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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 17
I’ve said it before, Owls operate on Cat software. Go ahead and try to prove me wrong! I double dare you! https://t.co/iS6uulSmGB
— Trucker Dan (@TruckerDanUSA) October 15, 2026
Husky pup meets kitty for the first time https://t.co/ecP9obJANP
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 15, 2026
A newly emerged butterfly from the genus Morpho tests its wings
📹butterfly.eden https://t.co/Nzw5iRtDBy— Science girl (@sciencegirl) October 17, 2026
This is Coco, our new 5 month old. She was just adopted from the rescue shelter on Sunday. We’ve gradually introduced her to new things: first puppy chow, then walks. Today was her introduction to baths…..The information on this adorable puppy was sent in from a mysterious member of The Horde to Misanthropic Humanitarian. Maybe we'll learn who owns Coco sometime today.
Oblio has appeared in the pet thread previously. I found bloody urine next to her litter box Thursday morning. Not good. Trip to the vet. In addition to the chronic kidney disease she has suffered for about a decade and the thyroid problems with which she was diagnosed earlier this year, it looked like she had a carcinoma in her GI tract. Time to let her go. She was 19 years old, remarkable for a cat, never mind one with kidney disease. She went to sleep in my lap, tail lazily swishing, just as she spent many an afternoon. I miss the fuzz face so much. I don't think I can go through this again. ButchSo sorry that you have lost wonderful Oblio. I found an older photo that you had sent in of her relaxing on a blanket. Please stay in touch.
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:Until next Saturday, have a great week!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.
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, October 10 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.
A 2023 cognitive study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki using the "smartDOG" testing methodology evaluated over 1,000 dogs across 13 different breeds.
The Belgian Malinois scored the highest overall, achieving 35 out of 39 possible points. https://t.co/q4gd663O4b— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 11, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 03:06 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: four seasons at October 17, 2026 03:07 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 03:10 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 03:13 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: That Guy who always says "Nothing will happen." at October 17, 2026 03:16 PM (0sNs1)
The Shih Tzu, of course, would do none of this, and would be bored in approximately 2.5 seconds.
They're very smart. They just don't care to listen...
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 03:17 PM (pfXMo)
Having to dig a burrow wide enough for those horns lets a lot of predators in.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 03:19 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 03:21 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Orson at October 17, 2026 03:22 PM (dIske)
Posted by: one hour sober at October 17, 2026 03:23 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at October 17, 2026 03:26 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 03:26 PM (yEz+x)
She looks like she was a very sweet kitty right up until the end.
She left knowing she was loved.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 03:27 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 17, 2026 03:29 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: MAC V SOG at October 17, 2026 03:31 PM (P4Pk9)
As brought up on a previous Pet thread, the animal Hospital in Newtown Pa I worked at is open
Freinds Veterinarian & Specialty Emergency is open now.
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at October 17, 2026 03:34 PM (dAnLf)
Posted by: Cicero
Steerodog. ( it's a photoshop )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 03:37 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Eromero at October 17, 2026 03:37 PM (VbKQ1)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at October 17, 2026 03:39 PM (6d1q1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 03:41 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 03:45 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: one hour sober at October 17, 2026 03:49 PM (J4Dwc)
I'm so sorry about Oblio. She was beautiful and sounds like she had a wonderful life. Sending hugs.
Posted by: Joyenz at October 17, 2026 03:52 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Jackson K. at October 17, 2026 03:56 PM (WoQyw)
Posted by: Tuna at October 17, 2026 03:56 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Reader at October 17, 2026 03:58 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 03:58 PM (vlv2+)
Posted by: Reader at October 17, 2026 03:59 PM (JrHfD)
Butch, Oblio knew she was loved. Cats assume it when they are with people they trust. Nineteen years is a wonderful life -- nearly 100 in human terms. You gave her the best life she could have had.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
Yeah, that's about where I am too. They're wonderful when you have them, but the heartbreak when they go... One can only take so much of that in life.
Beautiful cat, treasure her memory.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 17, 2026 04:06 PM (O7YUW)
She has been a bit more sociable lately. Maybe in a few more years she'll be a sit-next-to-me cat. I doubt I can hope she'll become a lap cat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:06 PM (wzUl9)
Indeed. Our domestic shorthair lived to two weeks shy of his 20th birthday...
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 04:07 PM (pfXMo)
So sorry for the loss of Oblio, Butch. I had to put down Harli for this, too.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 17, 2026 04:15 PM (w6EFb)
After a moment you may be ready to give some more love.
We lost our best buddy, Shade, a chow cross. I said never again, we are too old.
Then I saw Bailey's smiling mug on the local shelter webpage.
A 10yr old great dane/huskie mix that had spent her past 3 years in a 4'x10' cage.
It's now been 4 months, and she is living her best life for as long as it's granted and we love her to pieces for as long as we are blessed with her.
Posted by: old chick at October 17, 2026 04:17 PM (F3Dlr)
This morning she didn't eat and was looking uncomfortable in her biscuit station. I wonder if she ate something that disagreed with her, like a lizard.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 17, 2026 04:18 PM (w6EFb)
Lucy the Fink had her annual check up and bloodwork yesterday. I heard her yelling from the waiting room when they drew her blood. She was not happy.
Hopefully her thyroid, kidneys and liver tests all come back wnl. She’s been very affectionate this morning.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 04:22 PM (pP7rZ)
Posted by: Ken at October 17, 2026 04:30 PM (vxSYT)
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 17, 2026 04:31 PM (fOTAm)
Let go, sweet girl. Joy is right around the corner.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 17, 2026 04:32 PM (w6EFb)
*
After a moment you may be ready to give some more love.
We lost our best buddy, Shade, a chow cross. I said never again, we are too old.
Then I saw Bailey's smiling mug on the local shelter webpage. . . .
Posted by: old chick at October 17, 2026
***
Yes. After losing first Wolf in October of '21 and then Chekov in March of '22, I was not ready for another cat. Nor was I ready to start looking.
My place seemed empty. Then, in June, I *just happened* to be looking at Petfinder, and after seeing no longhair cats locally, set the range to farther afield. There was Stirling or one of his sisters at a shelter in Vicksburg, and . . . the rest you know.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:33 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 17, 2026 04:33 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 04:42 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026
***
I hadn't realized. It's been five years this month since big black Wolf passed on. Next spring it'll be five since Chekov D. Siberian trotted off to the Rainbow Bridge.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
The heart tugs ... and what a wonderful gift for the animals waiting for us to find them.
Posted by: old chick at October 17, 2026 04:49 PM (F3Dlr)
When my father and much more recently my husband were at that stage I retold to them stories of their childhoods. It seemed to comfort them.
It certainly comforted me.
Posted by: Wenda at October 17, 2026 04:53 PM (J5E68)
The heart tugs ... and what a wonderful gift for the animals waiting for us to find them.
Posted by: old chick at October 17, 2026
***
The kitten who caught my eye looked as if he were posing, standing on all four legs and deliberately challenging someone to like him. The listing said the kitten was the last of the litter. I don't think the pic was of Stirling; the ears and paws were smaller than when I met him in person, and the black fur more tinged with silver. It might have been one of his sisters. But it definitely caught my attention!
Then, in person, he nailed his audition as if he'd been rehearsing for it. That was that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:53 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 17, 2026 04:56 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: A0s Cope at October 17, 2026 05:02 PM (/9Drs)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
----
It's been almost six months since I lost Jasmine and just shy of 1 month since I lost Kaylee.
It's tough losing two pets in the span of six months.
Penny still seems to be doing well, though. I'm hoping she can hold on for another year or two (or three or four).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 05:03 PM (FZ29D)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Oct. 17
Edible Gardening/Putting Things By From the famous Pat* in Idaho:
This is an orange bell pepper. It is just over 1 inch tall. It identifies as a pumpkin.
Winter Preparation Household items you may want to replace because they're expired I'm not sure that all of these categories are valid as "dangerous when expired", but it's worth thinking about.
Jamie Almquist
If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is: ktinthegarden at g mail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)They really enjoyed being outside all summer. The banana grew at least 3 feet taller, the lemon and olive both doubled in size and are growing fruit (not sure what found the olive to pollinate it, the flowers are gnat sized) and the noble orchid had mostly recovered from being in the store pot (we re-potted it in a long box)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 01:27 PM (VPwH2)
Thursday being one of last nicest days of year I cleaned out the compost bin. Now can start filling it up again with the new crop of leaves.
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 01:34 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: scampydog at October 17, 2026 01:39 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at October 17, 2026 01:41 PM (ee9bx)
Posted by: Eromero at October 17, 2026 01:42 PM (oJjJL)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 17, 2026 01:42 PM (3Ope8)
It's warming for the next week, so production will continue. It's nice to have a productive garden, but odd to have it start in mid-September.
Posted by: huerfano at October 17, 2026 01:46 PM (2Xqig)
The cabbage is biggest. Tomato it getting above the plastic shroud around this experiment, and pepper is smallest mayve 6 inches high. So far all are growing.
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:47 PM (Ia/+0)
86 Wife has the heater running, at least it is working as it should
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:13 PM (Ia/+0)
I did that earlier this week as a test and jinxed us into two days of mid-90's temps. Should 'SHOULD' drop-down to mid-80's today but lately weather service hasn't been too accurate about daytime highs for some reason....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 01:47 PM (QGaXH)
I just bought a giant white pumpkin. I'll save some of the seeds and try and grow some myself next gardening season.
I'm not the only one planning for next year's crop, am I?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 17, 2026 01:56 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 01:58 PM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: Derak at October 17, 2026 02:02 PM (vgtjr)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 02:03 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 02:14 PM (Ia/+0)
We're not in any immediate danger, concrete doesn't burn....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 02:15 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 02:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 02:24 PM (20rp9)
We're not in any immediate danger, concrete doesn't burn....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 02:15 PM (QGaXH)
Cedar fire started October of 2003...burned 273,246 acres of land in San Diego County, California, destroyed 2,820 buildings and killed 15 people. There were still burning embers in December 2003...
That was a bad one. Stopped a mile from my house...
Posted by: Gerbils United at October 17, 2026 02:26 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 02:24 PM (20rp9)
Had a niece that put a tampon on the Christmas tree...but never an enema...
Posted by: Gerbils United at October 17, 2026 02:28 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 02:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 02:14 PM (Ia/+0)
The ants in my backyard crawl over everything...I even found them in my pecan tree...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 02:30 PM (l3cgK)
Notice in so many comments on the San Juan Capistrano (not San Clemente) fire that the false template is firmly planted in what passes for many people's minds.
Under video of houses threatened by a fire in normal brush on a million-year-slope, they denounce the lack of "management". You clear-cut 500 yds of brush behind that row of homes, you get mudslides. And the cut won't matter. Embers travel up to 3 miles, super-heated air flows like a flooding river. Just another example of mindless paganism in which every thing that happens in the universe, or doesn't, is simply the result of guvamint doing something, or not. No hope of the public ever getting more of a clue, and long the case, but still is a head-shaker.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 17, 2026 02:34 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 17, 2026 02:35 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 17, 2026 02:37 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 02:29 PM (l3cgK)
You forgot, huh?
I've done that too. LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 02:39 PM (QGaXH)
Invasion of the body snatchers
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 02:40 PM (+6e2h)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 17, 2026 02:35 PM (U/Byj)
I'm more at risk of coastal flooding (ocean in two directions) than fire (40 miles of concrete in the other two directions).
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 02:43 PM (QGaXH)
I expect to be fighting thimbleberries for several years since it spreads via rhizome and is quite aggressive.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 17, 2026 02:45 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Reader at October 17, 2026 02:46 PM (JrHfD)
Posted by: Orson at October 17, 2026 02:50 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Reader at October 17, 2026 02:46 PM (JrHfD)
________________
I have a bunch of those. Never park your car under them.
And a cool thing about them is those trees and their fruit were around when Mammoths and Mastodons walked the Earth. Osage Orange trees were essentially kept plentiful because these extinct animals would eat the fruit and disperse the seeds across North America.
Posted by: Orson at October 17, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 17, 2026 01:56 PM (kpS4V
I have divided my garden into areas, and I rotate planting areas in the garden from (in sequence order) Potatoes followed by bush beans when I dig the potatoes in July, Corn interplanted with squash on the second year, Tomatoes and peppers that I mulch with chips around the cages for the third, and a "fallow year" of cabbage, onions, swiss chard, radishes and the odd volunteer tomato if I have room so the chips get dug in and broken down for the potatoes the following year.
The onions are an ongoing experiment to see if I can get enough grown to make it worth while to dedicate a whole area, or if maybe I need to dig up more lawn.
I tend to overthink the whole thing, but I like getting plants into dirt, I look forward to it every year. Planning addresses my jonesing.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 17, 2026 03:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 17, 2026 03:07 PM (rbvCR)
As they say, no rain, risk of fires; heavy rains, risk of more fire next fire season...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 03:09 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 02:29 PM (l3cgK)
You forgot, huh?
I've done that too. LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 17, 2026 02:39 PM (QGaXH)
Too often...too often.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 03:10 PM (l3cgK)
Finally cut down all my vege container plants. Woke up to 40 degree temps this morning and 30's tomorrow. Yesterday it was in the 80's.
Still have so,e purple and pink color on my terrace and a very strange bug appeared which I got a picture of for next week.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at October 17, 2026 03:22 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 03:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 17, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 17, 2026 03:33 PM (iMWFR)
Thread before the Gardening Thread, Oct. 17
I’ve never seen a stance that says “take back Texas” less than this one
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) May 27, 2026
On a scale of “Trump conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 election” to “Respected nominee to Supreme Court is secretly a serial gang rape cartel leader roaming the streets of suburban Maryland,” where would “it’s weird that this guy in the middle of a hot Senate race hasn’t been on the trail for weeks” rank?
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) October 13, 2026
For sheer weakness and mediocrity, it's hard to top college presidents, as Cornell's president is showing.
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 17, 2026
Wynton Marsalis covered all the bases. Race. His role in New Orleans’s removal of Confederate statues last year. His deep antipathy to rap and hip-hop. And the damage he believes the genres inflict on African Americans. “I feel that that’s much more of a racial issue than taking Robert E. Lee’s statue down,” Marsalis told me in the latest episode of “Cape Up.” “There’s more niggers in that than there is in Robert E. Lee’s statue.”I am also disturbed by young non-black kids imitating black gang culture. And I was horrified to hear a non-black neighbor, a fairly regular guy, casually listening to gangsta rap with his friend in the presence of their eight year old daughters. Worse language about women than anything at Cornell. I said something.
This really is - even vs Trump and Biden's antics - zany third world bullshite.
This woman married her own (gay?) brother as part of an immigration fraud scam, which has been low-key known about since decade-old revelations on Somali Spot (sue me if you deny this). She now denies exactly knowing her birth-date. No real punch line here. What a rude house-guest.— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) October 14, 2026
Click over to "X" for pertinent advice.
This American used to be a liberal and was shocked by what she was told in college about Muslims
“I went to college where a social work professor asked our class, what are you doing on an everyday basis to combat racism and prejudice and bigotry? So I raised my hand as a really proud, liberal, naive young woman. I raised my hand so proud and I said, well, when I go to the airport, I always go out of my way to be really nice and smile at Middle Eastern men. because I assume that people have been really mean to them at the airport, so I always go out of my way to smile at them. And she looked at me in front of the entire class and said, never do that again, because in their culture, smiling at a man means that you're a prostitute, so never do that again” “I was stunned into silence. And I don't know who needs to hear this today, but sympathy toward an ideology that is openly hostile, brutally oppressive and objectifying to women is not empathy. It's actually what I would call Western privilege. You have the privilege of extending sympathy to men who buy into this radical ideology because you have never been a Middle Eastern woman subject to being under it. How you look at them will never change how they look at you” For those that didn’t know this, it’s real. In Muslim culture a woman smiling at a man that is not her husband is considered haram (forbidden) and strongly prohibited Muslims say a woman uncovering her face and smiling at a man can lead to evil, here’s the actual reasoning “It is haraam for a woman to uncover her face or to smile at a non-mahram man, because of the evil to which that may lead.” Our cultures are not equal. Islam is not compatible with Western Civilization— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 12, 2026
Defeated at the Battle of Bemis Heights, surrounded, and greatly outnumbered, British general John Burgoyne surrendered his 6,300-man army on this day in 1777. The campaign that he had so confidently begun four months earlier, had ended disastrously for him. For the victorious Patriots, it was a desperately needed success, crushing the British attempt to isolate New England and leading directly to the crucial American alliance with France.
As provided in the terms of capitulation, at 11 a.m. Burgoyne’s army laid down (grounded) their arms, overseen by two of General Gates’s aides. The surrendered army then marched out in a column passing through lines of American troops drawn up on either side of them, both sides behaving with solemnity and decorum. Burgoyne and his staff proceeded to Gates’s headquarters, where Burgoyne presented his sword to Gates. “The Fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner,” he said. Gates answered, “I shall always be ready to testify that it has not been through any fault of your excellency,” as he returned the sword to Burgoyne.
The terms of the surrender provided that Burgoyne’s disarmed army would march to Boston, where it would be allowed to board ships and return to Great Britain, on the condition that none of the surrendered men were to participate further in the war. Congress objected strenuously, however, when the terms became known, protesting that there could be no assurance the British would honor them and that even if they did the surrendered men could simply take the place of other British garrisons which could then be sent to America. So before allowing the British soldiers to leave, Congress required that Parliament explicitly ratify the agreement. But because Great Britain did not recognize the validity of the U.S. government, it would not formally enter into any official agreement with it. That being exactly what Congress had expected, Burgoyne’s men (who came to be called "the Convention Army" ) were treated as prisoners of war, kept initially in Massachusetts and ultimately in barracks in Albemarle County, Virginia. The fascinating story of the “Convention Army” will be a Dose for another day.
The painting is “The Surrender of General Burgoyne” by John Trumbull. Completed in 1821, it hangs in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:05 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:10 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:05 AM (Ia/+0)
I find it amazing how fast the commies, socialists, and dems (BIRM 2x) have moved to "fundamentally change" our country. I know this is really a "slowly, then all-of-a-sudden" shift, as it's been moving since at least Woodrow "drooling-idiot-after-his-stroke" Wilson's administration more than a century ago...we're just at the all-of-a-sudden part now.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (l3cgK)
There are a lot of horrifying songs in all genres if you listen to the lyrics.
Which isn't to to say there is not a higher percentage of horrifying lyrics in rap, but I don't think that most people consciously listen to what they're hearing.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (VPwH2)
I guess Talarico holding his butt cheeks together to keep the Shigella Buttsex Squirts from rushing out and spoiling his photo.
Clever that guy is...tricksy!
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (YSUhf)
What do you mean?
It says "Fired Up. Ready to go." right there on the label.
He's ready for the big game.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (R2u+x)
There are a lot of horrifying songs in all genres if you listen to the lyrics.
Which isn't to to say there is not a higher percentage of horrifying lyrics in rap, but I don't think that most people consciously listen to what they're hearing.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (VPwH2)
Which is how "Every Breathe You Take", with all its stalker vibes, became a famous wedding song in the 80s...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:15 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: KT at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (X8QDB)
This is why Mollie deserves a happy life and and as many dogs and cats and chocolates as she wants in the afterlife.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (R2u+x)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (R/obY)
What's the law, you say? Whatever those controlling it say it is.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:17 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (aJQbY)
That's the entire Venn diagram...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:18 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 11:22 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Jordan61 at October 17, 2026 11:22 AM (CQ8KO)
Pix: Talarico in a chest-out, Beto-like pose
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Quickly looking up "Men without Chests" by G. K. Chesterton ...
Quote: We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.
Chapter 1, "Men Without Chests" The Abolition of Man
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 11:23 AM (Z+enJ)
https://tinyurl.com/76vjcmeb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 11:22 AM (ndZc7)
♪Listen to the tale of great starship,
With a captain stout and brave,
Who took his ship out to the stars,
On a five year tour,
On a five year tour, ♫
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:24 AM (l3cgK)
Old lesbo Rosie does definitely give off the They/Them vibe.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:25 AM (5T19r)
Posted by: Jordan61 at October 17, 2026 11:22 AM (CQ8KO)
My younger one did a stupid a couple of years ago and started smoking. Then went through withdrawals. Then wanted gum. Now he vapes. I told him if he was going to vape, don't use the flavored ones, as those can cause popcorn lung.
Ah, the foolishness of youth.
I was once asked, if I could do it all over again, would I get it right? I said, "I'd make a whole host of new mistakes, and repeat a few old ones." LOL.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:26 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 11:26 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:14 AM (l3cgK)
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It's important to understand that there has been a significant rupture in Democrat Party politics. The part of 1980 was dominated by liberal leaders, but much of it was working class and religious, gun owners and fierce anti-communists. The old "Scoop Jackson" wing.
The parties differed on tax rates and welfare, but Reagan could get a lot done with conservative Democrats providing a working majority for his policies. Everyone slagging on Reagan has to remember that the Dems held the House for both of his terms, and had for decades.
The modern Democrats are Marxists, pagan and atheist. Yes, there are still Boomer Catholics who vote Democrat and imagine JFK is on the ballot, but they are a fading generation. Instead of the working class, it's made up of downwardly mobile theater kids and illegal immigrants, and its politics reflect that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 11:26 AM (ZOv7s)
https://tinyurl.com/76vjcmeb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 11:22 AM (ndZc7)
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Love that.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:27 AM (5T19r)
The Millenials were raised on it, like we were rock and roll.
It topped the charts for 20 years but began a decline around 2020.
This year rap fell off the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40.
A lot of people still listen to rap/hip-hop , obviously, but there's some hope other genres can get some plays & clicks & listens and we can have a culture with more than three types of popular music; Diva, Country & Rap, being listened to again.
That's why I liked the 80s & 90s, there was such a wide variety of music to choose from at the time.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 11:30 AM (6ydKt)
@191 EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES -- TEMPORARY
Temp agencies are used by many corporations to "hire" people rather than burdening their internal H.R. departments to go through the screening process ... The corporation sends job descriptions and compensation information to a temp agency, who then searches its pool of registered job seekers for the best match* ... Typically, job seekers are given the opportunity to work inside the corporation (and be paid week-by-week) and, if the corporation finds the job seeker to be a good fit, then an offer for permanent employment is made ... *Because the temp agency will be paid small fees for weekly assignments and lump-sum fees for permanent employment.
Posted by: Kathy at October 17, 2026 11:30 AM (MOK4W)
The pagan gods were real entities, fallen angels who set themselves up as rivals to God. In a secular age, they are making a comeback in various guises, but they are the same creatures. Cybele - the Devouring Mother - is blatantly obvious at this point. Orgiastic rites, child sacrifice, self-castration - it could not be more obvious.
You cannot argue with such people, you can only convert them or defeat them. I am very encouraged to see so many young people finding God again. The tide is turning, but the battle has yet to be won.
The good news is we know who wins in the end: God.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 11:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: logprof at October 17, 2026 11:37 AM (CeDzA)
The rise of the Democratic Socialism
https://tinyurl.com/3c48zz25
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:38 AM (Ia/+0)
Strange days.
An independent candidate for the U.S. Senate has been sentenced to three months in the Hennepin County workhouse over a tarantula-tossing incident a couple of years ago.
Marisa Simonetti, 32, of Edina, was convicted on one count of gross misdemeanor harassment and one count of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
I saw the UToob police video on the incident. Simonetti's a complete psycho.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:37 AM (iIyc0)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:39 AM (iIyc0)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:39 AM (FcAaq)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 11:26 AM (ZOv7s)
Quite a few decisions from the Supremes (after FDR got his way and seeded SCOTUS) went against the spirit and letter of the Constitution with a Socialist bent. That was in the 1930's, about 90 years ago. You are right that the majority back then were NOT pagans and atheists, but enough were in key positions that were socialists and fascists.
"Gabriel Over the White House", released in 1933, is what they wanted back then: A president who forces Congress to adjourn and takes dictatorial powers in the name of "doing the greatest good for the greatest number.". Gee, where have I heard this rhetoric before.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:43 AM (l3cgK)
Strange days.
An independent candidate for the U.S. Senate has been sentenced to three months in the Hennepin County workhouse over a tarantula-tossing incident a couple of years ago.
Marisa Simonetti, 32, of Edina, was convicted on one count of gross misdemeanor harassment and one count of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
I saw the UToob police video on the incident. Simonetti's a complete psycho.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:37 AM (iIyc0)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:39 AM (iIyc0)
He must be really, really strong to toss Raul Grijalva like that...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:45 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:45 AM (DhlIm)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:45 AM (DhlIm)
A single, large volcanic eruption can do more to the global temperature than trillions of farts out the backside of a car...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:47 AM (l3cgK)
God knows a young lady doing that to me, even no words exchanged can brighten my day for a little. Its the Muslim culture that is out of whack here. Keep that crap where you came from.
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:37 AM (iIyc0)
He must be really, really strong to toss Raul Grijalva like that...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:45 AM (l3cgK)
Well, Raul's ugly enough to be mistaken for a tarantula but that's not it. >8^>
Here's the actual video:
https://youtu.be/gRyjqsHNQOU
Enjoy!
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iIyc0)
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Nineteen years ago this week, Al Gore received the Nobel [Fiction] Prize for ...
FIFY
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 11:53 AM (Z+enJ)
God knows a young lady doing that to me, even no words exchanged can brighten my day for a little. Its the Muslim culture that is out of whack here. Keep that crap where you came from.
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Islam is one of the most, if not the most, misogynistic religio-political system in the world...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:54 AM (l3cgK)
Has squat to do with global warming
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:54 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:56 AM (nB2bU)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:57 AM (Ia/+0)
Do a search on X and how he backstabbed both the College Repub and Demos clubs by backing out of a schoolwide protest on Tuition at UT.
To get a paying job with UT.
https://x.com/MikeGarciaFWTX/status/
2110893498966720726
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 11:57 AM (/+uur)
https://youtu.be/gRyjqsHNQOU
Enjoy!
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:49 AM (iIyc0)
Too long, too loud...stopped watching after 2 min as it was taking forever to get to the point.
I have enough lunacy in my own life to watch other lunatics...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:57 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:58 AM (nB2bU)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 12:01 PM (1utmP)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at
The whole point of rap is listening to, and repeating, the lyrics. It's certainly not the music.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 17, 2026 12:08 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:10 PM (l3cgK)
There's a comment later on where Garcia himself had written to the student paper with a different story.
Posted by: college politicos suck at October 17, 2026 12:15 PM (88C+u)
https://tinyurl.com/2xwf8spf
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at October 17, 2026 12:18 PM (/2vLF)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 12:19 PM (YSUhf)
Here's a couple of good uses for the new Tesla Roadster:
https://x.com/devilfear2u/status/2111246182563401893?s=20
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 12:19 PM (YSUhf)
You're old school. On the other hand, I don't either. On the gripping hand, almost nobody over 55 does, either.
Actually heard 'Rapture' by Blondie at the gym this week. Did my best to ignore it.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 17, 2026 12:21 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 11:15 AM (l3cgK)
And Billy Idol's "White Wedding". Ooops.
Posted by: grass monkey at October 17, 2026 12:22 PM (eP4XR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:23 PM (35YvA)
It’s still retarded and all but after 35 years, it’s not going anywhere.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 17, 2026 12:23 PM (zyHX6)
Posted by: jim
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Perhaps it's the absence of melody and harmony.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 17, 2026 12:25 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Eromero at October 17, 2026 12:26 PM (oJjJL)
Here's where we need more capital punishments and live executions.
Some musicians that the greatest few lines from a classic song and then play their rap crap 'creating a new song.'
I'm not much of a music person, but that always ticks me off.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 17, 2026 12:26 PM (Sco7b)
https://datarepublican.com/northcarolina/
As far as I can tell, NC is GOP Cucksville, USA.
Posted by: Shit Heel State at October 17, 2026 12:26 PM (Ovx+P)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 17, 2026 12:27 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:27 PM (35YvA)
Here's a couple of good uses for the new Tesla Roadster:
https://x.com/devilfear2u/status/2111246182563401893?s=20
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 12:19 PM (YSUhf)
Okay, I LOLed at the blasted bikers...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:30 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:27 PM (35YvA)
I maths debate...
Posted by: Mathematicians at October 17, 2026 12:32 PM (l3cgK)
https://datarepublican.com/northcarolina/
As far as I can tell, NC is GOP Cucksville, USA.
Posted by: Shit Heel State at October 17, 2026 12:26 PM (Ovx+P)
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That doesn't look good but let's see where NC is in a week. The Dems are known for getting their most-likely-to-vote voters in early and the GOP tends to catch up later on.
Still, it would be interesting to hear what Dave in Fla has to say about this one (and does anyone have his X account address? I don't have it now and would appreciate it if someone could provide it for me - TIA).
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at October 17, 2026 12:32 PM (/2vLF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:23 PM (35YvA)
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Looks like a toddler holding back his 'potty' (that grimace gives it way) ...
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 12:34 PM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:27 PM (35YvA)
Counter?
Bon Jovi--"You Give Love a Bad Name"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:35 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 12:23 PM (35YvA)
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Looks like a toddler holding back his 'potty' (that grimace gives it way) ...
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 12:34 PM (Z+enJ)
::: shivering in fear :::
Posted by: Gerbils United at October 17, 2026 12:35 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Shit Heel State
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I have to stand here in defense of North Carolinians. We've been beset by locusts and carpetbaggers. In the last Presidential election, less than half of the voters were native North Carolinians. Yankee retirees have flooded the state.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 17, 2026 12:39 PM (XeU6L)
Fox said a week or so.
On day 14 he showed at the music fest.
It was not until 15 days MIA that his campaign put out the flu story.
strange
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 12:40 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:49 AM (Ia/+0)
A certain character in a certain movie in a certain living room scene, made that comment just before he made his point when the father objected.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 17, 2026 12:41 PM (hmYU4)
Posted by: Shit Heel State
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I have to stand here in defense of North Carolinians. We've been beset by locusts and carpetbaggers. In the last Presidential election, less than half of the voters were native North Carolinians. Yankee retirees have flooded the state.
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But the GOP controls the state legislature and has, I think, a supermajority or close to it. Who the hell is voting for the GOP for the state legislature but for Democrat-Communists for state-wide offices? Because apparently there are a LOT of them.
Posted by: Shit Heel State at October 17, 2026 12:44 PM (Ovx+P)
Fox has a story about Flock cameras.
The evil people are not only capturing your license plate they are also looking at any bumper stickers. They will have a record of which issues you support.
Evil
Posted by: four seasons at October 17, 2026 12:46 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 12:47 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 17, 2026 12:47 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 12:48 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Gitcha, Gitcha, Gitcha... at October 17, 2026 12:55 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 12:56 PM (lyYfb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 12:57 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
And decency and morals.
Posted by: Defining Deviancy Down at October 17, 2026 12:57 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 12:58 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 17, 2026 01:10 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 01:14 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 17, 2026 01:10 PM (+gK6I)
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1. Shooting
2. Drinking
3. Plea Bargaining
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 01:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: _Jim
Pretty sure the Abolition of Man was CS Lewis.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 01:16 PM (VPwH2)
Posted by: four seasons at October 17, 2026 12:46 PM (/QHx4)
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And the kind of hat you purchase.
Do they not realize how un-American this is?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 01:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip
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Light weekend household repairs completed. Currently getting a case of sofa ass and watching football.
And thanks KT for this and all your weekend posts.
Posted by: scampydog at October 17, 2026 01:20 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Skip
Should have put your foot down. We manliest men don't allow chicks to turn on the heat until Thanksgiving.
Posted by: Skies The Limit Now! at October 17, 2026 01:21 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 01:23 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 01:16 PM (VPwH2)
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Someone reads my posts after all.
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 01:26 PM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: _Jim
Lol. Its the internet, if you want someone to pay attention to you say something that is factually incorrect.
Nood Gardening BTW
Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 17, 2026 01:28 PM (VPwH2)
Posted by: Polyp Joe at October 17, 2026 01:30 PM (VNBA8)
Also men can become women, all violence is right-wing and CNN is the most trusted name in news.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 01:54 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 17, 2026 01:56 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 01:57 PM (ndZc7)
Inquiring minds want to know.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 17, 2026 01:58 PM (2WIwB)
KFC Breaks With Pepsico, Picks Coca-Cola for U.S. Restaurants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 01:57 PM (ndZc7)
Not going to KFC any good. Their chicken these days sucks.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 01:59 PM (iIyc0)
Fox has a story about Flock cameras.
The evil people are not only capturing your license plate they are also looking at any bumper stickers. They will have a record of which issues you support.
Evil
Posted by: four seasons at October 17, 2026 12:46 PM (/QHx4)
::: Attaching "Fluck Flock" bumper sticker to car :::
Posted by: Gerbils United at October 17, 2026 02:21 PM (l3cgK)
Now, I wanna ask a question: How many ppl would want Flock data used to find their abducted (kidnapped) young daughter or son?
How many ppl are going to scream "Why didn't they get the license plate # with the cameras around the park when that guy grabbed a kid?" but couldn't b/c no Flock cams.
When asked how many cases the DPD (Dallas PD) solved using Flock the answer came back "18%".
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 03:41 PM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at October 17, 2026 03:56 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Big Brother Is Looking Out For You at October 17, 2026 04:12 PM (EdP2u)
2. Drinking
3. Plea Bargaining
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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My phone has been busy.
Posted by: Saul Goodman at October 17, 2026 04:32 PM (XeU6L)
The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
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 the Greater Corsicana Metroplex) 1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate. Praying isn't a bad idea either.
2) Be kind. Be nice. Or ........
3) No running with sharp objects, scissors included.(H/T Hrothgar)
4) Have a great 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: 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. 10/8 – D asks for blessings on the Texas MoMe participants, as they travel and as they enjoy the event – and especially blessings on the organizers. 10/10 – Just Some Guy asked for prayers for his former work colleague, who had a heart attack and stroke. 10/10 – Mile, okravangelist, requested prayers for Mama Publius, for grace and fortitude, and that she passes in her sleep. Mama Publius is in home hospice care. 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.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 08:34 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 08:36 AM (QDMs2)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 08:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 08:37 AM (6veKA)
Said a rosary for listed intentions and for those traveling to/from the TX MoMe. About to board a flight to Chicago for a trade show that starts tomorrow.... yay.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 08:38 AM (QDMs2)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 08:38 AM (VyBeY)
Thanks to annie and the horde for praying.
{grammie}{donna&}{Some Rat}{TiFW}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 08:41 AM (RORbl)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:41 AM (/+uur)
Still have a stack of papers to grade.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:44 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Boswell at October 17, 2026 08:48 AM (j10i6)
I'll throw out a prayer for safe travels for all. I've been scarce around these parts for the last six months or so, but you folks frequently enter my thoughts and prayers. I didn't completely mute the internet but I turned the volume down to a whisper. A squirrel panel discussion (ADHD) management tool. I've been asking our Lord to make me a better steward of His blessings. I've discovered that to be a very positive self challenge. His peace is one of the many blessings.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 08:48 AM (2aDcw)
Cloudy and cool, but dry. Fall pruning to be started.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 17, 2026 08:50 AM (sl73Y)
Need to navigate out of the shambles my life has become.
Had a lot of time to ponder on how I got here.
So it goes.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 17, 2026 08:51 AM (ENA4W)
Yes. The Ignoramus out front has been telling you.
Turnout. Turnout. Turnout.
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 17, 2026 08:51 AM (dtajH)
Good morning, Hordians. Having a super-excellent time at the TXMoMe. Great place, great people, great food. The chatelaine, Ben Had, is the hostess with the mostest.
Had some wretched coffee. Rosary, shower, try to find some breakfast, visit Cooper Farms for some peach pies and exotic sodas, then back for more. I stupidly forgot to pack one of my sport coats, the only blot on this trip.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (mNsOT)
Posted by: dantesed at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:53 AM (/+uur)
284 In regional hospital's Labor and Delivery. Wee Pooky is threatening to come early at 30 weeks. Not what I wanted, but on the flip side, this is the best NICU in the area.
Posted by: pookysgirl could use prayers
313 They put leg pressure cuff thingies on me for the next four hours, I'm getting an IV of fluids and antibiotics, and the contractions haven't stopped despite me being given two different meds for it. Gonna have a hard time sleeping, that's for sure.
Posted by: pookysgirl
Please keep her, the baby and her family in your prayers, too.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 17, 2026 08:53 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (2aDcw)
bet the dog will eat it with no gripes
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)
amen
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 17, 2026 08:56 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (2aDcw)
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Where's a Bacon Wench when you need one?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:57 AM (FZ29D)
I relate to your struggle with balancing time here amongst all the wonderful Morons and avoiding distractions/incitements to anger that detract from that peace.
I am slowly learning that prayer & surrender to His will is the only reliable path to that peace.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 08:57 AM (QDMs2)
bet the dog will eat it with no gripes
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)
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We once incinerated some liver we were cooking. Took it down to the kennel. Far from the dogs turning their noses up at it, HM nearly had her fingers sawn off in their eagerness. Many bops on the nose were administered.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 08:57 AM (mNsOT)
Sadly it had a bunch of those ads, most of which you can skip after 5-7 seconds, sprinkled in.
From back in the 90's done by Marv Rosenthal. I had heard a shorter version done by him back then, How Israel Became a Nation.
If interested let me know. Have a short link. Aside from a couple of mis-speaks, one early on and one later which you'll catch and not too important, it is very good.
Not surprising because, well, Marv.
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 08:57 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 17, 2026 08:58 AM (ENA4W)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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“I knew I was handing Miss Shields a masterpiece. Maybe Miss Shields in her ecstasy would excuse me from theme writing for the rest of my natural life.”
Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 17, 2026 08:59 AM (4HoLg)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:00 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 09:00 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 17, 2026 08:51 AM (dtajH)
Yup, Suozzi is as oily unctuous politician as there ever was, he never misses an opportunity to hang with the popular kids if he thinks it can help him...so him saying no to Hag Hochul to campaigning with her on Long Island this weekend is a foreshadowing of bad things for her...
Posted by: Boswell at October 17, 2026 09:01 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 09:01 AM (sEViE)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026
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The Lord forgives all our sins....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 09:03 AM (QDMs2)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:04 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:05 AM (ix5nG)
My attempt at holiday employment with the local ABC store appears to have failed. The disappointment is mainly due to the great interview I had with them. Took a full hour, and at the end, the manager mentioned that they sometimes hire for permanent positions from holiday staffers. A follow up encounter with another employee informed me that I was one of only two people interviewed for the spot. So the Dear John email hit pretty hard when it came.
Well, no matter. I'm over it and have other irons in the fire. My 2027 dance card has several large productions that require funding above my current means. I share my friend Random Dave's belief that God will guide us both to the right opportunity. (And yeah, I can see how me working in a liquor store was probably not His plan..)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 17, 2026 09:07 AM (08OqX)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 17, 2026 09:08 AM (4HoLg)
Posted by: r hennigantx
I'm cooking it for my oldest granddaughter and her friend who are spending the weekend with us. Being teenagers, I have no idea what time they will get up. I may have to courageously sacrifice myself and eat the burnt bacon for them.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:08 AM (2aDcw)
Have you considered changing your name to something more sub-continent Asia?
Posted by: Community Notes at October 17, 2026 09:08 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Annies Stew at October 17, 2026 09:09 AM (MujX2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 08:52 AM (mNsOT)
Will see you again later this morning, Hadrian. You maybe the snappiest dresser at this MoMee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 17, 2026 09:09 AM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:10 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 17, 2026 09:11 AM (M+uMR)
Hmm. Appears to be in English, but can't make sense of it.
Ah well.
*slides over to coffeemaker
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 09:11 AM (pfXMo)
Scott Jennings
@ScottJenningsKY
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more fake candidate, which to Democrats is apparently a virtue.
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To whom is he referring?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 17, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 09:13 AM (aJQbY)
Will see you again later this morning, Hadrian. You maybe the snappiest dresser at this MoMee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 17, 2026 09:09 AM (vQ89V)
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Meeting people is not easy for this recluse. Reckoned if I dressed well, I'd feel better about myself. If I feel better about myself, I'd have more self-confidence. If I have more self-confidence, it will be easier to introduce myself and talk. Being half deaf is no help, so if I turn my head oddly, you'll know why.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 09:15 AM (mNsOT)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 17, 2026 09:16 AM (vQ89V)
https://tinyurl.com/yhxa6wmm
Hopefully the guy who put it up will do something about the ads soon. Also, there's about a minute of silence in the middle of it so be ready for that.
God Bless
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:16 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: Community Notes at October 17, 2026 09:08 AM (a4flb)
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RandomDeepak has a certain ring to it.....
In seriousness, continued prayers that this trial ultimately brings you to a better place.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 09:18 AM (QDMs2)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 17, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:20 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 09:15 AM (mNsOT)
I am half-deaf myself, Hadrian, so I hear you. Will try to remember my Temu hearing aids today.
Round Two on the coffee: cup boiled over, big mess in microwave. Sigh.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 17, 2026 09:20 AM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Caffiend at October 17, 2026 09:21 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 09:24 AM (zcI95)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 17, 2026 09:26 AM (ndZc7)
It'll be your introduction to my all time favorite Bible teacher.
Why? Back in the 90's, when I first started listening to him, he constantly harped on 'Don't take my word for it. Search the scriptures for yourself. If you find I'm wrong, let me know.'
When's the last time you heard that?
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:28 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 17, 2026 09:30 AM (JNr/z)
Old Greek Homo.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 09:30 AM (y6jSU)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 09:24 AM (zcI95)
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Even if they look clean, I usually run water through it once without the coffee pouch just to steam out any latent cooties....
Posting mid-flight, btw, thanks to Elon/Starlink Wi-fi.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 09:31 AM (C3TaC)
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Are you staying at a lesbian bar in Massachusetts?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 09:31 AM (RIvkX)
When's the last time you heard that?
Posted by: TeeJ
Not often enough. I look forward to this rabbitt hole adventure.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:33 AM (2aDcw)
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:33 AM (ix5nG)
A couple years ago I was still cutting grass at Thanksgiving...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 09:34 AM (RORbl)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Heck, a coupla years ago we were eating fresh tomatoes at Thanksgiving. I think I need to winterize my small engines.
Posted by: MkY at October 17, 2026 09:36 AM (ZHRuH)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 09:15 AM (mNsOT)
Except for the deafness, Hadrian, that could almost be a description of me. Although I find a healthy addition of alcohol eases the discomfort.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 17, 2026 09:37 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo
True to the last. Still, there's value inn going over the after-action and making notes for improvement.
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 17, 2026 09:38 AM (ENA4W)
Federal agents, according to multiple sources who spoke with NewsNation, searched discarded trash in hopes of obtaining DNA from Omar and her family before raiding her Washington, D.C. home this week.
The sources state that any potential DNA evidence obtained "is critical to the investigation" into the Squad member.
It's unclear how such evidence would factor into the case, but the outlet reports that the case is believed to be "broader than the public may assume based on longstanding accusations surrounding her immigration history or marital status."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)
But it was Marv so,,, my own study on the day of the LORD commenced. Everything on the 2nd coming fell into place.
Bye bye Hal Lindsey and later, when he hit it big, Tim LaHaye.
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:41 AM (ix5nG)
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I'm beginning to think that wasn't entirely on the up and up.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)
I nipped over to Walmart (ouch -- $$) and am back having a quick solid breakfast. Maybe I'll run out for a coffee shortly, and visit the pipe shop.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Brother Tim
Amen to that. Failure has been a, difficult at times, but valuable tool in my "education".
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:46 AM (2aDcw)
Canada would be my bet. Close enough to still be a pain in the ass while her immigration situation plays out, but probably untouchable.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 09:46 AM (RORbl)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 09:49 AM (2aDcw)
Be advised, my fedoras are not those fluffy cone-like paper things that WM and Target sell. They are real fur felt and styled much more like a Bogart lid, or like the cream-colored Open Road model such as LBJ wore -- though I snap the front brim down on mine.
LBJ was a Resistol man, though, not a Stetson guy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)
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 17, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)
Happy Saturday to all.
Only reaching 50° today on Mid Hudson, going down to 30° tonight. Leaves are falling and NYC folk are overrunning the place to look at the colors. They never stick around to rake
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 17, 2026 09:52 AM (kGIZD)
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
St. Mary Alacoque, chosen to reveal the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us.
****
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 09:53 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: dantesed at October 17, 2026 09:55 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 09:55 AM (zcI95)
When you know that history, pas, present and future, is His Story, and then bring that to include you, it helps.
I have messed up so many times myself. But it has brought me to the place He has me at in my life right now. Doing what I do.
He ain't just kind of Sovereign.
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:57 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:57 AM (ix5nG)
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Amen!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 09:58 AM (C3TaC)
A couple years ago I was still cutting grass at Thanksgiving...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 09:34 AM (RORbl)
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It has been too long since we visited my wife's native state. Chemo resumes today after a week off. We shall see how she tolerates it.
I'm getting over a cold am in the sore throat phase. Yuck.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 09:58 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)
How is it unclear?
They want to do as a test and see if the guy she was married to is her brother. DNA is the way to prove it. Assuming they have DNA from the bother as well.
Posted by: Journalism Dead at October 17, 2026 09:58 AM (zyHX6)
In NH, they tend to go north, towards the White Mountains and along the Kancamaugus Trail. I suppose if you've never seen leaves turn before, it's interesting, but I can see that through my kitchen window, so the sight is nothing new.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 17, 2026 09:59 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at October 17, 2026 09:59 AM (LNPYf)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)
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Wait, you mean she actually did screw her brother?
Ew.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 10:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Pink Floyd Legend Roger Waters Tears Into Metallica Singer With Brutal Insults
During his appearance on The Katie Halper Show, Waters didn’t hold back when the conversation turned to Hetfield.
“Can we stop talking about this p—k?” Waters said. “I’m so bored with him. He’s just showing that he’s a complete p—k.”
His attack didn’t stop there.
Waters claimed Hetfield had an extremely low IQ, dismissed him as a nobody, and argued that the Metallica frontman wasn’t a genuine musician.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
But then, on a whim, I decided to run the picture through ChatGP and turn it into a classic B&W movie still. It came out having me look like a poor man's Sydney Greenstreet, and I like it.
So AI is useful for making me feel a little better.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 17, 2026 10:02 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)
May God's blessings and mercy shower down on all of His children this day. And safe travels to all going to and from The Thing.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 17, 2026 10:03 AM (D/6p1)
God Bless"
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 09:16 AM (ix5nG)
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Ad blockers work wonders; uBlock Origin works even on this PC (a 2008 Dell Optiplex 755, 3 GHz Core2 Duo CPU, Win Xp SP3, Mypal68 browser if one needs to know.) I NEVER see a YT ad. NEVER. Ad reads by hosts, yes, but NOTHING from YT.
PS. Thanks for the link too.
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 10:04 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 17, 2026 09:00 AM (aJQbY)
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It is easier to get a job if you have a job. Maybe lower your standards for the moment and get whatever you can. That may in turn open doors elsewhere. I did not even know my present job existed until someone tipped me off.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:04 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 10:05 AM (zcI95)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)
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Is this her first?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:05 AM (ZOv7s)
Broodsow
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (ZWUXj)
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and rejoice in you;
I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.”
Psalm 9:1
Posted by: Marcus T at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (x/Rva)
Posted by: M. Gaga at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (3p/KU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
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So why mention this nobody?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 10:08 AM (SeSfo)
May the Lord continue to be with her, you and your family. May His blessings be upon all of you.
It’s a long road, but He is walking right beside you.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 17, 2026 10:08 AM (x/Rva)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 17, 2026 10:08 AM (zyHX6)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:07 AM (ZOv7s)
It’s so crowded nobody goes there anymore.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 17, 2026 10:09 AM (zyHX6)
Fans Praise Czech Soccer Coach for Disciplined Gaze During Interview With Stunning Reporter
https://tinyurl.com/2udvrkp3
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:09 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
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Drop some more acid dude.... what a completely ignorant statement. You don't have to like his music or his politics, but to say he isn't a genuine musician is the weakest argument you could make about him. Shut up and sing.....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 10:09 AM (C3TaC)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:03 AM (ndZc7)
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Is this her first?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
3rd.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 10:10 AM (zcI95)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 10:10 AM (2aDcw)
Broodsow
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (ZWUXj)
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Birth control has made this sort of thing rate today, but there used to be the "oops" baby that happened after childbearing years were though over. My aunt was like that, 15 years younger than the oldest. I was closer to her in age than her sister, my mother.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 10:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Eromero at October 17, 2026 10:12 AM (oJjJL)
Posted by: M. Gaga
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It's either a restructuring effort to remain profitable (I can't imagine they're not) or, as some people think, a SKU shuffle of products.
But, TBH, revolvers are not a top seller... and they've got more 380 and 9mm models than you can shake a stick at.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 10:13 AM (RORbl)
Yes sir, I understand. But being extreeeemly untechy, and only this cheapest of Samsung phones with not much storage capacity or whatever...
And a yuuuuge aversion to downloading apps...
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 10:13 AM (ix5nG)
Punk?? Why the dashes? Or have they substituted a "P" for some other letter without mentioning it?
I don't get it.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 17, 2026 10:13 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at October 17, 2026 10:14 AM (C3TaC)
Posted by: Tonypete at October 17, 2026 10:14 AM (V8Zwm)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 17, 2026 10:16 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 17, 2026 10:18 AM (zyHX6)
https://tinyurl.com/2udvrkp3
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Let's win one for the nipper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 17, 2026 10:18 AM (JzUSu)
Posted by: M. Gaga at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (3p/KU)
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Probably. Ruger is still heavy into revolvers and to the average young consumer, the difference between the Redhawk, Blackhawk, and "super" variants makes little sense.
Cowboy action was huge during the 90s, but everyone is tactical now. Honestly, the SBR change means a ton of potential sales, and that should be the focus.
Also: handguns with detachable stocks.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 17, 2026 10:17 AM (Q/FnY)
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God bless you!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)
And Margie - my 8th grade flame who passed this week after suffering for years of dementia and Alzheimer's.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 17, 2026 10:20 AM (V8Zwm)
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I'm beginning to think that wasn't entirely on the up and up.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:44 AM (ndZc7)
Is that about the Madison Cornbread fabulist?
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at October 17, 2026 10:20 AM (OlzlW)
Or something to do with the attempted Beretta buyout/whatever?
Outside of the 10/22, what do they have worth worrying about?
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 10:21 AM (pfXMo)
"Stunning "?
Ok, sure.
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 10:22 AM (pfXMo)
Or something to do with the attempted Beretta buyout/whatever?
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 10:21 AM (pfXMo)
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Yes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:22 AM (mNsOT)
Posted by: if they're not right, it's happening anyway at October 17, 2026 10:23 AM (88C+u)
Muh 'Horns are playing the Alley Gators in about an hour and a half on ABC.
Can they redeem themselves?
We shall see.
Hook'Em Horns!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:23 AM (YSUhf)
Prayers are up for everyone on the list and for good measure extra prayers are on the way for those who made it to TX. I wish I could be there again with y'all.
Thank you MisHum and Annie's Stew for the thread.
Posted by: SPinRH_F-16 at October 17, 2026 10:24 AM (R2u+x)
In my working years, I could learn to use the software to run lab instruments like GC, GC/MS and the like but I had no interest at all in learning more about computers. None.
And at 71 now...
And now I must be off. Morning stuff to do, including uncovering some zuke plants at the widow's place. Got down to 33 last night.
Prayers!!!
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 10:24 AM (ix5nG)
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Paranoid of downloading apps to my iPhone too, which is an iPhone 6s on its third (3rd!!) battery (I've done 2 change-outs so far. Replacing batts gets easier the more you do!)
I also access _ALL_ internet via this iPhone, using the USB cable to 'tether' to my PC ... the PC runs ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) and other PCs on my little home network LAN access the internet thru the main Win Xp PC 'tethered' to the iPhone 6s.
I used 161 GB last month on the Visible (Verizon owned) all-you-can-use 25 US dollar-a-month program they have ...
Whew. Sorry for the long info download!
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 10:24 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:23 AM (YSUhf)
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Heckuva game last week. Rivalries are what make college ball tolerable in the age of mercenaries.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:27 AM (ZOv7s)
https://tinyurl.com/2udvrkp3
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Let's win one for the nipper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 17, 2026 10:18 AM (JzUSu)
I like how she casually sweeps her hand to one side and opens her jacket further. She's clearly annoyed that he's not rising to her lure...and no one has yet to mention her name. May her anonymity continue...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 17, 2026 10:27 AM (08OqX)
Posted by: pookysgirl is tired but grateful at October 17, 2026 10:28 AM (weMmU)
Heh.
I had forgotten about the "cowboy up" era...
Went to a big show... late 90s maybe? Every display was revolvers with gen-u-wine smegma wood handles/ grips. And prices...yikes.
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 10:28 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:23 AM (YSUhf)
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Heckuva game last week. Rivalries are what make college ball tolerable in the age of mercenaries.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Yes. UT/OU is a true rivalry/hate game.
The winner is always in doubt, even if highly favored.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:29 AM (YSUhf)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
The gal at our Waffle House here once asked me where I moved from. I asked her how she knew I was a transplant. She told me it was the clean Carharts and a decent haircut. Dead giveaway.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 17, 2026 10:29 AM (V8Zwm)
Posted by: if they're not right, it's happening anyway at October 17, 2026 10:23 AM (88C+u)
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LDS has a cosmology that uses the same terms to mean very different things.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)
I hate to say it, but I think it's the best thing I've ever written and I hope others enjoy it too.
Now it's time to set up the crockpot and make some chicken paprika with rice.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at October 17, 2026 10:30 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: muldoon at October 17, 2026 10:31 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:22 AM (mNsOT)
It's pheasant season here, and my nurse's husband and boys are already out huntin'.
Posted by: pookysgirl likes pheasant meat at October 17, 2026 10:32 AM (weMmU)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 10:34 AM (pfXMo)
I like how she casually sweeps her hand to one side and opens her jacket further. She's clearly annoyed that he's not rising to her lure...and no one has yet to mention her name. May her anonymity continue...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 17, 2026 10:27 AM (08OqX)
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"Don't look at my brazen boobage, revealed for your perverted enjoyment."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:35 AM (mNsOT)
Posted by: TeeJ at October 17, 2026 10:24 AM (ix5nG)
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Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, you don't say ... I got familiar with GC while evaluating white papers put out by BrLP (Brilliant Light Power) in their evaluation of Hydrinos using a Hewlett Packard HP 5890 Gas Chromatograph ... turns out the Hydrino atom / molecule make it thru the 'column' very quickly on account of their smaller size / smaller electron 'orbit' size.
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 10:35 AM (Z+enJ)
It's pheasant season here, and my nurse's husband and boys are already out huntin'.
Posted by: pookysgirl likes pheasant meat at October 17, 2026 10:32 AM (weMmU)
When hunting pheasant, a tie, tails, and top hat is de rigueur!
fAnd , of course a glass of champagne for each kill.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:35 AM (YSUhf)
It's really something watching Europe surrender in real time.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 10:36 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:37 AM (YSUhf)
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I think it's about Amb. Marie Yovanovich. (We morons didn't believe her from the get-go.)
John Solomon has the story at Just the News.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 17, 2026 10:37 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 17, 2026 10:38 AM (jrgJz)
Those rascally students in France are at it again.
__________
Those scamps! Another panty raid, is it?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:38 AM (mNsOT)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 10:38 AM (3hr0T)
Very windy. Gusts up to 40 mph forecasted later today.
Normally not a problem, except many people in this area still have large, hanging limbs in trees from the hurricane.
I cut down all the trees near my house after Sally, but still have some out of the falling danger zone that are now leaning after Friday a week ago.
If they fall, that means I have to get out the chainsaw again.
Getting too old to chainsaw.
Posted by: one hour sober at October 17, 2026 10:38 AM (J4Dwc)
Also: handguns with detachable stocks.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)
Got an AP5 recently and was going to SBR it but the fella at my FFL said just wait and lo and behold he was right. Got an HK MP5 stock for it and dropped a Rare Breed FRT in for the trigger and viola! a full semi AP5 9mm for around $2100. Beats paying $65,000 for a F/A MP5.
Runs like a champ and a pleasure to shoot.
Posted by: Pew Pew Pew Brrrrrrrr... at October 17, 2026 10:38 AM (NkqBW)
Even if I shoot a beater?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 10:39 AM (QajKI)
coffee that does not pass this low bar falls into the lowest category; "loathsome". Angels and saints, save us from this!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 10:39 AM (VyBeY)
Those rascally students in France are at it again.
It's really something watching Europe surrender in real time.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 10:36 AM (viF8m)
Yeah, a terribly, dangerous world is aborning.
I just hope Our Worldwide Betters receive every single bit of the misery they're creating.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:39 AM (YSUhf)
I just hope Our Worldwide Betters receive every single bit of the misery they're creating.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 17, 2026 10:39 AM (YSUhf)
___________
They likely think they can cut a deal. They may be surprised.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:41 AM (mNsOT)
That and looting burning down a few government buildings. They have such colorful flags, too.
https://tinyurl.com/yz57chxd
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)
Outside of the 10/22, what do they have worth worrying about?
Posted by: man
Their SR1911 isn't bad. Very nice trigger pull.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 17, 2026 10:42 AM (QVmho)
Two weeks ago when I last mowed the property it was about 92F and muggy as hell.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 10:42 AM (RORbl)
The answer to the question in everyone's mind:
More than 80...
Posted by: muldoon at October 17, 2026 10:43 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: muldoon at October 17, 2026 10:43 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 10:44 AM (PlFfJ)
Posted by: M. Gaga at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (3p/KU)
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Probably. Ruger is still heavy into revolvers and to the average young consumer, the difference between the Redhawk, Blackhawk, and "super" variants makes little sense.
Cowboy action was huge during the 90s, but everyone is tactical now. ...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)
I own several Ruger single-action revolvers. I used to be so jealous of my buddy that owned a Ruger Security Six with 6inch barrel in .357 Magnum. I know I could track one down on Gun Broker, but (I'd never thought I'd say this) I have all of the guns I want.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 10:44 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: From about That Time at October 17, 2026 10:47 AM (sl73Y)
Currently enjoying a medium roast from Kauai that my son and his wife gave me after their honeymoon trip. Excellent.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 17, 2026 10:50 AM (0aYVJ)
Cowboy action was huge during the 90s...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:19 AM
I think it would be a hoot to do "cowboy action - light"
a Heritage Rough Rider & a Henry lever action, both in .22LR; and a side by side .410
.45 Long Colt gets a little spendy
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 17, 2026 10:52 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Billythesquid at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (x4l2h)
An independent candidate for the U.S. Senate has been sentenced to three months in the Hennepin County workhouse over a tarantula-tossing incident a couple of years ago.
Marisa Simonetti, 32, of Edina, was convicted on one count of gross misdemeanor harassment and one count of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
>>I just hope Our Worldwide Betters receive every single bit of the misery they're creating.
Not to be melodramatic but it's pretty much in our hands to make sure they do.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (viF8m)
The criminal complaint says the woman requested Simonetti bring in pest control to get rid of spiders in the basement. The complaint said on June 20, 2024 the woman had groceries delivered, which Simonetti intercepted and refused to give to the woman until police intervened.
According to the complaint: The woman told police Simonetti began banging pots and pans loudly upstairs and cut off the dwelling’s Wi-Fi. The woman later called police to say the door to the basement had been opened, and Simonetti began throwing things down the stairwell, including a live tarantula and the contents of a terrarium, along with nails, pins and tacks. Police say they found those items on the stairwell when they arrived.
The also complaint said Simonetti allegedly yelled “this is why you never f*&% with Marisa Simonetti.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
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Yup
Got a Rossi lever action rifle in .45LC. Fun as hell to shoot.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 17, 2026 10:54 AM (RORbl)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
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Marisa just wanted to see the manager!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 10:55 AM (PlFfJ)
Even if I shoot a beater?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 10:39 AM (QajKI)
Damn. I read that as "Even if I shoot a beaver?"
Definitely need more coffee. Oy.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 17, 2026 10:56 AM (hmYU4)
Broodsow
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 17, 2026 10:06 AM (ZWUXj)
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Birth control has made this sort of thing rate today, but there used to be the "oops" baby that happened after childbearing years were thought over. My aunt was like that, 15 years younger than the oldest. I was closer to her in age than her sister, my mother.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)
I just got sucked into a debate on the Tube of Ewes on this topic on a very Lefty Catholic channel before I realized it was Lefty. Some gal was all "I'm Catholic" but talked about how EEEEEBIL the Catholic Church was on the topic of birth control. I mentioned it wasn't a good idea to bring public scandal. Just do it and make it a private matter between her and her priest. She was participating in the attack on the vocation of motherhood.
Hooo boy, the REEE reaction was amazing. Of course, the Catholic Church doesn't forbid natural methods of birth control, the Church forbids artificial methods.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf)
The also complaint said Simonetti allegedly yelled “this is why you never f*&% with Marisa Simonetti.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away
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Definitely senatorial material.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 17, 2026 10:57 AM (mNsOT)
.45 Long Colt gets a little spendy
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 17, 2026 10:52 AM (AMvSw)
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I almost got into it and was going to use .38 special, but I'm noticing that .32 long ammo is becoming more widespread and one can get vintage guns (including top breaks) in it for super cheap
Last June I picked up a Spanish copy of an I-frame and it is absolutely sweet to shoot. From a full-sized frame, .32 feels like .22LR, albeit louder.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 10:58 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 17, 2026 10:59 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Boswell at October 17, 2026 11:01 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf)
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The 'hard' teachings tend to be the most important ones. That's something I realized when I was Protestant - that far from pushing me away from sin, it made me comfortable and complacent. God loves me, Jesus saves, so I can just say "sorry" in private and then keep on doing whatever I wanted.
The Church actually held me to account, and while I remain a work in progress, I am objectively a better, more moral person than I was before. I like working with the OCIA kids because I can give them the caution that conversion is the beginning, not the end a process, not an event.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 17, 2026 11:04 AM (q7yvH)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 09:38 AM (ndZc7)
How is it unclear?
They want to do as a test and see if the guy she was married to is her brother. DNA is the way to prove it. Assuming they have DNA from the bother as well.
Posted by: Journalism Dead at October 17, 2026 09:58 AM (zyHX6)
Isn't her actual identity in question? I've heard allegations that the person she claimed to be her father on the immigration paperwork wasn't actually her father. Those tribal goat-f*kcers don't have much cross-pollination between tribes.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 11:05 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * Invictus Maneo at October 17, 2026 11:07 AM (gj9zm)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 11:07 AM (ndZc7)
The Church actually held me to account, and while I remain a work in progress, I am objectively a better, more moral person than I was before. I like working with the OCIA kids because I can give them the caution that conversion is the beginning, not the end a process, not an event.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 17, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Yes, me too.
After my reversion back to the Church I realized I had an attraction to a particular sin. I'd Confess ... f*kc up ... Confess again. At one of my first Confessions after my reversion, the priest got seriously angry when I tried to minimize my sin. Father S is a great Confessor and I try to catch him on the schedule when I can.
I'm a work in progress.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 11:11 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at October 17, 2026 11:13 AM (ksbjf)
Temp agencies are used by many corporations to "hire" people rather than burdening their internal H.R. departments to go through the screening process ... The corporation sends job descriptions and compensation information to a temp agency, who then searches its pool of job seekers for the best match* ... Typically, job seekers are given the opportunity to work inside the corporation (and be paid) for several weeks and, if the corporation is satisfied, then an offer for permanent employment is made.
*because the temp agency will be paid a good fee for every weekly temp assignment, and also a lump-sum fee if you become permanently employed.
Posted by: Kathy at October 17, 2026 11:16 AM (MOK4W)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 11:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 11:17 AM (odBC9)
Nothing much to report here except big weather change on the way. It was in the 80's here yesterday but will be in the 30's when I get up tomorrow.
Nervous about the midterms. Hoping for some big surprises in our favor. 🤞
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at October 17, 2026 11:29 AM (kJmSS)
An independent candidate for the U.S. Senate has been sentenced to three months in the Hennepin County workhouse over a tarantula-tossing incident a couple of years ago.
Marisa Simonetti, 32, of Edina, was convicted on one count of gross misdemeanor harassment and one count of misdemeanor domestic assault.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Up, Up, and Away! at October 17, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
I saw the UToob police video on the incident. Simonetti's a complete psycho.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 17, 2026 11:37 AM (iIyc0)
Posted by: Boswell at October 17, 2026 11:01 AM (j10i6)
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Did this rumor start at, what was that underground site famous for some of the best hoax/rumors the last decade -
4chan was it?
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 11:45 AM (Z+enJ)
I grew up in Northern Vermont, not far from Smugglers Notch, in fact. The leaf peepers drove us nuts, particularly those from Quebec who always wanted to pay for everything in $CDN at par.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:38 PM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 01:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mick at October 17, 2026 02:11 PM (HFx9z)
Daily Tech News 17 October 2026
Top Story
- CoreWeave, an AI company involved in... Nobody really knows what they do, it would seem... Is blaming the implosion of the planned IPO by Australian competitor Firmus (the names keep getting worse) for the fact that it is $50 billion in debt with a bond yield of 16%. (AFR) (archive site)
I think you're getting out over your oars there, CoreWeave.
Tech News
- Here's the Asus ProArt P16 RTX Spark laptop, which delivers up to 128GB of unified RAM should you want such a thing. (WCCFTech)
Is it good? I guess.
Is it affordable? Decidedly not.
Does it have the Four Essential Keys? They are nowhere to be found.
- Here's the HP ZBook Ultra G3a Ryzen AI Max Pro 495 laptop, which delivers up to 192GB of unified RAM should you want such a thing. (Notebook Check)
Is it good? I guess.
Is it affordable? It's an HP workstation model. Guess.
Does it have the Four Essential Keys? Shockingly, yes.
- The leap second has leapt the building. (Smithsonian)
Leap seconds were introduced by astronomers to make sure that UTC time that normal people use never drifted more than a second from UT1 time that abnormal people astronomers use.
UT1 measures what time it really is based on the rotation of the Earth. The problem is that while this measure is definitive, it is not consistent: The Earth wobbles.
So after fifty years of faffing about, astronomers decided it was all more trouble than it was worth, and dropped it in favour of a leap hour, which is not expected to arise for a very long time.
Musical Interlude
It's the same song as this day last year. YouTube is playing up for me right now, so I can't easily search for a new one.
Bonus Jdon My Soul Video of the Day
Hololive's very Australian Hakos Baelz playing a game of telephone with her American, Japanese, and Indonesian colleagues.
Disclaimer: But it's a good song.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:00 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:02 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:03 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 04:03 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:12 AM (odBC9)
****
Tell the world you can't deliver what you are basing your IPO on without telling the world you can't deliver.
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:14 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:19 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:20 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:24 AM (tiV+x)
****
That sucked. Badly.
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:24 AM (tiV+x)
How? Seriously, I'd like your opinion.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:27 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Colin at October 17, 2026 04:32 AM (CiQE7)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 17, 2026 04:42 AM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 17, 2026 04:42 AM (gllTv)
****
That sucked. Badly.
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:24 AM (tiV+x)
To be sure, asmongold is an acquired taste.
I think he's funny and has his finger on the pulse of the Hot New Stories. Like ace does.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:43 AM (odBC9)
It is indeed. The video goes well with the song. Not sure what town in the UK was shown (Northern England somewhere) but the US shots were Western PA. Down around Aliquippa. Maybe Ambridge too.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 17, 2026 04:47 AM (gllTv)
CoreWeave basically builds data centers for AI companies to rent/lease space at to run their models.
Since Wall St. is now getting nervous about the debt load with AI build-out and whether the debt is ever going to be paid they are pulling out of the starting side of the AI bubble.
So memory & chip manufacturers and dats center corps are getting hit hard.
The bubble is coming to an end, I believe.
Let’s just hope it’s a soft landing.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 04:53 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:24 AM (tiV+x)
How? Seriously, I'd like your opinion.
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The encounter in the gym is staged. If he was serious about the real world instance that he is parodying, he would do straight commentary. Then again, I dislike reaction videos generally.
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:58 AM (tiV+x)
A lot. Was on a software project that overran time & budget badly; wound up as the third project manager with the promise that it wouldn't be a suicide mission (a promise they kept); recommended in a meeting with the company president that the project be killed because the department we were doing it for was never going to accept our work. They killed it and the pair who were the problem suffered no consequences.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 17, 2026 04:59 AM (NcvvS)
I think he's funny and has his finger on the pulse of the Hot New Stories. Like ace does.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:43 AM (odBC9)
His streams are basically funny news reviews, occasional reaction videos, and video game playing, with an occasional brilliant analysis and getting right to the heart of the matter with some Texas down-home wisdom.
I haven’t been watching as much of his videos lately because he can talk for hours but he’s usually more entertaining than a TV show.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 04:59 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:24 AM (tiV+x)
How? Seriously, I'd like your opinion.
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The encounter in the gym is staged. If he was serious about the real world instance that he is parodying, he would do straight commentary. Then again, I dislike reaction videos generally.
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 04:58 AM (tiV+x)
Ok, thanks!
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:00 AM (odBC9)
Wikipedia
CoreWeave, Inc. is an American cloud-computing company based in Livingston, New Jersey.
As of 2026, the company operates 51 AI data centers, specialized data centers designed for higher parallel computing performance via heavy use of graphics processing units.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:04 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:06 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:10 AM (6ydKt)
Wikipedia
Two videos were released to promote the single.
The earlier version features the group performing the song in various locations in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
The second version, released in November 1985, features the group performing at a concert while clips play featuring footage of Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester, and Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:16 AM (odBC9)
The original silent Nosferatu which predates the Lugosi Dracula by a few years, is on Movies! It seems very effective. The vampire is very alien and creepy.
How's your Saturday looking?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:16 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:06 AM (6ydKt)
What those videos did to my For You feed ....
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:17 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 05:20 AM (Ia/+0)
Coffee is part of the remedy.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:21 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:21 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:23 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: TxAnn at October 17, 2026 05:25 AM (itAg7)
Let’s just hope it’s a soft landing."
https://tinyurl.com/49c4utj4
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 17, 2026 05:28 AM (O7YUW)
Thanks, Pixy! Good song, good video.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026
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It is. But until now, I had no idea who sang it or what the title was. The local '80s oldies station plays it from time to time, and I say, "Who was that?" Now I'll know.
DJs in the ancient times used to front-sell or back-sell the tunes they played. That way you knew what that song you liked was called and who the artist was. You could go to the record store and ask for it. Sometime in the late '70s the practice stopped; I guess to leave more time every hour for commercial spots, because singles got longer, or both.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:29 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 05:29 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TxAnn at October 17, 2026 05:25 AM (itAg7)
Yay for you, TxAnn!
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:30 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: TxAnn at October 17, 2026
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So the blog is likely to be light on commentary today, huh?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:30 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:33 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Sum Ting Wong at October 17, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Sum Ting Wong at October 17, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)
Thanks, G&R!
I was meanwhile looking up "faff" (as in "So after fifty years of faffing about"):
faff | British English informal
verb
spend time on unnecessarily complicated and time-consuming actions: we can't faff around forever | there's no need to faff about plugging cables in | you might spend more time faffing with your camera than focusing on the scene.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:38 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: pookysgirl is tired but grateful at October 17, 2026 05:42 AM (weMmU)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:43 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Colin at October 17, 2026 04:32 AM (CiQE7)
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I've seen the State of California do that several times.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:45 AM (RIvkX)
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When are you due dear?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:48 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at October 17, 2026 05:50 AM (YdqJa)
Let’s just hope it’s a soft landing."
https://tinyurl.com/49c4utj4
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 17, 2026 05:28 AM (O7YUW)
Waaaahoooooooooo!
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:51 AM (6ydKt)
Later in life, the SoC did it to my (pre-retirement) company on a project another team was on, tried to claim that it was the company's fault, and when it turned out there was a paper trail of contradictory requirements that the state had demanded, shut up about it.
Posted by: Nazdar at October 17, 2026 05:51 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:17 AM (odBC9)
Not too much.
Just gave me more Asmongold mixed in with Lotus Eaters and a lot of music videos from the 80s and 90s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:52 AM (6ydKt)
Long before the show began on early TV, creator Burr Tillstrom admired a Russian ballerina. He was going to give her a puppet he'd created. When she saw it, she exclaimed, "Kukla!", and explained it meant "doll" or "any precious little thing." Thus Kukla was named.
Thank goodness I did not know this when I adopted Dagny. Linda would have insisted I call the kitten that, instead of her dignified Scandi name.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:52 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Sum Ting Wong at October 17, 2026 05:36 AM (O7YUW)
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Aussies are super fond of idioms that make no sense to Americans.
"How are you going?"
"Brekky"
"Tradie"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:54 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:48 AM (RIvkX)
Christmas Day, so I am 30 weeks along. They did a fetal cell fibroid(?) test, which measures for the presence of fetal cells beyond the uterus (I think), and it was positive. Which means there's a good chance I'll go into real labor in the next two weeks. So, a Halloween baby is possible. Not ideal, to say the least.
Posted by: pookysgirl is tired but grateful at October 17, 2026 05:54 AM (weMmU)
00:35
https://tinyurl.com/746w6b9p
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:54 AM (odBC9)
"How are you going?"
"Brekky"
"Tradie"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 05:53 AM (RIvkX)
The have a severe tendency to make up some weird slang only they understand and then shortening the slang and adding an 'y' on 'ie' on the end.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:55 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:55 AM (6ydKt)
Pixy!
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Pete Bog at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (/iXAp)
How's your Saturday looking?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:16 AM (wzUl9)
*****
I saw that many years ago and it is indeed a very creepy movie. The "vampyre" creature was much different from the later versions of Dracula.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at October 17, 2026 05:58 AM (YdqJa)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:17 AM (odBC9)
Not too much.
Just gave me more Asmongold mixed in with Lotus Eaters and a lot of music videos from the 80s and 90s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:52 AM (6ydKt)
I ended up with a gazillion videos of out-of-control people being arrested. Maybe because I watched a lot of them....
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:59 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:55 AM (6ydKt)
====
I think that is apt, it sounds like it's all slang.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: fluffy at October 17, 2026 06:00 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:00 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 06:01 AM (Ia/+0)
And yet, 'doggo'.
Posted by: fluffy at October 17, 2026 06:01 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 05:59 AM (odBC9)
I think YouTube has figured me out; conservative moron who like music, tech, and laughing at stupid crap.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:02 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: fluffy at October 17, 2026 06:01 AM (V0/Sp)
That's only because 'doggy' was so common and they want to be different because living upside down like they do.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:03 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:03 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:04 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:04 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:06 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:06 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 05:55 AM (6ydKt)
They're flushing out spies.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:07 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:04 AM (RIvkX)
I think you can just respond to any Aussie inquiry with "Oi, cunt!"
Pretty sure.
Posted by: Cunning Linguist at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (8CAIL)
https://youtu.be/scwlR0QHGOk
Which he should, as he was one of the first people to lay down a deposit when Elon announced the car in 2019.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:04 AM (RIvkX)
I think you can just respond to any Aussie inquiry with "Oi, cunt!"
Pretty sure.
Posted by: Cunning Linguist at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (8CAIL)
(It's a trap.)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:15 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 06:17 AM (RIvkX)
https://youtu.be/scwlR0QHGOk
Which he should, as he was one of the first people to lay down a deposit when Elon announced the car in 2019.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (6ydKt)
He seems helpful and engaging! I've watched the first 5 minutes.
Thanks!
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:21 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Those numbers are so last week. Cheapest RTX 5090s right now run about $7500 and they're heading fast into the five figure range.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 17, 2026 06:23 AM (BLOW1)
https://youtu.be/scwlR0QHGOk
Which he should, as he was one of the first people to lay down a deposit when Elon announced the car in 2019.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (6ydKt)
He's using the word "insane" a lot.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:28 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 06:29 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:29 AM (odBC9)
/s?
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 06:34 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: Case at October 17, 2026 06:37 AM (ROPCF)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 06:39 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 05:16 AM (wzUl9)
----
It's gonna be a grade-a-thon!
My students have finished their first major project and I have to submit midterm grades by Tuesday, so I get to spend the weekend grading...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 06:44 AM (FZ29D)
The hansom cabby Frank is now black. The first king of Narnia. Which means by the time the four kids return to Narnia, they will be white colonizers unless Greta makes the kids diverse.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 17, 2026 06:44 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 06:39 AM (MWfyi)
They need to give the next press secretary a hype man, who just yells bit and pieces of the secretary's comments for emphasis.
FOR EMPHASIS.
Posted by: Let's Get Weird at October 17, 2026 06:44 AM (55kM1)
His videos were produced at his apartment until he moved out in 2016; he now works out of a studio in Kearny, New Jersey.
Wikipedia
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:45 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 06:46 AM (Ia/+0)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 17, 2026 06:49 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:50 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: My first statement as Press Secretary at October 17, 2026 06:53 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 06:55 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: My first statement as Press Secretary
Harrumph~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 06:55 AM (nEUC6)
How she got the position being horrible is the question
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:08 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: My first statement as Press Secretary at October 17, 2026 06:53 AM
Followed by their companies lies, misrepresentations and lies of omissions followed by a condemnation they are failing their paltry viewer or reader base of xxxx mentally deficient people.
Doing housework. My friends' cat Snowflake was out all night but just came in. She's an outdoor cat but that was the first time she hasn't been in with Ralphy and I in months.
Ralphy and I just also celebrated him celebrated him living through the night. And another week!
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:09 AM (Sco7b)
Who names their kid "Takeshita" anyway? What a cruel parent.
Posted by: My first statement as Press Secretary at October 17, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 07:12 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 17, 2026 07:13 AM (LOvBA)
Posted by: Just Wondering at October 17, 2026 07:13 AM (SeSfo)
How she got the position being horrible is the question
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:08 AM (Ia/+0)
Wikipedia reports her having been in a lot of jobs that look like preparation for this job. Like: commentator for Newsmax.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:13 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:13 AM (odBC9)
ALL LIES
My observation regarding ballot initiatives:
The less clear it is the more likely it is to be the wrong side.
Posted by: fluffy at October 17, 2026 07:14 AM (V0/Sp)
Who names their kid "Takeshita" anyway? What a cruel parent.
Posted by: My first statement as Press Secretary at October 17, 2026 07:11 AM (MWfyi)
Like, somebody who don't Take No Sh*t?
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:14 AM (odBC9)
How she got the position being horrible is the question
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:08 AM (Ia/+0)
====
It means that Susie Wiles is also a dead woman walking.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 17, 2026 07:17 AM (2NHgQ)
Seriously, how many viewers can crap like this and Canada's Next Drag Queen possibly get to be advertised this much.
Just burn.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:18 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 17, 2026 06:23 AM (BLOW1)
Nvidia stopped selling the chips for the 5090 so I'm guessing it will hit $10,000 eventually.
You might as well try for a Nvidia professional model GPU at that point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:20 AM (6ydKt)
Have any of the horde in Corsicana requested bail funds yet?
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 17, 2026 07:20 AM (2NHgQ)
Uhhhh ... magnetic core memory maker?????
(Okay FORMER magnetic core memory maker)
Someone had to say it (in my defense before grabbing my 1st cup of coffee.)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 07:21 AM (Z+enJ)
How she got the position being horrible is the question
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:08 AM (Ia/+0)
====
It means that Susie Wiles is also a dead woman walking.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 07:15 AM (RIvkX)
Googling
Susie Wiles, Katie Zacharia
brings up a wide spectrum of links!
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:21 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 17, 2026 07:22 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:25 AM (/+uur)
Sydney Sweeny for Press Secretary!
There, that should rectify the situation.
Posted by: davidt at October 17, 2026 07:26 AM (Q+gd/)
There, that should rectify the situation.
Posted by: davidt "
That would be a bust too.
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 07:27 AM (MWfyi)
There, that should rectify the situation.
Posted by: davidt "
That would be a bust too.
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 07:27 AM (MWfyi)
The shrews on The View would be apoplectic.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:27 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 07:31 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:27 AM (odBC9)
Until the next hour of hate two hours later.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:32 AM (Sco7b)
With a "Capital Credit Retirement" of -$235.69 it dropped my bill down to $43.31 (mostly taxes and fees).
I don't know what a Capital Credit Retirement is but they need to give me one of those every month.
Haven't seen an electric bill this low in over 20 years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:36 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith and the Biden Justice Department obtained data including the names, dates of birth, physical addresses, email addresses, and voter registrations of thousands of everyday Americans
Remember that about 75% if (D) voter think you are a criminal for voting (R).
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:37 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ua/lL)
100s (if not 1000s) women killed by illegals
Shane Willis Jokes
One of these is the most serious threat to women according to media and pundits
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:40 AM (/+uur)
Our enlightened betters stack the weekends with their DEI hires.
It's kind of funny.
Al Sharpton is still alive but looks worse than Jesse Jackson, who has been dead a while.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:40 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 07:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:40 AM (Sco7b)
Resist we much
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:42 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:46 AM (/+uur)
(YouTuber and overall tech 'debunker') Thunderf00t.
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 07:47 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 17, 2026 07:47 AM (jrgJz)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:46 AM (/+uur)
I guess Elon was worried about people falling out of it when it does flying rollovers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:49 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:50 AM (odBC9)
“He was the one who had oversight here. I’ve led on issues like paid family and medical leave, nation-leading child tax credit, making sure that kids get breakfast and lunch at school. Those are the things and those are the areas where I took the lead.”
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:50 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Hot Slots at October 17, 2026 07:51 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Pete Bog at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:53 AM (odBC9)
Have a happy weekend.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 17, 2026 07:53 AM (Sco7b)
Cleaned up and shaved now, I'm having a light breakfast. Trying to decide if I'll run out to the pipe shop later this morning; in which case I'll wait to have my morning smoke. In any event I need to hit Walmart for a few things, including some more dry food to give the freeloaders. Yes, plural: The smooth shorthair gray I call "Alfred" was back this morning as well as the gray tabby-with-white, "Freddy the Freeloader."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 17, 2026 07:56 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 07:56 AM (pfXMo)
https://youtu.be/scwlR0QHGOk
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:14 AM (6ydKt)
The NEW Tesla Roadster: My Honest Reaction
Tesla doesn't do marketing. Until they do.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (odBC9)
“He was the one who had oversight here. I’ve led on issues like paid family and medical leave, nation-leading child tax credit, making sure that kids get breakfast and lunch at school. Those are the things and those are the areas where I took the lead.”
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 07:50 AM (/+uur)
She had no problem whatsoever blaming everything on Walz.
Keep in mind this is the white Irish woman who thinks she's part Indian and poses with Somalis wearing a hijab.
Minnesota has been robbed blind and she's pandering to the thieves, but the buck stopped with Tim because he's on his way out the door with a dead political career anyhow.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Al Been Corrupt A Good While at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (EdP2u)
Hoping everyone had a great time at the TxMoMe today. Sorry I can't join you this year. First-timers, prepare to be overwhelmed with the goodness of the Horde.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 07:58 AM (y0/gU)
Posted by: Pete Bog at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:53 AM
Indeed.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 07:58 AM (SeSfo)
Tesla doesn't do marketing. Until they do.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (odBC9)
He's right.
If what he's saying in that video is correct, and I think he is, the 'Rocket' spec of the Roadster is a pipe dream that will be available only to billionaires and racecar drivers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:58 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 06:02 AM (6ydKt)
Mine used to be all kinds of music, but now it's turned into tips for better sourdough, and old people fitness.
FML
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 07:59 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:00 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:00 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Pete Bog at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:53 AM
Indeed.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 07:58 AM (SeSfo)
I'm not there.
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 08:01 AM (odBC9)
Quarter Twenty, what's the rear window Moron-identifying phrase this year?
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:01 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
The password is Swordfish.
Posted by: Chico Marx at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Al Been Corrupt A Good While at October 17, 2026 07:57 AM (EdP2u)
====
This was probably the first time I stepped out of (party) line.
Her story was b.s. on it's face and I thought anyone who bought it was stupid or a liar.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Pete Bog at October 17, 2026 05:57 AM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 07:39 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 07:53 AM (odBC9)
---
Only two survivors from the first day?
Must be slacking off this year...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (FZ29D)
As always I have laughed so much my sides hurt.
Can't wait to see you next year
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 08:04 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)
Same, but Mrs is doing much, much better. Dr says ok to resume most activities, but still take it easy...
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:04 AM (pfXMo)
FML
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 07:59 AM (CjHsb)
Which also means you'll get a lot of Ads about renewing your medicare, dental work, and pain medications.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:05 AM (6ydKt)
If what he's saying in that video is correct, and I think he is, the 'Rocket' spec of the Roadster is a pipe dream that will be available only to billionaires and racecar drivers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 07:58 AM (6ydKt)
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How many accidents are these things going to cause when people see them do their magic on the open road?
Not because the Tesla is the problem, but because people are distracted by the sexy...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:05 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 08:06 AM (ua/lL)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 08:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX
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So was the McMartin Preschool thing around the same time. It was an era of believing outrageous bs.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 08:07 AM (y0/gU)
Posted by: Skip
Not likely to buy one here. I'm on a very fixed income.
Posted by: Nana at October 17, 2026 08:08 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Colin at October 17, 2026 04:32 AM (CiQE7)
---------------
It happens as a result of the application of this operative phase: "Willful suspension of disbelief." How often IDK.
I used this phrase mentally (repeated it mentally) when walking into work at Cisco (who had bought Navini Networks and for whom I was working via contract as an engineer.)
The P4 (4th phase of the iterated product) was cancelled just before going mass-produced with Foxconn ... members of our engineering team had even been to China to assist with developing 'fixtures' for building our 'thing' (basically a phased-array WiMAX base station.)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 08:09 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 08:09 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:09 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 08:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Current price is $200,000 just for the base model.
All of the extras is another $50K, right now.
It'll probably be more like $300,000+ for the few people who can get the model with everything, if that's ever really available.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:09 AM (6ydKt)
Can't wait to see you next year
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 08:04 AM (ua/lL)
Big hug to you and all my frenz.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:10 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:10 AM (pfXMo)
the hippies spent years going around talking about how they were going to change the world, then a bunch of guys with flattop haircuts and pocket protectors and slide rules went and actually did it.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:09 AM (pfXMo)
-------
Those damned eras have a way of showing up again.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (y0/gU)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:05 AM (FZ29D)
If they are driving it in L.A., I imagine it'll come in handy every now and then to jump over a traffic jam to get to the exit on the interstate.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (6ydKt)
Quarter Twenty, what's the rear window Moron-identifying phrase this year?
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:01 AM
+++
Heh.
Yesterday was the classic
"Nothing Will Happen
~ The Person Who Always Says That"
Today's has not yet been decided.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 08:06 AM (ua/lL)
Really, there's so much smart and funny gathered in one place, it's a wonder it doesn't blow a hole in the universe. I can feel it from here.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:12 AM (CjHsb)
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In China would they be called Capitalist Roaders?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 08:12 AM (y0/gU)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 08:12 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Weekly Grind at October 17, 2026 08:13 AM (EdP2u)
The storyboards in that original are the inspiration for Blue Oyster Cult's "Nosferatu" and someone created a video for the song using them.
Posted by: Dark Lix at October 17, 2026 08:14 AM (Fv808)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (/+uur)
The complaint you usually hear is "Why are we spending all of this money going to space and the moon when we could be spending that money here on poor people?"
Trust me, lady (it's almost always a lady), if they had that money from NASA back the last thing they are going to spend that extra money is on people with no money.
Those kinds of big numbers usually go to the people who already have money.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:14 AM (6ydKt)
"Nothing Will Happen
~ The Person Who Always Says That"
Today's has not yet been decided.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (SeSfo)
Good choice!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:15 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
So yer sayin' they should get a subsidy for blowing that shit off the streets.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 08:15 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:11 AM (6ydKt)
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Which may be OK if it's just one or two...Now imagine THOUSANDS of Teslas all hopping over one another trying to be FIRST!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:15 AM (FZ29D)
Can't wait to see you next year
Posted by: Ben Had at October 17, 2026 08:04 AM (ua/lL)
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Sounds like a blast
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)
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At its height, NASA was spending kess than the budget overruns of either DoD or HHS.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 08:16 AM (y0/gU)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX
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So was the McMartin Preschool thing around the same time. It was an era of believing outrageous bs.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at October 17, 2026 08:07 AM (y0/gU)"
"was"?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 08:17 AM (VyBeY)
Those kinds of big numbers usually go to the people who already have money.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:14 AM (6ydKt)
Notice that the Foundations that feed the poor and help the crippled have really nice cars and buildings.
Except in Minnimogadeshu
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:17 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 08:12 AM
That would be fun, but no. However, I've come to discover there are lots of good places in the immediate area. Will take under advisement for future endeavors.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 08:18 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 17, 2026 08:19 AM (zcI95)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 08:15 AM (nEUC6)
Perhaps, but then they'll have to give a bunch of that money back because of a shit-ton of cracked windshields.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:19 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Weekly Grind at October 17, 2026 08:13 AM (EdP2u)"
naaahh, just a great mornin' to catch a couple extra Zs
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 08:19 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (pfXMo)
And the people at the top get paid millions a year.
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 17, 2026 08:15 AM (FZ29D)
I'll be enjoying watching it all on YouTube.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (6ydKt)
Medicare, Medicaid, SS, SSDI. Sect 8, EBT.
Every year you must fill out all the form CORRECTLY, every jot and tittle.
Same as Taxes.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Sounds dirty, but it's not at October 17, 2026 08:21 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty"
I hope to see you there next year.
Posted by: fd at October 17, 2026 08:21 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (pfXMo)
That song is exactly their reasoning.
Like it's NASA's fault you got rats living with you in the house.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:22 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:12 AM (CjHsb)
====
Smart/Funny > Hot/Crazy
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Sounds dirty, but it's not
My Corvair and VW Bus have fan sucker systems.
Posted by: Both Suck And Blow at October 17, 2026 08:23 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 08:24 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 17, 2026 08:24 AM (SeSfo)
(recycling my joke from the ONT the other night)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:25 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 08:25 AM (bi2Tv)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 08:25 AM (bi2Tv)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
I don't want you livin' With Roaches!
Posted by: Cassius Clay For Combat Roach Spray at October 17, 2026 08:26 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (pfXMo)
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I love this song and saw him do it live.
"A rat done bit my sister Nell
With whitey on the moon
Her face and arms began to swell
And whitey's on the moon"
Like an SNL parody skit from the 80s
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 17, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)
No mice or rats on the moon, unless you bring them with you.
You wont be hanging out on the front porch all day smoking dope, drinking malt liquor, and shooting the shit with your friends, though. Which might actually do you some good.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 08:28 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Just for you the record at October 17, 2026 08:28 AM (SeSfo)
fear
greed
distrust
low self esteem
lust
So 1 party runs on these ideas.
freedom
wealth
family
jobs
security
low crime
ample goods
The other idiots could run on these ideas
but TRUMP
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 17, 2026 08:29 AM (ENA4W)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: His sister Nell at October 17, 2026 08:31 AM (SeSfo)
Why DNA?
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:32 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 08:33 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Newt at October 17, 2026 08:34 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: His sister Nell at October 17, 2026 08:31 AM (SeSfo)
I always liked Nell Carter. Her fat, sassy Mammy ass always straightening out dumb whitey on the TV while keeping it real in "Gimme A Break".
Posted by: Oh Mammy! at October 17, 2026 08:35 AM (NkqBW)
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:35 AM (pfXMo)
Why DNA?
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:32 AM (/+uur)
Gonna find that the family tree is basically a stick.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:35 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:35 AM (CjHsb)
fixed it
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 17, 2026 08:38 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:35 AM (CjHsb)
What if she is not related to the father or sister and her child gifted citizenship is not real.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:39 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:39 AM (/+uur)
Hmmmmm....
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at October 17, 2026 08:40 AM (CjHsb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:39 AM
Nothing Will Happen.™
Posted by: The person who always says that at October 17, 2026 08:41 AM (SeSfo)
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Will ya look at that; 'Brad' has the big brain today!
- Samuel L. Jackson (I think)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 08:49 AM (Z+enJ)
Medicare, Medicaid, SS, SSDI. Sect 8, EBT.
Every year ...
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... proof-of-life; breath and blood sample.
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 09:00 AM (Z+enJ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 17, 2026 08:39 AM
Nothing Will Happen.™ "
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Dare Howard Zinn to put THAT in his 'textbooks'?
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 09:02 AM (Z+enJ)
No mice or rats on the moon, unless you bring them with you. "
--------------------
Unlike with Kudzu, fire ants, Lamprey (infested the Great Lakes), Lionfish (invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean), smallpox (affected Native Americans in the day) ... ?
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 09:11 AM (Z+enJ)
So you're saying Elric should definitely not be allowed to own one?
Posted by: Ian S. at October 17, 2026 09:34 AM (P9pDS)
I've absolutely no knowledge of computer programming however
I had been hoping to start my own blog in the
near future. Anyways, should you have any ideas or tips for new blog owners please share.
I know this is off subject however I simply had to ask.
Cheers! xnxx
Posted by: https://hot.xxxcharm.com at October 17, 2026 09:36 AM (9OihF)
"Whitie's on the Moon"
Posted by: man at October 17, 2026 08:20 AM (pfXMo)
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Cuz, we gonna give you the earf ... (and Whitie still won't get any 'appreciation' from that act)
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 09:41 AM (Z+enJ)
I've absolutely no knowledge of computer programming ...
I had been hoping to start my own blog ...
Anyways... any ideas or tips for new blog owners please share.
I know this is off subject however I simply had to ask.
Cheers! xnxx
Posted by: https://hot.xxxcharm.com at October 17, 2026 09:36 AM (9OihF)
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---> https://hot.xxxcharm.com
Uh-huh. Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure ...
Posted by: _Jim at October 17, 2026 09:44 AM (Z+enJ)
To Sleep, Perchance To ONT
Hey y'all! Welcome to Friday night. Let's remember the wise words of the Hogfather:
Fido Friday: Malinois
https://t.co/efMhLbJFDY
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
Tonight's quiz
For me it's 0. There are some things on here that I won't choose, but nothing that I wouldn't eat. No I don't think I will
Cows
https://t.co/Yt2u8W1DVK
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
Diversity is our strength
The frog story
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
https://t.co/OkEi3wYA4E
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
Democracy manifest
This is true
Boredom
https://t.co/wDvQmALFXe
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
Oh, nice
More signs
If you had "attacked by hogs while on the toilet," collect your winnings
https://t.co/PKaFyXYMVC
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
How meteorology works
Was he not supposed to do that?
Mayhem
https://t.co/VAw0HFqpN5
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 17, 2026
I love this kid
Gen X
Another day in the USA
https://t.co/ZmYYdo4Lff
— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) October 16, 2026
The Falcons Twitter feed last week was hilarious
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by central planning:
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: mindful webworker - That's not funny at October 16, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 10:01 PM (YcOeP)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: the beautiful south at October 16, 2026 10:06 PM (88C+u)
I will Miss a hug and smooch from you this year. Take care.
Hugs to Gingy. Now I want a Cesar.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:08 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:10 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Iris at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (286+n)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (YcOeP)
Sleeping and perchance to dream -
Honest to the point of recklessness
Self centered to the extreme
https://tinyurl.com/mraykpuf
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)
Daisy was chasing balls today when one of them got too close to the nearby deer. She couldn't resist "herding" them a little bit, but she came back without leaving the yard after them. She's become a very good dog, and getting better all the time.
One fawn, about Daisy's size, seemed to be watching Daisy chasing the ball. Possibly wanted to join in the fun.
Watching the video of the Malinois leaping fences was very familiar. Daisy sails over the wall with the greatest of ease.
As I told her this morning, I'm so glad she chose us.
Is the plural of Malinois Malinoises?
Posted by: mindful webworker - and she's loud at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (vmXN+)
They call it scratch money down here.
100 bucks for a barber
500 bucks at the funeral home
2k for a fireman that is in on the vote.
Now do that for $25 M
It is called Houston
PS it is the same in Dallas AUstin San ANtoino
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (/+uur)
the job that had such a great interview a couple of weeks ago got cancelled. Dangit.
Next week I start subbing. I plan to sub 2-3 days a week and leave the other days open for interviews, extended time on the job boards, etc. I've got some part time temp work in my field that is slowly getting organized for me to eventually do, and hopes for something longer-term to come through sooner rather than later.
I pray for guidance and "if it's the right job, let them give a firm offer. If it's not the right job, please make sure they don't give a firm offer".
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 10:14 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:09 PM (yEz+x)
^^Ditto!
Posted by: Iris at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (286+n)
That...was not what I was hoping for.
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at October 16, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TRex- in the place for the thing dino at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (lJmmt)
Tofu, spinach and snails.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: mindful webworker - and she's loud at October 16, 2026 10:13 PM (vmXN+)
My brother did popo work about 100 million years ago
So he lets the doq out
he catches the criminal by the foot
dog on N of the Fence
Criminal on South
both screaming wide fuckn open
He said he almost peed his pants
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)
Reminds me of an anthropology book my brother had for a college class that I read...where the kids of certain natives in the jungles of South America are given knives at the age of 4 or 5. They learn quickly not to cut themselves...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)
That was about my thought: wouldn't eat? I have tried them all at least once. Would rather not eat? Quite a few.
Posted by: mindful webworker - not fond of liver at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (vmXN+)
Hubby and I are boomers. One thing he says is "fuck me running"
I have never figured out how that would work.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (vBZcw)
Scored a 4 on the "would you eat it test". Negatory on all seafood (except crab)...crab is a hard shell spider that clumsily fell in the water and liked it for some reason.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (dIske)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)
I have done your lines for so very long
Don't try to describe a Kiss concert if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being gonged
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:20 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)
Now do tatonka
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 10:20 PM (/+uur)
youtu.be/ojvh5ToQ-XQ
50:00 minute mark [it's about Japan's treatment of PoWs]
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:21 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (aJQbY)
I have never figured out how that would work.
Posted by: four seasons
Practice, practice, practice.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (V8Zwm)
"It is said the prospect of hanging concentrates the mind wonderfully, but it was Valium compared to being watched by Mister Teatime."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 10:03 PM (88C+u)
Unless it belonged to that witch and it was made of candy...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:23 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 10:24 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (gllTv)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (2Xqig)
I wondered where this was, who the protesters were, but then I thought, Who cares? This is fine as a generic incident.
Posted by: mindful webworker - hope he got away okay at October 16, 2026 10:25 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:26 PM (oq9dX)
You never know. Maybe this is guidance you were looking for. You might be an awesome teacher of young minds and you be might their favorite teacher.
Stranger things have happened.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:26 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (oq9dX)
https://shorturl.at/FieMY
"Effective immediately, Ruger is ceasing production of its LCR, SP101, GP100 and Bearcat revolvers. The company plans to complete its final production runs of the following models for 2026: SR1911, LC Carbine, PC Charger, PC Carbine, LC Charger, Redhawk, Super Redhawk, Blackhawk, Super Blackhawk, Single-Series revolvers, Vaquero, No. 1, 77-Series rifles, Hawkeye and Ruger Precision Rifle."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (XOoSB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (l3cgK)
Liver
Lima beans
Grapefruit (but to be fair, I like grapefruit, but it is not good for a certain medication I take, so that sucks)
I don't like peas either, but will eat them if they are part of a dish, such as stir-fry.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (s1VwS)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 10:30 PM (2Xqig)
As a Boomer, I think the Gen Alpha column is decidedly wrong. Seriously, I think the usage of the GA words is incorrectly applied.
...
Hope the festivities in Corsicana are in fulls swing and that memories are being made!
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:30 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:29 PM (s1VwS)
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That's DEATH who is substituting for the Hogfather, who has been kidnapped by the Tooth Fairy (sort of).
A bit like The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Caf at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (fawlF)
Posted by: mindful webworker - I have questions at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (vmXN+)
Pickled beets are also tasty.
Canned vegetables are gross. I was forced to eat canned peas and carrots and beans and beets. Lima beans were the worst. Mom yelled at me when I barfed them up.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:08 PM (yEz+x)
Same. I scored a 1. And not a Moron 1 either.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (XOoSB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:32 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)
But when you realize she was your favorite and was so proud at your graduation from college. And years later when she loved your wife. (She had seen my older marriages fail)
I am so grateful.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (LOvBA)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (l3cgK)
Plus it was quite chilly this evening and the horde made fun of me because I was cold. Bunch of meanies!!
Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (BTE+6)
......
Just keep the outhouse door shut.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)
Tomorrow?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)
Sorry, I have to work
I'll try to make time but it's going to be rough until Oct is done.
I hope you enjoyed the last warm day of the year though!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (s1VwS)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (XOoSB)
Posted by: Joemarine at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (y171U)
There are a lot more stupid humans I wouldn't miss than a single whale.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
But did she make you eat them again?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (vSvIl)
Wanted to alert Scampydog that I responded to his query late in last night's ONT re the letting out process for fur coats. I was typing on my tablet so it was hard to give you a lot of detail. One thing I will add is that the machine used to sew all of those little pieces back together is rather like a serger/overlock, with two wheels (feed dogs) that meet on the horizontal and hold the strips together while the threads move over and catch.
https://sewingmachinesplus.com/products/202-pro
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 16, 2026 10:36 PM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (wxsGM)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (UIPcr)
A bit like The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (FZ29D)
No idea what a hogfather is but...I get the whole 'a sword is not intended to be safe'. I say that to my nieces and nephews when I gift them firearms.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (s1VwS)
That said, I loathe coconut 99% of the time, and I'm not a huge fan of cucumbers, beets, or black licorice either.
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (aJQbY)
And I previously thought I had seen it all.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (V8Zwm)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (BTE+6)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iIyc0)
As a child I consumed many a veggie salted with my own tears.
Dave, did you make this wonderful thread as a consolation prize for those of us who aren't at the place with the thing?
If so, thank you- it is awesome!
Posted by: sal at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:38 PM (l3cgK)
Plus it was quite chilly this evening and the horde made fun of me because I was cold. Bunch of meanies!!
Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:34 PM (BTE+6)
I sometimes pick them out of mixed vegetables to eat right away. Yes, I know I'm strange.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Nemo at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (4RPgu)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (iIyc0)
Try it with a nice Chianti and some Fava beans
#delicious
Posted by: Hannibal Lecter at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)
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That's how I thought vegetables came, that or boiled never fresh.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)
I want to hear more about your Charles Stuart story. I'd almost forgotten about that but it was such a huge story when I was living there and you saw it up close.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK
I had to read that a few times ...
You're not a well person are you. Not even bacon could save Lima beans.
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (oCio0)
Perfecta and Steakholder are bringing this Israeli technology to the meat department near you.
The MX200 meat printer uses Fused Paste Layer technology to print meat of any type.
Perhaps there is ONE place in Israel that needs to burn down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
......
And we were supposed to figure that out? What is this, a picky eaters TEST or something?
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oq9dX)
AI?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:40 PM (l3cgK)
***dingdingding***
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 16, 2026 10:37 PM (BTE+6)
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Continuous surveillance indoors is common in CCP land
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)
5 items that are "never again" for me, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 10:44 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
......
And we were supposed to figure that out? What is this, a picky eaters TEST or something?
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 10:42 PM (oq9dX)
Yeah, in Mexico some of the pregnant women would eat their cottages...tasted like adobe.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:44 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)
>>@DataRepublican
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
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Data worked with Glenn Beck recently and released a video called "Mapping the DSA Machine." They decided to release it free to all because it's that important. Terrifying and infuriating, and the web is much more complicated and organized than we ever imagined. Watched it last night. Here's the link to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2qaFcj65w
Posted by: IrishEi ?
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We get rid of foreign judges; get rid of communist judges, enforce the rule of law and its concomitant penalties these miscreants will be in dungeons or better.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:31 PM (yEz+x)
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Canned french cut green beans. Like eating straw.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:35 PM (RIvkX)
I never understood why my friends hated spinach. I loved the stuff. Ma would get the Birdseye frozen bricks and steam it with some fresh garlic, and sometimes crumbled bacon.
Then, for reasons that remain a mystery to this very day, she served up canned spinach. I suddenly understood my friends spinach hate. Could not get a forkful past my gag reflex. Foul, evil stuff..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)
Hubby and I are boomers. One thing he says is "fuck me running"
I have never figured out how that would work.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 10:19 PM (/QHx4)
If one person, the one that runs, is carrying the other person...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (l3cgK)
Perhaps there is ONE place in Israel that needs to burn down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (2GVsD)
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Mmmm. Bio-mimetic gel.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 10:48 PM (jTgrB)
- Things Boomers wouldn't say on a bet.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 10:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Have actually eaten whale. Fresh pilot whale, caught by Greenlanders. It was yummy. I had seconds. But I also like liver.
Won't eat: coconut, ranch dressing, black licorice. Cottages are OK, especially the Gingerbread ones.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: wth
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"Food, eat."
_Tarzan, King of the Jungle
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 10:49 PM (jTgrB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:39 PM (l3cgK
I had to read that a few times ...
You're not a well person are you. Not even bacon could save Lima beans.
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 10:41 PM (oCio0)
I've been told that more than once by more than one person...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (WXr4y)
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Thank you for the info - both last night and this evening. Interesting info.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 10:51 PM (9XhnF)
Correction to my earlier count. Never had snail. Probably wouldn't, depending on preparation and situation.
Still chuckling over the cattle. That was epic.
Someday that wall will be torn down, and that ceramic frog will jump out dancing with a top hat and cane, singing, "Hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my good time gal."
Another fabulous Friday post, WeirdDave. Five stars.
https://youtu.be/evgEJlOPoeo
Posted by: mindful webworker - Groovy at October 16, 2026 10:52 PM (vmXN+)
Outdoors too.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)
We were at a Sheraton in Beijing...there was a camera in the air vent right over the toilet. Found one in my FIL's room too. Seemed like a feature, not a bug.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (l3cgK)
Sadly, it really isn't that simple. I wish it was.
Many of the ways we are being attacked are perfectly legal. Winning one election is not going to fix everything. We've got to keep on winning.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at October 16, 2026 10:53 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)
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I never understood why my friends hated spinach. I loved the stuff. Ma would get the Birdseye frozen bricks and steam it with some fresh garlic, and sometimes crumbled bacon.
Then, for reasons that remain a mystery to this very day, she served up canned spinach. I suddenly understood my friends spinach hate. Could not get a forkful past my gag reflex. Foul, evil stuff..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (08OqX)
Mom had recipe from my Paternal grandma that she'd cook...first cook a pound of bacon. Next, cook the onions and add the spinach. Add some apple cider vinegar to the end. Saltiness came from the bacon grease.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:54 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 10:46 PM (2GVsD)
I'd tell you I read most, if not all of the books, but being this is not the book thread, I won't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:55 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 10:55 PM (WvkZN)
Posted by: nurse ratched
Yup. There's a huge difference between those mushy canned peas and fresh peas. My parents grew their own vegetables, so I've always hated canned vegetables.
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)
Creepy country. Depressing to see so many empty headed young people supporting communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:01 PM (viF8m)
That's why the Leftists want is to be commie so badly!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:02 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: nurse ratched
Yup. There's a huge difference between those mushy canned peas and fresh peas. My parents grew their own vegetables, so I've always hated canned vegetables.
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0Htd1)
Don't think I've ever eaten a fresh beet, and they grew tons of 'em where I grew up. Maybe why I hate beets (but I'll eat 'em).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:02 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:03 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 10:56 PM (0Htd1)
Green beans, cut wax beans, brown beans, and tomatoes are OK canned. Not as good as fresh, but palatable.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:04 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:04 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 16, 2026 11:05 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) Channeling Ben Roethlisberger at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (WXr4y)
There are worse things, like what the paedo antifa are fixated on.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:07 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (WXr4y)
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Are you done with that?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 11:07 PM (RIvkX)
Liver and onions. Mmmm.
I eat chicken livers, gizzards, kidneys, hearts...
I've eaten beef, chicken, turkey, and lamb liver. The lamb liver was in the UK and it was bacon wrapped. Yummm...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:08 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (WXr4y)
There is a name for those who aren't: deceased.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:10 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:06 PM (WXr4y)
There is a name for those who aren't: deceased.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:10 PM (vQ89V)
Unless you're Chinese and believe in hungry ghosts...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:10 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 11:11 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 11:11 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
This hurts me personally.
Posted by: Dana Loesch at October 16, 2026 11:11 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 11:13 PM (rdVOm)
So I stuck handfuls under the table like bubble gum.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 11:15 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 11:15 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: Mister Grouch at October 16, 2026 11:15 PM (EdP2u)
I eat chicken livers, gizzards, kidneys, hearts...
I've eaten beef, chicken, turkey, and lamb liver. The lamb liver was in the UK and it was bacon wrapped. Yummm...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:08 PM (l3cgK)
Liver and onions, when made well, and smothered in brown gravy, is very good. When I got served that whale meat in Greenland, it was smothered in gravy and onions, and tasted just like liver and onions, and I assumed that was what it was. Sensing a gotcha, one of the cow-orkers said, "you know what you're eating?" I said liver and onions, right? "Naw, it's whale." Me, "Gee, tasted like liver to me. Gonna have seconds." "Oh."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:16 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
There's a specialty store near me that carries all kinds of fresh produce that most of the regular grocery stores don't have. They do have fresh beets and parsnips. They occasionally have morel mushrooms, and a couple of weeks ago had chanterelles. They often have fresh figs which are yummy. They have guavas and dragon fruit. They have cactus leaves, but I've never tried them. I have no idea what you do with them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 11:16 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:16 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Joyenz at October 16, 2026 11:17 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 11:11 PM (oq9dX)
I's a vehicle for conveying sauce from the plate to your mouth. Yummy, yummy sauce.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:18 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: The Duke Of Delaware at October 16, 2026 11:18 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 11:19 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: The Duke Of Delaware at October 16, 2026 11:18 PM (EdP2u)
Ah...Ricotta.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 11:20 PM (s1VwS)
It's one of the great joys in life. I've traveled a bunch on business and everywhere I've gone there is always something special that is local to the area I'm visiting that isn't local to me.
Some of my best memories of places I've been are the foods. Brings people together.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:20 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:21 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:21 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: ner
Chop them up and put them in eggs, salsa, with fajitas, if desired.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:21 PM (zcI95)
Imagine making a Hell Casserole and dessert out of the foods you wouldn't eat.
Mushroom, Grits, Snail, and Sardine Casserole. Black Licorice Jello for dessert. Yum!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 11:22 PM (mmrXZ)
For all you liver-lovin' people...
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 11:13 PM (rdVOm)
Mmmm...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:22 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 11:22 PM (QVmho)
Greetings, Joyenz! I hope you are having a happy weekend.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 11:23 PM (mmrXZ)
Insects would definitely be a no go. Or Balut.
But I would eat grown ducks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:24 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 11:24 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: JackStraw
Definitely.
Posted by: the Donner Party at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (oq9dX)
Liver
Asparagus
Snails
Olives
Grapefruit
Blue Cheese
Black licorice
I don't like:
Oysters
non-fresh Coconut
Sardines
Calculating everything...I don't give a shit
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (s1VwS)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:21 PM (zcI95)
As with porcupine, keep the spines for use as toothpicks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (vQ89V)
1 "If we couldn’t laugh we would all go insane."
—Robert Frost
Posted by: mindful webworker - That's not funny at October 16, 2026 10:00 PM
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He went insane.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 16, 2026 11:26 PM (biznJ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
There's a specialty store near me that carries all kinds of fresh produce that most of the regular grocery stores don't have. They do have fresh beets and parsnips. They occasionally have morel mushrooms, and a couple of weeks ago had chanterelles. They often have fresh figs which are yummy. They have guavas and dragon fruit. They have cactus leaves, but I've never tried them. I have no idea what you do with them.
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 11:16 PM (0Htd1)
Nopales. You have to remove the spines first (I slice them off with a knife or but the de-spined ones). I cook onions and tomatoes, add the nopales (chopped into small cubes, like with the onions and tomatoes), cook until almost done, add salt, paprika, chili pepper powder to it. Wife, got rest her soul, would make tacos out of it.
They have a slightly acidic taste.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:27 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 11:27 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 11:11 PM (oq9dX)
I's a vehicle for conveying sauce from the plate to your mouth. Yummy, yummy sauce.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:18 PM (vQ89V)
Chinese Mapo Tofu.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (l3cgK)
I got work again tomorrow. I hope you all have a good weekend.
Eat pussy, dance, have fun.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (s1VwS)
Sixty years dropped off instantly over sandwiches.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (sl73Y)
Send me all the licorice you don't want.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)
Kim chee is just high-octane sauerkraut. We are among friends here, so I can admit to eating an entire pint jar at one sitting.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:29 PM (vQ89V)
Insects would definitely be a no go. Or Balut.
But I would eat grown ducks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:24 PM (Y/06r)
Crickets, grasshoppers, silkworms...in chile-garlic powder. Tasty!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)
Kim chee is just high-octane sauerkraut. We are among friends here, so I can admit to eating an entire pint jar at one sitting.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:29 PM (vQ89V)
I make kimchi fried rice a couple of times. Was really good.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:32 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (l3cgK)
Exactly what I had in mind!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:32 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:32 PM (nEUC6)
You should have them grilled over a fire...wonderful that way.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:33 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:28 PM (l3cgK)
Exactly what I had in mind!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:32 PM (vQ89V)
I tried the Japanese version, wasn't impressed; added chili powder to spice it up a bit.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:34 PM (l3cgK)
I've read it tastes like lobster, but you should eat it in moderation as it's often high in toxins and heavy metals...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:36 PM (l3cgK)
Ranch dressing just looks like it came from from the bull-testing station, and not the ranch, IYKWIM.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:37 PM (vQ89V)
As soon as I saw the guy stop running after launching the grenade, he didn't go far enough. Those little bastards are nasty.
When the pin is pulled, Mr Grenade is not our friend.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)
Horse, manatee, fish sperm, dumba ( elephantine sheep's ass prized by some certain ethnicities, ) rocky mountain oysters, Spanish maggot cheese, bush meat in Africa, durian, monk fish, piss eggs in China, sea cucumber sashimi. Try that shit, cabron.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:38 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)
No thank you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:39 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:39 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 16, 2026 11:40 PM (nN2dM)
Ya know what tastes an awful lot like lobster?
Lobster.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:40 PM (viF8m)
Ranch dressing just looks like it came from from the bull-testing station, and not the ranch, IYKWIM.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:37 PM (vQ89V)
I'm not a fan of black licorice, but I'm fine with licorice seeds in various dishes, and liked absinthe when I tried it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:41 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)
No thank you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:39 PM (Y/06r)
When on a business trip in China, I met with a potential power supply vendor. Afterwards, we went to dinner, which was delicious. For desert, they brought out what looked like tapioca pudding with tapioca balls in it; was very tasty. They told me the pudding was made with the secretions from the skin of frogs, to which I said, "Delicious! Do you have more?"...LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:43 PM (l3cgK)
All the food talk is making me hungry.
: -))
Posted by: Adriane the No Longer Hump Day Critic . . . at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (3ZUWJ)
Lobster.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:40 PM (viF8m)
I don't even know what tomalley is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (ua/lL)
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 11:46 PM (gllTv)
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (SeSfo)
Better than inside the bowl, I guess.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:46 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (SeSfo)
Somebody who you would not want to shake hands with?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:47 PM (vQ89V)
Or at least drop off on the biggies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (yEz+x)
Are you feeling ok? Doing it for grandkiddies?
It is possible. I stopped totally for about 10-15 years. Then, I got better, and started again.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 11:47 PM (qx7Zg)
Horse, manatee, fish sperm, dumba ( elephantine sheep's ass prized by some certain ethnicities, ) rocky mountain oysters, Spanish maggot cheese, bush meat in Africa, durian, monk fish, piss eggs in China, sea cucumber sashimi. Try that shit, cabron.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:38 PM (nEUC6)
Have eaten fish eggs (roe), but won't do the sperm or testicles or penis (I'm NOT gay, dude). I'd try horse, manatee, dumba. I've eaten thousand-year-old eggs in China, and sea cucumber is tasty (but I can't eat it raw due to transplant meds I take). Durian tastes nasty to me the time I tried some candy, but other candy was good, so I'd be willing to give the fresh stuff a try.
Anything with living things in it or meat that's raw I can't eat due to my transplant meds.
Every eaten cabron?...I wouldn't; meat of adult male animals (uncastrated) is nasty.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:49 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 11:50 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 16, 2026 11:40 PM (nN2dM)
Ah. I shoulda looked more closely at the timestamps.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:50 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:50 PM (vQ89V)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:50 PM (viF8m)
Lobster.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:40 PM (viF8m)
I don't even know what tomalley is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (vQ89V)
It's the green goo found in lobsters that's composed of their pancreo-liver...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:51 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 16, 2026 11:44 PM (SeSfo)
Apparently the CCP.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:51 PM (l3cgK)
The hogs/man on toilet is my favorite. I note he has no TP on top of the hogmanay display. I watched it several times! LOLmooooooooo
I needed the laughs as I've had a rough day of the most retarded hospitalization of the universe with my elderly mother 1000mi away. Woke at 0400. Bro and I text and email to keep from waking spouses. En route to the hospital he calls and says, "I am fixin' to use language that Daddy yelled at the cattle!" I told him I could take it. Daddy's Marine vocabulary shown with the cows (I liked the black angus video as well). He never cussed in front of me or women. I was raised with Southern gentlemen. We are not sure what happened with me. She's doing ok although,based on a mystery man who showed up and, we thought, cancelled a procedure last night (she had it anyway), we now wonder if she will go home with a newborn or have a rhinoplasty while she's there. No one knows who the "doctor" was. Nothing in electronic chart of his visit for the risky procedure. We laughed inappropriately with stress as wth?
Happy trails, Morons and 'ettes!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 11:51 PM (hzuYO)
It's nasty. Don't eat that.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 11:54 PM (viF8m)
Or at least drop off on the biggies.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 10:22 PM (yEz+x)
Are you feeling ok? Doing it for grandkiddies?
It is possible. I stopped totally for about 10-15 years. Then, I got better, and started again.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 11:47 PM (qx7Zg)
I was careful around the kids, but somehow, even small, they picked it up...
When wife was pregnant with child #2, some gal rear-ended her at a red light so hard the cigarette lighter shot out to the back of the car (I was not there). Because of the pregnancy, they took her to the hospital, where they were terribly worried as she was a month from her due date and her amniotic fluid levels were low. It was taking hours, older one (just turned 3 a couple of weeks earlier) was hungry, so I did a run to McD with him in the car. Waiting at the light, it turned green, but I hesitated, as a car suddenly blasted through the left turn ahead of me. I said out loud, "Stupid Car!" to which little boy said, "Fu*king Car!"...no idea where he heard that, maybe my wife, maybe my BIL...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:54 PM (l3cgK)
Lobster.
Posted by: JackStraw
Langostines are close and usually what you get when you order a lobstah~ roll or a lobster taco.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:55 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: jim
Piss eggs are literally chicken/duck eggs fermented in human piss.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:56 PM (nEUC6)
Happy trails, Morons and 'ettes!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 11:51 PM (hzuYO)
My maternal grandmother, God rest her soul, was in the hospital at the age of 90 or 91. They put her in a Catscan machine, and when she came out, she said, "Is it a boy, or a girl?"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:57 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim
Piss eggs are literally chicken/duck eggs fermented in human piss.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:56 PM (nEUC6)
I thought they used horse piss, but I guess that got too expensive...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:58 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: polynikes at October 16, 2026 11:58 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: jim
Piss eggs are literally chicken/duck eggs fermented in human piss.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:56 PM (nEUC6)
Here's a tough question: would you prefer it to be someone else's piss or your own?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: jim
Piss eggs are literally chicken/duck eggs fermented in human piss.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:56 PM (nEUC6)
Here's a tough question: would you prefer it to be someone else's piss or your own?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 11:59 PM (Y/06r)
I know where my piss has been.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:00 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I'd rather starve either way.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 12:00 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:01 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Langostnes are horrible sinful fakers and make me cry because I want lobster.
They aren’t lobster. Not close.
Sad. I was sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 12:01 AM (ZbASP)
Not here. Here you get lobster in your lobster roll. More lobster than roll.
If you like seafood you should put on your bucket list a real New England lobster bake. Maine has the best ones.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:02 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: polynikes at October 16, 2026 11:58 PM (KC5Lt)
I was thinking adding a fence with gaps like found in castle crenelations: large enough for their heads, but not their bodies...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:02 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Langostnes are horrible sinful fakers and make me cry because I want lobster.
They aren’t lobster. Not close.
Sad. I was sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 17, 2026 12:01 AM (ZbASP)
There's a crustacean in Asia called the Pissing Shrimp...never got to eat one.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:03 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 12:04 AM (jTgrB)
When the pin is pulled, Mr Grenade is not our friend.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)
*****
I have a Jap grenade story, because of course I do. When my aunt died in her parent's house my family cleaned it out. A large Jap grenade was found as a door stop in her bedroom. I learned to walk in this house as did one brother, and probably walked past this daily. My bro takes it to Daddy (Marine WWII) who said,yep, grenade, don't know if it's still live.
He wanted to just throw it in our lake and my brothers said no. Mother called her cousin, who was chief of police, to request the bomb squad come quietly. They did and blew it up somewhere.
I sort of wish he'd thrown it in the lake for a future surprise of catching a wide mouth bass, but I wasn't there to vote.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 17, 2026 12:06 AM (hzuYO)
If it was in my neck of the woods, it would say it's going to freeze tonight. Plants left outside could die. Just to show how dangerous this is, I'm coloring this map in really pale blue.
Yes, there's a Freeze Warning tonight. It could get as low as 28F.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 17, 2026 12:06 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JackStraw a
I'm the only person who can eat seafood in my household. They're all allergic. Fortunately, my brother in the PNW has a hook up with a real life salmon fisherman.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 12:06 AM (nEUC6)
Dave always bringing the funneh.
Enjoy the MoMe.
Some day for me, hopefully.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 17, 2026 12:08 AM (Vvh2V)
Posted by: JackStraw a
I'm the only person who can eat seafood in my household. They're all allergic. Fortunately, my brother in the PNW has a hook up with a real life salmon fisherman.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 17, 2026 12:06 AM (nEUC6)
The first lobster I ever ate was on a business trip that took me to Plymouth, MA. It was very, very good...nice, warm butter...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:10 AM (l3cgK)
Singapore black pepper crab.
I make Homer Simpson noises just thinking about it.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:10 AM (viF8m)
Dave always bringing the funneh.
Enjoy the MoMe.
Some day for me, hopefully.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 17, 2026 12:08 AM (Vvh2V)
I wouldn't know about Gen Z/Alpha speak, except what I've gleaned from here and my chilluns.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:11 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 12:11 AM (jTgrB)
You were right across the bay from my old home.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)
Singapore black pepper crab.
I make Homer Simpson noises just thinking about it.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:10 AM (viF8m)
I guess I missed out on that not being able to go to Singapore for work due to my dialysis requirements at the time.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:12 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:02 AM (l3cgK)
Yes he could do that to his existing tanks which I now note are concrete.
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:13 AM (KC5Lt)
I'd had an accidental/surprise nap watching China Beach on my laptop and will now probably be awake til 3am.
I noted the Jihad Mo guy, thrown from the roller coaster at Six Flags this week, was wearing a "No Kings" necklace in one photo.
I realize it is not good that I wanted to see the photos of him levitating...but not crashing into the Haunted House. I am not cruel or violent.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 17, 2026 12:13 AM (hzuYO)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:14 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:15 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 17, 2026 12:15 AM (XOoSB)
Posted by: scampydog at October 17, 2026 12:16 AM (9XhnF)
...
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at October 17, 2026 12:08 AM (Vvh2V)
Told ya ...
*** see post 64 ***
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 17, 2026 12:17 AM (oCio0)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:15 AM (KC5Lt)
Dad was Greatest Gen, grew up during the Depression, fought in WW2. He never talked like that either, but didn't curse either...would say "Crap" instead. Quite a few "damnit"s.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:17 AM (l3cgK)
A local favorite but you can find it locally in some restaurants. It's great.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:17 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 17, 2026 12:15 AM (XOoSB)
LOL.
Dad told us about "Sh*t on a Shingle"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:18 AM (l3cgK)
Sheesh!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 17, 2026 12:18 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Lord Percy at October 17, 2026 12:19 AM (eb1bp)
A local favorite but you can find it locally in some restaurants. It's great.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:17 AM (viF8m)
All food eating out has gotten so expensive here. I'm luck the local Banh Mi place still sells their sammiches for $6...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:19 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:19 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:20 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:23 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:23 AM (KC5Lt)
That wasn't that long ago, was it?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 17, 2026 12:27 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:29 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 12:30 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:23 AM (KC5Lt)
That wasn't that long ago, was it?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)
Seems like yesterday but it’s been almost a decade .
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:30 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: clarence at October 17, 2026 12:30 AM (tiV+x)
Rectally, unlike what the bottle says, vaginally.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:32 AM (l3cgK)
Happy to share. For the rest, in last night's ONT I mentioned that I worked in the fur industry for a while when I lived in Boston. It was mainly retail, but the business had a factory for repairs and alterations. I spent a lot of time there learning about the industry from that end. I loved the experience, and still have a love for fur.
In October, 1989, the general manager, a man by the name of Charles Stuart, drove his pregnant wife, Carol, to their prenatal class, near the Longwood Medical area. The story was that upon leaving the class, the couple was set upon by a black man, who in the process of an attempted car jacking, shot both of them. The 911 call was frantic, describing the scene. The whole thing touched off a firestorm in the city, including a manhunt for the suspect. Carol was admitted to Brigham and Womens Hospital, where she died not long after, and the baby succumbed a few days later. Stuart was sent to Mass General, gut shot and in critical condition. Think about it: white suburban couple, attacked in an unsavory part of town after dark, by a black man.
Con't in new box.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:33 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:23 AM (KC5Lt)
That wasn't that long ago, was it?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:25 AM (l3cgK)
Seems like yesterday but it’s been almost a decade .
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:30 AM (KC5Lt)
Went to buy burritos the other day...hadn't bought any in about 3 years...was more than $16 each...I was shocked.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 12:34 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: polynikes
Someone memed that to show Bidenflation.
Left panel: $5 foot long
Right panel: Six Inches, Six Bucks
And really, the Paolo is neither that cheap nor that short.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 12:35 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: polynikes at October 17, 2026 12:23 AM (KC5Lt)
I remember when they were good.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 17, 2026 12:38 AM (qx7Zg)
Partly? because my house if full of swords, as I did competitive historical fencing.... so they would know what was safe, and what was not...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 17, 2026 12:38 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 12:38 AM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: polynikes
>I remember a time when you could order lunch and you wouldn't get a loaf bread with you meal. Who eats that much bread? What we need is common sense portion control.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 17, 2026 12:40 AM (cJOax)
Posted by: polynikes
I remember when they were good.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
I remember when their bacon wasn't so thin that it's *transparent*
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)
https://shorturl.at/FieMY
"Effective immediately, Ruger is ceasing production of its LCR, Rifle..."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 10:28 PM (XOoSB)
The Ruger LCR was/is the most "uncomfortable" handgun I've ever fired.
Posted by: Giles Overreach at October 17, 2026 12:42 AM (cOor7)
Guess I'm more Gen X? being born in 1959
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 17, 2026 12:43 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: pookysgirl could use prayers at October 17, 2026 12:44 AM (weMmU)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:46 AM (viF8m)
As an X'er, that seems accurate.
And it looks like Gen X and Gen Z should get along just fine.
And maybe Boomers and Millennials could get along?
But Gen Alpha is another species entirely. Homo incomprehensibulus.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 12:46 AM (VHUov)
Flash forward: Stuart is soon under investigation and in January 1990 throws himself off the Tobin Bridge. His brother is indicted and convicted of insurance fraud.
A couple of years later I'm with friends celebrating my birthday. We drive to Revere Beach and stop for drinks at a dive bar, and in walks the brother, freshly sprung from his stint. The place lit up like the 4th, with patrons buying him drinks, as if he was a war hero. It was sickening. But, par for the course given the legacy of Whitey Bulger and the recent Karen Read debacle.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:47 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 12:47 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ
You're looking at the back side. The front side looks kinda like bacon.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 12:50 AM (VHUov)
The place lit up like the 4th, with patrons buying him drinks, as if he was a war hero.
Posted by: Effie Perrine
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tf???? why in god's name? Didn't that incident leave white authorities practically killing themselves apologizing to Black Bostonians? Michelle Wu picked it up in 2023 and gave a bunch of money to 2 Black suspects.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 12:51 AM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 12:52 AM (jTgrB)
Posted by: pookysgirl could use prayers at October 17, 2026 12:44 AM (weMmU
Whoa! God bless you both.
All will be well.
Posted by: Giles Overreach at October 17, 2026 12:54 AM (cOor7)
Crazy story. As I mentioned, my ex and I were living not far from store at the time and of course we were inundated with the news. It only took a couple days before even those of who didn't know the truth could tell something just didn't sound right. And over the next few weeks, well you know better than me how it all came apart.
What a scumbag. Did you know Charles? It's easy to see in retrospect what a psycho he was but did those of you who worked with him know it?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 12:56 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 12:58 AM (Ia/+0)
By that time, I think most folks had put it out of their minds, like a bad dream. Heads rolled in the BPD and I think the city attorney resigned in disgrace. It was a weird time, with gang related violence in the projects at an all time high, and the city trying to claw its way out from under an economic malaise. It was just one more racial issue to add to all the others.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:59 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: mikeski
Hah! Yeah, looks like the *bacon streaks* are printed on... but still sliced so very thin that light shines through.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
None of the rows require a response that nonchalant.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 01:03 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:59 AM (Zr3aZ)
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Crazy that they would love on the accomplice brother.
I've got an HBO Max documentary open on it right now and jeez. Black people saying "It was open season on us!" because the cops investigated the only way they could -- by following up on an apparent victim's account. Like, what were the cops supposed to do?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 01:04 AM (mmrXZ)
Praying for you! Hope Wee Pooky stops being so impatient...
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mikeski
Hah! Yeah, looks like the *bacon streaks* are printed on... but still sliced so very thin that light shines through.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
That's the new lower calorie, lower sodium bacon...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:04 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 12:59 AM (Zr3aZ)
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Crazy that they would love on the accomplice brother.
I've got an HBO Max documentary open on it right now and jeez. Black people saying "It was open season on us!" because the cops investigated the only way they could -- by following up on an apparent victim's account. Like, what were the cops supposed to do?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 01:04 AM (mmrXZ)
1) Believe every woman (except if the accused perp was black/gay/trans)
2) It's always Whitey's fault
3) Don't count it as a crime if that increases crime statistics.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:06 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)
I got mine at 8 when I passed the cub scout merit badge for pocket knives. From all evidence I was a resistant learner, and I have lots and lots of scars.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 17, 2026 01:06 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:06 AM (jTgrB)
How can I make the case to her that low inflation is a best case scenario?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
================
Does she have a job, at a company that produces goods or services? Ask her what would happen if the company cut all its prices for everything by 15%.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 01:10 AM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: 88C+u
No liver, no black licorice. And no cottages, though a bunch of people missing the wiseass gene think that's "cottage cheese" written on two lines, despite nothing else on the list needing 2 lines.
So 2 or 3 points, depending on your level of wiseassery.
And lima beans, avocados, and grapefruit are edible, but only if there's no better options.
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 01:13 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 01:10 AM (mmrXZ)
She does have a job, but I don’t know what it is. Thanks for the idea: maybe real world examples like that might work.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:14 AM (jTgrB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:21 AM (jTgrB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:21 AM (jTgrB)
I like it in sodas, but I can't have it as it interacts with my meds...makes them last longer than they should.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:23 AM (l3cgK)
Does she have a job, at a company that produces goods or services? Ask her what would happen if the company cut all its prices for everything by 15%.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Probably a fixed income. They are the hardest hit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 01:29 AM (WXr4y)
Yes, I worked with Stuart, and the other couple, and I was acquainted with Carol. She seemed lovely, but a little naive. Chuck (as we called him) creeped the hell of me, even from when I first met him. He seemed sneaky and disingenuous.
He was supposedly having an affair with one of the secretaries, who was young and blonde, and from a wealthy family. Carol was a sweet, very Italian girl, who wanted to have lots of babies and have the family over on Sundays for dinner after Mass.
The funeral was a circus. The store owners hired a bus to take us from the store in Boston to the church for the funeral Mass. Just about all of us who went were Catholic so that was the easy part. The press made it unbearable. At the end of the Mass, as the casket was being taken out of the church, Carol's mother, totally distraught, threw herself on the casket, and had to be restrained by her sons and led away.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 01:29 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 17, 2026 01:34 AM (vzuC7)
Sheesh!
My best friend's father was in the merchant marine. His first word was, no shit, "cunt." His mother was not pleased.
Posted by: Weirddave at October 17, 2026 01:35 AM (nN2dM)
Posted by: pookysgirl could use prayers at October 17, 2026 01:35 AM (weMmU)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Ask her "if the government took all the money away from everyone, but then gave them back 10X what they had, would you expect prices for things to stay the same, or would you expect them to increase by a factor of 10?"
Because that's exactly what happened during Biden's covidiocy, though it was only 2X, and not based on what you already had.
Sept 2019, our monetary base (per St Louis Fed) was $3.2T.
Sept 2021, it was $6.4T. The government created another $3.2T out of nothing.
Assuming our economic output didn't DOUBLE over that 2-year span (when everything was shut down? yeahright.....), you'd have to double the prices of everything to match the increase in money supply. That's literally what "inflation" is.
In Aug 2026, the latest date on the chart, the monetary base was down to $5.4T. So it's coming down, but it's nowhere near $3.2T. And won't be for a long time, if ever.
https://tinyurl.com/4bwess4m
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 01:36 AM (VHUov)
maybe real world examples like that might work.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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I'm big on real world examples. I'm always concocting them at people. Every time I hear bad GOPe messaging, I scream because there's always a couple of real world examples they could use to win the issue.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 17, 2026 01:36 AM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:23 AM (l3cgK)
Liver or grapefruit? Joking: I don’t think anyone makes a liver flavored soda.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:37 AM (jTgrB)
I get what you're saying, but it didn't take more than a couple of days before an intrepid reporter from the Boston Herald started connecting the dots, but BPD was not interested. They had their sacrificial goat, and they were all in. It was an election year....
The rumor was that before Stuart was discharged from Mass General, Carol's brothers came by for a visit. They might have had a conversation about things and Stuart decided taking a swan dive off the Tobin was a better idea. IYKWIMAITYD
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 01:38 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 17, 2026 01:38 AM (vzuC7)
Weird Dave, I laughed out loud at least four times. Oh, what a night!
Posted by: The Flash at October 17, 2026 01:38 AM (PKL0q)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 17, 2026 01:35 AM (nN2dM)
Ouch. LOL
When kids are young, they have problems with pronouncing two consonants next to each other, losing the trailing one, and sometimes plosives become fricatives.
Older child, under 3, saw the trash being picked up and tried to say "Dump Truck!", but what came out instead was "Dum F*ck!"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:40 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:23 AM (l3cgK)
Liver or grapefruit? Joking: I don’t think anyone makes a liver flavored soda.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:37 AM (jTgrB)
If anyone does, it would be Jones Soda...they made that most unappetizing sounding soda flavors for Thanksgiving...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:43 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:43 AM (jTgrB)
Posted by: The Flash at October 17, 2026 01:45 AM (PKL0q)
Yucko!
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: pookysgirl
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Oh, didn't know. Said a little prayer for you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 01:49 AM (WXr4y)
Posted by: mikeski at October 17, 2026 01:50 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 17, 2026 01:50 AM (Zr3aZ)
"Popular Unusual Flavors
Bacon Soda, Ranch Dressing Soda, Mustard Soda, Turkey and Gravy Soda, Pickle Juice Soda, Sweet Corn Soda, Buffalo Wing Soda, Dirt Soda, Peanut Butter & Jelly Soda, Pumpkin Pie Soda"
I know that Jones made a Salmon Soda as part of their Thanksgiving Soda Holiday Pack...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:52 AM (l3cgK)
Yucko!
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)
Wouldn’t be too hard to change Beef Fizz into Beef Liver Fizz, but I can’t have any: doctor’s orders!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 17, 2026 01:53 AM (jTgrB)
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)
When I could still eat sushi, two of my favorites were salmon and Mackerel. I liked the oiliness of mackerel...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:54 AM (l3cgK)
What a horrible story. Sorry you had to live it.
It was something those of us on the outside heard about every day for weeks but even as close as it was it seemed like something that happened to other people. But it absolutely damaged the fabric of the city once the truth came out.
We always knew him as Charles cause that's how the media referred to him. But it didn't take long even for those on the outside to see his story was bullshit. He was obviously a monster. I can't even imagine how someone can do that to his wife and baby but from what you said about his brother it sounds like they were a family of demons.
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 01:54 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Doof at October 17, 2026 01:55 AM (CQ8KO)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I liked the "BBQ'd" eel.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)
Worst story I have is brother's lawyer was murdered in a shady hotel by an ex-lover...while she was still my brother's lawyer. Made the local papers, of course.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:56 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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That's what they hate about Trump. He lives in the real world.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 01:57 AM (WXr4y)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I liked the "BBQ'd" eel.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)
Yes, but I like the Unagi over the Anago.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 17, 2026 01:57 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at October 17, 2026 01:58 AM (PKL0q)
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)
LOL.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Weirddave at October 17, 2026 01:35 AM (nN2dM)
Years ago when I was probably around 9 or 10 I was at some gathering, which if I remember right was some cub scout dinner event thing. Anyway, I was at a table with my parents, and a friend of mine with his parents and his younger brother who was maybe 2 or 3 years old was also at the table. Out of nowhere for reasons unknown his younger brother stands up on his chair and starts yelling FUCK, like one per second with a short giggle in between every one. Before it registered in anybody's head what was going on he probably said it 5 or 6 times. My friend's mother puts her hand over his mouth to immediately quiet him, but now all you heard was a muffled FUCK. My parents were looking down trying not to laugh. I thought my father was going to lose it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at October 17, 2026 02:07 AM (vzuC7)
Posted by: pookysgirl could use prayers at October 17, 2026 02:13 AM (weMmU)
Was at a luncheon in Japan, and we were served these huge, beautifully presented prawns. Oh, and they appeared to be cooked! Even better! I salivated...
Well, what happened was-- the prawns were steamed *just enough to turn pink*-- but were quite raw. Not even warm from the steaming. A bit greasy but the flavor was great, though more delicate than I expected/hoped.
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)
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Step 2. Stop selling munitions to the Ukraine midget and end the war. He hasn't stopped selling them for mysterious reasons.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 02:21 AM (WXr4y)
Stopped "selling" munitions to Ukraine months ago.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 02:28 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 17, 2026 02:29 AM (XOoSB)
Posted by: Skip at October 17, 2026 02:31 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JQ at October 17, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)
In like... 82? I was stationed on an LPH in Norfolk... and going out with shipmates suddenly realized how our language did NOT help us pick up Womenz...
So... me and my "group" made a pact... that on the ship? cussing AOK... but OFF the ship? if one of heard the other cussing... a hit on the arm... hard.
Twice after that... one of the group actually got laid... because of the effort.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 17, 2026 02:32 AM (mP0Kj)
Stopped "selling" munitions to Ukraine months ago.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Right. He sells them to England who then sells them to the midget.
Kind of slimy.
We own it. We could put a stop to it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 02:32 AM (WXr4y)
LOL. With what? There's not much left, after paying the bills and buying some food.
Posted by: JQ
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Buy Tesla. Buy Space X it's cheaper, right now.
When I first bought stocks one had to buy 100 shares or pay a penalty. Today one can purchase one share. If I read it correctly one can purchase a proportional share.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 02:36 AM (WXr4y)
Kind of slimy.
We own it. We could put a stop to it.
We sell them to NATO.
Because they can't build their own either. What they do with them is their business.
Have you noticed that the midget in Ukraine is whining he is out of Patriot missiles? He is putting a stop to it.
Trump asked Zelensky to stop blowing up Russian refineries and driving up the price of diesel. Zelensky refused. So no more Patriot missiles.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 02:38 AM (viF8m)
That takes the slime right off it.
The import of my original statement is that the reason of continued availability is mysterious. He wanted to cut off delivery in toto before the slick move with England. There is an unknown reason he chose the later.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 17, 2026 02:46 AM (WXr4y)
It's not. Trump overturned the Biden policy of sending money, that was never accounted for, and weapons directly to Ukraine to try and force Zelensky to negotiate a peace deal. Zelensky refused thinking world pressure would force Trump to cave and keep giving him both.
He chose poorly.
>>Exclusive: Ukraine runs out of Patriot interceptor missiles as Zelensky and Trump clash over war
>>Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks, a source familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday.
https://tinyurl.com/5a3jeezh
Trump tried to play nice. He'd done with that. Welcome to a Queens real estate developer negotiation. FAFO
Posted by: JackStraw at October 17, 2026 03:01 AM (viF8m)
So they did something to him that PO'ed him so bad that he nursed a deadly grudge.
Not exactly like Adam Lanza but tracking....
Posted by: torabora at October 17, 2026 03:08 AM (Wt1Rs)
That takes the slime right off it.
The import of my original statement is that the reason of continued availability is mysterious. He wanted to cut off delivery in toto before the slick move with England. There is an unknown reason he chose the later.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
A: The belief in the Managable War; the Separation of Regional Conflict from Strategic Threat.
What could possibly go wrong?
Z too st00p1d to know he has failed/dissed Trump (and thus America) for the last time
This is Europe's problem and IceKingJoe's War.
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ReignOverTheRubble
Remember who did this:
OBAMA put IceKingJOE in charge of Ukraine, just like IceKingJOE put ctHARRIS in charge of the boarder.
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-HeDidTHIS-Ukraine
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-BlamesObama
LET's GO BRANDON! HOLD THAT TIGER!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 17, 2026 03:12 AM (ODUMp)
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 17, 2026 03:16 AM (3/0TM)
The sound of a bugle playing “Charge” blares over the loud speakers on the DOJ building. Kash Patel, Dan Bongino and a SWAT team storm into AOC's office, and Kash charges her, and her staff, with 15 million felony counts of concealing Illegal aliens. Kash then says “Book em Dano”. AOC starts a “Power to the people “ rant, and the SWAT team charges her with 50,000 volts of Tazer Justice. AOC flops around on the floor like that time she pulled a train with a Biker Gang...
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 17, 2026 03:19 AM (3bkWk)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President
Ewwww, yuk! We have standards, sir! Good Day....
Posted by: The Mongol Brotherhood at October 17, 2026 03:39 AM (gllTv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at October 17, 2026 03:50 AM (cJOax)
Posted by: m at October 17, 2026 04:00 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Colin at October 17, 2026 04:11 AM (CiQE7)
Which is what they’ve been using to hit Russian oil facilities.
Not much we can do about that other than ask Z to stop.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 17, 2026 04:48 AM (6ydKt)
Which is what they’ve been using to hit Russian oil facilities.
Not much we can do about that other than ask Z to stop.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
brought to you by cTHIEL, who's company association Covenant, Anduril, Palantir (ctVariant redacted for clarity) want to bring that Sustainable War; that Regional Conflict and Strategic Threat to your neighborhood.
The major company of that Ukraine sector is ironically also called Skyfall -- as opposed to the the Burevestnik/Skyfall nuclear cruise missile soon to be marching westward in figure 8's with just as many decoys. There is no defense against this and Ukraine holds the world hostage inasmuch as Gaza simply because there are those who profit from war -- but only at a distance.
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-batboy2NOSFERATU
https://tinyurl.com/cTHIEL-usefulIdiotYOUare
Who would of thought that there would be a greater threat, a greater evil than cTHILLARY... but there it is; Greater Evil Destroys its Maker.
Remember who did this:
OBAMA put IceKing JOE in charge of Ukraine,
just like IceKingJOE put ctHARRIS in charge of the Border.
MOAB/FAE'S FOR FREEDOM -- It Smells like VICTORY
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 17, 2026 10:04 AM (Ne8Vx)
Animal Aggressors Cafe
by alberto gh
One of my favorite amusing things dogs do is the huge amount of showing off they do when they find an old tennis ball or a dirty sock or a stick. Dog waits for his toys to dry on the line. "Becket" the prancing advertisement for adopting rescue dogs. Goose goes after gorilla and the gorilla runs. It wasn't a fluke -- the goose keeps charging the gorilla and the gorilla keeps running. Cute porcupine "Rico." Best hockey fight ever. And they're both on the same team. Baby hippo won't stop bugging an adult elephant.
They are having a disagreement..🐕🐾🐶😅 https://t.co/TalKpE1d8D
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) October 5, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 07:09 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 07:10 PM (2WIwB)
Why don't you finish up your TPS reports and get a head start on the short weekend.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 07:11 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 07:11 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 07:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Yeah I was thinking the same thing even that jet-assisted jump and spin, that's some severe G forces, not healthy for a rider.
Would not want to be bitten by one!
I have been, its not awful. They hit a lot harder with their wings, honestly. But they are hilariously overconfident, much more aggressive than they can back up.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (nIKjK)
There's a strange kitty that's been seen outside my house. Hexie FLIPPED OUT when she saw that cat earlier today.
Although it doesn't look anything at all like Chloe, cats can transfer their aggression to another indoor cat. Penny did it a few times to Jasmine (RIP) in the past.
I guess I need to keep an eye out for the strange kitty and shoo it away from Hexie's territory.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 07:17 PM (Cqx++)
Huh, good to know!
I have been attacked by redwing blackbirds and it's freaky. Had one fly straight into the back of my head, and then other times they swoop in and flap their wings against my head. They do not like you to get close to their nests (which were apparently built right by a park trail, womp womp).
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 07:18 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at October 16, 2026 07:18 PM (ENA4W)
We made it! 100%! Another victorious week for truth, justice, pleasant bouquet, and the American Way!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM (MWfyi)
The video Ace posted has a little SpaceX style G-force indicator in the lower left. It briefly hit 3g+, and was as low as 0.9g that I could see as the numbers flashed rapidly.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:20 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM (MWfyi)
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It would be pretty wild to see a race course specifically designed around their capabilities...Like something out of a video game where physics are a bit more flexible...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 07:21 PM (FZ29D)
@CP24 3h
#BREAKING: Ringleader of Toronto 18 terror plot no longer shows signs of extremism, granted full parole, board says
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 07:23 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:23 PM (MWfyi)
Its worth knowing that as a bird, Geese weigh like a quarter what you expect them to. You give them a hefty boot and they go flying and then give you some space. It doesn't hurt them as their feathers act like armor, if you don't kick them too hard. Just enough to establish the pecking order.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:23 PM (nIKjK)
Unfortunately, with Chim-Chim you get Spridel.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 07:24 PM (2GVsD)
I'd cruise by gyms looking for women dressed like Hos.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM
Señor, you have no idea how happy this makes us!
Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at October 16, 2026 07:26 PM (jvw+Z)
Posted by: Don't We Have People For That? at October 16, 2026 07:26 PM (EdP2u)
Looks like 3.3g max, I think. Of course, there was no indictor for direction relative to the cab of course.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:26 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 07:27 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 07:27 PM (XeU6L)
I'd cruise by gyms looking for women dressed like Hos.
Posted by: JackStraw "
There is no reason why you could not do both.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)
The g forces on the ramp remained around 1g, and that's where the 0.9g occurred at. The 3.3g max occurred right near the ground with the braking thruster firing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:28 PM (w6EFb)
What are you complaining about, your people are being represented.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:28 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 16, 2026 07:19 PM
Señor, you have no idea how happy this makes us!
Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers
Keep it up you two! There's a very good reason bat fanciers are considered rabid fans.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at October 16, 2026 07:28 PM (EdP2u)
Drought causing them to wander into human spaces to get food before hibernation.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 07:29 PM (rOKnE)
I don't need the competition. She might the monkey owned the car.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:29 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley"
That's the "Oh shit I hope this damn thing works" moment.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:29 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Joe Biteum at October 16, 2026 07:30 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 07:32 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:33 PM (MWfyi)
Looking at it slowly, the g value dropped as low as 0.2g, and that was during the near free fall after coming off the top of the ramp. It rotated during that, and that put some centrifugal g's on it.
That indicator just gives the magnitude, not the direction, or the x-y-z components, which would be cool to see.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:34 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "
Did a cat bed come in it? Maybe you can return the bed.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:34 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Ever Been To Walterboro? at October 16, 2026 07:37 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "
Did a cat bed come in it? Maybe you can return the bed.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:34 PM (MWfyi)
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No, books.
It's like Amazon sends me a free cat bed with every order of books! Win-Win!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 07:39 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Cat Furniture at October 16, 2026 07:40 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 07:40 PM (rbvCR)
I are a Clempson Cow Collidge Gradu8.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:41 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)
I just ordered tea with lemon energy drink powder from them this morning.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 07:42 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)
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Just trying to keep my crack dealer in business.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 07:42 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:42 PM (MWfyi)
Crack the spine of a new hardbound book, amirite??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:43 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Ever Been To Walterboro?
I better get my helmet and start licking windows.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 07:45 PM (zcI95)
Posted by: Joe Winding Down at October 16, 2026 07:47 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 07:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (MWfyi)
They keep discovering all sorts of interesting new stuff on the exoplanet front. Would you believe "2nd generation planets" exist? These are planets that form after a star dies, after it goes through the violent red giant phase and blows material away. Well, turns out planets can form in that as well, and they just discovered one orbiting a white dwarf, about a Jupiter size gas giant.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (w6EFb)
>>@DataRepublican
>>Yes, working on some pretty shocking discoveries today. They plan on leveraging a 2026 win into creating an orchestrated hellscape in 2027 which they will blame on Trump. And then 2028 in turn will use 2027's events to leverage the Presidential election discussion into a structural reform of America (aka, multilateral democracy with socialistic elements).
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
I just bought some 3" copper nails to drive into the neighbor's cottonwood that is encroaching on my yard.
Posted by: Bosk at October 16, 2026 07:54 PM (VMFAF)
Posted by: Joe Winding Down"
Goofus reminds me a lot of Hunter.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:54 PM (MWfyi)
Make families corporations.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 07:59 PM (/+uur)
I don't see why not. There are second gen Comets.
Posted by: Crazy about a Mercury at October 16, 2026 07:59 PM (MWfyi)
>>@DataRepublican
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:53 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~
Data worked with Glenn Beck recently and released a video called "Mapping the DSA Machine." They decided to release it free to all because it's that important. Terrifying and infuriating, and the web is much more complicated and organized than we ever imagined. Watched it last night. Here's the link to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2qaFcj65w
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 07:59 PM (3ImbR)
I don't see why not. There are second gen Comets.
Posted by: Crazy about a Mercury at October 16, 2026 07:59 PM
We prefer "next generation".
Posted by: ST:TNG at October 16, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 16, 2026 08:04 PM (JNr/z)
Speaking of smart people in SC, I have not seen Miklos lately.
I hope he is well and having a great time with his ladies.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 08:04 PM (/QHx4)
Thanks. I'll watch it.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 08:05 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 16, 2026 08:04 PM (JNr/z)
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I've had six cats now and Penny is the only one I would classify as a "box kitty." The others will sniff around them, but don't seem to care much for them.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 08:06 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: fd
Ha! You'll never get me up on one of those helicoils either!
Posted by: Wadn't Born Yesterday at October 16, 2026 08:09 PM (EdP2u)
My favorite time of the year is when the baby lawyers start showing up in courtrooms and run into the ancient old guys still sitting on the bench who have rules like "men will wear suits and women will wear skirts or dresses". The lesbians lose their shit.
Posted by: nckate
And in my experience, those lesbians are the most professionally-dressed lawyers in the courtroom. Their ties are tied well, their suits are crisply pressed, they don't look like they slept in their suits (men) nor are they dressed for after-work parties (str8 women) and they certainly aren't showing leg (str8 women). They're no-nonsense and they dress like it.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 16, 2026 08:12 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: Crazy about a Mercury at October 16, 2026 08:15 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:16 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:20 PM (MWfyi)
Heck, Prettygirl transferred her aggression from seeing a neighbor's cat to me. After a few times of this happening, she's calmed down but Hell hath no fury like a kitty gone whirling dervish.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at October 16, 2026 08:22 PM (Fv808)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:23 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 08:24 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:24 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 08:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:20 PM (MWfyi)
Maybe charge the AC. Get an oil change.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 08:29 PM (Y/06r)
Speaking of the Moon, NASA is getting interested in holes on the Moon, such as the Marius Pit, and announced some mission to probe those holes.
These may open to caves and lava tubes. That would be ideal to build a habitat. The temperature down there would be stable in the low 60F range.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 08:29 PM (w6EFb)
https://tinyurl.com/2dxd8dt5
Posted by: JackStraw"
The chart colors confuse me because they are right.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 08:31 PM (MWfyi)
Hey man we got end the illegal war in Iran, Man...
My Gal Jane Fonda and me going up to Woodstock NY for a mind-altering vacation with some Gunja, Dude....
HEY.... HEY ........ HO........... HO... Trump got to go !!!!!
Posted by: Mike Hunt at October 16, 2026 08:32 PM (/uEuX)
Posted by: davidt at October 16, 2026 08:35 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 08:38 PM (Cqx++)
~~~~~
No one person or entity. It's much more complicated than that.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 08:38 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 08:42 PM (WXr4y)
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No one person or entity. It's much more complicated than that.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 08:38 PM (3ImbR)
It's pyramids within pyramids. Wheels within wheels. It's heavy, man.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026 08:43 PM (g8Ew8)
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No one person or entity. It's much more complicated than that.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 08:38 PM (3ImbR)
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That's what makes it so insidious.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 08:43 PM (FZ29D)
"One man... you go high enough you always come to one man... who?"
Posted by: davidt at October 16, 2026 08:45 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:47 PM (77rzZ)
I know Elon had to leave the DOGE Assignment because he was required to by law but I've always wondered if he didn't fight harder to stay once he got a look behind the curtain.
There's an entirely different "government" running opposition behind the scenes that is still there, still operating. Trump has wounded it badly and forced a lot to come to the surface but if the left gets back in power it will come back at all of us with a vengeance.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 08:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 08:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 08:52 PM (zcI95)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Musk blew up because he saw as DOGE did and wanted to clean house.
But that is an impracticality. For what ever reasons, (the whole thing will fall apart? war?), Trump didn't want to pursue it that way.
Just the same as - Why the fuck are we giving that shithead in Ukraine munitions and intelligence. Trump has a reason and it may
not be one that he likes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 08:53 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 08:57 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:57 PM (AFudc)
But that is an impracticality. For what ever reasons, (the whole thing will fall apart? war?), Trump didn't want to pursue it that way.
Just the same as - Why the fuck are we giving that shithead in Ukraine munitions and intelligence. Trump has a reason and it may
not be one that he likes.
I think everyone should watch the documentary Irish posted above.
It's so much bigger than any of us, even us crazy conspiracy theorists, thought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2qaFcj65w
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 08:59 PM (viF8m)
The Oregon school shooter went to extreme lengths to carry out his evil carnage and make his way to his target: his former special-needs classroom, law-enforcement sources told The Post on Friday.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 09:05 PM (AFudc)
It's so much bigger than any of us, even us crazy conspiracy theorists, thought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2qaFcj65w
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 08:59 PM (viF8m)
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I'm not sure I want to...Sometimes ignorance really is bliss.
This sounds like a very dark rabbit hole indeed.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 09:06 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: JackStraw
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If true, and I don't doubt it, then it would make sense to me to annihilate this "opposition behind the scenes" now. While there is something of a chance, rather than waiting until a potentially crippled administration in 2027 and onward.
At least make an effort to wipe it out.
The current efforts, while semi-impressive, leave me wanting. The seem... tentative and measured when I think they should be all out nuclear.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 09:06 PM (RORbl)
Posted by: True story at October 16, 2026 09:13 PM (wFnx0)
Watch the documentary. Then look at what Trump is doing. Not just in the US, internationally.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 09:15 PM (viF8m)
Wildfires in Los Angeles area.
I wonder if the lesbo fire official is in charge. If so, lotsa luck citizens.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:15 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: True story at October 16, 2026 09:19 PM (wFnx0)
Posted by: Accomack at October 16, 2026 09:19 PM (dJCmT)
Posted by: Bulg
Clearly not all of them as I wasn't able to attend this year.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 09:21 PM (V8Zwm)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:24 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:47 PM (77rzZ)
uncalled for ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 09:24 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:25 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 09:25 PM (rdVOm)
I wonder if the lesbo fire official is in charge. If so, lotsa luck citizens.
Posted by: four seasons
They shit canned her
Now there's probably a switch hitter or a faggot. We gotta be inclusive and shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:25 PM (zcI95)
Watch the documentary. Then look at what Trump is doing. Not just in the US, internationally.
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The one with Glenn Beck? I've been following Jennica Pounds for awhile now.
Not sure Beck's the "best" deliveryman for this. IMO.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 09:26 PM (RORbl)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:27 PM (/QHx4)
Right now he's working to get as many R's elected as possible.
I read him saying, after the election I've got nothing to lose.
I interpret that as, 'Katy, bar the door'.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 09:29 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:47 PM (77rzZ)*
You're here.
Posted by: low and slow over the plate at October 16, 2026 09:31 PM (++Rtr)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:32 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Good to see you here, hope you are doing well.
Come around more often.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 09:32 PM (WXr4y)
>>Not sure Beck's the "best" deliveryman for this. IMO.
I'm not a huge Beck fan. Jennica is brilliant. I think you will learn a lot by spending an hour watching it. I did.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 09:32 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:47 PM (77rzZ)
Nope. Still here.
Posted by: RI Red at October 16, 2026 09:35 PM (30Gj0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:37 PM (zcI95)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:37 PM (zcI95)
More like Senator John Yerkes Iselin ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 09:39 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 09:29 PM (WXr4y)
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I can't. Wait.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 09:39 PM (mmrXZ)
We had two Great Danes and two Teacup Chihuahuas at the same time. Never a minutes trouble. They were wonderful together. The wee ones slept with the big ones.
Hubby and I still miss them all.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:39 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:42 PM (zcI95)
Ironically, this is kind of the message behind the documentary.
The work behind the message is by Jennica Pounds, aka DataRepublican. She doesn't speak. Beck tells the message.
Beck might be my cup of tea but he's on my side. If you watch the documentary you will see why this is how the left projects power and why the radicals appear much larger than they really are.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 09:42 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 09:44 PM (AKptf)
Apparently what happened was that the Japanese soldiers were told they were going to be gloriously liberating China from Western decadence. Then they went to Shanghai, where the locals didn't *want* to be so liberated. Ensued, a siege. Which went on for some months.
Nanking (as so spelled in those days) was upriver, Chiang Kai-Shek's capital. This one wasn't as well-defended, and Chiang fled elsewhere.
Matsui Iwane (Matsui is his family name) led the Japanese and seems not to have wanted to do much harm to Nanking. But his own troops didn't listen and went on a rampage. Matsui dithered around and let it happen, and then later on whined at his own troops for doing this rampage for fifty days.
Naturally Matsui was then cashiered but (or, as a result, or, because the troops liked rape) the raping went on.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 09:45 PM (88C+u)
It's great the Somali fraud is being exposed. I do wonder how many the government is flying in everyday. None of them should be here.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 09:48 PM (/QHx4)
How are the Sabres looking?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:42 PM (zcI95)
A work in progress so far this season.
The offense is sputtering, PP problems continue to plague them.
The defense is very strong, but young ... so prone to coverage mix ups. That said, they're very strong offensively. They can move the puck quickly, and jump into open spots to receive a puck and score goals.
They'll make the playoffs, but I don't expect them to win the division again this year.
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 09:51 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 09:55 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 09:58 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 09:26 PM (RORbl)
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Jennica herself thanked Beck for presenting her very complicated research in such an easy to understand format.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 10:00 PM (3ImbR)
@DrRitaDed 30m
As a PhD and Climate crisis advocate I can tell you this is not a good thing. The emissions this "vehicle" produces will put an end to the planet within 10 years.
Stop this nonsense
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:20 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: sidney at October 17, 2026 09:17 AM (Uy/WF)
The Week In Woke
The woman who murdered her child so that she could go out to clubs and party has Important Thoughts about Shane Gillis' joke.
Casey Anthony 3d Women can dress however they want. Women in the gym can dress however they want. Men who have opinions about how women dress, need to all the way go fuck themselves. This toxic masculinity trend needs to end. These fragile men need to get out of the way of women in totality. We do not answer to you. We do not dress for you. We do not need your useless opinions. Men, get it together, do better. Women, be mindful of the men you choose to elect into office during this election cycle. Listen to the words...By the way, here's how the Child Murderess describes herself:
Casey AnthonyAre you joking. Are you joking.
@therealcaseyanthony Researcher. Consultant. Author. Advocate. Activist. LGBTQIA+ Ally🏳️🌈. - Protect the dolls. Stand with women. - We are Jane Doe.
Lisa Elizabeth
@Lisaelizabeth I just don't get why women are so dishonest. Like -- just admit that you dress like that because you want people, especially men, to think that you're hot. And by hot I mean sexually attractive. That's why the shorts are short and tight and scrunch up around your butt to make your butt look bigger and rounder. Why? Because you think men like big round juicy butts. You wear low-cut tops because men find breasts attractive. Cut the bullshit that you do it just for you or that it's more comfortable because you don't and it's not. Just freaking own it. And if you are going to dress like that, don't expect people not to look because that's specifically why you chose the outfit you did. Furthermore, don't get mad when people you don't think are hot hit on you. You can't have it both ways. Aside from it being problematic for society and relationships between men and women, thing that frustrates me the most is the dishonesty in all of it. You know why you do it, we know why you do it. I am so tired of people expecting others not to be honest about things that are blatantly/obviously/objectively true.
woodsplitterI had Fat Shiny Poopers' debut EP. It was an import from the UK on Stiff Records. The Camas County cross country girls were forced to sleep with the male cheater at away meets.
@woodsplittergpy are they in denial that they are sooo desperate for male attention; or are they upset and embarrassed that they have to use their fat shiny poopers (as opposed to their superior intellects, and healthier psyches) to get it??
During a recent high school cross-country meet in Washington, in which female athletes walked off the course instead of running against a trans-identified male runner who had switched to the female division earlier in the season, it has been revealed that the male athlete shared a hotel room with a female member of the team. This took place during Camas High School's trip to the Nike Hole in the Wall Invitational in Arlington, which took place on October 10. Per Clark County Today, members of the cross-country team were lodged in a hotel at the expense of the school district. The biological male running of the girls' team, Logan Mihailoff, shared a hotel room with a female member of the Camas team. Camas School District Communications and Media Manager Doreen McKercher told the outlet, "Coaching staff coordinate room assignments for overnight athletic trips and may consider student-athletes' preferences. We can confirm that no student was required to share a room with someone they were uncomfortable rooming with. To protect student privacy, we will not discuss individual room assignments or accommodations."
A woman who assisted a transgender who shot up a school in British Columbia thinks it's not fair that she's being held in jail. And when I say "woman," I mean it in the Canadian sense: I mean a man who dresses as a woman and who helps another transgender kill children.
The lawyer for a Washington resident accused of conspiring with the Tumbler Ridge shooter told a judge Tuesday his client has co-operated fully with police since the February shooting and does not pose a threat to the public. The accused, James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Wash., appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle for a pretrial detention hearing Thursday. Ms. Bryant goes by Melody and uses she/her pronouns, according to her lawyers. She wore glasses, and a beige button-down jumpsuit over her slight frame. Her long hair reached past her shoulders.Her?
Ms. Bryant's lawyer, public defender Gregory Murphy, argued his client could be safely released before trial under conditions, including potential house detention, a mental health assessment and strict monitoring of her online activities. He noted Ms. Bryant, who was arrested last week, was shocked by the shooting and has co-operated with police since the days after it occurred. Tumbler Ridge shooter was aided by conspirator in Washington State, authorities allege "Words fail when we talk about the horror of what Van Rootselaar did ... Ms. Bryant, I think, feels that also," Mr. Murphy said, referring to shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar. He noted his client has sobbed during interviews with the FBI. But the judge rejected the defence's request and opted to keep Ms. Bryant in custody. Ms. Bryant faces charges of aiding Ms. Van Rootselaar, 18, in planning and executing the mass shooting at a school in the northern B.C. mining town in February. Ms. Van Rootselaar killed her mother and half-brother at their family home on Feb. 10 before proceeding to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where she killed five students and an educational assistant. She then turned a gun on herself. It was the deadliest school shooting in Canadian history.
Immigrant to the UK complains: These native-born British citizens are stealing jobs from deserving illegal immigrants. How. Dare. They. It's almost as if these native citizens believe they have rights in their own country.
Over the past couple of decades, more than a few British people have accused immigrants of stealing their jobs, by under-cutting them on pay. At last, though, it seems that things may be starting to change. Because these days, apparently, it's the other way round. Or so I gather from a fascinating quote in our report, published on Sunday, about places in Britain where a majority of adults are claiming out-of-work benefits. In Birmingham, our reporter interviewed a local man named Mohammad Khan. And he said: "Here it is hard to get a job. A lot of students come and pick up part-time jobs. They take over the housing. They work for a lower rate and they can speak English." If the ability to speak English is giving these students a decisive advantage in the Birmingham jobs market, that means the people they're under-cutting must be immigrants who can't speak English. In which case, I hope Birmingham isn't going to see mass protests by unemployed immigrants, muttering: "Bloody British. Coming over here, stealing our jobs." Then again, if they can only say this in another language, I suppose we won't know what they're protesting about.
Woke 1 was crazyyy, man.
These people will drag you back to 2020 tomorrow. We don't have to live like this.
— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) October 14, 2026
DISGUSTING:
Kamala Harris rips into those celebrating Columbus Day and calls America’s past “shameful.” There’s no other explanation except that they hate our country. https://t.co/qztkJfHSCI— Chad Prather (@WatchChad) October 13, 2026
Her lawyers need to spend some time reviewing the case law on how lowly Nazi prison camp guards, some of whom were forced into service, immigrated to the U.S. under the Displaced Persons Act after WWII, later became U.S. citizens, but were denaturalized and deported when their military histories were proven.
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) October 15, 2026
Colin Wright
@SwipeWright 3h This new paper is hilarious. It warns about political and cultural biases influencing science, and aims to expose the biased "co-option of research" by... ..."Using the lens of queer monster theory" to reveal the "power dynamics" that have resulted in "binary definitions and proscriptions of cis-heterosexism" the "purported 'biological truth' of immutable binary sex." Oh yes, the sex binary rooted in observable sperm and ova discovered over a century ago is totally a result of cultural and political bias, but "queer monster theory" and "cis-heterosexism" is rooted in pure reason and derivable from first principles. 🙄 These people have zero self-awareness.
Liberals in New York City gather to sing a song about abolishing the New York Police Department
Take a look at how diverse this group is…. The entire group is privileged white liberals This is a choir that’s part of the Democratic Socialists of America New York Chapter. The DSA literally setup a choir to sing songs “For a Revolution” Imagine being so privileged and living in an area so safe you think we don’t need police anymore and then wanting to force that belief on everyone else who actually needs the protection White liberals have lost their mind— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 15, 2026
When she dies alone of old age, someone show her this video to reminder her of why that happened. https://t.co/jjJ3FZmaZ2
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 15, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:17 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 06:19 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Sam Kinison at October 16, 2026 06:19 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at October 16, 2026 06:19 PM (HfN8R)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 06:20 PM (viF8m)
Also women: "She dresses like such a slut! What a Ho!"
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:20 PM (l3cgK)
We have to give the people
What they want
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:20 PM (MWfyi)
Might've seen them at the Hacienda in 1990 fronting for Primal Scream and My Jealous God
Posted by: 88C+u was on a lot of molly at the time so idk at October 16, 2026 06:20 PM (88C+u)
This is just one of those "terrify the credulous into voting for Democrats" since the 7 Rapist story flamed out.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:21 PM (nIKjK)
[Her] [hers] etc.
Posted by: Tom at October 16, 2026 06:21 PM (8J80s)
Posted by: zombie at October 16, 2026 06:22 PM (HD2n/)
This sexy lady posted her 352lbs deadlift.
http://tiny.cc/386c101
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:22 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 06:22 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (HfN8R)
Posted by: W. Hubbell at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (/6Ute)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (nIKjK)
— Derek Hunter
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She should just give up the gym and go with the cats and Bon Bons.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (UjdFS)
All the women sending him pics of their slutty gym outfits is the biggest br'er rabbit moment of my life
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:24 PM (nIKjK)
Got 45 miles in on the new Gravel Bike today. 3 Hours flat.
Damn shame the Season is just about over up here. Finally in some decent shape again.
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:24 PM (HfN8R)
Well, they don't dress for ME but they do dress for Chad and Tyrone.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (nIKjK)
Indeed. You're gaze is sexual harassment; Chad's gaze is attractive to her.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:25 PM (l3cgK)
Cal Golden Bears
Baylor Bears
U Main Black Bears
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Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 06:26 PM (qx7Zg)
http://tiny.cc/386c101
Posted by: bonhomme
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Careful, just might prolapse that vagene.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 06:26 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:26 PM (MWfyi)
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From grocery store appearances there is no shortage of big, round butts. Abundance would be the word.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 06:26 PM (WXr4y)
Some of them are legitimately hot, but many are delusional.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:27 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:27 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 06:28 PM (8uzBS)
And put some clothes on.
Posted by: Rex Kwon Do at October 16, 2026 06:29 PM (NkqBW)
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It's been enforced, this century, that the way a woman dresses is no indication of her desire for or receptiveness to attraction.
_don't touch that
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 06:29 PM (WXr4y)
Honestly, she needs someone to help her form. A lot. She's not locking in her lats, so the bar is wandering back and forth as she tries to stand up. She's also relying too much on her back and not driving properly with her legs and hips.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:30 PM (mkw2N)
That womman hear me roar in her gym clothing and yelling at her camera...first, I don't do selfies to begin with if I can help it. I have never videoed myself for anyone and certainly not for the universe, preaching and wailing.
What is this supposed to gain for her? Applause? A puthy hat? Why? Who cares what you think or why you weep so much! Shut up!
Girls wear revealing gym clothing to strut their stuff. I don't know why this is so hard for them to admit or they'd be more modest. I had a great figure and was modest vs uncomfortable and yanking clothing around. Or caring if men or women noticed me. I don't want to be noticed then or now, yet I was/am. I didn't flip out about it or weep or call the waambulance.
She's got pretty strange art taste with that bear picture. I'm sure she'll go far in life.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:30 PM (hzuYO)
Well, they don't dress for ME but they do dress for Chad and Tyrone.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (nIKjK)
Indeed. You're gaze is sexual harassment; Chad's gaze is attractive to her.
Posted by: jim
Be truthful, how many would watch this:
1) the Katie Zacharia Ring Gurl showcasing the Guilfoyle (the donJR proxy)/mostly-male Hunter Biden cage fite -- they all need the money DonJr... just trying to be helpful. HBiden wouldn't stand a chance.
2) AOC / Boebert coffee-break hangout.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 16, 2026 06:31 PM (jdl2L)
(BTW, Ace. Should you ever have cause to mention Fani Willis again. I strongly lobby for the use of a new word in my limited vocabulary. Geoduck--- a Giant Clam species (pronounced: GOO-ee-duk; Used in a sentence: "Fani "Geoduck" Willis's railing by Dexter Clamhammer was briefly interrupted as the latter needed a temporary reprieve to Home Depot in search of a bigger hammer.")
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 06:31 PM (dIske)
And Subway opened nearby. They have a half pound hot dog. $12.99. CANADIAN DOLLARS.
I'm almost tempted to get one just to see what unicorn meat tastes like. At those prices, what else could it be?
News
-School shooting
-California fires - good luck
-Z out
-Diddy
-YAAY! A journalist beat up in the West Bank. They know who the enemies are.
-flying car
Leading off
NBC - Shooting
CBS - Southern California fire.
ABC - Shooting
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
And I won't be sorry for them
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 06:34 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 06:34 PM (enNUy)
The entire Trans culture is revenge and death. Every time that they were not call James or Janet is written in their minds (and notebooks).
The day you offered to help them with a homework they never can understand is a 1 or a 0.
If your scored a 0, then they will kill you on their day of reconning.
If I was a teacher of trans or spectrum kids I would demand a steel door on my lcass.
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 06:34 PM (/+uur)
Liberalism/Socialism is a mental disorder.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 06:34 PM (OkYzo)
https://youtu.be/FzCdSD6N3rI
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 06:35 PM (VHUov)
Everyone wears something clingy, form fitting most of the time ... especially the olympic lifters. I got over being uncomfortable wearing a singlet after my first competition.
And while the gym skews liberal (which is really counterintuitive, but that's a whole other topic), no one has raised an issue about this bruhaha with Shane Gillis.
It's just not an issue. You're lifting, you've got spotters during your lifts, you've got people watching and critiquing your lifts, and you've got people watching and cheering you on when you're about to attempt a big lift.
We expect eyes on us, we're athletes ... and we come in all shapes and sizes.
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 06:35 PM (oCio0)
The kids call it "being bodied in the comments," I have no idea what a "ratio" is but I am guessing she got that, too.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:35 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 06:36 PM (2Xqig)
·
1h
A Federal Judge in California named Jinsook Ohta just ruled Marco Rubio must bring in 55,000 foreigners per year in the Diversity VISA Loterry program
The federal judge, who was born in South Korea, says the foreigners must be specifically from countries like Africa and Nigeria.
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:36 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 06:36 PM (kGIZD)
The Costco hot dogs in the food court are 1/4 pound. Just get two of those for $3.00.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:36 PM (mkw2N)
I know it can work but most of the time guys go to the gym to focus on their workout NOT TO MEET CHICKS. You are not going to find a good hookup much less relationship there. Guys want to be left alone and power up there. Most of them don't want you there at all, girls, but the law forces us to.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:38 PM (nIKjK)
When a comment is really bad, the ratio of replies to likes will be really lopsided toward the comments. That's a ratio.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:38 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: fd
.......
You're just asking for it, buddy.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 06:38 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:36 PM (mkw2N
No kidding.
And they're $1.50 Canadian here! Bonus.
Costco rules!
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)
OK, now do Islam.
I double-dog dare you.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:39 PM (rOKnE)
A Federal Judge in California named Jinsook Ohta just ruled Marco Rubio must bring in 55,000 foreigners per year in the Diversity VISA Loterry program
The federal judge, who was born in South Korea, says the foreigners must be specifically from countries like Africa and Nigeria.
Posted by: Don Black
Fine.
55,000 foreigners from the "country" of Africa.
Not sure their population is that high, though. Closer to zero.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 06:39 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)
I wonder hoy many federal judges (or whatever they are called over there) sitting on the bench in South Korea were born in the US?
Posted by: Zero Point Zero at October 16, 2026 06:41 PM (NkqBW)
Everything
If I was INS and wanted to have a country
Then your Green Card would be Brown when you got it
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 06:41 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Keith Olbermann at October 16, 2026 06:41 PM (OGFx7)
How'bout NO
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 06:41 PM (aJQbY)
I see an alternate universe with her being smothered with a pillow in her sleep.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:42 PM (Sco7b)
No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 06:42 PM (6ydKt)
In winters I wore sweaters and jeans, often hip huggers. With hiking boots for the snow in college.
In summers in college I wore shorts. Sometimes halter tops with shorts. Sometimes fancy blouses with shorts or short jorts.
That's it! If I was hiking I wore a tee shirt with jeans or shorts.
Bikini at the beach or places to swim and wore it without a thought of how grand I looked (I regret this possibly in the, "I should have strutted," memory file).
Skiing I wore ski clothing.
I had a few seasonal maxi dresses if I needed to wear a dress.
My dude saw me for the first time with my hair down (vs up at the hospital where we met) in a hippie maxi dress and wedge jute sandals that made me 5'10." He did notice me but I was simply coming home from class. Big woop.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:42 PM (hzuYO)
They can lie like this because they now their propaganda organs will never contradict them with the truth.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 16, 2026 06:43 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 06:44 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:44 PM (ZxPkt)
Kamala Harris rips into those celebrating Columbus Day and calls America’s past “shameful.”
There’s no other explanation except that they hate our country.
She's just trying out her 2028 stump speech.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)
Embrace the power of 'and'!
(this seems to apply to everything lately)
They are children, brainwashed by social media-driven 4th wave feminism that stipulates that women can do anything without consequences, and if you react then YOU are the problem. "I should b able to walk down the street naked, unmolested, but sadly, all men are rapists!"
Shut up
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:45 PM (rOKnE)
Or women who have opinions about how men dress. So yourself...go ... off
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (pfXMo)
I double-dog dare you.
Posted by: Lizzy"
Women can wear any color they want as long as it is black.
Posted by: Mo Mo Mo at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)
It's going to be cold.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (viF8m)
If Paolo notices your T&A at the gym...good.
If Zach from accounting notices...bad. Unless Zach actually has a big, engorged...401k.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (OGFx7)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (jrgJz)
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Well yeah, but they don't want guys who look like Shane Gillis to think they're hot. They want the 6'5" Chad who drives a Porsche to think they're hot. Lesser guys are supposed to avert their eyes.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (KuyR1)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: huerfano
Nobody said they were rocket surgeons.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 06:47 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 06:34 PM (enNUy)
Is it considered nudity if the folds cover everything?...
Gives a different meaning to centerfold...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:47 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Cave Johnson at October 16, 2026 06:47 PM (KuyR1)
Take a look at how diverse this group is…. The entire group is privileged white liberals
This is a choir that’s part of the Democratic Socialists of America New York Chapter. The DSA literally setup a choir to sing songs “For a Revolution”
Looks like the last gasp of the baby boomer hippy contingent who brought along their daughters in case they fell down.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 06:48 PM (6ydKt)
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What did we ever do to you dear?
Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Gianni Versace, and Michael Kors
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 06:49 PM (XeU6L)
A Federal Judge in California named Jinsook Ohta just ruled Marco Rubio must bring in 55,000 foreigners per year in the Diversity VISA Loterry program
The federal judge, who was born in South Korea, says the foreigners must be specifically from countries like Africa and Nigeria.
Posted by: Don Black
Fine.
55,000 foreigners from the "country" of Africa.
Not sure their population is that high, though. Closer to zero.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 06:39 PM (VHUov)
White farmers from South Africa...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:50 PM (l3cgK)
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What did we ever do to you dear?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 06:49 PM (XeU6L)
I'm guessing high heels.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:51 PM (Sco7b)
Seriously, it was 1 joke in, like, an 8-minute opening monologue.
Don't like it? Don't laugh.
It's not that hard.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:51 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)
Then they... are in the right place at the gym and everyone should be helpful and supportive. But cover up.
Somehow I can imagine these girls as 13 year olds screaming and throwing things when dad said "you are not wearing that young lady"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:52 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (Ia/+0)
BULLSHIT.
If they wanted to protect student privacy, they wouldn't have let a boy sleep in the same room as a girl. They don't give one hot damn about student privacy. They care about virtue signalling something that is the least virtuous option you could choose.
These asshats need to get a dose of their own medicine. About the time one of their daughters gets raped...
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (lAzEN)
Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Gianni Versace, and Michael Kors
"NO POCKETS!!!!"
--women everywhere
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: what the cat drug
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Well, and Dagmar bumpered Cadillacs.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (XeU6L)
That judge should personally go over there and force Marco Rubio to conform to her edict.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: J. Random Commenter at October 16, 2026 06:53 PM (0sNs1)
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I don't know how foreign-born dinks end up on the federal bench, but it has to stop
I say you have to be a native born US citizen to hold any federal office
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:54 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:52 PM (nIKjK)
Now I hear my mom's voice: You are not leaving the house looking like that. Go wash your face and put on a decent shirt.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 06:54 PM (fOTAm)
Yeah, you can dress like you want, you are an adult and free to do so. And I am an adult and free to note that you are, in fac, wearing the costume of a prostitute.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:54 PM (nIKjK)
Baby please, go all the way
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 06:52 PM (viF8m)
https://youtu.be/kPJz850ibII
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:54 PM (l3cgK)
3d
Women can dress however they want.
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sure
and I can point my eyeballs at whatever I want
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:55 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 06:46 PM
Technically, those were known as cone brassieres.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (0sNs1)
And don't use the entire bottle of perfume!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (nIKjK)
3d
Women can dress however they want.
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sure
and I can point my eyeballs at whatever I want
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:55 PM (ZxPkt)
No idea why some idiot women think there are no consequences for their actions. The real world doesn't work like My Little Pony.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (kX27y)
Perception = reality.
If you dress like a ho, don't be surprised when someone treats you like one.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (rOKnE)
Seventy percent of the asylum requests filed by the illegal migrants that invaded the Spanish exclave of Ceuta are now alleging persecution on the basis of their recently discovered homosexual orientation, a new report states.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 06:57 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: zombie Bob Dole at October 16, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)
Let me introduce you to my blue area cow-workers.
Where they marry the people that hate them and then hate them back
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 06:57 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 06:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM
Friendship is magic!
Posted by: Brony Bros at October 16, 2026 06:58 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 06:58 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:44 PM (ZxPkt)
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Maybe she could hoist herself onto a boat like the video I saw of a shark surpising fishermen.
I rather doubt she could hoist herself anywhere, but you go, gurl. bleah
I can't figure some of these wimmen out. Did they never have a male friend? A brother? Why are men mysterious to other women? I've always been surrounded by them. I know how they think. They make me laugh and don't whine and cry and moan about weird idiotic stuff.
Did my brother snap the back of my first training bra. Yes. He got punished. Did a junior high boy put a big, green booger on my bare shoulder in class? Yes. The boy behind me got a pencil lead in his thigh for the rest of his lifen through his jeans, from me stabbing him without looking (he whispered that Jimmy did it). I hit Jimmy with the green lasers and whalloped him at recess.
That said, I like men and wonder, too, about these rabid women who whine and cry. Then I move on to wondering about a calculus equation (no, you don't)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (hzuYO)
Ace you are a true gem, and you always brighten my day, thank you.
Posted by: Max Power at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (SwyyQ)
Yes you do.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Unless you're a fabled 6-6-6, no she doesn't.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (t0yyD)
Posted by: some girls are bigger than others at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (MWfyi)
Perception = reality.
If you dress like a ho, don't be surprised when someone treats you like one.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:56 PM (rOKnE)
Joke Punchline: "Oh, I think we've already determined that; we're just negotiating the price."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (l3cgK)
There are a number of things women put on to impress other women - think jewelry or "cool" shoes.
But if you are putting on spandex booty shorts well...other women actually don't like that
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 07:01 PM (sKqQm)
When you're raised from birth to be a special chosen one princess who is the one they've been waiting for and is protected from all harm, consequences, and accountability it is tough for a young lady to learn in the real world.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:01 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 07:01 PM (pfXMo)
"Ya know I seem to be obsessed with banning the opinions of millions of people, silencing them forever, and canceling their existence, just because I disagree with them on everything. Maybe I should relax and stop being the fascist opinion tyrant committing opinion genocide on an industrial scale?"
But, nope, never an ounce of introspection among the lot of them.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)
The kids call it "being bodied in the comments," I have no idea what a "ratio" is but I am guessing she got that, too.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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I don't know what you said.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 07:02 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience at October 16, 2026 06:44 PM
But she's got mad sign-language skills!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 16, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)
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1h
A Federal Judge in California named Jinsook Ohta just ruled Marco Rubio must bring in 55,000 foreigners per year in the Diversity VISA Loterry program
The federal judge, who was born in South Korea, says the foreigners must be specifically from countries like Africa and Nigeria.
Posted by: Don Black & The Experience
Babylon Bee? I can't tell if this is real or satire.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 07:02 PM (gllTv)
Most committed leftists intentionally insulate themselves from right wing opinions so they have no idea what people on the right actually think.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 07:02 PM (sKqQm)
I have only seen a couple streetwalkers in the wild, and none of them were what I would describe as hot. I cannot imagine being that desperate.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:04 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 07:04 PM (pfXMo)
Under capitalism profits and shareholder value are the only things of importance.
Cheap migrant labor in the UK will result in higher profits.
Posted by: Paul at October 16, 2026 07:05 PM (sHEfG)
"PRESIDENT TRUMP: "You know, if you're in doubt about somebody's name from the Middle East, just say Mohammed. You got about a 65% chance. 'Hello, Mohammed.' I've done it for years now. I've never been wrong."
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 07:05 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Communism is a cult. Cults cos-play religion.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 07:05 PM (gllTv)
Posted by: SciVo at October 16, 2026 07:05 PM (ke3zm)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor"
I see them downtown and in the local mug shots. They be SCARY.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:05 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 06:59 PM (t0yyD)
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*sucks in gut*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:06 PM (RIvkX)
Most committed leftists intentionally insulate themselves from right wing opinions so they have no idea what people on the right actually think.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 07:02 PM (sKqQm)
They will find out the hard way just like everything else they do in life.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)
You do not, in fact, understand that reference? Its like this bit:
@OwensDamien
I'm 50. All celebrity news looks like this:
'CURTAINS FOR ZOOSHA? K-SMOG AND BATBOY CAUGHT FLIPPING A GRUNT'
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:06 PM (nIKjK)
Stooges? That shit had to hurt! Marx Brothers? cruel to each other... Samurai Night Fever? Hilarious...
Now it's just OK to be cruel to Euro descent White Males... every other group is off the table.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 07:07 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:07 PM (nIKjK)
Silly Elizabeth Banks movie, "Walk of Shame," has a running joke: her friends convinced her to wear a tight, bright yellow dress to a bar, and as she wanders the streets of LA the morning after (car towed) every person who crosses her path calls her a crack whore. It's a joke based on a tiny dress being used to judge her. It's OK when a woman makes that joke, buy not a man, I guess.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 07:07 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 07:07 PM (guGkK)
Not every woman is a super model or every guy a Chad.
Men dress for women, women dress for men. Not all the time, obviously, or at every age but it's only been this way forever.
We live in a time where leftists are trying to deny reality about everything but they just lie a lot.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 07:08 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:09 PM (MWfyi)
Sadly, all she has to do is put it out there and someone will knock her fat, ugly ass up.
There is always that one dude.
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 07:09 PM (HfN8R)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 07:10 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: 18-1
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It's worse than that. Their psyches have been altered, from the time that they were in school. Anything that contradicts the narrative that has been installed in their heads quite literally does not make it past their eyes or ears. They are damaged.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 07:12 PM (XeU6L)
"Manosphere" guys overstate this and exaggerate it but girls who are hot and dress like that? Are only after the same 1% or fewer guys and are certain they are worthy of only that kind of man.
Like that girl who Elon knocked up and refused to sign an NDA, she's kinda mid but she was the girlfriend of the richest man on the planet, a massively powerful figure. She thinks that's her bottom line now, that's the man she deserves and all he thought was "hey, easy lay, not terrible looking"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 07:12 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 07:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 07:14 PM (gllTv)
Posted by: avi at October 16, 2026 07:17 PM (uAraY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 07:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
Yes you do.
Posted by: JackStraw
Women dress for everyone. They crave attention. They want men to want them and women to envy them.
And to feel good about themselves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 08:50 PM (1027l)
Yes you do.
Posted by: JackStraw
Women dress for everyone. They crave attention. They want men to want them and women to envy them.
And to feel good about themselves.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 08:50 PM
‘How you doin’?’
- dude on the street
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 09:26 PM (1aFZz)
Posted by: Boomer at October 16, 2026 09:48 PM (YE8Tw)
The Millionaire Tech Weirdo Who Says His Biohacking Will Grant Him Immortality Finds a New Way to Weird You Out
A couple of weeks ago I spoke casually about supplementing potassium. A commenter chided me for speaking about taking a supplement that could lead to hyperkalemia, which at high enough levels can be fatal. Or just cause you neurological damage.
I also have been watching Elementary and noticed someone was murdered by an injections of potassium chloride, which caused a heart attack. So... don't take much potassium as a supplement. There's a reason the pills you can buy only have 3% of the USRDA of potassium. On to the story:This is the guy with a full scientific/medical lab in his house who does multiple analyses of his blood and biological fluids every single day. His theory is that science is approaching the point where it could reverse aging, so if he can just extend his life to, say, 120, he will become immortal. He's said something to the effect of "these will be the last generations to know death." Or something like that, less poetical. Among his tests: He wears some kind of a genital cuff around his dong at night because nighttime erections have been linked to longevity. His "girlfriend," who seems nearly as weird as he is, wants in on this too. So she tracks her own "nighttime erections" with an electronic tampon. I'm staring to think this guy might be a flake.
A device that measures nighttime female "erections" to gauge longevity? Now that's a biohacker's wet dream. Every night, Kate Tolo inserts a $15,700 "research grade erection device" into what her boyfriend and business partner, biohacker Bryan Johnson, famously called her "top 1%" vagina. In fact, both of them wear an erection tracker nightly. Johnson says he's looking to maintain healthy erections, which some experts agree is a predictor of longevity for men. And Tolo -- despite not having a penis -- wants in on the action.
Atoms Family Values
I'll spare you the details but the science says the Little Man in the Prow of the Boat stands up a couple of times per night.
Tolo says women get "erections" too -- and it's possible that tracking them could give ladies similar longevity insights.
The happy couple is all smiles as they show off their genital probes:
"The light sensor inside my probe is the same kind smartwatches use to read your heart rate," she explained. ... Tolo's vaginal "erection" data is not easy to get. Her device costs $15,723.68 and is like "lab equipment in my bedroom," she said. "I insert the 5cm probe [and] tape a wire to my leg that is plugged into a machine and a laptop. The laptop can't fall asleep or we lose the data. I sadly learned that through experience." Meanwhile, Johnson's can be bought online for $275 and connects to a smartphone. "I've tracked my nighttime erections for years ... It's one of the best signals I have for vascular health, and it costs $275," Johnson said. "The gap in our devices sums up the current status of female health. ... Tolo has been outspoken about the disparity in research on women's health. This year, she created "the female protocol" to measure 1,900 biomarkers across blood, urine, stool and vaginal microbiome, while holding diet, sleep and exercise constant.
You don't have to be a pioneer on the Oregon Trail to catch the bug that causes dysentery. Nowadays, the infection is spreading more through sex -- and evolving into something that's "close to untreatable," one expert said. Shigella bacteria infect nearly half a million people in the US every year -- causing diarrhea with blood or mucus (the hallmark of a dysentery infection), stomach pain, cramps, fever and vomiting. Scientists are learning more about why the disturbing disease is spreading so quickly, and why it's developing a resistance to treatment. Shigella is a nasty illness that causes more than uncomfortable doo-doos. It can become life-threatening by dehydrating and depleting bodily fluids including blood, causing bacterial and septic shock, neurological complications, and internal bleeding and infection. The bacteria spreads through infected poop that gets into the mouth because of ill-washed hands, or swallowing tainted food or water. A minuscule amount -- as few as 10 organisms -- is enough to get you sick. The population most likely to get infected are children under 5, who catch it at day care and schools from other kids who are just starting to learn about keeping themselves clean. Travelers to places where sanitation standards are lower, and people experiencing homelessness are also at higher risk.Are normal incandescent light bulbs coming back?
The swap from incandescent to LED bulbs became mandatory, thanks to a 2007 energy bill signed by George W. Bush. With a simple pitch that left little room for argument, the efficiency rules in the bill quietly dimmed the incandescent bulb out of existence, clearing the way to replace it with LED bulbs....
Indeed, the concern over LED light is mainstream and growing. Dr. Glen Jeffery at UCL's Institute of Ophthalmology has found that the blue-heavy light from typical LEDs lowers the membrane potential in our mitochondria, thus impacting the electrical charge that lets our mitochondria produce ATP, the energy currency of the cell. Along with that, blue light in the evening suppresses melatonin and disrupts circadian rhythms, which in turn affects sleep, hormone balance, and overnight cellular repair. And studies on animals reveal that blue light causes retinal damage. Eye damage is significant because half of the human brain is wired, either directly or indirectly, to process what it receives through the eyes. Stare too long at a device and, yes, your eyes are wrecked. Think about it. The notion that it was safe to rewire the light--swap out the bulb--in every home, school, office, street, and so on, and see absolutely no biological cost is absurd. Dr. Jack Kruse and others in the holistic world have been warning us about this for years. Kruse maintains that light, not food, is the master signal for human health.
🚨 The government pushed incandescent bulbs out. Now the Department of Energy is backing their return.
Why? The science around artificial light, blue-light exposure, and what it may mean for our eyes and health is becoming impossible to ignore. Four states are already issuing guidance for schools. But what are they recommending, and why isn’t everyone being told? Watch the clip 👇 Watch The Download every Monday at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET, right here on X or at https://t.co/Z12xa0teO7!— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) September 29, 2026
Speaking of strength training: a mouse-based study found that just seven days of strength training triggered fat burning and weight loss.
But according to a recent Lancet Public Health study, which analyzed data from more than 110,000 people, taking 7,000 steps offered the same health benefits as 10,000 steps, including a lower risk of all-cause mortality, reduced cardiovascular risk, and even a decreased risk of developing dementia. This made me question everything. Was I overdoing it for no reason? And where did the 10,000-step rule even come from?
As it turns out, the 10,000-step benchmark wasn't based on science. It originated in Japan in the 1960s, when a pedometer company called Yamasa created a product named "manpo-kei," which translates to "10,000-step meter." The catchy number stuck -- and so did the idea that 10,000 was the gold standard. ...
I didn't realize how obsessed I'd become with the number on my watch until I started skipping the gym on days when I hit my 10,000 steps early. I'd feel like I'd done enough just because my step count was high -- even if I hadn't lifted weights in weeks or eaten a proper meal. This kind of tunnel vision is what Ogden cautions against. "Fitness isn't one-dimensional," she says. "Just because you're active doesn't mean you're well-rounded in your routine. Are you working on your strength? Your mobility? Your cardiovascular health?" She often sees clients who walk 10,000 steps a day but can't carry groceries or struggle to get off the floor. "That tells me there's a gap in functional fitness," she says. "Movement needs to support your life, not just your metrics." Strength-based exercises like planks are a key part of long-term fitness and longevity. ... In other words, if swimming, yoga, or pilates fits more easily into your lifestyle, and are more enjoyable, those activities may provide greater benefits than forcing extra steps just to hit 10,000.
The study, published in the journal Life Sciences, isolated the biological impacts of exercise from the secondary changes triggered by dropping pounds. Researchers fed male mice a high-fat diet to induce obesity, then divided them into a sedentary group and an exercising group. Both groups continued eating the high-fat diet to ensure physical activity was the only difference between them. ... The experiment also included a group of mice fed a standard diet. To simulate strength training, the exercising animals climbed a staircase 70 centimeters, or about 28 inches, high with weights attached to their tails. They trained at 70% of their maximum carrying capacity, completing 20 climbs per session with rest intervals of 60 to 90 seconds. In total, they completed seven sessions over seven days.Exercise can also help in pain management:
.... The researchers focused on mesenteric adipose tissue, the fat surrounding the intestines, which Moura describes as a primary counterpart to human visceral fat. The exercised mice had less of this tissue and smaller fat-storing cells, called adipocytes, than the sedentary obese mice. In obesity, adipocytes can become so enlarged that they experience chronic stress and release inflammatory substances into the bloodstream. These substances can disrupt metabolism throughout the body, helping explain why excess visceral fat is more harmful than subcutaneous fat beneath the skin. The team interpreted the smaller cells as a sign that the tissue was becoming less inflamed and metabolically healthier. ... Exercise affected fat production as well. The trained mice showed lower activity of Scd1, a gene involved in making fat molecules. The researchers interpret that decrease as a sign that the body may become less likely to store calories from food as fat.
Anyone got any gains?
Researchers at Adelaide University analyzed 157 systematic reviews covering 2,736 randomized controlled trials and 221,279 participants. Across that evidence, exercise was associated with reductions in both acute and chronic pain, making the study the most comprehensive synthesis to date of exercise as a pain treatment. The results challenge the assumption that harder or longer workouts are necessary for pain relief. Lower intensity and shorter duration programs produced greater reductions in pain, while meaningful benefits were also seen in programs totaling less than two hours of exercise per week.
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Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 05:19 PM (pn9yF)
Moreover, living too long is a daunting enough prospect. I'm just in my late 70s, but already too many people I cared about are gone: spouse, friends, lovers, colleagues. I had a great granddad who lived to 104 in his right mind, but sadly he'd outlived all his lifelong friends, wife, kids, grandkids. Sounds lonely to me.
Posted by: Fritz at October 16, 2026 05:20 PM (J7jo9)
For $15K, seems they could include some
WiFi option with a small battery to eliminate the wire taped to her leg.
I wonder if using the little blue pill counts the same as "natural erections"? (or if any of that makes sense at all)
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 05:20 PM (vbXSk)
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Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 05:21 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 05:19 PM (pn9yF)
The dude looks like a mannequin in that one photo. Like wax museum mannequin.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:21 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (oqH4h)
So she tracks her own "nighttime erections" with an electronic tampon.
I'm staring to think this guy might be a flake.
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Feels like he needs to be ignored. Rich weirdo using social media to get attention. You do you, just don't tell us about it?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (rOKnE)
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True. It keeps you from rolling out of bed, which could be hazardous. I thought everybody knew that.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (n1UEl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Fritz at October 16, 2026 05:20 PM (J7jo9)
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One of the themes of The Vampires of Michigan was that immortality eventually causes madness. To combat that, vampires slip into comas for a few decades and then get to relearn the world. The ones who resist go bonkers because they've done everything, seen everything, so what else is there to do?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (ZOv7s)
I plan to live to 110 at least, so I get the "last laugh" on all my (mostly Woke) enemies. heh
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (vbXSk)
There's a definite "Uncanny Valley" vibe...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (FZ29D)
What a miserable existence.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (yEz+x)
When you. Read the content and see you could have been first.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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They call it a rookie mistake. And yet, here we are. So very many of us.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (mmrXZ)
We're out of them now. But some of the newer LED's are very close to incandescent, but lack the heat. Which was nice during winter months.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (RORbl)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 16, 2026 05:24 PM (wl+N8)
I don't like the previous generations. Certainly not their Stiff-Necked "this is just how it will be and we're just right" bullshit. Boomers ? Silents ? Looking at you. With a "why don't you just either die or shut the fuck up" ?
Yet today ? There is a huge panic about just dying. We're all gonna' die. The Silents were OK with it. Boomers ? They seem to be scrambling to make sure everything is the way they want it after they die.
Part of American Politics now is the entire question of mortality.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:24 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 05:24 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (wl+N8)
We're out of them now. But some of the newer LED's are very close to incandescent, but lack the heat. Which was nice during winter months.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (RORbl)
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I know a guy with over 10,000 incandescent bulbs stashed away in his attic.
If we ever have an earthquake (New Madrid fault zone), then the "crash" as his bulbs break is going to be epic...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Downfall of Numenor at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (n1UEl)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (/OKHJ)
Also, you're never going to live forever. I have that on good authority.
Though, if you live longer through chemicals, your corpse might just look good for longer - like a frog in formaldehyde.
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 05:26 PM (oJjJL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:21 PM (Y/06r)
So does the woman, IMO. (Use some base, honey.)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 05:26 PM (kU0PQ)
What a miserable existence.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (yEz+x)
One night a week they have a "free for all" where they snarf down one packet of M&Ms between them while watching old Mama's Family reruns. Kinky.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:26 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (/OKHJ)
See, that I think is a downside. I like the warm light.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:26 PM (Y/06r)
I’m with you brother, things are starting to seem a little suss.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:26 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (k0zLw)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (kU0PQ)
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One of the Chinese emperors sought a potion of immortality, and ended up poisoning himself by accident.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)
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These are the type guys who you do the fake cough in their face...or if he is crossing the street you pantomime losing control of your vehicle.
The irony of this guy getting hit by a bus the day before someone invents the Bacta Tank would be high end entertainment.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)
Still night-time boners. Still sex dreams. When that shit stops ?
I reckon I'll stop. To Hell with getting up every day to just be "responsible". I hate those kind of people.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:28 PM (pO96l)
Well, we know it is worth at least $15,700.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:28 PM (k0zLw)
One can buy different spectrums of LED bulbs, some with the "warmer" color. I still don't need glasses ... got a lot of natural light most of my life. I figured they would be claiming the ("invisible) flashing of LEDs would be the issue.
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 05:28 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 05:28 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (dIske)
If bacta tanks were real I'd probably spend 40% of my life in one. I'm pretty accident prone.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:29 PM (ZgwKJ)
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No tech can ever save you from death if you're vaporized by a nuke, get your head blown off, or any number of other things that cause massive trauma. Even if ageing of the cells could be halted or reversed, everyone would be constantly in fear of falling into a woodchipper or some such.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 05:29 PM (JzUSu)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:29 PM (k0zLw)
My only gainzz this week is, so far, sort of keeping a shred of sanity. Y'all would not believe the complete fubar, so far and it's not over, of my mother's hospital stay as of Wednesday.
It's almost as wild of a ride as the guy who flew out of the Six Flag's roller coaster. It's been a yes to a procedure, no, too risky, to by golly yes it's getting done asap or right this second today, bro, as he drives to the hospital early this morning. In case you are interested it was glue to a fractured vertebrae in a very elderly lady who still has all her marbles.
The doc who threw us off the coaster told her sitter last night (vs calling my brother) that "it's too risky" and noped out. Then, this morning, it's a go again. We have to assume the interventional radiologist told the neurosurgeon to go pound sand, to hell with your stats, I'm doing it. And he did and she's doing fine as far as I know. Will go to a 2wk deal of rehab or quit if she jolly well feels like it.
Here's to hoping bro does not arrive tomorrow and find she had a Brazillian butt lift while he was gone.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:29 PM (hzuYO)
First time I saw a full Red Head Vicki Lawrence was on Mama's Family.
Gotta' say ... Vicki helped jump start puberty for me. I'd have cut her grass for free. And her other grass.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Boswell at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (j10i6)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)
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Alchemy always was a bit of an inexact science.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (FZ29D)
Life is cramped, sometimes you just need a good stretch.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (k0zLw)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (kU0PQ)
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Keith Richards at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)
In today's gotta-have-the-clicks information ecosystem, FUD reigns. There is probably some small grain of truth in that story - the only people who can get away with look you in the eye lying are Dem politicians - but if the claim of harm is verified, we don't need to baby/bathwater, just fiddle with the phosphor coating.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (t0yyD)
Dude is gayer than the Cornell 7 orgy … without Jane Hoe
Posted by: Elric the Blade at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (hxrdJ)
I think this is really great news!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (kGIZD)
And that's just what the authorities would claim, too. "Yeah, they just stepped into the street on a sunny, clear day with almost no traffic on the road and BLAMO! got hit by a truck."
But you and I know better, right?
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 05:32 PM (2vHeG)
I worked in the back room, unloading trucks, delivering pallets to the floor, picking and binning for 8 hours, with very few pauses. I've never done the math, but I bet I was passing ten miles a day.
Just glad my feet never suffered any long-term damage.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 16, 2026 05:32 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:32 PM (k0zLw)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 05:22 PM (kGIZD)
If they had a pill to protect against cancer, I'd take it. I still wouldn't be protected against trucks trying to run me over, but getting rid of the cancer threat would be a good thing.
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 05:32 PM (8mulE)
Think of the antediluvian people. Regularly beating 800 years and as for Methuselah 969 years.
A lot of stupid shit can accumulate in nearly a millennia on earth. How many fingers do 900 year olds have? Centuries of opportunities to pop out an eye, break an eardrum. Nearly a thousand years of scars, burns and exposure to God only knows what.
Must have had bodies and health like Highlander, or maybe they were really disfigured near life's end.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (BvPIe)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (odBC9)
Don't believe it. At least how I've put any woman through a believable orgasm.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (zXVY5)
The weirdest thing about the new Narnia is that Gerwig herself said she wanted to make it a tribute to David Bowie and a glam rock musical.
Not quite sure how she figures that a Bowie/glam rock "girls will be boys and boys will be girls, tranny-lite presentation/vibe/story fits in with a family movie aimed at children.
ABG, I guess....Always Be Grooming.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (YSUhf)
My rejoinder to the vegan nutjobs has been "Maybe cutting out all the red meat from your diet might make you live longer. But WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO????"
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (y9nCu)
I've been watching the warping of the Risilea ads.
These are AI cartoons with a voice over song for a weight loss product. They are mini-soap operas with a happy ending.
At first, they were just "I'd like to lose weight and regain energy", then "I don't want to be the fat sister at the wedding even though my family is mad at me for losing weight and upstaging the Princess".
Now, the subjects are getting increasingly fatter and less attractive and are using the product for revenge on cheating husbands and ex-husbands. They have also upped the gross-out factor of the stored body toxins the product removes.
It's been interesting.
Haven't seen any involving men yet.
Posted by: sal at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (f+FmA)
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I prepared an emulsion that is also great for nasal congestion.
Posted by: Pierre DuBois at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (TN0g+)
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We, in the business, call this "Crossing the Delaware."
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (dIske)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (RIvkX)
Would I want to live forever if it meant living like and ammo g those people? Nope.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (f0sNM)
As a Civil War RN we used to mix the potassium ourselves based on the IV orders from the doc. I could have killed many people if I was a Clancy RN or a jihad one. Now mixed in the pharmacy.Tiny little bottles of K powder you mixed first with a burst of saline and shot into the IV.
We also had to time the IV's per hour as often we did not have pumps. This was a math problem we learned in skool. Mine were always, and I mean always, on time to the hour for the next shift.
I was awesome in not leaving messes for the next shift nor anyone bleeding, harfing or dead.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:35 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (dIske)
Wax figure Dale Cooper.
His girlfriend is no Audrey Horne.
Damn, she was fucking hot.
https://tinyurl.com/3n2x6ba9
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:35 PM (Y/06r)
Any teeth left?
(Kidlet used to laugh about 3,000 year old elves with nice teeth...)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:35 PM (k0zLw)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (BPH1u)
Posted by: Not a pretty picture at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (anL5R)
When he woke up that evening, I told him he'd died and his card buddies had saved his life. He was peeved. He said, "What'd they do that for? It was all over. I was out of it.
He got over his pique, and thanked them both.
It's a long road back for a young person who has had CPR, much less a skinny old man. He had no appetite, so I made him ice cream every week for three years. He did okay for two of those years, then his heart started to fail. He died at home on a Tuesday evening in December after a last bowl of ice cream. I made sure no one tried to bring him back.
I gave my brother the ice cream maker.
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (2Xqig)
Posted by: sal at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:31 PM (dIske)
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UND NOW VE DANCE!
Posted by: Sprockets at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (RIvkX)
Look at what passes for horror now. The latest horror movies are: my makeup makes me look ugly, my house has extra rooms I didn't know about, and my girlfriend likes me too much. These can be made scary or at least dramatic if well done but they all are first world problems rather than "something is trying to hack me to pieces and wear my face"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (zXVY5)
I’ve got a trash can with an automatic lid that runs off light cells. It uses an infrared sensor that you wave your hand over to open the lid.
I can point my Dish remote at it and open the lid with the volume button.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (RIvkX)
*thinks about making a 'Vitamin D' joke in light of Christy's statement above, but thinks this is enough*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)
A little roasted cinnabar, a bit of dissolved Calomel, some blue mass ground into lard for a salve, and pretty soon the only thing you are good for is an electrode for electrochemistry.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (Iwv3U)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
Except if you are in pain it's hard to exercise... Ask me how I know....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (+gK6I)
A Knight's Tale waves...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (k0zLw)
Would I want to live forever if it meant living like and ammo g those people? Nope.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at October 16, 2026 05:34 PM (f0sNM)
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I drove through a town the other day that had this giant red sign flashing at the town's fairground. I drove by so I could read it. It said "Paranormal Groove" and was at the very top of this huge modular tent.
I looked up later when I returned home. Turns out there is some "adults only" traveling Halloween Circus that travels all over the country this time of year...and does shows at fairgrounds. I never heard of it before.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (dIske)
My LED lights in the garage offer no interference. And then there all the 5G, and 2.4G (and other) devices constantly pulsing around our bodies. No idea if that is bad, but so many claim it is "awful". idk
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (BPH1u)
Way to go!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (odBC9)
The Matrix says howdy.
You're not wrong, Chris. But you'll fuck it all up when Religion comes up. Because Man can't be perfectly happy with Religion either.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (k0zLw)
I like that movie except the woman who is supposedly so beautiful is not..According to My husband
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (+gK6I)
Oh?
>>@The_FJC
>>Tim Walz's offices just got raided.
>>Oops. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
Oooooooo, this is gonna be fun.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (y9nCu)
I think we're done here.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (RIvkX)
So... he'd have no use for Audrey Horne?!
*bangs gavel*
Case Dismissed!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: 13times at October 16, 2026 05:40 PM (6iKlf)
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 05:33 PM (zXVY5)
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Yeah, when I got a new garage door opener a couple of years ago, the guy who installed it strongly recommended getting a very specific type of LED just for that reason.
It was a bit harder to find than I imagined.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:40 PM (FZ29D)
It does at least seem that Mondo2000's promise of teledildonics is coming to low-hanging fruition.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 05:36 PM (2Xqig)
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May his memory be a blessing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (RIvkX)
Just go outside you nerds. Nothing better than sunlight. Everyone needs a couple hours of it each day.
Kids get a lot of sunlight, and look how healthy they are.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (2vHeG)
Posted by: The Paolo at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (HD2n/)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (+gK6I)
She's not as Pretty as she is Hawt. There is a difference.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (88C+u)
Oh?
>>@The_FJC
>>Tim Walz's offices just got raided.
>>Oops. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
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Warrants don't just sign themselves.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (dIske)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 05:39 PM (+gK6I)
She's not as Pretty as she is Hawt. There is a difference.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (pO96l)
Who was the gal? Never watched Knight's Tale.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (Y/06r)
I think I might have pulled a Lamont. That appears to be an old video.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: zombie at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (HD2n/)
Of course not. Only false religions promise ultimate happiness in this life. Jesus specifically states that you will suffer for your faith.
A Knight's Tale waves.
I hate that movie with the fierce hate of ten thousand suns.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (rbvCR)
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Nice of him to share his girlfriends vagina with us.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 05:43 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 05:43 PM (Ia/+0)
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Nice of him to share his girlfriends vagina with us.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 05:43 PM (WXr4y)
Brand new Vagina- hardly used!
*girlfriend shoots dark look at dork*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (k0zLw)
Other people fly wingsuits down mountainsides.
People are weird. Just because this jackhole wants to spend all his time analyzing his blood and excrement doesn't mean its a thing.
Posted by: I can't explain human behavior, I just observe it at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:40 PM (FZ29D)
Amazon has bulbs if you know parts numbers and types.
I’ve gotten some hard to find LED replacements for unique little incandescents off of there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (k0zLw)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (nIKjK)
Oh?
>>@The_FJC
>>Tim Walz's offices just got raided.
>>Oops. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)
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Warrants don't just sign themselves.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (dIske)
*******
Say it isn't so, Timmy! LOLOLOL
Deport him to Somolia, too! Maybe they could boil him in a big pot and serve with a side of kitty cat.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (hzuYO)
I hate that movie with the fierce hate of ten thousand suns.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (nIKjK)
I'm sure you do. Because its a little amoral. A little anti-hero. A little ... messy.
I loved it . Still on my list of "watch again".
I'm sure you also hate Clint westerns. And things like Inglorious Basterds. And you probably loved Jimmy Stewart in "Liberty Valence".
Exactly why the Anti-Hero gained popularity. People like you, frankly.
Death Wish. I'm sure you hated it. Icky Vigilante.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:45 PM (pO96l)
I don't think Bowie ever wanted much to do with Narnia.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 16, 2026 05:41 PM (kpS4V)
ROFL
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (88C+u)
Go watch Gen-Z videos that blame the Boomers for all of the world's problems.
They will find struggles in life so difficult that being a galley slave on a Viking warship looks like Paradise.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (nAS9C)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:47 PM (Y/06r)
The Hollywood Reporter
@THR
Gender-balanced hiring on television’s most popular series dipped during the 2025-2026 season.
The report found a clear decrease in the representation of women, nonbinary and trans people in major roles.
Only 39 women or nonbinary or trans people played lead roles in the season’s top series, which represented the lowest number in seven years (and in the previous television season, the number was 44).
The depiction of women of color and nonbinary and trans people of color in co-lead roles also decreased: In the 2024-2025 television season 55 percent of the most popular series contained at least one of woman of color, nonbinary or trans person of color in crucial supporting roles, whereas this latest season only 47 percent of series did.
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On the other hand, I rarely watch TV because of all the girl bosses and EIEIOs.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 05:47 PM (ndZc7)
Life Hacks!!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (nIKjK)
It took me about a week to figure out why the trashcan kept opening by itself.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:47 PM (6ydKt)
Get so obsessed with something that you forget to eat.
Posted by: zombie at October 16, 2026 05:42 PM (HD2n/)
I did this recently. Not a good idea.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:47 PM (odBC9)
>>Tim Walz's offices just got raided.
Oh my!
Guess this about more that immigration irregularities. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:47 PM (rOKnE)
The Happy Couple appear to be made of plastic.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 16, 2026 05:48 PM (4Aqsh)
The guy reminds me of that vampire on Dark Shadows.
They both look like wax figures. I would not want to look like them for all the probes in the universe.
I also, based on my 95yr old mother and her 96yr old mother, don't want to live that long. Altho I'm not moving to Canada to prevent it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:48 PM (hzuYO)
Indeed. Chamberlain didn't work with led... had to get incandescent...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:48 PM (k0zLw)
Nah I am fine with that, if you've read my books you'd know that. I hate it because it utterly jettisons all historical basis whatsoever from the setting. It pretends to be 1300s but then mixes in bizarrely ahistorical crap from modern day and other historical periods. And I'm not even talking about the annoying modern music in the dance scene. Its just offensive to me as a fan of medieval period pieces.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:48 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:48 PM (88C+u)
I bragged about this before, but I'm proud, so I'll do it again.
Earlier this month I did a meet and got 1170lbs total on the big three.
280lbs bench.
395lbs squat.
495lbs deadlift.
All judge witnessed and approved. I'm happy.
On Wednesday I managed to bench 225lbs 8x in a row cleanly.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (AKptf)
I think we're done here.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (RIvkX)
The undertaker in the Jack Benny Show used to mention that Mr Benny was looking very natural.
Generally the funeral homes use just the wrong shade of lip gloss to hide the blue lips.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (rbvCR)
Guess this about more that immigration irregularities. . .
Not so fast. I think that's an old video of when he was raided earlier in the year.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (viF8m)
Am I being cynical? Sounds like it's all a sales pitch for this "medical equipment", and he's the majority investor.
Too bad, his squeeze could be quite attractive with a bit of work on her presentation. Clothes, a better hair stylist, a minimal amount of makeup.
Not being totally the walking, talking example of Rule #1 would also help.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 05:50 PM (y9nCu)
Best supplement for vasodilatation or lowering the heartrate? I only heard about stuff like l-arginin and l-citrulin so far, which one of them is superior? And are there any other supplements that are worth it compared to those two?
Low dose Cialis. 2.5-5mg daily. Talk to your doctor. Or talk to the Amazon health bot.
A great no cost method is humming. Humming increases nasal nitric oxide (NO), a potent vasodilator, by roughly 15-fold compared with quiet breathing.
lol show your veins before and after humming please
I have a topical solution of minoxidil (1ml =50 mg minoxidil, 235 mg ethanol and propylenglycol). Is it possible to use this topical solution as oral minoxidil by measuring like 0,1ml (=5 mg minoxidil) of the solution and putting it in a capsule?
Not a supplement, but eat beets and cocoa powder. Couple hours before the gym and you will get sick veins and pumps.
I still don't know why this erection problem is so significant. You get so many people taking this stuff.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 05:50 PM (0y8TN)
Like that weirdo "clavicular" or all the pictures I've seen of instagram "influencers" who use filters and makeup to look like an anime character.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:50 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at October 16, 2026 05:50 PM (s1VwS)
I'm trying to imagine what all of your interim hypotheticals were from first noticing until actual discovery.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (nAS9C)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:40 PM (FZ29D)
Keeping on the topic of this thread, um ....
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (odBC9)
Elementary is a great series. I like it more than Sherlock, when you compare both series in toto .
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (QnOs/)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (88C+u)
He wanted to do 1984 but the Orwell estate told him to get bent.
The songs are on Diamond Dogs album, though.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (rbvCR)
Having Paul Bettany walk around naked as Chaucer didn't do it?
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (k0zLw)
. . . The depiction of women of color and nonbinary and trans people of color in co-lead roles also decreased: In the 2024-2025 television season 55 percent of the most popular series contained at least one of woman of color, nonbinary or trans person of color in crucial supporting roles, whereas this latest season only 47 percent of series did.
- - - -
I wonder if there's a crosstab/graphs that map a show's popularity and monetary success to these demographic quotas? Heh
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (mTzaS)
Damn, she was fucking hot.
https://tinyurl.com/3n2x6ba9
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Some costume designer read that saddle shoes were a big thing in the 40s and 50s, read the description, and screwed it up.
The shoes in that pic are a joke.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (t0yyD)
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 05:46 PM (nAS9C)
They might.
My theory ? We're due for a regression. One that will look like the Depression except instead of the Mafia we'll have competing interests from foreign countries and maybe dirty weapons.
In many ways, the 2020s look like the 1920s to me. Hate it for my kids.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (pO96l)
Here he is "deadlifting" 405lbs.
http://tiny.cc/f66c101
For those who don't lift, this is all sorts of terrible.
1. Awful form. That back arch is going to cause him lower back issues.
2. He's using a trap bar with tall handles. This lift is from a much higher starting position than a real deadlift.
3. He's got plates under the weights to raise the bar even more
A real deadlift is on a horizontal bar that's at a standard 9" or so from the ground.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 05:53 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 05:53 PM (WXr4y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 05:44 PM (RIvkX)
*******
Love you guys! Also a bit delirious from being up since 0400 stress alarm due to mother in hospital. Anything I write today I should have an out for temporary insanity brought on by lack of sleep.
I've started to get an eye tic if my cell phone rings or someone texts me is how my day has gone. I think it's Friday?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:53 PM (hzuYO)
280lbs bench.
395lbs squat.
495lbs deadlift.
All judge witnessed and approved. I'm happy.
On Wednesday I managed to bench 225lbs 8x in a row cleanly.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (mkw2N)
What federation ran the meet?
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 05:53 PM (oCio0)
The shoes in that pic are a joke.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 05:52 PM (t0yyD)
I did not notice the shoes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:53 PM (Y/06r)
Yeah I'll give you that. Sherlock had 1 great season and went downhill like that dude that fell out of a ride. Elementary is a better show if you pretend its not Sherlock Holmes, though.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:54 PM (nIKjK)
==
As an aside, MC Hammer stole his dance from You can't Touch this and baggy pants look from the big dance number in the 1955 Movie Court Jester starring Danny Kaye. Watch it - it jumps right out at you.
Sure, its a medieval period piece. Featuring line dance, and hypnosis.
Posted by: yikes at October 16, 2026 05:54 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 05:54 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 05:54 PM (UjdFS)
I'm willing to let it slide.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:55 PM (pO96l)
It is, and I hope your mom gets better soon, if that's possible? (Spent recent years assisting dad with terminal illness, so I get it if it's more maintenance during decline vs. recovery)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:55 PM (rOKnE)
New York Post
@nypost
Hasan Piker rips NY Jewish voters betraying Democratic Party - blames Israel
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 05:55 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 05:56 PM (88C+u)
@nypost
Hasan Piker rips NY Jewish voters betraying Democratic Party - blames Israel
We must vote harder !!!
(the man knows his audience)
Posted by: NYC Jews at October 16, 2026 05:56 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
A great season? The first EPSIODE was amazing, but everything else was pretty downhill for me. A few cool moments here and there, but overall way to pretentious and proto-"modern audience".
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 05:57 PM (0y8TN)
Well hell. If this is true, then at my age I'm a walking corpse. I bet Mrs D is in on this!
Eff it. Where's the scotch?
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 05:57 PM (2WIwB)
What is with Microsoft updated Word every few days?
All I want is a stable word processor.
Assholes.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:58 PM (YSUhf)
==
Sherlock jumped the shark fairly quickly. The episode where they brought sherlock back to life was a fail.
The sherlock holmes that is on Prime this year "Young Sherlock" is actually pretty decent. Its not fantastic, but it is well above average for most stuff on tv these days.
Posted by: yikes at October 16, 2026 05:58 PM (anL5R)
Elementary is a great series. I like it more than Sherlock, when you compare both series in toto .
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 16, 2026 05:51 PM (QnOs/)
***********
As the edumacation portion of AOS today:
A u wave in an EKG indicates low potassium or hypokalemia.
Severe hypokalemia can cause your brain to swell to the size of a Somolian's and pop goes the weasel.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 05:58 PM (hzuYO)
He's a weirdo. Also monitors his son's erections. Ewww.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 05:59 PM (OkYzo)
The fourth episode where they introduce the queer Moriarty was a letdown but I liked the other ones.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:59 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 05:59 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:00 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:00 PM (2WIwB)
Senator Adam Schiff
@SenAdamSchiff
A teenager used a gun to murder innocent children.
An educator died in a job that should not be life threatening.
And yet the GOP majority will again resist any meaningful effort to stop the next school shooting.
This is the reality of the current Congress. And it’s heartbreaking.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 06:00 PM (ndZc7)
What is with Microsoft updated Word every few days?
All I want is a stable word processor.
Assholes.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:58 PM (YSUhf)
Your frustration is nothing compared to the people who work on it every day to constantly fix a word processor that's been on the market for over forty years.
Think of those poor Indian bastard working and slaving over a hot Intel CPU all day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 06:01 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 06:02 PM (wxsGM)
. . .
Posted by: Lindsay Clancy at October 16, 2026 06:02 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
.......
They can just take their 15 minute break in the river.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Denny Crane! at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (tLO4a)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (rbvCR)
Almost laughed at John (late, first) Husband's funeral because the embalmers put rouge on him. They didn't realize he actually *was* that pale in life, so the pink cheeks looked super weird.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (l3cgK)
I bragged about this before, but I'm proud, so I'll do it again.
Earlier this month I did a meet and got 1170lbs total on the big three.
280lbs bench.
395lbs squat.
495lbs deadlift.
All judge witnessed and approved. I'm happy.
On Wednesday I managed to bench 225lbs 8x in a row cleanly.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (mkw2N)
***
Gains???
*checks Dik-O-Meter*
Oh yeah!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:55 PM (rOKnE)
*******
She's 95 and still sharp like her mother was. Beloved. Has sitters in the past 3wks 24/7 with long-term life insurance. Bro and his wife live down the road on the farm.
This is not our first rodeo as my father was home and bedridden for 5yrs with sitters and a good quality of life as far as not being neglected. She's a good Christian and we know where she's going and would prefer when it's her time for her to be home vs the insanity of a hospital or rehab. I'm telling you, this has been an insane two days. It could get crazier!
Being a realist it's a downhill spiral probably from now on.
Thank you. I tell bro long distance RN case mgr stuff and he, for the most part, listens to me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (hzuYO)
All I want is a stable word processor.
Open Word
Click Account
Click Update Options
Click Disable Updates
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:05 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 06:05 PM (wxsGM)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at October 16, 2026 06:05 PM (FxH7T)
Click Account
Click Update Options
Click Disable Updates
Do it again when Windows updates next time
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:06 PM (nIKjK)
Gains???
*checks Dik-O-Meter*
Oh yeah!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (2WIwB)
See! My device works!
Posted by: Bryan Johnson's Johnson at October 16, 2026 06:06 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 06:06 PM (kGIZD)
Plaid skirt (or jumper until 5th grade) blouse and knee high white socks. Blazer for Mass. chapel cap grade k-2.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 06:06 PM (wOqQq)
All I want is a stable word processor.
Assholes.
Posted by: naturalfake
__________
I still miss using WordPerfect.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 06:07 PM (JzUSu)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:07 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:07 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 05:59 PM (OkYzo)
That's a problem?
Posted by: Katy Padilla Stout at October 16, 2026 06:08 PM (88C+u)
Is this a compliment or an insult?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:07 PM (mkw2N)
Don't ask us.
Posted by: dik-diks at October 16, 2026 06:08 PM (l3cgK)
"Here honey, shove this up your hoo-hah."
"Sure sweetie, now insert this up your butthoe."
"Luv U."
"Luv U 2."
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 06:08 PM (UjdFS)
USPA I think?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:00 PM (mkw2N)
What category of "29" are you Masters 1 / 2 / 3 /4 ?
What weight class ?
Inquiring minds and all that ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 06:09 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:07 PM (mkw2N)
Compliment. Definitely.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:09 PM (2WIwB)
There's a definite "Uncanny Valley" vibe...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 05:23 PM (FZ29D)
My first thought looking at that pic. Are they related to Mark Zuckerberg?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:10 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:11 PM (mkw2N)
@SenAdamSchiff
A teenager used a gun to murder innocent children.
An educator died in a job that should not be life threatening.
And yet the GOP majority will again resist any meaningful effort to stop the next school shooting.
This is the reality of the current Congress. And it’s heartbreaking.
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Its heartbreaking the Schiff faces no criminal charges for all of the things he's done while in office.
Posted by: Crusader at October 16, 2026 06:11 PM (TN0g+)
Is this going to dox me?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:11 PM (mkw2N)
I put on 35+ lbs since my surgery in December, and I'm still 50lbs under that...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:11 PM (l3cgK)
193 Generally the funeral homes use just the wrong shade of lip gloss to hide the blue lips.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:49 PM (rbvCR)
Almost laughed at John (late, first) Husband's funeral because the embalmers put rouge on him. They didn't realize he actually *was* that pale in life, so the pink cheeks looked super weird.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at October 16, 2026 06:04 PM (lFFaq)
******
I am the most inappropriate person to go to funerals. It's a mixture of grief/sadness/bubbling hysteria/stess & being creeped out by funeral home ghouls.
Which is why we are being cremated and put in urns to share a drawer. I don't care if I look 22 and the peak of my good looks. No one is going to stare at me with the wrong make up.
I nearly died myself when I saw bright orange lipstick on MIL. She would have died twice over this! I sort of barely glance & walk away. My family are not open casket people since my grandmothers died.
It used to be a big deal in the Deep South. One grandmother had a neighbor lady who put on her dress, had her hairdo/make up & lay on the couch for a Polaroid. I cracked up.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (mkw2N)
What is the Demonic Party's "meaningful effort to stop the next school shooting" because its Democrats doing all of the shooting.
If Democrats want to provide "meaningful effort to stop the next school shooting" they would lock up criminals, recognize that nearly all shooting are performed by Democrats on psychotropics, and quit converting schools into shooting galleries by disarming potential victims.
When any GOP recommends pursuing any of these things, the Demonic Party rejects these efforts and then adds more violent criminals to the streets.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (9s47C)
Here he is "deadlifting" 405lbs.
http://tiny.cc/f66c101
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Good lord, if the the handles were any higher, he could have used a walker
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I'm old.
But not that old.
I.just followed the legs.
I don't know the show that was from, but it has to be set in the mid 40s, when wartime fabric shortages shortened hems. The girls in my high school still.wore saddle shoes, but by then, skirt length was at that really ugly mid calf style.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (t0yyD)
@SenAdamSchiff
A teenager used a gun to murder innocent children.
An educator died in a job that should not be life threatening.
And yet the GOP majority will again resist any meaningful effort to stop the next school shooting.
We keep the citizens armed, Faggot.
And an Armed Citizen stopped this shooting.
Even in Deep Blue Oregon.
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:12 PM (HfN8R)
AAAAAAGHHHH!!
Posted by: Sam Kinison at October 16, 2026 06:13 PM (88C+u)
What are you...5'4"?
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:13 PM (HfN8R)
Is this going to dox me?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:11 PM (mkw2N)
LOL ... no ...
I'm about to compete in a USPA meet in a couple of weeks
Masters 4 / 90kg
Just was curious
Posted by: browndog says woof at October 16, 2026 06:14 PM (oCio0)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:09 PM (2WIwB)
Found a new cigar bar on the local rez. I had gainz!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:14 PM (2WIwB)
TL;DR
It sucks geting old!
Posted by: Max Power at October 16, 2026 06:14 PM (SwyyQ)
They asked for pictures of my wife first, as a reference for the mortician makeup artists. I uses a wig (one of her "cranial prosthetics"), a nice blouse, a nice skirt, and a small necklace made of pearls. They did a good job, but you can't get rid of how different a person looks after they've passed and been embalmed.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:15 PM (l3cgK)
Oregon is not deep blue. Portland, Eugene and now Salem are stupid blue. The rest of Oregon is mostly sane and eastern oregon is blood red.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 06:15 PM (yEz+x)
Bend is Deep Blue. Sorry to break it to you.
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:15 PM (HfN8R)
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You're welcome. AGAIN!
Posted by: From The Folks Who Brought You "Six Feet To Stop The Spread" at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (3VDCT)
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (HfN8R)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
You don't mess around with jim.
So when jim tells you to leave Terry alone, you f***in' leave Terry alone.
Posted by: zombie Jim Croce at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 06:16 PM (hzuYO)
What are you...5'4"?
Posted by: garrett at October 16, 2026 06:13 PM (HfN8R)
5'8". Each time I came out of hospital, I lost weight.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 06:17 PM (l3cgK)
Yeah it has changed, a LOT in the past 10 years. Like Walla Walla did, they went all wine and artfag.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 06:18 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: nerdygirl at October 16, 2026 06:18 PM (0Htd1)
Its heartbreaking the Schiff faces no criminal charges for all of the things he's done while in office.
Posted by: Crusader
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So much missed opportunity.
There will be after election rally.
I hope.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 06:19 PM (WXr4y)
I don't know squat (see what I did there) about lifting. But I had a sergeant who's daily weight was 275. He was 6'7" and every year he would bulk up to over 300 and compete in Vegas. Multiple trophies. The guy was a specimen! Incredibly awesome.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 06:19 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 16, 2026 06:22 PM (WXr4y)
Yay, my friends brought potatoes and sausages for me to eat.
And Subway opened nearby. They have a half pound hot dog. $12.99. CANADIAN DOLLARS.
I'm almost tempted to get one just to see what unicorn meat tastes like. At those prices, what else could it be?
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:23 PM (Sco7b)
Nood
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 06:25 PM (Sco7b)
As it turns out, the 10,000-step benchmark wasn't based on science. It originated in Japan in the 1960s, when a pedometer company called Yamasa created a product named "manpo-kei," which translates to "10,000-step meter." The catchy number stuck -- and so did the idea that 10,000 was the gold standard.
Thread's over, but this came about because the Japanese character for "10,000" supposedly looks like a person walking.
万
Or a headless horseman walking.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 06:25 PM (VHUov)
Oh my! As my parents liked to say: at our age, we envy the ones who go quickly (e.g. heart attack).
I hope your mom is at home soon so that you can enjoy her company as much as possible!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 06:37 PM (rOKnE)
But, did you ever notice that gun control seems to be an issue for, probably, the majority of politicians, even those, like some Republicans, who, you would think, would be sensitive to their voters.
They're scared. The Rs are afraid of the nutcase who thinks that he's a skinsuit for the aliens taking over the world. The D's are afraid of the guy who has had his business seized by the IRS that the D voted to add 81000 agents to.
Schiff, as one of the more extreme of the "I want the government (that I control) to run everything" wing of the Democratic party, knows he's in danger so he wants nobody to have a gun... except the guys guarding him.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 06:41 PM (t0yyD)
Posted by: garrett
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Not really.
Bend is Ski and summer homes for blue Portlanders.
Missoula is a college town.
Same result, different causes.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 06:47 PM (t0yyD)
Posted by: Dr Jimi at October 16, 2026 06:51 PM (RhoOf)
Posted by: SamIam at October 17, 2026 12:12 AM (wlfXV)
Hollywood: Crap or Rubbish?
Netflix is the most left-wing of all media behemoths -- except for Disney. They're tied.
Netflix has just slashed 1000 jobs.Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as the streaming pioneer faces tough competition for viewers from legacy rivals and YouTube. The bulk of the job cuts would be in Netflix's product, tech, legal and human-resources teams, the email Co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos sent to employees on Wednesday showed.They're getting no criticism for this. Leftists play life on its easy settings. WDW_Pro points out that Mark Ruffalo and his other communist antisemite pals attacked Skydance for a year over hypothetical future reductions in workforce. Skydance was going to destroy Hollywood and California itself with layoffs. But when the company he demanded be allowed to purchase Warner Bros. cuts 1000 jobs, he says NOTHING. Because he's a taqiyya communist and lies are like breaths to him. They also point out that the other super-left media company, the Disney Groomer Corporation, just cut 600 jobs. No objections from Ruffalo.
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@AGHamilton29 The entire continued freakout over @bariweiss and CBS News is simply because the left believes they are entitled to controlling the media narrative and feel threatened that even one major news organization might present the other side. If you follow the news closely, you will see that they act like a herd and always cover the same stories from the same perspectives. Far more important is what they choose not to cover. The factual stories and perspectives that they simply ignore because they don't fit the narratives that the so many of the activists in their news and editorial rooms prefer. They don't even want people exposed to those stories/views if it's not coming from outlets they can dismiss like FNC or the NY Post because it might allow people who aren't openly partisan choose how they understand these issues for themselves. That's the entire threat. It's not that CBS News might become ideologically right-wing. There is zero evidence Weiss is pushing for them to only report things from that perspective and plenty of evidence that's not true. It's simply that it could expose people to the other side, and that can't be allowed. So the tantrums will continue.
I'm sick of this brain-damaged rummy and I'm glad he's aging like milk.
Actor Ben Affleck went on the attack against those who support the deportation of criminal illegal aliens -- support that has long been bipartisan -- and insisted that supporters off President Donald Trump's immigration policies are rooted in "xenophobia." He also claimed that it is "totally false" that Democrats have been refusing to prosecute illegal migrant murderers and rapists.
Ben Affleck says deportations are driven by "xenophobia" & scapegoating
The idea that criminals & rapists were being ignored [before Trump] is totally false. It's simply a veneer to one of our more ugly tendencies, to seek our own protection at the expense of someone else. https://t.co/TrOF1XmcGY— Ezydu (@ezradulis) October 14, 2026
Metallica's James Hetfield BLASTS other celebrities who push their political opinions on fans
“Metallica is not here like some other entertainers to influence you with their bullshit” 🔥 https://t.co/iSAtVLQXtX— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 12, 2026
Metal heads are nice people dressing up and pretending to be mean people.
Hippies are mean people dressing up and pretending to be nice people.— Marc J. Randazza 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇧🇷 (@marcorandazza) October 14, 2026
The trailer for the C.S. Lewis' adaptation of The Magician's Nephew debuted. This is the "modernized" version by Barbie director Greta Gerwig. She gender-flipped the character standing in for God/Jesus, Aslan, who will be played by Meryl Streep. Because eff you, Hollywood makes like four Christian themed movies and that's too many. Any Christian themed movie must be subverted, deconstructed, and "modernized" to not offed TikTok harridans. A Christian story has to be made for atheist efminists. The trailer's getting a lot of praise for featuring an altered version Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." Greta Gerwig claims this is the very first time that Led Zeppelin has allowed anyone to use their music in a movie trailer. Except, I guess, for the prominent use of "The Immigrant Song" for Thor: Rangarok. Or "Whole Lotta Love" in the trailer for Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Using a remixed version of a Led Zeppelin classic in the trailer for a fantasy film? What a great, creative, never-been-done-before new idea. Here's the trailer.
I think it suffers from the "Two People Standing in a Room Made Entirely of Greenscreen and Computer Pixels" problem. People are tired of this. We've seen it and seen it and seen it and seen it. And then when Ant Man: Quantumania came out, we decided not to bother seeing it at all. Another fantasy flop, A Wrinkle in Time, also featured "Two Kids Standing in a Room Made of Greenscreen and Computer Pixels" and flopped hard. No one is impressed by this, and no one thinks it looks real. The best part of the trailer, to me, is the beginning, when they're filming in an actual crumbling building in England. The movie cost $280 million. With some saying it cost even more than that. There are reports that the film is "awful."
The InSneider is now further reporting on friction between Netflix film chief Dan Lin and Greta Gerwig over 'Narnia,' the fantasy epic that's reportedly carrying a $280M budget, with some saying it's much higher than that. One source tells Sneider the tension is very real, and that people at Netflix think the movie is "awful," calling it "a genuine problem.” A second source, who attended a test screening over the summer, compared it to Ava DuVernay's "A Wrinkle in Time," the 2018 Disney adaptation that reportedly lost the studio close to $100M. According to that source, the mood in the room was deflated once the lights came up. That screening reportedly led Netflix to order reshoots. The same source flagged a structural issue that may still be fixed in post: the characters apparently don't reach Narnia until the third act. For a movie called 'Narnia,' that's a curious choice. ... [W]hen multiple sources are describing what seems to be a problematic movie, Netflix has reason to worry. I have no idea what the final result will be, but I had also heard about the mixed test screening reactions, but that was also a cut with barely half-finished VFX.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 04:12 PM (yEz+x)
I like to watch a season or two of a series (almost exclusively ones recommended by people who know me) and then quit while I still really like it.
Ozark is a great example. Two seasons. Freaking awesome. Then done. I KNEW ot would get woke and stupid and awful.
Hollywood ruins all the good stuff eventually.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 04:15 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:15 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:16 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:16 PM (Riz8t)
Bossb#tch director's movie trailer results in layoffs.
LOLGF
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:17 PM (rOKnE)
They are told when to sit down, stand up, cry, laugh and eat.
Why the fuck do I care what (and if ) they think?
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 04:18 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:18 PM (Ia/+0)
I wondered about that. The song is clearly not exactly the same as the one from the 70s, so did they have another version in the can? How do you "remix" it to sound so different?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)
They don't want ANY outside control.
They are spoiled children used to getting to do what they want with no rules. How dare Weiss expect them to make a profitable product!?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (rOKnE)
One of their number is a boy who "converts" to follow Aslan.
I'm guessing that if they, in fact, adapt this to the big screen, the invaders will be switched to greedy billionaires who are after Narnia's natural resources.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (Un2Cs)
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 04:20 PM (wBRco)
Still don't like it.
I can guarantee that Polly is going to be the REAL hero of the story, with Digory merely tagging along for the ride, causing trouble.
Might as well rename it "Girlboss Friend of the Magician's Nephew."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 04:20 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 04:20 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 04:20 PM (/OKHJ)
Lol.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (Y/06r)
Streaming is like Blockbuster. Takes all day to make viewing decisions because of all well-packaged crap.
Posted by: Hamitchell at October 16, 2026 04:23 PM (tWkg3)
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 04:23 PM (/QHx4)
Seems that all the folks who made the MRNA vaccines used a patented Technology owned by Bayer to make it.
Oooppsie! Lawsuit for patent infringement is now filed.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (mP0Kj)
As I consume 0.0 of any of their stuff, I can't boycott any harderer.
And as time goes on, amusingly I recognize the names of fewer and fewer of your targets.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (88C+u)
Stephen King and horror fans are less reactionary.
the controversy is strange. the core story has unremovable Christian themes but removing something like Aslan directly implying that he’s Jesus doesn’t fundamentally break the story.
Hot Take: An adaptation of Narnia created by someone who might not share the same religious values as Lewis has potential to be more interesting than the opposite.
Every single post about this film is swamped by the same unhinged cult responses 😩 It's not about theology. It is about bringing a fantastic children’s story to a whole new audience.
She’s Unitarian Universalist and self described “theist” which is absolutely not Christian…she’s also described Christianity as “creepy” except for Catholicism because she likes how they “worship” Mary. Not Christian.
Imma gonna be honest, I’m too Catholic and European for this. Bye
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (UesWy)
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (lJ0H4)
Now, are you all retarded?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (Y/06r)
He also claimed that it is "totally false" that Democrats have been refusing to prosecute illegal migrant murderers and rapists.
So easy to make these claims while living life behind gates, velvet ropes, and paid security guards.
People don't hate the foreigners, they want to protect our sovereignty and heritage, keep American jobs for Americans, and not be forced to take in the world's criminal and crazies. This is not a crazy request.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (Q/FnY)
That’s a lot of money per month to never watch it.
The last few times I subscribed I spent more time scrolling through the list than actually watching content.
There is nothing on there I feel I need to watch.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (6ydKt)
Who bitch dis is?
Yes, Aslan being Christ IS fundamental to it being a Christian allegory. You know where the 'Christ' in 'Christainity' comes from, don't you midwit?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (Y/06r)
Hippies are mean people dressing up and pretending to be nice people.
— Marc J. Randazza 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇧🇷 (@marcorandazza) October 14, 2026
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Wisdom!
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Ryan Frank at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (fgmuN)
Posted by: Reader at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (JrHfD)
He also claimed that it is "totally false" that Democrats have been refusing to prosecute illegal migrant murderers and rapists.
So easy to make these claims while living life behind gates, velvet ropes, and paid security guards.
People don't hate the foreigners, they want to protect our sovereignty and heritage, keep American jobs for Americans, and not be forced to take in the world's criminal and crazies. This is not a crazy request.
Posted by: Lizzy
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J'Lo's ass is smarter than Affleck. So is the AFLAC duck. Affleck pickled his brain via substance abuse and was as an actor was more wooden than a Cigar Store Indian.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (lJ0H4)
episode 6 is not out yet! it could be a headfake !
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (AKptf)
That would be Lord of the Rings.
Reddit pedos do not have Tolkien's spirit.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Which one delivers the good better? Bohemian Rhapsody or Stairway to Heaven?
I'd have to go with Bohemian Rhapsody between the two. I like more Led Zeppelin, but on this one choice, I have to go with Queen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (Y/06r)
Eddie in the Retirement Home...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)
Lethal Weapon 5: The early bird special
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:30 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Ryan Frank at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (fgmuN)
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Once you've noticed it once, you can't ever unsee it....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 04:30 PM (FZ29D)
Still don't like it.
I can guarantee that Polly is going to be the REAL hero of the story, with Digory merely tagging along for the ride, causing trouble.
Might as well rename it "Girlboss Friend of the Magician's Nephew."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Netflix, like Disney, has so degraded its image that a blind man can see that degenerative rot they produce simply by smell o vision.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:31 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:31 PM (MdQMu)
There is nothing on there I feel I need to watch.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Same here. The only thing I watched was season 1 of Dept.Q which is based on a series of Danish mystery novels. It was pretty good.
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:31 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 04:32 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:33 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at October 16, 2026 04:33 PM (Un2Cs)
This is so Roger Waters.
The dude has been mental for at least fifty years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)
Well? We're waiting!
Posted by: Judge Smails at October 16, 2026 04:34 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Which one delivers the good better? Bohemian Rhapsody or Stairway to Heaven?
I'd have to go with Bohemian Rhapsody between the two. I like more Led Zeppelin, but on this one choice, I have to go with Queen.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I like Led Zeppelin but hate Stairway to Heaven as a steaming pile of crap. Bohemian wins on points if only for the Wayne's World scene.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:34 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 04:34 PM (b2YGo)
This is so Roger Waters.
The dude has been mental for at least fifty years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)
A Jew once bit my sister.
Posted by: Roger Waters at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (dK+Kv)
The dude has been mental for at least fifty years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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You left out vicious anti Jewish bigot to your description.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (xg/DD)
Left and right sometimes gives way to the Uniparty. I read just yesterday Rahm Emmanuel's brother, Ari Emmanuel, advised David Ellison on the Skydance/Paramount thing.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (r7+Q7)
Which really makes me want to slap Robert Plant right in the face and ask him wtf he was thinking.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (6ydKt)
My wife uses Netflix sometimes, and I'll frequently mention some famous movie from the past, and it's not there, for love or money.
I call it Nutlix. I keep telling her to just cancel it, but she won't.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (BI5O2)
See: Razorfist's new videos on Christianity
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:36 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 04:32 PM (BI5O2)
Hotter Take: There are no redditors. It's all chatbots and maybe five trannies telling each other how stunning and brave they are.
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 04:36 PM (b2YGo)
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 04:34 PM (b2YGo)
Speaking of, I watched the original the other day, for the first time, ever.
I hold it as a moral failing of the Horde that I was not duly informed that there is a shower/locker room scene within 3 minutes of credits rolling.
Be better.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 04:36 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Seeing dollars signs is my guess. But he may not own the rights anymore. Lots of old rockers have sold what they had to IP equity managers.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 04:34 PM (b2YGo)
I have heard it's pretty horrible. Supposedly Carrie's Mom is more sympathetic in this one and is just trying to keep her daughter from doing evil, but she still gets killed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (Y/06r)
My wife uses Netflix sometimes, and I'll frequently mention some famous movie from the past, and it's not there, for love or money.
I call it Nutlix. I keep telling her to just cancel it, but she won't.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (BI5O2)
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Best part of Prime is Prime Gaming.
They give free games away every Thursday.
Got DOOM 2016 free recently. Gotten most of the Civilization games that way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (AKptf)
And the PMRC was a curious confluence. Bipartisan, if you will. Al Gore and the Wife were all in.
My point ? Back in my day, Hollywood ... and the Southern California Porn Industry ... got it. As did Mike from Chicago. Because Republicans buy shoes too.
Now ? Not so much.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (pO96l)
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HSI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Sex Offender Illegal Alien Released by Oregon Sanctuary Politicians
https://tinyurl.com/5yskukpt
(We can only assume by this misrepresentation by Ben Affleck that he supports the continued abuse of minors)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (AKptf)
I call it Nutlix. I keep telling her to just cancel it, but she won't.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Fear of missing out on something someone else is talking about.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)
Computers can do a lot of amazing things with audio mixing these days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)
Which really makes me want to slap Robert Plant right in the face and ask him wtf he was thinking.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:35 PM (6ydKt)
Except for Thor: Ragnarok which used Immigrant Song. And probably more I am not thinking of at the moment.
*sidenote: Immigrant Song is prophetic in a lot of ways for old blighty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: runner
Yep and it's perfect for the series.
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (lJ0H4)
She's cute, has sidekicks, her mom is a good person, she has telekinesis from the start and practices in a junkyard like a montage preparing for the final boss monster, etc.
Its... vaguely kind of in a distant way related to Carrie like, they heard a few words from an audiobook of a wikipedia article about the book
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:39 PM (nIKjK)
No, what we really need is - wait for it! - an origin story!!!
Posted by: Netflix at October 16, 2026 04:39 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 04:40 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:40 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: runner
Yep and it's perfect for the series.
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:38 PM (lJ0H4)
Because Jagger read the book.
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 04:40 PM (AKptf)
I don't remember them using the song in the trailer? But its been a while and I didn't like the movie much.
Greta Gerwig makes really nice looking crap that fails at the box office, yet she keeps getting work.
She should be demoted to 2nd unit and cinematography jobs, she clearly can use a camera well but shouldn't be even close to storytelling.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:41 PM (nIKjK)
And the casting of Uncle Digory is odd. Digory was a tall, gawky Uriah Heep with a shock of grey hair (per the Pauline Baynes illustrations), servile to his "betters" but willing to endanger children to achieve his ends. Lewis's villains are always cowards in the end.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 16, 2026 04:41 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:41 PM (nIKjK)
A guess?
He's lived much longer than he's ever imagined and figured a huge payout was a good idea for a (continued?) cushy retirement.
Posted by: Netflix at October 16, 2026 04:42 PM (rOKnE)
Translan?
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 16, 2026 04:42 PM (r7+Q7)
Its a real thing. One of the few I think I've ever agreed with you on.
Affleck has made a very, very good living by doing a very intense mental trick. Shutting down his own personality to adopt another one.
No small thing. I'm sure John Wayne, Charles Bronson, and Clint Eastwood also got to a point where they really, really didn't understand exactly their level of bad-ass in any given room.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:42 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 04:42 PM (nEUC6)
I don't remember them using the song in the trailer? But its been a while and I didn't like the movie much.
Greta Gerwig makes really nice looking crap that fails at the box office, yet she keeps getting work.
She should be demoted to 2nd unit and cinematography jobs, she clearly can use a camera well but shouldn't be even close to storytelling.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:41 PM (nIKjK)
https://youtu.be/v7MGUNV8MxU
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:42 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (lJ0H4)
Or an intentional act of vandalism.
Its amazing to me that the people supposed to be in charge, let idiots set piles of money on fire. I mean WTF are you doing? What would you say you do here?
Posted by: The Bobs need some action at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (pn9yF)
Yeah. But Momentary Lapse of Reason is just one of those you can put on and let play. An excellent album.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:44 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Boswell at October 16, 2026 04:44 PM (j10i6)
I use the library a lot more now.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 16, 2026 04:44 PM (kpS4V)
Yes, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin; Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones, retain significant ownership and control over the band's music catalog.
Corporate Control: The band’s primary assets, including music publishing and global trademarks, are held by Superhype Tapes, where Jimmy Page owns 80% of the shares.
Asset Ownership: The group owns its entire recorded masters catalog and retains creative control, with artistic rights (licensing, use) voted on by the surviving members and the late John Bonham’s family.
Limited Third-Party Stake: A 10% stake in the catalog, held by Helen Grant (daughter of former manager Peter Grant), was sold in a signed deal in 2024, but this represents a passive royalty interest with no voting power or control over releases.
Publishing Rights: Individual members control specific publishing entities (e.g., Succubus Music for Page, Trolcharm for Plant), ensuring they manage their respective songwriter royalties independently.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Still love 'Wish you were here'
https://youtu.be/IXdNnw99-Ic
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:45 PM (Y/06r)
He is a pretty solid actor, can be great depending on the role. And that's nothing to be ashamed of. He just needs at least one friend to tell him "dude, no. You are not that smart"
His description of how AI works is like listening to a writer's room for Star Fleet Academy.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:45 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)
Computers can do a lot of amazing things with audio mixing these days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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They can. They can do a lot more if the original studio tapes are out there with multiple takes of the same song.
And a lot of late 60's and early 70's sound mastering sounds muffled and muddy compared to what was originally recorded. Partly the fault of bad studio monitor speakers compared with today. And at least for some bands, careless producers pushing product out the door before the band became yesterday's news.
Beatles and Mo-town artists did not have that problem. Lot of Mo-Town takes sound fresh and great even though the technology used to record and mix the songs is archaic. Gordy and his engineers knew how to get the best out of their equipment and talent on recording. Martin did that with the Beatles with his collaboration.
Glyn Johns, his brother, and Alan Parsons were exceptions to the rule as recording engineers and later producers.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Open Channel D at October 16, 2026 04:46 PM (tgTrV)
Or an intentional act of vandalism.
Its amazing to me that the people supposed to be in charge, let idiots set piles of money on fire. I mean WTF are you doing? What would you say you do here?
Posted by: The Bobs need some action at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (anL5R)
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It's deliberate. The left is losing the culture war and so they are launching banzai charges at remaining conservative IP to taint it for future generations.
Disney made serious bank on the Narnia movies but Disney pulled out because it was icky and Christian.
And so now Netflix is to make a Narnia movie and pattern it on David Bowie and 1970s glam rock because traditional Christian families love that kind of thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:46 PM (ZOv7s)
Or an intentional act of vandalism.
Have we forgotten the "infiltrate it, kill it, wear it as a skin suit" strategy of the woketards?
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 04:46 PM (b2YGo)
Hmm. I wonder how many are H1B that will cost extra now to renew.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR)
They were good up to Division Bell. Waters' solo stuff is usually good, too. He's a very, very talented songwriter and poet, but a mess of a human being and filled with hate for Jews.
Which is odd because he portrayed the bad guy tyrant in The Wall as hating Jews LOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: The Bobs need some action at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (anL5R)
HR has ruined these companies by only hiring people like them (see: pink haired commies) in meetings with the Money (who have no idea about what they are talking about) they assure them that there is a huge audience for what they want to make and that people will love it, and that they will get huge social points for being so stunning and brave. So they set the property on fire.
See also: Gears of War.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (Y/06r)
Affleck directed Argo and Gone Baby Gone.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (6ydKt)
Hmm. I wonder how many are H1B that will cost extra now to renew.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR)
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Offshoring directing duties to the Patel gang in Hyderabad is going to lead to some great performances.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:48 PM (MdQMu)
The guitar solo at the end of the trailer is even better than the one in the album version of Stairway to Heaven, I wonder who they got to play it?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:48 PM (nIKjK)
Argo is supposed to be good. Of course, he directed Gigli too....
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:49 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: runner
Yep and it's perfect for the series.
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Once again, strong recommendation. Gary Oldman is worth it. The woke liberal government is more the real enemy than the commies. And basically everyone in the intelligence community is a border line personality or psychopath and their bosses even worse. Its fun because Oldman's morality is simple, direct, and uncompromising. Leave him and his people alone, or else.
Posted by: Not a pretty picture at October 16, 2026 04:49 PM (anL5R)
It really does. You have to have that "anti-religion" bone to read the originals and not get hooked. And Hell will freeze over before I go into church.
Right up there with what Lord of the Rings did for the basic tenets of chivalry and honor in my opinion.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:49 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:46 PM (ZOv7s)
Shoot. If they really like the genre, they should pick up Bowie's re-imaging of 1984 as a Glam-Rock musical
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 04:49 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Eddie Baby at October 16, 2026 04:50 PM (s19xO)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:49 PM (nIKjK)
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Martin Brest directed Gigli.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:50 PM (MdQMu)
Or an intentional act of vandalism.
*ahem*
Embrace the power of 'and'!
A good director could update it effectively so that it wasn't a dumpster fire. Seems most of the wokies in Hollywood aren't talented enough to create good propaganda. Instead of being the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain, they rip it back and make themselves the main character. How totally unexpected from Gerwig!
Posted by: Netflix at October 16, 2026 04:50 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Altaria Pilgram - My president has convictions. at October 16, 2026 04:50 PM (VyD10)
I am truly baffled by this. They keep giving Tom Cruise all the money in the world to light on fire like the Joker. They keep giving Seth Rogan chances to make bomb after bomb after bomb. They keep giving Taika Waititi chances to make movies even though they crater like a MOAB.
There has to be a point when people finally go "you know, we cannot afford to keep doing this"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:51 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Still love 'Wish you were here'
https://youtu.be/IXdNnw99-Ic
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:45 PM (Y/06r)
There's a ton still worth listening to. You've already paid for it, no sense not. But I get it. I can't enjoy certain movies and TV because of the commie assholes keep ruining it. I make an exception for music, because I don't have to look at the asshole while I am enjoying the music.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 04:51 PM (dK+Kv)
I like to watch a season or two of a series (almost exclusively ones recommended by people who know me) and then quit while I still really like it.
Ozark is a great example. Two seasons. Freaking awesome. Then done. I KNEW ot would get woke and stupid and awful.
Hollywood ruins all the good stuff eventually.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 04:15 PM (yEz+x)
Dead Like Me (a coming-of-age afterlife workplace dramedy) is perfect, if you pretend that the follow-up movie doesn't exist. They tried to pull a Serenity, but without Mandy Patinkin -- and apparently missing some key writer(s) too -- it's just terrible. Stop after the two regular seasons, and let that be all.
Posted by: SciVo at October 16, 2026 04:51 PM (ke3zm)
It was good.
However, in the scenes with Affleck one is left marveling at how much Affleck likes close-ups of Affleck pondering stuff.
Posted by: Netflix at October 16, 2026 04:52 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (Y/06r)
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My theory is that the money men are completely divorced from the industry. They got their MBAs, and just crunch numbers. They know nothing about franchises, quality, the audience, etc. So what they do is dig out the charts that show a franchise with X size customer base will reliably turn out for Y units/tickets and then base the budget off of getting a solid 15% return on investment.
But that doesn't work if the product is dogshit. But since they have no idea how the industry works, they just keep doing the same thing, waiting for the market to "correct."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:52 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:52 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:52 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:47 PM (nIKjK)
It’s so ironic to watch The Wall like it’s some anti-fascist, surrealist, fantasy but then you look at Waters and realize he is seeing himself as Hitler, because he is, and that’s why his wife left him and his life is shit.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 04:53 PM (pn9yF)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:48 PM (MdQMu)
But think of the dance numbers! Gold, Solid GOLD!
I now want to see the Bollywood re-mount of The Silence of the Lambs.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 04:53 PM (rbvCR)
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10
BTW The Chosen Resurrection will be released November 21.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 04:54 PM (Viiux)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)
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I mean, it's unironic, which is wild. Guy got to film his Hitler fantasy complete with slurs and people praised it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (ZOv7s)
Huh?
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (kX27y)
Well, howdy. You've just described the fallacy of the "Big Bureaucracy".
Every big entity is a big bureaucracy. Lets give them more power.
These are the kind of comments that get me called a troll. When applied to Big Bureaucracies that are still in favor.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (pO96l)
I know, RRRight!?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (rOKnE)
Disney made serious bank on the Narnia movies but Disney pulled out because it was icky and Christian.
And so now Netflix is to make a Narnia movie and pattern it on David Bowie and 1970s glam rock because traditional Christian families love that kind of thing.
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I don't disagree. Yet I am still flabbergasted that they simply are setting YUUUGE amounts of money on fire. I mean the Lord of the Rings Movies made staggering sums of money and are still doing it. Narnia books done right are Harry Potter money. I am astonished at the willingness to forgo riches in favor of destruction. I guess it tells you who these people are, and what they are really after.
Posted by: Not a pretty picture at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (anL5R)
However, the Trump administration took the high road and Ludnick got them to rescind it. Had it gone through it would have been a kick in the proverbial nuts.
I kind of wish the Trade Secretary would have shown indifference.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (dIske)
Yeah you're right. I was sure he was majorly involved in that disaster. Was he a producer?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (nIKjK)
But that doesn't work if the product is dogshit. But since they have no idea how the industry works, they just keep doing the same thing, waiting for the market to "correct."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:52 PM (ZOv7s)
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It was revealed that WB used an algorithm to greenlight Digger.
"Tom Cruise + spectacle" meant it was going to be a success.
They turned down Heat 2 because the model said it wouldn't make money (jury is still out on that one).
https://tinyurl.com/3vhj6x6p
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (Viiux)
Posted by: Retire Already at October 16, 2026 04:57 PM (NkqBW)
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (Viiux)
First season was good.. Not as good as the books...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 04:57 PM (+gK6I)
Huh?
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (kX27y)
Take less risks. The thing is, Hollywood could take MORE risks in a smarter way by just handing 200 random film makers 1 million dollars and seeing what comes of it than giving one film maker 200 million. All it would take is for 10% of those 200 films to go viral and yu'd at least make your money back.
See: Obsession and Iron Lung or that... Backrooms movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 04:57 PM (+gK6I)
Definitely not as good as the books. But O also enjoyed The Dark Wolf prequel.
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (Viiux)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:51 PM (nIKjK)
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It's not their money. The money guys are completely clueless because they don't understand the industry. Old Hollywood was made up of people who knew quality from crap, but as studios got bought and sold, they are now just divisions of some mega-corp and no one involved knows anything about it. They just crunch numbers based on IP value.
I'm sure the backers of the new Narnia film are being told "see how much money this made! We'll make even more!"
The idiots believe them, because they never read it, don't know the audience, they just look at numbers.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (ZOv7s)
I have never had a good experience with HR, absolutely worthless shit dead weight scrunt bunny piss twatters
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (fapp/)
Considering his success in making and acting in indie movies when indie movies peaked, he sure is missing the fact that movies like "Digger"* are best made on a small budget and go the arthouse route.
Hollywood seems to have stopped doing that, so don't
blame *us* for not appreciating an arty little film that was funded and marketing like a big deal.
*Haven't seen it, but Film Treat has described it in detail.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (rOKnE)
Sadly, the budgets and box office was lower each movie I liked them all but when it came to a certain point suddenly they wanted nothing to do with the series.
My guess is that it was greenlit by someone who only knew it was a big fantasy property and could be their Lord of the Rings, then some staffer said "have you read any of these?? its full of that Jesus stuff and this one is about how bad Islam is!"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (ZOv7s)
Well, it was fir me because I actually saw it and believed it was Anti-Nazi with some Salvador Dali, then I learned what a prick Waters is and started putting two and two together later.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 04:56 PM (Viiux)
Eh... saw the trailer. I'll withhold judgement.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (Y/06r)
See: Obsession and Iron Lung or that... Backrooms movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (Y/06r)
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Taking Digger swings with a 9-digit budget was stupid.
But, give the WB execs credit for trying. Only one of their bets paid off over the last 8 years or so, Sinners. The rest (Joker 2, The Bride) all bombed horribly.
People say they want original. WB delivers original (mostly kind of...bad), and people don't go.
So, Hollywood sees it and clings tighter to IP than ever before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (MdQMu)
I have never had a good experience with HR, absolutely worthless shit dead weight scrunt bunny piss twatters
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (fapp/)
This guy gets it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:00 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 04:51 PM (nIKjK)
And slick, this is where you are just wrong. Flat ass wrong.
The history of absolutely nothing involves those in charge doing what you say. They didn't get to those positions by rational thought.
The folks with the influence will double-down. Then look slack-jawed when things implode to shit.
That's just history.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:01 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (MdQMu)
And they keep making the IP shittier. They poison the goose that lays the golden eggs.
See: Marvel and Star Wars.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:01 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)
I just saw it as some dude having his life implode, and slashing out the only way he could imagine, trying to find some way to become greater than his pain.
The album truly hurts in that point of view
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 05:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (MdQMu)
And they keep making the IP shittier. They poison the goose that lays the golden eggs.
See: Marvel and Star Wars.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:01 PM (Y/06r)
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New thing is video games.
Mario 1 and 2 made billions of dollars.
Street Fighter is due to make $30 million opening weekend this weekend. Zelda should probably make decent bank.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:02 PM (MdQMu)
I fear that he's right though. They tried something really different, really risk-taking, with a big name actor, and it crash and burned like the end of Vanishing Point. To Hollywood this means "no more risks" because they always learn the wrong lessons.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:02 PM (nIKjK)
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No need to sugar coat it. Tell us how you really feel...
Posted by: Not a pretty picture at October 16, 2026 05:03 PM (anL5R)
So is Dark Side if the Moon, of course.
Thousands still saw Waters nightly when he was last on tour.
Hero to the fascist left.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)
So, Hollywood sees it and clings tighter to IP than ever before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (MdQMu)
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The visionary writers and directors are all geriatric. The generation that came after them went to film school and are diversity/nepo baby hires.
No one left who has live experience and understands movies.
"Hear me out - we reboot Superman!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:03 PM (ZOv7s)
Fielder and Oppenheim have made a masterpiece. There is no other way to describe it. That doesn’t mean it isn’t disturbing or perhaps even exploitative, but it is a work of genius unlike anything you’ll see this year or have seen in at least the last ten years.
I would say I loved the movie, but that isn’t the word that comes to mind. Great works of art don’t exclude you from the experience, and this one doesn’t. Even if, as with Digger, half the people watching it feel vindicated and absolved of their sins in the endless stoning of Holmes, these filmmakers won’t let you get away with it.
The title says it all: “You can see everything,” and if you think about it enough, you’ll realize that they are toying with your desire to be a voyeur and to inspect people you don’t know like insects in a lab.
The greatest directors know this about human nature - Hitchcock, Kubrick, Fincher. They know you are not an inactive participant, and sometimes they seduce you into exposing that truth. This is one of those times.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 05:03 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:02 PM (MdQMu)
Heh. At the same time the Uncharted movie tanked. Game movies have always been hit or miss- usually miss.
At this point, I want them to stay away from my beloved games. Even if they would make good movies. KoToR, Gears, F.E.A.R.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:04 PM (Y/06r)
Yeah, that was easy to see coming. They've had a couple big hits with video games like Minecraft which is objectively just awful crap. So that's where they are all leaning, that and nostalgia toys; I mean there's a matchbox movie coming out :/
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:04 PM (nIKjK)
@WorldWarPoo Aug 11
Indian professor Jayant Bhandari tells the raw truth about Indians
https://tinyurl.com/4u5vryjk
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 05:04 PM (vbXSk)
No one left who has live experience and understands movies.
"Hear me out - we reboot Superman!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:03 PM (ZOv7s)
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Scorsese needs to live another 30 years to get us past this generation.
Or, Bennett Miller could make more than one movie a decade. That'd be nice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:04 PM (MdQMu)
At this point, I want them to stay away from my beloved games. Even if they would make good movies. KoToR, Gears, F.E.A.R.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:04 PM (Y/06r)
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They been trying for a while.
They should adapt Star Wars: Dark Forces as a trilogy. There's some Star Wars content, Disney.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:05 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:59 PM (MdQMu)
The videos of Maggie Gyllenhall bitching about women's directorial representation in Hollywood post_The Bride are so funny. "Hey, stupid, Warner Bros. gave you a sh*t ton of $$ to make this piece of dreck and you cost them plenty.
She's done more damage to "women directors" than the studios have.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:05 PM (ZgwKJ)
Huh?
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 04:55 PM (kX27y)
he fancies himself an auteur
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 05:05 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at October 16, 2026 05:06 PM (hxrdJ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:06 PM (nIKjK)
She's done more damage to "women directors" than the studios have.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:05 PM (ZgwKJ)
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I'm curious about her original cut.
I want to know if it really is worse than the one full of reshoots. Because the one full of reshoots is bad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:06 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:02 PM (MdQMu)
Unfortunately for them the video game industry outside of Asia is so woke they won’t have any IP to use that can make any money.
I expect feature films of Call of Duty for years.
A Grand Theft Auto movie has to be in the works somewhere.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at October 16, 2026 05:07 PM (hxrdJ)
Pfft, if Zeppelin's gonna sell out, they should license The Crunge. I'd like to see that in a movie.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 16, 2026 05:07 PM (qwx/I)
I'm a big fan of "Space King," which is wonderfully subversive. It's on youtube.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:07 PM (ZOv7s)
Yeah, its not like there are no good female filmmakers out there but we've seen a historical run of horrific money-losing crap from women and that is not helping their cause.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 05:07 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:07 PM (ZOv7s)
Warhammer is kind of fundamentally anti-woke. That is not stopping Games Workshop.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:09 PM (Y/06r)
I want to know if it really is worse than the one full of reshoots. Because the one full of reshoots is bad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 05:06 PM (MdQMu)
If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably just as bad. I wouldn't trust anything she lays a hand to at this point. I doubt her "vision" was any better than what landed at theaters, but who knows?
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:09 PM (ZgwKJ)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 05:05 PM (ZgwKJ)
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Penny Marshall spinning in her grave. I guess Jodie Foster doesn't exist, either.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)
That's what Hollywood calls a success. Narrative is primary.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:10 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:10 PM (Y/06r)
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I think that movie screwed up when it made Antonio Banderas the bad guy - then killed him with 30 minutes left in the movie.
it wasn't a bad movie, its just that antonio banderas is not a bad guy. He's a hero. If you are going to make him a villain, then do something to his face or voice or both. Its just off putting.
Posted by: Not a pretty picture at October 16, 2026 05:10 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:09 PM (Y/06r)
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They have regular scenes in "Space King" mocking diversity and especially female psycho warriors. A great sequence when a mad scientist announces he has created a female, and the combine fleets converge and blast the planet to smithereens.
NO GIRLS ALLOWED.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 05:12 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 05:13 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at October 16, 2026 04:58 PM (wGerL)
That’s because when Metallica tried to expand a little and add some more melody and harmony in songs on the Black album half of their fans freaked out and accused them of being sell-out pussies who went commercial.
Try some of the Black album and later stuff from the 90s onward.
They even did a show/CD with a symphony orchestra at one point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)
HR is staffed with ... get this ... those that want to have authority without responsibility for making or selling anything.
So, you know, college educated women.
Next ? Lets talk about the Cop Mentality. Most Cops didn't pursue the job to not write tickets.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:13 PM (pO96l)
Movies focus on visuals. Action, stunts, fireworks and blood and gore.
Books are about the story. The songs and the poetry and the smells of the food. The texture of the moss on the rocks and the coolness of the welcome stream. Or the damp foreboding of the caves. The oppressive heat of the middle world. The stank of rotting flesh. The calming peace of Rivendell.
Hollywood skips all that for loud, oppressive over visualization and violence. Granted, LOTR is violent. But it is a journey not about violence but about friendship and loyalty and resolution.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 05:14 PM (yEz+x)
Chances that Affleck has ever spoken to families whose relatives have been murdered/raped/tortured by illegals - zero.
Chances that Affleck is an elitist, Hollywood douchebag, multi-millionaire that lives in a rarified bubble with other bubbleheads that don't give a shit what the regular progs have to deal with - 100%.
Posted by: Cheri at October 16, 2026 05:14 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 05:15 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 05:15 PM (ZOv7s)
Toy Story 5, spider man, Michael, Odyssey and Mario all topped $1B box office. And we still have 2 months to go in the year a few more could cross the threshold. The hunger games prequel will be yuuuuge.
So they can afford some flops to get the woke cred.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 05:15 PM (pn9yF)
No one left who has live experience and understands movies.
"Hear me out - we reboot Superman!"
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Movies have died as a creative art form much like art did post WWII, theatre did in the 60's, literature did after the 70's. And that is because of the ruling class university based leftist poison where people with actual life experiences and varied tastes have been replaced by loathsome conformists that passionately hate where they came from and the people they came from.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 05:16 PM (E4rtv)
I'd put LOTR in the Cannon of Western Civ. The books outline the Western View of noble sacrifice in romantic perfection.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 05:16 PM (pO96l)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 16, 2026 05:16 PM (hG5L0)
Posted by: Dave at October 16, 2026 05:18 PM (sbsMc)
>>Yeah, its not like there are no good female filmmakers out there but we've seen a historical run of horrific money-losing crap from women and that is not helping their cause.
Right? Whining about female director opportunities in 2026 is like Jennifer Lawrence whining that she had to be the first female action star.
I'm sorry your generation missed out on being the "first female" whatever having to hurdle impossible barriers blah blah blah, but women paved the way for you decades ago. There have been numerous successful female directors, some even getting prestigious awards. Whining at this point looks like an excuse for failure.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 05:19 PM (rOKnE)
I also liked Big and Awakenings.
She was good at creating family films with good laughs and touching drama.
I can’t think of any Jodie Foster films.
She did that weird one with Mel Gibson and a hand puppet but I never saw it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)
The lively and delightful Mrs naturalfake is a fan of Netflix due to their large line-up of Korean and Japanese dramas.
We also wind-up watching a fair amount of their action series, like "Fauda" set in Israel.
Right now, we're watching "The Night Agent" which we're enjoying. Season One was good and now we're on Season two.
Though one thing that's weird about TNA is that they spend more time than the usual thriller and their personal lives and love interests. Kinda strange cuz they get killed just the same....Time filler?
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:19 PM (YSUhf)
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There is a guy in the UK named Charlie Hopkinson who is a very good impressionist. He makes videos that visually applies AI to make it look like celebrities are in his living room watching movie. He does the voices and the dialogue. The pull up LOTR, Star Wars, etc. shows and movies and then the characters watch and critique (humorously). Really well done, and he nails the voices. His LOTR series hits the films and the Amazon nonsense....and it's fantastic...as well as brutal.
Here's a link to the listings:
https://tinyurl.com/4wc7kmwb
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 05:20 PM (dIske)
I have most of Pink Floyd's albums haven't played any in decades. Roger Waters is a antisemitic Ahole
Yeah. But Momentary Lapse of Reason is just one of those you can put on and let play. An excellent album.
Posted by: Troll ... Not Troll ... You Make the Call at October 16, 2026 04:44 PM (pO96l)
Yes. My favorite Floyd album.
The fact that Gilmore made it after kicking Waters to the curb has nothing to do with the album's quality.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 05:21 PM (y9nCu)
Screwed up that sentence:
Though one thing that's weird about TNA is that they spend more time than the usual thriller with the villains' personal lives and love interests. Kinda strange
cuz they get killed just the same....Time filler?
*sigh*
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:25 PM (YSUhf)
The weirdest thing about the new Narnia is that Gerwig herself said she wanted to make it a tribute to David Bowie and a glam rock musical.
Not quite sure how she figure that a Bowie/glam rock "girls will be boys and boys will be girls, tranny-lite presentation/vibe/story fits in with a family movie aimed at children.
ABG, I guess....Always Be Grooming.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (YSUhf)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at October 16, 2026 05:38 PM (LmPA0)
So even if they made a truly faithful adaptation, spending ~$300 million was going to lose money.
Then to take an already losing proposition and cram in the DEIsaster nonsense is just going to make the flop epic.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at October 16, 2026 05:57 PM (lCHt6)
No. By the third movie they had two problems: one, they weren't selling as well as Disney wanted them to. Two, and related, Walden Media wanted Disney to front the same money for Dawn Treader as for Caspian, and Disney said no. It was, as usual, about money and contracts and IP law.
>Narnia simply is not a billion dollar movie franchise
The books are largely unfilmable. They had to add a ton of action and battle scenes to Caspian just so there would be something on screen.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 16, 2026 09:15 PM (LgYtf)
Midday Quick Hits
Cultural Enrichment: teen beaten by mob of migrants in Frankfurt. "Authorities" are, of course, warning the public that if they share the video of the Cultural Enrichment they might be imprisoned.
More Cultural Enrichment:
Zohran Mamdani's father: "America is the root of all evil in the world, and it was the inspiration for the Nazis. Hitler learned genocide from Abraham Lincoln."
NYC First Lady Painted Portrait of Her 'Inspiration': A Jew-Hating Artist Who Said 'Anne Frank' Is a Hoax, Posted Hitler's Paintings, and Celebrated Oct 7
Rama Duwaji's obsession with the Palestinian cause is shown in her reverence for the violence-tinged painter Sliman Mansour New York City first lady Rama Duwaji's self-declared artistic "inspiration," whose portrait she's painted in tribute, is a radical Hamas propagandist who praised the terror group's leaders as "great heroes," openly celebrated the Oct. 7 attack against Israel, and has claimed that The Diary of Anne Frank is a Jewish forgery. Sliman Mansour, a Palestinian artist, was also pleased when a warlike reinterpretation of one of his paintings was used as a backdrop for an angry press conference by future Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, where he thanked Iran for funding Hamas. Mansour died in August after spending decades propping up violent "resistance" movements against the State of Israel. Before that, Duwaji had animated a portrait of the painter and indicated he "inspired the work that I do." "Hi, I'm Rama, a Syrian illustrator and animator based in Brooklyn, and today I'm going to be animating a portrait of Sliman Mansour, who is a painter and sculptor that's inspired the work that I do. Sliman is an artist of the Intifada," said Houston-born Duwaji, the wife of Zohran Mamdani, in a video first posted online in April 2024. The second intifada, in the early 2000s, involved thousands of terror attacks against Israelis, including deadly suicide bombings on buses. It left more than a thousand Israelis dead, mostly civilians. Mansour's work "is about the Palestinian experience under occupation, and growing up seeing his paintings, I was always really inspired by the emotion behind his portraits," Duwaji continued. The video shows her working in a Palestinian-themed studio under a large banner reading "Artists Against Apartheid: Palestine Will Be Free"--a reference widely considered an antisemitic trope. She wears a keffiyeh-patterned headband and even lights a candle using matches from a Brooklyn Palestinian restaurant. "Sliman has been jailed twice since the start of his career," Duwaji says proudly. "And since then, he's inspired many artists after him, including myself."
Oh. My. G**.
CBS News
@CBSNews 2h Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's long-awaited Roadster on Thursday, claiming the electric sports car can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than a second, reach speeds of 230 mph and even fly. The vehicle reportedly uses thrusters to achieve its extreme acceleration, though details about its flight capabilities remain unclear. Tesla says production is expected to begin in 2028, with no price announced.
Channel 4 NewsI saw this last night and immediately thought, of course, "AI." NOPE.
@Channel4News 3h Tesla has unveiled its new and redesigned Roadster - a 'flying car' that can turn in the air and land. Developed in collaboration with CEO Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, it's claimed the Roadster can accelerate from zero to 60mph in less than one second and can hit a top speed of over 230 mph. Tesla demonstrated the two-seater vehicle at a livestreamed event in Texas, showing it driving upside down on a ramp and performing a mid-air flip. Musk told the crowd, "It can basically fly like a rocket", but admitted it's "not necessarily a safety-optimised car." It remains unclear how the proposed flying features would work on public roads, or whether they would be legal. Production is set to start in 2028.
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX. One of the most insane things I've ever seen. https://t.co/4tME4yavIh— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 16, 2026
ELON MUSK: “It's going to be pretty wild that you can have a rocket car. The car has attitude control thrusters and main thrusters in the rear, so it can basically fly like a rocket. It could do rolls. It could do crazy gymnastics. Whatever you want, really.
This is not necessarily a safety-optimized car, but it takes the fun meter to 11 out of 10.
This will be an actual car that’s on the roads. I’m not sure it’s necessarily legal in all jurisdictions. The car can recharge its air tank, so it’s not like you need special propellant or anything like that. It literally is just going to pop itself up and be able to do these maneuvers whenever you’d like.”— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) October 16, 2026
🚨 AOC gets roasted in a brutal new meme as Tesla's flying Roadster soars right past her. The internet showed no mercy on this one. Somewhere, the Green New Deal just got lapped. https://t.co/qE5bkNFKrW
— Next News Network (@nextnews) October 16, 2026
Hillary Clinton says she is "very popular" -- until she's no longer "in service to a man" and wants to run for president.
She's so bitter: "My approval rating is always sky high when I'm not running for something...as long as I am in service to either a man like my husband or President Obama..." "And then once I say, well, you know what? I think I could do a really good job. Like, I don't know, being president. Then oh my goodness, that's very scary." Hillary's never getting over her rejection in 2016. Gnaws at her every day of her bitter life.— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 15, 2026
Top tier geopolitical troll
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) October 15, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 03:10 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)
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Can it make me a cop of coffee?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (hG5L0)
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (Zq+90)
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some of us need attitude control thruster more that some of the other of us, amirite??
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:13 PM (AKptf)
Looks like some white kids involved in beating up that dude too. Who says migrants don't integrate? Haters.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (iFTx/)
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Every owner will have a driveway with a jump ramp.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (rj6Yv)
"Roads? Where we're going, we won't need roads."
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (qx7Zg)
186 The reason she had to go is a bit of fluffing on her resume.
Thanks. I was wondering, although I also suspect that if she'd done a great job in her inaugural press conference, they'd have ignored the fluffing. Don't they do test press conferences to see how a person reacts under stress.
I'd give that job to Steven Miller.
https://tinyurl.com/mrz6rja6
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Inogame at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 03:15 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:15 PM (w6EFb)
Paging Masturbatin Pete!
Paging Masturbatin Pete!
I have to find that video one day of her and Billy celebrating her election 'win.'
When you see that a few times you can better appreciate how bitter she must truly be. She was already celebrating.
Maybe she embraced Stoicism.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:16 PM (Sco7b)
I mean, if anyone is going to be a trillionaire, he's probably the best of what you would hope for.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 16, 2026 03:16 PM (XV/Pl)
NOPE.
That was certainly my first take. The thrusters don't look powerful enough to do what is being shown.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:16 PM (Riz8t)
That. and she's self-absorbed, making herself the subject of her illustrations/art again and again and again.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:17 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 03:17 PM (/6Ute)
Attitude adjustment.
Anyone whose attitude needs adjusting spends a night in the box.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:17 PM (Riz8t)
"How DARE Elon Musk do this when he could have used this money to solve world hunger!"
Hey, if world hunger was so easy to solve by throwing billions of dollars at the problem, USAID would have solved it long ago.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 03:18 PM (aD4fx)
Elon is going for a double catch on the next Starship test flight, Flight 15. The booster will come back and be caught by the tower, which they've done before.
And then, Starship itself will go into orbit for a few loops, then deorbit and come back down to the tower at Starbase and be caught by the tower.
Elon said the last two flights were so accurate, they're confident they can do it. With those splashdowns in the ocean you've seen, they were pretending there was a virtual tower there, and maneuvering the incoming vehicle to align perfectly with that imaginary tower on the ocean surface.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:18 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:18 PM (fOTAm)
We're going to go to f**king mars, we're going to have flying f**ing cars, we're going to have free f**king speech, and we're bore some f**ing holes, we're going to do two chicks at a f**ing time, YEARGHHHH
Posted by: Thomas Bender at October 16, 2026 03:18 PM (XV/Pl)
A active suction system to hold it to the road???
Damn...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:19 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Knight Rider! at October 16, 2026 03:19 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: W. Hubbell at October 16, 2026 03:19 PM (/6Ute)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (th/4a)
Posted by: JROD at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (DBoNn)
She's so bitter:
"My approval rating is always sky high when I'm not running for something...as long as I am in service to either a man like my husband or President Obama..."
"And then once I say, well, you know what? I think I could do a really good job. Like, I don't know, being president. Then oh my goodness, that's very scary."
Hillary's never getting over her rejection in 2016.
Gnaws at her every day of her bitter life.
Yup, it warms my heart to think of the hate and resentment eating away at her.
Woman, just go away.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (Riz8t)
https://tinyurl.com/mrz6rja6
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (Riz8t)
A a bit of a step down for Assistant Chief of Staff.
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (oJjJL)
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:18 PM (fOTAm)
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The more people see of her, the less they like her.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 03:15 PM (viF8m)
I think he just never grew up, meaning he didn't discard his childhood fantasies and has the cash to make them come true.
It's a good thing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (fOTAm)
Hey, if world hunger was so easy to solve by throwing billions of dollars at the problem, USAID would have solved it long ago.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Did you know that 1 in 5 kids goes to bed hungry? Same as it was 40 years ago. And the billboards look the same.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (UjdFS)
It's pretty wild that we get to see the degenerate Muslims showing the world how fucked up they are in so many ways and Elon pushing the envelope of tech on the same day.
The yin and Tang or something.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (VuTBl)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (th/4a)
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Live and Let Die. They ruined it by adding a dorky sound effect.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (th/4a
I have to imagine Bo and Luke did.
Or it was seriously contemplated before the lawyers became involved.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Kamala! at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (AKptf)
Sidebar Item:
Forgotten 80s Mystery Click: Garrett's Sus iPod Edition
In case you've already transitioned and still don't feel gay enough, this music is for you.
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (8mulE)
You might think that deorbiting a YUGE hulking ton of metal and steering right into the catch arms of a tower is a bit tricky, dangerous even.
It is. This is rocket surgery and brain science all in one.
And Elon is doing it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (w6EFb)
Remind me again, how did Hillary get her start in politics? Because of a MAN, her husband, and the sympathy people had for her after Monica Lewinsky.
How did she get her Sec. of State job? She was hired by a MAN, her Dem opponent, who negotiated her being part of her administration, one assumes to project party unity and to appease those who voted for her in the primary.
What has Hillary accomplished on her own?
Heck, what has she accomplished, period? I mean legitimately good and legal accomplishments, not "she monetized the heck out of her position at State" or "she and bill accumulated hundreds of millions and DC power via their NGO." Book sales don't count, either, since we no how that scam works.
She's held a lot of interesting and powerful jobs/positions, yet find someone who can articulate what she has accomplished apart from her stellar CV.
Anybody? Bueller?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (rOKnE)
We're going to go to f**king mars, we're going to have flying f**ing cars, we're going to have free f**king speech, and we're bore some f**ing holes, we're going to do two chicks at a f**ing time, YEARGHHHH
The difference between Musk and Howard Dean is that Musk has done or will do everything he talks about. Dean is a total nonentity.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (35YvA)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (uOLcV)
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They're hungry because they are so overweight. We don't have kids dying of hunger, we have kids with Type II diabetes in high school.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (ZOv7s)
Thanks. I was wondering, although I also suspect that if she'd done a great job in her inaugural press conference, they'd have ignored the fluffing. Don't they do test press conferences to see how a person reacts under stress.
I'd give that job to Steven Miller.
https://tinyurl.com/mrz6rja6
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (Riz8t)
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It was an op to get the head of an attractive, presentable, white lady.
The fluffing was saying she was a lawyer. She is. She graduated law school. What she didn't do was pass the bar or actually practice in the USA (she did practice in China). So what? "Doctor" Fauci never practiced medicine either.
It was an op against a hated demographic. If only she railed K off some dude's dick. Then she's be a media heroine.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (uOLcV)
I recall going to bed hungry a few times, but mostly I deserved it. I guess now that's called child abuse.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 03:24 PM (35YvA)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 03:24 PM (UjdFS)
It was Bill who purportedly said "She's (Hillary) eaten more pussy than me!"
Posted by: UncleJefe at October 16, 2026 03:24 PM (DzC+b)
https://tinyurl.com/mrz6rja6
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (Riz8t)
A a bit of a step down for Assistant Chief of Staff.
TBC, I was talking about having him being the person who grills the candidate for PS to see if they'll crack, not the PS itself. I imagine that would be a rather daunting prospect.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (Riz8t)
For being Hillary. Because she's accomplished . . . what?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (rOKnE)
>>A active suction system to hold it to the road???
Elon streamed the launch in real time. On X, of course. The guy is a showman as well as a genius.
He had a couple of his top engineers with him and after ever mind blowing stunt like driving upside frigging down he would say something like "that's pretty good but we can do better, right?"
The car goes from 0 to 60 in .81 seconds. Not fast enough for Elon. There aren't any roads around here I could actually drive that monster. Don't care. Want one.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin"
Then they must be using the same photos All the poor kids are now massively obese.
Posted by: Ripley at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Caf at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (fawlF)
Posted by: mr tmz at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (B1Pdq)
Can it make me a cop of coffee?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (MdQMu)
Only if you feed it a donut.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (y9nCu)
Anybody? Bueller?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:23 PM (rOKnE)
She holds herself to a very low standard, indeed. As I recall, she gave Russia a "reset" button that was not translated properly, and she got several good men killed in Africa. Other than that? You got me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (th/4a)
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Live and Let Die. They ruined it by adding a dorky sound effect.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (ZOv7s)
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Yup. It was a real stunt too, done in-camera. No wires or special effects. I saw a short documentary on how they did it. Amazing. No computers or CGI previz back then either. They just calculated the roll as best they could, build the ramps, and sent it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (35YvA)
Last night I watched some of a 2011 Belgian documentary, "Empire of Dust" (on YouTube), showing the Chinese trying to get Congolese workers to work on development projects, and failing - the Congolese get paid, and leave the job and go off drinking until the money is gone.
The Belgians built the main road in the area in 1954, and zero maintenance on the road has been done since the Belgians left.
I'm sure you wouldn't be able to make that movie today in Belgium.
Apropos of nothing, 4.5 million people were born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024.
3.6 million were born in the United States.
The future.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (th/4a)
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Live and Let Die. They ruined it by adding a dorky sound effect.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:22 PM (ZOv7s)
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Not everything is movies, bruh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (MdQMu)
Whatever you think of Hannity, he's always in President Trump's corner. She was his press secretary. He came to her defense.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:26 PM (AKptf)
Heck, what has she accomplished, period? I mean legitimately good and legal accomplishments, not "she monetized the heck out of her position at State" or "she and bill accumulated hundreds of millions and DC power via their NGO." Book sales don't count, either, since we no how that scam works.
She's held a lot of interesting and powerful jobs/positions, yet find someone who can articulate what she has accomplished apart from her stellar CV.
Anybody? Bueller?
I remember during one of her campaigns (against Obama?) that she was bragging about how many miles she put on her SoS plane. That makes her a frequent flier, which isn't an accomplishment. That was the best they could come up with, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:25 PM (rOKnE)
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Getting our ambassador killed in Benghazi, selling uranium to Russia which passed it on to Iran for a start.
"Vast right-wing conspiracy." She's actually done quite a bit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (ZOv7s)
Yes. Because leftists like the IDEA of Hillary Clinton. But when people actually see what a hellacious, irredeemably awful person she is, and her sheer unlikability, her numbers plummet. It's not misogyny. It's not conspiracy. It's you, Hillary. People can sense the evil.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (MdQMu)
Or a sammich?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (QGaXH)
The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (AFudc)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (Riz8t)
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2016 campaign.
She was Obama's SoS from 2009-2012.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (RIvkX)
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And now you can start bitching about how you don't have one.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (MdQMu)
Is that like using the title of Dr. because you took a few graduate school classes in education?
Posted by: Ripley at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (GUOwU)
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Chief of Staff?
I would like to see Tom Homan.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (2vHeG)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)
Perhaps 168 hour rule?
72 hour rule goes off much easier....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Scotty at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (35YvA)
Is that like using the title of Dr. because you took a few graduate school classes in education?
It's like calling yourself "Doctor" in a Senate race even though you aren't licensed to practice medicine, and have never practiced medicine.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Lizzy
......
She saved Haiti.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 03:31 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (mkw2N)
And the smell. There is that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:31 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 03:31 PM (UjdFS)
If Haiti has been saved, I'd hate to see a place she destroyed.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: That guy who turns off the computer control of the flying car so he can fly it himself at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (Riz8t)
For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter
You'll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit there
Wrapped up in a trap of your very own chain of sorrow
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (2vHeG)
So she knows, forever and ever, that she'll never be president while Trump was president twice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 03:30 PM (35YvA)
Been waiting for 50 years to find out. Let's do this.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (mkw2N)
And the smell. There is that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:31 PM (fOTAm)
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"Why am I not ahead by 50 points, you might ask," was one of the most stunningly tone-deaf things I've ever seen.
Perfection.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:32 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)
All of the deranged anti-Elon posters on social media are saying it's not a flying car.
"It only hopped!"
"It's fake!"
and the ever persuasive bald assertion, "It's not a flying car!!"
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:33 PM (mkw2N)
So she knows, forever and ever, that she'll never be president while Trump was president twice.
Hillary will never die. The hate sustains her.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:33 PM (Riz8t)
After that, I'm amazed that she has held up as well as she has.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (aD4fx)
To give you an idea of how mind-blowingly precise these tower catch maneuvers are, they use what SpaceX calls a "hoverslam". They changed that term from the previous "suicide burn" term (because that's what it is).
Imagine Neil Armstrong, under manual control there at the last, landing the LM on the Moon, using thrusts. He had to slow down just over the surface, and then basically hover for a relatively long time, gradually easing it down, within the limits of human reaction time and all that.
That takes a relatively large amount of fuel. You're basically hovering, just wasting fuel fighting gravity while you gingerly lower it.
Those boosters can't do that. It would take too much fuel. So....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (w6EFb)
I think he just never grew up, meaning he didn't discard his childhood fantasies and has the cash to make them come true.
It's a good thing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (fOTAm)
Just wait until he starts going all Jurassic Park.
TYRANNASAURUS REXES PILOTING F-14s!!!!!!!!
Elon is basically a grown up Calvin playing the world's biggest game of Calvinball.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (y9nCu)
So she knows, forever and ever, that she'll never be president while Trump was president twice.
Hillary will never die. The hate sustains her.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:33 PM (Riz8t)
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"She didn't die. She just went home."
*dramatic pause*
"To an alien world?"
"No, to Hell."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (MdQMu)
Zerohedge...
you had the "over" on Zacharia lasting more than one Scaramucci, her epic flame out on Hannity just now won't help your cause
HANNITY: You said you consulted with people who advised you it was okay to call yourself a lawyer but not an attorney, correct?
ZACHARIA: Correct
HANNITY: There's a report out tonight showing 15 social media posts where you identify yourself as an attorney ZACHARIA: I think they were retweets
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Colonel at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (hyQrc)
If Bill dies first, I wonder if she will be able to stop grinning.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:35 PM (ZOv7s)
98 Remember "lock her up"? She may be a sad pathetic embarrassed loser sitting alone w her gallon vodka but she should be in prison.
Posted by: Colonel at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (hyQrc)
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Hell, Eric Holder should have been tried and executed for treason for Fast and Furious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:35 PM (MdQMu)
Elon was asked, "Is it street-legal?". "Well, it depends on your street" was the answer.
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 03:36 PM (PZxc6)
@jlinzombie ( some Portuguese account so whatev's )
In the Crystal Lake series, we can see the origin of Jason's superhuman traits from the movies in the franchise.
It turns out they replaced the supernatural element with something from science fiction, revealing that, before he was born, experiments were conducted on him and on Pamela Voorhees during the pregnancy, using genetic components and cockroach DNA to create a super-resistant being.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:36 PM (nEUC6)
I am gonna need to see some specs. Distance, fuel, altitude,....
I think if it could fly, they would have flown it. I want George Jetson type flight. I want to live in a tall tower and fly around the city.
The suction trick doesn't really work in practice because they suck up road junk.
It might help on the track, or for emergency maneuvers.
But nice show off of tech.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 03:36 PM (2vHeG)
@jlinzombie ( some Portuguese account so whatev's )
In the Crystal Lake series, we can see the origin of Jason's superhuman traits from the movies in the franchise.
It turns out they replaced the supernatural element with something from science fiction, revealing that, before he was born, experiments were conducted on him and on Pamela Voorhees during the pregnancy, using genetic components and cockroach DNA to create a super-resistant being.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:36 PM (nEUC6)
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They're still never going to match Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:37 PM (MdQMu)
Or anywhere in the vicinity if the driver is over 75.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 16, 2026 03:37 PM (n1UEl)
After that, I'm amazed that she has held up as well as she has.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (aD4fx)
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She doesn't have to do anything. Much less effort.
Also, the regular infusion of blood taken from Haitian orphans keeps her feeling young.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:37 PM (ZOv7s)
The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (AFudc)
Uh... isn't that an illegal campaign contribution?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:38 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 03:38 PM (U/Byj)
Nothing GOOD.
Ilhan Omar has done quite a bit, too, which has led to her possibly fleeing the country to avoid prosecution.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:38 PM (rOKnE)
She is directed to go out there and make noise before every election to get the AWFLs irritated into voting.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 03:39 PM (2vHeG)
The booster (and Ship) have to retain enough fuel to do the landing burns. Which is fuel that can't be used to push the think into orbit. So, you want to minimize the weight of the fuel you have to keep onboard for the landing burn.
The faster you accelerate, the more efficient it is terms of fighting gravity, and the less fuel required. So...the vehicle some flying it, aiming for the landing zone. At supersonic speeds initially. Now, just at the last moment, you fire the engines just right, thrust vector and attitude have to be dead on the money.
And you go full thrust, decelerating as hard as you can. And you time so just as the landing legs of the vehicle touch the ground (or the catch pegs are in their sockets on the tower) your velocity is zero, and there you are, dead stopped on the ground. An you're out of fuel right at that moment.
The precision required to do that is just mind boggling.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:39 PM (w6EFb)
@jlinzombie ( some Portuguese account so whatev's )
In the Crystal Lake series, we can see the origin of Jason's superhuman traits from the movies in the franchise.
It turns out they replaced the supernatural element with something from science fiction, revealing that, before he was born, experiments were conducted on him and on Pamela Voorhees during the pregnancy, using genetic components and cockroach DNA to create a super-resistant being.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:36 PM (nEUC6)
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They're still never going to match Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:37 PM (MdQMu)
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IIRC, Jason didn't become superhuman until later in the series. I think in at least the first movie where he was the killer, he was a normal human, moved like a normal human, and didn't become a superhuman slow-walking zombie until later.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
They said that about the General Lee, too. Imagine a reboot of that series.
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 03:40 PM (PZxc6)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (AFudc)
Uh... isn't that an illegal campaign contribution?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:38 PM (mP0Kj)
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She's paying him to stay out of her presidential run. He'll be the running mate.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:40 PM (ZOv7s)
I would guess it's from her PAC to his?
Hillary did that a lot when she was in the Senate.
She would donate from her PAC to new candidates' PACs so that when they were elected, they owed her. This was glowingly reported as her being a savvy politician building up her power base by supporting up and coming Democrats.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Colonel"
That would have just made her a martyr for the left and become legendary for it, even after death. She is better imprisoned in her own private hell.
Posted by: Ripley at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (GUOwU)
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Adrenochrome!
What? We've forgotten already?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (n1UEl)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (AKptf)
And, considering the most spoiled, self-centered of these functionally retarded masses (prodigy of excessively wealthy nitwits) will be the first to acquire these things, I expect to see the "Jackass" franchise make a sudden reboot.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 03:39 PM (iFTx/)
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I think it was baked in from the beginning. In the first film (where his mother is the killer), he appears in the final shot, still as a child decades later, and heavily disfigured. It's not a whole lot, but it's not "just a guy" type stuff.
It just grew into something more obviously fantastical as the series kept going.
Except for V. He's not even in V.
Still, it's a stupid series that's only concerned with its own rules in comparison to something like Halloween's sequels.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:42 PM (MdQMu)
Getting to the fourth floor of the parking garage.
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 03:42 PM (PZxc6)
Posted by: publius
There's this thing called 'air.' So, no.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:42 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (88C+u)
And, considering the most spoiled, self-centered of these functionally retarded masses (prodigy of excessively wealthy nitwits) will be the first to acquire these things, I expect to see the "Jackass" franchise make a sudden reboot.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (dIske)
Just reinstituting Darwinism.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (mP0Kj)
Is this legal?
Dave Rubin
@RubinReport
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2h
How is it legal if you donate money to a candidate in New York they can send it to a candidate in Michigan?
The whole thing is a giant money laundering scheme…
Loomer Unleashed
@LoomerUnleashed
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2h
AOC @AOC just announced at her Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed event in Michigan that she will be donating $1 million to Abdul’s cause:
“I will be transferring from our campaign in New York one million dollars to the state of Michigan to help support you all.”
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Inogame at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (53oGX)
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Are we not counting Vince Foster?
Posted by: Cray Cray at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (nCTkv)
Yeah, so now, you tell the cop, when he says you were going 200 in a school zone, "Nah. I wasn't on the surface, so you don't have jurisdiction."
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (kU0PQ)
Christopher Lloyd posted "Finally... flying cars @Tesla" on X.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (2ocoG)
After that, I'm amazed that she has held up as well as she has.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 03:34 PM (aD4fx)
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She doesn't have to do anything. Much less effort.
Also, the regular infusion of blood taken from Haitian orphans keeps her feeling young.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:37 PM (ZOv7s)
I don't object to her getting regular infusions of blood to help her feel young, but does she have to drink it from their skulls?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (QGaXH)
When Hillary dies, the media will fall over themselves saying that she was really nice in person.
If Bill dies first, I wonder if she will be able to stop grinning.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:35 PM (ZOv7s)
I'm still amazed that she didn't have Bill whacked just before the election, so that she could get an October Surprise sympathy boost. You KNOW that it crossed her mind...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (y9nCu)
I bet he and his team have heard that a giant suction device on the bottom of a car that is powerful enough to create 2 Gs of downforce might pick up road debris. They'll solve it if they haven't already.
They figured out how to catch returning rockets. That seems a tad more complicated.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (viF8m)
In the Crystal Lake series, we can see the origin of Jason's superhuman traits from the movies in the franchise.
Not everything needs an origin story.
Part of what makes a monster like Jason so scary is his inexplicable ability to survive. It's the not knowing that heightens the fear.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (rOKnE)
In the Crystal Lake series, we can see the origin of Jason's superhuman traits from the movies in the franchise.
Not everything needs an origin story.
Part of what makes a monster like Jason so scary is his inexplicable ability to survive. It's the not knowing that heightens the fear.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (rOKnE)
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Jason was never scary.
He was blunt and stupid. That was the appeal. Laughing as Jason kills stupid teenagers in inventive ways.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (MdQMu)
She gave platitudes and moved on.
CNN pointed out a lot of her followers are supporting Rogers.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:42 PM (MdQMu)
Yeah, it's like the Highlander movie series, and show...
With Highlander 2 being totally ignored because it trashed the mythos.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (mP0Kj)
What I want to know is, does it have explosive bolts?
Posted by: Dave Bowman at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (guGkK)
Yeah, it's like the Highlander movie series, and show...
With Highlander 2 being totally ignored because it trashed the mythos.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (mP0Kj)
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What...is a quickening?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Cray Cray at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (nCTkv)
x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/2111180875136143469
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (PZxc6)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (AKptf)
What I want to know is, does it have explosive bolts?
Posted by: Dave Bowman at October 16, 2026 03:45 PM (guGkK)
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"I didn't do it!"
-Gus Grissom
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (MdQMu)
They have. Apparently it's sort of like the air cushion a hoverboat does, but in reverse. They're pretty confident it won't hurt roads or the occasional gecko.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (88C+u)
Nothing GOOD.
Ilhan Omar has done quite a bit, too, which has led to her possibly fleeing the country to avoid prosecution.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:38 PM (rOKnE)
Warms my dark little heart to think of ol' Ilhan sneaking thru our porous border to try to make her way to a friendly nation's embassy so she make her way back to Somalia....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:47 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:47 PM (2ocoG)
The Cops are going to have to get a Tesla flying car to keep up with the civilian Tesla flying car.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 03:48 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (MdQMu)
_______________________
Coast to Coast with Art Bell. Don't forget to order my best selling book, "The Quickening: Today's Trends, Tomorrow's World"
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:49 PM (dIske)
Part of what makes a monster like Jason so scary is his inexplicable ability to survive. It's the not knowing that heightens the fear.
Posted by: Lizzy
I thought Rob Zombie's "Halloween" origin-story was fine.
I kind of get that he didn't need one, but if some fan wanted him to have one, Zombie did fine.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 03:49 PM (88C+u)
He was blunt and stupid. That was the appeal. Laughing as Jason kills stupid teenagers in inventive ways.
Maybe I was thinking of the Halloween kid?
I am not a horror film fan, but will stand by it: no origin story needed!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:49 PM (rOKnE)
https://tinyurl.com/482kferd
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 03:49 PM (viF8m)
The transfer represents an unusually large amount for a House member to give to a Senate race.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (AFudc)
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AOC sees her base of power under attack, trying to shore it up.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 03:50 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 03:50 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 03:50 PM (jrgJz)
I thought Rob Zombie's "Halloween" origin-story was fine.
I kind of get that he didn't need one, but if some fan wanted him to have one, Zombie did fine.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 03:49 PM (88C+u)
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Zombie's sequel is actually closer to Michael Haneke's Funny Games than any other movie in the franchise.
It's interesting that way.
Deeply, deeply unpleasant, but interesting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:50 PM (MdQMu)
Part of what makes a monster like Jason so scary is his inexplicable ability to survive. It's the not knowing that heightens the fear.
Posted by: Lizzy
I agree and prequels are 99.99% garbage. Buuuuttt, they could have just done a subtle potboiler with the background of the lake camp and it's hillbilly origins, but no. We're forced to see a even worse version of Stranger Things.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:50 PM (nEUC6)
That's a level of understatement equal to the "rapid unscheduled disassembly" of his SpaceX test rockets.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 03:51 PM (VHUov)
Like a lamp to hit Bill with after he’s schtupped the maid.
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 03:51 PM (kS3yR)
It can fly for something like 6 or 7 seconds and then the compressor has to repressurize the air tank.
Reddit has banned all discussion of the car because it's promoting Donald Trump. LOL, what?
The EU says all of their automakers already have flying cars, we just haven't seen them yet. In the meantime they're touting a bottle cap for soda that remains attached to the bottle after you open it.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:51 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 03:51 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (MdQMu)
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Secretary Reset.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 03:52 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: 88C+u aims to win on points at October 16, 2026 03:52 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:28 PM (MdQMu)
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Secretary Reset.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 03:52 PM (rj6Yv)
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Was she Putin's cockholster?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:53 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: runner
Watch Taxi reruns sometime. Or his part in Buckaroo Banzai. Lloyd is kind of like Jeff Goldblum--odd, distinctive voice, and perfect for some roles.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 03:53 PM (88C+u)
Yes, it's a balance between drag and gravity losses. On launch, it works out that the gravity losses are the vast majority of the wasted fuel compared to drag.
On launch, you go up a little steeper than the ideal gravity-only launch trajectory. This gets you out of the denser air must quicker, where you can then lean over and start pouring on the horizontal speed.
Coming back in, re-entry, you use that drag to bleed off most of that horizontal speed. On the last leg, before the landing burn, you're going slow enough that's it's all about killing that last bit of velocity with thrust as efficiently as possible.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:54 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:12 PM (MdQMu)
Or a sammich?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:27 PM (QGaXH)
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The Left complains about rednecks driving up pickup trucks sporting gun racks.
How 'bout a flying a Tesla with wing racks?
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 03:54 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)
The EU says all of their automakers already have flying cars, we just haven't seen them yet. In the meantime they're touting a bottle cap for soda that remains attached to the bottle after you open it.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Reddit is a bunch of terminally online woke Millennials and bots that have destroyed the place. Much like the Bluesky denizens yelling at the sky.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)
And, considering the most spoiled, self-centered of these functionally retarded masses (prodigy of excessively wealthy nitwits) will be the first to acquire these things, I expect to see the "Jackass" franchise make a sudden reboot.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:41 PM (dIske)
Just reinstituting Darwinism.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:43 PM (mP0Kj)
I was thinking aviation might be a good place to have an AI agent working in the background with a healthy instinct for self preservation. Think if Kobe's helo had an AI back-up that could have taken over long enough to say 'oh no you don't' (fly into that hill in the fog)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (QGaXH)
How 'bout a flying a Tesla with wing racks?
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 03:54 PM (rj6Yv)
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It needs S-foils I can put into attack position so that I can effectively attack the Death Star.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:53
"What...does...a....yellow....light....mean?"
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:53
"What...does...a....yellow....light....mean?"
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:55 PM (Sco7b)
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I think that's the one episode of Taxi I've ever seen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (MdQMu)
Lloyd mowing people down with big guns in the first Nobody was fantastic. If he'd have thrown in a Doc Brown line it would've been even better.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (2ocoG)
In the movies he's as strong as Arnold as the Terminator. He never moves faster than a slow walk, yet manages to catch up to his victims, hide where they can't see, and pop out of nowhere to kill them. He's often portrayed as surviving injuries that would kill any normal human.
How is a teleporting, magical Terminator not scary?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)
Loved him in "Clue" too, but the cast for that was nearly perfect. Especially with Tim Curry as the butler.
Posted by: Thrawn at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (oPFtC)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (kS3yR)
Posted by: Sure I'd prefer something more dramatic, like the ground opening up and swallowing them, but whut do at October 16, 2026 03:57 PM (anL5R)
In the movies he's as strong as Arnold as the Terminator. He never moves faster than a slow walk, yet manages to catch up to his victims, hide where they can't see, and pop out of nowhere to kill them. He's often portrayed as surviving injuries that would kill any normal human.
How is a teleporting, magical Terminator not scary?
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 03:56 PM (mkw2N)
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Because the characters he's killing are never more than just meat, and the appeal is in the inventive way he dispatches stupid teenagers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:57 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Cicero
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She lies a lot. The Clintons infested Arkansas for far too long that you didn't figure out what they were up to. Bill, to screw everything around when he wasn't pining to be president. Killary, out to hoover every nickel and dime from her buddies while hating Arkansans not in her circle. Both were known to be out for rent if the money was right.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:57 PM (E4rtv)
Ghislane Maxwell, reddit super moderator u/maxwellhill says "Hi!"
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:58 PM (rOKnE)
There was a not-very-serious discussion on X about if this is greater than a Hilux technical. Naturally someone suggested a flying Tesla technical.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 03:58 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: JackStraw
Assuming smooth acceleration, that's 3.3G. Uff-da. That'll fix your astigmatism.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 03:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: 88C+u aims to win on points
* dons pith helmet *
No, but it's ok. And to the point, it's not really a prequel considering nothing in TTofD affects TRofTLA. They stand apart for a reason.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:59 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:53
"What...does...a....yellow....light....mean?"
Posted by: Stateless
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The cookies with cocaine scene in one Taxi episode is hysterical. Lloyd causes Danny DeVito to visibly break character by cracking up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt_p15C_lBM
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:59 PM (E4rtv)
That's an argument about the appeal of the movies, not that Jason isn't scary.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:00 PM (mkw2N)
That's an argument about the appeal of the movies, not that Jason isn't scary.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:00 PM (mkw2N)
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Why would he be scary to the audience when the audience doesn't care about the characters?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:00 PM (MdQMu)
Live stream it going down a gravel road.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 04:00 PM (+4Cf6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
"These stupid enchiladas~!"
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: JackStraw
And somebody will still pull out in front of it.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
"These stupid enchiladas~!"
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (nEUC6)
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*as he beats the kid in the sleeping bag against the tree*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (MdQMu)
Anybody seen that "Digger" movie yet?
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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2h
🚨 WOW! Ilhan Omar's sister Sahra Noor just skipped her OWN book tour event after being FEDERALLY SUBPOENAED in the fraud probe — Fox News
And so the panic sets in...
Noor was scheduled to promote her memoir "Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story" at the University of Minnesota Rochester...and the room was EMPTY
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From Amazon, book's description:
From the sunlit courtyard of her family home in Mogadishu to the icy streets of Minneapolis, Salt in the Snow is a deeply personal memoir about migration, motherhood, and the enduring influence of a father’s love.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 04:02 PM (kX27y)
Separate bottles, of course.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:02 PM (rj6Yv)
A group of feral kids.
4pm news...
CBC - Alberta.
CNN - Z. Out as Press Secretary
FoxNews -Z out.
MSNow - why are billionaires donating to the GOP? They're trying to figure it out. If only there were clues.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 04:02 PM (Sco7b)
It's a good thing.
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Clearly he was a fan of Speed Racer as a kid. He just built the Mach V.
Posted by: Cartoon Reality - Brought to you by Musk Inc. at October 16, 2026 04:03 PM (anL5R)
She was replaced by the Hillary Bot 2000. This was built in preparation for her anticipated 2016 Presidential win. The Hillary Bot was designed to do all the boring crap she would have refused to do. After 2024, Bill Clinton had it reprogrammed. It will now shut up when he commands it to do so.
Posted by: JB1000 at October 16, 2026 04:03 PM (NM1j6)
Nip it in the bud. Nip it, nip it, nip it.
Posted by: Barney Fife at October 16, 2026 04:03 PM (NkqBW)
Posted by: The Flash at October 16, 2026 04:04 PM (PKL0q)
Elon's cited Knight Rider, as you'd expect from a GenXer.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 04:04 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: The Flash at October 16, 2026 04:04 PM (PKL0q)
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"Wanna race?"
-Superman
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:04 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (OkYzo)
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I have zero-point-zero interest in that movie, and I like Tom Cruise. I've seen every other one of his 553 movies. I won't be seeing Digger.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)
Nip it in the bud. Nip it, nip it, nip it.
Posted by: Barney Fife at October 16, 2026 04:03 PM (NkqBW)
It's going to look incredibly bad for Bongland if they want to face down the Russkies over Ukraine, but they end up losing the Falkland Islands to Argentina.
Posted by: Thrawn at October 16, 2026 04:05 PM (oPFtC)
Posted by: JackStraw
And somebody will still pull out in front of it.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (OkYzo)
*****
In a Subaru with a Coexist bumper sticker.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at October 16, 2026 04:06 PM (zMaiW)
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (OkYzo)
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I have zero-point-zero interest in that movie, and I like Tom Cruise. I've seen every other one of his 553 movies. I won't be seeing Digger.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)
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It's funny, but the Elizabeth Holmes, 3 hour documentary is opening this weekend.
And it's tracking to make more money than Digger did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:06 PM (MdQMu)
"A Tale of Living, Lying, Learing and Government Aid"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 04:07 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:07 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:08 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Pamela Voorhees at October 16, 2026 04:08 PM (anL5R)
The Falcon 9s uses the "hoverslam" maneuver. That's because the engines can't be throttled down far enough to just hover the Falcon 9. So they run an incredibly precise landing sequence that calculates that the excess thrust will have the rocket moving at 0 vertical velocity at the exact moment the legs touch the pad. Any longer, and the rocket starts lifting back up. Any less time, and the rocket smashes the landing legs. It's a pretty astonishing feat.
Starship and Superheavy *can* be throttled down far enough to hover. But as you point out, that wastes fuel, so eventually they'll want to get pretty close to a hoverslam type maneuver to maximize payload (maybe).
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 04:08 PM (wBRco)
And it's tracking to make more money than Digger did.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:06 PM (MdQMu)
Felon white women with crazy eyes are a lot more interesting than Tom Cruise as an 85 year old man and climate change.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (6ydKt)
CBC - the PM and conservative leader are asking Albertans to stay in Canada.
They promise not to hit her anymore. That was the last time and it will NEVER, EVER happen again.
They swear.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (Sco7b)
Did audiences care about Marion Crane in Psycho? Did they care about the characters in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
People seemed to think those movies were pretty scary.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)
Omar's sister's book. Who would read her book about being a Somalia immigrant.
Like everything about those filthy inbred shits,it is money laundering.
Posted by: four seasons at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 04:10 PM (oJjJL)
Posted by: The Flash at October 16, 2026 04:04 PM (PKL0q)
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The Speed Force will be a feature in the next model.
Posted by: Cray Cray at October 16, 2026 04:10 PM (nCTkv)
Posted by: JackStraw
And somebody will still pull out in front of it.
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and the Mach V with automatically jump right over it...
Posted by: Pops at October 16, 2026 04:10 PM (anL5R)
Did audiences care about Marion Crane in Psycho? Did they care about the characters in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
People seemed to think those movies were pretty scary.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:09 PM (mkw2N)
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Hitchcock actually built up Crane as a character in Psycho so that her death would be shocking.
But, the appeal for horror movies like Friday the 13th is never about actually scaring. There's no atmosphere. There's no tension. It's just blunt force violence done with comic timing.
People watch Friday the 13th to laugh, not to scream in fear.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:10 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: JackStraw
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I make it 3.37 G's
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 04:11 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at October 16, 2026 04:12 PM (NdCPY)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Poll, pole, bollard
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 04:12 PM (XeU6L)
I strongly dislike Mark Zuckerberg. If he debuted this badass thing, I'd applaud it. Credit where it's due.
But no. "The bad man made me read tweets from people who disagree with my wife. Therefore hus amazing car is a dumb car for dummies, so there."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 04:13 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)
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Forgiveness is between them and God. It's my job to arrange the meeting.
Posted by: Creasy at October 16, 2026 04:13 PM (nCTkv)
Matthias Schmidt
@eurofounder
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2h
BREAKING: Volkswagen announces a European rival to Tesla’s “flying” Roadster
Some insane confirmed features:
1. Top speed limited to 110 km/h
2. Automatically reports speeding to authorities
3. Automatically turns off the AC if outside temperature is below 35°C
4. Car will not start when public transport option exists on your route
5. Built-in system reminds you how much CO₂ your trip produced
Launch expected after EU regulatory approval in 2068
It is truly completely over for Tesla
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:15 PM (rj6Yv)
By the time the shower scene happened I was a little disappointed.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:16 PM (6ydKt)
She's a well-constructed character, but I wouldn't say people cared about her. She was a thief and generally cold and unlikable.
> People watch Friday the 13th to laugh, not to scream in fear.
People liked the jump scares, and the cheap sex thrills. It's a garbage, slasher series. Still, I do think at the time some people found Jason scary.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:17 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:18 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)
They forgot to add that the VW charges you a $79.99 subscription by the month for heated seats and an extra 20 hp.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:17 PM (mkw2N)
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We call those people "little girls" who don't even lift, bruh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: DaveA at October 16, 2026 04:19 PM (FhXTo)
So, wondering how many times you can do the flying thingie.
*checks battery charge level, now at 1%*
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (MDua2)
Yeah, horror movies have a very short shelf life. Psycho did well because it was extremely well crafted. But the horror it evinced in audiences died quickly.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (2ocoG)
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"With that money, Elon Musk could have bought me an island. He must be destroyed."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:22 PM (MdQMu)
Yeah, horror movies have a very short shelf life. Psycho did well because it was extremely well crafted. But the horror it evinced in audiences died quickly.
Posted by: bonhomme
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I have a Bates Motel key fob.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 04:23 PM (XeU6L)
On X there was "That money could've gone to Palestinians". Someone replied that attaching rocket thrusters to Palestinians was weird but worth a try.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 04:23 PM (2ocoG)
Saw it on TV, so I didn’t get to see the 3D version in the theater which would have been rad.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (6ydKt)
*checks battery charge level, now at 1%*
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at October 16, 2026 04:21 PM (MDua2)
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The demo model apparently uses a chemical fuel for thrust, so that 1% might work. The Tesla does not have ion engines, yet.
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:24 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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Also, a reclusive guy who lived down the street, with his mother, was referred to in the neighborhood as 'Norman Bates'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (XeU6L)
Fair enough. I'm not a horror guy anyway. The vast majority of it is exploitative, formulaic crap. I'll take Psycho over any awful body horror movie any day.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)
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Freddy was actually kind of scary in 1 and 2, and in New Nightmare.
Then Robert Englund improved "It's Primetime, Bitch" in 3, and there was no turning back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)
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Was Marlo Thomas in the cast?
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2026 04:26 PM (rj6Yv)
Fair enough. I'm not a horror guy anyway. The vast majority of it is exploitative, formulaic crap. I'll take Psycho over any awful body horror movie any day.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
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Oh, the Friday the 13th series is trash.
But Part VI is genuinely good. Well-crafted visually, hilariously funny (intentionally) in parts. Easily the best of the series.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:27 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: not John Carpenter but at October 16, 2026 04:27 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Psycho is a well-crafted cultural icon. But it doesn't scare people anymore. That's the short shelf life I'm referring to.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 04:27 PM (mkw2N)
Stands up just fine.
Posted by: not John Carpenter but at October 16, 2026 04:27 PM (anL5R)
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Flew off the rails with the second where it became a Friday the 13th clone, though. And they constantly shifted the lore from movie to movie.
The David Gordon Greene trilogy made recently is the best the series got outside the first film.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 04:28 PM (MdQMu)
When I saw it - I didn't know the story. I just knew it was a scary Hitchcock movie.
Watched it on TV by myself in the middle of the day. Got to me pretty well. Of course I don't make a habit of going to slasher movies so I'm not numb to it.
Tony Perkins creeped me the hell out. More than the killer dude in Silence of the lambs - although that was freaky too.
Posted by: I was scart at October 16, 2026 04:32 PM (anL5R)
I think Christine is a great scary movie. '58 Plymouth Fury that kills people? What's not to like?
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 04:36 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 04:13 PM (E4rtv)
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lol glad you're enjoying Matthias Schmidt. A lot of xeeps take a while to figure out what he's doing.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 04:37 PM (mmrXZ)
It’s great to know that Hillary is still hitting the gin at 9am, and is so broken she can’t stop talking about what could have been. I think her last words on this planet will be, “I could still be president”.
Posted by: Vengeance
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I'm evil, but that particular pain of that particular woman always brings a smile to my face.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 04:45 PM (mmrXZ)
It's on a completely different subject but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Outstanding choice of colors!
xnxx
Posted by: web site at October 16, 2026 05:30 PM (mB6j6)
Posted by: zigggggy at October 16, 2026 05:35 PM (EDeJ/)
MSNOW Of All Outlets Challenges Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed's Lie About Having No Familial Connections to the Muslim Brotherhood
Over the weekend, extreme partisan Kristin Welker asked Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed if he or his family had any connections to the Egyptian terrorist group which begat Al Qaeda and Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood. He said "No," flatly, and Welker did not ask any follow-up questions nor confront him with tweets from his half-sister bragging about his mother's "activism" in the Muslim Brotherhood while in college.
As usual, when a Democrat media operative "asks questions" of a Democrat about a scandal, they do not challenge the Democrat -- instead, they helpfully offer the Democrat an opportunity to deny the allegation without any pushback or interrogation. However, a male reporter at MSNOW confronted Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed in an on-the-street interview, and did ask him about his half-sister's praise of his mother for being a member of the terrorist group. El-Sayed sputtered out various defenses, including the bizarre assertion that it's just not a "serious" matter whether or not he comes from a family of terrorists, and also objected to the very idea that he should be questioned about his terrorist ties. In the end, he seemed to suggest that it's just not important whether or not he belongs to a family of terrorists and we should just all MoveOn.org. The new story he seems to have settled on is that he has never spoken with his mother about being a Muslim terrorist so it's not fair to charge him with knowledge of it or call him a liar for denying it. Note that when he denied his mother's membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, he did not say "I never spoke to her about it." He just insisted she was not a member of the terrorist group. Oh, and he claims his sister' reportage of his mother's membership in the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood is just "hearsay" that no one should bother themselves about. Just some "hearsay" from people in the family who are the greatest authorities on the histories of members of the family.Chuck Ross for Free Beacon:
Let's not bicker and argue about 'oo's a terrorist or not. What a frivolous line of questioning! Ask about serious matters like what Trump's plan for reducing the price of arugla is.
Left-wing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed dismissed his sister's claims that their Egyptian relatives are members of the Muslim Brotherhood as "hearsay" in a heated exchange with Tom Llamas of NBC News. El-Sayed denied any personal knowledge of his family's deep ties to the Islamist organization. Llamas pressed El-Sayed about social media posts from El-Sayed's sister, Eman Abdelhadi, in which she said her family has "long been" in the Muslim Brotherhood. Abdelhadi said her relatives in Egypt have been "jailed" over their ties to the group, according to the posts, which were first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. She also said that her and El-Sayed's mother, Fatten Elkomy, was active in the Brotherhood as a college student in Egypt in the 1970s. The posts came to light after El-Sayed told Meet the Press on Sunday that neither he nor his family have ties to the Brotherhood. El-Sayed bristled when Llamas asked him to "just explain" them. "You want to ask me about what was happening in Egypt in 1970? Are you serious?" El-Sayed said.
"I get it, but you were asked a question," Llamas responded. "Yeah, I'm telling you, like, we--I have no ties. We have no ties," El-Sayed said. "So your mother had no ties?" asked Llamas. "I have never had these conversations with my mother," said El-Sayed. "Like, you're using hearsay evidence from a tweet. This is not serious." When Llamas noted that El-Sayed has "gone after the president for truthfulness," El-Sayed responded, "Are you insinuating that somehow I was lying?" "I don't know. That's why I'm asking," Llamas responded.No ties to the Muslim Brotherhood here, no siree!
Video of the interview below.
It's not the first time El-Sayed claims to have been kept out of the loop of his Egyptian family's doings. He said as recently as 2016 that he had "dual citizenship" in Egypt and the United States. His campaign now says that statement was an "error" and based on inaccurate information from an unnamed relative. In 2012, he signed an open letter calling on the newly elected Brotherhood to "purge" the press and police in Egypt, the Free Beacon reported. In a since-deleted 2021 Substack post, El-Sayed defended a "friend" of his who was jailed for funding the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, considered to be one of the most violent chapters of the group. El-Sayed's father in law, Tayeb Jukaku, is a longtime board member of the Islamic Society of North America, which federal prosecutors identified as a Muslim Brotherhood front group. Abdelhadi, who was arrested last year for assaulting a cop in Chicago during an anti-ICE protest, did not respond to questions about her brother's remarks.
🚨 OMG THIS IS BRUTAL. MI Senate candidate Abdul Mohamed El Sayed has LOST NBC NEWS after they found out he lied to Kristen Welker about being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood
When confronted, he's visibly shaken: NBC: "You've gone after the president for 'truthfulness.' When people ask YOU a question, they expect the truth." 🤯 ABDUL: "Do you think, do you think, are you, are you insinuating somehow I was lying?!" And yet the receipts of his own family stating ties to the Muslim Brotherhood are RIGHT THERE: "My family has long been MB" Not what Abdul wants in October! MIKE ROGERS HAS THE MOMENTUM. Those posts came from his own sister, Eman Abdelhadi. She also said relatives in Egypt were jailed over their ties to the group She wrote that their mother was active in the Brotherhood in college in the 1970s He dismissed his own sister's words as "hearsay evidence from a tweet." IT'S HIS FAMILY'S OWN WORDS When you lose NBC!— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 15, 2026
Wow this is a terrrrrrrible way to handle this. Abdul is panicked and defensive. Shadyyyyy https://t.co/XQikkPHXUN
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) October 15, 2026
Muslim Students Association (MSA), also a Muslim Brotherhood group.
— Erielle Azerrad (@politicalelle) October 15, 2026
If @abbydphillip followed the news she'd know @AbdulElSayed himself has claimed dual citizenship with Egypt and called himself "an immigrant from North Africa" and talked about how he spent every summer as a kid in Egypt. That's a little different than he "grew up in Michigan."
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 16, 2026
Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s scientific research is…odd.
Arab mothers who engage in “interethnic mating” have worse birth outcomes than those who mate with Arab men? Also: Genetics, black race, and interracial mating? Why research this? WTF? https://t.co/9ZXCftqeuW— J.D. Haltigan, PhD 🏒👨💻 (@JDHaltigan) October 15, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:11 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: GF at October 16, 2026 02:11 PM (/6m/H)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:12 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:12 PM (AKptf)
How does Chuck Schumer even stand looking in the mirror?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (guGkK)
x.com JDHaltigan/status/2110849888233861389
He doesn't like blacks and doesn't think black men should marry white women. He doesn't like any sort of interracial mixing.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (88C+u)
Democrats are REALLY underperforming in Michigan in early voting for some reason.
https://x.com/davidslosttt/status/
2109818489578103175
Dude doing the analysis here is a hard leftist, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:15 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:15 PM (88C+u)
Not reading the post before commenting is the mark of a true Moron.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:16 PM (guGkK)
How does Chuck Schumer even stand looking in the mirror?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (guGkK)
Forget it Jake, it's DC.
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 02:17 PM (b2YGo)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 16, 2026 02:17 PM (q+ZCx)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 02:17 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:18 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 02:19 PM (aJQbY)
Dose boys is miscegenators!
Posted by: Homer Sayed at October 16, 2026 02:19 PM (guGkK)
Laughing at the Marxists Propaganda Ministry
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 02:19 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (Ro12D)
How does Chuck Schumer even stand looking in the mirror?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (guGkK)
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He was the DSA candidate who beat the establishment chosen candidate in the primary (doughy white girl). The doughy white girl was actually the clear choice of the black electorate (she won very large margins in black districts in the primary).
Democrats don't cut their candidates loose after it's "too late", so he's backing El-Sayed until election day. Probably hopes the fake doctor will lose, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (dIske)
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they are waiting
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (AKptf)
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I clicked through and read the excerpts from his article. It might as well be AI gobbledygook. A midwit trying to sound intelligent.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (ssz2a)
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they are waiting
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:20 PM (AKptf)
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"Where we've won over the last few cycles, we've won by running up huge early voting numbers that Republicans won't be able to overcome. We've banked votes early, making it easier to target the softer partisans later, and pad our numbers to get wins. But we're not going to do that anymore."
"Why?"
"I dunno."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Jim Rose at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (miqrx)
Posted by: anachronda at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (oY6Yp)
Meh. Everyone knows there are hardly any black voters in Michigan.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (88C+u)
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Black Democrats are racialist in the primary but partisan in the general.
El-Sayed will win the black vote. He will win it by many dozens of points like any other Democrat.
What will happen instead is that a percentage of black Democrats will simply choose not to vote. Their turnout rate will decline. They will become a smaller slice of the electorate, and suddenly 2% of the electorate that Democrats rely on to win in a closely fought race just won't be there anymore as black percentage of the electorate goes from 15% to 13% or so.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (2UnvF)
Dose boys is miscegenators!
Is you is, or is you ain't my constitency?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (Riz8t)
"Why?"
"I dunno."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (MdQMu)
you wanna tell me who is going to win in that Senate race ?
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (AKptf)
Note that when he denied his mother's membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, he did not say "I never spoke to her about it." He just insisted she was not a member of the terrorist group.
- - -
And then there's his father-in-law. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (Ro12D)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (pfXMo)
How does Chuck Schumer even stand looking in the mirror?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (guGkK)
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Cucky Chucky didn't want this creep. The establishment-approved primary candidate was some fat Karen, IIRC. But she lost to the creep, and Cucky Chucky very desperately wants to get control of the Senate, so he's holding his nose (and his asshole) and pimping for the Hamas candidate.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (iFTx/)
He's been inconsistent on explaining that.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:25 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (2UnvF)
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It'd probably be an easier race, for sure.
Black turnout probably wouldn't be as down. "But, TJM, the youth turnout wouldn't be up!"
Youth turnout is down anyway with El-Sayed. Youth don't vote in midterm general elections. Enough can vote in primaries to affect things because primaries are small electorates. But midterms with contentious senate elections ain't exactly mayor of NYC elections on some random Tuesday in Spring.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:25 PM (MdQMu)
spicy > mild
Posted by: new jersey salsa liberation front at October 16, 2026 02:26 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 02:26 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:26 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Look over here—> the price of gas and groceries!! OMG Trump!!
Voting for us will make everything better, back to free shit for everyone!!
Posted by: That Guy at October 16, 2026 02:26 PM (acEXZ)
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 02:27 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (AKptf)
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I don't have a crystal ball.
I just know that "Democrat voters are going to vote in person and overwhelm election day and undo their lagging performance in early voting" was said about this time 2 years ago.
And it didn't happen.
I think Rogers might pull it off. We'll see. But, dozens of percent of the Democrat electorate didn't suddenly say, "Hey, let's stop voting early, like we've built as a habit over the last decade for no reason at all."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:27 PM (MdQMu)
Ah, a Code Pink. Wait, that name's already taken.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: That Guy at October 16, 2026 02:28 PM (acEXZ)
I don't know why you say that. What's a little enslavement, rape of the women, and castration of all the males between friends?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 02:28 PM (Riz8t)
https://tinyurl.com/5bjx3erc
Abdul El-Sayed's father-in-law, a top donor to a super PAC supporting the left-wing Michigan Senate hopeful, is among the top leaders of an Islamic organization identified by the federal government as a public facing group for the Muslim Brotherhood, a Washington Free Beacon review found. As part of his role with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which the federal government linked to the financing of Hamas, Tayeb Jukaku contributes at least $5,000 to the organization annually.
Jukaku has served on the 20-member founding committee of ISNA since at least 2007, according to the organization's magazine, Islamic Horizons, and has been a member of the group for a "long time, cannot recall [when I joined]," ... Federal prosecutors identified the organization as an unindicted co-conspirator in the landmark 2007 terrorist financing case USA v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which culminated in the conviction of the foundation's founders for funneling $12 million to Hamas. ..
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:29 PM (rOKnE)
"Breaking: Katie Zacharia has been fired as White House Press Secretary after just 5 days Per NYT "
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (Riz8t)
I can't believe where we're at in this country. It's just insanity.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at October 16, 2026 02:23 PM (2UnvF)
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It'd probably be an easier race, for sure.
Black turnout probably wouldn't be as down. "But, TJM, the youth turnout wouldn't be up!"
Youth turnout is down anyway with El-Sayed. Youth don't vote in midterm general elections. Enough can vote in primaries to affect things because primaries are small electorates. But midterms with contentious senate elections ain't exactly mayor of NYC elections on some random Tuesday in Spring.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:25 PM (MdQMu)
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Hamas Me Now is also a terrible candidate generally. Weird, creepy, slow on his feet, easily rattled, obvious liar, and looks like a retarded garden gnome.
The fat lady from HR wasn't much better, mind, but I think overall she was a more presentable candidate.
So sorry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
That would bring an interesting response
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (kGIZD)
don't have a crystal ball.
I just know that "Democrat voters are going to vote in person and overwhelm election day and undo their lagging performance in early voting" was said about this time 2 years ago.
And it didn't happen.
I think Rogers might pull it off. We'll see. But, dozens of percent of the Democrat electorate didn't suddenly say, "Hey, let's stop voting early, like we've built as a habit over the last decade for no reason at all."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:27 PM (MdQMu)
down, but no by much ?
OSZ
@OpenSourceZone
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3h
Michigan early votes Republican vs Democratic county share 2026 vs at the same point in 2024
2024:
🔵 52.9%
🔴 47.1%
2026:
🔵 52.2% (-0.7)
🔴 47.8% (+0.7)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:31 PM (AKptf)
At bare minimum.
No naturalized citizen should, either. People like Ilhan Omar, Sri WhateverTFitis, Pramila Jayapal, et all are not working for America/Americans.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:31 PM (rOKnE)
GFY
Posted by: The Retarded Garden Gnome Anti-Defamation League at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (guGkK)
Why? Did she pull a Scaramucci?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed El Mohammed at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (NkqBW)
The fat lady from HR wasn't much better, mind, but I think overall she was a more presentable candidate.
So sorry.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
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Barring some strange, public behavior, she would have been generic Democrat.
El-Sayed has been outright antagonizing Jewish and black leaders in Michigan while he has serious problems with the white working class voters, especially in rural areas, who still call themselves Democrat (and the Republicans as well).
I can't wait for him to lose and for DSA to blame Israel because Schumer is Jewish.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: That Guy at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (acEXZ)
Posted by: Michigan Jews at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (4Oh8h)
"All non white people of color get along"
/wineboxmckaren
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 02:32 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (eCS0V)
In adversarial interviews he just straight up lies.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (+gK6I)
Maybe the polls are biased and agenda driven?
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 02:34 PM (Gqar8)
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they are waiting
Posted by: runner
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Unlikely. Democrats since 2016-2018 redesigned their turnout model to ballot harvesting mail in ballots. Lot cheaper and easier to send one person out to grab a bunch of ballots to be filled out by their boiler rooms than to actually go and transport their gimmedat clients to the polls. They were also doing things like registering non existent people to factories, shopping centers, vacant lots, etc. and retrieving those ballots to be filled out.
That was an urban cheat machine and in some other democrat voting areas like university towns.
Getting people to the polls to EV or vote on Election Day is a lot harder than getting some low iq gimmedat to give the pretty young ballot harvester their ballot in exchange for a gift card or some other goodie. The gimmedats don't have to even worry about filling it out. Same goes for the nonexistent ballots without voters attached.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:34 PM (E4rtv)
@OpenSourceZone
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3h
Michigan early votes Republican vs Democratic county share 2026 vs at the same point in 2024
2024:
🔵 52.9%
🔴 47.1%
2026:
🔵 52.2% (-0.7)
🔴 47.8% (+0.7)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:31 PM (AKptf)
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Guess who won 2024!
Additional is that this is 1/3 the turnout of 2024.
And, no, the young don't turnout on election day. Election day demos are always older than early voting demos.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:34 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (+gK6I)
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Why the fuck do people still believe polls after Brat Summer 2024?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:35 PM (MdQMu)
"NYT: AOC Transfers $1 Million to Help El-Sayed in Final Sprint in Michigan"
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 02:35 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (eCS0V)
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The same people screaming of the head of attractive white Katie Zacharia. Odd.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:35 PM (iFTx/)
Cautiously optimistic about America's 2026 Mid-terms - "Measuring America's Rot."
CNN and MSNow are elated and keep running segment after segment on how the battlefield is expanding into red states. Talarico did raise $67 million in the last quarter.
However, who's to say how that's been funneled into his campaign of liberal hope.
Meanwhile, VDH has serious concerns about the polls, The Republicans seem to have a nice war chest and for some reason people are donating to the group that wants to tax them out of existence, Must has put in $267 million into races. And I've seen the occasional story "What if the polls are wrong?" and the occasional "Trump will try to steal the election."
Cautiously optimistic.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 16, 2026 02:36 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Maybe the NYT can pay her credit card bills next time she visits 5th Avenue.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:36 PM (88C+u)
Why the fuck do people still believe polls after Brat Summer 2024?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:35 PM (MdQMu)
I think the polls are screwy... I can't believe Talarico could be ahead in Red Texas....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (MdQMu)
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The GOP actually did much better work - too many eyes on the prize, and of course with the attempt to bankrupt and imprison Trump being the main effort, I'm not sure they had the setup again to pull it off. It all comes down to GOP turnout. If they are tracking ahead of their normal midterm turnout the GOP is going to win, because the dems are not turning out. Specific House races are too small to say. The fact that the GOP has to defend three times as many tossups in the House means for the dems to not win the House would be a mild upset.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:33 PM (+gK6I)
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Harry Enten came right and said if polls undercount Republicans by 2-3 points (less than past error), GOP takes the House and the Senate. I'm counting on that.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (eCS0V)
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (4Oh8h)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:38 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:36 PM (88C+u)
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$100K in AMEX debt is kind of an achievement.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (eCS0V)
Is it to try to derail the democrat's cheat machine?
Bottom line, is it better for us for me to vote early, or to vote on Election Day?
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Maybe the NYT can pay her credit card bills next time she visits 5th Avenue.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 02:36 PM (88C+u)
Some news item about Guilfoyle (Newsom's ex-wife) bragging about her sexual exploits with a former FOX contributor...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (l3cgK)
Ah, the classic DNC-MSM tactic:
1. Tirelessly demonize every non-white/non-male/non-straight Republican
2. When they have been successfully destroyed, then point at the GOP and scream, "Look at the party of white men -- BIGOTS!!"
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (rOKnE)
5
How does Chuck Schumer even stand looking in the mirror?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM
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He sucks in his gut.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (VWtfl)
Is it to try to derail the democrat's cheat machine?
Bottom line, is it better for us for me to vote early, or to vote on Election Day?
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (lCppi)
Yes.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (Gqar8)
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrhuse
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:40 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 02:40 PM (nEUC6)
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrhuse
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:39 PM (kX27y)
Obama enjoys terrorist cock...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:40 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:40 PM (kGIZD)
Gray, rotten, and flaccid?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:41 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:41 PM (rOKnE)
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrhuse
Oops - that should be Abdul's sister in law, not sister.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:42 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 02:42 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: LASue
Cheat by mail state, vote early so you can make sure your vote is counted. And if you are going to vote anyway, it allows the party if they are tracking it, to concentrate on other people harder to get to the polls. The parties and the state government (and possibly depending on the state, other ngos) have your voting history before them and can predict based on past behavior whether you will vote or not. Harder to guess who you voted for in some places without party reg. but not impossible.
And the campaigns, parties, and ngos, concentrate on turning out those reliable voters and those that are occasional voters in a tight race.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:42 PM (E4rtv)
Weird that people would jump onto a sinking ship. Maybe he knows something...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:43 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (eCS0V)
Causation, not correlation.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (eCS0V)
I read the first as castration, which also works.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 02:37 PM (7/DDO)
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Nah.
Democrats can cheat no matter what. They can win no matter what. Any loss is just misdirection.
There's been no hit to their cheat machine, and they can win at the flip of a switch.
It's science.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (MWfyi)
Weird that people would jump onto a sinking ship. Maybe he knows something...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:43 PM (ZOv7s)
Only when the ship your on is sinking faster...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:45 PM (l3cgK)
It's a stupid law to begin with....but more so because it can be abused and exploited ad nauseum with a single concocted credential. Do you trust the Muslims in Michigan NOT to exploit this law?
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 02:45 PM (dIske)
https://tinyurl.com/bdcrhuse
So let's see, we now have his mom, FIL, SIL associated with MB and his half-sister is a Hamas-loving professor/campus Pali protest leader.
Yup, nothing to see here!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:45 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:45 PM (+gK6I)
In the summer Kamala was ahead, true. However that lead evaporated into September and October. By mid October it was a dead heat with several polls showing Trump winning swing states. It’s all available online to go back check.
Betting markets had Trump as the clear favorite for the last 2 weeks of the campaign. Polymarket had him steady around 60% and as high as 65% a few days before Election Day.
Posted by: Reality at October 16, 2026 02:46 PM (q/mq0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 02:46 PM (uOLcV)
If you could believe that.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 16, 2026 02:46 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM
That's a common fortune cookie wisdom here in Portland.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 02:49 PM (OkYzo)
In the summer Kamala was ahead, true. However that lead evaporated into September and October. By mid October it was a dead heat with several polls showing Trump winning swing states. It’s all available online to go back check.
Posted by: Reality at October 16, 2026 02:46 PM (q/mq0)
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"A lot of revisionism on polls. Sure, they were wrong for months, but you have to still believe the summer polls today. Sure, I dismiss the ones that got it most right as "Republican leaning" while giving credence to Ipsos who always gets it wrong because i have to because polling is actually pretty good."
The defense of polling if fucking stupid.
It's deeply, deeply broken. We have results from THIS YEAR of polling be off by double digits in key races.
"Oh, the curated average of a handful of final polls were sort of accurate, so I have to believe the generalized polling environment when it's not final polls," is the sentiment of a fucking retard.
If we're going to compare final polls from 2024 to polls this year. We have to wait for final polls from 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:49 PM (MdQMu)
both
Posted by: doug at October 16, 2026 02:49 PM (B1+sW)
Naturally, we do, and amazingly, they are censured, kicked off committees, primaried, fired, prosecuted, etc..
Meanwhile, the Dem nutbags are running the show and protectively embraced by the MSM and legal system.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:49 PM (rOKnE)
https://tinyurl.com/4z2mtrum
mom in back just loses it
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (nIKjK)
Senate polling is now herding to 50/50 in most of the races.
Abdul 46 Rogers 44?
Fucking please. That's just saying, "no matter what the final result, I'll be right because of the margin of error."
In most of these races the candidates will be between 51 and 47 percent. And yet for months we've been getting polls with candidates between 57 and 38%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (MdQMu)
Autism Capital 🧩
@AutismCapital
The shooter went to the SPECIAL ED room. Evil.
This LEGEND was just driving by and saw this go down and decided to act because he had a concealed carry.
Carpenter. Girl dad. Patriot.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 106 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 16, 2026 02:51 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 02:52 PM (vbXSk)
"Well, you have to believe polling now because a curated average of polls was right at the end," is the saying of an incurious dumbass.
If you're saying, "Harvard-Harris can't be right because it's outside of the generalized sentiment this year," but Harvard-Harris has been the best single pollster for a decade, then you might be retarded.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:52 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Black JEM
I checked the Cook list the other day. It is simply not that reliable anymore and I say that as someone that used to use it and the Almanac of American politics twenty year or so ago as data for election models.
This year, control of the House is going to come down to mebbe about 20 races or so. Of that, you will be able to tell one way or another in prior to the election for about half of those based on turnout modeling. And the joker in the deck is that GOP candidates for governor in places like NY and CA are doing well which raises chances for GOP House candidates in those states and contra poorly performing Democrats governor candidates can sink Dems in places like AZ or perhaps IA where close races are ensured by non partisan redistricting commissions writing district lines.
So I would ignore most media House prognostications and just quit worrying about it. Razor thin Dem or GOP victory is possible but money and better candidates than most of the Dems this cycle give GOP a chance. Call it 50/50.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (MdQMu)
Can I suggest not arguing with people who have already made their minds up.
When they say that "all is lost" we're all gonna die! DoooooM!!
Just nod along and say, "okay now"
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 02:54 PM (/6Ute)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:54 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:44 PM (MdQMu)
Can I suggest not arguing with people who have already made their minds up.
When they say that "all is lost" we're all gonna die! DoooooM!!
Just nod along and say, "okay now"
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 02:54 PM (/6Ute)
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There is literally nothing holding Democrats back from cheating at 2020 levels!
I'm not scarred by 2020! You're scarred by 2020!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:54 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 02:55 PM (EWq0C)
https://tinyurl.com/bp7544cn
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (kX27y)
In most of these races the candidates will be between 51 and 47 percent. And yet for months we've been getting polls with candidates between 57 and 38%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (MdQMu)
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Don't bother, he's actually lying about what the polls showed. I've caught him at it before.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (AFudc)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (ZOv7s)
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If I yell louder, do I become more persuasive?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (MdQMu)
I figured he had been a student there
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Reality
Polling is worse regardless when state races or house districts are involved. The same sample sizes are needed as in a national race but getting the proper electorate for a state or congressional district is damn near impossible now with polling getting 1 out of 100 response rate. That means you weight the polls based on what the pollster thinks is going to be the electorate and most pollsters are doing their gig for the media.
You would do about as good taking a dart to a dartboard and figuring 50/50 in each race.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 02:24 PM (rOKnE)
You don't choose your family, but you *do* choose what family you marry into.
Well, you do in Western civilizations, at least. I'm sure if El-Sayed claimed that it was an arranged marriage, it'd go over REALLY WELL with the Michigan AWFLs.
Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (Wt5PA)
https://tinyurl.com/bp7544cn
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (kX27y)
Yeah, he was on those meds, wasn't he?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (kX27y)
Toxically masculine. -- The Usual Suspects
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (EWq0C)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (AFudc)
Tales from the Crypt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (MdQMu)
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You can't persuade a paid troll.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:54 PM (MdQMu)
Okay now...
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (/6Ute)
-Every pollster.
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (EWq0C)
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"No one will grade me on my polls from the December after the previous election to mid-October before the next election, so I can say whatever the fuck I want. Besides, they'll defend me by proxy because Harvard-Harris does a decent job."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (MdQMu)
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You can't persuade a paid troll.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (ZOv7s)
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I'm convinced these people do it for the love of the game.
Their comments get deleted too frequently and quickly for anyone to pay them to do it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:59 PM (MdQMu)
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You could take out a significant portion of Congress by doing a loud prank in the Capitol Building. And, then hiding the defibrillators.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:00 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 03:00 PM (kGIZD)
https://tinyurl.com/bp7544cn
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (kX27y)
Doesn't look Trans but looks "off"... I have to doubt the story about the Mother buying him a shotgun for his Birthday...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 03:00 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 03:00 PM (kGIZD)
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"Polling can't be all wrong."
*screenshot of Collins losing literally every poll in 2020 but winning by 8*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (MdQMu)
https://tinyurl.com/bp7544cn
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (kX27y)
Dude just oozes malevolence. There are plenty of angry young men out there, but this one takes the cake.
My son was never responsible enough to be allowed access to any of our firearms. I can't imagine this dude's mom would let that miserable mug near any of hers, but there ya go.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (fOTAm)
https://tinyurl.com/bp7544cn
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM
He looks frightening. I wonder what meds he was on.
Posted by: CaliGirl at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (EROzA)
Posted by: Michigan AWFL at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (UjdFS)
And just like the Sandy Hook murderer, mom thought it was a great idea to buy a teen with emotional and special needs issues a firearm.
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (EWq0C)
Posted by: Vengeance
Time enough to do that after the election. Just go and vote and ignore the bullshit that media, polling, and even politicians spew. All manipulation and spin.
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Even EV and mail in ballot requests analysis can be flawed unless you have cross year comparisons and rates of voting per day comparisons which GOP and Dems are not the same. VoteHub, one such source, has been caught doing shady shit with numbers apparently in Ohio so little reason to trust them or those relying on them either.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)
In PA of the last 20 polls taken, 8 showed Trump winning, 7 were ties.
In NV of the last 10 polls taken 4 showed Trump, 3 ties.
In NC of the last 10, 8 had Trump winning.
Posted by: Reality at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (q/mq0)
Posted by: Paul at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (yqraH)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:57 PM (E4rtv)
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The complicating factor this year is that the Dem candidates are unusually batty, so historic trends don't really apply. Trump is not on the ballot, and the Dem candidates are so downright weird that it's off-putting.
They found some of the least attractive people possible to put at the top of the ticket, and that's going to have down-ballot effects.
What's weird to me is the complete lack of any down-ballot signs or campaign activity. Did they really think that they'd crush the top and win everything by default?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:02 PM (AKptf)
God is waiting. Go to him. You don't have to live like this.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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At least a couple of reports that he stole it. Another that she bought it for him. Details take awhile to sort out in these cases.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (EWq0C)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 02:56 PM (AFudc)
Tales from the Crypt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:58 PM (l3cgK)
They love power more than their own families. Who wouldn't want to retire and spend time with the grandkids? These fools, apparently.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Not sure if Pual is a bot or has been taken over as a puppet by Gaymondo.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
If I wash the car, blaming the ONT for the idea
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (ZOv7s)
My phone has been blowing up with Political Texts, and my mail box full of political ads.... Central Calif...
So... Regional?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (AKptf)
yeah, he doesn't show signs of being a tranny in that pic, but likely on some sort of meds for his "social problems".
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM (vbXSk)
If I wash the car, blaming the ONT for the idea
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:04 PM (Ia/+0)
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Go ahead...wash and wax it. I dare ya.
Posted by: Ace's Crows with digestive issue from all the peanuts at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM (Sco7b)
What's weird to me is the complete lack of any down-ballot signs or campaign activity. Did they really think that they'd crush the top and win everything by default?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Dems are strapped for cash this year, GOP is flush but given all the bad things that Democrats have been caught doing to GOP signs, houses, cars, etc. I think a lot of GOP supporters in mixed areas are not putting a sign up because they fear Democrat crazies.
Raged filled Democrat nut jobs are proliferating as Trump progressively breaks their brains into insanity. They really thought, I think, that Utopia was just around the corner from eternal Democrat rule. And the Orange Man has destroyed the dream, now they want revenge.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:07 PM (E4rtv)
CNN and MS Now happy circle jerks.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM (Sco7b)
@49. sorry kid!
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:07 PM (AKptf)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:07 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 03:01 PM (ZOv7s)
My phone has been blowing up with Political Texts, and my mail box full of political ads.... Central Calif...
So... Regional?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)
No matter how many numbers I block, I keep getting texts. I text "STOP", they keep coming. I expect it to get worse until the election is over.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 03:08 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: runner
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Well that would figure if Pual was a furry that liked to lick his balls in public because he could.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:08 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 03:08 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Off My Lawn at October 16, 2026 03:08 PM (L76AR)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (AKptf)
Well, you do in Western civilizations, at least. I'm sure if El-Sayed claimed that it was an arranged marriage, it'd go over REALLY WELL with the Michigan AWFLs
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Seems like he's running as if he were single, and targeting the AWFLS with his dancing ads, and the one where he pretended to be a Love Island cast member. No wife on campaign trail from what I've seen, though I'm not paying close attention.
However, his FIL is reported to be one of his big campaign donors, so he could win because of him, not in spite of him.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (rOKnE)
They're doing it so that they can get an A rating from Nate Silver and hang that on their polls at any other time of the year where they can say whatever the fuck they want without needing to worry about being right.
"Of course, the electorate shifted 37 points from June. That happens all the time."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
72 hour rule.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (QGaXH)
So... Regional?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)
No matter how many numbers I block, I keep getting texts. I text "STOP", they keep coming. I expect it to get worse until the election is over.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Do you use privacy software subscriptions that kill your info being sold by databrokers? I do and the calm is amazing. Online footprint is shrinking to zero.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (E4rtv)
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or a Met's win . . . cold but funny
Explainer: The Mets weren't playing October baseball in 2023.
Posted by: something worth doing, is worth doing right at October 16, 2026 03:09 PM (anL5R)
yeah, he doesn't show signs of being a tranny in that pic, but likely on some sort of meds for his "social problems".
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM
This sort of dovetails into my post last week about how the medical profession has redefined the autism diagnoses downward so that 20% of school age kids are now on meds for autism when that number used to be less than 2% 20 years ago.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 16, 2026 03:10 PM (I43vL)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:07 P
Okay.
Man, I have to read content AND comments.
Exhausting.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:10 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at October 16, 2026 03:11 PM (3ImbR)
So... Regional?
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (mP0Kj)
I'm also in Central CA and same thing.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 03:11 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:07 PM (E4rtv)
Nearly no political signs from the conservatives around here, because there's no reason to put them up. A few lefties have all the signs in their yards, because of course they do. Makes it easy to discover who to rely upon when the burning times come.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 03:11 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:05 PM (AKptf)
Here's another clue for you all
The walrus is Paul.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 03:11 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: runner at October 16, 2026 03:07 P
Sorry, but it was mentioned in the last thread
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 03:11 PM (+gK6I)
Thanks. I was wondering, although I also suspect that if she'd done a great job in her inaugural press conference, they'd have ignored the fluffing. Don't they do test press conferences to see how a person reacts under stress.
I'd give that job to Steven Miller.
https://tinyurl.com/mrz6rja6
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 03:13 PM (Riz8t)
Where are we now? Oh what do you know, mid October.
Posted by: Reality at October 16, 2026 03:13 PM (L76AR)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
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As bad as the media is getting, I would say one week at a minimum. You get a couple of bare facts within 72 hours but a far more complete story when the bloggers get into the details that the media refuses or ignores to put out about a story. Cornell 7 was a perfect example of the op orchestrated by Dems to juice AWFL turnout by making men into gang rapists. Took about a week for all the sordid text messaging to dribble out.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)
And of course he pronounced the "junior" in his trademark Foghorn Leghorn voice, tone rising, with emphasis. Reminds me of some hilarious oratory of his at the time of Hurricane Hugo, which hit Charleston pretty hard IIRC. The way he pronounced "Hugo".
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 03:15 PM (U/Byj)
In the summer Kamala was ahead, true. However that lead evaporated into September and October. By mid October it was a dead heat with several polls showing Trump winning swing states. It’s all available online to go back check.
Betting markets had Trump as the clear favorite for the last 2 weeks of the campaign. Polymarket had him steady around 60% and as high as 65% a few days before Election Day.
Posted by: Reality at October 16, 2026 02:46 PM (q/mq0)
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Yes, they all moved right at the end. Which is how they are all starting to move now. They are going to lose MI. We are going to lose NC it would seem. We probably pick up one of NH, MN, GA though Ossoff is probably moving into it would be a huge upset territory. I cannot believe with what is going on in Fulton county it isn't closer. Some pollsters while noticing a bit of a Harris bump had it as a Trump +1 or 2 from the beginning.
TJM's prediction of same Senate split with a reversal of the House narrow margin in favor of the dems seems the odds on favorite right now.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 03:15 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 03:17 PM (U/Byj)
Where are we now? Oh what do you know, mid October.
Posted by: Reality
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I seriously doubt you can describe polling methodology and how it is done. So your opinion on the matter is scarcely useful in discourse.
I've done it (not political but other survey research for Census and USDA), used it professionally in research, and had friends that were members of AAPOR that actually ran polls as operation managers and directors. Was there when our university opened its own polling shop where research staff could piggyback and have research questions added.
And the issue was even these polling specialists knew that polling methodology as we knew it from twenty years ago was dying and soon to be dead. This was before 2010. A combination of lying, non response bias, and other factors make them about as useful as a naive assertion that GOP and Dems are 50/50 in a contested race.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 03:19 PM (E4rtv)
CNN and MS Now happy circle jerks.
Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy 106 years old - puppy at heart at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM
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She might have been a "place holder". From my perspective, the last two years of Trump's second term are going to be wild. I was surprised at what he has been able to accomplish since the beginning of this term....but I think the motto for the remainder is "no f*cks to give" and that requires more of a bouncer type as press secretary. Someone who commands the room, and Katie Zacharia didn't have that IMO.
It has to be someone who is 100% on board with the policy, and has the tools to explain that policy in no uncertain terms. And, it has to be someone who doesn't mind getting combative using facts and statistics. I think Colonel Allen West would be entertaining in that role. Not sure he'd be up to it on various issues, however.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 03:20 PM (dIske)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 03:21 PM (U/Byj)
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This - there is someone else they prefer but that person is not available right now.
Harriet Miers 2.0.
Posted by: something worth doing, is worth doing right at October 16, 2026 03:44 PM (anL5R)
Pretty funny stuff actually.
Trump is trumping again.
Posted by: something worth doing, is worth doing right at October 16, 2026 03:46 PM (anL5R)
Child Killer in Oregon Shooting Spree Identified
He was himself killed by a good guy with a gun.
Alas, the killer murdered three children and an adult before he was cut down.Three children and a teacher were killed, and two others critically wounded, in a shooting on Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, authorities said. The suspect, a 16-year-old male, was shot and killed by a bystander, Bend police said. Along with the teacher, the three children killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said in a news conference Thursday night. Two others, a 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher, were taken to St. Charles Medical Center with critical injuries. No names were immediately released. Krantz said that officers were called to the school just before 1 p.m. on a 911 call from a person who said they had been shot at several times while in their vehicle by a suspect with a long gun. Emergency dispatchers then received dozens of 911 calls that the suspect had entered the school. The shooter forced his way into the school by "shooting at locked doors," Krantz said. When officers arrived at the school within three minutes of the first 911 call, they discovered that the suspect had been killed by a bystander, Krantz said. "An officer reported that the suspect had been shot by a community member who had seen the suspect enter the school and pursued him into the school and engaged him," Krantz told reporters. After officers entered the building, Krantz said, they found the four deceased victims. Officials would not say exactly what type of weapon was used in the attack or how many rounds were fired. Multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News the suspect used a shotgun. There was no word on a motive.Which causes us to very justifiably suspect it's one of the motives that the corrupt and craven establishment like to hide from the public. The Teen of Obscured Allegiance was armed with a shotgun, the Daily Mail says,
purchased by his mother. So he had the one weapon Joe Biden told people to buy, and it was likely legally purchased by a mother with no criminal record.
A teenage gunman who murdered three children and a teacher an an Oregon school shot through a secure area meant to keep children safe from killers like him, before being taken down by a hero bystander rumored to be a student's father. The as-yet-unidentified 16-year-old was carrying a long gun that he used to shoot the locks out of 'secure vestibules' at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend shortly before 1pm PT Thursday, The Oregonian reported. Those vestibules see visitors granted access to a locked porch area, whose second electronic door then opens into the school once they have been screened. But that supposedly secure system was easily overcome on Thursday afternoon when the shooter shot his way into the special education area of the school and killed three children aged five, eight and 11 as well as a teacher. A seven-year-old child and 54-year-old teacher were also rushed to hospital in critical condition. ... [A teacher] said: 'They were so afraid, the looks on their faces. It was really hard to see, [I] was just trying to calm them down. 'Some kids were praying, some kids were consoling other kids, but doing so quietly because they know you don't make any noise.' Smith and her students were ultimately rescued from being killed by a good Samaritan who spotted the teenager and followed him into the building, shooting him dead shortly after he began his rampage. Dispatch audio suggested the hero was the father of a student at the school, with 'It looks like the shooter has been neutralized, possibly shot by a father at the school' picked up by multiple news outlets. ... One onlooker was sitting in his red Toyota Tacoma idling outside the school when he spotted the teen approaching the Silver Rail building with his gun. Concerned by what he saw, the driver confronted the teen who returned a series of shots at the vehicle. A second good Samaritan then confronted the shooter inside the school and killed him. A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told The Associated Press the teen used a pump-action shotgun that was purchased by his mother.The killer has been identified as John J. Griffin.
The heroic bystander is also being identified and he is, of course, a Chad.
🚨#UPDATE: Christina Aguayo is now reporting that the bystander who stopped the Silver Rail Elementary shooter is Kaylub Giamanco.
According to a family member, Giamanco was heading home on his lunch break when he heard gunshots near the school where his two daughters attend classes. He lives nearby and rushed toward the scene after seeing the suspect moving toward or entering the building. Bend Police have NOT yet officially confirmed his identity and continue to describe him only as an armed community member. The name continues to circulate based on family statements.— zach bitango (@ZachBitango) October 16, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 01:11 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (l3cgK)
But the guy already there was still faster. Good on him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (nIKjK)
I'm thinking Antifa
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (nIKjK)
I'm thinking Antifa
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (+gK6I)
The two are not mutually exclusive
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (l3cgK)
Hero he may be, but Chads don't have those yuge ugly tribal-ish stones in their earlobes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Uvalde was a piss poor police performance, to be sure. They just sat out there eating donuts and not allowing any parents to help.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (88C+u)
God bless him!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (+gK6I)
At 16? Targeting kids? Nah, Tranny is probably the smart money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (Y/06r)
Hero he may be, but Chads don't have those yuge ugly tribal-ish stones in their earlobes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)
"Supposedly" he had a concealed carry permit
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 01:17 PM (GMWTj)
Dude, you can quit fellating the news anchor.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:17 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 01:17 PM (GMWTj)
Like asking for the last terrorist attack by a non-muslim, I would assume.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:17 PM (l3cgK)
At 16? Targeting kids? Nah, Tranny is probably the smart money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (Y/06r)
Or just a nut.... Maybe he attended that school and was bullied or something and wanted revenge... Whatever it was it was unspeakably horrible...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:18 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 01:18 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (uOLcV)
Maybe he was raised as a poor black boy...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:18 PM (l3cgK)
@joemoeller44
OREGON: We met the man who stopped the Silver Rail Elementary shooter in Bend. He is a dad of two students at the school. His family tells me he was driving home on his break for lunch when his vehicle was shot. They say he’s struggling with what happened and traumatized by the fact he couldn’t save more people. He’s grateful for those he did save, but wishes he could have done more.
8:07 AM · Oct 16, 2026
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (iVhsR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (nEUC6)
This is retarded. He likely shot out the glass, which is inexplicably, likely just plain, tempered plate glass, rather that wire reinforced glass.
Shooting the locks out on a likely metal door would be difficult and time consuming by comparison.
I'd gladly stand corrected here, but the lure that reporters are idiots with no real world experience is too great.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (4wHFM)
Any guy or gal for that matter that runs to the sound of a gun and takes out a murderous psycho who is killing children gets honorary Chad status in my book.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (viF8m)
That's buckshot, idiots...
(The press, that is)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (pfXMo)
Remember when they say foam earplugs and thought they were new rounds used by police?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (l3cgK)
no way the state of Oregon doesn't charge this guy with something
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (nIKjK)
Any guy or gal for that matter that runs to the sound of a gun and takes out a murderous psycho who is killing children gets honorary Chad status in my book.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (viF8m)
THIS
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 01:17 PM (GMWTj)
I would venture to wonder if the tranny=school shooter thing, while not wrong, is coming at it from the wrong direction. I would think that the same kind of kids who develop into school shooters are also the same type vulnerable to being indoctrinated (or even pushed by teachers and other adults) into the trans cult.
So it is more 'yes' than one becomes the other. The same kid becomes both.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (Y/06r)
And will the shooter's family sue the bystander for wrongful death , etc?
Just to be clear, I think the bystander is a f'n hero. Especially if said bystander was himself a minor....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (BI5O2)
Right, there's definitely something more to this story...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (+gK6I)
But the guy already there was still faster. Good on him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (Y/06r)
Yup... you can put a lot of rounds downrange in 3 minutes...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (mP0Kj)
So of course his parents bought him a fucking shotgun.
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (88C+u)
Probably with bringing a gun into school but Bend, Oregon =/= Portland.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (nIKjK)
the Venn Diagram of paedos and antifa is quite tight.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (pfXMo)
What an idiotic sentence.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (4wHFM)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (l3cgK)
LOL. That was hilarious. Ah, the end of USAID.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 01:22 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (QGaXH)
I'm thinking Antifa
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (+gK6I)
At 16? Targeting kids? Nah, Tranny is probably the smart money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (Y/06r)
Almost certainly a trannie.
IIRC remember correctly some trannie on their manifestos or maybe online have talked about killed grade schoolers because if they(the tranny) can't live it's best tranny-life and be "genocided" and all, then their(normies) children shouldn't be allowed to live either.
That's why they always attack grade schools aside from pure cowardice.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (YSUhf)
Story lacks....accuracy.
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (pfXMo)
I'm guessing glass doors on the vestibule.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (BI5O2)
I am going to guess its misunderstanding by the reporter.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (ndZc7)
Whenever a white male hetero does something bad, the media releases those details so fast they travel back in time so we know about him before he commits the crime.
But a tranny or leftwing murderer? The media will get right back to you on that, bro.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
Mom! The shot gun! Fuck!
What is she doing back there? I never know what she's doing.
Posted by: Chazz Reinhold at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (NkqBW)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (6ydKt)
This is honestly my worse fear since Columbine. I prayed then nightly for our sons. Now pray for grands.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (hzuYO)
Story lacks....accuracy.
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:21 PM (pfXMo)
Media... gun knowledge... on a Venn Diagram those never intersect.
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (m8Qhu)
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (lCppi)
Uvalde was terrible, but it's not the norm. There are plenty of videos of cops rushing in to mass shootings to stop them. I recently watched the LDS church mass shooting badge cams and the cops were total studs.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (AFudc)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (88C+u)
She probably thought it might help him straighten himself out. Not smart in hindsight but she probably never thought he'd do this. She buys him a gun and hope he gets in with the right crowd of kids who shoot guns. You know, man stuff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (Y/06r)
The process of grooming and transition makes one more suicidal, I gather, and susceptible to the "trans genocide" agit prop.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (4wHFM)
What, pray tell, is a 'Chad'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (QGaXH)
I think it's what the leftards call a normal white guy.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (YSUhf)
But that man should never have to buy another drink at a bar for the rest of his life.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (3qdok)
And also told them to blow a hole through a door without even knowing what was on the other side.
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (ZxPkt)
being underage complicates things, they try really hard not to put out personal details on young perpetrators.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (zXVY5)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (3qdok)
"Supposedly". C'mon. It's a school, not a prison. Of course you can force your way into a school if you use weapons.
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (8mulE)
That's why they always attack grade schools aside from pure cowardice.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (YSUhf)
That was in the Tennessee shooter's manifesto (in amongst all the babbling), no?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (Y/06r)
What, pray tell, is a 'Chad'?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (QGaXH)
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Good-looking, smooth-talking, desirable white guy who gets all the girls. Implied that he has money.
The black version is Tyrone. The latino version is Rico Sauve.
The Islam version is Al-Zutt.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Foxyfire at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (uTqcS)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (ZxPkt)
I just love how so many recreations of shootings show an entire round (not the bullet) flying out of the gun...was it sent flying using a slingshot?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)
https://tinyurl.com/y83wfsxz
(That is NOT AI, either)
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (viF8m)
Mensch. A good guy. Studly, almost.
Someone who should never have to buy his own beer in that community. Ever.
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (ndZc7)
In Oregon? Now they're going to face criminal charges along with the good guy with the gun.
Posted by: The Lawyers at October 16, 2026 01:27 PM (2Drhq)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (+gK6I)
At 16? Targeting kids? Nah, Tranny is probably the smart money.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:16 PM (Y/06r)
Concur. Is Kalshi taking bets?
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:27 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:27 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM
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Leave the science to the scientists, ok?
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 01:27 PM (m8Qhu)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at October 16, 2026 01:28 PM (RaAaD)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:28 PM (kGIZD)
correct me if I'm wrong
this ain't the movies
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:28 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
The left's favorite counterpoint to a 'Karen' for normal American males circa 1989.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (nEUC6)
It doesn't really fly, it just lands really well if you try to do a Dukes of Hazard. Seriously, the chances you'll ever want or need this feature are pretty much zero. But its pretty cool.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (BI5O2)
> Mensch. A good guy. Studly, almost.
Alpha. Top Dog. The guy that catches the eye of all women. The guy men want to emulate.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (Y/06r)
this ain't the movies
Mostly the shot bounces off the case hardened steel lock mechanism. You can shoot a lock out with a slug if you do it right but he probably just shot the glass and pulled on that flappy bar thing. Reporters are not real clear on guns or reporting or accuracy
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (nIKjK)
Then it got infested with leftists from Seattle and Portland who are turning those cities into Seattle and Portland including crime, gangs, illegals and exorbitant home prices.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (3qdok)
Are you kidding me? I would use that flip every single day to parallel park. I would drive places I didn't need to go just to parallel park.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (viF8m)
being underage complicates things, they try really hard not to put out personal details on young perpetrators.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Even if they're dead?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 01:30 PM (mmrXZ)
You're not. I've seen test firings along those lines. It's...frightening.
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (pfXMo)
correct me if I'm wrong
this ain't the movies
Posted by: Don Black
Steel slug load. Typically used by breaching troops/cops.
Shot placement on hinge areas renders locks superfluous.
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (AFudc)
It doesn't really fly, it just lands really well if you try to do a Dukes of Hazard. Seriously, the chances you'll ever want or need this feature are pretty much zero. But its pretty cool.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (nIKjK)
Uh.... how the hell does it stay without dropping at the top of the ramp? Ramp curves, car appears slow enough gravity should make it fall... as there is a few feet of pure horizontal at the top...
I'm calling Shenanigans...
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (mP0Kj)
In the demo, it didn't just land from that inverted position. They also had it jump over several cars and land.
Like you said, I don't know what the use case is for consumers, but it's cool as hell.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:31 PM (mkw2N)
I am going to guess its misunderstanding by the reporter.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:23 PM (nIKjK)
A reporter who doesn't understand the basics of the subject they're reporting on?
I sharnt believe it. I just sharnt.
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (lCppi)
Kaylub. Someone in his family did a lot of LSD
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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No, that's not a hippie name, it's a white trash name.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
ICE could just jump over protestors.
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (TezPK)
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That goes for most if not all “blue” states. Take out the urban centers and college towns and the state is deep red.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (3qdok)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (2vHeG)
I'm calling Shenanigans...
Posted by: Romeo13
Magnets. How do they work?
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 01:33 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 01:32 PM (2vHeG)
Boy named Sue?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:33 PM (Y/06r)
Some racecars can do this at speed. The forward motion gets used to create a suction. I'm guessing they followed the same general principle, and created suction somehow.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Man, you just made an enemy of The Paulo.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
More like LDS.
Mormons are known for doing that kind of thing. I met a Jaymz once.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (3qdok)
I kept thinking Chad and Jeremy cause I'm that old!
I'll also bet there were lots of virtue signaling 'gun-free' zone signs at the entrance of the school.
Thank Gawd the bystander ignored them!!
Being a dad whose kids were in the school I can see where he was focused on eliminating the threat. I hope they take that into account at his trial! (sarc!)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (QGaXH)
Honestly if they were to retail this car, people would be MORE likely to do dumb and crazy stuff just to have it land properly.
I would guess that the engines that allow it to right its self and land safely take up the bulk of the interior of the car and only have fuel for a few seconds of thrust. So its utterly impractical but fun to watch.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (ZxPkt)
It is designed to be nailed to the road. That's why it can drive upside down on the ceiling.
I think it's all part of the same air pump system. During the presentation Elon and one of the other geniuses describing the car where describing the amount of downforce it creates and says the car can corner at ridiculous speeds, breaking physics is I think the term they used.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (88C+u)
She probably thought it might help him straighten himself out. Not smart in hindsight but she probably never thought he'd do this. She buys him a gun and hope he gets in with the right crowd of kids who shoot guns. You know, man stuff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:24 PM (Y/06r)
Maybe man stuff can involve power tools and creating/fixing things next time...bring back shop class and not shooting class for troubled young men...
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (tOcjL)
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You aren't wrong per se. That said, they do make breaching ammo for shotguns that is designed to take out a lock bore.
I know my kids new school has a similar set up with very heavy glass in the front doors. Not sure if bullet proof but it looks bullet resistant at a minimum.
Posted by: that's when the war of the roses II started officer at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (3qdok)
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A lot of the fellas prefer her mom.
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (2ap+5)
My guess is that its slowed down, or just AI. Its not using thrusters to stay on the loop, you can see when they go off.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (nIKjK)
You can load a shotgun with different kinds of shells. Some people will have their home defense shotgun with birdshot, then buckshot, then slugs. That way if your first shot doesn't eliminate the threat, each followup is more severe.
Maybe the kid had slugs in addition to buckshot.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:36 PM (mkw2N)
They are going to retail it. Elon said sales start in 2028. And it will go even faster than the prototype which is mind boggling.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:36 PM (viF8m)
Completely off topic but I thought it was interesting. What are dinosaurs doing in this 16th century painting?
https://tinyurl.com/bz383279
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 01:36 PM (ndZc7)
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that didn't take long
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:36 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (tOcjL)
Boy Scouts.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:37 PM (Y/06r)
Re-posting from the last thread - outrageous this was allowed to happen.
Laura Ingraham
@IngrahamAngle
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5h
Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services have been cashing in on the migrant/refugee travesty for 20 years. A total scam—NGOs and globalist pols have done incalculable damage to America.
New York Post
@nypost
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7h
Two Christian groups were paid $62M to resettle tens of thousands of Somalis in Minnesota https://trib.al/Bu7ZnU0
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 01:37 PM (kX27y)
Sounds like a character name from the Hunger Games.
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 01:37 PM (zXVY5)
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Let's face it. Elon built the Mach V.
Posted by: I'm not Spridle or Trixie but . . . at October 16, 2026 01:37 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:25 PM (3qdok)
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A lot of the fellas prefer her mom.
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (2ap+5)
She's got it going on.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:37 PM (Y/06r)
The black version is Tyrone. The latino version is Rico Sauve.
The Islam version is Al-Zutt.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)
Did you see the meme on one of the threads yesterday where a girl posted a head-shot of herself and boyfriend with caption 'can someone make my boyfriend look like he has money?'
So someone altered HER pic to make HER look hotter and said essentially 'there'.
Hilarious!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:38 PM (QGaXH)
None of the reporting specifies that he shot out locks or hinges.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at October 16, 2026 01:38 PM (2vHeG)
Mormons are known for doing that kind of thing. I met a Jaymz once.
Yep. Utah is the epicenter of a lot of these oddly spelled, otherwise common white guy names.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:38 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (nEUC6)
Obiewan Gandalf
@GandalfObiewan
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4h
Update so far:
Bend murderer was a 16 year old trans who stole their mother’s shotgun.
Shot at cars on the way to the school
Ended by a reported father of a student who just happened to be there.
School system had earlier banned staff from carrying guns in the school.
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: I'm not Spridle or Trixie but . . . at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (nIKjK)
Oregon's mandatory reporting sex offender list is wildly incomplete. Apparently the courts, cops and parole officers don't insist on the convicted getting on the list when released from prison.
I call it the "Neil Goldschmidt effect"
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: beckster
That's a bargain, considering the number of scientists, engineers and doctors we got from that pool.
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (TezPK)
They are going to retail it. Elon said sales start in 2028. And it will go even faster than the prototype which is mind boggling.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:36 PM (viF8m)
Call it the Tesla Darwin.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (ZgwKJ)
Take his 2028 date with many grains of salt. I give it 50/50 if that thing ever sees production.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (3qdok)
"Better than Sue at least"
--The Man Called Sue
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:40 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 01:40 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:41 PM (/OKHJ)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 01:39 PM (dIske)
Well hung too.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 01:41 PM (3qdok)
He could have legally carried the gun into the school since he was in pursuit of the shooter. But perhaps just having the gun in his vehicle and near the school might infringe on some law, depending on their local laws.
My guess is they do not charge him, since he is the hero and the community might "riot", or vote against whoever arrested him.
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 01:42 PM (vbXSk)
They said he was hanging
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:42 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:38 PM (mkw2N)
I always found unique names to be a boon when I was issuing bank garnishments on bad debts.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:42 PM (rbvCR)
"Better than Sue at least"
--The Man Called Sue
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:40 PM (nIKjK)
Hmmm....
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (lCppi)
He exaggerates a bit as well, I can see the car coming out in a couple years but not with the thrusters LOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (nIKjK)
Absolutely. I'd venture a guess the police response would have been a protracted stand-off.
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (zXVY5)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (g/iaZ)
https://tinyurl.com/ykuc3x59
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (vbXSk)
Absolutely. I'd venture a guess the police response would have been a protracted stand-off.
Posted by: Halfhand at October 16, 2026 01:43 PM (zXVY5)
Yeah. Remember Uvalde, anyone?
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (Gqar8)
Nothing wrong with Caleb as a name.
One of those Biblically derived monikers.
But, yeah, his parents did him no favors by spelling it, "KayLub".
Still, a stone cold hero.
So, any spelling of his name is A-OK with me.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (YSUhf)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (/OKHJ)
She had a rough start and I don't think Trump was impressed.
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (88C+u)
Seems to be a primarily millennial affliction as well, giving weirdly spelled or awkward names. "I'm gonna name my daughter Divan! Our boy will be Xrystoffer!"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (nIKjK)
no way the state of Oregon doesn't charge this guy with something
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (ZxPkt)
____________________
Leftist state like Oregon will take a different approach to avoid political fallout. They will confiscate his weapons (claiming it to be temporary while the investigation is ongoing), but won't voluntarily return them. He's have to sue to have them returned.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 01:45 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:45 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Vengeance at October 16, 2026 01:45 PM (g/iaZ)
Posted by: Joe Mama
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The underlying physics are damned complex.
Posted by: Richard Feynman at October 16, 2026 01:45 PM (XeU6L)
I'm thinking the Roadster stole a lot of Porche's thunder.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:46 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:46 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (nIKjK)
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The pumps that suck in and compress the air for the thrusters are on the bottom of the car. They suck it to the road. Impressive suction, even to Kamala Harris.
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 01:46 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Shaquanda Jackson at October 16, 2026 01:46 PM (3qdok)
In the 70s, a race team came up with what they called the Chapparal, it was a race car with vaccum system that held it to the track with ridiculous downforce. It was able to corner much, much faster than anyone else on the track and was very successful for the few races it ran.
The problem was that the vacuums sucked up not just air but anything else on the track like debris, bits of tires, bolts, pieces of plastic etc and it rained down on cars behind the Chapparal. Other drivers were less than pleased. The concept was banned.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:47 PM (nIKjK)
I kept thinking Chad and Jeremy cause I'm that old!
could be worse
Posted by: brad and janet at October 16, 2026 01:47 PM (oY6Yp)
Update so far:
Bend murderer was a 16 year old trans who stole their mother’s shotgun.
Shot at cars on the way to the school
Ended by a reported father of a student who just happened to be there.
School system had earlier banned staff from carrying guns in the school.
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Andy Ngo's book sales go up
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:47 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:48 PM (sKqQm)
>>I'm thinking the Roadster stole a lot of Porche's thunder.
I posted a link the Porsche press release for the Mission S in the art thread.
The comments are hilarious. If anyone is looking for a marketing job I bet there are some openings in Stuttgart today.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:48 PM (viF8m)
You can load a shotgun with different kinds of shells. Some people will have their home defense shotgun with birdshot, then buckshot, then slugs. That way if your first shot doesn't eliminate the threat, each followup is more severe.
Maybe the kid had slugs in addition to buckshot.
Posted by: bonhomme
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Shooting birdshot is stupid practice unless you live in an apartment with thin walls.
And you can still miss with it. Just go with buckshot and be done with it.
Slugs are mainly for where you need massive penetration or you need greater distances like hunting as buckshot fades pretty quickly which makes it more useful for typical self defense scenarios. Cops can find the massive penetration useful like for penetrating car bodies or outside walls/doors but most of us in self defense situations won't.
That big ole chunk of lead slows recovery time between shots, goes through your sheetrock walls with each, and will probably pass through the villain unless you hit something critical.
Plus, firing them enough to be confident of abilities is a stone cold beyoach. So most people don't train enough.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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'Skye'. I could have strangled my nephew and his wife when they named their daughter that. Generations o familynames available, but no...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:48 PM (XeU6L)
Good-looking, smooth-talking, desirable white guy who gets all the girls. Implied that he has money.
The black version is Tyrone. The latino version is Rico Sauve.
The Islam version is Al-Zutt.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:26 PM (iFTx/)
Did you see the meme on one of the threads yesterday where a girl posted a head-shot of herself and boyfriend with caption 'can someone make my boyfriend look like he has money?'
So someone altered HER pic to make HER look hotter and said essentially 'there'.
Hilarious!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:38 PM (QGaXH)
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Harsh but true:
https://tinyurl.com/bdc7hedu
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:48 PM (iFTx/)
Heather McNeil of the Bend Chapter for Moms Demand Action pushed for the policy to be adopted.
"It's all about safety, It's all about taking care of our kids. Lockdowns are happening, & they're so terrifying, & we need to do what we can to make sure that kids are safe."
"If my child was still in school, I would take a huge breath of relief.Just to know that the school district is taking this seriously & caring about the safety of children, that makes me relieved."
Julianne Repman, spokesperson for the district:
"We just really believe that this is something that helps to create a better environment for teaching & learning, it takes a little bit of stress off our students & staff & those volunteering in our schools to know that we're taking this extra step to create this learning environment that they can really thrive in & not worry about their safety."
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (iVhsR)
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the squawking and I-told-you-sos from the critics will be savage
I feel sorry for the lady, she seemed nice
I'd like to know who vetted her, and how that went
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (ZxPkt)
https://tinyurl.com/ykuc3x59
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Not necessarily correct. There are 8 pellets in a round of buckshot. This is fired low, some could have gone under. They are spread so it could be 5 or 6 out of 8 pellets hitting.
Posted by: I'm not a reporter but at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Orson
Depends on local DA which may be Republican. As Oregonians have noted here, Portland is a leftist shithole, much of the rest of the state is red.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 16, 2026 01:50 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 01:50 PM (kX27y)
We all remember Uvalde. But Uvalde is not the norm. There are plenty of badge-cam videos of police running toward and quickly engaging active shooters. In this case the police got there in three minutes.
We can be pro civilian carry without hanging Uvalde on every LEO in the country for all time.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:50 PM (mkw2N)
Or unless, you know, you're hunting birds.
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 01:51 PM (8mulE)
As always, the best action is in the comments section.
https://tinyurl.com/8ayw74ct
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (viF8m)
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Tell me you're neurotic without telling me you re neurotic.
Rules make us safe - riiiiiiiiight.
Posted by: Piles of bones at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (anL5R)
https://tinyurl.com/ykuc3x59
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Not necessarily correct. There are 8 pellets in a round of buckshot. This is fired low, some could have gone under. They are spread so it could be 5 or 6 out of 8 pellets hitting.
Posted by: I'm not a reporter
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I think you are correct.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)
The main reason is that any shot, even birdshot, doesn't spread as much as quickly as people think it does. Even if you get a 10-yard shot in your home, which isn't really likely most of the time, birdshot spreads around 18 inches at that distance. You can easily miss with it, and then whoever is in your house is angry and your ears are ringing.
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Brad & Angelina named one of their kids after a bloody Civil War battle
nobody names their kids Billy or Susie anymore
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (ZxPkt)
Its all we got, given that the state declared the cops there to be totally exonerated and proper in their reaction
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:52 PM (nIKjK)
Oh, I agree. I'm just saying people mix and match shotgun shells all the time. Just because he used buckshot doesn't mean he used only buckshot.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:53 PM (mkw2N)
https://tinyurl.com/ykf978er
Not only is every school shooter a tranny now but they all look exactly like this
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: I'm not a reporter but at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (anL5R)
Standard 2 3/4" 00 buckshot is 9 pellets, each about the diameter of a .38 spl/9mm.
All from memory, so chill.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (/OKHJ)
She had a rough start and I don't think Trump was impressed.
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (lCppi)
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I hear that Kimberly Guilfoyle is suddenly available to take the post.
Posted by: BetaCuck4Lyfe at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (iVhsR)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (+gK6I)
Book him Dano!
My bad. I thought it said 'weapons-free' zone...
Posted by: Bite Me! at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (moGJJ)
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 01:55 PM (2ap+5)
You have to be brain damaged or have the intelligence of a 2 year old to think that fucking sign deters monsters. The only thing it deters is decent law-abiding people. FFS.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at October 16, 2026 01:55 PM (T+CvP)
*restrains himself from another rant about naming children in family tradition to carry on identity and culture*
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:55 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (+gK6I)
That was - abrupt.
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 01:55 PM (Gqar8)
x.com rytterfalk/status/2110979138974581230
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 01:56 PM (88C+u)
Also depends on your barrel length and choke.
It's good practice to take your shotgun out and pattern it before deciding on your home defense strategy.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:56 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: No Name Today
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That is what it is designed for, not self defense. And you should fire patterns, use the correct birdshot size, and figure out chokes as necessary to get the bird of your choice at the distances you are likely to fire at them.
Lot of people just skip that and fire whatever is cheapest and have lousy 'luck'.
Pretty much true that mass murderers seldom try to optimize their ammo to kill people--most of them rely on point blank range shots on motionless victims. If in such a situation, get your ass moving and start throwing whatever at the shooter--human reflexes cause flinching at thrown objects in the field of vision.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 01:56 PM (E4rtv)
https://tinyurl.com/ykf978er
Not only is every school shooter a tranny now but they all look exactly like this
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)
I'll offer this: I hope it hurt like hell as he got ventilated by the good-guy-with-a-gun.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 16, 2026 01:57 PM (N39Ws)
"According to actor Denholm Elliott, the writers had to rewrite Brody’s role because he had served as a father figure to Indy in the first film. With Indy’s actual father introduced in the third film, the character of Brody needed to be differentiated to avoid overlapping roles. Director Steven Spielberg sought to provide a contrast to the serious dynamic between Indy and his father."
So turning him into a bumbling idiot was all Sean Connery's fault.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 01:57 PM (JzUSu)
Posted by: Case at October 16, 2026 01:57 PM (ROPCF)
Posted by: I'm not a reporter but at October 16, 2026 01:49 PM (anL5R)
Standard 2 3/4" 00 buckshot is 9 pellets, each about the diameter of a .38 spl/9mm.
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5 or 6 out of 9 then.
Posted by: Corrected for affable and delicious fish at October 16, 2026 01:57 PM (anL5R)
I don't know any Susies, but I have a William in my church youth group.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:57 PM (mkw2N)
It has a suction fan. Like the Brabham F1 fan car from the '70s, or latterly the GMA T.70 or McMurtry Spéirling.
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 01:58 PM (wBRco)
The best home defense strategy involves Claymore mines. IMO.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at October 16, 2026 01:58 PM (T+CvP)
I don't even want to point out what his t shirt says in one of the photos.......
https://tinyurl.com/yfmfaesv
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (kX27y)
The funniest part is 99.999999999% of us could never afford either one of these super cars.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM (/OKHJ)
She had a rough start and I don't think Trump was impressed.
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 01:44 PM (lCppi)
______
It was a coordinated hit job.
No, she didn't spellbind on her first briefing, but ... it was her first briefing. Then the made-up bullshit about her credentials.
It was a coordinated op against an attractive white woman.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (iFTx/)
Too bad , she's a pretty lady
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (kGIZD)
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Its the Mach V people. He built it.
Posted by: Racer X at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (anL5R)
It was a coordinated op against an attractive white woman.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (iFTx/)
The media were particularly rough on her....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (+gK6I)
I tried pulling data from every state with early enough voting and not only can I find no data on the early vote partisanship I can't even find data on where the votes are coming from in the state red v blue areas.
So it looks very much like a cope...
If in person voting is up and mail in voting is down the Dems are cooked.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)
Update so far:
Bend murderer was a 16 year old trans who stole their mother’s shotgun.
Shot at cars on the way to the school
Ended by a reported father of a student who just happened to be there.
School system had earlier banned staff from carrying guns in the school.
- - -
***
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:47 PM (rOKnE)
Where do I collect my winnings?
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 02:01 PM (aD4fx)
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Point well, and accurately made. For the un-gunned among us, I would add a couple of details. For 12 ga. 00 buck, 8 pellets is typical but will vary depending on shell length. There all several permutations of shot size/shell length. Just a taste here:
#3 buck pellets are 0.25 inches in diameter
#2 buck pellets are 0.27 inches in diameter
#0 buck pellets are 0.32 inches in diameter
#000 buck pellets are 0.36 inches in diameter
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 02:01 PM (XeU6L)
I don't give a shit that he wears earrings.
He is a MAN! A brave man who did what was needed in an awful situation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 16, 2026 02:02 PM (QX0/K)
Yeahh, no. For one thing, Brody wasn't any kind of father figure in the previous movies, he was just a colleague who was a bit less crazy. They didn't take any time at all to establish Brody as being not-dad, there was only one 15 second scene. This is just retconning a joke scene and trying to make it make sense.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:02 PM (nIKjK)
Bend murderer was a 16 year old trans who stole their mother’s shotgun.
Shot at cars on the way to the school
Ended by a reported father of a student who just happened to be there.
School system had earlier banned staff from carrying guns in the school.
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Where do you see that ?
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Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:47 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:02 PM (+gK6I)
Maybe from 2022. I am skeptical that Dems have an extra large turnout but we'll see.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:03 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: ballistic
People want to not kill people but whenever you use a lethal weapon, you shoot to stop them to keep them from doing serious mayhem or death to you. Birdshot can be lethal up close but using a longarm, you never want them that close in the first place. Longarms are far less retainable at short bad breath distances than a handgun for example.
But birdshot in a eyesocket or in the neck or even thighs can enter the brain, shred the arteries pumping blood to the head, or destroy teh major arteries in the legs leading to rapid bleedout.
The lesson is if you are shooting, you already have to be comfortable with the fact that the person may die and that is on them. So use the appropriate self defense ammo and not try to fuzzify or weasel out of the grim fact.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:03 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 02:03 PM (mkw2N)
I don't even want to point out what his t shirt says in one of the photos.......
https://tinyurl.com/yfmfaesv
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (kX27y)
Im sure he didn't pick out his own clothes . But man...
Posted by: LASue at October 16, 2026 02:04 PM (lCppi)
For those who are uninformed, while mayor of Portland, Neil was screwing a thirteen-year-old girl at the Portland Hilton a couple of blocks from city hall.
Nobody ever saw anything, of course, and the girl eventually killed herself.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at October 16, 2026 02:04 PM (aD4fx)
So it looks very much like a cope...
If in person voting is up and mail in voting is down the Dems are cooked.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)
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Secretary of State offices publish the numbers. Some individual counties do it too.
There are pockets that are even, maybe even up, from 2022 numbers. But early leads from the start of early voting are eroding fast in most locations, in particularly Ohio which the left has been harping on for weeks. Rural counties have higher turnouts than metros, and Democrats don't win anything other than the metros in Ohio.
NC saw higher day one numbers yesterday than in 2022, and they had a bigger advantage (much bigger) than in either 2022 or 2024 proportionally, but we'll see if that lasts. There are live updates from one county, New Hanover, and they're showing a serious decline already on day 2:
https://x.com/earlyvotedata/status/
2111097924491137192
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:04 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 02:03 PM (mkw2N)
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Elon specifically told the audience that they were there so they could witness it and nobody could claim it was AI.
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 02:05 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:55 PM (nIKjK)
Pookette: Middle name is my grandma's
Lil Pooky: Middle name is my grandpa's
Wee Pooky: Middle name will be Pooky's grandpa's
All three have normal, traditional first names.
Posted by: pookysgirl, escaping CRT's wrath at October 16, 2026 02:05 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Max Power at October 16, 2026 02:05 PM (SwyyQ)
It was a coordinated op against an attractive white woman.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:59 PM (iFTx/)
The media were particularly rough on her....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:00 PM (+gK6I)
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If only she snorted K off some frat bro's dick ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 02:05 PM (iFTx/)
The best home defense strategy involves Claymore mines. IMO.
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Defense in depth.
make entry annoying, and increasingly obnoxious starting at the perimeter to deter randos. Walls, backed by thorny as hell shrubbery. Then roaming large, and aggressive dogs. Choke points prior to entries. Entries leading to vestibules with murder holes and or pitfalls.
Then guns. User's preference. If you have to go to guns at that point, whoever is breaking it deserves what they got coming to em.
Posted by: Its not the John Wick Hotel but its home to me at October 16, 2026 02:06 PM (anL5R)
I tried pulling data from every state with early enough voting and not only can I find no data on the early vote partisanship I can't even find data on where the votes are coming from in the state red v blue areas.
So it looks very much like a cope...
If in person voting is up and mail in voting is down the Dems are cooked.
Posted by: 18-1
The people doing it on X generally have the voter history files courtesy of the state political parties or affiliated turnout groups. That is how they assume partisanship in states (use their vote in primaries as either R or D) without registered voters. In states with registered voters, they simply use that.
Some states may actually report partisan breakdowns.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 02:06 PM (BI5O2)
Going forward, all advertising on 𝕏 will be subject to a reasonable esthetic standard.
Advertisers who post ads that are ugly, shrill, strident or overstate claims about their product will be barred from advertising.
http://tiny.cc/wy5c101
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 02:07 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)
Some states may actually report partisan breakdowns.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:06 PM (E4rtv)
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You make decent assumptions at the precinct level. Precincts tend to remain relatively stable proportionally from one election to the next. So, assume that the precinct that went 65-35 Democrat in the last two cycles does the same this cycle, and you have a healthy estimate for what's going on now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 02:07 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM
Did she last longer than Mooch?
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 02:07 PM (OkYzo)
Shot at cars on the way to the school
While I want this to be true, because it fits my prejudices, I will withhold judgement until we get some kind of hard facts. I know, crazy talk.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:08 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 02:08 PM (viF8m)
You would only ever get a chaste side hug from me while looking nervously at Pooky
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:09 PM (nIKjK)
My entire advertising strategy is editing pictures of celebrities reading books to look like one of mine. I hope that doesn't overstate claims.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:10 PM (nIKjK)
make entry annoying, and increasingly obnoxious starting at the perimeter to deter randos. Walls, backed by thorny as hell shrubbery. Then roaming large, and aggressive dogs. Choke points prior to entries. Entries leading to vestibules with murder holes and or pitfalls.
Then guns. User's preference. If you have to go to guns at that point, whoever is breaking it deserves what they got coming to em.
Posted by: Its not the John Wick Hotel but its home to me
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Personally, I would harden the exterior entry points first. Doors are a key ingress point and simply putting security screen doors can slow down entry quite a bit. Windows, in really bad places (and also useful in hurricane prone areas, there are either security windows premade or film you can apply that makes ingress more difficult as the film holds the glass shards together when someone tries to break it. And as you say, nasty sticky plants like barberry, pyracantha which is of the devil, and even Chinese holly can make people second guess entry at that point.
Alarms, lights, and cameras also help along with proper inside doors and locks if they get through the security exterior screen door.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)
The number of lives this father saved is amazing. The killer was able to kill 4, and injure 2 others in a minute. It took cops 3 minutes to get there.
Posted by: Frank Barone at October 16, 2026 02:11 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Mark1971 at October 16, 2026 01:34 PM
Did she last longer than Mooch?
Nope. 1 Scaramucci = approximately 2 Zachariahs
Posted by: Meatball Ron at October 16, 2026 02:11 PM (OT3gL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Well, that and this one other reason
Posted by: Graham Platner at October 16, 2026 02:11 PM (xLChk)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 02:12 PM (nIKjK)
RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
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1h
HORRIFIC: The 5-year-old boy shot and killed by a 16-year-old gunman John J Griffin II — according to NBC News— at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, has been identified by his father, Kelik Summer, as Rhoam Summer.
Kelik Summer wrote on Facebook: “Hey everyone. Today has been the worst day of my life. My son Rhoam was killed in a school shooting. We are broken and lost, but are surrounded by friends and family who are keeping us safe. I do not know yet if I will be canceling practice on Sunday or if I will need it more than ever. I will keep you posted and if I do decide I need it, I would love a great showing. Thank you for your support.”
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Yeah, I know how to do it--see Ecological Regression analysis. Used to be used to detects polarized voting for Voting Rights lawsuits. Two of my grad school profs made money across the US testifying as an expert witness in such cases.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (E4rtv)
https://tinyurl.com/ykuc3x59
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr.
#00 Buckshot is .38 cal. (9mm) in diameter. Looks like it could have caused those holes.
Posted by: Joe Mama at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (TezPK)
Going forward, all advertising on 𝕏 will be subject to a reasonable esthetic standard.
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Thank goodness
Frankly, the ads during the baseball playoffs on cable are ridiculous. Between the ED med commercial by megan fox, Sweeney's boobs, and a ridiculously horrific horror movie trailer Its no surprise kids aren't into sport anymore. I can't seriously sit there with a 8 to 15 year old kid and let them watch it. Baseball should get its shit together and tell the networks to have some freaking standards for their premiere games. Its driving kids away. Musk may be crazy, but he is NOT a dumbass.
Posted by: but that's my take at October 16, 2026 02:13 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Kratwurst at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (xLChk)
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (QGaXH)
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Trump is framing it as chivalry on his part
he sees her trashed by the partisan media, so he is going to save her from further abuse
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 02:15 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 02:15 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 02:14 PM (QGaXH)
He already shot at cars so ... No
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 02:15 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 02:18 PM (ndZc7)
So, not an AR. not a semi-automatic, not a machine gun. Oh, and not sawed off.
BTW, I'm also really tired of these a**holes going to an ELEMENTARY school to shoot up the kids.
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 02:18 PM (kU0PQ)
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Naw. Design it so that there is one door that looks fairly easy to access and is, and the rest much tougher.
You want to funnel them into the kill zone... pit fall and murder holes after. If they break into your house while you are home you can kill the shit out of them.
Posted by: something worth doing, is worth doing right at October 16, 2026 02:19 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 02:06 PM (BI5O2)
Or if you want to rape him first....but not in a gay way.
I can't believe I wrote that! Shame on me!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Oglebay
Ugh. Hard nope. Want a decent and relatively cheap home defense gun, get an AR in .223/5.56 with an adjustable stock.
In yesteryear, it was a M1 Carbine or a Ruger Mini 14 but even the clones now are expensive. AR's are cheap to shoot, cheap to buy one good enough to defend a home, and most people can shoot a long arm rifle more accurately than a handgun. Easy to dismount and clean, low recoil, and actually choosing the right ammo, overpenetrates walls and the like less than a 9mm bullet. With a thirty round mag, you would rarely have to reload in a basic self defense scenario.
Next up would be a pistol cartridge carbine--a long arm that fires a pistol cartridge. Again, ammo selection for proper self defense is important and that relates to handgun self defense ammo being designed for a certain velocity range for expansion. Firing some out of a long arm can result in bullet fragmentation.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:21 PM (E4rtv)
You want to funnel them into the kill zone... pit fall and murder holes after. If they break into your house while you are home you can kill the shit out of them.
Posted by: something worth doing
Like in public, I want to be a harder target so the lazy ass low lifes go somewhere else to do their thing. Interviews with scumbags show even some basic minimal tactics like locking your doors, not having flimsy hollow entry doors with cheap locks, and deadbolts can dissuade a burglar or other lowlifes. Ramp it up a bit with cameras, alarm systems, etc., and many will go bother neighbors without those. Career criminals are surprisingly benefit risk oriented.
Even the dumbest type, street robbers, can often be dissuaded if you do your part not appearing an easy target. Head stuck in a phone is just asking to be robbed.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:25 PM (E4rtv)
This kid blew the glass and stepped through.
I hope the kill shot was a gut shot and he felt himself die, in great pain.
Posted by: M. Gaga at October 16, 2026 02:27 PM (3p/KU)
Can we get this guy at the TxMoMe?
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 02:38 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (BI5O2)
And now Satan is targeting him. He chose... poorly.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 02:50 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 02:25 PM (E4rtv)
Barking dog. The burglars and lowlifes hate them.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 02:52 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 02:18 PM (kU0PQ)
Chickenshits.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 02:53 PM (fOTAm)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 01:35 PM (tOcjL)
Boy Scouts.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I was a shooting instructor for Boy Scouts.
We almost never hit any, though.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at October 16, 2026 02:55 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 16, 2026 04:15 PM (LgYtf)
xnxx
Posted by: https://newtube.cc/ at October 16, 2026 08:05 PM (PsnSE)
Ilhan "Omar" Disappears; Husband Asked If She's Fled the Country
I mean her current husband, the one with the wine-label "business" that zoomed up to $5 million in value and then was "corrected" down to six buck twenty, not the brother she married to fraudulently obtain a Green Card for.
Dmitri Bolt at Townhall:"Hey Tim, there are rumors that the congresswoman left the country, is that true?" a Fox News Digital reporter asked. "You're annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here man," Mynett replied. "No, I just wanted to get your response to everything that's been going on, that's all," the reporter said. "And what the president's saying about the net worth and the investigation. Just giving you a chance to respond."
SPOTTED: Ilhan Omar's husband Tim Mynett snapped at questions surrounding rumors that the congresswoman fled the country following a federal raid by Homeland Security Investigations. He was seen outside their Washington, D.C., home multiple times, but Omar has not been spotted since the raid.
Full story here https://t.co/M8MCCxSsp4— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) October 15, 2026
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed Tuesday that her office is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar's financial disclosures, opening a new chapter in the controversy surrounding the Minnesota Democrat's previously reported multimillion-dollar assets. Speaking on Fox News' "America Reports," Pirro said her office was examining Omar's financial disclosures, which previously showed that the reported value of businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, had surged from as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:13 PM (Ae6Br)
It is kind of like people who slap a Fallout or other game label on something and then sell it as game merch.
This gal is like Queen Scammer.
Vermin Supreme is disappointed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:13 PM (Y/06r)
Tim, just imagine how her neighbors in Minneapolis feel.
Not only do they have to put up with Ilhan's mouth, but her friends and family are also robbing them blind.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (5nSU6)
The sad thing is, a lot of them do this. I'd be interested to see who.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (RORbl)
hm, you're right, they did report that.
But in fairness, Ilhan "Omar" doesn't seem to be a strong respecter of immigration and travel procedures.
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Ae6Br)
Me too...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (1v5pC)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (MdQMu)
Early days, TJM. Plus, we know dems will back her to the hilt and even if she sets up in exile in Somalia, congress will still allow her to vote.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (2WIwB)
i'm not using capital letters today. i was up all night doing my taxes and i'm wiped.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (mmrXZ)
She's on a tramp steamer off Casablanca.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM
It would make sense if they were actually pulling in the millions they originally claimed on her financials.
I'm not sure if that wasn't just another screw-up or scam they were running to hype up their own net worth for whatever scammy reasons.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (LZsfU)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (pfXMo)
I wish.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (b2YGo)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Ae6Br)
Me too...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (+gK6I)
Do private planes check passports? I doubt she flew coach.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Y/06r)
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This is a thing with legit uses.
Costco doesn't own a single winery, but they have their Kirkland wines to sell in store. They buy wines and slap their label on it.
I'm sure this is what Omar is doing and it's not just a grift. Because Democrats are incapable of doing anything underhanded or criminal. Besides, Trump is a felon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (MdQMu)
But what it is ain't exactly clear...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (pfXMo)
There's a man with a gun over there...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (Y/06r)
A Muslim with a winery. Something is off about that.
Her husband was walking a dog. Muzzies don't like dogs.
Deport now before she kills the pooch
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Ilhan Goldberg at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (Ovx+P)
Posted by: Nelly at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (1v5pC)
Hope you're right.. The Immigration stuff looks like a tough one to kick her ass out of here on....
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (+gK6I)
The real question is "does the timex still work? "
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (pfXMo)
"No, I just wanted to get your response to everything that's been going on, that's all," the reporter said. "And what the president's saying about the net worth and the investigation. Just giving you a chance to respond."
Now that makes me laugh.
Weasel husband: You're bugging the neighbors man.
Weasel reporter: Just answer my question anyway.
lol. They deserve each other.
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (8mulE)
but let the war-gaming begin! does she go back to somalia, or some other foreign clime where she can live well off stolen millions?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (mmrXZ)
Someone posted a link to a clip of the Minneapolis rally to support her. It was a combo of Somalians and rather embarrassed looking white soy types. Even they know she's guilty.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 12:18 PM (EduVx)
hm, you're right, they did report that.
But in fairness, Ilhan "Omar" doesn't seem to be a strong respecter of immigration and travel procedures.
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (1wjle)
They probably took her American passport, but who knows how many others she had stashed in a deposit box somewhere.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 12:18 PM (b7msB)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 12:18 PM (EduVx)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:18 PM (pfXMo)
Youd shoot guns first then drink beer on the back porch.
Weasel is a stickler that way.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Ae6Br)
Who here would be surprised to learn that Ilhan has multiple passports on hand for a quick getaway? Show of hands?
Posted by: Dr. T at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (b2YGo)
No, that's exactly what it is. And it's not uncommon, especially with "celebrity" wines. They basically just buy the wine (or other booze) already bottled, slap their label on it, and use their celebrity cred to sell it.
Nothing wrong with this -- but celebrities aren't in positions of governmental power like Omar is. I wonder how many bottles or shares of the company were sold to "buyers" solely looking to curry favor with a House member.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (1v5pC)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (MdQMu)
Early days, TJM. Plus, we know dems will back her to the hilt and even if she sets up in exile in Somalia, congress will still allow her to vote.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Y/06r)
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Establishment outlets aren't supporting her. It's just meaningless mouth noises from congresscritters, mostly her confederates in the squad.
And the idea that the Trump admin is going to go through the raid in preparation for indictments in order to gather more evidence for indictments but then just not go through with it is...curious.
Trump 2.0 is rather ruthless in the legal realm.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (MdQMu)
Youd shoot guns first then drink beer on the back porch.
Weasel is a stickler that way.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (yEz+x)
FUNdamentals.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Jose, from Medellin at October 16, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
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This is a thing with legit uses.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:17 PM (MdQMu)
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TCM cable channel sells their own wines which has to be done the same way.
They pick out some $10 bottle of wine, somehow mach its taste to a movie and slap a TCM branded logo that has something to do with the movie on it and sell it for $80 a pop.
'TCM Wine Club' they call it.
(but they obviously know their key demographics)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:20 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 16, 2026 12:20 PM (M+uMR)
Layla plays in the background.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: JuJuBee at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (ndZc7)
Trump 2.0 is rather ruthless in the legal realm.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (MdQMu)
I am not saying that DOJ is not going to go through with it, but these are the same people who have supported Roman Polanski for... 50 years(?) They will have no trouble treating her as if she is still a congresscritter.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (Y/06r)
TCM cable channel sells their own wines which has to be done the same way.
They pick out some $10 bottle of wine, somehow mach its taste to a movie and slap a TCM branded logo that has something to do with the movie on it and sell it for $80 a pop.
'TCM Wine Club' they call it.
(but they obviously know their key demographics)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:20 PM (6ydKt)
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I thought their wine club went defunk. Huh...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (MdQMu)
yes that kind of thing is common and legit but... I mean, we're not talking about that.
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (1wjle)
I believe a healthy number of 'whiskey distillers' here do the same thing.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (CwhoI)
This is speculation on my part but what other theory fits the facts here?
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Having been up all night doing my taxes, I can't imagine why they would attempt to start a legit business requiring actual work in California. No one at turbotax can figure it out either.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: pookysgirl knows it's a bit early for theological questions at October 16, 2026 12:22 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:22 PM (pfXMo)
-
She's pulling a Talarico!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (ndZc7)
Check that Ohio Nuthouse!
Check the house above Mt Rushmore!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:22 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:22 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: J. Talafreako, in diapers in Ilhan's hideaway at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (Ovx+P)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (Y/06r)
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The House tradition is to expel members after conviction, I believe, so don't expect action there until then. Maybe a show vote or two where the handful of GOPe House members who always vote against these things vote against it.
But, what matters ultimately is the legal fight. Everything else is a sideshow.
She can win the narrative while getting deported and denaturalized like that Nazi who lied on his immigration form in 1946 but got deported around 2018.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (1v5pC)
I'd guess the financial fraud potential here is of some conventional flavor, and that ace's speculation about an inherent uncertainty about asset values or the like will not apply.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (CwhoI)
This is Kentucky. I can't swing a dead cat without hitting a distillery.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (Y/06r)
Youd shoot guns first then drink beer on the back porch.
Weasel is a stickler that way.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (yEz+x)
I always get that one mixed up.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (Ae6Br)
You are correct.
The massive entity you are referring to is MGP Ingredients (Midwest Grain Products). Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, this historic facility is famously known as the ultimate source behind dozens of well-known American whiskey, bourbon, and rye brands.
For years, it operated as the spirits industry's "worst-kept secret," serving as a massive contract distiller. Start-up brands or "Non-Distiller Producers" (NDPs) source aged or unaged liquid from MGP, finish or blend it, and sell it under their own labels
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (MdQMu)
It probably has, but they were running the ads for it for years on there. Haven't seen one in awhile.
They are still doing the 'TCM Movie Festival' and 'TCM Cruise', though, I've seen those ads lately.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Wonderful Wino at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (EdP2u)
it would be funny if they picked up her extra passports, too. maybe she's off getting a replacement.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (mmrXZ)
Youd shoot guns first then drink beer on the back porch.
Weasel is a stickler that way.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (yEz+x)
FUNdamentals.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (Y/06r)
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Safety first.
ZERO exceptions.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (FZ29D)
This is speculation on my part but what other theory fits the facts here?
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Hey its classier than the Clinton Global Initiative, or the Biden scholarship fund...
Posted by: Criminally Ridiculous at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (anL5R)
yes that kind of thing is common and legit but... I mean, we're not talking about that.
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (1wjle)
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It is literally impossible for a government employee to be corrupt. Once placed into government service, they become moral paragons. So, it's impossible for Omar to have been corrupt.
Also, every Republican office holder is corrupt and stealing money from the government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)
"Some Grapes Did Something"
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (6ydKt)
For that matter, that's what purveyors of "blended" whiskies do. Johnny Walker is probably the best known example.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)
le sac testiculaire de mon frère
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (Y/06r)
The Mynett-Omar Brand Box Wine, "Hijab High Life"-
is only $798.99.
So, they got that working for them.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (YSUhf)
It's good to have a staff to stay informed.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (U/Byj)
For that matter, that's what purveyors of "blended" whiskies do. Johnny Walker is probably the best known example.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
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Making Johnnie Walker Black taste the same every year with an ever-changing group of sources whiskeys, all which vary from barrel to barrel because that's what single barrel does, is apparently easy and to be looked down upon.
For reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Wonderful Wino
A light fare with notes of goat shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (Y/06r)
It's good to have a staff to stay informed.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (U/Byj)
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George Santos is, I believe, an exception and got expelled at indictment, but everyone else either resigned after the indictment or the expel vote happened at conviction.
FL black female Democrat who stole $5 million from FEMA resigned after indictment, for instance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (MdQMu)
For reasons.
Yeah, those who sneer at JW have probably only tried JW Red, which is intended only as a mixer, not a sipper. I really like the Green, which is quite reasonably priced but very nice.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:28 PM (1v5pC)
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 12:28 PM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:28 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at October 16, 2026 12:28 PM (1v5pC)
Rag head Red...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:23 PM
She's more into crushing the infidels than grapes but it's amusing to picture her stomping grapes in a giant barrel a la Lucy Ricardo while her husband barks at her FASTER! FASTER! DADDY NEEDS A NEW PAIR OF SHOES!
Posted by: JuJuBee at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (YSQQv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:26 PM (MdQMu)
I mostly stick with beer.
Ain't nobody making blended beers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (6ydKt)
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Nah - you buy the wine bottled and unlabled. Once bought it have it shipped direct to a labeler/fulfiller who lables stores and then fulfills "orders." Order from George Soros - sends 100 cases to George Soros at 1,000 a bottle. 1.2 million - labeler fulfiller keeps 100K. You spent 7200 to get the wine. You pocket the rest.
Cha ching.
Posted by: Criminally Ridiculous at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Mogadishu Pirate Herald Want Ads at October 16, 2026 12:29 PM (YwfR5)
It is literally impossible for a government employee to be corrupt. Once placed into government service, they become moral paragons. So, it's impossible for Omar to have been corrupt.
Also, every Republican office holder is corrupt and stealing money from the government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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We just have to get the right people in there.
Posted by: Chorus line from the socialist national anthem at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)
Also, every Republican office holder is corrupt and stealing money from the government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (MdQMu)
I just finished the crime drama "Ozark" on Netflix. A very minor subplot was the Republicans were going to put rigged voting machines in the Midwest to steal elections.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (b7msB)
Check that Ohio Nuthouse!
Check the house above Mt Rushmore!
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Check Lincoln's nose!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (Cqx++)
The Mynett-Omar Brand Fortified Bum Wine, "Night Rape" is only-
$437.23 per bottle.
Found Only in the Finest Alleys and Antifa Riots.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (YSUhf)
Marrying outside the family was never going to work.
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (moGJJ)
Imagine the situations reversed. The GOP member would be forced out (by his own caucus) within 48 hours of the video going public.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (viF8m)
Hey!
Posted by: Dr Richard Kimble at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (pfXMo)
Yeah that sounds accurate and it also sounds like a typical politician dodge to raise "campaign funds" by supporters overpaying for crap like their latest book.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (M+uMR)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: pookysgirl would be making hay right now at October 16, 2026 12:31 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:32 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 12:32 PM (jjoN6)
I wish.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:16 PM (Ae6Br)
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Front porch for me.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 16, 2026 12:32 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: one hour sober at October 16, 2026 12:32 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (nIKjK)
FL black female Democrat who stole $5 million from FEMA resigned after indictment, for instance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (MdQMu)
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I believe the FEMA fraudster was about to get expelled, and resigned before that happened.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (b7msB)
I gave up on that show after three or four seasons it was starting to annoy me so much.
Was hoping it was like a Breaking Bad replacement after that show ended and it almost got there but then started going sideways and I baled.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (uOLcV)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (moGJJ)
TJM was the clown from Long Island...
What the...????
I thought he was from South Carolina.
Hmph! Nobody tells me anything around here.
*kicks rock*
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:34 PM (YSUhf)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 16, 2026 12:34 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:34 PM (uOLcV)
And they sell it at an inflated price because there's only so many bottles of it. Not because it's good, rare or exceptional...
Omar's winery wasn't likely even doing this minimal effort. It didn't appear like it was a functional winery.
It did appear to launder massive amounts of money however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 12:34 PM (RORbl)
Seriously! Think of all the extra place settings you will need at Thanksgiving if you don't marry a sibling.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (GMWTj)
$437.23 per bottle.
Found Only in the Finest Alleys and Antifa Riots.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (YSUhf)
Frat Train: The one train to ride, when you're riding more than one..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (dIske)
Posted by: One armed paper hanger at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (08OqX)
Schaefer's, no?
Louie Armstrong.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (Y/06r)
Hmph! Nobody tells me anything around here.
*kicks rock*
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:34 PM (YSUhf)
We don't claim him anymore.
He turned traitor and went Tarheel.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (dIske)
She's got her mustached buddy Talib doing the talking for her...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (dIske)
Speaking of, I have not seen much on that Oregon shooting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 12:35 PM (dIske)
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Poor impulse control can be an advantage depending on one's perspective...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (FZ29D)
He shut them down pretty good.
Posted by: one hour sober at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (J4Dwc)
Can't decide if this should have been a Katy Stout sock or an Abdul El-Seyed sock.
x.com JDHaltigan/status/2110849888233861389
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (88C+u)
Imagine the situations reversed. The GOP member would be forced out (by his own caucus) within 48 hours of the video going public.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (U/Byj)
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I think with a majority that didn't include Massie or Salazar or Fitzpatrick, it would be possible for Johnson to do it.
Johnson manages his thin majority well, but he can't get those handful to expel Democrats no matter what.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at October 16, 2026 12:30 PM (b7msB)
I gave up on that show after three or four seasons it was starting to annoy me so much.
Was hoping it was like a Breaking Bad replacement after that show ended and it almost got there but then started going sideways and I baled.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:33 PM (6ydKt)
I thought it was okay.
But, they bent the whole premise in the last season to go all Girlboss all the time. And it lost a lot of energy and...well, common sense to do that.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (YSUhf)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)
Also possibly an investor pump-and-dump.
Open up a brand in a trendy, vanity-investment space (like a winery) and solicit investments from rich people.
These investors tend not to care too much about making money, as they are already rich and mainly looking for a vanity investment. "I own a winery" is a big cocktail party flex.
They're also probably looking to curry favor with a House rep.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (m8Qhu)
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:32 PM (Y/06r)
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One can only hope.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:38 PM (MdQMu)
Speaking of, I have not seen much on that Oregon shooting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (Y/06r)
Busy setting up his MAGA account... On a serious note, what a horrible and sad thing to have happened to those Families of the murdered...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:38 PM (+gK6I)
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That reminds me of a Dennis Miller joke that I was going to save for another Cornell 7 thread, but I can't resist:
"Pro-tip: The next time you decide to engage in a menage a trois, make sure one of the participants is a notary."
Posted by: Frasier Crane at October 16, 2026 12:38 PM (bNf8H)
He turned traitor and went Tarheel.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (6ydKt)
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I'm only like 15 minutes away from South Carolina.
In TWO directions!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Michelle Fields at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (XeU6L)
Ain't nobody making blended beers.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Black and Tan? I think a lot of porters are also blended.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (JzUSu)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:37 PM (U/Byj)
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She reps a very solid Dem district.
Of course another idiot is going to replace her.
However, not everything is purely electoral politics.
Punishing lawbreakers and deporting fraudsters is sometimes a goal in and of itself.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (4wHFM)
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (ntaXS)
Karen 1: Have you tried this new wine? It’s from a minority, woman- owned business. It's very empowering...
Karen 2: This tastes like it came out of a crankcase.
Karen 1: ...and that minority woman is Ilhan Omar!
Karen 2: You know, now that it's developed on my palate, this tastes very good. I detect earthy undertones of sand, and old sweat, and... blood. Yes, it definitely has a bouquet. I'll have Ken take my QX80 to pick up a case of it while we work on this bottle.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (BI5O2)
Busy setting up his MAGA account... On a serious note, what a horrible and sad thing to have happened to those Families of the murdered...
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:38 PM (+gK6I)
Yeah, good that the guy was there and armed. Though being oregon, I will be surprised if he is not charged with being on school grounds with a gun.
MOST I have heard was a 16 year old (nothing else on the kid.) Shot a teacher and 3 students.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (Y/06r)
Hmph! Nobody tells me anything around here.
*kicks rock*
Posted by: naturalfake
Wrong again. He's from the Upper Carolina.
Posted by: Tar Heel Teddy at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (EdP2u)
I think the Style Guide recommends "coven".
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (LSV6F)
Posted by: Ordinary American at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (ntaXS)
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"She's as French as I am!"
-Marine Le Pen
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:24 PM (MdQMu
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They're also stealing from orphans, young unwed mothers, and grannies
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (m8Qhu)
In TWO directions!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (MdQMu)
I read there was a huge turnout for early voting in NC.
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (3qdok)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (2WIwB)
Shooter was a minor, so that might have something to do with it. He could have also a transgender and/or muslim, so that would preclude our right to know.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (GMWTj)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (nEUC6)
In TWO directions!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (MdQMu)
I read there was a huge turnout for early voting in NC.
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (+gK6I)
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NC progs did turn out big yesterday in relative terms. Higher than the first day of both 2022 and 2024.
However, the pattern shown in other states is quick erosion of the gains in early voting as Republicans keep voting regularly and Democrats run out their loyalists in the first few days.
The GOP target will be a D+7 result in early voting, or close to it, similar to the results at the end of early voting in 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (MdQMu)
Boards plane to country w/no extradition to US and shuts up.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:41 PM (rOKnE)
I suspect once she has settled in a nice, non-extradition country (like Somalia) we will hear from her again. At least to set up the GoFundMe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (Y/06r)
This is speculation on my part but what other theory fits the facts here?
Pretty sure Ilhan and her MN clan were "Feeding our Fure" a whole lotta wine!
Can you say money laundering?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (rOKnE)
In TWO directions!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (MdQMu)
We both know you are on the wrong side of the Carowinds line.
lol
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (6ydKt)
And the idea that the Trump admin is going to go through the raid in preparation for indictments in order to gather more evidence for indictments but then just not go through with it is...curious.
Trump 2.0 is rather ruthless in the legal realm.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:19 PM (MdQMu)
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I'm guessing the evidence is crazy strong and that certain dem operatives have seen it, or were allowed to see it - as they are embedded all over government. That got passed to the powers that be who are looking for a way to clip the AOC wing.
Their comments to date would suggest they are on board with this. I'm assuming there is some grievance group jockeying going on in their caucus. The black caucus was just gifted a way to take a competitor down a notch or two.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: hurricane567 at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (sBbza)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (GMWTj)
Posted by: Criminally Ridiculous at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (anL5R)
John J Griffin, a 16-year-old from Bend, Oregon, was identified as the suspect in Thursday's shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that killed four and injured two critically.
John J. Griffin, who was shot dead by a bystander, was identified by NBC News citing three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Per NBC News, the shotgun that Griffin used for the shooting was purchased by his mother around the 16-year-old's birthday in August.
John J. Griffin's link to Silver Rail Elementary school is unclear as the investigation into the shooting continues. Griffin used a pump-action shotgun and opened fire around 12:30pm PDT Thursday. Three children - a five-year-old, an eight-year-old and an 11-year-old were killed. A seven-year-old student and a teacher were critically injured.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:39 PM (JzUSu)
I was thinking of American beers, but I guess they blend them somewhere across the pond.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (6ydKt)
Their comments to date would suggest they are on board with this. I'm assuming there is some grievance group jockeying going on in their caucus. The black caucus was just gifted a way to take a competitor down a notch or two.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (7/DDO)
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A partisan Democrat with a history of donating to Democrat politicians is the magistrate judge in DC in the case.
And he signed off on the warrant for the raid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (MdQMu)
Anyone else seen that Steven Crowder is suing CNN and Talefreako for using his "Change My Mind" thing on the broadcast the other day?
Posted by: TeeJ at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (ix5nG)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (BI5O2)
Soy Cuck 1: It has righteous notes of decolonization.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (4wHFM)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)
Mission Accomplished?
I mean, if she's gone and DHS/DoJ strip her citizenship, and as a result, her Congressional seat. . .?
We'd all love to see her pay for her various crimes and fraud, but that would be a win.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (rOKnE)
It's a funny headline, but it sounds like a perfectly valid reason to fire someone. Especially if they have some nasty diet like all eggs and cabbage. That's something you can change if you're gassing people out every day at work.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (mkw2N)
Not sure where you are, and not asking, but this is in Starlight, IN:
https://www.huberwinery.com/
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 12:45 PM (NcvvS)
I think this is actually pretty common. Not illegal, just taking advantage of wanna-be wine snobs.
Posted by: Ripley at October 16, 2026 12:45 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Gotta lay off the jellied eels and blood pudding.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:45 PM (JzUSu)
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Neither will big bass mouth people like Rancid Talib.
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 12:45 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (88C+u)
Literally the guy mentions TJM every comment- which has pretty much been unchanged for the past few days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (Y/06r)
That is my argument against term limits. That won't fix anything, because the people voting are the problem here, not the politicians.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:44 PM (88C+u)
Literally the guy mentions TJM every comment- which has pretty much been unchanged for the past few days.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (Y/06r)
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The funny thing is that I don't predict wide-sweeping Republican wins.
I predict largely stasis in the senate and Democrats narrowly taking the House.
I predict Democrats "win", sort of.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (MdQMu)
But hey, unlike Menendez, Omar hasn't yet been arrested. She might be right. Right now, she's probably lying low in some fancy villa owned by one of her Somalian Learing Center millionaire contacts, waiting for the heat to die down. If it doesn't, there is always Somalia, which doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US.
Posted by: troyriser at October 16, 2026 12:47 PM (v1M8F)
John J. Griffin, who was shot dead by a bystander, was identified by NBC News citing three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Per NBC News, the shotgun that Griffin used for the shooting was purchased by his mother around the 16-year-old's birthday in August.
Mother is going to jail I imagine... The name sounds like a "normal " kid... Bet he had attended that school
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (+gK6I)
They buy the grapes from functioning vineyards rather than growing them.
Some wineries grow their own grapes and also buy other varietals from other vineyards.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Gotta lay off the jellied eels and blood pudding.
perhaps she can be transferred to the hovercraft department?
Posted by: anachronda at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (oY6Yp)
I predict largely stasis in the senate and Democrats narrowly taking the House.
I predict Democrats "win", sort of.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:46 PM (MdQMu)
Hmmm. Are you paying this guy ewetub money to operate a visibility campaign for you?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (oJjJL)
Posted by: Seems Legit at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (iOpI2)
MOST I have heard was a 16 year old (nothing else on the kid.) Shot a teacher and 3 students.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (Y/06r)
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50 quatloos says the guy who shot the shooter is cited for having a firearm on school grounds. The media are going to be loathe to make this guy out to be a hero.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (2WIwB)
Yeah but they have a building area large enough for an actual winery and bottling. Which Somali Foot Wine does not.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Hunter Biden at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (l3cgK)
And, how they came here via our tax dollars.
New York Post
@nypost
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6h
Two Christian groups were paid $62M to resettle tens of thousands of Somalis in Minnesota https://trib.al/Bu7ZnU0
Posted by: beckster at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (2WIwB)
'He shot a kid!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (Y/06r)
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He does it for the love of the game.
I mean...I am a good looking man. I engender loyalty in all its forms.
It's a curse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 12:50 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 12:50 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 12:14 PM (Ae6Br)
She is like the wind. She passes through borders like a shadow, relying on extensive knowledge of bureaucracies and local customs, and personal contacts that number in the thousands. No door is shut to her, even if she has to find friends to force them for her. She is uncatchable, a slippery sort that laughs at locks and laws, and knows how to knock up the impregnable.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 12:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes
Yep. The loons are in a pickle.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (uOLcV)
BLUF: Don't feed the trolls.
What I Learned In Three Years of Being a Keyboard Warrior
First of all, the golden rule:
The goal of a debate is not to change the opinion of the other guy. It’s to change the opinion of your audience.
The other guy is just a platform you’re using to achieve this goal.
https://tinyurl.com/44y65b3a
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)
I heard the shooter had a shotgun. Even the fuddiest of fudds aren't on board with banning shotguns, but all the usual suspects are screaming, "IT'S THE GUNS! WE NEED GUN CONTROL!!"
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 12:50 PM (qBdHI)
Sister?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (4wHFM)
MOST I have heard was a 16 year old (nothing else on the kid.) Shot a teacher and 3 students.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:40 PM (Y/06r)
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50 quatloos says the guy who shot the shooter is cited for having a firearm on school grounds. The media are going to be loathe to make this guy out to be a hero.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (2WIwB)
Rule of Thumb: The longer it takes to reveal the race and sexual orientation of the shooter, the more certain it was one of the "protected" "minority" classes...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)
It applies to the Joo haters, but also the trolls in general.
Their attacks on Israel are rewarding, but these rewards are personal rather than political. They get:
A sense of moral purpose
Belonging to a community
An outlet for frustration
A feeling of participating in something important
Their hate is essentially interchangeable, just like a fandom or a narcotic. They are currently targeting Israel because it’s fashionable and the most rewarding due to the efforts of the dealers. This may change in an instant (Remember Free Tibet, Save Darfur?).
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 12:48 PM (oJjJL)
People in Somalia who have money don't stay in Somalia. That place is a true shithole. People with money leave.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (2WIwB)
Now, that's a real hero - he left a position of relative safety to stop the shooter.
The truck driver is also a hero. No, he wasn't able to ram the shooter, but he tried and has a shattered windshield to show for it. He called in the 911 and if nothing else, drew fire to himself and away from the school kids.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (GMWTj)
The Infiniti QX80 is one big stinkin' SUV.
I'd like to see it and Cadillac's Escalade fire up as fast as they could go and have a head-on collision contest, and-
see which one survives best.
....um....for science and stuff.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (YSUhf)
So they think they have her dead to rights and that this will be good for them, presumably focusing on Dems as the party of criminal foreigners.
Probably the best choice for BroFo is to flee and claim she's innocent and for the Dems to try and make the issue go away
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 12:50 PM (rbvCR)
She's Marcus Brody.
“The hell you will! He’s got a two‑day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody’s got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear. You’ll never see him again. With any luck, he’s got the Grail already”
Sidenote: I kind of wished they had played the character this way in the movie instead of for laughs. I liked the actor. He had some great dramatic lines in Raiders.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (Y/06r)
Then the judges covered that up. The chief of Judicial Discipline, one Christopher Gregory, blew the whistle and then they fired his ass.
Gregory wants another state to step in, because Colorado Democrats are a big club which plebs aren't in.
summary: youtu.be/ZbAmSP-qx7o
Courthouse News: tinyurl.com/4jefxzdt
Posted by: 88C+u at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (88C+u)
You know, why would Indy say that? Its not like the Nazis are just going to give up because Indy claims all this. He knows what a hapless retard Brody apparently is suddenly in this movie. The entire thing was just to set up a stupid joke.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:36 PM (Y/06r)
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I share an office with a young lady juat out of college who was a student there not long ago. It sounded awful.
Posted by: 496 at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (m8Qhu)
Knew the retards would ruin it, so the trick is to stop while you still like a series.
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:53 PM (07+Zf)
I heard the shooter had a shotgun. Even the fuddiest of fudds aren't on board with banning shotguns, but all the usual suspects are screaming, "IT'S THE GUNS! WE NEED GUN CONTROL!!"
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:51 PM (mkw2N)
Legislative "solutions" after a gun shooting almost never even touch on the actual reasons a shooting took place.
Gee, it's almost like they have legislation just lying around, waiting for a tragedy to happen...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 12:54 PM (l3cgK)
Her daughter was part of the Neville Singham financed convey to Cuba earlier this year.
So CCP money. She wasn't chosen at random.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (viF8m)
*high five*
And yeah, same. He was much more interesting as a capable figure, nothing whatsoever about him in every appearance was a hapless fumbling boob. It diminished the character enormously. Why would Indy even say that other than to set up a cheap joke?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (nIKjK)
Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression. That Trump and Vance are going after a sitting congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, with politically motivated deportation means they have bigger ambitions.
Their push to have the 14th amendment reinterpreted and their push to denaturalize citizens is just part of their overall goal: they want to be able to strip citizenship from anyone for any reason and send them to camps outside of the country. Like the Nazis did.
So stop it. Don't let it happen. Have a quick look at France who's students just stormed Blackrock HQ. They don't fuck about with fash.
Relax. Jeffries is "deeply concerned" and thinks all of this is "relatively" unwarranted. No word from Schumer as he is busy working closely with Fetterman and other Republicans to find more American taxpayer funds for Israel.
Where is Schumer with his chants of "we will win! we will win!" when you need him?
The goal was never just to censor one representative; it’s to set a chilling precedent for the entire party.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (CX28Y)
Omar would just be replaced by some vile idiot just as repulsive though possibly with different features. The universe's 10 millionth reminder that the issue is not "politicians", or the "press", or "the left", but voters.
Posted by: rhomboid
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that's why we were speculating yesterday that the dnc might not mind letting her go. she's getting to be like a millstone. they've shown they're capable of shivving black women; cf. jasmine crockett and kamala harris.
Posted by: Chorus line from the socialist national anthem at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at October 16, 2026 12:42 PM (GMWTj)
Tina Kotex made a special effort to travel 180 miles to be there in time for the Bend PD presser. I bet they hit 90 on the highway if they didn't fly in.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)
Well, I'm glad the shooter is roasting in hell.
Posted by: pookysgirl would be making a trip to Oregon otherwise at October 16, 2026 12:56 PM (Wt5PA)
The US authorities have already retrieved one of the MN Somali fraudster masterminds who fled to Somalia and assumed he was safe. He was not.
Ilhan is no doubt much more connected and may be protected by Qatar or one of her other foreign benefactors. However, don't think she's necessarily safe in Somalia.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:56 PM (rOKnE)
Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression. That Trump and Vance are going after a sitting congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, with politically motivated deportation means they have bigger ambitions.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16,
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So...does it matter if she lied on her immigration forms or not?
Which crimes matter and which crimes don't?
Can we get that formalized into some sort of register we can all refer to?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:56 PM (MdQMu)
http://tiny.cc/tw5c101
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (mkw2N)
This is actually quite brilliant nurse. I crapped out on the third season. I should have stopped at two.
Posted by: Bosk at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (VMFAF)
Why are there so many Somalians in the US? That's why.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (viF8m)
I remember a couple of years ago when about half the people on the left were arguing that putting dissidents in camps, or just anyone that won't take the clot shot, was perfectly reasonable.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
No, we just want them to go home.
No camps, just a one-way ticket OUT.
Buh bye!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (nIKjK)
Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression. That Trump and Vance are going after a sitting congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, with politically motivated deportation means they have bigger ambitions.
I can't help noticing that everything you say is to ascribe bad motives to the people looking into her alleged crimes, but you have f***-all to say about the alleged crimes. Care to comment?
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)
The left then: No one is above the law.
The left now: Well, you can't arrest her for Gaia's sake she's an elected official. Only banana republics do shit like that.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression. That Trump and Vance are going after a sitting congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, with politically motivated deportation means they have bigger ambitions.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16,
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So...does it matter if she lied on her immigration forms or not?
Which crimes matter and which crimes don't?
Can we get that formalized into some sort of register we can all refer to?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:56 PM (MdQMu)
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The defense of Omar is ... odd. There's an awful lot of "it's politically motivated! Fascist! Authoritarian! Some other words we don't know the meaning of!"
But very little in the way of "she didn't do it."
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (iFTx/)
If she self-deported to Somalia and we don't let her back in, it's a win-win for everyone.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (sabhw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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In Raiders, he talks about going after the Ark himself if he was younger, yet he's a total buffoon in Last Crusade. Makes no sense.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (JzUSu)
Posted by: Somalian sommelier at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (HcoTw)
Usually authoritarians target those on the margins before expanding their repression. That Trump and Vance are going after a sitting congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, with politically motivated deportation means they have bigger ambitions.
The Biden Admin went after Donald Trump.
Jack Smith hoovered up records of over 500,000 donors to Donald Trump.
MSM: ::: Cheering ::: ::: crickets :::
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (35YvA)
But very little in the way of "she didn't do it."
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (iFTx/)
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"Governments aren't allowed to prosecute political adversaries for crimes they did. Also, Trump must be killed for crimes he did."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (MdQMu)
She will wait foir the Dems to take power to come back.
Posted by: Harun at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (IuIym)
The left then: No one is above the law.
The left now: Well, you can't arrest her for Gaia's sake she's an elected official. Only banana republics do shit like that.
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
Well, we all remember 2020 to 2024. Of course they are full of shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (Y/06r)
I was reading about the Cornell thing on left wing sites and not a single one of them bothered with whether her claims were true or not, especially since they'd changed over time.
Every single case was "Bad White Men raped this girl and Bad White Men are letting them skate" usually followed by "I was also raped by a Bad White Man and other Bad White Men let him skate."
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
>>>Giamanco was driving on his way home for his lunch break when he heard gunshots and saw the gunman enter the school, his brother Kyle told NBC News.
>>>The father, who has a concealed weapon permit, decided to go after the gunman, who went into the special education room.
- The Sun
Well done, sir.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (4wHFM)
Which crimes matter and which crimes don't?
Can we get that formalized into some sort of register we can all refer to?
Who whom is the beginning and end of their rule. They want to protect their people and destroy their enemies.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (mkw2N)
this is about the tesla roadster, isn't it?
Posted by: anachronda at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (oY6Yp)
Yeah I'm always puzzled by this kind of claim. Nobody wants to put anyone in camps, that's expensive and pointless. We just want them shipped out to their home countries. While I think that denaturalizing people should be an option used more often, it should be restrained to what would commonly be called treason even if it doesn't fit the legal definition. Stuff like "working against your own country" and "promoting another nation over your own country"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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In Raiders, he talks about going after the Ark himself if he was younger, yet he's a total buffoon in Last Crusade. Makes no sense.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (JzUSu)
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In Raiders, he's an academic who thinks too much of himself and his abilities, like many academics.
In Last Crusade, he actually has to leave the university and starts acting like my father when he travels abroad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (MdQMu)
Jack Smith hoovered up records of over 500,000 donors to Donald Trump.
MSM: ::: Cheering ::: ::: crickets :::
And they're not even comparable. Trump clearly committed no crimes, but they didn't care.
Omar clearly DID commit crimes.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ped Xing at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (LPVkN)
Is this an admission that the current Gov't of France is fascist?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (JzUSu)
Yeah, both he and Sullah were set up to be the comedic relief in the third movie. I still love the movie, but really liked both characters prior to that.
Sullah in Raiders was a badass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (Y/06r)
Is this an admission that the current Gov't of France is fascist?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (l3cgK)
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Well, yeah, they barely pay for any social services! France is in austerity!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (MdQMu)
Tens of millions of dollars have been sent to Somalia by the fraud Omar helped set up. Who in Somalia got the money? Did any go to al Shabaab?
What are her ties to the CCP?
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:01 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Harun at October 16, 2026 01:02 PM (IuIym)
Posted by: Somalian sommelier at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (HcoTw)
Some uh, some uh, some, uh, Somalian, sommelier.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:02 PM (4wHFM)
Every single case was "Bad White Men raped this girl and Bad White Men are letting them skate" usually followed by "I was also raped by a Bad White Man and other Bad White Men let him skate."
The fact that several of the guys were not, in fact, white men is irrelevant to these people. They get really mean and personal when you question the narrative too "HOW COULD YOU DEFEND RAPISTS YOU MUST BE ONE"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:02 PM (nIKjK)
That perfectly encompasses the message "The Democrats are the party of foreign crooks ripping you off"
Because I again come back to the fact he could have moved forward with over the summer or last year...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
He who has the quickest ice axe survives, tovarish.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (nEUC6)
In Last Crusade, he actually has to leave the university and starts acting like my father when he travels abroad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (MdQMu)
He was an academic in the 1930s- that is not the same thing as being an academic today or even the 70s.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (Y/06r)
That perfectly encompasses the message "The Democrats are the party of foreign crooks ripping you off"
Because I again come back to the fact he could have moved forward with over the summer or last year...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)
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I doubt Omar is the only squad member who's getting looked at.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (MdQMu)
Can we get that formalized into some sort of register we can all refer to?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
It's less about the crime/charge, and more about the status of the accused. Think intersectionality of oppression status and political status.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (CX28Y)
And Indy does not go "come on Brody, you know you are a fumbling retard when you are abroad!" He takes it not only as fact but plausible, and says nothing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (nIKjK)
In their discussions about the recent case of a black woman hanged by some criminals they are discusses it as a KKK lynching even though the criminals in question were black guys...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (enNUy)
They'll screech and squawk to get as much mileage as they can out of this, but as has been said, I think they're calculating that they're better off without her.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: The Lawyers at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (2Drhq)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
He who has the quickest ice axe survives, tovarish.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (nEUC6)
. . .
Posted by: Leon Trotsky at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (l3cgK)
In Last Crusade, he actually has to leave the university and starts acting like my father when he travels abroad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't buy that. In Raiders he says it like he had experience going after relics. And if he was bullshitting, Indy would have known it and laughed at him.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (JzUSu)
281 Which crimes matter and which crimes don't?
Can we get that formalized into some sort of register we can all refer to?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
It's less about the crime/charge, and more about the status of the accused. Think intersectionality of oppression status and political status.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (CX28Y)
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Oh, I know the real answer.
The oppressed are never criminals or wrong. The oppressor is always a criminal and wrong.
I just prefer it when they actually say it instead of trying to hide behind law they don't believe in.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:00 PM (nIKjK)
Let's not be so dismissive.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (4wHFM)
It's the typical "No one has proved that she did anything wrong!" refrain. When someone provides a link to an article that provides details, such as dates, documents, signed forms containing obvious lies backed up by her own facebook posts and inconsistent statements? Fake news!!
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: CHUCK HESTON at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (LBj9x)
Presley's husband got a sweetheart no big deal in MA. Had someone murdered at one of his houses as well.
She'd be a ripe target too...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (sKqQm)
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Preferred Response:
'Yeah, well your wife and her buddies annoy the hell out of the whole country...MAN!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: nckate at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (enNUy)
And the rest were literally white-adjacent...kinda happens in a "gang bang"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)
My money's on the shooter being a trans kid: Permissive mother plus shotgun as a birthday present plus puberty blockers plus estrogen plus other drugs for their myriad mental illnesses, all of it equaling a murderous rampage.
Posted by: troyriser at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (v1M8F)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at October 16, 2026 01:03 PM (CX28Y)
When you run out of Mensheviks and Trotskyites, you start going after Bolsheviks in good standing.
See: Great Purge. Gotta meet that quote for finding Enemies of the People, we are a bit behind this month.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (vbXSk)
It's normal where she comes from so she thinks she has done nothing wrong.
Posted by: What Is Truth? at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (NkqBW)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Somalian sommelier at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Harun
Because this is far larger than Omar, she is tied into a vast criminal fraud (and perhaps Muslim Brotherhood terrorism ) network bleeding the US and Minnesota dry. Some of those criminal co defendants, like the Mafia, might think it better if she just disappears because someone buried in a construction site can't talk.
Look at what happened to people around the Clinton World network of fraud.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)
He would have at least given Brody a side eye if Brody was known to be a stumbling buffoon outside the university, for comedic effect.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Chemist at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (DWkkI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)
Presley's husband got a sweetheart no big deal in MA. Had someone murdered at one of his houses as well.
She'd be a ripe target too...
Posted by: 18-1 at October 16, 2026 01:05 PM (sKqQm)
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I suspect the corruption on the left side is crazy, and obvious.
Man...the left missed when they intentionally lost 2024, which they could have stolen but chose not to, handing over the imperial presidency and DOJ to Donald Trump, a man they'd tried to jail and murder, so that they could bank on some impeachment theater 2 years later, huh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (MdQMu)
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Another state? What about the feds. Its a civil rights violation or at least colorable enough to get Justice and the Feebs on them.
Posted by: Criminally Ridiculous at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (anL5R)
http://tiny.cc/tw5c101
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 12:57 PM (mkw2N)
This may be the end of IP as a product. The purpose of a patent or a trademark is to guarantee that new ideas get out to the world in return for a limited period of exclusive control. In the AI world, ideas are still a dime a dozen, just the development and exploitation of them is democratized.
It is also the end of financialization of products, and the end of intentional enshittification - in the future, when anyone can develop an idea, but may not have the skills to make it into a product, the real winners are businesses that can both make quality products, and can make them at scale for the market - which a 3D printer or a CNC mill is not able to do yet.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Chemist at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (DWkkI)
She put the money somewhere.... I wonder if Bessent has an idea of where she put it ?
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 12:55 PM (rbvCR)
Typical. Another vile dem politician who couldn't wait to get in front of the cameras, and the bodies weren't even cold yet.
Bitch.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Tar Heel Teddy
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[cough]
The Old North State
Posted by: Mike Hammer, born and bred Tar Heel at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (XeU6L)
What are her ties to the CCP?
THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (rOKnE)
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (UjdFS)
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Preferred Response:
'Yeah, well your wife and her buddies annoy the hell out of the whole country...MAN!
Oh, Boo Hoo, the both of you. Can you just shut up so I can take a dump?
Posted by: The Dog at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (Riz8t)
That's what Omar thought. Turns out, not so much.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (viF8m)
http://tiny.cc/tw5c101
70s and 80s analog pedals were cloned to hell and back and survived. Physical build quality and ergonomics are the actual moat there.
That said, yes, closed source as secrecy is over.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (AIhUY)
Could be worse, she could have handled it like the Mayor of Seattle LOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (nIKjK)
Prolly in her snizz
Posted by: Somalian sommelier at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (sabhw)
Probably her family is not wanted in Somalia either due to the whole "clan involved in crimes against humanity" so se will probably wind up in the Congo or Kenya
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (rbvCR)
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Now do Haiti.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, born and bred Tar Heel at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
That's a good citizen.
Posted by: IRS at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)
With character actors, all you have is maybe a few lines, but that builds the character. The guy did some great work with the few lines he had in Raiders and he built a good character with them. It seemed to be at odds with the one portrayed in Last Crusade is all.
THIS was acting. And good writing. It is hard to recognize today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 12:58 PM (sabhw)
Probably her family is not wanted in Somalia either due to the whole "clan involved in crimes against humanity" so se will probably wind up in the Congo or Kenya
Posted by: Kindltot at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (rbvCR)
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I think it's Somaliland that would tear her apart for the crimes of her family. Somali would welcome her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:09 PM (ZxPkt)
There's no telling where the money went
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (viF8m)
He would have at least given Brody a side eye if Brody was known to be a stumbling buffoon outside the university, for comedic effect.
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there is only one objective truth to a fictional portrayal and other people's interpretations of facial expressions are obviously wrong, unreasonable and silly compared to my beliefs.
Now lets talk religion.
Posted by: that's when the war of the roses II started officer at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Cicci at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (Q+gd/)
One, if his name is Tim Mynett.
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 01:08 PM (UjdFS)
Hey, what about me and the guy before me?
Posted by: Ahmed Nur Said Elmi at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (Riz8t)
have you seen what his happening to PlayStation games? people are using AI to crack the source code and release the games free on the internet, you can play anything you want without buying them. Its just a download away.
This is what happens when you get so insanely greedy you infuriate gamers.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at October 16, 2026 01:10 PM (nIKjK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 01:11 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 01:11 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 01:11 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Aliss at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (RjTHp)
http://tiny.cc/tw5c101
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Effects/pedals/amps guys have been stealing each other's shit for decades, long before AI. It may be true that AI makes it easier to steal, but that's a difference of degree, not kind.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)
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Put a cork in it, Tim.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:12 PM (XeU6L)
Hmm. None of mine have a "chip" of any kind
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:49 PM (Y/06r)
Can you imagine having to do that. I would never feel right about it.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (Ae6Br)
She almost certainly has contacts and has gotten payments from the big bosses, IMHO.
So, somebody has disappeared her out of the country already or soon to prevent that.
She'll pop up in which ever country has the most to lose if she spills.
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (YSUhf)
It's the wild west. Sony is trying to patch their firmware and ban anyone not on the latest, but users can put any game they want on a thumb drive and play the entire catalog.
Posted by: bonhomme at October 16, 2026 01:13 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at October 16, 2026 01:14 PM (XqFM2)
are you guys debating Brody?
he's the series' 'fish out of water' character, for comedic effect
but he explains some plot points, too
Brody is a plus
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (ZxPkt)
Then buy weapons and kill each other
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 01:15 PM (kGIZD)
What are her ties to the CCP?
THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 01:07 PM (rOKnE)
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Sadly, that's an easy and obvious one to answer. Who is the richest family in Somalia? Simple... the family that owns Dahabshiil Money Transfer Service. That family is headed by Mohamed Said Duale (Chairman and Founder). Abdirashid Duale (CEO of Foreign Interests).
You will find a Dahabshiil branch and each and every single location on the planet where there are more than a handful of Somalis. Minneapolis has three branches within a 10 block area. Dublin Ohio has a branch. San Diego has a branch. Keep in mind that Dahabshiil is so recent in development that the founder is still active and running the show.
You will find Dahabshiil throughout Europe where you find Somalis. In fact, there is a private Islamic school in Gothenburg, Sweden. Last year is was learned that embezzled funds were ending up in Somalia (most students there are Somali). Rural Gothenburg even had a branch of Dahabshiil.
Posted by: Orson at October 16, 2026 01:18 PM (dIske)
AND DON'T PARK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE
Posted by: IRS at October 16, 2026 01:19 PM (UjdFS)
bad sock
Posted by: wth at October 16, 2026 01:20 PM (UjdFS)
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Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 01:29 PM (i2z9z)
Where's Ilhan? Even Waldo makes occasional public appearances.
Posted by: Shauna at October 16, 2026 02:10 PM (WnqXg)
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Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 03:04 PM (jrgJz)
THE MORNING RANT: Perhaps Cars and Grocery Freezers Shouldn’t Be Subject to Hacking and Bad Programming
Here are three unrelated stories, but they share a theme, specifically that “improving” machinery with complicated software and remote internet access often renders the machinery compromised and inoperable. (h/t to @ComradeArthur for a couple of these tips.)
Rental cars used by Norway’s Home Guard during a large exercise in September recorded video of soldiers, their routes, and the codes they typed into military gates, according to a soldier who took part, Norwegian business daily Dagens Næringsliv reported. The cars were rented by the Norwegian Armed Forces from Hertz in Norway, which belongs to Volvo Cars and, through Volvo, to China’s Geely group. At least two of them were electric cars from Deepal, a brand of Chinese automaker Changan.America’s principled free traders dream of allowing China and its electric spy cars into our market, and if you seek to protect private-sector American industrial jobs from being lost to Chinese state-controlled industries, those same “free traders” will call you a socialist.
The governing FIA said afterwards that "an unprecedented combination of low engine speed, low-grip conditions, wet-weather energy management settings and the Sepang circuit’s sector configuration led to an unintended loss of power for a number of cars."F1 cars are now part electric and part internal combustion, and there is programming required to make the two forms of propulsion integrate. That software apparently didn’t take into account such unforeseen things as low speed and wet roads, which rendered the cars undriveable. Traditional gasoline-powered cars without internet connectivity can drive in pretty much any weather condition. So of course, all the smart people are determined to proceed with technology that flakes out in bad weather, or when software hasn’t anticipated every permutation of temperature, precipitation, rpm, and speed. Any car that needs software updates to keep operating is a car than can be kept from running due to malicious software.
Hackers targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in a cyberattack that reportedly caused refrigerators and freezers to overheat, spoiling food and sparking fires. Fridges at [various supermarket chains] saw fridges heat up to as much as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight.While this incident was in France, not the U.S., I can’t help but believe that the corporate obsession with automation and elimination of labor expense contributed to this cyber-attack on the food supply. Too many business executives are antagonistic toward the blue-collar tradesmen who keep their machinery running. They desperately want to believe that AI, or software, or a slick presentation from an expensive consultant can rid them of the annoyance of paying professional compensation to a skilled laborer. Remote monitoring is obviously required. Remote access and control, however, is an invitation to destructive hacking. That invitation was obviously accepted.
@ComradeArthur The MBA & Private Equity bros’ war on Labor Expense will tolerate 100% of perishable inventory being lost due to AI/IOT hacking rather than pay a dude with a blue collared shirt to monitor and maintain the freezers manually.
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) October 13, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)
-Frigidair
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:03 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:03 AM (35YvA)
Now we have to consider it may be a hostile 3rd party, not some nameless, faceless bureaucrat enforcing vague regulations.
Ain't tech GRAND!?
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:03 AM (rOKnE)
-Frigidair
"You will own nothing, have no privacy, and love it!!"
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:04 AM (rOKnE)
The blue-collar tradesmen share some of the blame for this. When you decouple your salary and benefits demands from any actual improvement in productivity, then of course executives will look for other options. This in no way excuses the poor decisions made by executives in an effort to generate a short-term jump in stock price, and therefore in their bonus package.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)
-Frigidair
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
But the kimchi is still cool.
Posted by: Samsung, totally not the China guys at October 16, 2026 11:04 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 11:04 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (35YvA)
Posted by: Inogame at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (53oGX)
“Big Bang Theory” Producer Chuck Lorre Warns a Society That Abandons God Turns to Communism
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (35YvA)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (rOKnE)
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Who'd a thunk it?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:07 AM (ndZc7)
The stupidity on display by the officials was...epic. Or they were just making it up as they went along
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:07 AM (pfXMo)
Please to translate.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 16, 2026 11:08 AM (Rx2Cw)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026 11:08 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: WarEagle82 at October 16, 2026 11:09 AM (Qfzq8)
Before the Taiwan invasion, or during?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 16, 2026 11:09 AM (MNCvZ)
That's way too much work.
Posted by: Fat Wall-E Characters Lounging in Floaty Chairs at October 16, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 16, 2026 11:10 AM (35YvA)
Posted by: NR Pax
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Monitoring should be distinct from controls. Monitoring temps can be on the net safely because not a lot that hackers can do with that if the refrigerator controls are hard wired and not net accessible.
The idea of central control is what is driving a lot of the idiots that have been educated beyond their intelligence in our finest schools. They want control over everything except themselves.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:11 AM (E4rtv)
Problem is also they want to outsource and centralize monitoring so that they can reduce staff and pay a non-expert (the algorithm does the work!). Was the system broken -- was this an ongoing issue, or was this the folly of needless tech selling people with a functioning system the dream of making is easy and cheap?
So much of tech seems to be "the app/tech thinks for you, isn't that awesome!!?" This is how you get an Idiocracy, disguised as efficiency and smart staffing.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (rOKnE)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Lady Who Lurks at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (JCLJi)
Refrigeration controls completely shut off from the internet. Remote monitoring software unconnected to refrigeration controls.
YES, it's probably more expensive (now). But as we the news shows, some people just want to watch the world burn.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (XHO5P)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 11:13 AM (rwOy2)
Before the Taiwan invasion, or during?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy
Possible depending on the particulars but that does require net access to turn whatever software coded switch exists. Chinese have their own problems as they cannot be sure that any microprocessor tech that they have bought, smuggled, or copied does not have its own US doom switch either.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:13 AM (E4rtv)
Before the Taiwan invasion, or during?
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at October 16, 2026 11:09 AM (MNCvZ)
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China's strategy is ultimately self-defeating, and we are already seeing it. Because of the "on-shoring" due to tariffs, China's factories are shutting down and unemployment is skyrocketing. Breaking the economy of your primary customer would only exacerbate that, but Communists love infiltration so that's what they are trying to do.
I've got a multi-part examination of invading Taiwan (and how it's going to be really, really hard) at ahlloyd.com if you are interested. Since I started posting it, my traffic from mainland China has increased by a factor of 8.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:14 AM (ZOv7s)
But having lived through the changeover from mechanical to electronic controls in ALL appliances, I see it as a bad deal in most cases - it increased efficiency. A bit. But not in places where it matters a great deal, and the tradeoff was fridges, washing machines, coffeemakers, etc., where a computerized part breaks and you throw the whole g-ddamned machine in the trash because it's not worth fixing.
Then we started connecting them to the internet, and your washing machine spies on you. If your babysitter gets stuck in there, you can't even bang her without Bob from the NSA seeing. And they're now hackable. Some kid in Sweden can crank that sucker on from Stockholm, bust your babysitter and your wiener in two, and put you on the hook for a murder.
It was a slippery slope.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 11:14 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 11:14 AM (Cqx++)
I've got a multi-part examination of invading Taiwan (and how it's going to be really, really hard) at ahlloyd.com if you are interested. Since I started posting it, my traffic from mainland China has increased by a factor of 8.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:14 AM (ZOv7s)
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Also, they're about 20 years into a demographic collapse that is going to last another 2-3 generations, at least.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (MdQMu)
"Costs" are generally the easy way to impact profit margins. It's harder to increase demand...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (pfXMo)
There's a reason some of these things were invented, but one has to be realistic about the inherent security risks.
I don't expect my sprinkler heads to mount an uprising, but you never know.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
39 Companies dgaf about anything but cost"
"Costs" are generally the easy way to impact profit margins. It's harder to increase demand...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (pfXMo)
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Oh, that's easy.
Open borders does that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (MdQMu)
Before the Taiwan invasion, or during?
The WSJ had an article this week about how Hegseth is moving every US military base to nuclear power -- each base will have its own source onsite. This is specifically so that the bases are NOT dependent on the local electricity grid. Now this is energy independence -- and it comes in the form of local control, not centralized remote management.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (rOKnE)
Hacking and heating refrigerators. That's very asymmetric warfare
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)
Then he votes straight Democrat.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:16 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:16 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: WarEagle82 at October 16, 2026 11:16 AM (Qfzq8)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)
Then he votes straight Democrat.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:16 AM (uOLcV)
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What is he supposed to do as one of Television's most powerful producers?
Not bend to the whims of the mob?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:17 AM (MdQMu)
Europeans will screw up anything for the climate cult.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:17 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 11:17 AM (2Xqig)
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I don't really care, Margaret. Lorre is a ponce probably afraid that California DSA types are going to take all his money. He was fine with the rest of the DSA agenda.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:17 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:18 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (rOKnE
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This is what Pope Leo was referring to in his encyclical. When society was still overwhelmingly religious, employers took employee health and the community into consideration. Philanthropists built schools, hospitals and libraries because they valued their community and their nation.
Modern employers are completely indifferent to anything other than making money, and don't care who suffers. If they can save a penny by closing a plan and destroying a entire region's economy, they're up for it.
Ironically, Communist China is the worst offender of all in this respect.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (jjoN6)
I don't see what was so offensive about the original comment that it had to be disappeared unless the poster is already banned for other indiscretions.
It did violate the 100 comment rule but that's more Infraction than felony.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:18 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 11:19 AM (aJQbY)
It can be a big problem, obviously.
But a lot of this has to do with lax cybersecurity and human error which gives hackers an easy in.
Remote management isn't necessarily bad, it just has to be implemented securely and watched by qualified people.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:19 AM (6ydKt)
It did violate the 100 comment rule but that's more Infraction than felony.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:18 AM (QGaXH)
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Paul is a well-known troll, and he should be ignored at all times.
Same with Sid, Karl, Joe Xiden, and TheJamesMadison.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 11:17 AM (2Xqig)
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Some years ago I got a whole house appliance warranty. If anything breaks, they send a guy out to fix it. I pay a flat fee of $100. It's great.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: I Mean Inuit Pies at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (EdP2u)
There's a reason some of these things were invented, but one has to be realistic about the inherent security risks.
I don't expect my sprinkler heads to mount an uprising, but you never know.
Posted by: Archimedes
It may not be the sprinklers but the apps to control the IOT item. IOT apps on phones are undoubtedly harvesting information from that phone, how much depends on largely trust.
The other issue is that if you do not use proper security protocols on net access, IOT items can compromise your network easily. Best to have them on a separate guest network even with a separate router if you can.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)
It can be a big problem, obviously.
But a lot of this has to do with lax cybersecurity and human error which gives hackers an easy in.
Remote management isn't necessarily bad, it just has to be implemented securely and watched by qualified people.
The real problem seems to be not so much hacking the particular appliance in question, but rather that you're granting buggy, backdoor-prone software access to your router, and therefore the rest of your network.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Wasn't that guy banned for putting out Hollyweird pron?
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson
That's some accurate truth tellin' right there, obtuse as he is.
Posted by: The Stopped Clock at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 16, 2026 11:12 AM (xvV+O)
Mine is a '91. Bought at the PX at Ft Stewart. Still keeps beer cold after all these 35 years. My longest lasting appliance.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (EduVx)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (2ocoG)
The peasants may experience shortages sure, but what will Pelosi do if her expensive ice cream all melts?
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (vbXSk)
Posted by: WarEagle82
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In the machine design business we say inside every big problem is a lot of little ones waiting to get out. But we have to go to the site and not send something over the internet to fix them.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 16, 2026 11:24 AM (xvV+O)
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WTF is wrong with you people? It's a car. You get in it and drive the damned thing.
Posted by: Barney Oldfield at October 16, 2026 11:24 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (EduVx)
You lied to your sammich?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 16, 2026 11:24 AM (SgdqL)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (uOLcV)
Only for two hours. Then you gotta push the button again.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:24 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Lutefisk Strategic Reserve? at October 16, 2026 11:25 AM (EdP2u)
Heh!!
I worked at a software company for years. One project had a PM overseas at site where a lot of work was being moved to IYKWIMAITYD. He never closed a release, ever. He just kept throwing random ticket fixes in, and each customer's release was different based on when they upgraded. These were not hotfixes or maintenance releases, he just kept everyone working on it past the close date. It was INSANE, no one knew what releases were out there being implemented, it was always "it depends" a years-long rolling window, while the next official release was opened and worked on.
Posted by: Lizzy at October 16, 2026 11:25 AM (rOKnE)
She'll find that her husband hid hammers inside all the ice cream containers?
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 11:25 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: RandomDave
Not sure anymore if that is even the issue. A lot of trading activity now is based on any scrap of information that gets into the algorithms and then causes derivative tails to wag the market dog. So an executive could get rich just by betting using derivative markets on inside information or even inside created volatility by their own actions.
This is what financialization of an economy eventually brings us--not efficiency nor well run companies, but endless seeking a riskless yield and what can be more riskless than knowing in advance an event is about to occur.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)
F1 is mostly a Euro thing. They regulate EVERYTHING whether it makes sense or not.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (ZOv7s)
I have a similar one, likely the same one. It is pretty great.
But, when you have Very Expensive Repairs, they can get a bit lame about it... for instance, when my water heater went kaput, it was suddenly "well, we're giving you the cheapest one on the market, and if you want better like your old one was, then it'll cost extra and... PS, we'll only cover half the price of that cheap one, anyway."
But all in, it was still a few hundred bucks cheaper anyway, so it's a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
Falun Gong was a threat, not because they were traitors to the CCP, but because of their size and the fact the CCP didn't control them.
All these laws being passed in places like Kalifornia meant to "protect the children" that give Gov't more control and observation over our lives and our vehicles and our appliances aren't meant to protect us, but protect Gov't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lutefisk Strategic Reserve?
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They share a small but important border with Russia. And China and Russia are friendz.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Barney Oldfield at October 16, 2026 11:24 AM (XeU6L)
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They got woke. Gas is eeeevil, so they have to use "green" technology that self-evidently doesn't work.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:27 AM (EduVx)
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How to properly drop one. They have french advisors for that though.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 16, 2026 11:27 AM (xvV+O)
Blakeman's been impressive and his campaign has mojo - are we about to see a huge upset here?
Posted by: Boswell at October 16, 2026 11:29 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:21 AM (Riz8t)
It's different for consumer products.
That's mostly on the consumer.
For a large corporation, even in France, it should be standard practice to secure their networks end-to-end, especially something as critical as the freezers in your grocery store.
They may have left their IoT freezers open to the entire internet just because it made it easier for their people to monitor and manage the freezers, for all we know.
This was a lesson learned (which happens a lot in cybersecurity due to unknown unknowns), and I bet a lot of grocery corps across the world checked their systems this week.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:29 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (EduVx)
Norway's military is a technologically advanced, regionally specialized force designed primarily for Arctic terrain, maritime surveillance, and territorial defense as a strategic NATO member on the alliance's northern flank.
• Air Power: Operates a modern fleet of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets equipped with advanced precision strike capabilities like the Joint Strike Missile (JSM), backed by maritime patrol aircraft like the P-8 Poseidon.
• Naval & Subsurface Power: Maintains a strong coastal and maritime force featuring Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates, fast Skjold-class corvettes, and upcoming Type 212CD submarines.
• Air Defense & Artillery: Fields world-class NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) air defense networks alongside mobile K9 VIDAR self-propelled artillery.
• Arctic & Total Defense: Relies on compulsory military service, a well-trained Home Guard reserve component, and deep integration with Nordic allies and NATO.
• Global Rankings: Ranked around 39th to 43rd globally in overall military index power (such as Global Firepower), punching ), punching well above its modest population size
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)
Had 4 year warranty on a 65" TV from WalMart, it pooped out at 3 yr and 3 mo.
WalMart honored it and gave me a choice of which brand I wanted to replace it. It was an ONN so I figured I'd try a Samsung.
This is the most complicated piece of shit I've ever dealt with. It wants to go with voice control, I can't figure out how to get my computer to display, it is way to busy for me.
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (8uzBS)
But all in, it was still a few hundred bucks cheaper anyway, so it's a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)
Although power efficiency is good, there are always trade-offs involved. The more complex a machine is, the more likely a part will fail. My dad had a fridge built in the 1950's that only stopped in the 1990's because a refrigerant line was hit with an ice pick when it was being defrosted. In the last 30 years, I've had to replace my refrigerator at least 3 times and my stove twice, and the last fridge failure (the refrigerant compressor) cost as much to replace as a new fridge.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (l3cgK)
That being said, if it gets uppity the old mechanical t'stat it replaced is still in the garage ready to go at a moment's notice.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (QGaXH)
Blakeman's been impressive and his campaign has mojo - are we about to see a huge upset here?
Posted by: Boswell
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Unfortunately no. New York's vote cheat and fraud machine is second only to kalifornia's.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (xvV+O)
The peasants may experience shortages sure, but what will Pelosi do if her expensive ice cream all melts?
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (vbXSk)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (FZ29D)
84 Starting to see NY Dems run from Hochul - one even stated that she's got to go...publicly in a debate!
Blakeman's been impressive and his campaign has mojo - are we about to see a huge upset here?
Posted by: Boswell at October 16, 2026 11:29 AM (j10i6)
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Nah.
Turnout differential for a party out of power at the federal level will get Hochul over the line.
But it'll be closer than Texas senate or governor.
And no lessons will be learned by anyone anywhere about the relative purpleness of any state.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (MdQMu)
Where is everybody?
Oh, I remember now. I'm a looser who can't get my ducks in a row enough to do anything I want to do.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (nEUC6)
94 I think something may be up. Comments are really slow today.
Where is everybody?
Oh, I remember now. I'm a looser who can't get my ducks in a row enough to do anything I want to do.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (Ae6Br)
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Was like this yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (MdQMu)
Falun Gong was a threat, not because they were traitors to the CCP, but because of their size and the fact the CCP didn't control them.
All these laws being passed in places like Kalifornia meant to "protect the children" that give Gov't more control and observation over our lives and our vehicles and our appliances aren't meant to protect us, but protect Gov't.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:26 AM (l3cgK)
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This ties back to the previous thread regarding religious art. The CCP has ordered all the crosses and crucifixes removed from Christian churches and replaced with pictures of Xi Jinping, because he is Mao 2.0.
To materialists, religion is a mortal threat, because it causes people to make "irrational" decisions, like sacrificing for their beliefs or standing up to tyrrany.
And that's why you're seeing so much Christian persecution in leftist states.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:32 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:27 AM (EduVx)
Their freezers were undoubtedly internet-connected, allowing the hack to happen in the first place; otherwise, the hackers would've had to send out people to each location.
Lesson? Don't connect your appliances to the net.
In Kali, there are folks that have their home thermostats connected to the internet...during heatwaves, the local power company was able to raise the temperature the AC turned on...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (l3cgK)
Welcome aboard Fat Chance Airlines!
Today is a day for aviation history. This flight is to be the first completely automated flight. There is no crew aboard. But please note every precaution has been taken for your safety...safety...safety...saf-snap.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (2WIwB)
Where is everybody?
Going to the TX MoMe.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (oJjJL)
Where is everybody?
Oh, I remember now. I'm a looser who can't get my ducks in a row enough to do anything I want to do.
Posted by: Reforger
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People traveling to the big MoMeet in Texas today and tomorrow.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (E4rtv)
Same with Sid, Karl, Joe Xiden, and TheJamesMadison.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (MdQMu)
I don't worry about the last one. He can't read.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026 11:34 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (BI5O2)
10 acres in Idaho or Wyoming are looking better all the time.
Yeah, I get your message. Get away from it all. I have already done so. Why put up with crap if you don't have to? Self reliance is a good thing. Seems like the more people around you is just more misery you have to put up with.
Posted by: Case at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (ROPCF)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (MdQMu)
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Last I saw that differential is gone. Michigan's red counties were voting early at higher rates than blue ones, which never happens. The Dems may finally have alienated enough of their base that they will just stay home.
I do think it strange that there are almost no yard signs for anyone other than federal offices in my area. No state rep, state senator, governor. Never seen that before.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (Ae6Br)
Yeah, I get your message. Get away from it all. I have already done so. Why put up with crap if you don't have to? Self reliance is a good thing. Seems like the more people around you is just more misery you have to put up with.
Extroverts would go crazy in what you consider an ideal situation.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)
Welcome aboard Fat Chance Airlines!
Today is a day for aviation history. This flight is to be the first completely automated flight. There is no crew aboard. But please note every precaution has been taken for your safety...safety...safety...saf-snap.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:33 AM (2WIwB)
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Do you have flights to Itchy and Scratchy Land, where nothing can possibly go wrong?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 11:36 AM (FZ29D)
10 acres in Idaho or Wyoming are looking better all the time.
Yeah, I get your message. Get away from it all. I have already done so. Why put up with crap if you don't have to? Self reliance is a good thing. Seems like the more people around you is just more misery you have to put up with.
Posted by: Case at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (ROPCF)
Yup.
*side eye at Mrs D*
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (2WIwB)
Had 4 year warranty on a 65" TV from WalMart, it pooped out at 3 yr and 3 mo.
WalMart honored it and gave me a choice of which brand I wanted to replace it. It was an ONN so I figured I'd try a Samsung.
This is the most complicated piece of shit I've ever dealt with. It wants to go with voice control, I can't figure out how to get my computer to display, it is way to busy for me.
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 11:30 AM (8uzBS)
Do NOT connect it to the internet...It's been proven that LG TVs spy on you (recording every device in it's range that's connected to the internet, including your mobile phones) and recording voice and sounds IN YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION. It's undoubtedly true Samsung and Chinesium TVs do the same or worse.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (BI5O2)
And the ever-present disruptive pop-up ad.
Posted by: garbage at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (5KUP2)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (EduVx)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (ZOv7s)
I'm not even seeing those. The only campaigning I see are Mark Warner's ads infesting my streaming service.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (SgdqL)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:20 AM (MdQMu)
Laughing!
I am aware of his status but just think 'disappearing' an innocuous comment runs counter to the idea trolls should be ignored. Isn't disappearing a form of attention?
I'll shut up about it now because I don't want to be another clown in the clown car....LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)
I do think it strange that there are almost no yard signs for anyone other than federal offices in my area. No state rep, state senator, governor. Never seen that before.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (ZOv7s)
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It's always a state by state thing.
"waves" crest higher in the enclaves of the party being advantaged.
New York is a blue state. Turnout for Democrats will be relatively higher than turnout for Democrats in Texas or even Michigan, which is very much a purple state.
Contentious senate races drive up overall turnout to reflect PVI overall of the state during midterms, while not having that creates vote sinks.
So, New York is still a blue state, so turnout differential will still advantage Democrats. It's just not as blue as Texas is red. Hell, Virginia is probably bluer now than New York is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (MdQMu)
The peasants may experience shortages sure, but what will Pelosi do if her expensive ice cream all melts?
Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2026 11:23 AM (vbXSk)
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*** Mom's Friendly Robot Company has entered the chat ***
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (FZ29D)
Prescient?
https://youtu.be/KXnL7sdElno
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:39 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:39 AM (Ae6Br)
Well, that will extend the "I'll never rent from them again" time period I was already in.
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 11:39 AM (kU0PQ)
Blakeman's been impressive and his campaign has mojo - are we about to see a huge upset here?
Posted by: Boswell
Weird shit can happen. Holchul is not a popular governor and gubernatorial races are not as national partisan aligned as senate races are. Often the only escape clause for a bad state government dominated by one party is to vote the other party for governor at times.
KS, AK, or WY are examples of Dems winning deep Red states, MA, ME, and VT are examples of GOP governors of blue state phenomenon. At the end of the day, you get one party in power too long and you end up getting screwed by the in party corruption network getting too comfortable.
Putting in mail in ballots as the primary form of voting is guaranteeing that the corruption cannot be overturned at the ballot box. Which is why Democrats and RINOs love it. Similar gaming occurs in RCV states.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)
The merger will combine McCormick's spice portfolio with iconic brands like Hellmann’s and Knorr, creating a global flavor powerhouse.
The owner of McCormick's told her to GFY. Elon basically did the same.
https://tinyurl.com/yc5zfpuk
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026
Its the camera lights in his eyes fault
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (EduVx)
And we have Lindsey Graham with a vagina. What a fucking choice.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (SgdqL)
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I got an email yesterday saying that Saginaw County's Dem sheriff has endorsed Rogers and James. I don't recall that happening before, and at least one Dem rep in the House has endorsed Rogers as well.
I hate to be optimistic, but I'm struggling to find the math that puts him over the top without Bloomfield, Detroit and now Flint/Saginaw.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (ZOv7s)
Same with Sid, Karl, Joe Xiden, and TheJamesMadison.
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Back off dude.
[Stands with James Madison]
Oh...wait.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 11:41 AM (XeU6L)
I hate to be optimistic, but I'm struggling to find the math that puts him over the top without Bloomfield, Detroit and now Flint/Saginaw.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (ZOv7s)
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Trading out Tillis for Cooper (even trade since both are Democrats) but getting Rogers in MI would be an interesting and amusing way to stay at 53 seat majority.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Reforger
Why a duck? Why not a chicken?
Posted by: Chico Marx at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: garbage at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (5KUP2)
I tried the site on an iPhone the other day and Brave browser wouldn't even load the page. Safari worked, but that ad is a beast. It hides itself, then pops up when you're zoomed in to read and then it's a pain in the ass to zoom out because the ad has a scrollbar in it and wants to move the pages inside of it instead of zooming out.
On iPad, Brave works fine and I don't even see the ad, but I feel sorry for people trying to get on here on iPhones because you are screwed unless you've got some kind of ad blocker working for you.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:35 AM (Ae6Br)
Some folks' hashes rotate often...what happens when using a VPN...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
GOP folks don't want insane Democrats burning their house down and normal gimmedat Democrats are becoming embarrassed by the weird and freaky DSA and genderqueer candidates being served up.
So only place you get the political signs are the hate has no home here, and about twenty other signs of social virtue. Or at highway intersections, etc. where the greatest risk is the other side stealing them.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (EduVx)
pikers.
Posted by: The Finnish at October 16, 2026 11:43 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 11:22 AM (EduVx)
You misled lunch?
Who was she?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:44 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Chico Marx at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (EdP2u)
They went home to roost.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (MdQMu)
The Northern part may as well be filled with Smurfs it's so blue.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
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Whitmer had lots of signs, and so did the other down ballot races. It's really weird. I've never seen anything like it, and even the junk mail is lower than normal. I live in a very blue city and I have no idea who the Dem candidate is for state senator.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (ZOv7s)
He aspires to troll and fails.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (rZMEN)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 11:37 AM (l3cgK)
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There are safe ways to have smart TVs (and basically any other smart device) in your home without them spying on you.
Requires a bit of technical know-how but there are umpteen YT videos and other docs on how to put these things on their own subnet that can't call home, and other protections you can use.
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (oqH4h)
Putting it on the internet, instead of a dedicated circuit not accessible from outside the company's LAN.
All of those different stores using THE SAME APP PROVIDER. (Does no one remember Crowdstrike from 2024?)
Did a programmer leave a backdoor or a default password somewhere?
(Yes, the dedicated circuit is produced through encrypting and encapsulating traffic over the internet. And, if done right, is totally secure, compared to an internet-facing login mechanism.)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (kU0PQ)
Well, that will extend the "I'll never rent from them again" time period I was already in.
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 11:39 AM (kU0PQ)
Beware of the Hertz Donut...
HS Physics Teacher: "Do you know what the Hertz Donut is?"
Student: "No"
HS Physics Teacher: ::: punches student in shoulder :::
HS Physics Teacher: "Hurts, don'it?"
Posted by: The Finnish at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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[eyes classic Honeywell mercury thermostat on the wall]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:38 AM (MdQMu)
The Northern part may as well be filled with Smurfs it's so blue.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (6ydKt)
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And they're facing an existential crisis in the downsizing of government and the limitation of government grants that affects the surrounding "industries".
I expected more people affected to move out of the area, to be honest. To move to Boston to find more gainful employment in government, for instance.
But, apparently, they're all clinging to that bit of NOVA in the hope that Democrats bring back their jobs as they were.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:46 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:42 AM (6ydKt)
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I have a gogglephone and windows laptop and Brave works great on both.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:46 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip
My oldest uncle was in the Norwegian Army in 1940 and died fighting the Nazis in the initial invasion. I am 100% Norwegian heritage on both sides, married a Norwegian heritage girl, and have many more relatives in the old country than here.
Posted by: Jens Jenssen at October 16, 2026 11:47 AM (EdP2u)
And we have Lindsey Graham with a vagina. What a fucking choice.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:40 AM (uOLcV)
I saw about 20 Annie Andrews ads in an hour on a local tv channel the other night.
She is unloading on some ad buys, for sure.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:47 AM (6ydKt)
@Diogenes - we kicked off our St. Barb planning for our February 2027 event last night. Already have LTG Rafferty signed up as our guest speaker. 83 Honorable and 9 Ancient awards. The Field Artillery peeps have about another 20-ish and two Ancients.
We sold out our venue last year with 520-ish seats. Should be able to do the same again in '27 too.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:15 AM (MdQMu)
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I think that is optimistic. The woman shortage is acute. Some demographer types question whether they can really recover at all. I think 2-3 generations to bottom out - then I think they are at the new normal. And then there are questions about the ability of the country to stay together as currently constituted.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (7/DDO)
Posted by: WE F at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (H88Wh)
Being rural... our ballot is pretty thin. No city council or mayor races or similar.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (RORbl)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 11:46 AM (ZOv7s)
Yeah, it's weird.
There is something going on with the site that either slows Brave on iPhone to a crawl or stops it from loading the front page completely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (6ydKt)
that's the vibe I get, I have had a mini tower hooked up to my TVs for years. So nice to get up, sit on the couch with a coffee while perusing the news and emails. This TV is no bueno and it creeps me out.
It also doesn't have any of the ports for speakers and other inputs, just two HDMI slots and a coax port. I can't figure out how to access the HDMIs and got suspicious when it kept wanting me to talk to it.
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: NoLongerintheBellyoftheBeast at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (OpLc2)
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (7/DDO)
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Then they'll have plenty of room for big families.
There's a solid chance we have more people in America than China has in China by 2060.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (MdQMu)
That's mostly on the consumer.
For a large corporation, even in France, it should be standard practice to secure their networks end-to-end, especially something as critical as the freezers in your grocery store.
They may have left their IoT freezers open to the entire internet just because it made it easier for their people to monitor and manage the freezers, for all we know.
This was a lesson learned (which happens a lot in cybersecurity due to unknown unknowns), and I bet a lot of grocery corps across the world checked their systems this week.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:29 AM (6ydKt)
But manual thermometer and one guy on shift (so 2-3 total) who goes freezer to freezer checking has got to be cheaper b/c you never need to set up any of the software or monitor it with expensive cybersecurity guys...
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 11:45 AM (oqH4h)
I wouldn't even put it on a subnet. Just don't even connect it to ANY networking. Of course, if you're using the streaming services built into the tv, then that will be difficult. At that, connecting it to a subnet does NOT prevent it spying on you - it can still record everything and, if the subnet is accessible to the internet (which it has to be for streaming to work), then it can report that.
1/2
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (kU0PQ)
Student: "No"
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[recalls recent ONTdiscussions re topography]
[submits Piet Hein's 'Superegg']
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superegg
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 11:50 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:46 AM (MdQMu)
Oh, I'm sure.
They can live off of their multitudes of ill-gotten gains until the Dems takeover DC again.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:50 AM (6ydKt)
I expected more people affected to move out of the area, to be honest. To move to Boston to find more gainful employment in government, for instance.
But, apparently, they're all clinging to that bit of NOVA in the hope that Democrats bring back their jobs as they were.
And yet, the median sales price is up 4% from Sept. '25. There are plenty of new non-government jobs in the area, many of which pay better than government jobs, so thoughts of a major collapse are overblown.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:50 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Apple's codebase for IOS means most of the browsers ( I was informed that Chrome ironically is not based on Webkit) are simply UI skins over the code base. Main reason I don't have an apple phone--apple wants to lock down monetizing its IOS users as does Google with Android. But Android being open source based rather than closed source based IOS and also lacking the hardware-software ties of a closed garden tech eco system, you have more freedom to avoid crap that doesn't work right. Safari was a reason that I have avoided Apple laptops because I had one about ten years ago as a university provided laptop and I could not readily install what products might work best like browsers.
All my home machines that I use regularly are Linux and down to dual booting windoze 11 on one just to do my taxes on it. Microsux is getting so bad and annoying that I will probably get an Apple Mac cube just to do taxes and dump Windoze permanently.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:51 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (Ae6Br)
Never, NEVER cut the blue wire.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026 11:51 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
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Remote monitoring and one dude in a van on call to go fix it when it breaks is really the solution.
Posted by: ballistic at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (oqH4h)
Every single activity, industry, and sector* that was connected since the web developed in the 90s was in place, functioning, and just as efficient before the web existed. The "benefits" of web connection are trivial. The risks, obviously, are enormous, and were obviously so before the process even began.
* finance might be an exception, and "cybersecurity" should be an issue only in that sector, along with national security of course.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:31 AM (Ae6Br)
Well...try tightening up a little and those ducks will straighten right out.
I guess everybody is at the place attending the thing....
I wonder if they're wasting their breath talking about us....?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
Yeah, no.
China: Projected to have a population of approximately 1.14 billion (around 1.135 to 1.14 billion) in 2060, according to PopulationPyramid.net based on United Nations data. China's population is in a steady downward trajectory due to low fertility rates and an aging demographic.
United States: Projected to have a population of approximately 389 million to 404 million in 2060. U.S. Census Bureau estimates point toward slow, steady growth driven increasingly by international migration as natural birth increases slow down
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: DanMan at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (8uzBS)
Most Samsung TVs I've used have a "Source" button to access inputs.
If your remote doesn't have the Source button you can hit the Home button and scroll sideways to the left on the bottom tiles menu and the source inputs - HDMI1, HDMI2, COAX (Live TV) - are way over towards the end.
Just look for "Source" somewhere and pick the HDMI port you plugged your PC into.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:55 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 11:55 AM (U/Byj)
An important thing to check is whether you can manually turn off the microphone in the TV. That helps, a lot. If it can only be turned off via software, then an update can turn it right back on.
Check whether it has a camera built-in. If it does, don't buy that one.
(Sony Bravia meets both of those criteria. Our 15-20yo Toshiba pre-smart TV just died, so I've been looking into this.)
Also, use a separate device to do the streaming. A Roku or Fire stick can be kept from recording, and it won't have any idea what you're watching on the TV apart from its streaming services (DVDs, tapes, other devices, laptop, antenna connection for over-air TV, etc.). (I'm assuming there you plug those things directly into the TV, instead of the streaming device.)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 11:55 AM (kU0PQ)
United States: Projected to have a population of approximately 389 million to 404 million in 2060. U.S. Census Bureau estimates point toward slow, steady growth driven increasingly by international migration as natural birth increases slow down
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
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They have a replacement rate below 1...right now. Their average age is about 50.
They will have 1/3 the population size in a couple of generations without a massive reversal.
And that's assuming you believe their stated population numbers, because the Chinese government would never lie about those.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 11:55 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's phone) at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (QGaXH)
Laughing.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 11:55 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
It's probably just a matter of the producer of the freezers shifting in this more tech-focused direction and selling it to customers as an improvement. The business probably has people going in and out of these facilities all the time during the day, so remote control isn't even particularly helpful, it's a mild convenience feature.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at October 16, 2026 11:56 AM (okun6)
They can live off of their multitudes of ill-gotten gains until the Dems takeover DC again.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Even for Democrats, the era of looting the government is coming rapidly to a close. Interest payments on debt is why. It is eating the budget now like a giant Pac Man.
Saw that China's debt service is now up to 20 percent of its budget (and its govt debt is about three times its gdp while ours is about 100-110 percent of gdp. Japan is in the same boat. So are France and the UK among other Euro states.
Aging populations make that more and more difficult to provide the economic growth necessary to stabilize that government debt.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:58 AM (E4rtv)
All my home machines that I use regularly are Linux and down to dual booting windoze 11 on one just to do my taxes on it. Microsux is getting so bad and annoying that I will probably get an Apple Mac cube just to do taxes and dump Windoze permanently.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:51 AM (E4rtv)
Macs can use most browsers put there with the Mac OS version of the installer.
I use Firefox and Waterfox on my iMac because I don't like Safari much either.
Yeah, the only difference on iOS browsers is the UI, and some features like ad blocking on Brave which Safari doesn't have.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:58 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 11:58 AM (6ydKt)
We sold out our venue last year with 520-ish seats. Should be able to do the same again in '27 too.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 11:48 AM (QVmho)
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Yeah, it if doesn't sell out I'll be surprised. This has got to be the biggest St Barbara's Ball in the country. You ought to send an invite to the White House.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 11:59 AM (2WIwB)
Guy says my wife asked me why I whisper in the house. I said it’s so Google can’t hear me.
She laughed at me and called me paranoid. Then Siri laughed. And Alexa laughed. Any my fridge laughed.
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 16, 2026 12:00 PM (3qdok)
One wonders about the possibility of a global repudiation of debt. That should do wonders for the global economy.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)
There is something going on with the site that either slows Brave on iPhone to a crawl or stops it from loading the front page completely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Probably a webkit bug of some sort. And sometimes malware adverts are designed to take advantage of such.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
Ummm, who are these "expensive" cybersecurity guys of which you speak? No, once they build the system, the guy monitoring it is a Help Desk denizen, with a script and a huge quantity of "FAQ"s. Who will lie to you with his first breath when you call: (in heavy Pakistani accent) "Hello, my name is Bill."
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 11:58 AM (E4rtv)
They are going to fix that with inflation, and importing immigrants to increase the tax base to 10+/1 for worker/beneficiary.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (6ydKt)
It worked great for Europe.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)
They are going to fix that with inflation, and importing immigrants to increase the tax base to 10+/1 for worker/beneficiary.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (6ydKt)
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China doesn't import populations.
It enslaves disfavored ethnicities within its borders.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:02 PM (MdQMu)
I have issues with my Android phone and the overlay or popup ads. It's scripting... I think, that my phone can't deal with. My Android tablet with Brave does just fine. It's nearly the same OS, but there's got to be some code differences for the platform it's running on; phone or tablet.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 12:02 PM (RORbl)
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 11:49 AM (tOcjL)
Ummm, who are these "expensive" cybersecurity guys of which you speak? No, once they build the system, the guy monitoring it is a Help Desk denizen, with a script and a huge quantity of "FAQ"s. Who will lie to you with his first breath when you call: (in heavy Pakistani accent) "Hello, my name is Bill."
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (kU0PQ)
Then, it's not actually monitored and you're better off with the guy checking manually with a $2 thermometer...
Posted by: Nova Local at October 16, 2026 12:02 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 12:01 PM (kU0PQ)
It's France so it's more like, "Bonjour, je m'appelle Abdul. Alahu Akkbar!!!"
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:04 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Archimedes
The repudiation is going to be inflating it away most likely. Nations that went through IMF austerity measures typically had severe political instability after but the IMF is not big enough to rescue China, Japan, or the US, and possibly not enough for the UK nor France either without the big superpowers putting in a lot of ious to the IMF to bolster it.
I think the Eurozone and UK are simply trying to steal Russia's frozen assets in the West to survive a bit longer which is why they keep supporting Zelinskyy not ending the war.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 12:04 PM (E4rtv)
The peasants may experience shortages sure, but what will Pelosi do if her expensive ice cream all melts?
Posted by: illiniwek
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*** Mom's Friendly Robot Company has entered the chat ***
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Asimov's first law of robotics is never melt the ice cream.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 12:04 PM (Cqx++)
It enslaves disfavored ethnicities within its borders.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 12:02 PM (MdQMu)
But the U.S, EU, and the rest of the west just tax people to death and bring in replacements.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:05 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Archimedes
The repudiation is going to be inflating it away most likely.
Also possible, but either way, it leads to the kind of fracturing into small entities that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire. Nobody wants someone else's depreciated currency.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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They aren't going to fix anything. The immigrants are to be the new servile class for the rich and the heritage populations are due for MAID in one form or another.
At a certain point, the heritage folks are going to have to decide whether or not to liquidate their ruling classes before the ruling classes liquidate and subjugate them with their new migrant pets.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:09 PM (pfXMo)
The collapse of Canada and Norway as small countries that more than distinguished themselves in war-time is sickening but of course merely part of the sad overall picture.
Not sure about Norway, but in Canada it's a glorious (and recent) past that's just about been erased in cultural memory, even as endless "first nations" nonsense blights the culture (in some cases leading to violence and even more bigotry against civilized elements).
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 12:09 PM (U/Byj)
I think the Eurozone and UK are simply trying to steal Russia's frozen assets in the West to survive a bit longer which is why they keep supporting Zelinskyy not ending the war.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 12:04 PM (E4rtv)
That and they've been painting themselves into a corner for a five years over the evil Putin to win elections.
They'd look like real assholes, well, more than they already do, if it turns out they can deal with evil Putin they just chose not to because it got their base to the polls.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 12:09 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:10 PM (pfXMo)
fixt
Posted by: anachronda at October 16, 2026 12:10 PM (oY6Yp)
So through a combination of H1B and hiring remotely that aren't even in the US to begin with, they INTENTIONALLY put these systems in place that are DESIGNED so that their outsourced Indian IT peons can access the programming remotely.
They've been warned repeatedly that obviously leaves them extremely vulnerable to remote bad actors, but they don't care, short term profits go up.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at October 16, 2026 12:11 PM (setIA)
And if choices must be made, the Neapolitan goes in the trash first.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Paul at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (Yiq+D)
*EU officials taking note...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (pfXMo)
“Big Bang Theory” Producer Chuck Lorre Warns a Society That Abandons God Turns to Communism
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)
I have the box set of BBT, and if you freeze his vanity cards at the end of each show, he does have some strange issues. And he admits it on some of the cards.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 16, 2026 12:12 PM (hmYU4)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 12:13 PM (08OqX)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at October 16, 2026 12:13 PM (5nSU6)
They will have 1/3 the population size in a couple of generations without a massive reversal.
they'll make up for it with robots.
Posted by: anachronda at October 16, 2026 12:15 PM (oY6Yp)
United States: Projected to have a population of approximately 389 million to 404 million in 2060. U.S. Census Bureau estimates point toward slow, steady growth driven increasingly by international migration as natural birth increases slow down
Posted by: Archimedes at October 16, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
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Your sourcing is pretty bad. Questions right now about how close to 1B they are right now. By 2050 I'd guess between 600-650M. If they are right about the shortage of child bearing age women (much lower than the official China numbers) - they won't be able to hold that and could easily fall below 400m by 2075. They are in a world of hurt. The country won't be able to hold together.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 12:21 PM (7/DDO)
GM didn't pay the loan back, you lying cunt, let alone with interest.
The Treasury took an equity position in GM as most of the loan.
It (and the US taxpayer) took a $10-12 billion loss as it slowly sold its position off.
Do you ever get tired of being so fucking stupid and wrong about every single thing?
Posted by: far cry at October 16, 2026 12:25 PM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)
Then he votes straight Democrat.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 11:16 AM (uOLcV)
I worked with many people "in the bizz" who were at mass every Sunday or at Temple on Saturday, and they all voted Dem. Remember, the Democrats care about the poor. That's why they created so many of them.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 16, 2026 12:59 PM (hmYU4)
Please, please, please tell me this!
Posted by: what the cat drug in at October 16, 2026 03:03 PM (jrgJz)
We need to start thinkin about burning stuff down! Everything is bullshit.
Posted by: mossomo at October 16, 2026 03:06 PM (pky95)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Domenikos Theotokopoulos
Comments
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Never reaching the end....
Posted by: Moody Blues at October 16, 2026 09:38 AM (uOLcV)
Would hang.
Thx CBD, have a great weekend
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 09:38 AM (kGIZD)
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Posted by: huerfano at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM
Evidently it was considered vulgar.
Posted by: Person who can't spell at October 16, 2026 09:40 AM (SeSfo)
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Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)
As he ponders a ponderous tome
He huns a tune of home, sweet home
His aged eyes become teary
♫"All de world am sad and dreary.
Everywhere, Jerome!"
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 16, 2026 09:41 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Auto Autist at October 16, 2026 09:42 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 09:42 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: Barry Soetero at October 16, 2026 09:44 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 16, 2026 09:44 AM (LOvBA)
Posted by: Beltone Bill at October 16, 2026 09:46 AM (EdP2u)
They called it Vulgate.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)
Hieronymus sounds like a good word for a limerick.
Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 16, 2026 09:47 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Florida Peasant
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That's a Bit of a Stretch - a limerick
Every single member of the staff
Looked at Jerome and had a good laugh
One wag said, "Oh what the heck!
Take a look at that neck!
Jerome? Hell, it's more like Jeraffe!"
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 16, 2026 09:48 AM (I0N4X)
amc: alcoholics making cars.
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 09:48 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 09:48 AM (NpAcC)
May need to visit his local taqueria and get things moving again. Ay, Caramba!
Posted by: Speedy Gonzales at October 16, 2026 09:49 AM (NkqBW)
Posted by: Slip Mahoney at October 16, 2026 09:50 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 09:50 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 16, 2026 09:50 AM (SeSfo)
This and some of El Greco's other portraits are, for the period, almost photo-realistic. Then there are the ones that could be by Picasso or other modern abstract artists, like his "View of Toldeo" and "Opening of the Fifth Seal.
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)
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Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 09:48 AM (NpAcC)
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So...the guy to call upon for intervention to get the kids off your lawn?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 09:52 AM (FZ29D)
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Meh, mere child's play. Here ya go:
A painter named Mimi LaRouche
Was known for not grooming her tush
It's a tangle of funk
Full of birds, nuns and monks
Beware of her ominous bush
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 16, 2026 09:53 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 09:53 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Buck (Ofama) at October 16, 2026 09:54 AM (z6ONu)
Posted by: Man on The Street at October 16, 2026 09:54 AM (UQj8B)
Sounds like half the Greek kids in my high school:
Manos, Papadopoulos, Tsagournis, Kalagides, Karasarides, and some others that I couldn't even pronounce.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 09:55 AM (V8Zwm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Jerome Ave. is right next to Woodlawn Cemetery, a nice, large piece of real estate.
Posted by: Try Walking Around It at October 16, 2026 09:55 AM (EdP2u)
Anyway, I was profoundly moved by El Greco's paintings. They made me feel closer to God.
Posted by: troyriser at October 16, 2026 09:55 AM (v1M8F)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 09:56 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at October 16, 2026 09:56 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 09:57 AM (oJjJL)
Posted by: I Notice These Things at October 16, 2026 09:58 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:00 AM (Jr5Lq)
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Remember when DNC chair Donna Brazile fed Hillary Clinton the debate questions ahead of time in the 2016 presidential primaries? Pretty fascist move... - a limerick
It seemed like a really big deal
With the Dem nomination to steal
Here's what I'm thinking
Her campaign was sinking
So they tossed her a buoy from Brazile
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at October 16, 2026 10:01 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:01 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)
I once read an art historian's take on the oddly elongated figures sometimes painted by El Greco. He said the elongated central figures in many of his paintings were probably done that way because the paintings were placed high above and thus became normally proportioned when viewed from below.
Posted by: troyriser at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (v1M8F)
Anyway, I was profoundly moved by El Greco's paintings. They made me feel closer to God.
Posted by: troyriser
I have the opposite reaction. The Bible warns against making images of God and Jesus is Eternal God Himself. People venerate these pictures and objects, which is idolatry. Certainly no one knows what Christ looked like on Earth, for that matter.
Posted by: Not Bowin' To No Statue at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: I gotta ask at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:04 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: No Name Today at October 16, 2026 10:05 AM (8mulE)
Alice: My uncle thought he was Saint Jerome.
Dr. Peter Venkman: I'd call that a big yes.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 10:05 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:05 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Madge at October 16, 2026 10:06 AM (SeSfo)
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Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Not Bowin' To No Statue at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (EdP2u)
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Idolatry is where you build something and then try to imbue it with a spirit and offer that spirit sacrifices. It is described in detail in the Bible.
The purpose of sacred images is to turn our minds toward God, and contemplate salvation history. "Conversion by beauty" is very much a thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 10:09 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:09 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Velvet Elvis at October 16, 2026 10:09 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Velvet Elvis at October 16, 2026 10:09 AM (SeSfo)
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Woof woof!
Posted by: Dogs playin poker at October 16, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JTB
From what I've read about him, Jerome could get into some spirited discussions with folks.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:11 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: It's me donna at October 16, 2026 10:12 AM (+gK6I)
Thanks for mentioning that. Never would have thought of it.
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 10:12 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Velvet Elvis at October 16, 2026 10:09 AM (SeSfo)
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Woof woof!
Posted by: Dogs playin poker
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Oh Boo Hoo!
Posted by: Sad Circus Clown at October 16, 2026 10:12 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Idolatry is venerating or esteeming anything as equal to or higher than God. It doesn't even have to be in a particularly religious context. I'm pretty sure I committed idolatry in my admiration of certain young women when I was a teenager.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:13 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:11 AM
Whatever you do, don't get him started about Cain's wife.
Posted by: Ask me how I know at October 16, 2026 10:14 AM (SeSfo)
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Interesting thought. Except that wouldn't work for horizontally elongated elements, such as the fingers on his left hand.
Posted by: muldoon at October 16, 2026 10:15 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 10:16 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:13 AM (77rzZ)
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Absolutely. Social media is one giant idol, place far above God, who is often totally ignored by the people on it. Likes and clicks are very much idols.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:18 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Oglebay
Ok, but what is she going to think about it?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 10:18 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 10:18 AM (aJQbY)
Whatever translation I'm reading, I find myself checking the interlinear often to see if it makes sense.
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:18 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:19 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:19 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: The Paolo at October 16, 2026 10:20 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: muldoon at October 16, 2026 10:21 AM (I0N4X)
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Posted by: Not Bowin' To No Statue at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (EdP2u)
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You're right, of course, but the incarnation is problematic, right? Jesus actually walked the earth and people interacted with him. If they had had iPhones, they would have taken his picture.
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 10:22 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:22 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Yep. Temptations to idolatry are everywhere.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Wait, wut? at October 16, 2026 10:23 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:24 AM (Bep7s)
Thirteen and a half feet. They have groomers working all three shifts.
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:24 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:24 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:25 AM (Bep7s)
The comments are brutal. And hysterical.
https://tinyurl.com/8ayw74ct
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 10:25 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Said no kid ever at October 16, 2026 10:25 AM (SeSfo)
Domenikos Theotokopoulos
Commentary
El Greco started his career as a painter of religious icons in Greece and was prolific in the production of sacred works, often making several versions of a single composition.
The bearded man in this painting is a representation of St. Jerome, the fourth-century Roman scholar and hermit saint best remembered for his translation of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, making it more broadly accessible. Wearing an anachronistic crimson cardinal's robe, the saint points to the words of the Bible with the elongated fingers characteristic of El Greco's paintings. El Greco signed his name in Greek on the right side of this canvas, which may be one of two paintings of St. Jerome listed in the 1614 inventory of the artist's studio.
Source: The Frick Collection: Essential Guide, 2024
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The painting seems off. The bearded man's head and long beard are so narrow, his shoulders under the cloak too broad. And the other parts of the bearded man we see from under the cloak - his arms, hands - also seem too long. (Maybe the cloak threw off proportion.)
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Would pass hanging today's art selection.
Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 16, 2026 10:26 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:26 AM (Bep7s)
Max 📟
@MaxNordau
Tucker Carlson on watching b*stiality p*rnography:
"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:26 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:27 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Oglebay
And yet, nowhere in the Bible are we told anything of what Jesus looked like.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)
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That's why we have lots of sacred images and in our house, constantly reminding us of what is important. We didn't used to, and for folks who have been around and might be wondering why I'm not nearly as mean to trolls as I used to be, it's because when I look up, there's Jesus, and I have to do the ol' type-delete thing.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:27 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JTB at October 16, 2026 10:28 AM (yTvNw)
*puts thumb in place*
*scowls at interruption*
How dare you criticize me for for my fine red robe? Get hence, thou black faced loon.
- Saint Jerome
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 10:29 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: Not Bowin' To No Statue at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (EdP2u)
I disagree, obviously. Christian art, especially when produced by masters such as El Greco and Rubens, is focused on what the painting or sculpture represents, not the media used to convey the feeling the objects evoke.
Insofar as what Christ actually looked like, no serious student of the Christian New Testament denies The Lord's Middle Eastern, Semitic heritage. Jesus of Nazareth was/is Jewish so He probably looked like a typical Jewish male of that era. That said, he is represented as a black African on the walls of Ethiopian churches, for example; as Asian in Chinese & other Asian churches; as white in European art. People see Him as one of their own. Nothing wrong with that.
The Chinese communists understand the power of religious art. Paintings of Christ in state-approved churches were replaced with pictures of Xi Jinping. Problem solved, I suppose.
Posted by: troyriser at October 16, 2026 10:29 AM (v1M8F)
Posted by: Said no kid ever
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Horse tail grooming! Luxury! Every day I wish I could be a horse tail groomer!
Posted by: Circus parade elephant pooper scooper dude at October 16, 2026 10:30 AM (I0N4X)
Microsoft Claims Trump Visa Curbs Will Threaten U.S. Tech Dominance
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (ndZc7)
I talk about this a lot, in terms of panther pits, canals, knouters, rape dogs, and so forth. But those are obviously just jokes. Mostly. Well, partly. Product contains at least 1% joke.
But, back in '17, I came up with a serious proposal for a real Constitutional amendment, and I stick by it.
1.) The Democrats, all other left-of-center Parties, and all affiliated NGO/NPOs are dissolved and proscri.
2.) All their living current and former elected officials, appointed officials, Party delegates, and corporate boards are jailed for life. Their assets will be collected by the Treasury, or paid out to the citizen who captured the bandit.
3.) All transfer payments from US or State Treasuries to US citizens are banned permanently. Any American receiving or paying government money must be able to present a clear audit trail demonstrating goods sold or services rendered, at prevailing market prices.
4.) Anyone who ever proposes trying to change paragraph #3 in any way is a traitor, and will be shot. Paragraph #2 was a warning. No more life sentences, we're simply never doing Leftism again; YOU WILL BE SHOT.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (BI5O2)
The Christmas carol "Some Children See Him" addresses this very phenomenon. Beautiful little song.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (s1VwS)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
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Because that was not important. It's an interesting contrast because Greek biographers often dwelt on the appearance of leaders because of course they could be gods, and Romans formalized this.
But Jesus' appearance was known by those who saw him, and those traditions were passed down to later generations, so many of the earliest art in the catacombs and elsewhere would reflect this.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (s1VwS)
Well, it's a VW, so...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:32 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Ms. Swan at October 16, 2026 10:32 AM (UQj8B)
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Posted by: Get yourself a sweet Madonna at October 16, 2026 10:32 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: Said no kid ever
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Horse tail grooming! Luxury! Every day I wish I could be a horse tail groomer!
Posted by: Circus parade elephant pooper scooper dude
I wanna be an ox tail soup cooker.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:33 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 10:33 AM (oJjJL)
Ok, that's funny right there
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:33 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: BruceWayne at October 16, 2026 10:33 AM (VCjRz)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:33 AM (Bep7s)
The Obama Presidential Center's projected construction cost has reached approximately $1 billion as foundation liabilities, borrowing, endowment questions and subcontractor payment disputes continue to shadow the lavish Chicago campus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:34 AM (ndZc7)
The Christmas carol "Some Children See Him" addresses this very phenomenon. Beautiful little song.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)
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Our Lady of Guadeloupe appears to be a Mesoamerican woman, because that is where the apparition took place and those were the people she was seeking to covert.
Lots of examples of this.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sittin' on the dashboard of my car
Posted by: Get yourself a sweet Madonna
Driving for Jesus
Driving for Jesus
Making all the lights!
Posted by: George Carlin
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:34 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: muldoon at October 16, 2026 10:35 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:35 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:35 AM (pfXMo)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Friday already. Now to read the comments.
Goes looking for coffee
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 10:35 AM (2WIwB)
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him."
Posted by: Isaiah 53:2 at October 16, 2026 10:36 AM (SeSfo)
There's some idolatry for you.
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:35 AM (Jr5Lq)
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It is literally a temple to himself, with his words etched on the walls. Demonic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:36 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2026 10:36 AM (oJjJL)
She's so bitter:
"My approval rating is always sky high when I'm not running for something...as long as I am in service to either a man like my husband or President Obama..."
"And then once I say, well, you know what? I think I could do a really good job. Like, I don't know, being president. Then, oh my goodness, that's very scary."
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Hard to believe we rejected her in favor of the Orange Menace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:37 AM (ndZc7)
Did you have Geezer Golf this week. If so, how did it go?
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
"No Beards!"
Posted by: Pete Hegseth, Art Critic at October 16, 2026 10:38 AM (YSUhf)
"And then once I say, well, you know what? I think I could do a really good job. Like, I don't know, being president. Then, oh my goodness, that's very scary."
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Hard to believe we rejected her in favor of the Orange Menace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:37 AM (ndZc7)
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She's popular when she's more of an idea of a woman in power.
She's less popular when she actually pushes herself into the limelight and people watch and hear her.
Yeah, the problem is that men are treated better. Anyway, on to how Trump is Putin's cockholster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 10:38 AM (MdQMu)
Our Lady of Guadeloupe appears to be a Mesoamerican woman, because that is where the apparition took place and those were the people she was seeking to covert.
Lots of examples of this.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at October 16, 2026 10:34 AM (ZOv7s)
For me, there are bottom lines as far as being a Christian goes. None of what is under discussion is a bottom line, only differences in perspective, or approaches to to faith in Jesus. My maing bottom line is what Jesus said - “ I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. Those who believe and practice that I consider fellow Christians.
Posted by: tubal at October 16, 2026 10:38 AM (Gqar8)
Posted by: BruceWayne
You are just ahead of me. I'm just getting into Innis. I'm about 35 miles out of Corsicana.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:38 AM (rwOy2)
now claire's corner wants $41 with rice, beans, peas, cooked cabbage and fried plantain. yum.
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:38 AM (Bep7s)
She's so bitter:
"My approval rating is always sky high when I'm not running for something...as long as I am in service to either a man like my husband or President Obama..."
"And then once I say, well, you know what? I think I could do a really good job. Like, I don't know, being president. Then, oh my goodness, that's very scary."
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Hard to believe we rejected her in favor of the Orange Menace.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Perfect Democrat--Arrogant, Incompetent, and Evil.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 10:39 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: I love typing that at October 16, 2026 10:39 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:40 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:37 AM
No. No Geezer Golf this week. Wasn't feeling up to it.
Probably won't play next week either as I'll be in Idaho on a hunting expedition.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:40 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Texas Highway Patrol at October 16, 2026 10:40 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:41 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:42 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Don't Mess With Texas Marketing Guy at October 16, 2026 10:42 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Diogenes
Ah, hunting the elusive Giant Potato of the North. Watch it, those things can be really vicious when attacked. Better have your biggest potato gun.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at October 16, 2026 10:43 AM (Jr5Lq)
It's an odd combination of gunpowder smell and...
brisket..."
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:44 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:45 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: Texas Highway Patrol
You could've done better.
Posted by: Don't Mess With Texas Marketing Guy at October 16, 2026 10:42 AM (nEUC6)
If you can't be a Texan, don't be a textin'!!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at October 16, 2026 10:45 AM (YSUhf)
Posted by: Ojibwe Chief at October 16, 2026 10:46 AM (nEUC6)
The Obama Presidential Center's projected construction cost has reached approximately $1 billion as foundation liabilities, borrowing, endowment questions and subcontractor payment disputes continue to shadow the lavish Chicago campus.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,
So very different considering the Obama Presidential Center is for partnering for museum exhibits rather than holding physical NARA archives.
In that, unlike older presidential libraries, the Obama Presidential Center uses a modern model where physical federal records are stored separately via NARA (College Park, MD), while selected objects and materials are made available for loan and display at the Chicago campus.
I won't be so bold to write a place of worship but...
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 16, 2026 10:46 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:46 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:48 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 10:49 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: Don't Mess With Texas Marketing Guy at October 16, 2026 10:49 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Don't Mess With Texas Marketing Guy
If you can't be a Texan, don't be a textin'!!!!
Posted by: naturalfake
That one is pretty good.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:49 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:49 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: gp
Let's keep the discussion of Norse mythology low-ki.
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 10:51 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:52 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:53 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 10:53 AM (pfXMo)
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The thunder god went for a ride
upon his favorite filly.
"I'm Thor!" he cried
The horse replied,
"You forgot your thaddle, thilly!"
Posted by: muldoon at October 16, 2026 10:55 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 10:56 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:56 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 10:59 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:57 AM (Bep7s)
That's what I have in my '15 Explorer. Love it.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at October 16, 2026 11:00 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 11:00 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: Tames Jalarico at October 16, 2026 11:00 AM (NdCPY)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 11:00 AM (NcvvS)
By the time you get that thing down the moment would be over.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 16, 2026 11:01 AM (sl73Y)
Or as Gavin Newsom would say, 0 miles of track.
Posted by: Ian S. at October 16, 2026 11:03 AM (2ocoG)
“Big Bang Theory” Producer Chuck Lorre Warns a Society That Abandons God Turns to Communism
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 11:04 AM (ndZc7)
A team with Jesus at quarterback would have been unbeatable.
Posted by: Don Black at October 16, 2026 10:59 AM (ZxPkt)
In football, maybe. Baseball's different, I hear that Jesus had problems with breaking balls at bat.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 16, 2026 11:05 AM (iqcvy)
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 10:46 AM (Bep7s)
167 i remember .39c"
You can trust your car with the man who wears the star...
Posted by: man at
I can remember 29.9 for sure, and I think 24.9 but a bit less certain.
What I cannot remember is buying gas without the 9/1000th of a dollar attached.
Posted by: From about That Time at October 16, 2026 11:06 AM (sl73Y)
Wow. 25.8 mpg in this F-150. Not bad.
Posted by: rickb223
That's really good! V6 turbo?
*looks at the price of diesel and weeps at 17mpg*
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 11:10 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
He wore, tan shoes with pink shoe laces, a polkadot vest, and a big panama with a purple hat band!
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Posted by: homepage at October 16, 2026 11:27 AM (C05XT)
I think I would have started with "Saint Jerome as Earth Human" before going for the Scholar look.
Posted by: t-bird at October 16, 2026 12:27 PM (moGJJ)
Posted by: Speller at October 16, 2026 02:51 PM (pSotA)
The Morning Report — 10/16 /26
A University of Wyoming student was arrested after police say she tried to poison a colleague, then attempted to flee to China when officers questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was questioned by campus police after surveillance cameras set up by a coworker experiencing medical symptoms allegedly caught her rinsing his mug with liquid from her own cup on Oct. 1, according to a University of Wyoming police affidavit, which added that she was seen on camera “taking photos and manipulating notebooks.” Wang didn’t get along with the coworker, who wasn’t named in court documents. Surveillance footage allegedly showed Wang searching through the victim’s desk; the victim specialized in disease treatment technology, work similar to what she had done in China. . . Now you may think this is just some sort of bizarre thing that one crazy person did. But there’s been a pattern of such incidents all involving foreign researchers and students involved in the sciences on college campuses. . . . . . There’s some obvious patterns here. . .Professional rivalry likely plays a role. China is very academically competitive and while the vast majority of students aren’t poisoning people, clearly some are, while others understand that such behaviors exist. Call it ‘cultural differences’. Or something else to be aware of.And then we have these — poison pen letters.
I for one it's not personal, but it's high-level Chi-Com intrigue and sabotage. Considering what American Universities have been doing to the minds of young people for decades, this is almost a nothing-burger in comparison. And, thank you Harry Truman for not letting MacArthur storm across the Yalu River, nor nuking Beijing while we had the chance.
“The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various addresses nationwide, including Secretary of State offices and their related election offices,” an FBI spokesperson told Fox News. “Some of the letters contained an unknown substance and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to respond to each incident.” The notice included an image of one of the envelopes. The return addresses indicate the letters came from the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) with the address the organization lists on its membership forms: 75 Maiden Lane in New York City.By any means necessary, we must have paradise on earth!
If you went to public school any time after 2000, you may not have even taken a history class. If you did, it’s highly unlikely that the lefties who taught you covered how many Soviet citizens died under Josef Stalin. Under Stalin, roughly 1.7 million Soviet citizens died in gulags from 1930 to 1953. That doesn’t include the roughly 5 million to 7 million who died from famine as a result of socialist policies. Yale historian Timothy Snyder has estimated that Stalin’s regime deliberately murdered about 6 million Soviet citizens. . . . . . As leftists often tell us any time we point out the failures of socialism, “That’s because it’s never been tried the right way before.” Let’s see whether the leader of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) got it right. Mao Zedong’s kill numbers are from the low “tens of millions” to upward of 80 million. All were his own people. No one can get a very accurate count for how many he killed, because the best possible sources were killed. As with Russia, Mao’s weapon of choice was famine – letting people starve to death.Historians say that under Mao, his people suffered from the deadliest famine in recorded history. They blame “collectivization,” falsified food production data and reports, suppression (censorship) of accurate information, and general mismanagement. . . What none of them see coming is that when socialism fails, and it always does, the leaders already know whom to blame: conservatives and Republicans, all because they resisted the socialist wave and made it difficult to actually execute socialism the right way.The embrace of Bernie Sanders, Mamdani, El-Sayed and all the rest by far too many of our young people and considering the saga of American academia for over 60 years many many more who should be old enough to know better but of course don't. It's been said probably in every election since '64 if not before, but this one and '28 could be lights out forever if either or both go south. At least the Democrats of yore were better at hiding who and what they were/are way back when, or that's how I seem to remember things. Nowadays the freak flags are flying in the breeze. And right out front and high is the flag of ISLAM! On these and all the rest I bid you all to have a great weekend.
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
- An armed Good Samaritan fatally shot a teenage gunman who opened fire at an Oregon elementary school Thursday afternoon, ending a deadly attack that claimed the lives of three young children and a teacher, authorities said.
School Shooting in Bend, Oregon Leaves Four Dead, Others Wounded
- ...Can we continue to put this down to naivety? To complacency? Or is it time to give it a more apposite name: complicity?One thing is certain: Left unchecked, this threat could destroy us.
Why are Dems so complacent or complicit about the spread of radical Islamism? (there's no such thing as "radical Islamism," it's ISLAM period, full stop -jjs)
- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- “Some of the letters contained an unknown substance and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to respond to each incident.”
FBI Investigates Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices With DSA Return Address
- And sometimes they don’t even know it.
‘Second Degree’ Islamic Propaganda is Turning Americans to Terror
- "Yeah, we know you have guns too, because today's Charlie Kirk's birthday, and Charlie isn't here to celebrate that with his family."
Indiana Dem Jaime West 'committed one of the most egregious sins in all of leftism: she told the truth'
- “You know, she — yeah, basically yes, because of what she did, yes. I absolutely would want that to happen, yes. … I have been perfectly clear.”
Democrat Senate Candidate Wants Opponent ‘Locked Up and Punished in Jail’
- From gas prices to Lindsay Clancy, the left is out of control.
The frenzied, disordered American left
- As leftists often tell us any time we point out the failures of socialism, “That’s because it’s never been tried the right way before.”...The people behind the White House website got it right. Socialism kills. It kills intentionally, and it kills unintentionally. Either way, when socialist leaders do things that end up killing millions, one thing that never changes is that they don’t care. They don’t care that it happened. They don’t care who died. They don’t care about the lies or empty promises they made to secure power. And so, when the common people start to drop dead because of failed socialist policies, and leaders make no real attempt to keep their promises, those same psychopaths just look the other way. Young Americans who make up Generation Z cannot comprehend that the socialists they love and support would ever not care about them. After all, they promised a better world. They promised that once capitalism is defeated, America would become a utopia.
Compassionate Socialism? It’s Time to Have a Sit-Down With That Young Socialist You Know.(It's pissing in the wind - jjs)
- And wars that are not recognized are lost.
We Are In A Cold Civil War — And We Refuse To See It* * * * * - David Harsanyi: Should Omar be given an exemption from the law because she’s in Congress? Or because she’s a Democrat?... Those on the left carping that the Omar investigation is politically motivated can’t be taken seriously. Not after they spent a decade engaged in blatant lawfare — first by attempting to annul the 2016 election of Donald Trump by concocting one lurid conspiracy theory after the next, and then by trying to stop him from running for the presidency in 2024. When you spend your time stripping away norms, you can’t expect the other side to unilaterally disarm.
Hypocrite Democrats say ‘no one is above the law’ — except for Bro-Fo Omar
- . . .far as I can see, the people screaming loudest today forfeited their standing to lecture anyone about political prosecutions. They wrote the playbook. They celebrated every chapter. They just never imagined someone else might apply it to them. They're not understanding that fine point; it shows us that for all their chanting abort it, they are clueless about how actual democracy (small d) and rule of law actually work. Clearly they're not about saving democracy... just Democrats.
Democrats Discover the Fourth Amendment, Just in Time for Ilhan Omar "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - The admin has charged almost 350 members and associates with federal crimes.
Trump Admin has Arrested 1,296 Tren de Aragua Gang Members
- What unfettered right, exactly, does he have to be in the USA?
America Owes Mahmoud Khalil Nothing THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking action against a Cuban financial institution that is helping prop up the genocidal Iranian regime. The red-green alliance of communism and fundamentalist Islam is a very real and very dangerous fact.
Rubio Designates Cuban Institution for Helping Fund Iranian Regime ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY - . . .a preemptive strike on Israel as Israel’s October 27 election approaches. That's the assessment of Brigadier General (Ret.) Amir Avivi, the founder and CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF).
Is Iran Planning an Attack to Bring Down Netanyahu?
- It’s just not being waged by Jews...
Yes, There’s A Genocide Being Waged In Gaza!
- And the Hamas massacre of October 7, 2023.
Beheading and Killing: The Permissions in the Earliest Islamic Records OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - 'I just can't believe that there's any justification for somebody wanting to kill my five-year-old Jewish-American son,' Taylor Weintraub told the Free Beacon
'It's Actually Making It Worse': Jewish Dem Whose Son Attends Temple Israel Pans El-Sayed's Defense of 'Hurt People Hurt People' Remark
- “It’s a nightmare what’s happening with the churches.”
Oh, for God's sake! Historic NYC churches and landmarks at risk of being razed for the sake of ‘affordable housing’: sources WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - People on both sides of the aisle condemned Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution.
Trump Cancels Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
- Americans must read this book.
Muhammad: A Critical Biography by Robert Spencer
- Tariq Ramadan, known for his diatribes against 'Jewish intellectuals,' was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison in France for raping three women
Meet Abdul El-Sayed's Academic 'Inspiration': A Muslim Brotherhood Scion Barred From Entering US Over Terror Ties
- Define the "problem", then become the solution.
Hamas-Linked CAIR’s Quiet Route to Power DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - Dairy-checkoff dollars are going back where they belong: Promoting milk, not underwriting ESG and the climate-industrial complex.
No More Cash Cow: USDA Cuts Off Dairy-Funded ESG Projects
- New polling reveals an appetite for accountable government—but a partisan impasse that gives the far Left room to grow... California wants change. It just doesn’t want Republicans delivering it.
California’s Missing Reform Coalition
- The biggest threat to our survival as a great, prosperous, and free country is a mostly compliant media, which, instead of holding powerful people to account, roots for a powerful government run by leftists.
Bureaucracy is out of control
- Our new Report “reveals $257,019,995.74 in obligations and $156,344,735.17 in outlays—up from the approximately $230 million obligated and $140 million outlaid identified in the August report”
Federal Science Grants Still Funding Discriminatory Intersectionality – EPP Report and Call To Action FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - ‘Our system of separation of powers does not allow the Judiciary to meddle in “the workings of a coordinate branch of the Government” in this manner.’
GOP Scores SCOTUS Win In Battle Over Low-Cost Ad Rates — Again
- Why is the content not being monitored?
A Rogue Editor at Wikipedia Plants Falsehoods About Islamic Achievements
- No one likes putting gas in their car right now, but the networks talk about “soaring” or "skyrocketing" gas prices even as prices at the pump stay the same, or decline a bit. Four years ago, under Biden, they touted "relief" on gas prices when the price went down a few cents. The framing of inflation depends entirely on which party is in power.
Using Pain at the Pump to Overpower Trump* * * * * - Automated license plate readers are anti-surveillance groups’ current focus, but their ultimate goal is to dismantle America’s post-9/11 security. (Deep-State targeting of all non-leftists?! - jjs)
They Went After Flock—Their Next Target is Even Bigger SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION - Perhaps no better example of malevolent government power is its willingness to target perceived enemies.
Winning By Silencing Your Opposition
- The dire consequences of deferred justice
Delayed Accountability in the American Political Class, Part Two RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM - the fact-checkers challenge the liars.
Global Warming: Here’s Where We Are CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - “It will be more than Peggy Flanagan has done in eight years as second in command of our state.”
MN Republican Senate Candidate Michele Tafoya Details Plan for Somali Gang Violence
- Without the threat of the death penalty, prosecutors would lose a powerful incentive for defendants to negotiate.
Endless Plea Deals Prove The Death Penalty Is A Powerful Deterrent EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - What do we actually expect government schools to do? Who should be doing it instead?
The Schools Didn’t Fail Us. We Did.
- One in four US public school teachers said they are likely to quit within the next year — as only a third of them feel appreciated, according to a concerning new survey. . . Teachers at private, independent, or charter schools, meanwhile, were far more likely than their public school counterparts to believe they matter a great deal.
One in four US teachers say they are likely to quit within 12 months, concerning survey reveals
- Speaker could not bring herself to speak the word
Trump Is Bashed at Princeton Orientation ABORTION - As Talarico demonstrated, long before he hit the Texas Senate campaign trail, caring about unborn babies and the Bible never really was his priority.
Talarico Shows He’s As Ignorant About The Bible And Abortion As He Is About Texas THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH - In a win for election integrity, a federal appellate court upheld on Wednesday a Kansas law prohibiting third-party groups from sending voters pre-filled absentee ballot applications.
Court: Kansas Can Stop Third Parties From Sending Voters Pre-Filled Mail-In Ballot Forms
- New Jersey Democrat Gov. Mikie Sherrill was forced to admit that the Garden State’s dirty voter rolls included 6,600 noncitizens.
The ‘Nonissue’ Of Noncitizens Voting Is Becoming A Bigger Issue
- “State-facilitated voter fraud is unacceptable in the United States of America,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
Trump Administration Sues California Over 20,000 Suspected Ineligible Voters Ahead of Midterms POLITICS - "Bernie Sanders and James Talarico are two peas in a socialist pod."<
Socialist Sanders To Barnstorm Key Red States Ahead Of Midterms/a>
- “I don’t see anything different myself. It seems like more of the same to me”
Democrat Insiders Say Kamala Harris Has Blown Her Chance to Run Again in 2028
- If Barack Obama’s presidency was a lesson in school, Abdul El-Sayed and Zohran Mamdani appear to be star pupils.
How Barack Obama’s Islamic Socialism Spawned Abdul El-Sayed And Zohran Mamdani
- American voters’ growing distrust of political leaders and institutions now extends to one another, with Democrats and Republicans showing similar levels of skepticism.
Gallup Survey: Americans’ Trust in Fellow Voters Falls to Fifty Year Low
- “Oh, shut up ... I don’t even know that kid."
‘Shut Up’: Dem Snaps At Susan Collins In Fiery Maine Senate Debate FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL- Poison is being slipped into water bottles.
Chinese Profs and Students Keep Poisoning People at U.S. Universities (Considering what American Universities have been doing to the minds of our young people for decades, this is almost a nothing-burger in comparison, and thank you Harry Truman for not letting MacArthur storm across the Yalu, nor nuking Beijing while we had the chance. - jjs)
- “I know that people in the media, not this media but other media, like to criticize the term ‘America First’ as some sort of evil thing,”
Exclusive — Secretary Marco Rubio Explains ‘America First’ Foreign Policy: ‘Common Sense,’ ‘What’s Right for America Before Anything Else’
- Morse Tan is facing a trial and possible jail time in the country over comments made on US soil allegedly defaming South Korea’s president.
Former Trump ambassador faces trial, unable to leave South Korea after making comments against president while on US soil
- Le Pen’s greatest weapon against Brussels is France’s position as one of the EU’s largest economies and biggest financial contributors.
Could A President Le Pen Dismantle the EU From Within?
- Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage owes much of his popularity to his record of being ahead of the political curve, from raising the alarm about the illegal migration crisis in the English Channel to predicting the election of President Donald J. Trump.
Five Times Nigel Farage Predicted the Future.
- Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize raises troubling questions about the UN’s human rights record, the politicization of international institutions, and the erosion of moral standards.
The Moral Inversion of the Nobel Peace Prize: From Liu Xiaobo to Navi Pillay
- The riots aren't a coincidence, they're a strategy.
Student Riots in India, Albania and France Show ‘USAID’ Effect Still Around
- Globalists see ‘Russian disinformation’ everywhere!
Everything Is Russia’s Fault (Even Global Warming!) THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"- Fred Fleitz: The main challenge will be convincing both sides that the proposed postwar architecture is worth the trade-offs.
Witkoff and Kushner’s Long-Shot Bid for a Winter Peace in Ukraine DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS- U.S. Treasury estimated that more than $800 million was sent to North Korea in fiscal year 2024.
Feds Target North Korean Laptop Farms Allegedly Funding Nuclear, Missile Programs HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE- If America wants universal healthcare, it must confront the gratuitous waste of medical resources by the doctors entrusted to steward them.
We Won’t Solve American Health Care Until Doctors Stop Overtreating And Overbilling ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY- . . .their color can vary depending on their density.
White dwarfs are apparently not always white
- It appears that as eight-mile-wide (Saturnian moon) Pan orbits Saturn inside the gap, it pulls material from the edges to form a wake behind it.
Carving a gap in Saturn’s rings FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY- The Pasadena trans kids medical office re-opened a few days later, at the same address, with a new sign on the very same front door.
Sex-Rejecting Medical Facilities For Children Are Just Reopening Under New Names
- In addition to his transition injections, Paporakis is being treated for ADHD, depression, and anxiety, the judge revealed.
Trans neo-Nazi teen accused of Hindu temple mass shooting plot will get hormone treatments in jail: judge
- Young women in my generation were lied to. As it turns out, promiscuity is not empowering.
The damage is done The ‘Cornell 7’ exposed the lie of sex-positive feminism CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE- "What I would say is that what I don't think is helpful is where there is a display, a prominent display, that we know that is affecting trans Londoners."
London Deputy Mayor seeks to ban ALL Harry Potter displays to avoid upsetting trans people
- Christian Toto:The simple act of steering clear of political dustups is enough to get one branded as pro-MAGA by the Left.
Apolitical Stars Are The New Rebels/a>
- Peachy Keenan’s latest book, Supervillains: Architects of America’s Decline, is funny, concise, and surprisingly profound.
Meet The Supervillains Ruining America
- Once someone else defines the terms, they aren’t merely changing the vocabulary; they’re changing the argument.
He Who Defines The Premise Wins The Argument HITHER & YON- Christian Toto: Spider thriller packs slick effects, fun characters before losing steam
‘Crawlers’ Doesn’t Save the Best for Last - “I don’t see anything different myself. It seems like more of the same to me”
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (I43vL)
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Molly k. at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (j/yko)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Mick at October 16, 2026 07:40 AM (HFx9z)
And I am sure they were gritting their teeth in anger at having to say that.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 07:43 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: redeemed at October 16, 2026 07:44 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at October 16, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: redeemed at October 16, 2026 07:44 AM (ehY6c)
Considering the second item in the Feminazism section, the odds are good!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 16, 2026 07:45 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 07:46 AM (MWfyi)
And then when you point out the countries that tried this murderous religion and had no conservatives anywhere around, they still get the blame because they were outside agitators.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 07:46 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: redeemed
Sucker bet. Not taking it.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 07:47 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Gref at October 16, 2026 07:49 AM (fi0DF)
TGIF
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 07:50 AM (EduVx)
Posted by: Gref at October 16, 2026 07:51 AM (fi0DF)
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.”
Psalm 25:4-5
Posted by: Marcus T at October 16, 2026 07:51 AM (XD+PD)
Posted by: GWB at October 16, 2026 07:52 AM (kU0PQ)
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By all means let's add 600,000 of these people to the mix instead of ridding ourselves of this scourge. Stupid.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:53 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 07:53 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Buck at October 16, 2026 07:54 AM (z6ONu)
Back in the good old days when government schools started transitioning from History to Civics (to eventually Activism) that benchmark was 20 million.
For decades, Mao's Great Leap Forward was also around 200 million.
Apparently tens of millions of people got better as Communism became to be viewed more favorably in the West.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 07:56 AM (nCgQz)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 07:57 AM (RORbl)
Front came thru last night. It's 60 degrees outside and 20 mph wind.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 07:59 AM (DQA4z)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at October 16, 2026 08:03 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 08:03 AM (qBdHI)
Sad news on the job front - the position that fit so well and I felt like a sure fit, is 'closed due to a change in business needs'.
Still got one that I've interviewed for in the 'not declined yet' pool, the part time position the client is still getting their ducks in a row, and some other possibilities that recruiters have reached out about that would be good fits...
Best I can figure, God wants me to stay put physically speaking? I dunno.
Trying to pray for guidance even more. Repeating the prayer, "If it's the right one, let them send a firm offer. If it's not, let them not send a firm offer."
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 08:04 AM (aJQbY)
Expert says latest data is further evidence against accusations of genocide. With the number of live births in 2025 far greater than the number of deaths
… I’m surprised the UN didn’t report that “the Israeli genocide against Gaza was a complete failure”.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:05 AM (AFudc)
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Sorry to hear that news RandomDave.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Mister Scott
As many times as I've panned your comments, you persist! I salute your dogged determination.
Posted by: Rachel Corrie Fan Club at October 16, 2026 08:06 AM (EdP2u)
Just tell us when this demonic muslim is dead. And serve him bacon for his last meal.
Posted by: Lady in Black
I'm a little less forgiving. Stop feeding him anything except pork based products and make it very clear to the jihadis that's their fate as well. Then kill him on the 3rd, and show his death photo with bacon medallions on his eyes.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 08:07 AM (QVmho)
At last, the flying car, they promised me when I was a child, is finally here.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:08 AM (AFudc)
Posted by: Panda Express at October 16, 2026 08:10 AM (EdP2u)
Six months ago, my attitude was I didn’t really care about the midterms that much. I was going to vote of course but didn’t much care how they went one way or the other because the GOP is dog shit. But mea culpa I’ve changed my mind… the Dems are so foul and so crazy, I’d rather have the dogshit GOP than the crazy commies. And I don’t know but maybe the polling op is working on me but it looks like a freaking disaster is looming to me. Talafreako winning is a nightmare scenario and it seems possible. How can Texas go from Trump by 14 two years ago (more than his margin in FL) to electing a satanic freak?? Can you tell I need to calm down? Heh… no laughing matter though
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 16, 2026 08:10 AM (M+uMR)
… breaks the rule that you never pick a VP who there are a plethora of crazies would kill to get
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:11 AM (AFudc)
I love the two ads where the candidate tells he is not going to ad to the hate, that is followed with “my opponent is a liar”
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:13 AM (AFudc)
Posted by: Down With It!! at October 16, 2026 08:14 AM (EdP2u)
I've made my feelings clear that I thought the Iran war could have waited until 2027 but I won't belabor the point.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 16, 2026 08:15 AM (qwx/I)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:15 AM (AFudc)
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LOL
Propped up in a coffin on the side of the local general store like the wild west days for all passers-by to see. Bacon medallions on his eyes, mouth hanging open. Maybe a catchy little sign hung around his neck.
(Forgive me, Lord. I'm just having some fun...)
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:20 AM (AFudc)
Posted by: Back the Blue at October 16, 2026 08:22 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:15 AM (AFudc)
Best news I heard this morning.
Posted by: dantesed at October 16, 2026 08:22 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at October 16, 2026 08:22 AM (gm9Sb)
Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 16, 2026 08:24 AM (JNr/z)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)
Banning Harry Potter stuff now because it will upset trannies. Just tell them to have a wand and say "Transio" and you can trans . Problem solved
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 08:25 AM (kGIZD)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:15 AM (AFudc)
Best news I heard this morning.
Posted by: dantesed
It's a good day.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 08:26 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: SMOD
Pre orders pay off the national debt.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 08:26 AM (rwOy2)
Good morning!
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 16, 2026 08:24 AM (JNr/z)
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Ha! Appreciate it
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Just Wondering at October 16, 2026 08:26 AM (SeSfo)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:28 AM (AFudc)
The admin is pushing socialism and trans down from the top
The parents (ha) are looking for free babysitting
The community looks at their tax bills and wonder WTF are we really paying for
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 08:28 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: BruceWayne at October 16, 2026 08:29 AM (VCjRz)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at October 16, 2026 08:29 AM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 08:29 AM (kGIZD)
From astronomical bills to fewer customers, running it is 'next to impossible'
-SFGate
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President Trump, save Canter's Deli!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SMOD
Pre orders pay off the national debt.
Posted by: rickb223
Lindsay Clansey execution PPV Pre Orders runs a surplus for the first time in the nation's history.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 08:31 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: Back the Blue at October 16, 2026 08:22 AM (EdP2u)
...and make sure the hand sanitizer dispensers work. Heckuva job, Uvalde PD...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 08:31 AM (08OqX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I want a Bob Uecker series.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 08:31 AM (uOLcV)
Posted by: SmallTownGirl at October 16, 2026 08:33 AM (BxcPa)
Posted by: Buck at October 16, 2026 08:35 AM (z6ONu)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:36 AM (AFudc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Uecker is no longer in the cheep seats. Who plays in the series matters not a whit to him, sorry to say.
Posted by: Brush With Greatness at October 16, 2026 08:37 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 08:43 AM (kGIZD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:44 AM (RIvkX)
IT, preferentially server ops/automation. One of the downsides of my job history is that I haven't had professional exposure to all the hip new stuff like kubernetes that so many want these days (I understand the theory. I don't have paid experience doing it for X years). On the other hand, there are still
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 08:45 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 08:45 AM (kGIZD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
There can't be that many of us going. I'm gonna hang as long as I can until traffic gets real Squirrley.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 08:46 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 16, 2026 08:46 AM (kGIZD)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at October 16, 2026 08:48 AM (JNr/z)
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 08:48 AM (NpAcC)
Sure it is ok to change your gender
but pull a Rachel Dolezal
and the whole universe comes at you
Posted by: r hennigantx at October 16, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)
I am surprised you haven't been offered something considering how many interviews you've had. The job market for your field must be daunting.
Keep looking and listening for what the Lord has for you.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at October 16, 2026 08:52 AM (FGA9/)
Posted by: redridinghood
We celebrated it yesterday, because we have a modified Friday schedule, we're half of the office is out.
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 08:52 AM (rwOy2)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 08:20 AM (AFudc)
In related news, an order has been placed for several 4-bore rifles for the execution.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 16, 2026 08:53 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Case at October 16, 2026 08:53 AM (ROPCF)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)
I'm not sure how things work nowadays, having been retired for over 5 years. Back in the day it "looked better" if you were working at any job, even a part time, menial one, while searching for your desired one.
Showed a willingness or desire to just be working I guess.
Posted by: TeeJ at October 16, 2026 08:54 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 08:54 AM (/6Ute)
Posted by: Gref at October 16, 2026 07:49 AM (fi0DF)
Way past time to ban the left. Period.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 16, 2026 08:54 AM (hmYU4)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:55 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at October 16, 2026 08:55 AM (N39Ws)
__________________
I want a Bob Uecker series. Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 16, 2026 08:31 AM (uOLcV)
__________________
Mr. Uecker will unfortunately be unable to attend the occasion …
Posted by: Dr_No at October 16, 2026 08:55 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 08:53 AM (77rzZ)
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Not this time of year, in October we will get a few days in 80s maybe 1 day in the 90s. Then rain.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:56 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Not Participating at October 16, 2026 08:56 AM (EdP2u)
President Trump posts that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is considering RETIREMENT
“A great man!!!” 🙏🏻
His eventual conservative replacement must be IMPECCABLE
Hopefully we have a GOP Senate and presidency by the time he retires. This is VITAL
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 08:57 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)
In Texas in 2024, Trump won by 14% and Cruz won by 9%.
Talarico is nuttier than Kamala, if that's possible.
Cruz was running against a mixed race ex-NFL player who starred at Baylor.
But the polls say its neck-and-neck. This tells me all the polls are skewed, often badly. falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus
Posted by: Ignoramus at October 16, 2026 08:59 AM (dtajH)
Still better than Macron, though.
Posted by: Oglebay at October 16, 2026 08:59 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 08:48 AM (NpAcC)
___________________
So that means they're taking all of us out to lunch, right … ?
Posted by: Dr_No at October 16, 2026 09:00 AM (ayRl+)
But China, Cambodia, Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea, and the USSR are all not true socialism.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 16, 2026 09:03 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: J. Random Moron at October 16, 2026 09:03 AM (0sNs1)
All the good things that the left says are forms of socialism all pre-date Marx by hundreds to thousands of years
But all the evils of all the countries explicitly following Marx are ... not real socialism?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at October 16, 2026 09:05 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: rickb223 at October 16, 2026 09:06 AM (rwOy2)
He said there were two, three reorgs that failed to "address issues" caused by a massive breakdown in productivity due to working at home for 2 years.
And a reluctance on many to return to an office setting.
Turnover... was high.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at October 16, 2026 09:07 AM (RORbl)
Thus why I'm subbing and doing part time temp work where I can while I cast my net upon the waters.
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 09:07 AM (aJQbY)
National Feral Cat Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 09:11 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 09:13 AM (pfXMo)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at October 16, 2026 08:10 AM (M+uMR)
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Yes, you do. Talarico will not win in Texas and early voting starts Monday which will prove it. And our own Dave in Fla has been posting early voting records on his X stream. There is no blue wave. In fact, early voting patterns are not helpful to the dems at all.
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 09:15 AM (7/DDO)
https://tinyurl.com/yb4pvby7
Posted by: redridinghood at October 16, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
National Feral Cat Day.
Posted by: redridinghood
My semi-feral cat meows in approval.
Posted by: Floyd the Cat at October 16, 2026 09:17 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Black JEM at October 16, 2026 09:15 AM (7/DDO)
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Turnout is low, below 2022, so far. Democrats rush out on the first day of early voting and get a big lead which degrades over time because they run through their dedicated partisans quickly while Republicans are steadier in their early voting habits.
Saw this in OH. Seeing it in GA. Even in VA (VA is going to be a center of whatever blue wave there is because Trump has destroyed the NOVA economy, but even there, the advantage is reducing over time).
First day of early voting in NC was yesterday, and Dems came out to a strong start. Will it follow the pattern we're seeing in the rest of the states where they crash in turnout soon after? Probably.
But, remember, the idea of the polls being wrong is just insane. They're always right. Even when they all say Susan Collins is going to lose in 2020, there's no way that she wins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 16, 2026 09:18 AM (MdQMu)
Posted by: Bulg at October 16, 2026 09:19 AM (77rzZ)
Still better than Macron, though.
Posted by: Oglebay
The most objectionalble little discussed fact about the noodle-headed Macaroni is “industrial amounts” of Dior Eau Sauvage such that his aides in the Elysee Palace can sense him approaching before he even enters the room.
Scent travels at the speed of sound.
“It’s not subtle, but it’s fast. It means: ‘watch out, here I come!’,” a former aide says. “You only have to be in the Vestibule d’Honneur [ the Grand Entrance Hall in the Elysee Palace] to know whether he has been there recently or not.”
Not flammable, but combustable at high temperatures...
Putin's masint drones should have no trouble tracking him down, but it's better to let his own people deliver justice upon him.
TRUMP. HOLD THAT TIGER.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at October 16, 2026 09:19 AM (CoQqH)
So? It's not like Texas is big or something...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 09:20 AM (pfXMo)
Weird. Maybe Mick needs to update the song with some muslim doing the screeching part. I recall he said the lyrics were all about the wars going on at the time, especially Vietnam, and how you could be killed in an instant.
Funny how no one writes songs about all the leftist violence everyone has to live with every day in 2026.
Posted by: Gimme Shelter at October 16, 2026 09:22 AM (NkqBW)
Brother, among my prayers for you is that the school district in which you are subbing has a sizeable IT department. Get to know the folks that maintain the classroom technology. They can keep you posted on what's going on in the sys admin world..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at October 16, 2026 09:22 AM (08OqX)
The results of a d-d-g search. Long, long before there were museums with fossils and the english word for terrible lizards was coined, people were doing this.
https://tinyurl.com/37a5rasy
Posted by: TeeJ at October 16, 2026 09:23 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: Hosehead the Dog at October 16, 2026 09:24 AM (UQj8B)
Posted by: Gimme Shelter
One of the best, most memorable opening riffs ever composed. Keith Richards is a genius and his face lights up whenever he plays it.
Posted by: Since 1962 at October 16, 2026 09:26 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: AOS cope at October 16, 2026 09:24 AM (/qhb4)
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TL;DR
Posted by: another anon at October 16, 2026 09:26 AM (4h45B)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at October 16, 2026 09:26 AM (kpS4V)
Max 📟
@MaxNordau
Tucker Carlson on watching b*stiality p*rnography:
"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: AOS cope at October 16, 2026 09:29 AM (1HakO)
So? It's not like Texas is big or something...
Posted by: man at October 16, 2026 09:20 AM (pfXMo)
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Everything is bigger in Texas.
But they never said Texas itself was big. Just everything in it. Even the assholes (usually contained in Austin).
Posted by: another anon at October 16, 2026 09:29 AM (4h45B)
Max 📟
@MaxNordau
Tucker Carlson on watching b*stiality p*rnography:
"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 16, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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But what if you're more of an ass man?
Hey... put down that bat...
Posted by: another anon at October 16, 2026 09:30 AM (4h45B)
Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 16, 2026 09:31 AM (/6Ute)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: AOS cope at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM (xl3+I)
Posted by: Hosehead the Dog
Guy Lombardo was a Canuck, like those weird Rush fellas.
Posted by: London, Ontario at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM (EdP2u)
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM (jjoN6)
You had stated that in the past but it, like many things, had slipped from my old guy, memory banks.
Prayers continue for success.
Posted by: TeeJ at October 16, 2026 09:33 AM (ix5nG)
Posted by: Confuseus at October 16, 2026 09:33 AM (UQj8B)
Posted by: AOS cope at October 16, 2026 09:32 AM (xl3+I)
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Do we have an extra sombrero for El-Sayed?
Posted by: another anon at October 16, 2026 09:33 AM (4h45B)
'Mornin', all and Happy 29th Birthday, J.J.
You Meetin' Morons have a blast, y'hear?
Posted by: creeper at October 16, 2026 09:47 AM (lWAes)
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 10:02 AM (AFudc)
What's the Foxtrot network? A transnational criminal organization and drug cartel founded in Sweden in the late 2010s. The network is led by Rawa Majid, also known as the "Kurdish Fox," who fled to Iran in 2023.
It is Sweden's largest distributor of narcotics and is involved in weapons trafficking, contract killings, bombings, and assaults. (Wikipedia) The network pioneered a "gig-economy" model of crime, using gamified social media and online gaming platforms to recruit vulnerable teenagers and young adults across Europe to carry out shootings and assassinations for cash rewards. (BBC, Young guns for hire - the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe
1 August 2026)
Majid reached an arrangement with Iranian authorities, operating from Tehran while cooperating with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). (U.S. Department of State, Sanctioning the Foxtrot Network).
The Foxtrot Network has acted as an operational proxy for Iran, orchestrating attacks against Israeli, Jewish, and dissident targets in Europe, including a foiled grenade attack at the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm in January 2024. Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 16, 2026 10:03 AM (NFX2v)
The group and Rawa Majid have been officially sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, and the United Kingdom. (Treasury Sanctions Swedish Gang and Leader Serving Iranian Regime, March 2025)
There is always more going on "out there" than the average citizen knows, and this administration is always working to have our backs.
"No Kings" rallies are back. Tomorrow's a nationwide day of action. Indivisible, MoveOn, the 50501 Movement, and support from organizations like the ACLU screaming voter access and civil engagement.
Researchers from American University's Center for Environmental Filmmaking and CECE tracked the demographics of the "No Kings" participants and found a highly specific profile:
• Race and Education: The crowd is overwhelmingly White (86%) and highly educated, with 88% holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
• Gender and Age: The single most common demographic profile at the flagship marches is educated White women in their 40s, with women making up 76% of the national
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 16, 2026 10:04 AM (NFX2v)
These protesters are largely affluent, educated, and insulated from economic hardships, their activism is less about survival and more about "emotional catharsis" and elite virtue-signaling.
Their fragmented, often nonsensical demands are hidden behind a day of action for "voter access and civic engagement" and how a constitutional republic operates.
Easily, half of them have no idea what is going on politically, even at a local level, and are all feelings (no knowledge) chanting their movements' slogans and hating the Administration, largely because it put the kibosh on USAID and other programs soaking - and opening dangerous doors towards - the good citizens of this country.
They won't get fooled again? 🤣 Au contraire. They're suckers, once again being used to undermine the greatest nation ever.
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Have a safe, good weekend.
Posted by: L - No nic... at October 16, 2026 10:04 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Gref
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We need proper leftist control. If we just banned leftists, then society would be a much happier place with less crime, less stress, productive citizens, and peace.
Posted by: whig at October 16, 2026 10:13 AM (E4rtv)
We need proper leftist control. If we just banned leftists, then society would be a much happier place with less crime, less stress, productive citizens, and peace.
Posted by: whig
And lots of happy trad families with kids playing stick ball in the neighborhood streets.
I wanna move to that neighborhood.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at October 16, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, precisely framed and deadpan with Wes Anderson at October 16, 2026 10:32 AM (MdQMu)
good guy with a gun helped.
Posted by: cmeat at October 16, 2026 12:08 PM (Bep7s)
Daily Tech News 16 October 2026
Top Story
- Tesla announced its new model Roadster - yes, the one The Verge was whining about. Taking reservations now for delivery in 2028. Or later.
It flies. (Business Insider)
Literally.
I thought it was AI for a moment.
Okay, falling with style, but falling with a lot of style. It can also drive on vertical surfaces... And on the wrong side of horizontal ones.
The flying version is single-seater and not approved for public road use.
Eppure vola.
Tech News
- Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra is here and it's eh. (Tom's Hardware)
It has Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, which is basically an RTX 5070 graphics card with some ARM cores and 128GB of RAM glued onto it.
If you want to run large AI models on your laptop, it is faster than a MacBook or AMD's competing Ryzen 395 (they really need to update that). But there aren't that many people buying laptops specifically to run 35B LLMs on them.
- The Return of the Revenge of Little Bobby Tables. (The Register)
Robert Xavier Tables, you validate your data right now!
- Meta's Muse Spark Open, an 816 billion parameter model, is available for download now. (Meta)
All you need is half a terabyte of RAM. And a 32GB graphics card, minimum.
Disclaimer: Where we're going, we don't need roads.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 04:02 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)
This is a halo product for Silicon Valley millionaires with a lot of free time to play with AI models.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:07 AM (6ydKt)
But I'm at a loss as to the practical use for it in everyday driving.
But, it does point to a future where we might actually get some flying Deloreans going 88 mph.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt)
Heading out driveway, TGIF.
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 04:11 AM (1J4ts)
I was just reading up on how that Ship deorbit and catch will likely work. Safety is the big thing. You don't want a big honking hulk of metal coming down over a populated area out of control.
How you avoid that is, well, rocket science indeed. If things go awry, you can blow up, flight termination. But you need to do that up high, so the pieces will burn up. If get too low, blowing it up would be even worse than letting it crash.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 04:17 AM (w6EFb)
I posted a couple of Roadster links on the ONT. Here's the tech one:
https://tinyurl.com/43yyuye3
And for some entertainment, I bring you this Newsom memory moment:
https://tinyurl.com/kfkmnb6k
Hey, Gary, how's that bullet train project coming along?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 04:20 AM (skLNB)
It will be on a 30 degree or so inclination. When launched that will be on the down leg (descending node arc). If they came back on that down leg, the deorbit burn and all that would be over the continental US, coming NW to SE.
So, they stay up there long enough to allow Erf to rotate about 1/2 turn underneath, so that it will be coming back in the ascending, up-leg arc. That will put the critical deorbit and reentry fireball over the Pacific. It will just have to cross over Mexico, aiming for the Gulf. If something goes south, they'll head for a crash in the Gulf.
Only if all goes perfectly well will that steer and light up the engines to maneuver back to Starbase.
If something goes wrong during the final terminal phase, big boom at the tower. They will not blow it up, just let 'er crash. And nobody will be close enough for any danger...
This is some wild stuff.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 04:25 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:26 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 04:36 AM (n17eQ)
https://tinyurl.com/kfkmnb6k
Hey, Gary, how's that bullet train project coming along?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 04:20 AM (skLNB)
The Dems really do excel at acting like pissed off ex-girlfriends talking about their ex.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:36 AM (6ydKt)
It flies. (Business Insider)
Yeah, we'll fly to the east, we'll fly to the west
There'll be no place we can't call our own
Yeah, we'll fly to the north, we'll fly to the south
Every planet will become our home
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:46 AM (odBC9)
It flies. (Business Insider)
Eppure vola.
Wikipedia
And_yet_it_moves
E pur si muove or Eppur si muove is an Italian phrase commonly attributed to the Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei
vola = it flies
Lovely!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:51 AM (odBC9)
Neural Networks Are Already Clean
The cause of polysemanticity in early model organisms wasn’t superposition, but several ordinary, mostly fixable issues. We can now understand most neurons in models up to trillions of parameters, and think the outlook for mechanistic interpretability may be far better than we thought.
https://already-clean.goodfire.com
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)
https://tinyurl.com/kfkmnb6k
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 04:20 AM (skLNB)
Cage match! Elon and what's-his-name!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:08 AM (odBC9)
https://tinyurl.com/kfkmnb6k
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 04:20 AM (skLNB)
SOUND UP!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:09 AM (odBC9)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at October 16, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)
This is a halo product for Silicon Valley millionaires with a lot of free time to play with AI models.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:07 AM (6ydKt)
Hacker News
A halo product is something that isn't there to be the real flagship that's driving the revenue, but instead to be the ultra-cool item that people really lust after, associate that with the brand, then buy one of the lower end models.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:14 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 05:15 AM (O7YUW)
https://tinyurl.com/bde7a8w4
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 16, 2026 05:16 AM (JrHfD)
https://tinyurl.com/kfkmnb6k
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 04:20 AM (skLNB)
SOUND UP!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:09 AM (odBC9)
This is so great. I'm tempted to put it on endless replay.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:18 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 16, 2026 05:25 AM (JrHfD)
I need a break from political news. Hopefully see you on Monday.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 16, 2026 05:27 AM (JrHfD)
Neural Networks Are Already Clean
The cause of polysemanticity in early model organisms wasn’t superposition, but several ordinary, mostly fixable issues. We can now understand most neurons in models up to trillions of parameters, and think the outlook for mechanistic interpretability may be far better than we thought.
https://already-clean.goodfire.com
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:58 AM (odBC9)
The author is Nick Cammarata.
• an AI safety researcher who specializes in neural network interpretability
• previously at OpenAI
• currently conducts research at the AI safety startup Goodfire
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:34 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: olddog in mo at October 16, 2026 05:38 AM (Hbeqj)
We just had the cyber security exam including metasploit, metasploitable, setoolkit, 2 stenography programs, Wireshark, rsa, hashing, pki for for the signatures AND certificates, sql injection, xss, and even manually deciding a block cypher.
That's the exam after 3 hour lectures that sounded like a guy reading a dictionary, expecting total recall of the SQL commands we were told about 3 months ago, covered in the same week as JavaScript and php.
3 questions were about things i didn't have in my lecture notes, they were touched on and moved on from that quick.
Everyone i spoke to was walking out and complaining of lack of time to answer all the questions.
But still the masochist in me finds it kind of fun.
I should have just stayed on the forklift.
Posted by: Nato at October 16, 2026 05:42 AM (XAyZ8)
NEAT!
But you just know his mind is already locked on the next obvious progression: "Can we use gravity against gravity itself? Can we make an anti-grav thruster system? What kind of power would that take? What's the first step, and what's blocking us? Let's work on solving that first and let's design some experiments..."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 05:44 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 05:47 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 05:48 AM (V0/Sp)
It's Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)
No eye deer what this means, so I plugged it into a search engine, thinking I would learn the meaning.
First English language page listed is this one.
Ouros bouros
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 05:52 AM (V0/Sp)
A sane response to the crazy that's out there these days. You take care and keep yourself well.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)
In the meantime I'll work out lightly this morning, then see if their predictions come true.
The Tesla "flying" roadster is cool. Perhaps there will be flying/"road roll" competitions someday, the way we have road races now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 05:54 AM (O7YUW)
A concept car
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 05:57 AM (V0/Sp)
No eye deer what this means, so I plugged it into a search engine, thinking I would learn the meaning.
First English language page listed is this one.
Ouros bouros
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026
***
My guess was "Behold, it flies." Apparently I was close. Pixy was riffing on Galileo's eppur si muove, "And yet, it moves" line, saying about the Tesla, "And yet, it flies."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)
****
Wagers on how long, after the cars are available, that someone hacks the control systems and makes the cars dance?
Posted by: clarence at October 16, 2026 06:03 AM (tiV+x)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 06:04 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 06:05 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:11 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 16, 2026 06:12 AM (WDknQ)
awww, cold gas thrusters, rats ... here I was hoping Elon was implementing the Kzinti Lesson.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 16, 2026 06:13 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at October 16, 2026 06:12 AM (WDknQ)
smart
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:18 AM (odBC9)
awww, cold gas thrusters, rats ... here I was hoping Elon was implementing the Kzinti Lesson.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 16, 2026
***
HA!
I wonder if Larry Niven drives a Tesla. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9)
I fed it to duck.ai and replied in Italian. Needed to be clear that I am an English speaker.
It gave explanation and politely corrected me when I replied 'Grazi!'
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 06:18 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 06:29 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 06:29 AM (V0/Sp)
Si.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:31 AM (odBC9)
In the same vein, I can’t imagine the Chinese making or allowing use within China.
Posted by: SMOD at October 16, 2026 06:31 AM (AFudc)
Nah. I was dealing with the horror of someone leaving their underwear on the floor of a co-worker's cube. I'm drinking coffee to forget that and feeling better now.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 06:32 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: cplin at October 16, 2026 06:34 AM (CiQE7)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 16, 2026 06:39 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 06:39 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at October 16, 2026 06:04 AM (wzUl9)
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Hexie's been getting rough with Chloe lately and I have to do the same thing.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 16, 2026 06:40 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:41 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 06:41 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: cplin at October 16, 2026 06:34 AM (CiQE7)
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It can make sand which is there.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 06:42 AM (Y+4g7)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
No idea. Don't wanna know. Sincerely hoping that this was a joke of some kind.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 06:42 AM (jjoN6)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
No idea. Don't wanna know. Sincerely hoping that this was a joke of some kind.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 06:42 AM (jjoN6)
Glad that the evidence was not in your cubicle.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:43 AM (odBC9)
"Police emphasized that there is no known ongoing threat to the public."
Until they let him out again. Which they will, if they have not already.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:45 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 16, 2026 06:45 AM (O7YUW)
"Police emphasized that there is no known ongoing threat to the public."
Until they let him out again. Which they will, if they have not already.
Posted by: fd at October 16, 2026 06:45 AM (MWfyi)
There was a story about somebody in Florida getting 8 years. Not a producer; just had the stuff on his phone.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:46 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: fluffy at October 16, 2026 06:46 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 06:48 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 16, 2026 06:51 AM (VyBeY)
If the kelpers ( residents of Falklands/ Malvinas ) want to remain participants in western culture, they probably need to unite with Argentina, rather than the British Caliphate.
Posted by: Fenderbender at October 16, 2026 06:56 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead
It was in the upper 80's yesterday here in Nashville land. Today the high right now is 68 with temps falling all day to around 55 at sunset. I think summer had its last gasp yesterday.
Posted by: Tuna at October 16, 2026 06:57 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: m
Agreed. Our boss is reaching out to management to see how they want things handled. The fact that there is probably a procedure in place for something like that depresses me.
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 06:59 AM (jjoN6)
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I was curious...after a story we had last week, has the law caught up with this diseased modern world? Will AI kid pron pictures get you in legal trouble as well? If not, they'd better get busy in the legistatures because it's already here and will only get worse.
Posted by: Lady in Black at October 16, 2026 06:59 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:02 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: RandomDave at October 16, 2026 07:05 AM (aJQbY)
Yesterday we were discussing the nature of stupidity and here it is, illustrated with legs crossed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:07 AM (RIvkX)
Yesterday we were discussing the nature of stupidity and here it is, illustrated with legs crossed.
****
Jeez, put a better warning on that. It's way to early in the morning for that.
Posted by: clarence at October 16, 2026 07:11 AM (tiV+x)
I guess I'm not remotely funny.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 16, 2026 07:11 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at October 16, 2026 07:13 AM (VyBeY)
But I'm at a loss as to the practical use for it in everyday driving.
The insurance companies will have a riot pricing the Roadster.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 07:15 AM (9Hs2w)
As far as I know, not yet. But in related news, did you know that wood chippers are a great tool for garbage disposal?
Posted by: NR Pax at October 16, 2026 07:18 AM (jjoN6)
They were raised in single parent homes.
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 07:18 AM (9Hs2w)
And stupid.
The last human driven car tesla will make. Well, good luck with that. I'll be driving around town with a stop sign sticker on the back of my truck - it'll give me great giggles when Teslas slam on their brakes behind me.
Posted by: Defenestratus at October 16, 2026 07:22 AM (WYStd)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 16, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpKKCW5fT3s
Posted by: Defenestratus at October 16, 2026 07:25 AM (WYStd)
I guess I'm not remotely funny.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at October 16, 2026 07:11 AM (l26NL)
"remotely"
Ahem, zoomer!
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 07:26 AM (odBC9)
Yesterday we were discussing the nature of stupidity and here it is, illustrated with legs crossed.
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Jeez, put a better warning on that. It's way to early in the morning for that.
Posted by: clarence at October 16, 2026 07:11 AM (tiV+x)
Thank you, clarence. I will not be going there.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 07:27 AM (odBC9)
Which would be funnier: the stop sign, or a Wrong Way Do Not Enter sign?
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 07:29 AM (/TiS1)
Posted by: Community Notes at October 16, 2026 07:29 AM (/TiS1)
The Road Runner painted tunnel.
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 07:31 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: Nazdar at October 16, 2026 07:39 AM (NcvvS)
Set the concept of flying cars back 75 years
Thankfully
The sheeple can't drive, what would you expect the result from flying would be?
Posted by: Kittens! at October 16, 2026 08:21 AM (LOZbR)
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Posted by: https://watch.xvideos-hub.com/ at October 16, 2026 09:03 AM (Orv+8)
Tesla put on a stunt show with a custom built prototype you can't buy.
Cold gas thrusters aren't new; we've had jetpacks since the 1960s.
Negative pressure underbody fans aren't new; supercar manufacturers were experimenting with them in the 1980s.
Variable geometry aerofoils aren't new; sports cars have had them on production models for over ten years.
Putting them all in a single auto body is an impressive engineering feat, even if they did have to use the entire passenger compartment, but to what end aside from a marketing stunt? This thing is like a Bugatti Chiron: built for one specific purpose, it costs millions of dollars, and the only people who bought one bought it just so they can say they bought one.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at October 16, 2026 12:04 PM (LgYtf)
Posted by: Voyager at October 16, 2026 01:04 PM (lk05u)
Thursday Overnight Open Thread - October 15, 2026 [scampydog]
Ronco refined its marketing and distribution techniques with its second televised product, the "Chop-O-Matic." Produced by Popeil Brothers, this "food chopper with rotating blades" had been peddled by Ron Popeil on the fair circuit since the late 1950s. Not only was the commercial for this device longer, at five minutes, but Ronco also made this its first mail-order product. Delighted with the Chop-O-Matic's success, Sam Popeil invented and manufactured the Dial-O-Matic and what would become Ronco's first blockbuster, the Veg-O-Matic. Ron Popeil's television ad fueled the sale of over nine million units for $50 million worth of these rather primitive food processors.
The Department of War mandated the universities conduct a review of their foreign partnerships following its updates to a list of "foreign institutions engaging in problematic activities." Reports were due at the beginning of this school year.
The American Association of University Professors challenged the Department of War's audit along with the American Federation of Teachers in August.Of course they challenged. That's what commies do. People who are deeply invested in an ideology react defensively to information that threatens them/it. It's not confirmation bias if you call it ideological consistency. At least, that's what the Confirmation Bias Department would like you to believe. *** Economic reform is a long game. Summary of Javier Milei over at American Thinker and his battle against socialism. Worth a read.
The cancer of socialism metastasizes into every area of society -- the chemotherapy requires more time than a single presidency.*** Update from commenter mindful webworker.
Predicting the future: the commentariat will hyperventilate. We should ready ourselves for the usual lectures about decorum, solemn denunciations, and grave warnings about the deplorable portion of society. I expect a parade of earnest pundits lecturing us that the real scandal is the response (public firing squad) rather than Nidal Hasan's actions (murdering 13 people).
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced that the execution of convicted Fort Hood Islamist terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan will be "PUBLIC," with American soldiers carrying out the firing squad at the very military installation where Hasan murdered 13 people and wounded 32 others in 2009.
The thing that sticks with you after that video isn’t some secret gadget or Hollywood manhunt trick. It’s the patience of it. US Marshals can work through the ordinary leftovers of a person’s life until the hiding place starts getting smaller… an old address that still matters, somebody who knows more than they realize, a car that turns up in the right area, or a routine that finally becomes predictable enough to be useful.
In automotive assembly, for example, fixture plates use carbide pins to locate body panels during welding. The pins slide into corresponding holes, ensuring each panel sits in precisely the right position before robotic welders do their work. Because these fixtures cycle thousands of times per day, the pins need to resist wear that would gradually enlarge the holes and degrade positioning accuracy. The same principle applies in:
• Aerospace jigs for composite layup and drilling operations
• Electronics manufacturing where circuit boards require precise positioning
• Medical device assembly where tolerances are measured in micrometers
• Tool and die construction for stamping and forming operations
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
I've lost my marbles!
Posted by: mindful webworker - shoulders! at October 15, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (MWfyi)
I've lost my marbles!
Posted by: mindful webworker - shoulders! at October 15, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)
As long as you haven't lost your balls...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (l3cgK)
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Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:03 PM (77rzZ)
― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
I've lost my marbles!
Posted by: mindful webworker - shoulders! at October 15, 2026 10:00 PM (vmXN+)
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I thought all you had to do to fly was throw yourself at the ground and miss...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:03 PM (FZ29D)
Do a deep dive into all their financial transactions, and charge any member with espionage if foreign adversaries have paid them money or goods in exchange for access to forbidden information.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: TRex- undisclosed location dino at October 15, 2026 10:04 PM (lJmmt)
So robots have to worry about positioning their pins for holes and need to resist enlarging holes?
Humans have treatments for that.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd
Does the Flat Earth fit into this simulation somehow?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (MWfyi)
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Sadly, had to miss it this year also.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (iMWFR)
He's off to Texas to meet with people who know each other by their AoSHQ handles, puns, and various online pleasantries.
___________
Pleasantries? This place has gone soft!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:06 PM (77rzZ)
Some people found some rather insulting things. For my part, can't argue with what they say. "Has a cat," yeah, thanks for rubbing it in. One puzzles me, though: "Does not understand their own creative works." I mean, yes, but who told them that?
I never once clicked on any volume in the "How To Understand Your Creative Works" series, despite the attractive faux leather and gilt titling. Also, what's with the "their"? I'm not that kind of mutant!
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 10:06 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: fd
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Have you even considered solipsism?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:06 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:07 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)
Just as the article on the Alberger process says, the salt would crystalize, forming pyramids. Was rather cool to watch.
Posted by: another anon at October 15, 2026 10:08 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 10:08 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley"
Everything fits in the simulation. Even Lindsay Clancey.
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:08 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:09 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:09 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:09 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 10:10 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 15, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)
Even if they have to use a super-secret law enforcement agency composed of ex-criminals that are just as good as you are.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:10 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: TRex- subie dino at October 15, 2026 10:11 PM (lJmmt)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (MWfyi)
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Sadly, had to miss it this year also.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (iMWFR)
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Seems like there's quite a few of us who have had to miss it this year for one reason or another (myself included).
Hope that doesn't bode ill for future TXMOMEs...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:12 PM (FZ29D)
Looking forward to finally meeting you.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:12 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:02 PM (vBZcw)
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LAS ISLAS MALVINAS!
Posted by: El Presidente at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (88C+u)
Read today the execution will not be broadcast.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Just as long as it happens at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd
Does the Flat Earth fit into this simulation somehow?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:05 PM (w6EFb)
A Möbius strip Earth would be more fun...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (l3cgK)
Hope that doesn't bode ill for future TXMOMEs...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:12 PM (FZ29D)
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I was there last year.
I'll be there next year, God willing.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:14 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:14 PM (ua/lL)
Looking forward to finally meeting you.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:12 PM (VCgbV)
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I fear I will invert the astronomical norm and appear shine more brightly the farther away I am.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 10:14 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: fd
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Have you even considered solipsism?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:06 PM (vBZcw)
Is second solipsism what the 2nd Cornell dude engaged in?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:14 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:09 PM (41CYW)
Wh wh wh what? (shakes head, makes sounds of rocks) Someone noticed I comment here?
Thanks by the way, Doggo!
I try not to make jejune comments. We get enough of that out of politicians.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
I would vote for a real projective plane Earth. You get handedness flipping there.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (LOvBA)
I'm simultaneously curious and afraid to look. It could be interesting since my wife and I order on the same account and we have very different interests.
Posted by: Zombie in Waiting Hillary at October 15, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:16 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: Oddbob at October 15, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)
I would vote for a real projective plane Earth. You get handedness flipping there.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:15 PM (w6EFb)
That would be...wild.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:16 PM (l3cgK)
Let's do some movie stare downs. What do you have Horde?
TV series, not movie. Hope it still counts.
Lucky Star!
https://youtu.be/1QOaQIt7yh4
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)
My wife just uses my account, so Amazon thinks I'm a fan of history books and romance and mystery novels, I have young children, am over 90, like floral arranging and home decoration, but grill outside, and consistently maintain a hair care routine, and prefer specialty vinegars.
They must think I'm schizophrenic.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:13 PM (l3cgK)
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Arthur C. Clarke wrote a short story about a world that only had one side...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (FZ29D)
Let's do some movie stare downs. What do you have Horde?
TV series, not movie. Hope it still counts.
Lucky Star!
https://youtu.be/1QOaQIt7yh4
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)
Do Weeping Angels count?
Posted by: Cannonical Straight Dr. Who at October 15, 2026 10:18 PM (l3cgK)
Akshully, I did err. A Mobius strip also flips handedness, at least for flatlanders. A flatlander has no notion of upside-downness. And that means a Klein bottle does as well for the flatlanders.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:18 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:18 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:18 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
Apparently, Amazon knows nothing about me. All fields empty.
Don't use it much.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Amazon thinks? at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (iMWFR)
That car flipped me off...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:20 PM (l3cgK)
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Another on the list of things where Trump's initial impulse was entirely correct, and then he overthought it and dialed it back.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at October 15, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
Akshully, I did err. A Mobius strip also flips handedness, at least for flatlanders. A flatlander has no notion of upside-downness. And that means a Klein bottle does as well for the flatlanders.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:18 PM (w6EFb)
I could go for some Ein Klein Nacht-Bottle...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (l3cgK)
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I've never set foot on Antarctica but I'm not sure I'll do it now. Those trips cost.
On the other hand, if I could defray the expense by bringing back valuable penguin pelts, I might rethink the question.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (vBZcw)
Grandpa gave it to me.
I loved that coat.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (zFqBN)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (ua/lL)
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Another on the list of things where Trump's initial impulse was entirely correct, and then he overthought it and dialed it back.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at October 15, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
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I have very mixed feelings about that.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (iMWFR)
_________________
Yeah, I admit it. I bought one. My excuse is that I was about that age, and the Roger Daltrey looking guy in the convertible passing a scantily clad lady in the commercial seemed cool. "Hey, good looking. Be back to pick you up later."
I thought it was that easy. Turns out you just had to attach some fishing line to a five dollar bill and run it through a trailer park. RONCO never sold one of those.
As for stare downs. I think the mirror scene in "Duck Soup" qualifies. Harpo broke the mirror, so he pretends to be Groucho's relection...
Posted by: Orson at October 15, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (FZ29D)
What a two-dimensional writer.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (iMWFR)
You asked: Surely the package carriers know what's inside those boxes going to Exact Sciences Laboratories. Right? The answer is: of course, the carriers know what's in those boxes but they just try to ignore it and pass the box along.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 10:23 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:23 PM (FZ29D)
Is Teresa going to be there?
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (iMWFR)
Just a good old boys
Never meanin' no harm
Beats all you never saw
Been in trouble with the law since the day they was born
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (CHHv1)
Read today the execution will not be broadcast.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Just as long as it happens
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Thanks. I updated the post with the your comment and linked an article.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:17 PM (FZ29D)
What a two-dimensional writer.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
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It's kind of a crazy story, actually. The world has a wall that seems to encircle the entire planet. One guy has a vision of seeing what's on the other side of the wall and mounts an expedition. Then things get weird.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 10:25 PM (zFqBN)
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Another on the list of things where Trump's initial impulse was entirely correct, and then he overthought it and dialed it back.
Posted by: Methos
Did he want the execution broadcast, or did he want the media talking about the execution for two weeks?
I'm never sure when he's playing 4-D chess and when he's just being a blowhard.
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Doof at October 15, 2026 10:25 PM (SKux8)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:02 PM (vBZcw)
I am waiting for the Brits to decide to put North Africans on the Falklands to "ensure diversity"
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 10:26 PM (rbvCR)
And if anyone knows how to contact SnailRacer, let her know.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 10:26 PM (CQ8KO)
I try not to make jejune comments. We get enough of that out of politicians.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
It's jejune in JaJanuary.
https://youtu.be/sGcDmU90-Ug
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 15, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)
The weather has once again smiled on us.
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:27 PM (ua/lL)
Posted by: Eromero at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (CHHv1)
That's right! Good luck storming the ranch!
I wish I could be there (for the first time!), but I've got a campaign to run over here. Hopefully when I finally get there next year, I'll be an official POL-EE-TISHAN type.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (lJmmt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
It is truly amazing
Posted by: Doof at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (SKux8)
That was me that disrupted the comments - I updated the post with the recent info on the Hasan live stream - lack thereof.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:31 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:31 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:31 PM (ua/lL)
The cancer of socialism metastasizes into every area of society -- the chemotherapy requires more time than a single presidency.
Gonna require some drastic surgery too.
Posted by: Eromero at October 15, 2026 10:31 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)
It is truly amazing
Posted by: Doof at October 15, 2026 10:29 PM (SKux
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Yep! The food alone is worth the price of admission!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:32 PM (FZ29D)
You can construct a 3D space like this, a 3D manifold version of the Klein bottle, and put a Arthur C. Clarke mirror "boundary" in it.
You walk into what looks like a mirror. You set into a mirror___ version of the world you just left. It's the same space, you just crossed back into it. To someone watching you do that, it looks as if you stepped into the mirror, and your reflection just popped back out.
You think nothing happened to you, the world flipped handedness. The world thinks you flipped handedness.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:32 PM (w6EFb)
The Seahawks have decided that the record for the biggest disappointment after a great season should not be held by the Mariners.
The Seahawks should be the biggest failures. I doubt we win another game this season.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 10:33 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 15, 2026 10:33 PM (lJmmt)
Posted by: Pound Puppy at October 15, 2026 10:34 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (ua/lL)
Posted by: The Grateful - R
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LOL. Yes, we have the game on. Scampywife cheering for the Brewers - I'm cheering for the Dodgers. A house divided.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (VCgbV)
And if you're wrong, you'll come back and admit to it, right?
Oh, no. You'll just pretend you never said it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:36 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Your shift starts at 6 pm dipshit. You're docked for your first 10 stupid comments.
See that you show up on time tomorrow, buttwipe.
Posted by: Rental Trollz 4U at October 15, 2026 10:36 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)
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Clearly we all need to subscribe to the super-duper extra-strength Troll-B-Gon plan...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:36 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:37 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: scampydog
**************
I am with the Tracinator! My Daddy and his family never forgave the O'Malleys for moving Da Bums to LA.
Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 15, 2026 10:37 PM (lJmmt)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (ua/lL)
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Absolutely!
A couple of weekends ago, my pastor at church talked about people who build things out of faith, never knowing what the end result will be.
You did that eleven years ago when you started the TXMOME and every year it's gotten bigger and better.
You should be very, very proud of what you've created!
Stay blessed!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:38 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:36 PM (FZ29D)
And honestly, does an idiot like that think we care about the drivel posted? No. No we do not, nor does it affect our voting. Wasted time and effort.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:41 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 10:41 PM (kd1a0)
Posted by: Dr_No at October 15, 2026 10:41 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:41 PM (77rzZ)
You're gonna miss the espresso.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at October 15, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Yellow Journalist at October 15, 2026 10:42 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 10:42 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
She sucks worse at Burma Shave ads.
Which one is she actually trying to do?
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 10:42 PM (vOxCS)
Posted by: Archimedes at October 15, 2026 10:35 PM (Riz8t)
Too bad we don't attract a better quality of troll...all we get are the droppings.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:43 PM (l3cgK)
......
Are they going to live stream the MoMe?
Posted by: wth at October 15, 2026 10:43 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Pulling Strings at October 15, 2026 10:44 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)
maybe it's lowku...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:44 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: wth at October 15, 2026 10:43 PM (oq9dX)
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No visual recording allowed
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:44 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 10:45 PM (seCv0)
Posted by: wth at October 15, 2026 10:43 PM (oq9dX)
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No visual recording allowed
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)
So Braille...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:45 PM (l3cgK)
* looks around *
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 10:45 PM (nEUC6)
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Sounds a lot like the college student question and answer vids.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 10:45 PM (vOxCS)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 10:46 PM (iMWFR)
@MaxNordau
Tucker Carlson on watching b*stiality p*rnography:
"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy."
11:04 AM · Oct 15, 2026
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More and more Muslim every day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 10:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: JackStraw
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JackStraw, was thinking about your sailing while reading about Whitsunday. Sounds like there is a fair amount of sailing there.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:47 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:06 PM (vBZcw)
Scotch is better.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 10:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Mike Hunt at October 15, 2026 10:49 PM (/uEuX)
Posted by: lin-duh
It's all bullshit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 10:49 PM (seCv0)
Posted by: lin-duh
It's all bullshit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 10:49 PM (seCv0)
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It's all projection.
They are all guilty of those crimes.
They cannot imagine someone like President Trump would NOT be guilty.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 10:51 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:52 PM (VCgbV)
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One side has to make up facts to support its worldview. The other side doesn't.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 10:52 PM (vBZcw)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 10:52 PM (seCv0)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:52 PM (VCgbV)
Have an Australian friend who has sailed there and his stories are why I would love to see it. Sounds like my kind of paradise.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: lin-duh
***********
I believe their flimsy link is that he was associated with Epstein. They were and know what they did, so he must have too.
Except he didn't.
Posted by: The Grateful - R at October 15, 2026 10:54 PM (lJmmt)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 10:58 PM (seCv0)
What's up with that?
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 15, 2026 10:58 PM (r7+Q7)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at October 15, 2026 10:22 PM (D/6p1)
When I worked for a short time with the USPS sorting center we would get medical boxes marked "biohazard" on them, that were coming from medical clinics and going to be disposed of in a sanitary manner.
Some of them had dried blood streaked down the side, and when we complained management said, "yeah, whatever"
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: USPS Management at October 15, 2026 11:00 PM (vBZcw)
Yeah, I used to think there was some logic to it, even if it’s twisted or wishful thinking or believing what they want to believe.
But every single time, it turns out they were doing whatever evils they accused others of, usually more egregiously than their accusations.
You could probably make a name for yourself as a prosecutor by looking at Democrat accusations and then investigating the accuser for exactly that. Most of the time it turns out they weren’t even hiding it. They just seem to assume no one will look or care, which makes me wonder why they made the accusations to begin with. They must have some sense that it’s wrong.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 11:01 PM (CQ8KO)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)
It's called projection; they project all the stuff they're into (p@edo, rape, etc) onto their enemies.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:02 PM (l3cgK)
I'm never sure when he's playing 4-D chess and when he's just being a blowhard.
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 10:25 PM (VHUov)
I think Hegseth wanted it broadcast, and Trump was agnostic on it until he got an idea of how the wind was blowing on the idea. He both got the discussion for 2 weeks, AND he got on the popular side.
I was not going to watch, but I am disappointed it will not be broadcast because the first rule of showmanship is to give the audience what they want and you will gather a crowd.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: USPS Management at October 15, 2026 11:00 PM (vBZcw)
Use the helpfully provided hand sanitizer stations. *eyeroll*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:02 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:02 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: USPS Management at October 15, 2026 11:00 PM (vBZcw)
Use the helpfully provided hand sanitizer stations. *eyeroll*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:02 PM (Y/06r)
Don't lick parcels from China...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:03 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:03 PM (Y/06r)
Talarico is a needy jerk who would look at his likes and berate his team for not having “enough”.
I doubt Obama ever goes back to look at something he said, wrote, or made, so his team figures why waste effort on fake likes?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 11:05 PM (CQ8KO)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:47 PM (VCgbV)
Apparently people are allowed to say things.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:05 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Crackers in Hot and Sour soup?
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:07 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:07 PM (41CYW)
Nah. Chickarina with an egg dropped in. Tasty.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:07 PM (Y/06r)
Picked up a Russian silver fox jacket for Mrs.D.when I was in Pakistan in the late 80's. It's beautiful. Muzzies from the 'Stans will trap fur and use the money to pay for the Haj.
Mrs D wore it once.
Sigh.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:08 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:08 PM (41CYW)
"If you look at p*rnography enough or b*stiality videos all day: after a while, like, it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it. I'm not into it personally, but it's not crazy."
Didn't Niedermeyer have a thing for his horse (swidt)"
Posted by: Tonypete at October 15, 2026 11:09 PM (ozypf)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:09 PM (VCgbV)
Money can't buy everything. Milwaukee wins 6-4, sweeps the Dodgers, 4-0.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 11:10 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:52 PM (VCgbV)
To destroy someone it is first required to dehumanize them. Basically throw them out of the "collective us" the group that it is possible the empathize with.
Hammer on the [person] is a [violator of norms] or [ally of our enemy] or [traitor] and then move to number two, which is descrimination, and on to destruction.
One of the more interesting things to read is an essay on the ten steps to genocide that is out of the Holocaust movement. Of course then you will be sickened by the Rules for Radicals, or most political agitation that is run as a moral panic.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)
What size? I could use it this weekend, supposed to be quite chilly.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:11 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 15, 2026 11:12 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:09 PM (VCgbV)
Didn't they have texts between him and students at all hours of the night?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (Y/06r)
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
x.com/CollinRugg/status/2110901393238474863
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (nEUC6)
I constantly have to remind myself that any US President has constituencies that go far beyond my tribe. Far beyond the US. He is playing to a global audience with almost everything he does. And no US President in my lifetime plays to a bigger one than Trump.
He literally is playing multi-dimensional chess with moves like this while he is dealing with a balance of power in the Middle East and beyond and trying to build coalitions and doing deals with countries that are trying to bring their people around to the idea of breaking their tribal bonds and going in a new direction and at the same time keeping his own tribe happy.
I probably would've watched the execution but I wouldn't fault anyone on our side who wouldn't. But mostly I'm glad he will face justice finally. I can live with the compromise.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Milwaukee is 19th in payroll. Dodgers #2. About $200M difference. Looked up on Sportrac - dunno how accurate but sounds about right.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (aI58f)
Posted by: Yellow Journalist
That might be the only baseball next summer.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 15, 2026 11:14 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Tonypete at October 15, 2026 11:15 PM (ozypf)
You walk into what looks like a mirror. You set into a mirror___ version of the world you just left. It's the same space, you just crossed back into it. To someone watching you do that, it looks as if you stepped into the mirror, and your reflection just popped back out.
You think nothing happened to you, the world flipped handedness. The world thinks you flipped handedness.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 10:32 PM (w6EFb)
As seen in the movie "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun", from 1969. Good movie that makes you think about assumptions.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 15, 2026 11:15 PM (qx7Zg)
Mrs D wore it once.
Sigh.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:08 PM (2WIwB)
Got my late wife a mink coat. She wore it exactly two times.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:17 PM (i2z9z)
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
x.com/CollinRugg/status/2110901393238474863
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (nEUC6)
Yes, I would assume Musk has a good relationship with himself.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:17 PM (l3cgK)
What size? I could use it this weekend, supposed to be quite chilly.
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:11 PM (VCgbV)
I guess a large. It doesn't have a size label. Mrs.D.was 5'8". Fit he ok.
I ought to sell it. No idea how to value it though.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:17 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Florida Man at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (n17eQ)
Mrs D wore it once.
Sigh.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:08 PM (2WIwB)
Got my late wife a mink coat. She wore it exactly two times.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:17 PM (i2z9z)
If the Mrs. is still around, she could wear it more...unless she's afraid of the f'n anti-fur types causing trouble.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (hmYU4)
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:19 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: USPS Management
Sounds like a dare....
Posted by: Florida Man at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (n17eQ)
How else will I get my superpowers?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 15, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: lin-duh
I completely understand.
Posted by: The Cat at October 15, 2026 11:19 PM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 15, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)
From the interferon treatment for HepC?
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:20 PM (rbvCR)
Brewers win series. Sure the network will love a World Series with Brewers - Indians or Brewers - Rays.
As a baseball fan, I would. The Brewers - Rays would be two teams that never won one
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 15, 2026 11:20 PM (V2IGM)
Love the photos!
Not sure if I still have a dream destination. Got to visit London before it went to crap- guess that's it, since health and finances have insured that we're probably done traveling.
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at October 15, 2026 11:20 PM (Y5ezX)
Dogs want to belong. Cats want to be comfortable. Both species regard these as goals that must be achieved.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 11:21 PM (CHHv1)
Whitehaven Beach, located on Whitsunday Island, off the coast of Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
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deadly stinging jellyfish
gah
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 15, 2026 11:21 PM (ienUH)
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They never intended to do a public execution.
It was a publicity action to, dare I say it,
dog whistle the media. Millions of dollars of publicity
world wide that we are going to do it. en garde.
Along with, it's always a two-fer or more with Trump,
it's shut the media up about us murdering poor crippled Hasan.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 11:22 PM (vOxCS)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 11:22 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Ohtani picked a bad time to slump.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 11:22 PM (CHHv1)
IMAX
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:23 PM (l3cgK)
JUST IN: Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Roadster by launching it off a ramp before the car flipped in midair and safely landed on the ground.
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
x.com/CollinRugg/status/2110901393238474863
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (nEUC6)
I hope they modified the cup holders.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 15, 2026 11:23 PM (r7+Q7)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Except Basenji's. They think they are cats. And that the world revolves around them.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:23 PM (41CYW)
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.”
― J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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This belief is a formula for a fatal fall from a roof.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 15, 2026 11:24 PM (ienUH)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy
I wondered where she got off to. Tell her to git home right now - the pizza was just delivered.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 15, 2026 11:24 PM (ozypf)
gah
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Yeah, there is a whole market for "stinger suits" in OZ.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:25 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 11:25 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
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Except Basenji's. They think they are cats. And that the world revolves around them.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:23 PM (41CYW)
Cats are very smell-oriented, which is why they are always marking everything, including you, as their territory. Their ancestors were loners who actually did change behavior due to humans, forming groups around human settlements. They mark us as part of their group and are generally closest to those with the strongest smell of the group.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:25 PM (l3cgK)
I know I was (stupidly) surprised to find out that guy had been sentenced to death and yet was still alive. The shooting was over a decade and a half ago.
Any normal politician would have just said that, and it would never have been aired or discussed. Instead, Hegseth says, we’re going to do it and it’s going to be broadcast live and the media can’t help but spread the word about how much the left cares about a mass shooter more than they care about us.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 11:26 PM (CQ8KO)
Mmm, that's good bass
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 15, 2026 11:26 PM (V2IGM)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)
Late as in deceased.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:26 PM (i2z9z)
The car is a collaboration between Tesla and SpaceX.
x.com/CollinRugg/status/2110901393238474863
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (nEUC6)
The enemies of the A-Team are interested.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:28 PM (Y/06r)
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Trump with kids drives all the pedos and other freaks nuts.
Kids love him, they are comfortable with him and it' obvious he's a kids dad or more likely uncle, Uncle Don. He loves kids, kids love him.
It drives them bonkers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (vOxCS)
He sounded relieved that it worked.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)
https://youtu.be/sDSxvhISNqE?t=410
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: AOS C0pe at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (GkNwG)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (V2IGM)
That starred Roy Thinnes, of "The Invaders" fame didn't it?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: USPS Management
Sounds like a dare....
Posted by: Florida Man
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No, something that stupid has to be a TikTok Challenge.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (RrdmR)
I know I was (stupidly) surprised to find out that guy had been sentenced to death and yet was still alive. The shooting was over a decade and a half ago.
...
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 11:26 PM (CQ8KO)
California Death Row: Grusome Newsom put a moratorium on it here in 2019, but even before then, it took on average, was around 20 years, given all the appeals.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:31 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)
My wife has one that she uses to make "spin art" with the kids in after-school care. She gets it spinning with a card in the bottom, and the kids get to drip food coloring on it to paint.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:31 PM (rbvCR)
Yeah, no. It is probably good for the enthusiasts out there, but half the fun is the engine note, which...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:31 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:18 PM (l3cgK)
Late as in deceased.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:26 PM (i2z9z)
My condolences.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:32 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (V2IGM)
Especially since, unlike Bill "BJ" Clinton went on Paedo-Air so many times, but Trump didn't even once fly to Paedo Island.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:33 PM (l3cgK)
That starred Roy Thinnes, of "The Invaders" fame didn't it?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:30 PM (w6EFb)
And Herbert Lom, Chief Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 15, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)
I just looked that handedness flipping 3-manifold thing up, and I was suspecting that requires 5D to embed. It takes 5 dimensions to allow a 3D space to flip handedness like that. 4D wouldn't be enough. You need one more dimension to do the bending without messing up something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)
What does a salad spinner do, exactly? I sort of remember the ads but forget what it was for.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (i2z9z)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:32 PM (Y/06r)
He probably hasn't been fed. Polly at least ask for crackers; this fool apparently eats shit.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Diogenes
$4: large kitchen towel. Spin hard and be free.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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I don't think H7 is giving up his soup.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (41CYW)
I just looked that handedness flipping 3-manifold thing up, and I was suspecting that requires 5D to embed. It takes 5 dimensions to allow a 3D space to flip handedness like that. 4D wouldn't be enough. You need one more dimension to do the bending without messing up something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (w6EFb)
I'm sure that would make for interesting physics.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (l3cgK)
Who/what could it be there?!?!?!
Hmmm.....
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 15, 2026 11:13 PM (aI58f)
Mostly transed kids, idiots on SSRIs and antifa. Often all in one by the way.
Posted by: Kindltot at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (rbvCR)
If I see him in anything, I expect that his eye is going to start twitching.
Same as Leslie Nielsen's previous serious roles. I see him as Frank Drebin everywhere, and everything he says makes me laugh, and then I expect he's going to stumble around and set everything on fire.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:36 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (i2z9z)
Wash the lettuce, chop as needed, put in the spinner and it pulls all the loose water out so you don't have wet salad.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:36 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
The Late Mrs. was perennially late to any and all functions. AND, she was late to her own funeral: After the boys and I arrived at the funeral home for her service, the funeral director called me over and whispered - "Uh, there's a small issue with Tam. She won't be ready for another hour or so."
Found out later they had some sort of equipment failure but yeah, she was late to her own funeral.
That was so her.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 15, 2026 11:36 PM (ozypf)
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 11:36 PM (VCgbV)
I almost never eat raw veggies of any kind anymore...I'm too susceptible to getting sick. Cooked veggies for me, thank you.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:37 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:39 PM (i2z9z)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
The Late Mrs. was perennially late to any and all functions. AND, she was late to her own funeral: After the boys and I arrived at the funeral home for her service, the funeral director called me over and whispered - "Uh, there's a small issue with Tam. She won't be ready for another hour or so."
Found out later they had some sort of equipment failure but yeah, she was late to her own funeral.
That was so her.
Posted by: Tonypete at October 15, 2026 11:36 PM (ozypf)
At my wife's funeral, I mentioned that, given we both had health issues crop up repeatedly at almost the same time, that we would argue about who would go first; she always insisted that she should, which I'd vehemently oppose. Like most arguments, she won, but as I said at her eulogy, I finally had the last word...and that was, that one day we'd be together again, but my path was just a bit longer.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:39 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Diogenes
$4: large kitchen towel. Spin hard and be free.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 11:35 PM (nEUC6)
Yeah I know. But it was a gift and Mrs D insists I use it.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 11:40 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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Centrifugal force to dry lettuce. Which is not nearly as cool as what publius shared about intermediate axis.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:40 PM (41CYW)
And I just put "very stuff and it's hard" into a comment here. Damn me. I'm not the worst but in the neighborhood.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 11:44 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 15, 2026 11:45 PM (i2z9z)
There's that but I think he is considering a much wider audience. Trump is trying to realign the Middle East, along with a few other regions, and trying to get governments with their own crazy leftists for lack of a better term to follow his lead.
Having Hasan executed by firing squad is going to send a powerful message that if you fuck with Americans we will kill you. That shows strength and that is one thing Arabs respect. Broadcasting it might be seen in a different light by people we want to stop being savages.
Having done business in the ME I know they respect strength but if you give them a reason to think you've gone too far they will find a reason to justify why you are worse than the criminal. Stupid but real.
Hasan will be dead. Justice done. That's my primary goal.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 11:45 PM (viF8m)
Same as Leslie Nielsen's previous serious roles. I see him as Frank Drebin everywhere, and everything he says makes me laugh, and then I expect he's going to stumble around and set everything on fire.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Well, he did sink the Poseidon.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 15, 2026 11:45 PM (Cqx++)
I mean, if Ford in '58 and Mazda in '06 could come up.with a solid top that retracted...
Posted by: buddhaha at October 15, 2026 11:47 PM (RrdmR)
"Dammit! I TOLD Hunter he needed to fill out one of those Change of Address forms.'
-- Dopey Joe Biden
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 15, 2026 11:48 PM (qlLNh)
Posted by: buddhaha at October 15, 2026 11:48 PM (RrdmR)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 15, 2026 11:49 PM (qlLNh)
I just looked that handedness flipping 3-manifold thing up, and I was suspecting that requires 5D to embed. It takes 5 dimensions to allow a 3D space to flip handedness like that. 4D wouldn't be enough. You need one more dimension to do the bending without messing up something.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:34 PM (w6EFb)
Would the Earth spin in the other direction?
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 15, 2026 11:49 PM (r7+Q7)
Posted by: frammish at October 15, 2026 11:49 PM (JnFGW)
I mean, if Ford in '58 and Mazda in '06 could come up.with a solid top that retracted...
Posted by: buddhaha at October 15, 2026 11:47 PM (RrdmR)
My guess is that space is at something of a premium in the car. Plus, the T top thing seems to be the way a lot of the retractable convertible tops are going (see Miata.) I am... not a huge fan of the look. If you want a convertible, get a soft top and get the visibility.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 11:51 PM (Y/06r)
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https://youtu.be/OgH17ZTvdvw&t=141
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 11:51 PM (vOxCS)
False or BS? Never heard of this before. (And what was the pipe-weed they were smoking?) Yoko as Galadriel?
Anyway, this ain't them.
https://youtu.be/gf-JXsvSiOM
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - Rohanan fields for-everrr at October 15, 2026 11:52 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: frammish
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They don't validate parking. Have a great time.
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:52 PM (41CYW)
There's an interesting paper, "On the Dimensionality of Spacetime" by Max Tegmark, here:
https://t.ly/F2zyK
He argues that all be our (1,3) spacetime just won't work. 1 dimension of time, and three of space are the only ones that allow for "well behaved" physics.
For example with 4 or more spatial dimensions, gravity and EM have no stable structures. In 4D space, gravity and EM would be inverse cube. Circular orbits there are unstable to perturbations.
More than one time dimension is just nuts, and less than 3 spatial dimensions would make things too simple. While you might think gravity would be inverse linear in 2D (and EM is this indeed), the tensor form of Einstein gravity would not allow a vacuum field to exist. Gravity could not propagate at all. So you need at least three spatial dimensions for gravity to even work.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:53 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 11:53 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: mindful webworker - Rohanan fields for-everrr at October 15, 2026 11:52 PM (vmXN+)
Shelob.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 15, 2026 11:53 PM (qlLNh)
False or BS? Never heard of this before. (And what was the pipe-weed they were smoking?) Yoko as Galadriel?
Anyway, this ain't them.
https://youtu.be/gf-JXsvSiOM
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - Rohanan fields for-everrr at October 15, 2026 11:52 PM (vmXN+)
Yoko as Gollum...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:55 PM (l3cgK)
More than one time dimension is just nuts, and less than 3 spatial dimensions would make things too simple. While you might think gravity would be inverse linear in 2D (and EM is this indeed), the tensor form of Einstein gravity would not allow a vacuum field to exist. Gravity could not propagate at all. So you need at least three spatial dimensions for gravity to even work.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:53 PM (w6EFb)
There was some paper in the last year or two regarding three temporal dimensions...a bit too high-math/high-physics for me.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 11:57 PM (l3cgK)
I'm not going to blow my mind thinking of how angular momentum would behave here. That might just induce a curvature singularity in my brain right now....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 11:58 PM (DBoNn)
Don't forget the Wonder Boner!
https://youtu.be/1nu14L2myvE
Listen for Mike Rowe in the voiceover.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 15, 2026 11:59 PM (SeSfo)
Sabine Hossenfelder did a video on that, and concluded it was total bullshit, I mean pure out the ass bullshit that sounded clever but was nonsense.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:00 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:00 AM (yEz+x)
Don't forget the Wonder Boner!
https://youtu.be/1nu14L2myvE
Listen for Mike Rowe in the voiceover.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at October 15, 2026 11:59 PM (SeSfo)
"My wife would like that!"
Posted by: Commercial Actor at October 16, 2026 12:01 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: frammish
If questioned, deny everything!
Posted by: Tonypete at October 16, 2026 12:04 AM (ozypf)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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The T-top on the Mazda is the ND (4th) generation. The NC generation PHRT (Power Retractable Hard Top) uses a fiberglass top that folds back in exactly the same space as the softtop. There's a little difference in profile when they're up, but down, you can't tell them.apart.
Which is why I bought the NC PHRT when I gave up the Helmet and Aerostich life.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 12:08 AM (RrdmR)
Posted by: frammish at October 16, 2026 12:13 AM (JnFGW)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 16, 2026 12:13 AM (Cqx++)
But I've got to admit Elon is winning me over. What I just saw tonight was pretty frigging amazing. I'll never be able to afford that flying car but if he can do that I'm willing to take a second look at his cars.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:14 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 12:08 AM (RrdmR)
I just did not like the body styling of the NC. It reminds me of a bathtub.
The ND is better, but I loved the NB (the one I had) aside from the front end.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:14 AM (Y/06r)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:00 AM (w6EFb)
Every system has a solution if you whack enough extra degrees of freedom on to it.
It's the tensor equivalent of "if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 12:15 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:20 AM (yEz+x)
A. A salad shooter.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at October 15, 2026 11:49 PM (qlLNh)
Ok
I read that at exactly the right time and just burst out laughing.
Thanxs for a great joke!
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:20 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: frammish at October 16, 2026 12:21 AM (JnFGW)
Thanks for filling in, Doggo. *offers pig ear treat*
Happy TxMoMe weekend, to alla you lucky ones!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 12:21 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:22 AM (w6EFb)
To
Me too.
But sometimes I have to get to the liquor store and it's difficult to get there on a sailboat.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:22 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
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*makes note* investigate sail up liquor store.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 12:23 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:00 AM (w6EFb)
Every system has a solution if you whack enough extra degrees of freedom on to it.
It's the tensor equivalent of "if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 12:15 AM (aKiSo)
I think the saying is:
"If I had balls, I'd be King"--QE II
Posted by: Commercial Actor at October 16, 2026 12:23 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JackStraw
Depends on where you are.
And who you’re sailing with.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:24 AM (yEz+x)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 12:25 AM (41CYW)
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I know a mountain girl who makes beer bottle 'cozies' out of bear paws.
It's amusing, because in her mountain dialect she pronounces it 'coozies'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:25 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: JackStraw
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*makes note* investigate sail up liquor store.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 12:23 AM (41CYW)
I mean, it has to be a thing, right? On busy holiday lakes. You could clean up...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 16, 2026 12:26 AM (Y/06r)
ROFL. Here's Sabine looking very, very German indeed:
https://t.ly/Veesj
Frau Blucher-ish.....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:22 AM (w6EFb)
Neeeigh!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at October 16, 2026 12:26 AM (i2z9z)
Posted by: frammish
I have heard that the best way to make sure your luggage is never lost is to carry a firearm. Doesn't have to have ammo. Doesn't even have to be a complete gun; just enough of one so the government considers it "a firearm."
If the airline loses a checked bag with a firearm in it, they are in a bunch of trouble. So they don't lose those.
I've never tried it myself, but I've never *knocks on wood* had trouble with baggage.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 12:27 AM (VHUov)
They have a bunch of whiny old communists who never got laid. We got this,
https://tinyurl.com/muye6tdc
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:28 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
Depends on where you are.
And who you’re sailing with.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 16, 2026 12:24 AM (yEz+x)
***
And the size of your spinnaker.
Posted by: Diogenes at October 16, 2026 12:29 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:32 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw
I wonder if Lake Geneva, in Wisconsin, has that. If they can use a boat for mail delivery, why not alcohol
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 12:35 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JROD at October 16, 2026 12:35 AM (DBoNn)
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 16, 2026 12:42 AM (2WOKY)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 16, 2026 12:44 AM (CHHv1)
It's amusing, because in her mountain dialect she pronounces it 'coozies'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Bear paws and 'coozies.' You breezed past the mountain girl like we all know what that is.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 12:45 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: frammish
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Yeah...the problem is, they will land as soon as they
think it is possible. I was aboard a plane when that happened. Circled and circled waiting for fog to lift. Pilot decided to land. Right wing struck an approach light tower. It's a longer, and fairly dramatic story, but I'm lucky to be here.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:45 AM (XeU6L)
I'm as old school as can be. There is no place I'd ever want to be than behind the wheel of a sailboat going anywhere or no place in particular and I feel the same way about ICE cars.
But the performance and mind boggling things Musk is doing with electric cars is pretty spectacular. There's no denying they are just flat out faster and while I'm still pretty dubious of the self-driving stuff it's getting hard to deny they are doing things constantly I wasn't sure possible.
I still am not ready to not drive my own cars, never will be to sail my own boats, but what I saw tonight was ... wow.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 12:47 AM (viF8m)
Yep, both spin direction and angular momentum vector would flip. Without a torque. Thus, in such a space, angular momentum cannot be globally defined.
Which is probably another way of saying that such a space in unphysical.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:48 AM (w6EFb)
The ND is better, but I loved the NB (the one I had) aside from the front end.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I don't fit very well in the A, B, or D versions (over 6', over 220#) so I was looking at the NC to start with. It's the Grand Touring version with the (heresy!!) 6 speed automatic. I would have bought the manual, but this came up.at a god price so I got it. I was a co-owner in a TR3 60 odd years ago that we raced in SCCA, so I'm comfortable heel-toeing and rowing, but I bought this for the wind-in-the -hair experience, not the adrenaline rush of "when is the ass end going to let go". The wife loves it, maybe even more than pillion.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 12:53 AM (RrdmR)
Yep, both spin direction and angular momentum vector would flip. Without a torque. Thus, in such a space, angular momentum cannot be globally defined.
Which is probably another way of saying that such a space in unphysical.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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This is a proper ONT rabbit hole. publius bolting up with an aha moment is always a good adventure.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 12:54 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: scampydog
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Okaaay...
Pleasant, not unattractive, charming in an Appalachian sort of way. Undue attention would be a mistake. Her husband hunts, kills, skins, and slaughters bears.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 12:56 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
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Same. But now I know what a Mountain Woman is too. And a bit more about sail up bars and angular momentum vectors. I'm going to call that a win of a night.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:01 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:03 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JQ
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She has also made some from Red fox tails.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:06 AM (XeU6L)
Well, duh, this is about the meaning of a "non-orientable surface" or manifold in general. A surface is a 2D manifold.
Things like angular momentum (and magnetic fields) are described in 3-space by the cross-product and right hand rules (or left-hand if you like, doesn't matter, just have to be consistent). The cross-product and operators like the curl are not really vectors, more "pseudo-vectors", as their direction depends on that chosen right-hand or left-hand rule. They are really a tensor, something called a bi-vector (think of anti-symmetric rank-2 tensor).
This works in higher dimensions than three. In 3D, since there are only 3 independent components, it can be disguised as a vector, with the orientation rule choice.
But, in a non-orientable space, all that breaks down globally. It just doesn't work.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)
And if anyone knows how to contact SnailRacer, let her know.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 10:26 PM (CQ8KO)
SPB I’d love to go antiquing tomorrow! I’ll be at the ranch and be ready for pick-up. Yay!!
Posted by: SnailRacer at October 16, 2026 01:09 AM (0YVhS)
Posted by: JackStraw
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And soon to be the ritual electrical companies being blamed. Press released are already being drafted.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:10 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: Cybersmythe at October 16, 2026 01:11 AM (2WOKY)
Posted by: JackStraw
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And soon to be the ritual electrical companies being blamed. Press released are already being drafted.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:10 AM (41CYW)
I'm waiting for them to preemptively start black outs when there's a risk of fires. "Our power lines were dead, how could we have started it?"
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 01:13 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Those (and the bear paws!) sound very cool. Great gift items!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:13 AM (rdVOm)
I'm starting to think the October Surprise isn't just one event, it's the obvious results of the direction we choose. Flying cars or burning cities.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:15 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
Thanks, but I've forgotten all about it, and I think I can vaguely remember it.
It's all moot now anyway. The CGPM (Frog speak for General Conference on Weights and Measures) just voted yesterday to, for all practical purposes, eliminate leap seconds.
UTC is now going to run free for at least 500 years... They've haven't agreed on any scheme to replace and deal with keeping UT1 and UTC aligned. The measure raised the threshold of the allow difference to 1 hour from the current 0.9 seconds.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 01:17 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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PG&E (don't know about other companies) has done that in the past with the corresponding complaints to the PUC from rural customers sitting in the dark naturally folllowing.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 01:18 AM (RrdmR)
Yep, both spin direction and angular momentum vector would flip. Without a torque. Thus, in such a space, angular momentum cannot be globally defined.
Which is probably another way of saying that such a space in unphysical.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 12:48 AM (w6EFb)
So, Coriolis goes the other way and Mirror Universe Aussie toilets do the double Uno reverse and circle down in the way most familiar to real universe Northerners.
Unless magnetic poles are reversed and the North is South anyway.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 16, 2026 01:19 AM (r7+Q7)
Drier hot weather inbound, so chance of bigger blazes goes up, depending on brush moisture content.
Haven't checked lately but the dramatic decline in wildfires in the US west in general, spanning a few centuries, I believe continues.
Posted by: rhomboid at October 16, 2026 01:20 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at October 15, 2026 11:23 PM (r7+Q7)
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Gyroscope controlled cup holders. Even I know that!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 01:21 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 16, 2026 01:22 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
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As an aside, I gave her a copy of this:
https://shorturl.at/pBP5q
https://shorturl.at/pBP5q
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:23 AM (XeU6L)
The reason they did this is because of earth's little "anomalous" rotational speed up starting in 2020. That has apparently stopped, and we're back to "normal".
But if that continued as it seemed it might for the next few years, a negative leap second would've been possible in 2029. This has never been done before, positive leap seconds are bad enough with computer systems, and it likely would've crashed the entire internet, fucked up no telling how many critical systems like all the stock trading systems, maybe even power systems.
So, that got them off their asses about this and they just punted, letting UTC run free.
Worst case, it will be no sooner than 500 years, and most likely a thousand or two, before DUT1 ever got noticeably too out of phase with mean solar time, much less one hour difference.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 01:24 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ
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Wait, wait...you're not going to close up the ONT bar, are you?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:24 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Piper at October 16, 2026 01:25 AM (+ZqX2)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 01:26 AM (skLNB)
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The "letting out" process had me fascinated while reading about furs. Any insight?
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:26 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Oh, HECK NO!!!
Gem show is daytime event. Will not affect Club ONT!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at October 16, 2026 01:13 AM (qx7Zg)
They do it all the time.
Posted by: Reforger at October 16, 2026 01:29 AM (Ae6Br)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:29 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)
https://shorturl.at/pBP5q
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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One of the books in an English Lit class decades ago. As I remember, a pretty goid book.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 01:29 AM (RrdmR)
Just got new tires last week. Is there any product that one should grease 'em up with or is that just a waste of time?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:31 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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PG&E (don't know about other companies) has done that in the past with the corresponding complaints to the PUC from rural customers sitting in the dark naturally folllowing.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 01:18 AM (RrdmR)
SDG&E (Sandy Eggo's power company) does preemptive power shutdowns during "dangerous" conditions, like high winds...
Posted by: Commercial Actor at October 16, 2026 01:31 AM (l3cgK)
Just got new tires last week. Is there any product that one should grease 'em up with or is that just a waste of time?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 01:31 AM (nEUC6)
Bacon grease to keep the muzzies away?...
Posted by: Commercial Actor at October 16, 2026 01:32 AM (l3cgK)
As stylish and flamboyant as I am, I could never pull off a fur. My ex, however, could. She would know.
We lived on Beacon between Dartmouth and Exeter. If you give me a hint I might be able to figure it out.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 01:35 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)
334 As an aside, I gave her a copy of this:
https://shorturl.at/pBP5q
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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One of the books in an English Lit class decades ago. As I remember, a pretty goid book.
Posted by: buddhaha
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Arnow's books are worth the read. A bit foreign for those not familiar with Appalachian culture, but fine reads.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:36 AM (XeU6L)
I just read some statements from the Time Lords on this. This truly kicking the can down the road. "You guys a a couple thousand in the future, it's up to you what you want to do, but right now, we're forgetting about it".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 01:37 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Pumpkin spice.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:38 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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"Greasing" tires sounds... counterproductive.
New tires are notoriously slick on their own - No joke, to quote our previous President - because of the mold-release compound and should be driven conservatively for the first couple of hundred miles.
If you're asking about sidewall.treatments as preservative, I've never heard of ant benefit other than cosmetic. Also, don't put them on the tread. They're slippery, too.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 01:39 AM (RrdmR)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2026 01:40 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: AOS C0pe at October 16, 2026 01:43 AM (wHw1e)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Grew up in Allegheny County, PA. I've slugged down West by god Virginia moonshine, so I'm not unfamiliar.
Probably why I don't remember thinking that there was anything foreign about the milieu.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 01:45 AM (RrdmR)
Posted by: AOS C0pe at October 16, 2026 01:47 AM (wHw1e)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)
Polls are for strippers and his ass.
Posted by: Commercial Actor at October 16, 2026 01:49 AM (l3cgK)
Is Teresa going to be there?
Posted by: lin-duh at October 15, 2026 10:24 PM (VCgbV)
Already here!
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at October 16, 2026 01:50 AM (CQ8KO)
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:51 AM (41CYW)
Stopped at Buc-Ees in Ennis for a bite to eat. Found the motel in Corsicana no problem; lobby door locked. The wusses are a feared of the fooking Covid. And then my credit, that I booked the room with, was declined. It worked for the car rental a couple of hours before; don't know what happened. Luckily, I have another card.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 01:52 AM (vQ89V)
Got a full stock of pellets now, enough to last until New Year, but I'll keep topping it off as weather & space allows.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at October 16, 2026 01:52 AM (mTzaS)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:54 AM (rdVOm)
Stopped at Buc-Ees in Ennis for a bite to eat. Found the motel in Corsicana no problem; lobby door locked. The wusses are a feared of the fooking Covid. And then my credit, that I booked the room with, was declined. It worked for the car rental a couple of hours before; don't know what happened. Luckily, I have another card.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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A lesser man would've called it a day the first time missing the 360. Enjoy your TX time, AOP.
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 01:58 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 01:59 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
They're debanking conservatives!!! Sue!!!
Seriously tho, check your texts/emails; purchases outside your normal pattern sometimes make them put a hold on your card, assuming some other guy in Texas got a hold of it. Might be as simple as a "click here to verify this was actually you."
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 02:00 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: scampydog at October 15, 2026 10:31 PM (41CYW)
Then they should dead-stream it. Video the execution, and sell downloads for ten bucks a pop. Proceeds to the families of the victims.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 02:00 AM (vQ89V)
@Scampydog, it's quite fascinating. Basically, it's a series of cuts done on the bias to every skin (sliced vertically along the backbone, first) and then matched and sewn so that you end up with one continuous section which can then be cut as if it were fabric.
With mink, you segregate by male and female skins; females are usually smaller so more skins means more cost. The fur is generally softer and the hides thinner which makes for a lighter coat. Male skins are more coarse with longer guard hairs but depending on how the skins are matched you often cannot tell the difference. A better coat will keep the lining free at the bottom so you can inspect the skins. Turn up the lining and you will see all the thread used to stitch those small strips together.
Often small strips of leather or skin will be sewn in to reinforce spots or extend the skins to keep costs down.
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 16, 2026 02:01 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at October 16, 2026 02:01 AM (n17eQ)
Posted by: scampydog at October 16, 2026 02:03 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
@JackStraw, the store was a four floor building on Newbury between Berkeley and Clarendon. Notorious for a certain employee who decided to off his pregnant wife and blame it on a black man who had nothing to do with it. Given the city's history, it set off a firestorm.
(I lived on the backside of Beacon Hill at the time, near Mass. General.)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at October 16, 2026 02:10 AM (Zr3aZ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:13 AM (l3cgK)
Ah. Carol Stuart.
Love to hear more about your knowledge of that someday.
Goodnight.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2026 02:15 AM (viF8m)
LOL! Rainman got fired and his replacement is even less competent...
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:16 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 01:48 AM (rdVOm)
He can't leave. His prolapse is stuck to the floor.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 02:21 AM (vQ89V)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)
Urk!
LOL, almost choked on my drink! LOL!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)
I thought Paul had the prolapse, and thus his nickname, Prolapse Paul...
Perhaps the power of AND?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:27 AM (l3cgK)
Man, I was just reading some of the likely failure modes if a negative leap second had been tried. It's basically "pure programming", and making assumptions that shouldn't be made, but the potential to break everything was there.
And that's what got the Time Lords off their asses.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 02:28 AM (w6EFb)
Elon Musk @elonmusk
9h
Makes sense
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Tyler Palmer @tylerpalmer
14h
imagine an Amazon competitor that is:
1) agent first - built for personal agents
2) america first - sells only products from usa
might actually be a huge market for this.
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Elon Musk @elonmusk
17h
Maybe we should start a competitor to Amazon 🤔
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:30 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)
I expect regular dispatches from the front, however.
Posted by: tcn in AK at October 16, 2026 02:33 AM (lAzEN)
Sell things that are what they are, not flagrant counterfeits or naked letter-jumble Chinesium.
Sell things you actually have, and stop being a clearing house for drop-shippers and third/fourth/fifth/etc party sellers.
I don't even care about AI agents or 'Murica Fuck Yeah. Just stop with the enshittification already and let us have what we used to have once upon a time.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:33 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 02:34 AM (vQ89V)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:36 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
Florida
Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis
3h
We will make sure that it’s legal — at a minimum could be used to leapfrog golf carts in the Villages.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:37 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 16, 2026 02:37 AM (vQ89V)
Yep, there was a real worry that a negative leap second could've have fucked up the grid control. Some monitoring software and hardware, could've gotten messed up and saw the missing second as some huge shift in frequency and phase, making it shit its pants thinking some huge fault or other "swing" disaster was afoot, and tried to correct. Of course said correction, like slamming on the brakes to avoid a wreck, woud've caused a disaster. Major black outs and all that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 02:37 AM (w6EFb)
There indeed great significance to the passage of time..... ROFL.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 02:37 AM (w6EFb)
Yep. I got some counterfeit spark plugs (!) from Amz. Not worth a damn, and can't return (of course) because installed. Definitely not *Champion*
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)
"Look at the millions and billions of books you can download now! Well, not download. You can look though. Until we say you can't. $20. Same as in town."
"You get free shipping with your Prime subscription! Unless you want it sooner. And it would have been free anyway 99% of the time."
So what the hell am I paying you nutsacks for every year? The privilege of you having my money and not me? You ain't feckin' Costco, here.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:40 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:40 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
They're a cloud-computing provider. With a strangely robust logistics division.
Posted by: mikeski at October 16, 2026 02:45 AM (VHUov)
Grumble grumble.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:46 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:46 AM (rdVOm)
https://tinyurl.com/bde6pmr6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:40 AM (skLNB)
Well...some white settlers did do scalping too...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:49 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Not enough, apparently.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:46 AM (rdVOm)
Was he aware of the charges? I mean, I know when I used Roku, I had it set up to warn when things were gonna cost money...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:50 AM (l3cgK)
Yep. I got some counterfeit spark plugs (!) from Amz. Not worth a damn, and can't return (of course) because installed. Definitely not *Champion*
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)
What's hilarious is that the letter-jumble Chinesium is generally at least serviceable, even if the quality is atrocious.
You'd be better off just ordering the JOYFLORPGNT brand spark plugs off that site than anything "name brand".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:50 AM (aKiSo)
How the new Roadster works:
https://tinyurl.com/43yyuye3
Now you know what a "fan sucker system" is.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:52 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Not enough, apparently.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)
Fauchahontas doesn't have a drop of Native Indian blood in her, so if her ancestors scalped McCormick's grandfather, it was white scalping white...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:52 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
I can only say: "sort of..." to that. Hubby was starting to lose his mind at that point.
I let it slide, because just wanted him to be happy. It wasn't *that expensive* and he got to watch whatever he wanted.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:54 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: buddhaha
Yeah, sides. I'm aware of the Armor all debate, but is there a product that actually keeps the sides slick-black and doesn't dry them out?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 02:54 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:55 AM (skLNB)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Go to your local auto parts store. They can help you decide on a product.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 02:54 AM (nEUC6)
Chemical Guys have fifty bajillion products for smearing on your car. I've never used any of their stuff long enough to know how it treats tires.
Zaino had a really good tire shine product that I used to use. Not sure if they're still around anymore or not.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 02:57 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Go to your local auto parts store. They can help you decide on a product.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
Zog's Sex Wax...oh wait, that's for surf boards. Nevermind.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 16, 2026 02:59 AM (l3cgK)
huh. look at that. Still basically the same product lineup as they had years ago. I used to use their stuff, but then I got away from caring about my vehicles. I'm lucky if I wash the damn things once a month anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 03:00 AM (aKiSo)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:08 AM (Ia/+0)
Plus-- Prime video. He ordered a lot there too.
It was only a waste because some shows were ordered but not watched.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:08 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Don't give Elon any ideas...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:08 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Living on a dirt road a mile off the pavement gets you out of shiny car mode pretty quick.
Wash the car at home, it's covered in dust (or mud) by the time you hit the pavement. Wash it in town, it looks like shit by the time you get home.
Lie back and enjoy it.
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 03:09 AM (RrdmR)
Posted by: buddhaha at October 16, 2026 03:09 AM (RrdmR)
Build yourself a garage out at the road and then keep a little side by side at the house to go out to it!
Everybody needs a "lottery money" plan, right?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at October 16, 2026 03:13 AM (aKiSo)
I was just going over the history of UTC, when the current 0.9s leap second tolerance was put it. In hindsight, that was terrible, but they had no idea of the soon-to-be computer revolution. That tolerance was put there basically for celestial navigation purposes, and low precision use. 0.9s allowed UTC to serve as a decent proxy for UT1, with the error there the same order as the error in sextant angle readings. All in all, about an 0.22 nautical mile error bar on positions from the cruder navigation.
Now, it's all high precision GPS, so that tolerance isn't needed any more for that purpose.
In 1972, for civil time purposes, it was still basically setting your clocks by low resolution methods, "At the tone, the time will be .....". All these complex details were the exclusive province of the Time Lords, and didn't concern the general public.
But then computers, and it all very much concerned the general public, at least the devices we've all become dependent on.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:22 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at October 16, 2026 02:52 AM (skLNB)
Pretty sure that's what Aerosmith called all of their groupies in the late 70s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:26 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:27 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:28 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:34 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:38 AM (6ydKt)
Been there.
Stayed in Airlie Beach and took day trips out to the reef and the various islands - much cheaper than staying on the islands themselves.
It really does look like the pictures.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at October 16, 2026 03:39 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:39 AM (nEUC6)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
* puts away missile silo plans *
you have no idea...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 16, 2026 03:40 AM (nEUC6)
I sure hope there's some kind of intelligence test, for prospective buyers to pass before they can purchase those!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:41 AM (6ydKt)
I sure hope there's some kind of intelligence test, for prospective buyers to pass before they can purchase those!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)
The thruster package costs another $50K, so that may separate the wheat from the chaff, and it includes a nice instructional video tutorial, I'm sure.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:43 AM (6ydKt)
( sips coffee)
Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2026 03:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Great! Another 50k... LOL. Somehow, I am not inclined to feel safer.
As long as the wealthy idiots only take *themselves* out by spectacular means, I'm good with it.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)
Hold me, mommy, I'm scared!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:49 AM (rdVOm)
Speaking of Elon, he just announced they are going for a tower catch of the the Ship itself coming back in from orbit.
This will be spectacular. If it works. Well, I guess equall spectacular if it fails. Stuff will blow good, real good.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:49 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: raimondo at October 16, 2026 03:51 AM (6dt42)
And a booster catch too. So, both, booster coming back, and then Ship itself coming back out of orbit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:51 AM (w6EFb)
Hold me, mommy, I'm scared!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:49 AM (rdVOm)
That should be interesting.
Also teenagers who convinced wealthy Dad to buy them one for their birthday should prove entertaining.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:54 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:54 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:55 AM (rdVOm)
And a booster catch too. So, both, booster coming back, and then Ship itself coming back out of orbit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 16, 2026 03:51 AM (w6EFb)
It really does feel like we are living inside of a 1960s sci-fi magazine these days.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:56 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 03:54 AM (rdVOm)
She's got enough free cash to buy him one, and three more for backups when he wrecks the first one.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:56 AM (6ydKt)
I could finally tell State Farm to kiss my skinny white ass.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 03:58 AM (6ydKt)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 04:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 04:00 AM (rdVOm)
I live in a state that mandates auto insurance by law.
I suppose most of them do that now.
So why am I paying extra money every six months for "Uninsured" and "Underinsured" driver protection??
The math ain't mathing!
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 16, 2026 04:03 AM (6ydKt)
Because it's "mandatory" -- except for the scofflaws and ill iggles.
Bend over, *citizen*!
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 04:06 AM (rdVOm)
And so I, with *zero* claims, had to reimburse them? WTF? What did they do with all those premiums they'd already collected? Didn't they invest?
MFers. It's a racket.
Posted by: JQ at October 16, 2026 04:10 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: m at October 16, 2026 04:27 AM (odBC9)
Posted by: HBA at October 16, 2026 07:54 PM (VWlcy)
Teddy Bear the Talking Porcupine Cafe
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Ryogo Urata
Magpies "serenading" their human friend. Elephant works the problem. Petting and playing with a friendly shoebill stork. We're gonna need a bigger boat. No wait, this one will do just fine. Drone photographs alligator. The alligator does not appreciate it. Move, bitch, get out da way. Close encounter with an orca. Woman water-skis with dolphins. (It's actually a wakeboard, I know.) Bear and man. Good clip for spooky season. Two bulldogs watch the dog kennel scene from The Thing. The Batman Kid is taking this too seriously. Classic: Buttermilk the bouncing bounding baby goat. Very cute: Squirrel is best friends not just with a man but a bull terrier. (? on that dog identification.)
Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont! https://t.co/vw15vUmj9j
— Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) October 1, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 07:28 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 07:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip at October 15, 2026 07:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 15, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 07:32 PM (eRlcH)
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Posted by: Skip at October 15, 2026 07:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 15, 2026 07:33 PM
Wouldn't vampire trees prefer cacti to humans, as they're more succulent.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 07:37 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Orson at October 15, 2026 07:38 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 07:38 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 07:38 PM (eRlcH)
___________________
"Smuggler's Notch" has a totally different meaning in prison.
Posted by: Orson at October 15, 2026 07:39 PM (dIske)
Posted by: bluebell at October 15, 2026 07:40 PM (uyuYG)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 07:40 PM (6ydKt)
31 Somewhere there is a Hasan Piker orbiter who thinks they can fix Jamie West.
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 15, 2026 06:42 PM (2GVsD)
Of Twitch streamers, Asmongold has the smarter fans. I saw a YouTube short that someone else snipped from a livestream where Asmon was reacting to a video by Ocean (27F) making her pitch for immediate marriage, and both his live chat and the YT comments were all like, "I CANNOT FIX HER." We're learning!
Let's see if I can dig that up from my YT history, so you can all bask in the wonderment of knowing that someone, somewhere jumped on that grenade:
Mad-Hercules - She Has The Perfect Offer😭
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ab5Mtu_UY3E
Posted by: SciVo at October 15, 2026 07:43 PM (ke3zm)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at October 15, 2026 07:33 PM
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What do vampire trees feed on when there are no people around?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 07:45 PM (FZ29D)
Old Mama Dot has become a house dog. It's like having an 11-year-old puppy. She and Diana steal each other's chew toys and beds. The vet said she was in great shape when she went in for shots this week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: bluebell at October 15, 2026 07:40 PM
bluebell, I've found a recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Okra Casserole for the upcoming Deplorable Gourmet II, whenever you're ready.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gp at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ab5Mtu_UY3E
Posted by: SciVo at October 15, 2026 07:43 PM (ke3zm)
I gotta admit the Shrek Role-play almost has me sold.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at October 15, 2026 07:49 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 07:50 PM (mdyIS)
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ab5Mtu_UY3E
Posted by: SciVo at October 15, 2026 07:43 PM (ke3zm)
I gotta admit the Shrek Role-play almost has me sold.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (6ydKt)
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Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 07:50 PM (l3cgK)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at October 15, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 07:52 PM (88C+u)
Sure, let your preschooler pal around with a bird that eats baby crocodiles.
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 07:53 PM (VHUov)
youtu.be/d4PU_TpZhgQ
[skip to 6:00]
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 07:52 PM (88C+u)
She's more than twice the...size...of her opponent.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 07:55 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at October 15, 2026 07:56 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 07:56 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs
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I'm ready when Ace is!
Posted by: bluebell at October 15, 2026 07:56 PM (uyuYG)
Posted by: SPROING! at October 15, 2026 07:57 PM (VHUov)
I had to send the IRS some money and wanted to make sure it was postmarked today. I asked the clerk at usps can you stamp this? I was thinking it would be run through a machine or some mechanical stamp. Nope just a manual stamp. The kind that can be set to any date you want in 10 seconds. No audit trail, no nothing.
But yeah there is no way mail in ballots would ever be postmarked after the fact. No way man. Democrats who work at usps would absolutely never ever do that. Right?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 15, 2026 07:59 PM (5veqh)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at October 15, 2026 08:00 PM (cWLG3)
Very carefully.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Masochism is a survival trait for them.
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 08:00 PM (VHUov)
youtu.be/d4PU_TpZhgQ
[skip to 6:00]
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 07:52 PM (88C+u)
She's more than twice the...size...of her opponent.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 07:55 PM (l3cgK)
Ugh...
Katy Padilla Stout ..."Mothers and Sons in Love"...Exploring fantasy and reality , consensual , sensual relationships between moms and their adult sons because #LoveIsLove #Consangunamory #Consensualncest
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:00 PM (l3cgK)
If it DOES end up being confirmed that a private citizen and FATHER of a student shot and kiIIed the gunman INSIDE the school, we HAVE to rally around him.
Because leftists are UNDOUBTEDLY going to push for him to be charged for possessing the gun.
STAND BY THIS HERO!"
Posted by: illiniwek at October 15, 2026 08:02 PM (vbXSk)
Very carefully.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Masochism is a survival trait for them.
Posted by: mikeski at October 15, 2026 08:00 PM (VHUov)
They don't piss off the females mid-activity...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:02 PM (l3cgK)
🚨 BREAKING: A bystander had already KlLLED the shooter at the Bend elementary school before police even arrived
And even CNN is admitting this would've been MUCH WORSE had that good guy with a gun NOT been there:"
Posted by: illiniwek at October 15, 2026 08:03 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: screaming in digital at October 15, 2026 08:04 PM (xePeB)
🚨 BREAKING: A bystander had already KlLLED the shooter at the Bend elementary school before police even arrived
And even CNN is admitting this would've been MUCH WORSE had that good guy with a gun NOT been there:"
Posted by: illiniwek at October 15, 2026 08:03 PM (vbXSk)
The reason many potential mass-casualty events stopped by good guys with guns don't show up in the statistics is because the bad guy is stopped before it becomes mass-casualty.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:04 PM (l3cgK)
🚨 BREAKING: A bystander had already KlLLED the shooter at the Bend elementary school before police even arrived
Its was a 16 year old boy who was the murderer... Thank you to the hero who kept it from being even more tragic
Posted by: It's me donna at October 15, 2026 08:06 PM (+gK6I)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 08:06 PM (eRlcH)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 08:07 PM (viF8m)
One of the questions of exoplanet research is asking how our own solar system compares. Are we run of the mill, or some sort of oddball or something. Trouble has been a piss-poor sample of exo-solar systems. That is changing slowly, and now they think they've seen a enough to decide that there are basically two families of stellar systems.
Type 1 they call "peas in a pod". Low mass systems, very ordered, with many planets sort of close together. The other type is "high dynamical temperature". These are higher mass systems where the mass seems to get concentrated in relatively fewer, big mass planets more distantly spaced.
In that picture, our own solar system is sort of at a tipping point between those two types. Were peas in a pod, but yet are a little dynamically hotter. This may, may be some sort of sweet spot, who knows....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 08:08 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 15, 2026 08:06 PM (eRlcH)
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The last I remember he was going to Israel for a volunteer stint covering reservists called up to the front in early 2024.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:09 PM (RIvkX)
1. Did I miss the memo that grippy socks = a grippy ... ?
2. What are grippy socks?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
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They have anti-slip plastic pieces sewn in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:02 PM
They know about and can find the man in the boat?
Posted by: Frank Constanza at October 15, 2026 08:12 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:11 PM
Is that like ribbed?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (0sNs1)
Very carefully.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Masochism is a survival trait for them.
Posted by: mikeski
They don't piss off the females mid-activity...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
"Gimme nine inches and make it hurt!"
"You too!"
Posted by: porcupine pillow talk at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (Y6Q+5)
Every so often, a dead baobab tree is found tipped over on top of the skeleton of an elephant. (The tree trunk is edible.)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 15, 2026 08:14 PM (hZ1gu)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
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They have anti-slip plastic pieces sewn in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)
The kind you get as gifts from the hospital during your stay.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 08:15 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM
I don't.
Posted by: The Moroccan Donkey at October 15, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:16 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Centaurs came from somewhere, hater.
Posted by: T. Carlson at October 15, 2026 08:16 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (0sNs1)
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Exactly like that, except ... never mind.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Mr. Ed hardest hit. "Wilburrrr, that Tuca guy is hanging around the stall again!"
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)
And if anyone knows how to contact SnailRacer, let her know.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (CQ8KO)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM
I don't.
Posted by: The Moroccan Donkey at October 15, 2026 08:15 PM (0sNs1)
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*tired sigh*
Posted by: The Chicken at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (y0/gU)
Has Nevergiveup been around recently? It makes me uncomfortable when regulars go missing.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Been a long while. As in mebbe a year or so.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ronster at October 15, 2026 08:18 PM (JJFW9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (Y6Q+5)
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The Qataris are getting their money's worth.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:18 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:18 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:19 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Tucker! at October 15, 2026 08:19 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: I never meta joke I didn't like at October 15, 2026 08:20 PM (VHUov)
@Variety
Steven Soderbergh will help finish “The Batman Part II” while director Matt Reeves is on hiatus dealing with a personal matter.
Soderbergh said in a statement: “I thought Matt Reeves’ work on ‘The Batman’ was stunning; it was intentional, specific and rigorously coherent. The goal here is to work with Matt and his team to generate footage that will integrate seamlessly with what’s already been shot so Matt can properly finish his film.”
Posted by: weft cut-loop at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM (nEUC6)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM (2NHgQ)
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:18 PM (MWfyi)
68 Oh shit...
Posted by: Grippy Sock at October 15, 2026 08:19 PM
I think I'm starting to get it. Once it gets a'grip of ya, ...
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:22 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)
That was really funny
Thanks
Posted by: MAC V SOG at October 15, 2026 08:22 PM (P4Pk9)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM
Hard to get the good stuff anymore. You can synthesize it yourself, however.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:22 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:23 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Hopes dashed on a Friday evening, most delicious!
Has happened often before.
The people desire aquatic bird content,
The Horde always clamors for more.
Posted by: Penguin Pool Pete at October 15, 2026 08:23 PM (EdP2u)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 08:08 PM (w6EFb)
Problem is, with current technology it's hard to detect smaller planets reliably, and as for moons? even harder. So our ability to detect also skews the results.
Reminds me of the story, during WW2, when the British or Americans were trying to figure out where to add additional armor to bombers and were using the places where the returning airplanes were shot as the first place to add, but a mathematician noted that those planes came back, so armoring those places didn't make sense; instead they should look where the planes that didn't come back were hit, but since that wasn't possible, use the places on the planes that came back WEREN'T hit...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:23 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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They were disappointed he did not mention sheep nor goats in his critical review of bestial pron.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Penguin Pool Pete at October 15, 2026 08:23 PM
Easy for you to say, señor. You don't have to spend weeks trying to mitigate the miasmatic mephiticism.
Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at October 15, 2026 08:26 PM (NX9g7)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:21 PM (MWfyi)
None I can spare. How's about some 80 grit sandpaper instead?
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at October 15, 2026 08:27 PM (iIyc0)
Posted by: fd
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Ayup, Turpentine, Mineral Spirits, even MEK. Whatcha want it for. I use stuff like that for stripping old furniture or cleaning/degreasing mechanical parts.
You can find paint removal grade acetone at Walmart in the paint dept or smaller amounts in the fingernail polish area.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:27 PM (E4rtv)
Every so often, a dead baobab tree is found tipped over on top of the skeleton of an elephant. (The tree trunk is edible.)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 15, 2026 08:14 PM (hZ1gu)
Speaking and Clicking in Xhosa:
"Indlovu embi itye ikhaya lam!"
Posted by: Kalahari Bushmen at October 15, 2026 08:28 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy"
Not a problem anymore. It fell right off.
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:28 PM (MWfyi)
That is the classic, textbook example of survivor bias.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 08:28 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
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They have anti-slip plastic pieces sewn in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)
The kind you get as gifts from the hospital during your stay.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 08:15 PM (6ydKt)
And they come in different colors! Collect the set!
Posted by: Kalahari Bushmen at October 15, 2026 08:28 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd
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Good, hopefully it was not metal as heat guns can get hot enough to affect the temper of the metal.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:29 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (Y6Q+5)
...
Posted by: Catherine the Great at October 15, 2026 08:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at October 15, 2026 08:14 PM
Not by that elephant (which is actually a loxodont, not an elephant).
Posted by: zombie Marlin Perkins at October 15, 2026 08:30 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:30 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Cucker Quatarlson at October 15, 2026 08:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Tom Servo at October 15, 2026 08:13 PM (Y6Q+5)
...
Posted by: Catherine the Great
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I say NAY!!! No Consent!!!!
Posted by: Catherine's Horse at October 15, 2026 08:31 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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They were disappointed he did not mention sheep nor goats in his critical review of bestial pron.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:25 PM (E4rtv)
Goats and sheep are what's available; Only the Saudis can afford horses.
Posted by: Mo the Jihadi at October 15, 2026 08:32 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)
They require either the camel laying down or a tall ladder...
Posted by: Mo the Jihadi at October 15, 2026 08:35 PM (l3cgK)
Yeah, a year ago July, I think, he joked about having less time to post because he was back in the civilian world, and they expect you to work at your job!
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at October 15, 2026 08:38 PM (CQ8KO)
In Saudi Arabia, the most famous version is part of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival.
However, in last month's 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musanaa, Oman, 20 camel owners had their animals disqualified from the after veterinary inspectors discovered that the camels had undergone several cosmetic procedures to enhance their appearance.
The disqualified camels had received a mix of injectables, including hyaluronic acid injections to their lips, dermal fillers and silicone around their nose, Botox to soften their faces, silicone wax to inflate their humps, and more.
"We are keen to halt all acts of tampering and deception in the beautification of camels," festival organizers with the Camel Club and the Oman Camel Racing Federation said in a statement, as they added that they would impose "strict penalties on manipulators."
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at October 15, 2026 08:39 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Monica at October 15, 2026 08:40 PM (Z+Hdv)
Yep. Dated her.
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:40 PM (MWfyi)
Yep. Dated her.
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:40 PM (MWfyi)
Bactrian camels have the best protuberances.
Posted by: Uighurs at October 15, 2026 08:42 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Diogenes at October 15, 2026 08:43 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at October 15, 2026 08:43 PM (xAPiy)
Posted by: Ride Sally Ride at October 15, 2026 08:45 PM (MWfyi)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh4a75m
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 15, 2026 08:45 PM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh4a75m
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 15, 2026 08:46 PM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh4a75m
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 15, 2026 08:46 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Diogenes
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Got to make those side bets happen on prediction markets.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:48 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Accomack at October 15, 2026 08:49 PM (dJCmT)
Can't remember ever having a smiling coach in any sport.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 08:49 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:49 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:51 PM (MWfyi)
https://tinyurl.com/bdh4a75m
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Mr. September 2026 at October 15, 2026 08:45 PM (ndZc7)
I read that at first as Okra...
Posted by: Uighurs at October 15, 2026 08:53 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 08:55 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Uighurs"
Then it would have meant "life was very beautiful but very slimy like gumbo".
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:56 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Uighurs
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The use of okra as a weapon/food has been banned by several treaties
Posted by: 2009Refugee at October 15, 2026 08:56 PM (4HoLg)
Coaches are there to do a really tough job. They have to encourage and motivate and DISCIPLINE. They make quick decisions about the team and individuals. They have to know each participants’ personality and strengths and weaknesses and how to get the best effort out of them. Coaching is HARD.
The players should be focused, but happy.
I hate all the crotch grabbing celebration garbage. It’s gross. Pretend you’ve been here before.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 08:58 PM (9hNi7)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 08:58 PM (9hNi7)
Damn right ... and get your hair cut !!!
Posted by: zombie Paul Brown at October 15, 2026 09:00 PM (oCio0)
Jeepers. I’d not allow an agent into the freaking building. Ever.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 09:00 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at October 15, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)
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They have anti-slip plastic pieces sewn in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at October 15, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)
The kind you get as gifts from the hospital during your stay.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 15, 2026 08:15 PM (6ydKt)
I think it was a reference to either the mental hospital stay or detox (or both), implying that crazy women make eager lovers. She was really making her pitch!
Posted by: SciVo at October 15, 2026 09:00 PM (ke3zm)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:00 PM (MWfyi)
Coaches are there to do a really tough job. They have to encourage and motivate and DISCIPLINE. They make quick decisions about the team and individuals. They have to know each participants’ personality and strengths and weaknesses and how to get the best effort out of them. Coaching is HARD.
The players should be focused, but happy.
I hate all the crotch grabbing celebration garbage. It’s gross. Pretend you’ve been here before.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 08:58 PM (9hNi7)
Punchline: "Well, they kicked us out of the grocery store..."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:01 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:00 PM (MWfyi)
I rarely cook okra, but one recipe said that if you make sure the okra is completely dry, it prevents the sliminess...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:01 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:02 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 09:04 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:04 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: JROD"
Does it drive itself into a pole at 120mph or does it need help from the driver?
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:04 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:05 PM (DBoNn)
If he ever said “good job,” it was cause celebre.
Suffice to say, “participation trophies” were not a thing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 09:06 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:06 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:06 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: The Chicken at October 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/)
Not too bad. Have to see the ass end to be sure. The front end looks fine, but I am not sure I like the roof line.
I like that it is more rounded than hard edged, but it might be a bit too rounded on that rear roof line.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: The Chicken at October 15, 2026 09:07 PM (Q+gd/)
Topical- and timely.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:08 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
I gather from comments of some Morons that such a dish would be doubly terrifying.
Oh, well, it is Hallowe'en season.
☠️☠️
🎶[AI Julie Andrews voice:]
Ketchup on hot dogs
And carrots in chili
Taste of cilantro
Makes some Morons silly
Okra and Brussels Sprouts
Battered and fried
Some folks can never be quite satisfied…
Posted by: mindful webworker - off-key at October 15, 2026 09:08 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 09:08 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:08 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:09 PM (DBoNn)
Mammaw made many dishes. Her repertoire was as varied as it was delicious. Notably, she never served brussel sprouts that I can ever remember.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:10 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 09:10 PM (HHrXL)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 09:11 PM (88C+u)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:11 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 09:11 PM (88C+u)
He really is a douchebag.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:13 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: 88C+u at October 15, 2026 09:11 PM (88C+u)
He really is a douchebag.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:13 PM (Y/06r)
He probably uses douchebags.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:15 PM (l3cgK)
That elephant solving the problem is why, you know, It's Complicated. Magnificent beasts, but they can be bad for the foliage.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 15, 2026 09:15 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:16 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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As are his metrosexual media knob gobblers like David Brooks.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 09:16 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:15 PM (l3cgK)
I bet he goes in more for enemas.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:16 PM (Y/06r)
https://tinyurl.com/m7jc23z
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 09:18 PM (HHrXL)
The swimwear competition is especially popular.
Some sects have been clamoring for burkas, though.
😶
Cenk and Tucker
Together they go
to Mexico
For the donkey show…
Posted by: mindful webworker - I don' wanna be yer beast of burden at October 15, 2026 09:19 PM (vmXN+)
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 09:20 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 09:21 PM (viF8m)
https://tinyurl.com/yd9w2kvm
Posted by: JackStraw
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Zombie Evil Knieval would kill for a car like that.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:15 PM (l3cgK)
I bet he goes in more for enemas.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:16 PM (Y/06r)
A douche can be an enema, depending which orifice it's used in...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:22 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:22 PM (l3cgK)
Valid. I assume volume is different, though I am not a subject expert in any way.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:23 PM (Y/06r)
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It's good that nobody listens to that droning tool.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 09:23 PM (vBZcw)
https://tinyurl.com/yd9w2kvm
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 09:21 PM (viF8m)
Dude!
Posted by: Zombie Evil Kenevil at October 15, 2026 09:24 PM (Q+gd/)
https://tinyurl.com/4v84y9pj
Posted by: JackStraw
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Sleek
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 15, 2026 09:24 PM (vOxCS)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:24 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:25 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:24 PM (DBoNn)
Or when your road is blocked by robbers...like what happens in Me-HI-co.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:26 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: davidt at October 15, 2026 09:26 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:24 PM (DBoNn)
The thing about a roadster is that they should be somewhat light. With the batteries?
Maybe if they can succeed in making it handle and feel light, I dunno.
Plus, I kind of wondering if the steering will be the modern fly by wire stuff or have actual linkage.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:26 PM (Y/06r)
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It's good that nobody listens to that droning tool.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 15, 2026 09:23 PM (vBZcw)
Someone should gift him an IPOD with Trump's speeches...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:27 PM (l3cgK)
According to Elon, we can all have one starting in 2028. He's really going to build this crazy thing.
Maybe we can pool our funds and rent one for a few hours.
Posted by: JackStraw at October 15, 2026 09:27 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:25 PM (MWfyi)
Outhouse blue water crust?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at October 15, 2026 09:27 PM (Y/06r)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:28 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:30 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:32 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:32 PM (MWfyi)
Unless it was meant as a joke.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 09:32 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd
Are you watching the Story channel by chance?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 15, 2026 09:33 PM (seCv0)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at October 15, 2026 09:33 PM (iMWFR)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: WisRich at October 15, 2026 09:33 PM (/RQ5w)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:34 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:34 PM (77rzZ)
I hope you and Ex-Ex are well. Hopefully we can all make it to TX next year. I still owe him a sunset.
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 09:35 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: JROD at October 15, 2026 09:37 PM (DBoNn)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:38 PM (MWfyi)
Maybe we can pool our funds and rent one for a few hours.
Posted by: JackStraw
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And the magic of the marketplace makes it better, faster, and cheaper over time. Democrats hardest hit.
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 09:39 PM (E4rtv)
He won't eat it, he hates everything...
He likes it. Hey Teddy!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at October 15, 2026 09:40 PM (QnOs/)
Posted by: whig at October 15, 2026 09:39 PM (E4rtv)
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Then maybe they should stay off the roads...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 15, 2026 09:40 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 09:41 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:48 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:51 PM (MWfyi)
The Rural Juror
@_Rural__Juror_
·
24m
@KanekoaTheGreat @Elon Musk Hello, @GEICO, what will my premiums be on a quarter-million dollar car with rocket thrusters that can fly and reach 0-60 in less than one second?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at October 15, 2026 09:53 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bulg
Howzabout LEGS!
Vera Ellen
https://bit.ly/vera-ellen
and some beefcake for the ladies
Troy Donahue
https://bit.ly/troy-donahue
Posted by: mindful webworker - shoulders! at October 15, 2026 09:53 PM (vmXN+)
That's the Green Chicks. As later revealed in Enterprise, rather than being slave girls, the Green Chicks were actually the masters of the whole Orion Syndicate. Their pheromones turned all men to putty in their hands.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at October 15, 2026 09:55 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:55 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: RI Red at October 15, 2026 09:56 PM (tez/p)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:57 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: nurse ratched at October 15, 2026 09:58 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:58 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at October 15, 2026 09:58 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 09:58 PM (77rzZ)
Yeah. Daddy Bush warned about "No Nude Texans".
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 15, 2026 10:00 PM (l3cgK)
And I don’t see no horns!
Posted by: RI Red at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (tez/p)
Posted by: Bulg at October 15, 2026 10:01 PM (77rzZ)
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NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom
Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?"
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All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd
Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran
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Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery
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Collective Names for Groups of People
John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets
Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle
Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy
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Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments
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