and 3 are not matters for which PIN would open a criminal investigation at this time. If you develop additional evidence related to these allegations, especially as to the contents of the underlying documents or any evidence," it continued about the potential case.
...
In June 2023, Smith's office received a massive trove from NARA: 54 spreadsheets of text messages from inside Trump's orbit obtained from the White House custodian.
After obtaining the documents, senior attorney Thomas Windom was eavesdropping on the conversations between Trump and his top advisors in his first administration, including former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, former Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, first daughter Ivanka Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and many others. It appears the review was done without first separating potentially privileged information.

Republican Senator Jack Haggerty has filed a bar complaint against sleazy Democrat operative Jack Smith.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., filed a bar complaint against former Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday for his "serious misconduct" in running the Biden-era Arctic Frost lawfare against Donald Trump and other Republicans.
Jack Smith is "a blatantly partisan actor and his prosecutorial misconduct damaged our constitutional order. He should never be able to practice law again," Hagerty wrote in an X post announcing his filing.
The complaint filed with the Tennessee Supreme Court's Board of Professional Responsibility takes aim at Smith's use of subpoenas to obtain the phone toll records of Hagerty and other Republican members of Congress. Not only did Smith and his team seek and obtain non-disclosure orders to prevent the phone companies from notifying the GOP officials that their records were being subpoenaed, but they also reportedly did not disclose to the court approving the NDOs that the subpoenas targeted members of Congress.

Marsha Blackburn has already sued him, and wants him criminally charged.

"I think that it would be a good thing for him to face prosecution," Blackburn told the John Solomon Reports podcast this week just hours before she filed her lawsuit alleging Smith was never lawfully a special counsel and therefore violated her rights as a member of Congress by collecting her phone records.
"I think it would be a good thing for him to have to reveal who all was in on this with him, and I think it would be a very good thing for him to have to return all these records to the people that he [has] victimized," she said.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:10 PM

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1 I could be first and it doesn't matter, Blade.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:12 PM (hzuYO)

2
Sorry, been out.

It's about the war, man.

And Trump.

Didn't mean to beat you up like that.

Put some ice on it.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Y8DZL)

3 I want this guy sent to prison. Along with the people who paid him. Lookin at you, Hil Hag!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (hzuYO)

4 "I think that it would be a good thing for him to face prosecution," Blackburn told the John Solomon Reports podcast this week just hours before she filed her lawsuit

Marsha Marsha Marsha. That's crazy talk.

Posted by: huerfano at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (2Xqig)

5 I could have been first but I was holding the door open for Christy.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (MWfyi)

6 5 I could have been first but I was holding the door open for Christy.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (MWfyi)

A Gentleman Moron is fd

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:15 PM (hzuYO)

7 "I think that it would be a good thing for him to face prosecution,"

I think it certainly would be a good thing too.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (MWfyi)

8 Hang them all.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (e4VtS)

9 "A Gentleman Moron is fd
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat"

And I didn't even look at your butt.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (MWfyi)

10 Has the guy who always says "nothing is going to happen" commented yet?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 05:17 PM (I43vL)

11 And I didn't even look at your butt.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (MWfyi)

Turn in your Moron card.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (e4VtS)

12 Jack Smith may have misled lawmakers and the public"

Hmm.

Misspelled "lied out his ass"

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (pfXMo)

13 I can't remember, did he get an auto pen biden pardon?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (I43vL)

14 I'm supposed to be cooking, doing stuff productive, and getting 3 boxes to return to Amazon (boots). I will manage two out of three today.

Instead I find myself here...

I wish my new finding of booze screwing up my sleep had not happend. Sleep has been impacted for over a month due to stress.

I miss my Friday deck dance while dinner cooks. Maybe this week I can unstress myself. Ticks me off, man.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:19 PM (hzuYO)

15 Smith should be hung. What he did was treasonous. The man weaponized the federal government against Democrats political enemies. He abused and subverted the system along with co conspirators in an attempt to destroy a CiNC. Don’t forget he was also lining up the effort to go after Trumps financial supporters.

This was an op to take down our republic as we know it. It not only subverted the constitution, it ran over the entire body of law to do it.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:19 PM (XmYaM)

16 "I think it would be a good thing for him to have to reveal who all was in on this with him, and I think it would be a very good thing for him to have to return all these records to the people that he [has] victimized," she said.

She misspelled "woodchipper," but I have to agree with "Nothing will happen" guy.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 05:20 PM (/C5Rl)

17 Don't let Jack off!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 05:20 PM (ndZc7)

18
Jack Smith Appears to Have Lied to Congress

Say it ain't so!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 05:20 PM (y9nCu)

19 >>I can't remember, did he get an auto pen biden pardon?

No.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:21 PM (viF8m)

20 "A Gentleman Moron is fd
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat"

And I didn't even look at your butt.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM

You homo!

Posted by: The little devil on Pinto's shoulder at October 02, 2026 05:21 PM (/C5Rl)

21 9 "A Gentleman Moron is fd
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat"

And I didn't even look at your butt.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (fyi)
*********
Lol. I did kiss you, though.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:21 PM (hzuYO)

22 Part of this is, we keep trying to fix the system, alter the system or do this by the rules.

The dems (and commies in general) do not believe in any system or rules that do not allow them power. Their only concern is gaining power. They do not care if they break laws or pervert thevsystem as long as they either can get away with it or break the system enough to where they do not need the trappings of the system any more. It is the same with the UK and EU.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 05:21 PM (zZu0s)

23 This was an op to take down our republic as we know it. It not only subverted the constitution, it ran over the entire body of law to do it.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:19 PM (XmYaM)

Military tribunals and hangings.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 05:22 PM (e4VtS)

24 "I want this guy sent to prison. Along with the people who paid him. Lookin at you, Hil Hag!"
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

"Why Am I NOT Fifty points ahead, you might ask?"

No Hilda, we ask "why are you not in prison for fifty years, yet?"

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 05:23 PM (vbXSk)

25 I think the appropriate punshiments for Jack Off are as follows:
the plucking of his beard with pliers
the breaking of every bone in both of his hands
2 whacks with a bat to his testicles
pulling the skin off of his ass with pliers

Perhaps this will serve as a warning to others to not engage is such evil.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 02, 2026 05:23 PM (7aGEe)

26 Headline:
Republicans quit key battleground Senate race.

Oh no! All is lost!

Actual:
It's just the Senate Leadership Fund, controlled by John Thune, that's already spent over $30 million in NC.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:24 PM (3cUTc)

27 It was a referral referral not a rape rape.

Posted by: Whoopie at October 02, 2026 05:24 PM (BmQWk)

28 Uhmm, how can the archives make a criminal referral about a Unitary Executive's possession of a Unitary Executive's documents?

A President is subordinate to the National Archives?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 05:24 PM (XV/Pl)

29
"I think that it would be a good thing for him to face prosecution,"

Absolutely. He should have the opportunity to prove in open court that he's being persecuted, by revealing every scrap of evidence no matter how it shakes out.

You know who tries to avoid trials in open court? Guilty men. Prove those dastardly conservatives wrong!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 05:25 PM (y9nCu)

30 Doesn’t Jack Smith still live in Amsterdam, or did he move back here?

Always thought it odd they had to pluck a guy from the Hague for this job, but I guess he was the best pit bull they could find after Andrew Weisman left DOJ.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

31 Republican Senator Jack Haggerty has filed a bar complaint against sleazy Democrat operative Jack Smith.

__________________________

Oh no, not that. That's inhuman. Filing a Bar complaint to a Bar Association that had no problem suspending then reinstating an individual who admittedly altered a FISA warrant (in less than a year).

Why not just take away Smith's crayons?

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:26 PM (dIske)

32 "Smith should be hung. What he did was treasonous. The man weaponized the federal government against Democrats political enemies. He abused and subverted the system along with co conspirators in an attempt to destroy a CiNC. Don’t forget he was also lining up the effort to go after Trumps financial supporters."

And there were hundreds (thousands?) directly involved in The Real Insurrection, which has been ongoing since ? post WW2 (with the CIA recruits from Europe) ?, or post Civil War, or maybe since our founding, at different levels.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 05:28 PM (vbXSk)

33 But John Solomon was disbarred by California for the crime of arguing his client has the right to allege an election was fraudulent.

No, John never committed any crime or violated any rule of ethics--in fact, he was upholding the ethical rule to zealously advocate for your client.

Except for the "But Trump Rule" that makes everything a crime if Trump does it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:28 PM (3cUTc)

34 It's just the Senate Leadership Fund, controlled by John Thune, that's already spent over $30 million in NC.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:24 PM (3cUTc)

________________________

It's Sen. Tim Scott making the call on who gets the Senate fund money. That's why Paxton is getting zilch. Scott was all in for Cornyn....even campaigned for him.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:28 PM (dIske)

35 I still get hit on in weird ways. Even with my grandchildren. I still sadly still got it, I guess.

Last week we were at a park with the older two kids. Grandson was with me at a picnic table where we had lunch.

Our girlie, who is sadly just like me in looks and behavior, had to use the loo. She'd just used it at the house but needs to examine all restrooms like she's in the dept of health. My husband took her to the men's, which may change her attitude.

We'd already ignored a homeless man who waved the peace sign to us and I'd hoped that was it for weirdness.

Instead, in my dude's absence, a man (older than me and with what appeared to be paint brush bristles in his nostrils) came and sat across from me with a big ole hello. I informed him we were not with a group at the other end of the pavillion. He didn't move and there were plenty of empty spaces on the benches.

Grandson came at sat by me in case he was a bad man. Then a woman came and sat by me to protect her man.

Husband and girlie returned and I said to have a nice day. All I want is to be left alone. My husband says I am a magnet for crazy people without realizing the irony.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (hzuYO)

36 When did Grizzly Adams become a senator?

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (/OKHJ)

37 Why not just take away Smith's crayons?
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:26 PM (dIske)

He probably ate them one night when he had really bad muchies.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)

38 Just watching some French tv about the riots. LFI is absolutely behind it. This is professional. A few of the teachers they interviewed, some of whom were attacked have said they didn’t recognize any of the rioters as their students. There is also a lot of pali flags and other symbols at the riots. If the frenchies don’t go hard, these people are gonna burn the place down.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (XYi+6)

39 I'm leaning into Bonecrusher's remedy.

Posted by: DanMan at October 02, 2026 05:30 PM (8uzBS)

40 >>But John Solomon was disbarred by California for the crime of arguing his client has the right to allege an election was fraudulent.

John Eastman

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:30 PM (viF8m)

41 The Senate Leadership Fund is spending $100 million on Paxton ads in Texas.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 05:30 PM (/OKHJ)

42 38 Just watching some French tv about the riots. LFI is absolutely behind it. This is professional. A few of the teachers they interviewed, some of whom were attacked have said they didn’t recognize any of the rioters as their students. There is also a lot of pali flags and other symbols at the riots. If the frenchies don’t go hard, these people are gonna burn the place down.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (XYi+6)
________________________

Been watching that stuff myself. The big tell is that the riots popped up across the country in different urban areas instantaneously. It wasn't a flashpoint mob in one location. It was orchestrated. I'm not understanding the strategy other than intimidation. And, that seems premature.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:32 PM (dIske)

43 It's Sen. Tim Scott making the call on who gets the Senate fund money. That's why Paxton is getting zilch. Scott was all in for Cornyn....even campaigned for him.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:28 PM

Trump is taking care of paxton by campainging for him and giving him a ton of $$$ through his pac. He made a campaign stop here in Texas for him yesterday and then made a quick stop at the choctaw casino in OK after that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 05:32 PM (I43vL)

44 Crazy is magnetic.
And, also magnetic, two crazies repel each other.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:32 PM (6ydKt)

45 >> The big tell is that the riots popped up across the country in different urban areas instantaneously.

Absolutely. It everywhere Lille, Brest, Tours, Le Ciotat, etc. no way that’s organic.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:33 PM (XYi+6)

46 41 The Senate Leadership Fund is spending $100 million on Paxton ads in Texas.
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 05:30 PM (/OKHJ)
________________________

Less than two weeks ago they appropriated nothing, but claimed they would assist in getting the word out, and send advisors. Did they change their minds?

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)

47 I really want to see him indicted, he has caused more crimes than anyone else

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

48 It was orchestrated. I'm not understanding the strategy other than intimidation. And, that seems premature.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:32 PM (dIske)

It’s a stupid move that will backfire and only increase National Rally’s lead next year in the election.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:35 PM (6ydKt)

49 It's Sen. Tim Scott making the call on who gets the Senate fund money. That's why Paxton is getting zilch. Scott was all in for Cornyn....even campaigned for him.
---
That's what I was thinking about, how that same SLF blew $100 million trying to save Cornyn.

And isn't that the same outfit that sent millions to save Murk in AK while it was $0 for the Senate candidates in AZ?

They are like a reverse-Cramer on candidates who need help--who they help, don't need it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:36 PM (3cUTc)

50 If the frenchies don’t go hard, these people are gonna burn the place down.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (XYi+6)

*******
It's probably too late. Frenchmen I used to see were tiny men in comparison to my guys. Small boned against the Afrikkans wilding.

Once we were in Paris and eating lunch. There was a huge police presence with riot gear. The reason? Families were marching against abortion.

The bastid police lied to us about a subway being closed down due to this "riot" which caused us to walk more. I know the little twit did this on purpose (I said that with a French accent).

We were in Paris about five times and I am glad I got to see it before they burned Notre Dame. Food was good. I ignored anyone who was rude to me, and it was only a few. The cities outside Paris were better or I didn't care as I always had a lot of wine.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:36 PM (hzuYO)

51 23 This was an op to take down our republic as we know it. It not only subverted the constitution, it ran over the entire body of law to do it.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:19 PM (XmYaM)

Military tribunals and hangings.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder

It was a continuous op from the Clintons going through GOP personnel files for blackmail through the Obama administration who turned the US nat sec sigint into a hoover mass wiretapping and later ran the Russia Russia op to try to remove Trump and protect themselves, to the fake and gay 2020 massive election cheat followed by the Jan 6 persecutions and instigation followed by massive illegally built cases against Trump and a number of his appointees putting several in jail, and judges, including appellate court judges, top Obama and Biden administration officials (and Clintonites), Fauci and his Covid crap, prosecutors like Mueller, Billy Bagpipes Barr, Willis, etc. etc. were in on it. Even Pence and Mitch McConnell appear to be a co conspirator of this massive and decades long op.

The Dems and Never Trumpers made it so big by doubling down that they are essentially daring Trump to start a Civil War by punishing them.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:37 PM (E4rtv)

52 A lot of the French people are already at the breaking point. Le Pen just said it’s absolutely LFI organized and she’s probably correct. Nobody really likes Macron anymore. This could be an opportunity for him to look strong. But it will need to be an overwhelming kinetic action. They’ve already lost the advantage.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:37 PM (XYi+6)

53 >>Absolutely. It everywhere Lille, Brest, Tours, Le Ciotat, etc. no way that’s organic.

Neither was the planned attack in the UK.

Or the hijacking of the FlyDubai flight to Israel.

Or Ceuta.

Or Abdul El-Sayed.

The west is under attack by muslims. It's jihad.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:38 PM (viF8m)

54

It is going to happen in our country.

The muzzies are waiting for the signal.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 05:39 PM (/QHx4)

55 Tim Scott is a feckless do nothing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 05:40 PM (jJdaW)

56 Absolutely. It everywhere Lille, Brest, Tours, Le Ciotat, etc. no way that’s organic.

===

Neither was the planned attack in the UK.
Or the hijacking of the FlyDubai flight to Israel.
Or Ceuta.
Or Abdul El-Sayed.
The west is under attack by muslims. It's jihad.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:38 PM

No, it's all a distraction from the Epstein and UAF Files.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 05:41 PM (0sNs1)

57 I’ve know some of the 1er RPIMa dudes. They are solid bubbas. Don’t underestimate the French.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:41 PM (XYi+6)

58 Tim Scott is a feckless do nothing.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 05:40 PM

Pfft.

Posted by: Johnny Thune and the GOPe at October 02, 2026 05:42 PM (0sNs1)

59 Sorry, been out.

It's about the war, man.

And Trump.

Didn't mean to beat you up like that.

Put some ice on it.
Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Y8DZL)
====

Are you referring to the war with Canada? Are we running out of missiles yet?

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 05:42 PM (rj6Yv)

60 The weekend has commenced. Now, to quick view some very entertaining videos of idiots trying to get selfies with wild animals (Silverbacks, crocs, gators, and bears), and becoming snacks so to get in a good mood before ACE tries to ruin the weekend with "Week in Woke."

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:42 PM (dIske)

61 Are you referring to the war with Canada? Are we running out of missiles yet?
Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 05:42 PM (rj6Yv)

__________________

Not to worry. There are plenty of things to rename to piss off the Canucks. Words, after all, are violence.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:44 PM (dIske)

62 We’ve never stopped being attacked by muslims. They’ve just changed tactics and now they’re in everybody’s backyard.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:44 PM (XYi+6)

63 The west is under attack by muslims. It's jihad.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:38 PM (viFm)

*******
Yep!

Hondurans are marching to our Southern border. We'll see what Mexico does with them. I guess Ceuta gave them the idea and Soros paid them.

It's only a matter of time before France or England implode. Then it's up to the people to fight back. I think they will in England based on crowds at times for free speech. I pray so. France? Dunno. Unless there is a growing number of the underground French Resistance.

I saw the video of a teacher being shot with a mini flamethrower in her face yesterday. Is there a mini flamethrower store in France? Did he make it? I want one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:44 PM (hzuYO)

64 47 I really want to see him indicted, he has caused more crimes than anyone else
Posted by: Skip

He is essentially the pawn just like Eisen and Elias are which are catpaws for the people behind the Biden junta and the Obama administration who are really teh middle managers--big donors and tycoons, media types, Nat Sec types, and legal eagles to structure coverups.

Globo Homo has destabilized almost every government in the West using the same generic tactics for regime change that used to be used on our foes during the Cold War. It is not a coincidence that the WEF was outright bleating its desire to kill off about 90 percent of the world population. That requires wars, destruction of infrastructure, disease, despair leading to ODs and suicides, trannyism, abortion on maxx, and famine.

Turns out something like the Kingsman plot seems to parallel the real ideal.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (E4rtv)

65 Am I too late?

Posted by: Nothing Will Happen at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (W3Srb)

66 Speaking of elections, this Sunday is Lula vs. Bolsonaro Jr.

It's looking close, and if nobody gets above 50% there will be a runoff election on Sunday, October 25th.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)

67 The bastid police lied to us about a subway being closed down due to this "riot" which caused us to walk more. I know the little twit did this on purpose
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:36 PM

Now go away, or we shall taunt you some more!

Posted by: French Castle Guards at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (0sNs1)

68 Or Ceuta.
--
Have you heard about how the locals there are getting to experience the cultural enrichment and diversity of finding cats cut in half, acts of torture to kill them?

Oh, those muslim boys! Such scamps! ha-ha!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (3cUTc)

69 You can't return boots after wearing them since April. Putting my foot down. Both feet, even.

Posted by: Jeff Bezos at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (Fn+3X)

70 55 Tim Scott is a feckless do nothing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 05:40 PM (jJdaW)

At leas the isn't running for re-election.
Unless he changed his mind and I didn't hear about it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:46 PM (6ydKt)

71 In re Paris, has the Sûreté been disbanded? The French administration can remove these miscreants, if they wish.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 02, 2026 05:46 PM (bELOb)

72 55 Tim Scott is a feckless do nothing.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

GOP has its DEI politicians too. Kevin McCarthy bragged on it as a matter of fact. GOP needs to get beyond the ruling class fascination on race even if the Dems don't go along. Support competent people and let the race/sex/ethnicity fall where it may.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:47 PM (E4rtv)

73 Another French Revolution

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

74 Oh, those muslim boys! Such scamps! ha-ha!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM (3cUTc)

Torturing small animals is the biggest sign of a potential serial killer.

It the shoe fits.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:47 PM (6ydKt)

75 I'm just going to say it. They wouldn't pass the SAVE act that is undeniably an 80/20 issue for constituents in both parties, WTF do you think that just the Republican party would do that. Must show work for proof of thesis.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 02, 2026 05:48 PM (Q/FnY)

76 This Smith fellow is not a good person. He pulled crap like this at the ICC . He shouldn't be anywhere near power

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 05:49 PM (jivel)

77 73 Another French Revolution
Posted by: Skip
=========
More like the 1905 Russian uprising. A taste of what is to come. And Macron as a feckless czar with an idiotic and imperious first lady is a pretty good role casting.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

78 The row with that Texas RINOs have with Paxton is he bumped Karl Rove's (and Bush hangers on) guy named Dan Branch in 2015 running for AG and winning.
That's when the Collin County lawsuit was filed by a former grass roots gang (Texans for Lawsuit Reform, teamed with a dem group called The Lonestar Project)) that relied on them. The attorneys were from Houston: Brian Wice, Kent Schhaffer and Nicole LaBorde.

They told Collin County their fee would be under $30k. Their first invoice came in at owell over $300k. Collin County dropped the suit.

The Houston attorneys got it moved to Houston. con't

Posted by: DanMan at October 02, 2026 05:49 PM (8uzBS)

79 76 This Smith fellow is not a good person. He pulled crap like this at the ICC . He shouldn't be anywhere near power
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Supposedly a bagman intermediary for extortion on that court from defendants.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:50 PM (E4rtv)

80 GOP has its DEI politicians too. Kevin McCarthy bragged on it as a matter of fact. GOP needs to get beyond the ruling class fascination on race even if the Dems don't go along. Support competent people and let the race/sex/ethnicity fall where it may.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:47 PM (E4rtv)

Scott started out fine as a local politician and has a lot of support. He did help Trump some during the first term, and wasn't a total backstabber like every other GOPe, including Lindsay.

But he has apparently gotten bored with the job in DC, and I think he'll come back home and run for governor one day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:50 PM (6ydKt)

81 Putting my foot down. Both feet, even.
Posted by: Jeff Bezos at October 02, 2026 05:45 PM

Stay in your lane.

Posted by: Principal Foote at October 02, 2026 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

82 62 We’ve never stopped being attacked by muslims. They’ve just changed tactics and now they’re in everybody’s backyard.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:44 PM (XYi+6)

*******
Tactics now, and ongoing for decades, are to invade, repopulate, take over voting blocs, and control without firing a shot. Raping and murder don't count in their playbook of taqiyya.

They've done this in Paris and London since the late '90's there were no go places in Paris the police would not enter.

They've not hid their agenda for the Ummah.

To destroy the West with our democracy, courts and laws...using both for their protection... while throwing the racist and islamophobe cards.

Sheep to a slaughter.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:50 PM (hzuYO)

83 I saw an interview with a “French youth” leader named Said (an iconic French name if there ever was one). He complained that some of his classes have 30 students. And I’m like whaaaaat? This is why you’re rioting? lol

I don’t think I ever had a class in school with fewer than 30 kids.

It’s all gay and regarded and an op.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM (W3Srb)

84 I just realized, did the French not print out pamphlets not to set people on fire?
And not to riot?

Well, there's the problem then.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM (3cUTc)

85 "This Smith fellow is not a good person. He pulled crap like this at the ICC . He shouldn't be anywhere near power" Posted by: Smell the Glove

Well, he should be near to the opposing power, as in hanging from a rope.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM (vbXSk)

86
My biggest worry is what shit ass actor's face looks like.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM (/QHx4)

87 President Barack Obama updated federal and presidential record management by signing the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 into law. However, he Presidential Records Act (PRA) itself has no criminal enforcement mechanism or "teeth."

Because the PRA lacks direct criminal penalties, the Justice Department can't prosecute a former official simply for violating that specific act.

Instead, the stark divergence in how Donald Trump and Joe Biden were treated legally came down to "cooperation versus obstruction," which triggered separate, highly punitive federal laws so said Jack Smith and the rest of the motley crew.

The investigation into Joe Biden—led by a Republican-appointed Special Counsel, Robert Hur—concluded that criminal charges were not warranted.

While Hur's report noted evidence that Biden had retained classified files from his vice presidency, the case lacked the core element required for criminal prosecution: intent to obstruct. In other words, they could not establish the mandatory mental state (mens rea) required to secure a conviction for obstruction of justice because Biden both played around & had dementia, imo. (Not a lawyer.)

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 05:52 PM (NFX2v)

88 Here's an interesting data point.

Some muzzie country ( I think the Saudis) are building a large mosque in .....Cuba.

So it appears they are entering the grand battle to take possession of that territory. Iran and Islam have seen S. America as ripe for conquest and are very active. This is part of the red/green alliance that is overlooked -- Socialism destroys a society and especially kills off the church, and then islam move in -- it's pre-ruined so they have fewer building to pull down and burn.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 05:52 PM (G+1P3)

89 72 degrees here, and more remarkably, 37% humidity. Have I been transported to California?

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 05:53 PM (vbXSk)

90 In the actual room, we saw claims debunked in real time. Today, viral clips show senators shouting about disbarment, while answers disproving their points were edited out. It's textbook gaslighting

Remember when bbcakes barr wrote his own summary of the mueller report where he lied about "no collusion", released that a month-ish prior to the actual report, so magats had a "credible" source to cite instead of actually reading and citing the actual report that maybe did actually find a bit of collusion?

They were trying to discredit a decent, honest and dedicated government employee who found evidence that Trump committed serious crimes and he was ready to prosecute him.

Smith came out of it with his integrity intact and with the possibility that he may yet actually prosecute Trump.

The people who own the media are Trump cronies. If the public sees Smith as credible it will endanger their place of power.

The peculiar form of psychological damage inflicted by having a billion dollars leads those people to prefer any eventuality where they remain rich and powerful, even if everyone else dies. Destroying the free press barely registers.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 05:53 PM (+/CWD)

91 I saw an interview with a “French youth” leader named Said (an iconic French name if there ever was one). He complained that some of his classes have 30 students. And I’m like whaaaaat? This is why you’re rioting? lol

I don’t think I ever had a class in school with fewer than 30 kids.

It’s all gay and regarded and an op.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM

I never had a class with close to thirty kids in it until my mom and dad got divorced and we left the trailer park to move to the wrong side of the tracks and I went to an inner city ghetto high school.

I think my HS graduating class was a little over 300 and half of them could not read or write.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 05:55 PM (I43vL)

92 Husband and girlie returned and I said to have a nice day. All I want is to be left alone. My husband says I am a magnet for crazy people without realizing the irony.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (hzuYO)

My guess is he knows exactly what he said.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:56 PM (uhVAy)

93 He complained that some of his classes have 30 students.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez

------------
I Keeeeeel you!

Posted by: Student in overcrowded class at October 02, 2026 05:56 PM (G+1P3)

94 While it receives almost zero media coverage, because of course it doesn't, there really is a grand jury in Florida hearing testimony about the grand conspiracy to deprive Trump of his rights under color of law.

Just yesterday, Judge Aileen Cannon struck down a request from a group of fired FBI agents and analysts who all participated in the in the Mar A Lago raid to clarify whether or not they could testify about Vol. 2 of Jack Smith's idiotic report against Trump because they once again violated Florida law with their request. Judge Cannon is the same judge who threw Smith prosecution of Trump out and sealed his report in the first place because he was not legally hired.

>>Judge Cannon quickly strikes fired FBI agents' urgent plea for clarification from Mar-a-Lago docket

https://tinyurl.com/3aerxvmz

If there was a conspiracy case against Obama by the government the media would be spooging stories multiple times a day and everyone knows it. But it's Trump so they pretend it isn't happening. But it is. You just have to dig to find what's going on.

Smith's actions are already before a grand jury because he was part of the conspiracy.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:56 PM (viF8m)

95 Just watching some French tv about the riots. LFI is absolutely behind it. This is professional. A few of the teachers they interviewed, some of whom were attacked have said they didn’t recognize any of the rioters as their students. There is also a lot of pali flags and other symbols at the riots. If the frenchies don’t go hard, these people are gonna burn the place down.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:29 PM (XYi+6)

And?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:57 PM (uhVAy)

96 Posted by: Gmac-

Because I think the GOPe types hire the Democrat cheat machine on occasion to win primaries against honest opponents. And that is because the GOP consultant and donor class is well to the left of the average GOP voter. Used to have a fair number sprinkled around AOS as commenters but they have more or less left for other places now.

For example, Thune is cemented in office by big banks that run credit card operations in South Dakota. And Winred analysis indicates that Thune and a few other GOP types are also getting Smurfted donations to the extent in Thune's case, over a million bucks.

My best guess is that everyone in the Uniparty are already at the pillaging stage before they run out of town because they figure the Republic is done. All that is left is for the Dictator to arrive when the fiscal house of cards crashes world wide.

Trump is desperately trying to clear the decks by addressing foreign enemies, trying to grow faster than the debt, reshoring industries, rebuilding our defenses, and protecting this hemisphere for what is to come. And that upsets the Uniparty grifting operation and globo homo masters.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:57 PM (E4rtv)

97 The people who own the media are Trump cronies
—

Say what now?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 02, 2026 05:57 PM (W3Srb)

98 30 kids in a class isn't that bad.

Probably only 10 or so speak French, so it really is much smaller.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 05:58 PM (G+1P3)

99 Jack Smith lied ????????????

INMPEACH TRUMP NOW FOR FORCING HIM TO LIE !!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 02, 2026 05:58 PM (5U1m0)

100 Know why I can't get worked up about this? Because nothing is going to happen.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at October 02, 2026 05:58 PM (OGFx7)

101 Been watching that stuff myself. The big tell is that the riots popped up across the country in different urban areas instantaneously. It wasn't a flashpoint mob in one location. It was orchestrated. I'm not understanding the strategy other than intimidation. And, that seems premature.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:32 PM (dIske)

Well an obvious gambit is to cancel the elections because of the Unrest. Or something. The Little Napoleon will save France!

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:58 PM (uhVAy)

102 Be aware that Paxton had requested a speedy trial from the very beginning.
2017 Hurricane Harvey knocket out all of the Harris County courtrooms in Houston. Collin County wouldn't pay. Dely, dely, dely

Then the RINOs in the Texas House decided to step in and file charges of impeachment on the last day of the 2023 session. Texas senators killed it.

All of the shit Paxton has faced is from dems and rinos and 90% of the repub goobers lost their seats. We are expecting a very good session for 2025.

Posted by: DanMan at October 02, 2026 05:59 PM (8uzBS)

103 86
My biggest worry is what shit ass actor's face looks like.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 05:51 PM (/QHx4)

I know the feeling.
I lay awake, sometimes, wondering wtf happened to
Nick Nolte and Mickey Rourke's faces.

*then my thoughts turn to Sydney and all is well with the world again*

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:59 PM (6ydKt)

104 The people who own the media are Trump cronies.

Wow... what planet are they from?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 05:59 PM (aJQbY)

105 Brought up this morning on Bucks thread,
Wondering if teacher's disappearance had anything to do with Muslim students

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)

106 The fkin media is Democrats Propaganda Ministry

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:00 PM (Ia/+0)

107 Gotta go make Chicken Riesling with bacon and mushrooms and I know I'm going to drink a glass and sleep like crap tonight. Because it's Friday.

Y'all have a good weekend.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 06:01 PM (hzuYO)

108 The west is under attack by muslims. It's jihad.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 05:38 PM (viF8m)

Its under attack by Globalists. Muslims are just a tool. The governments there are another.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)

109 Class size has been a scam for a long time. They push the small classroom means better education nonsense. Smaller classrooms means more teachers needed, more union dues, more Democrat donations.

But the public has fully embraced aged this notion so they’re onboard.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 02, 2026 06:01 PM (W3Srb)

110 And that upsets the Uniparty grifting operation and globo homo masters.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:57 PM (E4rtv)

Fuck 'em if they can't take an American Renaissance.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:02 PM (6ydKt)

111 No way in hell that guy's name is Jack Smith.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 02, 2026 06:02 PM (nEUC6)

112 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The other guy who says nothing will happen at October 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6jna9)

113 Wow... what planet are they from?

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 05:59 PM (aJQbY)

Not a planet, a moon.
Moon Hedupass.
It's a companion of Uranus.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6ydKt)

114 Scott started out fine as a local politician and has a lot of support. He did help Trump some during the first term, and wasn't a total backstabber like every other GOPe, including Lindsay.

But he has apparently gotten bored with the job in DC, and I think he'll come back home and run for governor one day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Mediocre politician in the Senate and his use of the race card a few years back on some controversy, forget what, indicates a willingness to traffic in racial tribalism.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

115 Jack Smith. Obviously a made up name. Who is he really? A Soros plant? A Commie spy? Judge Boasberg's cousin?

Posted by: Case at October 02, 2026 06:04 PM (9+0gc)

116 >>>No way in hell that guy's name is Jack Smith.
~~~~~

A friend of mine from HS named Mary married a guy named John Smith.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 06:04 PM (3ImbR)

117 109 Class size has been a scam for a long time. They push the small classroom means better education nonsense. Smaller classrooms means more teachers needed, more union dues, more Democrat donations.

But the public has fully embraced aged this notion so they’re onboard.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 02, 2026 06:01 PM (W3Srb)b

Because it does make sense.

But you are right.

Because there isn’t a critical mass of people who demand that if you take a paycheck from the taxpayer, you have zero business belonging to a union. Period.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:05 PM (6jna9)

118 Fuck 'em if they can't take an American Renaissance.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

MAGA and reviving nationalism in the West are the stumbling blocks to the genocidal New World Order types. They literally plan policies resulting in massive deaths and suffering just so a bunch of mediocrities can live like aristocrats of old over a peasant class.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:05 PM (E4rtv)

119 I saw the video of a teacher being shot with a mini flamethrower in her face yesterday. Is there a mini flamethrower store in France? Did he make it? I want one.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:44 PM (hzuYO)

Go to a chef supply place, they sell them for creme brulee.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:05 PM (uhVAy)

120 Mediocre politician in the Senate and his use of the race card a few years back on some controversy, forget what, indicates a willingness to traffic in racial tribalism.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

He's from North Charleston, it's typical politics for that town.

Scott has, mostly, been a racebaiter very few times.
He just isn't that impressive as a senator or media talker.

Lindsay was both, despite all his faults.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:06 PM (6ydKt)

121 His name is Agent Smith.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 02, 2026 06:06 PM (viF8m)

122 Jack Smith. Obviously a made up name. Who is he really? A Soros plant? A Commie spy? Judge Boasberg's cousin?
Posted by: Case at October 02, 2026 06:04 PM (9+0gc)

was my dad's name lol.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:06 PM (uhVAy)

123 I've been seeing occasional stories about Dems kind of preparing other dems for less than great mid- terms.

Except MSNow. 5pm coverage - 70+% disagree with Trump's handling of the economy. Yada, yada, yada.

Try polling outside your freaking office building.

Oh, and Trump may steal the election.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 06:06 PM (Sco7b)

124 Secret Agent Man.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (6Glai)

125 They were trying to discredit a decent, honest and dedicated government employee who found evidence that Trump committed serious crimes and he was ready to prosecute him.

Smith came out of it with his integrity intact and with the possibility that he may yet actually prosecute Trump.

Oh Brother.....

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (+gK6I)

126 MAGA and reviving nationalism in the West are the stumbling blocks to the genocidal New World Order types. They literally plan policies resulting in massive deaths and suffering just so a bunch of mediocrities can live like aristocrats of old over a peasant class.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:05 PM (E4rtv)

They miss their serfs and slaves.

Things were so much simpler and orderly then.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

127 Nood.
Woke

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (Sco7b)

128 Macron is warning opposition pols not to "legitimizing violence". The putz has no idea how to deal with it. Degaulle was an arrogant jerk but he would have stomped these little punks into the pavement

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 06:08 PM (jivel)

129 They were trying to discredit a decent, honest and dedicated government employee who found evidence that Trump committed serious crimes and he was ready to prosecute him.

Smith came out of it with his integrity intact and with the possibility that he may yet actually prosecute Trump.

Oh Brother.....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (+gK6I)

Drama club wanna be's doing performance art.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:09 PM (uhVAy)

130 "Its under attack by Globalists. Muslims are just a tool. The governments there are another." Posted by: Oldcat

Hard to tell which head of the hydra is really in charge, if any. Globalists have a lot of money and power (as in the EU, IMF, UN I guess) ... but Islam has ~ two billion. And China has at least a billion under their thumb.

USA still has military power, and the markets and the USD, which is why the enemies that somewhat hate each other, want to destroy US first and foremost, it would seem.

The Saudis still want to fund mosques around the world (Germany/Texas) but take in ZERO Muslim refugees to their own country. idk about the Abraham Accords ... are there really parts of Islam that wants a more Westernized world? not sure.

WEF and globalists mostly hate the West, except for their own ruler role over "The West".

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 06:09 PM (vbXSk)

131 Macron is warning opposition pols not to "legitimizing violence". The putz has no idea how to deal with it. Degaulle was an arrogant jerk but he would have stomped these little punks into the pavement
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 06:08 PM (jivel)

If LePen did it he would have lots of ideas...if he isn't the one doing it. Well his handlers.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:09 PM (uhVAy)

132 Fuck 'em if they can't take an American Renaissance.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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The only battles Macron fought were with his wife. Even then, he surrendered.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:09 PM (E4rtv)

133 I worked with a guy with the last name Smith. First name, very generic white guy name.

I asked him how long he had been in Wit-Sec.

He did not get the joke.

*taps finger on nose*
*sly wink*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 02, 2026 06:10 PM (0aYVJ)

134 Hard to tell which head of the hydra is really in charge, if any. Globalists have a lot of money and power (as in the EU, IMF, UN I guess) ... but Islam has ~ two billion. And China has at least a billion under their thumb.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 06:09 PM (vbXSk)

it's pretty easy. Are they shooting them yet? Then they are in charge. If they start shooting and lose, then you may have a case for Muslims, Inc.

You don't believe Macron is holding back because of morals or something?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:11 PM (uhVAy)

135 The Saudis still want to fund mosques around the world (Germany/Texas) but take in ZERO Muslim refugees to their own country. idk about the Abraham Accords ... are there really parts of Islam that wants a more Westernized world? not sure.

WEF and globalists mostly hate the West, except for their own ruler role over "The West".
Posted by: illiniwek

I think that Trump has had enough of Saudis and their duplicity and if we don't need their oil anymore, then the whole Muzzie invasion shit will start to be folded up. When Iran gets stuffed, Trump is leaving the Middle East is my guess to the Israelis and the Arabs either make peace or eat missiles and bullets. Their choice. Same for that treacherous bastard Erdogan.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:12 PM (E4rtv)

136 >>>A friend of mine from HS named Mary married a guy named John Smith.

Posted by: IrishEi ?!

>A buddy of mine is named John Thomas. He catches a lot of shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 06:13 PM (VQ7/I)

137 They miss their serfs and slaves.

Things were so much simpler and orderly then.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 06:07 PM (6ydKt)

Tell that to Haiti. Lol.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy)

138 No, it's all a distraction from the Epstein and UAF Files.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 05:41 PM (0sNs1)

Also false flag!

Posted by: 88C+u, Unz reader at October 02, 2026 06:13 PM (88C+u)

139 it's pretty easy. Are they shooting them yet? Then they are in charge. If they start shooting and lose, then you may have a case for Muslims, Inc.

You don't believe Macron is holding back because of morals or something?
Posted by: Oldcat

None of Euroland has popular governments, they have puppets dancing on strings of WEF globo homo types.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

140 None of Euroland has popular governments, they have puppets dancing on strings of WEF globo homo types.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

Well, they COULD, but they cannot be allowed into power even if they win the election.

You know, to protect democracy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:19 PM (6jna9)

141 Socialists are taking over everywhere

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)

142 Interesting how the American Summer of Love, Fiery but mostly Peaceful, riots all took place instantaneously, too.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 02, 2026 06:23 PM (bELOb)

143 135 The Saudis still want to fund mosques around the world (Germany/Texas) but take in ZERO Muslim refugees to their own country. idk about the Abraham Accords ... are there really parts of Islam that wants a more Westernized world? not sure.

WEF and globalists mostly hate the West, except for their own ruler role over "The West".
Posted by: illiniwek

Out of nowhere people are obsessed with the idea that TX has been overrun and taken over by evil Muslims. The way people talk, every church in the nearby town has been demolished and replaced by mosques.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 06:24 PM (6jna9)

144 141 Socialists are taking over everywhere
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 06:22 PM (Ia/+0)

Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we too know the outcome - we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until HE ends the game, not us.

Posted by: Robert W. Pratt at October 02, 2026 06:25 PM (6jna9)

145 "Out of nowhere people are obsessed with the idea that TX has been overrun and taken over by evil Muslims. The way people talk, every church in the nearby town has been demolished and replaced by mosques."
Posted by: Cow Demon

Good God I hope not. But I did hear that Saudis were funding some mosque there, so it seems they are intent on Islamic Outreach. Was my point. And for Germany, it was like 300 mosques a few years back, while they were taking in zero "Muslim Migrants".

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 06:58 PM (vbXSk)

146 I just want to know who the custodian is and whether he/she is a Democrat hack. Hopefully their ass has been fired.

Posted by: The Party of Hell No! at October 02, 2026 07:04 PM (2PJyQ)

147 Eavesdropping a felony crime?

Posted by: Goatweed at October 02, 2026 07:19 PM (jK3NL)

148 555

Posted by: tMtFQiRt at October 02, 2026 07:24 PM (V+dao)

149 I am so tired of nuance as being a jurisprudence argument for Jack Smith's posture to impose legal warfare against his political opposition. This is just exploiting the judicial system to performative argue against 'The U.S. Constitution'. Attorney, Mr. Smith swore an oath on 'The U.S. Constitution' to uphold it's concrete dictate when performing his profession. Jack Smith has not honored his sworn oath! He is a rouge agent that the DoJ must hold accountable.

Posted by: John at October 03, 2026 03:30 PM (UwF2a)

Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Aaron Sorkin's January 6th obsessive film Social Reckoning -- raging at Mark Zuckerberg for censoring less -- expected to bomb.

Unexpectedly, it's expected to bomb.

Early reports showed the production recreating the riots that Democrats have effectively weaponized for more than five years. They obsess over the subject, eager to paint all Trump supporters with that garish brush.
Now, Jan. 6 has a movie all its own. An early report says "The Social Reckoning" weighs in on that ugly riot.
World of Reel shares a pointed reaction to the film and its subject matter:

January 6th eventually comes up, the entire film builds toward it. The film's arc leads naturally to the suggestion that January 6th was, in part, a product of Facebook itself.

Sorkin has literally said the same thing on the record regarding Facebook and Jan. 6.
The problem?
Who will actually see the movie? Box office projections have "The Social Reckoning" opening to a very soft $6-$10 million on its opening weekend. The competition won't be stiff.

Ana Navarro is urging the Disney Groomer Network to fight the FCC's investigation into its partisanship -- which would require it to devote equal time to the other side -- while urging viewers to vote Democrat.

ABC's The View co-host Ana Navarro urged viewers in a competitive Florida congressional district to vote and promoted the Democratic candidate challenging the Republican incumbent -- even as Disney-owned ABC is fighting to preserve the daytime program's status as a "bona fide" news interview program before the Federal Communications Commission.
...
Navarro did not stop at encouraging viewers to participate in the election. She specifically discussed defeating Salazar and promoted her Democratic opponent.
"And we can actually knock this woman out," Navarro said. "There's a great guy running. His name is Elliott Rodriguez. Give him a look!"

Salazar is actually an open borders "Republican," but that gets her no grace from the partisan Navarro.

That simple comment could cause a major issue for The View, ABC, and the entire Disney company.
The remarks come at a particularly notable moment for ABC because the network is currently embroiled in a dispute with the FCC over The View's treatment under federal equal-opportunities rules.
In May, ABC and Disney-owned Houston station KTRK-TV formally petitioned the FCC to declare that The View qualifies as a "bona fide news interview program."
...

ABC maintains that The View qualifies for the exemption and has argued that FCC scrutiny of the program threatens the network's First Amendment rights.
Navarro's remarks are now drawing renewed criticism of that position.
Daily Wire opinion editor Ben Domenech responded, "How is this not electioneering? She's literally telling them who to vote for."

Speaking of intense partisans at the Disney Groomer Network: Programming chief Dana Walden (a real lefty scrunt) seems to hint that Jimmy Kimmel is donezo.

Disney's Dana Walden on Jimmy Kimmel's Late Night Future: "It's Challenging"
The host is currently on a one-year contract for his ABC talk show.

Disney's president [was] asked about the future of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Kimmel signed a one-year contract extension in December 2025 to keep hosting the late night show through the 2026-27 season, and Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw asked Walden if the host would be sticking around.
"I'm not going to make that announcement here with you today," Walden said....

"The truth is, it's a very challenging daypart," Walden said Thursday at the Bloomberg event.

"Daypart" = "part of the broadcasting day." Late night doesn't bring in the numbers as it did 20 years ago.

"That's not to say that Jimmy is not doing a phenomenal job, and his ratings are up. But they're up relative to a smaller audience that's watching late night on broadcast television."
Kimmel and the show also have a big presence on YouTube and social media platforms, but those views and clicks bring in a fraction of the revenue that on-air advertising does. "That is not a lucrative opportunity for a very premium talk show," said Walden.
"We're trying to make sense of the business while also honoring a deep partnership," she continued. "I love Jimmy; we have great friendship. He's close to a number of the people at Disney. We're trying to work through it and make sense of, what does Jimmy want, what's the right thing to do, and what's the right thing for our business."

Doesn't this sound like an "it's not you, it's me"?

James Gunn's Supergirl is bombing even on HBO, where subscribers can view it for no extra charge.

According to Nielsen's Streaming Top 10 for September 7 through September 13, Supergirl generated just 304 million minutes viewed in the United States during its first four days on HBO Max.
That was enough to make Supergirl the No. 1 movie on HBO Max, but only the fifth most-watched streaming movie across the services measured by Nielsen.
Perhaps more significantly for Warner Bros. and DC Studios, Supergirl's initial streaming consumption appears to have fallen well below several recent DC movies that were themselves regarded as major box office disappointments.
That includes The Flash, Blue Beetle, Black Adam, and even Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
...
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Again? led the week with 908 million minutes, followed by The Whisper Man with 404 million and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu with 366 million.

James Gunn might soon be out. His Lanterns show takes a blowtorch to one of DC's most beloved heroes, Hal Jordan. This is probably because Hal Jordan is white and they want to replace him as the main Lantern with the black John Stewart.

And because Hal Jordan was identified specifically as a Republican in a DC event. So, you know --Racist.

So the show turns him into a murderer and loser.

Oh, and kills him. Or maybe he took the coward's way out and killed himself.

Sunday's episode confirmed the death of Hal Jordan, and Green Lantern fans let the DC Studios co-head hear about it.
Gunn spent Monday replying on Threads, telling one fan "sorry if you don't like it," and another that the DCU following their favorite comics continuity is "probably not going to happen."
The episode reveals that following the events of Episode 5, Kyle Chandler's Hal Jordan went to prison for 10 years.
...
One fan told Gunn to "at least respect the characters that made the comics popular."
"Killing Hal off right away after we have waited 15 years to see him on screen again was the worst thing you could have done," the fan wrote.
Gunn's answer, in full:
"Hal's the star of TV series & he's in all the episodes so far. It's more live action screen time than all the live action screen time he's had combined throughout history. Kyle is amazing in the role. We more than respect him. We love him, despite his imperfections."
...
Gunn says they love Hal. It's exactly what Cosmic Book News has questioned all season: you don't treat these characters this way if you love them.
Hal Jordan waited 15 years to get back on screen. The DCU brought him back to send him to prison for a decade, confirm his death, and dig up his corpse for the ring.
That's not paying homage. It's a mockery of the source material, the creators behind it, and the fans who made these characters popular in the first place.
...
Per Cosmic Book News' sources, Gunn is expected out when his contract expires next year.

Tom King, a leftwing depressive mope of a DC writer who has character assassinated every character he's been allowed to write, was one of the creators of the show. His specialty is deconstruction, so Gunn knew what he was getting when he hired King.

King is also finally done at DC, "insiders" say.

Tom King, who co-created Lanterns and helped Gunn build the DCU, just exited his Wonder Woman comic, and per CBN's insiders, he's done at DC.

A bad sign for Gunn is that his planned show, Dynamic Duo, about two of the Robins teaming up, has been "delayed."

Cancelled, I think that means, as Paramount prepares a clean sweep of the DCU's personnel. Gunn wisely got his Superman sequel into production in a hurry, to make sure he at least has a job until the movie's release -- as Kathleen Kennedy often did. But after that, he's gonzo.

By the way: the Lanterns writers have no imagination beyond today's Twitter Outrage. They say they based the Hal Jordan-John Stewart relationship -- an older white guy who won't give up his spot to the minority who wants to supplant him -- on the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris succession dynamic.

The increasingly contentious relationship between Hal Jordan and John Stewart in HBO's Lanterns was partially informed by a surprising real-world political event: the 2024 transition from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket.
...
"What does it mean when you are the superhero and have been the superhero for decades and you've been holding on to this sort of legacy, and then all of a sudden this young guy comes around," Britt-Gibson said.
John's individual characteristics were also deliberately positioned as threatening to the veteran Green Lantern.
"Young and black," one panelist said.
"And handsome, and strong, and confident. It's threatening," came the response from Britt-Gibson. "And fearless, of course. That's threatening."
The writers then revealed that the extraordinary political events of 2024 became part of that creative conversation.
...
The political upheaval was unfolding while the Lanterns writers were discussing similar themes involving Hal and John.
"Right as we were having the conversation, we had already started talking about it and breaking it, the Democratic National Convention was coming up," Baden Kelly explained. "That's when we were trying to figure out who is going to be the front runner here. Is it going to be Kamala or is it going to be Biden?"

Hey Kids! Comics!!

But they looooove Hal Jordan, right?

They're absolutely obsessed with "racism" -- and attacking white people every five seconds.

The writers of HBO's Lanterns changed John Stewart's backstory after Aaron Pierre was cast in the role, incorporating the actor's lighter complexion into a storyline in which John's appearance was considered "more palatable to White people."

In other words, the Guardians of the Universe, beings of near-infinite power and hundreds of thousands of years old, chose a light-skinned black man to be a Green Lantern so that he wouldn't provoke Muh Racism in white people.

Millennia-old space aliens who have had contact with 10,000 sentient alien species are all about the tiny distinctions in skin tones on Earth.

This seems more of a "You Thing" than a "Guardians of the Universe Thing."

...
"John Stewart is supposed to be a dark-skinned Black man," Baden Kelly explained. "We are changing that canonically by having Aaron come in, and we need to change that in the writing. We need to find a way to make this make sense."
Rather than simply accepting Pierre's appearance as another difference between a comic book character and his live-action counterpart, the writers decided to incorporate his complexion directly into John's upbringing.
That decision ultimately became part of the explanation for why John was treated differently from his brothers.
...
She then explained what the writers decided to add to John's story.
"That's when we baked in this idea that part of his being chosen is because they felt like his particular looks were more palatable to White people," Baden Kelly said. "And if that is who he was going to have to impress to get this job, he was probably the more likely of the three brothers to be able to do it."

We can turn Hal Jordan into a murdering loser, but we need a backstory involving space aliens sensitivity to "colorism" to explain why the TV version of John Stewart is one shade lighter than his comic book version.

I continue to not understand why David Ellison bought Warner Bros/Discovery. It's an ailing brand whose biggest IP is billions of dollars of debt.

Warner Bros. Discovery stumbled in the second quarter, demonstrating the hazard of depending heavily on blockbuster returns from its Burbank film studio.
Disappointing performances by "Supergirl" and "The Bride!" drove down quarterly theatrical revenue by 46%. The tepid showing illustrated how the Warner Bros. studio has fallen since last year when it was riding high at the box office with "Sinners" and "A Minecraft Movie."
..
Overall, profit for Warner Bros. Discovery, which also is the parent of HBO, CNN, TLC and HGTV, plummeted 91% to $149 million, or 6 cents per share, compared to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025 amid the film studio's blazing run.
The company also fell short of Wall Street expectations for revenue, which sank 11% to $8.7 billion, despite noteworthy gains in its HBO Max streaming business.

In fairness, the company did have a good 2025.

Jackass Bourgeois Revolutionary and Hamas supporter John Cusack's inner ugliness has marked his face, and major surgical interventions can't reverse it:

What has John Cusack done to his face?! Oh my fellow Gen Xers, let's not do this. Age gracefully, age disgracefully, whatever -- but don't do this Barry Manilow crap. #RealLloydDobler pic.twitter.com/bVNIwh88bE
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) September 30, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:10 PM

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1 THE BLADE ENDS THE WEEK WITH A NICE FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (iFTx/)

2 It's garbage.

Posted by: Guy who always says "It's garbage" at October 02, 2026 04:14 PM (MWfyi)

3 Who will actually see the movie? Box office projections have "The Social Reckoning" opening to a very soft $6-$10 million on its opening weekend. The competition won't be stiff.
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Professional critics who get paid to watch these movies.

During the Iraq war when W. was in the White House, several movies came out criticizing the war. No one watched them but critics who raved about them.

Same thing here.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (FZ29D)

4 "it's a very challenging daypart"

Wth? That sounds like something my sundowning MIL would say when she couldn't think of the right word.

Posted by: Guy who always says at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (MWfyi)

5 John Cusack, elderly lesbian - who knew??

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (Gqar8)

6 hollywood turned to $hit when they destroyed star wars with all of the woke garbage.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 04:16 PM (I43vL)

7 Shit garbage.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 04:16 PM (jJdaW)

8 I'm so looking forward to actively never seeing "The Social Reckoning." Ever.

This is a lifelong commitment, as I will never see it ever. Not even for s&g.

That's how committed I am to never seeing this steaming pile of mutilated dumpster dick.

And I can be a glutton for punishment. I have the 4K disc of Poopergirl. I haven't had the stomach to watch it yet, but I will. Some day. Maybe.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (iFTx/)

9 Green lantern?
Wasn't that with Brian Reynolds?

/

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (pfXMo)

10 3 Who will actually see the movie? Box office projections have "The Social Reckoning" opening to a very soft $6-$10 million on its opening weekend. The competition won't be stiff.
----
Professional critics who get paid to watch these movies.

During the Iraq war when W. was in the White House, several movies came out criticizing the war. No one watched them but critics who raved about them.

Same thing here.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (FZ29D)

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But, this has the extra wrinkle of being a direct sequel to The Social Network which made $225 million off a budget of $40 million more than a decade ago.

Sure, David Fincher didn't come back (he went off and directed a Quentin Tarantino sequel instead), but still.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (42WUB)

11 What is the difference between shit and garbage? Yes; I know what it is in real life . I am not throwing my paper towels in the toilet or putting my poop
In the trash. I'm just not sure what it means in this context . Shit is deliberately screwing things up because of left wing slant ? , and garbage is just that they didn't even to try to make a compelling story, or what?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 04:18 PM (JrHfD)

12 Hollywood died when it decided to be a pictorial Pravda/ Deutscher Beobachter mashup.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar8)

13 John Cusack must have the same plastic surgeon as Jim Rome.

Posted by: mr tmz at October 02, 2026 04:19 PM (rJ48h)

14
Aaron Sorkin, he of the saintly Democrats and subhuman Republicans. Always wrong, never in doubt.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:20 PM (/4Apn)

15 12 Hollywood died when it decided to be a pictorial Pravda/ Deutscher Beobachter mashup.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar

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Hollywood's height was the 1930s when it was the only visual mass medium in town.

WWII brought it down, and then, shortly after, television came about, and Hollywood has been steadily losing ground ever since.

Once MGM sold its library to CBS to show on TV, Hollywood was just on the glidepath to being...smaller.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:20 PM (42WUB)

16 Hollywood chose sides. They chose poorly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 04:21 PM (RORbl)

17 During the Iraq war when W. was in the White House, several movies came out criticizing the war"

Yeah. Lions, lambs, whatever

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:21 PM (pfXMo)

18 15 12 Hollywood died when it decided to be a pictorial Pravda/ Deutscher Beobachter mashup.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar

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Hollywood's height was the 1930s when it was the only visual mass medium in town.

WWII brought it down, and then, shortly after, television came about, and Hollywood has been steadily losing ground ever since.

Once MGM sold its library to CBS to show on TV, Hollywood was just on the glidepath to being...smaller.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:20 PM (42WUB)

The best movies come from adaptations of the best literature. When done rightly.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar8)

19 Garbage shit.

Some shit may be useful... ask any farmer or avid gardener. That's Useful Shit.

Other shit is useless at best, toxic at worst. That's Garbage Shit.

Hollywood is Garbage Shit.

Posted by: weew at October 02, 2026 04:22 PM (9TspW)

20 18 The best movies come from adaptations of the best literature. When done rightly.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar

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A lot of crap comes out that way, too.

I want the mediums to find more distance between them. Let good books be good books without needing them to become movies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (42WUB)

21 Late Night used to be a thing when you didn't have a deluge of news about what stars are doing or what they think on the internet and it was a nice one stop shop.

Now you can't avoid that crap, and you don't want to see them or most of the time the movies either.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (uhVAy)

22 John Cusack, elderly lesbian - who knew??"

That skin is pulled so tight... can you imagine if it were exposed to sunlight?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (pfXMo)

23
Hollywood is replete with sexual harassment, pedophilia, financial chicanery, ruthless exploitation and disposal of the weak and helpless, and monstrous levels of income equality. None of which the Left ever criticizes.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (/4Apn)

24 >>> I'm just not sure what it means in this context

It's a joke.

There's a joke headline used by the media to exaggerate their real yellow journalism biases. They would say something like, "Eisenhower: Threat or Menace?" The joke is that this seems to be a question but your answer is forced. Either way you answer, you're saying he's a threat to America.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (1wjle)

25 John Cusack looks terrible, like the bad guy who gets crashed into that vat of toxic waste at the end of Robocop, and I can't be happier.

This miserable cocksucker deserves every ounce -- hell, every milliliter -- of pain and ridicule and embarrassment and Satanic barbed cock up his ass.

Sure, his plastic surgery was botched. But I believe that miserable, bitter, angry, hateful people eventually wither and rot from their poisonous political and social ideology. The worms squirming in their brains eventually infect the rest of the host.

Then they start to look like this cuntfaced twat. You know the really good news? This guy is only 60. He's got a long long long way to fall. Can't wait.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

26 What has John Cusack done to his face?!

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Maybe he is going for the Joy Behar look ??

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (AKptf)

27 20 18 The best movies come from adaptations of the best literature. When done rightly.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:22 PM (Gqar

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A lot of crap comes out that way, too.

I want the mediums to find more distance between them. Let good books be good books without needing them to become movies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (42WUB

A fair purist point. But ( there’s always one, yes?), I will give the examples of The Last Picture Show, and Lonesome Dove as examples of movies enhancing the books.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:25 PM (Gqar8)

28 John Cusack has beforehead, forehead, and afterhead.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 04:25 PM (U/s6V)

29 And in the Amazing Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson published a huge-font headline: "Spider-Man: THREAT OR MENACE?!"

"Shit or Garbage?" is the same joke.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)

30 Gunn's... planned show, Dynamic Duo, about two of the Robins teaming up

I bet they will. *snap* *snap*

Posted by: Men on Television at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (88C+u)

31 A lot of crap comes out that way, too.

I want the mediums to find more distance between them. Let good books be good books without needing them to become movies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (42WUB)

Well the advantage of starting with good lit is at least somewhere along the line there was something good. You might screw it up directing the movie like Ed Wood or something.

Now Hollywood starts out by wanting to spite the actual fans to reward...well nobody.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (uhVAy)

32 Salazar is actually an open borders "Republican," but that gets her no grace from the partisan Navarro.

____________________________

You would be hard pressed to find someone as blatantly stupid, uninformed, and naive as María Elvira Salazar. And still, she's a better choice than her opponent.

Here's Salazar adding her expertise on how to handle the Russian / Ukraine situation:

https://tinyurl.com/ypbzvbfn

This lady represents other people. This is whom the Republicans chose to speak on their behalf. Should have gone with Corky Sherwood.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (dIske)

33 John Cusack has beforehead, forehead, and afterhead.

==

his behindhead look better than his current afterhead

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (AKptf)

34 >>>28 John Cusack has beforehead, forehead, and afterhead.

I liked her coming out album, "YES I AM."

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (1wjle)

35 Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (1wjle)

Thanks. I did not know the context related to yellow journalism and the media.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (JrHfD)

36 Late Night used to be a thing when you didn't have a deluge of news about what stars are doing "

Cutting off their Slauson?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (pfXMo)

37 John Cusack is auditioning to be the next Freddy Krueger.

Without makeup.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (iFTx/)

38 What's everybody complaining about? I think John Cusack looks fine....

Posted by: Mickey Rourke at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (U/s6V)

39 Early reports showed the production recreating the riots that Democrats have effectively weaponized for more than five years. They obsess over the subject, eager to paint all Trump supporters with that garish brush.
Now, Jan. 6 has a movie all its own. An early report says "The Social Reckoning" weighs in on that ugly riot.
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Y'know, Sorkin might help ticket sales if he credits Chris Wray's "Santa's Helpers" with a special appearance promotion.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (rj6Yv)

40 John Cusack is auditioning to be the next Freddy Krueger.

Without makeup.

==

Character actor !

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (AKptf)

41 And in the Amazing Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson published a huge-font headline: "Spider-Man: THREAT OR MENACE?!"

"Shit or Garbage?" is the same joke.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)

There's a computer game where the alien UFOs come and do not make contact but the press still dubs them "The RAVAGERS"

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (uhVAy)

42
John Cusack is...

MADAME NHU

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)

43 I think John Cusack looks fine....
Posted by: Mickey Rourke"

Duuude. No.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:28 PM (pfXMo)

44 John Cusack is...

IMELDA

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)

45 >>
There's a computer game where the alien UFOs come and do not make contact but the press still dubs them "The RAVAGERS"

lol. National Lampoon used the joke with UFOs. UFOs: THREAT OR MENACE?!

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:29 PM (1wjle)

46 BOTH ............

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 02, 2026 04:29 PM (5U1m0)

47 TWO DOLLARS!!

Posted by: Obligatory movie reference at October 02, 2026 04:30 PM (U/s6V)

48 And in the Amazing Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson published a huge-font headline: "Spider-Man: THREAT OR MENACE?!"

"Shit or Garbage?" is the same joke.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:25 PM (1wjle)
_______

Even better when in quotes ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:30 PM (iFTx/)

49 Toxic Avenger reboot. Bank on it.

Posted by: Kratwurst at October 02, 2026 04:31 PM (v8bCu)

50 Its really too bad the Lanterns show is so racist and woke. There's a decent show in there somewhere, but it's so heavy handed with the constant "mary sue" type treatment of the "superior" black, green lantern.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 04:31 PM (UgMlZ)

51 The question can also be phrased as "Organic or Inorganic Recyclables?"

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at October 02, 2026 04:31 PM (U/s6V)

52 Cusack looks like a dick that's had its foreskin pulled back for the first time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 02, 2026 04:32 PM (guGkK)

53 John Cusack is...

Celebrated Senior Scholar Bun Rany Hun Sen...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:32 PM (pfXMo)

54 Cusack looks like the guy who married Liza. Still think Grosse Point Blank and Say Anything were great movies. The rest of his stuff, meh at best

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 04:33 PM (jivel)

55
MADAME NHU
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:28 PM (1wjle)

_________

Mme. Chiang spoke perfect English, with a Southern accent.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:33 PM (/4Apn)

56 Daypart" = "part of the broadcasting day." Late night doesn't bring in the numbers as it did 20 years ago.

The hosts are unfunny, and partisan asshoes.
The celebrity guests are freaky, unfunny, partisan asshoes promoting some woke crap they just pushed out.
The musical guests are boring, unmusical, and partisan.

Late night could maybe make some money again if over half of the country didn’t decide it wasn’t worthbit to stay up late for a 45 minute long Democrat Party infomercial interspersed with pharmaceutical commercials.

I’d rather get another hour of sleep.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)

57 MeTV is showing The Wizard Of Oz tonight. First time in 30 years it will be on over-the-air TV.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 04:33 PM (/OKHJ)

58
Cusack will soon look like Richard Simmons.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 04:34 PM (OkYzo)

59 Cusack looks like a dick that's had its foreskin pulled back for the first time."

So, a Cornell undergrad?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:34 PM (pfXMo)

60 49 Toxic Avenger reboot. Bank on it.

Posted by: Kratwurst at October 02, 2026 04:31 PM (v8bCu)

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They made that a few years ago.

Peter Dinklage.

It's apparently awful.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (42WUB)

61 Critical Drinker's take on the alleged new Star Wars trilogy is, as usual, funny

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (jivel)

62 But, this has the extra wrinkle of being a direct sequel to The Social Network which made $225 million off a budget of $40 million more than a decade ago.

The Social Network was made when Sorkin still had whichever drugs made him write interesting stuff. That time has passed.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (2ocoG)

63 Cusack looks like Teller (as in Penn and). Except I like Teller. So it's an unkind thing to say.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (PSEDc)

64
Cusack actually does need a Hot Tub Time Machine now.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (OkYzo)

65 Cusack will soon look like Richard Simmons."

Decomposed?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (pfXMo)

66 They made that a few years ago.

Peter Dinklage.

It's apparently awful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (42WUB)

Meh, it was a paycheck.

Posted by: Elijah Wood at October 02, 2026 04:36 PM (U/s6V)

67 Critical Drinker's take on the alleged new Star Wars trilogy

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wait, wait, WHAT new trilogy?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:37 PM (AKptf)

68 We all know the answer

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:38 PM (Ia/+0)

69 Ace, Ethan Van Sciver adores Lanterns and argues that it portrays Hal Jordan in a positive light. It doesn't seem to matter what takes place in each episode.

Another conservative bad ass going squishy.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 02, 2026 04:38 PM (5yDGQ)

70 They made that a few years ago.

Peter Dinklage.

It's apparently awful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Oy. My ability to make up ridiculous shit pales in comparison to reality’s.

Posted by: Kratwurst at October 02, 2026 04:38 PM (v8bCu)

71 Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

I'm in full agreement with this rant. Which seems an overreaction to this B+ near-character actor, but I'll offer my own reason I hate Cusack as much as I do. You may have your own reasons.
I grew up on his highschool/college movies. He played the loser jerk who knew he was a loser jerk, giving some character development in the movies he was in. "The Sure Thing" in my case. Some people like "Better Off Dead" and "Empire Records" too (I didn't). He also had that cameo as dead older brother in "Stand By Me" where he was the older brother we wish we had, or wished we were.
I was invested in an actor who understood the difference between acting the jerk and being the jerk.
Then we found out that he was actually a jerk the whole time. He played the snotnose looking down at everyone because he wasn't acting. Then in adulthood he played the same asshole in "Con Air" and "Room 1488" or whatever number that was.

tl;dr, actors are whores, now just like they were during the age of Roman farces, maybe we should ban under-17s from watching any movies except cartoons.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 04:38 PM (88C+u)

72 >>>wait, wait, WHAT new trilogy?

it's "announced." they've "announced" a dozen Star Wars projects which were quietly scrapped.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:39 PM (1wjle)

73 What is the difference between shit and garbage? Yes; I know what it is in real life . I am not throwing my paper towels in the toilet or putting my poop
In the trash. I'm just not sure what it means in this context . Shit is deliberately screwing things up because of left wing slant ? , and garbage is just that they didn't even to try to make a compelling story, or what?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 04:18 PM (JrHfD)

as Ace said, its a joke, but there was in the past a vehicle for trashy movies for cheap consumption - a war movie, cowboys and indians, boy meets girl movies you could go to for low cost with basic plots, not offensive to most audiences and you could watch and spend an hour or so in air conditioning. Or send your kids to get them out of your hair for an hour or so.

Now every movie has 200 million spent on it, the writing is worse, and the studios curse the audience afterwards.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:39 PM (uhVAy)

74 it's "announced." they've "announced" a dozen Star Wars projects which were quietly scrapped.
==

oh, as per usual..

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:40 PM (AKptf)

75 wait, wait, WHAT new trilogy?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:37 PM (AKptf)

Yes. Star Wars sucks so much now that they announce a new trilogy and nobody cares. It makes no news.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 04:40 PM (/OKHJ)

76 Is it Paramount that's leaving California? It it still tangled up with dipshit DA's there? Seemed like they wanted some sort of "oversight" to whatever this company devolved into.

Or so I sort of remember.

Seemed like a shit show of mega proportions. And a company I'm glad I don't own stock in.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 04:41 PM (RORbl)

77
it's "announced." they've "announced" a dozen Star Wars projects which were quietly scrapped.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:39 PM (1wjle)

__________

Oh boy! If there's one thing we've been missing, it's more Star Wars/Trek schlock!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:41 PM (/4Apn)

78 What is the difference between shit and garbage? Yes; I know what it is in real life . I am not throwing my paper towels in the toilet or putting my poop
In the trash. I'm just not sure what it means in this context . Shit is deliberately screwing things up because of left wing slant ? , and garbage is just that they didn't even to try to make a compelling story, or what?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I think it's just ace riffing on the in-universe headline, "Spiderman: Threat or Menace?" where the publisher of the paper was sure Spidey was bad for the city. The question is meant to be about a distinction without a difference.

I assign myself three demerits for explaining the joke.

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 04:41 PM (VHUov)

79 There is a lot of squirrel activity behind my house. Also magpies. I'm becoming concerned.

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 04:41 PM (ZxPkt)

80 there's a reviewing channel called "Hard Cut" where they rate every movie on a "Rainbow Scale" for wokeness. They call most characters "cucks," which is accurate.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (1wjle)

81 Speaking of bombs, Howie Mandel's daughter is smarter than he is.

https://tinyurl.com/5ybn3bun

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (ndZc7)

82 Critical Drinker's take on the alleged new Star Wars trilogy

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wait, wait, WHAT new trilogy?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:37 PM (AKptf)

I haven't seen CD's take, but you can project from the other franchises' trajectories that this will either never be made or cost a ton but be written so terribly the project collapses.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (uhVAy)

83 They keep not releasing (Apple TV) The Savant. Its a charming show about a gal (Jessica Chastain) who works for the FBI. The gal is married to a black dude, of course. But she infiltrates white supremacy groups and bangs the dudes there.

The reasoning on why they haven't released this gem is because of all the left wing violence reality and also the person it is based on was the SPLC gal... who was banging a racist Chad and also embezzeling money.

Sigh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (zZu0s)

84 I've been reading some reviews for Tom Cruise's Digger. It's so bad that even the lefties think this eco-warrior movie is a stinker.

To bad, I generally like Tom Cruise movies.

Posted by: WisRich at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (G0vdT)

85

Somebody named J.J. Sefton left a comment at that Social Reckoning article.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)

86 Has anybody seen the Korean Movie Hope monster movie/Invasion movie the trailer looks damn good I might go see it this weekend.

https://tinyurl.com/5a2hau59

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (OyeJY)

87 >>>I assign myself three demerits for explaining the joke.

no you did a good job. I also explained it upthread.

It needs to be explained. A lot of people don't know the "threat or menace?" joke.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:43 PM (1wjle)

88 .....and a further three demerits for posting that after wandering away from my computer and not checking to see that sixteen other posters, including ace himself, said the same thing.

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 04:43 PM (VHUov)

89
James Gunn has always been a miserable commie cocksucker piece of shit. The James Gunn Writing Style was legitimately funny when it first came out from his days at Troma to Guardians of the Galaxy (which really needed Chris Pratt to drag the script's rotting corpse over the goal line). Everything after that has been a steaming pile of monkey crap.

The DVD extras for Slither had lots of behind the scenes Gunn cocksuckery where he gleefully expressed his contempt for the public at large and especially for anyone to the right of Leon Trotsky.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:44 PM (y9nCu)

90 Cusack.
That hairline. lol.
What's he working on there, an eight head?

Guys who get that much plastic surgery always end up looking like septuagenerian lesbians.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (BHTo4)

91 In fairness, I did think One Crazy Summer was a fun movie. The Bobcat Goldthwaite as Godzilla at the party scene was hilarious.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (U/s6V)

92 they've "announced" a dozen Star Wars projects which were quietly scrapped."

Hey, you know what would be great? A Star Wars based hotel!

It'd make so much money....

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (pfXMo)

93 There's a computer game where the alien UFOs come and do not make contact but the press still dubs them "The RAVAGERS"

lol. National Lampoon used the joke with UFOs. UFOs: THREAT OR MENACE?!
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:29 PM (1wjle)

One of my favorite old Lampoon covers was the "Crime" edition where there is a drawn image of someone tearing off the tag from a mattress to the horror of onlookers.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (uhVAy)

94 From Cosmic Book News

Poor Disney...

Disney is planning a restructuring of its television operation that is expected to result in hundreds of layoffs and the consolidation of divisions, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The report landed one day after a judge approved the Paramount-WBD merger, with the combined company, now officially named Skydance, set to close the deal on October 6.

A Paramount insider tells Cosmic Book News the timing is no accident

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (Sco7b)

95 By the numbers, massive failure and an assault on universal intelligence TV show known as The Acolyte cost as much to make as Nolan's The Odyssey filled with mega stars like Damon, Hathaway, and the rest.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (AKptf)

96 I liked green lantern comics as a child and then I saw that horrible movie with the gay skin-tight fake costume. Ruined the whole thing. Too gay.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 04:46 PM (VQ7/I)

97 It needs to be explained. A lot of people don't know the "threat or menace?" joke.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:43 PM (1wjle)

Spider Man (Tobey Maguire?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 04:46 PM (zZu0s)

98 And speaking of male pattern weirdness, Rod Dreher. His X profile pic makes him look like a homeless guy who tries to sell mayo sandwiches beneath an underpass.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 04:46 PM (BHTo4)

99 I haven't seen CD's take, but you can project from the other franchises' trajectories that this will either never be made or cost a ton but be written so terribly the project collapses.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (uhVAy)

they've been talking about a new trilogy since the last new trilogy

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:47 PM (AKptf)

100 I'd like to see a thriller that has the plot of someone going around murdering K-Pop "stars", and you don't find out until an after credits scene that the whole thing was a documentary.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 04:47 PM (dIske)

101 It needs to be explained. A lot of people don't know the "threat or menace?" joke.
Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:43 PM (1wjle)

Spider Man (Tobey Maguire?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 04:46 PM (zZu0s)

pretty sure it was in the old comics too. That certainly was old whats his names editorial position on Spidey.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:47 PM (uhVAy)

102 Has anybody seen the Korean Movie Hope monster movie/Invasion movie the trailer looks damn good I might go see it this weekend.

https://tinyurl.com/5a2hau59

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 04:42 PM (OyeJY)

Film Threat gives this a great review.

https://youtu.be/fJ3RzVRO-Ao

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (/OKHJ)

103 Late to the thread, but I have to say that the whole race-swapping thing just seems dated and forced. These people are like NPR, who always imagine it's 1955, or possibly 1855.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)

104
It would be nice if AI were to give us movies that were well-lit and bright, with snappy, articulate dialogue and wisecracking Girl Fridays.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (eRlcH)

105 Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 04:41 PM (VHUov

You don't have to award yourself demerits. I never saw that title to a Spider Man movie nor the movie itself . Someone has to be the designated slow kid at ASHQ . That's clearly me in regard to movies .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (59j7E)

106 J Jonah Jameson.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (zZu0s)

107 Problem with Ana is she only has one n.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (iLKq8)

108 Why anybody thought they needed to do a sequel of The Social Network is beyond me.

Everything you needed to know about Zuckerberg is in the first movie.
And while I thought it was a fine watch one time, I’ve never personally, nor known anybody else, to say “I’m dying to watch The Social Network again, it’s my favorite movie of all time. I hope they make a sequel or two!”

Never, literally, never happened except in an Aaron Sorkin’s pitch meeting.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:49 PM (6ydKt)

109 By the numbers, massive failure and an assault on universal intelligence TV show known as The Acolyte cost as much to make as Nolan's The Odyssey filled with mega stars like Damon, Hathaway, and the rest.
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:45 PM (AKptf)

I delegate watching that dreck to agents like the Drinker or Disparu. they are funnier.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:49 PM (uhVAy)

110 they've been talking about a new trilogy since the last new trilogy"

Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

111 69 Ace, Ethan Van Sciver adores Lanterns and argues that it portrays Hal Jordan in a positive light. It doesn't seem to matter what takes place in each episode.

Another conservative bad ass going squishy.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 02, 2026 04:38 PM (5yDGQ)

He has a financial stake in it, because if they use any characters he created he gets paid.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (OyeJY)

112 >>…or garbage?

Dumpster fire!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 04:51 PM (4KUe5)

113 Salazar is actually an open borders "Republican,"
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Is that like, legs wide shut?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:51 PM (iLKq8)

114 Cusack and Jocelyn Wildenstein apparently share the same surgeon.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 04:51 PM (rj6Yv)

115 Everything you needed to know about Zuckerberg is in the first movie.

And that movie was horseshit. Zuck had already met his Chinese waifu so was never the lonely nerd as portrayed in that movie. Maybe in high school he was, but the movie wasn't set then.
Reznor's soundtrack was fine, I guess.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 04:51 PM (88C+u)

116 Typical garbage coming out of polls.

Conley(D) beating Lawler (R) in NY-17 by two percentage points. MOE 5%. Says Emerson. Then they try to say that 10% of the people don’t know who Lawler is. No word on who they think Conley is, besides someone they helicoptered in for the election.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 04:51 PM (ScG/9)

117 they've been talking about a new trilogy since the last new trilogy"

Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

There were several supposed new trilogys. One was Ryan Johnson's one that never really started. There was at least one more rumored, then one where Daisy Ridley is supposed to be the megastar of the hour.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:52 PM (uhVAy)

118
Late to the thread, but I have to say that the whole race-swapping thing just seems dated and forced. These people are like NPR, who always imagine it's 1955, or possibly 1855.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)

Speaking of dated and forced...

I used to say that every filmmaker has at least one zombie film in them (hell, even Glenn Close has done a zombie film). What I should have said is that every filmmaker has at least one McCarthyism Hollywood Blacklist! movie in them.

Grow up, you douchebags.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (y9nCu)

119 107 Problem with Ana is she only has one n.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (iLKq

It is, since there was a rather attractive in the eyes actress named Anna Navaro in the late 50s to 60s who did a lot of guest roles on Westerns as a Mexican or Spanish lady.

She was absolutely gorgeous compared to her whalish current namesake.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)

120 I delegate watching that dreck to agents like the Drinker or Disparu. they are funnier.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:49 PM (uhVAy)

No one watched it, except the critics I think.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (AKptf)

121
Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

_________

Should have stopped at one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (eRlcH)

122 People ~ a year ago. Tom Cruise is the only one in Hollywood making movies people want to see.

People today. Tom Cruise is an idiot. What is this piece of garbage and what was he thinking.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ScG/9)

123 I watched One Crazy Summer last year or the year before. I remember nothing about it except the car jumping onto the ferry. And I might be misremembering even that.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 04:54 PM (88C+u)

124 Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

_________

Should have stopped at one.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (eRlcH)

yes, even Empire started ripping holes into the space time continuum of the first one.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:55 PM (uhVAy)

125 What has John Cusack done to his face?!

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Maybe he is going for the Joy Behar look ??

Here's the chart his plastic surgeon shows his patients when selecting their level of plastic surgery.

https://tinyurl.com/57xyds9n

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 04:55 PM (Riz8t)

126 54 Cusack looks like the guy who married Liza. Still think Grosse Point Blank and Say Anything were great movies. The rest of his stuff, meh at best
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Childhood stars in Hollyweird are often assaulted and molested which makes them nuts further down the road.

Wonder if Cusack was one of them. He used to require his sister get a part or Jeremy Piven, his other buddy from way back.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 04:55 PM (E4rtv)

127 96 I liked green lantern comics as a child and then I saw that horrible movie with the gay skin-tight fake costume. Ruined the whole thing. Too gay.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 04:46 PM (VQ7/I)

Ryan Reynolds playing Ryan Reynolds in every movie he does has gotten OLD, I just can't stand it anymore. I tried to watch Mayday and I kept screaming for him to SHUT up I gave up when they shot the blackbird down, and a Navy Pilot flying or copilot an Airforce plane is so damn dumb.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 04:55 PM (OyeJY)

128 It's October.
What rhymes with October?
Not sober.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 04:55 PM (2WIwB)

129 I'm sure it's been said.
Shit AND garbage.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at October 02, 2026 04:56 PM (faacb)

130 >>>He has a financial stake in it, because if they use any characters he created he gets paid.

oh yeah, right.

Well, he has a stake in the Green Lantern characters he created. I don't think the show includes any of those, but they could pop up if the show is green lit for another season.

but his characters are out-there and cosmic, and this show just seems to be some assholes moping around a white supremacist midwestern town (is there any other kind?)

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)

131 I used to say that every filmmaker has at least one zombie film in them (hell, even Glenn Close has done a zombie film). What I should have said is that every filmmaker has at least one McCarthyism Hollywood Blacklist! movie in them.

Grow up, you douchebags.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (y9nCu)

It's funny because Hollywood is more McCarthyite than anything McCarthy did to it then.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:56 PM (uhVAy)

132 Late to the thread, but I have to say that the whole race-swapping thing just seems dated and forced. These people are like NPR, who always imagine it's 1955, or possibly 1855.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t

My response when I see race-swapping is to feel bad for the blacks since they can't apparently create crap aside from Tyler Perry.

I denounce myself.

I am sick of all the white girls with black guys. Especially kids shows. We can AI out their OJ fantasies one day.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

133 Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling are twins, yes ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (AKptf)

134 Not sure I want to sniff around enough to figure it out. Haven't watched a new movie other than Interstellar in years.
youtube.com/watch?v=h30MPb62eXE

Posted by: Don in SoCo at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (mvxrb)

135
they've been talking about a new trilogy since the last new trilogy"

Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

There are 2 Star Wars movies... and a 2 hour commercial for Star Wars-themed Beanie Babies.

On the other hand, that 2 hour commercial gave us ace, so I guess it's okay.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (y9nCu)

136 To bad, I generally like Tom Cruise movies.
Posted by: WisRich

I read Tom saw it as Oscar bait. He's bending the knee for this meaningless award. I didn't think much of him before, but now I think less of him. And Xenu.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (l26NL)

137 Rocktober!!

Posted by: Colorado Rockies fans (one year) at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (88C+u)

138 Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

lol. That was it for that movie. We never turned it on again.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (iETvL)

139 OT - but good enough for FlyDubai, apparently.

The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ
·
50m
Exclusive: The FlyDubai copilot who stabbed his captain had been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he held radical ideological views

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (kX27y)

140 120 I delegate watching that dreck to agents like the Drinker or Disparu. they are funnier.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:49 PM (uhVAy)

Same.
I have zero FOMO after watching Disparu tear these shows/movies a new one scene by scene.

There really is very few, if any, new things I want to see from Hollywood right now, even if I’m sorta interested in it, like the new Cliff Booth movie that I will not pay Netflix to see.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:58 PM (6ydKt)

141 People today. Tom Cruise is an idiot. What is this piece of garbage and what was he thinking.
Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ScG/9)

It's a shame he really loves film making and he tried to do something Different

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 04:58 PM (OyeJY)

142 133 Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling are twins, yes ?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (AKptf)
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Funny. I get them confused frequently.

Posted by: WisRich at October 02, 2026 04:58 PM (G0vdT)

143 98 And speaking of male pattern weirdness, Rod Dreher. His X profile pic makes him look like a homeless guy who tries to sell mayo sandwiches beneath an underpass.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket

He has self admitted mental problems and is back from the crunchy con era of NR. Veered all over the place including moving to Budapest and converting to Orthodox after stints in other religions at last notice by me. Have no idea what he is doing now or why but he seems driven by fear, doubt, and depression.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 04:58 PM (E4rtv)

144 John Cusack, elderly lesbian - who knew??
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (Gqar

Heh. That did not take long. And accurate, too!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:58 PM (n2qDf)

145 142 133 Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling are twins, yes ?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (AKptf)
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Funny. I get them confused frequently.
Posted by: WisRich

To misquote the Fixx, "they have blank faces that irritate."

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (E4rtv)

146 Is there period of time where facial plastic surgery actually looks good? Seriously, what's the shelf life? Because I look at Courtney Cox, Megan Fox, Meg Ryan and the rest, and all I see is women wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

147 Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

lol. That was it for that movie. We never turned it on again.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (iETvL)

Spain, usually. Their army rented out tanks for movies.

And it wasn't just WWII vets. I'm not a super mech purist but I can spot an M60 or whatever it was when I see what. No wonder the Germans ran wild with tanks from the future!

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (uhVAy)

148 Geez, dude. Tell me something I don't know.

Real America's Voice (RAV)
@RealAmVoice
Charles Barkley Says Democrats Are Spewing “Some of the Stupidest Sh*t I've Ever Heard”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (ndZc7)

149 144 John Cusack, elderly lesbian - who knew??
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (Gqar

Heh. That did not take long. And accurate, too!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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He can star as Alice the maid in a remake of the Brady Troon Bunch.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (E4rtv)

150 He has a financial stake in it, because if they use any characters he created he gets paid.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

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That's a good point. But he would get a royalty check regardless of his loving or hating the show.

If it's an attempt to ingratiate himself, so that one of his characters is included in Season 2, it's a bad look.

And they'll avoid his creations if at all possible because he's a white supremacist or something.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (5yDGQ)

151 Green lantern?
Wasn't that with Brian Reynolds?

/
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (pfXMo)

Green Lantern, Flash, and Aquaman were the lamest superheroes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (n2qDf)

152 OT - but good enough for FlyDubai, apparently.
Posted by: beckster

Loomer, who is "crazy" because she is right too early too often, is asking what this means for the "Abraham Accords" if UAE is going to just outsource their jihad to countries not in the Accords.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (88C+u)

153 I always mix up Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling.

Also Gary Cooper and Cary Grant for some reason.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (/OKHJ)

154 If Cusack had stayed off Twitter he’d be in a different position right now, probably.

He went on Twitter early, like 2008 or ‘9.
Immediately went full progtard and still occasionally throws hissy fits on X.

Social media has ruined celebrities as much as it has the normies.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

155 There's a show called 'Heated Rivalry' the press talks about a lot.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 105 years old - puppy at heart at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Sco7b)

156 Exclusive: The FlyDubai copilot who stabbed his captain had been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he held radical ideological views
Posted by: beckster

Good job, UAE.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (jJdaW)

157 Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

Eh, most people don't know the difference. In Patton the Americans used M46 and M47 Pattons and the Germans used M48 Pattons. It was still a great movie.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Riz8t)

158 138 Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

lol. That was it for that movie. We never turned it on again.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (iETvL)
_____________________

Piss poor in the historical department, but the cameos are kind of cool. Bronson especially. Plus, big Robert Shaw fan.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)

159 147 Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

lol. That was it for that movie. We never turned it on again.
Posted by: Marcus T

"Battleground" is the film you want. A lot of those guys in that movie are actual WWII vets and the script was written by a vet in the 101 who was there fighting.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:01 PM (E4rtv)

160 Eh, most people don't know the difference. In Patton the Americans used M46 and M47 Pattons and the Germans used M48 Pattons. It was still a great movie.
Posted by: Archimedes a

There is a metaphor there--Patton versus Patton.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:02 PM (E4rtv)

161 Battle Of The Bulge was filmed in Spain
they left out the part about all the snow
Cool song though, "Panzerlied"

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 05:02 PM (ZxPkt)

162 Charles Barkley Says Democrats Are Spewing “Some of the Stupidest Sh*t I've Ever Heard”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie?

He also said Trump made it okay to be racist and hate on women. Barkley's a chump.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 05:03 PM (l26NL)

163 Ahh yes. The Rhineland Palm. Beautiful foliage. The Norwegian Blue Parrot would fly south for the winters.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 05:03 PM (88C+u)

164 154 If Cusack had stayed off Twitter he’d be in a different position right now, probably.

He went on Twitter early, like 2008 or ‘9.
Immediately went full progtard and still occasionally throws hissy fits on X.

Social media has ruined celebrities as much as it has the normies.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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He was nuts before then. Interviews around Grosse Point Blank and his other forgettable 90's movies indicated that. That is why I suspect he was molested by people around him as a teen or he has a bad substance abuse problem.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)

165 Is there period of time where facial plastic surgery actually looks good? Seriously, what's the shelf life? Because I look at Courtney Cox, Megan Fox, Meg Ryan and the rest, and all I see is women wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

In theory it might look better a little while out of the surgeon. But the "edit" was made to your face at age 25 or 30, and the face under it just keeps on changing. Guys are kinda wired to be able to rewind natural aging in women and imagine the fresh face of youth...but that blows up when you start cutting and inserting caulk in there.

Save it for those with real damage, please.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:04 PM (uhVAy)

166 The Longest Day is good but it’s the longest movie.

Loved Patton and Tora Tora Tora
Hated Midway and MacArthur.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

167 Mike Rogers (R, MI) recently grew some balls and has released this message:
tinyurl.com/dun5nnjp

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 05:06 PM (88C+u)

168 156 Exclusive: The FlyDubai copilot who stabbed his captain had been banned from flying by Oman over concerns he held radical ideological views
Posted by: beckster

Good job, UAE.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

I think it was a conspiracy as the flight had all male flight attendants, one apparently tried to keep the Israelis out of the cockpit and they wanted the terrorist released as not being a threat to anyone on board. Israelis said Eff that and held him until they landed. The flight was moved from Terminals from one with stricter security to one with less, and the people assigning the flight for Dubai Air were not supposed to assign that Omani pilot to any flight going to Israel. In fact, the airlines lied and said it was a Russian/Ukrainian pilot and copilot.

Jihadi conspiracy and likely Iranian involvement/encouragement is my guess.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:07 PM (E4rtv)

169 Embrace the power of both shit and garbage!

Posted by: Martin Tell at October 02, 2026 05:07 PM (sFNX2)

170 What did Cusack even tell his surgeon he was going for, half a testicle and muppet hair?

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 05:08 PM (BHTo4)

171 He was nuts before then. Interviews around Grosse Point Blank and his other forgettable 90's movies indicated that. That is why I suspect he was molested by people around him as a teen or he has a bad substance abuse problem.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)
________________

Probably a good bet....he was a number of movies with the two Coreys. The Lost Boys being one of them, and we know how their lives were.

Cusack is a tool when it comes to politics. I remember him whining about Bernie not going far enough.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:08 PM (dIske)

172 He was nuts before then. Interviews around Grosse Point Blank and his other forgettable 90's movies indicated that. That is why I suspect he was molested by people around him as a teen or he has a bad substance abuse problem.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)

80s - 90s Hollywood brat/star.

There’s like a 95% chance he’s an alcoholic cocaine addict.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)

173
Worst movie ever made was The Battle of the Bulge. I remember the WWII vets in my family throwing shit at the tv and cursing. “that’s not a German tank”. Where the hell did they film this there were just palm trees in the background.

lol. That was it for that movie. We never turned it on again.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 04:57 PM (iETvL)

To be fair, no one other than Brian Hutton in the 60s-70s was making WWII films with even semi-accurate military vehicles because most filmmakers would basically go into Spain or Yugoslavia and rent vehicles from the military, slap a new paint job on them and call 'em Panzers. And Hutton only gets a step above because of the relatively believable Tiger mockup kits attached to the T34s in Kelly's Heroes. I mean, he also had a Bell 47 helo operated by the Nazis in Where Eagles Dare, so it's kind of a wash.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 05:08 PM (y9nCu)

174 Jim Caviezel GHOST SOLDIER looks really good and I know what I am getting

Godzilla Zero getting an R rating, man I think it's gonna be good

THE FIX Zachary Levi and Liam Neeson play CIA operatives, Neeson plays a retired CIA who has alzheimer's and Levi go's to visit his old friend and Neeson thinks he is someone else from the CIA and tells him he has to makes sure that the Money or Gold has to be safe from the Iranian Revolutionaries because he thinks he's in the 1980s so Levi puts a team together to steal what was hidden. sounds good, I like the actors in the movie Wes Chatham (Amos) from the expanse is in it. so I will give it a watch

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 05:09 PM (OyeJY)

175 166 The Longest Day is good but it’s the longest movie.

Cornelius Ryan was an excellent reporter and his book on which the movie is based is one of the best immediate overview takes on the whole operation (but before Enigma was revealed as being broken). Lots of direct interviews and yes, the pilot crashing into a farmyard and saying shush happened.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:09 PM (E4rtv)

176 I’m not a tanker. But I was brought up around a lot of army infantry. I could tell the difference very early. In the movie the tell was that both sides were using the same tanks. lol.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:09 PM (XmYaM)

177 GREEN LANTERN IS NOT BLACK ENOUGH said nobody ever.

Clown World people. We were born in the wrong timeline it appears.

Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 05:10 PM (SwyyQ)

178 Faling asleep, been up since 2:30

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:10 PM (Ia/+0)

179 Baltimore Rock Opera Society fires white executive director for wearing cornrows to Burning Man

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Sounds like just cause to me.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 05:10 PM (ndZc7)

180 170 What did Cusack even tell his surgeon he was going for, half a testicle and muppet hair?
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 05:08 PM (BHTo4)

He pulled out a still from the woman getting her face stretched out in the movie Brasil and said: “This. I want this,”

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:10 PM (6ydKt)

181 WTF is a rock opera society?

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 05:11 PM (/OKHJ)

182 Save it for those with real damage, please.
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:04 PM (uhVAy)

___________

YES!! I was thinking the same thing. The vanity attached to "recreational" use of plastic surgery is off the charts....

With the outlier being Jennifer Grey...who had most of her nose lopped off, and no one recognized her. The irony being that she could no longer get parts, because be looking better, but totally different.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:11 PM (dIske)

183 Okay, here's my hot take: Green Lantern was never good, and it certainly was never one of DC's "most beloved" characters.

Prior to Crisis '86, Hal/Green Lantern was a nonentity, a character without any real distinct personality, history or relationships. Despite all that PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWAAAHH he mostly caught bank robbers because that's all the writers could think of (_[D]etective_ [C]omics, remember). Sales declined in the 70s and DC started throwing anything against the wall to see what would stick - the year in exile, teaming up with Green Lantern, and then the disastrous Hard Travellin' Heroes (aka "Relevance") storyline that killed the book.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 02, 2026 05:11 PM (LgYtf)

184 181 WTF is a rock opera society?
Posted by: Mark1971

Queen circa 1977... maybe?

Posted by: 88C+u might also suggest Yes at October 02, 2026 05:12 PM (88C+u)

185
Jihadi conspiracy and likely Iranian involvement/encouragement is my guess.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:07 PM (E4rtv)

One of the heroes also said that they didn't trust any of the stewards and assigned 2 passengers to each one to watch them.

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 05:12 PM (kX27y)

186 The Blade's F5 key is the victim of rape and incest.

Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 05:12 PM (SwyyQ)

187 Probably a good bet....he was a number of movies with the two Coreys. The Lost Boys being one of them, and we know how their lives were.

Cusack is a tool when it comes to politics. I remember him whining about Bernie not going far enough.
Posted by: Orson

Never had the supposed obligatory romances with other Hollyweird stars either and I don't think much if any of his personal relationships with women if he has any are out there.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (E4rtv)

188 Faling asleep, been up since 2:30
Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:10 PM (Ia/+0)

you are not driving, I trust ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (AKptf)

189 Nood, y'all.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (hzuYO)

190 Cornelius Ryan was an excellent reporter and his book on which the movie is based is one of the best immediate overview takes on the whole operation (but before Enigma was revealed as being broken). Lots of direct interviews and yes, the pilot crashing into a farmyard and saying shush happened.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:09 PM (E4rtv)

The most memorable part of that film for me is the Airborne trooper whose stuck hanging off a church steeple by his hung-up parachute while there’s a squad of Germans beneath him.

Really well done, suspenseful, scene.
Especially to somebody, like me, who did not know the story.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

191 Ain't no one blacker than Wesley Snipes. White people love Blade.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (KC5Lt)

192 Barbara Streisand never got a nose job because doctors told her that giant honker acted as a resonator for her singing voice, and they could not guarantee she would sound the same after the surgery.

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (ZxPkt)

193 You’re gonna like Ghost Soldier. Lots of action and gear/weapon porn. The plots a little worn. But movies are an escape- right?

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 05:14 PM (XmYaM)

194 Green Lantern, Flash, and Aquaman were the lamest superheroes"

Aquaman sucks.

/TBBT

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 05:15 PM (pfXMo)

195 Good news, everyone! Well, unless you're Jewish.

Breitbart News
@BreitbartNews
Iran’s IRGC Terrorists to Americans: When We Say ‘Death to America,’ We Don’t Mean You

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 05:15 PM (ndZc7)

196
With the outlier being Jennifer Grey...who had most of her nose lopped off, and no one recognized her. The irony being that she could no longer get parts, because be looking better, but totally different.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:11 PM (dIske)

One of the few women who visibly had work done and it actually looked good. Made her look like every other attractive but generic actress in Hollywood though.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 05:15 PM (y9nCu)

197 April 9 movie about Germany invasion of Denmark in the first hours of the invasion and you follow a Bicycle company into battle, pretty good and you see how ill prepared they were

Battle for Oslo about a Fortress that fired on the Germans and how he was treated by the Government for his actions that day

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 02, 2026 05:16 PM (OyeJY)

198 Hollywood adjacent
Watched Young Washington on dvd

I enjoyed it
I wish there was a tv series

Posted by: vmom deport deport stab deport at October 02, 2026 05:17 PM (Ydd86)

199 YES!! I was thinking the same thing. The vanity attached to "recreational" use of plastic surgery is off the charts....

With the outlier being Jennifer Grey...who had most of her nose lopped off, and no one recognized her. The irony being that she could no longer get parts, because be looking better, but totally different.
Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 05:11 PM (dIske)

there is some horror in China where whatever trash they put in the face starts swelling and moving and growing

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (uhVAy)

200 Which Americans then?
South Americans maybe?

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (Ia/+0)

201 The only reason anyone knows about, much less "loves" Green Lantern is the Emerald Dawn/Emerald Twilight/Rebirth/The Spectre/Parallax/constant *fuckery* that DC has been doing with the character since 1986. The Emerald Dawn GL is a douchebag fratboy even after he gets the ring (to be fair, Ryan Reynolds nailed this version of the character) and was so unpopular he was replaced by a graphic artist named Mary Sue -er, Kyle Rayner.

Part of the reason DC has been doing this repeatedly is that Hal never had a character or an arc or an origin or anything that made him stand out, so they can do whatever they like to him without upsetting loyal fans. There aren't any.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 02, 2026 05:18 PM (LgYtf)

202
Never had the supposed obligatory romances with other Hollyweird stars either and I don't think much if any of his personal relationships with women if he has any are out there.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:13 PM (E4rtv)

I think he was banging Minnie Driver during Grosse Pointe Blank. She did the same thing with Matt Damon during Good Will Hunting.

I wonder if he screamed out MATT DAMON!! when he was pumping her, doggy style....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 05:19 PM (y9nCu)

203 Can’t blame Ms. Grey, her worst feature was that huge honker.
But she really wasn’t getting a lot of work even after Dirty Dancing so the nosejob might have been an attempt to get more work.

She’ll always be Ferris’ jealous big sister to me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)

204 121
Wait a sec... there's more than 3 Star Wars movies?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 04:50 PM (pfXMo)

_________

Should have stopped at one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 04:53 PM (eRlcH)

Exactly right. There is exactly one Star Wars movie, and it doesn't have an episode title.

Posted by: goozer at October 02, 2026 05:24 PM (NGnFK)

205
John Cusack told his surgeon "Make me look like my sister!"

He and sister, Joan Cusack, will be starring in a new rest home version of "The Parent Trap".

So, he's got that going for him.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 05:27 PM (YSUhf)

206 The most memorable part of that film for me is the Airborne trooper whose stuck hanging off a church steeple by his hung-up parachute while there’s a squad of Germans beneath him.

Really well done, suspenseful, scene.
Especially to somebody, like me, who did not know the story.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Really happened, Cornelius tracked down that soldier (he survived WWII) and he is actually the source of a lot of the information of how that battle developed.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 05:28 PM (E4rtv)

207 I saw Cusack once in real life and he was more handsome than on screen. And he looked great in Hot Tub......so distressing when these handsome men ruin their looks.

Posted by: Noble9 at October 02, 2026 05:33 PM (Sd7xZ)

208 Last weekend I bought DC's straight-to-video animated movie "Knightfall." I would love to see some actual numbers of how that project compares to the 'real' movies like "Supergirl." For that matter, I'd love for Knightfall to have gotten a theatrical release, just to see how it could compare to the rest of the garbage that infests the big screen. I mean, Knightfall has some serious name-recognition among comic fans, so it probably would have stood a decent chance of making a mark...

Posted by: Castle Guy at October 02, 2026 10:03 PM (3v7ra)

RFKJr. Exposes More Billions in Medical Fraud

KanekoaTheGreat
@KanekoaTheGreat
NEW: RFK Jr. says Medicare spending on wound care patches exploded from $200 million in 2019 to $14 billion last year: "It's all stolen."
Bad actors billed Medicare billions by slapping the most expensive skin grafts on elderly and dying patients who didn't need them.
"The doctors who prescribed them would get 6% of the sales cost. And so, they were incentivized to prescribe more expensive products. In Europe, they spend 35 cents a cubic inch. We were spending $135, and that went up to $2,000 a cubic inch."
"So 2019, we were paying $200 million. Last year we spent 14 billion. All stolen. It's all stolen. And we were on track to spend 23 billion this year."
"We put an end to it, and we now have driven that cost down to somewhere around a billion dollars."
In one Arizona case, the owners of two wound care companies pleaded guilty to more than $1.2 billion in fraudulent claims. Medicare paid over $1 million per patient for grafts slapped on elderly patients who didn't need them, many of them dying in hospice.
In June, DOJ charged 11 more defendants over more than $2 billion in allograft claims, including a company accused of issuing sham invoices to inflate what Medicare paid.
It feels like every week I learn a new way people were ripping off taxpayers for billions.

Video below the fold.

Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud.

They got so many obviously-fraudulent applications that even fraud-happy Minnesota had to halt the program.

It's estimated that three-quarters of the applications are fraudulent.

The welfare was for businesses who were "harmed" by ICE operations in Minnesota, due to illegal aliens not showing up for work or illegal aliens not patronizing restaurants.

Hennepin County shut down a small business grant program after apparently fraudulent applications raised concerns, with $1.5 million in public money left in the fund.
The county said fraudulent applications plagued the recovery program, which was meant to help offset local business losses during Operation Metro Surge. County leaders repurposed the remaining $1.5 million into what they described as a lower-risk program with wide-ranging support such as business consulting for new entrepreneurs.
Two successes came out of the now-ended fund, according to the county: no tax money actually went to fraudsters and legitimate businesses did receive help.

Um, no. You stopped the obvious fraud. Plenty of more skillful fraudsters got paid.

...
Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde said 82 legitimate businesses received help, but the county got about 300 applications and shut down the $2 million program after giving out $500,000.

218 out of 300 applications were "obviously fabricated."

Commissioner Lunde said the county and a nonprofit helping to review grant applications found a significant number with red flags for fraud.
"As we dug deeper in, and we started to see patterns, and those patterns were not -- they were fraudulent patterns," Lunde said.

Note that the only reason these fraudsters were caught is because they copy pasted repetitive applications for a large number of fake businesses. That's the "patterns" the commissioner euphemizes above.

Also, the only verification they bothered doing was going to the addresses of the "businesses" to make sure they even existed. Three quarters of them did not.

But of the businesses that did exist -- how many actually suffered thousand dollar "losses" due to illegal aliens not coming to work or eating in their restaurants? They didn't bother to even check that.

Actual Justice Warrior has more, including video of local news coverage. Lord knows you won't see national media outlets cover it.

Trump boasts he'll be sending out $500 refund checks to people overcharged for Obamacare.

The real refunds need to go to independent workers who pay for their own insurance, but who are forced to subsidize the unhealthiest of all people getting insurance through Obamacare.

President Donald Trump is set on Sept. 30 to start sending $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans his administration says were overcharged through the Affordable Care Act's federal exchange for buying health insurance.
Treasury Department checks, along with letters signed by Trump notifying recipients, will begin going out to more than 950,000 Americans across 30 states, according to an administration official.
"For years, the Biden administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare.gov," Trump says in the letter, which was viewed by USA TODAY. "That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now I'm returning it to you!"
Trump announced the $500 Obamacare refund checks on Sept. 10 in a video posted by the White House that coincided with the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. The money is separate from a controversial $5,000 dividend Trump has vowed to distribute to all Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress after the November midterm election.
The White House has said the Biden administration collected user fees from health insurance companies that consumers paid for in the form of higher premiums ‒ and that the premiums exceeded what was needed to run the exchange. The Trump administration has accused the Biden administration of sitting on the surplus of money.
The checks, issued five weeks before the November midterm election, come as Americans' anxieties over high costs and affordability pose major political liabilities for Trump and Republicans as they look to hold on to power in Congress.
"You have paid into this flawed System, and now you are finally getting something back," Trump says in the letter.

In news that would make RFKJr. happy: McDonald's is spending $8.5 billion to change its menu to be healthier -- more protein in meals.

The fast-food chain is exploring higher-protein menu options and different portion sizes, as customers increasingly look for meals that will satisfy them without leaving them feeling like they need to unbutton their jeans.
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The menu rethink is part of a much bigger makeover. McDonald's plans to spend roughly $8.5 billion to support franchisees over the next decade. The money will go toward modernizing restaurants, improving operations and helping franchisees win customers.
The plan did not impress Wall Street, with shares falling 6% in afternoon trading after the spending was announced.
Part of that shift comes as Americans are putting more money and attention toward wellness. GLP-1 use is one piece of that change. About 11% of U.S. adults said they were using a GLP-1 medication for weight loss in 2026, up from just 3% in 2024, according to Gallup.
The U.S. wellness economy reached roughly $2.1 trillion in 2024, making it the largest wellness market in the world, according to the Global Wellness Institute.
That focus is increasingly showing up in how some consumers order fast food, too. McDonald's is placing a sizable bet on getting customers through the doors more often at a time when its rivals are making their own expensive plans.
Burger King, for example, has committed up to $700 million through 2028 to its "Reclaim the Flame" turnaround plan, which includes restaurant remodels, new technology, kitchen equipment and other upgrades. Those efforts appear to be gaining traction as Burger King U.S. reported comparable-sales growth of 8.5% in the second quarter of 2026.
...
Now the company is looking for ways to stretch business even further. It plans to explore more flexibility on the beef side, including different portion sizes and menu options.
"We're looking to add more choice in beef for those seeking more flexibility in portion sizes, for example, a burger bowl," Jill McDonald, McDonald's executive vice president and global chief restaurant experience officer, said during the meeting.

You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?

But that's not their real plan. Their real plan is to make Quarter Pounders entirely out of 10 karat gold.

Gold has no calories. Look it up.

The fast-food giant is giving away a miniature Quarter Pounder made from a quarter pound of 10-karat gold as part of its 2026 Monopoly Golden Edition promotion in Canada.
According to Access Winnipeg, the unusual collectible has an estimated value of C$20,000, which works out to roughly $15,000 USD.
Unlike the restaurant's usual signature burger, there is no need to add cheese or a side of fries.
McDonald's official promotion website confirms that the prize is crafted from a quarter pound of 10-karat gold and comes with an appraisal.

So now that this is a Health Gains thread:

Does apple cider vinegar help with gastric reflux?

"Most of the research on apple cider vinegar is about blood sugar and weight. For digestive symptoms, I am not aware of a single well-designed human trial showing it helps reflux, bloating, gas, or the gut microbiome," says gastroenterologist Sameer Berry, MD, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City and the chief medical officer of Oshi Health, which provides multidisciplinary gastrointestinal (GI) healthcare.
Acid reflux, when acid from your stomach moves up into the esophagus and throat, is common: Research has found that 2 in 5 Americans experience it weekly. Some people with the condition rely upon anecdotal evidence that ACV can tame uncomfortable symptoms like heartburn and indigestion.

I'm one of them. When I get reflux, which I get if I eat carbs or something that disagrees with me within two hours of bedtime, if I drink a tablespoon of ACV in a glass of water, the reflux goes away in 20 minutes.

Years ago someone claimed that reflux is not caused by too much acid, as you might think, but too little acid, where your stomach never finishes digesting a meal so it just hangs around in your gut. Apple cider vinegar gets the last meal fully digested.

Or maybe it just sends a signal to the stomach that, as it has a lot of acid in it, it's time to turn off the acid taps.

I don't know. But it works for me, much better than antacids ever did.

The online claims aren't backed by research though, says Dr. Berry. "There is absolutely no evidence in human trials that ACV does anything for acid reflux," he says, adding that for reflux, "I don't recommend it."
ACV may also make chronic reflux, known as gastroesophageal reflux disease, symptoms worse because it is acidic, says Simon Mathews, MD, a Baltimore-based gastroenterologist and spokesperson for the American Gastroenterological Association, where he chairs the Committee for GI Innovation and Technology. "An inflamed esophagus doesn't benefit from an increased acid load," Dr. Mathews says.

Maybe. All I can say is that it works for me, every time.

Vinegar is bad for your teeth so you need to brush your teeth after drinking it. Because I don't want to be bothered with that in the middle of the night, I take apple cider vinegar pills when I get woken up with reflux. They're cheap and available on Amazon (and pretty much any drug or nutrition store.

By the way: A commenter recommended nicotine lozenges over gum. I knew about lozenges, but never tried them until he recommended them. Thanks -- it's how I take nicotine now. Costco sells a big box of them, 270 lozenges, for $45. Pretty cheap.

"If you enjoy the taste and if you feel better on it, it's totally safe to use. If your reflux gets worse with it, then I would absolutely stop," he says.

Well of course. But it's worth a try, I think.

Here's seven supplements you should take if, unlike me, you're over 40.

To spare you having to read, here are the seven: Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Omega 3s, Probiotics. Potassium's hard to get in a supplement because the little pills they sell have 3% of the RDA of potassium. You have to take -- let me run the calculations -- ten just to get 30% of the RDA. You could, however, get Potassium Chloride, which people cutting salt use as a salt substitute. But I'd be cautious. I have to assume they strictly limit the amount of potassium in each pill for a reason.

A special message about addiction for Jack Straw.

Anyone have any health gains to report?

I have a semi-gain. I got serious about staying Keto for the first time in years. I've been in keto almost every day, at least just a little. (I check my urine.)

But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this? Is there a fix to kick-start actual fat-burning? (You don't have to mention the "fat fast," I know about that.)

NEW: RFK Jr. says Medicare spending on wound care patches exploded from $200 million in 2019 to $14 billion last year: "It's all stolen."

Bad actors billed Medicare billions by slapping the most expensive skin grafts on elderly and dying patients who didn't need them.

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Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:10 PM

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1 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)

2 i noodled

Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (CWTWj)

3 I'll tell you who has been quiet this election season.

The SPLC.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)

4 "It feels like every week I learn a new way people were ripping off taxpayers for billions."
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I'm still waiting for my cut of the fraud...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (FZ29D)

5 Ace,

Have you tried one of the "isn't fasting but acts like it" diets? I keep seeing Dr. Patrick mention this but have been too lazy to look it up.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (K40fF)

6 If 1% of this went back to the Democrats through donations...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (42WUB)

7 Ace put up a heck of a Café last night.

If you didn't have an opportunity to peruse it, may I invite you to do so?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (0sNs1)

8 No, not in the great state of Scammesota!!

I shannot believe it.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM (Fi81e)

9 Elderly patients never saw the patches. Even when they needed to.

But hey, suckers like me keep paying the freight.

Say, any of those billions available to cover some of my elderly parents' medical bills that I'm covering?

Beuller?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (pfXMo)

10 AND, ActBlue set donation records in the first two quarters of 2026, and are on the path to the same in the 3rd quarter. YOU CANNOT convince me that this particular fraud is not connected intimately to the "unreportable" donations setting records at orgs like ActBlue.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (dIske)

11 No, not in the great state of Scammesota!!
I shannot believe it.
Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM

There is iron oxide in the words of Axeman for everyone to see.

Posted by: Ten Bears Walz at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (0sNs1)

12 who has been quiet this election season. The SPLC.
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)

I dunno. Heidi Beinrich is quite the screamer!

Posted by: Hans Hogschtuppenleiter at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (88C+u)

13 All fast food restaurants are under pressure and some of them might not make it.

The FF industry never really bounced back after covid. The customers didn't come back. The FF franchises got socked with much higher operating costs due to Biden's inflation, insane minimum wage requirements, and higher insurance, rent, etc.

Plus, getting rid of 3 million illegals hurt both them both on their employment side and the customer side.

I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.

FF is a contracting industry.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

14 retatrutide / tirzepatide

for weight loss! Ret is the real deal. I don't use any of these tho, just being a spaz keeps me thin

I take creatine/collagen/and a "greens" mix that includes fiber every morning, like mixed into a big glass of water. and that's it! feeling really good actually

since cold/flu season is coming, I'm going to add arabinogalactin powder (a probiotic that boosts immunity) to my powder mix.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (j+aD2)

15
If you need Potassium, just eat a banana.

They're loaded with that stuff.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (YSUhf)

16 Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud.

And Boy Howdy, are they showing some incentive !!!

Posted by: Adriane the Logical Progresion of Things Critic. . . at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (3ZUWJ)

17 Is ANY government program not being ripped off? All those politicians and wealthy public servants, what is it they do again?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (l26NL)

18 No wonder Healthcare is so sky high, looting the Republic

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (Ia/+0)

19 13 Plus, getting rid of at least 3.3 million illegals hurt both them both on their employment side and the customer side.

I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.

FF is a contracting industry.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)

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Suggested edit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (42WUB)

20
Black Orchid,

What's your "greens mix"?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (YSUhf)

21 But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:10 PM

Oh yes! The only difference has been less exercise, caused by injury. But I have never seen anything about Keto + Exercise, so...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (k5CNB)

22 >>>Have you tried one of the "isn't fasting but acts like it" diets? I keep seeing Dr. Patrick mention this but have been too lazy to look it up.

yes, I've tried it. It's the protein-sparing fasting-mimicking diet, where you eat 500 calories if a woman or 600 if a man with a strong tilt towards protein. Supposedly it mimicks most of the benefits of fasting while giving you enough protein that you don't burn it to make glucose.

The problem is that it's pretty easy just to slop over that 600 calories.

But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)

23
Shut down programs, plug up leaks, spin them plates. Fraudsters aren't bonded to any particular program; they're fraudulent to the core, and they move faster than you.

I've said before, look at them in videos when they're confronted. Their facial expressions and body language alone tell you they're never going to stop. They're going to roll and find their next fraud.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (mmrXZ)

24 22 The problem is that it's pretty easy just to slop over that 600 calories.

But yeah I've tried it. I did a fake fast a few months ago where I was basically doing the PSFM diet because I would eat bites of cheese here and there. It does wind up producing about the same keto effects as a true fast.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1wjle)

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Hard boiled eggs.

Cottage cheese.

It's really all you need in life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (42WUB)

25 Ridiculous. If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid. The only way to know what you need, if anything at all , is by having a blood test.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (10NPz)

26 I suspect a large part of the skin graft fraud was with the eager participation of the skin graft makers. In other words, there were very few skin grafts sold in the scam. Just fake invoices for fake products and everyone just whacked up the dirty money.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)

27 Apple cider vinegar is great for burns. Even if you're already getting a blister it will vanish if you keep a vinegar poultice on the burn (keep adding more vinegar). Do that for 30 minutes or so. It takes away the pain after a few minutes, too. The last thing you want to put on a burn is butter.

Posted by: JuJuBee at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (YSQQv)

28
I take the 7 recommended supplements, buuuuut I figured that out myself years and years ago by thinking a bit and doing some reading.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (YSUhf)

29 Black Orchid,

What's your "greens mix"?

hang on let me check name. they're sleeves of powdered veggies and stuff from Costco

Organic Supergreens from Zena

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (j+aD2)

30 Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)

31 How did the Democrats take in $833M via ActBlue in the 3rd quarter?

Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?

Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)

32 When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.

Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)

33 All fast food restaurants are under pressure and some of them might not make it."

Birth rates from 2008 might have a bit to do with that as well...ya know, like kolledges...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:25 PM (pfXMo)

34 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/
2105817941132353547

"@EricLDaugh
·
18h
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: “Minnesota men” Hassan Hussein and Ahmed Mohamed have PLEADED GUILTY to defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, per DOJ

TYPICAL “MINNESOTA” NAME 😠

They ran “Pristine Health LLC” and billed Medicaid more than $820K, with DOJ saying they stole over $500K by submitting claims for services that were NEVER PROVIDED

They each pleaded guilty to wire fraud and face up to 20 YEARS in prison.

The fraud busting is firing on all fronts. DEPORT THE PIRATES"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:25 PM (42WUB)

35
The amount of fraud is staggering. Musk was right.

Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OkYzo)

36 ACV is very effective for any itching or bug bites.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (10NPz)

37 I rarely go out to dinner any more. I cook myself. It's cheaper, easier, and much better.

We went out to eat only twice in Iceland, both to very highly rated restaurants. Where they good? Yes. One was very good.

But was it worth the price and the time and effort to get there and back? Maybe. But not definitely. And these were two very highly rated restaurants. These weren't McD or any chain place.

All the other meals we made ourselves.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)

38 Since when do prescribers get a piece of the action?

What are they now? Like interior designers?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (RIvkX)

39 Be careful with Potassium supplements. Hyperkalemia is no bueno.

I've been testing out different electrolyte/hydration mixes. LMNT is my favorite so far. Sucks that it's expensive but it's salty as hell and tastes great. Nothing but electrolytes and flavor, no sugar or weird shit.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (3BwY8)

40
"Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), gave eight states 30 days on September 29, 2026, to explain why they reported zero Medicaid fraud referrals and zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care this year. The states named were Arizona, California, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin."

Dr. Oz CMS
@DrOzCMS

Eight states. Zero fraud referrals. Zero overpayments recovered in Medicaid managed care. How is that possible across states serving millions of Medicaid beneficiaries?

x.com/DrOzCMS/status/
2105036690649973174

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (94QNV)

41 yeah honestly I like cooking

we used to do fast food only when everyone was in youth sports

now we can just cook! it's way way better

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (j+aD2)

42 I watched it TJM.

Very David Lynch-ish.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (+8HoB)

43 Hard boiled eggs.

Cottage cheese.

It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM

Beans and cabbage are good additions.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)

44 37 But was it worth the price and the time and effort to get there and back? Maybe. But not definitely. And these were two very highly rated restaurants. These weren't McD or any chain place.

All the other meals we made ourselves.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)

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Carbone brand cacio e pepe sauce.
High quality pasta.
Homemade sourdough.
Homemade butter.
$15 bottle of wine.

A meal that would have cost you $75 each at a restaurant.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (42WUB)

45
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)

46 Who would think graft would be so riddled with fraud?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (2ap+5)

47 Ace, you are a great guy but you drive me batshit crazy with your approach to your health.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (10NPz)

48 There's an apocryphal, or perhaps deuterocanonical, account of someone visiting the Vatican. He asked some prelate, how many people work here?
"Uhh... maybe about half."

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (88C+u)

49 I've been testing out different electrolyte/hydration mixes. LMNT is my favorite so far. Sucks that it's expensive but it's salty as hell and tastes great. Nothing but electrolytes and flavor, no sugar or weird shit.

my husband uses the Aldi dupe of that

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (j+aD2)

50 42 I watched it TJM.

Very David Lynch-ish.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:27 PM (+8HoB)

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I saw you say that! And I thanked you!

So, I thank you again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (42WUB)

51 If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid"

There was a line about "Americans had the most expensive urine in the world" due to supplements...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (pfXMo)

52 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.
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She should sue but I'm afraid the court would say......

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (mJVit)

53
Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)
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1) Foreigners, NGOs, and other shadow organizations.
2) They are.
3) No.
4) Also no.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (3BwY8)

54 I'll tell you who has been quiet this election season.

The SPLC.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (mJVit)

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They finally succeeded in shutting down The Klan.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (94QNV)

55 45
A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?

Posted by: four seasons
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DEI hires in the medical field.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)

56 if anyone cares the Academy of Natural Sciences as closed by Drexel. they already had a development deal in hand for the building. for housing!!!

the city is meeting to try to quickly designate it historic, which God knows why was never done

Drexel sucks and Shapiro is also involved in the pay out here. they're just liquidating the museum for cash, and as fast as they can so we can't stop them.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (j+aD2)

57 Minnesota men” Hassan Hussein and Ahmed Mohamed"

Sounds Scandi.... not

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (pfXMo)

58 Ben Had, your rain dance has produced results here in Central Texas. Thank you!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (0sNs1)

59 I don't know if this is true, but I had bad acid reflux at night... and I snored. I was told the reflux was acerbated by snoring. So I was put on an APAP machine and haven't had a reflux problem since.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (RORbl)

60 One (just one) of the reasons our medical products are so expensive is that we are generally the innovators, and other countries then subsidize their purchase of the products we invent. (Sometimes, using our money to do so, through foreign aid. /eyeroll/) I wonder if there would be a market (that wouldn't be horribly skewed by gov't involvement) to purchase the patents of great new, proven innovations, then licensing them back to all sorts of manufacturers? And charging LOTS of money for non-Americans to do so.

Yeah, the big drawback is having the gov't manage any kind of market....

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (kU0PQ)

61 Also, the only verification they bothered doing was going to the addresses of the "businesses" to make sure they even existed. Three quarters of them did not.

But of the businesses that did exist -- how many actually suffered thousand dollar "losses" due to illegal aliens not coming to work or eating in their restaurants? They didn't bother to even check that.

------------------------

Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)

62 She should sue but I'm afraid the court would say......"

Michelle Fields laughs...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (pfXMo)

63 When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.

Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)
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Not as long as everyone gets their cut.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (RIvkX)

64 Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)

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I don't get it.

/obligatory

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (94QNV)

65 "You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?"

Anyone remember Salisbury steak? That's basically a hamburger without a bun, crossed with a meatloaf SS was big when I was a kid. I remember really liking SS. But I rarely see it now.

Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (iFTx/)

66 61
Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)

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KNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is a crime.

The law is written so that UNKNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is not a crime.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)

67 51 If you are taking supplements without knowing if you need them or not is stupid"

this is true of course

my doc says only take creatine

I do the greens just bc I don't always eat enough greens and the powder has fiber in it too so I don't have to drink Metamucil lol

I do collagen for myself. he (doc) says I don't need. but I click when I don't take it! it helps me I know it does. I don't like "hearing" my knees.

and that's it other than immune support in the winter

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)

68
I rarely go out to dinner any more. I cook myself. It's cheaper, easier, and much better.

Posted by: Elric The Blade

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I've been doing this one recipe at a time. I used to be intimidated by ethnic foods -- lasagna, sweet-and-sour, spanakopita, curries -- but I discovered I could make them better or as good as anything in town. Those restaurants are out now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (mmrXZ)

69 64 Ace, I'm curious if you watched my little short film in the side bar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (42WUB)

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I don't get it.

/obligatory

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (94QNV)

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I didn't use words because I can't read.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)

70 All stolen? Well, Government, go get it back.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 03:33 PM (wxsGM)

71 Duncanthrax, It did absolutely nothing for me. The rain split to the north and south of us.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (10NPz)

72 The law is written so that UNKNOWINGLY having illegals work for you is not a crime.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (42WUB)
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And in blue states the burden of "proof" needed for an employer to say "i had no idea" is basically the illegal alien producing a note from his mom that says he's good to go.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (3BwY8)

73 Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM

The primary component of a knish nosh.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)

74 Other things for gut issues. Cabbage juice can also help with reflux issues. I get a Korean brand from Amazon. Thorne makes a product called Leaky Gut that works well too. I have been taking some creatine but was told I need small amounts daily

First thing in the morning is a glass of warm water with some salt and shilajit. And I am trying fire cider this year.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (bkuEU)

75 I think customer tastes have also turned away from FF.

I suspect that increasing prices also makes a difference, because I think most of the price increase is in the base cost including base time and not the added cost of making more prestige food. As percentage cost increase of choosing prestige food goes, so will the number of people choosing to get fast food.

McDonald’s is a far cry from the McDonald’s as originally portrayed in The Founder. If that portrayal was anything close to real, I have never had fast food in my entire life.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (z9/xM)

76 72 And in blue states the burden of "proof" needed for an employer to say "i had no idea" is basically the illegal alien producing a note from his mom that says he's good to go.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (3BwY

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eVerify is set up so that any returned result is verification that the person inquired about is legal to work.

Even if the names don't match.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (42WUB)

77 Academy of Natural Sciences as closed by Drexel."

Isn't Drexel one of the "schools in trouble" due to finances?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (pfXMo)

78 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
________

There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.

I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

79 Zinc, Magnesium but my system is fucked from Crohns and surgery, both are life savers. Turns out you need zinc to metabolize protein. Otherwise a state of constant protein deficit and painful protein hunger

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (mJVit)

80 Hard boiled eggs.

Cottage cheese.

It's really all you need in life.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:23 PM (42WUB)

The stuff in eggs is designed to keep a body alive inside the egg. Never bought the 'eggs is evil' crap even when the taste of eggs disgusted me as a child.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (uhVAy)

81 78 There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.

I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

===

"This leg has a big X on it."

"Obviously it means, don't do this one."

"Makes sense to me!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (42WUB)

82 Isn't Drexel one of the "schools in trouble" due to finances?

they say they are $29 mil in debt right now

I hope they crash and burn

they are assholes

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:36 PM (j+aD2)

83 You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?

In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)

84 Went to Burger King recently, was surprised how large the burger was.

Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zMYdC)

85
Not as long as everyone gets their cut.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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

Nurse is right, but the consequences have to be widespread. The threat has to be credible, like "This could really happen to me."

That's why it's such a laugh that Minnesota just started ANOTHER entitlement program, aka fraud ranch. We just keep offering so many opportunities for fraud that we can't possibly prosecute them all. I quoted an attorney who said we can't prosecute our way out of the level of fraud we've got now -- we need to tear down the programs and start from scratch -- but a few morons called that talk defeatist. I think it's a realistic look at the problem and its scope.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (mmrXZ)

86 >>> and helping franchisees win customers.
----

Bring back the $1 menu as the $2 menu and the 50¢ coffee for a dollar.

Oh, more protein? Cut out the dough. Your big breakfast is 90% dough.

You have the most unhealthy and overpriced menu of all the fast food chains.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (iLKq8)

87 I have to assume they strictly limit the amount of potassium in each pill for a reason.

Yes, Ace. I checked into that various question.
Turns out potassium in any concentration can do bad things in your gut. IIRC, it had something to do with putting holes in your intestines or similar. You have to spread it out if it's not already in a spread out form (like a banana, which has more than 2-3% of your RDA).

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (kU0PQ)

88 I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (mJVit)

89 Duncanthrax, It did absolutely nothing for me. The rain split to the north and south of us.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM

Hmmm.

* consults with THE Bruce Dickenson *

He says that, in addition to more cowbell, you need to get out there and really explore all the space of the pasture with your dance.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (0sNs1)

90 >>>I watched it TJM.
Very David Lynch-ish.

I just watched. Very neat. Good match with the hotel room to the ship deck.

One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)

91 88 I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay

lol three dots

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (j+aD2)

92 Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?"

Yonah Schimmel's. Used to stop in once a week...

So good

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (pfXMo)

93 The Left is freaking out over a different RFK jr quote at the moment (especially because defending billions in illegal immigrant fraud isn't popular with the normies).

RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government, so it can then be searched by artificial intelligence.

At an event held by the MAHA Institute, run by anti-vaccine activist Mark Gorton, Kennedy said he wanted the federal government to collect Americans’ health data, including doctor’s visits, so it could be shared with independent researchers and be searchable by AI, The Guardian reports.

RFK Jr. Says AI Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors And Can ‘Free Us From Medical Tyranny’

The health secretary said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told him two years ago he wouldn’t have told anyone to take medical advice from AI, but now it would be “malpractice” to make a diagnosis or issue a prescription without checking with the technology.

Kennedy claimed it can give you “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country.”

another change he expects AI to bring is that health policymaking will never again be dominated by public officials “who tell us ‘Trust the experts

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (+/CWD)

94 Ditto knishes. The big fat ones. Remember those?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM

The primary component of a knish nosh.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
_______

"Is that like a MMF orgy with a really drunk girl? Asking for a friend."

-- Cornell Frat Bro.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

95 First thing in the morning is a glass of warm water with some salt and shilajit. And I am trying fire cider this year.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (bkuEU)

Romans used to drink water with vinegar on the march -- probably pretty dilute of course. That's why when Jesus called for water on the cross he got a sponge with vinegar - its what the dudes had.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (uhVAy)

96 90 I just watched. Very neat. Good match with the hotel room to the ship deck.

One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)

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Thank you!

It's a light rain sound. It was lightly raining at the time, though rain is hard to catch on video unless it's backlit (I didn't have giant lights for that for some reason).

I would have just left the original sound, but I wanted the contrast in sound from the cabin to the exterior of the hotel in the hard cut between them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (42WUB)

97 47 Ace, you are a great guy but you drive me batshit crazy with your approach to your health.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (10NPz)

Amen. Ace, I'd sit down with a nuritionist and have them design the macros you need to hit daily based on your normal life activity, age, and other metrics. See if a healthy, but probably slow, path gets you where you want to go.

Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

98
True story.

Seven years ago Husband was in a hospital in South Carolina. The floor was staffed with people of color except for one white nurse. The only care he received was the white nurse who came in her off days to take care of him.

It might be unbelievable but we lived it.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (/QHx4)

99 I have never had fast food in my entire life."

None made it out of the 70s...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (pfXMo)

100 You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?
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Just throw some mushroom sauce on there and call it salisbury steak.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 03:40 PM (JzUSu)

101 Went to Burger King recently, was surprised how large the burger was.
Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (zMYdC)

BK's just plain burger was always really good.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (uhVAy)

102 Beans and cabbage are good additions.
Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & Cuck-CCP) at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0sNs1)

If you want fiber and probiotics, make tzatziki with Greek yogurt (with an active culture). You might need some gyros for an excuse to eat the tzatziki. But the cucumbers add fiber and the yogurt is probiotic. Don't buy it, though; make it. You can add an adequate amount of garlic and adjust the cucumber to your liking.

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (kU0PQ)

103
The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?

Posted by: four seasons

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WTH indeed! I took someone in for cataract surgery recently and I asked her if she had written notes all over her body in black marker. "DO NOT CUT. I AM HERE FOR CATARACT SURGERY. MY BREASTS ARE FINE." etc.

I think that's how explicit you have to be, not just "X marks the spot." (Truthfully, if I saw an "X" I'd double-check to see which side, because X is kind of ambiguous. X as in No, the opposite of checkmark, or X as in Right here?)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (mmrXZ)

104
Anyone have any health gains to report?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

Found out I have a heart murmur at my physical this morning. Cardiologist is seeing me on the 8th. I'll find out then if it's a meh murmur or a go in and fix it murmur then I suppose.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 02, 2026 03:41 PM (QVmho)

105 "But unlike in previous keto regimes, I'm not really losing any appreciable weight. Has anyone else gone through this? Is there a fix to kick-start actual fat-burning?"

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Not to be harsh, but why not do keto + exercise? I can lose 10 lbs per month if I do keto along with a half-hour-ish workout 4 times per week. One workout needs to be intense weight-lifting, the rest need to be something cardio: I usually row 15 mins twice, but hard; a basketball game works, racquetball, beach volleyball (no more than 4 per side)... I lost 40 lbs June-Oct 2025, put 20 of it back on with vacations + family stuff, and just lost 10 last month. We've got no trips til early Feb so I'm gonna push hard to shed 30 lbs more this year. What I find though is, when you hit a wall, you need to change up the cardio to get your metabolism shaken up. E.g. I might plateau after 3 weekly rowing sessions for 2 months, so get a weekly racquetball or basketball game in the mix.

I've also never needed to measure ketosis. Wife just tells me when my breath is bad... But if you cut out sugars and starches (and eat high fiber veggies)... You're gonna get ketosis. My experience, anyway.

Posted by: bearski at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Bhsk7)

106 "We'll put a t in their yard. A lower cased t. It'll mean time to leave. And we'll set it on fire."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (42WUB)

107 78 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:28 PM (/QHx4)
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There are approximately 4,000 "wrong site" botched surgeries in the USA every year. This happens way more than people think.

I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

When I had to have my gallbladder out, they almost did a masectomy on me instead. I was nursing at the time of that surgery, and since I was taped on the chest, someone screwed up the folder of mine and the door next to mine. I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 03:42 PM (tOcjL)

108 Mmm, Salisbury Steak. aka Bachelor Alpo.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (88C+u)

109 Holding steady at 170-175- moved 39 tons of volume for chest/tri/quads yesterday.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (csLUY)

110 None made it out of the 70s...

That scene was as astounding to me watching the movie as it was to Ray Kroc in the movie.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (z9/xM)

111
I do most of the cooking because I'm a gay
Posted by: ...

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I do most because I'm a bitter old cat lady.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (mmrXZ)

112 >>>but a few morons called that talk defeatist. I think it's a realistic look at the problem and its scope.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Right. Eliminate the program; there will be no fraud.
This goes back to our spineless, limpdick, mush brained congress who are managed by their interns. The young inexperienced interns are making law. Get rid of the interns, have congress persons do their own work; We will be the better for it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iLKq8)

113 The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.

Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.

I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

114 oh I have a gains-ish thing

almost a year no alcohol

do not miss! thank you NA technology! lol

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (j+aD2)

115 113 The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.

Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.

I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (42WUB)

116 Her mistake was telling them "make sure you take the right one".

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (mJVit)

117 I do collagen for myself. he (doc) says I don't need. but I click when I don't take it! it helps me I know it does. I don't like "hearing" my knees.

and that's it other than immune support in the winter
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)

I got a bag of beef collagen powder a while ago for thickening soups and stews, I just toss some in. If you overdo it it becomes a bit puddingy, but just add more broth and youre fine.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (uhVAy)

118 I cook because I love good food and enjoy making it. Some wine and music while cooking just makes it even better.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (10NPz)

119
And the day Husband was being discharged the nurses finally hooked him up with a heart monitor.

Why were the doctors not aware of that?

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:45 PM (/QHx4)

120 Haven’t commented in a long time- site always crashes on me with weird pop up ads

Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 02, 2026 03:46 PM (csLUY)

121
I always said the last check was the most valuable one (when they read your name again, even though they did it 5 times before)...
Posted by: Nova Local

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Holy carp. I went through all those "What's your name and what are you here for today?" from about 12 people when I went to get my broken arm set (had to do it under a general it was so bad). I liked it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:46 PM (mmrXZ)

122 Haven’t commented in a long time- site always crashes on me with weird pop up ads"

Have you tried this one weird trick?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (pfXMo)

123 The other reason for the decline of major FF chains like McD and Burger King is there's now 756 thousand competitors.

Everyone and his five napkin brothers has a burger chain, chicken shack, subway slinger, or some kind of FF-y chain.

I personally think they all suck green dildos and avoid them all.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:43 PM (iFTx/)

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"You come on down here and have my Nashville hot chicken and say dat!"
-Hattie B
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:44 PM (42WUB)
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I've had hot chicken many times over the years. Not at Hatties, but at other very highly rated places. Is it good? Yes. Is it worth all the hype and long lines and aggravation? No.

Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

124 You're spending billions to introduce a burger without the bun?

In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)

One of the more deluxe chains does it for their bigger burgers - a lettuce wrap instead of bun.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)

125 If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs"

*suddenly starts paying attention

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (pfXMo)

126 123I've had hot chicken many times over the years. Not at Hatties, but at other very highly rated places. Is it good? Yes. Is it worth all the hype and long lines and aggravation? No.

Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

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I hold up Hattie's because it's the one hot chicken place that's made chicken I actually consider hot.

Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).

It was pretty hot.

It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (42WUB)

127 The only place I see salisbury steak now is in TV dinners by Swanson and Banquet.

There are recipes out there to make it yourself but I haven’t tried any,

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (6ydKt)

128 Checking in to the hospital they had pulled the wrong folder and as she's reading it to me I'm saying whoa I'm not here for that, I'm here for a biopsy. She proceeds to argue with me. Reads the folder telling me who I am. Handed her my driver license - Compare and contrast.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (iLKq8)

129
Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)

130 Here's some free advice for McDonalds.

When I first drive, in the 70s, I would drive the major business roads and ever 5 miles I could smell another McDonald's and their fryer. It was like the pie in the cartoons pulling me in to buy an order of fries. Sometimes I would stop 3 or 4 times on one trip.

Now passing a McDonald's smells like passing a Secaucus dump.
Fix that, and all will improve.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (G+1P3)

131 In-n-Out has been selling burgers without the bun for over a decade. It’s quite good, too. I don’t know if they’ve put it on the menu now, but it was popular even when it wasn’t.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:37 PM (z9/xM)

"Protein style" It's part of their secret menu. "Animal style" is their quarter pounder rubbed with mustard before grilling, then served topped with grilled onions. They also offer animal style fries, featuring cheese and grilled onions. IIRC, protein style burgers were served in a lettuce leaf wrapping. Tried it once. Messy...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (08OqX)

132 @107 78

For decades the surgery site is marked. Then there is a "time out" (since 2003, and launched in June 2004 by operating nurses for other people to verify the patient and surgery). This is standard in any Joint Commission hospital receiving funding from Medicare/Medicaid.

Unless the surgeon and the entire team were drunk, on drugs, or foreign DEI I don't understand how this happened.

The "time out" is a last stop before surgery, after a series of patient identification. It makes no sense at all.

Everyone in that surgical suite should be fired with license removed to never practice agagin, and the hospital sued with Joint Commission for accreditation pulled.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (hzuYO)

133 The amount of fraud is staggering. Musk was right.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (OkYzo)

They couldn't do much without the cheerful cooperation of the government and regulators. Where else could you suddenly just start having 10000x invoices without someone going "what the hell" and asking questions?

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)

134
Reads the folder telling me who I am.

Posted by: Braenyard

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Holy fvck.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (mmrXZ)

135 damn keyboard. Sorry about the typos. My battery is low and it skips letters. I go back but not always.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:51 PM (G+1P3)

136 We need to build some sort of incentive to catch this kind of fraud. There's IRS programs that if you expose the fraud, you get a cut of what is owed.

Something like that needs to be introduced into government healthcare

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 03:52 PM (UgMlZ)

137 One thing confused me: The hail sound effect with no visible hail. I understood the ocean sounds later on, but not the hail.
Posted by: ace

Outside the hotel it was POURING rain.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:52 PM (vDyA9)

138 Its going to be interesting to see how many people get arrested for election fraud after this election...because if they are stealing this much money how many fake ballots are they casting?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

139 "Protein style" It's part of their secret menu.

Posted by: Joe Kidd

since the 90s or earlier

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (G+1P3)

140 I believe that this is a big reason for the anti-boomer hysteria on social media where social security/medicare is concerned. The left wants to get the yoots all fired over how much money they're being taxed to pay for benefits for the olds and get that idea cemented in their brain so they'll ignore the evidence that it was all being stolen by foreigners.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)

141 Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)
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Tip: use ground lamb or venison for the burger. More flavor. I also make goat burgers but I have to test them first for traces of Muslim guy's VD.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)

142 Same with In-N-Out. If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs, I'm gonna smack them upside the head. It's mediocre at best.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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Oh yeah, that's another one I conquered. I make better burgers than restaurants, although that's easy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:50 PM (mmrXZ)

In and Out is meh, and the fries are just poor.

Never was a huge fan of the other cult-like fast food, White Castle and the sliders, tho the small burgers are cute and the onion juice bath is different at least.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)

143 Medicare for all !!!

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (UjdFS)

144 I hope and pray for many things, starting with this administrations safety and health. As well as a victory mid-term.

I mostly hope for a hair-raising tantrum by the Dims in President Trumps next SOTU. As he spells out the fraud leading to the national debt. And how DOGE and others like JFK have found more fraud. PLUS! Who in Congress were getting kick backs.

I want these numbers in writing and contrasting between his administration and the waste and fraud with Biden and Obungo's.

I would stand up cheering with a bottle of champagne!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hzuYO)

145 More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet. No way they are adding more meat, it'll be some kind of garbage animal feed waste product.

Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (SwyyQ)

146 Tip: use ground lamb or venison for the burger. More flavor. I also make goat burgers but I have to test them first for traces of Muslim guy's VD.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)

Buffalo burgers were great in that window where they were even sold anywhere.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (uhVAy)

147 I have been cutting firewood. It seems to be the sort of thing I need to do, since I hate gyms.

I have also been taking things like creatine, Nattokinase and Urolithin A, so that might be what is helping.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (rbvCR)

148 138 Its going to be interesting to see how many people get arrested for election fraud after this election...

prediction: forty-two!

Posted by: deep thought at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (oY6Yp)

149 Somali fraud is also now in every corner of MN. I don't think many people realize how bad it is there.

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Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
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22h
BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.

Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.

JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)

150 118 I cook because I love good food and enjoy making it. Some wine and music while cooking just makes it even better. Posted by: Ben Had

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The end of one of Alton Brown's Good Eats cookbooks had a nice epilogue encouraging people to spend more time cooking and appreciating their food, like a gateway to mental (from the process) as well as physical (food quality) health. He summed it up better than I could...

He also ended one of the books with the Don Quixote quote: "The best sauce in the world is hunger." I think that's a great quote for a cook to say when someone compliments the meal (I'm always late in serving...)

Posted by: bearski at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (Bhsk7)

151
Living rural in SW Wyoming it is a hour and a half drive to McDonalds. The only chain place here is Subway and it sucks.

We actually eat healthier by cooking at home.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (/QHx4)

152 Amen. Ace, I'd sit down with a nuritionist and have them design the macros you need to hit daily based on your normal life activity, age, and other metrics. See if a healthy, but probably slow, path gets you where you want to go.
Posted by: Nova Local

Or, you could stop being a pussy and do a 382 day fast like me. Lost over 250 lbs and felt great!

Posted by: Angus Barbieri at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (+/CWD)

153 Not one administration prior to PDT mentioned fraud.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (10NPz)

154 145 More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet.

i was expecting crickets.

when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (oY6Yp)

155 More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet. No way they are adding more meat, it'll be some kind of garbage animal feed waste product.
Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 03:54 PM (SwyyQ)

Yes, I can identify the taste from the Catholic school burgers in the 60s - 70s they tried to foist on us. Not sure if they are in the larger burgers but there's some in the little ones.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)

156 107 78 A woman in Ohio had surgery to amputate one of her legs. The stupid doctors amputated her good leg. The leg to be amputated was clearly marked.

WTH?
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They need to turn the radios off and pay attention to what they are doing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (iLKq8)

157 149 Somali fraud is also now in every corner of MN. I don't think many people realize how bad it is there.

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Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
·
22h
BREAKING: Abdi Nur Salah, the former aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and convicted "Feeding Our Future" fraudster, was just sentenced to 33 MONTHS in prison.

Salah stole more than $1.6 MILLION in taxpayer funds.

JAIL ALL FRAUDSTERS

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 03:55 PM (kX27y)

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"This isn't all of the fraud in one news item, so nothing is happening."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (42WUB)

158 How did the Democrats take in $833M via ActBlue in the 3rd quarter?

Who is donating this money? I thought ActBlue was under investigation for shenanigans. Did the smurfing stop? The foreign donations?
Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (SHHm+)

Pretty sure you already answered your own question.

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (kU0PQ)

159 Another tip for making good burgers is to toast a slice of prosciutto on top. That makes it salty enough to not have to add salt, and adds a little extra flavor.

I'd sooner smash myself in the nuts than eat a smashburger. Most overrated burger ever.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)

160 153 Not one administration prior to PDT mentioned fraud.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (10NPz)

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They all MENTIONED it.

"Waste, fraud, and abuse," were to be rooted out of Medicare and all federal programs.

No one did anything about it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (42WUB)

161 >>It's a light rain sound. It was lightly raining at the time, though rain is hard to catch on video unless it's backlit (I didn't have giant lights for that for some reason).

yes I've heard that rain doesn't appear on film and that many scenes are filmed in rain but it looks like normal clear weather.

I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)

162 More protein in McDonalds means some kind of added soybean paste I bet.

i was expecting crickets.

when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 03:56 PM (oY6Yp)
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Grasshopper tacos are a real thing in Mexico. Like, a really real thing. There are some authentic MX places in NYC that serve them. Yes, I've eaten them.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)

163 161 yes I've heard that rain doesn't appear on film and that many scenes are filmed in rain but it looks like normal clear weather.

I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 03:57 PM (1wjle)

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Too late!

My short film career is now over...

woe is me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (42WUB)

164 The problem is, states run/administer much of these federally funded programs, so they are incentivized to allow (and even encourage) fraud. Ultimately, it's bringing money INTO the state from other states, so why would you try to stop it?

If the federal government stopped funding these programs, massively reduced taxes, and told states to raise their taxes correspondingly and run the programs themselves, they'd suddenly be a LOT more interested in preventing fraud.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (+/CWD)

165 Also never impressed with Subway, even before Jared was showing off his six incher to little kids.
I did like Blimpie's tuna melt though.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (88C+u)

166 RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq8)

167 They were feeding us soybean burgers for hamburger days in the cafeteria when I was school.

Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.

Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (6ydKt)

168 166 RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq

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ACA fixed healthcare and ended the profit motive in insurance, the one thing preventing utopia.

Why are they complaining?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:00 PM (42WUB)

169 167 They were feeding us soybean burgers for hamburger days in the cafeteria when I was school.

Then, the next day, you would naturally get leftover soybean hamburger spaghetti sauce on spaghetti.

Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.

i'll see your soybean burgers and raise you army surplus dehydrated chili con carne.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 04:00 PM (oY6Yp)

170 Not one administration prior to PDT mentioned fraud.

Posted by: Ben Had

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I disntinctly remember in debates, moderators would ask Republicans to say how they would cut the deficit but made the ground rule "you can't say waste, fraud or abuse"

You werent ever alowed to even talk about it

Reminds me of voter fraud

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (UgMlZ)

171 Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.

At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2ocoG)

172 Doctor: "I'm looking at her and that's the left leg."

Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."

Doctor: "But it's on the left."

Nurse: "That's your left, her right."

Doctor: "How cornfusing."

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (UjdFS)

173 Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (MWfyi)

174 Speaking of impeachment if the Dems take the House …

A precedent was set during the Biden admin that the Senate can decide not to have a trial when the House impeaches. Remember Mayorkas?

I’d love to see Schumer after the next Trump impeachment complain when Majority Leader Thune announces that there will be no trial and …

Never mind.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (GD2xa)

175 Obamacare is John McCain’s legacy. Boy he really stuck it to Trump, didn’t he?

Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ScG/9)

176 Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.

Jersey Mike's >>>>>> Subway

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)

177 The second comment down on Ace's "addiction is caused by living in a cage and not interacting with people and challenges" video is a guy saying "but I like my rat cage."

Too true. I honest think welfare is the very worst thing for them. Drug test all gov. bennies.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (G+1P3)

178 I hold up Hattie's because it's the one hot chicken place that's made chicken I actually consider hot.

Dolley ordered the second hottest (I wasn't hungry at the time and didn't order), but she could only get halfway through. I finished it (I got hungry).

It was pretty hot.

It fucked up her insides, though, and she can eat spicy food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:49 PM (42WUB)

there's a chain out here that has hot chicken in kinda a log form rather than a fillet, but their hot calibration is way different from most where hot is *real hot* and i'm not a shrinking violet even. It comes on a bed of rice that is great, just a pile of rice with a bit of color. I had to back down to medium, or even mild. Not sure how they form the chicken into its shape, like a huge fish stick but it seems to be just chicken. I suppose they might just cut the fillet before breading it.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (uhVAy)

179 RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and 4 other Trump cabinet members are all following the grass-fed beef, fish, and fermented veggies diet, that include short sprints and doing push ups/pull ups to exhaustion. Exercise is 5 minutes, 2-3x/day. Then you add fasting 2-3 days on and off eventually. That might help jump start your weight loss. Also, no co sumption of highly processed foods , sugar, or alcohol.

Posted by: Annie Rose at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (MQoxb)

180 In and Out
Five Guys
Whattaburger

boutique burger joints whos main draw is they are not...
that other place.

Had them all and throw in cfa,

meh...
just meh...
to them all.

Posted by: Will Robinson at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (dCMJG)

181 I didn't see any rain (and I looked) so maybe treat it like a clear day?

Posted by: ace
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Could you see forever?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (iLKq8)

182 RFK Jr wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government,...
...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Your buttfucking buddy Obama mandated that, dipshit
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:59 PM (iLKq

*****
Hey! I'm just cock curious.

Posted by: Lightworker at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (BmQWk)

183 I believe that this is a big reason for the anti-boomer hysteria on social media where social security/medicare is concerned. The left wants to get the yoots all fired over how much money they're being taxed to pay for benefits for the olds and get that idea cemented in their brain so they'll ignore the evidence that it was all being stolen by foreigners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)

Also, one of the main things ignored by main stream economics is "time preference" since general economic theory treats all preferences and marginal utility in general as identical for "the average consumer".
Kids today have short term time preference, which is engendered by high inflation eating all savings and low interest which makes the utility of buying lots of houses to rent really good deal for big companies that can get the lower interest rates and prices the houses out of the range of young buyers. Add to that the extra cost of regulations on houses, operating businesses, hiring, and building cars, there is a triple threat. Can't save, can't earn, borrowing is rigged against them.

Blaming the Boomers is a good way to deflect blame.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)

184 171 Anything McDonalds makes beats that nasty burger by a mile.

At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.

my local mcdonalds was purchased by some sort of incompetent holding company.

fortunatly, my local burger king stopped burning everything to a crisp about the same time.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (oY6Yp)

185 Um...isn't having illegal aliens working for you a crime?
Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 03:31 PM (uhVAy)

And it's generally illegal to profit from a crime....

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (kU0PQ)

186 We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?

We at least have a new baseline right?

Paying down the deficit?

Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ScG/9)

187 Pooky had his annual Medicare/Medicaid assessment over the phone today. The NP asked if he had any questions, and he asked how to get the ball rolling on taking a GLP-1. She said to talk to his primary care doctor and she'd refer him to the weight loss team. I spoke up at that point and explained that he's on two meds (one is the antipsychotic) that make him gain weight. We know this for a fact because he had to be off of them for a few months last year and immediately dropped 50+ pounds. Thankfully, she noted that in her referral to the weight loss team, so we'll see how much they pester him to "eat right and exercise more" when they know that the problem is mostly med-induced.

As for me, I'm gaining weight like I'm supposed to and Wee Pooky is going to be a healthy weight.

Posted by: pookysgirl hopes her body is ready for this Christmas at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (Wt5PA)

188

At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S.

100% worm

https://t.ly/U9q6y

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (Cqx++)

189 I do short spirits. Start first spirit when ace puts up the Cafe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (iLKq8)

190 At locations where the Quarter Pounder is fresh local beef, it's legitimately good, even great.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2ocoG)

The Double Quarter Pounder, Fries, and EggMcMuffins are the only yhing I ever want from McDs. The problem is finding a McDs that isn’t staffed by morons who ruin the food at every opportunity.

It’s getting harder to do that which is why I only eat from McDs once or twice a year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:04 PM (6ydKt)

191 ace, last time I did keto qua keto, I got started by cutting to *zero* carbs for like, a month straight. Meat, eggs, lettuce wraps, no tomato, no carrots (not even in the chili), reading the labels on the sliced cheese packages because some use flour to keep the cheese from sticking together...

Now, the last time I deliberately lost weight, on the other hand, I gradually rachetted down from 'pizza and burgers' to 'burgers without fries' to 'burgers no bun', etc and held there at 'really low carb'. Still lost like 80 pounds that time.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (aJQbY)

192 RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and 4 other Trump cabinet members are all following the grass-fed beef, fish, and fermented veggies diet, that include short sprints and doing push ups/pull ups to exhaustion. Exercise is 5 minutes, 2-3x/day. Then you add fasting 2-3 days on and off eventually. That might help jump start your weight loss. Also, no co sumption of highly processed foods , sugar, or alcohol.
Posted by: Annie Rose at October 02, 2026 04:02 PM (MQoxb)

I bet Usha has been riding J.D. over the Fat JD memes.
He needs to buy new shirts, his neck is getting thin.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (rbvCR)

193 "A special message about addiction for Jack Straw."

Yea, that's bullshit. Seems like trying to excuse and normalize drug addiction.

I won't dispute that leading a boring, purposeless, isolated life might lead to increased substance use and thus abuse.

But many popular, rich, friendful people also succumb to drug addictions.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)

194 the powder has fiber in it too so I don't have to drink Metamucil
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:32 PM (j+aD2)

So, you're making Metamucil so you don't have to take Metamucil? And you're making it green?

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (kU0PQ)

195 Grasshopper tacos are a real thing in Mexico. Like, a really real thing. There are some authentic MX places in NYC that serve them. Yes, I've eaten them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)

When they swarm and eat your crops, you gotta eat them right back. I used to catch them as a kid and feed them to our cool cat who used to crunch em down.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (uhVAy)

196 "when i was young, the urban legend was that they stretched the beef with earthworms.
Posted by: anachronda"

They serve rattlesnakes
French fries between your toes
And boogers from your nose

Posted by: I have it on good authority at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (MWfyi)

197 I’ve hated on Subway for a long time.
Can’t stand it.

Jersey Mike’s, Firehouse, and a local sub shop named Sub Station II are the only subs I’ll eat these days unless I make one myself.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)

198 186 We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?

We at least have a new baseline right?

Paying down the deficit?

Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:03 PM (ScG/9)

=======

Government spending as a percentage of GDP has gone down across the last three quarters (-5.6% (govt shutdown), +4.4% (gov opening back up), -1.0%).

Trump is cutting government spending.

And no one gives a shit.

It's a lot like the immigration thing. "Immigration is my #1 issue." One year later: "Oh, I have no idea that Trump is doing anything about immigration. I saw a Bangladeshi man at my Costco last weekend, so nothing must be happening."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (42WUB)

199 Fascinating - https://tinyurl.com/rdam5vu6

Goes to X. A bit of Stephen Miller history.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (ExV1e)

200 I like Steak 'n Shake.

After they screwed up during covid then have done yeomen's work to turn things around. They did not bring back all the great shake varieties (thank goodness! my butt does not need that turtle shake) but the food has gotten better. Fries in tallow put them at the top of the fast food pyramid.

As far as eating out... Hubby and I try to do a "date day" once a week which includes dining out. We did better with variety up in NY, but the oysters are way better down here in Florida.

Posted by: Ann at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (SHHm+)

201
Schutz is good. An R running against Ellison.

Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
·
2h
🚨 WATCH: Ron Schutz just EXPOSED Keith Ellison over his claim that he has prosecuted 350 cases of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.

In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.

WOW!

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (kX27y)

202 ACV, even diluted, weakens your enamel so you should rinse your mouth with water immediately after drinking it and wait to brush your teeth.

Posted by: Jeremy at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (29a26)

203 I ate the food prisons serve when we would go in for the 3 day ministry programs we would run. The food was pretty much repulsive. Soy would have been a luxury. Punishment by nauseating is a thing. As it should have been, I suppose. The food is supplied by the lowest bidder. Truck came once a month. Whatever was on the truck was what was served for the month. One time it was stewed tomatoes in a large part. Heh. The meals a day featuring, prominently, - stewed tomatoes.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar8)

204
Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)

205 "WATCH: Ron Schutz just EXPOSED Keith Ellison over his claim that he has prosecuted 350 cases of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota.

In an overwhelmingly majority of those cases:
- Nobody went to jail
- Nobody had a felony on their record
- They paid cents on the dollar
- In 70 of those cases, charges were completely dropped.

WOW!"

wow indeed

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (MWfyi)

206 We have to be over a trillion in fraud. So republicans have reflected that in a lower budget- right? Right?

We at least have a new baseline right?

Paying down the deficit?
Posted by: That Guy
.......

You crack me up.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

207 Also, no co sumption of highly processed foods , sugar, or alcohol.

I'm out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (ExV1e)

208 "Anyone have any health gains to report?"

The Blade, he is following The Paolo's exercise routine, IYKWIMAITYD.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)

209 203 I ate the food prisons serve when we would go in for the 3 day ministry programs we would run. The food was pretty much repulsive. Soy would have been a luxury. Punishment by nauseating is a thing. As it should have been, I suppose. The food is supplied by the lowest bidder. Truck came once a month. Whatever was on the truck was what was served for the month. One time it was stewed tomatoes in a large part. Heh. The meals a day featuring, prominently, - stewed tomatoes.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar

I imagine this is part of the reason the Kairos minstry has been very successful. Prior to doing the youth programs, I routinely baked cookies for when the Church group did their outreach (they haven't done this since Covid, so I imagine my Church's group faded then)...those cookies apparently where a huge draw for the prison ministry.

Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

210 "Anyone have any health gains to report?"

I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (MWfyi)

211 Fascinating - https://tinyurl.com/rdam5vu6

Goes to X. A bit of Stephen Miller history.

That's actually awesome! And weirdly relevant again.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (2ocoG)

212 172 Doctor: "I'm looking at her and that's the left leg."

Nurse: "No, that's her right leg."

Doctor: "But it's on the left."

Nurse: "That's your left, her right."

Doctor: "How cornfusing."
Posted by: wth

That is a tough one.
https://tinyurl.com/ycy95y8m

Posted by: Detective Harrison Yates at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (+/CWD)

213 Actual spending is down of course. But what does next year’s budget for all those agencies say? They all reflect and increase because the House and senate used the baseline that did not reflect fraud.

Why is that important? Because now agencies with programs that had massive fraud will receive a budget that does not reflect that fraud reduction (unless the program is axed). It ultimately means a Democrat House can pass a budget inclusive of that fraud, and then when in full power again restarts it.

I keep trying to tell people you should look at any changes in the power or economic structure and game out what will happen of Democrats ever regain power.

Posted by: That Guy at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (ScG/9)

214 I don't know how they can amputate the wrong fucking leg, but it happens.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)

Simple: "My left or your left?"

We actually had a cadet get in trouble at the Academy while I was there for using magic marker on his knee before surgery, writing "Not this knee, dumba**." They had operated on the wrong knee previously. He didn't get in trouble for the writing, per se. He got in trouble for the disrespect to authority for his choice of words.

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (kU0PQ)

215 210 "Anyone have any health gains to report?"

I gained two pounds on my annual Fall candy corn and peanut butter diet but ran out of candy corn and peanut butter.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:11 PM (MWfyi)

Hold off till November 1st. ‘Twill be lit then.

Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar8)

216 >>> which makes the utility of buying lots of houses to rent really good deal for big companies
---

They buy in lots/tranches, the good with the bad.
The bad one's they send a crew in to caulk, paint and sell at an attractive price but in reality far overpriced because it's actually falling apart junk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (iLKq8)

217 One think appears to me in food chains, some are better service than maybe the same chain outlet

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

218 204
Sub Station in Columbia SC was great. Great food and a wonderful staff.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 04:08 PM (/QHx4)

Sub Station II’s locally were the only subs I ate for most of my childhood/early adult years.

Then Subway came to town and one by one all the Sub Station II’s closed down.

The company was re-founded by new owners a few years back and now there are several around the Lowcountry again.

They taste very similar to how the subs were originally back in the day.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (6ydKt)

219 Nude gay Hollywood garbage. Or shit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

220 We actually had a cadet get in trouble at the Academy while I was there for using magic marker on his knee before surgery, writing "Not this knee, dumba**." They had operated on the wrong knee previously. He didn't get in trouble for the writing, per se. He got in trouble for the disrespect to authority for his choice of words.
Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:12 PM (kU0PQ)

Ok, DOCTOR dumbass!

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (uhVAy)

221 Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.
......

They know nobody puts the mayo in the frig at night.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (UjdFS)

222 Have had operations on body parts, they sure seemed to be extremely careful not to fk up.

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)

223 "Is that like a MMF orgy with a really drunk girl? Asking for a friend."

-- Cornell Frat Bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

But the Ms are circumcised.

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:16 PM (kU0PQ)

224
In-N-Out burgers are better than most other fast food burgers. But let's face it, they're still just burgers. And their fries suck ass. Proper Freedom Fries aren't just sliced fresh potatoes tossed into the fryer. They need to be partially cooked and washed with something to induce the proper crunch BEFORE they go into the fryer.

The best part about In-N-Out Burger was the pre-1990 bumper stickers which everyone in Central and Southern California modified into "In-N-Out urge".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

225 Hold off till November 1st. ‘Twill be lit then.
Posted by: tubal at October 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Gqar

Its not like candy corn goes bad.

I save hard cinnamon candy for use when I get nagging coughs - it works better than the drugged stuff for me and those I've given them to. I treat it like a medicine and never snack on it unless the throat feels dry. I have jars and little containers here and there and those last years.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (uhVAy)

226 "Related: Hennepin County, Minnesota helpfully set up a new welfare program for Somalis to defraud.

They got so many obviously-fraudulent applications that even fraud-happy Minnesota had to halt the program.

It's estimated that three-quarters of the applications are fraudulent.

The welfare was for businesses who were "harmed" by ICE operations in Minnesota, due to illegal aliens not showing up for work or illegal aliens not patronizing restaurants."
=======

MN Lt. Governor Peggy Flangan's US Senate campaign hardest hit.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 04:17 PM (rj6Yv)

227 In-N-Out burgers are better than most other fast food burgers. But let's face it, they're still just burgers. And their fries suck ass.

As someone who eats there every time I have to be in Silly-Con Valley, 100% agreed. Burgers are upper tier for a chain, but the fries are godawful.

I appreciate the Bible references on their packaging though.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 04:19 PM (2ocoG)

228 If another person talks about how great that chain is, like they're handing out free blowjobs
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:48 PM (iFTx/)

Hmmmm.... The beginnings of a business plan are forming....

Posted by: GWB at October 02, 2026 04:21 PM (kU0PQ)

229 There’s a local burger joint here named Cookout Burger that actually means what it says on the label, everything tastes like it was made on the back patio grill on the 4th.

The fries are deep fried and greasy.
The burgers are grilled on a grill and greasy.
And they slap a mound of those long, thin, cut grilled onions on top of the burger and greasy.

It tastes like home but I can’t handle all of the onions and greasy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:23 PM (6ydKt)

230 When people lose their homes and fancy cars and their offshore bank accounts are confiscated, when they are incarcerated and forced to work for free in prison clinics, then the punishment may become a deterrent.

Otherwise, they keep all the stuff, or their family does, and nothing happens.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 03:24 PM (+8HoB)

Defraud a Government program once, 5 years in jail. Do it again upon release, straight to the firing squad. Multiple instances of fraud on the first offence? Straight to the firing squad. Fraud by aliens, or naturalized citizens, or refugees, etc? REvocation of citizenship (if any) and deport to ancestral homeland, penniless.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (n2qDf)

231 Nood Quickies

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (6ydKt)

232 oops
Nood Hollywood.
I jumped the gun or something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 02, 2026 04:26 PM (6ydKt)

233 My recent gainzzz is doing a better job of stocking the fridge with home-prepared, easy-to-grab, real, wholesome food items as an alternative to fast food or highly-processed convenience foods. For example, this morning I ate homemade egg bites during my commute. They were quite tasty and contained no mystery ingredients.

Also, I have a different parking situation this year. It's close enough to my destination that I can walk, except it's actually more of a climb than a walk. I only got very slightly sore the first day I climbed to class and not sore at all since then. So it didn't take long to get in shape for that.

Posted by: Emmie at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (ppsv1)

234 ACV is very effective for any itching or bug bites.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:26 PM (10NPz)

And would any other vinegar work as well?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:27 PM (n2qDf)

235 Never tried Freddy's, once was behind a car and could hear the car ahead ordering. Actually it was the person inside telling the customer after finding the customer didn't order on line the 3,000 options on a hamburger. I didn't have time and left.
Thete is one near me now but haven't gone yet

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 04:29 PM (Ia/+0)

236 McDonald’s is a far cry from the McDonald’s as originally portrayed in The Founder. If that portrayal was anything close to real, I have never had fast food in my entire life.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 02, 2026 03:35 PM (z9/xM)

McDonalds has gotten away from their roots. They had a limited menu, and they had a row of wrapped burgers and bags of fries sitting under heat lamps. They never sat there for very long, because they knew the demand curves, and cooked to meet them. You could walk in, pay a couple of bucks, and get your burger, fries, and a soda right then and there, none of this nonsense of a receipt with a number on it. It really was fast food. Fast, and edible.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:35 PM (n2qDf)

237 The problem with too much fasting is you start to lose muscle mass and then you start to get weak and have balance problems. Be smart.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 04:36 PM (VQ7/I)

238 Subway is gross. The people that run them don't even eat there.
Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 04:01 PM (MWfyi)

They even smell gross, like hospital laundry.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 04:47 PM (n2qDf)

239 People who have never eaten at McDonald’s are not only vastly morally superior in every way, the are also OH SO HEALTHY.

They also all die.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 04:52 PM (6jna9)

240
>Potassium Chloride, which people cutting salt use as a salt substitute. But I'd be cautious. I have to assume they strictly limit the amount of potassium in each pill for a reason.

Potassium is what they use for lethal injections. It stops the heart. There is a fine line here.

Posted by: Speller at October 03, 2026 07:08 AM (pSotA)

Schmolls: Paxton and Collins Up Over Their Weirdo Opponents

Paxton is up according to his own campaign poll.

People scoff at campaign polls. But campaign polls are real polls, unlike media polls, which are cheaply done just for clicks. Campaign polls have real money and effort put into them.

The problem is that the campaign can withhold all the polls that show them down and then release the one poll that shows them up. I assume that happens all the time. All the time.

That said, at least the last poll of likely voters has Paxton up:

A new poll of likely voters shows Republican Ken Paxton leading Democrat James Talarico 48% to 45% in the Texas U.S. Senate race.
The Pulse Decision Science survey, conducted Sept. 24-27, was identified as a Republican internal poll.

Trump boosted Paxton:

"He is unbelievable. He is a loyal, hardworking character. Ken's one of the best state attorney generals in the entire country. He has been for the last many years and frankly he's gonna go down as one of the best ever," Trump said in a video.

The RCP poll of polls says the Collins is up over the replacement for Maine Fuhrer.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has reclaimed the lead in her reelection bid, not merely in a single poll, but in a major polling aggregator.
As of press time, Collins led former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson by 0.2% in the RealClearPolitics polling average. That metric includes six surveys, three of which show Collins leading. One InsiderAdvantage survey shows the race tied while two show Jackson with a lead.
Notably, none of the three most recent surveys show Jackson leading the contest.

In hard left Minnesota, the ultra-left-wing lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan -- who wore a t-shirt with the motto "PROTECT TRANS RIGHTS" written on a combat knife -- is up only a single point over Republican Michelle Tafoya.

The InsiderAdvantage survey found that 46 percent of likely voters in the state supported Flanagan, while Tafoya garnered 45 percent support.
Matt Towery, a pollster with InsiderAdvantage, called the survey results "unusual" for a race in a blue-leaning state, noting outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's (D) waning approval ratings and a widespread fraud scandal in the state as possible contributing factors to this close race.
"Tafoya does extremely well with men and Flanagan is losing every age group other than the youngest of voters, who in the poll have a significant 'enthusiasm about voting' gap versus other age groups who are more enthusiastic," Towery said in a statement.

CNN's Harry Enten points out that Republicans typically outperform their September polls by five points -- which means the Republicans would hold the Senate with a 50 50 split and Vance as a tiebreaker.

Let's do better than that.

CNN asks 'What if the polls are wrong?' and notes that Republicans have performed September polls by 5 points in the last few cycles:

Harry Enten: "Lets just say that the GOP outperforms the polls like they did 2018 , 2024, you get a 50/50 senate with JD Vance casting a tie� pic.twitter.com/DQMgnD20cg
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) October 1, 2026

Because you stomp on my face when I post schmolls, here's a column from Kurt Schlichter on what I'll call the Twilight of the Cucks.

The Last Stand of Rove, Cornyn, and the Establishment Frauds

Twenty years ago, people would've thought you were crazy if you told them that Karl Rove would be welcomed onto the pages of the regime media to announce that his powerful principles require him to vote for a Democrat who believes you should carve up little boys and girls to conform to the trendy gender delusions of their Munchausen mommies. But in 2026, when he did that, nobody was surprised. Nobody was shocked. After all, betrayal is the old Republican establishment's brand.
Rove and his ilk claim that taking sides against us is mandated by their principles. What principles? We understand what the principles of our alleged betters in the conservative (sic) movement really are. They're not a set of rigid standards that must be adhered to at all costs and hazards; they're a joke, a ploy to manipulate the rubes, moral Calvinball for people who demand our respect and obedience yet hold us in utter contempt.
But of course, Karl Rove isn't alone. The doddering has-been is just emblematic of a particularly pernicious political type that those of us who actually believe in something beyond our own prosperity, prestige, and power have been trying to exile from the GOP for decades. All this stuff about the gentlemen of the Republican Party, the compassionate conservatives, the sensible adults in the room, has been revealed to be a lie, but it was always a lie. It was always a scam. When they speak of principles, they're talking about arbitrary and amorphous guidelines that they impose from on high to control you. But those principles never apply to them. Why, the idea that they should be bound by any guardrails is profoundly insulting to them. They are beyond such common limitations. You, however, are absolutely bound to them, like a serf to his master's fields.
And here's the not-so-surprising part. Those principles they always talk about? Somehow, those principles always end up reinforcing the power of the failed GOP establishment at the expense of the GOP base. And those principles always require that we give up our interests, our rights, and our prosperity. Pretty convenient, huh? Tell me one establishment GOP principle that helps us in the base at the expense of those at the peak of the pyramid, and I'll show you a unicorn.
There's no such thing as a unicorn.
...
Uh, no. This was just a convenient excuse for them to do what they wanted to do anyway, which is to slap back at the people who dared not to genuflect to them anymore. Do you think Karl Rove would be doing this if anyone at the White House took his calls? Their phony outrage is a convenient excuse.

This fat cuck is hedging his bets:

🚨Just in: Chuck Schumer says Republicans would Steal the Midterms Elections

He said: �Two things could have us to lose. One, they steal the election. The second thing is money. They have obscene amounts of money.� pic.twitter.com/mCTtv5xbfc
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) October 1, 2026

I sent that to Jake Tapper. I'm sure he'll want to scold Schumer as he scolded Trump infinitely for saying the 2016 election might be rigged.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:10 PM

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1 Polls are for strippers

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (TRLfq)

2 CNN asks 'What if the polls are wrong?'

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interesting question !

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (AKptf)

3 And Chuck needs to retire already.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (TRLfq)

4
But PredictIt has the Dems up by 20%!!!!!

*RIP Intrade*

Posted by: in before the troll at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (y9nCu)

5
Debuting in this thread with a hearty "sock off."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:14 PM (mmrXZ)

6 Any TX Morons have insight on how our boy Herrera is doing down in TX 23?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (/C5Rl)

7 The RCP poll of polls says the Collins is up over the replacement for Maine Fuhrer.

Oh, nice.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (4NO2D)

8 Nooded

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (TRLfq)

9 I saw Doddering Has-Been open for Cracker at Caesar's Palace back in 2024!

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (AKptf)

10 I think the shirt actually said "PROTECT TRANS KIDS" and the knife had a drop of blood on the edge. Really fringe stuff. I can't imagine that'll go over well with the Somalis.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (2ocoG)

11 Maine Fuhrer ... das polls ...

Posted by: toby928(c) tugs collar at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (4NO2D)

12 Talarico will win the big cities. Fortunately, Texas is more than a couple of cities.

Posted by: huerfano at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (2Xqig)

13 Black turnout, according to early vote analysis of Ohio, at least, is crashing compared to both 2022 and 2024.

https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2106053573037490586

Either the black electorate is just checking out of politics at a level that should terrify Democrats, or the machinery that artificially kept up black turnout post-Obama is falling apart which should terrify Democrats.

I do not harp on ace for posting about polls because, well, it's something to post about and it's his place.

I just worry about conservatives who, every November, say, "I'm never trusting the polls again," and then come the next summer go, "I'm really worried because of the polls."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (42WUB)

14 In before the strippers?

Posted by: Martin Tell at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (sFNX2)

15 12 Talarico will win the big cities. Fortunately, Texas is more than a couple of cities.

Posted by: huerfano at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (2Xqig)

=

He'll lose exurban Texas by like 30 points.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:18 PM (42WUB)

16 10. I can't imagine that'll go over well with the Somalis.
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Somalis will vote (several times) like they're told to. Can't risk deraiing the gravy train.

Posted by: Martin Tell at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (sFNX2)

17
Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

18 Because you stomp on my face when I post schmolls...
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As gently as possible.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (RIvkX)

19
Strippers. (sigh)

I miss Joe Mannix.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (Y8DZL)

20 17
Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

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Help Republicans become Democrats, and when that becomes impossible, help Democrats beat Republicans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (42WUB)

21 >>>The problem is that the campaign can withhold all the polls that show them down and then release the one poll that shows them up.

More than that, they can show them up by the right amount. If that Paxton poll showed him winning in a blowout, that might depress the GOP turnout. After all, if it;'s in the bag, why bother. But, 48 to 45 is a confidence builder, but it's still close. Better come out and do my part!

Posted by: No Name Today at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (8mulE)

22 I needed a pick me up today. I just have this really sinking feeling about the midterms that it's going to be a 1994 version for Democrats.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (UgMlZ)

23 I assume that happens all the time. All the time.

Mr. O'Spades, this level of cynicism ill-becomes someone who has achieved the level of quality Internet Content provisioning that you have at such a tender age.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 02:20 PM (3kXhz)

24 Does Rove write in his ballot on a little white board?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 02:21 PM (Cqx++)

25
*flustered expression*
*strained voice*

Black and Hispanic men are thundering to the polls to vote for Talarico!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (eRlcH)

26 Another Texas Democratic pipe dream going up in smoke. How could anyone vote for James "Lucky Pierre" Talerico?

Posted by: spongeworthy at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (sLLbN)

27
I do not harp on ace for posting about polls because, well, it's something to post about and it's his place.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Holding up polls themselves for a sort of meta-scrutiny seems like a good idea. We might find a better way of prognostication, like analyzing trends in social media. AI could help hugely with that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (mmrXZ)

28 -- which means the Republicans would hold the Senate with a 50 50 split and Vance as a tiebreaker.

Pfft. Barely an inconvenience!

Posted by: John Thune (RINO) at October 02, 2026 02:23 PM (3kXhz)

29 Polls are like frat parties with everybody running around with their dicks swinging in the breeze.

I got a poll for you that shows me up by 10.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 02, 2026 02:23 PM (VQ7/I)

30 Paxon has his problems and Collins is a clownish figure but the people they are up against? Nutjob freaks.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:23 PM (nIKjK)

31 27 Holding up polls themselves for a sort of meta-scrutiny seems like a good idea. We might find a better way of prognostication, like analyzing trends in social media. AI could help hugely with that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (mmrXZ)

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Gut is better.

Social media is manipulated. Polls are manipulated. Betting markets are manipulated. Following money requires Kremlinology to interpret.

The best thing we have is probably early vote analysis, which has a decent track record over the last few years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:23 PM (42WUB)

32
Leupold,

I feel the same way.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 02:23 PM (/QHx4)

33 Schumer: "Republicans are going to steal the election"

Schumer: "The Save America Act is racist"

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 02, 2026 02:24 PM (9FfUF)

34 Reading either "side" of the Cornell gangbang or rape thing is exhausting.

Exhausting.

I'll be honest, I loved the internet when it started, it was fun to shoot the shit, see opinions on things, read a little of what people thought. But between the Marxist Stage Weeping OMG The Patriarchy Rapes Again Just Like Der Trumpenfuhrer, and the Ho Bag Fuckslut Cumdumpster Loves The Sex and So Do I But Of Course Never With a Ho Bag Fuckslut Cumdumpster Like Her Because I'm Somehow Above That, I'm really just over it.

Communicating with people was fun while it lasted. Roll on AGW, fry us all.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:24 PM (mJVit)

35
Paxon has his problems and Collins is a clownish figure but the people they are up against? Nutjob freaks.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Maybe America wants nutjob freaks?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (Cqx++)

36 I just worry about conservatives who, every November, say, "I'm never trusting the polls again," and then come the next summer go, "I'm really worried because of the polls."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Show me a person that still watches or consumes main stream media including Fox, etc. and I will show you someone worrying about polling. I can understand that most people lack the desire to actually look inside the tedious details of polling an the drastic workarounds that pollsters now use to combat poll non response, people lying to pollsters, and figuring out their mostly secret sauce of weighting one person to represent scores of other voters.

Cell phone area codes no longer correspond with location, young people are mobile and may not even be registered (and in most states, that closes in about a couple of days (30 days prior), we have a large population of illegals, the tendency of people now to avoid taking phone calls via call blocking and caller id due to scams, and so the polling firms are going to invitations via texting (another thing a lot of people avoid responding to now as a new twist on scamming) for people to respond either by phone or online for polls.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (E4rtv)

37
I needed a pick me up today. I just have this really sinking feeling about the midterms that it's going to be a 1994 version for Democrats.
Posted by: Leupold

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Buck up, kid. Trump, Bessent, Miller, Rubio, Hegseth, et. al. will still have executive powers, and 2028 may have cleaner voter rolls, a rosier economy, and a trail of remarks from actual Democrat legislators on transing kids, taking away gas stoves, levying a nationwide billionaire tax, and reopening the border.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (mmrXZ)

38 6 Any TX Morons have insight on how our boy Herrera is doing down in TX 23?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Last I looked, his fat blob of an opponent put out a comment on X where Herrera was holding up a copy of Mein Kampf.
Except that the book was actually the Communist Manifesto.
Fat blob quietly deleted xer post, but not before Herrera screencapped the evidence of stupidity.
TheAKGuy/status/2105517142259159267

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (88C+u)

39 WA passed SB5974, which sets additional requirements on law enforcement leaders, volunteers, cadets, and specially commissioned officers.

Four Sheriffs joined a lawsuit to stop implementation of this law. In argument today, Sheriff Swank reports "hate group" affiliation is a major point of contention. If the Sheriff (or other leader) is a member of a "hate group," they can be removed.

Example of a hate group: You belong to a church which teaches there are only two genders.

http://tiny.cc/gygb101

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)

40 Dear Chuck, I'm a constituent unfortunately. Another thing that could cause you to lose is that everyone not a Dem realizes you've made a deal with Marxist, anti-Semitic lunatics who hate the USA.
Hope that helps

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 02:26 PM (jivel)

41 "They have insane amounts of money!"

Welp. Those are all from donations.

Why don't YOU have money from donations, Chuck? What happened to your money? Where'd it go?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:26 PM (gLYp7)

42 Talking about losing the Senate is doomsaying. I think we hold the Senate for sure, and may even pick up a few seats.

The House is the tougher question, but I think we hold it and could even increase our lead.

I've been saying this for a long time, and the closer we get the more confident I am.

We got this. Now, to be sure, the GOP can fuck up a gay-curious frat party MMF, so anything is possible. But I think we got this.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 02:26 PM (iFTx/)

43 Holding up polls themselves for a sort of meta-scrutiny seems like a good idea. We might find a better way of prognostication, like analyzing trends in social media. AI could help hugely with that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (mmrXZ)

They are intentionally noisy though. And because of widespread sanctioned cheating we don't even have reliable results, so nothing to really compare polling against.

Noisy polling plus noisy results equals darkness and confusion..

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:27 PM (mJVit)

44 I still think that most polls are fabricated to give legitimacy to an eventual cheat. The curtain slipped when J Ann Selzer, the "Queen of Polling" overplayed it (probably due to emotions)...and insisted Harris was up 3% on Trump as it came down to election day. Trump won by 13%.

Now, I'll give you one where it actually worked. J. Ann Selzer predicted Barrack Obama to beat Hillary Clinton in the primary. And, there was A LOT of cheating in that primary (especially in the caucus based states). Sure enough, Obama pulled the surprise win.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)

45 Time to bring in the Big Guns for the Commi-crats.

Awaken the beast and call upon Chocolate Jesus to come and save the day....

HOPE AND CHANGE ..............

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 02, 2026 02:28 PM (5U1m0)

46 I just worry about conservatives who, every November, say, "I'm never trusting the polls again," and then come the next summer go, "I'm really worried because of the polls."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

First, they lost trust in the pollsters. Then Internet Movie Critics. Finally. WNBA game officials.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 02:29 PM (3kXhz)

47 Last I looked, his fat blob of an opponent put out a comment on X where Herrera was holding up a copy of Mein Kampf.
Except that the book was actually the Communist Manifesto.
Fat blob quietly deleted xer post, but not before Herrera screencapped the evidence of stupidity.
TheAKGuy/status/2105517142259159267
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through a campaign.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:30 PM (GfgtS)

48 43 They are intentionally noisy though. And because of widespread sanctioned cheating we don't even have reliable results, so nothing to really compare polling against.

Noisy polling plus noisy results equals darkness and confusion..

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:27 PM (mJVit)

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In just a few days this week, we got the Ipsos D+15 poll, the Morning Consult D+3 poll, and the Harvard-Harris D+2 poll.

The latter two are dismissed because they're GOP pollsters (the first is a Dem pollster, the second is non-partisan and the best pollster of the past decade), and we have to treat Ipsos seriously (even though they have a long history of doing it wrong with terrible results).

We can treat polling seriously, but no one does.

You pick the best, treat them with some skepticism, and actively attack the rest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:30 PM (42WUB)

49 Who gives a Rats Ass about the Polls................

That is just Commie Propaganda anyway ....

Just go out and vote !!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at October 02, 2026 02:30 PM (5U1m0)

50 Back in the grad school days, I did work for the Census Bureau and later the Ag Statistics crop surveys as a field evaluator (interviewer). The gold standard is dropping random physical areas on a map and requiring the field evaluator to go and talk to every inhabitant within that block. Usually for Farm Surveys, it was about 640 acres or so. A bit less in a city. If someone refused to respond, then you had to go to local government sources like the Farm Services Admin, personal observation of the crops planted, livestock, and farm size, property tax records, and so on. That filled in the missing data in most cases.

At the same time, there was and is a master list of all farmers (inhabitants in a Census) that we know gets constantly out of date. The area surveys were used to determine exactly how the list survey was incomplete, identify new people to update the list from the area surveys, and to establish error rates. For farming data, the other means of error correction including marketing information, crop and livestock subsidies, satellite information, etc.

Today's polling does none of that. Private polling for candidates do.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)

51 44 I still think that most polls are fabricated to give legitimacy to an eventual cheat. The curtain slipped when J Ann Selzer, the "Queen of Polling" overplayed it (probably due to emotions)...and insisted Harris was up 3% on Trump as it came down to election day. Trump won by 13%.

Now, I'll give you one where it actually worked. J. Ann Selzer predicted Barrack Obama to beat Hillary Clinton in the primary. And, there was A LOT of cheating in that primary (especially in the caucus based states). Sure enough, Obama pulled the surprise win.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)

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Did you know that Marsha Blackburn was consistently losing polls for the TN senate race in September of 2018?

She won by 11.

Lot of good that narrative creation did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:31 PM (42WUB)

52 Last I looked, his fat blob of an opponent put out a comment on X where Herrera was holding up a copy of Mein Kampf.
Except that the book was actually the Communist Manifesto.

My favorite was when she made an ad talking over the sound of construction machinery claiming that it was work on building The Wall in Big Bend National Park (something neither candidate supports BTW). Then Brandon made an ad from the exact same spot pointing out that it was literally a hundred miles away from Big Bend. Lying liars lie even when it's easier not to.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 02:31 PM (vTZFs)

53 Rove and that bunch see an opportunity to soften our cruel policies and pick up disillusioned Democrats. I get wanting to win, but you have to be able to answer the question "what did we win?"

Posted by: spongeworthy at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (sLLbN)

54 Polls are for strip clubs and fire stations.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (bIH8o)

55 It's not about who polls the men, but who mans the poles.

Posted by: James Baalarico at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (mJVit)

56 Polls are taxes.
I declare every Democrat the winner.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (W3Srb)

57 Nobody wants to see Katy Stout at a strip club.

Posted by: what happened to the buffet?? at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (88C+u)

58 A Republican may win Oregon's governor's race.

She's down 1 to the radical dem and her catchphrase has become: "I'm not running to manage Oregon's decline. I'm here to end it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (gLYp7)

59 That is why Plouffe and company admitted they never saw Kamala with a lead in their private polling.

That is because that polling is designed on purpose to check its own errors lest you lose an election on public polling misfires like Hillary in 2016. Race was close enough that the private polls did not show the pending disaster in the Blue Midwest Firewall until too late which was about election day or mebbe a day or so before when suddenly plans for a big coronation got scaled back just in case.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (E4rtv)

60 Did you know that Marsha Blackburn was consistently losing polls for the TN senate race in September of 2018?

She won by 11.

Lot of good that narrative creation did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:31 PM (42WUB)

It all started going hew way after Taylor Swift endorsed Phil Bredesen.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (/OKHJ)

61
We might find a better way of prognostication, like analyzing trends in social media. AI could help hugely with that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:22 PM (mmrXZ)

Personally, I'm old school. My preferred method of prognostication is reading the entrails of my commie victims.

Posted by: in before the troll at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (y9nCu)

62 58 A Republican may win Oregon's governor's race.

She's down 1 to the radical dem and her catchphrase has become: "I'm not running to manage Oregon's decline. I'm here to end it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (gLYp7)

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This is totally what we expect from a blue wave.

Democrats struggling in deep blue states.

Further evidence of Republicans losing everywhere!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (42WUB)

63
Off me, troll sock.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (y9nCu)

64 Four Sheriffs joined a lawsuit to stop implementation of this law. In argument today, Sheriff Swank reports "hate group" affiliation is a major point of contention. If the Sheriff (or other leader) is a member of a "hate group," they can be removed.

Example of a hate group: You belong to a church which teaches there are only two genders.

http://tiny.cc/gygb101
Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM (mkw2N)

Sounds like a violation of the Religious Test Clause, as well as the Free Exercise Clause. But extremism in the service of trannyism is no vice for these degenerates.

Posted by: WA is cooked at October 02, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)

65 60 Did you know that Marsha Blackburn was consistently losing polls for the TN senate race in September of 2018?

She won by 11.

Lot of good that narrative creation did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:31 PM (42WUB)

It all started going hew way after Taylor Swift endorsed Phil Bredesen.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (/OKHJ)

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Alternate theory:

The electorate is largely inelastic, barely moves over time, and things are 95% set by about March of election year.

And deep red states just vote for Republicans in federal office while deep blue states just vote for Democrats for office outside of extreme circumstances that can depress "hometeam" turnout.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:35 PM (42WUB)

66
Gawd, I love Schumer's fear of election theft. Chuck Chuck CHUCK! There's a remedy for this.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (mmrXZ)

67 Democrats struggling in deep blue states.

Further evidence of Republicans losing everywhere!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:34 PM (42WUB)

BLUNAMI!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (gLYp7)

68 “Our class pet should be a pollster; they need friends too.”

Posted by: Ralph Wiggum at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (VyD10)

69 Its so odd watching what the Democrats are vomiting on the voting public, the human detritus they scrape off the sidewalks of San Francisco. This is their best? Or is it just shoving it in your face and sneering when they get "elected" anyway because of highjinks at the ballot box?

Who thought Talarico was their best hope for winning in Texas?? Who saw this weirdo short eyes was the key to a win in Texas of all places? They can't find some Foghorn Leghorn democrat??

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (nIKjK)

70 67
BLUNAMI!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (gLYp7)

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Love it. Perfect.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (42WUB)

71 Gawd, I love Schumer's fear of election theft. Chuck Chuck CHUCK! There's a remedy for this.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:36 PM (mmrXZ)

Yeah, but if we implement Voter ID, Dems will lose EVEN MORE elections!
- Chuck

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:37 PM (gLYp7)

72 Seeing on X that a judge has ruled that preventing non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional. LOL, what?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:37 PM (2ocoG)

73
Nobody wants to see Katy Stout at a strip club.
Posted by: what happened to the buffet?? at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (88C+u)

Rule 34.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 02:37 PM (y9nCu)

74 A Republican may win Oregon's governor's race.

No chance in hell. Never, ever going to happen. Oregon is a machine state, no Republican governor will ever win, no Republican majority in either house of the legislature. It will never happen as long as the vote by mail thing is in place.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (nIKjK)

75 Seeing on X that a judge has ruled that preventing non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional. LOL, what?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:37 PM (2ocoG)

FACT CHECK: TRUE

A federal judge on Oct. 1 threw out a case against a Jamaican woman who voted in a U.S. federal election, finding that the law that prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections is unconstitutional.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (gLYp7)

76 There is no wave.

Posted by: Greg at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (mJVit)

77 Nobody wants to see Katy Stout at a strip club.

JB Pritzker is sending her $20 million. Given she's already been caught diverting campaign funds to buy cookies and tacos (I am not making this up), that oughta go well.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (2ocoG)

78 ... the trendy gender delusions of their Munchausen mommies.

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I was calling it Munchausen-by-~~Proxy~~Butchery here a decade ago.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (94QNV)

79
This is totally what we expect from a blue wave.

I agree that this does not have the feel of a wave for anybody. There's just not the social feel, no comfort for either party. But we all need to brace for the Democrats to win the house, even if they don't.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (nIKjK)

80 Oregon is a machine state, no Republican governor will ever win, no Republican majority in either house of the legislature. It will never happen as long as the vote by mail thing is in place.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (nIKjK)

I think you're right.

I also think a Republican polling at ±1 in Oregon signifies that there isn't the Blue Wave the left is anticipating.

A Republican within 1 in Oregon is winning by four in Michigan.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (gLYp7)

81 Paxton 65%
Talarico 35%

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 02:40 PM (10NPz)

82 43 Holding up polls themselves for a sort of meta-scrutiny seems like a good idea. We might find a better way of prognostication, like analyzing trends in social media. AI could help hugely with that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Nope. Internet is dead thesis. Approximately 50-70 percent, depending on which social media service you use is bots, foreigner and domestic post for pay mills, and to a lesser extent fake sock puppets.

The expensive way is as I put above, area surveys randomly picked to correct polling errors. That is enormously expensive and the media just does not have that kind of money anymore so it posts these fake and gay polls with special sauce in order to attract attention and shill for Democrats.

This is a base turnout election--independents are somewhat upset but for them, both parties are evil and often that leads to less turnout because the lesser of evils is still evil, so D base versus R base--Trump has about 40-42 percent of the electorate that will turn out for him definitely but must turn out in midterms by expensive GOTV operations. Dems have a bit higher built in vote share, mebbe 44-45 percent on average but younger and less engaged.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:40 PM (E4rtv)

83 Posted by: James Baalarico at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (mJVit)

That's a genius nickname, btw.

Posted by: pookysgirl wonders if Moloch can be incorporated somehow at October 02, 2026 02:41 PM (Wt5PA)

84 79
This is totally what we expect from a blue wave.

I agree that this does not have the feel of a wave for anybody. There's just not the social feel, no comfort for either party. But we all need to brace for the Democrats to win the house, even if they don't.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (nIKjK)

=

I've been predicting that Democrats would take the house for 18 months.

Turnout differentials will just get them over the hump.

But, it won't do anything. Congress is already not doing anything, so no change there. Impeachment theater? Okay. Pointless since it won't lead to conviction.

DHS, DOJ, DoW, State all continuing because we have in imperial presidency and the OBBB fully funded and appropriated DHS through 2028 allowing deportations to continue at full scale no matter what the next Congress does?

Holy shit, this election is historically unimportant in changing the direction of the nation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:41 PM (42WUB)

85 I'm really just over it.

Communicating with people was fun while it lasted. Roll on AGW, fry us all.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:24 PM (mJVit)

Web 1.0 was where it's at.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (dK+Kv)

86 Talarico reminds me an a muskier version of Jim Bakker.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (VyD10)

87 the trendy gender delusions of their Munchausen mommies.

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I was calling it Munchausen-by-ProxyButchery here a decade ago.
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (94QNV)

My mother treated me like dogshit but at least she didn't have my dick and balls cut off. My god the bar has sunk rather low hasnt it.

Posted by: The emasculation was all psychological at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (TbWk/)

88 72 Seeing on X that a judge has ruled that preventing non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional. LOL, what?
Posted by: Ian S.
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I think that guy is probably going to be reversed but perhaps not in time for the election. Betcha Eisen and Elias fed that judge with an opinion.

Minnesota behavior of its judges show an active 'Resist' collaborative movement on judges and I rate this very likely that Dem and some never Trump GOP relics on the bench are engaged in this shit behind the scenes.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (E4rtv)

89
Time to bring in the Big Guns for the Commi-crats.

Awaken the beast and call upon Chocolate Jesus to come and save the day....

HOPE AND CHANGE ..............
Posted by: Jackson K.

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Ha-ha, has the Lord and Savior Obama deigned to campaign yet? I know he made some silly remarks about all-female governance, but is he on the trail trying to get blacks to the polls? I love it when he screams at black people in his southern baptist preacher voice and it all comes to naught.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:43 PM (mmrXZ)

90 the trendy gender delusions of their Munchausen mommies.

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I was calling it Munchausen-by-ProxyButchery here a decade ago.
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (94QNV)

My mother treated me like dogshit but at least she didn't have my dick and balls cut off. My god the bar has sunk rather low hasnt it.

Posted by: The emasculation was all psychological at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (TbWk/)

Be thankful you weren't Clancied.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:43 PM (dK+Kv)

91 Chuck also said the party is one, without fracture.

Remember that, too.

Posted by: L - No nic...I'm coming closer to my home. at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (Wl7PO)

92 I think that guy is probably going to be reversed but perhaps not in time for the election. Betcha Eisen and Elias fed that judge with an opinion.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (E4rtv)

David Liebowitz says illegals can not be barred from voting in US elections, right before a tightly-contested election.

Weird.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (gLYp7)

93 I've been predicting that Democrats would take the house for 18 months.

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You have ??

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (AKptf)

94 FACT CHECK: TRUE

A federal judge on Oct. 1 threw out a case against a Jamaican woman who voted in a U.S. federal election, finding that the law that prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections is unconstitutional.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (gLYp7)

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Half of the country -- and apparently now the Judicial Branch -- believes that the US Constitution itself is Unconstitutional.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (94QNV)

95
That is because that polling is designed on purpose to check its own errors lest you lose an election on public polling misfires like Hillary in 2016. Race was close enough that the private polls did not show the pending disaster in the Blue Midwest Firewall until too late which was about election day or mebbe a day or so before when suddenly plans for a big coronation got scaled back just in case.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:33 PM (E4rtv)

I don't actually believe that polls had anything to do with Frau Gruppencankles losing the election. She outright ignored virtually every poll, because there's no way that a stronk woman like her could possibly lose against that Queens vulgarian. Plus, all those Donk campaign strategists who had a penis were of course, wrong about everything, so their advice could safely be ignored.

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (y9nCu)

96 The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
·
Sep 20
Karl Rove condemns comments about immigration by Bo French, the Republican candidate for Texas railroad commissioner, saying, “I'm voting for my second Democrat this fall"

Posted by: 13times at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (6iKlf)

97 So, Is shcumer's green tie a signal that he is all in on the red/green alliance?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (G+1P3)

98 he outright ignored virtually every poll, because there's no way that a stronk woman like her could possibly lose against that Queens vulgarian.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 02:44 PM (y9nCu)

I don't think she even went to Michigan or Wisconsin a single time during the campaign. Just assumed they were in the bag.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (gLYp7)

99 Kalshi has Ds taking the House at 91%.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (AKptf)

100 I've been predicting that Democrats would take the house for 18 months.

Turnout differentials will just get them over the hump.

But, it won't do anything. Congress is already not doing anything, so no change there. Impeachment theater? Okay. Pointless since it won't lead to conviction.

DHS, DOJ, DoW, State all continuing because we have in imperial presidency and the OBBB fully funded and appropriated DHS through 2028 allowing deportations to continue at full scale no matter what the next Congress does?

Holy shit, this election is historically unimportant in changing the direction of the nation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I dunno. Depends in the granular level of House races where polling is abysmal--bad for Senate, horrible for districts. Again, it going to be a turnout issue and perhaps a redistricting issue. Even the pro Dem pickers like Silver and Cook are now hedging away from their maximalist 20 plus gain in seats. Now in low teens from the last I saw.

I think it is more like 50/50 and the Dem primaries did not do Dems much favors this year in candidate selection versus the GOP.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (E4rtv)

101 I gotta ask again, why is it if two drunk kids get it on, the guy is a scumbag for taking advantage of the girl but she's never to blame for taking advantage of the guy? How does that work, exactly?

I mean in a functioning patriarchy where men are assumed to be responsible and in control it makes sense, but we don't live in that kind of culture or legal system.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (nIKjK)

102 Be thankful you weren't Clancied.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:43 PM (dK+Kv)

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And a new verb meme is born.

/Let's hope it's not also strangled in the crib ...

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (94QNV)

103 Fuck Karl Rove and the hyena he rode in on.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (10NPz)

104 Be thankful you weren't Clancied.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:43 PM (dK+Kv)

There were some days I believed to my core death was preferable. Being 10-11 and wanting either yourself or your tormentor dead is no way to go through childhood.

Posted by: I at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (TbWk/)

105 99 Polymarket has Democrats at 63% for taking control of the Senate.

Polymarket has Democrats at 91% for taking control of the house.

ace says if you bitch about gas prices for the average American citizen, you are a communist.

The Horde says if you can't afford $1800 a month for a one bedroom apartment, get a third job, sell your blood to the blood bank, and pull yourselves up by the bootstraps.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (DQiGk)

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Hong was 95% to win the Democrat primary in Wisconsin for governor because betting markets have secret knowledge and know the future.

Meanwhile, Democrat turnout is down in early voting:

https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2106057544800350646

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (42WUB)

106 We are going to end up with 53 or 54 seats, including Michelle Tafoya.

This has me in tears. I really was hoping to lose this one!

Posted by: John Thune at October 02, 2026 02:47 PM (4hx56)

107

Re the Cornell thing.

It was an orgy. Orgies have happened since the beginning of time. People are appalled?

Some people like orgies. I don't give a shit as long as children are not involved.

It is election season, white people are bad. Only white people have orgies.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 02:47 PM (/QHx4)

108 The funniest part (ha ha) ((sarc)) about mail-in ballots is how many of them show up without the crease in the middle. And amazingly, they all go to democrats.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 02:47 PM (2WIwB)

109 If these combined polls include those stupid betting sites, they are worse than garbage. The betting sites are where the retard billionaires like Reid Hoffman throw money to try and create a narrative.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 02:47 PM (0U5gm)

110 I don't actually believe that polls had anything to do with Frau Gruppencankles losing the election. She outright ignored virtually every poll, because there's no way that a stronk woman like her could possibly lose against that Queens vulgarian

"How am I not up by 50 points?!?!?!" Narcissists cannot imagine a scenario in which they are wrong or unwanted.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (nIKjK)

111 100 I dunno. Depends in the granular level of House races where polling is abysmal--bad for Senate, horrible for districts. Again, it going to be a turnout issue and perhaps a redistricting issue. Even the pro Dem pickers like Silver and Cook are now hedging away from their maximalist 20 plus gain in seats. Now in low teens from the last I saw.

I think it is more like 50/50 and the Dem primaries did not do Dems much favors this year in candidate selection versus the GOP.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (E4rtv)

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If Democrats get the House it'll be like a 5-10 seat majority built from toss ups that happen to go their way.

And Jeffries will be trying impeachment theater with votes of 5-10 Democrats who won Trump+5 districts and dealing with shutdown theater with Trump fully willing to RIF the shit out of the federal government in response.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (42WUB)

112 Web 1.0 was where it's at.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:42 PM (dK+Kv)

We may be dating ourselves.

But what else is new.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (mJVit)

113 ***Rove and his ilk claim that taking sides against us is mandated by their principles.
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The communists (Xi) and the Islamists are spending money like James Carville on a trailer park binder.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (iLKq8)

114 Dammit I spazzed

Posted by: I would have been ok with the exercise band at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)

115
Nope. Internet is dead thesis. Approximately 50-70 percent, depending on which social media service you use is bots, foreigner and domestic post for pay mills, and to a lesser extent fake sock puppets.

Posted by: whig

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I bring up social media survey because of that lone South African firm that called 2016 for Trump, down to Philadelphia. They did it by analyzing social media, which was not expensive because they crowdsourced it.

Bots might have gotten worse since then, but AI has gotten better and it might be able to detect bot noise.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:49 PM (mmrXZ)

116 103 Fuck Karl Rove and the hyena he rode in on.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (10NPz)

There is an ash heap of history somewhere that Rove needs to fade into.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 02:49 PM (2WIwB)

117 How can it be unconstitutional to not allow a non-citizen to vote in federal elections???

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 02:49 PM (qBdHI)

118 We may be dating ourselves.

But what else is new.
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (mJVit)

I have to date myself, nobody else will.

Posted by: Carboniferous epoch at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (TbWk/)

119 If Rove hadn't opened his mouth pretty much no one would have known about the comment from Bo French. Way to go turd blossom

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (jivel)

120 Schumer and Biden go the same hair-plug guy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (Dv3i1)

121 "Sure, Trump has brought inflation down to its lowest levels since before COVID, but he hasn't created deflation which I now blame Trump for the high prices."

This is the excuse of Democrats who ignored inflation during Biden, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (42WUB)

122 Hong was 95% to win the Democrat primary in Wisconsin for governor because betting markets have secret knowledge and know the future.

Meanwhile, Democrat turnout is down in early voting:

https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2106057544800350646

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (42WUB)

Don't copy and paste me.

If I say anything contrary to ace, I'm a troll.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (m5bh6)

123 How can it be unconstitutional to not allow a non-citizen to vote in federal elections???
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 02:49 PM (qBdHI)

Is that a triple negative???
*reeeeeeeee!!!!!*

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (2WIwB)

124 75 Seeing on X that a judge has ruled that preventing non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional. LOL, what?

Posted by: Ian S.

^^^^^^^^^
David S. Leibowitz is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, serving in the Miami Division. He assumed office on March 1, 2024, after being nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate on February 27, 2024, by a 64–33 vote.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 02:51 PM (G+1P3)

125 Web 1.0 was where it's at.

And with Minx 0.8 beta you never need to leave 1998.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:52 PM (2ocoG)

126 99 Kalshi has Ds taking the House at 91%.
Posted by: runner
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If polling is trash then prediction markets based on polling are even more trash as they are derivative of polling information and a thinly traded market where even foreigners can 'buy' influence by bets. Plus it is not unlikely that you have people in polling operations betting on it by screwing with their own polls.

Using standard techniques, the best information is actually votes--a slight derivative is EV and Mail In Ballot request data that are proxies for the real thing but imperfect as it doesn't measure indy leaners very well nor does it preclude party defectors. The second best is a well run poll but those are expensive and they must disclose weighting, and uncertainties along with crosstabs. The third is usually media polling done on the cheap, the fourth is then prediction markets made by yutzes trying to make a buck or buy influence for Team Blue or Red.

And when you aggregate the summary of individual races, your error rates explode as it is the compounded joint errors of all the races. Aggregation is only as good as its least precise measure.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:52 PM (E4rtv)

127 Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 02:50 PM (m5bh6)

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Sounds like you hate it here and should stop commenting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:52 PM (42WUB)

128 no one will read what i write

Posted by: Thinks he's Jewlius Caesar at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)

129
Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles? Yeah, I get they're "a joke, a ploy" etc., but what are they really? Something like "The policies that most people appear to prefer are the correct ones"?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 02:19 PM (mmrXZ)

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Corporate tax cuts, anything big business and MIC

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (dinlg)

130 How can it be unconstitutional to not allow a non-citizen to vote in federal elections???

I had no idea non-citizens were subject to the Constitution. If that's true, UK citizens need to sue the government for first amendment violations.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (2ocoG)

131 Is that a triple negative???
*reeeeeeeee!!!!!*

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LOL, I know. I think I twitched when I typed that. Involuntary grammatical error reaction.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (qBdHI)

132 I stand by my theory that Rove is PigMan from Seinfeld.

I thought he was maybe dead. I guess not.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (hzuYO)

133 Possible scenario: House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)

134 Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles?

that they are better than you

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (j+aD2)

135
I doubt Reality's dick is long enough to fuck himself.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 02:54 PM (/QHx4)

136 House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)

How does it signal they have the votes for impeachment?

You need 67 Senators to remove a president.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:54 PM (gLYp7)

137 Schlichter raises the question but I'd really like the answer: What are the Rovians' principles?

THE ARISTOCRATS!

I mean, that they're the aristocrats. You should dig up parsnips for the palace.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:54 PM (2ocoG)

138 He said: �Two things could have us to lose. One, they steal the election. The second thing is money. They have obscene amounts of money.

The odd thing about this is that both the very rich and the upper middle class have both been trending left for a while

In 2024 the Dem's had a significant lead in fundraising. If the Republicans have overtaken that it either means they are way, way, way ahead with middle class/working class voters, or they've taken the lead again among the upper middle class/rich. Either way that makes me doubt a blue wave.

2024:
Democratic National Committee (DNC): collected approximately $683.6 million
Republican National Committee (RNC): collected approximately $475.8 million

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

139 133 Possible scenario: House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)

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It takes 67 votes in the Senate for conviction.

Post 1/6, when Trump was at his lowest, had lost re-election, and Mitch was making public noises about the GOP moving on from Trump, the Senate only got 57 votes for conviction on his second impeachment. (8 of the 10 GOP senators who voted for it are no longer in the Senate as of next year, Cassidy being the latest to leave.)

The impeachment vote in the House is unimportant. The only thing that matters is conviction.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:55 PM (42WUB)

140
I don't think she even went to Michigan or Wisconsin a single time during the campaign. Just assumed they were in the bag.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (gLYp7)

As I recall, the rumor was that Bill had practically begged her to campaign there in the last week or two, but she shut him down.

I'm still surprised that she didn't October Surprise him with a fatal heart attack to lock in the sympathy vote. It's not as if she didn't already have a body count...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 02:55 PM (y9nCu)

141 Ho Lee Fuk, Ian S. is not making this up. From @newsforce August 25 -

Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records

At least it was cheap liquor. I guess? I'm thinking kahlua.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:55 PM (88C+u)

142 The Democrats are confusing me again on whether they think "stealing an election" is possible.

It's Schrodinger's stolen election.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Fi81e)

143 Remember Rove ran on this platform:

Reduce government spending
Cut taxes
Reduce regulations

He and Shrub did a tiny amount of 2/3 and nothing about 1 even when they had both houses in congress.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (sKqQm)

144 Politicians of all stripes never want to "retire."

Lording over the unwashed masses is an ego trip of epic proportions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (RORbl)

145 the antisemites have arrived.

clean up in aisle 128

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (0cxsI)

146 What are the Rovians' principles?

The Spice must flow.

I thought we all knew that already.

Posted by: The Fremen at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Dv3i1)

147 False.
I have reported this site for spreading disinformation.
Everyone knows that this year will be not just a blue wave but a blue tsunami.
Democrats will take the House, the Senate and Trump will resign is embarrassment.
Vance will be impeached and Hakeem Jeffries will be President.
Suck it, MAGA, your time is done!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (3cUTc)

148 I'm still surprised that she didn't October Surprise him with a fatal heart attack to lock in the sympathy vote. It's not as if she didn't already have a body count...

Too much risk if they failed because imagine Bill Clinton spilling everything he knows...

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (sKqQm)

149 >>>>What are the Rovians' principles?

Import more Mexicans.

Posted by: Mark1971 at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (/OKHJ)

150 There is no chance the president gets removed from office. Impeached again at least once? A total certainty if the Democrats take the House. They'll try to impeach half the western hemisphere. The Senate is not likely to vote to remove anyone but the point isn't do succeed, its to paralyze the legislature and the presidency.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (nIKjK)

151 Rove and his ilk claim that taking sides against us is mandated by their principles. What principles?"

If you don't like them, they have others.

And do not forget - what's left of the Bush political machine hates Trump and Paxton at levels that most people wouldn't belive..

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (pfXMo)

152 143 Remember Rove ran on this platform:

Reduce government spending
Cut taxes
Reduce regulations

He and Shrub did a tiny amount of 2/3 and nothing about 1 even when they had both houses in congress.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 02:56 PM (sKqQm)

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Trump has done all three, especially the third.

Hell, government spending has been down, on average, for the last three quarters as a percentage of GDP.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:58 PM (42WUB)

153 I don't think she even went to Michigan or Wisconsin a single time during the campaign. Just assumed they were in the bag.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:45 PM (gLYp7)
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Nope. HC was in GR, here in Michigan as a late stop, at least.

I think the idea that she missed the rust-belt states is overdone.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 02:58 PM (Fi81e)

154 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 02:58 PM (Ia/+0)

155 Ho Lee Fuk, Ian S. is not making this up. From @newsforce August 25 -

Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records

There's leaning in to the obvious jokes about yourself and then there's whatever this is.

Brandon Herrera has made pretty much every one of his campaign X posts a double entendre about her being fat, which everyone except feminists enjoy.

At least it was cheap liquor. I guess? I'm thinking kahlua.

She probably thinks it's classier than Thunderbird. She might even be right.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (2ocoG)

156 Rove's principles involve spit shining W's nutsack

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (jivel)

157 I bring up social media survey because of that lone South African firm that called 2016 for Trump, down to Philadelphia. They did it by analyzing social media, which was not expensive because they crowdsourced it.

Bots might have gotten worse since then, but AI has gotten better and it might be able to detect bot noise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It has gotten much worse and in fact, a lot of the AI models are trained on bullshit robo posts on things like Reddit. For that reason, at least one major AI company has publicly announced reducing reddit weighting in its model. Social media killed blogs, and in turn have been wrecked by terminally online (whose preferences do not resemble the general pop), bots, and paid comment influencing operations including Mobys.

I dislike pulling the credentials card but necessary in this case. I have a PhD in this field, retired as a tenured prof doing empirical research in this field for about a decade or so with publications, etc., and about two decades in practical experience in local, state, and federal elections.

It is about 50/50 in the House and most likely GOP holds the Senate. If no wave, then the GOP mebbe gains a seat or two.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (E4rtv)

158 The Senate is not likely to vote to remove anyone but the point isn't do succeed, its to paralyze the legislature and the presidency.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:57 PM (nIKjK)
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If they get 66 on anybody, the fix is in.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (Fi81e)

159 I'm still surprised that she didn't October Surprise him with a fatal heart attack to lock in the sympathy vote.

I am as well, but I can only guess that having been married to and living with Cruella Von Borgia for decades has trained Bill to be very careful.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (nIKjK)

160 spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor"

Sounds like a small UT tailgate party

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM (pfXMo)

161
I don't actually believe that polls had anything to do with Frau Gruppencankles losing the election.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur

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I think she ignored the polls because she thought the steal was secure. To this day, I'm a bit shocked that it wasn't.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:00 PM (mmrXZ)

162 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:46 PM (nIKjK)

In a MMF 3way the dynamic is a bit more skewed. Or FMF, maybe, where one of the Fs is evil, the M is horny and stupid, and the second F was the sucker at the poker game (inb4 phrasing).
That didn't happen at Cornell.
Of course it's hard to know what happened at Cornell because Ketamine Girl keeps changing her story.

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 03:00 PM (88C+u)

163 no one will read what i write

Posted by: Lighten up Francis at October 02, 2026 03:00 PM (0iQE1)

164 141. Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records
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What? Nothing on male strippers and coke? C'mon, Katy! Do better! Make Hunter proud.

Come to think of it, sounds like someone may've had the munchies.

Posted by: Martin Tell at October 02, 2026 03:01 PM (sFNX2)

165 If I was to use information publicly available toi get a sense of the race. I would watch where the candidates go, where the funds are being spent by national party organizations, and proxies for turnout if not results on EV and mail in ballot information.

Not go consuming the poisoned wells of social media, polling, and worst of all prediction markets.

Better to be uninformed than misinformed.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

166 Betting markets are another venue for ad men to dump money for influence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:01 PM (iLKq8)

167 spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor"

Sounds like a small UT tailgate party

Sounds more like money laundering.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (m5bh6)

168 One interesting thing about the chart TJM posted (mail in ballot requests in Cuyahoga County, by town) is that many of the largest drops are in towns with significant Jewish vote. Beachwood, for example, and Shaker Heights. Cleveland Heights and University Heights too.

I wonder if the insane antisemitism that is now the official position of the Democrat Party is finally starting to sink in to Jewish voters...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (Yj10g)

169
I doubt Reality's dick is long enough to fuck himself.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 02:54 PM (/QHx4)

Although as far as I'm concerned, he's welcome to try.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (y9nCu)

170 165 If I was to use information publicly available toi get a sense of the race. I would watch where the candidates go, where the funds are being spent by national party organizations, and proxies for turnout if not results on EV and mail in ballot information.

Not go consuming the poisoned wells of social media, polling, and worst of all prediction markets.

Better to be uninformed than misinformed.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)

=

When one party is flush with cash and throwing it around everywhere, including having to secure last minute ad spaces in expensive markets like Texas, it feels...misleading.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (42WUB)

171
I dislike pulling the credentials card but necessary in this case. I have a PhD in this field, retired as a tenured prof doing empirical research in this field for about a decade or so with publications, etc., and about two decades in practical experience in local, state, and federal elections.

Posted by: whig

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LOL, no problem. I remember the press making shit up when Princess Diana died, about how she was particularly beloved by marginal this and "of color" that, and professional pollsters had all the data at their fingertips that showed her following was vastly white middle-aged middle-class women.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)

172 Of course it's hard to know what happened at Cornell because Ketamine Girl keeps changing her story.
Posted by: 88C+u

It will come out in excruciating detail in future court testimony and evidence. And the going public means a shitshow and politicians, particular Dems, trying to agitate their AWFL base which already hates and blames men for their misery. But the Dems like miserable and broken people because they seek revenge at the polls.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)

173 Better to be uninformed than misinformed."

That's what I told Norvell!

/zombie TJefferson

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (pfXMo)

174 no one will read what i write

Posted by: Lighten up Francis at October 02, 2026 03:00 PM (0iQE1)
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Your prophesy has failed.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (Fi81e)

175 Hillary is responsible for everything good and bad that has occurred in US politics since 2008.
The bad: she lost to Barky/Biden which led to all the crap they caused

The good: she lost to Trump

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (jivel)

176 133 Possible scenario: House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)

You need 67 to convict in the Senate...

Posted by: Nova Local at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (tOcjL)

177 I have to date myself, nobody else will.
Posted by: Carboniferous epoch

Have you tried asking Taylor Lorenz out? You two are about the same age.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (77rzZ)

178 Sounds more like money laundering.

Look at any picture of Katy Stout. It's not laundering, she ate every one of those cookies.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (2ocoG)

179 I doubt Reality's dick is long enough to fuck himself.
Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 02:54 PM

He's not from Nantucket, then.

Posted by: The Man From Nantucket at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (0sNs1)

180 Betting markets are another venue for ad men to dump money for influence."

Huh.

/Pro sports leagues

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (pfXMo)

181 Wonder how much W. Lee O. (Pappy) Daniels spent on biscuits and the Pilsbury Dough Boys?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (iLKq8)

182 This is totally what we expect from a blue wave.

I agree that this does not have the feel of a wave for anybody. There's just not the social feel, no comfort for either party. But we all need to brace for the Democrats to win the house, even if they don't.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:39 PM (nIKjK)

This is an unsettled election because mostly people don't like the price of gas and it's still expensive for things like beef. And the Democrats have exploited this well, however-

The Democrats have piled on the insanity so heavily and so high that even Democrats themselves don't particularly care to vote for them, even though they don't like Trump.

So, it's an election of discontent.

No one is enthused about voting (except maybe me!) because even if they don't totally like Trump's current economy, they sure as hell don't want the communist aborto-genital mutilation-energy hating-inflation causing-islamo-importingvote cheating Democrats to win,

so the Republicans will win maybe hugely. I expect some surprises.

But, it's voting done out of duty and fear rather than enthusiasm and joy...except for me! 😀

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (YSUhf)

183 Brandon Herrera has made pretty much every one of his campaign X posts a double entendre about her being fat, which everyone except feminists enjoy.

At least it was cheap liquor. I guess? I'm thinking kahlua.

She probably thinks it's classier than Thunderbird. She might even be right.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:59 PM

I loved the recent video where he dropped yet another reference to the weight of Austin feminists, then looked at the camera and said "in case you thought I was sorry about that."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 03:05 PM (/C5Rl)

184 It will come out in excruciating detail in future court testimony and evidence. And the going public means a shitshow and politicians, particular Dems, trying to agitate their AWFL base which already hates and blames men for their misery. But the Dems like miserable and broken people because they seek revenge at the polls.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
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It'll be the Clancy trial part 2, and Nancy Grace will be doing breathless updates.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 02, 2026 03:05 PM (Yj10g)

185 Trump's first impeachment hurt him so much politically that Democrats latched onto covid panic for nearly a year, cheated by mail in ballotting for months, and shut down ballot counting in six states in the middle of the night to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall barely defeat him in the electoral college.

"Oh no, impeachment. Anyway."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:05 PM (42WUB)

186 Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records
__________

$150 a day on a campaign heading into the home stretch? That's miserly by Democrap standards. I would think it would be a lot higher.

I suspect the real eye-openers in that statement are the almost certain big payouts to companies owned by family members.

It's all money laundering. The entire government is money laudering.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:05 PM (iFTx/)

187 Betting markets are another venue for ad men to dump money for influence."

Huh.

/Pro sports leagues

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:04 PM (pfXMo)
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It says "dump money", not "fix outcomes".

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:06 PM (Fi81e)

188 Although as far as I'm concerned, he's welcome to try.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (y9nCu)

Yes, because addressing the affordability of energy and housing for working Americans is an affront to conservatism.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 03:06 PM (m5bh6)

189 trying to agitate their AWFL base which already hates and blames men for their misery"

Gotta stir up every available base, especially now that the Hispanic vote is gone...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 03:06 PM (pfXMo)

190 no one will read what i write
Posted by: Lighten up Francis at October 02, 2026 03:00 PM

You're right, but it's not you, it's us. Could we get a TL;DR summary?

Posted by: Gen Zers at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (0sNs1)

191 176 133 Possible scenario: House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:53 PM (88C+u)

You need 67 to convict in the Senate...

Posted by: Nova Local
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The need was marked earlier, it is a Soprano in the senate.

Could Paxton be our Soprano?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (iLKq8)

192 When one party is flush with cash and throwing it around everywhere, including having to secure last minute ad spaces in expensive markets like Texas, it feels...misleading.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I tend to agree with Seth Keshel, there is always a narrow path for victory in a statewide election even one dominated by the other party (Moore losing in 2018 to Jones was such an example). But that requires a lot of voters on the GOP side either not voting in that particular race or less likely defecting to Talafreako. About 1-5 percent chance with no changes in status quo. I suspect the mass of Trump money being spent now is to make sure that upset does not happen and to crush the Senate Rinos that hope it does.

Don't know what if anything to make of the GOP midterm convention polling bullshit that Rove was trying to refer too. Too insider for me.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (E4rtv)

193 No one is enthused about voting (except maybe me!) because even if they don't totally like Trump's current economy, they sure as hell don't want the communist aborto-genital mutilation-energy hating-inflation causing-islamo-importing vote cheating Democrats to win,

In my completely unscientific observations of my X feed, right-leaning people whom I can prove are actual people are moderately excited to vote against Democrats and make the Pakistani bot farmers who are deeply concerned about January 6th STFU. Nobody's buying the "gas is $8 a gallon because Trump is riding Israel's dick" trash.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (2ocoG)

194
"Oh no, impeachment. Anyway."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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I don't think the third impeachment is going to have quiiiiite that punch. (Not sure I'm reading you correctly tho.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (mmrXZ)

195 Twilight of the Cucks (Cuckerdaemmerung) by Richard Wagstaff was a blatant attempt to cash in on the success of Wagner's Ring Cycle.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 02, 2026 03:08 PM (amcLV)

196 Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records

At least it was cheap liquor. I guess? I'm thinking kahlua.

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"If you like Taco Kahluas and getting caught in cookie jars ..."

And her last name is "Stout"?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (94QNV)

197 Alternate theory:

The electorate is largely inelastic, barely moves over time, and things are 95% set by about March of election year.

And deep red states just vote for Republicans in federal office while deep blue states just vote for Democrats for office outside of extreme circumstances that can depress "hometeam" turnout.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 02:35 PM (42WUB)
____________________________

More probably theory as it relates to the 2020 General:

Trump actually won a legitimate election by a significant margin reflective of how much he dominated in 2024. Polling purposely showed Biden with a slight (to moderate lead throughout) to give legitimacy to the early morning ballot dumps in key states.

BUT, in reality, the legitimate tally would have had Trump winning by a solid margin and legitimate polls would have shown the same thing, making convincing the public that the election was fair all the more difficult. So polls setting the stage, immediate media visits and statements by Democrats to set the narrative of no cheating, and media obfuscating the entire effort.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (dIske)

198 194
"Oh no, impeachment. Anyway."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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I don't think the third impeachment is going to have quiiiiite that punch. (Not sure I'm reading you correctly tho.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (mmrXZ)

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In American history, we don't have many examples of impeachment of presidents.

But every single one has made the targeted president stronger politically.

If you shoot at the king, you better not miss. Impeachment is like attacking a castle with a single trebuchet with a single large rock, hoping to hit the king.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (42WUB)

199 I don't think the third impeachment is going to have quiiiiite that punch. (Not sure I'm reading you correctly tho.)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (mmrXZ)
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"UNPRECEDENTED!! No President has EVER BEEN IMPEACHED 3 TIMES!!!"

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (Fi81e)

200 Black Democrats in Texas will no-show for Talarico. They won’t vote for Paxton, but they will stay home.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (GD2xa)

201 199 I don't think the third impeachment is going to have quiiiiite that punch. (Not sure I'm reading you correctly tho.)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (mmrXZ)
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"UNPRECEDENTED!! No President has EVER BEEN IMPEACHED 3 TIMES!!!"

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (Fi81e)

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He'll never get elected to the presidency again after this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (42WUB)

202 +5 gain in the House and +2 in the Senate for the Rs.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (10NPz)

203 The case out of Washington of the cartel judge is insane.
His argument is, sure, sure, the executive can appoint US Attorneys and can fire US Attorneys.

But if the local courts--who do not have executive power under the Constitution, as they are the ... Judicial Branch--appoint a US Attorney, the President, the Chief Executive of the Department of Justice, cannot fire him.
And he holds the job forever and ever until, under the Advise and Consent Clause, the Senate approve a replacement.

Say, who provided the "advice and consent" in the Senate approving the guy the courts appointed and you say no one can fire?

If you stupids went to Harvard, you'd not question the judge.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (3cUTc)

204 Of course it's hard to know what happened at Cornell because Ketamine Girl keeps changing her story.
Posted by: 88C+u

It will come out in excruciating detail in future court testimony and evidence. And the going public means a shitshow and politicians, particular Dems, trying to agitate their AWFL base which already hates and blames men for their misery. But the Dems like miserable and broken people because they seek revenge at the polls.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
________

I think the kids are fucked. Not because they are guilty -- the first MMF was clearly consensual and the girl admits that -- but because people don't want to believe a girl would consent to that, let alone seek it out. The old "well, not MY daughter" thing.

But certain girls do seek it out. There are girls out there into 3somes, BDSM, bisexuality, rape fantasies, orgies, and other kinky and weird sex.

But society as a whole wants to keep ladies pure and innocent, so they refuse to believe that girls can be just as sexually adventurous and aggressive as men.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)

205 Stout, by the way, put out a campaign ad with a video still image of Herrera holding up a copy of the Communist Manifesto and the headline "Vote to defeat someone who owns a copy of Mein Kampf!"

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)

206 But every single one has made the targeted president stronger politically.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Even Andrew Johnson?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

207 200 Black Democrats in Texas will no-show for Talarico. They won’t vote for Paxton, but they will stay home.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at October 02, 2026 03:09 PM (GD2xa)

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It's an observable pattern.

Blacks have a clear racial preference in the primary? That preference loses?

Black turnout declines.

It doesn't collapse, but it tends to go down about 10%.

I want to invent a theory out of nowhere, but the defeat of Jasmine Crockett in the TX primary is going to affect black turnout across the nation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (42WUB)

208 new thread rfk jr and fraud

Posted by: gnats local 678 at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (CWTWj)

209 Stout, by the way, put out a campaign ad with a video still image of Herrera holding up a copy of the Communist Manifesto and the headline "Vote to defeat someone who owns a copy of Mein Kampf!"

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)
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We must burn libraries to the ground then.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (Fi81e)

210 The Senate is not likely to vote to remove anyone but the point isn't do succeed, its to paralyze the legislature and the presidency.

aren't they paralyzed NOW?!?

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (j+aD2)

211
Let's pray for the right things.

I think God is ashamed of the crap that is happening.

Posted by: four seasons at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (/QHx4)

212 I'll tell you who has been quiet this election season.

The SPLC

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (mJVit)

213
206 But every single one has made the targeted president stronger politically.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Even Andrew Johnson?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

========

I can say with authority, every one in the modern era has led to it.

Johnson, I think, ended up stronger, but that's in relative terms. He was deeply, deeply unpopular and beat conviction by a single vote in the Senate. His political career was done no matter what, but I think his presidency post impeachment trial was quieter than before. Which would equate to stronger politically considering where he was before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (42WUB)

214 spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor"

Sounds like a small UT tailgate party

I was thinking the Seahawks...

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)

215 191 176 133 Possible scenario: House and Senate pass an amnesty bill; gets through the Senate 51-40 (with many R abstentions). It's not veto-proof. But it's a message they have votes for impeachment.
Posted by: 88C+u

Impeachment is a stupid idea and that in part is why the Brits got rid of it. The bar in the Senate when you have as isolated a guy as Andrew Johnson after the Civil War and a dominant anti Johnson faction in the GOP party at the time failed.

Nixon could only have been removed at trial if the Senate GOP did not agree in removing him. Which led to the wankery of impeaching Clinton when Gore refused to backstab Clinton although it probably would have won him 2000 race. That meant it became a GOP v. Dem partisan thing and was doomed in the Senate.

Dems damn neared pulled off the GOP surrender in the fake and gay Jan 6 shampeachement II but the public saw through it due to the previous crap shampeachment I that the Dems hatched just before covid.

That meant the the McConnell faction would lose power immediately due to public outrage from Shampeachment II so they scuttled voting for it despite perhaps enough Never Trumpers GOP to theoretically pull it off.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)

216 Not that I'm familiar with it , but I don't think it's possible to hoover ketamine off a guys schlong without consent from both parties

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 03:13 PM (jivel)

217 I'm torn about he Cornell thing.
I read the report on what happened. I look forward to her testimony "I never thought snorting a line of ketamine off his dick would lead to sex!"

My big thing is that there is no do-over in life. A lot of people live day to day without considering what these kind of actions lead to and what it makes them forever. Many women seem to reach their 30s and then have nothing but regrets. That is very sad.

So I would like more women to see bad examples and have to decide if that is a path they should take or avoid.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (G+1P3)

218 196 Katy Padilla Stout's campaign spent $4,338 on tacos, cookies and liquor over roughly 1 month, according to campaign finance records

At least it was cheap liquor. I guess? I'm thinking kahlua.
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Pelosi could knock that out in a day.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 03:14 PM (iLKq8)

219 I look forward to her testimony "I never thought snorting a line of ketamine off his dick would lead to sex!"

I look forward to Hunter Biden being called as an expert witness.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:15 PM (2ocoG)

220 75 Seeing on X that a judge has ruled that preventing non-citizens from voting is unconstitutional. LOL, what?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:37 PM (2ocoG)

FACT CHECK: TRUE

A federal judge on Oct. 1 threw out a case against a Jamaican woman who voted in a U.S. federal election, finding that the law that prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections is unconstitutional.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 02:38 PM (gLYp7)
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This is clear grounds for impeachment of the federal judge. At least it represents misbehavior, IMHO it represents a blatant violation of the oath of office, if not treason.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 02, 2026 03:16 PM (JNTt1)

221 Johnson, I think, ended up stronger, but that's in relative terms. He was deeply, deeply unpopular and beat conviction by a single vote in the Senate. His political career was done no matter what, but I think his presidency post impeachment trial was quieter than before. Which would equate to stronger politically considering where he was before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I agree with that take. Something similar happened in the British impeachment trial of Minister Hastings which was being conducted in the House of Lords off and on for years even while the Constitutional Convention sat in Philadelphia (and they were aware of it).

Impeachment came about in the first place because Kings could not be removed from office but it was designed to remove ministers of the king that the king could not or would not remove. You could go after the king's minions without being accused of treason (somewhat) via impeachment but not if you challenged the king himself.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)

222 Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 03:10 PM (2ocoG)

no one will read what I write

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 02:25 PM at October 02, 2026 03:17 PM (88C+u)

223 I'll tell you who has been quiet this election season.

The SPLC

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 03:12 PM (mJVit)

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They finally succeeded in shutting down The Klan.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:17 PM (94QNV)

224 How would one even snort K off a dick? Did he have help holding it still -- who laid out the line?

The whole thing sounds very gay and immature to me. Stupid kids.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (G+1P3)

225 NOOD RFK Jr Medical Fraud

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 03:19 PM (94QNV)

226 I wonder if the insane antisemitism that is now the official position of the Democrat Party is finally starting to sink in to Jewish voters...
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 02, 2026 03:02 PM (Yj10g)
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I'd hope so, but of all the political outcomes where I'd press X to doubt it would be that one.

Urban American Jews have not shown any indication that they have suddenly seen the light and decided to vote for self-preservation.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 03:21 PM (3BwY8)

227 My big thing is that there is no do-over in life. A lot of people live day to day without considering what these kind of actions lead to and what it makes them forever. Many women seem to reach their 30s and then have nothing but regrets. That is very sad.

Posted by: bob
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There is an ebb and flow to societal norms and the freakout sex era is ending and I think this is more a punctuation of that ending rather than a new beginning.

The ironic thing is I guarantee you that the same group sex fueled by drink and drugs is going on for gay male undergraduates with the numbers probably exceeding this girl's two or three threesomes.

And yet you don't see instant sympathy for the Gillums, etc. that engage in that sort of risky sex nor cries that Gillum could not consent and must have been raped, etc. People hold very different standards of behavior for men and women and the hypocrisy on the issue becomes more of the lesson than the acts themselves.

This wanton shit has gone on by elites and plebes forever but only becomes open at the end when the tide begins to change.

One difference though, the internet is forever so far and it takes longer for society to forget.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 03:22 PM (E4rtv)

228 Karl Rove is running his mouth because nobody has paid any attention to him in years, and he wants to pretend that he is still relevant. Also, he's too dumb to realize that the liberal media is just using him. Frankly, I was surprised that he is still alive and kicking.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 02, 2026 03:25 PM (0Htd1)

229 How does this try to kill the will to win that the donkey commies have been working on for the last year?

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 02, 2026 03:30 PM (xvV+O)

Supreme Court Will Decide Major "Environmental" Case, Deciding If Leftists May Use the Power of the Lawsuit to Steal Democracy From the Hands of the People

Shawn Fleetwood of The Federalist:

The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its 2026 term next week with what will be one of its biggest cases of the year. And according to several legal specialists, there's much more to the dispute than meets the eye.
The case in question is Suncor v. Boulder, which deals with the lawfare that Boulder, Colorado, launched against Suncor Energy companies and the Exxon Mobil Corporation. The city is seeking monetary damages based on claims that the oil giants' activities are contributing to "climate change" and that such activities are harming Boulder residents.
Before SCOTUS is the question of whether federal law prevents state-law claims "seeking relief for injuries allegedly caused by the effects of interstate and international greenhouse-gas emissions on the global climate." The justices will also consider whether they have jurisdiction to hear the case.
During a Tuesday virtual press conference, Alliance for Consumers Executive Director O.H. Skinner said that Democrats and their allies are attempting to make the suit out to be nothing more than a "basic tort case" that is "trying to hold people accountable for their actions." In reality, however, he noted that the lawsuit is effectively "a Swiss Army knife for them to accomplish social change through a court system."
"It's actually bigger than 'climate change,'" Skinner said. "It's about [Democrats'] overall ability to weaponize courts to accomplish policy goals that are sweeping and that are multibillion-dollar in scale, and they could end up with an order that basically rewrites the American economy [if they prevail]."
Should the Supreme Court endorse Boulder's position that states and localities can pursue these types of state-based claims against Suncor and Exxon, the AFC executive director said, such a ruling would open up Pandora's box for leftists to advance similar lawfare against other industries they disfavor. He specifically noted that standard could apply "across all sorts of different social questions, all the way down to guns."

One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

Another case will be decided by the Supreme Court: a "landmark" lawsuit against the Muslim government of Dearborn, Michigan making non-Muslims dhimmis.

In Sept. 17, the American Freedom Law Center filed a landmark lawsuit on behalf of a Dearborn, Michigan, resident, alleging that the Arab-majority Detroit suburb, led by Muslim officials, has promoted Islam and discriminated against and fostered hostility towards Christians and Jews -- in violation of the Constitution's establishment clause.
The details of the case brought by my courageous colleague, Federalist Senior Legal Correspondent Margot Cleveland, are shocking. She alleges that Dearborn's leaders have endorsed glitzy Ramadan displays and advertised an iftar dinner with public funds. Conversely, they have allegedly ignored Cleveland's requests for comparable commemorations for Christian and Jewish holidays and sidestepped concerns over public rallies glorifying jihadism. They have also berated a Christian pastor and fellow constituent. Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called Pastor Ted Barham a "bigot" and "Islamophobe" who "is not welcome here" when he questioned the city's renaming of a city street for an avowed Hamas and Hezbollah supporter.
The complaint cites past instances where courts have found the city to have discriminated against non-Muslims.
Having petitioned her elected leaders to treat all religions equally, only to face stonewalling, Cleveland has taken them to court in defense of her and her neighbors' sacred rights.
A victory for AFLC could end such discrimination and set a powerful precedent. It would send a message to other like-minded officials nationwide. Cleveland's complaint should also serve as a clarion call for Americans about the potential consequences of Islamization.

Meanwhile:

Have you ever suspected that left-wing Lawsuit Slop Firms work hand-in-glove with left-wing media operations?

James Varney:

Many Americans may be losing trust in journalism, but attorneys at the Clarkson Law Firm are apparently not among them.
In recent years, the Southern California-based firm filed at least four class-action lawsuits in federal courts that appeared to rely heavily on investigative articles published by ProPublica, STAT News, and other news outlets. Most of the suits came on the heels of negative stories about some of the country's biggest health insurers, including UnitedHealth Group, Cigna, and Humana. Facebook's owner, Meta, also seems to have come into Clarkson's crosshairs following a news report about privacy concerns regarding its high-tech eyeglasses.
Clarkson, which advertises itself as a "public interest law firm," was also quick to amend suits by adding plaintiffs that appeared in the articles, most of which alleged insurers were cheating Medicare patients through AI algorithms that denied patients care.
Legal experts say this pattern raises questions because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts.
"Relying solely on an article in a newspaper, journal or other publication would not satisfy the class action requirement," said Arthur Landry, a veteran insurance defense attorney in famously litigious Louisiana. "The class actions against the health insurers in question for alleged wrongful denial of claims appear on their face to be based entirely upon publications, and there is no reference in the suits to counsel having attempted to verify the contents of the articles."
"The apparent connections between the publications and the lawsuits, including close time relation between the press coverage and the filing of pleadings, raise serious questions," he told RealClearInvestigations.
While RCI found no evidence that Clarkson and the news outlets coordinated their efforts, the repetitive timeline of stories and lawsuits, stories about the lawsuits, and social media doubling or tripling each gives the appearance of an operation rather than individual efforts, a pattern that has become a modern-day loop used by those looking to influence public policy not just on health care but other major issues such as artificial intelligence, global warming and the like. When the work of nonprofits, academic researchers, and other groups that share the same public policy goal is added, there is a cascade effect that makes their position more formidable.
One of the most striking examples of this dynamic started on March 13, 2023. That day, STAT News, a respected online outlet that focuses on healthcare and is available only with a subscription, published the first in a series of articles on alleged attempts by UnitedHealth to deny coverage, expensive hospital visits, and the like to its Medicare Advantage patients.
Eight months later, on Nov. 14, 2023, STAT published another article in the series, which would become a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, reporting that a UnitedHealth subsidiary, NaviHealth, used an AI algorithm to try to shorten patients' rehabilitation stays to boost profits.
On that same day, Clarkson filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth that largely recounts the March and November stories. The lawsuit footnotes the STAT articles eight times in the 45-page filing. Two of the footnotes refer to the STAT story published that same day in November.
The lawsuit also repeats language in the Nov. 14 article. One paragraph in the Nov. 14 lawsuit involves an allegation STAT published that day, namely that NaviHealth "set a target for 2023 to keep rehab stays within 1 percent of the days projected by the algorithm," thereby turning something reported that day into a pleaded factual allegation.
The lawsuit also appears to have cribbed language from STAT's March article. STAT's claim that company algorithms "compare a patient's diagnosis, age, living situation, and physical function... in a database of six million patients" and that they were used "to pinpoint the precise moment when they can plausibly cut off payment" are repeated verbatim in Clarkson's filing.
Later in the complaint, Clarkson alleges the algorithm's "generic recommendations fail to adjust for a patient's individual circumstances and conflict with basic rules on what Medicare Advantage plans must cover," the exact language STAT used in March.
STAT did not respond to RCI's questions about whether they were in contact as the articles were being prepared, and Clarkson declined comment. STAT's investigative pieces do not mention Clarkson.
After the lawsuit was filed, STAT published -- again on Nov. 14, 2023 -- a story boasting its work had been the basis for the litigation, and all parties trumpeted their work on social media posts, thereby achieving the cascade effect and creating a public relations crisis for UnitedHealth.

More on the Democrat Media Party's coordinated lawfare/"journalism" scam at the link.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:10 PM

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1 Is this the one Alito recused from?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (ExV1e)

2 primo!

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (AKptf)

3 James Varney

He hasn't been the same since Vern died.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (4NO2D)

4 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (ExV1e)

5 The Supremes will also decide if Trump can continue to hold illegals without bond.

Their decision will either double or halve deportations.

I know what I'm expecting them to do.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (gLYp7)

6 Oh, and just for the record, your tax dollars were used to fund this lawsuit.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 01:13 PM (0U5gm)

7 Oh, and just for the record, your tax dollars were used to fund this lawsuit.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

Of course it was. It's how they roll.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:14 PM (bIH8o)

8 "One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies."

Even worse is that he initially said "fuck you, I'm not recusing," but then eventually caved to the left.

That's never a good look. Alito is usually rock-solid. Not this time.

I suspect that he already knows how the case is gonna turn out, and that his vote will be meaningless. I hope that means we have the votes to win.

Yes, I may be doing what I often accuse others of doing: wishcasting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

9 >Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud called Pastor Ted Barham a "bigot" and "Islamophobe" who "is not welcome here"

Keep Fucking Around, asswipe. You're about half a millimeter away from Finding Out exactly who "is not welcome here".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (qlLNh)

10 The Supremes will also decide if Trump can continue to hold illegals without bond.

Their decision will either double or halve deportations.

I know what I'm expecting them to do.
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Sometime's up (ooh, ooh)
Sometime's down (ooh, ooh)
So won't you hurry boy
Come see about me

Posted by: The Supremes at October 02, 2026 01:16 PM (mJVit)

11 [WILLOWED:]

That aircraft, since dubbed the F-47 ...

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In honor of Trump, I presume?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:16 PM (94QNV)

12 Keep Fucking Around, asswipe. You're about half a millimeter away from Finding Out exactly who "is not welcome here".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (qlLNh)

Someday, someone's actually going to mean that. Then things get spicy. I think there would be a ripple effect through the whole country.

Sarajevo, here we come!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (gLYp7)

13 Muzzies not welcome here

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (m7sTw)

14 Just more evidence that the left is always at war, always scheming.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:17 PM (RORbl)

15 So with Alito recused what happens if the decision is a 4-4 tie? What what that even mean? Would they have to play an overtime period?

Sam, you glorious SOB… why you playing their game??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (M+uMR)

16 Happy Friday, everyone!

I hope you had a nice week.

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (mkw2N)

17
James Varney

He hasn't been the same since Vern died.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I know what you mean.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (Cqx++)

18 Sitting judges should just have a blind trust or some sort of S&P500 type investment only. Ridiculous that Alito has stock in some energy company and recuses himself before a case that could literally destroy the US economy. It's just absurdly selfish.

I would hope the remaining 5 would not allow every left-wing college town to sue energy companies for trillions, but I guess it comes down to John Roberts.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UgMlZ)

19 You can't have this discussion without including the career hack ideologues in the various Govt. Institutions that issue Federal grant money to these "Public Interest" organizations with the express purpose of that lawsuits filed to change the official policy of the institution.

The EPA is one of the most egregious offenders of this. There is STILL $20 Billion sitting in escrow over at Citibank that was federal grant money earmarked for Green House Gas "Public Interest" organizations that Lee Zeldin thankfully was able to freeze by court injunction.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (dIske)

20 Deciding If Leftists May Use the Power of the Lawsuit to Steal Democracy From the Hands of the People

The answer is yes, because that's what we designed it for and why we infest so much of that space.

Posted by: Leftists at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (y0LCM)

21 Another case will be decided by the Supreme Court: a "landmark" lawsuit against the Muslim government of Dearborn, Michigan making non-Muslims dhimmis.

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good, about time

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (AKptf)

22 One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

So all the lefties vote lefty, and all the squishes vote "of course they can sue because that gives the courts more power."

And Thomas writes a dissent consisting of the single sentence "You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded."

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (VHUov)

23 I would hope the remaining 5 would not allow every left-wing college town to sue energy companies for trillions, but I guess it comes down to John Roberts.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (UgMlZ)

So you're saying we're fucked?
- Lloyd Christmas, finally understanding what time it is

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (gLYp7)

24 ProPublica is running an old-fashioned protection racket.

They love to run exposes about the finances of billionaires, but only those billionaires who don't contribute to ProPublica.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (u6/wt)

25 (looks at map) Dearborn is close enough that it should be possible to frogmarch them all the way to the Gordie Howe Memorial Bridge and kick their asses into Canada.

Let "Con" Carney deal with them, since he likes them so much.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (qlLNh)

26 More Bessent fun from X

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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31m
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

LONG OVERDUE.

No doubt this can be used to advance mass deportations and the elimination of fraud!

Make illegals WANT TO LEAVE 👋🏻 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2101683290545504428/video/1

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (E4rtv)

27 We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.

Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

28 🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

29 Just more evidence that the left is always at war, always scheming.

I think their religion forbids productivity, so they have, over thousands of years, acheived excellence as parasites.

Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Uqjn+)

30 So with Alito recused what happens if the decision is a 4-4 tie? What what that even mean? Would they have to play an overtime period?

Sam, you glorious SOB… why you playing their game??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:18 PM (M+uMR)
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If it's 4-4 then the lower ruling stands, which didn't go our way ....

Note that there's a standing issue in the case which could be an easy way to get 5-3 to just get rid of the entire case, which would be a win for us.

I suspect Roberts and ACB are looking for off-ramps to avoid having to decide the merits of the case.

If that is true, then we probably win this without Alito.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (iFTx/)

31 Also funny is that people are saying Kagan should recuse because she wrote a forward to a book that has a chapter on the subject.

Her defense is that she did not read the chapter before writing the forward, and still has not read it.

This sounds very strange. A justice pleading laziness and ignorance. I guess also stating that her forwards are not well considered and the book is not worth reading. Allll righty then.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (G+1P3)

32 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

Not so fast..

Posted by: The Honorable Judge Kiki Manaluaha at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (4NO2D)

33
Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (y9nCu)

34 26 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
31m
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

LONG OVERDUE.

No doubt this can be used to advance mass deportations and the elimination of fraud!

Make illegals WANT TO LEAVE 👋🏻 https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2101683290545504428/video/1

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:20 PM (E4rtv)

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Just keep expanding the known pool of illegals and hollowing out immigrant communities to encourage more illegals to go.

At least, bare minimum, 3.3 million have left (that's what the admin says they've pushed out through legal means, it has no estimate on self-deportations).

If 6-7% of them voted, that's between 180,000 and 210,000 illegal voters that are now gone. If the move gets the 6-7% percentage down to 5% and we have, say, 50 million illegals, that's at least 500,000 still around who won't vote.

Take out nearly a million Democrat voters with this one neat trick.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:23 PM (42WUB)

35 Let us remember that the FBI and Intel agencies fed stories to the media on the QT, and then used the published stories as casus belli to further the Russiagate investigation.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 02, 2026 01:23 PM (QaH55)

36 Also funny is that people are saying Kagan should recuse because she wrote a forward to a book that has a chapter on the subject.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (G+1P3)

Kagan literally drafted language in Obamacare and went right ahead and ruled on it's legality.

The left can go fuck itself with recusals.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (gLYp7)

37 You have to kill democracy in order to harvest its organs and claim to save democracy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (l3cgK)

38 Lawsuits are a tax. I’ll allow it.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:24 PM (W3Srb)

39 27 We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

Izat the one with the blue ringed octopus as a murder weapon? I always liked that one.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (r7+Q7)

40 Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

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I would agree, but they never, ever do that. See CA for an example.

CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UgMlZ)

41 I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

Leftists don't care about hypocrisy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (l3cgK)

42 And Alito has recused himself.
What in the world?
Is it too early for a drink?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (iLKq8)

43 40 Suncor/Exxon to Boulder, CO: Okay, fuck you. We're closing down every gas station, franchise, fuel and lubricant shipment into your shit-hole city. That includes motor oil in your local WalMart, adhesives and polymers used in a shitload of other products, and yo mama's supply of whore condoms.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

===

I would agree, but they never, ever do that. See CA for an example.

CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:25 PM (UgMlZ)

I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

44 > I think their religion forbids productivity, so they have, over thousands of years, acheived excellence as parasites.
Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Uqjn+)

Their role model is Bernie Sanders, who's been in Congress for 30 years and only managed to pass 5 or 6 bills, all of which were gimmies dealing with the naming of post offices in Vermont -- the kind of thing where everyone votes yes out of courtesy (although I'm surprised Bernie didn't try to name one after Stalin).

Earlier, of course, he made history by becoming the only person ever kicked out of a hippie commune for being too lazy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (qlLNh)

45 42 And Alito has recused himself.
What in the world?
Is it too early for a drink?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (iLKq

======

Remember, Alito is the based of the based and never does anything wrong on SCOTUS.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (42WUB)

46 Yeah, tires are the problem.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (UjdFS)

47 This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

He's impressive. Ice water in his veins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (bIH8o)

48 The real issue is,

How the fuck did this POS lawsuit, which basically allows tyranny and socialism into our system through the cat door of "harm to Boulder residents" and would make Wikard v. Filburn look like a blowie from Syndy Sweeny , rise to this level?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (G+1P3)

49 47 This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (gLYp7)

He's impressive. Ice water in his veins.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (bIH8o)

=======

He learned it from Soros:

"Soros Fund Management: Bessent spent a large portion of his Wall Street career working for George Soros. From 1991 to 2000, he served as the managing partner of the London office for Soros Fund Management (SFM). He later returned to the firm as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) from 2011 to 2015."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (42WUB)

50 Tired of the Supreme Court. Tired of our country's fate hostage to them.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (F8UH0)

51 I know what I'm expecting them to do.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
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They need an adjustment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (iLKq8)

52 With Alito out and with the three democrats all voting for evil, as usual, it will take all five of Roberts, Barrett, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch and Thomas to win the day.

All five, including all three of Roberts, Barrett, and Kavanaugh.

ehhh

Posted by: Shenanigans at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (qmxL/)

53
We are living in ‘State of Fear’ by the late Dr. Crichton.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (LHPAg)

As long as we get live video feeds of the Martin Sheen character's fate. In glorious 4k

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (y9nCu)

54 "That day, STAT News, a respected online outlet that focuses on healthcare and is available only with a subscription, published the first in a series of articles on alleged attempts by UnitedHealth to deny coverage, expensive hospital visits, and the like to its Medicare Advantage patients.

Eight months later, on Nov. 14, 2023, STAT published another article in the series, which would become a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in investigative reporting, reporting that a UnitedHealth subsidiary, NaviHealth, used an AI algorithm to try to shorten patients' rehabilitation stays to boost profits."

Were these stories not true ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (AKptf)

55 CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. What I'm hearing is basically all the tire manufacturers are going to just have to play ball instead of just not making ridiculous tires for CA residents.
Posted by: Leupold

Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:28 PM (W3Srb)

56 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)

57 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (mJVit)

58 Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.
Posted by: John Roberts

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It's a shame these companies dont band together and do this, but it's like the scorpion and the frog.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (UgMlZ)

59 The recuse word rubs me the wrong way. Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (M+uMR)

60 Meanwhile... there has been an organized, coordinate effort to attack non-leftist attorneys with continual bar association complaints.

This sounds very strange. A justice pleading laziness and ignorance

Sounds pretty on brand for Kagan though

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (nIKjK)

61 My first thought was that this was a strategic recusal -- he did it because he knows it has no impact on ruling, and to set a precedent (that the left will ignore).

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (G+1P3)

62 59 The recuse word rubs me the wrong way. Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (M+uMR)

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Jeff Sessions wasn't a wartime consiglieri.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (42WUB)

63 CO, Carbon Monoxide...
Bolder, a large rock capable of crushing everything in front of it when rolling.

When put together capable of causing untold mayhem.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (Q/FnY)

64 Never recuse, never apologize, always respond — Trump’s Rules

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (M+uMR)

65
I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Vegas, Reno or Laughlin, 3-day weekend. 2 days for gambling and party time, 1 day to get the tires changed.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (y9nCu)

66 Been retired since 8/20/07, yet oddly I'm still happier on Fridays. Couldn't figure it out until one day I realized....

Posted by: ...No Art Thread Until Monday at October 02, 2026 01:31 PM (Fn+3X)

67 Manufacturers don’t really care though. As long as as everyone is subject to the same rules why would Goodyear give a fuck if the price increases by $10 a tire, it’s just passed on to the consumer.

The extra regulations don’t really impact the manufacturers.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:32 PM (W3Srb)

68 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)
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The new CA tire rule is basically nothing. Our side is just doomsaying because too many of us are prone to that, and because we hate CA and magnify the importance of anything they do.

The major tire companies secretly are in favor of the new rule, as it will disproportionately impact the cheap Chinesium imports.

The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

69 "55 CA just a passed a law regulating how energy efficient tires be. "

The state that demands greater energy efficiency is the state that just passed a law making any journalistic inquiry into their bureaucratic inefficiency and fraud a potential life-destroying liability risk.

We should know by now, and be repeating over and over again by now, that this t has nothing to do with energy efficiency. I has to do with bureaucratic control over more and more of your life.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (F8UH0)

70 So, you want to enter the US? Stay awhile? Got papers? Yes...

That'll be $1K

Refundable when you leave. Minus the various taxes and fees.
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Here's your refund; $12.45

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (RORbl)

71 "... because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts."
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Is this really some rule specifically applicable to class actions, or just the general Rule 11 requirement that "factual contentions have evidentiary support"?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (JzUSu)

72 Manufacturers don’t really care though. As long as as everyone is subject to the same rules why would Goodyear give a fuck if the price increases by $10 a tire, it’s just passed on to the consumer.

The extra regulations don’t really impact the manufacturers.
Posted by: John Roberts

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Exactly and CA knows this.

They basically dictate policy to all 50 states.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (UgMlZ)

73 I’ve been watching the Sopranos again recently. We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (M+uMR)

74 70 So, you want to enter the US? Stay awhile? Got papers? Yes...

That'll be $1K

Refundable when you leave. Minus the various taxes and fees.
====
Here's your refund; $12.45

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (RORbl)

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"You want in? Well, you have to find and take back at least 3 illegal immigrants with you."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (42WUB)

75
Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)

Actually, I got these tires changed out in CA prior to the tire ban. No, I don't keep the receipts, and I paid cash.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (y9nCu)

76 58 Every car is built for California emissions rules, regardless of where it’s sold. With a market as big as California, they can dictate policy nationally because they know no manufacturer will give up the market or spend money to bifurcate ca and non ca products.

iIRC there was some lawsuit against this and scotus or an appellate court said CA can do whatever it wants.
Posted by: John Roberts
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Johnny, the rules have changed the old adage, as CA goes so goes the rest, has lost its pull. Manufacturers discovered that 'no like CA' is a top selling point.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (iLKq8)

77 Those hacks get a lifelong sinecure paying $300k+ annually.

No more outside private investments aside from pension funds and 401ks like regular ol' citizens.

If they want more $$$, they can retire early and blow people for book deals & cable news hits like everyone else in government.

At least then they'd go away before the darkest part of senescence encroaches on their bony old brains.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (BI5O2)

78 We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:34 PM (M+uMR)

It's coming to that. Trump is just a warm-up act.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (F8UH0)

79 Jeff Sessions wasn't a wartime consiglieri.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:30 PM (42WUB)

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Sessions was a pimp. He could've never outfought Santino.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 02, 2026 01:35 PM (2UnvF)

80 I’ve been watching the Sopranos again recently. We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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His organization was riddled with rats, so we kind of already do.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (JzUSu)

81 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

I've said before my dream SCOTUS lineup would include Thomas, Thomas Sowell, and Dr. Walter E. Williams (still my favorite Rush Limbaugh guest host, and he coincidentally died not long before Rush).

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (2ocoG)

82 Didn’t Jeff Sessions recuse himself as AG and as a result we got Rod Rosenstein and Russia Russia Russia for the entirety of Trump 1.0

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM

It was morbidly interesting to watch a politician blow up his career and legacy. The last time he ran for Senate before being AG, he was unopposed, not just in the primary but in the General Election.

When he ran for the same seat after being AG, he was crushed by a former Auburn football coach.

It was ... boggling.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (4NO2D)

83 I hope these energy efficient tires burn just as good as the old ones.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (UjdFS)

84 because attorneys are generally required to conduct their own inquiries before filing class action suits. News reports are considered hearsay, so filing suits largely based on them is forbidden by the rules of procedure that govern federal courts."
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Is this really some rule specifically applicable to class actions, or just the general Rule 11 requirement that "factual contentions have evidentiary support"?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (JzUSu)
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Certain types of class actions -- such as securities class actions -- have higher pleading standards. But in reality, if the lawyer is clever he or she can find away around that. Many lawyers are clever.

In my experience with motions to dismiss or for SJ, the result is usually more dependent on the judge than the actual pleadings in the case.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

85 Tired of the Supreme Court. Tired of our country's fate hostage to them.

Of all the things the founders could have gotten better with the constitution, it is the lack of controls and limitations on the judicial branch. It relies on nonexistent honor and restraint in lawyers

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (nIKjK)

86 On CA regs --

Many other states have adapted the CARB standards. I think 10 or so in total, but it's a lot of people.

In past, many cars had special emission packages that only applied in CA. Other option packages or engine options were excluded from CA. So the CA laws do not *necessarily* apply nationwide, but that certainly is their goal.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (G+1P3)

87 68 I'll just go to Arizona to get my tires changed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)

Good luck getting back into California with those contraband tires!
- Director, California Department of Tire Inspection, Border Division
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:29 PM (gLYp7)
_______

The new CA tire rule is basically nothing. Our side is just doomsaying because too many of us are prone to that, and because we hate CA and magnify the importance of anything they do.

The major tire companies secretly are in favor of the new rule, as it will disproportionately impact the cheap Chinesium imports.

The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:33 PM (iFTx/)

What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Posted by: Korean Tire Afficionado at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (l3cgK)

88 rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Not quite. Most OEM tires are shit. Not Chinese level level but as shitty as can be without being Chinese garbage.

A lot of people replace their tires right away with performance tires. I often do. Plus there’s the entire winter tire market which is 100% replacement tires. All these tires will now cost significantly more. Not just in California but everywhere since whatever California imposed becomes the de facto national rule as manufacturers build to the highest regulation.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (W3Srb)

89 I hope these energy efficient tires burn just as good as the old ones.
Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM

Shoulda socked Winnie Mandela.

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:38 PM (2ocoG)

90 We could use some Tony Soprano types in the GOP. No f’s to give

Tony was not that way because he didn't care what anyone thought. He was that way because he needed to in order to survive and stay in power. It was exactly BECAUSE he worried what others thought of him.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:38 PM (nIKjK)

91 What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Don't worry, she's running in 2028.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:39 PM (2ocoG)

92 81 Actually the person who never does anything wrong is Thomas.

Nine Thomas's could have set this country on the right track for 100 years. One of the greatest Americans, from the pool of dead or alive.

I've said before my dream SCOTUS lineup would include Thomas, Thomas Sowell, and Dr. Walter E. Williams (still my favorite Rush Limbaugh guest host, and he coincidentally died not long before Rush).

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 01:36 PM (2ocoG)

While the Left would put someone less qualified than Thomas the Tank Engine...

Posted by: Korean Tire Afficionado at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (l3cgK)

93 One bad thing is that Alito has recused himself, due to an investment in energy companies.

I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.

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Odds that Benedict Roberts' handlers' punt it ensuring a 4-4 decision?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (94QNV)

94 Is it too early for a drink?
Posted by: Braenyard

You haven't started yet???

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)

95 What'll happen to my Kumhos?

Don't worry, she's running in 2028.
Posted by: Ian S.

Contender here....

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (bIH8o)

96
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

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You are here: Filed
Approved
Struck down by Hawaiian judge
Appealed through several levels
Upheld
Executed

Posted by: Just saying at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (mmrXZ)

97 Odds that Benedict Roberts' handlers' punt it ensuring a 4-4 decision?
Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:40 PM (94QNV)

It’s a tax bro. 4-4 it is.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:41 PM (W3Srb)

98 rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Not quite. Most OEM tires are shit. Not Chinese level level but as shitty as can be without being Chinese garbage.

A lot of people replace their tires right away with performance tires. I often do. Plus there’s the entire winter tire market which is 100% replacement tires. All these tires will now cost significantly more. Not just in California but everywhere since whatever California imposed becomes the de facto national rule as manufacturers build to the highest regulation.
Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:37 PM (W3Srb)
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That is not true. The vast majority of OEM tires are high quality and efficient, because the auto company wants to maximize efficiency and thus mpg ratings.

Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

99 Alito recusing himself isn't so much an issue is that the other judges simply refuse to. Again, this comes down to the entire judicial system being on the honor system with people who have no honor.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (nIKjK)

100 48 The real issue is,

How the fuck did this POS lawsuit, which basically allows tyranny and socialism into our system through the cat door of "harm to Boulder residents" and would make Wikard v. Filburn look like a blowie from Syndy Sweeny , rise to this level?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:27 PM (G+1P3)

We have a rogue judiciary that largely suffers from TDS. None of our CongressCritters have the testicular fortitude to impeach rogue judges, and our squish of a GOPe Senate Majority leader refuses to allow many of Trump's appointments to come to a vote.

Posted by: Polka will never die at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (BwOu7)

101 Big Mike, talking about if men could become pregnant:

"Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain, you know? There would be trophies given," she said. She went on to say that "there would be the birth-Olympics," and then played the part of one fella congratulating another. "Well done, dude! Bob, you did that without an epidural!"

Hold up, I was assured that men *can* become pregnant. (Also, Big Mike talking about this is hilarious).

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (2ocoG)

102 Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Shop Tires at Discount Tire - Discount Tire Official Site
or
Pirelli Performance All-Season Tire 4218300 $135.53
YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND GT All_ Season Radial $123.18

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iLKq8)

103 Remember, it was a 6-3 decision in WV v EPA, written by Roberts, that ended the EPA's ability to regulate based on CO2 levels as a pollutant.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (42WUB)

104 Tony was not that way because he didn't care what anyone thought. He was that way because he needed to in order to survive and stay in power. It was exactly BECAUSE he worried what others thought of him.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
__________

He wasn't very good at it. Didn't see the Junior hit coming. Or what Richie was scheming.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:43 PM (JzUSu)

105 The vast majority of OEM tires are high quality and efficient, because the auto company wants to maximize efficiency and thus mpg ratings.

Run-flats have entered the chat.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:43 PM (2ocoG)

106 IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just filed to REQUIRE citizenship status be disclosed to the Trump admin on IRS forms

This dude's a stone-cold killer.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

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So every single person here illegal alien is committing multiple crimes. If youre working here, you need a SS#. So they are either commiting tax fraud or identity theft. There's no legal way you can work here and be an illegal alien.

That's obviously in addition to breaking into our country

If a non illegal alien commits tax fraud identity theft, or just doesnt pay their taxes, what do you think happens to them?

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (UgMlZ)

107 Suncor case is largely over jurisdiction rather than the merits. we shouldn't punish companies for doing nothing more than meeting the market demand of the general public.

Although I would like to hold Nabisco legally accountable for my dad bod...

The difference is that your choice affects you, but Suncor’s choice to pollute affects the public. It more like my neighbor dumping his garbage on my property.

I can't imagine our current SCOTUS turning down an opportunity to put monied corporate interests ahead of individuals, so I'd say the result in a foregone conclusion. But the principle of "suing a company that caused you material damage" is a principal of civil jurisprudence that should not be overridden by excuses based on market demand.

If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

With this SCOTUS, I'm certainly not holding my breath. I'm expecting some bullshit like Boulder doesn't have standing to sue.

Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

108 talking about if men could become pregnant

One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (nIKjK)

109 101 Big Mike, talking about if men could become pregnant:

"Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain, you know? There would be trophies given," she said. She went on to say that "there would be the birth-Olympics," and then played the part of one fella congratulating another. "Well done, dude! Bob, you did that without an epidural!"

Hold up, I was assured that men *can* become pregnant. (Also, Big Mike talking about this is hilarious).

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (2ocoG)

Baby Beer Pong...who can pop out the baby in the bucket on the other side of the table?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (l3cgK)

110 A victory for AFLC could end such discrimination and set a powerful precedent.

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If ignored, who would enforce it -- The DOJ?

And if so, why haven't they prosecuted these violations already?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (94QNV)

111 107 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

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50 years of 4, no 12, no 8 more years to do anything or we're all dead and it's too late.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (42WUB)

112 108 talking about if men could become pregnant

One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (nIKjK)

Some woman cared for her kid to death recently...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (l3cgK)

113 @96 Yep : "The Trump administration has proposed requiring U.S. taxpayers to disclose their citizenship and work authorization status to the IRS on the annual tax form that nearly all workers file each year.

The administration claims the proposed requirement would help federal officials stop illegal migrants from collecting federal benefits they are not eligible for, which officials argue could save taxpayers up to $2 billion.

The IRS posted its draft 1040 form for 2026 in late August, which includes the question, "At the time you file your return, are you, and your spouse if filing jointly, a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.?" The form has "Yes" and "No" checkboxes for both the filer and their spouse.

A draft of a second form, Schedule 3-A, which is used to claim refundable tax credits, features a similar question."

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (AKptf)

114 I leared that Alito inherited stock in company that is party to the case. That seems a flimsy reason to recuse. He could sell the crap. IDK why he didn't sell.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (BmQWk)

115 ...though how many illegals file IRS forms anyway...

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (AKptf)

116 He wasn't very good at it. Didn't see the Junior hit coming. Or what Richie was scheming.

Yeah he had his blind spots, usually due to personal feelings or loyalty. He let Richie get away with way, way too much because he felt he owed the man.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (nIKjK)

117 The rule has no affect on any tires that come with the car. Only when the tires are being replaced. Replace it with the same or similar tire, there's no issue. But people are replacing their tires with cheapo Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

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This is short sighted,

China targets the low end of the market. They are Chinese because they are cheap, as well as being cheap because they are Chinese

The way to regulate quality and roadworthiness is not through emission considerations (and it is regulated elsewhere so not really an issue) in CA.

you sound like someone who never bought a used car and just wanted a set of cheap tire that last, not super efficient tires that cost more than the car and how the fuck do I pay for this shit tires.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (G+1P3)

118 Of all the things the founders could have gotten better with the constitution, it is the lack of controls and limitations on the judicial branch. It relies on nonexistent honor and restraint in lawyers
____

Congress has tools to rein in the judiciary. Impeachment and Exception clause. They can also re-arrange the circuits and reduce funding. Congress though prefers the perks of elected office and leaves all the work up to the Administrative Branch of the govt. The one that's not in the Constitution.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Dv3i1)

119 >>Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq8)

120 Chinese crap that probably shouldn't be on the road in the first place.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Shop Tires at Discount Tire - Discount Tire Official Site
or
Pirelli Performance All-Season Tire 4218300 $135.53
YOKOHAMA AVID ASCEND GT All_ Season Radial $123.18

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (iLKq

___________

I use Tirerack (which I think merged with Discount Tire) and probably have researched and bought more sets of tires than most people will in their lives. Why? I go through 3-4 full sets a year due to racing and track days.

The merger of two major discount tire sellers probably increased prices more than the CA rule will. But nobody said boo about that merger.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (iFTx/)

121 Alito recusing himself isn't so much an issue is that the other judges simply refuse to. Again, this comes down to the entire judicial system being on the honor system with people who have no honor.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

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I like Alito a lot, he's basically perfect, but I do have to callout the selfishness.

Youre the top court/judge in the land, you don't have investments that dont allow you to do your job. And I would wager this a piddly, nothing investment.

Sell it, buy the S&P500 and do your job that gives you a salary and lifetime pension.

Posted by: Leupold at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (UgMlZ)

122 I don't know why righties recuse themselves. Lefties never do.
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Because conservative judges are executing the role of judges. They are trying to be judges and follow the standards.

The lefties are dedicated to a cause and the power vested in judges is stripped of all standards of the role.

It is an interception.

That's why it is my opinion that "countering" the left actually turns--perhaps innocently--the Supreme Court into that super-legislature the Federalist Papers said would invalidate the entire thing.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

123 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (+/CWD)

Yeah, it was called "Global Cooling" back then...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (l3cgK)

124 Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq

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They will do that, as they have for the TW numbers. It's all a scam and a game.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

125 OEM tires and high quality? May be the first time I’ve ever seen those words together. We may have different interpretation of the word.

I’m not talking track tires. I mean your Michelin or Pirelli high end tires. Those don’t come standard aside from your Porsches or AMGs. Even BMW puts on pretty meh OEMs for the most part.

And even for the Camrys or Suburbans out there, people want something less harsh or less noisy or just a little better grip on wet pavement. OEMs may be fine for high mpg but that doesn't make it a desirable rite for everyone.

All those replacement tires will be subject to the California rule.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (W3Srb)

126 122 That's why it is my opinion that "countering" the left actually turns--perhaps innocently--the Supreme Court into that super-legislature the Federalist Papers said would invalidate the entire thing.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

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And yet, people see that the left has already made SCOTUS the super legislature and wonder why the right should just cede the battlefield.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:47 PM (42WUB)

127 Are my eyes deceiving me or does the font look tiny all of the sudden?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (M+uMR)

128 Congress has tools to rein in the judiciary. Impeachment and Exception clause.

The problem is that congress relies on the judiciary to do the things they don't want to. If its a topic that can cost them reelection or donations, they punt it to judges who don't have to worry about that stuff.

They really don't want to antagonize the judicial branch by actually reining them in.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (nIKjK)

129 > Men would film themselves going into labor, and honoring their pain

When I broke my leg, I didn't swear, scream, cry, or generally carry on in any way. I remember wiping my hand reflexively over my face several times.

Generally, it's only feminized men who, "honor their pain." When manly men talk about their pain, it's almost universally to talk up how they pushed through it and achieved their goals despite it.

If men could give birth, they'd probably talk about how it hurt like a SOB, but they birthed the hell out of that baby and they're ready to do it again!

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (mkw2N)

130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

131 The courts are corrupt and every citizen has seen that for themselves. Especially in the last two years with Supreme Court decisions like birthright citizenship, it is completely evident this is no longer about the constitution. It’s about a court that is rewriting the constitution to their personal proclivities. ACB has been an absolute disaster, and has buttressed left leaning fools like Roberts. I have zero confidence they will vote to uphold the Second Amendment in the upcoming term. Even if they do allow AR’s they will no doubt give the states weapons such as registration to use against us. It’s really a post constitutional court who won’t even reign in the lower courts who have continually trampled the executive and congressional branches while consolidating their own power. They’ve become despots by any definition, seizing power that was never meant to be, nor should be , theirs.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Cuw0G)

132 The difference is that your choice affects you, but Suncor’s choice to pollute affects the public. It more like my neighbor dumping his garbage on my property.
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Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

133 I can't wait until political Islam is ruled unconstitutional separately from religious Islam as a set of unconstitutional practices.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (dK+Kv)

134 Exxon has known anthropogenic climate change since the 70's. We all know how this turns out. The corporations win. The little guys lose.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM

The cultists never notice that the climate hasn't changed since the '70s. It's literally a case of don't believe your lying eyes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (4NO2D)

135 Vote for Barry Goldwater on November 3rd.

Posted by: Blast From the Past at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Fn+3X)

136 130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

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Like 95% of SCOTUS rulings, especially under Roberts, are extremely narrow with no real precedent except in extremely specific areas of law.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (42WUB)

137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back with lawsuits against the publications and law firms for conspiracy to defraud. The discovery alone would be how interesting ties between the groups

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (jivel)

138 Lots of content for a Friday. Thank you ace!

Posted by: Max Power at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (SwyyQ)

139 135 Vote for Barry Goldwater on November 3rd.

Posted by: Blast From the Past at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (Fn+3X)

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My heart knows I should.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:49 PM (42WUB)

140 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

141 119 >>Snow tires and off-season tires are specifically excluded from the new rule.

Performance tires are partially exempted. Track tires are totally exempted.

Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Same tire - re-brand it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 01:45 PM (iLKq

the Duff Beer of tires...

https://youtu.be/RqfLOJGS_7o&t=84s

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (l3cgK)

142 140 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

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So...we should cut down all of our trees to build solar stations?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (42WUB)

143 66 Been retired since 8/20/07, yet oddly I'm still happier on Fridays. Couldn't figure it out until one day I realized....
Posted by: ...No Art Thread Until Monday

I totally get it...

Posted by: Weird Dave Friday night post at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (Y8DZL)

144 Every new truck I bought I immediately swapped the tires out for BF Goodrich All-Terrains. Then I'd go to Baja and beat the shit out of them.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (UjdFS)

145 The cultists never notice that the climate hasn't changed since the '70s. It's literally a case of don't believe your lying eyes.

One of the reasons the elites pivoted off of the climate apocalypse is that we're now 30 years past when the first major climate models were released that show that right now it will be 350 degrees outside in Buffalo, NY. And we can obviously fact-check that. I hear the left likes fact-checking...

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (2ocoG)

146 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard? The expression "mopping the floor" comes to mind. Crowder, with only a high school education, made the Princeton, Harvard and Oxford graduate, author of five books and tenured for two decades, come off as a clueless boob. The students in the Q&A were of course worse--pretentious, emotional, factless. If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.

Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (F8UH0)

147 Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.
Posted by: Ian S.

So where's our carbon credits from China?

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (Y8DZL)

148 Here's another one on the docket, crazy:

The second case,Grand v. University Heights presents a similar courthouse-door problem in an almost comically petty setting. Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew, can’t drive on the Sabbath. Because existing synagogues were a difficult walk for his family, he invited a small group of friends to pray at his home. University Heights, Ohio, promptly sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening penalties unless he obtained a special-use permit. The mayor reportedly told him that even ten Jews—the number needed for a minyan (quorum)—couldn’t pray together without one.

Grand canceled the gathering and applied for a permit, after which he alleges that the city subjected him to a hostile public hearing, police surveillance, and a criminal investigation. The Sixth Circuit held that his claims weren’t ripe because he had never obtained a final land-use decision—even though the city later conceded that a home prayer gathering required no permit.

The question is whether the usual land-use finality rule displaces the First Amendment’s chilling-effect doctrine.

Posted by: beckster at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (kX27y)

149 Man made carbon emissions are a tiny fraction of overall carbon emissions. It's more like your neighbor breathing while on his property.

Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:50 PM (2ocoG)

Reading my kids (homeschool) science textbook, because I help out with labs, and I was pleasantly shocked to see a surprisingly even handed and comprehensive (given the 4-5 pages of text) case against blindly accepting leftist/government AGW dogma.

Well done.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (dK+Kv)

150 130 If SCOTUS is willing to hear it, it means they are interested in making a significant ruling. That could be good. That could be bad.

MENSA candidate right here.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bIH8o)

Look up what it means to call someone a mensa or menso in Mexican Spanish...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (l3cgK)

151 One of the dumbest things feminists do is claiming how much different the world would be if men went through x thing women did. Like somehow magically female-only ailments would all have been cured if men got them. Because the only thing that is holding back these miracles is that men don't care enough about them.

Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.

It's such a hilarious talking point. If they're so magical, why do they have to wait for men to solve their problems?

Plenty of women work in pharmaceuticals, medicine, research, etc. But you're still waiting for the men to fix things?

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (mkw2N)

152 Also, North America is a net carbon sink. Air leaving the east coast has less CO2 than when it entered the west coast. Because the continent has a fuck ton of trees.
Posted by: Ian S.
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There is more forest acreage in the US today than there was in 1900.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (JzUSu)

153 On Thomas,

Even when Scalia was around, Thomas was a standout and his opinions (that agreed with Scalia) were always worth reading. He has a way of looking at the law very clearly and understanding long term implications of sloppy rulings. Scalia too, but often they looked at it from different angles.

Thomas has been a SCOTUS superstar from the start. It always really pissed me off when the Left said he was stupid and didn't speak much because he was clueless.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (G+1P3)

154 127 Are my eyes deceiving me or does the font look tiny all of the sudden?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

The font was in the pool!

Posted by: Significant Shrinkage at October 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Fn+3X)

155 The lefties are dedicated to a cause and the power vested in judges is stripped of all standards of the role.
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I heard that Kagan has an even more direct reason to recuse from the Boulder case. But she's probably salivating at the thought of teaming up with one or two of the 'principled' cons on the court to get a win for the Cloward-Piven wing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)

156 Want cheaper tires? Used is the way to go. Marketplace is full of barely used tires at 50%or less than the price of new. Especially winter tires. People get a set of those, use it one winter and sell the car. They’re stuck with tires and just want to get rid of them, they’ll take 200 for a set that cost $1000 new since it has no value to them otherwise.

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 01:54 PM (W3Srb)

157 If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.
Posted by: Ordinary American

MK Ultra activate!!!!!

Posted by: Furry Fucker Tyler Robinson, No Plumber Luigi Mangione, and other murderous Lefty freaks at October 02, 2026 01:55 PM (+/CWD)

158 In case anyone is interested in the science curriculum, it is from Apologia.

https://www.apologia.com

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 01:55 PM (dK+Kv)

159 What if you sell and then render an opinion that can be said to have negatively affected the value?

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:56 PM (mJVit)

160 Kagan didn't recuse herself from the Obamacare case despite the fact she worked on it in the Obama administration. It's different for Dems, don't you know

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM (jivel)

161 The question is whether the usual land-use finality rule displaces the First Amendment’s chilling-effect doctrine.
Posted by: beckster

Everyone's a "rabbi" in New Square and every house a temple or shul. Those tricky Jews know every tax dodge.

Posted by: Squeeze The Buffalo Right Off The Nickel at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM (Fn+3X)

162 Look up what it means to call someone a mensa or menso in Mexican Spanish...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Heh

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (bIH8o)

163 133 I can't wait until political Islam is ruled unconstitutional separately from religious Islam as a set of unconstitutional practices.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

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They are the same damn thing.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G+1P3)

164 Reading my kids (homeschool) science textbook, because I help out with labs, and I was pleasantly shocked to see a surprisingly even handed and comprehensive (given the 4-5 pages of text) case against blindly accepting leftist/government AGW dogma.

Your child abuse and damaging misinformation has been noted in your files.

Posted by: Local Lefty Child Protective Services at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (+/CWD)

165 164 Your child abuse and damaging misinformation has been noted in your files.

Posted by: Local Lefty Child Protective Services at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (+/CWD)

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They're all armed with exercise bands!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (42WUB)

166 They're all armed with exercise bands!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (42WUB)

That is NOT funny.

Posted by: Harry Reid at October 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mJVit)

167 They are the same damn thing.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G+1P3)

Good luck with that effort.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (dK+Kv)

168 There is more forest acreage in the US today than there was in 1900.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

You can thank Bill Clinton for saving the spotted owl AND our precious forests!!!

Posted by: Lefties at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (+/CWD)

169 108 Which seems like a very odd thing for women to say, but here we are.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026

This never made sense to me, either. It’s not like women don’t have agency - is the suggestion they don’t have the ability? Or that women don’t care enough to “solve” it? You can’t be better than men on one hand, and unable to solve problems that affect only you on the other. Those things don’t live together well.

As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason. Pain is part of the feedback that increases natural oxytocin (the Ferguson reflex), which strengthens contractions, leading to the actual birth. It also increases beta endorphins, which modulates pain naturally. Now I am not at all suggesting giving birth doesn’t hurt, no matter what your level of beta endorphins may be, but it is the reason women have been able to manage giving birth naturally since the dawn of time. In an uncomplicated birth, going natural reduces the time you are in active labor, and your body does amazing things to allow you to focus on just this despite what is going on physically.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ZdaMQ)

170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:01 PM (2ocoG)

171 The Party works with the Media, who works with the State, who works with the Party.

As ever. It's all the same thing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)

172 The thing that irks me about the whole bullsh*t with CO2 and so-called climate change is this, the earth is a closed system, all the c02 that is already here, has been here and ain't going anywhere and we ain't adding any net c02.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 02:03 PM (XV/Pl)

173 As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason. Pain is part of the feedback that increases natural oxytocin (the Ferguson reflex), which strengthens contractions, leading to the actual birth.

If only the same feedback mechanism existed for taking a giant shit after a night of drinking and 3am Taco Bell gluttony. God must not approve.

Posted by: Sad late 20s drunk at October 02, 2026 02:03 PM (+/CWD)

174 certain person's real name is Lucy Craig

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I read that as Larry Craig for a second and was deeply confused and intrigued. 😳

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (W3Srb)

175 170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:01 PM (2ocoG)

Who knew the souls of men reside in their dicks...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (l3cgK)

176 174 certain person's real name is Lucy Craig

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I read that as Larry Craig for a second and was deeply confused and intrigued. 😳

Posted by: John Roberts at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (W3Srb)

LOL. There was some smashing, but not of feet on the bathroom floor...AFAIK...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 02:05 PM (l3cgK)

177 If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.

He spends literally tens of thousands of dollars on security every time he goes out. He knows even better than you the danger, he's gotten the threats to him and his family all his career.

Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.

She's like my kryptonite: cute lil redhead with freckles, its like she was designed to destroy my heart. I wonder what drove her to become what she did?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (nIKjK)

178 The city is seeking monetary damages based on claims that the oil giants' activities are contributing to "climate change" and that such activities are harming Boulder residents.

Dear SCOTUS,

Let me save you some work and write the opinion for you so that you can proceed to other, more important matters.

"It is hereby ordered that:

HA HA. Get out' here wit' dat stupid sh*t, you dumb muttaf*ckers."

I presume we're only here because the circuit court lacked the intelligence and/or the stones to write that in the first place.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (vTZFs)

179 I want more CO2 in the atmosphere since it makes my kale and arugula grow bigger and faster, not to mention my killer pot, man.

Posted by: Mr. Natural Home Remedies at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (Fn+3X)

180 Problem with this case, is conservatives reject Mass v EPA and say Clean Air Act cannot regulate CO2.

So now you can't use Clean Air Act to argue for a federal standard that overrules states.

So instead you have to pursue am argument that you can't interfere with actions elsewhere, which creates lots of problems in other issues.

The article I read describing this surmised that Alito recused because the Supremes do not want to reach a decision here.

Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 02:06 PM (zMYdC)

181 Baby Beer Pong...who can pop out the baby in the bucket on the other side of the table?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (l3cgK)

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OUT: Australian Rules Midget-Tossing.
IN: Australian Rules Baby-Tossing.

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:08 PM (94QNV)

182 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard? The expression "mopping the floor" comes to mind. Crowder, with only a high school education, made the Princeton, Harvard and Oxford graduate, author of five books and tenured for two decades, come off as a clueless boob. The students in the Q&A were of course worse--pretentious, emotional, factless. If Crowder keeps this up, he'll go to the top of the hit list.
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 02, 2026 01:52 PM (F8UH0)
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Yes I've seen some of it the delicious parts.

That professor was humiliated and doesn't know it.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 02:09 PM (RIvkX)

183 137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back ...
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They run the show. If there is new law regarding insurance companies there is new profit for them. Count on it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 02, 2026 02:09 PM (iLKq8)

184 170 A certain person's real name is Lucy Craig, allegedly, by the way. It's all over X. Southern redhead, so those boys' souls had no chance.
Posted by: Ian S.

No links? I'll do the legwork.

https://tinyurl.com/5ctt9z8y

She's really the whole package. We all SAY to stay out of the crazy/hot zone, but it's easy to say because the opportunities are so rare...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (+/CWD)

185 Did anyone catch Steven Crowder's debate with the Harvard professor at Harvard?

The professor is an obvious unqualified DEI hire and doesn't even know it.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (2ocoG)

186 It was morbidly interesting to watch a politician blow up his career and legacy. The last time he ran for Senate before being AG, he was unopposed, not just in the primary but in the General Election.

When he ran for the same seat after being AG, he was crushed by a former Auburn football coach.

It was ... boggling.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Scuttlebutt false or true in the Southlands is that there was a lil bastard Jeff Session Jr running around that Jeff did not want disclosed.

Strom Thurmond is notable for his black daughter out of wedlock and Lindsay probably had a fair chunk of his former boytoys as mourners at his funeral.

Being compromised by personal misdeeds can lead to political cowardice going forward as old skeletons come out of the closet and dance. Better to either be a Trump and do your scandals out in the public limelight or be a Democrat where the media will hide it.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)

187 Posted by: Squeeze The Buffalo Right Off The Nickel at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM

Peddle your antisemitism somewhere else.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:10 PM (/C5Rl)

188 @182

>>That professor was humiliated and doesn't know it.

These people are highly credentialed buy poorly educated.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (XV/Pl)

189 Just for the record, a threesome with two dudes and a girl is just gayer than Liberace's hairdresser from how I see it. The second threesome is even worse.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (nIKjK)

190 She's really the whole package. We all SAY to stay out of the crazy/hot zone, but it's easy to say because the opportunities are so rare...
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
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Never been to strip bar I guess. Plenty of opportunities there.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:11 PM (E4rtv)

191
The bad thing about Cuba collapsing is all those 70's plane hijackers coming back and becoming big city mayors.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (Y8DZL)

192 We really do need a better quality of troll here. Ours suck.*

*by choice

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (/C5Rl)

193 189 Just for the record, a threesome with two dudes and a girl is just gayer than Liberace's hairdresser from how I see it. The second threesome is even worse.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

There might also have been a third. Reports are clouded on that as the girl admitted being out of it by that point by drugs, exhaustion, and drinking. I am sure we will get a blow by blow description in the legal trials to come.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

194 She's like my kryptonite: cute lil redhead with freckles, its like she was designed to destroy my heart. I wonder what drove her to become what she did?

I hear ya. Even knowing what she did it's a struggle to call her a "no".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (2ocoG)

195 The Suncor v. Boulder case is one of hundreds that are bubbling out there. If SCOTUS rules in favor of Boulder there is a high probability that the Communists will flood the zone with hundreds of such cases. The goal here is not to protect the planet; it is about driving the oil economy out of existence. The stakes here are extremely high.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (VyD10)

196 Nood

What strippers use.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TRLfq)

197
As for childbirth, God being great, designed it the way it is for a reason.

Posted by: Piper

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Halt. I recall that man's punishment for eating the apple was that "he must till the soil." For woman, that "she must bring forth her children in sorrow."

It wasn't originally intended to be painful. I can't imagine all that screaming and pushing in the Garden of Eden.

Posted by: Just saying at October 02, 2026 02:13 PM (mmrXZ)

198 The professor is an obvious unqualified DEI hire and doesn't even know it.

He is a perfect example of how someone can be incredibly well educated and even intelligent but a fool and it ruins everything they think and say. That man is obviously smart and has enormous credentials. His career is star studded, he's got a resume the length of a Torah scroll.

But he's a fool and as Crowder himself said, he's never been seriously challenged on any of his ideas.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (nIKjK)

199 Lawyers bottom feeding again?

Falstaff to a white courtesy phone, please.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 02:15 PM (3kXhz)

200 WA passed SB5974, which sets additional requirements on law enforcement leaders, volunteers, cadets, and specially commissioned officers.

Four Sheriffs joined a lawsuit to stop implementation of this law. In argument today, Sheriff Swank reports "hate group" affiliation is a major point of contention. If the Sheriff (or other leader) is a member of a "hate group," they can be removed.

Example of a hate group: You belong to a church which teaches there are only two genders.

http://tiny.cc/gygb101

Posted by: bonhomme at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (mkw2N)

201 183 137 The healthcare companies and insurance companies should fight back ...
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They run the show. If there is new law regarding insurance companies there is new profit for them. Count on it.

Posted by: Braenyard

That, more than anything, is the result of that bastard Obamacare law. It purposefully created Big Medicine groups centered around hospital chains to combat with Big Med Insurance while the poor sob patients are scrabbling for the crumbs left between those assholes.

Medicare had already created price floors and a plausible reason for Big Insurance to deny coverage for things Medicare did not pay for. Obamacare completed the transition between the independent doctors that saw patients instead of $ and corporate style patient farming for revenue.

And patients/voters got suckered by the promise of something for nothing. Free shit from insurance which turned out to raise premiums sky high.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

202 Their role model is Bernie Sanders, who's been in Congress for 30 years and only managed to pass 5 or 6 bills, all of which were gimmies dealing with the naming of post offices in Vermont -- the kind of thing where everyone votes yes out of courtesy (although I'm surprised Bernie didn't try to name one after Stalin).

Earlier, of course, he made history by becoming the only person ever kicked out of a hippie commune for being too lazy.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:26 PM (qlLNh)

A little history of Bernie Sanders.
https://tinyurl.com/yk7nk3tx

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 02, 2026 02:17 PM (hmYU4)

203 I saw the Crowder debate

- Mad props to the prof for showing up.
- Mad props to the prof for admitting he was an affirmative action beneficiary.

He must think he is a genius, but he came across as very mid-wit. His debate tactic seemed to be to talk really slow and say nothing of substance. Could you imagine taking a class by that moron? It really was sad, but what was sadder is he thinks he belongs at that level and that AA only gave him what he deserved. That is a big problem that I think is widespread.

- Crowder was good, and wiped the floor with him, but his arguments were often weak and resorted to repeating the same statistics and data over and over. I think he did well, but I often wanted to make points that were obvious and more relevant, but he did not. I often would pause and anticipate the response but Crowder would just go back to his notes. He was *very* prepared.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 02, 2026 02:27 PM (G+1P3)

204 Does it get Luigi more empathy? Yes or no?

Posted by: L - No nic...navigating DE & MD at October 02, 2026 02:29 PM (Wl7PO)

205 @201
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)

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[Per Grok:] "In the early 1980s, roughly 76% of physicians were practice owners. By 2012 (early post-ACA period), owners were 53.2%; employees were 41.8%. By 2022, owners fell to 44% and employees rose to 49.7% (plus ~6% independent contractors). More recent 2024 data show ownership stakes even lower (around 35%).

Private practice (practices wholly owned by physicians, including owners + employed physicians working there): 60.1% in 2012 → 46.7% in 2022 → 42.2% in 2024.

Hospital-owned practices rose from 23.4% (2012) to 31.3% (2022) to 34.5% (2024); direct hospital employment/contracting roughly doubled from ~5.6% to ~9–12%."

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 02:32 PM (94QNV)

206 Alito recusing himself is an unforced error

Posted by: Its hard to beat a person who never gives up at October 02, 2026 02:48 PM (I0Wuq)

The Red-Green Alliance Takes Another Blow as Oil Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Rebounds to 98% of the Pre-War Level

Iran recently pleaded for another seven-day ceasefire.

When America rejected that -- actually, the "negotiators" were told to leave -- Iran published its letter urging Democrats to side with Iran as usual and vote against the GOP.

This is why: the world is getting most of its oil through the Strait, protected by the US military, and Iran is getting zero barrels through, stopped by the blockade.

Literally all we now have to do is maintain the blockade, keep the west-side of the Straight clear, and wait for Iran to collapse.

Even the NYT admits Iran is losing the War of the Strait.

Mideast Oil Exports Rebound Even as Prices Remain Elevated
More tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz as shippers gain confidence, but the global supply of oil is still below demand.

By Peter Eavis
Sept. 29, 2026

Oil exports from the Middle East have risen sharply this month, some oil analysts say, taking them closer to the level they were at before Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz in March, a rebound that could ease some pressure on global energy prices.
In September, an average of 10 million barrels of oil has gone through the waterway daily, according to Kpler, a firm that tracks oil tankers. Separately, six million barrels of crude a day has left the Persian Gulf states this month through pipelines and ports that bypass the strait, Kpler's data shows.

That's a grudging estimate. Most other say 12-13 million barrels per day, plus another 6-8 million through Saudi Arabia's East-to-West oil pipeline, meaning the we're now seeing about 20 million barrels per day again, or close enough to make no difference.

Before the war with Iran began at the end of February, around 19 million barrels of crude left the region daily through the waterway and other routes. Because of the difficulty in tracking tankers, export totals supplied by analysts might not reflect the true flow of oil, but most experts say volumes rose significantly this month.
The turnaround has most noticeably occurred in the strait, even though Iran continues to attack tankers. A U.S. military operation aimed at protecting the vessels from the attacks appears to have encouraged more shipments by big exporting countries, like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
"They are getting a substantial amount of oil out, and it is increasing over time as shippers' confidence goes up," said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on conflict in the strait.
President Trump, members of his administration and U.S. military officials have said for weeks that the Strait of Hormuz is open, and that tankers are moving oil through the strait.

🚨 JUST IN: The �experts� just entered a state of SHOCK after crude exports surge to 98% of pre-war levels around Hormuz, per WSJ

Saudi Arabia RESTORED pipeline flows and exports are now nearly 18 MILLION across a 10 day average 🔥

They said it was impossible, but it JUST� pic.twitter.com/8kvl9iam6B
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 1, 2026

Tonight on God Bless America 62:

Even CNN is admitting that oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz is at the highest levels since the war started.

Jake Tapper: "Gulf oil producers are managing to get a lot more oil through the Strait of Hormuz. Marine data trackers say oil� pic.twitter.com/QyiM2Rz0kk
— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) September 30, 2026

Here's the other side of the balance sheet: While we're getting most of the non-Iranian oil through the Strait, Iran is getting none through.

Scott Bessent reports that Iran got zero barrels of oil out in tankers in September.

In a post on the social media platform X on Thursday, Bessent said that "Iran loaded ZERO crude oil onto tankers in September," adding that the restrictions imposed by Trump were "cutting off the Iranian regime's most critical source of revenue."
The Treasury Secretary hailed the Operation Economic Outcast, saying that the move was "severing the economic lifelines that have allowed Tehran to finance its terrorist agenda."

There may be a small amount of oil getting out in tanker trucks, but that's no way to move a lot of oil.

Visual proof of Bessent's claim:About 20 empty Iranian tankers are now stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka. They cannot go back to Iran because of the blockade.

And the US is pressuring Sri Lanka not to allow them to refuel and resupply.

The ships are empty, having dumped their oil off in China and India, and now languishing with no cargo.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Around 20 empty Iranian tankers are drifting off Sri Lanka with food and water running low as US pressure cuts off their supplies

The blockade has kept them from going home since July, and when they moved toward Sri Lanka, the US embassy warned local suppliers to stop� pic.twitter.com/s2caPYkabv
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 1, 2026

The U.S. pressure campaign against Iran has left dozens of Iranian or Iran-linked tankers stranded in Asian waters, unable to return home or access ports and suppliers because of sanctions risks.

Around 20 empty tankers are drifting near Sri Lanka alone, with crews reportedly� pic.twitter.com/3YFrPqO6y5
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 1, 2026

The NY Post says trust the blockade.

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has moved back toward pre-war levels -- and Iran's domestic deterioration is increasingly difficult to dismiss.
Iran's rial fell to roughly 2.2 million to the dollar in September, from about 958,000 a year earlier.
Inflation is nearing 70%, food prices have more than doubled, and unemployment is above 9%.
The latest official figure put youth unemployment at 20.1%.
Oil exports have also collapsed, falling to roughly 260,000 barrels a day from 1.7 million a year earlier.
The bigger story is what those numbers mean for the IRGC's power.
The IRGC still must pay its own forces while financing allies and militias across Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.
Washington has been squeezing that network's financial lifelines by targeting oil exports, shadow fleets, exchange houses, front companies and the foreign buyers willing to take sanctioned Iranian crude.
China matters most here: Treasury estimates that China buys about 90% of Iran's oil exports.
In April, Washington sanctioned Hengli Petrochemical's Dalian refinery after it bought billions of dollars of Iranian petroleum, including crude linked to Iran's armed forces.
That is the difference between sanctions on paper and sanctions that bite.
...
China's political strategy has come under strain, too.
Beijing celebrated the 2023 Saudi-Iran agreement as proof that China could stabilize the region.
Three years later, however, Saudi Arabia is again confronting Iranian and Iran-backed threats around Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab, while Beijing has had to press Tehran to rein in the Houthis after Saudi appeals with no success.
...
The IRGC has also lost much of the leverage it once derived from threatening Gulf energy flows.
Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline can carry up to 7 million barrels a day toward the Red Sea, with roughly 5 million available for export.
The UAE has gone further: It left OPEC on May 1, freeing itself from production quotas, and pushed crude output above 3.8 million barrels a day in June.

...
Trump is doing something Washington has rarely attempted with this breadth: going after not only the IRGC itself, but the entire system that kept it funded, supplied and able to project power across the region.
That is precisely why his pressure should continue -- whatever the domestic political consequences.

And oil prices should start falling quickly.

And then what will the Democrats say?

Dubai is also building an alternate port on its southern coast to bypass the Strait completely. It won't be finished for another two years, but after that, Iran will never be able to hold the world to ransom again, even if the IRGC is still in charge.

Which I don't think they will be.

I was alerted to this by this video by Max Afterburner. He's an Air Force pilot and generally rah-rah and go USA, so you can discount his predictions a bit, but he thinks Iran is now begging for a "deal" -- one which they'll never honor, of course -- because they are now on the brink of collapse but are no longer inflicting reciprocal pain on Trump or the rest of the world. Their plan was to absorb the pain while inflicting pain on Trump to make him break, but now all the pain is on their side.

Worth the watch.

He also mentioned Boeing's boating about the upcoming F/A XX 6th-generation fighter.

That won't be available for a while, of course.

Not until the 2030s, and that assumes no delays.

Boeing has been selected to build the Navy's sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX, icing out what was considered to be its biggest competitor in late-stage negotiations, Northrop Grumman.
Inked at $20 billion for the full-scale development phase, the contract, according to a Pentagon release, "procures multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing."
...
Equipped with an extended range to provide power projection from U.S. carriers, Boeing has promised that the F/A-XX will, crucially, be interoperable with both manned and unmanned platforms such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
...
Boeing's contract award marks another milestone victory for the company, which has now all but guaranteed its monopoly on sixth-generation fighters across the services.

Boeing also won the contract to build the next-gen Air Force fighter, the F-47.

In 2025, Boeing beat out Lockheed Martin for the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's sixth-generation fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance program, or NGAD.
That aircraft, since dubbed the F-47, has entered its engineering and manufacturing development phase, one service official announced in July, with first flights expected as early as 2028.
The Air Force at the time announced plans to purchase at least 185 of the next-gen fighters, a number designed to replace the F-22 Raptor fleet.

A mocked-up image:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:02 PM

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1 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

2 oooh! I was foist!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

3 It should be noted that traffic out of the region by workarounds has been at least at 90% pre-war levels since at least May.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (42WUB)

4 Now, I hope China isn't getting any, but I know better...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (l3cgK)

5 I nooded

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (l3cgK)

6 The Iranian rial is now about 2.5 million rials to the dollar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (42WUB)

7 4 Now, I hope China isn't getting any, but I know better...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (l3cgK)

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China is paying above market rates for oil that they had been getting for about $30 a barrel.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (42WUB)

8 Oh, and Trump has no response to this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (42WUB)

9 NYT has the sadz.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (fuSAh)

10 The big news for Democrats is that Pete Buttgigger is finally no longer at 0% with black voters.

He's at 1%.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:06 PM (sabhw)

11 7 4 Now, I hope China isn't getting any, but I know better...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (l3cgK)

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China is paying above market rates for oil that they had been getting for about $30 a barrel.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (42WUB)

Iranian oil...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:06 PM (l3cgK)

12 8 Gas is still too expensive.

If you don't get the prices down, expect for Republicans to pay the price at the polls.

Joe the plumber, Cathy the cashier and your average American don't give two fucks about whether or not Iran is struggling.

Joe and Cathy give a shit about whether they are struggling.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (DQiGk)

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Gas prices don't change voting behaviors and don't affect election outcomes:

https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2097832343964668203

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:06 PM (42WUB)

13 10 NYT has the sadz.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (fuSAh)

MAID is the answer!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:06 PM (l3cgK)

14 This is just a distraction from the Epstein Files!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 12:07 PM (3cUTc)

15 but the global supply of oil is still below demand.

NYT, lol. Energy is always in demand even in the best of circumstances.

Posted by: Halfhand at October 02, 2026 12:07 PM (PMyU3)

16 I bet "Reality" wouldn't mind a blockade if we were blockading the Real Villain, Israel.

That's what this is about, right?

You're all the same. The real topic is always communism, and if it's not communism, then the real topic is always Israel.

Posted by: ace at October 02, 2026 12:08 PM (1wjle)

17 Bessent is a fucking savage

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

18 18 Bessent is a fucking savage

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

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He's a fucking killer.

I want him to be Treasury Secretary for 50 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:09 PM (42WUB)

19 Old Democrats: "Low gas prices are bad. We need Euro-level prices to get drivers into EV's. Cutting gasoline consumption is good for the climate. Allowing further exploration and production of fossil fuels in the US is wrong. Higher gas prices are the right thing to do."

New Democrats: "High gas prices are causing Americans to choose between gas and food for their children. And the high gas prices are all Trump's fault for starting an unjustified war with Iran. Vote for us and we'll lower gas prices."

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 02, 2026 12:09 PM (MNCvZ)

20 F47..Get it ?? 47...

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:09 PM (AKptf)

21 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

The economy is growing and the refineries are maxed out. The price of gas won't rebound until we get new ones online.

The price for the domestic politics of the last couple decades has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

22 Why beating Iran is bad for America

National Review

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (mJVit)

23 20 Old Democrats: "Low gas prices are bad. We need Euro-level prices to get drivers into EV's. Cutting gasoline consumption is good for the climate. Allowing further exploration and production of fossil fuels in the US is wrong. Higher gas prices are the right thing to do."

New Democrats: "High gas prices are causing Americans to choose between gas and food for their children. And the high gas prices are all Trump's fault for starting an unjustified war with Iran. Vote for us and we'll lower gas prices."

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 02, 2026 12:09 PM (MNCvZ)
Yo, New Dems: cook and eat beans; it takes care of the food AND gas problem.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (l3cgK)

24 The Iranian rial is now about 2.5 million rials to the dollar.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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What are they using for barter? Doesn't seem like whiskey or smokes would be big there.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (JzUSu)

25 Joe and Cathy give a shit about whether they are struggling.

Sure, but when as electing Democrats ever made things better for them?

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (vTZFs)

26 22 The economy is growing and the refineries are maxed out. The price of gas won't rebound until we get new ones online.

The price for the domestic politics of the last couple decades has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

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Demand goes down in autumn. Demand isn't constant through the year.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (42WUB)

27 22 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

The economy is growing and the refineries are maxed out. The price of gas won't rebound until we get new ones online.

The price for the domestic politics of the last couple decades has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

Especially in the Peoples' Republik of Kalifornia

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (l3cgK)

28 23 Why beating Iran is bad for America

National Review

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (mJVit)

Has NR been beating off?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (l3cgK)

29 If you don't get the prices down, expect for Republicans to pay the price at the polls.

Joe the plumber, Cathy the cashier and your average American don't give two fucks about whether or not Iran is struggling.

Joe and Cathy give a shit about whether they are struggling.
Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (DQiGk)

Then Joe and Cathy are going to vote Democrat which will not only not solve their problems, it will introduce new problems.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)

30 31 Then Joe and Cathy are going to vote Democrat which will not only not solve their problems, it will introduce new problems.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (ExV1e)

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Joe got a new manufacturing job and doesn't feel the pain at the pump that much anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:12 PM (42WUB)

31 Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (DQiGk)

That's funny. It seems it's the Leftists that can't get Jews and Israel out of their minds.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:12 PM (l3cgK)

32 "When America rejected that -- actually, the "negotiators" were told to leave "

Here's my offer: Nothing.

These are gangsters barely controlling the fanatics. They've just never seen a problem they couldn't kill their way out of. They don't know how to lose this halfway and stay in power. It's full collapse from the inside if we don't lose our nerve.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 12:13 PM (r7+Q7)

33 > Visual proof of Bessent's claim:About 20 empty Iranian tankers are now stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka. They cannot go back to Iran because of the blockade.

And the US is pressuring Sri Lanka not to allow them to refuel and resupply.

The ships are empty, having dumped their oil off in China and India, and now languishing with no cargo.
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Submarine torpedo practice range. Do it. Now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 12:13 PM (RORbl)

34 My Boeing employed son tells me that with the SPEEA contract ratification yesterday, the mood on the factory floor is downright jubilant. Folks are jazzed about the future of Boeing. And they are in an "all hands on deck" attitude.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 12:13 PM (W2Pud)

35 I am going to suggest Ace (and his band of merry thieves) are pretty in tune with how 98% of us feel.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 12:13 PM (ZdaMQ)

36
The stranded tankers are "Q" ships, waiting for the right moment to drop the disguise and annihilate the satanic american fleet.

The moral victory continues. Soon Trump will have to come clean and admit the U.S.S. Lincoln was sunk a month ago.

-IRGC, through MSNOW sources

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (Y8DZL)

37 Perhaps you can go watch Aronofsky's movie Pi and it will give you some ideas on how to get Israel out of your head.

The path to enlightenment is Hollywood, y'all. lol

Posted by: Halfhand at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (PMyU3)

38 Gas is still too expensive."

OMG! I'm paying an additional...

Starbucks daily coffee. Food and other prices are good.
So there

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (nLfmy)

39 Demand goes down in autumn. Demand isn't constant through the year.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (42WUB)

Probably less so for diesel and I bet it goes down less than expected. As the economy grows the demand for fuel grows, regardless of season, and I don't think we've got room to produce more. Which means importing distillate.

But the solution requires more than 2 weeks so 80% of the population will abandon it as soon as a politician says that the other guys are bad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:15 PM (ExV1e)

40 39 Perhaps you can go watch Aronofsky's movie Pi and it will give you some ideas on how to get Israel out of your head.

The path to enlightenment is Hollywood, y'all. lol

Posted by: Halfhand at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (PMyU3)

And it Hollyweird it's through coke, hookers and actresses (BIRM).

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:15 PM (l3cgK)

41 Afternoon Ace.
Abby Phillip is dumb as a box of rocks. That is all

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (jivel)

42 Remember the freak out about the MOU?

I don't expect anyone to remember I kept arguing that it didn't actually do much of anything. It gave Iran nothing if they didn't behave like a normal country (they attacked third-nation ships within 48 hours of the signing, so it was moot at that point anyway).

It was all about the blockade. It was all about strangling Iran's ability to finance itself while giving signals to the oil market to calm the fuck down.

Trump can maintain the blockade for 2.5 more years without any worry about change in direction or policy. In that time, the rial will end up being worth about a billion to one dollar, the news of uprisings will become undeniable, and the lower ranks of the regime that can't feed themselves will have long since turned against the regime itself.

Iran will turn itself into Uganda, waiting for the US Parliament to remove Trump as Prime Minister.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (42WUB)

43 Oh, I get it. Max Afterburner. Air Force pilot

*faceplam*

Posted by: one hour sober at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (J4Dwc)

44 Oil is down and the 10 year yield has decreased. Soft jobs report this morning cools inflation fears and with it the likelihood of a rate hike. The markets like this bigly.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (2UnvF)

45 40 Gas is still too expensive."

OMG! I'm paying an additional...

Starbucks daily coffee. Food and other prices are good.
So there

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (nLfmy)

I paid just over $5 a gallon the penultimate time I tanked up. The last time it was $6.26/gal. To fill my tank was a pretty expensive Starbucks coffee...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (l3cgK)

46 The price for the domestic politics of the last couple decades has arrived"

This cannot be over emphasized. At all.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (nLfmy)

47 Abby Phillip is dumb as a box of rocks. That is all
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (jivel)

You'll be hearing from our attorneys. -- Coalition for Bags of Rocks

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (ExV1e)

48 Gas is still too expensive.

If you don't get the prices down, expect for Republicans to pay the price at the polls.

Joe the plumber, Cathy the cashier and your average American don't give two fucks about whether or not Iran is struggling.

Joe and Cathy give a shit about whether they are struggling.

Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (DQiGk)

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Gas prices don't change voting behaviors and don't affect election outcomes:

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:06 PM (42WUB)
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Everything is always "too expensive."

Ask any one of these doomsayers what isn't too expensive, and they'll just stare at you. Or ask them what should the price of things like gas, beef, or whatever else they are complaining about be. More stares.

I'd like gas to go back to the levels under Trump1. I'd also like interest rates to go back to those levels too. I also want a pet dragon that I can ride through the air like those gay aliens in Avatar.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

49 41 Probably less so for diesel and I bet it goes down less than expected. As the economy grows the demand for fuel grows, regardless of season, and I don't think we've got room to produce more. Which means importing distillate.

But the solution requires more than 2 weeks so 80% of the population will abandon it as soon as a politician says that the other guys are bad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:15 PM (ExV1e)

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High prices also destroy demand in poorer countries like in Africa and China on a global scale.

These spikes never last forever. Gas was high in 2022.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (42WUB)

50 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

Gas in my town here in Alberta is down almost 25 cents per liter from two weeks ago.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (n2qDf)

51 43 Afternoon Ace.
Abby Phillip is dumb as a box of rocks. That is all

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:16 PM (jivel)

Oh, she's normal; abby-normal.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (l3cgK)

52 Dick is a conservative who's pissed about gas prices, the war and that the GOP Congress didn't pass the SAVE America Act.
So Dick is gonna stay home in November to punish the Republicans for not doing all the things he wanted them to do.
Thereby turning government over to the Democrats who will;
- throw back open the border
- stop domestic oil and gas production
- eliminate the Electoral College and filibuster
- block election integrity efforts
- pass wealth taxes
- pack the SCOTUS
- re-fund the DOGE cuts, USAID and Dep't of Education
- appease the Mullah's
- pass mail-in voting laws
- adopt socialist policies that give them more control over the economy.

DON'T BE A DICK!

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (MNCvZ)

53 The mullahs have got to be trying to figure out how Bessent, a gay guy, is stomping on their economy.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (jivel)

54 Probably less so for diesel and I bet it goes down less than expected"

Let's knock out more diesel production, California

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (nLfmy)

55 52 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

Gas in my town here in Alberta is down almost 25 cents per liter from two weeks ago.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (n2qDf)

Prices jump up like an impulse, drop like exponential decay.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:19 PM (l3cgK)

56 50 Everything is always "too expensive."

Ask any one of these doomsayers what isn't too expensive, and they'll just stare at you. Or ask them what should the price of things like gas, beef, or whatever else they are complaining about be. More stares.

I'd like gas to go back to the levels under Trump1. I'd also like interest rates to go back to those levels too. I also want a pet dragon that I can ride through the air like those gay aliens in Avatar.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

========

The affordability thing is all about Democrats who had denied it was a problem suddenly making it a problem now that Biden is out of office.

They started literally in January of 2024.

They've latched onto it as an issue, so it dominates polling on the nation (30% or so say it's the top issue), and the right-leaning social media space is shockingly populated by leftists who pretend to be conservative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:19 PM (42WUB)

57 Remember the freak out about the MOU?

==

Remember when Vance and his online buddies trashed people who said the MOU was a pile of horseshit that only gave Iran time to fuck around, while they tried to sell it as the best way forward, and then Iran tried to kill Trump in Turkey, and then Trump decided he had enough of the clown show and sent Bessent to do the job?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (AKptf)

58 56 Probably less so for diesel and I bet it goes down less than expected"

Let's knock out more diesel production, California

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (nLfmy)

Great Idea! We're on it!

Posted by: Newsome & the Dem SuperMajority at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (l3cgK)

59 Maybe Cathy the cashier needs to look for another income stream.

Posted by: No, not that. at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2Ez/1)

60 Joe the plumber, Cathy the cashier and your average American don't give two fucks about whether or not Iran is struggling.

Joe and Cathy give a shit about whether they are struggling.
Posted by: Reality at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (DQiGk)

So they are going to vote for the party that will take away their cars altogether, and force them onto filthy public transit with stabby wetbacks? Yeah, riiight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (n2qDf)

61 Bessent 2028. There. I said it.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (AKptf)

62 Related:

https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2106053573037490586

"@TonerousHyus
·
12m
Has gotten substantially worse in the last 5 days. Shifting from a negative slope of -0.083 to -0.099 for black turnout in Cleveland"

Democrats have a serious turnout problem.

Which is weird if gas prices are a motivator to vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (42WUB)

63 It's about 12m per day through the strait and probably 5m through the pipeline. Now, if the ukranian thug would stop shooting western missles into Russian refineries, prices would stabilize.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 12:21 PM (0U5gm)

64 Affordability is a feeling, not a fact.

Posted by: Change my mind at October 02, 2026 12:21 PM (2Ez/1)

65 >>>I don't give two fucks about Israel either.

Obviously.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 02, 2026 12:22 PM (O9tRg)

66 It's always "Hor Muz, Hor Muz, HorMuz".

Can we please stop slut-shaming Muz? She is a strong indigenous woman of color who does not accept the rules of the patriarchy.

How about "Sex-Positive Muz" for a change?

Oh, wait: this is Iran.

Never mind.

Posted by: Clueless Feminutbar at October 02, 2026 12:22 PM (qlLNh)

67 Per Brave AI on what Iranians are using for barter due to the inflation:

"At the individual level, citizens are exchanging household items for food on online platforms; common trades include sneakers for meat, books for rice, and clothes or vacuum cleaners for chicken, oil, and beans."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 12:22 PM (JzUSu)

68 When a company wins a major aircraft contract, doesn't the loser usually get to tag along as a subcontractor?

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (4NO2D)

69 And it’s time for Trump to punch the commodities trader in the dick.

They keep artificially keeping the bbl price high by placing a “risk premium” made up out of thin air to keep the price high. You might as well call it the Trump Premium.

It’s total and complete bullshit.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (Cuw0G)

70 59 Remember the freak out about the MOU?

==

Remember when Vance and his online buddies trashed people who said the MOU was a pile of horseshit that only gave Iran time to fuck around, while they tried to sell it as the best way forward, and then Iran tried to kill Trump in Turkey, and then Trump decided he had enough of the clown show and sent Bessent to do the job?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (AKptf)

========

Vance was only supportive of it. He publicly supported it more than once.

https://tinyurl.com/u9e7u2mm

The online right was infected with lies about how Iran would instantly get $300 billion.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (42WUB)

71 Democrats have a serious turnout problem.

Which is weird if gas prices are a motivator to vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (42WUB)

I think it's a matter of what the biggest issues are. If you realize you're fighting an existential war or can't find a job, gas prices are an insignificant factor. If you have nothing left to complain about except you believe Dems and Reps are the same and the price of gas is a PITA, then maybe it'll have some impact. The graph may be too simplistic without all other factors considered, such as what Americans feel are the biggest issues being faced.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (l3cgK)

72 but the price of gas won't rebound for at least 6 months...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

People will be surprised as to how fast prices can come down, but it isn't related to crude prices as much as refinery capacity.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (0U5gm)

73 I'm wondering if the CAFE standard thing means that we can start having mini-trucks again.

I always liked those things. Shit in a crash, but very if you wanted the ability to carry materials for homeowner-sized jobs without incurring the sticker and gas expense for a full-size pickup.

Posted by: Clueless Feminutbar at October 02, 2026 12:24 PM (qlLNh)

74 wholesale oil price has been falling for three weeks now, but gas (pump) prices, while not going up, don't seem to be falling either. Yet.

Mrs Tell keeps telling me that wholesale oil prices have nothing to do with retail pump prices. And I always respond that they better be related or else there is an illegal price fixing conspiracy afooot.

Posted by: Martin Tell at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (sFNX2)

75 68 It's always "Hor Muz, Hor Muz, HorMuz".

Can we please stop slut-shaming Muz? She is a strong indigenous woman of color who does not accept the rules of the patriarchy.

How about "Sex-Positive Muz" for a change?

Oh, wait: this is Iran.

Never mind.

Posted by: Clueless Feminutbar at October 02, 2026 12:22 PM (qlLNh)

Moooo!

Posted by: Cows of Iran at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (l3cgK)

76 73 I think it's a matter of what the biggest issues are. If you realize you're fighting an existential war or can't find a job, gas prices are an insignificant factor. If you have nothing left to complain about except you believe Dems and Reps are the same and the price of gas is a PITA, then maybe it'll have some impact. The graph may be too simplistic without all other factors considered, such as what Americans feel are the biggest issues being faced.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:23 PM (l3cgK)

========

It's just a graph of relative turnout in OH's main metro areas, blue enclaves, arranged by relative racial composition.

If gas is a major factor, as people say, blue enclaves should be seeing increased turnout. Overall, turnout is down, and it's really down with black voters who tend to be poorer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (42WUB)

77 The amount of petrochemicals it takes to create alternat3energy is mind blowing.
Musk doesn't say a word about all the materials he uses in his cars that are all created using petrochemicals.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (1/viQ)

78 This is obviously not the original "Red Green Alliance," which involved Red Green pairing up with Winston Rothschild to see how much duct tape could cover one of Winston's septic sucking hoses.

Posted by: pookysgirl grew up watching the shenanigans at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (Wt5PA)

79 54 Dick is a conservative who's pissed about gas prices, the war and that the GOP Congress didn't pass the SAVE America Act.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Dick is a Moby or a Bulwark Homo Cruise attendee.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

80 The U.S. pressure campaign against Iran has left dozens of Iranian or Iran-linked tankers stranded in Asian waters, unable to return home or access ports and suppliers because of sanctions risks.

Around 20 empty tankers are drifting near Sri Lanka alone, with crews reportedly running short of food, fuel and fresh water.
===

Maybe catch a flight to Tel Aviv?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (RIvkX)

81 Here's a good place where the Democrat rhetoric actually hurts the people they try to appeal to.

They let prices rise 25% over the Biden administration and played the gaslight cycle (starting with "It's not happening,..."), and then 2 years later raise the flag of "Affordability!" because oil is making everything more expensive. Everything has to be transported--especially in the Age of Amazon and the "distributed economy").

However, it's always mercenary to engage the military for "oil". Even though they could have watched and seen how "Oil" affects "AFFORDABILITY!!™"

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (Fi81e)

82 OT - CBS fired Tony Romo.

Posted by: mr tmz at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (rJ48h)

83 79 The amount of petrochemicals it takes to create alternat3energy is mind blowing.
Musk doesn't say a word about all the materials he uses in his cars that are all created using petrochemicals.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (1/viQ)

All those mfgs who say they care about the environment really care about money more, and are only saying that to convince people to buy their products.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (l3cgK)

84 If anything the price of gas has nudged up in my AO over the last month by about 30 cents per gallon. I’ve given up trying to figure out the economics of how gas prices get set. No rhyme or reason that I can discern

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (M+uMR)

85 @64 TJM, not surprised that Dem turnout is low. Blacks won't turn out for Talarico or al-Sayed. Jews are going to be avoiding any candidate that may be anti-Semitic , which throws the DSA types into a bad spot. The old time Dems have no way to deal with that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (jivel)

86 The amount of petrochemicals it takes to create alternat3energy is mind blowing.
Musk doesn't say a word about all the materials he uses in his cars that are all created using petrochemicals.
Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (1/viQ)

There's a metric fuckton of plastic in every car now, not just electrics.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (n2qDf)

87 83 Here's a good place where the Democrat rhetoric actually hurts the people they try to appeal to.

They let prices rise 25% over the Biden administration and played the gaslight cycle (starting with "It's not happening,..."), and then 2 years later raise the flag of "Affordability!" because oil is making everything more expensive. Everything has to be transported--especially in the Age of Amazon and the "distributed economy").

However, it's always mercenary to engage the military for "oil". Even though they could have watched and seen how "Oil" affects "AFFORDABILITY!!™"

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (Fi81e)

======

I remember someone arguing in 2022 that gas prices wouldn't affect the election that much because by the time the election came around gas prices would have been elevated for so long that people will have gotten used to it.

I poo-pooed the idea at the time, but I think he was actually right now.

This really is just Democrats deciding to latch onto a message more than anything else. They ignored affordability for 4 years under Biden and just latched onto it the second it was politically safe to do so.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (42WUB)

88 The online right was infected with lies about how Iran would instantly get $300 billion.

===

The point people were making is that inking that kind of nonsense, promising 300B in any kind of form, was stupid. Cutting then off from the world, if bombing into oblivion was off the table, was the way to go. Not MOUIng carrots.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (AKptf)

89 Why does the whore moo?

That's weird.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Fi81e)

90 84 OT - CBS fired Tony Romo.

Posted by: mr tmz at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM (rJ48h)

Are his eateries okay?
Oh, that's Tony Roma...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

91 Abby Phillip is dumb as a box of rocks. That is all
Posted by: Smell the Glove

You'll be hearing from our attorneys. -- Coalition for Bags of Rocks
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE ROCKS ARE TOO DUMB TO KNOW IF THEY'RE IN A BOX OR A BAG AND SO IS ABBY.

Posted by: BEN ROFLCOPTER at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (VHUov)

92 86 If anything the price of gas has nudged up in my AO over the last month by about 30 cents per gallon. I’ve given up trying to figure out the economics of how gas prices get set. No rhyme or reason that I can discern
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (M+uMR)

$ 6.29 here with $8.69 diesel... California...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (MHhOG)

93 91 Why does the whore moo?

That's weird.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Fi81e)

Because muzzies like animals and little boys over women?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

94 Per Brave AI on what Iranians are using for barter due to the inflation:

"At the individual level, citizens are exchanging household items for food on online platforms; common trades include sneakers for meat, books for rice, and clothes or vacuum cleaners for chicken, oil, and beans."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 12:22 PM (JzUSu)
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It's going to get very, very ugly when meat, chicken, oil, and beans (and similar essentials) become unavailable at *any* price.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (FZ29D)

95 MAGA is motivated is what I saw. Now, how does that compare to 2022, I wonder.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (AKptf)

96 87 @64 TJM, not surprised that Dem turnout is low. Blacks won't turn out for Talarico or al-Sayed. Jews are going to be avoiding any candidate that may be anti-Semitic , which throws the DSA types into a bad spot. The old time Dems have no way to deal with that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (jivel)

=======

These are OH numbers. OH hasn't had a serious black candidate...ever?

So, it's comparing Sherrod Brown to...Sherrod Brown.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (42WUB)

97 No no, that can't be right. I have it on good authority that Iran totally won and we're going to give them billions of dollars.

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (wt1Vg)

98 95 91 Why does the whore moo?

That's weird.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Fi81e)

Because muzzies like animals and little boys over women?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

It's roleplay...$20 extra, same as in town.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)

99 The invisible hand: Oil is brought to the surface from multiple countries and seabeds, and transported to refineries all over. In the US there are less than 150 refineries. These refineries produce over 50 grades of fuel; multiple diesel, plus four blends of gasoline which are also modified with additives for several regions of the US to meet regional requirements.

These multiple fuels are then transported to over 5,000 American fueling stations, and must deliver fuels to meet anticipated demand projected out from three days to two weeks. And they do it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (0U5gm)

100 Down about 40 cents lately. Carbob is a problem...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (nLfmy)

101 As my indigenous YouTube feed has been repeatedly colonized by Beato Talarico ads, allow me to offer the following. I have seen at least fifty ads in the last five weeks, maybe a dozen unique pitches, all just the candidate looking into the camera and asking for money.

Here's what the Dems are giving as reasons to donate: opposing Big Money or Billionaire donors is the main thrust. Trump got mentioned, but in the same breath was also Elon and Congressional Republicans. No Orange man bad, not a word of gas prices or even inflation.

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (r7+Q7)

102 44 million rials, same as in town.

Posted by: Whore Moo at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)

103 The online right was infected with lies about how Iran would instantly get $300 billion.
---
Yet again, everybody on the right has heard "believes" something I have never heard about.

If they want you're input, they'll make a caricature of the right and dismiss it.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (Fi81e)

104 90 The online right was infected with lies about how Iran would instantly get $300 billion.

===

The point people were making is that inking that kind of nonsense, promising 300B in any kind of form, was stupid. Cutting then off from the world, if bombing into oblivion was off the table, was the way to go. Not MOUIng carrots.

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (AKptf)

=======

Absolutely not true.

I remember when it was signed, people were saying, "Well, Iran just got $300 billion."

It was never, "Well, if Iran acts like a normal country, they'll get major investment with heavy strings attached," which was what the MOU outlined.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (42WUB)

105 Drifting towards Sri Lanka sounds so exotic. Always up for an adventure, Lovey and I may take a tour there soon.

Posted by: Thurston Howell III. at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (Fn+3X)

106 > Musk doesn't say a word about all the materials he uses in his cars that are all created using petrochemicals.
Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:25 PM (1/viQ)

I'm sure this made sense in your head.

What, you're suggesting that IC cars don't have vast amounts of plastic in them as well?

Not to mention that Elon Musk is pretty much single-handedly responsible for the fact that we haven't gone full commie yet.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (qlLNh)

107 I heard that everybody on the right was incensed by the tan suit, too.

But somehow, I had to hear about that from libs.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (Fi81e)

108 Vance was only supportive of it. He publicly supported it more than once.

https://tinyurl.com/u9e7u2mm

The online right was infected with lies about how Iran would instantly get $300 billion.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
------
Most political panics and freakouts are in fact based on bullshit and single interest types are the most affected by op bullshit.

And the Deep State has been throwing op after op at the Trump administration based on bullshit and the choir in social media sings the same ole song.

About 40 percent of the voting population has decided everything in the media and social media in particular is bullshit leading them to tune out which is why Trump has survived in office while Nixon got taken out by an op. And if Trump gets them to the polls like his GOTV operation is attempting, then there will be no blue wave, only a tepid 2014 type midterm like the last Obama one.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)

109 What are they using for barter? Doesn't seem like whiskey or smokes would be big there.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 12:10 PM (JzUSu)

I'm sure they drink and smoke plenty, they just keep it out of sight.

Posted by: Cigareets and whisky and wild wild mullahs at October 02, 2026 12:32 PM (TbWk/)

110 Given the demographics of the 25 - 35 year old "working class" I'd not put too much emphasis on any sort of polling that included this demo as a significant chunk.

They're a bitter bunch. Pissed off about spending a shit ton of money on a degree in rainbow studies that doesn't mean fuckall to anyone looking for workers. They're under or unemployed by choice.

The price of literally everything's too much for them. And the economy is so bad they're down to ordering DoorDash only 4 times a week instead of every day.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (RORbl)

111 Are the Youts still burning down France ?

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (MHhOG)

112 Stop thinking about Jews! Not everyone thinks about Jews! If you stop talking about Jews then I would stop talking about Jews!

Jews!

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (mJVit)

113 If our media were working directly for the Iranian Ministry of Propaganda, what would they be doing differently?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

114 CBS fired Tony Romo.
Posted by: mr tmz at October 02, 2026 12:27 PM

Oh, no...
Anyway.

Posted by: Most people at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1)

115 I got my degree from the Oxbridge Institute of Oilology... though I graduated near the bottom of my class. You could say I just sqeaked through.

Posted by: Middle Eastern Oil Expert at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (7Q0e+)

116 >>>CBS fired Tony Romo

Woo-hoo! Thanks for being a lush, Tony.

Posted by: J.J. Watt at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (J4Dwc)

117 Are the Youts still burning down France ?

***

Who cares?

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (wt1Vg)

118 If anything the price of gas has nudged up in my AO over the last month by about 30 cents per gallon. I’ve given up trying to figure out the economics of how gas prices get set. No rhyme or reason that I can discern
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:28 PM (M+uMR)
_________

It's a very complicated futures market that has its share of speculating and manipulation. But overall, it works pretty well.

Gas prices remained fairly stable during the first Iran strikes (the "12 Day War") in 2025.

They spiked in March 2026 and have been up and down ever since. I strongly suspect that's due to speculation and manipulation, as well as China now having to buy oil on the open market.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (iFTx/)

119 Oil Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Rebounds to 98% of the Pre-War Level

That means we're losing the war. We need to find more 'rebels' to attack the shipping that we're insuring...

Posted by: The City of London at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (OX0hA)

120 The heteronormative news industry gets our goat. Why do the Straights of Hormuz get all the press?

Posted by: Poofters Of Hormuz at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Fn+3X)

121 I had a Datsun 620 ....that's still running in Idaho...and a Ford Courier. No frills no AC. But incredibly inexpensive to own.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (1/viQ)

122 These multiple fuels are then transported to over 5,000 American fueling stations
Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 12:30 PM (0U5gm)

There are a helluva lot more than 5,000 gas stations.

More like 150,000.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (qlLNh)

123 The price of literally everything's too much for them. And the economy is so bad they're down to ordering DoorDash only 4 times a week instead of every day.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (RORbl)
---
Good point.

And a number have had to significantly cut back on the rate of their several hundred dollar tattoos!!!

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (Fi81e)

124 107 Drifting towards Sri Lanka sounds so exotic. Always up for an adventure, Lovey and I may take a tour there soon.

Posted by: Thurston Howell III. at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (Fn+3X)

Sri Lanka was Ceylon,
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon,
...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (l3cgK)

125 Those "Iranian" tankers. Registered in Iran, or just under contract? If the former, put prize crews on them, and seize them. If the latter, escort them to their home ports, and tell the owners that the Iranian contracts are void.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (n2qDf)

126 >>>The Red-Green Alliance Takes Another Blow

Jul 30, 2026 — The term Red-Green Alliance refers to the growing left-wing political coalition of neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Islamists.

The Center for Renewing America
https://americarenewing.com

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (odBC9)

127 OT - CBS fired Tony Romo.

Did he fumble the snap again?

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (Oy/m2)

128 114 Stop thinking about Jews! Not everyone thinks about Jews! If you stop talking about Jews then I would stop talking about Jews!

Jews!
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (mJVit)

Don't think about an orange Jew!

Posted by: Yep, you totally did at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (TbWk/)

129 $ 6.29 here with $8.69 diesel... California...
Posted by: It's me donna

Your governor screwed the state by forcing shutdowns of refineries. You are not going to benefit much if at all from oil prices and gas prices dropping in other states. And that is because we don't have spare refining capacity in other states to pick up California as a customer to export fuel from other states to you and because CARB has specific and expensive regulations doubling over the EPA's on fuel there.

It is not readily fixable quickly without those refineries coming back online or fuel imports from other nations which at the present have their own domestic markets to be worried about.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (E4rtv)

130 OT - CBS fired Tony Romo.
Posted by: mr tmz
_________

He was a rotten commentator, just like 98% of the others.

Some channels now have an option to watch the game without commentators, and from a behind the line view rather than sideline. I always go with that if it's available.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (JzUSu)

131 We all had lots of fun mocking Boeing and the miserable job they've done over the last 20 years or so, but it seems they MIGHT have turned things around. I hope so, because a big chunk of American competitiveness depends on a strong Boeing.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

132 Stop thinking about Jews! Not everyone thinks about Jews! If you stop talking about Jews then I would stop talking about Jews!

Jews!
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (mJVit)
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Can we talk about the weather?

...

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (Fi81e)

133 Jul 30, 2026 — The term Red-Green Alliance refers to the growing left-wing political coalition of neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Islamists.

The Center for Renewing America
https://americarenewing.com

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (odBC9)

Could have just said anti-western Marxists too

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (mJVit)

134 France...and they just the pope visit the country. How were they able to contain "the youths" then?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (AKptf)

135 The Cornell case should be the final indication for many NY residents that the rule of law, and constitution has no home there.

People hand waived off the 2nd Amendment cases as some sort of parochial issue that didn’t apply to them. Same with the move to allow late term abortions and assisted suicide. The Trump prosecutions, as clear as it was they were completely political and not based on a sound, practices or textbook legal basis, got the same treatment. Now you have a case that has already been litigated based on the alleged victims statement, and they are moving in for the political kill.

I wonder- how long do you stay around for this freak show that is no longer safe or predictable for you and your family? What will one wrong think or disagreement that garners the attention of the ruling junta get you? Will it ruin your life, your families life or bankrupt you?

There are a lot of economic reasons to move out of NY. But that pales in comparison to the personal destruction they can, and will reap upon you.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (f4tQo)

136 Per Brave AI on what Iranians are using for barter due to the inflation:

"At the individual level, citizens are exchanging household items for food on online platforms; common trades include sneakers for meat, books for rice, and clothes or vacuum cleaners for chicken, oil, and beans."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

What? They're already trading books and shoes?!

So, they've already traded all their daughters?

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (VHUov)

137 130 114 Stop thinking about Jews! Not everyone thinks about Jews! If you stop talking about Jews then I would stop talking about Jews!

Jews!
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:33 PM (mJVit)

Don't think about an orange Jew!

Posted by: Yep, you totally did at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (TbWk/)

I remember Orange Jew-lius...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (l3cgK)

138 Win all the battles and lose the war is a possibility with the high command we have.

Trump will do his best to not let this happen.

Posted by: connected and litigious at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (cS1cw)

139 Can we talk about the Secret Joo Weather Machine?

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (wt1Vg)

140 Democrats have a serious turnout problem.

They should have embraced Crockett.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)

141 IMO, the only uncertain parameter is time. The current anaconda strategy against Iran will work… if given sufficient time. My problem is I have no idea if the necessary timeframe is 10 months or 10 years; it could be anywhere in that wide range. I hope the next administration keeps this up… because I don’t expect Iran to cry uncle anytime soon. Certainly not before the midterms

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (M+uMR)

142 There are a helluva lot more than 5,000 gas stations.

More like 150,000.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Yes, I left out stop and robs. That number is just branded stations.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (0U5gm)

143 Sri Lanka was Ceylon,
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon,

That's nobody's business but the Sinhalese!

Posted by: They Might Be Giants at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (OX0hA)

144 He was a rotten commentator, just like 98% of the others.

I use the mute button on my TV remote for a reason.

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Oy/m2)

145 135 Jul 30, 2026 — The term Red-Green Alliance refers to the growing left-wing political coalition of neo-Marxist progressives and anti-Western Islamists.

The Center for Renewing America
https://americarenewing.com

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:35 PM (odBC9)

Could have just said anti-western Marxists too
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:36 PM (mJVit)

I didn't know, so I looked it up!

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (odBC9)

146 Are the Youts still burning down France ?

I heard there's lots of farting in specific directions.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)

147 138 Per Brave AI on what Iranians are using for barter due to the inflation:

"At the individual level, citizens are exchanging household items for food on online platforms; common trades include sneakers for meat, books for rice, and clothes or vacuum cleaners for chicken, oil, and beans."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

What? They're already trading books and shoes?!

So, they've already traded all their daughters?

Posted by: mikeski at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (VHUov)

Goats, sheep, camels, donkeys, and little boys fetch a higher price

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (l3cgK)

148 They spiked in March 2026 and have been up and down ever since"

Carbob pays better, and Padds 1-4 are shipping 3 times to 5 (west coast). The refinery shutdowns are catastrophic.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (nLfmy)

149 I remember Orange Jew-lius...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (l3cgK)
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And it's RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR FACES!!!

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (Fi81e)

150 140 Win all the battles and lose the war is a possibility with the high command we have.

Trump will do his best to not let this happen.

Posted by: connected and litigious at October 02, 2026 12:37 PM (cS1cw)

======

He could pull away right now, and it would take decades for Iran to rebuild.

They'd have to become even more enthralled to China to even start. And China's Belt and Road initiative is such a success for them that they complained to the IMF that their client countries need bailouts so they can keep paying China.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:39 PM (42WUB)

151 What? They're already trading books and shoes?!

So, they've already traded all their daughters?

They are the ultimate store of value.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Riz8t)

152 We know that Stevie Ray Vaughn was not a Jew.

He wrote a song called "Couldn't Stand the Weather".

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Fi81e)

153 Goats, sheep, camels, donkeys, and little boys fetch a higher price

***

Especially when they're virgins.

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:39 PM (wt1Vg)

154 Probably less so for diesel and I bet it goes down less than expected"

Let's knock out more diesel production, California
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:18 PM (nLfmy)

I think Zelenskiiiiiii's goal in hitting Russian refineries is to do prevent the EU from dropping Ukraine as their BBF in exchange for cheap Russian diesel. I think this was the main reason to hit Nordstream to prevent EU backsliding for cheap Russian natural gas as well. Both cases I doubt the Ukrainians had the technical ability to do it on their own and were "sponsored" by someones who are not Ukrainian and have high technical abilities.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (rbvCR)

155 The big news for Democrats is that Pete Buttgigger is finally no longer at 0% with black voters.

He's at 1%.
Posted by: Ian S.

Yup. Don't Lemon

IYKYK

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (ItWcy)

156 145 Sri Lanka was Ceylon,
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon,

That's nobody's business but the Sinhalese!

Posted by: They Might Be Giants at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (OX0hA)

Nice!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (l3cgK)

157 fuel imports from other nations which at the present have their own domestic markets "

S Korea is shipping finished fuels to California.

That should explain it...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (nLfmy)

158 157 The big news for Democrats is that Pete Buttgigger is finally no longer at 0% with black voters.

He's at 1%.
Posted by: Ian S.

=======

He's gonna sweep South Carolina with those numbers!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (42WUB)

159 There is no "we" in Orange Jewlius!!!

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (mJVit)

160 It took a president willing to face a short term gasoline price hike to put an end to this crap from Iran.

He was the perfect guy to do it.

Drumpf, you magnificence scalp weasel sporting president you. Rushmore has room.

Posted by: I dunno how it turns out for the mid term, but it needed to be done now at October 02, 2026 12:41 PM (anL5R)

161 > Are his eateries okay?
Oh, that's Tony Roma...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)

Used to eat there all the time.

The one here closed down, as did most of the others, I think.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:41 PM (qlLNh)

162 162 It took a president willing to face a short term gasoline price hike to put an end to this crap from Iran.

He was the perfect guy to do it.

Drumpf, you magnificence scalp weasel sporting president you. Rushmore has room.

Posted by: I dunno how it turns out for the mid term, but it needed to be done now at October 02, 2026 12:41 PM (anL5R)

======

"Trump shouldn't have reordered global geopolitics in America's favor because he might lose the midterms."

"Biden should flood the country with illegals to change the makeup of the nation, no matter what happens in the midterms."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:41 PM (42WUB)

163 Bessent 2028. There. I said it.
Posted by: runner

He would be the 2nd gay president.
3rd if you count Buchanan.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 02, 2026 12:42 PM (QO/2M)

164 Sri Lanka was Ceylon,
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon,

That's nobody's business but the Sinhalese!
Posted by: They Might Be Giants at October 02, 2026 12:38 PM (OX0hA)

Once upon a time it was Serendip.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 12:42 PM (rbvCR)

165 Yet again, everybody on the right has heard "believes" something I have never heard about.

If they want you're input, they'll make a caricature of the right and dismiss it.
Posted by: Axeman

Consider fire alarms. Activists on the right or left with special interests trip fire alarms on social media or the decaying mass media.

And that fire alarm response then becomes a doomer op aimed at the right, never the left because social and mass media is overwhelmingly leftist in orientation.

All is designed to produce fear, uncertainty, and doubt. But at a certain point, people just ignore it and live their lives and the harbingers of doom themselves suddenly find themselves alone shivering in the cold. That is when a number of them turn into bitter assholes like Ann Coulter or even the current Greenies that are floundering because their Climate Change mantra is dying in with global elites moving on to AI which requires gobs of energy.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:42 PM (E4rtv)

166 Alfred E Buttplug is at 1% amongst the ninjas?

Clearly he's going to win all the swing states and Iowa too.

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:42 PM (wt1Vg)

167 Democrats have a serious turnout problem.

Which is weird if gas prices are a motivator to vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:20 PM (42WUB)

I can't WAIT for the commentary from Crockett in Texas.

"You just KNOW I'da beat dat honkey's ass!"

And the bitch of it is that she might have done better. But her making a stink about it, plus the DNC-rigged Democrat primary calendar makes Kamala absolutely inevitable as the Dem nominee.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (gLYp7)

168 As improbable as it may seem, JJ Watt has managed to be even worse than Tony Romo. Man do I miss the good old days of Pat Summeral and John Madden, Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen. There is not one contemporary announcing team that I enjoy…. Not even a Keith Jackson for college ball. Whoa Nellie!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (M+uMR)

169 122 The heteronormative news industry gets our goat. Why do the Straights of Hormuz get all the press?
Posted by: Poofters Of Hormuz at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Fn+3X)

I saw Straights of Hormuz open for Butthole Surfers at The Man Cave in '03.

Posted by: Don Lemon at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (r7+Q7)

170 161 There is no "we" in Orange Jewlius!!!
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:40 PM (mJVit)

If you type it backwards, there is:

suilweJ egnarO

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (odBC9)

171 Sri Lanka was Ceylon,
Now it's Sri Lanka, not Ceylon,
...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

No one ever remembers us.
-- Taprobane and Serendib

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (77rzZ)

172 Gas is still over $4.00 and Trump is fighting for the Jews. I'm going to stay home, or maybe even vote Democrat and so should you!
- "Conservative Influencers" on Social Media

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (Dv3i1)

173 Another bit of data:

The US has been trying to sell 40 million barrels out of the SPR for months. No buyers.

Remember when we were going to empty the SPR?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (42WUB)

174 He would be the 2nd gay president.
3rd if you count Buchanan.

===

not every Scotsman is ghey, you know...

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (AKptf)

175 Bessent 2028. There. I said it.
Posted by: runner

Yep. Arrogant gay ex-Soros money-man. That is going to drag in the votes all by itself. Might as well hope that Milo were born in the US since that is how successful Bessent 2028 will be.

Posted by: Kindltot at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (rbvCR)

176 But her making a stink about it, plus the DNC-rigged Democrat primary calendar makes Kamala absolutely inevitable as the Dem nominee.

Oh Lord, not you too.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

177 169 I can't WAIT for the commentary from Crockett in Texas.

"You just KNOW I'da beat dat honkey's ass!"

And the bitch of it is that she might have done better. But her making a stink about it, plus the DNC-rigged Democrat primary calendar makes Kamala absolutely inevitable as the Dem nominee.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (gLYp7)

========

The establishment gave the black electorate an excuse to not compromise in the near future by stealing primaries from them in TX and MI (yes, white lady was the clear racial preference for the black electorate over El-Sayed, Detroit out front should have told ya).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (42WUB)

178 Damn, now I want an Orange Julius.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

179 harbingers of doom"... opened for Iron Maiden at the Hammersmith Odeon.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (nLfmy)

180 There are a lot of economic reasons to move out of NY. But that pales in comparison to the personal destruction they can, and will reap upon you.
Posted by: Marcus T

I live in NC 10 miles south of the VA border, with kin in DE and NJ. Will never cross the VA border while CIA Barbie and the AG who wants to murder Republican children are in charge. I remain armed and dangerous to all Communists.

Posted by: Don't Tread On Me at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (Fn+3X)

181 Taprobane and Serendib

***

I remember those guys! They were hilarious on Letterman's show.

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (wt1Vg)

182 > They are the ultimate store of value.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Riz8t)

Nah... Middle Eastern women are the classic example of a depreciating asset.

They are sometimes smokeshows when young (especially Iranian women), but they hit the The Wall early, hard, and fast.

Go to bed with Princess Jasmine, wake up with someone who looks like a linebacker.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (qlLNh)

183 I have seen at least fifty ads in the last five weeks, maybe a dozen unique pitches, all just the candidate looking into the camera and asking for money.

The best candidate begging for money ad was Katy Stout asking for money to defeat Brandon Herrera because he owns a copy of, and has read, Mein Kampf... complete with a photo of him holding the Communist Manifesto.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)

184 162 It took a president willing to face a short term gasoline price hike to put an end to this crap from Iran.

He was the perfect guy to do it.

Drumpf, you magnificence scalp weasel sporting president you. Rushmore has room.
Posted by: I dunno how it turns out for the mid term
=======
More than that. Predictions were widespread IRGC terrorism, global economic depression, risk of war with Russia and China, and a crisis of Iranian catspaws like the Houthis, Iraqi militia, and other bad actors overturning US Arab 'allies'.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (E4rtv)

185 I missed it, but was it reported here at AoS recently that Candace Owens has outed herself as a lesbian? Not that there’s anything wrong with it! Maybe she wants to move to Iran…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (M+uMR)

186 not every Scotsman is ghey, you know...
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (AKptf)
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Just ghey-adjacent.

Posted by: Axeman at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Fi81e)

187 176 He would be the 2nd gay president.
3rd if you count Buchanan.

===

not every Scotsman is ghey, you know...

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:44 PM (AKptf)

Yet sheep still cower...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (l3cgK)

188 Energy is always in demand even in the best of circumstances.

Posted by: Halfhand at October 02, 2026 12:07 PM (PMyU3)

As long as there are toddlers running around, there will be moms begging for more energy to keep up with them.

Posted by: pookysgirl, mom to a very active toddler at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Wt5PA)

189 They are sometimes smokeshows when young (especially Iranian women), but they hit the The Wall early, hard, and fast.
___

When the eyebrows meet in the middle, it's over.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Dv3i1)

190 Used to eat there all the time.

The one here closed down, as did most of the others, I think.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

My son's first job was at Tony Roma's. He didn't much like working there.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)

191 Once upon a time it was Serendip."

And Aurther C Clarke's source of little boys...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (nLfmy)

192 Nah... Middle Eastern women are the classic example of a depreciating asset.

They are sometimes smokeshows when young (especially Iranian women), but they hit the The Wall early, hard, and fast.

Go to bed with Princess Jasmine, wake up with someone who looks like a linebacker.

Sure, if you buy the Whole Life, instead of Term.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

193 193 Once upon a time it was Serendip."

And Aurther C Clarke's source of little boys...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:46 PM (nLfmy)

He was a muzzie?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (l3cgK)

194 It's still Ceylon, Burma, Turkey, and Constantinople!

Posted by: Bechuanaland, Too! at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (Fn+3X)

195 As long as there are toddlers running around, there will be moms begging for more energy to keep up with them

***

Insert Lindsay Clancy joke here.

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (wt1Vg)

196 Tony Romo can take consolation in the fact that he's not Mark Sanchez.

Posted by: mr tmz at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (rJ48h)

197 Taprobane and Serendib

***

I remember those guys! They were hilarious on Letterman's show.
Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM

Until their tiger mauled one of them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 12:47 PM (4NO2D)

198 The US has been trying to sell 40 million barrels out of the SPR for months. No buyers"

No capacity.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (nLfmy)

199 We all had lots of fun mocking Boeing and the miserable job they've done over the last 20 years or so, but it seems they MIGHT have turned things around. I hope so, because a big chunk of American competitiveness depends on a strong Boeing.

Yup. The structural strength of the much-maligned 737 MAX got a serious real world test on the flyDubai attempted hijacking and impressed a lot of people. I want Boeing to do well, just like how I mocked Intel for the last 10 years but I'm rooting for them.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (2ocoG)

200 suilweJ egnarO

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 12:43 PM (odBC9)

You are falling for the propaganda.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (mJVit)

201 Tony Romo can take consolation in the fact that he's not Mark Sanchez.

And in the fact that he isn't Joe Buck. Hate that guy.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (2ocoG)

202 Damn, now I want an Orange Julius.
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

A shot of Pinnacle Whipped Cream vodka mixed into a glass of orange juice tastes a lot like an Orange Julius.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (n2qDf)

203 > 180 Damn, now I want an Orange Julius.
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

Could go for one of those myself.

I also miss the Shakey's Pizza buffet.

"Shakey" got that nickname due to the recurrent malaria he'd picked up in WWII (my grandfather had the same).

Back then men embraced nicknames like that.

Today they get PTSD if you forget to call them "xim".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (qlLNh)

204 These are OH numbers. OH hasn't had a serious black candidate...ever?
==
Blackwell got 1.5 million votes for Gov. Sadly Strickland got 2.1 million.

So serious, 1.5 million isn't bad, but not successful.

Posted by: I dunno how it turns out for the mid term, but it needed to be done now at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (anL5R)

205 170 As improbable as it may seem, JJ Watt has managed to be even worse than Tony Romo. Man do I miss the good old days of Pat Summeral and John Madden, Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen. There is not one contemporary announcing team that I enjoy…. Not even a Keith Jackson for college ball. Whoa Nellie!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
=======
Story of our infotainment world nowadays. All of it and the people on it are crap in broadcast and cable media. My theory is crap executives hire crap personnel based on criteria other than performance. A Confederacy of Dunces more or less.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv)

206 Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (E4rtv)

What is the last "prediction" the Left got correct. I'm serious.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (mJVit)

207 Sail on, Ceylon sailor.

Posted by: The Beach Boys at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)

208 They're a bitter bunch. Pissed off about spending a shit ton of money on a degree in rainbow studies that doesn't mean fuckall to anyone looking for workers. They're under or unemployed by choice.

Based on social media, a number of them believe that folks graduating in HS in 1980 were able to move into 2500 sqft houses, with all the modern amenities and safety features, for $18K. When told the median home size, and price, not to mention the 16% mortgage rates, they'll call you a liar and resume their calls for abolishing the elderly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 12:50 PM (ExV1e)

209 I missed it, but was it reported here at AoS recently that Candace Owens has outed herself as a lesbian? Not that there’s anything wrong with it! Maybe she wants to move to Iran…

She didn't out herself, people found her profile on a lesbian dating app. And there have been rumors for years, because her husband looks gayer than garrett in a musical.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)

210 You are wrong about oil prices. Last week here it was $4.09 gas, $6.19 diesel. Yesterday it was $3.99gas, $5.89 diesel. All the stations in town dropped on the same day.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (bkuEU)

211 Oil is fungible, and unfortunately, so are my toenails.

Posted by: Dr. Scholls at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Fn+3X)

212 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Q+gd/)

213 214 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Q+gd/)

=====

I'm not saying it's Big Penguin, but...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (42WUB)

214 205 > 180 Damn, now I want an Orange Julius.
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

Could go for one of those myself.

I also miss the Shakey's Pizza buffet

Come visit me sometime.

Posted by: Stuckey's at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (2Ez/1)

215 209 Sail on, Ceylon sailor.

Posted by: The Beach Boys at October 02, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)

Ceylon,
takes me away,
to where I've always heard it could be,
...

Posted by: Christopher Cross at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (l3cgK)

216 201 We all had lots of fun mocking Boeing and the miserable job they've done over the last 20 years or so, but it seems they MIGHT have turned things around. I hope so, because a big chunk of American competitiveness depends on a strong Boeing.

Yup. The structural strength of the much-maligned 737 MAX got a serious real world test on the flyDubai attempted hijacking and impressed a lot of people. I want Boeing to do well, just like how I mocked Intel for the last 10 years but I'm rooting for them.
Posted by: Ian S.
=========
Kind of reminds me of the scene at the end of the original Airport where Joe Patrone pats the Boeing 707 airplane with a gaping hole with an atta baby.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv)

217 As long as there are toddlers running around, there will be moms begging for more energy to keep up with them.
Posted by: pookysgirl

Just put every toddler on a treadmill, and we'll never run out of energy.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:52 PM (77rzZ)

218
Pitch Meeting on "Backrooms" is pretty funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUZvg8lu2jU

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 12:52 PM (YSUhf)

219 > were able to move into 2500 sqft houses,

My first place was a 2 BR apartment, shared with three other guys.

One took the couch and one slept in a sleeping bag on the living room floor (the rent proportions were adjusted accordingly).

We all had shit jobs, so that's what we could afford.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 12:52 PM (qlLNh)

220 She didn't out herself, people found her profile on a lesbian dating app. And there have been rumors for years, because her husband looks gayer than garrett in a musical.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)

Would a midget lesbian be a carpet munchkin?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:52 PM (n2qDf)

221 Iran published its letter urging Democrats to side with Iran as usual and vote against the GOP.['i]

So democrats, how does it feel knowing that the enemy of America recognizes you are the weaker party and the ones they can bully?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (2WIwB)

222 But what about the price of eggs?

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (UjdFS)

223 Just put every toddler on a treadmill
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:52 PM

or a rotisserie.

Posted by: Jonathan Swift at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (4NO2D)

224 Joe Buck is the worst. He knows less than a box of rubber bands.

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (Oy/m2)

225 Visual proof of Bessent's claim:About 20 empty Iranian tankers are now stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka. They cannot go back to Iran because of the blockade.

And the US is pressuring Sri Lanka not to allow them to refuel and resupply.

Time to send in the French "Rainbow Warrior" frogmen.

They know how to solve that problem.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (HlyYF)

226 Oops

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (2WIwB)

227 Pinnacle Whipped Cream vodka mixed into a glass of orange juice"

*checking Totalwine.com *

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (nLfmy)

228 Anyone who votes for any democrat in the midterms hates America. There, I said it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (M+uMR)

229 > Ceylon,
takes me away,

Wife: My husband, some hotshot.

Here's his ancient Tamil secret.

We need more Calgon!

Customer: Ancient Tamil secret, huh?

Posted by: Sri Lankan Laundry at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (qlLNh)

230 214 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt

EPA. Takes a huge amount of risk for an oil company to build a new refinery in the US and years of construction. Putting up a datacenter or a nat gas power plant is a snap compared to refineries. One of the most complicated structures with some of the harshest environmental limits on any manufacturing. Mebbe comparable to the massive cpu fabs and packaging plants in timescale if not environmental regulations.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

231 A shot of Pinnacle Whipped Cream vodka mixed into a glass of orange juice tastes a lot like an Orange Julius.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:48 PM (n2qDf)

You, sir, are speaking my language!

Posted by: pookysgirl, on the wagon for five more months at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (Wt5PA)

232 I remember there was a report of a couple of huge Iranian owned tankers that the US had intercepted and were heading towards American ports in the last couple of weeks.

Not because Iran was selling to us, but because we had seized the tankers and were going to make a shit load of money from selling it instead of Iran selling it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (42WUB)

233 Fun fact: Sri Lanka changed its capital several years ago.

They abandoned the old one before it was even finished. They kept announcing plans to finish it, but then just one more thing would come up to delay it.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (77rzZ)

234 GENOCCIDE!!!!

In case you were wondering what the next move from the left will be. All those starving children in Iran.

Bank on it.

That whole "Death to America" thing was just a college prank to sell T-shirts.

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (dIske)

235 Pinnacle Whipped Cream vodka mixed into a glass of orange juice"

*checking Totalwine.com *
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (nLfmy)

***

The true Beta man's drink.
Be sure to extend the pinky finger while sipping.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (2WIwB)

236 *checking Totalwine.com *
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (nLfmy)

Available at Walmart. Inexpensive, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (n2qDf)

237 Do Cavernous Nostrils' cavernous nostrils get in the way when she's licking carpet?

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 12:55 PM (wt1Vg)

238 Damn, now I want an Orange Julius.
Posted by: Bulg
.......

Make mine with a little vodka, please.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (UjdFS)

239 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?"

There's this bunch of idiots on a hill in DC...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (nLfmy)

240 Joe Buck is the worst. He knows less than a box of rubber bands.
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (Oy/m2)

And his partner, Troy Aikman, while he was a great QB, just takes the whole thing too seriously. He treats every game like it’s the war with Iran. Hey Troy: It’s just a game… can we have some fun please?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (M+uMR)

241 Posted by: pookysgirl, on the wagon for five more months at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (Wt5PA)

Been wondering how you are, good to see you.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (mJVit)

242 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Q+gd/)

=====

I'm not saying it's Big Penguin, but...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:51 PM (42WUB)
_____

While there are probably hundreds of thousands of gas stations, there are surprisingly few refineries. Maybe only 100.

Part of the problem is that three major ones closed in the last year. And while our side mostly blames it on the CA refinery closings, a big one closed in TX as well.

There's also been a movement to refining to diesel rather than "normal" gas.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

243 232 214 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt

EPA. Takes a huge amount of risk for an oil company to build a new refinery in the US and years of construction. Putting up a datacenter or a nat gas power plant is a snap compared to refineries. One of the most complicated structures with some of the harshest environmental limits on any manufacturing. Mebbe comparable to the massive cpu fabs and packaging plants in timescale if not environmental regulations.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

In Sandy Eggo, it takes YEARS for a business to start building their place...I've seen so many eateries put up signs, "Coming Soon!"...only to take more than a YEAR to start construction, and another YEAR or TWO to finish up and open...

Posted by: Christopher Cross at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (l3cgK)

244 Pinnacle Whipped Cream vodka mixed into a glass of orange juice"

*checking Totalwine.com *

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:53 PM (nLfmy)

Just have your boyfriend grab some on the way home.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (gLYp7)

245 I'm a little skeptical of "Iran is going to fall" talk. But I'm happy to keep punishing it and see what shakes out.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (BHTo4)

246 It is so incredible to have an American president that actually works for the benefit of Americans and American interests. If gas starts dropping (hopefully soon), he will have quite a crown of achievement going into the midterms.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (qBdHI)

247 Too slow.

Posted by: wth at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (UjdFS)

248 There's this bunch of idiots on a hill in DC...

Fools on a hill, one might say.

Posted by: John Lennon at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (2ocoG)

249 It says the levels are the same, not that the price of meeting those levels is the same. It increases the delivery cost by like $30/barrel…

Oil prices go up? Instant 20 cent hike at the pump. Oil prices go down? 'Sorry, we need 6 months to adjust to market conditions.' Classic!

The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

Scholars will point to this stupid time period when discussing some consequential worldwide crisis sometime down the road - be it economic, political, diplomatic, or otherwise.

So after depleting most of our missiles, tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on the credit card, and 7 full months of utter devastation, we have managed to develop enough insanely costly and unsustainable workarounds to get... almost as much oil as before.

Art of the fucking deal, everyone.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (t19vo)

250 211 I missed it, but was it reported here at AoS recently that Candace Owens has outed herself as a lesbian? Not that there’s anything wrong with it! Maybe she wants to move to Iran…

She didn't out herself, people found her profile on a lesbian dating app. And there have been rumors for years, because her husband looks gayer than garrett in a musical.
Posted by: Ian S.

She was stupid enough to proclaim respect muh privacy rather than claiming those accounts were not hers. Plus she is now facing a credible massive lawsuit in UT over her fake and gay coverage blaming someone totally innocent of shooting Charlie Kirk. I think other lawsuits are brewing, sponsors of her show are cancelling and even Tuca seems to have washed his hands of her. Viewership and engagement stats are crashing as well.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (E4rtv)

251 There's also been a movement to refining to diesel rather than "normal" gas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

Why have diesel prices spiked even more than normal gasoline prices??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (M+uMR)

252 247 I'm a little skeptical of "Iran is going to fall" talk. But I'm happy to keep punishing it and see what shakes out.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (BHTo4)

=======

Sanctions create a black market that allows the sanctioned nation to survive.

Blockades of ports that accept roughly 90% of all trade of a nation are another level.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:58 PM (42WUB)

253 Anyone who votes for any democrat in the midterms hates America. There, I said it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:54 PM (M+uMR)

And...?

Posted by: People Who Vote Democrat at October 02, 2026 12:58 PM (mJVit)

254
The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

BS

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 12:59 PM (+gK6I)

255 253 There's also been a movement to refining to diesel rather than "normal" gas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

Why have diesel prices spiked even more than normal gasoline prices??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (M+uMR)

Man behind the checkout counter: "Fluctuation"
Cantonese man paying for Diesel: "Well, Fluck you too"

Posted by: Christopher Cross at October 02, 2026 12:59 PM (l3cgK)

256 There's also been a movement to refining to diesel rather than "normal" gas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
======
Right now diesel brings more revenue to refiners than gas so they are maximizing diesel and it takes a bit to switch gears. That is why Trump threatened Euroland with a ban on diesel exports last week or so. They have fuel reserves there that they have not released until Trump threatened them, now Germany is releasing some.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

257 251 The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (t19vo)

========

It entertains me that the left believes this.

Trump is leading the nations of the world around by the nose whenever he sneezes at this point.

Central and South America are trending hard right while Europe is giving into everything he wants after some public displays of reticence.

Trump has retaught the world leaders that America is their daddy, and the rest of the world hates the lesson, but they're learning it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (42WUB)

258 So, how did Candace get her kids? Turkey baster? Surrogacy? Or did she and the husband just say eff it, got really drunk one night, and did it the old-fashioned way?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (77rzZ)

259 196 It's still Ceylon, Burma, Turkey, and Constantinople!
Posted by: Bechuanaland, Too!

The far-right owners of the local Chinese restaurant still serve "Peking Duck."

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)

260 Orange Julii are not dissimilar to Tang.

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (odBC9)

261 256
The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

BS

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 12:59 PM (+gK6I)

It's the frosting on their sh*t cake.

Posted by: Christopher Cross at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (l3cgK)

262 "Scholars will point to this stupid time period when discussing some consequential worldwide crisis sometime down the road - be it economic, political, diplomatic, or otherwise."

Scholars.

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Q+gd/)

263 Art of the fucking deal, everyone.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (t19vo)

I love how leftards get smart about things like cost and benefit, cause and effect, spending vs saving, etc, but only when it suits them.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (mJVit)

264 261 196 It's still Ceylon, Burma, Turkey, and Constantinople!
Posted by: Bechuanaland, Too!

The far-right owners of the local Chinese restaurant still serve "Peking Duck."

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)

That duck peck no more.

Posted by: Christopher Cross at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (l3cgK)

265 I wonder what the national average of gas/diesel is if you omit CA. And, maybe NY... as they skew the results somewhat.

It's $4 for gas and $6 for diesel here in KY. I'd presume that's "average?" And those prices are for my AO. I understand it's significantly lower elsewhere in the state, as well as higher in other places.

I guess the price of gas is... "subjective." It's a horrid measurement tool to use on the economy.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (RORbl)

266 She didn't out herself, people found her profile on a lesbian dating app. And there have been rumors for years, because her husband looks gayer than garrett in a musical.
Posted by: Ian S.

Would a midget lesbian be a carpet munchkin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Safety scissor.

Posted by: lefties have green handles at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (VHUov)

267 Joe Buck is the worst. He knows less than a box of rubber bands.
Posted by: dantesed
_______

It's the talking for the sake of talking with these guys. Shit like, "This game is going to come down to plays like this!" How could you possibly know that? There may be pick-6 or fumble on the next possession that changes everything. Collinsworth is one of the worst with that stuff, but they all do it. Just meaningless pap.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (JzUSu)

268 Why have diesel prices spiked even more than normal gasoline prices??"

There's less room in supply...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (nLfmy)

269 So the Portland Trailblazers hired a guy to be their play by play announcer… then just a few days later they fired him for tweets he made in 2013… when he was 15 years old.

We live in a clown world

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (M+uMR)

270 Speaking of Walmart and knockoffs...

Their Great Value frozen "seasoned potato wedges" are pretty close to the jojo potatoes made by Filipino deli clerks throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Handy for those late-night cravings.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (qlLNh)

271 geez. Off singing sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (l3cgK)

272 The far-right owners of the local Chinese restaurant still serve "Peking Duck."

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)

Fa ra ra ra raaaa ra ra ra ra!

Posted by: Owners of the local Chinese restaurant at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (gLYp7)

273 INNING OVER!!!!

Posted by: Joe Schmuck at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (mJVit)

274 Who controls the US refinery capacity choke-point?

Posted by: davidt

That would be the EPA, and state governors. California has closed two in the past year.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (0U5gm)

275 274 The far-right owners of the local Chinese restaurant still serve "Peking Duck."

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)

Fa ra ra ra raaaa ra ra ra ra!

Posted by: Owners of the local Chinese restaurant at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (gLYp7)

Classic.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (l3cgK)

276
Good news: Milk was down 25 cents from last week.

Better news: DNC Chairman Ken Martin's picture is on the container.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Y8DZL)

277 > 262 Orange Julii are not dissimilar to Tang.
Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (odBC9)

No, it definitely wasn't the same as Tang, at least not when it existed here.

I think it had milk in it as well as orange juice.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (qlLNh)

278 We live in a clown world

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (M+uMR)

We live in the world that has been imposed upon us by the left.

It's only with Trump that we've started to impose our will onto them and they hate it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:03 PM (gLYp7)

279 248 It is so incredible to have an American president that actually works for the benefit of Americans and American interests. If gas starts dropping (hopefully soon), he will have quite a crown of achievement going into the midterms.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM

Benefitting Americans?

That political party should probably have a pithy slogan to explain it to the independents.

Perhaps something like MAGA?

Democrats are too stupid to understand that simple idea!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (HlyYF)

280 Whatever happened to "Drill, baby, drill" anyway?

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (wt1Vg)

281 Why have diesel prices spiked even more than normal gasoline prices??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
=========
Supply and demand. Refineries can tinker to a certain extent depending on the oil feedstocks (really probably AOP's area more than mine) to optimize revenue. We lost some big refineries to closures and haven't built new ones to replace closing ones so refining is the chokepoint now rather than oil pricing. And the three so far refinery closures in CA were mainly intentional from green freaks running CA that feel destroying a market will lead to prosperity using green tech. Those that cannot afford the new tech get screwed because their fuel has to be imported from abroad or from other sane states.

But that raises prices in the sane states as well. California should lose its status as a state and be administered as a territory for about twenty years before readmission for the damage it has intentionally inflicted on other states.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

282 274 The far-right owners of the local Chinese restaurant still serve "Peking Duck."

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:00 PM (Y8DZL)

Fa ra ra ra raaaa ra ra ra ra!

Posted by: Owners of the local Chinese restaurant at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (gLYp7)

Deck the Hors with bars of horry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (l3cgK)

283 269 Joe Buck is the worst. He knows less than a box of rubber bands.
Posted by: dantesed
_______

It's the talking for the sake of talking with these guys. Shit like, "This game is going to come down to plays like this!" How could you possibly know that? There may be pick-6 or fumble on the next possession that changes everything. Collinsworth is one of the worst with that stuff, but they all do it. Just meaningless pap.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (JzUSu)

They should hire Key and Peele. Make it the sports equivalent of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (BHTo4)

284 "And oil prices should start falling quickly."
_________

And when they don't, what's the excuse going to be?

Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (mJXSH)

285 I'm on the wagon, but off my rocker.

Posted by: Central State Hospital, Ward "C" at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (Fn+3X)

286 Their Great Value frozen "seasoned potato wedges" are pretty close to the jojo potatoes made by Filipino deli clerks throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Handy for those late-night cravings.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:02 PM (qlLNh)

Whenever I visit the Town Pump gas station in Shelby, MT, I like to get chicken and wedges from the food counter there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (n2qDf)

287 282 Whatever happened to "Drill, baby, drill" anyway?

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (wt1Vg)

That Cornell girl certainly was.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)

288 They should hire Key and Peele. Make it the sports equivalent of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (BHTo4)

Jaquarius Jaquavious Jaquanius. Miami University.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (gLYp7)

289 It is so incredible to have an American president that actually works for the benefit of Americans and American interests. If gas starts dropping (hopefully soon), he will have quite a crown of achievement going into the midterms.
Posted by: Lady in Black

$3.83 in TR. Down 10 cents since yesterday.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (bIH8o)

290 (M+uMR)
------

Seriously????

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (mJVit)

291 Would a midget lesbian be a carpet munchkin?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Safety scissor.
Posted by: lefties have green handles at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (VHUov)

Calf dyke.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (qlLNh)

292 "And oil prices should start falling quickly."
_________

And when they don't, what's the excuse going to be?
Posted by: Give the Retarded Kid Some Pie at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM

You're joking, right? It's always Joos.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (4NO2D)

293 282 Whatever happened to "Drill, baby, drill" anyway?
Posted by: Jetto
=======
We are, oil and gas production in the US is soaring but we are not building refineries because it takes a long time to build, refiners are not going to invest unless they can be assured of opening and being able to profit from the refinery, and temporary surges in demand don't warrant a risky long term investment in an uncertain regulatory era like if the Dems get back in power.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

294 I don't watch TV anymore, but whenever I watched an nfl game it was always with the sound and closed captioning off.

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (Q+gd/)

295 The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

BS
Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 12:59 PM (+gK6I)

***

BS x 2!!!

Yeah...yeah...I know. No Maths, but I think the Horde can handle this.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (2WIwB)

296 That Cornell girl certainly was.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)

Now we know she was snorting lines off of dudes dongs

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (gLYp7)

297 Whenever I visit the Town Pump gas station in Shelby, MT, I like to get chicken and wedges from the food counter there.

***

There's a Kwik-E-Mart up the street from me that used to sell amazing chicken and wedges. Sadly, no longer...

Posted by: Jetto at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (wt1Vg)

298 > Whenever I visit the Town Pump gas station in Shelby, MT, I like to get chicken and wedges from the food counter there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (n2qDf)

Yeah, that's a go-to meal for me as well.

I can make good fried chicken at home, but until now duplicating the potatoes has not been successful.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (qlLNh)

299 247 I'm a little skeptical of "Iran is going to fall" talk. But I'm happy to keep punishing it and see what shakes out.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (BHTo4)
_________________________

Their biggest weakness is corruption and putting all their eggs in one basket. There's no fallback because of a severe lack of self-sufficiency. Their overall irrigations systems have not been maintained. As a result, even before hostilities started, their agriculture capability was crumbling. They didn't maintain their desalination projects due to local placed "leaders" circumventing the process to grow personal wealth. It's like that in just about every industry field and local "municipality". Tehran assigns representatives locally, who promptly serve their self-interests at the cost of the residents.

Hyperinflation in Iran currently stands at 90%. One US dollar now equates to 2.5 Million Rials (not a typo).

Posted by: Orson at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (dIske)

300 300

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 01:07 PM (odBC9)

301 263 256
The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has lost worldwide credibility, a ton of cash, increased cost of living, national demoralization, and a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

All the hard work of Democrats for South Vietnam and Afghanistan lost!

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 01:08 PM (Y8DZL)

302 Hey TJM,

Watched your movie short in the sidebar.

Made me think of David Lynch. I enjoyed it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 01:08 PM (0wzNL)

303 a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.
--------

What does this even mean?

Why do all these posts sound like campaign messages?

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:09 PM (mJVit)

304 There's also been a movement to refining to diesel rather than "normal" gas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

Why have diesel prices spiked even more than normal gasoline prices??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (M+uMR)
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I think mostly because diesel is harder and more expensive to refine, making it more susceptible to price fluctuations and global unrest (Russia refined a lot of diesel).

Plus, I think the explosion of app-based delivery (Amazon, etc) put a lot more diesel vehicles on the road.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)

305 NC numbers on early voting (real early voting is in person, this is just mail in which is fairly small for the state, but still):

https://x.com/earlyvotedata/status/
2106009782620762326/photo/3

Better request and return rates for the GOP comparatively than 2022 (when Budd won by 3) and worse than 2024 (when Trump won by 3).

So, blue wave, amiright?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (42WUB)

306 I want him to be Treasury Secretary for 50 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I want Bessent as Treasury and Hegseth as DoW for as long as they're willing. I notice a lot of effort towards building strong foundations for the future, and I want them to be able to flush out all the rats and seal the cracks.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (aJQbY)

307 Hyperinflation in Iran currently stands at 90%. One US dollar now equates to 2.5 Million Rials (not a typo).

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Pfft. Amateur hour.

Posted by: Zombie Huge Chavez at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (wt1Vg)

308 304 Hey TJM,

Watched your movie short in the sidebar.

Made me think of David Lynch. I enjoyed it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 01:08 PM (0wzNL)

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Thank you!

The Lynch comparison is generous and welcomed.

(like and subscribe)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (42WUB)

309 I'm old enough to remember when diesel was cheaper than gasoline.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (4NO2D)

310 Nood Supremes.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (gLYp7)

311 I guess the price of gas is... "subjective." It's a horrid measurement tool to use on the economy.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Correct term like wheat, rice, and other commodities is volatile. Affected by world markets and processing/shipping capacity as well as supply and demand of the base feedstock.

Another example is beef production--like refineries, it takes awhile for new beef to enter the market and producers won't do risk expansion unless they feel assured of profit. The current chokehold on beef pricing is the oligopolistic and price fixing big 4 beef meatpackers who also like to hire cheap illegals and visa applicants to pad out their profits.

The world is a lot more complicated than simple supply and demand--it ultimately has it say but a whole host of intermediaries are trying to get a chunk of cash out of market swings up and down as well. Can't stop the signal but it sure can delay it.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)

312 Nood. SCOTUS.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (ExV1e)

313 It's kind of amazing how many women on social media are 100% sure that the Cornell town bike was "raped".

Those who have actually *read the police report, given in her own motherfucking words* know that a) she consented to EVERY act that was performed and b) though intoxicated, she was fully aware of what was going on at all times.

Given that of the first threesome one guy was too drunk to perform and passed out, while the other guy was so drunk he was dry-heaving, perhaps SHE committed rape.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (qlLNh)

314 As improbable as it may seem, JJ Watt has managed to be even worse than Tony Romo. Man do I miss the good old days of Pat Summeral and John Madden, Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen. There is not one contemporary announcing team that I enjoy…. Not even a Keith Jackson for college ball. Whoa Nellie!
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Herbstreit and Al Michaels are okay.

Posted by: Amazon didn't get annoying FOX people at October 02, 2026 01:11 PM (anL5R)

315 308 I want him to be Treasury Secretary for 50 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I want Bessent as Treasury and Hegseth as DoW for as long as they're willing. I notice a lot of effort towards building strong foundations for the future, and I want them to be able to flush out all the rats and seal the cracks.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (aJQbY)

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Every hero of the administration on the immigration front is unsung (the right has forgotten the issue until someone gets shot and then it's all "we're not doing immigration anymore" which is false), but Bessent is the most unsung of the unsung heroes on that front.

Writing regulations to cut illegals off from the American financial system. Spearheading the banking side of investigations into fraud related to immigrants.

He's a fucking beast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (42WUB)

316 That aircraft, since dubbed the F-47 ...

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In honor of Trump I presume?

Posted by: ShainS at October 02, 2026 01:13 PM (94QNV)

317 305 251 a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.
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What does this even mean?
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:09 PM (mJVit)

251 The incredible part to all of this is that nothing has changed except the US has

1) lost worldwide credibility,
2) [lost] a ton of cash,
3) increased cost of living,
4) [increased] national demoralization, and
5) a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 02, 2026 12:57 PM (t19vo)

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (odBC9)

318 And the three so far refinery closures in CA were mainly intentional from green freaks running CA that feel destroying a market will lead to prosperity using green tech.

I've come around to the idea that they know damn well the green stuff doesn't work and it'll make oil products scarce and expensive. And that's fine, because neo-feudalism assumes only the elites will have nice things.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (sabhw)

319 312 Nood Supremes.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 01:10 PM (gLYp7)

Posted by: m at October 02, 2026 01:16 PM (odBC9)

320 Off topic, but is the woman in the Cornell alleged rape story named Lucy H. Craig?

Posted by: M. Gaga at October 02, 2026 01:19 PM (OGVMi)

321 /off sock

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 01:21 PM (r7+Q7)

322 Eric the Blade. Gasoline requires more refining than diesel. Diesel costs more cuz of road taxes.

Posted by: Pudinhead at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (KGj36)

323 We ought to sublet the Iranian tankers and let them carry oil from other ports in the world to other destinations and keep them far away from the thought they might sneak in and supply Iran. We can bank what money they make and return it to a successor government later if they play ball.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 01:55 PM (uhVAy)

324 Eric the Blade. Gasoline requires more refining than diesel. Diesel costs more cuz of road taxes.
Posted by: Pudinhead at October 02, 2026 01:42 PM (KGj36)

Gasoline also costs more because of road taxes. Note that none of the states run by Dems complaining about gas prices thinks that they could cut part of the tax income they get from that.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 01:57 PM (uhVAy)

325 And the three so far refinery closures in CA were mainly intentional from green freaks running CA that feel destroying a market will lead to prosperity using green tech.

I've come around to the idea that they know damn well the green stuff doesn't work and it'll make oil products scarce and expensive. And that's fine, because neo-feudalism assumes only the elites will have nice things.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (sabhw)

Green is a scam. No big company would avoid making billions just because it is green and pure.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 01:58 PM (uhVAy)

326 a renewed hatred and distrust from every nation in the Middle East.
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What does this even mean?

Why do all these posts sound like campaign messages?
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 01:09 PM (mJVit)

The Mideast loves us as long as we have our foot on Iran's neck. Once we let them up, well, then they have to reassess.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 02:00 PM (uhVAy)

327 It's the talking for the sake of talking with these guys. Shit like, "This game is going to come down to plays like this!" How could you possibly know that? There may be pick-6 or fumble on the next possession that changes everything. Collinsworth is one of the worst with that stuff, but they all do it. Just meaningless pap.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 01:01 PM (JzUSu)

They should hire Key and Peele. Make it the sports equivalent of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 02, 2026 01:05 PM (BHTo4)

they have to have it come down to the wire and they will tilt the game to make it happen for the national audience.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 02:04 PM (uhVAy)

328 Now, I hope China isn't getting any, but I know better...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (l3cgK)

China now gets oil from us. They are bending as appropriate.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 02:05 PM (uhVAy)

THE MORNING RANT: With the End of Biden-Era Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, the Era of CAFE Credit Trading is Also Over

The Trump administration continues to restore freedom to the American automobile market. Under authorization established by Congress, Transportation Secretary Duffy just released the “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” initiative, which reversed Biden’s corporate average fuel mandates ("CAFE"). It also eliminated regulations that created market distortions that were costly to consumers. Those former regulations were all in service to the climate hoax, of course.

Mr. CBD discussed this news earlier this week, pointing out that the 50-mpg goal of Biden/Buttigieg was unachievable, and that its un-achievability was in service to the left’s war on the legacy auto industry and to consumer choice.

I would like to point out two other major consumer-friendly results of this initiative:

1) Re-setting of Vehicle Classification: Current CAFÉ regulations have counter-intuitively incentivized auto manufacturers to add weight and off-road functionality to cars so as to classify them as “light trucks” and evade the CAFÉ regulation for cars (which are stricter than for light trucks.) At the same time, there has also been an incentive to build larger and heavier “light trucks,” because the bigger the vehicle’s footprints, the lower the CAFÉ requirement for the “truck.”

Aside from this creating incentives that were contrary to the goal of CAFE, it also made cars more expensive and less fuel efficient than they would be if consumers could just buy whatever car or truck they wanted.

2) Elimination of CAFE Credit Trading: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ("NHTSA") created a market for the trading of CAFE credits, which has served the purpose of awarding EV manufacturers (primarily Tesla and Rivian) credits they can sell to other manufacturers that could not achieve the mandated CAFE fleet requirement.

This is a huge consumer-friendly development. Ford spent $800 million on CAFE trading credits in 2025 alone, which amounted to about $400 per new gasoline-powered car it sold. To put this another way, if you bought a new Ford Explorer in 2025, about $400 of your purchase price was remitted by Ford to Tesla to buy CAFE credits. The same applies if you bought a car from other mass-market auto companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Dodge.

While I am a huge fan of Elon Musk for buying Twitter and restoring free speech - as well as for Starlink, DOGE, SpaceX, etc - I resent having been forced to contribute to Tesla’s revenue stream when I’ve purchased new gasoline-powered cars.

Tesla Made $1.99 billion by selling regulatory credits in 2025 (some of this was from Europe and elsewhere, and this also includes other credit markets such as California’s ZEV credits.) This all went to the bottom line. Tesla’s net income in 2025 was $3.8 billion. It would have been below $2 billion without the sale of those regulatory credits.

Rivian’s staggering losses would have been even worse if it weren’t for the money that was paid by legacy auto manufacturers to Rivian for its CAFE credits. Over the past two years, Rivian has received over $500 million from the sale of regulatory credits.

In summary, Secretary Duffy states that this regulatory relief will:

• Give automakers the flexibility to manufacturer cars the public wants to buy.
• Reduce the average cost of a new vehicle by $1,300 for American families.
• Save the American people $138 billion over the next five years.
• Prevent more than 300,000 serious injuries and save 1,900 lives by encouraging new car sales.

*****

Exploding EVs

Since I’m discussing EVs…

I’ve been remiss lately in covering electric vehicle fires, which are still an ongoing problem. Thanks to a reader named Javier who sent me this link:

“Adams County House Fire Started from Electric Vehicle Battery in Garage” [Fox 3 – Denver]

A north Denver home caught fire on Friday after an electric vehicle battery sparked in the garage, prompting firefighters to warn people to properly care for those batteries so the same doesn’t happen in their homes.
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Deputy Fire Chief James Wood said a mom and daughter were inside when it began. “The daughter smelled smoke; she sent her outside. When they came out, they noticed that the garage was on fire,” Wood said. He said they believe the fire started near the hood of an electric vehicle in the garage. It then spread up the garage wall into the attic and ran the length of the house.
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Houses on both sides of the fire suffered some damage as well, but fortunately there was no significant loss.

I would be extremely upset if my house were damaged because a neighbor’s runaway thermal EV fire couldn’t be contained.

The photo above is the subject house in Adams County, with an EV “charging” in its garage.

*****

Other Stuff I’m Writing About

My latest piece at the The American Spectator has been published. “How to Actually Save Local Newspapers; The Chattanooga Times Free Press could turn out to be the model for other newspaper turnarounds” contrasts two recent newspaper reorganizations:

1) McClatchy’s Miami Herald slashed headcount in the local newsroom in favor of wire services and national news & politics.

2) The new owner of Chattanooga’s newspaper rid it of layers of left-wing editors as well as its NY Times wire service subscription, in favor of expanded local news coverage.

There have been several more major newspaper reorganizations in recent weeks, but one is noteworthy for going in an entirely different direction. The money-losing Chattanooga Times Free Press was just bought by Craig Fuller. Fuller is the publisher of Freightwaves and several other successful publications that focus on business, transportation, and leisure activities. He quickly dismissed most of the rabidly left-wing editors at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, shrank the editorial page, fired the New York Times wire service, and committed to putting only local news on the front page. He also hired new writers to expand coverage of sports and local business. National news (from the AP only) is now relegated to an inside page.

This piece is not behind a paywall. I’d be honored if you’d give it a read.

My latest at The American Spectator, “How to Actually Save Local Newspapers,” contrasts the new owner of Chattanooga’s paper refocusing on local while the Miami Herald guts local reporting in favor of national news & politics.@FreightAlley @rayadverb https://t.co/8wTp33C6CD
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) October 1, 2026

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

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1 1st?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

2 1

Posted by: doug at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (B1+sW)

3 Yesss! Hey, Buck. I'll cull the otters.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

4 damn also love your work buck

Posted by: doug at October 02, 2026 11:02 AM (B1+sW)

5 Otter status: Culled.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

6 Hate the game, not the player.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:03 AM (2ap+5)

7 Beware of Doug.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:03 AM (dxxHN)

8 5 Otter status: Culled.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

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That process is always so messy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:03 AM (42WUB)

9 How to save newspapers? Are they "still a thing?"

If so, one quick trick would be to quit printing lies.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:04 AM (RORbl)

10 Newspapers are obsolete. They have shock collars now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (dxxHN)

11 Newspapers are obsolete. They have shock collars now.

Hasan Piker owns newspapers?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (2ocoG)

12 We are post-literate.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (2ap+5)

13 12 We are post-literate.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (2ap+5)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:07 AM (42WUB)

14 Trump is taking away $2B revenue from Elon. I wonder how the Dems will twist this into the 'capitalism is not working' narrative.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 02, 2026 11:08 AM (Dv3i1)

15 That process is always so messy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

And downright dangerous if Nurse Ratched is around.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:08 AM (77rzZ)

16 When they came out, they noticed that the garage was on fire,...
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Heh...as though it was just a casual observation.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 02, 2026 11:09 AM (XeU6L)

17 Speaking of Elon, the CEO of Delta cancelled Starlink Internet on their planes (which is very fast and reliable) in favor of an Amazon system that hasn't been launched yet and won't start to come online until 2028.

Customers are furious, and United and American both promptly announced that 1) they have Starlink and 2) they'll let you transfer your Delta frequent flyer benefits to their equivalent programs.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (2ocoG)

18 Tesla would not have been nearly as successful without all the subsidies. I'm not sure they would have survived at all.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (MWfyi)

19 Harry Enten is going to need to hire a food taster while working at that shithole network.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (gF21A)

20 TJM FINALLY catches a break!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (gLYp7)

21 I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:07 AM (42WUB)

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I don't mean "we" specifically, but as a society, we don't read. It's all zeitgeist or vibes or whatever.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (2ap+5)

22 Harry Enten is going to need to hire a food taster while working at that shithole network.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (gF21A)

Nah. That guy doesn't eat. Look at him. He doesn't even sleep.

He just goes home and plugs in.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 11:11 AM (gLYp7)

23 so does this mean we can have station wagons again?

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 11:12 AM (oY6Yp)

24 So far, so good. Next, end the ethanol mandate. "What about the Iowa corn farmers," you ask? Well, I could say, "Fuck them, they are democrats." But hey, give them their subsidies to grow cheap masa corn that can be exported to Central America to reduce the cost of living for poor people there, and eliminate a driver for mass illegal migration to the USA.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:12 AM (n2qDf)

25 I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:07 AM (42WUB)

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I don't mean "we" specifically, but as a society, we don't read. It's all zeitgeist or vibes or whatever.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (2ap+5)

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE OGLEBAY ACTUALLY EXPLAINED HIMSELF!

Posted by: BEN RAPELISBURGER at October 02, 2026 11:12 AM (gLYp7)

26 • Give automakers the flexibility to manufacture cars the public wants to buy

Over our dead bodies!

Posted by: The Embedded Corporate Ticks at October 02, 2026 11:13 AM (LfhPO)

27 Tesla would not have been nearly as successful without all the subsidies. I'm not sure they would have survived at all."

That was the business model from day one. FWIW, pointing that out was a surefire way to get banned on car websites for years...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 11:14 AM (nLfmy)

28 Customers are furious, and United and American both promptly announced that 1) they have Starlink and 2) they'll let you transfer your Delta frequent flyer benefits to their equivalent programs.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (2ocoG

Woke ==> Broke

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 11:14 AM (gLYp7)

29 It was the imbecile traitor rats that cooked up the "credits" scheme. I don't blame Elon one little bit for hoovering up all that free money. Why not? If he didn't take it, some other guy would. The money was going to get shoveled out regardless.

As to the repeal of the CAFE and other attendant perfidies, I hope that Zeldin and the other guys have lots of other things to toss into the shredder down at EPA, because that is what most call "a good start."

Posted by: Brewingfrog at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (r//bH)

30 17 Speaking of Elon, the CEO of Delta cancelled Starlink Internet on their planes (which is very fast and reliable) in favor of an Amazon system that hasn't been launched yet and won't start to come online until 2028.

Customers are furious, and United and American both promptly announced that 1) they have Starlink and 2) they'll let you transfer your Delta frequent flyer benefits to their equivalent programs.
Posted by: Ian S.
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The Delta CEO also made personal swipes at Elon apparently as he hasn't publicly denied dissing Elon.

This is the problem with oligopolies and the current rigged US airline market.

We should instead institute that airlines cannot 'own' gates and that gates at public airports be auctioned as to time and space. This would allow new competitors to get into the game rather than the declining morass of airline service because they have no rivals in particular airports.

Or, much less satisfying from a national security standpoint, allow foreign carriers to fly point to point in the US along with opening up the gate monopolies.

Right now, with the state of airlines, the old regime of CAB looks better than the current mess of oligopoly.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (E4rtv)

31 16 When they came out, they noticed that the garage was on fire,...
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Heh...as though it was just a casual observation.

wake up.
stretch.
get coffee.
yawn.
go outside.
grab newspaper.
notice the garage is on fire.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (oY6Yp)

32 I didn't know there was such a thing as CAFE credit trading, but I suspect I should have assumed there was such a thing. Leftists never make legislation without a way to game the system.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (lFFaq)

33 What about the Iowa corn farmers," you ask"

I'm not asking. It's business. Deal with it.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (nLfmy)

34 Customers are furious, and United and American both promptly announced that 1) they have Starlink and 2) they'll let you transfer your Delta frequent flyer benefits to their equivalent programs.

At the boardrooms of United and American. "We need to give people a reason to fly with us. Some kind of incentive."

Checks the news.

"And now we have it."

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 11:15 AM (BpO1e)

35 Well, my old e-mail address has now gone dead. New one is up and running.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:16 AM (n2qDf)

36 It was the imbecile traitor rats that cooked up the "credits" scheme. I don't blame Elon one little bit for hoovering up all that free money. Why not? If he didn't take it, some other guy would. The money was going to get shoveled out regardless.

And at least it got shoveled out to someone who knew what they were doing.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 11:16 AM (xbtFj)

37 Buck Rant-Great! Buck EV Conflagration-Greater! Buck EV Conflagration With Photo-Sublime!

Posted by: Triple Header!! at October 02, 2026 11:18 AM (Fn+3X)

38 Things I need in a car:
Simple easily maintained small ICE engine sedan.
No screens or computer-futzed expensive-to-repair crap.
No frills: no A/C, no power windows and door locks.
Manual trans, if cheaper than automatic.
No damned govt-mandated AM radio.
Affordable insurance!!

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 11:18 AM (Jr5Lq)

39 I would be extremely upset if my house were damaged because a neighbor’s runaway thermal EV fire couldn’t be contained.

Move along, Citizen, we're turning your house into a firebreak...

Posted by: The State of Firefighting Today at October 02, 2026 11:18 AM (LfhPO)

40 13 12 We are post-literate.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (2ap+5)

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I don't get it.

i think he's referring to the washington post.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 11:18 AM (oY6Yp)

41 What about the Iowa corn farmers," you ask"
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I'm not asking. It's business. Deal with it.

I am generally sympathetic towards farmers but if you rely on the government forcing people to buy your product, you're not a business, you're a parasite.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 11:19 AM (vTZFs)

42 "Things I need in a car:
Simple easily maintained small ICE engine sedan.
No screens or computer-futzed expensive-to-repair crap.
No frills: no A/C, no power windows and door locks.
Manual trans, if cheaper than automatic.
No damned govt-mandated AM radio.
Affordable insurance!!
Posted by: gp "

You need an MGA.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 11:21 AM (MWfyi)

43 19 Harry Enten is going to need to hire a food taster while working at that shithole network.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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My guess is massive layoffs at CNN as CBS and CNN begin to merge newsrooms. Cable is dying on the vine and the future is streaming but bad product is simply not going to fly in this era. Boomer and Greats still plugged to the tube are going to have to move with the times.

The grim reaper killing cable is coming for Fox too as its viewership is now dropping now as well and their product is becoming the same dogshit as the other networks. I also suspect that the Murdochs are getting ready to be dragged through the mud with the discovery of the shareholder lawsuits in Delaware and they thoroughly deserve it.

Last time it happened in UK over News of the World hacking case, Murdochs had to get rid of Sky News and close News of the World over there.

They are vile people and no friend of MAGA nor really US sovereignty. Globo homo types that marry Mick Jagger's leftovers.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)

44 The local papers in my AO aren't bad at all.

Typical small town fare.

Plus, I get a monthly magazine from my electric co-op.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 02, 2026 11:21 AM (Y4uRa)

45 CAFE standards started during the Carter administration but Reagan did not do anything to stop them or ameliorate their negative impact.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at October 02, 2026 11:22 AM (gynjj)

46 It's all Greek to me.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 02, 2026 11:22 AM (Cqx++)

47 19 Harry Enten is going to need to hire a food taster while working at that shithole network.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

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Tangential:

The Paramount/WB merger is going to complete next week.

Skydance will be the parent company's name (Ellison's current production company is called Skydance).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:22 AM (42WUB)

48 We are under 100 comments and this may seem off-topic, but it actually relates to why newspapers are dead and will not be revivified:

The vibe is AI is dangerous and will kill us if the wonderful State doesn't step into the breach and protect us.

Why would AI be dangerous? The New York Times does not explain this. The reader is supposed to fear, not understand.

Very know that the "legitimate" fear of AI is based on paper clips.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:22 AM (2ap+5)

49 "You need an MGA."

A Geo Metro xFi, the best value car I ever owned. Reliable, cheap, fun to drive. Make those again!

Posted by: gp at October 02, 2026 11:23 AM (Jr5Lq)

50 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:23 AM (6zDNY)

51 The local papers in my AO aren't bad at all.

Typical small town fare.

Posted by: SMH

Daily or weekly? The little town that I grew up in only had a weekly paper.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

52 Accidentally wiped a post in the previous by a thumb button on the mouse. Recovering from a minor procedure on hands.

Here tis.
"349 Regarding political state of the race, it is now about turnout. This is going to be a base election. Independents appear to be tuning out even if unhappy about gas prices/war/affordability, they see the Democrats in races as nuts with no real proposals to change things. Instead waving the banner for Palis, Muzzies in general, illegals, criminals, socialism, troons, etc.

Democrats hate on Orangeman but are having their own internal battles--their base is being split between normal transactional Democrats that believe in gimmedats/union/etc and the new kids like DSA types. So far, base Dem turnout is not at the 2018 level, and in some states below the 2022 rate.

That is why you see the doom and gloom polling, it is a demoralization op to try to drive down GOP base turnout by GOPe and Democrats with the media.

Ignore the hype and go and vote, and take others to vote too.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:24 AM (E4rtv)

53 Boomer and Greats still plugged to the tube are going to have to move with the times.
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My dad, who's a Silent, is tech-savvy, but my Boomer mom, not so much.

However, they both watch network news.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 02, 2026 11:24 AM (Y4uRa)

54 Some are Post Illiterate.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:24 AM (dxxHN)

55 Interesting essay Buck. Not sure the distribution network exists for newspapers anymore.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 11:24 AM (RIvkX)

56 Era of CAFE Credit Trading is Also Over

No more evening Cafe Treads?
Where is the humanity?

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:24 AM (6zDNY)

57 Whig: Brilliant! If the airline oligopoly is going to engage in all their MBA-school dynamic pricing & service reductions, let’s inflict some dynamic pricing on them regarding gates.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (kLEyJ)

58 end the ethanol mandate.

We'll need something to get those rookie octane numbers up.

Posted by: DaveA at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (PMJuY)

59 >>>>>>I am generally sympathetic towards farmers but if you rely on the government forcing people to buy your product, you're not a business, you're a parasite.
Posted by: Oddbob
******** The only acholol that should be made from corn is bourbon.

Posted by: Cosda at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (qQcHX)

60 I am generally sympathetic towards farmers but if you rely on the government forcing people to buy your product, you're not a business, you're a parasite."

Indeed. We owned agricultural land. It stopped being profitable, so sold it.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (nLfmy)

61 Thx Buck . Great article at the Spectator, very interesting take on how local papers could survive .
My local leftist rag , at least online, seems to be focusing on local stories. However they still have columnists on national issues and are owned by the Media News Group. They published from a city 60miles away

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (jivel)

62 Ethanol is for drinking.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (dxxHN)

63 Are the hybrids catching fire at the same rate as all-ev?

Posted by: DaveA at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (PMJuY)

64 I would be extremely upset if my house were damaged because a neighbor’s runaway thermal EV fire couldn’t be contained.
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It's any lithium battery. I had a small basement fire from a battery charging for a hand trimmer. Lucky I was home to put it out before it got out of hand.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (JzUSu)

65 Daily or weekly? The little town that I grew up in only had a weekly paper.
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)
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I live between two small towns, one's a daily, one's a weekly.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (Y4uRa)

66 Left: we need to make gas unaffordable to force people into EVs and public transportation.

Also left: OMG gas is $4 Trump is a monster.

Posted by: How it always goes at October 02, 2026 11:28 AM (W3Srb)

67 Firefighters have adapted to EV blazes. It's called the "Save the Basement" strategy. Works every time it's tried.

Posted by: The Hugest Manatee! at October 02, 2026 11:28 AM (Fn+3X)

68 "What about the Iowa corn farmers," you ask?

The same answer as the Somalian "educators" in Minnesota.

Graft farming is big business.

Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (OX0hA)

69 Oh , not that Cafe, should have read content first.

Anyway had a thought about France and teacher not showing up. What if the teacher had enough of a class of Muslims and maybe hitting on the teacher?

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (6zDNY)

70 that airlines cannot 'own' gates"

Hey, let's have studios own theaters!

/

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (nLfmy)

71 I don't even need newspaper to wrap my fish in anymore.

Posted by: The Gorton's Fisherman at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (Fn+3X)

72 Cable TV and airlines... two markets on the decline. Cable's going to die. Not soon enough, but it'll die. The airlines are due for another, massive purge of under performing fleets and I foresee a number of hubs going tits up as people find alternatives.

Who willingly flies to Newark unless it's necessary?

I have many rants about airlines. Even though I eschew them like the plague and haven't flown in years.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (RORbl)

73 We'll need something to get those rookie octane numbers up.
Posted by: DaveA at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (PMJuY)

You don't need ethanol to raise octane numbers. It does slightly, but at the expense of lowering fuel economy. Main reason for adding ethanol is the belief that it reduces smog, but catalytic converters have largely mooted that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (n2qDf)

74 Anyway had a thought about France and teacher not showing up. What if the teacher had enough of a class of Muslims and maybe hitting on the teacher?

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (6zDNY)

Then that teacher would go to prison for racisms.
- Macron

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 11:30 AM (gLYp7)

75 Posted by: Oglebay
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Another op. The big AI model companies want government regulation so that it freezes out upstarts. The issue is that frontier model building is extremely capital intensive and expensive but building on their slightly older models by reverse engineering is pretty cheap in comparison (that is what DeepSeek by the Chicoms did essentially-figure out the frontier models in the West and then reverse engineer their special sauce). If the big AI companies cannot monetize for their investors the vast capital expenditures they made on AI, then Anthropic and Open AI are certainly vulnerable to sudden and absolute dissolution. Musk is less vulnerable because Space AI sells services to the others but also has Space as an income stream. Google will be damaged a bit but Gemini has its own dedicated income stream via Google. Open AI has Microsoft investment but Microsoft is increasingly resembling IBM as it declined in the 80's--they are no longer hot, have been screwing their retail customers, and producing shoddy goods.

I would look at Apple who quickly bowed out of the AI race as a company that might pick up the pieces if the frontrunners falter.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

76 Not growing corn doesn't pay that well anymore. I think I will convert my farm operation to not raising pigs.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:30 AM (2ap+5)

77 I am generally sympathetic towards farmers but if you rely on the government forcing people to buy your product, you're not a business, you're a parasite.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 11:19 AM (vTZFs)

Agreed, but there are national security implications as well. We need domestic food production, and I am unsure how to maintain that in the absence of some government interference.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 11:30 AM (k5CNB)

78 Holy Mackarel. Those are pretty good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:31 AM (dxxHN)

79 Great stuff, Buck. Really enjoy your substantive and informative posts here.

Thrilled to see this one particularly repugnant aspect of the totalitarian fake science onslaught - subsidizing stupid "green" energy boondoggles - take this huge blow.

Fortunately so far neither neighbor has any stupid EVs or charging stations. If that changes it will be an infuriating disaster. Fire's already the only real significant threat around here.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 02, 2026 11:31 AM (U/Byj)

80 It's any lithium battery. I had a small basement fire from a battery charging for a hand trimmer. Lucky I was home to put it out before it got out of hand.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 11:26 AM (JzUSu)

You had an electric hand trimmer? Luxury! All we could do is cut out fingers off with an axe.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:32 AM (n2qDf)

81 77 I am generally sympathetic towards farmers but if you rely on the government forcing people to buy your product, you're not a business, you're a parasite.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 11:19 AM (vTZFs)

Agreed, but there are national security implications as well. We need domestic food production, and I am unsure how to maintain that in the absence of some government interference.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 11:30 AM (k5CNB)

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True classical liberals let foreign, communist nations like China buy American farmland without impediment because imposing our classical liberal values on others is the fastest way to losing our classical liberal values.

There is nothing more important than a free market other than letting those who oppose free markets use the conventions of the free markets to undermine free markets.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:33 AM (42WUB)

82 Get in line.
https://reotrucks.com/

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 02, 2026 11:33 AM (2Ez/1)

83 I have never once purchased a car based on mpg. Yeah higher mpg is better than lower mpg all else being equal, paying less for gas is better than paying more. But it has never entered my decision making process. I buy cars based on what I need/like not if I’ll save $20 a month with extra 5 MPG or whatever.

Posted by: Car Buying Strategery at October 02, 2026 11:33 AM (W3Srb)

84 You don't need ethanol to raise octane numbers. It does slightly, but at the expense of lowering fuel economy. Main reason for adding ethanol is the belief that it reduces smog, but catalytic converters have largely mooted that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It is my simplistic understanding that the oxygenate and boutique fuel programs date from the Clean Air Act requirements in the early 90's.

Any car with a OBD-II and working catalytic converter no longer needs the oxygenate fuel additives to meet smog standards and the whole summer/winter fuel idiocy that raises prices twice a year when we switch is useless twattery.

Same for annual smog testing which can be easily done by sniffer units going after the particular cars that out out of compliance rather than punish all people in non attainment areas.

Most of our environmental regulations and laws are based on factors that in hindsight need serious revision because the science has changed as has the engineering technology. That clean air act provision dates from the early 90's and is 36 years old now.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

85 It's any lithium battery. I had a small basement fire from a battery charging for a hand trimmer. Lucky I was home to put it out before it got out of hand.

Lithium-ion fires have started from rechargeable hand tools, phones, laptops, and electric bikes and scooters.

It helps if you go with a big name brand. They're usually a lot more conservative with how far they push the batteries vs. the random Chinese junk you see on Amazon.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:35 AM (2ocoG)

86 Laws create perverse incentives.

CAFE rules that cause cars to be manufactured so as to be heavier pickups.

Rent Controls that cause the building of luxury condos instead of apartments, driving up rents due to lack of supply and type.

Dependency on Welfare by giving more money the more children an single woman has.

and the list goes on...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 11:35 AM (l3cgK)

87 Newspapers are dead to me. The fact that Jeff Toobin has a job at the New York times irks me to no end. He should be poison in the Media after his "scandal". I guess it proves he had a lot of pull in the business.

Posted by: Stroke Of Bad Luck at October 02, 2026 11:36 AM (Fn+3X)

88 Get in line.
https://reotrucks.com/
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 02, 2026 11:33 AM (2Ez/1)

I have a deposit down on one of these. Already own the radio for it! Should be on the lot any day now:

https://tinyurl.com/52ncrjz2

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:37 AM (n2qDf)

89 Wasn't Delta a big part of Biden's transportation network for illegals? I don't think they'll survive that.

Posted by: t-bird at October 02, 2026 11:38 AM (OX0hA)

90 Google will be damaged a bit but Gemini has its own dedicated income stream via Google.

Google has largely abandoned the frontier lab race. Like happened to search a decade ago, the smart guys are leaving and being ousted in favor of guys with the mandate "I don't care how good it is as long as it feeds AdSense".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:38 AM (2ocoG)

91 All my yard tools including mower are electric. The mower specially is great because it’s quiet and much lighter and easier to maneuver. Removing the engine and weight of gas makes it super lightweight. Never having to go get gas for it… chefs kiss.

Posted by: Car Buying Strategery at October 02, 2026 11:38 AM (W3Srb)

92 Lithium-ion fires have started from rechargeable hand tools, phones, laptops, and electric bikes and scooters.

It helps if you go with a big name brand. They're usually a lot more conservative with how far they push the batteries vs. the random Chinese junk you see on Amazon.
Posted by: Ian S.
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And it was in fact a cheap Chinese battery/charger that caused my basement fire.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 11:39 AM (JzUSu)

93 The EV's/hybrids are making progress with fast charging and range but until they solve the runaway fire issue, I'm going to steer clear.

Posted by: WisRich at October 02, 2026 11:39 AM (G0vdT)

94 83 I have never once purchased a car based on mpg. Yeah higher mpg is better than lower mpg all else being equal, paying less for gas is better than paying more. But it has never entered my decision making process. I buy cars based on what I need/like not if I’ll save $20 a month with extra 5 MPG or whatever.

Posted by: Car Buying Strategery

Some of CAFE's origins came about because of US being an oil importer and the Arab Oil Embargo and the subsequent Iranian Revolution spike meant economic devastation. Same with the 55 mph speed limit. So you got the eco freeks and the nat sec crowd agreeing on limiting US consumer choices and impinging on states on speed limits to impose these sorts of regulations. And then you got the trade issues involved so domestic auto producers were trying to keep out fuel efficient cars from Japan so you got the bifurcated truck/car nonsense that moved Americans to SUVs and Trucks because stationwagons became problematic under CAFE.

Shitshow of how current crises enshrined in law become future messes for new generations without the same concerns. So it goes for the Patriot Act nonsense.

All laws should have sunset limits or go off the book

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)

95 My Mazda is getting maybe just over 32mpg, doubt any of my F-150s ever got but around 15mpg

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:39 AM (6zDNY)

96 So when can we buy our Hilux pickup trucks?

Posted by: Suburban guys everywhere at October 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)

97 Meanwhile, in the woods

Bionic and the Wires, a British collective that finds new ways to make music with the natural world, connected sensors to a large wild mushroom in Snake Woodland near Glossop, Derbyshire, converting its bioelectrical fluctuations into signals that controlled bionic arms, which played a keyboard connected to a synthesizer. This creative outdoor setup resulted in a rather danceable electronic song

https://laughingsquid.com/
wild-mushroom-plays-synthesizer/

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 11:40 AM (W2Pud)

98 Climate hoax or climate SCAM?

Posted by: Piperpaul at October 02, 2026 11:41 AM (NPFyt)

99 Last two days at work here a nice looking woman with a Hybrid Porche parked next to me. Looked it up this morning and above $136,000

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 11:41 AM (6zDNY)

100 > https://reotrucks.com/
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Something rubs me the wrong way about that site. It reeks of "scam." Like those upstart EV manufacturers that didn't have a vehicle built, but had a flashy website and an easy way to "make a deposit" on something that didn't exist.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:41 AM (RORbl)

101 Great move by Duffy. But sadly, it will take years if not decades for the auto industry to adjust.

And there will always be the fear that some future Democrap administration of leftwing climate hoax cunts will go back to the old regime.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 11:42 AM (iFTx/)

102 near Glossop, Derbyshire

It's an honoria to live there.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

103 California has passed a law mandating replacement tires purchased in the state have to for rom to new eco-friendly rules. Which means higher prices of course. You can’t buy a normal Goodyear tire it has to be a California approved Goodyear tire now.

All supposedly to increase mileage by like 5%.

They never stop with this shit.

Posted by: Car Buying Strategery at October 02, 2026 11:43 AM (W3Srb)

104 Google has largely abandoned the frontier lab race. Like happened to search a decade ago, the smart guys are leaving and being ousted in favor of guys with the mandate "I don't care how good it is as long as it feeds AdSense".
Posted by: Ian S.

Slipstreaming behind the frontier models is probably a wise thing for Google. I don't think the ultrascaling that the two heavyweights like Open AI and Anthropic are doing is going to work in the long run. And that is why the big two are panicking about not being able to enshrine their market position so that they can monetize their investments. That is what is driving the op toward government regulation.

I think Elon has concluded that as well and is diversifying into being a service vendor and of course telecom provider as alternative revenue streams for Space X.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

105 https://reotrucks.com/
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Something rubs me the wrong way about that site. It reeks of "scam." Like those upstart EV manufacturers that didn't have a vehicle built, but had a flashy website and an easy way to "make a deposit" on something that didn't exist.

YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:41 AM (RORbl)
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It's a pump and dump scam to fleece foolish investors. Same as Slate.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 11:44 AM (iFTx/)

106 Is Paris burning?

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 11:44 AM (2WIwB)

107 Super-charged Petrox is the only fuel additive you need. Screw that Platformate stuff!

Posted by: The Big Bright Texaco Star at October 02, 2026 11:44 AM (Fn+3X)

108 103 California has passed a law mandating replacement tires purchased in the state have to for rom to new eco-friendly rules. Which means higher prices of course. You can’t buy a normal Goodyear tire it has to be a California approved Goodyear tire now.

All supposedly to increase mileage by like 5%.

They never stop with this shit.
Posted by: Car Buying Strategery

California can get buttfucked if Trump wants too. Their whole special ecoworld is based on waivers that allow the state to regulate because it preceded fed govt involvement. But it the administration cares enough, it can blow up the waivers allowing Cali to do that under the Supremacy Clause and via the Commerce Clause.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

109 I ride my bicycle to work! Well, the last quarter mile.

Posted by: Mayor Pete, DOT at October 02, 2026 11:46 AM (Fn+3X)

110 I think Elon has concluded that as well and is diversifying into being a service vendor and of course telecom provider as alternative revenue streams for Space X.

He's still promising Grok 5 will beat OpenAI and Anthropic, but 4.7 was pretty disappointing after the solid gains of 4.5 and 4.6.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:46 AM (2ocoG)

111 But it the administration cares enough, it can blow up the waivers allowing Cali to do that under the Supremacy Clause and via the Commerce Clause.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

Blocked. The President's heart was insufficiently pure. -- some random judge

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)

112 If I were into tire manufacturing I'd drop CA as a customer.

Let those fuckers ride a bike or walk.

Because you just know they'll make horses illegal.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:48 AM (RORbl)

113 I found a job gluing toilet paper rolls together.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:48 AM (dxxHN)

114 This creative outdoor setup resulted in a rather danceable electronic song

https://laughingsquid.com/
wild-mushroom-plays-synthesizer/

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 11:40 AM (W2Pud)

Oh yeah, I can dance to this!

Posted by: Elaine Benes at October 02, 2026 11:48 AM (U/s6V)

115 106 Is Paris burning?
Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 11:44 AM

Is Mitch alive?

Posted by: And where's Maxine? at October 02, 2026 11:48 AM (2Ez/1)

116 So when can we buy our Hilux pickup trucks?
Posted by: Suburban guys everywhere at October 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)

Toyota (or Nissan, or Mazda) needs to build a Hilux-style Suburban equivalent. Same size as a Suburban, able to carry a lift of plywood in the back with the seats folded. Barn doors in back. Six-cylinder non-turbo Diesel, with mechanical injection pump. No video screen on dash, and no huge fat console between the dash and the seats. A/C available. Power windows, because vehicle is too big to reach across. Simple round 7 inch headlights that cost a few dollars to replace. All flat glass.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:48 AM (n2qDf)

117 California has passed a law mandating replacement tires purchased in the state have to for rom to new eco-friendly rules. Which means higher prices of course. You can’t buy a normal Goodyear tire it has to be a California approved Goodyear tire now.

All supposedly to increase mileage by like 5%.

They never stop with this shit.
Posted by: Car Buying Strategery

California can get buttfucked if Trump wants too. Their whole special ecoworld is based on waivers that allow the state to regulate because it preceded fed govt involvement. But it the administration cares enough, it can blow up the waivers allowing Cali to do that under the Supremacy Clause and via the Commerce Clause.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)
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That and the CA replacement tire mandate is overblown and mostly toothless. To the extent it's enforced at all, it will impact almost exclusively the ultra-cheapo imported Chinesium dogshit that probably shouldn't be sold in this country at all.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)

118 Unless you have an electric motor on a reel-type mower, electric mowers just aren't that quiet. The sound of a rotary mower comes from the blade going around under the deck. I bought an electric years ago, and was sorely disappointed by how much noise it made. Later got a smaller battery unit; same.

Powered reel mowers are pleasant to use and do a lovely job, but you have to have a very smooth lawn, and they're hard to sharpen.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 02, 2026 11:50 AM (zdLoL)

119 I accidentally ate some E.L. Fudge Cookies. They were at the bank for some reason.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:50 AM (dxxHN)

120 when will the start-stop nonsense disappear from cars ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:51 AM (AKptf)

121 I accidentally ate some E.L. Fudge Cookies. They were at the bank for some reason.
Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 11:50 AM (dxxHN)
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Did you trip and your mouth fell on them?

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 02, 2026 11:51 AM (Y4uRa)

122 120 when will the start-stop nonsense disappear from cars ?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:51 AM (AKptf)

Luckily I can just flip a toggle on my car and turn it off.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 11:52 AM (ZdaMQ)

123 My friend works for a company supporting the trucking industry. He was discussing a product with the owner of a transportation company in Georgia who asked, "doesn't this product cause cancer?" to which my friend responded "only in California."

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 11:52 AM (2ap+5)

124 111 But it the administration cares enough, it can blow up the waivers allowing Cali to do that under the Supremacy Clause and via the Commerce Clause.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

Blocked. The President's heart was insufficiently pure. -- some random judge
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)

I'm expect the venue shopping to reach Hawaiian Tropic Bikini Contest Judges. When's sweeps week? Is that still a thing?

Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 02, 2026 11:52 AM (r7+Q7)

125 93 The EV's/hybrids are making progress with fast charging and range but until they solve the runaway fire issue, I'm going to steer clear.
Posted by: WisRich

The lithium ion models are moving toward a paste like substrate which theoretically will reduce the likelihood of a runaway. It appears the slightly less efficient/heavier sodium or aluminum ion will not have the same issues as lithium either.

Eventually I am predicting cars are going to be all electric is my guess, larger vehicles, remains to be seen. But you have to have the rails built before you railroad--we did not have the power generation necessary for the charging, the technology was not mature, the technology and development of roads, parking decks and fast charging did not exist, we did not have safety nailed down on fires and bad emissions, etc. etc.

Those things take time and cannot be rushed into being by government fiat without a whole lot of pain, malinvestment, and fraud.

So we cannot just ram changing a massive petroleum fuel based infrastructure by government fiat without breaking a whole lot of eggs and the economy as Europe and the US found out.

Same with solar and windpower failures.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:52 AM (E4rtv)

126 @122 yes very lucky...it should not be there in the first place, you know ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:53 AM (AKptf)

127 You don't hear an accent like Harry Enten's much anymore. I think he did the Teenage Mother narration.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 02, 2026 11:54 AM (qwx/I)

128 Blocked. The President's heart was insufficiently pure. -- some random judge
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)

I'm expect the venue shopping to reach Hawaiian Tropic Bikini Contest Judges. When's sweeps week? Is that still a thing?
Posted by: Bilwis
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All they can do is delay right now because the law is clear enough.

EPA is doing quite a bit under Zeldin that I frankly thought would have been stopped but it is moving through the courts. Getting rid of CO2 as a pollutant that allowed the whole Green Nude Eel debacle is key. Destroys the old Scotus precedent allowing such bullshit.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:54 AM (E4rtv)

129 " there are national security implications as well. We need domestic food production, and I am unsure how to maintain that in the absence of some government interference." Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I only have about 150 acres, and only 50 in crops. Somehow it is still profitable for me, even though I only bought the edges of the best crop grounds, and turned pasture into crop ground. (didn't want to deal with cattle).

But I paid like $2k/acre, now it can be $10K or higher. But that is because farmers can make decent profits, so they pay that price. Still, it is hard work and there is risk.

The only "subsidy" is the gov pays about half the crop insurance (Maybe $8/acre), which seems to subsidize the insurer more than the insured. But the 10% ethanol thing does soak up some of the (usually) excess supply. Farmers now "struggle" since corn is down to $4.35/bu., while fuel and electric are high.

Government "subsidizes" a lot of things, in many ways.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 02, 2026 11:54 AM (vbXSk)

130 When I improved the engine on my '66 El Camino, I gained almost 100 HP and the road mileage went from 16 to 29. There was no new tech involved. We could have been doing this in 1966. "We" just didn't want to.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 02, 2026 11:54 AM (zdLoL)

131 What else can we make car manufacturers subsidize besides EV's?

Or any other industry?
Can we make them PAY OUR INCOME TAXES?

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 11:55 AM (1/viQ)

132 I am reading that the G7 is releasing 100M barrels of crude . I wonder what they are getting in return...hmmm

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:55 AM (AKptf)

133 And now we've shifted to Cornell -- man, those boys are in for a serious payday.

Naturally, they've rolled this out in time for the election so they can frame it as "Trumpian" behavior. All the usual slutspects are up in arms about how voluntarily getting gangbanged is tantamount to retrograde rape.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 02, 2026 11:56 AM (qwx/I)

134 119 I accidentally ate some E.L. Fudge Cookies. They were at the bank for some reason.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Chasten and I love those!!

Posted by: Petey Buttagig at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (Fn+3X)

135 Making car manufacturers pay their competitors is slavery.
That was banned by Amendment.
How did they get away with it?

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (1/viQ)

136 126 @122 yes very lucky...it should not be there in the first place, you know ?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:53 AM (AKptf

Oh I agree, but since it was a thing in 2024 when I bought my car, I am glad it doesn’t require a pirate map to figure out how to turn it off like other cars (looking at you, Mercedes). By the time I buy a new car, cars will all be flying, so I have to deal with it for a bit. I don’t buy cars very often!

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (ZdaMQ)

137 132 I am reading that the G7 is releasing 100M barrels of crude . I wonder what they are getting in return...hmmm

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:55 AM (AKptf)

=======

I think it's actually their diesel reserves.

Trump threatened them with the export ban, and they folded.

Because power is powerful, and Europe has no power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (42WUB)

138 Powered reel mowers are pleasant to use and do a lovely job, but you have to have a very smooth lawn, and they're hard to sharpen.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 02, 2026 11:50 AM (zdLoL)

True, dat. My father was in the business for years, and he trained me to run the reel sharpening machine. I did many of them. Power reel mowers are for "presentation" lawns. Rotary mowers are fine for ordinary suburban lawns and rural pastures like mine.

And Dad found the machine he used was not stiff enough in the rails that the moving grinder head rolled on, and he added a pillar under it to support the rails.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 11:58 AM (n2qDf)

139 He's still promising Grok 5 will beat OpenAI and Anthropic, but 4.7 was pretty disappointing after the solid gains of 4.5 and 4.6.
Posted by: Ian S.
==========
May be waiting for the fallout after Open AI and Anthropic do their initial stock offerings. He can wait a bit as he has cash especially after floating his own stock deal earlier while they are burning it faster than they are getting new revenues in.

One of those two companies is going to be squeezed after IPO's happen and they have to suddenly start producing revenue growth matching cash burn rates.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:59 AM (E4rtv)

140 > I am reading that the G7 is releasing 100M barrels of crude . I wonder what they are getting in return...hmmm
----------
I saw something on X about the Euroweenies releasing "heavy diesel" to market. I think it was a post by Trump. Diesel prices are sort of out of control right now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:59 AM (RORbl)

141 We need domestic food production, and I am unsure how to maintain that in the absence of some government interference.

Well, not burning it seems like a good start.

Posted by: Oddbob at October 02, 2026 12:00 PM (vTZFs)

142 140 > I am reading that the G7 is releasing 100M barrels of crude . I wonder what they are getting in return...hmmm
----------
I saw something on X about the Euroweenies releasing "heavy diesel" to market. I think it was a post by Trump. Diesel prices are sort of out of control right now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:59 AM (RORbl)

=====

Combination of Ukraine hitting Russian diesel refineries, CA closing a bunch, and no new refineries in the US since 1977.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:00 PM (42WUB)

143 One of those two companies is going to be squeezed after IPO's happen and they have to suddenly start producing revenue growth matching cash burn rates.

Yup. OpenAI just reworked their plans so you get less compute for the same price, which people are not happy about. But it brings them more in line with Anthropic, which was much closer to breaking even than OAI was.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 12:00 PM (sabhw)

144 I think it's actually their diesel reserves.

Trump threatened them with the export ban, and they folded.

Because power is powerful, and Europe has no power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

To some extent, we have been foolish in not storing fuel but rather crude oil in our reserves. And we still have bottlenecks on refinery capacity especially after California decided to force several offline due to their crack addiction to green policies. But Biden's junta would have emptied such reserves anyway on purpose.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

145 "132 I am reading that the G7 is releasing 100M barrels of crude."

++++

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at October 02, 2026 12:01 PM (2Ez/1)

146 144 To some extent, we have been foolish in not storing fuel but rather crude oil in our reserves. And we still have bottlenecks on refinery capacity especially after California decided to force several offline due to their crack addiction to green policies. But Biden's junta would have emptied such reserves anyway on purpose.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

=======

We do have a gasoline reserve.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:02 PM (42WUB)

147 nobody will read what i write

Posted by: Paul at October 02, 2026 12:02 PM (HgKb0)

148 @122 yes very lucky...it should not be there in the first place, you know ?
Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 11:53 AM (AKptf

Oh I agree, but since it was a thing in 2024 when I bought my car, I am glad it doesn’t require a pirate map to figure out how to turn it off like other cars (looking at you, Mercedes). By the time I buy a new car, cars will all be flying, so I have to deal with it for a bit. I don’t buy cars very often!
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (ZdaMQ)
______

BMW is probably the worst. Infuriating infotainment. Rented an X7 in Hawaii and even after a week I could barely get the infotainment to function.

Nothing is logical, nothing is easy to use when you're driving, and you have to go through endless subscreens and swipes to do basic functions.

And BMW isn't even done. See the interiors of the new X3, 3-series sedan, and X5.

I'm in a Panamera loaner now and it's not much better.

I'm at a loss to understand how anyone designing these things actually thinks they work.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 12:02 PM (iFTx/)

149 108 103 California has passed a law mandating replacement tires purchased in the state have to for rom to new eco-friendly rules. Which means higher prices of course. You can’t buy a normal Goodyear tire it has to be a California approved Goodyear tire now.

All supposedly to increase mileage by like 5%.

They never stop with this shit.
Posted by: Car Buying Strategery

California can get buttfucked if Trump wants too. Their whole special ecoworld is based on waivers that allow the state to regulate because it preceded fed govt involvement. But it the administration cares enough, it can blow up the waivers allowing Cali to do that under the Supremacy Clause and via the Commerce Clause.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)

Everything has tradeoffs. You get more mileage out of a tire, you often give it up in tire grip on the road. Physics is a bitch...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:02 PM (l3cgK)

150 It's a pump and dump scam to fleece foolish investors. Same as Slate"

VW's "clever" Scout scheme. Not the same, but still a scam...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (nLfmy)

151 Diesel is over $8 gallon in Commiefornia. Gas $6.50.
Some is Trump's fault. Most is Newsom's fault.
Four refineries shut down because Newsom wouldn't let them survive at a profit.
Oregon and Nevada get California fuel. They have to be pissed.
If Chevron leaves gas probably doubles again.

Posted by: torabora at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (1/viQ)

152 NOOD

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 12:03 PM (l3cgK)

153 Gasoline often explodes
Posted by: Paul at October 02, 2026 12:02 PM (HgKb0)

Not when we pump it up your ass. But it might burn a little.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (n2qDf)

154 I think it's actually their diesel reserves.

Trump threatened them with the export ban, and they folded.

Because power is powerful, and Europe has no power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 11:57 AM (42WUB)

yes, you think correctly; so, you are saying that Trump threatened an export ban on something ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (AKptf)

155 drat! foiled by a NOOD!

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (AKptf)

156 And we still have bottlenecks on refinery capacity"

If by "bottleneck " you mean "strangled like those kids", then... yeah.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 12:05 PM (nLfmy)

157 "no new refineries in the US since 1977"

Really the entire story. Uke attacks reducing russki diesel exports wouldn't matter a bit in a market with capacity appropriate for demand.

Just this one factoid, seen in context, brings home the self-destructive stupidity of the US over the last 30-40 years in so many ways.

Posted by: rhomboid at October 02, 2026 12:07 PM (U/Byj)

158 Yup. OpenAI just reworked their plans so you get less compute for the same price, which people are not happy about. But it brings them more in line with Anthropic, which was much closer to breaking even than OAI was.
Posted by: Ian S.

If I had to wager, I am betting on Anthropic perhaps 'winning' but then being acquired/merged with an existing company. The pieces of Open AI are likely to become subsumed in Microsoft and probably screw that company. I think Microsoft is a declining company that like Adobe/IBM is trying to maximize revenue by screwing its existing customers. It is not really trying to attract new ones but trying to leverage its ubiquitous OS control to grab cash while it can.

I would not be surprised to see Apple perhaps end up with Anthropic when all is said and done. They have the cash because Cook was smart.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:07 PM (E4rtv)

159 154 yes, you think correctly; so, you are saying that Trump threatened an export ban on something ?

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 12:04 PM (AKptf)

=======

The US president has the power to ban oil exports in the event of a declared emergency.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 12:08 PM (42WUB)

160 yes, you think correctly; so, you are saying that Trump threatened an export ban on something ?
Posted by: runner
=========
On diesel. That would screw the Euros to the wall so he forced them to release diesel from their reserves to lessen diesel spot market prices worldwide. Euroland and perhaps Japan don't store oil as much as they store ready to use fuel instead.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

161 >A Geo Metro xFi, the best value car I ever owned. Reliable, cheap, fun to drive

They're rebranded Suzuki Swifts. My first car after college; bulletproof reliability. No guts, turn on the AC and the car would immediately slow down by 15 kph, but I owned it for 13 years and put a grand total of $3000 worth of repairs into it beyond the usual consumables.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 02, 2026 12:11 PM (LgYtf)

162 I'm at a loss to understand how anyone designing these things actually thinks they work.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Techies do not think in normal terms and they put in gee gaws that actually interfere with how average humans work. Like cramming wifi into refrigerators and appliances when no one is really demanding that shit. But the techies prove useful to the bean counters because that theoretically allows for upselling on features and higher revenue theoretically. Until the warranty claims roll in and the company rep for quality is trashed.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)

163 TJM, insignificant. See wiki

"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is primarily a crude petroleum reserve, not a stockpile of refined petroleum fuels such as gasoline, diesel and kerosene. Although the United States maintains some extra supply of refined petroleum fuels, e.g., the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and until July 2, 2024, the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve[35] under the aegis of the Department of Energy (DOE), the government does not maintain gasoline reserves on anything like the scale of the SPR. The SPR is intended to give the United States protection from disruptions in oil supplies. In the event of a major disruption to refinery operations, the United States would have to call on members of the International Energy Agency that stockpile refined products, and use refining capacities outside of the continental United States for relief.

There have been suggestions that the DOE should increase its supplies and stockpile both gasoline and jet fuel.[36] Some countries and zones have a strategic reserve of both petroleum and petroleum products. In some cases, this includes a strategic reserve of jet fuel.[37]"

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

164 I might be biased because I once worked at a regional weekly newspaper, but our local weekly paper seems to be popular. I spend a lot of time in local waiting rooms (thanks, kids!) and the complimentary copies are well used. This is a contrast to the two regional dailies, whose subscription numbers have tanked ever since they shifted to national newswire regurgitation and metro fluff (the city's United Way campaign had weeks of front-page coverage).

Posted by: pookysgirl, about to get Willowed at October 02, 2026 12:19 PM (Wt5PA)

165 Who willingly flies to Newark unless it's necessary?

I have many rants about airlines. Even though I eschew them like the plague and haven't flown in years.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 11:29 AM (RORbl)

NWK averages around 990 flights a day.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 02, 2026 12:24 PM (hmYU4)

166
Meanwhile, in the woods

Bionic and the Wires, a British collective that finds new ways to make music with the natural world, connected sensors to a large wild mushroom in Snake Woodland near Glossop, Derbyshire, converting its bioelectrical fluctuations into signals that controlled bionic arms, which played a keyboard connected to a synthesizer. This creative outdoor setup resulted in a rather danceable electronic song

https://laughingsquid.com/
wild-mushroom-plays-synthesizer/

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Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 12:31 PM (YSUhf)

167 Also future vehicles will have better AC as there is no longer a CAFE bonus for shitty AC.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at October 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Aey5h)

168 167 Also future vehicles will have better AC as there is no longer a CAFE bonus for shitty AC.

but freon is still gasum non gratum.

Posted by: anachronda at October 02, 2026 01:04 PM (oY6Yp)

169
That and the CA replacement tire mandate is overblown and mostly toothless. To the extent it's enforced at all, it will impact almost exclusively the ultra-cheapo imported Chinesium dogshit that probably shouldn't be sold in this country at all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 02, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)

It'll still cause a tire sales boom across the border in NV, AZ etc. It's going to incentivize us few non-cocksucker CA types to take a road trip to Vegas, Laughlin and Bullhead City for gambling and a side trip to the local NV tire shop, if just to give Newsom and the CA legislature a vigorous dorking up the squeekhole without lube.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 01:12 PM (y9nCu)

170 Buck,

You might check out a new documentary on local newspapers reporting on corruption. It’s called “Kill Bury Print” and although it was financed by Maddow, it’s a great story touching on your article’s points about local newspapers’ role.

Posted by: Meric at October 02, 2026 01:15 PM (P/Wjn)

171 y are still raising CAFE to 34.5 mpg. We need to bring back large sedans.

Posted by: MikeN at October 02, 2026 01:44 PM (zMYdC)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Between Two Fires
Francis Davis Millet

Posted by: CBD at 10:35 AM

Comments

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (xbtFj)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (Bep7s)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NcvvS)

4 He knows what he did.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (/C5Rl)

5 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (/C5Rl)

6 Corgis called

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (xbtFj)

7 He's in biiiiig trouble.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NcvvS)

8 Rather stark.

I like it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:37 AM (wzUl9)

9 The Pilgrimettes were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at October 02, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

10 His weekend is shot. Might as well go hunting.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:37 AM (xbtFj)

11 if there's a bustle in your bustle.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:37 AM (Bep7s)

12 Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Posted by: Tuna at October 02, 2026 09:37 AM (lJ0H4)

13 I don't know if they're on fire, more like 2am IHOP specials.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 02, 2026 09:38 AM (sl73Y)

14 i built one of those clocks.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Bep7s)

15 His weekend is shot. Might as well go hunting.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026

***
Got to be careful with those single-shot muskets.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

16 Vermeer ripoff

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:38 AM (ZxPkt)

17 Between Two Fires
Francis Davis Millet

Very nice work. However...No Bison, Not Art.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at October 02, 2026 09:38 AM (VyD10)

18 Hey buddy
what's with the hat?

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (ZxPkt)

19 so, they're red heads?

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (Bep7s)

20 He's checking out the rack on the lady in green while getting bitched at.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (nESHF)

21 Frank J. (of Nuke the Moon fame) on X:
I don't trust human-made art. You just know it was made by some pervert.

That ... is hilarious.
And too often true.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (3cUTc)

22 Another sleepless night. Yuck.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (7a/At)

23 Nice painting. The one on the right has a lot of bustle in her hedgerow.

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (Oy/m2)

24 He's not getting out of there in one piece.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (RIvkX)

25 Heh, you're not winning that argument, bub.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:39 AM (rOKnE)

26 That awkward moment when you realize your wife and side piece are sisters.

This painting is a bit 2d for me. It can stay in the closet.

Posted by: Will Robinson at October 02, 2026 09:40 AM (dCMJG)

27 He knows what he did.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (/C5Rl)
----
And he's got no way to escape--he's surrounded.

Hence the "two fires" in the title of this piece.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 09:40 AM (FZ29D)

28 Caption:

"Sorry, ladies. I know I've got all 4 sixes but, I was just bangin' y'all. I'm marrying the good-looking, sweet-hearted gal across the way."

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:40 AM (YSUhf)

29 tajin.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:40 AM (Bep7s)

30 The closest thing here to real color is the right-hand woman's hair, the gem on her dress, and the bottom of what I guess is a wine jug. Yet the painting does not seem dim or grim.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)

31 The moment after he tries to teach the women the French term menage-a-trois.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (42WUB)

32 Sponge!!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (0256r)

33 re: "Between Two Fires"

Had to read that twice. Then, look at the picture twice ...

Posted by: _Jim at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (pV3I7)

34 would hang

Posted by: Gref at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (5rh/l)

35 "I'm out in the barn while you're in here! Slicing bread! With that hussy!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (RIvkX)

36 too much lattice in the salad.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (Bep7s)

37 He's wearing his hat in the house. No wonder the harridans are going off on him. He might be wearing it backwards too, hard to tell.

Posted by: Happy To Not Be Him at October 02, 2026 09:41 AM (Fn+3X)

38 CBD already putting up Thanksgiving decorations.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (KC5Lt)

39 I like the cuckoo clock. Actually, everything is beautiful except the clothes seem uncomfortable. Everyone should be in boxers.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (2ap+5)

40 This is what happens if you try to do two girls at the same time without a million dollars

Posted by: Lawrence at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (sKqQm)

41 Those girls are giving him the business, and not in the way he wants.

Posted by: huerfano at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (2Xqig)

42 True, the left-hand woman's dress is green and her lower skirts sport some red stripes. Still, the colors are muted.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)

43 "$20, same as in the village"

Posted by: one hour sober at October 02, 2026 09:42 AM (J4Dwc)

44 One thing I've wondered about, in the era when women wore those big dresses houses were smaller then today - so I guess they really had to keep clutter to a minimum just to be able to get around the house

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (sKqQm)

45 I remember seeing mention of this one recently. It's well done, when I zoom in.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (aJQbY)

46 tajin.
Posted by: cmeat

Great on fajitas.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (nESHF)

47 And the kicker is, neither one of them can make a decent sammich.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

48 Y'all are viewing this wrong.

The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (ExV1e)

49 What was the point of the small bonnets?

A larger hat protects from sun rays but here that not going to do anything for you...

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (sKqQm)

50 Wait... that's your sister?!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (RORbl)

51 44 One thing I've wondered about, in the era when women wore those big dresses houses were smaller then today - so I guess they really had to keep clutter to a minimum just to be able to get around the house

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (sKqQm)

=====

"No, you can't buy the cheap Chinese plastic shit. Your dress will get caught on it all all the time."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (42WUB)

52 The original title was "Between Two Uppity Wenches," but Mrs. Millet henpecked her husband until he changed it.

Posted by: PabloD at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (OXSZa)

53 High ceilings, stone floor. Hard to keep that place warm, I'd bet.

Posted by: Propane Sales And Service at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (Fn+3X)

54 his is what happens if you try to do two girls at the same time without a million dollars
Posted by: Lawrence at October 02, 2026

***
How did men without that kind of money manage to support two wives in different towns? Yes, they were traveling salesmen, or so they told their wives, which explained multiple-day absences. But it must have been exhausting.

Sometimes it wound up with the husband offing one of the wives. Drastic, but effective.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)

55 Alternate caption:

And why are you wearing Sally Field's cornette??

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM (0256r)

56 "Dr John A.P. Millet wrote that ‘Between Two Fires’ is a very typical example of the style in which his father was trained at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. Like most other paintings of the period, it was executed in the 14th century Abbot’s Grange in Broadway, Worcestershire, which Millet had salvaged from falling into complete disrepair, and had for many years used as a studio (he painted in the old refectory)."

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (sKqQm)

57 Looks like he's got a can of Coca Cola on the table.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (KC5Lt)

58 Honestly, it might be fun to hang in a church parlor - with the title and artist on a discreet brass plate - to see people look at it... look at the title... look at the picture... and the light come on.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (aJQbY)

59 This is typical of Millet's work: great use of light, realistic detail and natural poses. What I love about this is the humor. The man's expression, gazing at the viewer with worry, maybe fear, as the women close in for the 'kill', is perfect for the title.

Posted by: JTB at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (yTvNw)

60 What was the point of the small bonnets?

A larger hat protects from sun rays but here that not going to do anything for you...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026

***
Protection from roof leaks?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

61 The fella just spilled gravy on their best tablecloth. They have good reason to be angry!

Posted by: Betty White For Spray 'n' Wash at October 02, 2026 09:46 AM (Fn+3X)

62 How did men without that kind of money manage to support two wives in different towns? Yes, they were traveling salesmen, or so they told their wives, which explained multiple-day absences. But it must have been exhausting.

Cost of living was much lower.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)

63 ooks like he's got a can of Coca Cola on the table.
Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026

***
An artist spots the colorful detail!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)

64 Between Two Fires
Francis Davis Millet

*************

Hone Cooking - a limerick

The scullery maid wielded her wiles
His wife said, "Nuh unh Honey Chile!"
Although he was tempted
The maid was pre-empted
A Mrs. is as good as a smile!

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:46 AM (I0N4X)

65 Is that big lump on the table bread? And what is that weird metallic creature on the side table?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 09:47 AM (2ap+5)

66 I wonder if he did any paintings of ships.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:47 AM (KC5Lt)

67 "Do you want cinnamon buns, lad, or do you want. . . my cinnamon bun?"

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:47 AM (rOKnE)

68 Between Two Fires
Francis Davis Millet

Hey, I thought the call was to austere art. It's cute! There's an obvious amusing story in it. But, yes, no dog.

Wikipedia, in part,
Between Two Fires is an 1892 oil painting by the American artist Francis Davis Millet. [1] [2] A genre painting, it humourously depicts a seventeenth century English Puritan about to say Grace but is diverted by the more worldly presence of two attractive serving maids who stand alluring in front of him under a sprig of mistletoe. Millet settled in Britain and helped establish the artists colony at Broadway. It was at Abbots Grange, the monastic ruin which he used as an art studio and where he produced this picture. [3]

Now in the collection of Tate Britain.[4], of course.

BTW, Francis Davis Millet was an American academic classical painter, sculptor, and writer who died at age 65 in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Vincent van Gogh deeply admired French painter Jean-François Millet, famously calling him "above all, and more than anyone else, the painter of mankind." (AI Overview)

I'll definitely look at other paintings by Millet.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 09:47 AM (NFX2v)

69 Caption:

"Look, I don't know what you ladies expect. You call this dinner? Stale, hard as a rock sourdough. And I don't even know what this green mess is. And to top it off a jug of Cherry Kool-Aid. Fuck all y'all!"

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (YSUhf)

70 That dude is so hosed.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (yEz+x)

71 Looks like he got dragged in front of the Home Owners Association.
Would hang, like the soft colors
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (jivel)

72 Is that big lump on the table bread? And what is that weird metallic creature on the side table?
Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026

***
That looks like a basket to serve the bread.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

73 "No, you can't buy the cheap Chinese plastic shit. Your dress will get caught on it all all the time."

I've been trying to introduce everyone I know to Marie Kondo ideas - namely don't fill up your house with crap you don't actually use because its decorative

Throw pillows? Throw them out
Nick Nacks? Paddy wack trash them right away

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)

74 Can't I just have my bread and wine in peace?

Posted by: Guy in the Pilgrim hat at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

75 Him:

"I just want to eat my waffle."

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (ZxPkt)

76 "48 Y'all are viewing this wrong.

The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (ExV1e)"

sometimes you have to be the change you want to see in the world

Posted by: heya at October 02, 2026 09:49 AM (MRSnh)

77 Which one is Karen?

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:49 AM (ZxPkt)

78 The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.

Pretty sure she'd be wearing less then a giant dress and 20 slips underneath if that was the case.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:49 AM (sKqQm)

79 68. Apologies. 😞

Obviously mixed up the Millets.

Will still look for other paintings by Francis Davis Millet.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (NFX2v)

80 You want fries wit' dat … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ayRl+)

81 wait

HE'S the Manager, caught between two Karens

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (ZxPkt)

82 Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 09:47 AM (NFX2v)

Yeah at first I thought this was Francois Millet and didn't recognize this as his work.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (KC5Lt)

83 Why is there a blank tapestry hanging on the back wall?

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (Oy/m2)

84 That's mistletoe on the overhead lamp. The one in yellow is waiting for a kiss.

Alternate for bulg:

That's mistletoe on the overhead lamp. The one in yellow is waiting for him to kiss her boobs.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 02, 2026 09:51 AM (J4Dwc)

85 Throw pillows? Throw them out
Nick Nacks? Paddy wack trash them right away
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)
----------------
I think you forgot part of that last verse....

Posted by: Dog waiting for a bone at October 02, 2026 09:51 AM (0256r)

86
This Millet guy's painting have a fine grain to them.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:51 AM (YSUhf)

87 Why is there a blank tapestry hanging on the back wall?
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026

***
The 17th century version of Notepad?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

88 Dude should have removed his hat when he came inside. The wimmens are pissed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 09:51 AM (RORbl)

89 I think you forgot part of that last verse....

Or a scooby snack

HEHEHEHE

Posted by: Scooby Doo at October 02, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)

90

I guess the message in this Millet painting is, guys oat to be more careful.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:52 AM (YSUhf)

91 83 Why is there a blank tapestry hanging on the back wall?
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (Oy/m2)

Is it a map? There might be a hint of a compass rose?

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2ap+5)

92 Dude should have removed his hat when he came inside. The wimmens are pissed.

Or not come inside the one that isn't his wife

Posted by: Obligatory at October 02, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)

93 HE'S the Manager, caught between two Karens
Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026

***
His thought balloon: "I KNEW I shouldn't have hired these two sisters. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

94 What was the point of the small bonnets?

************

Hi Gene! - a limerick

The bonnet is a useful device
It makes a woman's hairstyle look nice
And 'twas hard to wash hair
Since shampoo was rare
So they provided some shade for the lice

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:53 AM (I0N4X)

95 83 Why is there a blank tapestry hanging on the back wall?
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 09:50 AM (Oy/m2)
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It's not blank, it's just the sheet music for John Cage's 4'33".

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 02, 2026 09:53 AM (0256r)

96 He chose the fire

Posted by: Elric the Blade at October 02, 2026 09:53 AM (dY410)

97 Is that big lump on the table bread?

Posted by: Oglebay

She's not THAT big.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:53 AM (xbtFj)

98 Witches !!

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:53 AM (KC5Lt)

99
The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (ExV1e)"

IT'S A TRAP

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (iqcvy)

100 Don't look now, boys and girls, but Collins is leading in Maine. I don't think she was EVER leading last time.

NYT: Just over a month before Election Day, Sen. Susan Collins has opened up a narrow lead over Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race. A new New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found the five-term Republican incumbent ahead of Jackson for the first time, 49% to 46%.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (gLYp7)

101 There is a fine blush to the green-dress woman's face, what little we can see of it, and a warm tone to her neck.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

102 Dude should have removed his hat when he came inside. The wimmens are pissed.

Or not come inside the one that isn't his wife
Posted by: Obligatory

ISWYDT

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (xbtFj)

103 46 the restaurant kiddo worked at stopped carrying it because she would eat it all.
but i meant the roasting earthenware.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (Bep7s)

104 How come y'all din't put my Kool-icle on the dessert dish … ? This ain't no kinda 'restaurant' …

Posted by: Dr_No at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (ayRl+)

105 The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026
*
IT'S A TRAP
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026

***
Prefiguring Cornell University by a century or two

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

106 There is a fine blush to the green-dress woman's face, what little we can see of it, and a warm tone to her neck.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

She just realized he possesses the 4 sixes.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (xbtFj)

107 Don't look now, boys and girls, but Collins is leading in Maine. I don't think she was EVER leading last time.

NYT: Just over a month before Election Day, Sen. Susan Collins has opened up a narrow lead over Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race. A new New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found the five-term Republican incumbent ahead of Jackson for the first time, 49% to 46%.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (gLYp7)

Didn't her opponent just let his Nazi Freak Flag fly this week?

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (YSUhf)

108 Just listened to the Hochul and Leticia James press conference. They have both already convicted these young men from Cornell. They have no hope to survive this. Absolute disgrace.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (3ImbR)

109 The woman with her hands on her hips has just asked the man if he's game for a threesome.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:43 AM (ExV1e)"

There is no right answer here.

"No." - You aren't open to new experiences or letting me explore my sexuality! Dumped.

"Yes." - Why aren't you ever satisfied? Am I not good enough for you on my own? Dumped.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (gLYp7)

110 62 How did men without that kind of money manage to support two wives in different towns?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:44 AM

It was a write off, Jerry.
They just wrote it off.

Posted by: Kramer at October 02, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

111 Prefiguring Cornell University by a century or two

I mean any time there are more M then F its a trap

Posted by: Obligatory at October 02, 2026 09:56 AM (sKqQm)

112 How do you say "ram it up your poop chute" in Phlegmish?

Posted by: Frank Zappa's Forbears at October 02, 2026 09:56 AM (Fn+3X)

113 So, European antifa is retarded, right?

American antifa went nuts under Trump and largely quiet under Biden because the idea of selling chaos is to convince the public to side with the out of power party in order to restore order. You don't riot under the order you prefer because then you make the argument for the out of power party you oppose.

And antifa, on the figurative eve of French elections where Le Pen is already rising, decides to burn down schools and fire trucks as a...warning?

All it will do is fuel Le Pen's rise and make it easier for her to crack down once she's there.

So, I ask again...is European antifa retarded?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:57 AM (42WUB)

114 The master of the house did not realize they were preparing the Thanksgiving turkey when they asked if he preferred breast or thigh.

Hence his perplexed expression...

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:57 AM (I0N4X)

115 And antifa, on the figurative eve of French elections where Le Pen is already rising, decides to burn down schools and fire trucks as a...warning?

Thought it was mostly the invaders not the native antifags?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:57 AM (sKqQm)

116 107 Don't look now, boys and girls, but Collins is leading in Maine. I don't think she was EVER leading last time.

NYT: Just over a month before Election Day, Sen. Susan Collins has opened up a narrow lead over Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race. A new New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll found the five-term Republican incumbent ahead of Jackson for the first time, 49% to 46%.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (gLYp7)

=======

Final polls in 2020 said she'd lose by 8. She won by 8.

But polling was completely fixed in the last six years and we have to believe the polls now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (42WUB)

117 110 62 How did men without that kind of money manage to support two wives in different towns?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026
*
It was a write off, Jerry.
They just wrote it off.
Posted by: Kramer at October 02, 2026

***
Not to mention having to prepare two tax returns (unless he was trying to fly under the radar with one of the identities)!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

118 30 seconds after he asked if they were having their periods, followed by telling them to calm down.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (qlLNh)

119 Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 09:55 AM (3ImbR)

Is this the one where the slag went there for a consensual threesome and then had another threesome that she's saying was not consensual?

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (KC5Lt)

120
So, I ask again...is European antifa retarded?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:57 AM (42WUB)

They're Euros, so yes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 02, 2026 09:59 AM (iqcvy)

121 115 And antifa, on the figurative eve of French elections where Le Pen is already rising, decides to burn down schools and fire trucks as a...warning?

Thought it was mostly the invaders not the native antifags?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:57 AM (sKqQm)

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Apparently, it was orchestrated by French antifa,

https://x.com/pegobry_en/status/
2105934124506808786

"@pegobry_en
·
5h
French domestic intelligence report saying these riots were organized from LFI HQ basically confirmed my first point.

Also says that they expect Le Pen to win."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:59 AM (42WUB)

122 But polling was completely fixed in the last six years and we have to believe the polls now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (42WUB)

I remembered the -8 to +8 swing last time. I was interested in this NYT poll because I can't remember EVER seeing Collins leading a poll. If they were off by 16 last time, is she actually up by nearly 20?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:59 AM (gLYp7)

123 122 I remembered the -8 to +8 swing last time. I was interested in this NYT poll because I can't remember EVER seeing Collins leading a poll. If they were off by 16 last time, is she actually up by nearly 20?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 09:59 AM (gLYp7)

========

She won every poll in 2014.

But the polls were still wrong.

They said she'd win by 30. She won by 40. Outside the margin of error.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:00 AM (42WUB)

124 NYT: Just over a month before Election Day, Sen. Susan Collins has opened up a narrow lead over Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race.
--
Remember: It's gonna be a blue wave.

You just have to ignore questions like, "why are races near tied in deep blue states, for gov in OR and Senate in MN?"

A: The blue wave is confined to Red States and that's why Talarico is winning, duh.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:00 AM (3cUTc)

125 Even with modern cleaning and packaging, I avoid real mistletoe in or outside the house. (Highly toxic to humans, cats, dogs, etc. Certainly not to be used for making teas.)

In Norse mythology, mistletoe was feared as a weapon. The trickster god Loki famously used a dart made of mistletoe to kill the otherwise invincible god Baldur. According to legend, Baldur’s weeping mother transformed the plant into a symbol of love, which eventually evolved into our modern holiday kissing traditions.

UC ANR
The Stanislaus Sprout
MISTLETOE MYTH – A Romantic Parasitic Plant,
Article published December 17, 2024

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:01 AM (NFX2v)

126 The South Carolina mom who stabbed her kids has the "crazy eyes."

https://tinyurl.com/4cxw6v22

I mean, it's a mugshot. Glam her up a bit and she'd be about an 8/10 on the hot-crazy matrix, I figure.

Posted by: one hour sober at October 02, 2026 10:01 AM (J4Dwc)

127 124 Remember: It's gonna be a blue wave.

You just have to ignore questions like, "why are races near tied in deep blue states, for gov in OR and Senate in MN?"

A: The blue wave is confined to Red States and that's why Talarico is winning, duh.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:00 AM (3cUTc)

========

The polling that got the GOP primary completely wrong...and the Democrat primary completely wrong in Texas just 3 months ago are now 100% accurate because the best, curated, final polls from 2 years ago were 60% accurate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:01 AM (42WUB)

128 This is one of the most disturbing photographs I have ever seen. Dozens of young people, mostly mohammedans, gaping at and recording a French fireman who is ablaze. Not a one offering any aid whatsoever.

https://tinyurl.com/2b5824e9

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:01 AM (3ImbR)

129 they're both named fern.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 10:02 AM (Bep7s)

130 "Be honest. Does this apron make me look fat?"

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 10:02 AM (ZxPkt)

131 A: The blue wave is confined to Red States and that's why Talarico is winning, duh.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:00 AM (3cUTc)

If the Dems don't pick up NC, ME, and TX, or if they lose GA or MI, the Senate is gone for them. That's truly enough this cycle since all the important stuff is already funded.

But DAMN how wonderful it would be to spend two more years smacking them with a GOP House.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:02 AM (gLYp7)

132 Utopia!

The Vigilant Fox 🦊
@VigilantFox
THEO VON: “Will you define socialism for us?”

MAMDANI: “Socialism, to me, means that you will have WHATEVER YOU NEED to live a dignified life, and that it is the GOVERNMENT’S JOB to deliver on that.”

-
It'll be sweeeeeeeeet!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)

133 You just have to ignore questions like, "why are races near tied in deep blue states, for gov in OR and Senate in MN?" /i]

I noticed even in MA the governor there has now adopted several of her republican opponent's ideas - suspending the gas tax and getting Trump to rush approval for gas pipelines into the state.

Note she originally ran on stopping new gas pipelines from coming into the state and members of her administration had been trying to increase taxes on cars just before her sudden flip flops.

Unfortunately I can't see her losing because Massholes are stupid Massholes but she wouldn't flip flop if she was way ahead in her internal polls.

Note MA went for Harris by something like 25 points two years ago

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:03 AM (sKqQm)

134 Pretty sure she'd be wearing less then a giant dress and 20 slips underneath if that was the case.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 09:49 AM (sKqQm)

Since you're only seeing her from the rear, you can't tell that she has her boobs out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (ExV1e)

135 Is this the one where the slag went there for a consensual threesome and then had another threesome that she's saying was not consensual?
Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:58 AM (KC5Lt)
~~~~~

Yes. Her original statement to Cornell police has been released and clearly shows it was all consensual.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (3ImbR)

136 131 If the Dems don't pick up NC, ME, and TX, or if they lose GA or MI, the Senate is gone for them. That's truly enough this cycle since all the important stuff is already funded.

But DAMN how wonderful it would be to spend two more years smacking them with a GOP House.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:02 AM (gLYp7)

========

They always had a chance in NC because of Cooper's name recognition and the fact that it's got a weird electoral history recently, despite the registration changes that advantage the GOP.

But they never had a chance in TX or Maine. Winning the senate was always a pipedream.

But the left still hasn't realized it. When they do...break out the popcorn.,

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (42WUB)

137 They said she'd win by 30. She won by 40. Outside the margin of error.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:00 AM (42WUB)

So the average poll was -13(R)... I think Collins is fine.

We lose NC
We win MI
We win TX
We win GA
We win ME

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (gLYp7)

138 The bushes are not happy.

In fact, they may be burning.

But hey, it's your life

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (0sNs1)

139 133 Unfortunately I can't see her losing because Massholes are stupid Massholes but she wouldn't flip flop if she was way ahead in her internal polls.

Note MA went for Harris by something like 25 points two years ago

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:03 AM (sKqQm)

========

What you would expect in a blue wave would be MA going 30-35 points Democrat this year as Democrats rack up big wins in their enclaves.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (42WUB)

140 Her original statement to Cornell police has been released and clearly shows it was all consensual.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (3ImbR)

She consensually snorted a line of Ketamine off a guys crank.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (gLYp7)

141 137 So the average poll was -13(R)... I think Collins is fine.

We lose NC
We win MI
We win TX
We win GA
We win ME

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (gLYp7)

====

That's realistic (I do hold out hope for NC).

Throw in possible spoilers in MN and NH as well, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:06 AM (42WUB)

142 Mr. Elton being wooed by two barmaids?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (36x1j)

143 "But the polls were still wrong."

You don't say.

Posted by: Francesca Hong at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

144 140 Her original statement to Cornell police has been released and clearly shows it was all consensual.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (3ImbR)

She consensually snorted a line of Ketamine off a guys crank.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (gLYp7)

========

"I feel seen."
-James Talarico

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (42WUB)

145 143 "But the polls were still wrong."

You don't say.

Posted by: Francesca Hong at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

=======

You'll always have the 95% chance of winning according to the betting markets.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (42WUB)

146 Ketamine?

Wasn't there a massacre there?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 10:07 AM (36x1j)

147 Alternate Title: "Dingo and Zoot: The Later Years"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 10:08 AM (0sNs1)

148 The key question is whether he is caught Between Two Fires of intense burning desire...

...or two flames of intense anger.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 10:08 AM (I0N4X)

149 The virus is spreading and I don't think masks will help.

South Carolina mom arrested for stabbing her two young kids 50 times

https://tinyurl.com/3u6uu74p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)

150 I don't think the apron has anything to do with it.

Posted by: Just the punchline at October 02, 2026 10:09 AM (2Ez/1)

151 113 doesn't seem to track.
they trash when the party that let's them and not when the firehoses and pepper spray come out.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 10:10 AM (Bep7s)

152 Ketamine?

Wasn't there a massacre there?
Posted by: no one of any consequence

WW11. Massacre at the Ketamine Pass.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 10:11 AM (xbtFj)

153 Are they both expexting?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 10:12 AM (wxsGM)

154 Another mom killed her kid, this time in Texas.

The father was awarded custody, and while heading over to pick up his daughter, the mother murdered her and killed herself.

The family says: "Aaron did everything the law asks of a parent who is trying to protect his child. He trusted the courts. He followed every order. He waited for the process to work. On Tuesday, a judge placed Vivian in his primary care, and she was supposed to come home to him that evening. She never did."

People are going to stop trusting the courts, following orders, and waiting for the process to work.

This only gets worse.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:12 AM (gLYp7)

155 I don't know if they're on fire, more like 2am IHOP specials"

Waffle House 3s...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:12 AM (nLfmy)

156 24 minutes into the future. Does everything get better?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:12 AM (dxxHN)

157 Okay….so he is a puritan, but between two women who are not, under a mistletoe. All kinds of symbols. 2 women leaning for a kiss, puritan versus cheery Christmas.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:12 AM (ZdaMQ)

158 Snorting lines of Ketamine off of guys' cranks is no way to go through life, young lady.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at October 02, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

159 158 Snorting lines of Ketamine off of guys' cranks is no way to go through life, young lady.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at October 02, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

========

*gives impassioned speech about the patriarchy keeping women down and it's now the time of the women at last to great applause*
-the young lady in the remake

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:13 AM (42WUB)

160 Her original statement to Cornell police has been released and clearly shows it was all consensual.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:04 AM (3ImbR)

She consensually snorted a line of Ketamine off a guys crank.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (gLYp7)

The Governor of NY has appointed Leticia James to oversee the case because she "has no faith in the DA who refused to prosecute a consensual sexual encounter between a slut a few dozen of her closest friends".

I may have edited the Governor's statement a bit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)

161 Between two Butterfaces.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (dxxHN)

162 We lose NC
We win MI
We win TX
We win GA
We win ME
--
While I like that, the thing is, Osoff is better funded and farther ahead in the polls than Cooper.
So if Osoff loses, that same undertow will take out Cooper.

But it is hilarious seeing the "experts" on X trying to claim the Ds will sweep all of those seats.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (3cUTc)

163 no one will ever read what i write

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (0bz1G)

164 So, what was the Art Thread stats for the week? Two out of five winners? Nobody bats .400, so I guess CBD was Ted Williams this week. Outstanding!

Posted by: Accolades And Brickbats All Around at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Fn+3X)

165 She consensually snorted a line of Ketamine off a guys crank.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:05 AM (gLYp7)
~~~~~

Her initial statement makes it clear she was a willing participant. To have all of this broadcast worldwide and be willing to endure the shame, distain and humiliation...all for $$$?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR)

166 Gonna need an ocean of Ketamine Lotion.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (dxxHN)

167 I see the media is all excited... There were only 29 thousand jobs added in September and the unemployment rate ticked up .. Hurrah !

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (+gK6I)

168 I may have edited the Governor's statement a bit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)

Maybe. But you got the gist.

We all know they're desperate for a Duke or a UVA or a Cornell gang rape to turn out to be true.

ACTUAL rape victims everywhere are getting violated again by women like this. I never used to even bat an eye when a woman said she was raped. Of COURSE she was - she said so. Now I reflexively think 'but were you though?' and I hate that.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (gLYp7)

169 Sisters? Daughters? Not wives, because that hat.

Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (LHPAg)

170 South Carolina mom arrested for stabbing her two young kids 50 times

A news search covering January 2025 through September 2026 identified at least 21 cases in which a parent (including several mothers) was accused of intentionally killing or attempting to kill their children.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (ExV1e)

171 Her initial statement makes it clear she was a willing participant. To have all of this broadcast worldwide and be willing to endure the shame, distain and humiliation...all for $$$?
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR

Well her decision making skills aren’t exactly stellar.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

172 nobody will ever read what i write

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM

Hug this to your breast, Joe.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (4NO2D)

173 To have all of this broadcast worldwide and be willing to endure the shame, distain and humiliation...all for $$$?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR)

$35,000,000 would cover up a lot of my humiliation.*

*I'm making up the number, but Cornell has DEEP pockets, so...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (gLYp7)

174 162 While I like that, the thing is, Osoff is better funded and farther ahead in the polls than Cooper.
So if Osoff loses, that same undertow will take out Cooper.

But it is hilarious seeing the "experts" on X trying to claim the Ds will sweep all of those seats.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (3cUTc)

=======

Ossoff/Collins spending isn't that out of proportion right now through the end of the campaign.

Polling is...questionable.

And Jackson is outspending Bottoms something like 50-1 with his own money in the gubernatorial race.

And there are signs in early voting that black vote share is going to be...low. Same thing as shown in VA, NC, and OH early voting.

Oh, and DNI and the FBI paid a visit to Fulton County's election offices a few months back.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (42WUB)

175 "...since they give security to life by supressing outrage and violence." - Catechism of the Council of Trent.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (36x1j)

176 Moloch is winning.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (dxxHN)

177 169 Sisters? Daughters? Not wives, because that hat.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (LHPAg

Maids.

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

178 169 Sisters? Daughters? Not wives, because that hat.
*ahem*

Posted by: Strumpets at October 02, 2026 10:18 AM (2Ez/1)

179 Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (0bz1G)

===

What should average job growth be when population is declining?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:18 AM (42WUB)

180 Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

Hey, Piper. How did your classes go the other day when you came back from being sick?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

181 Blunderbus?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:19 AM (dxxHN)

182 What should average job growth be when population is declining?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:18 AM (42WUB)

You're correct... The market is loving it so good in my book... The media usually ignores good reports...

Posted by: It's me donna at October 02, 2026 10:19 AM (+gK6I)

183 Two wives just can't go well

Posted by: Skip at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (6zDNY)

184 Was that wrong?
Should she not have done that?

Posted by: Women in Massachusetts at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

185 As I see it, the problem for the Democrats is that their grifters are being replaced with the literally insane.

Bill Clinton would be a Nazi by their current standards.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (4NO2D)

186 >>>Between Two Fires

There's only one solution. Take them both on at the same time.

Posted by: No Name Today at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (8mulE)

187 180 Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:17 AM (ZdaMQ)

Hey, Piper. How did your classes go the other day when you came back from being sick?
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

Good, thank you! I am still not 100% but definitely getting there!

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (ZdaMQ)

188 The future does not belong to those who oppose Islam.

-Barry S.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (mJVit)

189 Too fat and ugly ro be wives.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (dxxHN)

190 Good, thank you! I am still not 100% but definitely getting there!
Posted by: Piper

Good!

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

191 128. This is one of the most disturbing photographs I have ever seen. Dozens of young people, mostly mohammedans, gaping at and recording a French fireman who is ablaze. Not a one offering any aid whatsoever.

Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Kept me up for hours late night. That and also the one in the same video with the protester lighting the aerosol can of whatever they were all spraying at the group that had gathered (young women - I'm assuming - spraying people standing towards the background, too) and he sprayed the woman's face with the lit can while another protestor stopped her from fleeing.

Whatever IS coming. 😬

Cruel people don't tend to "get better."

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (NFX2v)

192 The religion of piss.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:22 AM (dxxHN)

193 Waiting for the Quaker Oats guy to arrive.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:22 AM (cWLG3)

194 Why does he have 3 names? Assassin?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:23 AM (dxxHN)

195 Four wives for every boy...

Posted by: The Djerba Beach Boys at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

196 This is bad enough as it is.

Imagine if the demon whore was acquitted, though. 10x worse.

The Sisterhood would see that flare go up and start slaughtering the innocent with reckless abandon, for consequence-free clicks and likes.

That Desronvil dude saved a lot of kids.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (BI5O2)

197 Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (NFX2v)

Until the French government sends in the CRS with orders to crack heads, this shit will continue to grow. The muzzies need to learn to be afraid, and that lesson is not forthcoming from France...or the UK!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (k5CNB)

198 Two girls for every boy....

Posted by: Jan and Dean-Surf City at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (Fn+3X)

199 Kept me up for hours late night. That and also the one in the same video with the protester lighting the aerosol can of whatever they were all spraying at the group that had gathered (young women - I'm assuming - spraying people standing towards the background, too) and he sprayed the woman's face with the lit can while another protestor stopped her from fleeing.
Whatever IS coming. 😬
Cruel people don't tend to "get better."
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:21 AM (NFX2v)
~~~~~

Yes, saw that one too. I can't find the words.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (3ImbR)

200 Women unfortunately are more likely to pick up social contagion. Social media is not helping.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)

201 @194 most people have a middle name. Law enforcement uses your full name if you are wanted.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (cWLG3)

202 no one will read what i write

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Ksqxv)

203 and then she told me she's 'not wearing underwear'

Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (LHPAg)

204 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Great art. Perfect title. I like it.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (2WIwB)

205 While I like that, the thing is, Osoff is better funded and farther ahead in the polls than Cooper.
So if Osoff loses, that same undertow will take out Cooper.

But it is hilarious seeing the "experts" on X trying to claim the Ds will sweep all of those seats.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:14 AM (3cUTc)

The only thing to be aware of is polling is so bs that you (intentionally) can't tell who is doing better than who.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (mJVit)

206 @194 most people have a middle name. Law enforcement uses your full name if you are wanted.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM

and your known aliases.

Posted by: Mike The Fish at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (4NO2D)

207 What happens when you ask for a Pilgrim threesome (MFF)...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (l3cgK)

208 201 @194 most people have a middle name. Law enforcement uses your full name if you are wanted.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM (cWLG3)

My mom used my middle name sometimes. Didn't feel wanted then

Posted by: 88C+u at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (88C+u)

209 no one will read what i write
Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:25 AM

Prepare for disappoint, Joe.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (4NO2D)

210 As I see it, the problem for the Democrats is that their grifters are being replaced with the literally insane.

Bill Clinton would be a Nazi by their current standards.

Not only did he oppose "tranny rights" but Barky publicly opposed gay marriage too in 2012. And is kinda sorta publicly opposed illegal immigration as well

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:27 AM (sKqQm)

211 @205 I saw Fox News mentioning a poll that showed Talarico with a small lead. How the fck?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)

212 Haven't the peace loving Mohammedans been burning the Paris suburbs for, like, a decade or more?

Posted by: Not really paying attention at October 02, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

213 NBC News,
2,000 arrested in France as student protests escalate into violence

In part, "PARIS — About 400 schools in France are expected to remain closed on Friday after student protests over education-related grievances turned violent in some ‌places."

And,

"According to a source ‌close ⁠to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, intelligence agencies told a crisis meeting on Thursday that the protest movement had been initiated by politicians from the hard left, including members of La France Insoumise (LFI).

LFI lawmaker Louis Boyard denied the claim in comments to French broadcasters."

👉🏻 "Some high school students in the city of Liège in neighboring Belgium also began protesting on Thursday."

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:27 AM (NFX2v)

214 Polling is...questionable.
---
The generic ballot polls recently released are from +1 Dem to +13.

One of those is wrong.

Dems are all pointing to the +13 as correct.
Dems didn't even have +13 in 2018 or 2022.

Oh, and a poll the Dems don't want to talk about:
How far underwater the Dem Party approval is.

Last:
the early voting number are also showing the under-35 vote is not showing up.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:28 AM (3cUTc)

215 211 @205 I saw Fox News mentioning a poll that showed Talarico with a small lead. How the fck?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)

=======

Talarico has led most polling for like 2 months.

But, remember, polling is 100% accurate now because the final, curated polling from 2024 was 60% accurate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:28 AM (42WUB)

216 and I'm responding to ozone.

I get not quoting offensive trolls but most of these guys are just Moron chew toys.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:28 AM (4NO2D)

217 Don’t know about where y’all live, but here the GOPe is doing nothing to encourage voter turn out.

If folks don’t show up, we get killed. I sure hope y’all are motivated and are motivating others to get to the ballot box.

Not happening here. You’d barely know there’s an election in a month.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 10:29 AM (dnZdn)

218 214 Last:
the early voting number are also showing the under-35 vote is not showing up.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:28 AM (3cUTc)

========

Back to 2022 levels after slightly elevated 2024 levels.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:29 AM (42WUB)

219 glirp gleep glob

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 10:29 AM (0Rwx5)

220 217 Don’t know about where y’all live, but here the GOPe is doing nothing to encourage voter turn out.

If folks don’t show up, we get killed. I sure hope y’all are motivated and are motivating others to get to the ballot box.

Not happening here. You’d barely know there’s an election in a month.

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 02, 2026 10:29 AM (dnZdn)

=======

I remember that Trump couldn't win 2024 because the people in Seattle would never allow it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (42WUB)

221 Four wives for every boy...
Posted by: The Djerba Beach Boys at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM

Pffft.

Posted by: The Utah Jan and Dean at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (0sNs1)

222 To have all of this broadcast worldwide and be willing to endure the shame, distain and humiliation...all for $$$?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 02, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR)

$35,000,000 would cover up a lot of my humiliation.*

*I'm making up the number, but Cornell has DEEP pockets, so...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider

And then OnlyFans Bonnie Blue does 1057 guys in 12 hours for money.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (xbtFj)

223 Under 35s are less likely to vote in off year elections.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (sKqQm)

224 6 minutes till crossover.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (dxxHN)

225 223 Under 35s are less likely to vote in off year elections.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:30 AM (sKqQm)

=======

"Nu-uh."
-2026 WI Democrat governor primary polling

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (42WUB)

226 Did Utah Islam give us the Ma Deuce?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (dxxHN)

227 Candace, Tucker, and Cenk Uygher know what really happened with the flyDubai plane.

https://x.com/DFF6769/status/2105803697699897355

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)

228 The thing about most men is, we need a profound exogenous event to force us off course, but we are not adamant that our course is correct.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (2ap+5)

229 Dear Penthouse Forum,
This one time at PilgrimCon...

Posted by: My 14 year old self at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

230 Trump is in Mobile today. Do not cross the causeway, you will me r get home!

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (ZdaMQ)

231 *never

Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (ZdaMQ)

232 Wasn't there some media frenzy over a rape story in college years ago where the woman claiming she was raped started carrying around a mattress on campus?

The guy claimed it was consensual and I vaguely recall he had some text messages that seemed to back him up.

But just as the media attention was fading the woman making the claim make a pron video "re-enacting the rape" which seems to me to be about the last thing a woman who had actually been raped would do.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (sKqQm)

233 What should average job growth be when population is declining"

See, allow immigration! Numbers must go up!

/Chambers of Commerce

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (nLfmy)

234 > and your known aliases.
Posted by: Mike The Fish at October 02, 2026 10:26 AM (4NO2D)

Right. If your name is Aloysius Q. Higgenbotham, but your "street name" is "Po'kchop", the cops are going to have a lot more luck if they ask people if they've seen "Po'kchop" lately.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (qlLNh)

235 227 Candace, Tucker, and Cenk Uygher know what really happened with the flyDubai plane.

https://x.com/DFF6769/status/2105803697699897355
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:31 AM (2ocoG)
---
Was it all ketchup and a retractable knife blade?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (cWLG3)

236 Trump is in Mobile today. Do not cross the causeway, you will me r get home!
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM

Yeah, Mrs928 is mad that I don't want to go over to USA and see him.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (4NO2D)

237 Ask your proctologist if Exogenous is right for you.

Posted by: Big Pharma at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)

238 They want to make Baalarico a national figure. If he's behind it doesn't work because no one will give two fucks about him. So... he's ahead while they make his name. This is what they do. We don't live in reality, it is heavily manufactured.

In a few years it's like how did this guy end up in our lives. Not by beating anyone but by having reports saying he was. Soon enough he has "name recognition" and every quote of his "matters".

And it was all fake.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (mJVit)

239 But it is hilarious seeing the "experts" on X trying to claim the Ds will sweep all of those seats.

JB Pritzker is saying he's going to spend $20 million to fight Brandon Herrera. I guess fat f**ks have to stick together (if you haven't seen a photo of Brandon's Dem opponent Katie Stout, let's just say her last name understates the problem).

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (2ocoG)

240 233 What should average job growth be when population is declining"

See, allow immigration! Numbers must go up!

/Chambers of Commerce

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM (nLfmy)

========

You see, it's spin to say that we don't need 150,000 jobs per month when we don't have population growth because 150,000 jobs per month is the iron law of how many jobs we need every month no matter population conditions.

So say we all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (42WUB)

241 @205 I saw Fox News mentioning a poll that showed Talarico with a small lead. How the fck?
---
Team Talarico is desperately trying to goad Paxton into a debate. Going so far as to cut an ad of him calling Paxton to challenge him.
They are also releasing more ads lying that Paxton "went easy on pedos."
He's been exclusively campaigning in the big cities, the triangle of DFW, Austin-SAT and Houston.

But sure, if you want to think he's ahead, you can.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (3cUTc)

242 I pulled the numbers for share of votes by under 30 year olds in one of thread yesterday, IIRC in off year elections it was 10-12% and in presidential election years 14-18%

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:33 AM (sKqQm)

243 Under 35s will be forbidden from voting when I'm in charge.

If you're not old enough to be President, you're not old enough to vote for one. Or anyone.

Go back to your retarded songs and Adderall, monster babies.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 10:34 AM (BI5O2)

244 WSJ says it’s the end of the world. Labor markets aren’t going to deliver consistent and sizable gains says their crystal ball. Even though UP rate remains low.

So sick of their propaganda.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (7kply)

245 Wasn't there some media frenzy over a rape story in college years ago where the woman claiming she was raped started carrying around a mattress on campus?

Emma Sulkowicz. She later admitted she was angry that the Chad in question wouldn't date her, he just got what he wanted and ghosted.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (2ocoG)

246 Is the population falling?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (dxxHN)

247 @243 All people who record tiktok videos in their cars should be ineligible to vote.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (cWLG3)

248 Trump is in Mobile today.
Posted by: Piper at October 02, 2026 10:32 AM

Oh, the eagles they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles they fly high in Mobile.
Oh, the eagles they fly high in Mobile,
and they sh*t right in your eye.
Aren't you glad that cows don't fly
in Mobile!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 10:36 AM (0sNs1)

249 246 Is the population falling?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (dxxHN)

=======

Yes.

2025 saw the first decline in US population since the early 60s.

But, remember, deportations aren't happening and Obama did more.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:36 AM (42WUB)

250 We need another World War.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:36 AM (dxxHN)

251 "PARIS — About 400 schools in France are expected to remain closed on Friday..."

Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (2Ez/1)

252 If you ever want to get depressed about the future of representative democracy, watch some of those YouTube vids of political street preachers debating college students.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (4NO2D)

253 Emma Sulkowicz. She later admitted she was angry that the Chad in question wouldn't date her, he just got what he wanted and ghosted.

One of the most amusing things about feminism is that it took a bunch of societal tools that "patriarchal" America gave to woman and smashed them and now modern women complain about no longer having those tools...

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (sKqQm)

254 NCAA. No Class At All.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (dxxHN)

255 Sisters? Daughters? Not wives, because that hat.
Posted by: Eromero at October 02, 2026 10:16 AM (LHPAg)
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The two ladies are not related. It's the oldest trope in the world - The Wife and the Servant Girl - and wife has decided that matters need to be sorted out NOW.

Servant - the clothing and the jug are clear class indicators. She has her hands on hips and she's staring at the husband. Could be sexual, perhaps not. Could just be spousal jealousy and I'd go with that. The wife is leaning in towards the man with her hands on the table. The wife is stating her case, she's not openly violent at the moment, but that could change quickly.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (rj6Yv)

256 We need another World War.
Posted by: Boss Moss

We've already got it.

The globalists and muzzies vs. everyone else, worldwide.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

257 *ahem*
The eagle flies here.

Posted by: Auburn University at October 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

258 All people who record tiktok videos in their cars should be ineligible to vote.

I saw someone on X say that Instagram is body cameras for young liberal women. Like police body cameras, they mostly show us that, to quote Denny Green, "they are who we thought they were".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2ocoG)

259 Is the population falling?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:35 AM (dxxHN)

Is our children learning?

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:38 AM (mJVit)

260 They want to make Baalarico a national figure. If he's behind it doesn't work because no one will give two fucks about him. So... he's ahead while they make his name. This is what they do. We don't live in reality, it is heavily manufactured.
--
I won't say "no" because they tried to make Buttigig a national figure so ....

Thing is, there's kinda a "stink of loser" rule in politics. Losing a big race skunks you from further office.

Contemplating:
Cooper and Ossoff are both being primed for Presidential runs (if the Dems ever shake off their "black girl magic").
TBH, I don't know which is worse--their both dangerous phonies.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (3cUTc)

261 WTI is down almost 5% today. The only reason it’s that high is because of the premium traders are putting on potential for future combat ops and IGRC attacks, which pretty soon is going to be rock throwing.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (7kply)

262 His Turkey is cooked...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (l3cgK)

263 People in their 20s are children now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (dxxHN)

264 One of the most amusing things about feminism is that it took a bunch of societal tools that "patriarchal" America gave to woman and smashed them and now modern women complain about no longer having those tools...

It turns out just bulldozing Chesterton's Fences all at once was a bad idea.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (2ocoG)

265 260 Contemplating:
Cooper and Ossoff are both being primed for Presidential runs (if the Dems ever shake off their "black girl magic").
TBH, I don't know which is worse--their both dangerous phonies.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (3cUTc)

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Not Cooper.

Too old.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:40 AM (42WUB)

266 2025 saw the first decline in US population since the early 60s.

But, remember, deportations aren't happening and Obama did more.

The same people that told us overpopulation will end America also tell us now that if we don't bring in tens of millions of immigrants that no one will clean toilets or pick lettuce.

And I'll be honest I was dubious of those overpopulation claims BUT living in New England, yeah, there are too many people here now.

If you spread people out into northern NH or western MA I suppose it would reduce a lot of that but thats not where all the immigrants are being stuffed.

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:40 AM (sKqQm)

267 217 Don’t know about where y’all live, but here the GOPe is doing nothing to encourage voter turn out.

Not happening here. You’d barely know there’s an election in a month.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I see the same thing in PA.

Visibility is Philly activist John Allante McAuley, now appearing with Flip Philly Red, founder Mina Quarles, and Jennifer Black, Administrative Officer, trying to educate and equip voters in the Philadelphia area to use their voice and vote for positive change in the Commonwealth.

And Philly Surge, founded by young men, creating media and hosting political events aimed at amplifying conservative viewpoints in Philadelphia (and the region).

Also, conservative commentator and former Senate candidate Kathy Barnette and Scott Presler on the radio and holding rallies.

Outside Philly, almost solid socialists (pretending they're not though all Bernie Bros & Sisters) are running - or running again - with the Gov's full support.

Incidentally, for the record, half the people listed above are Black & have waded into full fearless political battle with local and state forces.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:40 AM (NFX2v)

268 Weirdest shit I see is girls walking down the street looking like a TikTok or Snapchat or whatever the fuck filter.

Big horseshit outline around their lips, puffed out "contoured" cheeks, huge eyelashes, drawn eyebrows.

I know, get off my lawn or whatever, but basically they look like whatever trannies think women look like.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:40 AM (mJVit)

269 Can we haz more Operation Wetback?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:41 AM (dxxHN)

270 "205 I saw Fox News..."

I think I've found your problem.

Posted by: Just turn it off at October 02, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

271 Ossoff loses in a squeaker election if rural Georgians finally show up.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:41 AM (7kply)

272 People in their 20s are children now.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Not my son and his friends. They're all fully employed, have steady girlfriends (whom most of them will probably marry), and are a hardworking (and hard-partying) bunch.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

273 Not Cooper.

Too old.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:40 AM

Anyone older than me is too old.

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (0sNs1)

274 now modern women complain about no longer having those tools..."

AI equipped Steely Dan be ok?

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (nLfmy)

275 158 ket is a dewormer.

Posted by: cmeat at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (Bep7s)

276 Ossoff is the white commie, right? Warnock or warlock or whatever is the black commie, I think.

Posted by: toby928(c) at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (4NO2D)

277 But, remember, polling is 100% accurate now because the final, curated polling from 2024 was 60% accurate.

So polls are exactly like Sex Panther?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (2ocoG)

278 Thing is, there's kinda a "stink of loser" rule in politics. Losing a big race skunks you from further office.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 10:39 AM (3cUTc

Yes but it's not that they necessarily need him for higher office. They just need a lily white corrupted "Christian" Democrat with a platform to insult and degrade Christianity while wearing the skin suit.

Quotes drive stories and narrative.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (mJVit)

279 269 Can we haz more Operation Wetback?

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:41 AM (dxxHN)

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You don't want Operation Wetback.

Operation Wetback was the first version of DACA. Most of the people deported weren't actually deported, they were given legal status.

Trump is actually deporting millions of people.

The OBBB ban on illegals enrolling in certain federal benefits like SNAP took effect yesterday, Bessent is writing rules to ban illegals from the American financial system, and ICE is arresting more people now than ever even though it's not in the news.

Remember, immigration was THE most important issue for many people around here, but now that it's being taken care of, no one actually knows anything about what's going on.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (42WUB)

280 Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!

Posted by: The population at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (I0N4X)

281 Warnock is the guy who blamed Bidenflation on the shipping container "monopoly"

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (sKqQm)

282 253 Emma Sulkowicz. She later admitted she was angry that the Chad in question wouldn't date her, he just got what he wanted and ghosted.

One of the most amusing things about feminism is that it took a bunch of societal tools that "patriarchal" America gave to woman and smashed them and now modern women complain about no longer having those tools...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:37 AM (sKqQm)
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And to strengthen her case, she made a porn video.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (cWLG3)

283 271 Ossoff loses in a squeaker election if rural Georgians finally show up.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:41 AM (7kply)

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Big if.

Smaller if is "if Fulton County has been cowed by the visit from DNI and the FBI and the DOJ Civil Rights Division will have watchers nearby."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:44 AM (42WUB)

284 How many sweet lovely beagles need to die before we conclude flesh eating larvae are bad?

Similarly, democracy was an interesting experiment.

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 10:44 AM (2ap+5)

285 a lot of that but thats not where all the immigrants are being stuffed.
Posted by: 18-1

I'm four-square behind illegals being stuffed. Huzzah!

Posted by: Goodbury and Graves, Ltd., Taxidermy Division at October 02, 2026 10:44 AM (Fn+3X)

286 277 But, remember, polling is 100% accurate now because the final, curated polling from 2024 was 60% accurate.

So polls are exactly like Sex Panther?

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM (2ocoG)

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When you find the girl that it works on, man...sparks fly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:44 AM (42WUB)

287 Think about it, what Democrat do they run to for the "Christian" perspective? Pelosi is about in the ground. And she was traditional.

Now they have one. It's gross and once you see it you can't unsee.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 10:45 AM (mJVit)

288 AI equipped Steely Dan be ok?
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM

Is it ribbed?

Posted by: Kareny McKarenface at October 02, 2026 10:45 AM (0sNs1)

289 Does Trump have the Memphis blues today?

Posted by: I gotta ask at October 02, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

290 And to strengthen her case, she made a porn video.

Cue the meme where the AWFL in a Handmaid's Tale outfit starts panting and drooling about rich powerful men forcing her to have sex.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)

291
The OBBB ban on illegals enrolling in certain federal benefits like SNAP took effect yesterday,

Taking a step back, just consider how much of an insanity it is that we have a "controversy" over not just giving welfare to the able bodied, not just about giving welfare to able bodied immigrants, but welfare to able bodied illegal aliens.

Why the **** would you give $$$ to people to come to your country and break your laws?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM (sKqQm)

292 See, allow immigration! Numbers must go up!

/Chambers of Commerce

Posted by: man
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A pretty big portion of the chambers of commerce at the state and local level is housing/real estate/infrastructure. A stable population does not need big expansions and stabilization of pricing markets--they depend on volatility and new demand to spike their profit ratios. E.g. turning farmland into houses, double and triple laning new roads, building new schools and business parks, etc.

So they push illegal and quasi legal fake and gay H1B immigration toward their states. That Colony settlement in a ruby red area in Texas is a perfect example. You can call this group Kemp-Cornyn Rinos.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM (E4rtv)

293 It turns out just bulldozing Chesterton's Fences all at once was a bad idea.
Posted by: Ian S.

The hell you say. Someone ought to do a pithy saying about that.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM (aJQbY)

294 Art looks like a photograph of an amateur cosplay.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM (s1VwS)

295 271 Ossoff loses in a squeaker election if rural Georgians finally show up.
Posted by: Vengeance

Now or never from what I saw of mosques built (Kennesaw area) and in the process of being.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (NFX2v)

296 292 So they push illegal and quasi legal fake and gay H1B immigration toward their states. That Colony settlement in a ruby red area in Texas is a perfect example. You can call this group Kemp-Cornyn Rinos.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM (E4rtv)

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Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (42WUB)

297 Art looks like a photograph of an amateur cosplay.

No one is selling feet water though

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (sKqQm)

298 Warnock is the guy who blamed Bidenflation on the shipping container "monopoly"
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:43 AM

He's a Reverend. He wouldn't lie to us, would he?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (0sNs1)

299 Similarly, democracy was an interesting experiment."

Greek, it was. Thankfully, the US was established as a republic.

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (nLfmy)

300 BTW, Francis Davis Millet was an American academic classical painter, sculptor, and writer who died at age 65 in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Posted by: L - No nic

"He was last seen alive helping women and children into the lifeboats as the striken vessel settled lower into the water. His body was recovered from the North Atlantic waters, and taken for burial to East Bridgewater Cemetery, Plymouth County, in his native Massachusetts, where it now rests."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (JzUSu)

301 Pringles Memphis Barbecue.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (dxxHN)

302 AI equipped Steely Dan be ok?

I keep doing a double take when I see items about the WNBA lesbian named "A'ja". I wonder if it's actually an SD reference or her parent(s) got there some stupider way.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:48 AM (2ocoG)

303 When you find the girl that it works on, man...sparks fly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:44 AM (42WUB)

Just need to go to a party at Cornell.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:48 AM (ExV1e)

304 291. Why the **** would you give $$$ to people to come to your country and break your laws?
Posted by: 18-1

Good paying civil service and non-profit jobs, with benefits.

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 10:48 AM (NFX2v)

305 Until the French government sends in the CRS with orders to crack heads, this shit will continue to grow. The muzzies need to learn to be afraid, and that lesson is not forthcoming from France...or the UK!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 02, 2026 10:24 AM (k5CNB)

Macron needs to send in Army units with belt-fed machine guns, and tell them to open fire on the musloid mobs, and gun them down in droves. Do that once or twice, and the riots will end.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 02, 2026 10:48 AM (n2qDf)

306 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

It is funny how quickly leftwing socialists go from "companies should only be allowed for the benefit of the people in our country" to "how dare you deny allowing companies to hire people from overseas if Americas don't want to work hard"

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:49 AM (sKqQm)

307 SCoTUS now has the case where DHS has been denying bond hearing for people in the country illegally. Should be interesting to watch Barrett, Roberts, Gorsuch and the other liberals steal more power from the executive branch and undermine the constitution again. Like they did in birthright citizenship.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:49 AM (7kply)

308 You can call this group Kemp-Cornyn Rinos.
Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:46 AM

What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: Karl Rove at October 02, 2026 10:49 AM (0sNs1)

309 @301
I remember when Pringles Memphis Barbecue.opened for Our Lady Peace in 1995.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 02, 2026 10:49 AM (cWLG3)

310 Is it ribbed?
Posted by: Kareny McKarenface "

Steam powered...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:50 AM (nLfmy)

311 307 SCoTUS now has the case where DHS has been denying bond hearing for people in the country illegally. Should be interesting to watch Barrett, Roberts, Gorsuch and the other liberals steal more power from the executive branch and undermine the constitution again. Like they did in birthright citizenship.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 10:49 AM (7kply)

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Earlier this week they let the third party country removals continue.

The birthright citizenship issue is the only issue that SCOTUS hasn't sided with the president on under immigration. Everything else they've allowed, all the way back to his first term when he won Hawaii v Trump (first Muslim ban).

Because of that HvT win, Trump has banned immigration from something like 75 countries in his second term.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (42WUB)

312 Mc Ribbed.

Posted by: Boss Moss at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (dxxHN)

313 I keep doing a double take when I see items about the WNBA lesbian named "A'ja". I wonder if it's actually an SD reference or her parent(s) got there some stupider way.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:48 AM (2ocoG)

Named after the 80s porn star who couldn't afford an apostrophe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (ExV1e)

314 The leader of my church, Pope Bob, would say that Jesus knew each one of these Islamic terrorists in the womb.

For the love of Christ, we should have liberally used tactical nuclear weapons throughout the Muslim world as part of a pacification program.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (qwx/I)

315 Why the **** would you give $$$ to people to come to your country and break your laws?
Posted by: 18-1

Democrats have a reason, GOPe does too. Food stamps benefit big retail and small businesses that do trade with illegals. Economic sales go up from demand push inflation, it creates new government jobs, etc. And for the Dems, new political allies to support their faltering support among Heritage Americans.

None of them have probably heard Bastiat's Broken Window thesis and if they did, they would not care. It is that the idea that the state allowing criminals to 'break windows' ends up benefitting the country by creating new demand and thus investment.

In fact, it destroys investment because the shop keepers have to pay to replace broken windows and whatever surplus they had to invest is now gone. Instead, you get a tragedy of the commons where the organized blocs pushing this policy benefit but society itself becomes poorer. Privatize the Gains and Socialize the Losses is what is going on here. Same with Obamacare, Green Nude Eel, and other scams.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (E4rtv)

316 No one is selling feet water though
Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM

Sounds like an untapped market to us!

Posted by: Quentin T. and Rex R. at October 02, 2026 10:51 AM (0sNs1)

317 That Colony settlement in a ruby red area in Texas is a perfect example."

What are we, chopped nan?

/Springfield Ohio

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:52 AM (nLfmy)

318 Earlier this week they let the third party country removals continue.

Keep in mind the left is claiming these people are real refugees not welfare leeches.

Well ok, so you get to go to a country that has no endemic violence but also no welfare. Problem still solved right?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:52 AM (sKqQm)

319 What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Karl Rove

A Giant Turd trying to latch onto people with real power for money. About as relevant now as James Carville.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

320 318 Earlier this week they let the third party country removals continue.

Keep in mind the left is claiming these people are real refugees not welfare leeches.

Well ok, so you get to go to a country that has no endemic violence but also no welfare. Problem still solved right?

Posted by: 18-1 at October 02, 2026 10:52 AM (sKqQm)

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The funniest thing about the third party nation removals is that the individuals going through it are almost exclusively criminals that the home countries don't want back.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:53 AM (42WUB)

321 What are we, chopped nan?

/Springfield Ohio
Posted by: man
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Bathtub is draining there.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 10:53 AM (E4rtv)

322 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (42WUB)

I'd vote for that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 02, 2026 10:53 AM (s1VwS)

323 Is it ribbed?
Posted by: Kareny McKarenface "

Steam powered...
Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:50 AM

Make sure there's a way of stopping it to avoid a splitting tragedy.

Posted by: The Engineer at October 02, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)

324 322 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (42WUB)

I'd vote for that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 02, 2026 10:53 AM (s1VwS)

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Vance is much more hardline on immigration that Trump is.

And Trump keeps Stephen Miller on staff.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:54 AM (42WUB)

325 None of them have probably heard Bastiat's Broken Window thesis"

Or a history book. (Other than that Howard idiot)

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:55 AM (nLfmy)

326 The leader of my church, Pope Bob, would say that Jesus knew each one of these Islamic terrorists in the womb.

I saw something on X earlier that after the Israelis subdued the Omani Knife Guy, a flight attendant asked if they could free him now that the excitement was over. Gad Saad to the white courtesy phone...

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:56 AM (2ocoG)

327 Two fires? Something in two ovens?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 10:56 AM (yTnSH)

328 Make sure there's a way of stopping it to avoid a splitting tragedy."

Hmm. My next book....

/Zombie William S. Burroughs

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:56 AM (nLfmy)

329 [drunken coonass gibberish]

Posted by: James Carville at October 02, 2026 10:57 AM (oqH4h)

330 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (42WUB)

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Yes, and what an exciting moment for republicans in Ohio!

Posted by: Oglebay at October 02, 2026 10:57 AM (2ap+5)

331 Tough crowd.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 10:57 AM (I0N4X)

332 Vance is much more hardline on immigration that Trump is.

He got his hawt foreign girl and now he wants to stop everyone else from getting theirs. Or something.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:57 AM (2ocoG)

333 Bathtub is draining there."

Mayor's BiL apartments hardest hit

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 10:58 AM (nLfmy)

334 The leader of my church, Pope Bob, would say that Jesus knew each one of these Islamic terrorists in the womb.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

Doesn't the Bible teach that God knows everyone in the womb? I mean, I don't think that's what the Pope meant when he said that, but, technically, he's not wrong.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 10:58 AM (77rzZ)

335 332 Vance is much more hardline on immigration that Trump is.

He got his hawt foreign girl and now he wants to stop everyone else from getting theirs. Or something.

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 10:57 AM (2ocoG)

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"His kids are half-brown. I'm voting for Gavin Newsom who has white kids."
-super conservative totes for real and def not Pakistani

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:59 AM (42WUB)

336 "Between Two Fires"

Whoa! That's hot!

Posted by: mindful webworker - late with the obvious? at October 02, 2026 10:59 AM (sVrIn)

337 322 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at October 02, 2026 10:47 AM (42WUB)
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I think a bit of this is that JDV has adopted (wisely) some of DJT's Art of the Deal negotiation strategies. Starts by staking out the maximalist position (Eliminate Habeeb1B visas), but would negotiate back to what he'd accept, a severe curtailment of the program.

Posted by: ballistic at October 02, 2026 10:59 AM (oqH4h)

338 I think Whately will do fine in NC.

Ossoff will lose, too.

MN will be the surprise GOP win.

The key is that the Dem vote is split between the commies and the socialists. The losing sides in the Dem primary races are far likelier to sit out the general.

Posted by: mrp at October 02, 2026 10:59 AM (rj6Yv)

339 Authentic frontier gibberish >>> [drunken coonass gibberish]

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 11:00 AM (nLfmy)

340 Sitting VP of the United States and presumptive nominee for the GOP nomination, JD Vance, said yesterday that the H-1B program needs to end completely.

The Overton Window has shifted a whole lot very quickly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

The Senate right now is where good legislation goes to die. And that requires congressional action which unless the filibuster is nuked, is simply not going to happen. We might though get the blue slip policy eliminated if Grassley is no longer head of Judiciary as has been suggested.

It has wreaked havoc because blue states have become pestilent shitholes where Trump is not being allowed to fill major offices like district attorneys and federal district court judges except by appointing what blue state senators want.

This is not blackpilling as such but simply the realization that holding power without doing anything to shore up by effective action reversing past Democrat perfidy will falter and fail. GOPe types in the Senate are the ratchet that keeps these insane and evil policies in action and they do it because a) some are Democrats in GOPe drag (Curtis in UT) & some are craven corporate donor sellouts (Justice in WV for example).

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (E4rtv)

341 Macron needs to send in Army units with belt-fed machine guns, and tell them to open fire on the musloid mobs, and gun them down in droves. Do that once or twice, and the riots will end.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Bury the bodies in a pit of pig shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (gF21A)

342 "His kids are half-brown. I'm voting for Gavin Newsom who has white kids."
-super conservative totes for real and def not Pakistani

I saw multiple people saying some version of that. Also "he doesn't actually mean it because the Jooos are using a Jewish Dick Control Ray on him".

Posted by: Ian S. at October 02, 2026 11:01 AM (2ocoG)

343 336 "Between Two Fires"

Whoa! That's hot!
Posted by: mindful webworker - late with the obvious? at October 02, 2026 10:59 AM

336 comments in, and we're still getting art-related commrnts.

Well done, CBD, well done!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 02, 2026 11:02 AM (0sNs1)

344 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

345 Birthright citizenship is the worst SC ruling since Dredd Scott. It is indefensible and even the most pedestrian citizen knows it. There is absolutely no way the Framers and Founders believed that a non citizen could cross a border, drop a child, and that child was a citizen. It’s inexplicable.

People have zero respect for the courts as is. That has cemented that impression, not that they care.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 11:04 AM (qTrmL)

346 How did men without that kind of money manage to support two wives in different towns? Yes, they were traveling salesmen, or so they told their wives, which explained multiple-day absences. But it must have been exhausting.

Cost of living was much lower.
===
Its no picnic. Living in a motor home in between helps with expenses.

Posted by: All over the Road with Charles Kuralt at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (anL5R)

347 People have zero respect for the courts as is. That has cemented that impression, not that they care.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 11:04 AM (qTrmL)

I don't agree.

I don't think most Americans even KNOW about this. Do you really think D'Quan up in the hood or Frank down at the auto shop have any idea what rulings are handed down from the bench?

Hyper-partisans do (that's us and our equivilant on the other side of no-man's land), but not regular Joe's.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 11:06 AM (gLYp7)

348 no one will ever read what i write

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 11:07 AM (xisXq)

349 Regarding political state of the race, it is now turnout. This is going to be a base election. Independents appear to be tuning out even if unhappy about gas prices/war/affordability, they see the Democrats in races as nuts with no real proposals to change things. Instead waving the banner for Palis, Muzzies in general, illegals, criminals, socialism, troons, etc.

Democrats hate on Orangeman but are having their own internal battles--their base is being split between normal transactional Democrats that believe in gimmedats/union/etc and the new kids like DSA types. So far, turnout is not at the 2018 level, and in some states below the 2022 rate.

That is why you see the doom and gloom polling, it is a demoralization op to try to drive down GOP base turnout by GOPe and Democrats with the media.

Ignore the hype and go and vote, and take others to vote too.

Posted by: whig at October 02, 2026 11:08 AM (E4rtv)

350 348 no one will ever read what i write

so say we all.

Posted by: commander adama at October 02, 2026 11:09 AM (oY6Yp)

351 no one will read what i write

Posted by: AOS Cope at October 02, 2026 11:10 AM (Q03QW)

352 I don't agree.

I don't think most Americans even KNOW about this. Do you really think D'Quan up in the hood or Frank down at the auto shop have any idea what rulings are handed down from the bench?
==
DQuan and Frank didn't have any respect for the Courts to begin with. Its the people who did have respect for the Courts, that now dont. So basically the third of the Country that is paying attention, knows its a dumpster fire. When before, they thought it wasn't so hot - inefficient but not routinely biased.

Posted by: Its always been a dumpster fire at October 02, 2026 11:12 AM (anL5R)

353 That is why you see the doom and gloom polling, it is a demoralization op to try to drive down GOP base turnout by GOPe and Democrats with the media.

Ignore the hype and go and vote, and take others to vote too.
==
Which is why public dissemination of political polls within six months of the election should be illegal. Private polling that stays private will be more accurate than the shit spewing push polling they publish now.

Posted by: Its an op that is depressing turnout and should be illegal at October 02, 2026 11:14 AM (anL5R)

354 He drowned during the Titanic sinking.

Posted by: Jeff E at October 02, 2026 03:07 PM (Iq+lx)

The Morning Report — 10/2 /26

Good morning kids. I know I'm a day late, but October already. Meh, on a personal note, 10 Years already! Wow. I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to all of you and of course Ace for allowing me the incredible opportunity to do this column. And a nod to all the cobs for their support and collegiality over the years! It's been rewarding and challenging, especially the past two years as I have been dealing with health issues, brain cancer which unfortunately despite surgery as well as chemo and radiation, are ongoing as I have had a couple of recurrences which I am still dealing with and given the nature of this disease, barring some miracle cure or treatment regimen, I will be facing for the rest of my life, however long the good Lord grants me. So with that I thank you all for your prayers and good wishes, so enough of that and let us get to the news of the day.

While we're speaking of cancer, we collectively still must deal with Islam.

On Wednesday night, I visited the University of Texas at Austin to address students there — and so did notorious Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.
I, a female survivor of Hamas’ brutal terror, came to share my story at the campus’ Chabad student center.
On an auditorium stage half a mile away stood Piker, who once said about the day I was shot and taken: “It doesn’t matter if rapes f–king happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much.”
This man sold out the 460-seat venue where he spoke within 20 minutes, and another 2,500 people joined a waiting list.
He isn’t a fringe character on college campuses; he’s increasingly becoming the mainstream on campus. But his enthusiastic fans are the people who most need to hear my story.

The problem is that they'll hear your story and at best call you a liar and at worst ululate in orgasmic glee at what you endured.

The list of Muslim suicide pilots also includes EgyptAir Flight 990 in 1999 where the first officer kept shouting “Allahu Akbar” while downing the plane as well as Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the subject of endless fantastic conspiracy theories ranging from UFOs to black holes, but that was actually likely the work of Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah.
After the FlyDubai incident in which an Omani Muslim pilot stabbed an Indian pilot in a reported attempt to hijack Flight FZ1073 bound for Israel and possibly crash the plane, the list of Muslim pilots who tried to bring down airplanes is up to 4. And that means that 44% of pilots who deliberately crashed tried to crash planes were Muslim.

to tweak the twisted verbiage and illogic of Leftists and Democrats, and make it relevant and accurate, what we desperately need, and have needed for almost 15 centuries, is Common Sense Islam Control... Before Islam controls us to death!

Who do you think is the most extreme socialist candidate running in these 2026 midterms?” a participant named Barry M. asked. . . “This guy’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He goes on Fox News, and he deflects every question: ‘Did I want America to suffer during 9/11? Well, people can’t afford groceries.’ That isn’t the question that you were just asked. This guy is the most dangerous one,” the senator continued.
“Well, that’s like who’s the tallest midget? Because man, oh, man. That’s a tough one. I’d have to say just on sheer jihadist credentials, it would have to be Abdul El-Sayed,” (Sen. Bernie)Moreno replied. .. El-Sayed, who is running against Republican Mike Rogers, has claimed he is “not a socialist,” although he is running on a platform backed by socialist lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). He has also campaigned with far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who claimed America “deserved 9/11.”

And from the insane we go to the ridiculous.

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike — who is now in the hospital after a botched execution — was given the all-female lethal injection team she had requested, her attorneys revealed on Thursday.

Couldn't they find women who could get the job done?! I understand this Lindsey Clancy was available?! Well, that or find a jihadist with a rusty hacksaw, we're overrun with them!!! And jeez, what are they using for lethal injections, St. Joseph's aspirin? Um, I'm no chemist but I understand something called potassium cyanide might've worked a tad better in stopping this fiend's black heart.

Anyway, God bless you all and on that and all the other depressing notes I bid you to have a great weekend!

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Conservatives and leftists clashed outside a half-empty theater as the leftist commentator spoke.
I Wasn’t Allowed Into A Hasan Piker Event, So I Talked To A Communist On The Sidewalk Instead
Why conservatism must roll the warning against totalitarianism up every new hill. (way past time to roll the heads of totalitarians - jjs)
Rolling The Stone
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
If Democrats win in November they will flood the country with Third World foreigners and force Americans to foot the bill for all of it.
Need A Reason To Vote? GOP Just Stopped Your Taxes From Paying Noncitizens’ Medical Bills
Some Democrat politicians have been quite open and frank about how counting illegal aliens in their areas benefits them in the form of redistricting.
Trump Wants to Stop Counting the Number of Illegals in a State Towards Its Congressional Representation—And Democrat Voters Agree.
‘The Biden Junta failed in its most basic responsibility: protecting vulnerable children in federal care,’ HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
HHS: Biden Junta's Office Of Refugee Resettlement Was A Fraud-Fueled ‘Smuggling Operation’ For Alien Children
‘It should be a wake-up call for the rest of the country.’
A Sheriff’s Race In Wyoming Is ‘The Canary In The Coal Mine’ Over The Enforcement Of Immigration Laws
"It can provide real-time situational awareness in hazardous, confined, or tactically uncertain environments."
ICE Unleashes New Enforcement Tool: Robot Dogs
THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
How long can the regime endure such a catastrophic decline?
Iran’s Economy Circles the Drain

* * * * *
The man is the sixth arrest following a bomb alert at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police quickly released those five men on bail, prompting public confusion about a case where little is certain and apparently contradictory developments have characterised what little information has been made available to the public so far.
Iranian Citizen Arrested in Relation to Alleged Terror Plot at RAF Fairford U.S. Air Base
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY

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On an auditorium stage half a mile away stood Piker, who once said about the day I was shot and taken: “It doesn’t matter if rapes f–king happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much.” . . .He isn’t a fringe character on college campuses; he’s increasingly becoming the mainstream on campus.
I was a Hamas hostage — and I won’t cower from Hasan Piker’s hate
“If I had my say, the US government would have joined the ICC and honored every single warrant that they’ve issued,” Mamdani declared on Theo Von’s podcast, “This Past Weekend.”
Mamdani calls for US to join ICC, arrest Netanyahu during Theo Von podcast appearance: ‘Architect of a horrific genocide’
The embattled New York-based group, which is marred by infighting, spent months reviewing its widely cited list, but made few substantial alterations
More Than Half the Names on Committee to Protect Journalists List of Slain Gaza Journalists Are Still Linked to Terror Outfits Despite Group’s Self-Policing ‘Audit’
Rachel Accurso, who is better known by her online persona Ms. Rachel, has been at the center of political controversy, which intensified after she started opining about Gaza and the Israel-Hamas war.
Ms. Rachel’s Politics Sparks Pushback from Parents: A ‘Mouthpiece’ for Hamas
And never forget that the Western Left cheered it all on.
Never Forget Little Liel
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Climate litigation, religious liberty, gun rights, and election administration highlight the term ahead.
The Supreme Court Will Be Drawing Lots of Lines
Democrats think ‘affordability’ means trillions of dollars in government spending.
House Democrats Propose Trillions Of Dollars In Unsustainable Entitlements
These new controllers completed their training and became fully certified!
FAA Exceeds 2026 Goal With Record 2,235 New Air Traffic Controllers
...why every president who fills one eventually runs into the same hard truth: once a justice takes the oath, the president has no control over how that justice votes.
Trump Regrets Nominating All of His Justices. Should He?
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are seeking court action to have their credentials reinstated, alleging the administration has “persisted in unpredictably and inconsistently implementing its ban” despite a judge’s restraining order — including prohibiting CNN from White House pool duties.
CNN Again Dropped from White House Pool Coverage
President Trump’s disputes with the media may seem contentious, but are no different from those of Lincoln and Democrats like FDR, LBJ, and Obama.
The President Versus The Mainstream Media
Sulzbergers soak up R&D tax subsidies while slamming Zuckerberg for ‘exploiting … untested accounting magic’
New York Times Co. Saved $45 Million With Tax Break It Faults Meta for Using

* * * * *
Doomers have built an entire lexicon with incredibly loaded terms that are meant to advance their objectives.
Super Intelligence Doomers Want to Control a Monster That Doesn’t Exist
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
The Omani pilot allegedly begged Israeli passengers, "Kill me," after they tied him up with a headphone cable.
What The Terrorist Said After Passengers Took Back The Plane
A troubling pattern that raises serious questions.
Half of Airline Pilots Who Crashed Planes Were Muslim
A lawsuit alleges that the Muslim-majority suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, has systematically discriminated against Christians and Jews.
Landmark Lawsuit Pits The Sharia Regime Against The Constitution
“This guy’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He goes on Fox News, and he deflects every question: ‘Did I want America to suffer during 9/11? Well, people can’t afford groceries.’ That isn’t the question that you were just asked. This guy is the most dangerous one,” the senator continued.
Exclusive—Sen. Bernie Moreno: Just on ‘Sheer Jihadist Credentials’ El-Sayed Is Most Extreme Socialist in Midterms
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
For those Jews questioning their allegiance to Judaism in these trying times, this is a reminder of the myriad blessings that flow from fealty to the faith.
Why Be Jewish In A Time Of Rampant Antisemitism?
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Yes, filling up the tank still costs too much, and spot grocery prices such as beef remain painful — but core inflation hit just 3% in August, so it’s still coming down from the Bidenflation stratosphere, albeit not as fast as we’d all like. Meanwhile, the latest federal data shows the economy accelerating, thanks to surging corporate investment and robust consumer spending.
Trump must level with the public to face down Dem fearmongering as the economy gains ground
When it comes to gas prices, listen, people are understandably unhappy about gas prices, but it’s worth putting it into context. When Joe Biden was president, gas prices were five bucks a gallon. When Trump came into office, they dropped nationally to $3 a gallon. And today, they’re about $4 a gallon in the national average.”
Cruz: Same Democrats Campaigning on Gas Prices ‘Said They Wanted $10-a-Gallon Gas’
Commercial aviation remains a prime target, and the nature of the threat is rapidly shifting.
Beyond The Cockpit Door: Why Aviation Security Must Pivot To Cyber, Supply Chains, And Zero Trust
The Essential Services Restoration Act (Measure ER) overwhelmingly passed in L.A. County earlier this year, raising the sales tax by a half-cent to support health care and other essential services – from 9.75 percent to 10.25 percent.
Los Angeles County Introduces 10.25% Sales Tax
SHAMPEACHMENTS (past, present & future), 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
On Tuesday, former Special Counsel Jack Smith told Congress he would prosecute President Donald J. Trump again if given the chance, reaffirming his commitment to the Biden junta's failed lawfare campaign against the America First leader and the Republican Party. This followed the decision of Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to refer Smith to the Department of Justice back in July, potentially resulting in prosecution.
The Disreputable Record of Jack Smith.
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM
Rutinel routinely spoke at conferences hosted by radical vegan organizations, drawing praise from a Germany-based group fighting for the ‘recognition of animals as sentient beings’
Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel, Running in a District Where Ranching Is Central, Once Said His ‘Entire’ Job Was To Sue Meat Corporations ‘For All They’re Worth’
A left-wing “environmental justice” group is indoctrinating judges on climate-related issues that may appear in cases before their courts, according to a new congressional report.
New Report Uncovers How This Leftist Group Indoctrinates Judges On Climate Alarmism
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
A 35-year-old Texas mother shot and killed her four-year-old daughter and then shot herself. The mom was taken to the hospital and was expected to survive her injuries, but apparently, she didn't. As my friend and colleague Chris Queen just said, "Better a funeral for this woman than a screwed up trial, ruined by virtue-signaling jurors." Though he added that it probably wouldn't go that way in Texas. (Agreed, but get back to me after the midterms.)
Another One? Texas Woman Kills 4-Year-Old Daughter. At Least There Will Be No Trial.
In the hours after the failed execution, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) released a statement saying he has ordered “a comprehensive, third-party review to determine exactly what occurred.” (they couldn't find a Muslim or borrow Lindsay Clancy?! - jjs)
Shot: Christa Pike Granted All-Female Execution Team Before Botched Lethal Injection
Roughly 3% of all US executions in the century between 1890 and 2010 were botched, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Chser: Deadly blunders The bloody history of botched executions — including cop-killer whose head exploded — after Christa Pike survived
Reddington asked the judge to find Clancy not guilty and dismiss all three murder charges.
Judge Deals Major Blow To Lindsay Clancy’s Defense
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Long before she was outed for false claims about her ancestry, Hannah Gann and her fellow educators were misusing their classrooms to radicalize Philadelphia students.
The “Palestinian Rachel Dolezal” Scandal Isn’t What You Think
“runs a declining school district with about 180,000 students”
Fairfax County, VA, School Superintendent Makes More Than the U.S. President
SECOND AMENDMENT
The comments came during a discussion of Gladwell's latest book, The American Way of Killing, which focuses on gun-related violence. After the first part of the discussion pointed out that European countries have substantially more police officers to help focus on crime compared to the U.S., MS NOW contributor Mike Barnicle followed up by comparing guns to a disease...
MS NOW Lets Guest Claim 2nd Amendment Was for Slave Patrols
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
Brooks signed legal documents stating there were no current or pending financial judgments against him
Bob Brooks Was in Trouble Over Unpaid Credit Cards and ‘Bilking His In-Laws’: He Didn’t Disclose It When He Applied for a COVID Loan for His Lawn Care Business
POLITICS
Democrats aren’t merely jumping the shark. They’ve been moving left since Woodrow Wilson. Once venerated, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson are thoroughly reviled by the rank and file. JFK was an outlier.
You Really Don’t Want Democrats To Win The Midterms
Most people support the very policies that produced the wreckage of he 1970s.
It’s That ‘70s Show All Over Again
Is there any future for democratic socialism?
The Guaranteed Decline Of Democratic Socialism
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
The Chinese Communist Party marked the establishment of the country as a communist “people’s republic” in 1949 on Thursday with nationwide flag-raising ceremonies, government-encouraged activities to honor mass murderer Mao Zedong, and a grand banquet for the communist elite in Beijing.
Xi Jinping Calls China’s Rise ‘Unstoppable’ in Communist Celebrations
Fred Fleitz: Standing with Israel is in our strategic interest.
America First Means Standing with Israel
The South American nation is hours away from holding its 2026 general elections, scheduled for Sunday, October 4, with all polls suggesting that a runoff election will be held on October 25 between current incumbent socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
Brazil Court Goes on Censorship Spree Days Before Presidential Election
Washington didn’t buy the island. It got something better: permanent rights, no expiration date, and a “no Chinese tenants” clause.
Closed Its First Deal, and It’s in Greenland
For over a quarter of a century, the political establishment and the corporate media have tried to convince the public, and themselves, that Nigel Farage is a temporary anomaly. Yet time and again, the undisputed godfather of Brexit and British populism has defied their expectations.
Seven Times Nigel Farage Achieved the Impossible.
If hostility to immigrants were the offense that editors claim to care about, Nairobi and Banjul would face the same denunciation as Washington and Westminster.
Africans Against Africans: The Xenophobia Nobody Reports
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
“Cheap compute, super intelligence, and advanced commercial manufacturing have enabled the proliferation of low-cost, high-precision strike.”
Hegseth Announces New Autonomous Warfare Command to Transform Drone Warfare
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
September’s sunspot activity... was at the lowest level since February 2022...
Sunspot update: Ramp down to the next sunspot minimum now seems certain
In a result that really isn’t that surprising based on almost five decades of research about bone loss after long duration missions in weightlessness, a new study has found that astronauts who flew missions longer than 90 days tend to get more hip fractures later in life than those who flew on shorter missions, and those fractures also tended to occur at a younger age than normal.
Astronauts returning from longer space missions get more hip fractures later in life
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
For those who want to realign their sexual attractions, the therapy can be successful, and no free country should deny people this chance.
Conversion Therapy Needs To Be Encouraged, Not Banned
Why does gender dysphoria keep showing up in crime scenes?
The Trans Army of Shooters
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
Christian Toto: Far-left site is part of larger, sinister war against artistic freedom
Bulwark’s Attack on Daily Wire’s ICE Movie Says It All
Eradicating masculinity is the hill the Left will die on.
And the Cover Model for New York Magazine’s Men’s Issue is…
Under Chapek’s leadership, Disney increased the wokeness of its content. At the same time, he restructured the company to take distribution out of the hands of creatives and into the hands of the bean counters. Worst of all, as head of Disney Parks and later CEO, Chapek raised prices, ended free FastPass, and introduced paid line-skipping. Fans and cast members blamed him for a more transactional Disney, even as parks profits were strong. Unfortunately, Disney hasn’t reversed course from this move.
Bob Chapek Says Disney Erased Him, but It's Too Bad We Can't Erase What He Did
HITHER & YON
An unforgettable encounter and unmerited gift from a future saint.
Fulton Sheen and Me

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1

STILL TICKING!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 02, 2026 07:25 AM (x0n13)

2 It was a kinder gentler execution.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)

3 Thankful for 10 excellent years of service, JJ. May God continue to bless you and us grateful readers!

Posted by: democrat raping mutilating the children they do not kill at October 02, 2026 07:27 AM (QB6+C)

4 It's Flapjack Friday!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 02, 2026 07:27 AM (I43vL)

5 Nooded. Thx, JJ.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 07:27 AM (NcvvS)

6 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

7 Morning all, hi JJ. I just wanted to please ask for some good wishes when I have my knee replacement surgery on Monday. Not looking forward to it and kind of wish I hadn't said yes, but away I go. The more I read, the more I think that it won't be as much of a success as I would have hoped. Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 07:29 AM (2noDb)

8 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

9 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 07:30 AM (RORbl)

10 Very nice account about Fulton Sheen. I'm not a RC, but I'd like to think he's praying for America.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (JrHfD)

11 Willowed;

150
*beats drum*

*sings*

Hey! Ho! My Xbox has two toggles
Sometimes times upon it
I shall play
With a Hey Ho fa la la!
Sadly, my Dreamcast died today
Hey Nonny Nonny woe woe woe!
...

Posted by: naturalfake now sings modern folk songs at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (YSUhf)

12 Good morning, everyone! I have returned from CA and am happy to say that my folks were very surprised to see me as my brother and I neglected to mention I was showing up.

Dad had a great birthday and now I'm back home.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (BpO1e)

13 Thank You for all you do, Mr Sefton.

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (Q+gd/)

14 J.J. Sefton, your efforts bless us all with knowledge and a wider horizon. Thank you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ)

15 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at October 02, 2026 07:34 AM (2Ez/1)

16
JJ, Happy Birthday, you tough old bastard.

We appreciate your efforts each day even if it's not said.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 07:34 AM (YSUhf)

17 Thanks for all your hard work and faithfulness here, J.J.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:35 AM (JrHfD)

18 While we're speaking of cancer, we collectively still must deal with Islam.

Kids, let's talk about radiation treatment for cancer!

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 07:35 AM (BpO1e)

19 Good morning JJ, everyone. IMHO, islam needs to meet a new Crusade and be driven back to the shithole countries it came from.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 02, 2026 07:35 AM (Q/FnY)

20 Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 07:31 AM (BpO1e)

What a nice surprise for them. Glad they're o.k. and that you're back safely.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:36 AM (JrHfD)

21 PS... Best wishes for your recovery JJ.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 02, 2026 07:36 AM (Q/FnY)

22 I don't post very often, but wanted to let you know you're a must- read every morning JJ and have been for years now.

Posted by: Biergood at October 02, 2026 07:37 AM (PwgSL)

23 Congratulations on ten years JJ

Seems like it's gone by fast.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)

24
The lovely and exploratory Mrs naturalfake brought home a bag of Starbuck's Fall Blend.

I like it quite a bit. It's a good hearty blend to wake up to.

Give it a whirl.

That's all.*

* Out before the Anti-Starbuckians start with their, "Starbuck's is burnt!!! They burn their coffee to ashes!!! It's a Coffee Bean Genocide, I tells you!!!
Coffee Bean Genociiiiiiiide!!!!"

Like so.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 07:38 AM (YSUhf)

25 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:41 AM (ExV1e)

26 Couldn't they find women who could get the job done?! I understand this Lindsey Clancy was available?! Well, that or find a jihadist with a rusty hacksaw, we're overrun with them!!! And jeez, what are they using for lethal injections, St. Joseph's aspirin?

No exercise bands? No bathtub? No fish tank cleaner? A gram of Fentanyl picked up at the Mexican border mixed with saline could have done the job.

Couldn't find any freelancers from Canada MAID program?
Can't read an X feed with millions of people giving sure-fire advice on how to execute her?

You would think that the TN prison system, Death Penalty Division, would have a whole building full of execution experts hand picked by independent juries.

Women. Should be nowhere around the Delivery side of the Justice system.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 07:41 AM (nAS9C)

27 The mid terms will show that JJs reality is not the reality that most Americans live in.
The time magazine shows how broken Trump is both physically and mentally. Israel is no longer admitted by most Americans. That will take a generation to change. Iran will probably build a bomb in order to drop future attacks
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English is difficult for ragheads.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

28 Glad they're o.k. and that you're back safely.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Thank you. I am happy to say that the only hospital trip this time was the on base pharmacy which is a big improvement from my last trip out there.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 07:42 AM (BpO1e)

29 Now Tennessee is going to get sued for injuring that poor woman.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 07:43 AM (MWfyi)

30 >>* Out before the Anti-Starbuckians start with their, "Starbuck's is burnt!!! They burn their coffee to ashes!!! It's a Coffee Bean Genocide, I tells you!!!
Coffee Bean Genociiiiiiiide!!!!"

Here, it has to be decaf (neurological reasons); Starbucks Decaf Sumatra, ground immediately before brewing, drunk without additives. Dark roasts ftw!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 07:43 AM (NcvvS)

31 San Franpsycho

Methinks our troll has a crush on J.J. Who is happily married.
Sucks to be that male troll.
His messages are getting more personal.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

32 Paul is a bot , right ? Or somebody from another country, because nobody could make that many typos, not even me , and I am a hunt and peck typist and whatever the equivalent is for a a cell phone. Israel is no longer "admitted". LOL. It wasn't as funny as . Democrats take your "ears" from yesterday . You're convinced nobody, Paul. I'd be embarrassed to be paid to go on a Democrat site and spew nonsense.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:44 AM (JrHfD)

33 Peete's is undrinkable.

Posted by: Dark Lix at October 02, 2026 07:44 AM (Fv808)

34
Somehow all the doom you bring every morning makes the day brighter.

Thanks, J.J.

Posted by: Auspex at October 02, 2026 07:44 AM (Y8DZL)

35 “Cheap compute, super intelligence, and advanced commercial manufacturing have enabled the proliferation of low-cost, high-precision strike.”

Chief of my concerns about this technology is that Republicans build devastating weapons and when they eventually cede power to the Communists, the Communists will share this with their friends and then turn the weapons upon their own countrymen.

One small example: Look at how much 1033 Gear was given to irresponsible, trigger-happy SWAT teams in various blue cities.

Remember Meal Team Six?

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 07:45 AM (nAS9C)

36 It's hard to type with a pencil dick.

Posted by: Pawl at October 02, 2026 07:45 AM (MWfyi)

37 Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 07:42 AM (BpO1e

Glad to hear that .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:45 AM (JrHfD)

38 Community Notes

Yoko Ohno had an opening in her schedule, yet she was not called in to sing to the Death Row prisoner.

A missed opportunity.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

39 30 years on death row isn't much of a death sentence.

Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 07:48 AM (Q+gd/)

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (ZxPkt)

41 Couldn't they find women who could get the job done?! I understand this Lindsey Clancy was available?! Well, that or find a jihadist with a rusty hacksaw, we're overrun with them!!! And jeez, what are they using for lethal injections, St. Joseph's aspirin? Um, I'm no chemist but I understand something called potassium cyanide might've worked a tad better in stopping this fiend's black heart.

I've seen it reported, and nothing on the internet isn't true, that she stopped eating/drinking three days before the event and became dehydrated which made her veins problematic. I'm not a medical person so I don't know how plausible it is.

As for the all woman team, it's also been reported that the same doctor oversaw this event as Tennessee's last execution, which was also botched. Maybe the drugs were bad, maybe it was deliberate, who knows.

Seems like they could use some of that fentanyl we keep seizing to get the job done.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)

42 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (77rzZ)

43 CBD says the troll is in the U.S. but as is obvious from diction, grammar, etc that it is not American.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

44 Is that William Holden up there?

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (ZxPkt)

45 Happy 10th Anniversary JJ!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (wVcYX)

46

Just me!

- - Not Holden Caulfield

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 02, 2026 07:50 AM (x0n13)

47 MS NOW Lets Guest Claim 2nd Amendment Was for Slave Patrols

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We all know Paul Revere rode like a maniac through town screaming, "the slaves are coming, the slaves are coming!"

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (qBdHI)

48 Yes, filling up the tank still costs too much, and spot grocery prices such as beef remain painful — but core inflation hit just 3% in August, so it’s still coming down from the Bidenflation stratosphere, albeit not as fast as we’d all like.

FY2025 is $7.01 Trillion
FY2024 was $6.73 Trillion

Trump and Congress continue to spend more than all other budgets in all of American History.

Inflation at 3% is a miracle or some really shitty metrics for calculating "inflation".

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (nAS9C)

49 JJ, I didn’t realize that your health troubles were still ongoing. Prayer up.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (77rzZ)

50 They should have just picked up a chunk of asphalt and bashed her head in.

Posted by: Real Justice at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (MWfyi)

51 7 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 07:29 AM (2noDb)

My cousin had both knees replaced about 10 years go at 65 and said it was life changing, as in for the better. Beat of luck to you!

Posted by: TxAnn at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (SjAWL)

52 San Franpsycho

Public School educated American is a possibility.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

53 47 MS NOW Lets Guest Claim 2nd Amendment Was for Slave Patrols

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We all know Paul Revere rode like a maniac through town screaming, "the slaves are coming, the slaves are coming!"
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (qBdHI)

Mel Brooks on Horseback shouting "Schvartzes, Luz'm Gayn!!!!!!!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 02, 2026 07:52 AM (x0n13)

54 Don't forget to factor in the successful pilots who hit the towers and the Pentagon.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 07:52 AM (0U5gm)

55 A strategically placed bullet is all one needs to facilitate a quick and no-fuss execution.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

56 I think it doesn't bode well for society when we've got what appear to be compromised people on juries and in charge of executions. The TN debacle is likely to rival the Clancy jury debacle when the truth finally comes out.

There's something fundamentally wrong here. I'm not quite ready to place blame on women, but they are increasingly making the case for it.

Even my wife is beginning to wonder...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 07:52 AM (RORbl)

57 Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

It might be a fun exercise to have an open thread where we all post as Paul with even more ludicrous comments and egregiously bad typos.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:53 AM (JrHfD)

58 Martini Farmer

So more work needed on Constitution 2.0.

With all the monitoring going on, actions can be easily assessed. Then swift Justice.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:54 AM (u82oZ)

59 My best wild ass guess is that the gov of Tennessee will commute her death sentence. She'll die in prison. But I'm no lawyer, although I have seen "Boston Legal".

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 07:55 AM (ZxPkt)

60 Slave Patrols. It's embarrassing that people believe this bullshit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 07:56 AM (nESHF)

61 Chser: Deadly blunders The bloody history of botched executions — including cop-killer whose head exploded — after Christa Pike survived

My system is foolproof. -- Vlad III

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:56 AM (ExV1e)

62 Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (qBdHI)

LOL. I thought it was "Everybody with white skin is a racist.. Everybody with white skin is racist" . I'm sure that's what the woman who wrote the award winning book on "white paint is racist" said in commenting on American history.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (JrHfD)

63 FenelonSpoke

I vote no. Let him be banned and forgotten.

We already did Flamewar Fridays. And ace stopped it.

Maybe different color fonts and blinking ribbons of test marching around, like the old days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

64
To execute a murderous femme
Tennessee called a lady team in
They had tea and ate cakes
Played Banco for stakes
Left happy with their main job forgotten!

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (YSUhf)

65 Thank you JJ. I believe I’ve been around for half of your 10 years here.

Continued prayers for the health of you and your wife

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (M+uMR)

66 JJ is a must read every morning and Stalag 17 is a must see every time it comes on. My favorite scene is when JJ is laying in his bunk and spots the knot in the light cord with the bulb slightly swinging.

Posted by: TxAnn at October 02, 2026 07:58 AM (SjAWL)

67 naturalfake

Nice try, but no muldoon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:58 AM (u82oZ)

68 There's something fundamentally wrong here. I'm not quite ready to place blame on women, but they are increasingly making the case for it.

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Because of the shocking insanity I saw during Clancy, and just how off their rockers a lot of women are, my immediate thought in the aftermath of Pike's botched execution was that it's quite possible those responsible decided upon themselves to cook up a plan to throw a wrench into it. The solidarity of these Clancy Coven types unfortunately makes this kind of thing not unthinkable. What a messed up world we live in.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)

69 Public School educated American is a possibility.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
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Possible, but sentence structure and word choice make me think Paul is south Asian.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

70 Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

I don't think I participated in flame war Friday. I can get irritable on here, but I generally don't see the point of flaming fellow conservatives.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:00 AM (JrHfD)

71 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 07:29 AM (2noDb)

My cousin had both knees replaced about 10 years go at 65 and said it was life changing, as in for the better. Beat of luck to you!
Posted by: TxAnn at October 02, 2026 07:51 AM (SjAWL)

You'll kind of hate it for the first couple of weeks, but power through the physical therapy and you'll love your new knee.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 08:00 AM (YSUhf)

72 2,600 new air traffic controllers? Big Deal! I'm certified, too!

Posted by: Mental Illness On Parade at October 02, 2026 08:00 AM (Fn+3X)

73 San Franpsycho

I saw your comment about the tax differences in your house if sold. Yikes.

May that inheritance be long delayed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

74 Thank you JJ. I believe I’ve been around for half of your 10 years here.

Continued prayers for the health of you and your wife
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (M+uMR)
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The first 5 years were much more exciting.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

75 " A lie can be around the world while the truth is still putting it's shoes on" now brought to you in 5G.

How about people just ignore the troll.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 08:01 AM (10NPz)

76 by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 07:57 AM (M+uMR)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:02 AM (JrHfD)

77 Chser: Deadly blunders The bloody history of botched executions — including cop-killer whose head exploded —

Botched? No, that worked. They is dead.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:02 AM (nESHF)

78 It truly sickens me to my soul that a vile, utterly inhuman and repugnant person like Hasan Piker can draw a sold out crowd to any campus, with hundreds and hundreds more that wanted to get in but couldn't. Just unbelievable, no matter where the campus was. The kids...they are in trouble. We are in trouble.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)

79 In terms of coffee, I usually get a Spanish espresso bean and blend it with a vanilla bean infused coffee, typically at a 3:1 ratio and get a superb cup of coffee.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 02, 2026 08:02 AM (XV/Pl)

80 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

Good advice. As always.

Fall has hit the local area. The massive rainfall is over, and my house was 50 ℉ this morning.

Hope you got some rain.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

81 May that inheritance be long delayed.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)
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It can be delayed but never denied.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

82 Prayers and well wishes to all... we're headed back downtown to MD Anderson in about a half hour. Mrs' next preop before Monday....

Getting older (over 29) is starting to...

(BTW, filled up yesterday- another 20 cents cheaper)

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (RsBOc)

83 When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then DEI will guide the planets
And Socialism will steer the stars

[Chorus]
This is the dawning of the age of Enshitification!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (wVcYX)

84 JJ, you are in my prayers.
We all appreciate the work you do for us here.
And I hope you know you are loved.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (FGA9/)

85 San Franpsycho

Immortality means no one can find a place to park.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (u82oZ)

86 NaCly, I got what could be called spit on. I am watching as there is rain both north and south of me.

I am always happy for anyone that gets needed rain.

Posted by: Ben Had at October 02, 2026 08:06 AM (10NPz)

87 Congratulations on 10 highly informative years, Mr Sefton. Been reading on the main page for a long time but only started having time for checking comments about 2009, and even then, almost pure lurker until retirement last year. Looking forward to the next ten!

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 08:06 AM (NcvvS)

88 So, what exactly is botched about a cop killer whose head exploded during execution? I'd pay good money to see that.

Posted by: Starved For Entertainment at October 02, 2026 08:06 AM (Fn+3X)

89 In 200 years, I wonder how many legacy Americans will be related to Elon?

We need to get him to Mars with his baby mommas.
He is part of the Human Race's backup plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

90 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience"

Buddy had the "new style" back in June. He is thrilled with the results...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 08:07 AM (RsBOc)

91 JJ is a must read every morning and Stalag 17 is a must see every time it comes on. My favorite scene is when JJ is laying in his bunk and spots the knot in the light cord with the bulb slightly swinging.

Posted by: TxAnn

I hope it wasn't a noose!

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 08:07 AM (0U5gm)

92 I'm still hoping my kids leave the city. I don't want to end my years in this sh*thole.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:07 AM (RIvkX)

93 {{{ TecumsehTea}}}

How is your husband doing?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

94 Thank you, JJ, for all you do. The morning report is a must read every weekday.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (0U5gm)

95 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 07:29 AM (2noDb)

I had a partial knee replacement 3 years ago. Great success; I run on it to the tune of about 20 miles per week (though slower than I used to be)… the PT is the key. Only downside is: the bionic stuff is not as good as the original equipment (despite what Lee Majors said). Oh… make sure your surgeon uses the robotic assist equipment to do the alignment… it’s better than manual

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (M+uMR)

96 >my immediate thought in the aftermath of Pike's botched execution was that it's quite possible those responsible decided upon themselves to cook up a plan to throw a wrench into it.
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if their plan was to spare Pike out of some girl-power sense of solidarity, they may have done more harm than good. She may have suffered brain damage during the execution attempt. They will have turned their heroine into a vegetable.

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (ZxPkt)

97 > The kids...they are in trouble. We are in trouble.
Posted by: Lady in Black
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I think there will be much infighting among the next generation or two. They're a vocally combative bunch, some physically combative.

Me, and my ilk will be dead and gone when they assume real power.

*shrugs* The time to rectify all that is past.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (RORbl)

98 30 years on death row isn't much of a death sentence.
Posted by: davidt at October 02, 2026 07:48 AM (Q+gd/)

I am of the opinion that, while convicted persons should be granted the opportunity to appeal, there should be a time limit on introducing new appeals. Spinning them out, one after the other, to prevent the state from carrying out your sentence, is bullshit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

99 I am watching as there is rain both north and south of me."

We got hammered last night (N of Houston). Nearly half a foot nearby...

Posted by: man at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (RsBOc)

100 If Democrats win in November they will flood the country with Third World foreigners and force Americans to foot the bill for all of it.

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To me, it's only a matter of time when this will happen. For the Communist Democrats, there's no going back to any semblance of normalcy. The flood will happen just as soon as they're able to make it happen. Way, way too many voters are resting on their laurels and unaware of the freight train heading straight for us when they get back in. This isn't your daddy's Democrat party. They mean to destroy what's left of America, and they will do it. It would've already been done were it not for Trump. I would love to believe every election doesn't come down to balancing a pin on a wire. But that's where they've taken us.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 08:08 AM (qBdHI)

101 All you praying types should add tcn to your list. One of her sons was shot last night in what sounds like a drug deal gone bad - she talked about it on the ONT.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 08:09 AM (gLYp7)

102 Oops! I ululated. In my pants.

Posted by: Hedchopi Murd Urderi at October 02, 2026 08:09 AM (mB8nr)

103 Congratulations on the 10 years, JJ. Can you do it for another 10 years?

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (Oy/m2)

104 "The Essential Services Restoration Act (Measure ER) overwhelmingly passed in L.A. County earlier this year, raising the sales tax by a half-cent to support health care and other essential services"

The best part is the collected taxes go in the general fund with no stipulations on spending.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (MWfyi)

105 "Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience"

I can run swiftly and have extended my vertical leap, so that worked out.

Posted by: Col. Steve Austin at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (wVcYX)

106 My favorite scene is when JJ is laying in his bunk and spots the knot in the light cord with the bulb slightly swinging.
Posted by: TxAnn

Ach so!

Posted by: Dark Lix at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (Fv808)

107 >> This man sold out the 460-seat venue where he spoke within 20 minutes, and another 2,500 people joined a waiting list.

And every single one of those people will be voting for a Democrat who holds the very same beliefs.

Remember that when you believe you have something better to do on Election Day

Posted by: Vengeance at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (hcEyG)

108 When I first moved to TX, an errant cigarette butt out the truck window would have burnt the city down. So dry. It was a month before there was a rain shower.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:11 AM (nESHF)

109 83 Count, thanks for putting THAT earworm in my head.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:11 AM (77rzZ)

110 "They will have turned their heroine into a vegetable.
Posted by: Don Black "

They don't care about her. This outcome is actually better for them.

Posted by: fd at October 02, 2026 08:12 AM (MWfyi)

111 30 years on death row isn't much of a death sentence.
Posted by: davidt

In Japan, the death sentence may be carried out at any time. The condemned has no idea what day it will happen. I like to think that focuses them on their crime, and the consequences.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (0U5gm)

112 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience

Has anyone done the injections rather than replacement? If so, how was that?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

113 ICE Unleashes New Enforcement Tool: Robot Dogs

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I'd prefer robot Tyrannosaurs.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (ndZc7)

114 n a personal note, 10 Years already!

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Congratulations, and thank you!

🎉

Posted by: runner at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (AKptf)

115 Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 08:09 AM (gLYp7

Thanks. Just looked at that on the ONT - post @ 374. I will pray.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (JrHfD)

116 rickb223

Dystopian SF:

Fence off some land. Have an inner area of urban decay, also secured from escape.

Put the Death Row inmate in the inner area. The winning psychopathic people that paid money for the privilege can hunt her.

Sell on PPV.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

117 State media: student protests

State media: teen takeovers

State media: asylum seekers

State media: sleep, sleep, back to sleep.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

118 It's Flapjack Friday!

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Waffles >>> Flapjacks!

Posted by: First Time Commenter at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (AKptf)

119 The solidarity of these Clancy Coven types unfortunately makes this kind of thing not unthinkable. What a messed up world we live in.

This is probably worthy of its own article, but one removes the Dispensational hermeneutic, when reviewing Judgement prophecies and fulfillment:
Amos, for example condemns Dishonest weights (rigged markets), exploitation of the poor, concentration of wealth; Isaiah goes after corrupt leadership, bribery, land consolidations;
Micah targets predatory elites, corrupt judges, leaders who profit from public office, clergy who tailor messages for money;
Hosea—idolatry;
Zephaniah hits on complacency.
Habakkuk focuses on ignored law, delayed justice, violence normalized, moral foundations that have rotted away.

Pretty normal stuff through history. The World is well inside that place, there are no longer any nations seeking God (maybe Nigeria and a few small African States)

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (a6PrB)

120 83 Count, thanks for putting THAT earworm in my head.
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:11 AM (77rzZ)

My work here is done!

Posted by: Count de Monet at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

121 Put the Death Row inmate in the inner area. The winning psychopathic people that paid money for the privilege can hunt her.

Sell on PPV.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (u82oZ)

How to Pay Off the National Debt in Three Easy Steps!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (gLYp7)

122 Total knee replacement was quite helpful to me. Many moons ago and still holding up well.
One must do some rigorous rehab/ physical therapy to get the max benefit.

Posted by: Okjohn at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (6mepF)

123 112, I think I'm going to do injections with my left knee. It's not as bad as the right.

Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (2noDb)

124 Anyone who's had a knee replacement, please share your experience

Has anyone done the injections rather than replacement? If so, how was that?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

Injections are a delaying tactics and actually, worsen the prognosis for your eventual replacement if over-used.

If you've still got enough cartilage, they may work for a while. But if you live long enough you're still getting a new knee or suffer in pain.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 08:15 AM (YSUhf)

125 If I'm not mistaken tcn only has the one child. He was shot in the leg and she was picking him up from the hospital this morning. tcn and husband, son & his young child all need our prayers.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 02, 2026 08:16 AM (2NHgQ)

126 Good morning, Horde!

Yesterday's interview went very well, I got a really good vibe from the hiring manager and it was very 'warm', hopefully the next phase on that one comes soon.

Today's interview with a different company is in just a few hours, so prayers mid-morning would be appreciated!

Now to get my morning started and skim the content

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 08:16 AM (aJQbY)

127 84 JJ, you are in my prayers.
We all appreciate the work you do for us here.
And I hope you know you are loved.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at October 02, 2026 08:04 AM (FGA9/)

Thanks and to ALL of you!

103 Congratulations on the 10 years, JJ. Can you do it for another 10 years?
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:10 AM (Oy/m2)

Well, that or die trying!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 02, 2026 08:17 AM (x0n13)

128 “ If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

James 4:17

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 08:18 AM (I2y5H)

129 Thank you John Cameron Swayze.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at October 02, 2026 08:18 AM (aKh6S)

130 Regarding the Bob Brooks story: if you can't bilk your in-laws, who can you bilk?

Posted by: Seymour Shyster, Attorney-At-Law at October 02, 2026 08:18 AM (Fn+3X)

131 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at October 02, 2026 08:19 AM (53oGX)

132 Once Ms. Pike was out, but didn't die, couldn't someone on the team find a My Pillow and finish the job?

Posted by: Dino58 at October 02, 2026 08:19 AM (eW9RX)

133 “It doesn’t matter if rapes f–king happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much.”

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The poem on the Statue of Liberty reads, "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," not "give me your rapists and murderers yearning to rape, murder, and rule over us."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:19 AM (ndZc7)

134 When I first moved to TX, an errant cigarette butt out the truck window would have burnt the city down. So dry. It was a month before there was a rain shower.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

It looks like someone did that west of Weatherford last month. About 75,000 acres burned.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 08:19 AM (0U5gm)

135 My daughter is having a knee replaced... probably towards the end of the year or early next. She and I both have osteoarthritis, hers is obviously a bit more aggressive than mine, but I have it in my knees, feet and hands.

I'll be replacing the knees in a few years, if I can make it that far.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 08:20 AM (RORbl)

136 His messages are getting more personal.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

No one who wasn't mentally ill would hang around this place as long as he has.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:20 AM (mJVit)

137 Has anyone done the injections rather than replacement? If so, how was that?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

So far, I have had two rounds of hyaluronic acid injections (3 shots/round, spaced one week apart). The first round was good, the second not very effective.

Then I had a cortisone shot. Not really effective.

I go in for a consultation in November and surgical options may be discussed.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:21 AM (BpO1e)

138 Congrats, J.J.! I don't get to hang around here as much as I used to because work, but I still dial in for your reports first thing.

As for the coffee question: Mayorga Cafe Cubano. Accept no substitutes.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 02, 2026 08:21 AM (SgdqL)

139 Well, that or die trying!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 02, 2026 08:17 AM (x0n13)
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Our favorite Vietnamese restaurant closed yesterday. I would become unmoored without the MR.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

140 Good morning Horde, happy Friday and a good weekend to all. Thx JJ, great report.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jivel)

141 Yesterday's interview went very well, I got a really good vibe from the hiring manager and it was very 'warm', hopefully the next phase on that one comes soon.

Today's interview with a different company is in just a few hours, so prayers mid-morning would be appreciated!

Now to get my morning started and skim the content

Posted by: RandomDave

For you, and anyone else in the job seeking pool, based on my experience a few years ago, companies are doing a lot of interviews before hiring now. I think I did five with my company before an offer came my way.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 08:23 AM (0U5gm)

142 (cont...)

But the interesting thing is that the judgements aren't crashed markets. About the only economic judgement comes from the secondary effects of the primary judgement: military and political collapse.
Science and global supply chains have done a lot to mitigate the environmental and agricultural devastation
The third is social and moral breakdown. As the West has completely wiped out its monoculture and replaced it with barbarianism and lawlessness. I'm leaning that the breakdown that we are seeing as actually justice rather than a precursor to justice.

What happens then is supply chain, starting with maritime, international trade, merchant wealth collapsing (ref Ezekiel) followed by famine, national destruction and foreign conquest (ref Amos) the other prophets were primarily directed at Israel/Judah as God was chastening them.

So once judgement begins, is there a way out?

No. Its replaced with something else (ref: Nebuchadnezzar's Colossus)

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 08:23 AM (nAS9C)

143 It is something to see the "believe all women" crowd glitch out and crash when confronted with the logical flaw in "but what if I was raped, I'd want people to believe me!"

You mean, after you defended making false rape allegations?

It is funny watching them rage as no one is falling for their "that girl was raped 7 times! bullshit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 08:23 AM (3cUTc)

144 Omg prayers up for tcn and family.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:23 AM (mJVit)

145 Democrats think ‘affordability’ means trillions of dollars in government spending.

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"Affordability" is Newspeak for poverty.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:23 AM (ndZc7)

146 4 It's Flapjack Friday!
Posted by: Mister Scott

Out of the frying pan,
Onto the griddle,
The carbs and Maple Syrup,
Go straight to my middle.

Posted by: Calorically Blessed at October 02, 2026 08:24 AM (Fn+3X)

147 Our favorite Vietnamese restaurant closed yesterday. I would become unmoored without the MR.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

That's a shame. Sounds like you got Pho-cked over.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:25 AM (nESHF)

148 Yesterday's interview went very well, I got a really good vibe from the hiring manager and it was very 'warm', hopefully the next phase on that one comes soon.

Pro Tip: If the interviewer cusses during the interview—you got the job. It means that they are totally comfortable with you to drop the public face.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 08:25 AM (nAS9C)

149 Yesterday's interview went very well, I got a really good vibe from the hiring manager and it was very 'warm', hopefully the next phase on that one comes soon.

Today's interview with a different company is in just a few hours, so prayers mid-morning would be appreciated!
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Done and done.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

150 JJ was doing this column for a couple years before that in the comments, no? So to me really it's 12 years.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:25 AM (mJVit)

151 LMAO!!! Okay, who posted as Col. Steve Austin upthread? Knee replacement surgery LOL

Posted by: JROD at October 02, 2026 08:26 AM (qO/aX)

152 Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)

Second look at witch trials?

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:27 AM (mJVit)

153 We love you, Mr. Sefton, thank you for informing and entertaining us for a decade. I only found this place about 7.5 years ago, so I must have missed some good fun. May the Lord bless you with all possible blessings!

Posted by: Fellow Brooklyn Expatriot at October 02, 2026 08:27 AM (Fn+3X)

154 That's a shame. Sounds like you got Pho-cked over.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:25 AM (nESHF)
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Boy F. is distraught. He grew up there. We will be hearing about it all day today.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

155 TGIF al!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:28 AM (rOKnE)

156 Blessed is the Lord our God, King of Salvation.
May His mercy, kindness, strength, steadfastness and blessings be upon all here who seek Him.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 08:28 AM (I2y5H)

157 We love you, Mr. Sefton, thank you for informing and entertaining us for a decade. I only found this place about 7.5 years ago, so I must have missed some good fun. May the Lord bless you with all possible blessings!
Posted by: Fellow Brooklyn Expatriot at October 02, 2026 08:27 AM (Fn+3X)
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Yeah what he said. Fugehdabouddit.

Posted by: All Us Goombahs at October 02, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

158 {{[Lizzy}}}

Festive little hats for everyone! And a conga line.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:29 AM (u82oZ)

159 Happy Anniversary and happy birthday, JJ!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:29 AM (rOKnE)

160 MS NOW contributor Mike Barnicle followed up by comparing guns to a disease...

Barnicle? The douchecanoe plagiarist from The Boston Globe? Yeah. Perfect MSNSDAP contributor.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 08:29 AM (/C5Rl)

161 Thank you for all you do JJ and pray that you stay healthy and vertical for decades to come.

Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (2noDb)

162 On the topic of hiring and interviewing, I was watching a YouTube video about hiring managers having absolute meltdowns over absolutely asinine things.

"How DARE they ask about salary?!"
"The successful candidate did free labor for us after the interview!"
"Stop leaning into the camera! You look desperate!"

It sounds like the women demanding the three sixes and getting angry that the ones who meet their standards aren't falling over themselves to get hired.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (BpO1e)

163 JJ was doing this column for a couple years before that in the comments, no? So to me really it's 12 years.
Posted by: ...

Yes.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (nESHF)

164 Have a five hour drive today to northern Vermont for a wedding tomorrow. Beautiful sunny day, may have some leaf peepers competing for road space.

Posted by: From about That Time at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (sl73Y)

165 Trying to catch up. I just saw this in the ONT, posted by Braenard and it is well worth the watch.

https://tinyurl.com/mryypvne

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (JNTt1)

166 I think it's inevitable that we'll find a Clancy Cultist on the Pike execution squad; who changed the lethal dose to saline.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 08:31 AM (3cUTc)

167 Crazy vid out of Maine where a Maine Wire reporter was doing a report on a methadone clinic which is basically a drug dealing operation. A guy talks to the reporter , then tries to run him over. No propaganda ministries are covering it, but it's all over X

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 08:31 AM (jivel)

168 >>Couldn't they find women who could get the job done?!

I dunno, JJ, after watching the crazy female response to the Clancy trial, I would not be surprised if all female team botched on behalf of the Sisterhood or 'actually, she's totes innocent!!' reasons.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:31 AM (rOKnE)

169 Pro Tip: If the interviewer cusses during the interview—you got the job. It means that they are totally comfortable with you to drop the public face.

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Jr. Black is trying to look for new employment with better pay than he's currently getting in the accounting/auditing field he's in. He went for an interview in the Atlanta area a couple weeks ago. Of the two women who interviewed him, one was overweight with tattoos all up and down her arms with nose piercings, and the other had her laptop out with lesbian and gay pride stickers all over it. He also saw someone in the office that looked like they were wearing lounge pants.

He's a straight white guy. He went there in a suit and tie. He never got called back. It's probably a good thing. He said the place looked very woke. He definitely wouldn't fit in. He's frustrated, because other than going through a recruiter to find positions in his field, trying to do it on your own is hard. Hard to know what's out there.

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 08:32 AM (qBdHI)

170 Why does gender dysphoria keep showing up in crime scenes?

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Because they're batshit crazy? Rabid batshit crazy?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:33 AM (ndZc7)

171 Did JJ take over this time slot from Monty’s DOOM thread?

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)

172 Have a five hour drive today to northern Vermont for a wedding tomorrow. Beautiful sunny day, may have some leaf peepers competing for road space.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM

Enjoy. The scenery should be beautiful about now.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 02, 2026 08:34 AM (/C5Rl)

173 >>Have a five hour drive today to northern Vermont for a wedding tomorrow. Beautiful sunny day, may have some leaf peepers competing for road space.

Oh, that will be lovely! I miss fall in New England.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:34 AM (rOKnE)

174 Free advice that nobody wants. If you get a knee replacement, don’t just get a doctor who does that, take the time to look at patient outcomes. That’s only one measure because recovery is an individual indicator and based on people physical state, general health and willingness to recover.

What do I mean by that last point? You must have the will and the capacity to consistently and with vigor do the rehab. Not only that but continue to do recommended exercises until God calls you home.

I was the taskmaster for someone who had a knee replacement. The rehab person was excellent and skilled in that recovery. I made sure the patient did whatever was recommended up to whatever the end of the safely achieved end of the envelope was. The success of that surgery depends on your willingness to not only do that rehab, but to wisely achieve the upper end of that goal.

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 08:36 AM (I2y5H)

175 McKinley's assassin was executed 42 days after his foul act. We were once a proper country.

Posted by: Where Is Our Modern Jack Ruby? at October 02, 2026 08:36 AM (Fn+3X)

176 Probably already mentioned - the crazy muslim immigrant mob that's burned down the new-ish HS and setting locals on fire?
It looks bad. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:36 AM (rOKnE)

177 Have a five hour drive today to northern Vermont for a wedding tomorrow. Beautiful sunny day, may have some leaf peepers competing for road space.

Oh, that will be lovely! I miss fall in New England.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:34 AM (rOKnE)

I miss falling in New England.

Posted by: Joe Biden at October 02, 2026 08:37 AM (YSUhf)

178 Has there ever been an all-male cult in history?

Or, what is the general M/F breakdown of a cult?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 08:37 AM (3cUTc)

179 Thank you, J.J. for all you do to make the Morning Report the best!
You are in my daily prayers!

Posted by: redridinghood at October 02, 2026 08:37 AM (NpAcC)

180 J.J., thank you for doing what you do here. Your morning links are what brought me to this site several years ago, and continue to be the bright spot of my morning reading. God bless you, and may your health issue go into full remission.

Posted by: Happy at October 02, 2026 08:38 AM (Q/Xg6)

181 >>Why does gender dysphoria keep showing up in crime scenes? The Trans Army of Shooters

*patiently waiting for Andy Ngo's book to arrive

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:38 AM (rOKnE)

182 Did JJ take over this time slot from Monty’s DOOM thread?
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)
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Once upon a time there was the VNN and then there was a ... person named Gabriel Malor.

Posted by: All Us Goombahs at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

183 Continued prayers JJ, good luck and God bless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (jivel)

184 The success of that surgery depends on your willingness to not only do that rehab, but to wisely achieve the upper end of that goal.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 08:36 AM (I2y5H)

This is correct. I did the rehab with gusto and I still do the PT exercises to this day

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (M+uMR)

185 Test

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (xbtFj)

186
I, a female survivor of Hamas’ brutal terror, came to share my story at the campus’ Chabad student center.

On an auditorium stage half a mile away stood Piker, who once said about the day I was shot and taken: “It doesn’t matter if rapes f–king happened on Oct. 7, like that doesn’t change the dynamic for me even this much.”

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We tried the outreach stuff for a long time on these campuses. I even did a bit of that bullshit myself twenty years ago, before it was a big money industry online.

None of it ever worked. Even a little. The more we reasoned with the Monster Babies, the more they were emboldened, because it projects weakness. They have no interest in talking.

Now, they assassinated one of our incessant yammerers, and celebrate it as a feast day for Monster Babies, and our answer is more yammering away at them. Because, you see, when maiming, murder, menacing and mayhem are met with yammering, it shows the yammerers are right, and possess the moral high ground.

As if right matters without might. It doesn't.

Any speech against the Left needs to be accompanied by a mass of angry, armed young men as a show of force. That, they understand.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (ZDE5b)

187 I was the taskmaster for someone who had a knee replacement.
Posted by: Marcus T

Are you for hire? I know I'll need a taskmaster if I have to get a knee replaced.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (BpO1e)

188 One of my favorite fall drives is I-99 from Williamsport, PA to Corning, NY. Spectacular colors winding through the mts. Peak should be in a week.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (nESHF)

189 One thing that has constantly struck me during all this?

Here I am video interviewing, most times, in a dress shirt and jeans (not that they can see anything but my head and the shirt).

Almost universally, I am greeted with folks who are dressed *down* from that.

Has the culture changed that much since Covid, even as they force jobs that are easily done remotely back into the office? I'll never feel completely 'at work' unless I'm at least a little 'dressed for work', personally.

Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click!) at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (aJQbY)

190 Once upon a time there was the VNN and then there was a ... person named Gabriel Malor.
Posted by: All Us Goombahs at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

That was a long time ago.

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (Oy/m2)

191 Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (BpO1e)

Is this a fairly recent thing-women demanding three sixes, ? because I never heard it or used when dating ( and my husband never met any of those criteria when we're were dating) and the only thing that comes to mind when I read 666 is the mark of the beast from the Bible, and I certainly wouldn't want to date him either .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (JrHfD)

192
I am of the opinion that, while convicted persons should be granted the opportunity to appeal, there should be a time limit on introducing new appeals. Spinning them out, one after the other, to prevent the state from carrying out your sentence, is bullshit.
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That's where I agree with the "abolish prisons" crowd.

All felons must be executed within a month of their conviction.

See? no more prisons.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 08:41 AM (3cUTc)

193 Because of the shocking insanity I saw during Clancy, and just how off their rockers a lot of women are, my immediate thought in the aftermath of Pike's botched execution was that it's quite possible those responsible decided upon themselves to cook up a plan to throw a wrench into it. The solidarity of these Clancy Coven types unfortunately makes this kind of thing not unthinkable. What a messed up world we live in.
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 02, 2026 07:58 AM (qBdHI)

It's a compelling argument. Might also just be evidence for my theory that too few executions increase the likelihood of failure when one is attempted. Maybe we need to take a page from the Roman Empire where executioners faced the same fate as the condemned should they fail in the one job they have..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 02, 2026 08:41 AM (08OqX)

194 /smelly Brooklyn sock off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:41 AM (RIvkX)

195 When I first moved to TX, an errant cigarette butt out the truck window would have burnt the city down. So dry. It was a month before there was a rain shower.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory

It looks like someone did that west of Weatherford last month. About 75,000 acres burned.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

A lot of people don't realize it, but a lot of roadside grass fires are from either safety chains dragging or tie down chains dragging and throwing sparks.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 08:41 AM (xbtFj)

196 Marcus, T. I have a feeling I will need the taskmaster too, my life is so busy and I hope I will be able to keep up with the at home therapy as well as when the PT guy tries to kill me 2-3 times a week.

Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 08:41 AM (2noDb)

197 @174 Marcus T- spot on, excellent advice. Re-attached bicep/rotator cuff surgery. Did everything I was supposed to do and then some. Now that shoulder is better than the other one.

Posted by: JROD at October 02, 2026 08:42 AM (qO/aX)

198 >>Festive little hats for everyone! And a conga line.

On it!
Anyone up for some pumpkin spice, lol?

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:42 AM (rOKnE)

199 >>Once upon a time there was the VNN

Remember when Vic stopped the VNN because JJ was already picking up all his links?

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 08:43 AM (NcvvS)

200 If Democrats win in November they will flood the country with Third World foreigners and force Americans to foot the bill for all of it.
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If this fearmongering works to get conservatives to vote, I agree.

But we should be mindful that DHS is fully funded through 2028 and not one Congressional investigation is going to stop Trump from keeping the border closed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 08:43 AM (3cUTc)

201 Knee replacement rehab?

I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT
HE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT
SHE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT
YOU LIKE TO, MOVE IT!

WE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT
YOU LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT

Posted by: King Julien at October 02, 2026 08:43 AM (wVcYX)

202 191 Is this a fairly recent thing-women demanding three sixes, ?

As far as I can tell, it started a few years back but I like that your mind went to the Biblical reference.

Basically, a lot of women who are average looking can get attention from the guys who are extremely attractive so they think that they can demand that as a constant standard. But on the bright side, I did listen to an interview with one young lady who said her husband only made 30K but he took care of her and that's all that mattered to her.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:44 AM (BpO1e)

203

Vic was awesome! Miss him.
The other one, not so much.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:44 AM (rOKnE)

204 "The Essential Services Restoration Act (Measure ER) overwhelmingly passed in L.A. County earlier this year, raising the sales tax by a half-cent to support health care and other essential services"

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SPOILER ALERT! The money will not be used to support health care and other essential services.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:44 AM (ndZc7)

205 Lizzy

Vic had a passel of good stories and a neighbor that mooched liquor off him. A lot.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:45 AM (u82oZ)

206 Heh, Lady in Black, glad I'm not the only one who thought maybe a crazy lady on the team botched on purpose.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:45 AM (rOKnE)

207 Once upon a time there was the VNN and then there was a ... person named Gabriel Malor.
Posted by: All Us Goombahs at October 02, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

That was a long time ago.
Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (Oy/m2)

. . . in a blog far, far away

Posted by: Scrolling Intro at October 02, 2026 08:46 AM (wVcYX)

208 Is this a fairly recent thing-women demanding three sixes, ? because I never heard it or used when dating ( and my husband never met any of those criteria when we're were dating) and the only thing that comes to mind when I read 666 is the mark of the beast from the Bible, and I certainly wouldn't want to date him either .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:40 AM (JrHfD)

Eh, it's a newish thing.

Gals should only be interested in guys who:

1) have a 6 figure income

2) are at least 6 feet tall

3) have a penis 6 inches or longer

The question they never ask themselves is "what do they bring to the table?"

Waffle House 5s better get working on their personality. Just sayin'.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 08:46 AM (YSUhf)

209 Heh, Lady in Black, glad I'm not the only one who thought maybe a crazy lady on the team botched on purpose.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:45 AM (rOKnE)
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My instant presumption as well.

Someone posted a report the IV was not inserted properly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

210 Is this a fairly recent thing-women demanding three sixes, ?

It's a social media thing. Some woman on TT said that was her requirement and suddenly every woman had to have it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

211 "Anyway, God bless you all and on that and all the other depressing notes I bid you to have a great weekend!"

The most depressing poll this morning was the latest Talafreako poll that has him up by 7.

I find myself worried that I'm living in some kind of bubble.
Please Texans don't do this to us!

Posted by: redridinghood at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (NpAcC)

212 Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:31 AM (rOKnE)

If only her victim could have felt this swell of Girl Powah.

Party of Women!!!

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (mJVit)

213 I thought the 3d “6” stood for “6-pack abs.”

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

214 In Japan, the death sentence may be carried out at any time. The condemned has no idea what day it will happen. I like to think that focuses them on their crime, and the consequences.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

There is an HBO series from years ago about a Soviet serial killer who when finally caught goes to court. As soon as the guilty verdict is recorded he's marched directly to a room and shot. That's some good justice.

Also, that video that Pixy posted is a real earworm. I wonder what language that is? Greek maybe?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (l26NL)

215 naturalfake

I approach a person:

Him "Breasts or thighs?"

Me "Personality."

Him "Sir, this is Kentucky Fried Chicken."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)

216
As an incentive to getting a new knee...

once they replaced my right knee.

all of my back issues disappeared!

You may find benefits that you hadn't even expected.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 08:49 AM (YSUhf)

217 So...what exactly are the "three sixes"?

I suppose one of them is a six-figure income?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 02, 2026 08:49 AM (SgdqL)

218 A 6 pack is the fourth six

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:49 AM (mJVit)

219 Ah, asked and answered. I'm getting too slow for this place.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 02, 2026 08:50 AM (SgdqL)

220 I thought the 3d “6” stood for “6-pack abs.”
Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

Dunno.

That's what I was told.

But, there could be variations on that theme.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 08:50 AM (YSUhf)

221 Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:44 AM (BpO1e)

Unless I knew they were kidding. I think I might jettison friends ( if they continued to say really shallow stuff ) like that . I mean none my friends is whatever the masculine equivalent for women is . Some are taller than others . Some are more attractive then others and some have been quite successful in their lines of work. Mostly they're just funny, nice people and we generally share the same faith.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:50 AM (JrHfD)

222 I so want to make croissants this weekend, I just haven't been able to find the drive.

The drive of course is having them.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:51 AM (mJVit)

223 R. I. P.

RIP Mary-Louise Weller, 80, best known for playing "Mandy Pepperidge" in National Lampoon's Animal House. (Sept. 1, 1946 - Oct. 1, 2026)

Passed at 80 after a brief illness. According to a family statement made on her Facebook page & reported by ExtraTV.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 08:51 AM (xbtFj)

224
6 pack
6 feet
6 inches
6 figures

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:51 AM (mJVit)

225 I so want to make croissants this weekend, I just haven't been able to find the drive.

The drive of course is having them.
Posted by: ...

Sam's sells a dozen for around $6.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 08:51 AM (xbtFj)

226 Q: How many should we deport?
A: Until I never have to press "1" for English again.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 02, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

227 Well, I don't meet any of the requirements of the 'three sixes'. Sorry about that, ladies.

Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:52 AM (Oy/m2)

228 I didn't read all of the Pixy comments. Did we get a twirl?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 08:52 AM (l26NL)

229 JROD /Jaimo.

People forget that surgery is only the beginning. The most important part is the rehab. I’ve known a lot of people with bad injuries. The key to success has always been the recovery and rehab.

Will you always be 100% like you were before the injury? No, but that’s not the goal. The goal is to be better than you were after the injury, in a matter of degrees. By degrees I mean make sure your goal doesn’t push the boundaries and re injure the wound. That’s hard for some people who spend their lives pushing those boundaries. But it is solid wisdom.

Have a plan. Set reasonable goals. Stick to the plan. Adjust with the advice of a good rehab person. Develop a relationship with someone who will keep you on track. YMMV

Posted by: Marcus T at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (I2y5H)

230 ...

1% of men being chased. Sad, really.

Look like the pain of failure in dating is not leading to realistic self-appraisals and different standards.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (u82oZ)

231 Heh, Lady in Black, glad I'm not the only one who thought maybe a crazy lady on the team botched on purpose.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:45 AM (rOKnE)
====
"That boy is a p-i-g, PIG!"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

232 >>It might be a fun exercise to have an open thread where we all post as Paul with even more ludicrous comments and egregiously bad typos.

Plus other recurring nics - Mary Cloggenstein, BEN, etc.
Like a masquerade party!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (rOKnE)

233 Sam's sells a dozen for around $6.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 08:51 AM (xbtFj)

LOL thanks. No, these are like ones you'd get in France.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (mJVit)

234 Copy/paste fail

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

235 dantesed

Best 2 out of four?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (u82oZ)

236 I meet the height requirement, or at least I used to, but that’s it.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (77rzZ)

237 The question they never ask themselves is "what do they bring to the table?"

Because they see themselves as The Table.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (/TiS1)

238 I suppose one of them is a six-figure income?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 02, 2026 08:49 AM (SgdqL)

The latest is asking for a six figure income... per month.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (ExV1e)

239 >The most depressing poll this morning was the latest Talafreako poll that has him up by 7.
----
Yeah. About that poll...

Posted by: Francesca Hong at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

240 I've seen it reported, and nothing on the internet isn't true, that she stopped eating/drinking three days before the event and became dehydrated which made her veins problematic. I'm not a medical person so I don't know how plausible it is.

As for the all woman team, it's also been reported that the same doctor oversaw this event as Tennessee's last execution, which was also botched. Maybe the drugs were bad, maybe it was deliberate, who knows.

Seems like they could use some of that fentanyl we keep seizing to get the job done.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)
========
Why screw around with a vein in the arm when there are big ones in the neck? It's not like the bitch has to be concerned with a scar or anything . . .
Bring back:
Old Sparky
Firing Squad
Gallows
Give the condemned a choice and then carry out sentence.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (JNTt1)

241 A 6 pack is the fourth six
Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:49 AM (mJVit)

The Dodge Six Pack was a high-performance engine option introduced in mid-1969, featuring a 440-cubic-inch V8 topped with three Holley two-barrel carburetors. The "Six Pack" name referred to the six carburetor barrels rather than the cylinder count, producing a factory-rated 390 horsepower and 490 lb-ft of torque.

Posted by: Dodge Super Bee at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (wVcYX)

242 Posted by: dantesed at October 02, 2026 08:52 AM (Oy

I expect that women here were not wedded to that idea.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (JrHfD)

243 >>I didn't read all of the Pixy comments. Did we get a twirl?

No twirling today. Yet...

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 08:54 AM (NcvvS)

244 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at October 02, 2026 08:55 AM (SRRAx)

245 Eisenhower was asked once about what his three biggest mistakes were when he was President. He said they were all sitting on the Supreme Court.

Posted by: Cow Demon at October 02, 2026 08:56 AM (6jna9)

246 Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (u82oZ)

Once women realize they were never the center of everything and they were merely used to break down society it will be a shame. Then again many will never even know what happened.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:56 AM (mJVit)

247 I used to have a different nic

That is a very small number to pursue. Elon is going to be even busier.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 08:56 AM (u82oZ)

248 The 6-6-6 thing is a myth propagated by the patriarchy to put us down!

Posted by: Waffle House Fives at October 02, 2026 08:56 AM (J4Dwc)

249 Ctrl +F "twirl"

Posted by: Please make a note of it at October 02, 2026 08:57 AM (2Ez/1)

250 Moral clarity.

Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for the annihilation of an entire people?

Trump: "Because by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 08:57 AM (ndZc7)

251 Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 02, 2026 08:52 AM (2Ez/1)

I think "Press one for English" has been around for a couple of decades , right?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 02, 2026 08:58 AM (JrHfD)

252 >>1% of men being chased. Sad, really.

Look like the pain of failure in dating is not leading to realistic self-appraisals and different standards.
- - -

Yeah, it really is bizarre and sad.
Maybe online dating apps has given them the idea that they can shop for a mate in the same way they would shop for a car or a new handbag?

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:58 AM (rOKnE)

253 SPOILER ALERT! The money will not be used to support health care and other essential services.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie?

Correction: It will be used to hire administrators only.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 08:58 AM (BpO1e)

254 Better late than never!

Thank you JJ Sefton for 10 great years helming the Morning Report and writing great editorials!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 02, 2026 08:59 AM (qPiHX)

255 The gals making these ridiculous demands better have a 6 of their own:

DDDDDD

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

256 6-6-6-6 vs:

How can she lose with the stuff she use?
36-24-36, ow, what a winning hand!

'Cause she's a brick house
She's mighty mighty, a-just letting it all hang out

Posted by: Commodores at October 02, 2026 08:59 AM (wVcYX)

257 The thing they aren't mentioning about that Pike bitch is that she tried to kill another inmate in 2001. Then bragged about it to her mother.

Vile creature.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at October 02, 2026 08:59 AM (SRRAx)

258 Plus other recurring nics - Mary Cloggenstein, BEN, etc.
Like a masquerade party!!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 08:53 AM (rOKnE)

The inside jokes could become deeper and deeper cuts, so it becomes like the Met Gala. Like for example I would post as Charlie Gibson's Puffy Scamper Gets Shirts

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 08:59 AM (mJVit)

259 The Iranian Guard endorses the Democrat Party in the midterms.

One party works feverishly to destroy America. The other party is IRAN.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 09:00 AM (l26NL)

260 Men are defined by having a lower bar than women.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:01 AM (RIvkX)

261 Lizzy

I tell the widows I walk with that I do so because they recognize the signs of a stroke and can call 9-1-1.

They are all older than me. Still walking, not stalking.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:01 AM (u82oZ)

262 >>@kaitlancollins
TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for the annihilation of an entire people?

I guess someone has been asleep for all those decades when Iran was chanting "Death to America," promising to "wipe Israel off the map," and bankrolling ME jihadis killing American troops (and other terrorist mahem), eh?

Do journalists think history started yesterday or something? Do better.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:01 AM (rOKnE)

263 Like a Tennessee execution.

Michigan removes more than 20,000 sex offenders from registry, including the infamous Larry Nassar

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 09:01 AM (ndZc7)

264 1% of men being chased.

I suspect that differs for the younger crowd. Given that in every group of women there's at least one videoing everything for the opportunity to upload an awkward attempt at meeting to the internet complete with commentary about how you're a loser and should be in jail, most young guys have opted out of the hunt.

If women want a guy, they're gonna need to start making the first move. Or go to a frat house and rack up a double digit body count in a single day.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:02 AM (ExV1e)

265 The most ridiculous one I've seen so far in dating are the women who don't want to date a guy that they are friends with. To listen to them, they expect the perfect man to just appear that they have no previous connection with.

sigh Ladies, that's called "Arranged Marriage."

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 09:02 AM (BpO1e)

266 The question they never ask themselves is "what do they bring to the table?"

Because they see themselves as The Table.
Posted by: Community Notes

That's code for "I don't know how to treat a man".

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:03 AM (xbtFj)

267 >>Like for example I would post as Charlie Gibson's Puffy Scamper Gets Shirts

LOL

"I did not know that!"

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:03 AM (rOKnE)

268 Given that in every group of women there's at least one videoing everything for the opportunity to upload an awkward attempt at meeting to the internet complete with commentary about how you're a loser and should be in jail

That's where a wingman comes in to move ahead and slap the phones out of their hands.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 09:04 AM (BpO1e)

269 >>I tell the widows I walk with that I do so because they recognize the signs of a stroke and can call 9-1-1.

Heh, practical!

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:04 AM (rOKnE)

270 If women want a guy, they're gonna need to start making the first move. Or go to a frat house and rack up a double digit body count in a single day.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Yep. They get to drop $200 at a steakhouse for a first date only to get ghosted after.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:05 AM (xbtFj)

271 Babs was down to clown

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:05 AM (ZxPkt)

272 The question they never ask themselves is "what do they bring to the table?"

Because they see themselves as The Table.
Posted by: Community Notes

That's code for "I don't know how to treat a man".
Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:03 AM (xbtFj)

Every time I heard that, I laugh. Either outwardly or inwardly, it's depend on whether or not I'm being polite.

Posted by: naturalfake at October 02, 2026 09:05 AM (YSUhf)

273 They increased sales taxes in L.A. a month before the election.

That says >confidence< in the outcome.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:06 AM (RIvkX)

274 In a more ideal world, the "reporters" for the White House get their credentials back but they are put in a separate room with a monitor. And they are never called on.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 09:06 AM (BpO1e)

275 Always be friends. If you're not friends you are not gonna make it through life together.

Posted by: ... at October 02, 2026 09:07 AM (mJVit)

276 Men being treated like meat.... seems like I've seen this movie before. The roles... tho'

It'll end just like the other movie did. Neither side will be content, nor happy unless the other side is miserable. There's a fine line in there where happiness rules, but some people just refuse to live there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 02, 2026 09:08 AM (RORbl)

277 Thank you JJ!!!!!!

Posted by: Billythesquid at October 02, 2026 09:08 AM (prLq9)

278
she's gotta be 5'10" or better
C cup or better
can make any pie

I kid of course
she just has to show up

Posted by: Don Black at October 02, 2026 09:08 AM (ZxPkt)

279 Yep. They get to drop $200 at a steakhouse for a first date only to get ghosted after.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:05 AM (xbtFj)
====

My first date with Mrs. F. was at a Vietnamese noodle shop across the street from the tourist trap hotel in the Tenderloin where she worked front desk

Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 02, 2026 09:08 AM (RIvkX)

280 Well, I'll be go to Hell!

British PM Confirms “Strong Indication” Iran Involved in Thwarted Terror Plot

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 09:09 AM (ndZc7)

281 Congratulations on the 10th anniversary, JJ
And, thank you for the daily posts.
God bless you a long and healthy life!

Posted by: Saxon at October 02, 2026 09:10 AM (AHXe+)

282 Well I’m kinda screwed. I make mid six figures but live in California so that’s like making 30k in Mississippi(?) I’m not six feet tall, but I’m close. I have a six pack unless I eat too many Al’s Donuts or sliders from Dave’s Hot Chicken. I have six inches but only if I fold it in half.

Posted by: JROD at October 02, 2026 09:10 AM (qO/aX)

283 "she's gotta be 5'10" or better
C cup or better
can make any pie

I kid of course
she just has to show up
Posted by: Don Black"

She was a fine girl
She could get down wit de get down
All de way down
She do yer laundry
She change a tire
Chop a little wood for de fire
Poke it around...if it died down

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to a Zappa song at October 02, 2026 09:11 AM (MWfyi)

284 NR Pax

My in an ideal world is different.

Retrospective analysis grades them on correct judgement or completeness of a report. People like judges, doctors, politicians or reporters move up or down in status based on outcomes of that assessment.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:11 AM (u82oZ)

285 1% of men being chased. Sad, really.

That might be the perception in TikTok Land, but in The Real World, that phenomena isn't empirically backed up.

The TikTok set is a vanity/clicks/engagement monetization and self-affirming economy. Fortunately those numbers are pretty low.

The 6³ Women are focused purely on what they get out of the relationship and often they find guys who want reciprocation. Those relationship are doomed from the beginning because it has nothing to do with The Big Picture. The 6³ women filter themselves out of the gene pool. Men and women who love God more than their partners will do better, since the Partner is not responsible for the other's satisfaction out of the relationship.

The Big Picture used to include extending the blood line. In modern socialist societies, people expect other people to supply the care that offspring were expected to bring when the adults aged out of the work pool. When people don't see children as an heritage, or their relationships are about one Getting Something Out Of It, then dysfunction is baked in.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 09:11 AM (nCgQz)

286 Yep. They get to drop $200 at a steakhouse for a first date only to get ghosted after.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:05 AM (xbtFj)

There are a number of women who've been very open about the fact that they only match with a guy to get a free dinner. He ain't getting sex, he ain't getting a second date, and she's already determined that before she agrees to meet up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:12 AM (ExV1e)

287 ...was given the all-female lethal injection team she had requested, her attorneys revealed on Thursday.

**********

I've been waiting for the rest of this story to come out, fully expecting for it to be revealed that it was intentionally sabotaged by someone on the injection team. Odds of that just soared.

We've gone from jury nullification to death penalty nullification in two short weeks.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:12 AM (I0N4X)

288 she's gotta be 5'10" or better
C cup or better
can make any pie

I kid of course
she just has to show up
Posted by: Don Black

There's a guy on Facebook who does the random person on the street type interview.

He asks females how tall the guy has to be. They all say 6 feet tall. He then proceeds to place a scale on the ground and asks them to step on.
It's hilarious. Most stomp off like Godzirra in a huff.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:12 AM (xbtFj)

289 There...are....four....sixes...

- Picard

Posted by: Thomas Paine at October 02, 2026 09:13 AM (0U5gm)

290 They increased sales taxes in L.A. a month before the election.

And it was entirely legitimate, late arriving, mail-in, ballots which pushed the tax increase over the top.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

291 There are a number of women who've been very open about the fact that they only match with a guy to get a free dinner. He ain't getting sex, he ain't getting a second date, and she's already determined that before she agrees to meet up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

And guys are onto that. That's why a lot of men are setting up coffee dates as a first date.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:13 AM (xbtFj)

292 I guess someone has been asleep for all those decades when Iran was chanting "Death to America," promising to "wipe Israel off the map," and bankrolling ME jihadis killing American troops (and other terrorist mahem), eh?

Isn't there a super tanker on fire right now?

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 09:15 AM (nCgQz)

293 Community Notes

Shorter: The future belongs to the well-raised kids.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:16 AM (u82oZ)

294 I just thank the good Lord I’m nowhere near the dating scene now. Sounds like a mess

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 02, 2026 09:16 AM (j8E+e)

295 A medical screening form would be a HIPAA violation, so there is that, adulterers.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 09:16 AM (wxsGM)

296 I just thank the good Lord I’m nowhere near the dating scene now. Sounds like a mess
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

I'd rather be in jail than in love.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 02, 2026 09:17 AM (l26NL)

297 LinusVanPelt

Yes. Why I am walking, not stalking with those widows.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:17 AM (u82oZ)

298 Why only a 10.25% Sales Tax? Why not 90.25%?

Posted by: For Equity at October 02, 2026 09:18 AM (Fn+3X)

299 Inflation is out of hand. You used to give your two cents' worth.

Sen Rand Paul: Our Budget Deficit Is Out of Control. Congress Must Pass My Six Penny Plan

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)

300 I'd rather be in jail than in love.

At least one can lead to the other.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 09:19 AM (BpO1e)

301 So Hilton is going to give the lelection away with "working within the law" that the idiots already enshrined? Swell.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 02, 2026 09:20 AM (wxsGM)

302 David Spade tells hilarious story of a first date with a young wannabe actress /waitress. This was at the height of his career but she didn't really know that much about it. He said that she basically interviewed him to see if he met her requirements.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:20 AM (KC5Lt)

303 And guys are onto that. That's why a lot of men are setting up coffee dates as a first date.
Posted by: rickb223

And then the women complain about how stingy men have become. Consequences are something they don't quite grasp.

Posted by: NR Pax at October 02, 2026 09:20 AM (BpO1e)

304 And jeez, what are they using for lethal injections,

***********

I believe Tennessee uses pentobarbital, which is very effective,...if given in the right dose, into a vein, at the right speed. Without being diluted. Or not given at all. Or not surreptitiously swapped for normal saline.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:21 AM (I0N4X)

305 I just thank the good Lord I’m nowhere near the dating scene now. Sounds like a mess
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

My brother divorced 5 years ago. He said it's a raging dumpster fire. He probably won't get remarried.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:21 AM (nESHF)

306 I have no problem dragging some broad with me to dinner. It’s usually the end of a day and my ass is hungry. That dinner is still for me. All they gotta do is sit across from me, look hot and not make me want to stab my ears out with a fork listening to stupid shit by the time dessert arrives. So yeah, no problem dinner is on me.

Posted by: JROD at October 02, 2026 09:22 AM (qO/aX)

307 And then the women complain about how stingy men have become. Consequences are something they don't quite grasp.
Posted by: NR Pax

And then they claim that there is a male loneliness epidemic. LOL.

Nah. They've just realized that their peace is worth more than the drama.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:22 AM (xbtFj)

308 Who is Hilton?

Posted by: I'll ask at October 02, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)

309 I've been waiting for the rest of this story to come out, fully expecting for it to be revealed that it was intentionally sabotaged by someone on the injection team. Odds of that just soared.

We've gone from jury nullification to death penalty nullification in two short weeks.
Posted by: muldoon
___________

I don't get how this could work. How can they attack the process for the death penalty without also exposing that used for assisted suicide, which they 100% support?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 09:23 AM (JzUSu)

310 NR Pax

We have enough enemies of the US of A, like Islam, Leftists, Dems, drug-pushers, abortion clinics, to not add the entire opposite sex to our enemies list.

We need more friendship, love and forgiveness between men and women.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)

311 I guess Calgon is real expensive now.

CA Tech CEO Busted by Feds for Allegedly Hiding $300M Chinese Secret

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 09:24 AM (ndZc7)

312 Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:23 AM (u82oZ)

Four of those categories you listed are majority women or supported by women.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:24 AM (KC5Lt)

313 We need more friendship, love and forgiveness between men and women.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:23 AM
+++

Sitting right here, boss!

Posted by: The Texas MoMe at October 02, 2026 09:25 AM (2Ez/1)

314 And jeez, what are they using for lethal injections,

***********

I believe Tennessee uses pentobarbital, which is very effective,...if given in the right dose, into a vein, at the right speed. Without being diluted. Or not given at all. Or not surreptitiously swapped for normal saline.
Posted by: muldoon

Pb. Solid slug. 12 gauge. 6 inches from back of head.

Extremely effective.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:25 AM (xbtFj)

315 161 Thank you for all you do JJ and pray that you stay healthy and vertical for decades to come.
Posted by: jaimo at October 02, 2026 08:30 AM (2noDb)
======
I first read that as healthy and virile; so that too. Vertical = virile in some senses.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at October 02, 2026 09:25 AM (JNTt1)

316 Have a wonderful day, everyone.

May you have crepuscular rays from a cloud-dappled sky illuminating healthy fields of sorghum.

Thank you, again, J.J.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 02, 2026 09:26 AM (u82oZ)

317 Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:21 AM (I0N4X)

Giving too much doesn't reduce its effectiveness to kill does it?

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:26 AM (KC5Lt)

318 CA Tech CEO Busted by Feds for Allegedly Hiding $300M Chinese Secret
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Yes. Rules are rules, though!
No tickee-No shirtee!

Posted by: Mon Lee Hand Laundry at October 02, 2026 09:27 AM (Fn+3X)

319 Pb. Solid slug. 12 gauge. 6 inches from back of head.

Extremely effective.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:25 AM (xbtFj)
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Make the next guy scheduled to be executed clean up the mess. It'll give him something to think about.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 02, 2026 09:27 AM (FZ29D)

320 Trump and Tech Giants Sign White House Accord on Super Intelligence

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Neither AOC nor Kamala were invited.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Where's My Cookie? at October 02, 2026 09:27 AM (ndZc7)

321 We need more friendship, love and forgiveness between men and women.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

For all of my life, I have generally preferred to be around women than around men. Maybe that's because I had four older brothers, so I could usually be around guys as much as I wanted. But I only had one sister, so time spent with her was more precious.

Posted by: Bulg at October 02, 2026 09:27 AM (77rzZ)

322 Sen Rand Paul: Our Budget Deficit Is Out of Control. Congress Must Pass My Six Penny Plan

For as long as there is universal suffrage, there will never be any serious attempt to control the budget deficit.

While many people think it will take economic collapse, biblical history shows us that the vast majority of the time its military/political collapse, followed by societal collapse.

IOW, the deficits are not the controlling feature here. its the gynokritocracy, the lack of political will to do make any corrections (though Trump is clearly the exception), the destruction of the monoculture and abandonment of Rule of Law and the desire to materially protect society.

Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 09:28 AM (rgGn5)

323 Dang, brilliant post by the Libertarian Party of NH on X.

"Guns are not going to save us."

Distilled: the level of violence necessary to "restore" the conservative desires will never be acceptable.
So it's just a way for those who don't want to do any of the long slog work to pretend they're still hardcore.

https://x.com/LPNH/status/2105664711173816808?s=20

Either start shooting or start working (and voting).
But stop talking.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 09:29 AM (3cUTc)

324 Pull plug on ventilator. All done.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 02, 2026 09:29 AM (nESHF)

325 desire to materially protect society.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 02, 2026 09:28 AM (rgGn5)

I assume that was supposed to be maternally.

Posted by: polynikes at October 02, 2026 09:30 AM (KC5Lt)

326 For as long as there is universal suffrage, there will never be any serious attempt to control the budget deficit.

I think it has more to do with half the population not paying income tax.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 02, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

327 Today is National Cinnamon Roll day!

Hmmm. Might have to celebrate. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:31 AM (rOKnE)

328 I don't get how this could work. How can they attack the process for the death penalty without also exposing that used for assisted suicide, which they 100% support?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

**********

I think it's more about the power to pick and choose who gets the injection. The Clancy jurors were not going to find her guilty from the outset. I can easily see the same mindset at work here.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:31 AM (I0N4X)

329 Thank you for ten years of Morning Report, JJ. I lean from and enjoy them.

Posted by: Gref at October 02, 2026 09:32 AM (5rh/l)

330 For as long as there is universal suffrage, there will never be any serious attempt to control the budget deficit.
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The only constituency that exists to cut spending, votes for Trump.

And the Democrats, GOPe and NeverTrump rallied every resource they had--even burning the facade of neutrality of the courts--to stop Trump and DOGE.

These are the same people now telling Trump voters not to vote in the midterms because Trump and Republicans haven't done enough.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 02, 2026 09:34 AM (3cUTc)

331 Giving too much doesn't reduce its effectiveness to kill does it?
Posted by: polynikes

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Not a bit.

The rate of infusion matters.

Posted by: muldoon at October 02, 2026 09:34 AM (I0N4X)

332 I think it's more about the power to pick and choose who gets the injection. The Clancy jurors were not going to find her guilty from the outset. I can easily see the same mindset at work here.
Posted by: muldoon
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Yeah, but the attack on this has to be along the lines of "look how barbaric it is!"

How does that not also apply to assisted suicide?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 02, 2026 09:34 AM (JzUSu)

333 Nood art.

Posted by: Nazdar at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NcvvS)

334 Good morning! Thanks for being here, J.J. 🙏 for you & yours.

October 7th now has as much an effect on me as September 11th has. The pictures, names, stories of despair and bravery. The will to keep going in the worse possible conditions, to fight back. An emotional rollercoaster, pure grief, and yet I'm a distant outsider who can't imagine the lives of survivors and their families and how they can speak with love and grace.

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Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NFX2v)

335 >>I think it's more about the power to pick and choose who gets the injection. The Clancy jurors were not going to find her guilty from the outset. I can easily see the same mindset at work here.

Yeah, that one juror saying that they saw this as a moment to make a larger statement/help women was shocking. Hard not to wonder if this execution team saw that as their role as well.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (rOKnE)

336 I was back thinking about the immigrant detention center in the Federal building on Varick Street in NY years ago because I worked in another agency within the building and had to walk through the demonstrations outside the building in the summer of 1993 when The Blind Sheikh, Omar Abdel-Rahman surrendered to Federal immigration authorities.

It's gone. It's been gone but I found something interesting about it's demise. The Varick Street Detention Facility was officially closed as a long-term overnight immigration prison on February 26, 2010. Even after rebuilt, it entirely lacked an outdoor recreational area which caused it to completely fail the national detention standards implemented in 2000.

Guess who wrote the standards? The DOJ and they went into effect under President Bill Clinton. Sort of interesting, yes?
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SFGATE, Wife of slain NY Times exec allegedly 'deeply disturbing' book given to children, published Oct 1, 2026

In part, "During the course of their relationship, McKinsy underwent a gender transition. They married, had children and eventually asked a court to protect them from each other."

Didn't see that coming.

Good weekend. 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic... at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NFX2v)

337 Austere art up.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 02, 2026 09:36 AM (xbtFj)

338 Le Pen's Election Odds Surge As Riots Rock France, Pressure Mounts On Macron

"European elites flung open the gates, preached that borders were bigotry and compassion was infinite, while ordinary Europeans were left to burn in the streets their ancestors..."

Posted by: SMOD at October 02, 2026 09:45 AM (RHGPo)

339 London Mosque Pushes Wife-Beating, Throwing Gays Off Tall Buildings

"Discipline them physically by lightly hitting them to show them who is in charge..."

Posted by: SMOD at October 02, 2026 09:48 AM (RHGPo)

340 Better late than never. I read the morning report every morning. I don't know how you do it.
Thanks for all you do JJ. You are a blessing.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at October 02, 2026 09:54 AM (Lo97M)

341 Thank you JJ - you've made, and continue to make a difference.

Posted by: CoolHandLuke at October 02, 2026 10:20 AM (RZlrj)

342 From a mostly-female jury that didn't want the murderess to die, to an all-female "lethal injection team" that didn't want the murderess to die?

Posted by: UncleJefe at October 02, 2026 11:25 AM (DzC+b)

343 Hey Tennessee - You could have just administered Remdesivir and shoved a vent down her throat.

Posted by: sewer_urchin at October 02, 2026 12:14 PM (Aunxi)

344 jaimo,
Don't do it!!!!
Seven knee surgeries starting with torn meniscus eventually leading to a total knee replacement which lead to additional.ligament tension ing then followed by two what are euphemistically called revisions, which are really total knee replacements then many instances of drawing fluid off of a knee that looked like a softball then surgery to remove scar tissue.
Now in pain every day.
A friend in in rehab with both knee replacements.
Don't do it.
I wish I had never had the initial surgery for the torn meniscus.

Posted by: waepnedmann at October 02, 2026 12:24 PM (80p0p)

345 Piker may have "sold out" his 400 seat arena, but the outside seats on the left and right of the two aisles were empty aside from a couple of dudes, one who was wearing a black and white furry costume. The center section was about 2/3 full, the last few rows being empty, and even that section had quite a bit of empty seats scattered along the row.

The crowd was pretty pasty white and unathletic for such a band of revolutionaries.

Posted by: Oldcat at October 02, 2026 01:51 PM (uhVAy)

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