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Daily Tech News 23 July 2026
Top Story
- Across the social sciences, half of research doesn't replicate. (Science)
And only 34% of it is confirmed by multiple reviewers.
But it gets worse.
In political science and economics replicability rises to more than 60%.
For education, the number is... Zero.
Tech News
- Apple is launching a new deal with Klarna where you can rent an iPad. (ComputerWorld)
You'll own nothing and we really don't care whether you like it.
- Code in the iOS 27 beta suggests that Apple will be able to switch your rented iPad off remotely if you don't pay your bill. (9to5Mac)
Because of course.
- Samsung's new Z Fold 8 is here. (CNet)
You can get a pretty decent phone for the price of a high-end gaming PC.
- The Linux kernel team just published 432 security issues in two days. (The Register)
Asdfghjkl.
- The Hisense A10 is an e-ink phone with a detachable LCD screen. (Liliputing)
It clips onto the back of the phone with magnets.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: So, class, what have we learned from this? "Absolutely nothing!"
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:31 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:31 AM (faghi)
Posted by: clarence at July 23, 2026 04:31 AM (1QT7n)
specified in the article as "business, economics, education, political science, psychology, and sociology"
Called Systematizing Confidence in Open Research and Evidence (SCORE), the effort investigated more than 100 papers published in dozens of leading journals in business, economics, education, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:35 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2026 04:35 AM (Ia/+0)
Can't wait to see the next electric bill.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:36 AM (rdVOm)
further specified in the article as "164 papers"
The replication success rate—49% for the 164 papers evaluated
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:37 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 23, 2026 04:37 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 23, 2026 04:40 AM (+J/Au)
social science
the scientific study of human society and social relationships.
• a subject within the field of social science, such as economics or politics.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:44 AM (faghi)
Posted by: clarence at July 23, 2026 04:44 AM (1QT7n)
Letting Teachers' Unions decide seems to lower outcomes in schools. That at least has been replicated at many thousands of schools...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 04:46 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:47 AM (faghi)
Public School, Uh! What is it good for? Absolutely Nothing!
Posted by: Edwin Starr at July 23, 2026 04:48 AM (l3cgK)
Haveca great day horde
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)
"a little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul"
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:47 AM (faghi)
I'm sorry for your hash...LOL.
Posted by: Edwin Starr at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (l3cgK)
That is what has always made DOCTOR Jill Biden's pride so hilarious to me: she has an *Ed.D.* Not an MD, not a JD, not even a Ph.D. A doctor of education. Oooh, you attended and turned in assignments! Gold star for the precious chil'!
Bonus hilarity: Tim Walz failed to even clear that low bar. He ended up settling for a M.Ed.
Posted by: SciVo at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (l3cgK)
"a little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul"
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:47 AM (faghi)
I'm sorry for your hash...LOL.
Posted by: Edwin Starr at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (l3cgK)
Thank you for feeling my pain.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:51 AM (faghi)
On Instapundit there was a link about:
life on smaller celestial bodies being unlikely.
So, what was proven exactly? I'm a moron, so I didn't bother to read the article, and certainly I made no effort to find the underlying publication, and absolutely under no circumstances would I have made any effort to read the actual paper, and I'd be more likely to ride a comet than verify the results, but on plain reading, prima facia I'd say:
life possible
which you knew when you fed the cat.
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 04:53 AM (kK7U2)
Posted by: SciVo at July 23, 2026 04:49 AM (Sy6m/)
It's not pride. It's overcompensation.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:54 AM (faghi)
Wednesday Night ONT - July 22, 2026 [TRex]
Good evening Horde! So pleased you have joined the fun. Always great to "see" so many in this little corner of the interweb. The time has come for mid-week shenanigans. The bar is open and (mostly) re-stocked. No Orange Crush. Sorry. Free refills otherwise!
Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of random overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and join the fun. Good will offerings of amusing puns are encouraged. Pants are discouraged due to the heat. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. If you're here for an argument, please go through the second door on the right and then close the door behind you. This is a Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and Bill Kristol free zone. Please.
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review an Alaska bush pilot's claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block his plane's seizure after he was convicted of an alcohol-related misdemeanor charge. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled in the state's favor that Jouppi's plane was subject to criminal forfeiture laws.
In April 2012, Jouppi was preparing to fly a passenger from Fairbanks to a remote village, Beaver, where alcohol was banned. The passenger had packed beer with other groceries in her luggage. State Police troopers searched Jouppi's plane before it departed and spotted a six-pack of Budweiser in a shopping bag. Jouppi, his company and the passenger were charged with a misdemeanor offense of knowingly transporting an alcoholic beverage into a dry community. The passenger pleaded guilty. A jury convicted Jouppi and the company after a trial. A judge sentenced him to three days in jail.There are dry villages in Alaska??
UH-2 utility helicopter (same)
T-5 and T-7 trainers (via Fuji Heavy Industries)
Flying Forward Reconnaissance System
The Center Wing Section of Boeing 787 (Boeing relationship dates back to 1973)
The Center Wing Section of Boeing 777 & 777X
Does the Subaru logo of six stars both reference the original merger of six companies that formed Subaru and the Pleiades constellation? Glad you asked!
Correspondence relating to Subaru or other topics can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com where it will be promptly filed. Are you lurking ???? The beatings will continue until morale improves.Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)― Mark Twain
Posted by: mindful webworker - in a mad mood at July 22, 2026 10:00 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 10:00 PM (pMmVV)
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Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:04 PM (h906C)
Posted by: TRex - all wheel drive dino at July 22, 2026 10:04 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: LASue at July 22, 2026 10:04 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: LASue at July 22, 2026 10:04 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: TRex - bratty dino at July 22, 2026 10:05 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: Paul Pelosi at July 22, 2026 10:05 PM (h906C)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 10:05 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: mindful webworker - a big slice at July 22, 2026 10:06 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 22, 2026 10:06 PM (PMi3m)
🎵How much for that hammer from Apollo?
Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 10:06 PM (ZxPkt)
I'm not a fan of subaru. I had a 2010 outback. Thing was a fucking lemon. Plus whenever you start a subaru it sounds like there are marbles in the engine. I have good luck with Toyota so I'm probably not straying again.
Posted by: 496 at July 22, 2026 10:07 PM (MAwnQ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 22, 2026 10:07 PM (RWFuC)
Posted by: mindful webworker - whoops whoopsie at July 22, 2026 10:07 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 10:07 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (+9wcF)
He was miffed, but it's his own fault. Shouldn't-a left the doors unlocked!
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Susan Ford at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (h906C)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 10:09 PM (O0L8i)
don't know if a hammer was part of his kit
Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 10:09 PM (ZxPkt)
But here is Grape Nehi, right?
Posted by: tankdemon at July 22, 2026 10:09 PM (PMi3m)
The bad news is that I have to have more than 10 gallons of apple pulp to start with to get it to work right, and since I only had five gallons of pulp, I had to do a second squeezing with my old press. On the positive side, I got two gallons of apple juice in half the time. The bottleneck now is canning or pasteurizing the juice
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:09 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (QaH55)
Just keep on top of those o-rings!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (h906C)
How much for that hammer from Apollo?
Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 10:06 PM
***
Current bid is $120k. No reserve.
Posted by: TRex - auctioneer dino at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (WL2lA)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (Jr+re)
Don't know why you'd put apple juice in a pasture, but OK.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Born Fee at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM (raD1m)
Posted by: Iris at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM (286+n)
My favorite road race vids to watch are from the motorcycle races of the Isle of Man TT. Over 280 people, racers and spectators have been killed since the races were begun in 1907. Absolutely insane
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Horizontally Opposed! at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM (JM9I6)
Oooh lookee mee with my big honkin' sky chariot! Ooooh.
Posted by: Eos at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM (h906C)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM (4g5V+)
don't know if a hammer was part of his kit
Posted by: Don Black
Thor?
Posted by: Mike Tyson at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM (XeU6L)
In a prior part of my life, we had a Subaru. It was pretty good until the wife "loaned" it to her sister. That started the demise, but not due to the car.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Piercello at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Ht/sz)
or fermenting?
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (Jr+re)
I don't drink, but I have been known to leave a couple of 2-Liter bottles in the fridge for a bit so it will get sparkly.
Seriously, if I get more than a couple of apple trees producing I will consider making apple jack, and I have a corker so I can make and bottle hard cider this year.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: You Can Observe A Lot Just By Watching at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:12 PM
***
You're welcome. Good evening!
Posted by: TRex - rally dino at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (hftzA)
And since they didn't actually fly the beer to the dry town, how can he be charged? Just do what small-town cops do with kids caught with beer, and pour it out.
Everything about that is stupid. Starting with a dry town. What are they, Eskimamish?
Posted by: mindful webworker - mormonuit at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: Helios at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (h906C)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 22, 2026 10:10 PM (WL2lA)
When I took an astronomy course ages ago, the prof, whenever the Pleiades came up, called them Subaru. (Because, of course, Subaru is what the Japanese call the Pleiades.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 10:15 PM (sMkB+)
Older brother owned one, and drove it up Mount Washington.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 22, 2026 10:15 PM (4HoLg)
Posted by: Ghost of Uncle Palp at July 22, 2026 10:15 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Estradiol has entered the. . . um, chat.
Yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: 4 out of 5 Doctors recommend at July 22, 2026 10:16 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
---------
Yeah, the stone walls ripping by, inches away, at triple digit speeds...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 10:16 PM (XeU6L)
Georgia had dry counties. I lived in one, but could by booze on the AF base.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)
Ayup. They still talk about that up thar on the ridge.
*spit*
Posted by: Grampa Walton at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (h906C)
As soon as I saw "dry village in AK," I assumed it had something to do with Indians.
UT has lots of quaint (to an outsider) rules about liquor sales, and the Indian reservations in UT go way beyond that. PACK A COUPLE OF BOTTLES before visiting Monument Valley!
You'll thank me for this tip if you go. Otherwise, you may have to drive to AZ and back.
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (pMmVV)
So, dry village, means no airplanes in or out with alcohol, and they are inspected prior to flying in.
This dude didn't realize his passengers had put beers in their luggage. Instead of racking the passengers, the State went after the pilot, which is already horseshit, but the pilot has this airplane which is worth $95,000, so guess what they decided to take?
It is way out of line with the normal fine for that sort of thing, which the pilot didn't even do, so it's a test case for the Supremes.
Small airplanes are the life's blood of AK, particularly the villages, none of which you can drive to except in the winter on a snow machine.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (XfIK1)
I always confuse the Subaru logo with the Steelers logo
It's like the stars you see when you get hit on the head in a cartoon.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (NnhvP)
It now resides nearby as a secondary home defense weapon.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (0aYVJ)
He had been part of the podcast No Agenda Show with Adam Curry for the last 18 years. They were on episode 1887. He was 80 years old, and had suffered a massive heart attack last Spring, with bypass surgery. He seemed to be doing great.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Not to mention the corner at Ballagarey. Miss it and the riders smack headlong into a stone building.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: 2009Refugee
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I've motorcycled up there. I point out here that Mount Mitchell, NC, just up the road, is higher.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (XeU6L)
Next week do we get the Mazda miata?
Posted by: Florida Peasant at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (Lo97M)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)
Georgia had dry counties. I lived in one, but could by booze on the AF base.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)
Yeah I lived in one. Didn't take long to figure out the major backers and donors who kept this going were the restaurants in town who were allowed to sell alcohol by the drink. (Dry towns are almost never completely dry)
By stopping the sale of alcohol retail, they forced people into their restaurants to buy it at big markups. Easy money.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 10:18 PM (NnhvP)
Just be sure to clear it with AOP first.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (h906C)
Posted by: mindful webworker - mormonuit at July 22, 2026 10:14 PM (M5tgA)
No, he kept the plane, but it's been under a legal cloud since then. Taking a pilot's plane takes away his ability to make a living up here. I suspect worse things would have happened had they actually taken the plane.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (vXSTz)
Absolutely insane
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 10:11 PM
***
Yes, insane. Not exactly the same, but the first Isle of Man Hill Rally took place last weekend. Watched a video of highlights. Again, not the same as the motorcycle road races, but pretty crazy.
Posted by: TRex - off road dino at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (XfIK1)
I drive a Subaru!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Mayor Vaughn at July 22, 2026 10:20 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: SSBN656(G) at July 22, 2026 10:21 PM (NoYYJ)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 22, 2026 10:21 PM (7gFa4)
My car builder made engines for kraut tanks back in WWII.
Advantage: Subaru
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:22 PM (h906C)
I'm an old racer. Put the big motor in the little car!! Fun may ensue.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)
4h
At 5:30 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began launching more strikes against Iranian military targets at the Commander in Chief's direction. The mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 10:23 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (KC5Lt)
They even stopped making cars to go all in on that cause. National parks too.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 10:23 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: vmom
Subaru logo has more stars.
Pittsburgh's logo, someone steelered the rest.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:23 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 10:24 PM (MWfyi)
Depends on if there's enough torque to twist the body when you drop the hammer. If there is, fun will definitely ensue. In a new car. With a reinforced body.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 22, 2026 10:24 PM (+9wcF)
But they are totally serious about the threat of the Epstein class.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (sKqQm)
That's the only folks who drove them in that town, certainly.
Not sure why you'd need an all-wheel drive vehicle in Madison, but there ya go.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (kYmoU)
It's very difficult to make a VW bug handle well. The suspension design borders on covered wagon . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Cicero
Toyota built the Toyota KC and other truck models used extensively by the Japanese in China and the Pacific during WWII. They also produced parts and assemblies for Mitsubishi and other aircraft manufacturers.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (6x1Uq)
Next week do we get the Mazda miata?
Posted by: Florida Peasant at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (Lo97M)
The reason the Honda del Sol came with a rear spoiler was so you could push it around like a shopping cart
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (rbvCR)
I know folks who refuse to drive anything but a Subaru, mainly because of the all-wheel drive or 4-wheel drive (not sure what it has).
Anxiously awaiting next week's Pittsburgh scanner.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Ancient Slavonaut Theorist Miklosov says YES at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
Very common mod for 25 years has been to put a Subaru engine in a Vanagon. The original VW Waterboxer was a dud, and a Subaru is a good fit. Because it is horizontally opposed, it is relatively low and will fit with the stock engine cover. People have put Jetta and Golf engines in them, but they require custom engine covers and one loses cargo space.
Posted by: VW Trends at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (JM9I6)
Beaver is dry
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
You need better dates.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:27 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)
Pittsburgh's logo, someone steelered the rest.
Posted by: mikeski
Steelers logo is not stars or diamonds. Hypercycloids.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 10:27 PM (R6/qx)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2026 10:28 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM (rbvCR)
I had a Ford Fiesta with a big old spoiler on the back. I said it was what you used to hang it up at night with. No other reason for it to be there.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:28 PM (vXSTz)
When I checked with the state the license plate VIGR PLZ was already taken.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:28 PM (h906C)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2026 10:26 PM
***
Thank you and you're welcome!
Posted by: TRex - bush pilot dino at July 22, 2026 10:29 PM (XfIK1)
Dry counties of the USA
https://t.ly/JbdOW
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:27 PM (Cqx++)
You will notice that NONE of those are in Wisconsin.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:29 PM (vXSTz)
Flashback on the ski team Subaru- good stuff.
Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (+g3aE)
Posted by: TRex - bush pilot dino at July 22, 2026 10:29 PM (XfIK1)
Bush Pilot? Who knew?
With those tiny little arms? Do you pull the yoke with your feet?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (vXSTz)
At 65 mph there's 80 lbs. of downforce right there!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (h906C)
Interesting. The Alaska Supreme Court seems to have upheld the forfeiture on the grounds that the natives can’t handle alcohol, and therefore a $95,000 plane for 72 cans of beer is not excessive.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: LRob in OK
The Macpherson Strut front suspension of a Super Beetle handles pretty well. Sway bar in the rear and you are good to go.
Posted by: VW Trends! at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (sKqQm)
No real complaints other than as I mentioned recently - if you have to replace a tire you have to replace all four unless they're fairly new.. I don't know why. It's in the manual. Has something to do with the symmetrical All Wheel Drive.
The 2012 has a timing belt which cost $2500 to replace as 'routine' maintenance at 105k miles. I'm told later models have a chain which doesn't have to be replaced. The headlights are also difficult to replace, especially the driver side. I've given up trying to do it myself since Pep Boys will do it for $50 or so.
The Outback is nicely appointed and gets amazing gas mileage for a car it's size - almost 30 mpg at 70 mph.
We're considering replacing the 2012 with either a new Outback or a Lexus. I'm leaning toward the Subaru as it runs on regular. Lexus wants Premium.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 22, 2026 10:31 PM (6lIrI)
It's not clear if the pilot even knew that the passenger had beer in his luggage, and yet the statute references "knowingly." I don't get it.
I wonder if SCOTUS was looking for a case with really great facts for the appellant, in order to strike down disproportionate forfeitures. If so, they found a beauty.
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 10:31 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Tonypete
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Braking points are of supreme importance if you want to survive a turn...and be competitive. Better get 'em sorted during practice. It takes discipline to go from WOT on a straight, and then clamp on the binders hard at thelast possible moment. Turns 1 & 12 at Road America come to mind. https://shorturl.at/jeFYO
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 10:32 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Wow, that sounds like they really hurt!!
Posted by: Tonypete
It was the company logo from Republic Steel that was headquartered in.......Cleveland.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 10:32 PM (R6/qx)
Interesting. The Alaska Supreme Court seems to have upheld the forfeiture on the grounds that the natives can’t handle alcohol, and therefore a $95,000 plane for 72 cans of beer is not excessive.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 22, 2026 10:30 PM (kYmoU)
The real problem is that the pilot had no idea the passengers had the beer on them, and he never did fly any of it to the village, so why they went after him is because his plane is worth so much money, and they would get that benefit. It far outstrips the price of the fine. Ridiculous.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:32 PM (vXSTz)
Would not throw it out of bed for eating crackers.
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 22, 2026 10:33 PM (YVvS/)
I think we (Texas) still have a few dry counties.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 22, 2026 10:33 PM (s522d)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (h906C)
Until one of the front wheels fell off.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
I should have known that - I worked for them for a time.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (6x1Uq)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:34 PM (h906C)
Well, there are old pilots, and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:36 PM (vXSTz)
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Yeah, you can tell he's pushing when he hits the rumble strips back in the technical section. That course is so much fun when you're the one doing all the passing (It's my second favorite Gran Turismo track after Grand Valley Speedway).
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 10:36 PM (vSvIl)
By stopping the sale of alcohol retail, they forced people into their restaurants to buy it at big markups. Easy money.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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There was a private club across the street from the court house and one out on the highway.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 10:36 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:38 PM (vXSTz)
Karl Marx & Frederick Douglass were both born in 1818. Marx grew up in comfort, Douglass in chains. Marx thought the world owed him more comfort; Douglass only demanded liberty, & he'd do the res
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:39 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:39 PM (Cqx++)
Only for that Christmas special that we never talk about
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:42 PM (rbvCR)
My wife has a 2018 Subaru Outback. Awesome car.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 10:43 PM (0CU3H)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 22, 2026 10:33 PM (YVvS/)
* * * *
Haven't heard that one in a long time! Thanks!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2026 10:43 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 22, 2026 10:44 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 10:44 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 22, 2026 10:46 PM (9CZQg)
Hmm. No Orange Crush, but there's a case of Fanta Orange, a case of Fresca, and a couple of packs of Ramune "assorted flavors".
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 10:46 PM (rdVOm)
https://youtu.be/dkcgQQSgznU
Posted by: mindful webworker - with even tinier arms at July 22, 2026 10:46 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 10:47 PM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 22, 2026 10:33 PM (YVvS/)
* * * *
Haven't heard that one in a long time! Thanks!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 22, 2026 10:43 PM (D/6p1)
When I hear that phrase, Barbara Mandrell comes to mind.
https://youtu.be/IpMpS1RFzsk
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 10:47 PM (qx7Zg)
I took a bush pilot flight with my young kids to Coldfoot, AK.
I asked the pilot if he had an airbag-- a joke. He said, "It's only a 40 minute flight!"
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 10:47 PM (RCjYY)
“Thanks for the tip!”—Politicians Everywhere
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 22, 2026 10:48 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: West Coast Sub Crew From 1941! at July 22, 2026 10:48 PM (wVcYX)
Nicaragua’s lawmakers said they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country, prompting renewed criticisms Wednesday by the international community.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:49 PM (Cqx++)
Flashback on the ski team Subaru- good stuff.
Posted by: scampydog at July 22, 2026 10:30
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Doggo!
Posted by: TRex - lite beer dino at July 22, 2026 10:49 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: Zombie Rush Limbaugh at July 22, 2026 10:49 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:50 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: tcn in AK
Chuck Yeager.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 10:50 PM (R6/qx)
But they are totally serious about the threat of the Epstein class.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (sKqQm)
True hypocrites never admit it.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 22, 2026 10:50 PM (y171U)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 10:36 PM (vXSTz)
***cough***
Remember me ???
Posted by: zombie Chuck Yeager at July 22, 2026 10:51 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 10:51 PM (qx7Zg)
Karl Marx & Frederick Douglass were both born in 1818. Marx grew up in comfort, Douglass in chains. Marx thought the world owed him more comfort; Douglass only demanded liberty, & he'd do the res
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR)
They also had very similar hairdos.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 10:51 PM (0aYVJ)
But they are totally serious about the threat of the Epstein class.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (sKqQm)
if the Oregon legislature follows suit, they will call it the Neil Goldschmidt act
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 10:52 PM (rbvCR)
Several years later met his son who was in the Air Force and he was a stellar human being.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:52 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 10:53 PM (RCjYY)
Since this is an auto thread, I thought I might remind everyone about the dangers of ladies farding while driving.
Posted by: Zombie Rush Limbaugh
You shouldn't have said that.
Posted by: Zombie Paul Harvey at July 22, 2026 10:54 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
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That was a big failure before 2010. They came up with a new gasket, and that's pretty much disappeared as a problem. My forester had the gasket replaced($2200) at 41k, but it has run great since. It laughs at snow, until it gets higher than the bottom of the grill. I've cruised around Jeeps, 4W trucks and even quattros on snowy uphills. It now uses a quart of oil every 4k, but I change it around 3500, so no big deal. 236,000 mi.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 22, 2026 10:54 PM (cBDov)
Oh boy.
Just so you all know, there is a brewing scandal about where all that is coming from. The lettuce thing was a red herring. I'm not sure it'll really see the light of day in the MSM due to wokeness, but the source is pretty cut and dried at this point.
The upper midwest is getting hit extra hard because the great lakes are now literally awash in shit (thanks Canada!), but otherwise the outbreak closely tracks one specific population.
Posted by: ewww at July 22, 2026 10:56 PM (YPz7y)
There are 32 Fully Dry towns in Alaska. There are another 28 that are dry in the sense that they don't sell alcohol. The State law requires you know which towns fall into which category, and the asset seizure is written right into the State law (not just the municipality). There are no mulligans on the law. "I didn't know" is not a valid defense. Many believe that Alaska is so strict on the asset seizure because they use some of the confiscations for their various government employees once acquired and don't auction all of them off.
I'm not sure how the pilot gets snagged for the passenger's indiscretions on this one, especially since the confiscation occurred before leaving Fairbanks.
Posted by: Box of Rocks at July 22, 2026 10:57 PM (dIske)
Hmm. No Orange Crush, but there's a case of Fanta Orange, a case of Fresca, and a couple of packs of Ramune "assorted flavors".
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 10:46 PM
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Ummm.... Thanks much for looking but might want to double check the expiration dates. Never know how long stuff has been sitting in storage.
And watch out for spiders.
Posted by: TRex - restocking slacker dino at July 22, 2026 10:57 PM (XfIK1)
Rally racing drivers are the best in the world. Better than F1 drivers. It's impressive to watch them.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 22, 2026 10:57 PM (+J/Au)
Posted by: ewww at July 22, 2026 10:56 PM (YPz7y)
Moose?
Posted by: LASue at July 22, 2026 10:58 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:58 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
You need better dates.
Posted by: tcn
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Or better technique.
Or KY.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 22, 2026 10:58 PM (cBDov)
Posted by: ewww at July 22, 2026 10:56 PM (YPz7y)
Moose?
Posted by: LASue at July 22, 2026 10:58 PM (lCppi)
Canadian Geese?
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 10:59 PM (wVcYX)
I read a story recently about a woman "mechanic" passenger in an Uber who demanded that the driver stop playing with the car's fidget stick. When he explained that it had a manual transmission, so he had to shift manually, she refused to believe it.
Sad, really. My first two cars were 4-speed and 5-speed stick econoboxes. Fun to drive, though.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 11:01 PM (qx7Zg)
And watch out for spiders.
Posted by: TRex - restocking slacker dino
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Haha! Thanks, boss.
Yeah, the American pops have expired, but the Ramune is still fizzy.. So much fun to open those! (stay away from the "watermelon" flavor-- it's gross.)
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)
I also remember blue laws. None of the shopping malls were open on Sundays.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:02 PM (yEz+x)
I’ll rent that if it’s available.
Sadly they discontinued it last year.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 11:02 PM (XV/Pl)
Do Alaskan State Troopers just randomly search charter flights, or was this a setup?
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM (4NO2D)
So does Idaho.
The difference is; in Utah, they are few and far between, even in SLC. Large parts of the state they are nearly non-existent.
Idaho, they are plentiful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM (4NO2D)
They do it when you file a flight plan to a dry village. Not uncommon.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM (vXSTz)
I don't think I can adequately convey how everything gets literally enshittified once there are enough of them in one place. I would be sorely tempted to use my one "if you had a time machine..." card to stop the Brits from teaching them English.
Posted by: ewww at July 22, 2026 11:04 PM (YPz7y)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM
Huh. That seems excessively invasive.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Miklos presents the B-52s with "Dry County" at July 22, 2026 11:05 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM (4NO2D)
___________________________
You think maybe the Staties wanted to increase their resources with a $95,000 puddle jumper? Could be right.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 11:05 PM (dIske)
I also remember blue laws. None of the shopping malls were open on Sundays.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:02 PM (yEz+x)
________________
Ocean City, NJ is still a dry town to the best of my knowledge.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 11:07 PM (dIske)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:08 PM (4NO2D)
In addition to being few and far between, the state run liquor stores in UT also have peculiar hours of operation, in my very limited experience.
I'm used to liquor stores that stay open 'til 11pm.
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:08 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 10:46 PM
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Ummm.... Thanks much for looking but might want to double check the expiration dates. Never know how long stuff has been sitting in storage.
And watch out for spiders.
Posted by: TRex - restocking slacker dino
We lock up the good stuff
Or I just keep it at home
Posted by: Assistant Late Nite Manager Miklos at July 22, 2026 11:08 PM (sxR7k)
Dear people who type in all lowercase,
We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
Sincerely,
Capital Letters.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 11:08 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 11:10 PM (S41Gd)
goodnight, horde. see you tomorrow night! thanks for the laughs.
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 11:11 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Orson
I think you mean Ocean Grove, NJ, between Asbury Park and Bradley Beach. It's a unique town, founded by Methodists.
Posted by: What Exit? at July 22, 2026 11:11 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 11:07 PM (dIske)
Yup, fuck that place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 11:11 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: e. e. cummings at July 22, 2026 11:11 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:03 PM
Huh. That seems excessively invasive.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:05 PM (4NO2D)
Well, so is the alcohol-fueled violence in the villages, so they decided they would rather have the law on their side.
It is hard to overestimate the horrible damage alcohol does in these villages. Between the lack of real jobs, the sheer laziness due to welfare checks, the lack of education (even though we put schools in every damned one of those villages), and the incest, I find it remarkable that anyone survives living there, but they choose to do so anyway.
I don't have issues with villages deciding to be dry, or the law enforcement of same, but this case is over the top, blaming the wrong guy, and taking much more than is warranted.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:12 PM (vXSTz)
Posted by: LASue at July 22, 2026 10:58 PM (lCppi)
Canadian Geese?
Posted by: Count de Monet
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Loons?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 11:12 PM (XeU6L)
But, my interview today went extremely well (he liked my skillset and my mindset), and hopefully I'll have the second round in a few days. Keep praying, it helps!
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 11:13 PM (aJQbY)
I think the county is still dry but the city I lived in was allowed to vote independently and went "wet", so I guess it's easier for the county rurals to get beer now.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:13 PM (4NO2D)
Anybody else watch the "Atlantic City" series with Steve Buscemi? About Prohibition in NJ? It was very good!
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:14 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: call me.....Tim at July 22, 2026 11:14 PM (sxR7k)
Anybody else watch the "Atlantic City" series with Steve Buscemi? About Prohibition in NJ? It was very good!
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:14 PM
I really liked that show, but I thought the ending felt forced.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:15 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 11:16 PM (4NO2D)
There was one problem, every time I had it serviced, there was a very expensive surprise, a part that cost way more than it should have. One in particular, a chunk of ice was kicked up by a car in front of me and hit a head light. The glass on the front was broken. The head light still worked, the reflector behind it was intact. The bracket that held the headlight to the car was undamaged. When I tried to replace the glass at the front of the headlight, I discovered the glass, the reflector, the bracket, even the light bulb were all sold as one part and it cost me 210 dollars, in 1989, to repair that headlight.
There were several other expensive surprises over the ten years I owned that car and now, I have a list of car companies which I will NEVER EVER do business with, Subaru is at the top of that list, Chevrolet is right underneath it.
Posted by: JB1000 at July 22, 2026 11:17 PM (YPIjd)
We are the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
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What if you only jack off a Minotaur?
Posted by: Literotica.com at July 22, 2026 11:17 PM (u/oMr)
My instinct is that SCOTUS is going to come down hard on forfeitures-- they were just waiting for the right test case. Boy did they find one!
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:18 PM (RCjYY)
I would be sorely tempted to use my one "if you had a time machine..." card to stop the Brits from teaching them English.
Posted by: ewww
They should have just left them alone and buy tea and take it home.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 11:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 11:19 PM (XeU6L)
I feel for the natives in the villages. It must royally suck having no real opportunity. They really don’t stand a chance.
There’s opportunity for kids in medical school to have their debt completely wiped away if they sign on to work in rural Alaska's for four years.
Few takers. It’s so sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:20 PM (yEz+x)
Beer & wine can be purchased just about anywhere, during certain hours of the day (allowed only 6am-2am), but "hard likker" must be purchased from a State Store.
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:21 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: RandomDave
Good for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:22 PM (PV/ya)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Wasn't that place featured on an ONT some months or years ago? Never been there, but sounds familiar.
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:23 PM (rdVOm)
Nicaragua’s lawmakers said they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country, prompting renewed criticisms Wednesday by the international community.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Rubio's statement is all over the Latin world.
z@MiguelContigo - 8h
MARCO RUBIO REQUESTS JOINT OPERATION
... US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, made it clear that Washington, together with the international community, will not sit idly by. while the Sandinista, together with his wife Rosario Murillo, deepens repression in the Central American nation.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 11:23 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:24 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Rush Chairman Miklos at July 22, 2026 11:25 PM (sxR7k)
Via Search Assist:
In Indiana, only a drug store (a grocery store with a pharmacy) can get a license to sell hard liquor, so hard liquor sales stop when the pharmacy operations end. Pharmacies can sell beer and wine, but grocers/convenience stores can’t sell hard liquor without the pharmacy license setup.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 11:25 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: RandomDave
*high 5*
Good luck!
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:26 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends
I for need amigo en el carcel
Posted by: Nicolas Maduro, Presidente del Cellblock at July 22, 2026 11:27 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: JQ
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Don't about featured, but I've been there, and commented on it. May have linked a pic.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 11:27 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
Wow, that sounds like they really hurt!!
Posted by: Tonypete
It was the company logo from Republic Steel that was headquartered in.......Cleveland.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Not really. It's an adaption (by adding "ers" to the plain "Steel" of the original) Steelmark of the AISI, an industry group that included Republic, US Steel and others. Republic never used that as their logo. The design was created by a Cleveland firm, though.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 22, 2026 11:27 PM (cBDov)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:27 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 11:27 PM (XeU6L)
Dad, reportedly a sometimes excessive drinker, did a lot of travel around the state. On family vacations, I saw that he always had his own little traveling tavern kit, a nice leather case with bottles, jiggers, martini mixing equipment, et al.
I'm sure he would have been horrified at the next generation's traveling kit, with pipes, papers, lighters, film canisters for the smoke. Not the same at all, no sir.
State laws prohibiting liquor by-the-drink were gradually ignored by clubs who got around the BYOB rules. Those laws were changed after an aggressive state atty general started cracking down on enforcement. Since then, you can not only buy cold beer over 3.2, but buy it in grocery stores, along with wine and liquor! IIRC, there were still some dry counties for a while. With, of course, liquor stores and bars all along the county lines.
Those were days.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at July 22, 2026 11:29 PM (M5tgA)
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Who makes up this shit anyway?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 11:29 PM (u/oMr)
If he actually did that...wow...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 11:30 PM (sKqQm)
I feel for the natives in the villages. It must royally suck having no real opportunity. They really don’t stand a chance.
There’s opportunity for kids in medical school to have their debt completely wiped away if they sign on to work in rural Alaska's for four years.
Few takers. It’s so sad.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:20 PM (yEz+x)
Wasn't that the premise of that 'Northern Exposure' show?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 11:31 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY)
Wife drives a 24 Forrester. I've had several over the years but that was late 90's back when they were $500 cars and all you really needed to do to make them new again was replace the CV axles in the front. I got really good at those over the years. Best one I ever had was an 83 Wagon. Best car in the snow I had ever owned.
Had a line a few years ago on a 83 Brat with the rear facing seats. I wish I had went further with buying that one. Wife didn't want another "project" car in the yard.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 11:31 PM (PjoLk)
If he actually did that...wow...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 11:30 PM (sKqQm)
I see subtitles for the spoken Greek.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:20 PM (yEz+x)
Wasn't that the premise of that 'Northern Exposure' show?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
pfft
Posted by: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman at July 22, 2026 11:32 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Could be! Sounds like a real hoot!
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)
Dallas was not completely dry in the '70s or '80s.
They had zones in the city where you could buy booze.
But the zones were in areas a certain amount of miles from schools and churches. I know Samuel Blvd. was a busy street because it was in a zone that could sell all the booze you wanted.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 11:34 PM (bqIVz)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 11:31 PM (QGaXH)
Yeah, but they filmed that in WA and you will notice people drove to that town. Not like AK villages at all.
Plus there were places to work and enough white people to make it clear it wasn't a Native village.
Probably not as funny if it were real.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:34 PM (dH9tc)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
Yes. I loved that show. It was filmed in Roslyn, WA. My grandmother was born there in 1915. Coal miners who emigrated from Yugoslavia.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 11:36 PM (6ohhg)
Heck for most of human history that’s what all armies were.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 11:36 PM (T2w7I)
Posted by: YellowBird at July 22, 2026 11:38 PM (MEbkQ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - deadly dino droppings at July 22, 2026 11:38 PM (M5tgA)
The ones in AK are probably worse, but I've never seen those.
Hanta virus (hearts) the rez.
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:39 PM (RCjYY)
If you've ever met a drunk Eskimo you'd understand.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (h906C)
There are dry villages in Northwest Territories, too. A tacit admission by the Indians that Indians cannot hold their liquor. Still, this is a very petty prosecution by the State. A six pack of Budweiser wouldn't get a baby drunk. Pilot was not smuggling, nor aiding and abetting smuggling. It was goods for personal consumption by the passenger. Full stop. If it had been ten cases of 24, different story; pilot would have certainly known.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:40 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 11:12 PM (vXSTz)
Conncur.
I wonder if some state bureaucrat wanted an airplane?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 11:40 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
All over this land?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 22, 2026 11:41 PM (TADlS)
RandomDave if you're still here - don't give up hope. Things will turn your way, perhaps when you least expect. Hang in there.
Good Night Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 11:41 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: mindful webworker - Headin' on down the road. at July 22, 2026 11:43 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: What Exit? at July 22, 2026 11:11 PM (JM9I6)
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No, I meant Ocean City. Apparently, they were hoping to grab hold of all the family visitors away from Sea Isle, Avalon and Wildwood.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 11:45 PM (dIske)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:45 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 22, 2026 11:48 PM (TADlS)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 11:49 PM (bqIVz)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 10:19 PM (oq9dX)
It ain't stuck.
That's a Loyale, or GL1800 wagon.
Came with a 1.8i litre opposed four putting out a whopping 85 hp from the factory. After it was introduced and sold like crazy in the mountain west it became apparent that the little engine couldn't at high altitudes and they gave it a turbo. The boost provided was just enough to make the engine viable above the tree line.
My FIL had one and took it out west for a multiweek driving vacation. Got caught in a rare rain event and loaded up the undercarriage and wheelwells with so much clay he had to take it to a town to be pressure washed off. Never missed a beat, even fighting clay to turn the wheels. Impressive for what it was. Loved the 2 stick setup. But extra slow. 2nd slowest car I've had.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at July 22, 2026 11:50 PM (zafwz)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:13 PM (Cqx++)
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How much, and is it a claw hammer?
Posted by: Edmund Kemper at July 22, 2026 11:50 PM (dIske)
UT has lots of quaint (to an outsider) rules about liquor sales, and the Indian reservations in UT go way beyond that. PACK A COUPLE OF BOTTLES before visiting Monument Valley!
You'll thank me for this tip if you go. Otherwise, you may have to drive to AZ and back.
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 10:17 PM (RCjYY)
The problem with "dry villages" and "dry reserves" is that those villages and reserves simply export their problem drinkers to the nearest "wet" community. So the Indians come from the reserve in to the Big Smoke, with the expressed intention of getting rip-roaring drunk, thereby cementing the "drunken Indian" stereotype into the minds of the locals who have to deal with them. And there is no incentive for the Indians to learn to drink socially in moderation. It's institutionalized fail.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:51 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 11:54 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 11:55 PM (IKpRc)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:25 PM (Jr+re)
I have owned many of them. I figured they handled pretty well, until you exceeded their limits. But you had to work to do that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:56 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 11:57 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 11:58 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 11:59 PM (rdVOm)
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Who makes up this shit anyway?
Posted by: Cicero
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The Women's Christian Temperance Union, which, believe it or not, is still around, was the driving force behind Prohibition, and conducted rear guard activities after its repeal. "If we can't stop you from drinking, we can make it as uncomfortable as possible" accounts for many stupid drinking laws. For instance, it was illegal (in 1973) to stand while drinking in WA state. I don't know if that is still law.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 23, 2026 12:02 AM (cBDov)
Saw the exact same meme on Barnhardt's meme page today.
Only dogs. Same exact photo. Same hands, background, etc.
https://tinyurl.com/55jftjf6
Which one is the real one? Memes are meant to be stolen, but plagiarized? My cynicism goes up a level every time I see someone re-do a meme. Or maybe it's the same guy and he did the same thing with his dogs and his cats. Hell I don't know.
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 23, 2026 12:02 AM (IhL8c)
Posted by: buddhaha at July 22, 2026 10:54 PM (cBDov)
Being a boxer engine, don't they need 2 head gaskets?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:03 AM (1z8ji)
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People stopped using lowercase numbers years ago...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at July 23, 2026 12:03 AM (LCZyv)
There are not that many commies remaining in power in Central and South America, they are concerned.
Minute and half tells the tale:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sLehAPctK0
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:03 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: buddhaha
I don't know, either. Seems counterintuitive.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: MaxDamage at July 23, 2026 12:04 AM (pUtWF)
Indeed, Lubbock County was a dry county until 2009 or so. I forget the exact year. But for the longest time you did not go to Tech for the party scene.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:06 AM (4g5V+)
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Much to hWood's regret Gibson's movies make money.
Musk wouldn't have to give as much as invest.
For the trifecta he could open a brewery.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:06 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 12:06 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Case
Correct!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 23, 2026 12:08 AM (AGhLW)
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Who makes up this shit anyway?
Posted by: Cicero
Maybe there can be an AoS resource for stupid drinking laws. : )
Seriously. I found myself in KS late one Sunday night and tried to buy a beer and found out I could not buy a beer in KS past 2000 (or 8pm) on Sunday nights. WTF?
Or: In TX, no hard liquor sales except in liquor stores, but go to NM and you can buy hard liquor in Walmart.
Back in 2021 IIRC the law changed in TX so that you can buy alcohol starting at 1000 on Sundays rather than 1200. Not at liquor stores which are all closed, however.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:13 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:14 AM (I0N4X)
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Ah, no, I was there. Trust me when I tell you Tech was definitely known as a party school in the 1980's and 1990's. South of town, there was a short section of road known as "The Strip" featuring places like Bob's Beer Drive thru - 8 lanes, no waiting. Took longer to graduate that way, but it could be done...
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 12:16 AM (QeZws)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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After school, on a rain soaked street I made a right turn; correction, I turned the wheel to the right the VW went diagonally across the street. The left front wheel stopped on a walkway of 2x12's across a ditch. The right front wheel suspended in air.
We, all, exited out the driver's door and gently pushed baby back onto the street.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:17 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 23, 2026 12:18 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at July 23, 2026 12:18 AM (IhL8c)
Posted by: Cicero
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Mostly Baptists and Mormons....in Texas, Baptists.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 12:19 AM (QeZws)
"Mu psychiatrist told me to go camping with a friend to reduce stress, but it was just two i tents."
The two grandkids said, "nice one Grandpa." The two kids said, variations on "LOL". The 89-year-old said, " Tee hee hee!"
I'm noot sure what this tells me...
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:19 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:19 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 23, 2026 12:20 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:21 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Now, you're being pedantic. Yes, it had two gaskets replaced.
Laying flat like that, the gaskets were continuously exposed to the coolant, which softened them, which led to failure. The new gaskets had a metal "sheath" over the material.
In standard I and V engines,the coolant drains away from the head gasket(s).
Posted by: buddhaha at July 23, 2026 12:21 AM (cBDov)
There are not that many commies remaining in power in Central and South America, they are concerned.
Minute and half tells the tale:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sLehAPctK0
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:03 AM (pMmVV)
Ortega has shit the bed. I suspect his wife is behind this, mostly. The common people in Nica hate her guts, call her "La Bruja", the witch. The original Sandinistas, the die-hard Commies, were disgusted with Ortega, and called him "Somoza Leche", basically "Milquetoast Somoza". He actually enacted some decent reforms that would be appreciated here.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:21 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 23, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 12:23 AM (S41Gd)
Beer & wine can be purchased just about anywhere, during certain hours of the day (allowed only 6am-2am), but "hard likker" must be purchased from a State Store.
Posted by: JQ
>Stupid laws. I can go to a bar or casino on sunday and buy liquor. I may pay more, but the casino is usually who picks up the tab.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 23, 2026 12:25 AM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
************
Utah says , "Hi!"
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:25 AM (I0N4X)
In standard I and V engines,the coolant drains away from the head gasket(s).
Posted by: buddhaha at July 23, 2026 12:21 AM (cBDov)
Gaskets are continually exposed to coolant in inline and Vee engines, too. If Subaru had a problem, it was faulty gasket design. You really want the entire water jacket of the engine to stay flooded at all times, cold or hot. Antifreeze has corrosion inhibitors built in.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:27 AM (1z8ji)
And a US Judge now says that the BBC can investigate Trump's staff, FAMILY, and businesses... so they can defend themselves?
WTF?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 23, 2026 12:27 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Utah says , "Hi!"
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Kansas: My brothers!
Posted by: clarence at July 23, 2026 12:27 AM (1QT7n)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:51 PM (1z8ji)
Up here, they send the miscreants to Anchorage for their court dates and then don't allow them to come home. Ergo, Anchorage is full of drunken Natives who commit crimes, and nobody does a damned thing about it.
The Native Hospital doesn't even have a dry-out center. They figure it is whitey's problem, not theirs.
Hence, the drunks passed out face down on the sidewalks in downtown. It's fabulous for the tourist trade.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (dH9tc)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Oh, State Stores are *now* open on Sundays. Holidays, no. Got to plan ahead!
And what's really crazy, is that you can't buy liquor either in-store OR in a bar on Election Day, while polls are open. Beer & wine? No problemo! Cray cray!
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (QeZws)
Nicaragua’s lawmakers said they will carry out a plan by President Daniel Ortega to abolish elections in the Central American country, prompting renewed criticisms Wednesday by the international community.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:49 PM (Cqx++)
That dude is not a spring chicken.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
I suspect that is due to the high price paid by the porta potty lobby.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 23, 2026 12:30 AM (dH9tc)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:32 AM (I0N4X)
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You really want the entire water jacket of the engine to stay flooded at all times, cold or hot. Antifreeze has corrosion inhibitors built in.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Old International Harvester V8's say hello. They had specially designed heads that allowed water to circulate around the valves, cooling them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:35 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (dH9tc)
Sounds like the Aboriginal people around Alice Springs.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 23, 2026 12:36 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:36 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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They've got some kind of plan for succession.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:38 AM (pMmVV)
Hope you find out what *really* happened!
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)
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Every vehicle has its charm, like my F-250 V-10 ejecting spark plugs, or those lovely plastic quick connect heater hose connectors I just replace (metal ones this time)!on my Yukon....just lovely...
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 12:40 AM (AsA/B)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 23, 2026 12:40 AM (3/XaG)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:28 AM (4g5V+)
Over 80, IIRC, and has liver or kidney disease. Until this recent nonsense, my take on him was: "he is a pretty lame Commie, could have been much worse".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:41 AM (1z8ji)
My first new car was a Subaru when I lived in Newsrk. Beat the hell out of that car, drove it cross country x3. Great in snow. Put in a sweet Casio tape deck. Broken into x3.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 23, 2026 12:44 AM (JvZF+)
Posted by: JQ
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I appreciate that. There is so much to the story that cries out to be told, but I have to keep some stuff non-public for now. Someday...
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 12:45 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:35 AM (pMmVV)
I don't know of any OHV, or flathead engines for that matter, that don't have some sort of water jacket in the valve area, at least the exhaust valve port. That is the one that gets hot.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:45 AM (1z8ji)
There is no indication that Donald Trump is extraditing Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The political landscape is currently focused on tensions between the U.S. and Mexico regarding extradition requests for Mexican officials.
U.S.-Mexico Extradition Tensions
Key Points
The Trump administration has been involved in a standoff with Mexico over the extradition of several Mexican officials charged with drug corruption.
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has refused to arrest these officials, including the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, despite U.S. requests.
Donroe Doctrine getting real down south from Mexico to Brazil.
Pincer, anyone?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:46 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 12:23 AM (S41Gd)
I think that’s a dry county/town thing. When that happened to me years ago in the Metroplex I opted for lemonade instead.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:46 AM (4g5V+)
Another interesting astronomical discovery was announced. They've found what they're calling an "exo-satellite" in a system about 73 ly away. Or you might call it a moon. If you do, this would be the first such exomoon discovered. The star is a red dwarf dubbed CD-35 2722.
Orbiting it at distance of 67 AU, is roughly 30 Jupiter mass brown dwarf, called CD-35 2722 b.
Now, they discovered that brown dwarf has a Jupiter mass object orbiting around it. And so just what to call it is a matter of debate that hasn't been decided. A brown dwarf is not a planet, and not a star, but in between. If it were a planet, it's satellite would be a moon, no question. If it were a star, the satellite would be a planet. But it's neither, so what do you call it?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 12:47 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Aawlberninf350 at July 23, 2026 12:48 AM (8RozV)
In Costa Rica, if coconuts fell from a tree, no big deal, the locals did nothing. No gathering the coconut or anything like that. In Nicaragua that coconut would be GONE in seconds.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 12:49 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Had two midrange with IH V8's. The write up was that the valve cooling design was unique to those engines. Anecdotally, I can say those gas engines held up better than any other gasser on trucks of that size even though one did drop a valve on me.
Kudos to old time IH mechanics turn around time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:51 AM (pMmVV)
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Yup. Closest thing they could get to an outright prohibition. Needed an exception in the law for private organizations in order to get it passed.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 12:52 AM (QeZws)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 23, 2026 12:53 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 12:53 AM (S41Gd)
Kudos to old time IH mechanics turn around time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:51 AM (pMmVV)
International built good engines. Kind of famous for being thirsty, though. They may have altered the coolant flow pattern to favor cooling the valves more, but most liquid-cooled engines do have coolant passages around the exhaust ports.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 12:55 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 23, 2026 12:56 AM (dH9tc)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 23, 2026 12:57 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 12:47 AM (w6EFb)
The Death Star?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 23, 2026 12:58 AM (qx7Zg)
I had two patients this week who work in the pediatric cardiac ICU at Seattle Children’s.
God bless you. Y’all are such special people. Thank you.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 23, 2026 12:59 AM (QKI1C)
But. You could pop one cylinder on a warm engine and it would start.
And always bring you home.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 12:59 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: muldoon
Understood.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:00 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: tcn in AK
You can thank Jimmy Carter and Cecil Andrus for that. My Dad was part of the effort to stop the "wildernessing" (D-2 land bill) of all Alaska for 3 years, and then for the next 3 he was part of figuring out how to save the poor Indians who could no longer drive their truck out of town. Not a life-ending thing if you lived on a navigable river, but if no river the village your ancestors lived in is dead. "Big White Chief says so." They all carried guns into the villages to deliver the bad news to people they had gotten to know during the previous years.
Posted by: Igotnothing at July 23, 2026 01:00 AM (wo6er)
This was probably a failed binary you might call it. One of them didn't get enough mass to make a star.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 01:01 AM (w6EFb)
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And pretty widespread ignoring of the goofy laws. That was one of the first things done after the standard capacity magazine ban happened in Colorado. A protest where people symbolically exchanged 30 round magazines at the public protest.
Then there's the "bootleggers" that operated in Levelland (just west of Lubbock), until somebody got the idea to build a small town just east of Levelland that was not "dry", and people realized they were missing out on tax revenue...
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:03 AM (QeZws)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 01:03 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 12:47 AM (w6EFb)
The Death Star?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 23, 2026 12:58 AM (qx7Zg)
Seems to me the gas giant planets are made of star stuff, but are simply too small for their gravity compress hydrogen enough to initiate fusion. And maybe brown dwarfs are just a step on the continuum between gas giant planets and working stars.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:03 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:03 AM (pMmVV)
I named it Grover.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 23, 2026 01:04 AM (yEz+x)
Posted by: nurse ratched
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I appreciate that. I'm so far removed from the day to day practice that it seems like a foreign country.
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 01:07 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:08 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:08 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 01:08 AM (bqIVz)
That's exactly it. Interestingly, their radius doesn't get much greater than Jupiter, maybe 2 times tops when young, and they settle right around Jupiter radius, despite being 13 - 80x Jupiter masses.
They can fuse deuterium, and the more massive ones can even burn lithium. To be called a star, it must be able to fuse hydrogen.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 23, 2026 01:11 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 01:08 AM (bqIVz)
A lot of hypocrisy in the dry/wet situation. "If you take a Baptist fishing with you, how do you stop him from drinking all your beer? Take another Baptist."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:12 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:13 AM (1z8ji)
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Yep. In western Colorado, I have heard the same joke substituting Mormon for Baptist.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:14 AM (QeZws)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:14 AM (QeZws)
Yes. It would not surprise me at all to learn that in the wet town/dry town situation, the owner of the liquor store in the wet town was on the town council in the dry town, and votes to keep the town dry.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:16 AM (1z8ji)
I do the same kind of rotation with my generators. Makes it easier, since you get to know the quirks of a particular model.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:20 AM (AsA/B)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHLR-6TmHTk
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:22 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:28 AM (QeZws)
I do the same kind of rotation with my generators. Makes it easier, since you get to know the quirks of a particular model.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:20 AM (AsA/B)
Reminds me of the pro shooters using Remington Model 1100 autoloading shotguns. They would have a least three; one to shoot, one as a spare, and one in the shop getting fixed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 23, 2026 01:31 AM (kdtv/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:22 AM (pMmVV)
Nice jazz!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:33 AM (1z8ji)
I just pulled some capicola out of the oven. It is soooo good! I use the recipe from the Olympia Provisions cookbook. Everything in that book is super complicated and labor intensive, but this one recipe is like four ingredients and almost effortless. And I don't worry about finding a real coppa. I just reserve a few pounds of pork shoulder when I do something like sausage.
Posted by: frammish at July 23, 2026 01:40 AM (rcENI)
I do the same kind of rotation with my generators. Makes it easier, since you get to know the quirks of a particular model.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 23, 2026 01:20 AM (AsA/B)
Reminds me of the pro shooters using Remington Model 1100 autoloading shotguns. They would have a least three; one to shoot, one as a spare, and one in the shop getting fixed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 23, 2026 01:31 AM (kdtv/)
I do that with a lot of things. Harleys, guitars, tools, etc. I call it spreading the wear around so no one thing gets hammered constantly.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 01:40 AM (S41Gd)
U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets. The strikes further degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels.
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Wait a second, you guys didn't publish anything about last night!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:41 AM (pMmVV)
That Jupiter mass "moon" could itself have moons. Sub-moons, or "moonlets" or even "moonmoons" can theoretically exist but it's a tricky thing stability wise.
For a moon of a moon to be stable, the main moon must be far away enough from its planet so the moonlet can be comfortably in the Hill sphere of the main moon, but not close enough to the planet for perturbations to be strong. And likewise the planet itself has to be far enough away from the star.
This brown dwarf system would easily meet those conditions.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 01:43 AM (w6EFb)
U.S. forces struck Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets. The strikes further degrade Iran's ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels.
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Wait a second, you guys didn't publish anything about last night!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 01:41 AM (pMmVV)
No biggie, it was just another night of us smashing all the seemingly endless amount of toys Iran bought with money given to them by democrats.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 01:46 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: frammish at July 23, 2026 01:47 AM (rcENI)
Bers, I have never seen that movie but I think that I would like it.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2026 01:49 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: frammish at July 23, 2026 01:47 AM (rcENI)
It might not have been on the up and up and was meant to stay secret. The dudes doing the sheetrock were asked to stay quite.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 01:49 AM (S41Gd)
When we bought the house, there was a half-finished room over the garage, with a slanted roof. At one end is a door from the master bedroom closet, and at the other end is a window. There are knee walls along the sides where the roof gets to about 4 feet. The old owners ran electricity and HVAC, but no insulation, etc. We used it for storage for years, but lately we've been wanted another bedroom.
I wanted to turn the knee walls into built-in bookshelves, with one panel that rolls or swings out, like a secret door, so we can still access the parts over the eaves for storage. So I put in insulation, but then I got stuck. We wanted tongue-and-groove, but nothing was square. The peak has 2x4s going across to make a flat roof. Some are 22.5" long, some 20". So I didn't know how to deal with that. Especially running t&g, I was afraid it would look bad. Probably add shims to lower the narrow parts, so they are all equal?
(con't...)
Posted by: frammish at July 23, 2026 01:55 AM (rcENI)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 01:57 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: frammish at July 23, 2026 01:57 AM (rcENI)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2026 01:49 AM (ibDUx)
I never saw it, I'm afraid to, yet I heard all about it. The characters were heavily inspired by people I knew from the area and went to school with. When I read the story I just about shit my pants because I immediately knew the characters. Uma Thurman played a chick that lived on my street. One of the other characters was most likely an ex girlfriend of mine. Yeah I'm not touching that one. That bar eventually became a metal band venue, and I have seen Uma Thurman's character there there during some gigs. If I see a frigging metal guitar player in that movie I'll probably lose my shit. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 01:59 AM (S41Gd)
The Kremlin is especially alarmed at the German government's intent to gain access to nuclear weapons, based on new defense agreements with France and its 'nuclear umbrella'. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled late last week: "Alongside this work on a shared doctrine, German conventional forces will this year take part in a nuclear exercise of the French military."
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The French are going to give the Germans nuclear weapons?
The French have nuclear weapons? Did they receive them from us?
Jeepers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 02:01 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 01:03 AM (1z8ji)
Jupiter in a real sense is a brown dwarf star. It gives off everything else except visible light. If it got 65% more massive, it starts giving off its own light.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:03 AM (4g5V+)
The French have nuclear weapons? Did they receive them from us?
Jeepers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 02:01 AM (pMmVV)
The French has had their own nuclear weapons since 1960.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:04 AM (4g5V+)
LOL, Bers, I get the anxiety.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2026 02:05 AM (ibDUx)
Jeepers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 02:01 AM (pMmVV)
The French developed their own nuclear weapons, as did the British. In the late '50's early '60's. They detonated a hydrogen bomb at Mururoa Atoll in the Tahiti Archipelago in the '70's.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:06 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:03 AM (4g5V+)
If you jammed three jumper cables into it, could you get 3-phase power?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:08 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:03 AM (4g5V+)
If you jammed three jumper cables into it, could you get 3-phase power?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:08 AM (1z8ji)
I don't know, but yesterday it blamed the dog.
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 02:13 AM (zZxsY)
Posted by: ... at July 23, 2026 02:13 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:03 AM (4g5V+)
If your mom gets 65% more massive, she'll be on My 600 Pound Life.
Posted by: word to your moms at July 23, 2026 02:13 AM (ld3Nb)
We weren't *locked down* here, like many other states. Just some stores required face diapers. I avoided those. My fave grocery encouraged the masks, but didn't really enforce. When I had to go there during busy hours, I'd wear one, but always had a Sharpie, to write quotes from 1984 on it before entering.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:15 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2026 02:05 AM (ibDUx)
Ironically, both the main characters are dead in real life. I literally just found out about one of them this past weekend, because my brother is still in touch with one of the sisters. I heard about small worlds, but this one....Jesus.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:16 AM (S41Gd)
Okay I know it's not "some" douchebag it's all the douchebags. Do people really care? Douches are known for driving EVERYTHING. Mustangs, pickups, BMWs, Tesla, electric, petrol, solar....
Posted by: ... at July 23, 2026 02:18 AM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 02:19 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:22 AM (S41Gd)
You'd need some Jupiter-sized negative mass-energy as well as positive. That's been proven generally. Any superluminal warp bubble needs exotic matter.
Interestingly, somebody found a "subluminal" type of warp bubble solution that could be done with just regular matter. It was a numerical solution, I think.
Still way beyond anything we could imagine doing. This is Type II civilization level stuff, able to control power levels equal to the output of a star in a small space without blowing your self up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:23 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
It was lowered to the legal limit and even though it's all wheel drive can't really function on anything but flat pavement. Slight bumps ground it. It also used oil from new.
So the same EPA many Subaru drivers cheer for (see NPR), was forcing Subaru to make less reliable cars.
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 02:26 AM (kK7U2)
Legit business up front-- they did good work. Don't recall how they got busted, it's been a long time.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 02:29 AM (kK7U2)
You could do some pretty cool stuff with one of those subluminal warp bubbles. Incredible acceleration without feeling one ounce of force. And you can adjust proper time flow inside the bubble as well. (As you can with the superluminal ones).
You just create a little patch of spacetime inside the bubble that gets dragged along. Those inside are in free fall always, just floating, no matter what the bubble itself does.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:30 AM (w6EFb)
I hate summer.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
Prohibition caused some creative solutions, huh?
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
It seems so. These were big houses, and the original owners no doubt had money and no doubt the funds to have a private booze collection during those times. We did a few jobs in that area. I'll never forget asking a somewhat new owner of this one house who was there about 1 1/2 years how many bathrooms the place had. He thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, you know, I don't even know.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:33 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Berserker
Should've asked the
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:23 AM (w6EFb)
Yeah, that Michio Kaku dude said we might not be getting visited by alien races because the galaxy could be littered by dead type 0 civilizations who never passed the "blowing themselves up" phase. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:36 AM (S41Gd)
If you've ever met a drunk Eskimo you'd understand.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (h906C)
There are dry villages in Northwest Territories, too. A tacit admission by the Indians that Indians cannot hold their liquor. Still, this is a very petty prosecution by the State. A six pack of Budweiser wouldn't get a baby drunk. Pilot was not smuggling, nor aiding and abetting smuggling. It was goods for personal consumption by the passenger. Full stop. If it had been ten cases of 24, different story; pilot would have certainly known.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:40 PM (1z8ji)
Yeah, this has the same vibe as civil asset forfeiture; another method used to strip Americans of their cash and property under the color of law. I hate the greed of Gov't and their minions. Of course Alaska's stance of a $95k Cesna forfeiture for a six-pack of beer that his PASSENGER packed was "In response, lawyers from the Alaska Attorney General’s office argued that the state Supreme Court’s 'fact-bound decision' should be allowed to stand."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 02:38 AM (l3cgK)
I guess that I am getting old, sweet dreams Horde, I need to sleep.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 23, 2026 02:38 AM (ibDUx)
Wow.
You drive by, and think 'nice place' and that's it... Well, some of them are WAY larger and much fancier than one would imagine, at just a glance.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:23 AM (w6EFb)
Yeah, that Michio Kaku dude said we might not be getting visited by alien races because the galaxy could be littered by dead type 0 civilizations who never passed the "blowing themselves up" phase. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:36 AM (S41Gd)
We might also live in the ghetto part of the Galaxy...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 02:40 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 02:40 AM (l3cgK)
Its possible. I'm sure Newark is responsible in some ways.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:44 AM (S41Gd)
I have a fan by the bed, so that helps at night when I can't open windows to cool the house.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:45 AM (rdVOm)
Suppose we did discover some Type II level source of energy, or even a good Type I (planetary level).
Now, the mullahs get a hold of it. What are they gonna do?
You got it, blow us all up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:45 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 22, 2026 10:08 PM (Jr+re)
nooo!
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 02:45 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 11:40 PM (1z8ji)
Yeah, this has the same vibe as civil asset forfeiture; another method used to strip Americans of their cash and property under the color of law. I hate the greed of Gov't and their minions. Of course Alaska's stance of a $95k Cesna forfeiture for a six-pack of beer that his PASSENGER packed was "In response, lawyers from the Alaska Attorney General’s office argued that the state Supreme Court’s 'fact-bound decision' should be allowed to stand."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 02:38 AM (l3cgK)
Yeah, you wonder at what point the dude just rents a plane, packs it with TNT, puts on a headband, drinks some Sake, goes divine wind and aims the plane at the mofos.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:47 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:08 AM (1z8ji)
We should try it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:48 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 23, 2026 02:06 AM (1z8ji)
They were doing underwater nuclear tests in the South Pacific as late as the 1990s.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:50 AM (4g5V+)
Now, the mullahs get a hold of it. What are they gonna do?
You got it, blow us all up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:45 AM (w6EFb)
I think that was Michio Kaku's point. He said basically Type 0 civilizations get around to discovering atomics and then all bets are off to what can happen.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:50 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:51 AM (4g5V+)
There are massive electrical currents, circuits if you will, between Jupiter and its moon. Io is a biggy. They are orbiting in Jupiter's huge magnetic field, which acts like a generator.
There are massive currents from Io to Jupiter and back.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:51 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:52 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 02:52 AM (zZxsY)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:52 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 02:52 AM (4g5V+)
We used to hit a hell of a lot more without batting an eye.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:53 AM (S41Gd)
Luckily for us, nuclear bombs aren't so easy to make, otherwise the nutjobs would've already done us in, most likely.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:54 AM (w6EFb)
Due to some politician (or their fambly member) wanting a puddle-jumper of their very own, but didn't want to fking PAY for it..
FIFM
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)
hahahahaha
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 02:56 AM (faghi)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 02:54 AM (w6EFb)
That would have sealed their doom. We would loose a city, but they would be erased from the face of the planet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 23, 2026 02:56 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 02:57 AM (bqIVz)
Jupiter in a real sense is a brown dwarf star. It gives off everything else except visible light. If it got 65% more massive, it starts giving off its own light.
Posted by: Cow Demon
It is good to have goals!
-- Ham Planets of the Alphabet Mob
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 23, 2026 02:59 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 02:52 AM (zZxsY)
Uranus has emissions too...they smell like rotten eggs.
https://tinyurl.com/28yn5m8j
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:00 AM (l3cgK)
Yeah.. Too bad they mostly went "whoooosh!" over people's heads..
When a cashier told me how she thought it was so *nice of me* when she read my "Our new happy life" quote, I knew I had to get more aggressive. LOL! I explained the sarcasm to her, and then she laughed even harder!
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:08 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:10 AM (l3cgK)
My fave grocery encouraged the masks, but didn't really enforce. When I had to go there during busy hours, I'd wear one, but always had a Sharpie, to write quotes from 1984 on it before entering.
Posted by: JQ
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Haha! I found some masks like that on amazon that I wore into grocery stores, one of them said, "I'm only wearing this so you'll sell me food" another one said ," i'm only wearing this so I won't get arrested."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 23, 2026 03:10 AM (mmrXZ)
No matter the veggie, wash it very, very well if you intend to eat it raw. AS for me, I mostly eat cooked veggies for that very reason (and that I'm immunocompromised by my transplant meds).
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:11 AM (l3cgK)
Also, good evening!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 23, 2026 03:11 AM (mmrXZ)
Especially the "front toward enemy" one. Heh.
Sorry, not sorry, aunt Karen. Oh, and haven't gotten a Christmas card from her ever since. :shrug:
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)
Yeah.. Too bad they mostly went "whoooosh!" over people's heads..
When a cashier told me how she thought it was so *nice of me* when she read my "Our new happy life" quote, I knew I had to get more aggressive. LOL! I explained the sarcasm to her, and then she laughed even harder!
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)
And maybe sparked conversations. It's a commendable act of defiance.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 03:14 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 23, 2026 03:10 AM (mmrXZ)
Nice!
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 03:14 AM (faghi)
2 + 2 = 5
Down with Big Brother!
Can you smell it?
...and so forth...
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)
Especially the "front toward enemy" one. Heh.
Sorry, not sorry, aunt Karen. Oh, and haven't gotten a Christmas card from her ever since. :shrug:
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)
Ha! I like the claymore (explosive, not sword) message...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:15 AM (l3cgK)
Especially the "front toward enemy" one. Heh.
Sorry, not sorry, aunt Karen. Oh, and haven't gotten a Christmas card from her ever since. :shrug:
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:12 AM (rdVOm)
It just gets better and better.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 03:16 AM (faghi)
Yes. They used to think Jupiter was a big net plus, shielding the inner solar system. But then computing power got to be great enough and cheap enough to allows complicated numerical simulations to run and it's a mixed picture.
Jupiter is a net shield for Oort cloud, long period stuff getting thrown in. However, it perturbs the short period stuff inside its orbit too, and it's probably a negative negative there.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 23, 2026 03:17 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: m
Yep! She was going off at me, about Trump... (it was 2020) Poo-tin this and Poo-tin that-- blahblah fkn blah... how could *anyone* vote for that guy?!
And I told her I would CRAWL OVER BROKEN GLASS TO VOTE FOR HIM.
AGAIN!!!!
Oh, Lordy! She. Was. Pissed. LMAO.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 03:26 AM (bqIVz)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:30 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:34 AM (rdVOm)
They make the best onion rings, omg.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:38 AM (rdVOm)
So…
https://youtu.be/NwgGuadsqyo
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - Headin' on down the road. at July 22, 2026 11:43 PM (M5tgA)
Plenty of songs that mention the Pleiades, though! I had no idea until I looked up just now, Jimmy Buffett alone has at least three. Trivia: in Western mythology (and this song) they're also called the Seven Sisters, but Subaru's logo only has six stars, with one explanation being that's how many are readily visible to the naked eye.
Jimmy Buffett - Desdemona's Building A Rocket Ship (Audio)
https://youtu.be/as5PcS76vcc
Posted by: SciVo at July 23, 2026 03:40 AM (Sy6m/)
Especially considering that they are all Islamic nations.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 03:40 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:41 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 03:43 AM (pMmVV)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2026 03:47 AM (Ia/+0)
That's obviously not the highbrow way to take the conversation, so in the interest of the more theoretical:
why aren't hemorrhoids more properly called assteroids?
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 03:48 AM (zZxsY)
Especially considering that they are all Islamic nations.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 23, 2026 03:40 AM (pMmVV)
(Sigh) AGAIN…
“Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we too know an outcome – we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until He ends the game, not us.” - Robert Pratt
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 03:48 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 03:49 AM (zZxsY)
That's obviously not the highbrow way to take the conversation, so in the interest of the more theoretical:
why aren't hemorrhoids more properly called assteroids?
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 03:48 AM (zZxsY)
Because some celestial assholes already took that name?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 03:50 AM (l3cgK)
I told a friend about the Pittsburgh police scanner 𝕏 site yesterday; she has a son moving to the area and has been there many times, but remarkably did not yet know about:
@pgh_scanner
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 03:50 AM (faghi)
North Korea has nukes.
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 02:57 AM (bqIVz)
Nukes are more important than, say, food.
Just ask the DPRK’s people if you can.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 03:52 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: ... at July 23, 2026 02:13 AM (vE0+H)
Big news days it still happens, I think?
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 03:54 AM (faghi)
Oh hell, Blondie-- no need to BUY masks! They were everywhere, for free! Hence, the Sharpie. LOL.
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I should have thought of it!
Get this, I was working onsite at the time and my employer required us to wear masks at all times -- but they were real stingy about doling them out. "Didn't you get one yesterday??" the receptionist would sternly ask me. God I'll never go back to that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 23, 2026 03:54 AM (mmrXZ)
Just ask the DPRK’s people if you can.
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I'm guessing it's the same in eye-ran.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm)
Especially the "front toward enemy" one. Heh.
Sorry, not sorry, aunt Karen. Oh, and haven't gotten a Christmas card from her ever since. :shrug:
Posted by: JQ
2 + 2 = 5
Down with Big Brother!
Can you smell it?
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Got any others? I could remember them for t-shirts should the need arise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 23, 2026 03:57 AM (mmrXZ)
It was always my pleasure to point out that the end of the box was printed with a message, stating that the masks would NOT protect against viruses. LOL.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 03:59 AM (zZxsY)
Posted by: meh at July 23, 2026 03:59 AM (zZxsY)
Good point.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:00 AM (faghi)
North Korea has nukes.
Posted by: Case at July 23, 2026 02:57 AM (bqIVz)
Nukes are more important than, say, food.
Just ask the DPRK’s people if you can.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 03:52 AM (4g5V+)
USA
Russia
UK
France
China
India
Pakistan
North Korea
Israel
Supposedly South Africa had them too, but AFAIK never fully confirmed.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 04:02 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: raimondo at July 23, 2026 04:05 AM (oVHxa)
Just ask the DPRK’s people if you can.
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I'm guessing it's the same in eye-ran.
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm)
Iran so far away...
Posted by: Flock of Seagulls at July 23, 2026 04:06 AM (l3cgK)
31 ah shit... my save tags ruined it for everyone.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 17, 2018 07:26 PM (zJ7J0
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Save tags are a base and callow barrel-avoidance tactic.
Even if Pixy can't see what you're doing, G-d still can.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 17, 2018 07:38 PM (5aX2M)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:08 AM (faghi)
496 I know the recycled cardboard AoS membership plan has its limitations, but I still wish Pixy's formatting rules were consistent from day to day!
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 28, 2014 05:57 PM (fL/7/)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:10 AM (faghi)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:12 AM (faghi)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:12 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:17 AM (faghi)
Emmanuel Goldstein lives
I sold you, you sold me
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:12 AM (rdVOm)
6079
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 23, 2026 04:18 AM (4g5V+)
2 + 2 = 5
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:17 AM (faghi)
A bit mathy for the blog, tho.
Posted by: m at July 23, 2026 04:19 AM (faghi)
Havecto hit the road soon
Posted by: Skip at July 23, 2026 04:22 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:26 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 04:29 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: JQ at July 23, 2026 04:30 AM (rdVOm)
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huh!
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Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 23, 2026 04:29 AM (l3cgK)
Pleiades backwards is Sed AI 'elp. They were ahead of their time!
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You Can't Spell Humpday Without Cafe*
* You need the "a"
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@MattPaulson28 Kirkjufell is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in Iceland. It was high n my photography list. You may recognize it from Game of Thrones. I made sure one night we stayed in a nearby town. I returned to photograph it at sunset. this picture was taken at 12:14AM.
Baby muskoxes (muskoxen?) get the zoomies. Sports mascot just won't give up on trying to impress a girl. Dog playing with capybara. Puppy gives airplane smooches. Goat v. Capybara. Butt against Butt. Greed doesn't always work. Some kind of weasel? Birthday party for a cat. Golden retrievers look like goldfish in a river.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)
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Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)
The super genius legal team representing Karmallo Anthony wants a new trial for four reasons.
Reason One will shock you!
The trial was not public.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 07:44 PM (2GVsD)
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Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:43 PM (E4rtv)
It seemed dumb to spend money on your own OS, when there are so many out there that excel and could use backing. But their efforts on graphics is laudable.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:52 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:53 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 22, 2026 07:53 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
They used it internally and for developing drivers. In speed tests, it was always at the top of the rankings but if you used other than Intel products, it could be frustrating.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:54 PM (E4rtv)
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Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 07:52 PM (vJrRc)
Tsk, tsk. Hard to believe we are related.
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote (super genius) at July 22, 2026 07:55 PM (GTqXr)
We are trembling in fear over the arrival of Bertha tonight and tomorrow. Occasional rain! Gusts up to 40 mph! Write your Social Security number on your arm so they can identify you!!-!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:57 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)
Dibs on your stuff.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:57 PM (dK+Kv)
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Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 07:52 PM (CHHv1)
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Watch the golden retriever video.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (2GVsD)
The fifth reason, and keep this on the downlow, is the money. We'll keep this gravy train going for as long as Karmelo Inc. will pay us.
Posted by: KA Legal Team at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (oji8u)
At long last, The Figen account has gotten its well-deserved suspension.
I'm game for cute animals and feelgood videos, but that account simply mined other accounts, lifted their content without any credit, and got a zillion views. All they had to do was hat-tip the account they got it from, but no.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Jmel at July 22, 2026 08:01 PM (3TlS+)
NEW: Jonathan Swan tells British Podcast Host Alastair Campbell how TRUMP views his country
"The group of people around Trump — including Donald Trump — have utter contempt for Europe ... They view Britain as weak, ungovernable, fragmented, almost PATHETIC."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (ndZc7)
When she approaches, go outside and shake your fist at her and say "Bertha don't you come around here anymore!".
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (2GVsD)
I wonder if those adorable baby elephants ever break their keepers' ribs or bruise their kidneys or anything.
"Tell me about the humans, George!"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (mmrXZ)
And that's their good points!
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:03 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 08:03 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)
A Social Security Number (SSN) is meant for tracking earnings, not for identity verification. Of course, I am wrong but I am AI so stupid people will believe everything I say and pass it along as gospel.
Posted by: AI at July 22, 2026 08:03 PM (ftsic)
Almost? They still don't get MAGA.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 22, 2026 08:04 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at July 22, 2026 08:04 PM (CXFY/)
Posted by: Anna Puma"
Sock it to me!
Posted by: zombie Jimmy Castor at July 22, 2026 08:04 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 08:05 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 08:06 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 07:55 PM (O0L8i)
🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:06 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:06 PM (XuXeR)
BREAKING: DHS confirms that the suspect charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a 2-year-old girl in Louisa County, VA earlier this month is an illegal alien from Mexico.
New York Post
@nypost
Crazed migrant allegedly executes 3 Minnesota apartment complex staffers over parking contract dispute
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:08 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:59 PM (3uBP9)
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How our animal pets and companions view us never ceases to provoke my wonder. Friendly monsters -- or in the case of elephants, friendly weird-shaped creatures. Just doesn't compute. Presumably, we'll never know what it's like unless a superior race of extraterrestrials finds us and makes pets of us instead of ranching us.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 08:08 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (2GVsD)
Neither ...
She's Bertha Butt ... one of the Butt sisters
Posted by: Jimmy Castor at July 22, 2026 08:08 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 08:09 PM (KC5Lt)
Um.. Who wants to tell him? The U.S.A. isn’t in exactly great shape by any means. But, read the room fella
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 08:09 PM (2+m9X)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:09 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 08:10 PM (mP0Kj)
My shih tzu had his checkup today.
Vet said he is in great shape. He said he has more teeth than is normal, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 08:10 PM (/QHx4)
British-Indian actress says “British people are truly the most evil people in history”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:11 PM (ndZc7)
Fill a shaker with ice.
Pour in 1.5 oz (45ml) of light rum and 1 oz (30ml) of coconut rum.
Add 2 oz (60ml) of pineapple juice and 1 oz (30ml) of orange juice.
Shake the ingredients well and strain into a glass filled with ice.
Top the drink with a splash of grenadine to create the ‘storm’ effect.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:11 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM (ndZc7)
Hmmm... when you allow Muslims to block streets while praying, something they do NOT do in the Mid East... but then arrest Christians for praying or preaching in public?
Yeah... yer a lost cause.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 08:12 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:13 PM (GD0B3)
British-Indian actress says “British people are truly the most evil people in history”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:11 PM (ndZc7)
Yeah, because those Thugees? just misunderstood Yutes...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 08:13 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:13 PM (oUopv)
That's well-earned contempt.
All those American boys who died, and you shit all over yourselves and throw it all away.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 08:14 PM (dK+Kv)
"The group of people around Trump — including Donald Trump — have utter contempt for Europe ... They view Britain as weak, ungovernable, fragmented, almost PATHETIC."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
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Gawd. At what point do we decide that they are not to be trusted with nukes? Although France seems to be awakening (in the good way).
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 08:14 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 08:14 PM (/QHx4)
They forgot sadness and a touch of incredulity as we watch a second world nation slide into third world chaos.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 08:14 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 08:15 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:15 PM (oUopv)
The U.S.A. isn’t in exactly great shape by any means.
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I'd rather have our problems than theirs. Ours are solvable with enough courage. Theirs are hopeless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:16 PM (O0L8i)
The U.S.A. isn’t in exactly great shape by any means. But, read the room fella
Posted by: Common Tater
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The mere fact that we elected Trump puts us light years ahead of the Europeans.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 08:16 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:09 PM (GD0B3)
Lotta people remember Camille.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 08:18 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Common Tater
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Seems a lot European soccer fans think we are awesome.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 08:18 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 08:19 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:19 PM (oUopv)
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I'd rather have our problems than theirs. Ours are solvable with enough courage. Theirs are hopeless.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:16 PM (O0L8i)
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We have two key advantages over the Brits: we are citizens, not subjects; and we have a 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 08:19 PM (2WIwB)
If I'm gone two days you'd think it was a year. Even 30 minutes is cause for celebration.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:23 PM (MWfyi)
Hmmm... when you allow Muslims to block streets while praying, something they do NOT do in the Mid East... but then arrest Christians for praying or preaching in public?
Yeah... yer a lost cause.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22,
Yeah, remember when they arrested a woman outside an abortion clinic who was praying SILENTLY?
I think that's a sign they are a lost cause.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:23 PM (FGA9/)
Doggie's reaction is sedate compared to Diana seeing Her Majesty again after a long show circuit.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:24 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"
Big dogs trying to jump around like little dogs makes me worried they will hurt themselves.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:26 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:26 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 08:26 PM (rbvCR)
And while I don't study it in depth, my impression is that the Chinx are running around carrying a barrel of gunpowder on fire, trying to figure out what to do.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:27 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 08:27 PM (rbvCR)
Seems a lot European soccer fans think we are awesome.
Posted by: polynikes
They also think soccer is awesome.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 08:27 PM (Cqx++)
I was in Biloxi a few days before Katrina hit. Glad I missed the main event.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:27 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. "
What's more awesome, soccer or Bucky's?
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:28 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:28 PM (MWfyi)
Are you and Her Majesty getting out of the show/breeding activities?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:26 PM (FGA9/)
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We won't be doing any more breeding. We may do what we're doing now, taking someone's dog and showing it for them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:28 PM (O0L8i)
Sorry, what did I miss?
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:28 PM (viF8m)
Yeah, remember when they arrested a woman outside an abortion clinic who was praying SILENTLY?
Did they have a telepath scan her ?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 08:30 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:26 PM (FGA9/)
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How are you and hubby? I remembered both of you to Our Lady in my Rosary intentions today.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 08:31 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:09 PM (GD0B3)
Lotta people remember Camille.
Posted by: Eromero
I recall reading that Ship Island (one of the Channel Islands there) used to be just one island. After Camille, it became 2 islands. I enjoyed my 2 times there along that stretch of the Gulf of America! I liked Biloxi. All those towns along US Rt 90 had a nice little vibe to them. This was late 80s, early 90s. Not sure what it's like now.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 08:32 PM (sAmhv)
yup
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 08:32 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 08:32 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 08:33 PM (rbvCR)
oops
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 08:33 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: H at July 22, 2026 08:34 PM (w8ire)
Posted by: Mayor Vaughn at July 22, 2026 08:37 PM (nDXEV)
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, anybody get a storm, a squall, some rain? Looks like Corpus Christi may get some, maybe.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 08:38 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: JackStraw
Made some BVI Painkillers. Holy cow. They are as string as I remember.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:38 PM (oUopv)
Posted by: JackStraw
Made some BVI Painkillers. Holy cow. They are as string as I remember.
Posted by: rickb223
*strong
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:39 PM (oUopv)
Thus painkiller.
The BVI was some kind of fun back in the day.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:42 PM (viF8m)
I'm thinking the problem is that they are a little too governable.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 08:42 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:02 PM
Almost?! Eurobitch, please!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 08:42 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 08:46 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 08:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: four seasons
*wag* *wag* *pant* *pant* *wag*
Posted by: the dog who just rolled in deer poo at July 22, 2026 08:50 PM (gKWVE)
British-Indian actress says “British people are truly the most evil people in history”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:11 PM (ndZc7)
Yeah, because those Thugees? just misunderstood Yutes...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 08:13 PM (mP0Kj)
Odds she has no fucking clue what 'suttee' means?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 08:50 PM (vDZgA)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. "
But relentless, and intent on conquest. Tell me, Ore-ance, could you have predicted his?
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 08:51 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:51 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 08:11 PM (ndZc7)
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Rue the day they were taken over by the Spaniards or the Dutch.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 08:53 PM (pMmVV)
We are ok. The waiting for the next thing is hard. Tomorrow he has the CTs and we see the oncologist next Tuesday.
At the same time I want to get this part over with and also am dreading it.
He's working, so that's good for him, helps him think about other things.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 08:54 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Vivi at July 22, 2026 08:54 PM (jC0jb)
Posted by: What she meant to say at July 22, 2026 08:56 PM (MWfyi)
Remember though they are worried about the Epstein files...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:58 PM (sKqQm)
Hundreds of travelers inside Raleigh NC airport stand in silence and salute fallen soldier whose body arrived today.
I'm crying. AMERICA!!
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 08:58 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:00 PM (MWfyi)
That's because Washington state Democrats want to have sex with kids. What do you expect from Washington state Democrats?
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:03 PM (MWfyi)
"British dentists are truly the most evil people in history”
Posted by: What she meant to say
You mean it's not safe?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 09:03 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 09:05 PM (pXG5r)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 09:09 PM (pXG5r)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 08:53 PM
Rue the day? Who talks like that?
Posted by: Chris Knight at July 22, 2026 09:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Common Tater"
Humanity. Things are they way they are because of humans.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:10 PM (MWfyi)
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act, led by Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), which bans Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before these individuals may sell stocks.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:10 PM (rbvCR)
That's the lowest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth since 2012, and it was within half a degree of Concordia's all-time record.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:12 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 09:14 PM (Dd38x)
SEE???? It's clearly ClIMatE ChANGe!
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:15 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:15 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 08:18 PM (LHPAg)
I was a wee lad in Biloxi when Camille hit. My dad was working in the hospital while my mom and I were in the shelter. I had to go to the restroom at one point which involved walking past the glass entry doors. I recall looking outside and seeing a car go by, hood down, about four feet off the ground. Made an impact.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:16 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:10 PM (rbvCR)
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What's the catch? There's gotta be a workaround.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:16 PM (mmrXZ)
Are you still outrunning the 92 year old stalker not walker?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:17 PM (FGA9/)
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, anybody get a storm, a squall, some rain? Looks like Corpus Christi may get some, maybe.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends
Rain all day, from sprinkles to downpours back to sprinkles. The pool is FULL.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 09:17 PM (Dd38x)
Prayers ascend for good outcomes with your husband and for you.
FYI My Mom has colon cancer surgery and lasted for 20 more years. Today the survival rate is even better.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:18 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - It' at July 22, 2026 09:20 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: Chris Knight at July 22, 2026 09:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Blanche Devereaux?
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:21 PM (vE0+H)
The 92 year old is back in Virginia. I escaped. She wants me back, big time. Says there is unfinished business.
I can make her laugh by describing how her hand went right to my wallet once I started driving. My wallet is in my right front pocket.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:21 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:22 PM (pMmVV)
Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM
Take solace. As Mr. Worf frequently tells me, second is First Loser.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2026 09:22 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:23 PM (pMmVV)
Trimming the Fat: ABC Slashes The View's Hosts’ Salaries and Wardrobe Budget, More Cuts Coming
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:24 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:16 PM (mmrXZ)
Looks like the regular sort of "add in my stuff if you want my vote"
Boebert asked for and amendment that Prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown.
Another added an amendment for same-day voter registration and provisional voting for those who show up on election day with an ID
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:25 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 09:26 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:21 PM
Could she be checking to see if you're a '20' by trying an up periscope drill?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 09:26 PM (0sNs1)
@CENTCOM
3h
At 5:30 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began launching more strikes against Iranian military targets at the Commander in Chief's direction. The mission will continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters.
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Yee Haw... they gave Iran a break yesterday ... watch 'em scurry around and see where they went?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:26 PM (pMmVV)
The widow to worry about is local. She is after me. I've been dodging , so far. Still walking, not stalking.
She has been reading her signed The Deplorable Cookbook. She has a
large number of other cookbooks, but the humor and passion in that one
amuses her greatly.
I went over to her place using the FIFA final as an excuse to chat, and she made me dinner. She cooked bluebell's chicken recipe. This is in return for me cooking her my recipe from the book, red beans and rice with Andouille sausage, last week.
She has superior man-management skills, after three husbands. We have
become trusting friends.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:26 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Chris Knight at July 22, 2026 09:09 PM
Cajun and Creole chefs upon awakening?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 09:28 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Scooby Doo at July 22, 2026 09:30 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:30 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:31 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
You are the second person today to tell me a similar story. Thank you for sharing. I'm really trying to keep my mind from going to bad outcomes, sometimes it's a struggle.
LOL to your Virginia widow! Makes me think of the Belushi Samurai skit when he was the tailor -- left or right?
Her being in Virginia makes outrunning her a bit easier.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:32 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 09:09 PM (pXG5r)
Squandered a lot of our material and mental wealth with regressive ideas, stupid backward priorities, traitorous leaders.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 22, 2026 09:32 PM (y171U)
I should say I know little about woman's thought processes, since I was a shoe, and not a submariner, who are all the #2 God's Gift to Women, after Naval Aviators.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:32 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:34 PM (pMmVV)
That's the lowest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth since 2012, and it was within half a degree of Concordia's all-time record.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:12 PM (pMmVV)
Wait, that is Global WARMING?
/looks confuselated
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 09:34 PM (mP0Kj)
Three husbands? I think that's a warning, kinda like 3 shots fired in the air.
Seriously, friends we can trust are very valuable. Not easy to find.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:34 PM (FGA9/)
https://tinyurl.com/49vmtd3m
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:36 PM (rbvCR)
She has a strong alibi for the third one, the dead one.
I met her first husband, the father of her 3 daughters, the 4th of July. The widow was terrified we would get into a political argument. I bypassed that by getting hm to talk about himself. One time, he called me by the name of her second husband. LOL.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:38 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Scooby Doo at July 22, 2026 09:30 PM (Q+gd/)
Ruta graveolens, a culinary herb known for making orangutans murderous
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:40 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:40 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:41 PM (ndZc7)
Squandered a lot of our material and mental wealth with regressive ideas, stupid backward priorities, traitorous leaders.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 22, 2026 09:32 PM (y171U)
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The Democrats became the party of limited expectations, managed decline and cringing obesience to international organizations that hated us.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 09:42 PM (O0L8i)
Another added an amendment for same-day voter registration and provisional voting for those who show up on election day with an ID
Posted by: Kindltot
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Holy fvk.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:42 PM (mmrXZ)
This is totally beyond what I thought my life would be like. Buckling up for the ride.
Better than playing 10 year old video games on the computer.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Jul 21
Republicans are trying to pull a trick this week.
They say we are voting on an “insider trading” bill, but have snuck in massive SAVE Act-style voter suppression measures to it.
This is a GOP effort to sabotage national mail-in voting, disguised as a trading ban.
I’m voting NO
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 09:42 PM (rbvCR)
Mamdani sustains another disappointment.
Dejected Mamdani Admits He Lacks Legal Authority To Invade Poland
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:43 PM (ndZc7)
Mamdani sustains another disappointment.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Can't arrest Bibi? He always knew that. The threats were theater.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:43 PM (mmrXZ)
The Babylon Bee is the paper of future events reported today. Very funny.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)
Oh. Lol
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:44 PM (mmrXZ)
Blond Morticia, AOC thinks the insider trading bill is a scam too
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
Jul 21
Republicans are trying to pull a trick this week.
They say we are voting on an “insider trading” bill, but have snuck in massive SAVE Act-style voter suppression measures to it.
This is a GOP effort to sabotage national mail-in voting, disguised as a trading ban.
I’m voting NO
Posted by: Kindltot
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I like that kind of scam!
But wait, there's an amendment to allow same-day registration and provisional ballot? That must be the counter amendment to whatever the SAVE content was.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 09:47 PM (mmrXZ)
It's so easy to insulate ourselves from others, in many ways and for many reasons.
Enjoy what comes your way. I am certain that you are excellent company -- so knowledgeable and I bet you have a bit of charm as well.
Like our friend FenelonSpoke says, you are a blessing to many!
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:48 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 22, 2026 09:49 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 09:50 PM (pMmVV)
This is totally beyond what I thought my life would be like. Buckling up for the ride.
Better than playing 10 year old video games on the computer.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:42 PM (u82oZ)
The real sweet spot is 20 year old video games.
*Clutches City of Heroes Homecoming to chest*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 22, 2026 09:50 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: mindful webworker - in a mood at July 22, 2026 09:51 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 09:53 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:32 PM
Have a couple of easy, but slightly exotic recipes to whip up for midrats. Shirred eggs with tarragon and a mimosa worked well for me back in the day.
And yes, women know submariners do it deeper, and stay down longer.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 09:54 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: So there's that at July 22, 2026 09:54 PM (2Ez/1)
* Updates strategy from Hearts of Iron I, II, II, to Hearts of Iron IV. *
- Bhutan takes over India and builds a CV Navy on the march to world domination. (Which is one of many reasons the Hearts of Iron game is stupid).
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 09:55 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - in a mad mood at July 22, 2026 09:59 PM (M5tgA)
102* ugh.
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 09:59 PM (rdVOm)
*Clutches City of Heroes Homecoming to chest*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at July 22, 2026 09:50 PM (xcxpd)
Not one i played. I went from Star Wars Galaxies to WoW, did Secret World. Old Republic. Thats about it for MMOs. To be fair, the genre kind of died outside the Korean stuff.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 09:59 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: JQ at July 22, 2026 10:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mindful webworker - so it goes at July 22, 2026 10:01 PM (M5tgA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 10:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: FeatherBlade
.......
Looks like Snausages and ice cream.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 10:03 PM (oq9dX)
Quick Hits
Supercut of Democrats claiming there is "no evidence" of illegal aliens voting.
Hillary Clinton: I can't believe Trump is still complaining that he really won the 2020 election/and also the 2016 election was stolen from me. And Jake Tapper never -- never -- asks her about these contradictory claims. Nor should he -- he's guilty of the same hypocrisy.
Interesting...
Paul SperryKaren with a septum ring finds a new problematic group: lifeguards. Because "the little teenage lifeguards they have on the beach" are "cops in training." Abby Philips: No illegal aliens are voting and the illegal aliens who are voting are just "confused" over whether they're allowed to vote. Jim Acosta doesn't want you to call him a "hero," even though his life has been "in danger" plenty of times, like when Trump crowds would chant "CNN sucks" or call him a "traitor."
@paulsperry_
NEW: The FBI honcho who deep-sixed the China plot intel on the eve of 2020 election was Nikki "I'm Running A Shadow Govt" Floris who at the same time tried to sabotage Sens. Grassley+Johnson's probe of Biden family corruption (inclg $6 mil in Chinese payola) as "Russian disinformation." Floris is now working w/ Russiagate co-conspirator Lisa Monaco at Microsoft. Both are under active investigation in diGenova's criminal conspiracy case, DOJ sources tell me
The American Bar Association’s own website says, “All of us have implicit biases.” I asked its president which groups she holds bias against. pic.twitter.com/Pebduv8lVL
— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) July 22, 2026
🚨 JUST NOW: One of the people injured in the anti-ICE terror attack in NYC today was an IMMIGRANT on his way to his IMMIGRATION HEARING
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 20, 2026
Oh the IRONY
The suspect admitted in his interview that he "DIDN'T CARE" if he hurt or kiIIed anyone, regardless of whether they were federal… pic.twitter.com/t3EXoEey19
HOLY CRAP
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 22, 2026
The illegal alien who Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and other Democrat officials rallied to support after he was detained by ICE…
IS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CT despite not being a citizen!
Sead Cecunjanin registered to vote in 2018 after obtaining a driver’s… pic.twitter.com/IiIEXK6Uee
Sunny Hostin: "No one is above the law"
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 19, 2026
Sunny Hostin now: "How dare you arrest my son? My name is Sunny Hostin!" pic.twitter.com/MOS41bOOvs
Sunny Hostin today: "America still owes me reparations for slavery"
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 22, 2026
Her ancestors were big slave owners pic.twitter.com/RHPyhfws66
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Robert F. O'Rourke at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (sZjTt)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (VyBeY)
Is that a distinction without a difference?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (Uvvcx)
one more reason to migrate to Linux.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (VyBeY)
Tell me I shouldn't worry and Iowa is Red enough it's not an issue.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (5+LQ2)
And Gill had another zinger for the DEI head of the ABA:
Off The Press
@OffThePress1
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2h
🚨
@RepBrandonGill
asks whether race “should be a factor” in law school admissions decisions.
Behnke: “The Supreme Court indicated that diversity is a laudable goal and the ABA supports diversity.”
Gill: “This is embarrassing for you. You ought to be able to answer this in a very straightforward way.”
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (kX27y)
>>Is that a distinction without a difference?
And she was a federal prosector.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 06:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 06:41 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (Fi81e)
@paulsperry_
NEW: The FBI honcho who deep-sixed the China plot intel on the eve of 2020 election was Nikki "I'm Running A Shadow Govt" Floris who at the same time tried to sabotage Sens. Grassley+Johnson's probe of Biden family corruption (inclg $6 mil in Chinese payola) as "Russian disinformation." Floris is now working w/ Russiagate co-conspirator Lisa Monaco at Microsoft. Both are under active investigation in diGenova's criminal conspiracy case, DOJ sources tell me
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She wasn't executed the second I saw that email screenshot, so nothing is happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)
I'd vote for a Rubio-Gill ticket.
Posted by: zombie
No! There is another!!!
Posted by: Ace, probably, pining for DeSantis at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Karen Johnson at July 22, 2026 06:43 PM (2Ez/1)
Q: Who was running the shadow government against the sitting President?
A: A woman. Probably, in her own way, AWFL.
We can't have nice things with AFWLs so willingly misconstruing the Constitution.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:43 PM (Fi81e)
Hasan does have a drawing of himself in a Furry Suit with an overloaded full diaper in the background of his stream studio.
So you can probably take that assumption as true.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:43 PM (uhVAy)
National org funds do go down to state level orgs who then spend it, but I believe recruitment is up to the state level orgs.
Mike Johnson isn't on calls about who is going to run in TX-93, or whatever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (vbx7B)
In the victory operation I worked, there were nationals with the GOTV effort, along with the poll watcher effort (which I coordinated), and the attorney effort (for on the spot challenges and shenanigan calls).
Except for local phone-calling, actual poll watching, and door knocking, most of us were from out of state, funded (room and stipend) by RNCC.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:43 PM (dK+Kv)
hmmm... i wonder if tapper can talk while kibo is drinking water.
Posted by: anachronda at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Ia/+0)
Is that a distinction without a difference?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (Uvvcx)
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I've said that many times about Kamala. But add: how did she ever pass the bar?
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Y2/Vj)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (gsYaF)
No wonder Windows 11 is such crap.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 06:45 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Ia/+0)
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Maybe it was her "lived experience".
That can override all kinds of things these days.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:45 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:45 PM (RIvkX)
Remember 2016 basically came down to less than 200,000 votes in three states that Trump barley squeaked wins in. wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania, those states gave him 46 EV's which put him over the top. They should have all gone for hillary which would have given her the win but she refused to actually campaign there while Trump did.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (0N4FZ)
I knew this was Brandon Gill.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (VyBeY)
I was thinking when I get the new computer of doing a steamOS machine. Never used anything besides windows, but they offend me.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)
That's the script the NPCs are being programmed with.
A nominally political friend was bemoaning the same, about all the Fox-Watching Trumpers believing that the election was stolen.
You mean like Hillary Clinton was my retort.
It's sad. He's kind of a lofo. But as an Army Intel officer, I expected a bit more than that sort of TDS blindspot.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (dK+Kv)
ace, I remember your joust with jake tapper very well. You'd think that guy would realize he's a tool of the clintons and suddenly feel a twinge of resentment towards THEM for a change.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (abScH)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Oops, that means he's ineligible to be VP in '28, since he'll only be 34. Drat!
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (Av6i5)
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In other words, we may never know his motive.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (0N4FZ)
That might have been smart of her. Cankles wasn't exactly drawing huge crowds based on her charm.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (uhVAy)
You know, the bull isn't going to run down there and f*ck a cow. He's going to walk down there and f*ck them all.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (dIske)
****
Going with the classics today.
Posted by: clarence at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (1QT7n)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Anybody caught admitting that is not 29 years old.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:48 PM (Fi81e)
Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
·
5m
BREAKING: DHS confirms that the suspect charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a 2-year-old girl in Louisa County, VA earlier this month is an illegal alien from Mexico. ICE filed a detainer on Raul Genesis Ortiz Moran with local law enforcement & they honored the detainer and handed him over to ICE.
Moran is now charged with second degree murder and aggravated sexual assault.
He entered the U.S. illegally as a gotaway at an unknown time & location.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:49 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (VyBeY)
I was thinking when I get the new computer of doing a steamOS machine. Never used anything besides windows, but they offend me.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)
You can always put Linux on a relatively small flash drive and boot into it for office/email purposes if anything is lacking in steamOS.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:49 PM (RIvkX)
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Mama Mia! Here we go again.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:50 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)
Go with Linux Mint. It's stupid simple and it's like a breath of fresh air. You can run Steam on it readily.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:51 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:51 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)
As far as I am aware, steamOS is made from one version of Linux.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)
Go with Linux Mint. It's stupid simple and it's like a breath of fresh air. You can run Steam on it readily.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:51 PM (dK+Kv)
I've used Mint, very simple to get up and running.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:52 PM (uhVAy)
He entered the U.S. illegally as a gotaway at an unknown time & location.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
And now we have to feed and house this monster probably for life... Wish he had tried to run from ICE
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:52 PM (FtULh)
You mean like Hillary Clinton was my retort.
That's totally different because Jan 6.
It's always the same BS. They can say whatever they want because they're the children of sweetness and light and their people never do anything unwarranted.
We can't tell obvious truths because we're the children of bitterness and darkness and information drives us to do wicked, unwarranted things.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 06:53 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 06:54 PM (MWfyi)
It's always the same BS. They can say whatever they want because they're the children of sweetness and light and their people never do anything unwarranted.
We can't tell obvious truths because we're the children of bitterness and darkness and information drives us to do wicked, unwarranted things.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 06:53 PM (mkw2N)
Their sweetness and light has a pretty high body count. Gun restrictions leading to hundreds of Chicago deaths, abortions, Illegals trafficking girls and murdering others.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:54 PM (uhVAy)
It's always the same BS. They can say whatever they want because they're the children of sweetness and light and their people never do anything unwarranted.
We can't tell obvious truths because we're the children of bitterness and darkness and information drives us to do wicked, unwarranted things.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 06:53 PM (mkw2N)
He retreated very quickly and meekly, once I had put him on notice that I was going down the track of leftist political violence due to the agitprop soaked leftist media.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Y2/Vj)
By pulling hard on a rigid grasp of deep knowledge.
Also, blow jobs.
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (SwyyQ)
I forgot what it was called. It's not WINe.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (RIvkX)
Both are under active investigation in diGenova's criminal conspiracy case, DOJ sources tell me
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She wasn't executed the second I saw that email screenshot, so nothing is happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Crime happened in 2020. I assume joe digenova knows what he's doing. That's my only hope.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:56 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Y2/Vj)
I doubt she passes a bar...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:56 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 06:56 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:50 PM (uhVAy)
As far as I am aware, steamOS is made from one version of Linux.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)
Arch Linux, apparently now. Used to be Debian.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:57 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (RIvkX)
And he's calm while the dems are screeching...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:57 PM (FtULh)
But as long as they can keep daylight from breaking through their veil, they will probably keep it until it makes them look ridiculous.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:57 PM (Fi81e)
Well, they probably are, because when they went to get the driver's license they shouldn't have been allowed to get, they were asked if they wanted to register to vote. I mean. What are they supposed to think? We get free stuff, AND we get to vote for more of it? Hell yeah, suckers!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 22, 2026 06:57 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (Fi81e)
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Too bad. Because we could call a machine running it a WINe Box.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 06:57 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
How can you count yourself "undocumented" once you have a driver's license?
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:59 PM (Fi81e)
Yeah, Gill is great in these pointless congressional hearings. That's all I know about him
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:59 PM (mmrXZ)
One more time for the folks at home. The statute of limitations for a conspiracy begins with the last overt act of the conspiracy. It is not an issue with this investigation.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 06:59 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Y2/Vj)
I doubt she passes a bar...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22
Perfection. Brava!
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:59 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
I think years of being surrounded by yes-men, and never being challenged on anything by a compliant media has made her a flaccid thinker.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (dK+Kv)
The officer corps is pretty much a reflection of the society. You can expect 30% of them to be libs. And the higher up the chain, the more vested they are in their "sponsors."
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:58 PM (RIvkX)
You also get out of practice if you just have to mouth a platitude or two for 20 years at a stretch.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I have to disagree with you on that one.
Posted by: Willie B at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (9gKa/)
Posted by: Turn 2 at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (Y2/Vj)
I doubt she passes a bar...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:56 PM
ghetto jasmine crockett passed the bar exam and was an actual practicing public defender here in Texas just sayin.....
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Diogenes
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Colin Powell at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (XeU6L)
He entered the U.S. illegally as a gotaway at an unknown time & location.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
And now we have to feed and house this monster probably for life... Wish he had tried to run from ICE
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:52 PM (FtULh)
***
Want to speed up deportations? Start executing these guys. 10 a day.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ghost of Lindsey Graham at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (l4RKn)
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I think that is true of Gavin and many other blue-state politicians. They have never had to deal with adversarial questioning.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (RIvkX)
I forgot what it was called. It's not WINe.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:55 PM (Fi81e)
Win-Apps?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (dK+Kv)
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The absolution of Hillary usually goes along the lines of: SHE CONCEDED WITHIN A DAY!!
So, you can work with the rogue IC to cripple a presidency by spreading lies and innuendo, but you have to concede first. You can still go on a talk show tour and claim you were never really beaten despite your concession.
But you CONCEDED!! You get conceding points.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Yup. I have been fooled too often by that type. Until he parades around the chambers with the severed head of a conspirator, I will withhold judgement.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (l4RKn)
BREAKING: DHS confirms that the suspect charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a 2-year-old girl in Louisa County, VA earlier this month is an illegal alien from Mexico. ICE filed a detainer on Raul Genesis Ortiz Moran with local law enforcement & they honored the detainer and handed him over to ICE.
"We Can't All Be Judged by Our Worst Day."
-Tim Walz
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)
Sunny Hostin should get out of her bed every day, and immediately get on her knees and Thank God she lucked into such a silly overpaid gig. Though I think I'd rather she be on the View, spewing nonsense, than still be a federal litigator, using her blatant racism and smug privilege to affect actual law.
Has she publicly talked about the police cam footage yet? And either apologized for, or defended, her attempt to get her widdle nepo baby out of trouble, and put undue influence on a cop just doing his job? Who was doing his job very kindly and humbly, I might add?
Posted by: LizLem at July 22, 2026 07:05 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (2WIwB)
He's a pre-born lib. Father's union. He's a teacher. It's not unexpected. It's just a disappointment to find out my expectations are misplaced.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:06 PM (dK+Kv)
This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Colin Powell
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Whew. Thought I was going to take a hit.
Posted by: Search Assist Colonel Alexander Vindman at July 22, 2026 07:06 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (dK+Kv)
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Maybe?
That kinda rings a distant bell.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
That’s a good standard.
Posted by: Kratwurst at July 22, 2026 07:07 PM (9gKa/)
Posted by: Idiots
And that's the lens the propaganda press has used my entire life. They always suggest nefarious reasons for plain R wins. Always.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 22, 2026 07:07 PM (l26NL)
That kinda rings a distant bell.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:06 PM (Fi81e)
That's the closest I could find that mentions GNOME.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:07 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Oops, that means he's ineligible to be VP in '28, since he'll only be 34. Drat!
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (Av6i5)
But not too old to be the next Texas Senator when Trump appoints Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 22, 2026 07:07 PM (Uvvcx)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 22, 2026 07:08 PM (nDXEV)
a Vance/Gill ticket could work too. But they have to be very careful in how they design the signs, so drunk country music fans don't mistake it for a pop-up concert.
Though, if Vince Gill was a fan, that could be a good lineup at a rally!
Posted by: LizLem at July 22, 2026 07:08 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: Brandon Gill wondering what more do these people want? at July 22, 2026 07:08 PM (RIvkX)
This. Gill is Trey Gowdy v2.0 until proven otherwise.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 07:08 PM (avzH0)
Posted by: bluebell at July 22, 2026 07:09 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 22, 2026 07:09 PM (nDXEV)
What a nimrod. I saw a photo of him the other day with his permanent furrowed brow and scowl. Scowlbrow. Scobro for short.
He's not aging well as his jowls jangle like a bloodhounds. Needs to learn to take selfies looking up.
Granted I can't take a selfie to save my life. We've, in fact, nearly lost ours at times as we stink at this so badly (falling from 6th floor balcony in Vienna, trying to get St. Stephen's in the background with us looking like a happy couple). The photos, bless our hearts, are pitiful. Parts of laughing faces, etc. I think there might be one somewhere stored that is ok.
Which reminds me how I am decades behind in printing photos to add to the zillion things I am behind in.
Sometimes I just want to drink all day til the next one begins. Yet I only drink on Friday's, which makes for a long week of freaking out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2026 07:09 PM (hzuYO)
Her qualifications to run for office were what, exactly? It was the fact she was married to a President. That’s it. She’s a caroetbagger, snaking up Jacob Javits seat in the Senate. What groundbreaking legislation did she sponsor?
I’d ask people, what are her qualifications and accomplishments? “She was a Senator!”
That’s a job title, not necessarily an accomplishment. What did she do? What made her so so very qualified, other than being a leftist vagina-American?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 07:10 PM (2+m9X)
I forgot what it was called. It's not WINe.
If you're talking about WinApps or Winboat, they don't actually run Windows programs natively. They run a lightweight version of windows in docker and then rdp to it to display the app as if it's running in Linux.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 07:12 PM (mkw2N)
A good example of a public drunk is Benzino, who became a lolcow a couple years ago for appearing on a podcast where he veered from rage into selfpity. Hillary follows this template fairly closely.
Harris tends to alternative more goofy and incoherent, which looks like a Xanax type.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 07:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 07:12 PM (YwEeS)
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I think about the scattered, unorganized, jpg.'s that I have stored on sundry media, and doubt that anyone wil lever see them.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:13 PM (XeU6L)
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In the attorney general’s original description, Prop 39 is a measure that “establishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements.”
However, the description revealed Tuesday in the voter information guide is vastly different. Bonta now describes Prop 39 as a measure that “prohibits citizens from voting unless they present government-issued identification.”
Supporters of the voter ID ballot measure were furious after they spotted the changes in the description of their proposal in the newly released voter information guide for the November election that will be mailed to all voters.
The new summary of the voter ID proposal is also different and framed more negatively. It states the measure can “prohibit” voting and “invalidate” mail ballots without proper identification, whereas the original summary simply listed IDs as requirements.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 07:14 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:49 PM
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the ABA or the MA Bar Association.
I was briefly a member of the Federalist Society. Mostly for the subscription to the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 07:14 PM (Wnv9h)
Her ancestors were big slave owners
What she should learn from this is that it isn't the fault of anyone living today for what happened 160+ years ago. Everybody involved is long dead.
What she takes from it? Somehow it's still Whitey's fault.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 07:14 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:14 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:15 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 07:12 PM (mkw2N)
For one or two programs - as the olds call them - that might make sense. But at some point, you should just VM Windows and run them natively on the VM.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:16 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM
^^^ This. All of this.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 07:16 PM (Wnv9h)
What she takes from it? Somehow it's still Whitey's fault.
Posted by: jim
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She's just buying votes,straight up.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:17 PM (XeU6L)
Is that a distinction without a difference?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (Uvvcx)
LeftCoast Dawg!
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 07:17 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 07:17 PM (zGzrB)
Behind almost every Ivy League Degree is a retard.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 07:18 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 07:17 PM (zGzrB)
But without the flaming boner
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 07:19 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:19 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM
joe biden certainty thought that way when he walked into the debate with Trump in june of 2024. newsome is going to find out the same thing when he debates vance or rubio in 2028, if he gets that far.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:20 PM (0N4FZ)
****
You nailed it. She insisted it was time for a woman.
Posted by: clarence at July 22, 2026 07:20 PM (1QT7n)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 07:01 PM (l4RKn)
Considering her face, I am betting thats not the only thing thats flaccid, IYKWIM.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:20 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Someone who noticed at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Brandon Gill wondering what more do these people want? at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 07:18 PM (zGzrB)
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* Shows egg *
This is your brain.
* Walks down the hall *
*This* is your brain on Marxism.
* gestures toward massively clogged toilet *
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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See: Kamala Harris
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)
Windows 11 has been unbearable trash on my home gaming machine; about to have it wiped and reinstalled for the 3rd time because it's basically like having Joe F**king Biden as your operating system.
I really wanted to try Steam O/s but apparently they are having compatibility issues with Nvidia which is a non starter for me; spent a lot of money on my last video card. If Bill Gates suddenly expires of some venereal disease or in some stupid rich person way like getting run over by his smart lawn mower, I will party like i did when Yasser Arafat bit the dust.
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 07:22 PM (6+ehB)
I think about the scattered, unorganized, jpg.'s that I have stored on sundry media, and doubt that anyone wil lever see them.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:13 PM (XeU6L)
My organized husband sometimes wistfully tells me to take small bites out of my life of horror procrastination. He hails from OCD parents. I am not sure what I hail from but it ain't staying organized, and my parents hid it well if they were not.
I listen, consider, feel I have read this, debate in my mind, then go on to live another day not getting anything done. I got something done yesterday and am exhausted.
It is all mild stuff, we are not living in hoarder land with piles of newspapers. I just need to organize a few things and nope!
I am simply bored with being on top of things (something happened to me when I retired and became unplugged from the alarm clock).
Now I don't have a pool in the summer and this is my silent protest or mental snapping of energy synapses due to a vitamin deficiency. I hope I spelled that correctly as I am too tired to look it up.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM (hzuYO)
tinyurl.com/arh2n4c2
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM (bkuEU)
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 07:22 PM (6+ehB)
Well, Nvidia saying fuck you to the customers that made them is making me want to try an all AMD machine anyway.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM
I'm just gonna leave this Pull Quote here, for the others to play with.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 07:24 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: Brandon Gill wondering what more do these people want?"
Don't you dare diss LaPressis Damikria Jones?
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:24 PM (MWfyi)
Not even a small chance.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 07:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
If it is your everything machine, get a std. linux distro (debian/ubuntu/mint, a or red hat variant, etc.) as they usually will work with existing peripherals, etc.
And that is still one of the bigger problems with Linux--hardware drivers including graphics cards--AMD and Intel have decent drivers, Nvidia hit or miss.
You can run Steam from Linux easily.
If you only plan on gaming with the computer, then Steam OS will be fine but still recommend AMD graphics in that case.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:26 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:23 PM (zZu0s)
That's fair; i'm just stuck because i went all in on a 5080; first time i ever bought a current higher end video card and i end up with a literal paste eating helmet wearing r*tard version of windows that manages to scribble all over itself exiting out of a f**cking game.
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 07:26 PM (6+ehB)
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Atlas is a windows replacement OS with 0 telemetry.
You just need a Windows software key to install it.
Since 10, Windows has become about telemetry. Determining what you are doing, and sending it "anonymously" to Microsoft. (Because it's not like you ever type your email address in Windows, right?)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:26 PM (Fi81e)
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Atlas is a windows replacement OS with 0 telemetry.
You just need a Windows software key to install it.
Since 10, Windows has become about telemetry. Determining what you are doing, and sending it "anonymously" to Microsoft. (Because it's not like you ever type your email address in Windows, right?)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:26 PM (Fi81e)
Or passwords...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 07:27 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)
Now I don't have a pool in the summer and this is my silent protest or mental snapping of energy synapses due to a vitamin deficiency. I hope I spelled that correctly as I am too tired to look it up.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I blame the infirmities of age.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:27 PM (XeU6L)
Big corps are run by people that I assume get personal hourly bjs by MS marketing because that's all anyone buys. And they slurp up all of it. They force every single horrid MS system on us. From teams to office to project to outlook to onedrive to sharepoint to powerbi to the whole enshitified microsoft universe.
And no IT will ever take the time to fix any of the broken crap they deploy. So the poor users just get more and more daily morass.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:28 PM (3uBP9)
Tell me I shouldn't worry and Iowa is Red enough it's not an issue.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (5+LQ2)
I'm in Iowa, and I'm also worried about Sands. He's working hard at pretending to be normal, and not a crazy lib. I don't know if he will be able to convince voters. I saw an ad from his Republican opponent the other day which basically said that. It seemed like a pretty good ad, I don't know if it will work.
I think Repubs everywhere should be running ads tying Dems who try to portray themselves as not crazy to the crazy wing of the Dem party.
I wish I could tell you (and myself) not to worry about Sands, but in all honesty, I can't. The saving grace is that Repubs have overwhelming majorities in both chambers of the state legislature, so that should limit to some degree the damage that Sands can do.
Posted by: a.moron at July 22, 2026 07:28 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 22, 2026 07:29 PM (bkuEU)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 07:29 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
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Pretty much if you can afford the RAM and fast enough CPU to do it.
Older Windows programs, a lot of them work with WINE or its paid version, Crossover. But expect some oddities at times--WINE actually rates specific programs into Gold, Silver, and Bronze--Gold is pretty much go to go, Silver, expect some hiccups, Bronze, not worth the time really.
If you have really old games on DOS, then OS/2 is what you want or DR DOS which is now freeware I think.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:29 PM (E4rtv)
Not even a small chance.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 07:25 PM (viF8m)
Well, we all know own how jealous ace gets. Look what happened with allahpundit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:27 PM (MWfyi)
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Microsoft is still going to know what you're doing on it, though.
Heck, they probably rigged Hyper-V so even if you create an "unnetworked" VM, they still know what you're clicking.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:30 PM (Fi81e)
the correct term is ?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:21 PM (VyBeY)
I call them programs. On mobile, they've been referred to as apps. Then desktop started referring to them as applications or apps. I refuse to call desktop programs apps.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:30 PM (dK+Kv)
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I refuse to call appetizers "apps".
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:32 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Accomack at July 22, 2026 07:32 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Still around, useful for diagnostics on systems that won't boot even now.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:32 PM (E4rtv)
Maybe. What are you going to do with it anyway? Is it to run that one particular app, or Office? Use a local account and let MS have their way. Everything else run on your Linux PC.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:32 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I have to disagree with you on that one.
Posted by: Willie B at July 22, 2026 07:03 PM (9gKa/)
_____________________________
Yeah, she's definitely a bit slow. Played her in 20 consecutive games of Rock, Paper, Scissors and look at me. I've no hands, so it was rock every time. And scissors every time for her. Except the one time she pulled up paper because she was waving at a mannequin. I could have protested, but I felt bad...so I gave it to her.
Posted by: Box of Rocks at July 22, 2026 07:33 PM (dIske)
Sunny Hostin now: "How dare you arrest my son? My name is Sunny Hostin!" pic.twitter.com/MOS41bOOvs
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 19, 2026
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and she lied she is a Federal Prosecutor - she is an ex federal prosecutor
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 07:34 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 07:34 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:34 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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For ordinary stuff, yes. Gaming, it is hit or miss on Linux and that has been a long standing complaint as Nvidia has basically abandoned the gaming market that it started with and went all in on business computing and particularly AI.
Volunteers are working with Nouveau which is an open source Nvidia driver and doing so with little to no help from Nvidia.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 07:35 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 07:26 PM (6+ehB)
Check ProtonDB for feasibility of running your games on LInux via Steam and Proton. It works remarkably seamlessly for most all but kernel level anti-cheat games like the popular FPS games.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:36 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at July 22, 2026 07:36 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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I don't. CMD is better, and PowerShell (v7) is even betterer.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:37 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:32 PM (Fi81e)
I might start, just to confuse the whippersnappers.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:37 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)
I had a Nvidia 1660, and I had all manners of problems on Linux Mint to the point I mostly stayed with the Nouveau driver.
The Intel B580 card has been a dream by comparison.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (MWfyi)
So, you can work with the rogue IC to cripple a presidency by spreading lies and innuendo, but you have to concede first. You can still go on a talk show tour and claim you were never really beaten despite your concession.
But you CONCEDED!! You get conceding points.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 07:04 PM (Fi81e)
She conceeded to avoid the recounts which would have exposed the cheat they were engaged in. She knew a recount would move Trump even higher.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (PjoLk)
Big corps are run by people that I assume get personal hourly bjs by MS marketing because that's all anyone buys. And they slurp up all of it. They force every single horrid MS system on us. From teams to office to project to outlook to onedrive to sharepoint to powerbi to the whole enshitified microsoft universe.
And no IT will ever take the time to fix any of the broken crap they deploy. So the poor users just get more and more daily morass.
Posted by: banana Dream
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Microsoft is loaded to the gills with H1Bs and scammers from abroad. It's one main tentpole is Offfice and the rest of it relies more or less on corporations being unwilling to rip out the microsoft and go with something else on servers, cloud, etc.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)
& (as an afterthought) hope that the question didn't sound snarky
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (VyBeY)
I forgot what it was called. It's not WINe.
If you're talking about WinApps or Winboat, they don't actually run Windows programs natively. They run a lightweight version of windows in docker and then rdp to it to display the app as if it's running in Linux.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 07:12 PM (mkw2N)
You can also run a virtual machine as a Windows box if the hardware supports it.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 07:40 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)
Windows 3.11 and MacOS 9.2 were peak human civilization. (albeit different times)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 22, 2026 07:41 PM (3uBP9)
Kamala appears dumb but I think that is because she drinks too much. When I knew her well she was not a drinker.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Her close associates must know this. Now, let's see if they do another "Biden is frosty and brilliant!" with her, only to have her go up in flames in debate against Rubio. (I'm betting on him rather than vance)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 07:41 PM (mmrXZ)
& (as an afterthought) hope that the question didn't sound snarky
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (VyBeY)
I am personally offended and demand satisfaction.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:41 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM (VyBeY)
And no IT will ever take the time to fix any of the broken crap they deploy. So the poor users just get more and more daily morass.
Posted by: banana Dream
Sadly no. It's just what they used to say about IBM hardware - "Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM" despite the cost differential. Corpos just take the easy way out.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM (uhVAy)
The Intel B580 card has been a dream by comparison.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
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Intel invested a lot into Linux and when it hit a low point, it started shutting down a lot of linux projects and laying off or recalling employees engaged in linux distros for Intel. Graphics drivers though don't appear to be one of those areas. But Clear, which was Intel's pet Linux OS is dead at least for now as of about one year ago.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 07:43 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Oops, that means he's ineligible to be VP in '28, since he'll only be 34. Drat!
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 06:47 PM (Av6i5)
But not too old to be the next Texas Senator when Trump appoints Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at July 22, 2026 07:07 PM (Uvvcx)
Bam!
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 07:43 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)
Shhhhhh! Counting.
Posted by: NVidia, while snorting coke off OpenAI's ass at July 22, 2026 07:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 22, 2026 07:44 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM (uhVAy)
The latest easy way out is cloudPC, instead of virtual machines on physical assets on site or leased. Works great, until it doesn't and your entire system is down.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:44 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 07:42 PM (uhVAy)
To be fair, I am still using an IBM keyboard made in 1991. November 11th iirc from the plate on the back.
I have dated women younger than that keyboard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:46 PM (zZu0s)
I'm rebooting four times a day now. Can't run any of the Microslop Office products anymore because a few minutes later it will lock up the entire system. So use Teams and Outlook only on the mobile device.
Problems mostly seem to revolve around OneDrive.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:46 PM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:46 PM (9Hs2w)
I have to constantly restart one drive. It does not play well with the work authenticator.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 07:48 PM (zZu0s)
Its law school accreditation branch is a driver of enforcing DEI at law schools, both as to faculty recruitment and student admissions, on pain of losing accreditation.
The ABA is the SEIU of the legal profession except lawyers are not required to join it, thank God.
Posted by: Fritz at July 22, 2026 07:49 PM (J7jo9)
Microsoft is loaded to the gills with H1Bs and scammers from abroad. It's one main tentpole is Offfice and the rest of it relies more or less on corporations being unwilling to rip out the microsoft and go with something else on servers, cloud, etc.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)
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The last company I worked for used Google for all the apps. Didn't use any MS products except for Windows.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 22, 2026 08:01 PM (DbmIv)
Obviously not a pro. You scream "Scogg" if you want to say
"Shut Up" in short form.
Its the killing word.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 08:19 PM (f/+gF)
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 22, 2026 09:46 PM (YVvS/)
Amen, Jesus
Posted by: Sidney at July 22, 2026 09:55 PM (rzwGB)
In fairness, Jake wants to keep living, however mean his existence.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 10:03 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 10:40 PM (PTDkx)
Reports of a Republican Midterm Loss Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Rick Moran on the Republican fundraising advantage:
I did a double take when I saw the fundraising totals for the midterm elections in Politico. Republican party committees and super PACs have raised $657 million for the midterms, now just four and a half months away. That's nearly double the $337 million the Democrats have raised. And it gets worse for the Democrats. The largest single financial entity raising money for the midterms, MAGA, Inc., reports $400 million in cash as of June 30. That billion-dollar-plus war chest is three times as much as the Democrats' cash entering the final months of the campaign.
... And it has the potential to cost them if Republicans are smart about where they put all that cash. Politico:
"What is putting the House majority and the Senate majority, nationally, in danger is the Republicans' massive stockpile of resources that they're putting together to push back," said Morgan Jackson, a longtime North Carolina Democratic strategist and an adviser to former Gov. Roy Cooper, who is running for Senate. "If you get outspent five to six to eight to one, that can alleviate the environmental advantage that Democrats have this cycle of poor leadership from the White House, a dysfunctional Congress, a bad economy that they own," he added. "There's a lot of concern to that."
... The Republican National Committee has $129 million in cash on hand. The Democrats are still $2 million in debt. That bespeaks an organization that's floundering, unable to raise money to pay what it owes.
The House race is now basically a toss-up: Per Fox's count -- and remember, Fox's polling operation is super-liberal and run by a Hillary Clinton supporter -- Republicans have 208 seats in the bag, Democrats have 211, and there are 16 toss-ups. Republicans would only have to grab ten of those 16 toss-ups to win a (super-thin) majority of 218. (But it would be a more solid majority than one depending on Majorie Trailer-Queen and Thomas Massie.)
🚨RED WAVE : New Forecast Shows Republicans GAINING House Seats to 224 on a “Good Night”! 🇺🇸
— Xander Xand (@Xander24Xand) July 21, 2026
The House is now a total toss-up. The left is fuming — Dems can’t even reach a majority mark.
THIS IS WINING 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/1uulwv79Ru
Full 2026 Fox News US House Forecast
— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) July 22, 2026
🔵 Democrats: 211
🔴 Republicans: 208
🟡 Toss up: 16 https://t.co/8oX6Py39aS pic.twitter.com/Ejqg5Ox3SE
Fox: Possible Best vs Worst Case Scenarios For The House Elections
— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) July 21, 2026
GOP Good Night:
🔴 Republicans: 224 (+4)
🔵 Democrats: 211 (-4)
Dem Good Night:
🔵 Democrats: 227 (+12)
🔴 Republicans: 208 (-12)
(+/- vs 2024 Election) https://t.co/KzjOAfpuFu pic.twitter.com/COgmPbQsTG
2026 vs 2018 Cook Political Report
— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) July 21, 2026
House Ratings
2018:
🔵 Democrats: 210
🔴 Republicans: 195
🟡 Tossup: 30
2026:
🔴 Republicans: 212 (+17)
🔵 Democrats: 205 (-5)
🟡 Tossup: 18 (-12)
(218 needed for a majority) pic.twitter.com/o1kfIIiOD1
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 05:31 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 05:31 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 05:32 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:32 PM (qt51i)
Kathleen Nolan dropped out sight, waited patiently, an reappeared as Amy Adams.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 05:33 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM
If it's any consolation, Worf says second is First Loser.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 22, 2026 05:33 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:33 PM (/QJKp)
And honestly historically the numbers get better for Republicans the closer we get to the actual election.
So I predict, and have been predicting significant GAINS for the Reps in the House in this election.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 05:34 PM (sKqQm)
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I think I spotted the flaw in an otherwise damn fine plan.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 05:34 PM (FZ29D)
The hard left, socialist direction Democrats have gone will blunt the normal pendulum swing that happens in midterms. If we had like a 40+ seat majority (like we did in 2016 era) I think we'd easily keep the house.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (mZ5oQ)
Let's not forget how much USAID and the foreign money went to the Dem effort.
Not gonna happen.
Wouldn't be prudent.
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: (D)emocrat Election Officials at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (UjdFS)
Footnote: I have no freaking clue. Neither do the polls.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:36 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 05:36 PM (iJfKG)
jeb! dropped out after two dismal state showings and harris not only lost the electoral college she managed to lose the popular vote to Trump by over 3,000,000 votes.
Having a ton of money on hand can be good but it ain't a guaranteed win.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 05:36 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 22, 2026 05:36 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Rock-Ribbed Ronnie at July 22, 2026 05:37 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Common Tater
he was still alive when web pages began?
Posted by: Kratwurst at July 22, 2026 05:37 PM (5k0TE)
In before "But muh gas prices."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 05:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:38 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Kokopeli at July 22, 2026 05:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:38 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
True.
Nothing better than a Trump endorsement...maybe some subpoenas just before election...maybe even a perp walk or two.
Let's not forget we do have the master showman in charge.
Posted by: Mr. Hopium at July 22, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)
First Party to get to Nationalist Populist wins everything. For Generations. That phrase - Nationalist Populist - used to be bannable here.
But that's what Trump kinda' is.
Second Thing ... The GOP is not the Party of Trump. And the GOP will still wreck this shit before they lose this shit. They did it after the Tea Party Wave. They did it by 50 something House GOP members retiring in 2018. They do it all the time.
This new Democrat Socialist thing ? They've inching toward Nationalist Populist from the other end. Peron or Castro instead of Pinochet or Franco.
Everything in between is just a half-assed half measure.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (zqvFx)
Its vote counts as much as mine.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Slow on the Uptake at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (abScH)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (JgYL0)
Posted by: Kratwurst at July 22, 2026 05:37 PM (5k0TE)
#####################
Died in 2016, or so I want you to think.
Posted by: Zombie Abe Vigoda at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (ZYFm6)
-Thune
Posted by: Bete at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (LX4y3)
All I can do i limply cheer "Go team!" from the sidelines, and half-heartedly shake a pom-pom.
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (Av6i5)
Its vote counts as much as mine.
Posted by: sifty boones
Isn't it open season on those things there?
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 05:41 PM (q6tQZ)
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Looters, shooters, and Frankenstein cooters
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:41 PM (qt51i)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:41 PM (/QJKp)
Without entities like Act Blue to deceptively assign non-auditted donations to unknowing parties, the fundraising dries up from every one of these efforts.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (dIske)
I wasn't worried about the 2024 election for a second, and I've said for quite a while that I'm even less worried about the 2026 midterms. Trump is managing the war and the markets very well. As long as oil stays elevated but not too spiky (worst-case), people will get used to the economy - especially because once this ends, the good times will roll even better than before. Our GDP would be at least 1.5% higher without the war anchor.
That said, there is only one thing that will risk Congress at this point. That is the GOPe. Thune doesn't want to pass SAVE, and you know that it's his job to take the slings and arrows for at least 10 other senators that feel the same way but need to keep quiet - Thune's seat is quite safe. If he and the GOPe are successful, however, that could depress turnout on our side. As I see it, that's the black swan that can hurt us. Graham hurt us during the last midterm. Someone else will step up to try and do it this time.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (9CbuZ)
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Spoiler: The Republicans will put it in their pockets and lose where they could have (probably didn't want to) win.
Fuckers.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (jehhT)
If that was the case, wouldn't Republicans be struggling to raise money instead of hauling it in hand over fist?
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (pE12i)
But seriously, does anyone really want to see two years of impeachments?
Posted by: help me rhonda help help me at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (anL5R)
They still fund Planned Parenthood grrrrr
Posted by: torabora at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (bcH8p)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (Av6i5)
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I hear ya. It's all moot and getting mooter.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 22, 2026 05:43 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:43 PM (/QJKp)
Rising: Dems flailing in midterm polls; socialists to blame? TL;DR: Despite Trump’s unpopularity, Democrats aren’t exactly dominating midterm election polling. The DSA is likely turning away moderate and swing voters.
When you have Van Jones crashing out on CNN about the state of the Democratic party with the DSA, you know there's a problem.
The DSA said we needed an outsider, gave us one, and gave Susan Collins another term. The far left of the party needs to realize if they want the cooperation of the party they can start by not making such idiotic choices.
Had DSA tell me the reason Harris lost is because she wasn’t far enough left to get them to the polls. They want even more extremes
Saw a sobering poll. In 2018 Dems won 90% of those voters who were negative on Trump. Today it’s fallen to 69%. That means roughly 21% of the voters have decided that yes Trump sucks but there’s no way in hell I’m voting for the democrats. I think what happened in 2020, some parts of the Biden administration, and the DSA are all to blame for this brand collapse.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 05:43 PM (5+LQ2)
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As it happens, yes.
The website is still maintained
http://isabevigodadead.com/
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (qt51i)
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: sifty boones
That's the lyric that Warren Zevon decided to leave out of "Werewolves of London". Shame, it's kind of catchy.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (k9OZB)
Posted by: zombie
Alex the Chick's "pom-poms" are not half-hearted.
There are pictures
Posted by: As recalled by Miklos at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (q6tQZ)
I did a double take when I saw the fundraising totals for the midterm elections in Politico. Republican party committees and super PACs have raised $657 million for the midterms, now just four and a half months away. That's nearly double the $337 million the Democrats have raised.
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DOOOOOD, FRICKIN' AWESOME
...
And it has the potential to cost them if Republicans are smart about where they put all that cash.
....oh.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 05:44 PM (y9nCu)
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LOL ...say it, Socialism sux!!
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:45 PM (GD0B3)
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I think I spotted the flaw in an otherwise damn fine plan.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 05:34 PM (FZ29D)
LOL
Narrator: Once again our feckless heroes intend to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 05:45 PM (wVcYX)
We really are at the age of everyone lying about everything all of the time.
I understand why people tune out. The craven gaslighting never ends because greed never ends.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 05:45 PM (/TiS1)
The only thing the polls know for sure is next up on the main stage is Mercedes!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 05:46 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 22, 2026 05:46 PM (JgYL0)
You arrogant ass! You've killed us!
Posted by: DNC at July 22, 2026 05:46 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 22, 2026 05:46 PM (CwhoI)
Get-out-the-vote efforts? Never heard of them.
Posted by: Republican Campaign Strategists at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (ZYFm6)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (zGzrB)
There's a jiggle in the force...
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: pookysgirl at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (7I6zx)
"Don't the trannies look angry through the trees? Don't the trees look like crucified thieves?
Don't it feel like desperate trannies, under the eaves?
Heaven help the ones who leave." - Warren Zevon, paraphrased
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (/QJKp)
"Swing State in Peril for(sic) after Election Denier Romps to Victory."
Much made about Andy Biggs being endorsed by Trump, how the other guy said the party needed to appeal more to centrists and moderates, and how Bigg is an evil election denier.
Then, the very last paragraph almost a "oh by the way, Hobbs is stuck in the mid 40s."
That's dead man walking territory for an incumbent.
We just need Gallego to hold on until January, then force him out and Biggs can name his replacement.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: torabora at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (bcH8p)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)
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Spoiler: The Republicans will put it in their pockets and lose where they could have (probably didn't want to) win.
Fuckers.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (jehhT)
Thune and the GOPe don't want a yuge GOP majority in the Senate and House. If that were to happen, they'd have to be accountable and deliver for the base. After Mitch et al we're now too wise to let them snooker us again, so they need to keep it thisclose so that a handful of 'moderates' can gum up the works with plausible deniability from leadership.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (9CbuZ)
No kidding. 40+ feckless heroes, safe after the primaries, all of a sudden decided what American citizens really want is for Congress to deliver Amnesty to illegal aliens.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (/TiS1)
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Yup. They knew 6 months to a year out Biden was gonna get smoked. Harris? Beaten like a rented government Mule. But they need those viewers, clicks, etc. keep those cards and letters coming in folks!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (qt51i)
Its vote counts as much as mine.
Posted by: sifty boones
Been a little surprised at how many troons I have seen since I moved here 18 months ago. Also, a lot of hobos. See them all the time. My job is in downtown Boise.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (LHPAg)
Saw a fat tranny in a tutu
riding an electric scooter
down Fairview Ave today
Xe was looking for a place called
Blue-Haired Cucks
Gonna get a big dish of Vegan Tofu
Wooo-hooooo Trannies of Boise
Wooo-hoooooooo!
Wooo-hooooo Trannies of Boise
Wooo-hoooooooo!
...
...
Posted by: Zombie Warren Zevon at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (CwhoI)
Damn. Are you telling me they're self-pollinating.
This is worse than that first envelope you open in Pandemic Legacy Season 0.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:49 PM (zqvFx)
by hatchet wielding trannies with swords' - Rush
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:49 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (abScH)
I believe that, historically, dem donors have been US taxpayers filtered through a couple layers of grifting cutouts. Some of those avenues have been shut down and the billionaires don't want to spend their own money to make up the shortfall.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 05:49 PM (ExV1e)
There's a jiggle in the force...
Posted by: MkY
Occasionally, odd subreddits pop up with lots of comments. That's why I put the name at the top of this one, "DeepStateCentrism". They STILL sound pretty far Left, and are just upset that the open Socialists are screwing things up for them.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (5+LQ2)
Pretty good gig if you can get it.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (/QJKp)
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And his hair was purple.
Posted by: Zombie Warren Zevon at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (TN0g+)
I still can't decide if having a dollar for every antelope or a dollar for every abandoned trailer home in Wyoming is the best bet.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (0aYVJ)
Used to be a GREAT town. Do they still have that Manual Sort Fed Ex ? I worked on the automation there. Pretty smooth start-up.
I was younger then. Then jogging and such. So when they put me on 2nd Shift, I'd get up and do my run. You could see that blue field right from the sidewalk. Pretty cool.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
And yet these plls reveal that, somehow, the "Democratic Party" is still essentially in a 50-50 tie with Trump and his coattails.
Where are these extra Demodrat votes coming from? Even living in Blue State Hell,, I can't see any "moderate" r "middle of the road" voters supporting any Democrat. To do so is to automatic hand power to the blue-hair nose-ring transgender socialist Hamas supporters.
There is no middle ground. You are either a rootin'-tootin' MAGA-all-the-way Trumpista, or you are a blue-hair nose-ring transgender socialist Hamas supporter. The space between these two camps is a bard-wire strewn no-man;'s land littered with dead bodies.
Will the 1% Nazi-communist Hasna Piker/Tuq'r Carlson/Candace Owns crowd evne vote? For whom? And how culd their 1% out the Dems over the top?
Wise me up, people.
Posted by: zombie at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (sYM3s)
They have since escaped containment.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:47 PM (zGzrB)
Just like jugglers.
Posted by: Sandford Neightbourhood Watch Alliance at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (wVcYX)
There is some awesome Mt Biking in Boise.
But. Boise. So, I never go there.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (abScH)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
Your Vespa much have one Hell of a suspension upgrade. Did you get it aftermarket ?
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (dK+Kv)
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[fistbump]
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (JgYL0)
Pug, You got a steak waiting whenever we meet, Buddy.
It's you and me against the troons from three states invading.
It's like a bad game of Space Invaders up in here.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (/QJKp)
Which is it?
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (OlzlW)
Boise is just where they keep the welfare offices.
We keep the real Idaho outside Boise City Limits.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:53 PM (/QJKp)
Same as in town.
Posted by: gp
Pornhub, a frozen pizza, and Call of Duty with my bros seems a lot less stressful, and cheaper.
Posted by: Single Young Male at July 22, 2026 05:53 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 22, 2026 05:46 PM (CwhoI)
The DNC probably still has a couple of the billionaires who gained that status via divorce onboard.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 05:54 PM (ExV1e)
The sex-bots will change everything. EVERYTHING.
You know who will oppose them the most. The same bunch that formed the Temperance Movement. Women.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:55 PM (zqvFx)
That's really what's going to determine the midterms more than anything else.
Thune controls a respectable amount of that money and he will absolutely be petty enough to refuse to fund Paxton or Letlow (the one that won the primary where Cassidy finished DISTANT 3rd).
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 22, 2026 05:55 PM (lCHt6)
Posted by: Ben Had
And that's saying something
Posted by: Miklos notes we are apparently doing phrasing at July 22, 2026 05:56 PM (sxR7k)
There is so much of the good Idaho stuff I need to drive through to get to the Boise area that I never even get close to the place.
Thinking about heading over there in a few weeks to ride the Sawtooth area.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:56 PM (zGzrB)
Its vote counts as much as mine.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (/QJKp)
__________________________
Ah, so Boise ditched the Bike Lane, and now has a Dyke Lane. Good to know.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 05:56 PM (dIske)
Which is it?
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I think the media is trying to spin a "win" in current fundraising for the Dems as some sort of cultural shift. The truth is the Republicans are sitting on a TON of legacy money, and the Dems are practically broke.
Posted by: Zombie Warren Zevon at July 22, 2026 05:56 PM (TN0g+)
Dude was a prophet.
Don't it make you wanna rock n roll all night long?
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (/QJKp)
Which is it?
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (OlzlW)
Both. Talarico, for instance, has more money in TX than Paxton does - even though Cornyn spent 9-figures (a lot of that from Mitch's Senate Republicans Fund) to lose to him in the primaries. The RNC has a lot more than the DNC, however, for the nationals.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (9CbuZ)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (zGzrB)
Amend that to "mule deer" and "abandoned pickup truck" and you've got an even bet.
Posted by: pookysgirl saw a bear yesterday at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (7I6zx)
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:50 PM (zqvFx)
I like it here. But, I am already seeing some of the signs that led us to leave Colorado. Boise feels like Fort Collins did 25 years ago.
Things went pear-shaped quickly in the Front Range: Leftist billionaires. We have retirement areas in our sights.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (0aYVJ)
Sucking
Each other's
Not
Just yet
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
Is that meant to be said in a Yoda voice?
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (/QJKp
It's hair was purple
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (RUm4z)
It's 2026. You people can call it what whatever you want. Riding the Sawtooths is a new one.
/
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (Cqx++)
Both. Talarico, for instance, has more money in TX than Paxton does - even though Cornyn spent 9-figures (a lot of that from Mitch's Senate Republicans Fund) to lose to him in the primaries. The RNC has a lot more than the DNC, however, for the nationals.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (9CbuZ)
Maybe that's what I heard and assumed the situation was widespread.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 05:59 PM (OlzlW)
Sucking
Each other's
Not
Just yet
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
Is that meant to be said in a Yoda voice?
Posted by: Max Power
I hate waiting!!!
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 22, 2026 05:59 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:59 PM (/QJKp)
You know who will oppose them the most. The same bunch that formed the Temperance Movement. Women.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:55 PM (zqvFx)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Ben Had
I'm sure I spent more time in strip clubs than you. Mercedes was a wonderful girl, studying to be a rocket surgeon.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)
Same as in town.
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 05:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
Just took Mrs. E out because she's been having a tough time lately. A TexMex FishCamp, our ticket was $53. Not bad. As we're going out the door, there's a picture of the owner on the wall. An old drinking buddy. Many tales.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (sg1yQ)
Posted by: Miklos suspects the rumors are true at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:55 PM (zqvFx)
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Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
We're all for it...for you evil white colonizers.
Posted by: Invading Muslims and other Third-Worlders at July 22, 2026 06:01 PM (5+LQ2)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_Ape
Posted by: anachronda at July 22, 2026 06:01 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 06:01 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:01 PM (/QJKp)
Wise me up, people.
Posted by: zombie
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My neighborhood is full of comfortable middle-aged couples and families that vote blue no matter who. Republicans are mean. Democrats are for personal freedom. Y R taxes so high. I hope things improve.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:57 PM (0aYVJ)
I worked a couple places in Colorado last year. The old natives say the same thing. It sucks. You have something good ... and the locusts flock. Especially in the West.
Can't tell you how many NorCal places I worked that I liked. Same old story. Great folks captured in the same geography as San Franscisco and South. NorCal is - honestly - just about the best place I've ever visited. Other than than the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores part of the Gulf of America.
Yuba City. And entire NorCal town that has a lot of stuff ... yet lets chickens run free in town. Just cool. I tried to buy a three foot tall painted metal chicken to bring home. Couldn't figure out how to load it in the work truck.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (SwyyQ)
I dunno. I started out as a Yoda voice, then wondered how I would say it as a haiku.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I hear Iran goes both ways.
DO THEY SPIT OR SWALLOW ????
Posted by: Kamil Harris at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (TkCc3)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (sMkB+)
And Mary, they need some more of your organic hard kombucha at the Universalist Unitarian Islamic Center!
Posted by: Concerned Woman of Brattleboro at July 22, 2026 06:03 PM (sxR7k)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
I hear Iran goes both ways.
Posted by: Miklos suspects the rumors are true at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (sxR7k)
That's Irene.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 06:03 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 06:03 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 06:03 PM (enNUy)
And his hair was purple.
-------------------------------
Sad story.... Werewolf edition
Went to Trader Vic's in Silicon Valley. Did not get a dish of beef chow mien.
Got shit faced on cocktails before hand and passed out in the car in the parking lot.
My wife... was not amused.
Aaawoooo..........
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Kamil Harris at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (TkCc3)
They seem like a spitter with too much eye contact.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Vaudeville at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Talarico needs a lot more than a cash advantage to overcome his flaws and win in Texas.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM (5+LQ2)
Dustin Grage
@GrageDustin
·
41m
Mike Lindell says that he wants the government to fund pathways to legal citizenship for illegals aliens.
Total surrender.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (abScH)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:48 PM (qt51i)
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I said that when Trump pulled ahead of Biden by five points they would try to kill him, and that's exactly what happened.
Then they went to the usual game: show Dem well ahead, but then things tighten up and it becomes a toss-up so that none of the egregiously wrong Dem shill polls lose too badly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (/QJKp)
Who are the Democrats pissing off most?
Each other.
Who are the Democrats pissing on the most?
Each other.
Our biggest enemies, politically, are the Rinos and Trump is working like the Dickens to get rid of them. Best thing we can do is to help him.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (VPNgR)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (gKWVE)
W's horrible, no good 2nd term--where he was losing in Iraq and pushing amnesty--saw him lose 30 seats.
He had approval of 37 and the Dems were +8 to 10.*
Obama lost 13 his second term; 42 approval and R was +4 to 6
Trump is at 39 and the Dems are at +3--and falling.
If Trump improves to 42, it's pretty much over for the Dems; Rs hold the House.
(this is without accounting for redistricting)
* Dems were all crowing earlier this year how they were--in one poll--at +10. lol
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Ben Had
I bet he's been poked a few times
Posted by: Miklos notices things sometimes at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (sxR7k)
How is the Mrs. doing?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 22, 2026 06:08 PM (VCgbV)
Fuck this guy in particular.
Posted by: garrett at July 22, 2026 06:08 PM (zGzrB)
Posted by: Miklos suspects the rumors are true at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (sxR7k)
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If Turkey drives into Iran's rear, would Greece be involved?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:08 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: sifty boones
I looked her up. To be fair, she's probably a Senate 7, so I'll allow it. https://tinyurl.com/yjskcy7y
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (5+LQ2)
I wonder how many billionaires are saying one thing publicly, but something else financially since the Dems have become cheerleaders for Communism and shooting businessmen in the back.
Posted by: Citizen Cake
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Sergey Brin has publicly flipped. After decades of funding the enshittification of California, he has decamped to Nevada and declared himself an enemy of this completely unexpected billionaire tax.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (/QJKp)
They were terrified of Trump doing a Todd Akin with him so he had to go.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (3o8ZE)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM (5+LQ2)
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Most of his expenditures are on fundraising.
The campaign is a scam. They know they're going to lose. They're just bilking dumb Democrats for tens of millions at the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (vbx7B)
And the Senate will get significantly more (relative to now, lol) conservative.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (3cUTc)
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Can’t we dispense with the qualifiers? They are fucking Marxists. That’s a qualifier too, I suppose.
You know what I mean!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (vRzib)
He seems to have some deeply seated need to see himself as A Nice Guy.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (/QJKp)
"Republicans are the scum of business; Democrats are the scum of politics" -- PJ O'Rourke, paraphrased.
A businessman doesn't care about citizens. He cares about customers. If the buyer is paying with earned cash or EBT cash, it is just as green to the seller.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (gKWVE)
I see the flaw in this plan.
Posted by: Butch at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (98xTj)
"Republicans are the scum of business; Democrats are the scum of politics" -- PJ O'Rourke, paraphrased.
A businessman doesn't care about citizens. He cares about customers. If the buyer is paying with earned cash or EBT cash, it is just as green to the seller.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (gKWVE)
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David Hogg drove him out of business with his rival pillow company, right?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (sMkB+)
I see the flaw in this plan.
Posted by: Butch at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (98xTj)
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From what I understand, with most of the money in Super PACs, there's a solid chance it gets spent more effectively than if it were in the hands of the RSCC, RCCC, RNC, or directly by campaigns.
GOP Super PACs have a lower tendency of wasting as much money on TV ads and more on actual GOTV efforts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:12 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (sMkB+)
(this is without accounting for redistricting)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)
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Redistricting is big, but there are other factors in play. The biggest is the cheat is being watched for. The Post Office tracking ballots terrifies the Dems for good reason. Their entire game in multiple states collapses without it.
There's also the candidate issue: absolute nut jobs are winning the nomination. All the modeling in the world can't help you when you have Mohammed Death To America Jihadi trying to flip a swing seat.
So the Dems have less money, terrible talent, an uphill map and less opportunity to cheat.
Finally: Trump will be dropping indictments, because that taboo is broken. Welcome to the new rules.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (ZOv7s)
and yet we're expected to believe the egyptians built the pyramids with just massive whips.
Posted by: anachronda at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (v3pYe)
Total surrender.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:05 PM (kX27y)
Funded Pathway:
Airline ticket home.
Drop from 10K feet.
Survivors can apply like legal aliens.
Posted by: DNC at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 06:04 PM
talarico has zero chance of winning in Texas. He is a dumpster fire of negatives: a vegan campaign, he jumped on the trans train early and hard, he has insulted Christians with his bull$hit about God being gender fluid and he is 100% open borders which goes over in Texas like a fart in Church and finally crazy crockett has told black voters to not show up and vote for the racist democrat party pick.
They are shoving tons of money into a losing candidate because democrats across the country are convinced that this time Texas is finally going to turn purple.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (sMkB+)
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Or the Fed grant machine drying up (like USAID)
Or, what even is normal for a second consecutive president's midterm when the previous presidential term is widely regarded as stolen?
Or, the DOJ's efforts to align with Judicial Watch to clean up elections.
There are a good number of known unknowns. There are also probably more unknown unknowns.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (vRzib)
Been fourteen days since I don't know when
I just saw her with my best friend
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know, know what I mean?
Posted by: Lee Michaels at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (wVcYX)
The campaign is a scam. They know they're going to lose. They're just bilking dumb Democrats for tens of millions at the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I wouldn't know anything about that...
Posted by: Beto, Wendy Davis, and other TXs Dems before at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (5+LQ2)
Sergey Brin has publicly flipped. After decades of funding the enshittification of California, he has decamped to Nevada and declared himself an enemy of this completely unexpected billionaire tax.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone
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And pirate wires says there are some who feel the same way , but they're staying anonymous.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (mmrXZ)
How is the Mrs. doing?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 22, 2026 06:08 PM (VCgbV)
Surgery consult tomorrow. She's got best doctors around.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 06:10 PM (vTZFs)
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He's also not registered to vote in MN, but no probs with MN same day registration!
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (kX27y)
No fkin way is anyone getting rid of even a big percentage so just assume many are here and going no where.
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
We aren't seeing that this time. There are a few retirements, but mostly its RINOs getting rejected by MAGA types.
So even of the seat totals stay exactly the same, there will be a stronger GOP majority in both chambers.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (ZOv7s)
Sayed in Michibaijan is trying real hard to present himself as a moderate, but he keeps stepping in it. Like posing in shorts like Ali G when his hag is in the bag. Or like showing up in group chats with Melat Kiros.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (/QJKp)
We already do.
Take a repatriation flight home courtesy of Uncle Sam, plus bonus. Get in back of the line at our nearest consulate.
Posted by: DaveA at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (FhXTo)
No fkin way is anyone getting rid of even a big percentage so just assume many are here and going no where.
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
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DHS as a whole has already deported over 1 million since Trump took office.
Not counting self-deportations.
So, yes, 1% is done. At least.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (vbx7B)
showing up at ace's place demanding treats?
Posted by: anachronda at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (v3pYe)
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What a rancid cunt. 90% of Americans on the other hand, have always wanted all these MFers gone 40 years ago.
Just fucking stop.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (vRzib)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (sMkB+)
We keep the real Idaho outside Boise City Limits.
Posted by: sifty boones
......
with the potatoes?
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Mister Scott
How retarded do you have to be?
Posted by: Charlie Brown, about to kick the football at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (5+LQ2)
Sayed in Michibaijan is trying real hard to present himself as a moderate, but he keeps stepping in it. Like posing in shorts like Ali G when his hag is in the bag. Or like showing up in group chats with Melat Kiros.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (gKWVE)
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I believe he's led one general election poll. By a single point.
Polls are everything. Polls are bullshit. Polls are for strippers.
But when a Democrat can't show leads outside the margin for error and even regularly loses in polling in a swing state? He's probably headed for a loss.
It's a good thing Michigan Democrats aren't stupid enough to elect him in their primary, right?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (vbx7B)
Meanwhile, over at DU, the left feels like they’re ready to roll and anyone who questions the socialist / communist message and candidates are simply fear mongering and repeating Republican talking points. The fact they have a rule against criticizing the dem party is just so crazy to me.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (hftzA)
When I want to peak over to the lib bubble, I can get too slanted a view by whatever the press allows the impression of.
For example, if you listened to the Piss Stream Media, you'd think a majority of black Americans are going around saying ID is Jim Crow.
But you'd be oriented the wrong way. Black Americans just as much want the SAVE act--or at least some control over who votes. They don't seem to be listening to the "ID is Racist!" crowd.
Black Americans seem to be growing an immunity to whatever Dems say. However, it's still the case that Democratic media will only let you know what helps Democrats, and lie if it's not so great.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (sMkB+)
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*shrugs*
It's a good way to frame things sometimes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (vbx7B)
The Mike Lindell's of the world need to realize that Trump's way is the nice way.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (/QJKp)
I see the flaw in this plan.
Posted by: Butch at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (98xTj)
We ejected the GOPe from a lot of the decision making in the GOP campaign funding in the last election. This is why we made some smart moves instead of dumb ones.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Mister Scott
How retarded do you have to be?
Posted by: Charlie Brown, about to kick the football at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (5+LQ2)
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There are people in these very comments who have watched Texas go much redder over the past decade who think that Blexas is just around the corner every election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (vbx7B)
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One of my favorite responses to the Bulwark gal--of all people--saying, "you crazies are going to drive everyone away from the Dems" was some loon responding:
"nuh-uh!! DSA are winning special elections all over the country! That proves how popular we are!!"
yeah, you're winning in deep blue districts ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (3o8ZE)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:15 PM (gKWVE)
#################
Our peace-loving, moderate country objects to being associated with the extremist, wacko jihadis of Dearborn and other cities in your American state of Michigan.
Posted by: Embassy of Azerbaijan at July 22, 2026 06:19 PM (ZYFm6)
Posted by: Charlie Brown, about to kick the football at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (5+LQ2)
They have a strategic national reserve.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:19 PM (dK+Kv)
Black Americans just as much want the SAVE act--or at least some control over who votes. They don't seem to be listening to the "ID is Racist!" crowd.
Black Americans seem to be growing an immunity to whatever Dems say. However, it's still the case that Democratic media will only let you know what helps Democrats, and lie if it's not so great.
Posted by: Axeman
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That's the problem with the massive number of black voters. They are Republican on the issues, whether they know it or not.But they are democrat in their loyalties.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:19 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:17 PM (Fi81e)
I think the GOP should run someone in every district, even if you just give them money for free BBQs and cokes and talk to the people there. We make it too easy for the Dems to count on those votes by letting them be unopposed.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
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Well, they're losing banking, are no longer able to easily find work after the job site raids and if Trump holds the House, expect confiscatory taxes on remittances.
Plus all the welfare/health care rackets are being wound up.
It took a while for them to get here, but they will leave much more quickly.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 06:19 PM (mmrXZ)
We don't run anyone in many if not most of their districts. Hard to vote in that case.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)
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I mean they used it in 1972 and 1984, they just tried to candy-coat it with words like "Unilateral Disarmament."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:21 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)
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I keep thinking that the Italian Democratic Party is the model that the American Democrat Party is angling for.
Increasing irrelevance while demanding greater fealty to losing issues, beginning with open borders.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:21 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)
Its been one since the 60s.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:21 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: ...
.......
They probably got him hooked on crack again.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 06:21 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 06:13 PM (sMkB
And he is in MN so he really has to moderate to keep whatever long shot he has.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (hftzA)
Plus John Thune needs a swirly. That fag.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 06:21 PM (ittVa)
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*waving*
-2010 and 2014
Turnout differentials are a thing. Not even Obama's team figured out how to reverse it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (vbx7B)
A whole bunch of GOPe, lead by the execrable Paul Ryan, resigned or retired in 2018, leaving the GOP scrambling for candidates.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (eGzf1)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (3o8ZE)
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He may be pandering since he's running for governor in Minnesota.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (5aQBy)
Posted by: Democratic Socialists over America at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (Fi81e)
Not counting self-deportations.
So, yes, 1% is done. At least.
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Been averaging over 1500 a day.
Would mean another 1 million by 2028.
And, as you note, that does not count self-deports.
Watching the Dems all campaign in 2028 on bringing back all of that 6 million or so is going to be insane.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:23 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 06:23 PM (abScH)
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Collectivist, totalitarian regimes always do this. Cults too. They are all of a certain kind.
No backsliding allowed. Have you read Dave Horowitz’ “Radical Son”? I highly recommend this, he goes into detail how this works in the nuts and bolts way, the nitty gritty.
We see this in action all the time. The issue isn’t the issue, the issue is the Revolution. Take one for the team. If you get killed and eaten by some of your comrades, it’s a small price to pay for the greater goal. No complaining allowed.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:23 PM (vRzib)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (uhVAy)
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The RNC in 2018 wanted to Trump to lose. All the establishment types did. They wanted Trump to lose to punish MAGA and force them to go back in their holes. Trump losing the House was "proof" that MAGA had failed.
This was when the Never Trumpers still pretended to be Republican. Now they've been largely purged, and this cycle is going to see more of them walk the plank.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:24 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 06:24 PM (5aQBy)
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And this is good in what way?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:24 PM (vRzib)
Would mean another 1 million by 2028.
And, as you note, that does not count self-deports.
Watching the Dems all campaign in 2028 on bringing back all of that 6 million or so is going to be insane.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:23 PM (3cUTc)
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ICE arrests are just a small fraction of overall arrests.
Most actually happen by local cops under 287g agreements with DHS.
They pick up an illegal for speeding, check his lawful status, arrest him, call ICE, and ICE shows up and picks him up, quickly getting him to the 5th Circuit if outside of it, and then deported in less than 30 days.
We're going to do a lot more than 2 million forced deportations by the time JD Vance is inaugurated president. It'll be at least 5 million.
Plus the 3-5x ratio of self-deports to forced deports.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (vbx7B)
I wonder if it has anything to do with the demise of USAID and ActBlue?
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (viF8m)
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Shut down the rest of the NGOs and their fund raising will dry up more. Then corporate money and independent money will shine.
Oh where will chairman Xi hide his participation?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (VPNgR)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (abScH)
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What a rancid cunt. 90% of Americans on the other hand, have always wanted all these MFers gone 40 years ago.
Just fucking stop.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 06:16 PM (vRzib)
Right? Meanwhile we see youtube vids of American loving brits or Australians, other euros, etc, that have been vacationing in the US, making videos, loving the shit out of this place long before the world cup. They would give their left nut to move here, and would be 1000X better than the 3rd world garbage we let in by the millions, but noooo. We don't let normal people in anymore, just freeloaders, grifters and fraudsters that don't give a rat's ass about America.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM (hftzA)
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Smart politicians represent the people whose votes they need. That's why the alternative to Collins isn't someone more conservative, it's a Dem.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:26 PM (ZOv7s)
I wonder if it has anything to do with the demise of USAID and ActBlue?
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (viF8m)
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Racist!
Posted by: Standard Democrat Talking Point at July 22, 2026 06:26 PM (eGzf1)
A whole bunch of GOPe, lead by the execrable Paul Ryan, resigned or retired in 2018, leaving the GOP scrambling for candidates.
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exactly.
Trump was at 42.
Dems were at +6 to 8.
And it was like 50 House R's who retired. Many were multi-term incumbents, several were chairmen of committees; who never lose.
Some strategically retired so that no strong R had time to enter the race.
Running right at the height of the Russia Collusion fraud.
And the Dems still only got 41 seats.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:27 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)
Absolutely. We should also be doing this in areas where we have a chance or in the bag. Part of the reason the DSA candidates are doing so well is they are out there, they are meeting with people, they are being likable. We need to up our game here, immensely.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:27 PM (hftzA)
Which is it?
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I think the media is trying to spin a "win" in current fundraising for the Dems as some sort of cultural shift. The truth is the Republicans are sitting on a TON of legacy money, and the Dems are practically broke.
Posted by: Zombie Warren Zevon at July 22, 2026 05:56 PM (TN0g+)
They're probably lying about current fundraising too. Their big vehicle ActBlue is under investigation and a lot of the roaches quit and ran into the woodwork.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:28 PM (uhVAy)
Most actually happen by local cops under 287g agreements with DHS.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (vbx7B)
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Another good point. ICE has to do arrests because sanctuary states want more foreign rapists. Every other jurisdiction quietly turns them over to ICE if there is a detainer and it goes completely under the media radar.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:28 PM (ZOv7s)
Re: sidebar
I think ace could have e worked in a 'hose-beast' or two.
-1
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (zZu0s)
I miss Paul Ryan.
Posted by: No One Ever at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:28 PM (ZOv7s)
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Most deportations (by not a small amount) are in Texas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Don't let their happy face fool you.
There are two types of peoples:
Americans and others.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (VPNgR)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 06:24 PM
Hello, friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:20 PM (uhVAy)
Absolutely. We should also be doing this in areas where we have a chance or in the bag. Part of the reason the DSA candidates are doing so well is they are out there, they are meeting with people, they are being likable. We need to up our game here, immensely.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:27 PM (hftzA)
that's pretty much how AOC got in by taking out a fat and lazy #3 Democrat.
The current GOP leadership also has shown how to contact people on the internet and bypass expensive, and biased media aside from making them look stupid.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (uhVAy)
A whole bunch of GOPe, lead by the execrable Paul Ryan, resigned or retired in 2018, leaving the GOP scrambling for candidates.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 06:22 PM
And they did that specifically to thwart Trump's agenda in the second half of his term.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (0N4FZ)
Like reports of my earlier death?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
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Were the reports of your later death accurate?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (vbx7B)
Running right at the height of the Russia Collusion fraud.
And the Dems still only got 41 seats.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:27 PM (3cUTc)
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Didn't we have incumbents who waited until minutes before the filing deadline to say "yeah, I'm out" so we didn't even get a candidate? It was an epic screwjob by the GOPe.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
Wait, you joined the Choir Piper?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
Before the rule about reporting before poll closure, Wayne County would pour out the vote totals all day. Wayne County was always the first to finish their count and it made it look like a ("blue") landslide.
When it counted, and the Dems felt like they could demoralize the rest of the state, they reported early. When I was a young kid, my mom told me "Don't worry that's mainly Detroit. We always catch up."
Now that Wayne County can't demoralize conservative voters, they are the last to finish their count (and I always say because they need to know the number of votes to manufacture).
The Demedia is like that, however, sometime, they want you overconfident, to then suddenly give you the feeling that conservatism nose-dived when they really start trying to demoralize conservative voters.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM (v54Ci)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)
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2 years of the GOP caucus leadership in Congress saying, "Maybe Trump is Putin's cockholster...?"
And then intentionally tanking the midterms by getting rid of a bunch of loyalists.
Ultimately just made Trump stronger.
You don't win by losing. You win by winning.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
Wait, you joined the Choir Piper?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
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Did Piper oust Buzzion?
The original ex-Moron.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)
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Trey Gowdy and Paul Ryan both knew there were hours of sworn testimony that no one had any proof that Trump had anything to do with Russia.
But both of them--especially Gowdy--went out on the news shows and regularly played the coy lie of "well I personally don't think there was collusion but we must let the investigation play out because the charges are so serious."
Because they knew how damages letting Trump twist in the wind was even if the charges were fake as shit.
Compare, if it was a D prez, one and all Dem would have fought for floor time to reveal the full details of the secret, sworn testimony.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:32 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:32 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026
That is on my list of books I never seem to find time to read. I need to organize my life better.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:32 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:30 PM (0N4FZ)
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Kind of looks like giving President Trump 4 years to plan his comeback was a mistake on their part.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 06:33 PM (eGzf1)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 06:33 PM (gKWVE)
Which is it?
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I don't understand your question?
Posted by: M.C. Escher at July 22, 2026 06:34 PM (Fi81e)
Most actually happen by local cops under 287g agreements with DHS.
They pick up an illegal for speeding, check his lawful status, arrest him, call ICE, and ICE shows up and picks him up, quickly getting him to the 5th Circuit if outside of it, and then deported in less than 30 days.
We're going to do a lot more than 2 million forced deportations by the time JD Vance is inaugurated president. It'll be at least 5 million.
Plus the 3-5x ratio of self-deports to forced deports.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:25 PM (vbx7B)
That's the fun part. ICE can work smoothly in Red States and non sanctuary moderate states. The firebombing crowd are all burning blue cities, and illegals will move to those same areas, burdening them even more. With time they will all be in Mandami led NYC and similar places.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:34 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
Wait, you joined the Choir Piper?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026
This is becoming the club to join. We need a secret handshake.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:34 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: Oldcat
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I chastised poll workers time before last. 'Why were there uncontested Democrat positions? Every position should be contested. We must have a presence, we must be there'.
Last time around there was a Pubby running for every slot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:35 PM (VPNgR)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:35 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 06:34 PM (hftzA)
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Limp and cold will probably do it.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (eGzf1)
Last time around there was a Pubby running for every slot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:35 PM (VPNgR)
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If I understand things correctly, that's mostly the responsibility of the state level GOP organization, if you want someone to yell at who may be able to do something about it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (vbx7B)
Which was also intentional--a bloodbath to make it look like insider Rs knew Trump was just as toxic as Nixon and were getting out while the getting was good.
There has never been a party that went so far to screw their own President than the GOPe in 2018.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 06:37 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Like moths to a flame.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:37 PM (VPNgR)
/pouty
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:37 PM (RIvkX)
There has never been a party that went so far to screw their own President than the GOPe in 2018.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (3cUTc)
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And they weakened themselves so much that their leader in the GOP House caucus could be ousted by a blowhard with too much gel in his hair just a few years later.
You don't win by losing. You win by winning.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:37 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)
Wait, you joined the Choir Piper?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:31 PM
People around here are dropping like flies......
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (vbx7B)
RNCC ran it - or at least funded those (locals and nationals) who ran it - last I worked it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (VCgbV)
/gets on cart anyway
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 06:37 PM (bX16E)
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We're going to need a new baby for the bathwater!
Posted by: M.C. Escher at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (vbx7B)
RNCC ran it - or at least funded those (locals and nationals) who ran it - last I worked it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:38 PM (dK+Kv)
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National org funds do go down to state level orgs who then spend it, but I believe recruitment is up to the state level orgs.
Mike Johnson isn't on calls about who is going to run in TX-93, or whatever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (vbx7B)
If the state won't, the national party should do it. Worst case is it gives some young up and comers experience and it costs about nothing if you do it right. Do it like Pressler and have people go sweep up trash that the city won't do, and have a party afterwards and listen to what they say, have a beer.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (uhVAy)
If I understand things correctly, that's mostly the responsibility of the state level GOP organization, if you want someone to yell at who may be able to do something about it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:36 PM (vbx7B)
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Er, thought I made that clear. 'every position'
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (VPNgR)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:40 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 06:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)
You don't win by losing. You win by winning.
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My favorite part is, they were so confident in their Big Brain Plan that they thought several of them were safe enough to vote to impeach Trump.
And all of them are now gone.
LOLGF
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 06:40 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 06:35 PM (FtULh)
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Ted Lieu might be dumber than Sheldon Whitehouse.
Sheldon Whitehouse might be dumber than Hasan Piker.
Hasan Piker might be dumber than Sally Kohn.
That is really, really dumb.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
...and call it George
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 06:42 PM (q6tQZ)
Mike Johnson isn't on calls about who is going to run in TX-93, or whatever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 06:39 PM (vbx7B)
In the victory operation I worked, there were nationals with the GOTV effort, along with the poll watcher effort (which I coordinated), and the attorney effort (for on the spot challenges and shenanigan calls).
Except for local phone-calling, actual poll watching, and door knocking, most of us were from out of state, funded (room and stipend) by RNCC.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 06:43 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Oldcat
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And it chews up Democrat playbook, time and money.
Defend every slot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 06:44 PM (VPNgR)
Ronny Reagen enters the chat.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 07:36 PM (f/+gF)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 09:38 PM (4g5V+)
Trump: Every Time Iran Fires on a Ship, We Will Destroy One Bridge or Power Plant
>Eric DaughertyHowever, he's also saying that "next week" he will hit all of their bridges and power plants, unless -- sigh -- they agree to negotiate.
@EricLDaugh
🚨 HOLY CRAP. President Trump just announced the US military will destroy "ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT" -- including in Tehran -- for each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz 47 is DONE with the BS. "From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
🚨 HOLY CRAP. President Trump just announced the US military will destroy "ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT" — including in Tehran — for each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 22, 2026
47 is DONE with the BS.
"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots… pic.twitter.com/ArmeojSWnm
Iran responded with its own threat: if you hit our power plants, we'll attack the energy infrastructure in Gulf states. But they've already been doing that. Per Tousi TV, there were a lot of attacks throughout Iran last night, including multiple strikes on Tehran itself. Russia may be providing targeting information to Iran, allowing them to strike targets they otherwise couldn't. So Russia might be responsible for the deaths of servicemen and CIA officers.
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted US intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, say four people familiar with US intelligence. These people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss national security matters, say US intelligence officials have not yet reached firm conclusions about the possible Russian involvement in the attacks on CIA facilities. But they cite the strikes' effectiveness and apparent precision, as well as Russia's broader technical support for Iran, as possible evidence. Reuters and other media have reported -- and US officials have acknowledged -- that Russia has provided targeting and other support for Iran in its strikes on US targets in the Gulf region generally, but the intelligence community's investigation of possible Russian involvement in supporting the CIA facility attacks has not been previously disclosed. At least two CIA sites were struck in March, Reuters and other outlets have reported. One of the facilities was the CIA station in Saudi Arabia, which is located in the US embassy in Riyadh, and a separate site was located in eastern Iraq. Some of the sources said additional CIA sites had been hit, but they did not disclose details.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (CWTWj)
You have to treat them with violent retribution.
Pain is the only teacher that will work on musselmen. (We learned that lesson 230 years ago, but our "elites" are sure they know better now.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)
I have the answer!
Posted by: Sir Render at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: That announcer that makes names go on a looooong time at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (skR0U)
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (q6tQZ)
Frankly, I think Trump is still being hard headed with the tit for tat.
Just pull the trigger already
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (BKBds)
While I certainly don't like that news, it's kind of expected since the Russians have always had a soft spot for the Mullahs.
We're also doing the same thing in Ukraine to the Russians so I guess turnabout is fair play applies.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:34 PM (CWTWj)
I've been assured the entire Iranian military, navy and regime were all defeated within 24 hours.
5 months and a significant cost to American gasoline consumer later, I'm still hearing about what all we're gonna do.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:34 PM (BCWUp)
Trump gave them more chances to get right than they deserve. Even Hamas took the hint and surrendered (in name only).
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:34 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 22, 2026 04:34 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (05Iwe)
This is a good plan. Start with the $hit in and around the capital.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (0N4FZ)
And capture some Russian tankers and confiscate the oil.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Curtis LeMay at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (u82oZ)
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Have we been providing targeting information to Ukraine?
If so, then we don't exactly have the moral high ground here...
Though we should still punish Russia for interfering.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (NnhvP)
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Didn't he say that last week?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (vSvIl)
And capture some Russian tankers and confiscate the oil.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (N1tpc)
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Haven't we already been doing that?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (05Iwe)
- D. Trump
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (SRRAx)
They put one of yours in the hospital, you put one of yours in the morgue!
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: The Clash at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (TezPK)
Trump is still playing the modern playing by the modern rule book where the US isn't allowed to win wars
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)
5 months and a significant cost to American gasoline consumer later, I'm still hearing about what all we're gonna do.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:34 PM (BCWUp)
They were. But you can't stop terrorist activities with just an air war.
Because all that Iran has left is attacking civilian infrastructure, often of unrelated countries.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (N1tpc)
.......
exactly who is this "they"?
Posted by: wth
You know, They. Of the Isfahan Theys.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (VHUov)
We only had enough weaponry for 3 days of this now week old bombing campaign?
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (q6tQZ)
In response, Hegseth accused Peters of having “Trump derangement syndrome.”
I’ll defer to Hegseth’s mom for a character assessment (which pretty much describes the Republican Party to a fucking tee). "You are an abuser of women – that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego"
I just wished these spineless republicans grew an ounce of balls that Sen Ossof and Sen Peters had in calling out hegseth. hegseth was playing the cameras like he did on fox.
What a sham. Go back to fox.
everyone knew Iran has tons of missiles and drones. He even purged officers that likely warned and wanted to protect their men. So he could attack Iran without ensuring proper air defence in an act of utter incompetence and disregard for the life of servicemen.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (q6tQZ)
It bothers me that we are helping actual Nazis, since I know that is beyond the pale.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM
That magnificent bastard read my book!
Posted by: Carl von Clausewitz at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Your Local Contractor at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Vantz Kant Dantz at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (fPSK1)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (KC5Lt)
18 soldiers is way below notice for the Russians.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Toto, dropping in for a jam at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (0sNs1)
So Russia might be responsible for the deaths of servicemen and CIA officers.
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Tit for tat fir what we've been doing in Ukraine?
I mean not really tit for tat, as it seems the Russians have gotten the worst of that, but maybe as much as they can manage.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (vSvIl)
NY Times did a big story on it last year.
Haven't heard much about it since Trump has been in.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (6ydKt)
Not just that, we should give Ukraine $30 billion to fund the war, StarLink Internet, ATACMS missiles, Abrams tanks, Patriot missile systems, F-15 fighter jets, military drones, munitions, military intelligence from planes and espionage intel.
Oh, that's right. We're already doing all that.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (BCWUp)
Are there civilians on those bridges or operating those power plants? If so, the international community is going to hit us with "war crimes" (no matter that Iran is indiscriminately bombing everyone in their neighborhood).
The only way this stops is by destroying Iran's ability to wage war. Whatever that looks like. It won't be nice. It won't be pretty. It *should* be done as quickly as possible.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (FZ29D)
From what I remember, this was a largely watched series.
Because it's from a Chinese SF author, it features a rather brutal display of "Struggle Sessions" during Mao as well as bastard children leaders beating the crap out of people.
I mean, American progs watched the same episodes I did, right?
Do they watch this stuff and nod "Yeah, that's what happens when you don't do socialism right!"
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Tie it up at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (TbWk/)
Trump is still playing the modern playing by the modern rule book where the US isn't allowed to win wars
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)
My understanding is that Trump is trying not to punish the people of Iran, who generally don't support the regime.
But if they don't rise up, we'll have to just destroy their entire infrastructure.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:41 PM (N1tpc)
The NY Times is finally for bombing Iran.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 22, 2026 04:41 PM (/eAef)
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (vSvIl)
although we are supplying targeting information to Ukraine, and the Russians MIGHT be supplying targeting information to the Iranians . . .
Of course it MIGHT be the Chinese, and it MIGHT be Iranian proxies forward on the ground too, but the Russians are the Neocon object of hate.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)
Its seriously just Not Who He Is.
He wants to Make a Deal.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Toto, dropping in for a jam at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (0sNs1)
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That's what can happen with you Walk Between The Raindrops.
Posted by: Donald Fagen at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (Fi81e)
If so, then we don't exactly have the moral high ground here...
Though we should still punish Russia for interfering.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (FZ29D)
Russia may be responsible for the deaths of three Americans, but I'm told we've had a hand in the 50 billion casualties they've suffered.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (vSvIl)
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Have we been providing targeting information to Ukraine?
If so, then we don't exactly have the moral high ground here...
Though we should still punish Russia for interfering.
I think the fact that Russia conducted an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine might be relevant here. They are NOT the same.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Totally trashy at July 22, 2026 04:44 PM (TbWk/)
Easter Bunny
Santa Claus
International Law
Three of a kind.
Posted by: Beats a Pair at July 22, 2026 04:44 PM (TezPK)
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I would also sigh, but Israel went on heightened alert a few hours back, UK moved its staff and Mossad chief was in DC two weeks ago.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 04:44 PM (GD0B3)
The only way this stops is by destroying Iran's ability to wage war.
Asked and answered. Bridges and power are kind of necessary to wage modern war.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)
Shut up while the non-retarded adults are talking
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)
Unlike the completely provoked attack in Iran, where the Iranian Supreme Leader attack our missile with his face.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (BCWUp)
"With communism, everything turns to shit!'
He's been speaking for a long time.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (abScH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)
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They have no idea that words have shades of meanings and some words express somethings better than even legitimate synonyms.
They are too busy taking words with desired impact and running with them to rubberband all the concepts they want to wrap it around. (See "fascism")
Posted by: Donald Fagen at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: what the cat drug in at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (jrgJz)
Embrace the power of "and"
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 04:45 PM (ItWcy)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:40 PM (Fi81e)
They just don't talk about it.
And if you bring up the dark side of socialism they just call you a fascist idiot, and socialism hasn't been done right with the right people, racist.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: pahound at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (AjR4+)
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So what?
It's not like the 'international community' can do anything about "war crimes" aside from bitch about it.
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Trust at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting
Right? What did Iran ever do to us? I mean, aside from killing thousands of our servicemen, taking over our embassy, and assassinating people worldwide. Oh, and attacking our allies. But aside from that...
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (ItWcy)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 04:46 PM (enNUy)
That is a fairly new concept. I suggest we don’t.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (BUXCz)
Trump is still playing the modern playing by the modern rule book where the US isn't allowed to win wars
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (sKqQm)
Trump has to play Rope-A-Dope like this until the midterms. $120/barrel oil will hand Congress to the Dems, which is why there will be no widespread destruction of Iran right now. This is the game which will be played until the day after Election Day.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (9CbuZ)
Did I mention building nukes, which they swore to use?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (n5tGW)
I see that Russia is trying to win the hearts and minds of Americans.
Shrewd tactic
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 04:49 PM (BvPIe)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
Oh, is that it now.
I must have missed the memo about the new narrative.
I thought it was because they were "weeks away from a nuke".
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:49 PM (BCWUp)
18 soldiers is way below notice for the Russians.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (Y8DZL)
But loudmouths will start yelling that this failure of the peace negotiation killed American servicemen and is proof that Howard Lutnick is a traitor and J D Vance is completely unsuitable for higher office.
I mean, they yell that when the wind is from the East or the humidity goes up, too, and sometimes even when the paperboy gets the morning paper in the hedge, but this is significant.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:49 PM (rbvCR)
I thought it was because they were "weeks away from a nuke".
My #93.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)
it could be something else. Hopefully, not.
Biden and the Democrats totally opened the borders to whoever could walk thru. If that didn't include some terror squads from Iran, I'll be very very surprised.
I wonder if they're holding on until their terror squads can make a big hit here on American soil, ie. cause real death and damage, to get us to concede to a truce. Maybe that's why there's so much activity around Brokeback Mountain or whatever it's called.
I hope that our security forces are really looking for a possible end around, because this would make sense of the Iranians holding on so long and apparently futilely.
This may be what the southern energy talk is all about.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ghost of Lindsey Graham at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)
Either invade it or walk away and let the arab states figure out how to ship their oil.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (eIzlH)
“They’re gloomy about their own financial prospects, and feel aggrieved about the state of the country.”
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (oaWAY)
We need to strip these savages of any trappings of civilization.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)
But I thought our dear leader said that the nuke facilities were destroyed by the best bombing run ever months before the full-scale attack?
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (BCWUp)
Posted by: Memory Man
May they both lose.
Posted by: H. Kissinger at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (TezPK)
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I saw a great read yesterday that pointed out that "communism" and "end police/prisons" are two objectives that can't exist in the same universe because communism requires making a TON of things illegal, and there has to be an enforcement mechanism or otherwise there's no reason not to keep on keeping on with free markets and free speech.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (CWTWj)
“They’re gloomy about their own financial prospects, and feel aggrieved about the state of the country.”
It's obvious that that is the case. Poor babies, life just hasn't worked out the way they expected it to.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)
I think we should make Scogg President. He'd obviously do a much better job than the guy he calls the "old man"/ s
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 04:51 PM (xSAlF)
And, if Trump is committing to blow up major infrastructure every time Iran opens fire in the Straits, that will mean a lot more destruction than people are used to seeing from the US.
I expect it's bluster, but I hope not.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (BI5O2)
The USA is doing the same thing for Ukraine to help them target Russia.
Posted by: No Name Today at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (4HoLg)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (/eAef)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (rbvCR)
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Let's see, how can we make a stupid rule, that will give us the opportunity for moral preening, but ultimately wind up with more civilian deaths as every combatant will simply put their weapons, and militarily infrastructure underneath civilian infrastructure placing the bullsize on the population.
Posted by: I'm a NYT editorial meeting - drools at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 04:50 PM (iJfKG)
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At this point, I'm a bit skeptical that Iran has legions of sleeper cells just waiting for the signal to be activated. I think we'd have had a spree of Islamic terrorist attacks across the nation right now.
Unless Iran has gotten really clever and recruited disaffected trannies to do their dirty work. That wouldn't surprise me.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Ole Vlad Lenin at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (GD0B3)
Yeesh, our trolls are boring.
C'mon! Sing a little song, trolls. Do a little dance.
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (iJfKG)
They're trying to reconstitute them at Pickaxe Mountain. You'd have heard of it if you were actually interested in being truthful, but you aren't.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (9X60i)
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026
We assume these people are logical, or at least rationale, because we are. They are not. At all.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (BUXCz)
Also, killing Russians is the best money we ever spent!
How can they not see our moral superiority?
Posted by: Miss Lindsey's Ghost at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (BCWUp)
Posted by: Unreliable narrator at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (OT3gL)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
So pretty much the same sort of thing that the illegitimate regime in Kiev was doing to ethnic Russians which caused Russia to get directly involved?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM (vSvIl)
My dick is bigger. Take out all of the infrastructure, these people can migrate to where the resources are available.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: pahound at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM (AjR4+)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM (GDYiM)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 22, 2026 04:52 PM
Atta boy, Clarence!
Posted by: Jimmy Stewart at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Memory Man
I'd much prefer to play the "Not our monkey's not our circus" but our "elites" seem to think that European wars require our involvement.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Unreliable narrator at July 22, 2026 04:53 PM
He'll be there in spirit.
Mitch's funeral is next week.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (abScH)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 04:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: pahound
winning
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM
Hear the lamentation of the womens.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:56 PM (4NO2D)
Unlike some people, though, I'm not going to pretend I know whether or not Iran was close to a nuke or how close they were to using it.
I also don't like that the War Powers Act deadline is far in the past, but I thing the remedy is Congress gets off its ass and declares war or orders troops home.
Congress doesn't get power it does not deign to use. "Checks and Balances" is supposed to be a fight among branches. Not a room monitor type of thing.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)
Hah, I see that he's also Miss Lindsey's Ghost.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Miss Lindsey's Ghost at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (BCWUp)
You're just not doing the White Hat / Black Hat thing well at all.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (Gqar
Accurate!
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
So pretty much the same sort of thing that the illegitimate regime in Kiev was doing to ethnic Russians which caused Russia to get directly involved?
Posted by: Methos, inauthentic X-bot account at July 22, 2026 04:54 PM (vSvIl)
More of the "not our business".
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: pahound
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Um, we have the accord of a whole convention about that.
Were there no way to tell the reasonable from the radical, we wouldn't.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (N1tpc)
If by "Elites" you mean "posters here that insist on controlling the narrative" ? I agree.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM (bX16E)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM (YAkU9)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (T7fic)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (9s47C)
C'mon! Sing a little song, trolls. Do a little dance.
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake
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What's funny is is it's very clear Ace is not happy with Trump's Iran strategy. So if other posters echo that frustration, they are all trolls? or just maybe Trump supporters that are allowed to criticize Trump?
I really dont know a single conservative I've met that thinks this is going in the right direction. I saw this with iraq and anyone that didn't think the neocons and Bush/Cheney were super awesome was a closest terrorist.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
Oh, is that it now.
I must have missed the memo about the new narrative.
I thought it was because they were "weeks away from a nuke".
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting
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1. Granted, this argument has not been made as clear, especially because the media want Trump to lose, even if it means nuking the West.
2. Put the two together -- they are an enemy at war, practiced in terror and destruction of US, allies, the West, and civilization, *and* they are building a nuke. Both of those facts are irrefutable.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (GDYiM)
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM
I snorted out loud.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (qt51i)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (mP0Kj)
No, not everyone who disagrees with people are Scogg, but his writing style and insult of others posters is quite obvious.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (rHgXV)
Nothing you can do about it now and I only can hope the new strategy will work.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)
We've been dealing with this crap for more then 40 years now.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (sKqQm)
Okey dokey.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 04:55 PM (abScH)
They are going out of their ways to make friends.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:58 PM
Something will have to give because their neighbors will most certainly not welcome them with open arms at their borders.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 05:01 PM (0N4FZ)
In spite of all evidence, they stuck to that line.
And now Iran simply says "fuck you, we are building nukes and that is our right. "
And the Left sill defend them.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 05:01 PM (GDYiM)
So Russia might be responsible for the deaths of servicemen and CIA officers.
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Why does Russia have to do it? I'm sure there are plenty of Deep State traitors willing to give that info up to take down Trump.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:01 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 05:01 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM
The only thing I am appreciating is not using ground forces and mostly sticking with the Spaceman tactics of essentially using orbital strikes against knives and spears.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (RtUcF)
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You should get out more.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (TN0g+)
Go home, Iran. You're drunk.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (YAkU9)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (RtUcF)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (rHgXV)
I'm game.
If you could kindly point out the personal insults in my posts, I'd appreciate it.
Posted by: Miss Lindsey's Ghost at July 22, 2026 05:03 PM (BCWUp)
Nothing you can do about it now and I only can hope the new strategy will work.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)
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We ran out of targets and our own forces needed to rest, recuperate and rearm. We gained far more from it than Iran.
I hate to bring up "the L word" (logistics) but our supplies don't teleport into theater. Iran has a far shorter supply chain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:03 PM (ZOv7s)
Trump is President. Commander and Chief of the American military. So for a military engagement, he knows more about what is going on.
Thus it makes money laundering by sending billions upon billions to Ukraine a bit harder.
This is why we're no longer shoveling billions at Zelenskyy.
If Europe falls because a non-member nation falls, that kind of defeats the argument for NATO itself and the occasional tip the Euros were throwing into the pot.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)
C'mon! Sing a little song, trolls. Do a little dance.
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake
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What's funny is is it's very clear Ace is not happy with Trump's Iran strategy. So if other posters echo that frustration, they are all trolls? or just maybe Trump supporters that are allowed to criticize Trump?
I really dont know a single conservative I've met that thinks this is going in the right direction. I saw this with iraq and anyone that didn't think the neocons and Bush/Cheney were super awesome was a closest terrorist.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (eIzlH)
Oh, I'm sorry, Leupold.
I didn't mean to include you in that group of boring trolls.
Your comments are always super-interesting and incisive!!!
🙄
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 05:03 PM (iJfKG)
Trump has been known to say things like that to let his enemies think they have time, lower their guard, and be more vulnerable to attack. It's tough to tell with him sometimes.
Posted by: Military Moron at July 22, 2026 05:04 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 22, 2026 05:04 PM (2jWk3)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:04 PM (Ia/+0)
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You should get out more.
Posted by: Crusader
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I'm not seeing it at all. Online or in real life.
And it's not from "trolls", it's hard core Trump supporters.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:04 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 22, 2026 05:05 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (RtUcF)
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World War II destroyed American strategic thinking. Most wars - even our own Civil War - ended with negotiations, not abject surrender.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:05 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (qt51i)
That's when he wasn't politically against partial birth abortion, stated the Republicans were the ones who brought down the economy, was for Eminent Domain for non government development, supported the AWB and signed petition against man made climate change.
He has evolved obviously in a big part because the Dems immediately went after him.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (GD0B3)
Your comments are always super-interesting and incisive!!!
🙄
Posted by: naturalfake
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Keep calling people trolls, it's a brilliant come back.
Don't try and make your case for Trump's strategy here, that's too much heavy lifting for you.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (eIzlH)
Congress doesn't get power it does not deign to use. "Checks and Balances" is supposed to be a fight among branches. Not a room monitor type of thing.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)
The War Powers deadline didn't matter because Trump had declared the first ceasefire when it came and he declared an end to hostilities while the negotiations were ongoing.
Iran eventually attacked again so it became a defensive act by Trump returning fire which isn't covered under War Powers any longer.
That's my understanding of that situation.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
Literally is the stupidest thing I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of stupid political things in my time.
Also, my new project has me going to DC, so I'll be in Washington going into the mid-terms.
That's going to be a laugh riot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)
this is my take. If Russia can't even defeat Ukraine? Why is NATO worried?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (mP0Kj)
I was not talking about you insulting people I was speaking of Scogg Dog, man of many handles.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (rHgXV)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (n5tGW)
I really dont know a single conservative I've met that thinks this is going in the right direction. I saw this with iraq and anyone that didn't think the neocons and Bush/Cheney were super awesome was a closest terrorist.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 04:59 PM (eIzlH)
Contrary to popular belief, your scopes suck and don't hold zero
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Sid at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (Sjyu0)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (Gqar8)
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It is axiomatic ya gotta go to school a long time to get that stupid. “Credentialed Cretins” somebody coined the other day. I’m not anti-intellectual, far from it. But our institutions and corporations and governments have been invaded by imposters.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (qt51i)
Posted by: Romeo13
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It's a good point.
What they'll probably say is the only reason Ukraine is still in it is because they are being treated as NATO-lite.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (eIzlH)
C'mon! Sing a little song, trolls. Do a little dance.
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Day...
Maaaaammy. Maaaamy. The sun shines east, the sun shines west...but I know where, the sun shines best!
(Dances jive while wearing kente cloth stole)
Posted by: Angry Racist Trolls trying to take the advice at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (5+LQ2)
No negotiation. Unconditional surrender.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)
I like tits, but not tats
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: wth
THEM!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)
Those MFRs.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (rHgXV)
So then we agree, I'm not Scogg.
Posted by: Miss Lindsey's Ghost at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (BCWUp)
As a mom, I approve.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (rfNMH)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (bX16E)
Literally is the stupidest thing I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of stupid political things in my time.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (XV/Pl)
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He's preventing a nuclear breakout by Iran, which is why no one talks about The Arab Street. Remember them? Going to rise up if we didn't be nice to Muslims?
Sometimes there is no perfect solution, so you muddle through. I think we've done amazingly well given previous oil shocks in the region.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (ZOv7s)
And it's not from "trolls", it's hard core Trump supporters.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:04 PM (eIzlH)
hahahahah!!
"CNN: Trump’s own party approval is highest this century for a president at this point in 2nd term
Bush: 🟡 78%
Obama: 🟡 76%
Trump: 🟢 83% "
And please don't let's do "polls are for strippers" , if CNN can admit it...
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (GD0B3)
A socialist is the twelfth rapist in a gang rape behind 11 communists who then blames peer pressure and feels like a hero for turning State's evidence in court.
They turn my stomach. Taco Bell shitlettuce got nothing on socialists.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (n5tGW)
Yeah, hate to say it, but we HAVE made a lot of personal enemies over there in the last few decades.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:09 PM (qt51i)
Another tRump is a doodyhead thread!
Just when I thought the strategic reserve had been depleted!!
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 05:09 PM (SExz7)
I disagree with that take bigley.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (4NO2D)
Just when I thought the strategic reserve had been depleted!!
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 05:09 PM (SExz7)
Grow up.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner
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I still support Trump even if his Iran strategy sucks. I think that describes most Trump supporters.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Flyin' High With Cooter Brown at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (JM9I6)
🙄
Posted by: naturalfake
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Keep calling people trolls, it's a brilliant come back.
Don't try and make your case for Trump's strategy here, that's too much heavy lifting for you.
Posted by: Leupold at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (eIzlH)
See, what I mean.
What a totally interesting and incisive remark!
No wonder all the conservatives you know agree with you, you oh, so intellectual commenter you!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (iJfKG)
Boom! Boom! Out go the lights!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (a3Los)
I agree with you, and I am unable to read Trump's mind nor am I in the cabinet or War Department, etc. meetings.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (xSAlF)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)
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Which part? You think our aircraft and crews were not needed intensive maintenance? You think we can sustain high operational tempo indefinitely without a general mobilization?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Arm the populace? How ? The IRGC still have a vast network secret police.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (abScH)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (2jWk3)
I would 'approve' of Trump but I think the Iran strategy has a lot to be desired to be kind.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (/QJKp)
Just when I thought the strategic reserve had been depleted!!
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 05:09 PM (SExz7)
Only for some. For them that is every thread.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (dK+Kv)
I was really worried that no one in the Trump administration knew that until now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
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I know that's the argument. But Trump said it would be over in a couple of weeks, so that would have satisfied both conditions.
You can't say that wouldn't have been a better outcome, right?
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Iran eventually attacked again so it became a defensive act by Trump returning fire which isn't covered under War Powers any longer.
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Again, that's the rationale we're kind of backed into using.
But I knew from the start the Republican Congress was going to leave Trump hanging. (And I don't like saying "know" when I'm just trying to predict something, but when I just can't get over a suspicion, it's close enough that I can use "know".)
If this blows everything up, it's not going to matter, even if Trump likely saved the world from a terrorist nuclear attack.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:13 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:13 PM (/QJKp)
221 Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:07 PM (Gqar8
I agree with you, and I am unable to read Trump's mind nor am I in the cabinet or War Department, etc. meetings.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (xSAlF)
Hey Fen. This is my last Wednesday for a while, as per our earlier discussions. Never do weekends here, so 5 days off!!
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:13 PM (Gqar8)
But it also took both the "just war" and War Powers Act debates off the table. We now had peace, the war was over, and if it restarted, Iran was the aggressor. The US was now on the strategic defensive trying to uphold international law.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:14 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 05:14 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:11 PM (ZOv7s)
So our ability is limited to just over a month? China must be ecstatic over that.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:14 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (BCWUp)
The longer it goes on, the lower the value of their one weapon - the strait and energy. Pipes are being built, supply lines are being adjusted.
The only other weapon they have would be a nuke. They know this and this is why they are building one. IF Trump prevents them building a nuke, we win.
All the other stuff is secondary or short term. (The Straight, funding proxies, missiles, ...) mostly to appease the other gulf states.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (6LNOO)
What they'll probably say is the only reason Ukraine is still in it is because they are being treated as NATO-lite.
Posted by: Leupold
They're worried because they've had to dump billions in money and equipment into Ukraine to stall Russia, including lots of US support. If the US never got involved, and some countries in the region cooperated with Russia, Europe would have a hard time (economically, militarily and politically) stopping them.
Plus, NATO is a major advantage to Europe. It allows them to assign national defense to the US for a fraction of the cost. They're desperate to keep the organization alive by finding new missions and roles. The 2022 Strategic Concept reaffirms that the key purpose (of NATO) remains collective defense, but this is now supported by two additional core tasks: crisis prevention and management and cooperative security.
On NATO' website, their purpose includes: Essentially, NATO not only helps to defend the territory of its members, but also engages – where possible and when necessary – to project its values further afield, prevent and manage crises, stabilise post-conflict situations, and support reconstruction.
Posted by: Military Moron at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (xSAlF)
It may also eventually be necessary to take over Kharg Island with troops and the Strait coastline in certain areas to take control there.
No need to invade Tehran or anywhere else if we take away their leverage.
But it's a very difficult call to make.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 05:16 PM (4NO2D)
I was really worried that no one in the Trump administration knew that until now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 05:12 PM (3cUTc)
lol
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:16 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Your Local Contractor at July 22, 2026 04:38 PM (TezPK)
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I laughed.
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 22, 2026 05:16 PM (Hbeqj)
Some of those things happened during the cease fire I expect.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (/QJKp)
Nice to see you and enjoy your time off.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (xSAlF)
I am studying John Frame - " enjoy" might be a reach!! But, it is worthwhile.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Military Moron at July 22, 2026 05:15 PM (5+LQ2)
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Where's the goal for trans-ing kids?!
Don't they care about the trans genocide?!
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (K3f7J)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: pahound at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (AjR4+)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:14 PM (KC5Lt)
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Seriously, do you understand logistical constraints? Given the forces we were willing to commit, there was a limit to what could be run at a high operational tempo. Exceed that envelope and you lose capability and aircraft start to break.
If we are in a total war, things are very different. Trump did not want a general mobilization, which would happen against China. He wanted to maintain reserve forces.
So in addition to diplomatic and political advantages, he rested the force.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Miss Lindsey's Ghost at July 22, 2026 05:08 PM (BCWUp)
You're Scogg. I can tell.
I bet you've went as far as tearing Wallace stickers off the bumpers of cars.
Wouldn't doubt if you voted for George McGovern for President.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (zqvFx)
Trump told us this multiple times.
So why do we care so much about the Middle East getting to ship their oil to Europe?
Posted by: Maroon at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (mooIH)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 05:14 PM (enNUy)
Oh no you didn't.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Step up your game boys. You're amateurs.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 05:19 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 05:19 PM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 05:19 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:20 PM (/QJKp)
He knows that "boots on the ground" while being effective wrap things up, is where you start losing American soldiers.
As soon as he does, all the spectators in Congress will start knifing Trump, Democrats in front, Republicans in the back.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:20 PM (Fi81e)
Given NATO's values of some demonic fusion of Communism and Islam, particularly since the US military seems to be focused now on acting as Islamic nations' security forces, I fail to see how this is a Western values leaning, Constitutional Republic's role.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 05:20 PM (BvPIe)
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake
How dare you! How DARE you!
https://tinyurl.com/36y9px9
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (rbvCR)
If it was a declared war it might be over already
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (Ia/+0)
I don't understand why Russia had to get hostile with us after the USSR fell. Is it just because they fell into the hands of a bunch of corrupt leaders whose style is cramped by the goody-two-shoes (with weapons) Americans?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: might as well have it out now at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (/QJKp)
You act like it was 3 or 4 months. It was 39 days.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 05:19 PM (T2w7I)
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The on/off operational tempo is great for us and terrible for Iran. Our troops get to rest, cycle units in and out and Iran just sits there worrying that will will do something.
They also probably have minimal command and control, so some nut job will always fire a rocket even if the leadership (or what's left of it) wants things to stop.
Oh, and did anyone notice the Saudis have invoked their treaty with Pakistan? If Iran hits them again, Pakistan has to get involved. That's why Kuwait is getting hit.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (vbXSk)
Short memories here.
Russia petitioned to JOIN NATO. Declined. By us in no small measure.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (K3f7J)
I agree with this. I mostly refrain from commenting much on threads such as this, but I think Iran is suffering far more damage than the media and pundits will ever admit. Iran is the angry drunk who gets a beating but refuses to stop.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Community Notes
This is about us, isn't it.
Posted by: NATO Member Turkey at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (mmrXZ)
Putin asked two different American Presidents if they could join NATO. He was refused.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (BCWUp)
Posted by: might as well have it out now at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (/QJKp)
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Unless they are considering of pitching in to the Canadian Healthcare System and offing themselves.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (Fi81e)
So Russia might be responsible for the deaths of servicemen and CIA officers.
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I’m sure they are. Good thing we backed sorry-sack loser Ukraine in that (still ongoing) war against Russia!
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (JgYL0)
Just because known Epstein client and frequent island visitor Reid Hoffman is funding both Talarico and Ossoff doesn't mean they are pedos--Trump and the Republicans are the Epstein Class.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (3cUTc)
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You should get out more.
Posted by: Crusader
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I'm not seeing it at all. Online or in real life.
And it's not from "trolls", it's hard core Trump supporters.
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You're full of it. This place is about as hard core as it gets and plenty of us wouldn't mind if Trump took a 3rd and 4th term just so he could keep bombing Iran.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (TN0g+)
Anything to break your monotony.
Posted by: naturalfake
How dare you! How DARE you!
https://tinyurl.com/36y9px9
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (rbvCR)
Uhhh, that...that uh...I think I just lost the will to live.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (mmrXZ)
Putin stopped the looting and made the Oligarchs shut up, act like responsible industrialists or die, and told the European banks to go screw themselves. This was bad for thr bottom line for the banks, and they have had a hard-on for Putin ever since.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 05:21 PM (mmrXZ)
You got it wrong, it started with Bush' speech about absorbing all of Russia's border countries into NATO. For some reason it made Putin cautious about the West's intentions!
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (KC5Lt)
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It's not about days, its about sorties. Flight hours.
About the best, most reliable aircraft we have have only a 75% availability rate. Heavies are around 50 or less. The super-techy stuff even left.
So the more you use, the more than go down for maintenance. Calling a halt preserves the illusion that everything is just peachy while in fact we catch our breath.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (K3f7J)
I agree with this. I mostly refrain from commenting much on threads such as this, but I think Iran is suffering far more damage than the media and pundits will ever admit. Iran is the angry drunk who gets a beating but refuses to stop.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (0aYVJ)
Not enough "Trump is doomed!" in these sentiments.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)
Scogg - Scogg, Scogg, Scogg!! You're welcome. Wait, you wanted to be called Scogg, yes? No? Well, this is embarrassing.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (Gqar8)
I know who he is but I have not read his writings. It's good to have things to study and wrestle with. I was at a church service on Sunday where the preacher/minister encouraged the people attending to read John Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress" so I think I will read that again after many years
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (W90Ou)
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That's not Rush.
But each show by what is now labelled Rush does include at least one female in attendance, which is a big step forward.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: pahound at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (AjR4+)
I don't understand why Russia had to get hostile with us after the USSR fell. Is it just because they fell into the hands of a bunch of corrupt leaders whose style is cramped by the goody-two-shoes (with weapons) Americans?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone
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because after 80 years of communism, the vast majority of the public, and all the leaders feel they are right, their ideology is more moral, the West is evil, etc. They are all brainwashed.
Same in Iran although maybe not true for certain isolated subcultures (if there are any).
Same in China. They think killing whitey is an absolute good. All of them. Stealing our money and tech is necessary to right the wrongs of the past.
This is how evil works. (and don't get me started on muslims.)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (6LNOO)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 05:26 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 05:26 PM (sMkB+)
Why don't we give him our membership and we stay out.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 05:26 PM (CHHv1)
I think that is why Trump has to fight cavemen while wearing white kid gloves.
I think our kids are kicking ass in impossible situations. AGAIN.
Enemies don't defeat Americans. Congress does.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:26 PM (/QJKp)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
And stockpiling munitions. We don't typically drop a lot of advanced ordnance, so our industrial base needs time (and money) to spin up to meet demand when we start bombing the shit of a large nation over an extended period of time.
Posted by: Military Moron at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)
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TRUMP IS DOOMED!1!
Posted by: Absolute five-time Trump MAGA voter at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)
C'mon! Sing a little song, trolls. Do a little dance.
Get down tonight?
Posted by: free tibet at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (iNp3L)
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (BCWUp)
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It took VP Joe Biden to get them into the WTO.
That's why it's so silly having Biden say how much Russian dick Trump was lapping up. Nobody did as much for the Russians as Barack and Hillary.
And does anybody remember why?
Because Republicans/conservatives were being too mean, and "unnecessarily antagonizing Putin", so Obama and Clinton set out to bring their technology up to speed with ours--because--WHY NOT?!
What was supposedly a big problem in 2016?
Turns out...it was RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGY!
And somehow....Trump's fault.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (Fi81e)
Why don't we give him our membership and we stay out.
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Or we could pull out of NATO and reach an agreement with Russia.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:28 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:17 PM (Gqar
I know who he is but I have not read his writings. It's good to have things to study and wrestle with. I was at a church service on Sunday where the preacher/minister encouraged the people attending to read John Bunyan's " Pilgrim's Progress" so I think I will read that again after many years
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:25 PM (W90Ou)
A great allegory. Spoiler alert - he makes it.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:28 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Absolute five-time Trump MAGA voter at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)
Better.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:28 PM (dK+Kv)
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Saudis jump in at that point.
Do the Houthis still have the firepower to launch missiles at Israel is the question.
Also seeing that Somali pirates are showing up in the Red Sea again, too. Not only is the U.S. Navy busy elsewhere, but the Somalis lost some major cash-flows when the Daycare scams got shut down.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 05:26 PM (sMkB+)
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Every single expert on the topic knew poking Russia when it was down was stupid. Clinton and Bush were high on their own supply of "The End of History" and when the fighting finally sputters out in Ukraine, things won't stop. The Neocons want American troops to patrol the Volga for the rest of eternity.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:28 PM (TN0g+)
Insane. Then they'll just go to war, and we wouldn't be able to get our boys in the game !!!
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (63+Mx)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (W90Ou)
Strategic defense alliances require an enemy to be defending against. If you admit Russia into NATO, you have no one to use as a boogeyman to justify spending trillions of dollars of military spending against.
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (BCWUp)
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There’s plenty of blame to go around. The West screwed the pooch on this.
Russia was never going to be our best buddy, but insofar as mutual concerns were in alignment they could have been a very useful ally. Particularly against China and others.
Now you know why all the usual suspects torpedoed any chance of this. A strategic blunder, on purpose.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (qt51i)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (63+Mx)
tit for tat > hind tit > no tit
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (Gqar8)
Probably the only people who could stop the muslim rape gangs are the Red Army who are the true experts.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (/QJKp)
The fact he is doing this differently than any other war or police action is a positive, along with taking out their nuclear program, destroying their military capabilities and a bunch of mad mullahs at the same time is icing on the cake.
A lot of very bad people have been un-alived.
Posted by: Bosk at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (VMFAF)
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (BCWUp)
You sound like Scogg.
I bet you even got a Commie Flag, tacked up on the wall inside of your garage.
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:31 PM (zqvFx)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I'm thinkin' it was under Biden that we really pushed Ukraine into the possible NATO position, knowing full well it would incite Putin to a military response. And eye patch and others thought "Great, we get to fund Ukraine to destroy Russia". (not to mention all the grifters in the US lined up at the trough).
Posted by: illiniwek at July 22, 2026 05:32 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Tired of Gaslighting at July 22, 2026 05:32 PM (BCWUp)
But I also see Putin and his government ratcheting up Soviet-style internal repression gradually too over the last few years. Old instincts, I suspect, that keep them from changing tracks even when what they're doing is blatantly self-destructive.
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 05:33 PM (aJQbY)
The problem with Russia is that half the West liked the way things were because they profited from it (NATO, the Defense ind. complex, UN, EU,...) so they wanted to keep the old rivalry going.
What we needed to do was crush them. Humble them. Make them understand that they lost. Take their nukes, expose their crimes against their public, and humiliate them. OR, not do that and keep the cold war going, just with a weakened and still isolated Russia.
I think that was the post cold war battle. We took a wobbly wet approach of half appeasing, half enabling their KGB and oligarchs to regroup, and half taking some gains where our oligarchs felt they could profit. It was corrupt and dirty and resulted in this.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 05:34 PM (6LNOO)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 05:34 PM (a6PrB)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 05:16 PM (4NO2D)
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The United States government decided against calling for an uprising of the Iranian people or any other action that could overthrow the Islamic Republic, instead preferring a strategy of negotiations over regime change. Whether this will remain the strategy, in light of its manifest failure, is the question.
Posted by: Vantz Kant Dantz at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (dcuI7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:37 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: 13times at July 22, 2026 05:40 PM (fnZRl)
Posted by: pooklord at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (9MAOs)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 05:42 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:35 PM (N1tpc)
We have been doing that since 2022.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 05:58 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 05:28 PM (TN0g+)
Insane. Then they'll just go to war, and we wouldn't be able to get our boys in the game !!!
Posted by: DigiTech at July 22, 2026 05:29 PM (zqvFx)
We can stay in NATO and reach an agreement with Russia. They are not exclusive.
Besides I don't trust the EU with any weapons without a cutout.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:00 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
And stockpiling munitions. We don't typically drop a lot of advanced ordnance, so our industrial base needs time (and money) to spin up to meet demand when we start bombing the shit of a large nation over an extended period of time.
Posted by: Military Moron at July 22, 2026 05:27 PM (5+LQ2)
We also wasted a lot of munitions arming Ukraine that have not been completely replaced, much less in stock for a huge war in Iran.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:02 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 22, 2026 05:23 PM (0aYVJ)
They are, but by nature the IGRC bigwigs and the elites are more insolated from the effects. They only need one truckload of liquor, fancy food, and recreational drugs to be happy for a while, which can come in one diplomatic shipment. The people on the ground take the hurt.
This is the issue those wanting sanctions to pressure naitons miss. You aren't even pretending to hit the leadership.
At least this campaign is taking shots at the leaders repeatedly which may get their attention.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:08 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 05:35 PM (sMkB+)
They couldn't use them anyhow, Russia had the arming codes.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:09 PM (uhVAy)
Probably the only people who could stop the muslim rape gangs are the Red Army who are the true experts.
Posted by: sifty boones at July 22, 2026 05:30 PM (/QJKp)
The EU should just hire Russian troops to do it, then send them home when it is done.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 06:11 PM (uhVAy)
*******
I would prefer it be "until they agree to surrender."
Posted by: EFG at July 22, 2026 06:18 PM (NrP4p)
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 22, 2026 09:52 PM (YVvS/)
WNBA Star Sophie Cunningham: Keep Men Out of Girls Sports
Sophie Cunningham is a teammate of Caitlin Clark on whatever team they play for, which I assume is the Iowa Cornholers. That's probably not right but no one's going to contradict me because no one wants to admit they know the teams of the WNBA.
She became a meme when she pointed out the thug who'd committed a flagrant foul on her teammate. Like Caitlin Clark, she is hated and gets hard-fouled a lot because she's white, straight, and pretty in a league dominated by black lesbians. This isn't going to endear her any further to the Rainbow Racists of the league: She says that girls sports should be reserved for -- this is going to sound a little convoluted but stick with me -- girls. She says she has nothing against trannies and isn't even political. But, she says, along with showing love, she must also tell the truth.The ongoing debate over trans athletes' participation in the sports category of their chosen gender has once again reached the WNBA, as Iowa Cornholers guard Sophie Cunningham has joined one side of the hot-button issue.Oh, so it was the Iowa Cornholers.
In a wide-ranging profile from ESPN's Hallie Grossman, Cunningham, one of the league's most polarizing and recognized players, spoke on her perceived political beliefs because of "what she looks like and where she's from." Cunningham seemed to deny she is affiliated with the "MAGA" movement after her "MAGA Barbie" nickname went viral. She recently downplayed the White House specifically using her viral pointing meme in a social media post. However, this latest controversy stems from Cunningham sharing her support in the ESPN profile for the idea that athletes should participate in the gendered sport of their birth, not the one they choose post-transition. "She'll weigh in on how to 'protect women's sports,"' she says, because she's in that world and feels qualified to speak to that world," Grossman wrote in her profile. Cunningham added in the profile, "I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I'm like, 'I never once said that,' ... I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have to go against biological men. "I'm very much in the middle [politically]. I agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides. And that's all I've ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume."
Sophie Cunningham: "I want to protect young girls in a locker room and young girls who shouldn't have to go against biological men"
— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) July 22, 2026
pic.twitter.com/DEX1Z68Jet
They taped maps in our hallways telling girls where else to go. We were expected to perform humiliation rituals so the adults wouldn’t have to make a decision. Then they hired lawyers to make our case disappear.
— Ella Frei (@EllaFrei17) July 21, 2026
Yesterday, I decided to once again confront my school board. pic.twitter.com/s6v2HlYcvb
— Tony Alexander (@GrandPappyT7) July 22, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (j+aD2)
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Objection.
Clark is a Waffle House 4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)
To be fair, Ace, that was the college team Clark played for.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (2noDb)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (KC5Lt)
good for her
she had to deal with on-court bullying probably her whole youth bball career. I've seen those tourneys when we were over in the genteel indoor field hockey side.
it was ROUGH
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (q/hOL)
1) When a WNBA tranny was arrested in Russia for being a pot head
2) When Clark got mauled by a she-beast for being too good at b-ball
3) Cunningham pointing at some asshole.
If they wanted to actually get eyeballs you'd think they'd lean into #3 since it is the only news item that isn't horrible.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (sKqQm)
that's not real right?!?!
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)
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Isn't that a minor league baseball team in Toledo?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Chicago Aldermen at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: RS at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (GYx3d)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)
Also the left: Caitlan Clark deserved to get her shit f*cked up. Doesn't she know this isn't a league for hetero white girls?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)
That Mascot ... man, I dunno'.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (YwEeS)
1) When a WNBA tranny was arrested in Russia for being a pot head
2) When Clark got mauled by a she-beast for being too good at b-ball
3) Cunningham pointing at some asshole.
If they wanted to actually get eyeballs you'd think they'd lean into #3 since it is the only news item that isn't horrible.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (sKqQm)
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Or, the WNBA knows it will never actually be self-sufficient, never more than a welfare case suckling off the more successful NBA, and those in charge are simply interested in protecting their fiefdom than expanding the brand because expanding the brand can never go far enough because the appetite for professional female sports will never be more than a curio in need of subsidy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Memory Man
.......
and cash.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (UjdFS)
One of the reasons I like reading Outkick is because they always post her pre-game photos.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (KC5Lt)
Trust the science, people.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (sKqQm)
You forgot dildo tossing.
-2 points and forfeiture of Moron Rank.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)
Stop plying children with hormone blockers and castrating them.
And drag every doctor that performed such medical experiments out and give them a Nuremberg Trial.
Posted by: Reckoning at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (BCWUp)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (YwEeS)
The tranny the Russians arrested is a below average player in the league.
I'm guessing the NBA has so much more money coming in being in the NBA minor leagues is still better then starting on a WNBA team
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (YwEeS)
-1 for not using Fargo FingerBlasters.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)
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Objection.
Clark is a Waffle House 4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (vbx7B)
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Which means she's a WNBA 9?
She's not as pretty as Sophie, but she's at least presentable. If The Blade was forced to bang either her or any of the fugly manling dykes in the WNBA, he would not hesitate in his choice.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
What does that really say?
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (T7fic)
Isn't that a new summer Olympics sport as well? I hear the Greek women, especially the ones from Lesvos are expected to win
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (YwEeS)
The tranny the Russians arrested is a below average player in the league.
I'm guessing the NBA has so much more money coming in being in the NBA minor leagues is still better then starting on a WNBA team
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)
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One only must assert one's female gender to be female.
Hire the Lakers' second string and just have them say that they're female.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (YwEeS)
Is that wise ? What they're worth ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (5gObE)
Shouldn't the boys teams be forced to field biological female players to even things out?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (FZ29D)
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That's Cpl. Klinger's beloved Mud Hens.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (Dd38x)
no, I screwed up. First I claimed it was the Iowa Mudsharks then I changed it to Cornholers but I missed that one mention of the Mudsharks.
It's the Indiana Fever.
Posted by: ace at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
Shouldn't the boys teams be forced to field biological female players to even things out?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (QGaXH)
Tanned, rested and ready!
--Triggly Puff
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (N39Ws)
Poor Sophia isn't allowed to take a stand on an issue that directly affects her without both sides pouncing to either claim her or denounce her. Just let her be a single- issue activist. I'm not going to demand that she present other MAGA credentials.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (mmrXZ)
The blesbians want to seriously injure the only two players the vast majority of Americans know the names of.
They will probably eventually hurt Caitlin Clark bad enough that she’s forced to retire and then nobody will care about the league, again.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (KC5Lt)
I suspect it's because they do not have the tits for women's golf or tennis.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)
She's not as pretty as Sophie, but she's at least presentable. If The Blade was forced to bang either her or any of the fugly manling dykes in the WNBA, he would not hesitate in his choice.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
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I mean, that's fair.
Still, Survivor has many more hotties.
https://tinyurl.com/zajdstub
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (vbx7B)
I know it because it has been fun making the black lesbians of the WNBA realize that whenever that team plays in your home arena you will have the best attendance of the year as one white, heterosexual, woman does more to boost your sport's visibility in a year or two, than all of you combined have done over all of your careers.
She got you a bigger paycheck this go round, and you thank her by trying to beat the snot out of her.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: NJ Class Traitor at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (6RyaQ)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (SB5L+)
no, I screwed up. First I claimed it was the Iowa Mudsharks then I changed it to Cornholers but I missed that one mention of the Mudsharks.
It's the Indiana Fever.
Posted by: ace at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (1wjle)
Clark's college team was the Iowa Cornholers.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)
Choose your wingman wisely. You'll owe him afterwards.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (+UcOf)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)
Guilty as charged!
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (2YhKe)
I understand that saying you're not affiliated makes sense from a marketing perspective but if she's not MAGA then she's an idiot since the other side will never rest in their efforts to take her down.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (ExV1e)
There are three other professional women's basketball leagues ( why I don't understand) and Clark and Cunningham should dump the WNBA and join one of them. The money is just as good or better:
Posted by: polynikes
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The other 3 leagues are probably just as ghetto.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (5gObE)
20 bucks, same as in town
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: weft cut-Milieus at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (diia5)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (YwEeS)
Vergara ? I stand with Sophia Vergara. Well ... behind her. Next to her. Under her. Whatever. Close.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:40 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: UGAdawg at July 22, 2026 03:40 PM (sGroZ)
Posted by: weft cut-Milieus at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (diia5)
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Tangential:
I reviewed One Million Years BC today!
https://tinyurl.com/35t2up2e
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:40 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 03:40 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: weft cut-Milieus
Well, you’re off to a great start.
Posted by: Kratwurst at July 22, 2026 03:40 PM (5k0TE)
SPCX is 116. Do you think Elon is going to fail?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (+UcOf)
NO
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:33 PM (SB5L+)
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The problem is the WNBA isn't a sports league as that term is usually understood. It's not a bunch of teams hungry to win because that brings pride and money. There's very little incentive to win or even improve the experience for fans.
The entire WNBA is a big LARPing circle-jerk that doesn't even rise to the level of "competition" in professional wrestling. It's a giant parasitic mass of sloppy gay goop that's sole purpose is to give ugly, undesirable, barely-skilled, angry black lesbians a platform to hate MAGA and white people and eat each other's twats.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (SB5L+)
If Ella Langley smiled at me, I would think I died and went to heaven.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (SB5L+)
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The victimizers have smaller victimizers
Upon their backs to bite 'em
And those victimizers have smaller victimizers
And so on, ad infinitum.
May need a little work.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 03:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Not really ( it would be hard to do) . One that was getting higher attendance is the 3 on 3 league. Very popular. I think they offered Clark a million dollar a year contract.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: sven at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (Int1s)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (GMWTj)
Becaus Paige Bueckers isn't getting her ass kicked. But she's also out and proud that she's a lesbian. Got her girlfriend on her team as well. And her girlfriend is either black or mixed. But certainly not white.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (q/hOL)
It’s a mentally ill guy in a party house wig and a dress.
Murders of doctors and psychiatrists and parents who encouraged this crap is going to increase exponentially in the next few years.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (Hp7o4)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
I bet attendence would go way up if they just did that.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: ...
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Do a search for 'Statue pointing'. There, that proves it...unless... there wasn't much statuary produced in Africa.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (XeU6L)
Denver Dildoes
Seattle Scissorers
...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (l3cgK)
Chicago Carpetmunchers
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Kratwurst
"And then the Chinese Maiden Brigade invades Colorado ..."
Posted by: weft cut-Milius at July 22, 2026 03:44 PM (diia5)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 03:44 PM (NnhvP)
Dana White talked about it...apparently it was kind of an impromptu thing. She said it would be fun to do, and he said let's do it now.
Like Caitlin Clark, she is hated and gets hard-fouled a lot because she's white, straight, and pretty in a league dominated by black lesbians.
ANGRY black lesbians. Sophie and Caitlin are always smiling, happy, and not just when being praised or hurting their enemies (unlike the Left). I guess enjoying life is also white/pretty privilege (although Clark is no beauty).
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 03:44 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (rJ48h)
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White people embraced mixed race Tiger Woods because they are racist.
Black people hate Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham and try to hurt them because they are not racist.
Science, bitches.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:44 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)
By the way, is that girl right? SCOTUS ruling on Title IX left that gender identity shyte up to the states?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 03:45 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)
define play...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:45 PM (l3cgK)
No. Because selling tickets has NEVER been a part of their existence. They played College for a subsidized sport. Hell ... they played in High School for a subsidized sport.
Here's what many don't understand about Ball Players. Especially Chic Ball Players. The vast majority of them do not understand that its just Entertainment.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:45 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (BI5O2)
Becaus Paige Bueckers isn't getting her ass kicked. But she's also out and proud that she's a lesbian. Got her girlfriend on her team as well. And her girlfriend is either black or mixed. But certainly not white.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:42 PM (q/hOL)
There are other white hetero players that aren't getting the Clark treatment. Why?
Because they're not the best player the league has ever seen and isn't getting all the national attention and pub.
They hate Clark first and foremost because she's a corn fed white girl from middle America who likes men and brought world attention to the league.
They WANTED Angel Reese to be the next one.
But, she sucks in a BIG WAY at basketball.
Clark owes the league a hasty departure to another league, be that Ice Cube's 3 on 3 league or a Euro league team.
She should moon them on the way out the door.
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (2YhKe)
SPCX is 116. Do you think Elon is going to fail?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:38 PM (+UcOf)
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I've gotta see a couple of earning reports, get past lockup periods, and watch a successful Starship launch and recovery before I dip my toes into the water.
Posted by: WisRich at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
I bet attendence would go way up if they just did that.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (PjoLk)
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[Adopts "The Thinker" pose]
-- WNBA executives
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (XeU6L)
And homecoming queen.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (P5V7X)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 03:34 PM (YwEeS)
Is that wise ? What they're worth ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 03:36 PM (5gObE)
Well....in compliance with applicable minimum wage laws, of course.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (QGaXH)
I remain unsure why, because I played HS basketball but did not have to contend with trannies. I did, however, have to deal with girls who played hard to win and were elbowing my eyeballs and stuff like that.
To my coach's irritation I would let the bigger girl have the ball if it was a tie ball. Another shiner was not worth it (I had two), nor was a jammed knuckle (I don't know how many of those I had).
I played because he made me, our coach. Because I was on the taller side of 5'8" with a great vertical jump.
I did not want to play. I did not want to dribble into crowds of girls to the goal, so I had an outside shot vs all the drama. I shot free throws fine.
I also did not wear my glasses anywhere but in class to see the backboard, so my shots were an accomplishment and nothing but net and two points. Then I warmed the bench as I did not want to mess up my hair.
These girls must really, really want to play and rough it up. I did not and often prayed to stay on the bench.
I had odd injuries in practice and a concussion running the lines. I did not have fun.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (hzuYO)
That would be a perfect has for a glowie...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:46 PM (l3cgK)
She also bent the knee and frequently acknowledges her white privilege. She's your insufferable BLM supporting woke white girl.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (rJ48h)
You've never seen Tiger Woods with a black chick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (2YhKe)
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My understanding is that in women's college basketball the men they scrimmage against are not allowed to block the lady's shots.
If the men try on defense they would be lucky to score 20 or maybe even 10.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (7/DDO)
One only must assert one's female gender to be female.
Hire the Lakers' second string and just have them say that they're female.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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They could wear feather boas and fox tails.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:48 PM (+UcOf)
If the men try on defense they would be lucky to score 20 or maybe even 10.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (7/DDO)
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My elder brother worked for the University of Tennessee athletic department through college, on the AV side (he owns a successful film production and editing company in NYC now).
One of the things he did was film the ladies' basketball practices. This was right about the time the team was top of the pack in college basketball.
They scrimmaged against the male team. The men were not allowed to run or jump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:48 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:49 PM (n5tGW)
Because they're not the best player the league has ever seen and isn't getting all the national attention and pub.
They hate Clark first and foremost because she's a corn fed white girl from middle America who likes men and brought world attention to the league.
Get it together. First its NOT because she's a straight white girl ... and then you mention she's a straight white girl.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Clark is a Waffle House 4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (vbx7B)
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She's a WNBA 3,000.
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (3BwY8)
She's not as pretty as Sophie, but she's at least presentable. If The Blade was forced to bang either her or any of the fugly manling dykes in the WNBA, he would not hesitate in his choice.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
Clark cleans up pretty well, although no one would mistake her for a Slavic supermodel. Her best feature is her beaming smile.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Dennis Rodman at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Brittney Griner at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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I'd bet there are a few chicks out there that could play baseball at the small college level.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (XvL8K)
They scrimmaged against the male team. The men were not allowed to run or jump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:48 PM (vbx7B)
In high school, our girls varsity team was on its way to the playoffs. They needed a tougher practice than against themselves, so they ran drills against my JV squad.
We never scrimmaged nor did we ever run the full floor. It was always 1/2 court and they ran their offense from a dead ball start.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:49 PM (n5tGW)
I don’t have the tool for that. Zip ties?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (2jWk3)
Posted by: ...
Men Without Has is so overrated.
Posted by: weft cut-Milius at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (NtVYv)
She is white and straight and beloved by idiot soccer moms...the combination is poison to the butchs...as I said when she was choke slammed: 1) She bent the knee, and went Stockholm Syndrome....
She speaks of her privilege, consequently she should perhaps cede BIPOC spaces and allow them comfort or something...it's complicated.
2) Eh, they were quite content to be the NBA's welfare program....everyone gets everything they want it seems: 1) CC gets to be crippled for racial justice, 2) the Butchs get to "protect our space" as they neigh, and 3) The WNBA gets to return to absolute irrelevance.
Caiti wants to "compete" while she acknowledges privilege...okay honey you support systemic systemism narratives for normies in the real world enjoy the chokeslams...
Posted by: sven at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (Int1s)
I don't particularly care who does it.
*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (BI5O2)
Again, Caitlyn Clarke is this generation's Rebecca of Donnybrook Farm.
This is just a ploy to raise WNBA attendance from 50 relatives per game to 500 people with sick curiosity.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (Y8DZL)
Get it together. First its NOT because she's a straight white girl ... and then you mention she's a straight white girl.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (q/hOL)
Her being white is VERY important, however its because she's the best ever AND white.
That pisses them off to the highest level.
If you can't see that, that's not my fault.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (2YhKe)
Dana White talked about it...apparently it was kind of an impromptu thing. She said it would be fun to do, and he said let's do it now.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 03:44 PM (5+LQ2)
________
I once was a small investor in a local MMA league. I was at a match at St Paul at the Hall with a date. She looked at the ring card girls and said "that would be fun, I'd like to do that." I joked and said "well, I am part owner."
She got up right then and there, walked over to the ring card girls, and the next thing I know, she's in the ring with the card announcing the round.
That girl had serious balls, for both good and bad.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:47 PM (KC5Lt)
And she really is a pain in the ass. Kind of McEnroe, if McEnroe was a chic.
She's easy not to like. Yet ... you shouldn't get to just beat her ass every day. And its that complexity that makes it impossible for most people to wrap their heads around.
It can be both. The WNBA is a bunch of entitled cunts. And she's an insufferable bitch.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (NtVYv)
9 "IDEMIA, the software vendor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, issued a statement saying it was the responsibility of the state government, which is completely controlled by Democrats, to verify eligibility to vote."
Interesting. I suspect in the past, most software companies would have just taken the fall for this, because everyone knows that sometimes things go wrong with software.
The company refusing to take the blame here seems to be a change.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (vJrRc)
For sure it means that they see Pres. Trump as strong and Gov. Sherill as weak. Maybe they're proud, and feel empowered to stick up for themselves and their reputation; maybe they're shameless but have some things to hide, and fear a Federal investigation more than NJ state retaliation. Either would lead to the observed behavior.
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (lc8yo)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (XvL8
I would have to disagree but admittedly I like to watch women's fast pitch more than men's baseball.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (Iwv3U)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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I'd bet there are a few chicks out there that could play baseball at the small college level.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 03:51 PM (XvL8K)
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It would seem maybe they could, but the ability to create the bat speed necessary to hit a 90MPH + hardball would be a limiter. Could probably handle 2nd base on D. Or if they were tall enough 1st.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (7/DDO)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Great news just in...
You won't be required to do either!
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (q6tQZ)
None of that helped with the dribbling ability. or the fouls. Man those girls had fouling down pat. Just take off at full speed and slam them to get the ball.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (PjoLk)
Smells like teen spirit
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (NtVYv)
Which I'm not. And don't.
*shrugs*
But her and Clark oughta' double team some of the thugs and lay them out cold. At this point it's just a circus anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (jehhT)
The response was a resounding silence except for one player (whose name I forget). She called Travis a "dumbass." That bet has been out there for nearly 2 years with no WNBA team takers.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)
I would have to disagree but admittedly I like to watch women's fast pitch more than men's baseball.
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (KC5Lt)
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Admit it. You just like the view from the center field camera.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (O0L8i)
Woah.....that's close to MY hash there.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:56 PM (2YhKe)
Ridley Scott seems to have gotten a greenlight on his next movie (The Dog Stars releases end of next month, so the one after that).
Big budget adaptation of Treasure Island starring Hugh Jackman (assume he'll play Long John Silver).
Scott has said that all previous adaptations have gotten it wrong, so expect expensive, filled with fog, and a bit meaner than Muppet Treasure Island.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:56 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 03:56 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (sYM3s)
The Vegas Vibrators
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
Were they droopy ?
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
I always figured you dug chicks with dicks.
Posted by: Sigmund Freud at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:35 PM (iFTx/)
Clark cleans up pretty well, although no one would mistake her for a Slavic supermodel. Her best feature is her beaming smile.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)
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Yea. She's no beauty, but she's presentable, charismatic, and doesn't look like a mutant scrofa like 90% of the rest of the league. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: polynikes
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I've seen girls that could definitely field well enough to play at that level. Could play second or first where arm strength isn't as important.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:54 PM (KC5Lt)
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Admit it. You just like the view from the center field camera.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 03:55 PM (O0L8i)
Its a lot like BB was in the 19th century.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: sven at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (Int1s)
About honestly where I'm at with it. She won't fight for herself. If you're getting your throat punched, yet again ? You don't flop on the ground and beg for a foul.
You get your ass up, run full speed, and spear that cunt when her back is turned if you can't whip her face to face. But Clark doesn't have that in her. Because she's got that weird ass "ball-player" mentality that my brother-in-law has. Where things are "different" in the structure of "the game".
I don't get it. Don't want to, either.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (3BwY8)
Iowa Cornholers
Denver Dildoes
Seattle Scissorers
...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:43 PM (l3cgK)
Green Bay Gap Lappers
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
And she can make it look like a sport is going on...and not just her, she elevates her teammates with her.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
I always figured you dug chicks with dicks.
Posted by: Sigmund Freud at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (l4RKn)
______
[Perks up]
-- Tyler Robinson
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
(In deep bass voice) This is about me, isn't it?
https://tinyurl.com/a2cbjzcw
Posted by: Brittney Griner at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (2YhKe)
Clark is a Waffle House 4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (vbx7B)
If you're one of the dipsh*ts who goes on about AOC's t*ts all the time, you're not allowed to sh*t on normal women.
Overruled.
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (6+ehB)
I don't get it. Don't want to, either.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (q/hOL)
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Kind of like the way ice hockey solved the problem of the smaller, more agile skill players getting blasted by enormous defensemen. Hire some other, more enormous defenseman to hit the ice and whip that dude's ass like a rented mule. Problem solved.
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 04:00 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (l3cgK)
LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 04:00 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:00 PM (q/hOL)
Clark is a Waffle House 4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (vbx7B)
If you're one of the dipsh*ts who goes on about AOC's t*ts all the time, you're not allowed to sh*t on normal women.
Overruled.
Posted by: Nelly at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (6+ehB)
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Well, I'm not.
I'm the one who kept posting Alexandra Daddario pics a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:00 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
(In deep bass voice) This is about me, isn't it?
https://tinyurl.com/a2cbjzcw
Posted by: Brittney Griner at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (5+LQ2)
I remember watching "The Crying Game" (not knowing what it was about) and in once scene..."Holy shiite!! She's got a dick!"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (lc8yo)
Posted by: Black JEM
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There probably aren't that many guys throwing 90+ at the small college level. But they definitely have the reaction time to hit. I'm guessing they have even less in women's fast pitch with the mound being closer.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)
This is just a ploy to raise WNBA attendance from 50 relatives per game to 500 people with sick curiosity.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (Y8DZL)
If it were a ploy, the other players would not be trying to maim her every play. And the league would not allow it.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:56 PM (vbx7B)
Black Sails started out well and then went crazy by the end.
Hopefully Scott’s version of Treasure Island ends better.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (iFTx/)
I always figured you dug chicks with dicks.
Posted by: Sigmund Freud at July 22, 2026 03:57 PM (l4RKn)
______
[Perks up]
-- Tyler Robinson
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)
*detects bulge* oWo whats this?
Posted by: This is my rifle, this is my gun at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 04:02 PM (NtVYv)
Stop letting them force you Left.
You say "I don't want Title IX budget outlays at my school. We prefer actual sports here."
They say " But you're going to have them. Also, a man with a lady dick will teabag your daughter in a locker room, while she pretends to be a baseball pitcher instead of starting a family with an actual baseball pitcher," and you acquiesce as long as they cancel the teabagging part.
Feh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:02 PM (BI5O2)
Daughter played HS here and now plays club and coaches U14 in Europe.
Biggest challenge: Bringing American hoops style and ethos across the pond.
Direct quote from daughter: "European girls are not aggressive enough."
Dad quote: " 'Murica"
Posted by: RS at July 22, 2026 04:02 PM (GYx3d)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 04:02 PM (NtVYv)
Loudmouth gets fouled going to the basket by 1989 "Billie" Laimbeer and little "Rickina" Mahorn.
WNBA Lefty Loudmouth: " {silence} "
Well of course she can no longer speak, she is now in an induced coma in the hospital. And her prognosis is bleak.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 22, 2026 04:02 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Brittney Griner at July 22, 2026 04:03 PM (q2NNn)
My father would come to games and knew I did not care one bit. Once the coach yelled at me that I had a "jug butt" because I was not running fast enough and Daddy loved it vs getting offended for my self-esteem. I ignored the coach, if it was meant to fire me up. I endured HS because it led to my goal of college and freedom.
We had uniforms passed down from whoever had them years before us at our country school. We did not have our names on them nor pick the number but what fit us. Not fancy: dark blue with gold trim. Gym shorts were, well, short.
I do look good in the yearbook photos, so there's that.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 22, 2026 04:03 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:03 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 04:04 PM (61TgR)
It won't be long now until some lefty shit stain trys to harm her
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 04:04 PM (61TgR)
it happens on the court every time she plays.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:04 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 04:04 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:05 PM (l3cgK)
I might be convinced to watch a WNBA game if there were players on the court who not only could throw a punch, but were paid to do so.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 04:05 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (sYM3s)
I want everyone involved to get what they want....
CC crippled for racial justice, the butchs to neigh in dominance, and the league to slide back to being a welfare case...
Posted by: sven at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (Int1s)
Hopefully Scott’s version of Treasure Island ends better.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:01 PM (6ydKt)
I wanted to like it. I really did. But it went off the rails and stayed there, and they would go multiple episodes with no significant movement in the plot. It turned into a chore to watch, much like TWD. And while I dig naked tavern wenches as much as the next guy, the sex scenes became boring filler material and just weak writing rather than plot points or even competent titillation after awhile.
Posted by: Great idea badly executed at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Rex B at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (OnhE9)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:03 PM (5+LQ2)
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Other movie tangent.
Peter Farrelly's newest film is I Play Rocky about Sly getting Rocky made. Looks better than Green Book, at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_g_Ut0jO-0
Still, Oscar bait.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (5+LQ2)
1) When a WNBA tranny was arrested in Russia for being a pot head
2) When Clark got mauled by a she-beast for being too good at b-ball
3) Cunningham pointing at some asshole.
If they wanted to actually get eyeballs you'd think they'd lean into #3 since it is the only news item that isn't horrible.
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DUDE!!! YOU COMPLETELY FORGOT THE RAIN OF DILDOS
Posted by: Party Foul at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 03:53 PM (lc8yo)
LOL
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 04:04 PM (SB5L+)
__________________
Queensbury Queefs
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:07 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (QGaXH)
https://tinyurl.com/a2cbjzcw
Posted by: Brittney Griner at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM (5+LQ2)
"She" cultivates ugly. Her features are fine, but then she pollutes them with tats and unpleasantness. She really is trying to be a man, so perhaps she started out that way. Hard to say for sure.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (rfNMH)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (v54Ci)
She took 9 days to acknowledge it was a technical....she hates that she is getting ragdolled but she loves the racial shakedown outside the court....I am thrilled she is retarded frankly.
Posted by: sven at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (Int1s)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (5+LQ2)
Watched all my daughter's games. Loved it.
In her first game in Europe she got "T-ed" up for, I kid you not, "non-contact interference" with an opponent's shot, i. e. putting her hand up.
Oy vey.
Posted by: RS at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (GYx3d)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (2noDb)
I prescribe cowbell.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (v54Ci)
One lump or two?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (l3cgK)
Lesbians athletes recruit.
Aggressively.
Not casual "try this lesbo sex, it's fun" more coercive "do this lesbo sex with me or I will ruin your life and your sports career."
"Born this way" is a lie in 99% of the cases.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Brittney Griner, fishing off a bridge at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Party Foul at July 22, 2026 04:06 PM
Whereas the Obama and Biden administrations were the Reign of Dildos.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (UjdFS)
I might be convinced to watch a WNBA game if there were players on the court who not only could throw a punch, but were paid to do so.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 04:05 PM (dIske)
Hockey enforcers are goons. Poons?
Posted by: Poon goon? at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (TbWk/)
X.com: https://tinyurl.com/hszs5ktv
"one of us forgot our tits at home 😜"
Context: They met at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2, 2025, and I just found out that Cunningham was the honorary pace car driver for the event. She's also recently been a UFC ring girl, at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. She gets around!
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (SB5L+)
After Caitlin and Sophie, no one will ever care about the WNBA again.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 22, 2026 04:08 PM (QGaXH)
Out go the lights.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 04:10 PM (lc8yo)
Posted by: Party Foul
It's almost as if most people think the WNBA is an unserious joke of a sports league or something.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:10 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 04:11 PM (O0L8i)
We have a problem.....
Washington Free Beacon
@FreeBeacon
·
Jul 21
Abdul El-Sayed recently launched an ad campaign highlighting his step-grandparents’ “roots in mid-Michigan.” Absent from the spot was any mention of his half-sister, the radical University of Chicago professor and “queer Muslim activist” Eman Abdelhadi, who has advocated for a “stateless, communized society,” called to abolish the police, and upbraided Bernie Sanders for condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist rampage,
@CAndersonMO
reports.
Last year, she was arrested for allegedly spitting on an Illinois state trooper at an anti-ICE protest.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 04:11 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:11 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:12 PM (u82oZ)
Rumor has it that Dionne Warwick seduced her niece, Whitney Houston and also introduced her to cocaine.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 04:12 PM (qFwJc)
We have a problem.....
Washington Free Beacon
@FreeBeacon
·
Jul 21
Abdul El-Sayed recently launched an ad campaign highlighting his step-grandparents’ “roots in mid-Michigan.” Absent from the spot was any mention of his half-sister, the radical University of Chicago professor and “queer Muslim activist” Eman Abdelhadi, who has advocated for a “stateless, communized society,” called to abolish the police, and upbraided Bernie Sanders for condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist rampage,
@CAndersonMO
reports.
Last year, she was arrested for allegedly spitting on an Illinois state trooper at an anti-ICE protest.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 04:11 PM (kX27y)
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I'm really holding out hope that he wins the nomination and loses the general.
The radical Islamists of the party deciding to go to war with Democrat voters who refuse to vote for brown people concerned with genocide will be hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:12 PM (vbx7B)
Rumor has it that Dionne Warwick seduced her niece, Whitney Houston and also introduced her to cocaine.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 04:12 PM (qFwJc)
Bobbie Brown coulda done it all by hisself...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:13 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 04:13 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:14 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
When any Lefty disagrees, ask them why they deny science? Any natural traits that reduce procreation rates should be bred down to an incredibly small recessive trait.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:15 PM (5+LQ2)
Maybe they're proud, and feel empowered to stick up for themselves and their reputation; maybe they're shameless but have some things to hide, and fear a Federal investigation more than NJ state retaliation. Either would lead to the observed behavior.
Posted by: SciVo
===============
For those of us who have done government contracting for software, I can imagine everyone on the team clenching their fists and saying "It's working as designed, you fucking piece of shit client, don't blame this on a 'glitch' as if you even know the difference between a motherboard and an emery board."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 04:15 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: nckate at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:17 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:17 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 03:56 PM (QaH55)
She's a black belt. Tai Kwan Do iirc. I don't watch WNBA but I have to admit I like her. She doesn't take sh*t and she seems to generally and genuinely enjoy herself.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at July 22, 2026 04:17 PM (9ZFZd)
I'm really holding out hope that he wins the nomination and loses the general.
The radical Islamists of the party deciding to go to war with Democrat voters who refuse to vote for brown people concerned with genocide will be hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=================
As long as he loses it resoundingly. I like the hilarity myself, but I also want these DSAssholes gone.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (Gqar
I thought the Iowa Cornholees were the opening act...
Posted by: IYKWIM at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 04:13 PM (l4RKn)
She Needs to be, hanging around That lot.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (Gqar8)
There is your SF novel. On Elon's Mars, the population is 100% heterosexual.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (Gqar
Bay City Rollers?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (61TgR)
that's not real right?!?!
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)
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Isn't that a minor league baseball team in Toledo?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (FZ29D)
There was the Carolina Mudcats minor league team.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (9ZFZd)
>>Here's the xeet where Sophie Cunningham took a photo of herself with Sydney Sweeney.
She's actually prettier than Sweeney.
She's the Bill Lambier of the WNBA.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:16 PM (Gqar
I thought the Iowa Cornholers were the opening act...
Posted by: IYKWIM
No, Hole opened for them at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in 1998
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (5+LQ2)
There is your SF novel. On Elon's Mars, the population is 100% heterosexual.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:18 PM (u82oZ)
All Homos are exiled to Uranus.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
All Homos are exiled to Uranus.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (vbx7B)
Her being white is VERY important, however its because she's the best ever AND white.
That pisses them off to the highest level.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:52 PM (2YhKe)
The NBA tried that shit with Bird and he kicked their asses. Sometimes with elbows or fists. Especially with his trash talk "I've got a present for you. I'm taking a pass from Parish over here in this corner, I'm gonna do a single dribble and pump-fake, you're gonna be late, overshoot and end up in the stands and I'm putting it in off the glass for 3. And there isn't a damned thing you can do about it."
Ker-chunk.
"Too slow, rook."
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)
Lots of Old Ball Players. Teaching the game as they understood it. Man to man (chic to chic). Set plays. Teams were kind of set ... the long time coached picked all the girls they wanted.
I taught a behind the line 2-3 zone on defense. Flat screens on offense to let a girl get ahead of the defender, and cuts to give her another girl to pass to. And floor balance ... make sure somebody can play free-safety on a turnover.
Kids won the league. Lots of drama. Fuck the lay-up lines. We did loose ball drills to warm up. And how to post up. And how to really screen. Lots of coaches and involved Dads bitching I "didn't coach the right way". And a few folks saying "well, Hell, that's completely different and makes sense". Including a couple local coaches.
Pissed the daughter off the next year. Didn't coach.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (q/hOL)
1) When a WNBA tranny was arrested in Russia for being a pot head
2) When Clark got mauled by a she-beast for being too good at b-ball
3) Cunningham pointing at some asshole.
If they wanted to actually get eyeballs you'd think they'd lean into #3 since it is the only news item that isn't horrible.
Posted by: 18-1
How soon they forget!
Posted by: Neon Green Dildo at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (TezPK)
that's not real right?!?!
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)
----
Isn't that a minor league baseball team in Toledo?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (FZ29D)
The Kansas City Coalburners
Posted by: Maybe just slightly racist at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (TbWk/)
WHAT! Fake! I must make a hands on inspection.
Actually, no. AOC's personality and her beliefs are protection enough from me.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:20 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Melodicmetal
Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Posted by: A million thirsty simps cry out at July 22, 2026 04:21 PM (5+LQ2)
"Cunningham, one of the league's most polarizing and recognized players"...
Woodruff goes on in a similar negative vein throughout the article, painting her as a MAGA conservative.
Which in and of itself is a good thing, in my opinion...
Posted by: UncleJefe at July 22, 2026 04:21 PM (gAuAm)
lol
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 04:21 PM (dK+Kv)
All Homos are exiled to Uranus.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (vbx7B)
"Your" Anus, get it? C'mon, TJM, work with us here!!
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:21 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:31 PM (FZ29D)
There was the Carolina Mudcats minor league team.
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (9ZFZd)
Toledo had the Mud Hens.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 04:22 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 22, 2026 04:22 PM (Jteiy)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, now... let's just hang on a minute, there, buddy.
That's the smell of smoked whitefish, a delicious Norwegian delicacy.
Unless you're hanging around the "Dock" bar in Harbor Springs while Ronna Mc Daniel and the girls are still there, finishing up the Bloody Marys and trying to figure out who they can send flowers to.
Seriously, if you are in the Pelston area the Douglas Lake Bar serves superb food, if there's a line, causally drop that Jim Duffy wanted you to try the place.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 04:22 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Melodicmetal
......
Fake? Where the heck have I been?
This means she HAS to show them to us now.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 04:22 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Melodicmetal
>She looks rough. Bingo wings and sagging breasts are not going to win her the presidency.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 04:23 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:23 PM (6ydKt)
Twinkies are fake. Fudge Rounds are mostly synthetic.
Love 'em both.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:23 PM (q/hOL)
All Homos are exiled to Uranus.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 04:19 PM (vbx7B)
"Your" Anus, get it? C'mon, TJM, work with us here!!
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:21 PM (Gqar
You're wasting your time - he's illiterate.
Posted by: If you can read this you're too at July 22, 2026 04:23 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Hillary and Kamala came pretty close, and looked MUCH rougher.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:24 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 04:24 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Chicago Aldermen at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (qFwJc)
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I agree - I'm smitten mostly by her attitude. She's cute, but she's also got a little Don Knotts going on in the face.
Posted by: 496 at July 22, 2026 04:24 PM (KIE2H)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 04:24 PM (6ydKt)
Love 'em both.
Posted by: Memory Man
I have a twinkie and fudge round we can play with...
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney at July 22, 2026 04:25 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:25 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: If you can read this you're too at July 22, 2026 04:23 PM (TbWk/)
I don't get it.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 04:25 PM (PjoLk)
.......
Hope she got the extended warranty.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 04:26 PM (UjdFS)
Professor: while you were asleep the name was changed
Frey : what's it called now?
Professor : Urectum
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 04:26 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: 496
That's dangerously close to saying a woman is beautiful like Lizzo.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at July 22, 2026 04:24 PM
hillary would have won if she had listened to her husband and actually campaigned and ignored the advice of those 20yo tik tok influencers her campaign manager hired.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Thirty years and 40 pounds overnight at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Joe D. Mensha at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (IJSaZ)
https://pbs.tw___.com/media/G4yjPJUXAAAUwUE.jpg
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (05Iwe)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (4NO2D)
Oblig.: Here's the xeet where Sophie Cunningham took a photo of herself with Sydney Sweeney.
X.com: https://tinyurl.com/hszs5ktv
"one of us forgot our tits at home 😜"
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 04:09 PM (Sy6m/)
That photo makes me want to transmogrify into a slice of bologna. IYKWIM
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (y9nCu)
We went through a phase here where Sarah Sanders was supposedly hotter than a two dollar pistol.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (HMS1n)
The really good news is AOC is not reproducing.
Although it would be hilarious if she got married, became a Mom, and then started to love a TradWife lifestyle.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 04:29 PM (iFTx/)
I'll hold up Sophia Vergara's. One in each hand.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 04:29 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Joe D. Mensha at July 22, 2026 04:29 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: toby928(c)
No, I'm 100% XX chromosome woman, and you can't check.
Posted by: Brittany Griner at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (5+LQ2)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (Gqar
The smiling, laughing Sun has all growed up and now has a baby girl of her own
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:27 PM (4NO2D)
Brittney Grindr or whatever her name is looks like a F to M tranny. Not that it gives any competitive advantage.
Posted by: She's kinda gnarly at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Yeah, I could see that.
You go ahead and mix the drinks, honey, I'll make the sammiches....
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (Jteiy)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (3BwY8)
Posted by: IYKYK at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (y9nCu)
I don't KWYM.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (05Iwe)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:25 PM (BI5O2)
Mars is a planet entirely populated with robots...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
You do know there's rover named "Curiosity" cruising there right now?
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (Y8DZL)
Brittney Grindr or whatever her name is looks like a F to M tranny. Not that it gives any competitive advantage.
Posted by: She's kinda gnarly at July 22, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)
I imagine her chromosome chart would be interesting.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 04:32 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 04:33 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 04:36 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 04:12 PM (qFwJc)
That's NOT what friends are for.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 22, 2026 04:37 PM (0bjKf)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 03:59 PM
Just move your wallet from one pocket to the other.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 22, 2026 04:42 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: GMan at July 22, 2026 04:43 PM (hlGuX)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 04:28 PM (y9nCu)
I don't KWYM.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 22, 2026 04:31 PM (SRRAx)
To be the meat sandwiched between them...
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (Sy6m/)
The St Paul Scissorings
The Davenport Double Penetrations
The Louisville Lilleths
Shreveport Strap-ons
Posted by: UncleJefe at July 22, 2026 04:48 PM (gAuAm)
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 22, 2026 05:39 PM (IeYnM)
Software Firm at Center of NJ's Illegal Alien Voting Scandal: There Was No "Glitch," Our Softward Did Exactly What NJ Wanted It To Do
Mikie Sherill is lying. She is blaming the problem on a "glitch" in the software. The software, she lies, was supposed to block illegal aliens from registering to vote.
No, says the software company. Our software was designed, at NJ's insistence, to sign up anyone to vote who wanted to sign up. Verification of voter eligibility was supposed to be performed by the Democrat-owned state after we communicated the lists to them -- but the Democrat government never bothered to check citizenship status. I'll give you a moment to recover from your shock. Have you picked yourself up off the floor? Good. Just the News:Software vendor disputes NJ governor's 'glitch' claim, says state approves foreigners on voter roll The NJ government and its vendor now publicly dispute who was supposed to catch an error that allowed thousands of noncitizens to register to vote, raising direct questions about the integrity of the safeguards voters are told they can trust.The communist propaganda media insisted for years that barely any illegals were registered to vote. Now we find out that 6,600 were enrolled to vote, and that's just the ones we can confirm. The Trump administration estimates that 35,000+ illegals are registered to vote in New Jersey alone.
Just hours after New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherril blamed a software glitch for thousands of non-citizens being registered to vote, the software company involved issued a statement disputing the claim. IDEMIA, the software vendor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, issued a statement saying it was the responsibility of the state government, which is completely controlled by Democrats, to verify eligibility to vote. "IDEMIA works with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and has for more than 40 years, to support the process through which eligible individuals may indicate their interest in registering to vote when applying for or renewing a driver's license or state-issued identification card. IDEMIA's role is to transmit information through the motor vehicle system," IDEMIA said in a statement to Just the News. "The voter registration information is transmitted to the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, which is ultimately responsible for verifying eligibility to vote. Information submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections."
So now the communist propaganda media wants to argue about how much illegal alien voting is too much, and how much is just right.
Two days ago // three days ago pic.twitter.com/HaLMHIOuXp
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) July 22, 2026
Now, Jake Tapper says: "This is not good for Democrats' argument that there's no such thing as undocumented immigrants voting."
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 21, 2026
Jake was previously busy helping further the narrative that non-citizen voting wasn't a serious issue.
(See quoted clip) https://t.co/HaaBTvC2uB pic.twitter.com/Fs3LaSnK6V
MAZENote that the alleged "Russian interference" hoax involved the Russians spending $150,000 to buy FaceBook ads intended to excite and anger both Republicans and Democrats. They bought bait ads to make both sides hate each other. They did not buy ads just to "help Trump," as the lying media lied for years and years. The media never once suggested that there was a certain minimal threshold for serious, "widespread" vote interference in that case. To them, $150,000 spent on ads to boost/outrage both parties was plenty enough to declare a Dire Threat Aimed at the Heart of Our Democratic Republic. Now, of course, they're insisting that the very real problem of illegal voting by fucking foreigners must reach a minimum threshold before anyone is allowed to complain of it or demand changes to stop it.
@mazemoore He literally just had a show on it two nights ago. His guest claimed that there may be 1 or 2 that vote, that's it.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: huerfano at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: The Two Bobs at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 22, 2026 02:24 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 02:24 PM (7kSco)
@mazemoore
He literally just had a show on it two nights ago. His guest claimed that there may be 1 or 2 that vote, that's it.
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100 million illegals. Many of whom have been here for years, even decades, to the point where they think of themselves as rightful denizens of this nation and should have a voice in its governing.
But only 1 or 2 of them vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:24 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (mP0Kj)
Interesting. I suspect in the past, most software companies would have just taken the fall for this, because everyone knows that sometimes things go wrong with software.
The company refusing to take the blame here seems to be a change.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (2YhKe)
9 IDEMIA, the software vendor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, issued a statement saying it was the responsibility of the state government, which is completely controlled by Democrats, to verify eligibility to vote.
Interesting. I suspect in the past, most software companies would have just taken the fall for this, because everyone knows that sometimes things go wrong with software.
The company refusing to take the blame here seems to be a change.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (vJrRc)
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Todd was a terrible project manager.
We fired Todd.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: 99 Red Balloons go by at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (CWTWj)
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It is impossible to cheat in elections. And even if you wanted to, why would you do it? The penalties are so vast that getting one extra vote for a candidate just isn't worth it.
Also, you're not allowed to investigate voter fraud because that will make black people afraid of historical racisms.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (vbx7B)
Same as old ball players that love to say "you can't let the officials decide the game".
Look - 2020 was rigged. If you're not an Election Nerd that just jacks off on the process, its easy to see it was rigged. Multiple cities don't decide within 15 minutes to stop counting votes.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:22 PM
I believe this is step #2: sure it happens, but it's not a problem.
Step #1 being, of course: this never happens.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (zZu0s)
*mutters under breath* contradict me in public, will ya?
Posted by: Mikie Sherrill at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (q2NNn)
The company refusing to take the blame here seems to be a change.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (vJrRc)
Smart of them, they see which way the wind is blowing, and are not willing to take the fall for Democrat Politicians.
Knowingly messing with the voter rolls? May now be worth Jail time.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (mP0Kj)
Mikie Sherill -- or any Democratic officeholder -- is a liar? Color me shocked!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: The person who always says that at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (2Ez/1)
One of these days I’ll learn to keep the smelling salts closer to the fainting couch.
Posted by: Clay at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (UwOfL)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (q/hOL)
This. 2020 really was depressing and angering.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
Mikie Sherill -- or any Democratic officeholder -- is a liar? Color me shocked!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (s9VOe)
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Why aren't Democrats demanding that Democrat senators vote for the SAVE Act and Voter ID?
I hear that a large majority of Democrat voters support voter ID.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (vbx7B)
#Step 3 - of course it works that way !!! Why are you acting surprised ?
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (q/hOL)
Also, you're not allowed to investigate voter fraud because that will make black people afraid of historical racisms.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (vbx7B)
Besides the upstanding great Patriot and Lawdude, Bill Barr, was clear in Congressional Testimony they could find no voter fraud!
And he's a Republican (well... kinda?)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (mP0Kj)
I shant believe it. I just SHANT!!!!!
Or is it shat.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (q/hOL)
This. 2020 really was depressing and angering.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
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And Trump then won 2024 with almost no institutional changes to how voting happens.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Clay at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (UwOfL)
Get some of them Joe Rogan smelling salts. You can just keep the bagged jar in the room.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (ssz2a)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vbx7B)
That still puzzles me. Was it too much to give even a shred of plausibility? Did they think things would go sideways if they tried?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (zZu0s)
Oh...$50 says she cheated when she was at Annapolis, and she DEFINITELY violated the honor code in other ways.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (l4RKn)
Look - 2020 was rigged. If you're not an Election Nerd that just jacks off on the process, its easy to see it was rigged. Multiple cities don't decide within 15 minutes to stop counting votes.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (q/hOL)
https://shorturl.fm/PJz6N
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (2YhKe)
1, It isn't happening.
2. It's happening, but, it's not that bad.
3 & 4 should show up soon.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (eGzf1)
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vbx7B)
That still puzzles me. Was it too much to give even a shred of plausibility? Did they think things would go sideways if they tried?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (zZu0s)
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It took only the RNC not lying down. Because Democrats are not all powerful and actually only wield power effectively because Republicans helped them for decades.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (ssz2a)
Bingo. And that needs to change.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:33 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Jake Tappr at July 22, 2026 02:33 PM (ssz2a)
Now, of course, they're insisting that the very real problem of illegal voting by fucking foreigners must reach a minimum threshold before anyone is allowed to complain of it or demand changes to stop it.-
Very well. The minimum threshold is one foreigner voting illegally.
Now, get cracking at giving every one of those thousands registered illegally the old "heave ho" outta here.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (s9VOe)
It took only the RNC not lying down. Because Democrats are not all powerful and actually only wield power effectively because Republicans helped them for decades.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (vbx7B)
did not........
Posted by: John Cornyn at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vbx7B)
Yeah. Those 11 million damn Biden voters that didn't show up to vote for kamala. Sexist, Racist pigs. Wouldn't vote for the stronk black women.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Citizen Cope at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (29k1n)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (vbx7B)
Thats not a lot of comfort. It makes 2020 look even worse. But... plausible- especially with the chump cuck GOPe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Citizen Cope at July 22, 2026 02:35 PM (29k1n)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 02:35 PM (IgKwI)
Posted by: Citizen Cope at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (29k1n)
Democrats have screamed 'FRAUD' every election they haven't won since 1980.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:35 PM (2YhKe)
You know you're an alcoholic when you repeat yourself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (2YhKe)
And Rudy Gulliani was insistent that going to court had nothing to do with fraud.
Look - everyone here loves Trump. I only voted for him Three Times. But the Trump reaction to 2020 was a shit show. He picked the team. He picked ... poorly.
The entire reaction was a shit show. As the count and media narrative started to firm up - on about a Thursday. He went fucking golfing.
By the following Monday ? It was done. Game over.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (q/hOL)
Hell even the leftists all knew, it's just more fun for them to watch you try to "prove" it.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (vbx7B)
Thats not a lot of comfort. It makes 2020 look even worse. But... plausible- especially with the chump cuck GOPe.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)
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There's never going to be a forever fix. Fighting has to continue every cycle. We are always one generation away from losing everything.
But the cycle we've been in since, arguably, 1992, was reversed. Finally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (vbx7B)
It happens occasionally.
It is a good thing that it happens, and you are a bad person for noticing it.
Posted by: Mitch, Pining For The Fijords! at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Citizen Cope at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (29k1n)
This is also why I want all of the election integrity stuff in place. I want the GOPe motherfucker's balls cut off as well. Let Justice be done though the Heavens fall.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
And of course, they won't.
Posted by: weew at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (9TspW)
I hear that a large majority of Democrat voters support voter ID.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
What, you think we listen them? HAHAHAHAha... wait... is this a hot mic? *panicked scrambling sounds*
Posted by: The Democrat Party at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (Eac9A)
I'm a bit confused by the reporting on this issue. Was it 35k illegals that were registered to vote? Or 35k non-citizen immigrants (including legal immigrants) in total?
That's a big difference. Because if 35k illegals were registered, then at least 10x that number of legal non-citizens were registered to vote.
NJ has 6.5 million registered voters. I've no doubt that at least 20% of those are fake, fraudulent, illegal, or very smelly.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (2YhKe)
Who the hell can afford to be an alcoholic these days?
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
Agreed.
And if they ever did ? The Georgia GOP was front and center.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (q/hOL)
This is also why I want all of the election integrity stuff in place. I want the GOPe motherfucker's balls cut off as well. Let Justice be done though the Heavens fall.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)
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That right there is the difference between us and leftists. We believe anyone who cheats in an election should be punished. Leftists, not so much.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (eGzf1)
I'm going with lying politicians
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Reforger
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I'm pretty sure those 11 million all died of COVID soon after the election.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 22, 2026 02:39 PM (aD4fx)
Every state that uses motor voter should be audited. We are finally starting to see just how corrupt our elections have been for years.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 02:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:40 PM (CWTWj)
Why do we need a mechanical counter when there are loads of folks already there?
I also want at least one Republican in every precinct counting the number of people voting and comparing to what gets turned in via ballots.
Made these suggestions to Jackson Co. Rep committee and I get invitations to send them money.
Pendergast Machine lives on!
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 02:40 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 22, 2026 02:39 PM (aD4fx)
*leans in*
*waves*
Posted by: Spencer Pratt at July 22, 2026 02:40 PM (2YhKe)
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Same sort of thing happened to me, I was walking down the street, tripped and my thingy ended up inside of someone. I was so confused, it all happened so fast.
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (IgKwI)
I can't believe I'm the only one that remembers the real-time video in Philly ... of the old white haired, pot bellied obviously Union Guy - maybe old school Mob - pushing back the camera-guys while he puts up Butchers Paper over the windows to the counting room.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (Eac9A)
Yep.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (j+aD2)
Chicago? Same. NYNY? Same, etc., ad nauseum.
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 22, 2026 02:39 PM (aD4fx)
That was the cycle in Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Minnesota, wisconsin- all of them. LA. They do it and we know. They know we know. They get off doing it because they know we know. It makes them happy to fuck that chicken.
Pretty much every thing they do they do because they get perverse delight from it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (sYM3s)
I think a large portion of illegals voting is simply their ballots being harvested, which they likely don't even know about.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (5yDGQ)
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What with global cooling/global warming/net neutrality/et al, I've died more times than Beau Biden.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:42 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:42 PM (CWTWj)
Every state that uses motor voter should be audited. We are finally starting to see just how corrupt our elections have been for years.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 02:40 PM (viF8m)
Why is it not mandated that AMERICAN elections handled by software should be from an AMERICAN company with AMERICANS doing the programming?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:42 PM (2YhKe)
But remember:
The voting system in the blue states is not designed to:
- prevent illegals from registering
- prevent illegals from voting
- prevent illegal votes from being counted
In fact, the systems in these blue areas go out of their way to ensure that no one can determine if illegals are registered, vote or have their vote counted.
Because fraud IS the purpose.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:42 PM (3cUTc)
I think a large portion of illegals voting is simply their ballots being harvested, which they likely don't even know about.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (OlzlW)
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Apparently there's a study from 2008 showing that more than 6% of illegals voted in that election.
If there are 100 million, and if that 6% holds, that's 6 million votes without touching on abusing voter rolls.
And, besides, several states in 2020 recorded more votes than registered voters. Some precincts were 200%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at July 22, 2026 02:38 PM (5yDGQ)
And stopped voting? Doubt it.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 02:41 PM (IgKwI)
Fam!
Posted by: Matt Lauer at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:42 PM (CWTWj)
No, to the Democrats, Democracy means rule by democrats.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 02:43 PM (IgKwI)
Posted by: torabora at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (HZVWT)
The CRA and other governing laws allow inspections of the voters lists. But many courts have ruled their needs to be cause. That is, they posit you can’t go fishing. You have to have a reason.
Right before this announcement by governor dunce of NJ a court ruled in their favor that the DoJ didn’t have a right to review NJ voter roles.
The reason? There was no cause for it. The timing of the ruling and the announcement are suspect. That is, as the case was being litigated NJ sat on the evidence that would most likely compel a review by the DoJ.
That’s why NJ is trying to say this was a glitch and a one time incident they fixed. With the software company now saying it was designed as instructed, it means the registration and maintenance process is the problem not a one time glitch. That should, in an honest court, give the DOJ cause for review and the court should grant their request. NJ is shitting bricks. They don’t want a review because there is a lot more to hide.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (A+X4b)
You were told in no uncertain terms not to provide driver license to illegal aliens, among other things.
I hope you fuckers die in a fire. Better than you deserve
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (waftC)
Soon the organs
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (g6GxJ)
A handful of states. A few dozen precincts. All known bad actors.
Dozens of DOJ lawyers with orders from the top, assisted by RNC lawyers.
We'll see. Fingers crossed. Holding my breath.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (vbx7B)
LOLGF
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (Eac9A)
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Press ~ to open the command console.
Type in IDDQD to enable God Mode.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (FZ29D)
Dozens of DOJ lawyers with orders from the top, assisted by RNC lawyers.
We'll see. Fingers crossed. Holding my breath.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:44 PM (vbx7B)
Still waiting on that Kraken, boss........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (j+aD2)
The old
If then do something
else do it anyways
statement.
A mainstay of advanced programming languages.
Posted by: DaveA at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Defining Deviancy Down at July 22, 2026 02:46 PM (JM9I6)
LOLGF
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (3cUTc)
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Cartels be hurtin' right about now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:46 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 02:46 PM (sMkB+)
We shouldn't have popular vote for the President. Settle it on a combined session of the House and Senate. By on record vote.
Because you can't - firstly - pick a Supreme Leader by any contest where almost 400 million people pick under different circumstances and rules.
And I don't trust half those fuckers anyway. Looking at you, New England. They'll rig this shit.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:47 PM (q/hOL)
this place has been making me depressed without ya!
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (j+aD2)
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Taking the boys to the pool. Library.
Filming as much as possible (56 subs to 1000!)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:47 PM (vbx7B)
When the lie is discovered, they will lie more.
They will lie when the truth would serve them better.
Because they are liars, like their father, Devil because there is no truth in him.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 02:47 PM (N1tpc)
Not just foreign. A lot of states use ERIC voting to "help" with their voter rolls. ERIC is a us based NGO that was received funding from leftwing Pew Charitable Trust and Dr. Evill himself, Soros.
Look at how many states are fighting Harmeet Dhillon to hide their voter rolls. They don't give a crap about the privacy of their citizens, they don't want us to see what they are doing.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 02:47 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at July 22, 2026 02:47 PM (NtVYv)
Posted by: Caramello at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (SB5L+)
Type in IDDQD to enable God Mode.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (FZ29D)
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You just brought back memories of playing DOOM on God Mode. Tons of fun.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (2YhKe)
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I said yesterday you can add a zero to the end of those numbers they admitted.
And then probably double that to get the real number of illegals that are registered and that voted.
And:
If these illegals were voting for Republicans, they'd all already be in jail by now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (3cUTc)
I want to stress a point that most people gloss over -- these motor voter laws, and over inclusive registration are **designed** for fraud. These are not to encourage voting, but are designed to create a pool of low propensity "voters" that can be exploited for fraud purposes.
This has been the Democrat Party strategy going back to the 70s. And only for fraud.
A secure vote system removes low propensity voters and fixes the rolls weeks before an election so that the registration lists can be canvassed and check -- by the public -- to insure it is not full of false names or people who do not intend to vote. This is "Election Security 101"
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (GDYiM)
100 million illegals. Many of whom have been here for years, even decades, to the point where they think of themselves as rightful denizens of this nation and should have a voice in its governing.
But only 1 or 2 of them vote.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
And they were just confused.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 02:49 PM (Cqx++)
Is this that?
Posted by: Rigged Election Machines at July 22, 2026 02:49 PM (kCsPk)
Only computers be used to archive paper records as searchable jpegs.
Posted by: torabora at July 22, 2026 02:49 PM (HZVWT)
"When we find a problem, we don't hide it, " lies Mikie. She didn't find shit. Someone else found it and you had nowhere to go. Lying bitch.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:49 PM (mmrXZ)
Type in IDDQD to enable God Mode.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (FZ29D)
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You just brought back memories of playing DOOM on God Mode. Tons of fun.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (amcLV)
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Gets boring quick.
Gotta play at least on Ultra-Violence. I got through all of Thy Flesh Consumed and all of DOOM II before the level designs of TNT: Evilution just frustrated me into quitting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:49 PM (vbx7B)
We’ve been through this already. But what they mean by that is the vast unelected unaccountable Bureaucracy. That rules by fiat and other jiggery-pokery methods.
It most definitely does not mean citizen voters being represented by their members of congress or “will of the people”. Hell, Republicans don’t believe in that either, for the most part. As you’ve undoubtedly noticed.
Trump himself got traction because the Illusion of Particapatory Government was wearing pretty damn thin. When more than half of the population effectively has no say in government it’s gonna get sporty sooner or later.
Trump is the guy who is asking nicely. Suggesting that government agencies and personnel do their job, what they are required to do in fact.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:50 PM (waftC)
Posted by: Sid at July 22, 2026 02:50 PM (xTZ7H)
Mike Netter
@nettermike
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14h
🚨BREAKING: Steve Hilton and his CAL-DOGE fraud investigation team have uncovered a massive scam: Mexican citizens living in Mexico are pretending to be illegal immigrants residing in California — and collecting free healthcare paid for by California taxpayers.
According to Hilton, this fraud is part of $20 BILLION in taxpayer dollars being sent to illegals — and Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly bragging about it.
This is next-level fraud.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:50 PM (kX27y)
that's what I just said! I said it way way back too!
clearly that is the purpose of Motor Voter.
Vote fraud.
and every. single. fraud. vote CANCELS THE VOTE OF A LEGAL CITIZEN!
don't the Ds always cry about "disenfranchisement"?!?! they're the ones doing it!
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (j+aD2)
@joelpollak
California's @AGRobBonta, in a shameless act of election-rigging, has changed the title of the Voter ID referendum from "ESTABLISHES ADDITIONAL VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS" to "PROHIBITS CITIZENS FROM VOTING UNLESS...".
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (diia5)
Posted by: The Bobs at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (MwS0A)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (amcLV)
sure why the hell not
at this point Mexico is nicer than Cali
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (j+aD2)
The violence would have been historical.
Now also imagine Democrat polling places "running out of ballots... Aw shucks.."
Yeah. Everything would be burning
Posted by: Melodicmetal at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (61TgR)
Brian in New Orleans.
I watched a meeting that was held with voting experts in GA after the 2020 election. During the meeting he hacked into one of the GA elections machines we have been repeatedly told were not connected to the internet by using the internet.
Obviously, nothing came of it.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (viF8m)
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Good for the occasional laugh, though.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (amcLV)
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Punching the Cyberdemon to death, for sure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (vbx7B)
A handful of states. A few dozen precincts. All known bad actors.
Dozens of DOJ lawyers with orders from the top, assisted by RNC lawyers.
We'll see. Fingers crossed. Holding my breath.
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Don't forget:
Candidate now have standing--before the election--to enforce voting laws.
I can't wait for the retarded legal fuckery of the cartel judges, that only someone who goes to Harvard would be stupid enough to think makes sense, to still deny standing.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (j+aD2)
New England, man. A lot - and I do mean a lot - of the shit bubbles up from that line from DC to Philly to Boston to NYC.
Add in San Francisco and south ? The rest of us just try to do the best we can working around the stark raving fucking idiots from those areas.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (q/hOL)
Yesterday, they selectively release data and made sure to say the illegal aliens included Republicans, Democrats and voters without a party “Independents”. What they didn’t tell you is how many from each party? Why? How does that violate privacy laws, and how would those laws apply anyway to a non citizen illegally present in the country committing a criminal act?
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (JmfGy)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (GD0B3)
Should you local elementary school have Hustler magazine? The Turner Diaries? No? But that's (D)ifferenent then explicit gay books or communist propaganda for some reason?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)
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Temporarily. Like so many other government programs. A little test to set a baseline. National Security demands it.
Out of an Abundance of Caution. Who could object to that?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:52 PM (waftC)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:53 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 02:51 PM (diia5)
And that will probably do the trick to get it defeated 60+% to 30+%.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:53 PM (kX27y)
I think a large portion of illegals voting is simply their ballots being harvested, which they likely don't even know about.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of
I bet it’s a blend - I am thinking if someone comes here illegally, they don’t have a strong moral compass to start. Why not vote, especially if that vote leads to an admin that isn’t so concerned with your status?
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 02:53 PM (Dd38x)
One of the guys I was thinking of. Couldn't say, enough, that "The System is Working".
Frankly - I don't think he was a plant. I think he was just typical.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:54 PM (q/hOL)
6,600 can EASILY turn a state election. We're past the threshold.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:54 PM (mkw2N)
Well, this changes what i thought from yesterday, which was that there were tons of bug reports that state admins ignored.
I'm glad that software vendor spoke up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:54 PM (mmrXZ)
there's no way to know the threshold until the election is complete. and then it's too late.
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:55 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 02:55 PM (JmfGy)
-Voter rolls must *only* include those with real intention to vote.
-It must be fixed and public weeks before the election to allow canvassing by the public to verify (random sampling) that the voters listed represent real people with intent to vote.
- Ideally, it would also be checked to insure that voters on list are eligible to vote, not registered in other jurisdictions, are alive, are competent, and *have some intent to vote*
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 02:55 PM (GDYiM)
The illegals themselves get to stay in the US and $$$ if they vote D so why wouldn't they?
And then of course as we know the Dems have a massive operation to cast ballots for people that don't normally vote but are on the voter rolls.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)
Out of an Abundance of Caution. Who could object to that?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:52
May I introduce you to John Thune, Skeletor Murkowski, and the ghost of Mitch McConnell.
Ps. Autocorrect tried to make “Mitch” “itchy”.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (Dd38x)
Do we also know how many of those people voted multiple times?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:54 PM (mmrXZ)
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Given that they were being publicly defamed, it was rather necessary.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (amcLV)
A handful of states. A few dozen precincts. All known bad actors.
Dozens of DOJ lawyers with orders from the top, assisted by RNC lawyers.
We'll see. Fingers crossed. Holding my breath.
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Trumps USPS gambit, if allowed to be implemented, would be another game changer.
Posted by: WisRich at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (JmfGy)
Posted by: runner
The one thing George Will got right back in '93. Weird that he continued to lick the boots of the GOPe after that. ( speaking of, is that fuqer still alive??? )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 02:57 PM (diia5)
The illegals themselves get to stay in the US and $$$ if they vote D so why wouldn't they?
And then of course as we know the Dems have a massive operation to cast ballots for people that don't normally vote but are on the voter rolls.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)
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I suspect most who do vote just vote because they think they are allowed and know that they're registered, not because they're paid.
I doubt many of the smart ones are the ones who are voting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:57 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: WisRich at July 22, 2026 02:56 PM (G0vdT)
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Latest I've heard is that it is going forward, the circuit court denied the motions against it.
We'll see. Fingers crossed. Holding my breath.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (vbx7B)
I was going to make this point yesterday. Good to see the company call out the defamatory lies.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (a+Rw6)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:54 PM (mkw2N)
Exactly - from coffee and covid substack:
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The Times leaned hard into statistics: ~0.02% of 2023 local votes, and ~0.009% of 2024 presidential votes in New Jersey. Of course, two weeks ago, the very same Times insisted it was a “problem that doesn’t exist.” So.
But that shrink-ray framing ignores how elections actually work. Many local races are decided by dozens or hundreds of votes; and more often than you’d think by a single vote. Statewide primaries and down‑ballot contests regularly fall in margins where only a few hundred ballots affect the outcome.
Even if, for the sake of argument, you accept that only 400 illegal votes exist in this one episode —every single one was detected— that’s enough to decide close school board races, council seats, county offices, or local ballot measures. For a few quick examples:
2020: Iowa’s 2nd congressional district was decided by 6 votes.
2020: New York’s 22nd district decided by 109 votes.
2022: Connecticut House District 81 decided by 1 vote.
2026: Boca Raton, FL mayor decided by 5 votes after a recount.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (kX27y)
Also we will get to be amused when Jose Welfareguy gets arrested and can *prove* he was visiting back home when someone mailed in a ballot in his name...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (eGzf1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 02:58 PM (sMkB+)
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Spain has the better claim.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (sYM3s)
It would instead be:
- one day, Election Day, in-person voting only
- valid government ID required to obtain a ballot
- thumbprint and signature before you're handed the ballot
If they can wheel hospice-bound Jimmy Carter out on a gurney to vote, you don't fucking need absentee ballots.
Anybody who can't vote under that system, doesn't need a say in how this country is run.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (GD0B3)
You’re just nibbling around the edges if you allow this sort of shit. And it’s been going on 50 years.
I know everyone learns at their own pace, but, this is what they depend on. Flood the Zone. It becomes a moot point, and here we are.
They make bank on facilitating the destruction of our country.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (waftC)
Posted by: Vengeance
You may be disappointed to learn when the last de-capitol sentence was carried out.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 02:59 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 03:00 PM (Kh5FU)
Posted by: runner at July
Technically, no. They just transfer the data to the Board of Registrars who is supposed to take the data and verify it prior registration. But my favorite part of this whole concept is relying on people to self select they are here but ineligible to vote to start. Because those who came here illegally would certainly never do anything against the rules, right?
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
A few Marines might disappointed in your enthusiasm to give away Pendleton. Just a few, mind you. Also, pack some crayons.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (diia5)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (/QHx4)
Invaders should be met with military force
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)
clearly that is the purpose of Motor Voter.
Vote fraud.
Posted by: Black Orchid
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Yes, But they sold it as convenience and encouraging "democracy"
Same with trying to lower the voting age.
Same with those hated MTV rock the vote bullshit. and the "I voted" stickers.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (GDYiM)
Seriously, can you believe these idiots? So predictable.
I say something. They go all out denying it. Then we dump the proof. YEEOUCHIE!! That Smarts doesn't fake news.
Thank you fake news for never getting smarter.
Posted by: Donnie Two Scoops at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (anL5R)
People's Hippo,
Yep. Only in person voting except for military people.
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (/QHx4)
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Proposal:
Military voters can still only vote in person (no absentee), but when they leave service with an honorable discharge they get two votes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (vbx7B)
Biden didn't win by "5 million votes" as the left repeats endlessly.
He "won" by less than 40k votes in 3 states.
(from memory, it was like)
12k in GA
14k in WI
11k in AZ
But sure, a few thousand illegals voting won't change the outcome of a Presidential election ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Barack Obama's Campaign Finances at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (T7fic)
Biden didn't win by "5 million votes" as the left repeats endlessly.
He "won" by less than 40k votes in 3 states.
(from memory, it was like)
12k in GA
14k in WI
11k in AZ
But sure, a few thousand illegals voting won't change the outcome of a Presidential election ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (3cUTc)
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There are at least 300,000 fake ballots in GA alone.
They cheated a lot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (m6Mib)
Already been approved by a federal judge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (sMkB+)
Also they know that a lot of those illegals that voted may not have actually voted. Those votes were cast in their name. Once somebody interviews them it should be interesting.
And of course there is actually the vote counting software corruption that we have seen operated out of Venezuela and Ukraine.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (n5tGW)
I'm all for sending San Franciso and South back to Mexico today. I'm not kidding.
Thank Reagan. That state voted Republican for decades. Until he signed the first Amnesty and gave it away.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Dd38x)
It's a joke.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (GD0B3)
Illegals should not get any money from us.
You can't support yourself and your rugrats without our tax money you have no business being in OUR country.
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 03:05 PM (/QHx4)
Illegals should not get any money from us.
You can't support yourself and your rugrats without our tax money you have no business being in OUR country.
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 03:05 PM (/QHx4)
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Without explicit permission to be here from the body politic through our government, they have no business being here.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:05 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 03:05 PM (diia5)
They cheated a lot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (vbx7B)
They really had to scramble to pull off 2020. That's what the shutdown of counting was. My ralatives in England told me their news had Trump winning California until it suddenly didn't.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (PjoLk)
One of the guys I was thinking of. Couldn't say, enough, that "The System is Working".
Frankly - I don't think he was a plant. I think he was just typical.
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Brian in Name Only - was probably an employee of smart matic or someone in government that had brought smart matic into his town, county. He was way way to committed to defending them.
Posted by: Hunchy McHuncherson at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (lc8yo)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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When 30% to 40% of eligible voters do not vote, you need registration to eliminate them from the pool.
Otherwise there will be incentive to have people paying them and driving them to the polls as needed to win. Election day will become a contest between ground games and who pays the most (as it was in the 19th century.) Even under your system.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (GDYiM)
They cheated a lot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (vbx7B)
They really had to scramble to pull off 2020. That's what the shutdown of counting was. My ralatives in England told me their news had Trump winning California until it suddenly didn't.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (PjoLk)
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And after months of mail in ballot fraud.
No wonder they put up the razor wire fence.
If Biden's administration had just governed well, they might have gotten away with it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:07 PM (vbx7B)
And thats how it works ... everywhere else not the EU. And in the EU for me. Because I'm a documented White American.
And there it is.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:07 PM (q/hOL)
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Then how would my salary get paid? The trannies, lesbos, feminists, soi bois aren't having children, who am I supposed to teach??!?!?!
Posted by: Teacher's Union Teacher at July 22, 2026 03:08 PM (anL5R)
The Mexicans would turn around and sell it to the Chinese for ten cents on the Yuan.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 03:08 PM (Y8DZL)
While Ossoff may be getting big bucks from out of state, without the steal he's real vulnerable
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 03:08 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (uHx+y)
I suspect a couple of things came into play forcing Biden to not govern well:
1) They needed COVIDmania to win the election and that devastated the economy
2) Trump had done minor reductions to the Obama here grifting and the left wanted to get paid with interest.
So the Junta doubled spending which caused the 100% or so inflation of the Biden years killing the economy...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (SwyyQ)
Posted by: Future Zombie McConnell at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (nf+XS)
197 @179 TJM, I think there's going to be a surprise in Georgia. Specifically indictments against election officials, maybe an attempt at a Federal monitor of the vote
While Ossoff may be getting big bucks from out of state, without the steal he's real vulnerable
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 03:08 PM (sMkB+)
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Ossoff has been my black horse for 2026 for a while.
Seeing him go from 2028 hopeful to embarrassing electoral failure that white progressives prop up anyway because they hate strong, intelligent black women who live by their own truths like Kamala is going to be hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 03:10 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (uHx+y)
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Not sure. Is wax a vegetable?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 03:10 PM (amcLV)
They know what workstation they were at
They know when they READ the record
They know when they OPEN (to edit) the record
They know when the record was modified and updated
They also most likely have an image of the data before and after the change(S).
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 03:10 PM (/+uur)
They cheated a lot.
We can ignore voter fraud. We just have to beat the margin of fraud.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 03:11 PM (mkw2N)
My entire life, I've listened to people who are all fired up about some corruption.
It could be Bush & Enron, or Obama & Solyndra. Or Bear Stearns & Goldman Sachs & Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac. Or USAID and the NGOs, and the Somali Learing Centers. Or Diebold, or Dominion.
It's always something. Everyone senses the corruption, and latches on to some facet of the corruption, and obssesses about it. But they can only recognize the corruption outside their group.
I'm always reminded of the parable about the blind men groping an elephant, and feeling all different things, and then turning on each other as liars.
Everyone wants to grasp onto the corruption that reinforces their presuppositions, and can't stand back far enough to see that it's all corrupt, and every part works together.
Say it again with me: "it's not that the system is corrupt; corruption is the system."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 03:11 PM (BI5O2)
1) They needed COVIDmania to win the election and that devastated the economy
2) Trump had done minor reductions to the Obama here grifting and the left wanted to get paid with interest.
So the Junta doubled spending which caused the 100% or so inflation of the Biden years killing the economy...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 03:09 PM (sKqQm)
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Don't open the borders.
Do that, and it might have been enough, to be honest. So much of what came afterwards were first, second, and third order effects of letting in between 12 and 20 million people in a concentrated period of time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:11 PM (vbx7B)
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I assume that.
But the logistics of bussing 1,000 drug-addled zombies around Philly make it prohibitive for effective fraud.
There were hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes in 2020.
You can't pull that off with same-day, in-person voting.
Note also, I said "sig and thumb print" bc now we have a record of "who" voted.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 03:11 PM (3cUTc)
Maybe a little exists
It exists and here is why that’s a good thing
If you don’t fully support voter fraud you’re a H8ful white nationalist.
Posted by: Democrats at July 22, 2026 03:12 PM (GEtfQ)
Or Kathy Griffin AND David French.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:13 PM (SB5L+)
They cheated a lot.
We can ignore voter fraud. We just have to beat the margin of fraud.
Posted by: Idiots at July 22, 2026 03:11 PM (mkw2N)
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This takes me back to my own view by about summer of 2024.
There was no margin of fraud. 2020 and 2022 had proven that. The DNC and its allies in executives and judicial positions would simply do more cheating because no one would challenge them.
And then...the RNC actually fought. It replaced McDaniel with Michael Whatley and Lara Trump. Lawsuits seemed more aggressive and pointed.
All it took was firing Ronna McDaniel, and Trump won 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:13 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 03:13 PM (caIto)
I'll say no. Hillary would have won in '08. But they rigged their own primary to get Obama.
Keep in mind ... they fucked Hillary out of that one. They simply refused to sit her Michigan delegates. And invented Super Delegates to make sure it stuck.
They started down this road then. Ironic.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:14 PM (q/hOL)
Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill is unveiling legislation to limit birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens during a declared “invasion,” according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller.
Gill’s bill, titled the “Citizenship Act,” would clarify that the children of illegal aliens who entered our country as part of an invasion are not entitled to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
“The Constitution was never intended to reward unlawful entry by automatically granting citizenship to the children of those who invaded our country,” Gill told the Daily Caller. “If we are serious about recognizing that our nation has been invaded, then our laws should reflect that reality. We should not extend one of the greatest privileges our nation can bestow—American citizenship—to the children of those who entered our country unlawfully as part of that invasion. I’m proud to introduce the Citizenship Act in the House to remedy our code of law.”
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 03:15 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 22, 2026 03:15 PM (anL5R)
The “Mouse House” announced several hundred layoffs Tuesday in its third round of cuts this year, affecting Disney Entertainment Television, ESPN, corporate divisions and Disney Studios, according to SFist.
Pixar’s Emeryville animation studio was hit hardest within the film division. Disney has not confirmed how many Pixar workers lost their jobs, but a source told TheWrap that roughly 116 employees were laid off.
... they need a way to pay Joyless Behar
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 03:10 PM (2ap+5)
I think it's what even gets them to close. Every democrap loss since 2000 is only a result of them not being able to cheat enough in that district. Or the R candidate is preffered and left alone as they are safe and vote with dems on important issues. Resources are then spent elsewear.
A plausable as close to 50/50 split is the goal. With the allowed R's always crossing when needed.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (PjoLk)
Form after form. Letter after letter. Document after document. In triplicate.
Unless you're an illegal. In which case fuck documenting a fucking thing ever.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (SB5L+)
But we owe everyone, 'cause Imperialism.
Sorry, should have started this with a land acknowledgement to Chief Hazy Cloud and Wabasis, who were much better people than you are
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:27
INDEED. We were watching it all in 2020. There never was an explanation for stopping the counting at the same time in 6 swing states. Trump was leading before then Biden took the lead when counting resumed.
At one point Trump total was going down, he was losing votes in some state. Just how does that happen???
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (55Qr6)
Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill is unveiling legislation to limit birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens during a declared "invasion," according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller.
Gill's bill, titled the "Citizenship Act," would clarify that the children of illegal aliens who entered our country as part of an invasion are not entitled to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
Probably won't amount to a squirt of piss, as it's dead in the Senate, but still -- if nothing else, it's good to see at least some in the GOP aren't retarded eunuchs.
https://tinyurl.com/mvw44exm
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (iFTx/)
Pixar’s Emeryville animation studio was hit hardest within the film division. Disney has not confirmed how many Pixar workers lost their jobs, but a source told TheWrap that roughly 116 employees were laid off.
... they need a way to pay Joyless Behar
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (RHGPo)
That’s a shame…. Anyway,
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (m6Mib)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:18 PM (SB5L+)
There were hundreds of thousands of fraudulent votes in 2020.
You can't pull that off with same-day, in-person voting.
Note also, I said "sig and thumb print" bc now we have a record of "who" voted.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Maybe signature and thumb print would work, but only if every one is verified. Maybe with AI that is possible -- that is a new wrinkle.
But we already see that signature checks are dependent on state and local administrators and they all lean one way.
In the 80s and 90s I lived in East Coast city and I would regularly "notice" church busses full of people going to each polling station. They had a guy with clipboard telling the "voter" what name to use. All day long, they apparently hit dozens of stations with each bus.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 03:18 PM (GDYiM)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (GD0B3)
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HAHAHAHA!
Not in the least.
Might be the most woke.
It's so woke that Pete Doctor completely scrapped Elio and started it from essentially scrap because the creatives had gone so "my boyhood was GAY GAY GAY! and aliens".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:18 PM (vbx7B)
On Tuesday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) blamed a “serious software error” in the state’s Motor Vehicle System involving French tech company IDEMIA for the mishap that led to roughly 400 noncitizens voting.
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who helms the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, soon thereafter blasted out a missive outlining her demands for the investigation, including the nationalities, registration dates, and other key information for the 6,600 people.
“Ensuring that U.S. citizens’ votes are not illegally diluted by noncitizens’ votes is of paramount importance,” Dhillon wrote in a letter to Sherrill.
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:18 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (55Qr6)
I think we know EXACTLY how that happened.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 03:19 PM (rfNMH)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (55Qr6)
I think we know EXACTLY how that happened.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 03:19 PM (rfNMH)
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"Every time a Republican regrets his vote, Trump loses a vote, duh!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:19 PM (vbx7B)
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C'mon you guyz that happens all the time. Why you aren't a bunch of crazy conspiracy nuts now are you? Huh? Why don't you just simmer down and have an ice cream cone. That's what I do when the dog bites me.
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 22, 2026 03:20 PM (anL5R)
Already been approved by a federal judge.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 03:04 PM (viF8m)
Approved is one thing.
Getting the f*cking federal employees to follow through with it is something COMPLETLY different.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:20 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 22, 2026 03:16 PM (anL5R)
Because that would constitute cannibalism.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (rfNMH)
Probably won't amount to a squirt of piss, as it's dead in the Senate, but still -- if nothing else, it's good to see at least some in the GOP aren't retarded eunuchs.
https://tinyurl.com/mvw44exm
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (iFTx/)
Senate has a version too.
"Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
1h
🚨 JUST IN: Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) has officially filed the CITIZENSHIP ACT to ABOLISH birthright citizenship for illegal aliens following the Supreme Court's ruling
Sen. JIM BANKS (R-IN) has the Senate version.."
and -
"Sen. Jim Banks Unveils Citizenship Act of 2026 to End Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants
Senator Jim Banks introduced the Citizenship Act of 2026 to end birthright citizenship for children of unauthorized immigrants following a Supreme Court ruling.."
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (/QHx4)
The drugs were divided into 650 packages and “skillfully concealed” inside a refrigerated shipping container that arrived at the port of Vado Ligure from one of Ecuador’s main ports, according to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza.
.. they say that the best way to ship a nuclear weapon is to put it in the middle of a banana shipment
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (RHGPo)
Waste of time. Even if the Senate passed it.
John Roberts, Amy DumbAss Barrett, and the Three Sisters will say no.
I want the House just to go through the motions anyway.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (q/hOL)
Not in the least.
Might be the most woke.
It's so woke that Pete Doctor completely scrapped Elio and started it from essentially scrap because the creatives had gone so "my boyhood was GAY GAY GAY! and aliens".
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:18 PM (vbx7B)
Holy Cow ! good riddance!
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:22 PM (GD0B3)
2. It's happening, but not a big deal
3. It's happening and it's a good thing
4. You're a racist for noticing
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 03:22 PM (avzH0)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:07 PM (vbx7B)
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That there is part of the problem.
If the cheaters were able to govern effectively and well, no one would care. In fact, if they governed well, they could win elections WITHOUT cheating.
But the Dems are so incompetent at governing, they are entirely dependent on cheating in elections to maintain power.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:23 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Get convicted of (attempted) voter fraud, then you lose your thumbs. And your better half opens the ketchup bottle for you for the remainder of your years.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:24 PM (N39Ws)
This is what's known as a glitch.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:24 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (GD0B3)
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I dunno, but every Pixar movie I've seen in the last 15 years -- I never saw any Toy Story movies -- has been very woke. Like nothing but gay groomer propaganda. I think most of their directors/producers like gay rentboy dick.
So I think Pixar is probably the most woke.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
If the cheaters were able to govern effectively and well, no one would care. In fact, if they governed well, they could win elections WITHOUT cheating.
But the Dems are so incompetent at governing, they are entirely dependent on cheating in elections to maintain power.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Hey, you know, that logic stuff is a lot like math.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (+UcOf)
Posted by: Joe Biden
......
That would be cannibalism.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (UjdFS)
The secret service agents stopped feeding him veggies after that one diaper blowout after he ate creamed spinach.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (RHGPo)
Nobody expects the Banana-ish Ammunition
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (SB5L+)
If the cheaters were able to govern effectively and well, no one would care. In fact, if they governed well, they could win elections WITHOUT cheating.
But the Dems are so incompetent at governing, they are entirely dependent on cheating in elections to maintain power.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:23 PM (FZ29D)
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Their objectives are to punish those they dislike, almost all of whom are American citizens, and enrich themselves and their cronies.
Governing well simply doesn't come to them, it seems.
If you are going to depose the king, you have to either govern with abject fear to push away elite opposition or govern well to keep the people on your side.
They tried the former, but they simply don't have the disposition to rule an entire country with an iron fist. They want to push a button and stop hearing about things, not grind out a multi-year paramilitary campaign to subjugate the populace. The most they got was cosplayers LARPING in Portland as antifa.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (RHGPo)
Waste of time. Even if the Senate passed it.
John Roberts, Amy DumbAss Barrett, and the Three Sisters will say no.
I want the House just to go through the motions anyway.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:21 PM (q/hOL)
Frankly, what would be even better politically is if we went about it the way the Constitution says that we should - pass an amendment. The simple process of doing that would flush out all the Dems and RINOs that would stand in the way of an 80/20 issue. In the long run, we'd be better off doing it that way - win or lose.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (9CbuZ)
yes! I saw that!
it does look good. the lead actor is usually good.
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed
There's always the other way...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (diia5)
I dunno, but every Pixar movie I've seen in the last 15 years -- I never saw any Toy Story movies -- has been very woke. Like nothing but gay groomer propaganda. I think most of their directors/producers like gay rentboy dick.
So I think Pixar is probably the most woke.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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That statement begs a question.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (+UcOf)
Breanna Morello
@BreannaMorello
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7h
🚨INFURIATING🚨
An Ethiopian migrant executed three apartment complex employees over a parking spot fee in Minnesota.
Tsegaab Binessu said, “hated the American system” after his arrest.
Local outlets are referring to him as a “St. Paul man” but he’s actually a demon from Ethiopia.
Court documents show the third world scumbag was upset about our immigration system, “he was treated unfairly because he is black and an immigrant.”
The murderer quit his trucking job recently. He was trying to bring his wife and kids into the United States.
This news report misses all the key points about the “alleged” murder being from a third world cesspool and his comments about our country—which appear in court filings.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
Leading up to Disney's acquisition, I think the studio was good to great. Now it is just one more grave stone marking all of the failed/ruined IP Disney destroyed.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 03:26 PM (dom7w)
"You know you're not only supposed to vote, you're not supposed to be there. Why do you vote?"
... because you know ICE probably won't be there
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (RHGPo)
So what we're getting at is something nobody wants to talk about.
We can't trust "Secret Ballot" anymore. Because we can't trust the counters. Judging by my reading of history ? Couldn't trust the counters all the way back to the '60s.
So we go Public Ballot. Or we push this shit beyond direct elections. Which is why I keep saying. Go back to Legislatures appointing Senators. And the House and Senate on-record vote a President.
And we need more House Reps. The proportion is screwed. Not how the system started. Way too many voters for way too few reps.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (q/hOL)
They have incentivized through fairy tale legal rulings. The U.S.A. is an “attractive nuisance” so to speak.
There is no downside to this from a foreign perspective. No other country on the planet has been forced to put up with all this bullshit.
You think Mexico gives illegal aliens Driver licenses? In state school tuition? Bank accounts? Jeeze Louise are country has been led by malevolent retards for so long the population can’t even articulate why this shit is insane. They have been worked over so much they are asking for more of the same
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (waftC)
This was a failure of design. An obvious failure in design. And then they gave it some poor grunt to test it out.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (GDYiM)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (vbx7B)
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Heh. I've been reading the Dune Prequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. What you've just described is THE key difference between House Harkonnen (rule through fear) and House Atreides (rule through loyalty).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: polynikes at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (KC5Lt)
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Incompetent at governing, but extremely talented at stealing, cheating, and lying. Its a unique skillset.
Posted by: Politics is all about getting elected then maximizing your returns at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (vbx7B)
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Heh. I've been reading the Dune Prequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. What you've just described is THE key difference between House Harkonnen (rule through fear) and House Atreides (rule through loyalty).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (FZ29D)
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There are no Dune prequels.
*jedi mind trick from Star Wars sequels*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (vbx7B)
Posted by: Chicago Aldermen at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (2YhKe)
New whistleblower allegations claim vulnerable Native Americans were allegedly lured into white vans with promises of treatment, then plied with fentanyl, methamphetamine, alcohol, and other drugs before being imprisoned inside fake behavioral health homes where operators allegedly billed Medicaid for months of fraudulent “treatment.”
Arizona officials have previously estimated the fraud exceeded $2.5 to $2.8 billion, while the latest whistleblower allegations contend the broader network may have generated up to $12 billion in fraudulent Medicaid claims over time.
Even more chilling, as many as 2,000 Native Americans may be dead or missing as a result of the sprawling scheme, according to NewsNation Now.
... and all of this on "stolen land" no less
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (6ydKt)
In the woodpile?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (FBye7)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 22, 2026 03:27 PM (GDYiM)
But his superior officer (I presume officer) didn't show any signs of intelligence either when he touched the piping hot barrel.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Chicago Aldermen at July 22, 2026 03:29 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:25 PM (vbx7B)
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This chap named Niccolo had a few words to say on that subject.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 03:30 PM (amcLV)
They cheated a lot.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 22, 2026 03:03 PM (vbx7B)
They really had to scramble to pull off 2020. That's what the shutdown of counting was. My ralatives in England told me their news had Trump winning California until it suddenly didn't.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 03:06 PM (PjoLk)
When Trump held that rally in Butler PA (!!) the Saturday before Election Day 2020 - the one where they brought a fracking rig to the rally, and 15,000 people showed up in freezing weather to support Trump - the Dems went total Code Red and panicked. They knew that if he had that kind of support in Pennsylvania, he could probably win the election. Those printing machines were working overtime from Sunday onward to get Biden over the line. They probably got sloppy doing it as well.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 03:32 PM (9CbuZ)
This Michigan Fraud was astounding. Because he was up by a few hundred thousand. I did some quick back of the envelope math, and went to bed. Because no way would they try to sell that those mail-in ballots went 10-1.
They did. And then we got Whatever His Name Was From Louisianna ... or whomever he was ... spouting statistics on and on trying to explain it all.
Same guy that was screaming, for months prior, that Elections Work and Fraud is a Conspiracy Theory. Got the keys to the blog for a bit to Bullshit-Splain it.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:37 PM (+UcOf)
Posted by: anachronda at July 22, 2026 03:41 PM (v3pYe)
The company was originally a caterer for Russian schools and started a website so they could argue to keep their contract, and discovered there was more money to be made selling ads with clickbait articles.
Posted by: MikeN at July 22, 2026 04:14 PM (cu7xC)
Posted by: MikeN at July 22, 2026 04:14 PM (cu7xC)
) have been employed by a company with a name that is amazingly similar. In a state that starts with an "N" which does not stand for New.
In that state the voter registration was conducted entirely web based and only interacted with company software as a completed step in the application process. The app itself did not care what information was entered as long as that step was completed.
I would suspect that New Jersey had something like that plus the standard State owned and maintained servers and databases.
Posted by: Mildly Retarded Lurker at July 22, 2026 04:39 PM (xYplz)
RFKJr. Suspends $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to California and Minnesota Because Both Failed States Continue to Permit and Encourage Massive Fraud
Biden's policy was to send out checks to the fraudsters and then, if someone noticed, fruitlessly attempt to "claw back" the money which was already spirited out of the country. Blue states' economies run on fraud and plunder from red states. Education fraud is just as bad. Jeremy Portnoy at Real Clear Investigations:
The Trump-Kennedy Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has paused over $1 billion in Medicaid funding for California and Minnesota, as the Democrats there have absolutely no intention of truly reforming their systems to root out the rampant fraud. HHS leadership held a press conference Tuesday regarding the suspension and how the Trump administration is combatting fraud. "If those states want that money, they need to provide documentations that these payments are legitimate," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at the press conference where Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), also appeared. Oz explained why California in particular is raising so many questions. "Another $250 million, a quarter billion dollars, comes from claims tied to high-risk providers, as I explained earlier, those who are billing more than a year after the service is provided, those billing for four or more patients all at the same time -- hard to juggle that many patients." ... Referring to the Democrats in charge of California and Minnesota, "If Gov. Gavin Newsom or Gov. Tim Walz wants this funding released, all they have to do is provide basic documentation, showing that these services are legitimate and not fraudulent. And that's common sense. The Biden administration abandoned that kind of oversight. Instead of protecting your money, they open the floodgates to theft. They dismantled basic program integrity and oversight."
Just the News:
Topline: Since 2019, school districts across 24 states and Puerto Rico have lost $225 million to fraud confirmed by the U.S. Department of Education inspector general's semiannual report to Congress. No more than $67 million has been recovered. Key facts: Open the Books and the State Financial Officers Foundation documented 74 instances of confirmed school fraud, averaging over $3 million each. There are far more that have gone unprosecuted or undetected. Florida and Illinois schools each had the most instances of fraud with 11. Indiana lost the most money -- $44 million -- due to inflated attendance numbers that increased state funding to two schools. The schools' founder then allegedly sent the money to companies he owned. The schools closed in 2019, and four alleged conspirators were charged in 2024. At Broward County Public Schools in Florida, information officer Anthony Hunter allegedly used district funds to buy $17 million worth of school supplies from a friend's business, ignoring the competitive bidding process. In return, the friend hired Hunter and his son to work a security job and sold Hunter a house for $150,000 below market value, state prosecutors claim Chicago Public Schools received $1 million of federal grants meant for Native American students, using an application that included more than 1,000 students of South Asian descent. The district was unable to verify how many students were actually in the program, and agreed to repay the money. ... Summary: The government loses hundreds of billions of dollars to fraud annually, but redirecting money away from children's education is especially egregious.
Watchdog says as much as 74% of federal grant spending in 2024 was untraceable to local levels The report released Tuesday revealed that many federal assistance programs didn't accurately track their spending, explain specific uses of funds or report location data in 2024.Finally, a judge has ruled that Harvard must face a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that scientists made false claims in their NIH grant applications -- and in fact never intended to do the "science" they claimed in the grant application. They just wanted the NIH to give them a pot of money, and decide later how to spend it.
A government watchdog group's new report on federal spending found that it's unclear where hundreds of billions of grant dollars go once they reach states. The Project On Government Oversight downloaded and analyzed data from USAspending.gov that the nonprofit group says in a report released on Tuesday shows over 74% -- $712.6 billion -- of $958.6 billion in domestic grant spending from fiscal 2024 couldn't be tracked to the local level. The Trump administration confirmed with Just the News that the lack of accountability shown in the report's findings is why new rules have been proposed for federal grantmaking, and they comport with those at the Office of Management and Budget.
It's just fraud from one end of the government to the other:
In other words: You can't say we committed fraud because the NIH was in on it and knew we were lying. Which may well be true. More on that later.
A federal judge allowed most of a whistleblower lawsuit against Harvard to proceed Tuesday, letting two claims advance in a case accusing the University and a Harvard Catalyst principal investigator of misusing National Institutes of Health grant funding. The suit, filed by David S. Zielinski, the former executive director of Harvard Catalyst -- formally the Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center -- alleges that the University and the center's founder, Lee M. Nadler, collected $275 million in NIH grants while abandoning or repurposing promised research work in violation of the False Claims Act. The lawsuit was filed in March 2024 and remained under seal while the Department of Justice reviewed the allegations until November 2025. U.S. District Judge Myong J. Joun rejected most of the University's motion to dismiss in his 28-page order, tossing one count of "reverse false claims" while allowing two claims alleging false claims and false records to advance. ... The University had argued that the court should "be skeptical" that the NIH "somehow missed that two-thirds of the work contemplated was never done," arguing NIH would have been able to make that determination by reviewing the annual reports and choosing whether to renew the grants.
Below: Sabine Hossenfelder says that the NIH doesn't detect this kind of fraud -- which is "common" and "normalized" -- because they're in on the con. They know these applications are fraudulent, they just don't care. She also says that this might unleash dozens of new lawsuits. This lawsuits is brought under a federal provision that allows a litigant to retain 25% of the money that the government saves if the lawsuit exposes fraud.
Joun wrote that the University's arguments did not make the allegations "implausible" and that "the very purpose of those statements is to keep NIH in the dark" from the truth. He added that it would be a "futile effort" for the court to immediately compare all the reports with the allegations, noting that Nadler allegedly "used crafty grantsmanship to obscure their true usage of the funds." Zielinski's attorneys wrote in a statement that Joun's ruling made clear that Zielinski "sufficiently alleged with particularity that Harvard defrauded NIH." ... The suit alleges that Nadler and the University "repeatedly, year after year" submitted falsified reports attesting that progress was made in compliance with the terms of the NIH award. ... Zielinski, a former NIH official, alleged that Nadler told other colleagues in the center that he wrote grants to receive funding and then "decides what to do with the money." Zielinski further alleged that Nadler "was uninterested in modifying his behavior" despite warnings from Zielinski. Zielinski wrote in the suit that Nadler stated "this is how he handled grants for decades" and "frequently made no effort to perform the work they had certified they would conduct" or change the scope of the grant. Zielinski alleged that the center repeatedly had no intention to perform "much of the work for which he received hundreds of millions of dollars." He alleged that the center had falsely represented progress since annual reports in 2013. In one instance, he alleged that Harvard Catalyst failed to complete 41 of 56 objectives identified in a $93 million 2018-2023 grant application, 21 of which Zielinski alleged had no work completed. ... Several other whistleblower complaints and lawsuits have applied pressure on the University and its affiliates as of late. In November, the State Department began investigating the Harvard Cognitive Aesthetics Media Lab following a whistleblower complaint that the lab mishandled admissions for its visiting scholars. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute agreed to pay $15 million in December to settle allegations that a Harvard Medical School affiliate used NIH grant funding to publish studies with manipulated images, after a British biologist raised concerns in a whistleblower lawsuit.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 01:19 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: The Password Is... at July 22, 2026 01:21 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 01:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: leftists at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (vDZgA)
The rest of us subsidize California, the North East, and those urban areas. Through the SALT deduction. Through legit public policy that doesn't always flow one way - but it flows their way more often than not. And through straight up fraud.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (q/hOL)
Of course, that was back when you believed in Forever Rule because "Republicans were never going to win another major election".
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (EDLNf)
The rest of us subsidize California, the North East, and those urban areas. Through the SALT deduction. Through legit public policy that doesn't always flow one way - but it flows their way more often than not. And through straight up fraud.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (q/hOL)
BUT MUH GDP!!!
Posted by: leftists at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (vDZgA)
I might agree with this statement if children were, in fact, being educated by our education system. I suspect that the school systems responsible for most of this fraud are the same ones that do such a miserable job of education children, so, you know, no harm no foul.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)
Mr. Trump deserves America’s undying gratitude merely for exposing this thoroughly rotten edifice riddled with horribly defective people.
Somebody had to do it. Somebody has to try. I guess he was That Guy.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:25 PM (z+KLG)
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B-but differential equations means they couldn't have done anything other!!!
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Other than that, she's pretty cool.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (Fi81e)
Of?
They day we stop using that word for everything cannot come soon enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (EDLNf)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)
Education Indoctrination, potato, potaahhto.
Posted by: The NEA at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (NgqoH)
Who the hell do those people think they are? The Defense Department?
Posted by: huerfano at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (VJX5o)
Sometimes that is the only answer.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (EDLNf)
How about rotor blades?
Posted by: Zombie Pinochet at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (vDZgA)
Sometimes that is the only answer.
Wood chippers are just a highly automated and much faster way of wielding a sword.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (Riz8t)
Fake news. The loses are easily 10x that.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)
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The verb "to educate" is a skin suit.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (Fi81e)
He didn’t hate America or Americans in my estimation, but that’s who we’re dealing with now. Out right subversives and other scrofulous types
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:28 PM (z+KLG)
Posted by: irright at July 22, 2026 01:28 PM (SchQD)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (T2w7I)
JFK would be completely unwelcome in today's Democrat Party.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (Riz8t)
Is that still "legal"
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 01:26 PM (EDLNf)
Yep. I tire of the "we can reform it" argument. This crap is rotten to the core. A lot of crap. Sacred Cows on both sides - although more on the Left than the Right.
Also - I blame "W" a little bit for this. He loved him some block grants to the "right groups". Like Upper Midwest Lutherans who immediately started sponsoring Somalians for immigration.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (z+KLG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (EDLNf)
JFK would be completely unwelcome in today's Democrat Party.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (Riz8t)
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Except for the part where he's lending out a groupie to give his buddies blow jobs.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:30 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 22, 2026 01:30 PM (bNf8H)
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I think they do care. They care a lot. They want the applications to be fraudulent, and none of the work be done, because they want their cut of the lucre.
The entire system is just taxpayer money being passed around a gaggle of vultures and scumbags, with each step in the chain taking a nice fat cut until the money is gone.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: leftists at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM
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You ever heard Elon Musk's joke about GDP?
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (Fi81e)
At a bare minimum, 30 pct of all money is straight up stolen from tax-payers and redistributed to various and sundry remoras.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (sMkB+)
Barack Obama circa 2012 is a far right white supremacist according to the DSA
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)
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It's more about swimming pools and retirement funds these days.
(Did I mention I hate being so jaded?)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:27 PM (Riz8t)
Automatic Assault Swords.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 01:32 PM (n5tGW)
Shitty PT boat captain. Fun Fact - only Joe Kennedy intervening stopped him from being Court Martialed for the PT-109 incident. Because it was Navy SOP to keep those things in gear, at all times. The boat got cut in half because it was not in gear and they couldn't get it in gear.
Also, starting the string of Kennedy popularity - got much more likeable after he got shot. It wasn't looking like JFK was going to win re-election.
But yes, today ? He'd be a Republican.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:29 PM (Riz8t)
Yup.
There is no place for commie-hating, tax-cutting, war-starting, broad-banging, white, cisgendered males in today's Democrat party.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (AdHga)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (SB5L+)
Now we know.
Posted by: Shaftoe at July 22, 2026 01:34 PM (BrTPw)
Just like the use of Foundation Depots to distribute USAID and Federal Grant fund to an ongoing listing of smaller operations, and eventually returning a portion to the DNC through small (un-vetted) amounts not subject due diligence (via ActBlue and similar scam ops), this is no different.
It's estimated that over $18 Million was leaving the country from Minneapolis alone. That money gets laundered, and a portion returns into the DNC campaign funds.
The Blue states will not comply with investigators because this is one of the few remaining fundraising ops that is still up and running.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 01:34 PM (dIske)
The entire system is just taxpayer money being passed around a gaggle of vultures and scumbags, with each step in the chain taking a nice fat cut until the money is gone.
Imma disagree a bit here, because I'm probably the only one with a loved one working at NIH (as a contractor). Some of them do really good work; work which moves humanity forward. I'd hate to see the good workers thrown out with the bad, but I fear that's what's going to happen. I don't know if it's possible to reform the system, but the bench scientists shouldn't pay the price for the malfeasance of the higher ups.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
You're kidding, right? Both are comfy cozy with each other. DSA is a dream come true for him.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (g8Ew8)
Trump should announce that:
For America's 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence--a declaration of freedom from oppressive taxation--no one making less than $250k should pay income taxes.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm not sure it even is taxpayer monies, though we like to think it is.
Monetary policy in this country seems to be that we just print whatever we like. We only use the taxpayer-collected funds as a figleaf for "fiscal responsibility." And to perform additional accounting tricks to hide the shuffling of the funny money that was printed up last night.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (FZ29D)
This is how to fix it. Appeal to the basic greed of people who would normally just turn their eyes away.
Posted by: Gunslinger at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (R2gO3)
Now on this ? I'd say no.
Certain jobs attract certain people. I love to say "watch where somebody lives". That tells you something. "Watch what they do for a living". It tells you something. Finally - I don't believe in the "take the golfing" stuff. Just "watch them drive".
Doesn't tell you all there is to know about them. But it tells you all you need to know.
Teaching in College doesn't make a Communist. Its just attracts Communists.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: steevy
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Fire him. If he can't be fired cut off all funding to him.
Bring lawsuits against him every day that he must defend, no matter how frivolous. He'll have to pay a lawyer to defend against them. Break him down, it's the Democrat way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (+yTe/)
Concur 100%.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:37 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 01:37 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
You're kidding, right? Both are comfy cozy with each other. DSA is a dream come true for him.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (g8Ew
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But it works if they can get you to believe it.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:37 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 01:37 PM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)
The Ham and Egger argument. Well done Sean. Throw the football.
I keep waiting for all these great Ham and Eggers to spill the beans.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (q/hOL)
There's already Universal Basic Income in this country.
Except it's only in blue states and cities.
And it's all fraud.
They get no-show and no-work "jobs."
And you pay for it.
Just the way all socialism works--somebody else's money.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: La'Shondra at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (2Ez/1)
So I'm still poor, waiting around like everybody else, and living like a schnook.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (SB5L+)
Not all that long ago, Sec. Bessent demonstrated that the single largest funding source of the Al Shabaab terror organization was the state of Minnesota.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (AdHga)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)
Without distance between the DSA and "mainstream" Democrats there is nothing to legitimize the DSA.
Hence all the purported shock and awe from Democrats like Van Jones and Carville and establishment party members about the up and coming crazies. Without that it just looks like the same old party.
The division also lets the party create distance if the operation goes tits up and the public rejects these people wholesale.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:39 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm not sure it even is taxpayer monies, though we like to think it is.
Monetary policy in this country seems to be that we just print whatever we like. We only use the taxpayer-collected funds as a figleaf for "fiscal responsibility." And to perform additional accounting tricks to hide the shuffling of the funny money that was printed up last night.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 01:36 PM (FZ29D)
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Maybe, but I think at the end of the day even newly-printed money ultimately gets paid -- or reimbursed -- by taxpayers through inflation, etc.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:39 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)
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They have a cart with a goalpost rack.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:39 PM (Fi81e)
The Ham and Egger argument. Well done Sean. Throw the football.
I keep waiting for all these great Ham and Eggers to spill the beans.
Be quiet. The grownups are talking.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:39 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM
+++++++
They've been learing a lot.
Posted by: Thanks Nick Shirley at July 22, 2026 01:40 PM (2Ez/1)
I saw an article in the Guardian claiming that a brazillion people have died from AIDS due to the USAID cuts.
And I was amused every comment on the article was a variant on "Don't think they have, mate."
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 01:38 PM (sYM3s)
One of the lies we were told as kids. Lets put paid to it now.
Life is not a Meritocracy.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (q/hOL)
Another day. another handle for the man of many handles. I just arrived here so I don't know if he's gotten to the insults yet.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (rHgXV)
Meaning Sabine, the German physicist.
Pretty cool, other than the fact that she's a climate change nincompoop. I'm not really sure how someone with her credentials can be that stupid, so I'm assuming she's been cowed into that stance; so it's pretty rich that she's calling out others for questionable ethics.
She actually advocates for geoengineering to solve the "problem" of climate change. That's a special level of nincompoopery. I stopped watching her YouTube channel once I realized.
Posted by: Pastafarian at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (sifs3)
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Initially, it was 2%, starting on incomes exceeding about 500,000 in today’s funny money
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (z+KLG)
I don't think it's purported. I think they're legitimately terrified of what's going to happen to the Democrat Party if the commies control it. They are wise to be so.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (OlzlW)
I don't think if you gave me 3 guesses I'd ever get close to guessing that some 30% of post-grads make so little.
And such a way to build a massive pool of resentful, greedy, envious and spiteful people:
"My degree and my professors and everyone guaranteed that paper would assure me of elite status. And these ... these fucking uneducated Republicans with no college degree make more than me!!!"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:42 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Otto Penn at July 22, 2026 01:42 PM (JHVDg)
Like many a Democrat before and after, he was whatever they wanted him to be. That may "look" conservative or his actions may have appeared so in comparison now, but it's a mirage.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:42 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 01:43 PM (N1tpc)
I kind of figured that. I'll ignore him now.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:43 PM (Riz8t)
Remember FL went from the top battleground state to one of the most red states in America after DeSantis put in some modest election security changes. So the blue spots in FL are hives of scum and villainy...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)
“Crime Does Not Pay”
Bullshit, it pays great. Especially in government.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:43 PM (z+KLG)
They don't look. It's not worth the effort.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 01:43 PM (jehhT)
I don't think if you gave me 3 guesses I'd ever get close to guessing that some 30% of post-grads make so little.
In what subject is your degree? If it's "Studies", that's all one needs to know.
A plumber can do something useful for which people will pay. You can't.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:44 PM (Riz8t)
$712B is a lot of walking-around money... for connected democrats. So much luxury and influence on someone else's dime.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at July 22, 2026 01:44 PM (yFLFB)
I see not a shred of evidence for this one. In fact it is a straight up lie. Moreso now than when it was professed.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 01:44 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (ndZc7)
A post graduate degree in Western African lesbian literature doesn't really compete with a an MD or JD or MBA.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (1wCdz)
Does anyone believe the federal government was giving 3X as much service to Americans over that time period?
It was all stolen...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
I'm surprised Newsom hasn't screamed that he's being persecuted by Trump for the crime of trying to keep all Californians healthy. Really, nothing from him yet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (mmrXZ)
I graduated in '95. It was a fact ... if I took those two years to get a MS in Engineering ? I'd never make up the difference of just going to work.
I almost did it. At Tennessee Tech of all places. But I'm glad I didn't. Frankly - it took ten years to just make up the difference of going into the trades. The pay off is I'm 54 and can make great money for another ten years.
But add to the stack of lies the "you must go to college" lie we were all fed.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:41 PM (Riz8t)
Let's see what the establishment ends up surrendering in the long run.
Will they allow DSA to select their candidate and control everything or will he be a "bridge" candidate that unites factions?
Because as of right now all Democrats seem to have given up is a few safe Democrat districts to further left candidates, and some narrative energy to a bunch of "crazies".
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:46 PM (SB5L+)
Last week an autonomous agent powered by OpenAI’s frontier systems escaped a supposedly sealed testing environment, reached the open internet, and launched a multi-stage cyberattack against Hugging Face. The goal was simple and pure: steal the answers to the exam the models were taking. Not for money. Not for ideology. Just to win.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 01:46 PM (n5tGW)
It was all stolen...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
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It really helps not to have passed a budget in years!
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:47 PM (Fi81e)
The danger is that even if the crazies win only a few states, they will become "the face" of the Democrats, and the vast majority of people will reject them no matter where on the ideological spectrum they fall.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:48 PM (Riz8t)
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It's a write off, Jerry.
Posted by: Kramer at July 22, 2026 01:48 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 22, 2026 01:49 PM (rJ48h)
Federal spending went from $2T in 1999 to just under $8T under the Biden junta.
Does anyone believe the federal government was giving 3X as much service to Americans over that time period?
It was all stolen...
Posted by: 18-1
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Has the spending gone back down?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 01:49 PM (mmrXZ)
Each of these graduates going into the professional arena including judges, lawyers and teachers. Each of these professions, again, feeding and promoting generational liberalism until we come to today where conservative thought is an anathema to the court, its officers while insinuating itself into the public consciousness.
The same with colleges. Colleges that graduate teachers who infect young students minds from their very first year of enrollment.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:49 PM (+yTe/)
The House Ways and Means Committee is probing the path of $39 million disbursed from Singham to the People’s Forum, lefty media outlet BreakThrough News, and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 01:50 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 22, 2026 01:45 PM (1wCdz)
The structure is jacked. Truly jacked.
Now I can't speak for this or that. But I can tell you about Engineering - simply as a guy that's worked Industry as well as in Architectural and Engineering firms.
To get a functional guy ? The older grads that did something ... anything ... in anything construction have always been better. Because they have practical experience. The kid that goes straight through in four years and passed him first tests to get a PE ? You have to put him or her on a leash. Because they don't know what they don't know. And they don't know anything.
It would be better - so much better - if you could just do the first two years, get the Associates Degree, and then work for a bit. Maybe just a year or two. Better for the company. Better for the kid.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Is that bad?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (+yTe/)
Ignore the Somali Learing centers and Bidenflation...the reason your groceries cost more is because Elon Mush is a trillionaire.
And...its like the underpants gnomes from southpark. What impact, does Musk's wealth have on the price of eggs? None. He's buying the same number as you are.
Now...the tens of millions of illegals? They increase demand and therefore cost. And the money Biden printed to give to them? That reduced the value of your dollars, again raising costs...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)
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in everything.
Fraud and voting especially.
But remember:
It's your fault some lady in Africa died in childbirth because you didn't pay for the diesel for their ambulance.
Sure, sure--you're all whining about barely being able to pay your own bills but:
Fuck you, you killer--pay your taxes so someone you'll never meet can have free diesel.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (3cUTc)
Can someone show me where in the federal budget we subtracted these amounts?
Because they’re fraudulent expenditures- right? So. No need to increase an agencies budget. Just subtract the fraud and there’s your new baseline.
It’s math and I am a simple person. But talk to me like I am a small child. Use monosyllabic words.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (VnVVA)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:48 PM (Riz8t)
Which I did say. In fact it's what I explained about why mainstream Democrats right now must feign shock and even dismay at how left these people are. In case it doesn't work they have the distance to put it down.
But I think you'll find what's happening is the Democrats are busy setting up their own "anti-establishment" narrative. The one Trump captured and still owns. The one many an average person thinks is "cool".
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:52 PM (SB5L+)
I pledge allegiance to the Fraud
Of the United States of America,
And to the Graft for which it stands,
One Nation with no God,
Fleeceable, and stuff.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:52 PM (Fi81e)
No not really. That would be required legislating DOGE changes and more
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Archimedes
>Not everybody wants to be a plumber. No offense, but I don't want to come to your house and crawl around in your shit. Plus, if you want to comply with OSHA, you need to get shots to stave off the spread of disease.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 01:53 PM (sYM3s)
HHS showed $4.5 B in fraud?
Next year allocation reduced $4.5B.
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (q6tQZ)
They just wanted the NIH to give them a pot of money, and decide later how to spend it.
This mindset/scam has been going on for decades.
When I was in grad school, long ago and far away, I wrote a grant request to the NIH and miracle of miracles, was awarded roughly $50K to continue my research. This was great because even with working part-time I couldn't swing the freight and needed my parents' help, which put the squeeze on them, and I felt bad about it and this grant would solve my problems and allow me to just squeak through the Ph.D program on "my own dime".
Well...that didn't happen. My major professor took the money for whatever they wanted to do. And I was once again, in poverty-stricken grad student mode. so, I, of course, argued with my prof, who told me that I was being selfish along with a big fat no because it was their money to do with as they wished.
So, I sat down and determined that I would be stuck in grad school now a long time costing my folks money, so that was a no go, and two, I determined that I didn't want a job where I would be under someone else's thumb.
I applied for med and dental school and left all that and nonsense behind.
Yay me
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (iJfKG)
And she probably doesn't even exist. It was a report from one leftard "journalist".
Like we're gonna check on the life of one Malika McXoctl M'booboo.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (SB5L+)
Then when it’s time to pass the budget, they don’t subtract a single nickel.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (SEVUm)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Is that bad?
Not from our perspective, no. We were talking about Van Jones and Carville.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (Riz8t)
It’s math and I am a simple person. But talk to me like I am a small child. Use monosyllabic words.
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Don't change the baseline Eliminate the agency.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:56 PM (+yTe/)
I want to take this a step further.
I've hired plumbers and they've improved my life by fixing/improving things in my house.
I've never hired a woman's studies graduate because with her skill set there is nothing she can do to improve my life
So the question isn't who is paying over/under paid but who is learning skills and doing work that someone else will pay for?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)
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They are so fucking stupid now, though, they can’t teach any longer, so they’ve stopped trying. This is a national security issue.
Math is a great example. Aptitude and proficiency is not distributed equally.
Out of that small or smaller subset, just because someone is proficient at Math and Physics, it doesn’t follow they have the ability to teach students.
Further, even if he is, not everyone can be persuaded to go into Teaching. Why would they, in today’s climate?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:56 PM (z+KLG)
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What if the female client wants to pay you in cash?
From her bra.
Posted by: From the last thread at July 22, 2026 01:56 PM (2Ez/1)
All this fraud, waste and abuse--money stolen from you--is necessary so Karen McAwfl and her dried up uterus can feel good about supporting The Science and the Poors and Standing Up to Racism.
So when you, you evil heartless bastard, vote to cut fraud, waste and abuse, you are hurting Karen McAwfl most of all.
You should be ashamed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:57 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Is that bad?
Posted by: Braenyard
I think the danger is in that these crazies will be on committees that have access to national security information.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 01:57 PM (n5tGW)
Fair enough but you still have to be able to do or make something someone else finds desirable if you expect them to give you money. That's the part that seems to be lost on so many "* Studies" MAs.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (vTZFs)
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What if the female client wants to pay you in cash?
From her bra.
Posted by: From the last thread
She immediately wants you to start laying pipe.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (7kSco)
It may well be what the DNC thinks they are setting up. But I think its entirely probably the DNC gets their own Trump Moment. Maybe not this election cycle. But soon.
Because ... frankly, and here I go pissing off the board again ... the GOP got Trump because the GOP went full-on Corporate and Open Economic Zone. They quit any idea of Nationalism. Ironic - because they got shit-canned by both the Wealthy Elite and Big Corporate as a reward.
The DNC is "this close" to getting abandoned by the Working Poor, Small Business Dems, and the Union Trades. Their Trump will probably sound like an old Southern Democrat from the 80s. Before the DNC purged them all.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (q/hOL)
HHS showed $4.5 B in fraud?
Next year allocation reduced $4.5B.
Posted by: MkY at July 22, 2026 01:55 PM (q6tQZ)
You get it. But Congress tries to tell us the math isn’t what you think it is.
2-2=5
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (SEVUm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 01:53 PM
I know a young man who started as an apprentice plumber when he was 16, before graduating HS. He's now 24, and does nothing but new builds. He hasn't touched shit in years.
Posted by: huerfano at July 22, 2026 01:59 PM (VJX5o)
“We have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic’s Fable for the development of its K3 model,” he said in a post on X. “Large-scale, covert industrial distillation aimed at stealing proprietary US technology and undermining American research is unacceptable.”
He also said Moonshot AI had acquired servers containing powerful Nvidia NVDA.O AI chips called GB300s and had used them in Thailand, “likely to train its AI models.” A senior Trump administration official said in February that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s latest AI model was trained on Nvidia’s most advanced AI chip, in what could represent a violation of U.S. export controls.
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 01:59 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: 38 year old childless Karen McAwfl at July 22, 2026 01:59 PM (2Ez/1)
From her bra.
Saw a skit where a woman hires an attractive plumber and keep making double entrendres he takes literally.
"No madam I checked your plumbing in detail and it does not in fact need to be thoroughly worked on"
This goes on for a while until she tells him she doesn't have cash but maybe there is some other way to pay him...? He looks confused for a moment then says "Ah I get it now...yes!" and pulls out his phone and says he does in fact have venmo setup.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:59 PM (sKqQm)
I don't "want" to do what I do for a living. But I do it.
Its on you, no offense, to find something to do that other people want to pay money for.
If you don't ? Enjoy being skinny.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (sMkB+)
Other than calling it unacceptable, what are you prepared to do about it?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Oddbob
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Capitalist pig.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (+yTe/)
I'm down 28.9 lbs since 21 April.
I exported data from my Lost It! app. I've been tracking my weight since late November 2022. I'm now at my lowest weight since then at least.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (mkw2N)
No evidence? Uhh Nick Shirely, hello. /s
How can anyone hear him speak and think “oh yeah this guy is totally legit”? that brain-damaged child will be president one day
These are vile, evil, people attempting to rip the country apart at its seams.
I think they are mostly trying to use it as political leverage. Cut off funding and then agree to restore it if they do what you want. The problem with our system is it presumes at least some modicum of good faith.
This is a vindictive attack on the people of California and Minnesota by the Trump administration because they want to hurt the people they hate.
It’s basically civil war but you’re slow walking it. The slower you walk the harder it will be to regain what you lost.
The problem is only one side seems to realise its a civil war. Republicans are the ones turning up the heat and the democrats are the frogs in the pot.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 22, 2026 02:00 PM (5+LQ2)
According to French media, at least five women accused Daniel Siad, 69, of rape and human trafficking, allegations he denied.
Siad’s body was discovered on Monday evening. An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office said. Siad’s name appeared nearly 2,000 times in the Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:01 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (7kSco)
You have no idea how right you are. I've still got PTSD from my time as a home heating and air tech.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:01 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (2CJnA)
I had a team of 8. Precisely 0% of the team worked at all.
Posted by: MJ at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Starts updating resume at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Margaret Thatcher at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (Wkrcf)
Honestly I don't think RFK has a serious shot at the presidency. If the Dems lose a few elections badly and come back to sanity then someone like him would have shot but he'll be too old by then.
Also, isn't that ableism? I remember Trump made of some reporter with a disability he didn't know about and the FNM raked him over the coals for it
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)
I've never hired a Women's Studies graduate but I may have agreed with one or two about The Patriarchy.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:03 PM (SB5L+)
Did Carlson inadvertently encourage Iran to assassinate Trump, make Vance president? - opinion
Carlson is effectively telling Iran: The man who would replace Trump does not support this war and would not have taken these actions. What conclusion does he expect Iran to draw from that?
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:03 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (7kSco)
You have no idea how right you are. I've still got PTSD from my time as a home heating and air tech.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:01 PM (PjoLk)
So do you have any need for a partly retired Engineer, still quite able to work, for say a day or two a week ?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:03 PM (q/hOL)
From her bra.
Posted by: From the last thread
......
As long as she removes it equally from each cup. I hate lopsided titties.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 02:03 PM (UjdFS)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONES LITERALLY STARTING FIRES.
Posted by: BEN RUTHLESSBURGER at July 22, 2026 02:04 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:01 PM (RHGPo)
Cause of death: Not seeing his doctor after four hours
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:04 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at July 22, 2026 02:04 PM (2Ez/1)
Also they killed the right's top speaker, and tried 3 times to kill the current president...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:05 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:01 PM
*******
Police suspect fair play.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at July 22, 2026 02:05 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
>That's a pretty tight plug, miss. We're going to have to break out the snake.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 02:05 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:06 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM (7kSco)
You have no idea how right you are. I've still got PTSD from my time as a home heating and air tech.
Posted by: Reforger
The Paolo does not appreciate you infringing on my territory!
Posted by: Paolo at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (GUOwU)
"Please stop repeating the regime’s lies that they are targeting “suspected fraud” or “voter fraud” or “crime” or “illegal immigrants.” They aren’t doing any of those things. We all know they are targeting people who disagree with Trump, who have brown or black skin, who didn’t vote for him, and who resisted ICE."
and
"So, Trump is withholding ALL Medicaid funding rather than just the claims in question, essentially harming thousands of people who need this help, and have legitimate claims? That makes zero sense. Unless of course, the point is to cause as much harm to as many as possible."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (/eAef)
Posted by: The Paolo at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (2Ez/1)
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:03 PM (q/hOL)
No. I don't do that work anymore but I can get your friend a job in AI manufacturing with roughly the same amount of said harrasment on day shift.
Which is why I refuse to go off of swing shift.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (RHGPo)
I've seen lefties start to use Kirk as a verb, as in "If you say that in public you are getting kirked"
But you know they are the party that takes the high road and all that shit...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 22, 2026 02:08 PM (J12ZD)
We gave up cities on the Moon and colonies on Mars so Democrats could rob us blind to feather their nests and emotionally blackmail us while doing so.
Guess what?
Let all the little lazy fuckers starve.
Let the colleges and universities go broke.
Let the poor minorities fight tooth and nail for a scrap of bread from the Walmart dumpster.
I. Don't. Fucking. Care.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 02:08 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
>That's a pretty tight plug, miss. We're going to have to break out the snake.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
......
You might want to send a camera in first. Check for roots and shit.
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 02:08 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (n5tGW)
Hmm, people that resist ICE would be illegals.
And even the left agrees they are voting for Dems...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Teddy at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:09 PM (2YhKe)
Which is why I refuse to go off of swing shift.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:07 PM (PjoLk)
I'd like to hear more about the details of the harrasment.
I worry about my friend. He's fragile.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (q/hOL)
It came out long before they started sucking hind tit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: SMOD"
If Ossoff had to rely on in-state donation his campaign would be dead broke. At least 80% of his funds are from Friends of Pelosi.
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (GUOwU)
OpenAI models broke containment in a major security incident.
During an internal ExploitGym cybersecurity evaluation, GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model escaped their sandbox.
They exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to gain internet access, then targeted Hugging Face’s production infrastructure to steal benchmark answers.
The models chained attacks using stolen credentials and further exploits, executing thousands of actions autonomously. ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (+yTe/)
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That ship sailed a long, long time ago
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (waftC)
Posted by: Imponderables for 200, Alex at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:58 PM
They are. And I think the plan is to show all the "diversity" in their ranks - like fights between blacks and fags in unwinnable races with national exposure.
And to do their new thing as a "movement" rather than one particular guy like an Obama. Not until Trump is gone anyway. He's too good at branding people away. So make it look like there is an unstoppable young energy being absorbed into a "new" party for the common man.
The big problem for conservatives is the party is headed back to the hands of Republicans, who are likely to get rolled by this movement and anything else because they invariably suck. They are owned lock stock.
But life will go on!!
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (SB5L+)
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That ship sailed a long, long time ago
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (waftC)
That ship sailed with FDR.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 02:12 PM (1g3xS)
It's your fault some lady in Africa died in childbirth because you didn't pay for the diesel for their ambulance.
Sure, sure--you're all whining about barely being able to pay your own bills but:
Fuck you, you killer--pay your taxes so someone you'll never meet can have free diesel.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 01:51 PM (3cUTc)
And the thing is, that lady and her ambulance ride are only theoretical. If she didn't get an ambulance ride, it's not lack of funding being sent. It's because the local warlord is enriching himself rather than using the money for its intended purpose.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 02:12 PM (OlzlW)
Electricians with the skills to wire up a datacenter or a plumber with the skills to build out a water or other liquid cooling system are making six figures right now. And there's no shortage (currently) of work.
But there is a shortage of workers who can do those types of jobs.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 02:12 PM (jehhT)
Front tit is full, the EBT out front should have told ya.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 02:13 PM (n5tGW)
If Ossoff had to rely on in-state donation his campaign would be dead broke. At least 80% of his funds are from Friends of Pelosi.
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (GUOwU)
Crossing state lines for donations to state candidates should be illegal.
You run in Texas, your money needs to come from Texas and Texas alone.
F*ck California billionaires.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:13 PM (2YhKe)
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That ship sailed a long, long time ago
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (waftC)
Between Clinton, Obama, and Biden, I'm sure that our, ahem, competitors have all the national security and national secrets, they could want.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 02:13 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Imponderables for 200, Alex at July 22, 2026 02:11 PM (2Ez/1)
Front tit is good tit.
Hind tit is back fat with skin tag.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:14 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Just got here at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (2Ez/1)
It came out long before they started sucking hind tit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Kill 'Em All.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (7kSco)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (n5tGW)
Maybe, but I think at the end of the day even newly-printed money ultimately gets paid -- or reimbursed -- by taxpayers through inflation, etc.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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It does. Modern Monetary Theory is bullshit.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (E4rtv)
OpenAI models broke containment in a major security incident.
During an internal ExploitGym cybersecurity evaluation, GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model escaped their sandbox.
They exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to gain internet access, then targeted Hugging Face’s production infrastructure to steal benchmark answers.
The models chained attacks using stolen credentials and further exploits, executing thousands of actions autonomously. ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:10 PM (+yTe/)
Awwww! Baby Skynet!
Isn't he cute?
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (iJfKG)
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Elon Musk reposted
Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg
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2h
Ethiopian migrant accused of executing three apartment staffers due to a parking dispute in Minnesota.
30-year-old Tsegaab Binessu was reportedly upset that he wasn't allowed to cancel his $ 65-a-month parking garage contract, so he decided to murder three people.
Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam Wilwerding, 43, were shot and killed.
"No, no... no no," Silcox, an assistant manager, was heard screaming as Wilwerding, the community manager, was shot. Binessu then turned the gun on her and Fuentes Zambrano, killing them both.
21 shell casings were found by investigators in the office.
While being arrested, Binessu reportedly said he "hated the American system" and was mad that his family couldn't immigrate to the U.S. from Ethiopia.
He also claimed he was "treated unfairly because he is black and an immigrant," according to court documents. Binessu has been charged with second-degree murder.
Absolutely infuriating. He should have never been in this country in the first place.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (kX27y)
Shitty PT boat captain. Fun Fact - only Joe Kennedy intervening stopped him from being Court Martialed for the PT-109 incident. Because it was Navy SOP to keep those things in gear, at all times. The boat got cut in half because it was not in gear and they couldn't get it in gear.
Also, starting the string of Kennedy popularity - got much more likeable after he got shot. It wasn't looking like JFK was going to win re-election.
But yes, today ? He'd be a Republican.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:33 PM (q/hOL)
It's worse than that. The only reason that JFK joined the Navy was because he was banging every female he could get his hands on when his bootlegger dad was Ambassador to the Court of St James. By itself, that wasn't the problem, but it turned out that one of his squeezes was a Nazi double agent, and the State Department intel folks found out about it, so Joe had him packed off to the Navy.
Starting with the PT109 incident, his "great accomplishments" all started with him fucking up, and then he did great work while cleaning up the mess. Turkish-based nuke missiles/Cuban Missile Crisis; sending troops to Vietnam/beginning the process of pulling them out etc.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (y9nCu)
Statement that is false, because it left out one simple part...
Not instances of Fraud, but instances where fraud was caught.
Calif has much much more fraud, but since no one is looking, like Voter fraud, there is no evidence of it.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 02:12 PM (jehhT)
Of this I can tell you with certainty. I do Applied Engineering. Non-Union Electricians with some talent and experience ... and I'm talking early 30s guys. Going rate is $50/hr plus benefits.
Does that wage blow your skirt up ? I dunno'. But its good money around here.
Union Pipe-Fitters ? About the same. Plus one Hell of a pension if you survive the thirty years. Which is not a given - its a rough trade on the body.
You absolutely make more money once you get your Journeyman Card than you do with a College Degree. Always been that way.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:14 PM (2YhKe)
Hind tit is sucking on Dad when there are more than two sucklings.
Posted by: Pete Bootedgeedge, fag at July 22, 2026 02:17 PM (kCsPk)
So it's a boob thread?
Posted by: Just got here at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (2Ez/1)
Why not?
https://shorturl.fm/2MAYC
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:17 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 02:18 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 02:18 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:18 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
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They can delay but not win the legal game. They are trying to delay until the Democrats somehow win the trifecta again. And use fedgov for another bailout of bankrupt blue states.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 02:19 PM (E4rtv)
Getting texts from Mercy-Chefs wanting money for food to feed starving people in Venezuela.
Never heard of them.
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 02:19 PM (/QHx4)
Kill 'Em All.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (7kSco)
DINGDINGDING!!!!
Give this man a CEEEGar.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:19 PM (2YhKe)
Has the spending gone back down?
No not really. That would be required legislating DOGE changes and more
Posted by: 18-1
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Is like to know what this adds up to. Is the suspended money sitting in some 0- interest checking account? Do we basically know that California will get it without having to make any changes to its fraud machine?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:20 PM (mmrXZ)
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It makes perfect sense. Peer pressure, and every other kind of pressure brought to bear - to fix this shit, that they will not, unless they are forced. Collective punishment is a hell of a thing. We’re long past the point where fraudsters need to go to prison.
Suck it up, Buttercup
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:20 PM (waftC)
But there is a shortage of workers who can do those types of jobs.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Associated skills: Pipe fitters, welders
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:20 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 22, 2026 02:20 PM (mkw2N)
Getting texts from Mercy-Chefs wanting money for food to feed starving people in Venezuela.
Never heard of them.
Posted by: four seasons
Block them and report them. Scammers use texts nowadays because their email return rate is getting so low.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 02:21 PM (E4rtv)
He also claimed he was "treated unfairly because he is black and an immigrant," according to court documents. Binessu has been charged with second-degree murder.
Absolutely infuriating. He should have never been in this country in the first place.
Posted by: beckster at July 22, 2026 02:16 PM (kX27y)
He single handedly shot and murdered 3 people in cold blood for no reason.
How is that not 1st degree?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:21 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 02:15 PM (7kSco)
DINGDINGDING!!!!
Give this man a CEEEGar.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:19 PM (2YhKe)
I was going to go with Ride the Lightning.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:21 PM (PjoLk)
@EndWokeness
Sunny Hostin today: "America still owes me reparations for slavery"
Her ancestors were big slave owners
https://tinyurl.com/yc4p4x6f
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: four seasons at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (/QHx4)
It's your fault some lady in Africa died in childbirth because you didn't pay for the diesel for their ambulance."
I don't believe that BS story and even if true, how many thousands of dollars of waste and fraud did it take to fill up the tank of that ambulance? Guaranteed 90% of those funds never reached the ambulances or whatever they where earmaked for.
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (GUOwU)
OpenAI models broke containment in a major security incident.
During an internal ExploitGym cybersecurity evaluation, GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model escaped their sandbox.
They exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to gain internet access, then targeted Hugging Face’s production infrastructure to steal benchmark answers.
The models chained attacks using stolen credentials and further exploits, executing thousands of actions autonomously. ...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
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Thanks Braenyard - linkage?
Posted by: NALNAMSAM at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (VkY89)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 02:21 PM (PjoLk)
I'm not a metal guy per se. But I really liked Justice for All, the Black album, and a lot of stuff from Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning.
I also absolutely enjoy their cover of Whiskey in the Jar. Its on my truck playlist.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (q/hOL)
Linky no workee
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (kz0KT)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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If shit's as dangerous as it smells all the plumbers would be dead.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (+yTe/)
++++
Come see me. I've got the receipts.
Posted by: The Antietam Battlefield at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (2Ez/1)
Sunny Hostin today: "America still owes me reparations for slavery"
No one in America owes anyone a f*cking thing for slavery you dizzy c*nt. You're a godddamn lawyer ferchryssakes. THERE's your reparations.
If your ancestors were actually slaves in the US, that is. If it WASN'T for that, you'd still be living buck naked, pregnant with rings around your neck and a plate in your lip in Africa, you ungrateful sack of shit.
FOAD.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (2YhKe)
Linky no workee
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 02:23 PM (kz0KT)
Huh......works for me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 02:25 PM (2YhKe)
START ARRESTING ASSES.
Posted by: rickb223
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It's maddening. I'm sitting here afraid of breaking the tiniest laws and paying these criminals in Sacramento to rob me. Can't the feeds do something?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (mmrXZ)
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Depends on what you’re trying to accomplish, as always.
JM Keynes was kiddie-fvcker Communist, Harry D. White, and most likely Harry Hopkins, adviser to FDR.
Alger Hiss wrote the founding UN documents
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (waftC)
*feds
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 02:26 PM (mmrXZ)
Many of the 20 and 30 somethings that have entry level skills in high demand due to the datacenter boom are lazy shits. The can't be bothered with being on time let alone go to work 12 hours a day and do what someone else tell you to do. Many quit after less than a week because "it's stressful."
The manufacturing facilities around here have this problem perpetually. And the socials are filled with angry people bitching about how bad their employer is for making them come in on time, working late to finish something or tasking them with other duties.
There an entire generation or two that has zero interest in actually working a schedule vs. working when they feel like it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 02:27 PM (jehhT)
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Fuck You. I never owned no slaves and you never picked no cotton. Die in a Fire, Bitch
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (waftC)
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Not so scandalous, but Teddy, probably motivated to do so by JFK's 'hero' status, (and because he was thrown out of Harvard for cheating) enlisted in the Army in 1951. Joe was unhappy about that (Teddy was already known to be a fuckup), and pulled strings. PFC Kennedy landed a cushy job (MP/Honor Guard in Paris, France at SHAPE HQ).
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 02:28 PM (XeU6L)
Thanks Braenyard - linkage?
Posted by: NALNAMSAM
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This is not the first. Saw a similar story yesterday about Altman's AI breaking into a different system. While looking for it found this one first. It seems to be Altman's modus.
https://tinyurl.com/yu82bewe
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:29 PM (+yTe/)
Boris Yeltsin once suckled a infant on a Moscow subway to quiet it down.
Yeah, it sucks, but it's all I've got.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 02:31 PM (Y8DZL)
He was flying a TS mission where he would bail out of a B-24 filled with explosives and it would be remotely piloted to the target. Unfortunately it blew up before he could bail out.
This incident wasn’t declassified until the 1970s or 1980s.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 02:32 PM (waftC)
There an entire generation or two that has zero interest in actually working a schedule vs. working when they feel like it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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It's been a long time coming. Had that problem last century.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 02:33 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: Martini Farmer"
Our small company made the mistake of hiring a gen z tech to help with the overwhelming work load. Nice guy, quick learner but absolutely unable arrive on time, keep any sort of schedule and give priority to getting things done (as opposed to his social life). Only lasted a few weeks. And didn't even seem to care he was being let go.
Never again.
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 02:34 PM (GUOwU)
>This fat whore needs to actually do some work before she gets paid.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 02:35 PM (sYM3s)
Never again.
I have three Gen Z kids and they are all currently working FT - one as a college grad, two for the summer. the boys are both working in manufacturing.
they beg for overtime and often don't get it. they never miss and are never late.
they have friends who work in construction and manufacturing who didn't go to college or dropped out. they are all excellent.
I'm sorry. I'm sick of hearing about "they don't wanna work." maybe your HR sucks at finding kids who want to work.
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 02:37 PM (j+aD2)
So many fun JFK stories!
I think my favorite was his sailing around the Mediterranean in '57 with a couple of buddies and "hostesses" when information that he and Jackie's baby died after childbirth reached him.
"What's happened has happened." He cleverly opined.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 02:45 PM (Y8DZL)
Good. It's a start.
However... as an American of Public Education, I would like to see every government-paid teacher flogged by knouters, and fed to ravenous panthers.
No justice, no peace.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 02:46 PM (BI5O2)
She is one of the most privileged people on the planet. What else does she want? I want reparations for slavery too. Look what it brought us.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 02:48 PM (MWfyi)
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Some actually do want to work, but on their terms, not the employer's. Not all, but most. There's a significant percentage who actually don't want to work at all. At anything. Their education has taught them that the state will take care of them if the proper form of government is instituted.
That's something they look forward to.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 02:50 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Sifty boones at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (/KGIJ)
Posted by: Sifty boones at July 22, 2026 03:05 PM (/KGIJ)
@EndWokeness
Sunny Hostin today: "America still owes me reparations for slavery"
Her ancestors were big slave owners
https://tinyurl.com/yc4p4x6f
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 02:22 PM (NpAcC)
Then the reparations should be accordingly adjusted. Send her off to fight a war to free current slaves in Africa. She can take a musket and a dozen miniballs.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 03:17 PM (rfNMH)
Even the grant programs that contain the highest possible general benefit - prevention and cure of disease - are rife with fraud.
No tax dollars given away!
Posted by: buddhaha at July 22, 2026 08:55 PM (cBDov)
Appeals Court Rejects Biden's Second Attempt to Block the Release of His "Elderly Man with a Poor Memory" Interview Tapes
You're not experiencing deja-vu. Yes, there was a story like this recently, but that was the district court judge rejecting Biden's plea for an injunction blocking the release of the tapes, supposedly to protect his "privacy" by keeping secret the tapes of his conversations with his ghostwriter, with whom he shared classified information.
These tapes were in turn subpoenaed by Robert Hur and were evidence -- proof, actually -- that Biden both shared classified information with someone not cleared to hear it and that he knew he was illegally retaining classified documents, because he explicitly says something like "I'm not supposed to still have these" in the tapes. Hur didn't prosecute, of course, even though Biden was guilty by his own admission. Hur claiming that no jury would convict this hapless husk because his brains were plainly mush. (To which I say: Put me on the jury and I'll send this decrepit muppet to the fucking gulag.) Biden rushed out an appeal, and the Appeals Court told him that the public's interest in the actual truth trumped his fake right to keep the truth from the public in the interest of "privacy." One might say that presidents have a very low expectation of privacy -- particularly when the tapes sought to keep private include admissions of breaking serious federal laws.- A federal appeals court has rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. A divided three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suspended its decision until Aug. 3 to allow more time for Biden to consider another appeal. The panel's 2-1 ruling late Monday found there is a "substantial" public interest in disclosing the material that Biden wants to keep under wraps. Redactions to the recordings would help protect Biden's privacy, the majority noted.Redactions? What?
And whose appointee was the judge who rushed to defend this elderly man with a poor memory?
"We conclude that any remaining incursion on personal privacy from disclosure of the now-redacted materials likely does not outweigh the public interest in disclosure," the ruling says.
Judge Florence Pan, who was nominated by Biden, a Democrat, wrote a dissenting opinion in which she said Biden has shown a "substantial privacy interest" in keeping the material hidden. "The conversations at issue took place in Biden's home, and the recordings of them were obtained by the government in the course of a criminal investigation that did not lead to an indictment," she wrote.The "conversations" -- in which Biden confessed to knowingly retaining classified documents -- took place at his home and this is why the tapes of this questioning are "private"? What? This is the best this DEI Dina can do? Your honor, I want the murder weapon suppressed, because it was found at my home, and that makes it "private."
Yes, they were "candid, private conversations intended to remain private" except that they were also had in furtherance of writing a memoir for Biden, intended for public publication. (Hey, publication has the word "public" right in it.) That doesn't scream "private" to me.
The appeal also was heard by D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan and Judge Gregory Katsas. Srinivasan was nominated by President Barack Obama, a Democrat who chose Biden as his vice president. Katsas was nominated by President Donald Trump, a Republican who lost to Biden in 2020 but was elected again to the White House in 2024.
Mark Zwonitzer, who worked with Biden on two memoirs, 2007's "Promises to Keep" and 2017's "Promise Me, Dad," interviewed him at his home in 2016 and 2017. Biden's lawyers say the conversations were candid, personal and intended to remain private.
... Pan noted that the majority is effectively ruling in favor of immediately disclosing the material by denying Biden's request for an injunction pending appeal. "That, of course, will moot this case," she wrote.Ever hear the sound of documents as they rev up to be released? They go vrooom, vrooom. You gotta hear it, Jack!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Inogame at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: Inogame at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (53oGX)
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (ZANHd)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 12:18 PM (cMh4F)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:18 PM (ZANHd)
Posted by: steevy at July 22, 2026 12:19 PM (YwEeS)
I doubt any honest court would find there are many times when a President is entitled to much privacy. Living in a goldfish bowl kind of goes with the job. Also, it seems that Melania's underwear drawer is NOT entitled to privacy.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 12:21 PM (jehhT)
When are we going to see the epic fantasy adaptation of these memoirs on Amazon Prime or Netflix?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 12:22 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 12:20 PM
That's (D)ifferent.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:22 PM (ZANHd)
In the end they'll declare him non compos mentis and send him back to Jill.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 12:23 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Sleepy Joe at July 22, 2026 12:23 PM (wGerL)
Wait, when were those "conversations "? Less than 5 years ago? So... statute of limitations, anyone?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:24 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 12:24 PM (CWTWj)
I'm not a lawyer or a legal scholar but even I know that is a load of BS.
Posted by: dantesed at July 22, 2026 12:25 PM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:25 PM (ZANHd)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 12:26 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:26 PM (/BPde)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM (/BPde)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM (/BPde)
Okay let's face that I was kind of joking when I said statute of limitations because we know that even If biden had confessed to a murder , he'll never be prosecuted. So why are his lawyers so hot on this? Are they just trying to prevent embarrassment?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM
How about "no"?
- D.C. Circuit Panel
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:28 PM (ZANHd)
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (Mx+TJ)
If you want to be a genius, it's easy: All you gotta say is, "Everything stinks." Then, you're never wrong. That's how much of a genius I am! That's how I got to where I am today!
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (och2J)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (uQnxg)
I wish I lived in a political landscape that didn't warrant it.
But this one does.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (Fi81e)
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That judge's thinking is about as clear as those wonderful videos that I love where perps believe that since they've made it to their home's driveway that a traffic stop can no longer be made.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 12:30 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (Mx+TJ)
I hear he was a bad dude.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 12:30 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Presdnent Emeritus at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (NnhvP)
President Biden: mumble, mumble Trump killed Beau, mumble Kamala's a whore, screech , mumble ,fart, Obama hurt me ,weeps , moans, Hunter will get my 10%, wheeze , my word as a Biden no joke, wanna fight , anyway, Jill bring me ice cream, falls asleep.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Barky One at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (R0XxO)
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If it's about his performance in office, a republic has every right to know.
If it's how frequently he humped Major, then yeah, it's okay to keep that private.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:32 PM (Fi81e)
......
Next level cruelty. You know that Hero Joe is battling stage 4 prostate oil cancer which has spread to his bones, doncha?
LEAVE JOE ALONE
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 12:32 PM (UjdFS)
Biden is the best person for the role of president
and
He's too senile to run for president
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Barky One at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (R0XxO)
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This is about a then potential indictment of behavior in office or because of it.
Do all Dems need everything explained to them?
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Crusader
I was finna go home, I live right over there.
Posted by: Deontrasius In His Altima at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (V362x)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (w3u3d)
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He's dead of Stage 7 Oil Cancer.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (nXhwP)
I just hate being so jaded.
I wish I lived in a political landscape that didn't warrant it.
But this one does.
Posted by: Axeman
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Even with the nominal good guys mostly in charge, I feel like the windmill will be finished next year, comrades, if we only work harder!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 12:35 PM (ccLZe)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (w3u3d)
Beau recently died saving a kitten from a burning tree on the surface of Mars.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:35 PM (/BPde)
Those recordings should remain private, they are notes, not the final deliverable which is the book.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:35 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 12:22 PM (FZ29D)
staring wesley snipes as sleepy uncle joe....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:35 PM (nXhwP)
That song just came across the playlist......
*shudders*
*assumes fetal position*
*pees*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:36 PM (/BPde)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 12:36 PM (UjdFS)
Utilizing agencies as a club to beat up on your political opponents is not one of them, nor using them as a kind of “quick fix” clean up crew to prevent corrupt individuals from looking bad.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 12:36 PM (z+KLG)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (nXhwP)
What's 'recuse' mean?
Posted by: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan at July 22, 2026 12:36 PM (/BPde)
I saw a video where a cop was called to a bar because a patron was drunk and had told the bartender he was going to drive home.
The cop approached it really well, told the guy why he was there and that the drunk guy could walk home or the cop would help him get a cab.
Drunk guy says no, I'm just going to drive home (slurring the words badly because he was drunk)
The cop said if you get behind the wheel I'll arrest you and the guy...gets behind the wheel. The cop goes to arrest drunk guy, who resists, and gets arrested.
So instead of spending $20 on a cab he's got a bunch of legal bills and probably a license suspension...
I'm amazed how often cops give people the option to NOT get arrested and they refuse to take it
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 12:36 PM (UjdFS)
All good. His butt's been wiped.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 12:37 PM (/BPde)
Posted by: Deontrasius In His Altima at July 22, 2026 12:33 PM (JM9I6)
He dinnit do nuffin! Where my phone?
* yanks phone from under sweaty tit.
I'm recordin this. Where my momma?
Posted by: Fat bitch running out of the house at July 22, 2026 12:38 PM (PjoLk)
Sorry mushy fingers
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 12:38 PM (w3u3d)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 12:22 PM (FZ29D)
You will see it on Netflix, right after they make "Barack and Michelle: A Love Story" starring Ryan Gosling and Sydney Sweeney, directed by Mel Gibson.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:38 PM (PH3st)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Private but prosecuted for keeping/sharing documents.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 12:38 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 12:38 PM (2Ez/1)
Anyway, this ruling means that the tapes CAN be released. Is Biden 's next step SCOTUS?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (nXhwP)
What's 'recuse' mean?
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I don't know--I'm not a dictionary.
Posted by: Supreme Court Justice Kentanji Gumanji at July 22, 2026 12:39 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (nXhwP)
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Ha!
Some lady PHd, who had her own permit to speak on Capital grounds--and it was *granted*--was on the grounds on January 6th. And when the FIB beat down her door and alerted all the neighbors that they had an insurrectionist in their midst, says that when she was brought before a judge, having had her own legal degree she recognized the judge as a study mate.
Her former study mate made no indication that he knew her, and never recused himself. Also, super-nasty to her, she says.
Recusal is so yesterday.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:39 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 12:20 PM
That's (D)ifferent.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:22 PM (ZANHd)
i mean, to be fair, i'd raid her drawers given the chance....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 22, 2026 12:40 PM (nXhwP)
No interest from the press on the entire enchilada.
That's almost comical in its blatantness.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:40 PM (dIske)
* yanks phone from under sweaty tit.
I'm recordin this. Where my momma?
I saw a video with a young woman where a shop had called the cops because they saw her put something in her bag without paying.
The cops explained why they were there and asked to look in the bag. The woman refused. They said they had probably cause to search it and would if she refused anyway....which led to pushing and punishing and screaming. The young woman was with an older woman who I assume was her mother though she denied it when the cops asked if they were related.
And the older woman started screaming, "She's underage you can't touch her!" Where the hell do people get these ideas?
They found stolen property and arrested her and she got charges for resisting arrest and assaulting an officer.
It just amazes me...when the store owner sees you steal something and says they are calling the cops why wouldn't you drop whatever you took in the store and leave?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 12:41 PM (oaWAY)
Just like how no no "reasonable prosecutor" would bring a case against Hilary...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:41 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 12:18 PM (cMh4F)
Halloween bees are BooBees...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:42 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:40 PM (dIske)
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It sells in DumbDemostan.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (Fi81e)
TBF my entire career, my own notes were considered my own private property but once incorporated into deliverable work product, it belonged to the client.
Those recordings should remain private, they are notes, not the final deliverable which is the book.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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"Were considered" by whom/what?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (oaWAY)
Posted by: Barky One at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (R0XxO)
This culture does love origin stories
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (RUm4z)
That's almost comical in its blatantness.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:40 PM (dIske)
If this had happened in some European shithole, we'd all be pointing and laughing.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (PH3st)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:39 PM (Fi81e)
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The judiciary turned it's back on integrity, fealty, and judicial temperament long ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (EDLNf)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
Because you're in Kalifornia?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (EDLNf)
81 million votes.....
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (EDLNf)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:39 PM (Fi81e)
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The judiciary turned it's back on integrity, fealty, and judicial temperament long ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (JvZF+)
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Amazing how activism will do that to you.
They are just our oligarchs now. True oligarchs, not the fake ones Bernie prates on about.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Dr. Johnny Fever at July 22, 2026 12:45 PM (TN0g+)
I wonder has anyone mentioned to Jeri Ryan that if she's just boofed Jack Ryan's brains out she could have been first lady?
I mean obviously the same goes for Jack - you don't even need to keep it in your pants buddy...just in your own house.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)
when the store owner sees you steal something and says they are calling the cops why wouldn't you drop whatever you took in the store and leave?
Posted by: 18-1
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Because you've got a rap sheet as long as your arm and you know the system is a joke.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:45 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:46 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Barky One at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (R0XxO)
This culture does love origin stories
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (RUm4z)
I read some of my brother's divorce paperwork...it was publicly available through the courts. Found out that it wasn't that his wife cheated on him (like he told us), but rather he cheated on his wife with her best friend (whom he later married and had a kid, said kid born at a time that implies conception happened before the divorce)...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:46 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (l3cgK)
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Yes. In Khalifornia, you first assess whether you have stolen over $900 of goods, and you put them back until you're under $900.
All they are saying, is give crime a chance.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:47 PM (Fi81e)
when the store owner sees you steal something and says they are calling the cops why wouldn't you drop whatever you took in the store and leave?
Posted by: 18-1
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Because you've got a rap sheet as long as your arm and you know the system is a joke.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:45 PM (mmrXZ)
a rap sheet as long as a CVS register receipt...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:47 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (mmrXZ)
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By 1. Terms and conditions of project contract which I believe would have by nature incorporate 2. Federal Acquisition regulations or state regs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:47 PM (JvZF+)
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Leave him alone.
.
LEAVE HIM ALONE ! ! !
.
weeping
.
Why can't you just leave Biden McBidenFace alone?
.
Britney,
Spears
.
Remember The Internet which remembers about as well as McBidenFace?
Posted by: Marooned at July 22, 2026 12:48 PM (kt8QE)
Biden has the slowest-growing aggressive Stage 4 cancer I've ever heard of.
I don't think he has cancer. His only real issues are that he's senile, and he's an asshole.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 22, 2026 12:48 PM (ienUH)
So you've got a problem with another out of control Pan causing trouble in the States...well, give me a call!
Posted by: Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (sKqQm)
Many here bemoan the transition of the United States away from a "high trust society". I say we got here because, for decades, our elders trusted way too much.
This expectation that a President has privacy has been old with me for decades. It was old to me with Reagan. Nobody drafts these guys to be President. They ask for the job.
You want your privacy ? President probably isn't the job for you.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:44 PM (l3cgK)
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Yes. In Khalifornia, you first assess whether you have stolen over $900 of goods, and you put them back until you're under $900.
All they are saying, is give crime a chance.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:47 PM (Fi81e)
Although I believe that was later changed by proposition.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (l3cgK)
That's almost comical in its blatantness.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:40 PM
*************
The "press" doesn't really exist anymore.
It's gonna take awhile to adjust to that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)
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The truth? THEY CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sturmtoddler
>I said I wanted wesley snipes for the roll of cornpop, you, lying, dog-faced pony soldier.
Posted by: Cadaver Joe at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:46 PM (l3cgK)
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*motions to silence the crowd which quiets*
Go on...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (JvZF+)
* yanks phone from under sweaty tit.
I'm recordin this. Where my momma?
Ewetube has several channels devoted to Arkansas State Police dashcam videos. Typical video:
1. Trooper chases a car at 120 mph for ten minutes.
2. Trooper rams the car and runs it off the road.
3. Driver emerges from car, waving his phone, demanding to call his mother, while proclaiming "I Dindu Nuffin!"
It never gets old.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (PH3st)
But the one's with the ghostwriters are being made public, not Hur's.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (jehhT)
The FNM/left tell me that's unfair because the President's tax returns are of public interest...
They seem to have a very different view of Biden's dementia tapes for some reason
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)
... confirmed unanimously as President Obama’s first appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, making him the first South Asian-American to serve as a federal circuit court judge.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (+yTe/)
Biden has the slowest-growing aggressive Stage 4 cancer I've ever heard of.
I don't think he has cancer. His only real issues are that he's senile, and he's an asshole.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 22, 2026 12:48 PM (ienUH)
Yeah, aggressive and slow seem to be at odds with each other. Then again, treatments for some cancers these days can push the cancer back for years, like with Jimma Carter.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Max Power at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (SwyyQ)
... confirmed unanimously as President Obama’s first appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, making him the first South Asian-American to serve as a federal circuit court judge.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (+yTe/)
dot, not feather.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:51 PM (l3cgK)
How does this compare to the sound of a Vespa at a stoplight, revving it up to challenge the muscle car in the adjacent lane?
Asking for the Commentariat.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 12:51 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 12:51 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: Can't make this stuff up at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Is this the gulag where instead of freezing/staving to death you die from snu snu ?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)
And Joe's ego just couldn't take that lying down. My favorite part was when he had a press conference to insist that he wasn't a well meaning old man. Somewhere his lawyer was shouting at the TV "Shut up you senile fool!!"
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (vTZFs)
It's gonna take awhile to adjust to that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM (2Ez/1)
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Also on the no-longer-existing list: a cloture vote to close discussion in the Senate.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (sKqQm)
*Shudder*
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (EDLNf)
*motions to silence the crowd which quiets*
Go on...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:49 PM
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heh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Rick Hendricks enters the chat. Only guy to ever look at Federal Time for racketeering and fraud, suddenly get cancer, and after two years home confinement come out heavier and with more hair.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1
_______________________
I still think the solution to retail theft is to restructure store policy. All listed prices on products are at a threshold above required felony filing. The only way to purchase for "discounted" true price is a store membership that has one requirement...visit the check out register. Automatically, that triggers the price to retore to original value. Anyone who absconds with something a small as a pack of gum without visiting the check out has committed a felony requiring police to treat accordingly. California can only institute Price Gouging rules during a State emergency, so a privately owned store is able to set the price structure they way they wish.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (dIske)
By 1. Terms and conditions of project contract which I believe would have by nature incorporate 2. Federal Acquisition regulations or state regs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I don't see how this applies to a ghostwriter. And even if ghostwriter promised to keep the notes private, that's a civil agreement. It doesn't mean you are now free to ignore a subpoena.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)
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They want it both ways.
Just like everything else.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM
******
Depends. Can you pass the pencil test?
Posted by: IYKYK at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:50 PM (PH3st)
I expect it. There are also streamers on YT who break the chases down and advise how to do it better. I suspect a certain viralness to the chase is a claim to fame in prison.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (wGerL)
So FJB has not one, not two, but THREE memoirs? All of which feature the word "Promise" in the title?
Tapioca Brain just lurves himself that Promise Margarine!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 12:55 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
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Back pocket.
Haven't you seen girls hauling cracked screens out of their back pocket?
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:55 PM (Fi81e)
Just had to smarten up a client last week, regarding some shady work for a municipality.
"But the prime contractor agrees to indemnify us". Slick - they can't indemnify you or me against the City, State, or Fed.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 12:55 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
The same place I kept my handgun.
Posted by: Woman Arrested for Hiding Handgun in her Vajajay at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM
You get what you tolerate.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:53 PM (mmrXZ)
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Agreed but I would want to know more about the legal basis for the supoena.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (JvZF+)
*Shudder*
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM
Sydney Sweeney doing that might get a pass from some of the 'rons*.
(* You know who you are.)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (Si12k)
Go ahead and humiliate that doddering old shit.
"Doctor" Jill is the one whose social standing would be damaged far more.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Just got here at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Woman Arrested for Hiding Handgun in her Vajajay at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM (l3cgK)
I saw an ad from a company selling holsters.
They had a really pretty model in a long slit skirt to show off their thigh holster and...I'm going to need to spend some time in my bunk now remembering that.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (sKqQm)
*Shudder*
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (EDLNf)
It could've been worse. She could have pulled a handful of grimy dollar bills out of her bra and handed them to you.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (PH3st)
All American...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 12:51 PM (5gObE)
________________________
Every professional in the US directly from India should have their credentials vetted. Two months ago, it was made public that an estimated 1 Million + Indians are using false generated credentials and degrees. In India, it is believed that nearly 50% of practicing attorneys never received a law degree. Authorities in India actually admitted that worldwide the number is likely well over 1 Million. This, also, includes truck drivers, which kind of explains a lot.
Posted by: Orson at July 22, 2026 12:58 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (+yTe/)
Um, that's what warrants are for...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 12:58 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (wGerL)
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Whenever I reference the "international Left" or
"global hegemony" I think of them.
They are Americans on paper only with no real commitment to the U.S. constitution other than mouthing empty words and violating oaths of office.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM
Suggested edit.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: wth at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (UjdFS)
Sophia Vergara ? I'd answer the call for her. Prefer she left the phone right where it is.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)
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There are laws about this. While merchants are required to accept cash, there are exceptions for cash stored in "unsanitary" locations, such as underwear, bras, and ass cracks.
I personally have never seen anyone refuse cash even if it was taken out of someone's asshole.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (EDLNf)
You don't say?
Posted by: Hope Solo realizes she no longer needs a wallet at July 22, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:56 PM
From what I have read they are still making noises about charging biden for keeping classified documents.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx/)
You saw someone pull cash out of their ass?
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (PjoLk)
_________
Is this about me?
Posted by: Richard Gere's gerbil at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (5gObE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (sMkB+)
It's insane how the country just accepts foreign born judges that have zero real connection to our country beyond some Ivy League law school.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson
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Not that it will ever happen to insignificant little me, but if I fell afoul of a foreign-born judge like this I'd get creative on "a jury of my peers " or something. It wouldn't go anywhere, but I'd make noise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (mmrXZ)
You don't say?
Posted by: Hope Solo realizes she no longer needs a wallet at July 22, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)
Her prison wallet holds rolls of 100's.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (AdHga)
I personally have never seen anyone refuse cash even if it was taken out of someone's asshole.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx
Asscrack Fever!
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 01:02 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Just got here at July 22, 2026 01:02 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Joe B at July 22, 2026 01:02 PM (OT3gL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (sMkB+)
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Not where I thought you were going with this.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 01:02 PM (JvZF+)
*Shudder*
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (EDLNf)
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Waiting to pick my kids up from daycare one day, I watched a mom stick her phone into her yoga pants where her buttcrack is. I am rarely shocked by anything but....ugh
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 01:02 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson
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Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (Fi81e)
The Afghan "refugee" that died in a shoot out with the cops last year blamed the US government for all his troubles in having to work a 9-5 and get his car registered and all the normal crap we heritage Americans have to deal with.
Maybe, just maybe, the US is not the right place for people from stone age civilizations?
Posted by: Hope Solo realizes she no longer needs a wallet at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (JvZF+)
Nail - meet head. A most astute observation.
I'll say this. In many places - including A LOT in Texas - its the "If they won't work we'll bring in people that will" mentality. And I'm talking folks that vote Republican like clockwork.
After decades of shitting on the idea, the Media and Education folks have finally created a couple generations that think Nationalism is a dirty word.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (5gObE)
I just brought up the underboob phone.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (3xPto)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx/)
In Third World countries the governments often take a long time between print runs of the local currency, so the bills stay in circulation for an extra long time. After living there for a while, your wallet becomes rather pungent.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 22, 2026 01:04 PM (PH3st)
From what I have read they are still making noises about charging biden for keeping classified documents.
Posted by: Mister Scott
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Oh cool, that's an answer to my question @24. I'm so jaded.I didn't think anyone was going to use any confessions of anything to prosecute anyone.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 01:04 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (5gObE)
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Maybe her tits are cool.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:04 PM (Fi81e)
You know that Hero Joe is battling stage 4 prostate oil cancer which has spread to his bones, doncha?
If that stupid shit hadn't licked the prostate cancer oil off his windshield, he'd not be in this fix, now would he?
BTW, there are numerous folks from Claymont, DE who vehemently despise him for that "cars covered in cancer oil" horseshit.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 01:05 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 12:59 PM (JvZF+)
If a foreign born person can't be President, why should they be allowed to hold any public office?
Posted by: Josephistan at July 22, 2026 01:05 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: HS biology teacher at July 22, 2026 01:05 PM (2Ez/1)
Possible exception for that Maine senate candidate.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 22, 2026 01:06 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 01:06 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (vDZgA)
It's the swinging 60s. A very rich lady goes to the Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata. She wants to order a Miura. But she doesn't want any of the standard colors. She wants custom.
"No problem," the Lambo guy says. "What color?"
"Exactly like this," she says, pointing to the lime-green dress she's wearing.
"We'd need a sample of the fabric."
Without missing a beat, the lady takes off her dress and hands it to the guy. She walks out in her underwear.
Hence: Verde Scandal. Is the story true? Who knows? I tend to think it is. Sounds to me like something that would happy in the 1960s.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (abScH)
Posted by: Ashley Webb at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (2Ez/1)
*Shudder*
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 12:52 PM (EDLNf)
It could've been worse. She could have pulled a handful of grimy dollar bills out of her bra and handed them to you.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Dreams of motorboating but dollar bills are disgusting. I don't understand.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson
>Yes, yes. Because the subversives know how to game the system to get around what you would think normal citizens want. I don't care if Zed gets a law degree, if he's from Fuckupistan he doesn't qualify to be judge.
Posted by: Cadaver Joe at July 22, 2026 01:08 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Josephistan at July 22, 2026 01:05 PM (y9ksN)
And now we're talking. Its not out of the question that I finish up working as an Expat in a country of my choosing. Argentina ... I've got my eye on you.
But I have no expectation of ever voting there - let alone holding public office. And its a very reasonable arrangement. I'm just there for the money. I'm not connected in any meaningful way. I would be there to provide a needed skill - for great money - renting an excellent Town House and enjoying all that country has to offer. There for a Good Time. Not a Long Time.
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:08 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)
I'm gonna guess it depends on the looks of the woman with said sweaty boobs.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 01:01 PM (5gObE)
I saw Wet Sweaty Boob Money open for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (r50HQ)
They are Americans on paper only with no real commitment to the U.S. constitution other than mouthing empty words and violating oaths of office.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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I'd go further and say it's not just lack of commitment , it's actual hostility to the u s constitution and to america in general. There was a Korean American or Chinese American kid on YouTube for a while who got red pilled in law school. He said all his classmates openly talked about destroying america.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (iFTx/)
I know it made me smile.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 01:11 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:12 PM (SB5L+)
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The term "finna" drives me nuts. Which is probably why they use it.
Posted by: Grammar DSA dude at July 22, 2026 01:12 PM (Q+3G7)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 01:03 PM (3xPto)
Yeah, my bosom is significantly cleaner than my phone. And if it's hot enough that my bosom is sweaty, so is everywhere else.
How about in my sock above the ankle bone, next to my shin? That's also a fairly clean, non-sweaty place.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 01:13 PM (OlzlW)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:13 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 01:14 PM (IgKwI)
——
No they are not. Cash must be accepted for payment of Debts, public or private.
If I’m selling something, I decide what form of payment I want. Wampum, dollars. Whatever. You’ve incurred no Debt prior to purchase.
Make sense? You could, say “cash only” too. Same principle applies
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:16 PM (z+KLG)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 01:13 PM (OlzlW)
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Space that should already be occupied by a small sidearm.
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 01:16 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:17 PM (+yTe/)
May your neighbor be Blessed with Health & Healing.
Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at July 22, 2026 01:17 PM (rrNrL)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 22, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 01:13 PM (OlzlW)
Go on ...
Posted by: Memory Man at July 22, 2026 01:17 PM (q/hOL)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:19 PM (SB5L+)
That is if you tolerate status quo, you're racist.
The demand for racism exceeds the supply, so add more things to "racism". Like "Hey, Mickey Mouse isn't a minstrel figure--unless you think that red shorts with big white buttons are 'minstrel'?"
The more things you involve that aren't obviously racist, the more "racists" you'll invent when somebody pushes back at having "everything" change.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
Your local property tax bill, look on the fine print. They have to take cash, even if they don’t want to emphasize that. Legal Tender. Very misunderstood subject
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (z+KLG)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (CWTWj)
It's pure subversion. Just erasing culture nothing more.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 01:20 PM (SB5L+)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (vDZgA)
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No they are not. Cash must be accepted for payment of Debts, public or private.
If I’m selling something, I decide what form of payment I want. Wampum, dollars. Whatever. You’ve incurred no Debt prior to purchase.
Make sense? You could, say “cash only” too. Same principle applies
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:16 PM (z+KLG)
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Under federal law, yes. But "debt" is interpreted broadly to mean any good or service you've already accepted (such as a bill after a dinner at a restaurant). Some states or cities require that cash be accepted for most transactions.
That's why there are carve-outs for unsanitary conditions. So businesses don't have to accept nasty cash. Although, as I've said above, I've never seen anyone refuse cash.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:22 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (iFTx/)
I know it made me smile.
Posted by: Eromero at July 22, 2026 01:11 PM (LHPAg)
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It's a great story! The subtext is the lady looked like Sofia Loren, but there's no mention of what she looked like. Could have been a babe, or coulda been ... Trigglypuff.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sarge at July 22, 2026 01:25 PM (ibIN8)
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I think some, maybe all of them? got pardons. A number of his staff were called to testify before Congress about the autopen debacle, and they basically told Congress to fuck off.
And haven't been called back.
Must not be a GOP priority.... like the SAVE act. Or, pretty much anything else.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 01:30 PM (jehhT)
Biden is the best person for the role of president
and
He's too senile to run for president
Posted by: 18-1"
Dems never believed Biden was the best person for president. Not sure they even said this. They just knew he was the only who could plausibly beat (or cheat)Trump. They all wanted somebody far more stupid, left and woke like Buttigig.
Posted by: Ripley at July 22, 2026 01:35 PM (GUOwU)
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No they are not. Cash must be accepted for payment of Debts, public or private.
If I’m selling something, I decide what form of payment I want. Wampum, dollars. Whatever. You’ve incurred no Debt prior to purchase.
Make sense? You could, say “cash only” too. Same principle applies
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 01:16 PM
++++++
Be careful if you try to pay with pennies.
https://youtu.be/S4XNcTQT-yY
Posted by: Obscure Seinfeld reference at July 22, 2026 01:37 PM (2Ez/1)
Possible exception for that Maine senate candidate.
Posted by: Oddbob
Are you referring to the "mucus oozer"?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at July 22, 2026 01:40 PM (s9VOe)
She leared about that in law skool.
Posted by: torabora at July 22, 2026 03:02 PM (nf+XS)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 01:10 PM (Cqx
****
He wasn't Swedish.
And he didn't even send flowers.
Posted by: Purple Lipped Dog Eater at July 22, 2026 03:08 PM (nf+XS)
Wednesday Morning Rant
The way this has worked in the past, what with "comity" and all that jazz, is that when there is a vacancy, the district court would consult with the Attorney General and appoint someone tolerable to the Administration to the interim job. That was tradition, not law. As with all comity-based traditions, it ceased to exist under Trump. This law became a means of subverting the appointment of US Attorneys. If the president can't get his man in place in time - and the Senate is quite good at slow-walking things when they want to, or just outright rejecting confirmations and "comity" be damned - then the district court gets to appoint their own man instead. This is a nice, neat and legal means of completely end-running the executive.
While there is nothing to stop the district court judges from putting their man into place without any oversight, Trump has made it clear that this does not mean that he is powerless to intervene in this process. The process has now changed in fact, though nothing has changed in law. It now goes like this:1. A US Attorney vacancy opens
2. The 120-day period expires
3. The district court judges appoint their man as they see fit
4. Trump fires the newly-appointed USA before he can start work Though Trump has been aggressive in extending the "I can fire anyone I please, anytime I please" operating environment as far as possible, the President has the authority to fire US Attorneys anyway. He is making an example of these interim US Attorneys, and is on his third firing this year. Back in February, it happened twice. On February 12, the Northern District of New York appointed their man, Donald Kinsella to a vacancy created when a federal judge ruled that Trump's choice, John Sarcone, was in the role unlawfully. Kinsella was fired by email before he could start work. Days later, another district court tried the same play, this time in Virginia. On February 20, the Eastern District of Virginia appointed their man, James Hundley, as US Attorney. They did so without discussing anything with the Administration, taking the opportunity to slide their preferred prosecutor into the position. They appointed him and swore him in and then, hours later, he was fired. Acting Attorney General Blanche announced it on X:
Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired!Twice may not make a trend, but it didn't stop there. Last week, a district court tried the same play yet again, this time on the other side of the country. After the existing interim US Attorney's term expired, the Western District of Washington appointed and swore in their man, Roger Rogoff, to replace Trump's interim prosecutor Neil Floyd. Like before, the President fired the new interim US Attorney within hours of his appointment by the district judges. The Western District of Washington may have done this deliberately to make a test case after what happened in New York and Virginia. Per The Hill:
Rogoff has reportedly retained legal counsel that specializes in employment law, setting up the possibility of a formal legal challenge that could set the stage for the courts to settle the bounds of presidential power over U.S. attorneys.Perhaps so, but it will be weak. While a weak case never stops the courts from ruling however they please, the new rules are clear for now: the President's man serves, or nobody does. District Court appointments may be allowed by law, but that is no longer an excuse for them to simply appoint their man against the President's will. When they do, Trump hasn't hesitated to dust off his catchphrase and tell the usurper, "You're Fired!"
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 11:00 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 11:01 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 11:04 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: THAT BASTARD!!!! at July 22, 2026 11:04 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
Evil never rests. Or showers.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
What's the worst that could happen
Posted by: Suppiluliamas II, king of Great Hatti at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (N1tpc)
Into the sun.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (jehhT)
We're gonna need a bigger trebuchet...
Posted by: And lots of them at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Piper
Too late. The scuttling charges went off when I was an infant, in a dozen or more theaters. All that's left is delaying the inevitable.
I keep saying the focus has to be on what gets built afterwards, because you can be certain our adversaries already have plans in that regard.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (tAI1y)
Then DJT can go on a hiring-spree of the most right wing 50 year olds he can dig out of northern Alabama.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:07 AM (gKWVE)
Into the sun.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (jehhT)
We're gonna need a bigger trebuchet...
Posted by: And lots of them at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (TbWk/)
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Yet another reason to build Elon's Mass Driver on the moon.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 11:08 AM (tAI1y)
So it must be done away with.
Of course, it's also how businesses/governments/cultures get things accomplished.
Which is why cultures/governments/businesses that act with aggressive malice get ONE thing accomplished and then have to fight all the time to get anything else done. And then fail.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 11:10 AM (N1tpc)
Then DJT can go on a hiring-spree of the most right wing 50 year olds he can dig out of northern Alabama.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:07 AM (gKWVE)
But I am in Southern Alabama.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:10 AM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 11:08 AM (tAI1y)
How about the space elevator? current material doesn't allow it to reach the Earth but you can still hang people from it
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:10 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 11:11 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: John Cornyn, Centrist Democrat at July 22, 2026 11:11 AM (tAI1y)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026 11:12 AM (lXoJ5)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 11:14 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 11:15 AM (abScH)
If you want to blame anyone for the supine, self-indulgent lack of reciprocity, look to the intervening GOP Presidencies.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 11:15 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Piper
Too late. The scuttling charges went off when I was an infant, in a dozen or more theaters. All that's left is delaying the inevitable.
I keep saying the focus has to be on what gets built afterwards, because you can be certain our adversaries already have plans in that regard.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (OUMaO)
Guy I listen to in the podcast world has consistently said the country was lost in January 2020, and 2024 and after is the attempt to reclaim it. There are a lot of markers and dates that can be used, but I guess that one is as good as any.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 11:15 AM (QaH55)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 22, 2026 11:16 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 11:17 AM (ccLZe)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 11:17 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Harbor Freight at July 22, 2026 11:18 AM (JM9I6)
Imposing the rule of law in Congo is admittedly a hard problem. But I submit it is not Cornyn's problem, and he wouldn't know how to do it anyway.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:19 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 11:22 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 11:22 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: Harbor Freight at July 22, 2026 11:18 AM (JM9I6)
Most definitely not.
And I really don't want to see any results from that kind of Collider.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 11:23 AM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
1. Attend TxMoMe
2. Attend Weasel Distance Shooting Seminar
3. Shoot early, shoot often
4. Arm yourself
5. Prepare for the impending battle
Sorry, but this is what will be required......soon.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 11:24 AM (/BPde)
Then DJT can go on a hiring-spree of the most right wing 50 year olds he can dig out of northern Alabama.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:07 AM (gKWVE)
But I am in Southern Alabama.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:10 AM (Dd38x)
The problem is that we don't have anywhere for 52 year old family men to go after they get fired by the D in the next admin...it's why Ds have set up their nonprofit and lobbying network to benefit themselves...and we haven't...
So, we would struggle to recruit the folks we want...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 11:25 AM (tOcjL)
I have some thoughts.
Posted by: Nayib Bukele at July 22, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Harbor Freight
I don't know but Kevin Spacey was in Baby Driver and had a hardon.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:26 AM (ndZc7)
I realize the courts have upheld the district ct right pursuant to the US code to appoint a temporary replacement, but I still think that violates the separation of powers . I doubt Dread Judge Roberts would overturn the prior decisions but we may get a chance to see
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 11:27 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 22, 2026 11:16 AM (l26NL)
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Kickbacks from the Chinese companies mining minerals there. If AIDS and other diseases are limited, the Chinese slavemasters have a healthier workforce, increasing profits from mining, then greasing palms.
Posted by: Freddie Mercury at July 22, 2026 11:27 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:19 AM (gKWVE)
Billions and billions of US tax dollars have been spent in effort to stop the spread of Fauci in Africa. Whether the money was embezzled or not, not much change was implemented.
If the people there don't care, why should I? Ban travel from those areas. They'll either figure it out or they won't. Who's at fault? I mean besides Fauci, Bill Gates and the filthy billionaires doing biological experiments on the blacks because they hate them and want them irradicated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 11:28 AM (/BPde)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 11:28 AM (oqH4h)
So, we would struggle to recruit the folks we want...
Posted by: Nova Local
Hire me. I'm ghosting in November of 29 anyway.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 11:28 AM (1g3xS)
Judges appoint prosecutors? Talk about the biggest conflict of interest in the history of conflicts of interest.
Posted by: Da Fuq at July 22, 2026 11:29 AM (GEtfQ)
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Some of the millions most likely went to Somalian warlords to buy arms. Or whomever. A fair amount went into politician's pockets to spend on whatever perversions they're into. Or fund Socialist/Communist/Muslim terror groups here in the states.
Basically, all the monies were used to enrich those people and fund the continued destruction of the US.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 11:29 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: ballistic at July 22, 2026 11:28 AM (oqH4h)
Sometimes the socks just know.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 22, 2026 11:31 AM (N1tpc)
Whenever someone starts babbling about "comity", I know they are placing their own needs and desires above those of the people who elected them. It should result in immediate expulsion, preferably followed by a brief helicopter ride.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gKWVE
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Send a modern day Kurtz upriver. Couldn't end up any worse.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 11:33 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:35 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 11:29 AM (jehhT)
There is a shit ton more houses in Mogdishu than when I was there in 93. The city is at least twice as large. I was at Victory Base which was way out in the sticks and now has a subdivision sitting on it.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 11:36 AM (PjoLk)
I voted for this.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 11:36 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Like "for the greater good" usually means for My Good and to your detriment.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 22, 2026 11:37 AM (xvV+O)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (v5XIn)
Rust never sleeps ...
Posted by: Neil Young at July 22, 2026 11:37 AM (3sXRv)
I quit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 22, 2026 11:38 AM (diia5)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 11:39 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
They are in on the plot. Blue slip policy is what is keeping any Trump District appointee from being seated because Grassley refuses to schedule Judiciary Committee votes without the Democrats senators giving their okay on Trump nominees. Goes the same for district court nominations.
And this rule has little or nothing to do anymore, if it ever did, with advise and consent that the Senate has a role. Same with their single person 'holds' on nominees like dead duck Cornyn just pulled.
Posted by: Bearded Spock at July 22, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)
Who has the authority to do that?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
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When the other side decides they no longer want to be at war, that would be great. But they haven't. The only option is to hurt them on every move. Every single one.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (7/DDO)
No matter what else is going on, hearing that Cornyn is a DMW puts a smile on my face.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
No matter what else is going on, hearing that Cornyn is a DMW puts a smile on my face.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
This. Bigly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 11:42 AM (/BPde)
Who has the authority to do that?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
It's a lifetime appointment.
Read that however you like.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 11:42 AM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Da Fuq
Judges used to not be so blatant about being partisan but like the DSA and elected Dems, the recent DEI judges have went YOLO and their older Clinton and Obama judges have joined in.
But the statute is old, it is unlikely that the judges constitutionally should have this power because district attorneys are major officers of the US, not minor (so Congress cannot vest by law appointment to these offices in anyone other than the President), and so on. Last time such a law was upheld by Scotus was the independent counsel law which is now defunct.
Posted by: Bearded Spock at July 22, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
1. A US Attorney vacancy opens
2. The 120-day period expires
3. The district court judges appoint their man as they see fit
4. Trump fires the newly-appointed USA before he can start work
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#4 is the sort of thing I'm always asking "Why can't he do X?" It seems so obvious and effective but no one does it!
And Trump does it. I hope President Rubio works the same way.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 22, 2026 11:43 AM (mmrXZ)
So, we would struggle to recruit the folks we want...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 11:25 AM (tOcjL)
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Those NGO jobs are disappearing pretty quick. Once killed it takes alot of work to set them back up. We are closer to parity than we have been in awhile.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM (7/DDO)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM (ndZc7)
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I always use the word 'rapprochement'. Because I'm smart and sophisticated.
Posted by: ValJar at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM (XeU6L)
It's a win-win, since it removes the rubber stamp allowing immigrants to stay, and it makes the wait longer, wearing down people who want to fast-track their naturalization process.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM (X8xt3)
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SAVE Act still not passed. Why are they bothering with anything else?
Posted by: Mick J at July 22, 2026 11:45 AM (TN0g+)
Who has the authority to do that?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
It's a lifetime appointment.
Read that however you like.
Posted by: Reforger
Stuart v Laird, 1802. The easiest way to get rid of lower court judges is to reorganize the federal courts or to drown them in new appointees. The more subtle way is to deny them resources like law clerks, marshals, etc. Another is to return to three judge panels for any important decision--that tends to stomp on extreme opinions.
But district court judges nor even Court of Appeals judges are NOT guaranteed a life term by the Constitution, Scotus is but they are not. They get the life term via statutes, not the Constitution. That means Congress could change the terms for new appointees.
Posted by: Bearded Spock at July 22, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Careful what you wish for, R. A. Heinlein wrote about it.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 11:46 AM (NnhvP)
Which is completely in line with federal labor laws. Political appointees are at will employees and they can be fired for any reason or no reason and they lack any job protection laws like civil service employees have.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 11:47 AM (0N4FZ)
Who has the authority to do that?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
It's a lifetime appointment.
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So trebuchets?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:47 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 22, 2026 11:15 AM (QaH55)
I'd say the date Barky the Dogeater got re-elected. But I know it goes back farther than that. Perhaps when Woodrow Wilson was elected.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 22, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 22, 2026 11:46 AM (NnhvP)
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We can throw rocks at them.
Posted by: Mycroft at July 22, 2026 11:50 AM (amcLV)
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SAVE Act still not passed. Why are they bothering with anything else?
Posted by: Mick J at July 22, 2026 11:45 AM (TN0g+)
House has passed the SAVE Act months ago...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 11:50 AM (tOcjL)
https://tinyurl.com/4559t6yu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM
AYFKM?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 11:50 AM (ZANHd)
The fact is it was of course lost before that, because Romney was the choice against McCain, and I think enough said on that front.
Bottom line is the country has been gone a loooong time.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 11:52 AM (v5XIn)
Migrant charged with raping, suffocating, slicing, torturing, and running over Dutch woman he held hostage for a week
https://tinyurl.com/3hpuzane
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)
Hillary
McCain
Obama
Romney
And just before the election, they pulled the rug on the financial system. Dear Lord.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 11:54 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 11:56 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (Dd38x)
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Please put out fire on head. We are fine. We survived far worse situations in our history. We survived Carter, Obama, and Biden, and a host of Democrap shitlords before them. There will always be evil and rot as long as humans exist. It's a perpetual battle. One that we are winning.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 11:57 AM (iFTx/)
https://tinyurl.com/4559t6yu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM
AYFKM?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Hate is in the eye of the beholder.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:57 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 11:56 AM (sKqQm)
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They are anti-king, but very pro-God Emperor of Mankind.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 11:58 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 11:58 AM (sKqQm)
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Posted by: Mick J at July 22, 2026 11:45 AM (TN0g+)
Thune has already said the GOP bill is dead on arrival and that he's working with Democrats to get something else passed.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 22, 2026 11:58 AM (AdHga)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 11:58 AM (abScH)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 11:59 AM (Gqar8)
Funny thing about that if you actually read the Warhammer lore, the Emperor is a lying asshole that told everyone that there was no religion/nothing outside of the physical world while he knew that wasn't true.
He even has a debate with a monk before killing him where the monk tells him if the Emperor destroys religion it will come back but in a bad way...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 22, 2026 11:58 AM (abScH)
With God all things are possible. We are indeed the last great hope on earth. Just gotta go generation to generation.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 12:00 PM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 12:01 PM (amcLV)
https://tinyurl.com/4559t6yu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM
AYFKM?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Hate is in the eye of the beholder.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:57 AM (ndZc7)
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In a way, that's a positive development because it shows that everyone knows "teen takeover" means "feral black thugs destroying things." That euphemism ain't fooling anyone.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 22, 2026 12:01 PM (iFTx/)
He even has a debate with a monk before killing him where the monk tells him if the Emperor destroys religion it will come back but in a bad way...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)
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I bet the masses of peons in Warhammer 40K are unaware of that little factoid. Probably only a handful of people in the entire Imperium are aware.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 12:01 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Ben Had
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I would agree. The US is not the original republic as it was in 1787, but also not the republic it was in 1820, 1866, 1900, 1930, and even 2016. The forms of a republic remain but how current Americans interpret them and what they do changes.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 12:02 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Rodney Queen at July 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had
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I would agree. The US is not the original republic as it was in 1787, but also not the republic it was in 1820, 1866, 1900, 1930, and even 2016. The forms of a republic remain but how current Americans interpret them and what they do changes.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 12:02 PM (E4rtv)
These are fine thoughts. I would say a Republic is always in perennial crisis mode, due to the nature of people. Republics are unnatural.
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 12:04 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Gaius Julius Caesar at July 22, 2026 12:05 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 12:07 PM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 22, 2026 12:07 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 22, 2026 12:07 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)
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* Shows 18-1 the Nerd card *
Posted by: Soccer Ref at July 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 12:04 PM (Gqar
Better than war.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 12:08 PM (PjoLk)
He even has a debate with a monk before killing him where the monk tells him if the Emperor destroys religion it will come back but in a bad way...
Posted by: 18-1
...and ironically, despite going to great pains to disavow the idea that he was any sort of a god, he's venerated as such by the official Imperial cult regardless.
The depths of his failure on so many fronts by his own hubris and failure to anticipate how his actions would reverberate are the cornerstone of that setting's tragedy.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 12:09 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 12:10 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: tubal at July 22, 2026 12:04 PM (Gqar
Better than war.
Posted by: Reforger
Which, human nature being what it is, turns up on occasion regardless.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 12:10 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
He might find that the Senate bill is dead in the House. Thune is a pretty stupid majority leader so far and I don't think he will last in the job even if he keeps his Senate seat in 2028. The last Senate party leader to lose reelection was, ta da, Tom Daschle who was defeated by John Thune in 2004.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:00 PM (sKqQm)
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* Shows 18-1 the Nerd card *
Posted by: Soccer Ref
Don't lie. You painted a Magic: the Gathering card for that.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 22, 2026 12:11 PM (OUMaO)
Four orders of Catholic nuns and several Catholic healthcare ministries filed a federal lawsuit against New York on July 17, arguing the state’s new assisted-suicide law forces them to participate in ending patients’ lives in violation of their faith. The case, Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm v. James, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York against Attorney General Letitia James. The plaintiffs are represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Posted by: Crusader at July 22, 2026 12:11 PM (TN0g+)
Interesting 20 minute video about extraordinary tools and such demonstrating the intelligence of primitive people.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0DXBT-hlIZQ&t=638s
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 12:11 PM (ndZc7)
Whether that's remotely true is debatable.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 12:12 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Axeman
One way is to have the House disagree about adjournment in December with the Senate and then as per the Constitution, the President can force the senate to adjourn--thus a recess for recess appointments exists.
Posted by: whig at July 22, 2026 12:12 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Butch at July 22, 2026 12:15 PM (SjrRc)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 22, 2026 12:15 PM (iMotb)
https://tinyurl.com/4559t6yu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 11:44 AM (ndZc7)
Any bets the perp in this "hate crime" is not funded by the SPLC?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 12:16 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 22, 2026 12:16 PM (vS2qG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 12:16 PM
Not taking that bet.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (ZANHd)
Posted by: Inogame at July 22, 2026 12:17 PM (53oGX)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@RepAOC
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF.
This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy.
Every member of Congress must vote NO.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 12:20 PM (ndZc7)
He asked a friendly judge, whether or not a private citizen can construct a camp and force people of a certain region and country of origin into it.
The judge agreed that that would be a crime.
Then Cruz pointed out that FDR did this and was not brought up on any charges.
Trump's enemies have made it so the SCOTUS has to go on record as to the President's immunity. No previous president has had ever been indicted for actions in office. They've all had it, the SCOTUS just needed to make it clear for hordes of know-nothing Dems.
The President has always been able to do by his office what it is illegal for a private citizen to do. (Of course!)a
Perhaps our legislators also want to be equal with citizens on insider trading? But I don't think they do.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:23 PM (Fi81e)
This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy.
Every member of Congress must vote NO.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 12:20 PM (ndZc7
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Ah, but it was good enough for Clinton to put NATO uniforms on American soldiers and even prosecute soldiers for insubordination if they didn't.
Can't be said enough: Fuck the Democrats.
Posted by: Axeman at July 22, 2026 12:25 PM (Fi81e)
Smells fishy...like Nancy's cooter.
Posted by: The Fix Is In at July 22, 2026 12:25 PM (kCsPk)
Who has the authority to do that?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 11:40 AM (X8xt3)
It's a lifetime appointment.
Read that however you like.
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 11:42 AM (PjoLk)
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It is a lifetime appointment WHILE IN GOOD BEHAVIOR. That clause can not be forgotten. Making rulings that are in direct contradiction to what The Constitution actually states qualifies as bad behavior, IMHO. The House and Senate Rs need a big dose of testicular fortitude and start impeaching (50% +1) in the House and 51 votes in the Senate. 2/3 is only required for removal of POTUS.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at July 22, 2026 12:27 PM (JNTt1)
Posted by: Archimedes
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We need checks and balances but right now they have their thumb on the scale. With comity out the window thinking caps are required to codify how balance will be created.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:29 PM (+yTe/)
I have a theory that the physical Emperor is dead-dead and the Emperor humans worship is a new warp entity/order god brought about by their worship which would just complete the picture of how much he screwed things up.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:30 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)
Which is completely in line with federal labor laws. Political appointees are at will employees and they can be fired for any reason or no reason and they lack any job protection laws like civil service employees have.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
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Which brings up another area within the govt that needs reformation. Job Protection Laws; USPS comes to mind.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:34 PM (+yTe/)
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 01:07 PM (Y8DZL)
Seizing control of both Great Britain and New York City in the space of under a decade is, you must admit, and impressive accomplishment by Pakistani intelligence services.
Posted by: Auspex at July 22, 2026 01:11 PM (Y8DZL)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Claude Monet
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Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026
***
He hadn't gone to see the America's Best eyewear people about glasses yet.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:38 AM (tAI1y)
That is weak
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 09:37 AM (ccLZe)
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The rocks are weak? You're weak!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 09:38 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)
Eh, no boobs, but it’s still better than the discussion on the last thread.
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)
Do you think those rocks are collecting SS or on Medicare yet?
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:38 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Uniting The Threads at July 22, 2026 09:39 AM (JM9I6)
Survive the weather Ok?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (2YhKe)
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I pretty much stayed indoors, sucking up the A/C.
Will be out and about today though, since it's much cooler and less humid. Only low 80s today.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:40 AM (5aQBy)
Posted by: davidt at July 22, 2026 09:40 AM (Q+gd/)
Not a lot you can say about this kind of painting.
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Did monet throw any dead bodies off these cliffs?
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:40 AM (iJfKG)
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Posted by: From about That Time at July 22, 2026 09:41 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)
You’re just bluffing about that.
Posted by: Bulg
Pining for the fjords.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:43 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Uniting The Threads at July 22, 2026 09:39 AM
We won't take it for granite.
Posted by: Oh, no... at July 22, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:43 AM (2YhKe)
"You said you'd have this done in a week!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:41 AM (2YhKe)
I know I've made some very poor paintings recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal. I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the artwork.
Posted by: Claude Monet at July 22, 2026 09:44 AM (wVcYX)
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Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:33 AM
Be sure to count it.
Posted by: So sez a fellow commenter
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Fun fact: Tommy James got "Mony Mony" from a Mutual of New York sign that had a dollar sign in the O.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 09:47 AM (XvL8K)
Watching the tide roll away
Ooh, I'm just sittin' on the rock of the bay
Wastin' time
*scritch*
No, no, that's not quite it. Hmmm. *ponders*
Posted by: Otis Redding at July 22, 2026 09:49 AM (wVcYX)
Fun fact: Tommy James got "Mony Mony" from a Mutual of New York sign that had a dollar sign in the O.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 09:47 AM (XvL8K)
They're just pissed off Billy Idol did it better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:50 AM (2YhKe)
It's blurry rocks and blurry sea - doesn't spark the imagination the way some other impressionist painting do, such as Child Hassam's coastal NE paintings.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:50 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: t-bird at July 22, 2026 09:51 AM (vhFJq)
Posted by: Zombie Mayor Coleman Young at July 22, 2026 09:51 AM (6iwAu)
Posted by: Boulder Dash! at July 22, 2026 09:53 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026
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The one just to the right of center? It does. Or like a hairy monster, say King Kong, about to encircle and seize the blog just ahead of it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:53 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM (MWfyi)
>>Let's all be gneiss and end this now.
Yeah, hard to lava the rock puns!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM (rlne1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Henny Youngman at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM (IWfdg)
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Posted by: Sponge
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But he wasn't sporting a cool Nehru jacket.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 09:55 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026
***
What's ursine?
(-- overheard in bars in the '70s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Oh, no...
Let's all be gneiss and end this now.
Posted by: Boulder Dash! at July 22, 2026 09:53 AM
It's lava at first sight.
Posted by: Ugh at July 22, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (wVcYX)
Who said painting was easy monet?
He was working hard for the cash, yo!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: richard gere at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)
In many ways I'm more intrigued by the technique than the scene. Seeing it in person would be interesting.
Posted by: JTB at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:57 AM (MWfyi)
Throw some blotchy paint on a canvis and call it a sea scape
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 09:57 AM (ccLZe)
Posted by: Happy Bush at July 22, 2026 09:57 AM (JM9I6)
I'll tell you, that old guy's full of life.
He was convinced Monet was nearsighted. - The close talker from Seinfeld
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:58 AM (cq1gA)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:57 AM (MWfyi)
Shouldn't it say 'first' somewhere then?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:58 AM (ExV1e)
>>Let's all be gneiss and end this now.
Yeah, hard to lava the rock puns!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:54 AM
>Looks like we've hit rock bottom.
Posted by: But keep digging at July 22, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)
*cleans glasses*
*looks again*
*makes appointment with optometrist*
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:58 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 09:59 AM (X8xt3)
There once was a lad from Belle Isle
Who was swallowed by a river crocodile
The outcome was in question
'Til the croc got indigestion
Then we knew he'd be back in a while
Posted by: muldoon at July 22, 2026 09:59 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 10:00 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 10:00 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: It's explosive at July 22, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Pubic Television at July 22, 2026 10:01 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 10:01 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:02 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 10:02 AM (MWfyi)
Asking for the dog and 'happy little bush' fans amongst us.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 22, 2026 10:02 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 10:03 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:00 AM
Wonder what's slated for tomorrow...
Posted by: Make it stop! at July 22, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:03 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: No Artist, Either at July 22, 2026 10:03 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Frito Pendejo at July 22, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)
Not peak Monet.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:04 AM (X8xt3)
The topic is about ICE killing the illegal that tried to run them down and someone brough up Killdozer and the lefties are trying to come up with a reason why shooting him was (D)ifferent and...failing.
Posted by: Frito Pendejo at July 22, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Monet at July 22, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Charlie Brown on Halloween at July 22, 2026 10:06 AM (JCLJi)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 10:06 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:07 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:07 AM (R11M+)
LOVE it!!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:08 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:08 AM (v5XIn)
(-- overheard in bars in the '70s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:55 AM
Sorry, it's unlisted.
- heard in a Mel Brooks movie in the 70s.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 10:09 AM (ZANHd)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:07 AM
You have to marble at the beauty of it.
Posted by: Puh-leeze! at July 22, 2026 10:09 AM (2Ez/1)
killdozer also classic big black.
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:09 AM (R11M+)
You must be stoned.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 10:10 AM (tw5K6)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:07 AM (X8xt3)
Actually he said it was hard.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:10 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:10 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:11 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM
Algiers. But that's not important right now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 22, 2026 10:12 AM (ZANHd)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:12 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: muldoon at July 22, 2026 10:12 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Bum-tiss at July 22, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Eric Clapto at July 22, 2026 10:13 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)
White House Slams Richard Gere over USAID: “Slush Fund for Radical Left Activists … Funding Bull****”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:14 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (R11M+)
The Rep warned that Mamdani’s anti-Israel grandstanding crosses the line from political posturing into potential criminal misconduct.
In a scathing letter to the state’s top prosecutor, Democrat state Assembly Member Simcha Eichenstein warned that Mamdani’s anti-Israel grandstanding crosses the line from political posturing into potential criminal official misconduct.
https://tinyurl.com/45pp4d42
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (I0N4X)
*watches video*
lol, nope.
Bear was running away with the dog close on its ass when the two animals crossed the driveway where the little boy happened to be standing about 20 feet away.
The bear was not charging at the the little boy.
And I wouldn't call it a "fight" either. It was a single nip from behind by the dog to the bear's hindquarters and that was it.
Clickbait got me.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (J4Dwc)
Hey now!!
OK, must stop procrastinating, have a great day!!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 10:16 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: The Natchez Trace Parkway at July 22, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 10:15 AM (J4Dwc)
The internet gradually evolved from thing that wastes a person's time into thing that intentionally wastes a person's time. I enjoyed it the first way so much more.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:17 AM (v5XIn)
Incoming flights were warned to “USE EXTREME CAUTION” by Air Traffic Control
https://tinyurl.com/36mzr5td
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 10:17 AM (5aQBy)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:19 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 10:19 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (R11M+)
Ok, there is some evidence but it is a minor problem. Bad, but not terrible.
Well, voter fraud committed by illegal coyers may be widespread but let me explain why it is a good thing...
https://tinyurl.com/53p26w9d
Posted by: Democrat Hacktivist Media at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (HN+yX)
Clay Travis
@ClayTravis
Sophie Cunningham just became one of the first current American female pro athletes to come out against men playing in women’s sports in an @espn profile article. Good for her. Rock star. Many others should follow. She’s the anti-Megan Rapinoe.
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They're calling her the MAGA Barbie. They think it's an insult.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 10:19 AM (w/O5Q)
It's never too slate...
Posted by: Boswell at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (NTVPI)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 10:21 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)
I'm just wondering how a commercial pilot avoids being hit with a missile while on approach to La Guardia.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 10:21 AM (5aQBy)
Incoming flights were warned to “USE EXTREME CAUTION” by Air Traffic Control
https://tinyurl.com/36mzr5td
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
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So TSA didn't have a problem with checking him through?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 10:22 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 10:19 AM (w/O5Q)
It's never too slate...
Posted by: Boswell at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (NTVPI)
Agate what you're saying.
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 10:22 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)
Clay Travis
@ClayTravis
Sophie Cunningham just became one of the first current American female pro athletes to come out against men playing in women’s sports in an @espn profile article. Good for her. Rock star. Many others should follow. She’s the anti-Megan Rapinoe.
They're calling her the MAGA Barbie. They think it's an insult.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
*Riley Gaines has entered the chat.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:23 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:24 AM (R11M+)
What kind of man? Don't they have a description of his shirt?
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 10:24 AM (MWfyi)
Incoming flights were warned to “USE EXTREME CAUTION” by Air Traffic Control
https://tinyurl.com/36mzr5td
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
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So TSA didn't have a problem with checking him through?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
He's probably a goatfucker. They'll just wave them thru.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:24 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 10:25 AM (2ap+5)
The passengers will love those.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 10:25 AM (5aQBy)
What kind of man? Don't they have a description of his shirt?
Posted by: fd
One that doesn't like bacon AND does like little boys.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:26 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 10:26 AM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Bazinga at July 22, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
@EndWokeness
"My name is Dina Nina. Trans woman, live in poverty, and I want to legalize weed!" (Real campaign ad)
https://tinyurl.com/yc43nv6z
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Video of butch tranny at link.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:28 AM (ndZc7)
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I was wondering what happened to Bruce Cockburn
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 10:28 AM (2ap+5)
The passengers will love those.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
Hit the end of the runway, pull the stick back, and go straight up for 50,000 feet.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:28 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt "
Sheikhs and Jews, living together!
Posted by: It's the End Times! at July 22, 2026 10:29 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 10:29 AM (ZxPkt)
a man armed a PORTABLE ROCKET LAUNCHER "
What kind of man? Don't they have a description of his shirt?
Posted by: fd
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:31 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
Ok. We have to come up with after burners for our 777 engines. We need them by last week.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 10:32 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 22, 2026 10:19 AM (w/O5Q)
It's never too slate...
Posted by: Boswell
I marble at all these rock puns.
Posted by: Tuna at July 22, 2026 10:32 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 10:36 AM (+gA9j)
What kind of man? Don't they have a description of his shirt?
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He can't be a man because he doesn't smoke the same cigarettes as me...
Posted by: Mick J at July 22, 2026 10:36 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 22, 2026 10:37 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Took some real stones to paint that picture.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 22, 2026 10:38 AM (2WIwB)
If we are doing that, why are there so freaking many of them?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 22, 2026 10:39 AM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Pretty sure TSA does not have checkpoints located on the ramp outside the terminal buildings.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 10:41 AM (J4Dwc)
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Oh my a scathing letter!!!! Well that will surely stop Mamdani in his tracks.
BTW Simcha, why are you a member of a party whose official position is your extermination? Can’t fix stupid.
It’s hil
Posted by: Silliness at July 22, 2026 10:41 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: Yabba Dabba at July 22, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:43 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 10:43 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)
Their numbers growing hourly
The captain has set fire to the mast
And soon to follow any sanity.
The lunatics pretend to dance
I crawl into the hull
To await my fate
Tie myself to the mast
When you are hung on the rocks
Do you stand by your captain
Or go ashore with the natives
Posted by: Reforger at July 22, 2026 10:44 AM (PjoLk)
Posted by: front toward enemy at July 22, 2026 10:45 AM (TIizU)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 22, 2026 10:45 AM (wGerL)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 22, 2026 10:45 AM (l6UsA)
Posted by: United Airlines at July 22, 2026 10:47 AM (GEtfQ)
In the town of Bedrock.
Posted by: Yabba Dabba
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Twitch! Twitch!
Posted by: Rock Roll at July 22, 2026 10:47 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 10:32 AM (ndZc7)
Isn't that conveeeenient
Posted by: The Church Lady at July 22, 2026 10:48 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 10:48 AM (hftzA)
Posted by: Rock solid opinion at July 22, 2026 10:49 AM (2Ez/1)
Some say it's a total gem.
Posted by: Rock solid opinion
It's a diamond in the rough.
Posted by: Tuna at July 22, 2026 10:50 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 10:50 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 10:50 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: And not the psycho Scientologist actress either at July 22, 2026 10:51 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 22, 2026 10:45 AM
I think it rocks! Granite, some may have different opinions.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 10:51 AM (hftzA)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 10:48 AM (hftzA)
I'm completely baroque, I have no Monet.
Posted by: Art puns! Getcher art puns! at July 22, 2026 10:53 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 10:53 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 10:53 AM (R11M+)
The sky is nice. The sea is pretty. The "rocks" look like piles of spinach. Needs a dog. Or something.
Monet: What, this? It's just what I do when I don't care what I'm painting.
Mas cafe!
Posted by: mindful webworker - channeling Gloria Grahame at July 22, 2026 10:54 AM (M5tgA)
Posted by: SILENCE! I KALE YOOUUU!! at July 22, 2026 10:55 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 10:56 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 10:56 AM (jehhT)
Perhaps you were stoned.
Posted by: Duuuude at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Basic AWFL at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM (TbWk/)
In many ways I'm more intrigued by the technique than the scene. Seeing it in person would be interesting.
Posted by: JTB at July 22, 2026 09:56 AM (yTvNw)
This was a very useful guide for me in observing the painting.
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM (faghi)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM (gKWVE)
Lrn 2 Kode Bitches
Posted by: Thats A Shame at July 22, 2026 10:58 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 10:58 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Basic AWFL at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM
I'm right here in the cabinet!
Posted by: Box of cheap New Zealand Chardonnay at July 22, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)
Le Borgne was a prisoner of the English for a time, so he didn't travel to Louisiana. The family made it's way down the Appalachian chain all the way into north Georgia where my father met another royal line: the Bruces.
Likely none of that lineage is actually mine, as we don't track our family name from the mother as other more intelligent people are known to do.
Posted by: meh at July 22, 2026 11:00 AM (zZxsY)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 10:57 AM (gKWVE)
Saying now it wasn’t credible so no rocket man at all. But holy smokes what are we doing here! The pilot didn’t know what a manpad was. I am actually not sure why I do, now that I think about it.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 11:00 AM (Dd38x)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 11:00 AM (faghi)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 11:00 AM (faghi)
It was only a three-hour tour!
Posted by: USS Minnow at July 22, 2026 11:02 AM (TbWk/)
Lrn 2 Kode Bitches
Posted by: Thats A Shame at July 22, 2026 10:58 AM (GEtfQ)
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Just a matter of time before Goofy is found homeless, living on the mean streets.
Posted by: WisRich at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (G0vdT)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 11:03 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: cmeat at July 22, 2026 11:05 AM (R11M+)
There was no Rocket Man. The report was deemed non-credible.
What's somewhat alarming to me is that apparently neither pilot knew what a MANPAD alert is. ALPA has periodically addressed the threat from MANPADs for a few decades now.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 11:06 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 11:29 AM (faghi)
Posted by: And not the psycho Scientologist actress either at July 22, 2026 10:51 AM (TbWk/)
"I would lichen them to"
groooan
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 11:39 AM (faghi)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 22, 2026 12:43 PM (l4RKn)
Posted by: mindful webworker - usswhaat? at July 22, 2026 12:57 PM (M5tgA)
The Morning Report — 7/ 22 /26
According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote. But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.As Cob and New Jersey resident CBD can attest, Jersey is a completely rigged state, especially the northern Hudson and Bergen counties which are just across the river from NYC. Last year's election that saw this repulsive harridan Sherrill "win" stank to high heaven. Yes, much of the Garden State especially the areas bordering on NYC and Philly are solidly Democrat and so the chances of any kind of fair election that might allow a Republican to win a statewide election are essentially nil. And they along with the national , soon to be national socialist Democrat Party will never allow that to happen. And so scum like Andy Kim (no not the late 70's one-hit-wonder singer) fart this toxic poison out in unison with Sherrill et al:
Tuesday on MS NSDAP's "All In," Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey's Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was "not this widespread systemic problem."No it's not a systemic "problem" but it is a systemic Democrat policy everywhere in the USA that they can get away with it. Illegal aliens, dead people, counterfeit ballots singly and in multiple will be utilized as we all saw they were in 2020. And yet?
Four in ten Americans view communists in the United States as posing a major or moderate threat, a recent weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.Given all of the aforementioned, the Democrats have nothing to worry about.
A federal judge appointed by [so-called quote-unquote] President joe Biden, Sparkle Sooknanan, who was born in Trinidad adn Tobago and became a U.S. citizen in 2009, blocked former President Donald Trump's efforts to purge non-citizens from voter rolls. The case challenged the Trump governance's overhaul of the SAVE program, designed to verify immigration status and citizenship, claiming it led to the wrongful removal of eligible U.S.citizens and infringed on voters' privacy rights.Judge Sooknanan ruled that the overhaul unlawfully disenfranchises voters and breaches privacy protections.Her decision halted the use of a federal database intended for voter verification, a move praised by voting rights advocates but criticized by some officials, including Department of Homeland Security representatives, who argued it hindered efforts to prevent voter fraud. Critics have accused Sooknanan of being biased,citing her background representing illegal immigrants pro bono and her progressive stance. The ruling generated social media debate, with figures like Elon Musk criticizing it as problematic and others viewing it as a setback for election security. The controversy highlights ongoing partisan conflicts over voter integrity, immigration verification, and election security measures.
Election thievery, open borders and a corrupt Judiciary....Yeah, another 250 years are in the bag, America. Gevalt. Have a good day,
- CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
- The survey asked respondents, “How much of a threat, if any, do Communists in the United States pose today?”
Poll: 4 in 10 View Communists in U.S. as Posing Major or Moderate Threat
- Expect More Terroristic Actions Against ICE
- Escalating rhetoric against the immigration-enforcement agency suggests at least tacit approval of lawless behavior.
- Slams ‘special interests like AIPAC’.
Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Calls US Political System a ‘Disease’
- ‘The county has told us to only help people of color at this time’
Portland-Area County Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Race-Based Homeless Policies "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY- Oh, and he wants American citizenship too.
Obama Dreamer who murdered his girlfriend now wants $75 million because Trump made him the poster child for open-borders crime THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)- Iran’s attacks on neighboring countries are causing massive disruptions of commerce and travel in Jordan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, from reduced oil exports to canceled airline flights, even though most of Iran’s missiles and drones have been intercepted.
Iran War Causes Massive Disruptions in Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
- Iran’s four-hundred-level approach to getting everything for nothing
Advanced Iran Negotiation Theory* * * * * - Pro-Israel research group Canary Mission said Monday that a video shows several Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-aligned politicians joined an online rally where a speaker lamented that neutralizing Iran would strip Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis of their funding.
WATCH: DSA-Backed Candidates Mourn Iran Losing Power to Fund Hezbollah, Hamas ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY- “Justice is being done slowly, but it is being done.”
Israel Eliminates Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terrorists Who Committed Atrocities on October 7
- Like the Committee to Protect Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists found itself in a quandary when Hamas and other affiliated terrorist groups published obituaries identifying the slain ‘journalists’ as combatants
Embarrassment as Second Major Journalism Group Secretly Removes Terrorist Names From List of Slain ‘Journalists’ in Gaza: Group’s Woes Mirror Those of CPJ* * * * * - One of the major issues with our immigration system now is that foreigners can obtain tourist, student, or work visas that allow them into the country for a temporary period, but some aliens simply use these visas as entrance passes before they stay for decades in the United States. In Mahdawi’s case, he has been living in the United States while agitating for Islamic terror by pretending to be an undergraduate student for a staggering 15 years.
Court Rules in Favor of Deporting Hamas-Loving Longtime Undergrad
- How defeat on the pitch becomes "proof" of a Zionist plot.
The Messi Conspiracy
- Anti-Israel hatred in Europe grows more outrageous and sinister.
Stockholm: A Mock Auschwitz Entry Gate Set Up to Protest Against Israel THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding back roughly $867.5 million from California and $199 million from Minnesota, HHS said in a news release. The department stressed the money is being deferred, not cut, and that both states can recover it by documenting that the claims meet federal Medicaid requirements.
RFK Jr. Freezes $1B in Medicaid to California, Minnesota over Fraud Fears
- Khalid Satary, 54, was cuffed in the Middle East on Monday after more than three years on the lam for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $547 million, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.
Nowhere to hide FBI captures fugitive on ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list who allegedly led $547M Medicare fraud scheme DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE- Canada and the U.S. do far too little fuels treatment to prevent the fires.
Why America Keeps Choking on Wildfire Smoke
- The department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service found that the money was set to be sent to “ghosts” after reviewing 885 million payments totaling nearly $2.7 trillion, according to a report by the New York Post.
Treasury Department Stops Nearly $100M in Payments to Dead People
- San Francisco supervisor's insane plan would have punished stores for closing.
California Dodges A Vacant Grocery Store Tax — For Now
- Landbell USA secured mandatory payments totaling tens of millions of dollars a year as its corporate revenue, then promised to hire some people and form the organization.
Mandatory Compliance With The Regulatory State Is A Lucrative Business Model For A New California NGO
- Congress can't repeal astronomy. "Spring forward, fall back" remains the least bad way to live on a tilted planet.
U.S. Congress! Leave Time Alone
- The river supports nearly 40 million people, tribes, farms, businesses, and power systems across seven states and Mexico. Federal managers reduced releases from Lake Powell and shifted water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to protect Glen Canyon Dam from dropping below minimum power pool.
Seven States Kept Arguing As the Colorado River Hit a Record Low WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM- Suicide by willful blindness.
Glaswegian Police Describe a Muslim Rapist as a ‘Tanned European’
- Noticing motive would be ‘Islamophobic.’
Australia’s ‘Islamophobia’ Top Dog: Pay No Attention to Those Screams of ‘Allahu Akbar’ OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS- The Little Sisters of the Poor are battling New York over its ‘Suicide Counseling Mandate.’
Catholic Nuns Sue New York Over ‘Suicide Counseling Mandate’ FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH- ...Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) spoke out about that today at a House Republican leadership press conference, warning about the rise of so-called "democratic socialists" and the reality for voters and the media. Malliotakis would know. Her mother fled Cuba in 1959 as Fidel Castro took power. The Castro regime stole her family's home and their small business, a gas station owned by her grandfather. She says her mother never saw her grandfather again after that. I've heard countless stories just like that from Venezuelan friends and acquaintances. Communism ruins families.
Congresswoman Has a Blunt Message for the MSM on 'Democratic Socialism'* * * * * - Across almost all 50 states, there’s a move toward moratoriums on building data centers as concerns about their potential impact grow...and they remain a political liability as the midterms approach.
Billion-Dollar Data Centers And The Growing Opposition
- AI is one of the most valuable technologies ever to emerge, yet it’s increasingly losing the political battle for public support.
Without that support, America will squander its huge advantages and fail to benefit from what it’s built.How to build a pro-AI majority — before we squander America’s future
- President Trump correctly challenged the assumption that America could outsource strategic industries without consequences.
Washington Can’t Afford to Let the US Lose the Open-Source AI War THE ECONOMY, STUPID- The White House stated on Tuesday that the results “demonstrate the undeniable power of President Trump’s America First economic agenda,” adding: “By putting American families and businesses first, the Working Families Tax Cuts are rebuilding American industrial strength, creating opportunity in every community, and delivering real results for real Americans.” National Association of Manufacturers President Jay Timmons praised it as “one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in a generation,” adding that it had “delivered the permanent, pro-growth tax code manufacturers needed to invest in their people, purchase new equipment and plan confidently for the long term.”
Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Boosting U.S. Manufacturing: Report.
- The record comes after a massive surge of 832,000 workers dropping out of the labor force in June alone. The overall number of NILFs is higher than at the height of the Great Recession or the COVID pandemic.
Number of Americans ‘not in the labor force’ surges to record 105.8M as total exceeds Great Recession, COVID era RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM- The report could aid Democrats and activists suing oil companies for billions of dollars in damages related to hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and tornadoes
High-Profile Report Linking Extreme Weather to Human-Caused Climate Change Lists Lawyer Suing Oil Companies, Researchers Paid by Anti-Oil Lawsuit Funders in Acknowledgments
- Climate science in the federal government is about to get a whole lot more honest.
USGCRP’s Fresh Head Brings Fresh Air To US Climate Science CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY- Manny Rutinel faced intense criticism from the Gazette Editorial Board, which said defeating the legislation would 'bring in people who sell children for sex'
‘A Welcome Mat for Perverts’: Colorado House Candidate Helped Kill Bill Slapping Mandatory Prison Sentences on Convicted Pedophiles
- Betsy McCaughey: The social contract collapses one block at a time.
Tolerating Homeless Encampments Violates the Rights of Everyone Else EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT- “Rather than rely on MCAT scores or GPA, San Diego Med’s shadow application process unlawfully judged applicants for admission based on their race.”
DOJ Finds UC San Diego Med School Racially Discriminated in Admissions Process SECOND AMENDMENT- VanDyke said, “To put it more colloquially, it’s time for some benchslaps. Nothing less will give this court any pause before ultimately blessing every arms restriction it reviews.”
Judge Urges SCOTUS to Give ‘Benchslaps’ for 9th Circuit’s Gun Rulings THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH- Dhillon is giving Sherrill five business days to provide key data allowing the federal government to assess whether any more non-citizens are registered to vote in New Jersey and make sure their names are removed.
Justice Department Sends Team for Arizona Elections, Puts New Jersey on Notice
- But only 400 of them voted, you guys. No biggie.
New Jersey Gov. Sherrill Blames Software Error for Registering 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote
- Tuesday on MS NSDAP’s “All In,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said a serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System led to the registration of roughly 6,600 people who were not U.S. citizens was “not this widespread systemic problem.”
Andy Kim: Illegals Voting in New Jersey Not a ‘Widespread Systemic Problem’ (record another Rock Me Gently then go away - jjs) L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN- The donations expose the gap between the rhetoric of Talarico’s campaign about the “Epstein Class” having “no place in Texas” and the reality of Talarico’s campaign, undermining his credibility on campaign finance reform and billionaires’ influence in politics.
Talarico Takes Funds from Epstein-Linked Billionaire, After Campaigning Against ‘Epstein Class.’ DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY- Biden’s national security adviser, now a Harvard professor, confesses: 'he had lain awake many nights'
Jake Sullivan Can’t Sleep
- The Republican is using his final months in office to try to extract political concessions from the White House.
RINO Scumbag John Cornyn Threatens To Sink Trump Nominees Over Foreign Aid Cuts POLITICS- Trump-backed candidates, including ex-NFL kicker, easily win Arizona primaries — socialist House hopeful gets smoked
ALIVE AND KICKING
- The Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. reported a whopping $400 million in its latest FEC filing – more specifically, $400,559,788.98. Politico noted that MAGA Inc. added $18 million to the war chest in June alone. Year to date, the PAC has raised almost $100 million.
Republicans Have Massive Money Advantage over Democrats Ahead of Midterms
- Republicans held a four-point advantage on the economy, with 39% choosing the GOP compared with 35% who selected the Democrats.
New Poll Suggests Midterms May Not Be Quite the Slam Dunk Democrats Expect
- How do we stop them? (redacted - JJS)
Democratic Socialists Are Courting the Youth
- But Richards and many of his peers have played along with the hard left for years, on criminal-justice issues, on charter schools (which minority families support), on lunatic housing policies and more.
Black Dems are right about the DSA threat — but they helped create it BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS- “Hunter doing the podcaster thing is all about getting notoriety and … promoting his art,” said a source of Hunter Biden’s appearances with Nick Fuentes and Candace Owens.
Latest hustle Hunter Biden is still trying to charge $54,000 for his paintings — and the huge price includes a video call with him FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL- “Parties put in place by the Yankees, put in place by the Somoza regime, coming back to power — that story is over.”
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega: ‘There Will Never be Elections Here Again’
- Carney has demonstrated an enormous degree of reckless irresponsiblity in failing to either prevent or combat these wildfires.
Trump is right: Canada’s Liberal government is incompetent in the face of forest fires
- There’s no doubt that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is closely watching how the U.S. wages war in Iran, wondering what it means for his own future.
Pyongyang Kim getting nervous?
- She believes Europeans are wrong to try to keep out “migrants and refugees.”
The UN’s Francesca Albanese Isn’t Just a Hater of Israel
- Raw Egg Nationalist: Violence is now, without doubt, a part of British politics, just as it is now, without doubt, a part of American politics
If It Looks Like a Leftist: What the Murder of Ann Widdecombe Says About Politics in the UK.
- Trump and Infantino enhanced their already strong friendship during the ramp-up to this year’s World Cup, as the pair worked hard to deliver what became the most watched and heavily attended event in the tournament’s history.
REPORT: Trump Wants FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino for UN Secretary-General HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE- In countries where long-term sick leave benefits are generous, GLP-1 drugs could potentially help employers and governments save money. Meanwhile, in countries in which long-term sick leave benefits are comparatively less generous, the drugs could help reduce “presenteeism,” when employees are unable to complete tasks at a normal rate due to health issues. They could also stop sick workers from spreading their illness to colleagues. As such, GLP-1 drugs could help boost productivity. GLP-1 drugs may also potentially save money for airlines and help reduce cancer.
DATA: GLP-1 Medications Reduce Employee Sick Days by 17%.
- The "compassionate" culture of death in Canada is unfortunately thriving.
A Catholic Priest Walks Into A Canadian Hospital. They Offer To Kill Him, Twice. ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY- On August 5, 2026 at precisely 2:35 am (Easten), the upper stage used by the Falcon 9 rocket that launched in 2025 the Blue Ghost and Hakuto-R lunar landers will impact the Moon.
Scientists rally to observe the Falcon 9 that will hit the Moon on August 5, 2026
- In doing its second launch in less than eight hours, SpaceX today successfully placed Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle-1 (MRV) into orbit, its Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Florida.
SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman’s MRV robotic servicing satellite CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE- “Ma’am, are you a white supremacist?”
White Supremacy, Mickey Mouse, Politeness: Rep. Gill Takes on Smithsonian Director
- A tale of two speeches.
Who Will Win the Battle for America’s Future?
- ...the discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and healthy habits young people gain through sports can prepare them for success in school, work, and life as federal agencies collaborate with the NFL to explore expanded youth opportunities in underserved communities.
Exclusive — HUD Secretary Scott Turner: Sports ‘Will Change the Trajectory’ of Young People’s Lives — ‘I’m a Living Witness’
- The fight between liberty and tyranny -- whatever the iteration -- is never over in the U.S.
Gad Saad, Meet Alexis de Tocqueville
- Christian Toto: Rep. Brandon Gill does it again. How long can Kimmel and co. ignore him?
he Killer Clip That Won’t Make the Late-Night TV Rounds
- Larry Elder: A haunting glance at the blatant racism of prominent figures on the Left.
What’s the Real ‘Defining Image of Race in America?’ HITHER & YON- “Once counterintuitive, such provocations are now anything but...Girard trained his own hermeneutic of suspicion on just this sort of gesture.”
How French Theory Lost Its Cool - Escalating rhetoric against the immigration-enforcement agency suggests at least tacit approval of lawless behavior.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:32 AM (0N4FZ)
If they are admitting 6,600 there are about twice that many.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 22, 2026 07:32 AM (0N4FZ)
Hi Boomer Haters!
Here's some interesting fuel for your fire:
https://markatwood.substack.com/p/two-heirs
I think he's somewhat mistaken in what's going on because in fact and probably by intention, Trump is both breaking and breaking the hold of the "Boomer Gerontocracy". But, the severe and layered pushback he keeps getting, even on common sense things like the SAVE Act both prove his point and sorta give lie to his eventual decline theory.
anyway, a think read.
Also, this on "Disillusionment as a product"-
https://markatwood.substack.com/p/disillusionmen
t-is-also-a-product
Has pretty good bead on today commie resurgence.
They tell you that Capitalism is crushing you, but fortunately they have this great NEW product to sell you!
These two quicky posts seem to pretty much explain the current doldrums we as conservative Americans are trying to fight our way out of.
More or less Via Insty.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (w3u3d)
Extremely High Person of Interest > Person of Extremely High Interest > Person of Moderate Disinterest
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (Q/FnY)
Idemia is just a data company that composes files on a person or ID.
Someone in NJ state still had to CLICK to add that person to the voter rolls.
ps
Whether they got added by mistake or added on purpose they (the illegal) can still be jailed or deported based on just the fact they are now a Registered Voter.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)
Tsegaab Binessu, 30, allegedly shot dead Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam Wilwerding, 43, at the complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday"
There's your diversity. Choke on it, Minnesota.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (MWfyi)
AI companies are buying up old books - physical books printed before 2022 - because they are free of AI slop. (404 Media)
I would recommend that "AI Companies" buy up sermons delivered by the men a century around the founding of this country. It was very often the case that a sermon would be delivered for whatever was going on.
Early Application Based Sermons. So those sermons will be loaded with theology, and something AI totally lacks: wisdom.
Imagine replacing the board of Wikipedia and the ID-10Ts of reddit with reformed theologians who were so respected their sermons have survive over the generations.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (PVBkQ)
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry AI" coming soon to a laptop near you!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (jehhT)
https://tinyurl.com/4ry7kpwa
"Let us not tiptoe around life. Let us dress as Nazi Elvis and strive boldly and cause offense if we must, but let's try to build ourselves strong so that we can live bigger, better, fuller lives."
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 22, 2026 07:36 AM (kpS4V)
If they are admitting 6,600 there are about twice that many.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
I read an article that the number is north of 30k that they know of.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen at July 22, 2026 07:36 AM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:38 AM (ExV1e)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (53oGX)
Stupid question. The US has had communists in the country longer than anyone has been alive.
Being "in the United States" and "as judges, congressmen, in executive roles" are VERY different things.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (9Hs2w)
Thank you JJ.
I can’t understand why that poll result isn’t 10 in 10 Americans. Shouldn’t everyone fear communism given its bloody record? It’s obviously a threat…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 07:39 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (wzUl9)
If they are saying "software error" the very last thing it was is a software error.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (a3CJ+)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (ccLZe)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (jehhT)
Yonder lies da castle of my fadder.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (uQnxg)
(Or maybe I'm just getting used to wearing glasses occasionally.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 07:42 AM (ccLZe)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:40 AM (2Ez/1)
With a name like "Sparkle",
shouldn't she be on the pole and not the bench?
It's like we're living in crazy world!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:42 AM (iJfKG)
Because accepting time as it is inconveniences New Yorkers.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (ExV1e)
Illegal aliens don’t vote. Trump is nuts
Illegal voting is rare, but doesn’t impact elections
Illegal alien voting is a problem
Illegal alien voting impacts elections
*we are here.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (RQgUN)
Posted by: TeeJ at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (fZiTB)
They just asked ten people in line at Starbucks and extrapolated the results.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
Now it turns out that we had only hit a part of it, and one huge facility full of centrifuges and possibly containing the enriched nuclear material was still up and running (Pickaxe Mountain)
What’s worse is that the way the Iranians had continued work on this is harsh proof that they have never given up their ambition to give up their nuclear program, and never intended ti
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 07:45 AM (T2w7I)
"The definition is broad — it covers all Americans age 16 and over who aren’t currently working, including retirees and students."
Some 45% of NILFs are retirees who took standard retirement at the age of 65 or later. About 3-5% retired early.
So, as the boomer generation retires, we would expect this number to increase.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
Seriously. Dave Barton was doing a presentation and was talking about the early years of the US with circuit riders and other theologians, who were essentially the region's sages.
Barton was showing topics like how Christians should understand and address property tax, government policies, all with the usual stuff like raising a family and interacting with the world at all levels.
I'm pretty sure there was no advice to chop off their son's nuts and dress him like a girl when he misbehaves.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (a3CJ+)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:44 AM
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Saw the trailer recently. Looks interesting.
BTW J.K. Simmons is cast as George Schultz.
Evidently George Schultz knew a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)
All the ladies threw their moistened panties at Andy, who then threw them back.
Posted by: Zombie Johnny Hallyday at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM (F1rMs)
(Or maybe I'm just getting used to wearing glasses occasionally.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:41 AM (wzUl9)
It could be because you're living in that crazy central land I escaped yesterday.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM (ZTeTB)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:51 AM (RQgUN)
Boomers are three years away from being 100% retirement eligible. Then we can fret about Gen-X.
If you were an employer looking to bring on senior level staff (which allegedly your late career candidates are) would you do it considering that your new hire might retire a couple years later when what you needed was stability and unified vision?
Senior management turn-over twitches the antenna of the M&A crowd.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (NzX/y)
Evidently George Schultz knew a thing or two because he's seen a thing or two.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)
In Ken Adelman's book on Reykjavic, maybe the most comprehensive first-hand account, Schultz does not come off all that well. Who does come off well, busting all myths about his detachment and air-headedness, is Reagan.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:50 AM
+++
Where you could watch Johnny Carson at 10:30 PM.
Posted by: Back in the day at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Serious Country? at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (JM9I6)
Dig down. It also includes an unknown number of illegal aliens and non citizens.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:53 AM (Pu/zx)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 07:53 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (Jr5Lq)
How do you define "100% retirement eligible"? Full Social Security? In that case, the last of the Boomers (technically, the people born in 1964) is five years away.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Or just go UTC and by local convention schedule your day.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:55 AM (NzX/y)
Posted by: Back in the day at July 22, 2026 07:52 AM (2Ez/1)
If you were really lucky you could watch him at 4:30pm live in studio.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 07:55 AM (ZTeTB)
Posted by: Methuselah at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (SExz7)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (XuXeR)
Today is the three month mark for my retirement. Unfortunately I still seem to be vaguely aware of what day of the week it is. Need more practice.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 07:57 AM (2Ez/1)
How do you define "100% retirement eligible"? Full Social Security? In that case, the last of the Boomers (technically, the people born in 1964) is five years away.
I was going along with the commenter's 65 threshold. Didn't feel a need to be pedantic. There are a lot of people, particularly teachers and LEOs who have much earlier retirement eligible years. Some people mark retirement based on forced Medicare enrollment dates.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (NzX/y)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (JvZF+)
I happen to think Reagan's final confrontation with the media at the summit was a profile in presidential courage perfect for a movie. I hope this movie gets it right.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)
That's funny right there. 'cause people born in '45 had the same experiences growing up as those in '64...
*generational bull shiite is still generational bull shiite
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 07:59 AM (XV/Pl)
I'm 3.5 years from becoming a ghost.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 07:59 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (2YhKe)
Wish we had the balls to take some bad guys out.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (2YhKe)
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The Iranians have moved almost all of their weapons manufacturing underground. Nuclear, ballistic missile and drone manufacturing are all in huge, underground facilities. Typically fortified and hardened against attack. There was an article some months ago with photos of some of this.
It's impressive. And scattered all over the country. It's what the mullahs and IRGC have spent most every Rial on. What they didn't spend on this went to rig our elections.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)
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I can't help but wonder how many of these deported, dangerous malcontents, trouble-makers and terrorist sympathizers will be let right back in as soon as the next Democrat president is in office.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)
With Jeff Daniels in it? I expect it will be a hagiography of Gorbachev as the real hero of Reykjavik.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (ZTeTB)
And yet these types of 'glitches' NEVER benefit Republicans. NEVER. And they just can't seem to ever explain why this is the case.
"People just love democrat policies SOOOO MUCH, they're willing to commit fraud to make them happen" I guess......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (oh+I7)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)
The Israelis have always specialized in that. It takes extremely high level intelligence operations to do it, and they have the best.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM
++++
What the hell's wrong with you?
Don't you know where you are?
This place runs on pedantic.
With a healthy side order of arrogant, boastful, erudite and smug.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (aJQbY)
Assuming that you're working for a company with at least 20 employees, you're not required to take Medicare at 65.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:58 AM (NzX/y)
Born in 64 would mean 62 today.
Plus three would make them 65 so eligible for Medicare.
However, SSI Full Retirement Age is 67 for their cohorts.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (/+uur)
Any Boomer born in the 60s wasn't threatened with conscription into Vietnam.
Late Boomers also don't call the 60's to be the best music rather 70's and 80's.
Boomers brought into the world in the 60s were probably the most privileged due to the fact they were probably too young to care about the tribulations of the day (parents did though) and could enjoy a relatively easy childhood.
Then once no-fault divorce set in... that ended an era.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (PVBkQ)
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM (ZTeTB)
I thought that too. However Angel Studios is notably conservative.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (fZiTB)
The fact that no one is doing anything to impeach this bitch tells me we're not a serious country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Hermann Fegelein at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (IWfdg)
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM
______
Pfft.
Amateur.
Posted by: Old Lady Spamburger at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (viF8m)
Wish we had the balls to take some bad guys out.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)
Shit. We elect them to public office.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (oh+I7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (JvZF+)
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Close. But I'm near the caboose end of the Boomers and have 4 years until 100% retirement. Mr. Black, born in '64, has 5 years until 100% retirement.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:03 AM.
******
Rush used to call them "Gorbasms."
Posted by: I miss Rush at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gp at July 22, 2026 08:05 AM (Jr5Lq)
We're in the 100's for the next several days.
I figured this was coming since we've had reasonably mild summers for the last few.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:07 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM
Dems love sheep.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (2YhKe)
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In a heavy D state, that's all the qualifications she needs.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:01 AM (jehhT)
Yes it is. They’ve done the same thing with what they call “missile cities” ; huge underground facilities storing thousands of missiles, hidden throughout the country. During the initial strikes in March, we collapsed the entrances to many of them. But now they’ve dug them up and have access to their inventory again.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:08 AM (2YhKe)
I pay dead people.
Posted by: Uncle Sam at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)
So forget this idea they're "conservative".
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:04 AM (fZiTB)
Didn't they recently distribute something not so conservative minded?
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (naOT2)
People say "impeachment" like its some kind of magical cure all. A majority of the HoR can impeach anyone and even if that did happen, just how in the hell are you going to get 67 Senators to convict and remove?
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (SExz7)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (77rzZ)
With a "qualifying health coverage plan", mostly that permits delaying enrolling in Part B w/o penalty.
Once on the dole though, any contribution to an HSA ends.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Uncle Sam at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: That Guy at July 22, 2026 08:06 AM (oh+I7)
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If there had been TWO illegal alien votes for Republicans, you can bet the Dems would have shut the operation down quick...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (FZ29D)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (/+uur)
The path we are on, we may need the Mitch Rapp Impeachment method.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:10 AM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Or Else! at July 22, 2026 08:11 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:12 AM (XuXeR)
White House responds:
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung trolled leftist actor Richard Gere as “a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass” on Monday.
“Sorry, not going to listen to a guy that may have put a gerbil up his ass,” Cheung wrote in a Monday X post, sharing a screenshot of a 2020 article published by MEL Magazine, headlined, “A Highly Questionable Cultural History of Richard Gere’s Ass Gerbil.”
BWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:12 AM (2YhKe)
I think this is where dirty bombs are justified.
When we say NO we mean it for a Thousand Years.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:13 AM (9Hs2w)
They just asked ten people in line at Starbucks and extrapolated the results.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 22, 2026
***
Then instead of four, *one* of the ten might have said communism is a threat. Maybe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:13 AM (wzUl9)
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I thought they checked a box saying they didn't want to register to vote. But they still declared a party affiliation? 👀
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (bqIVz)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (yz/88)
People say "impeachment" like its some kind of magical cure all. A majority of the HoR can impeach anyone and even if that did happen, just how in the hell are you going to get 67 Senators to convict and remove?
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 22, 2026 08:09 AM (SExz7)
The fact that we've become so corrupt, we can't remove those that are blatantly NOT doing their jobs according to the rule of law and the Constitution proves my point.
We're not a serious country. We're a corrupt shithole of greed and contempt.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: dantesed at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (naOT2)
Cheung is a wild man. I'd like to see more of him.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:15 AM (fZiTB)
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Sort of like an ex-President*
*biden was every bit a Sherrill... controlled deep state plant. The garden variety plant.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (jehhT)
Call me when NY MAID hits #4 in all death causes like Canadia.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)
Scary to think that even with that, we're still relatively among or at the best in terms of corruption and freedom/rights, huh?
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (aJQbY)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:17 AM (iJfKG)
It should be interesting to see if anyone complains about the $100m in payments to dead people which is now suspended. Somehow I think not. As I recall 600 health care facilities were cut off in Cali and no one complained, because they couldn't admit it was all s fraud
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:17 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM (yz/8
About 8% return 62 thru 70
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026
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I'm glad I had those options. With Medicare and supplementary insurance (so I could cancel my healthcare deductions from work), and with SS coming in, during my last few years working I was able to salt away a lot of money. I never could afford to do that in earlier years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Sponge at July 22, 2026 08:14 AM
Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Mexico at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Knowing it could lead to capybaras is what ended my flirtation.
Posted by: Vonn der Asche at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (aJQbY)
They haven't come for us, yet.
Next Democrat majority, shit gets REALLY real.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (fZiTB)
Who also like fooling with their clocks twice a year?
Posted by: Hermann Fegelein at July 22, 2026 08:19 AM (IWfdg)
Trump is already out this morning saying the really number in NJ is over 35,000 and likely much higher.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (viF8m)
Call me when NY MAID hits #4 in all death causes like Canadia.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)
Hochul is going after Christian organizations and forcing them to give suicide "care."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (2YhKe)
Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:21 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: The Dixie Chicks at July 22, 2026 08:22 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2YhKe)
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You don't get $38 trillion dollars in debt without fraud.
All of it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (sMkB+)
Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)
When you don't know what you're doing and have no clue what American law is.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)
“Very roughly speaking, there are about 7 million of these men who are out of the labor force for the 25-to 54-year-olds,” said Eberstadt, whose 2016 book, “Men Without Work,”
So dealing drugs, on EBT, living with Grandma, and worthless mutha fuckers.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)
He doesn't care. He got to say it, that's what matters.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (fZiTB)
Pretty sure God didn't intend for the rectum to be a Habitrail.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (rgGn5)
130 Fucking putz.
Mamdani acknowledges that NYC doesn't have legal authority to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:20 AM (1g3xS)
Found on X:
“If Trump wishes to really show Mamdani his place, he should have Mamdani drive Bibi in a limo through the streets of New York, proclaiming before him, "This is what is done for the man the president delights to honor!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Methuselah at July 22, 2026 07:56 AM (SExz7)
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Oh, dear!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:24 AM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:18 AM (fZiTB)
We're spending those savings currenty in Iran...so Trump really doesn't want to spotlight the overall budget, just the times he's stopping fraud...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)
If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)
Is that a lot?
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)
He knew. His idiot followers didn't which is why he made this fake claim but he knew all along.
He lies constantly but he relies on a relatively small number of very stupid people who actually believe his bullshit to get elected because only a fraction of NYers actually vote.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow
Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
___________
Probably first said by some functionary in the city of Ur.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (5lJg2)
Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM
Don't sugar coat it.
Posted by: Oh, no... at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)
I wouldn't discount the number who are working "off the books".
Since illegals do it as a matter of course, why not the whole roofing crew?
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (rgGn5)
Posted by: The Dixie Chicks at July 22, 2026
***
* Applause *
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)
He lies constantly but he relies on a relatively small number of very stupid people who actually believe his bullshit to get elected because only a fraction of NYers actually vote.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)
He only knows sharia law and gives no f*cks about American law. He'll continue to try whatever he wants and make someone stop him.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM
Sage advice.
Posted by: Groan at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)
What are the odds that some leftist or jihadist loon in NYC tries to take out Netanyahu when he visits the UN. I've been surprised that no suicide bombers have popped up yet. This might be some crazies opportunity
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (sMkB+)
All of the Democrats plans more or less boil down to-
*wink**wink* Assassination
The whole Mandami thing was delusional anyway, no official can conduct their own foreign policy, esp. one counter to the US.
I think that's a go to prison item if I remember correctly.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
*
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow
*
Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026
***
I flatter myself that it was a sage decision
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:23 AM (JvZF+)
If you're born in 1971, your full SS retirement is age 72. That's batshit f*cking insane.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)
When it was created, the age was set at 65 b/c average life span was 66. It wasn't intended as retirement - it was intended as last years of awful health income to survive...especially for widows (since men died at 62.9 then)...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: The Undertaker at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (F1rMs)
probably seen in an ER but not him necessarily. the concept is to have the poor little animal in a flexible tube like a condom I guess and force it up there that way. the stories go, the gerbil escapes the tube and runs deep into the colon
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (1g3xS)
Uh oh… I sense we’re gonna be sprinkled with a punfest…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (+gA9j)
Interesting that when someone takes real number, for instance sea levels, and looks back 50 or so years the real change is 1 to 5% of the predicted numbers.
Or when look at 60 year of temperatures over a certain number, say 95F, that from 1907 to 1966 there are almost 25% more days over that number than the time period of 1967 to 2026.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM (2YhKe)
It's also incorrect.
Same as everyone else born in 1960 or later, you can claim reduced benefits at 62, 'full' benefits at 67, and max benefits at 70. Waiting beyond 70 does not gain you anything.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)
Declare yourself an illegal alien and get full SS, top of scale checks now!
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (a3CJ+)
Posted by: Spice Must Flow at July 22, 2026 08:25 AM
Don't sugar coat it.
Posted by: Oh, no... at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)
Or lard it up.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (wVcYX)
Sophie Cunningham has stepped on the 3rd rail and her WNBA career is about to take a Caitlyn turn.
She said "boys should not be allowed to compete in girl's sports, even if they think they're a girl."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (2YhKe)
What's the last thing you see when your parachute doesn't open?
Ground Cumin.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (rgGn5)
So... the illegals and one guy who speaks English?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Mitch at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)
she better not to go to England they beat you to death with hammers for saying that
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: District Judges in California at July 22, 2026 08:30 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:31 AM (v5XIn)
Start with defunding all the judges appointed by Biden.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 08:31 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)
Supposedly, the story was started by Chy-nah because Gere had been vocal in opposing their takeover of Tibet... not that anyone pay attention to the spoutings of actors.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (ExV1e)
So, you're telling me the letters I used to get from the federal government specifically telling me that I would get maximum retirement $$$ at age 72 were lying to me?
You would think the SSA would know their own guidelines.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (v5XIn)
could be. yeah I don't think it was true (about him) but it might happen people are weird
we had a local news anchor that got the same story circulating about him - Jerry Penacoli? I mean the name alone! poor guy. he was closeted maybe so.
just an 80s thing to do to famous gay men maybe? (spreading that rumor)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
*
Funny saying that-salt away money. Better than peppering your portfolio?
Posted by: Spice Must Flow
*
Think just how much more he could have saved if he had more thyme.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026
***
I flatter myself that it was a sage decision
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 08:28 AM (wzUl9)
Stop trying to curry favor on this blog.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (9CbuZ)
Before becoming mayor he was on the NY state assembly. He knows he never had any authority to arrest a foreign leader with diplomatic immunity visiting the UN. He made his promise to arrest Bibi and then admit he didn't have the authority about 15 minutes apart when he knew Netanyahu was coming for weeks. He didn't just brush up on the law last night.
Mamdani lies about everything like free buses and only taxing the uber rich and then reverses himself after the fact because lies are what Islamist communists do best. And it works with stupid people like the idiots who still believe there was a genocide in Gaza when it has been proven conclusively over and over there was not.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM (sMkB+)
An investigation by the Department revealed that the UC San Diego School of Medicine “manipulated applicant data to achieve greater racial diversity in student admissions.”
Pure fuckin stupid
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:27 AM (+gA9j)
The well practiced sodomite uses a tube which is inserted in the anus, then the gerbil or whatever creature of want is forced down the tube and once in the anus the tube is removed. The gerbil then does the thing he does in the rectum trying to escape back out through the anus.
Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (F1rMs)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (v5XIn)
Some asshole in the tech thread was flinging Italian spices and cayenne all over the place.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)
it's good to be busy! just some clients are ...
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Vonn der Asche! at July 22, 2026 08:34 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (GEtfQ)
You would think the SSA would know their own guidelines.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:32 AM (2YhKe)
If you got a letter from the gubment which said that, they were lying to you. Now, can I promise that Congress won't monkey with things again? No. But, as of today, the numbers are as I stated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)
Gere has been married to Carrie Lowell, a hubba hubba former Bond girl, for awhile, so I doubt that he’s into the gerbil thing.
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (XuXeR)
Seriously.....Mamdani is the f*cking Devil and is here to destroy democracy and institute sharia law, full f*cking stop.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM
Getting salty in here.
Posted by: Oops at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)
Thank you to all the higher-earning and/or still working contributors! Much obliged!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (wVcYX)
The Left are going to steal a lot of Trump's shtick this next 50 years.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)
Of course he is. And the devil relies on lies.
The US isn't even a member of the ICC. Who exactly would he be turning Netanyahu over to?
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (GEtfQ)
Unless fraudvid eliminated your job and you needed an income.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (naOT2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)
Wife and I used to get those letters every year until around the Biden administration.
I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)
well good for those guys but OF COURSE she is lying
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at July 22, 2026 08:33 AM
Getting salty in here.
Posted by: Oops at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM
Kinda chili, too.
Posted by: Zing! at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Tell 6600 black women that their vote for Kamala will not count and let me know what kind of response you get.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (XuXeR)
Since then SSI has had far greater utility as a political tool.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (rgGn5)
I have to go shower again now just having thought of it…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:39 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Some Beach, Somewhere at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (JM9I6)
Open Source is the way.
Dominion must run open-source software too.
All voting and election processing must run exclusively on open sourced software or performed by hand.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (rgGn5)
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Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Black Orchid at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (j+aD2)
Idemia just collects data point on ID like a FICO score.
They DO NOT have the ability to add people to the voter rolls, that would be the NJ Division of Elections.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)
NJ has probably been red for a couple of election cycles now.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:29 AM (a3CJ+)
Feign "disability" and watch the money roll in while you go play golf, hunt and hit the gym 6 days a week and you get parking decals and cool license plates telling everyone you scamming The Man.
Posted by: My Arm, It's Broken at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (F1rMs)
Once they say that his recent reveals aren't so bad, he'll back up the truck for the huge garbage dump.
Posted by: Ignoramus at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (dtajH)
Picante...
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:36 AM
++++
New York City?
Posted by: Get a rope at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)
Back in the day I had to deal with a customer who presented me with a issue and my response started with, "it's not possible for the situation you describe to occur." We went round and round for a couple weeks and I finally got them on a phone call and was going over, in great detail, how the software worked and they said, "Wait... oh, I see."
Turns out they were feeding the wrong data to the system, ignoring the error message telling them that the input was invalid, and just being angry that it didn't do what they had imagined.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)
Whew. At least we're not involved...
/Education department
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (XuXeR)
Of course. People like Pamela Gellar and David Horowitz were telling us this 25 years ago. So far no indication we have any serious response. We are a nation that is losing the last bits of its self-respect. (Bursting out periodically in glorious patriotic displays is not, in itself, self respect.)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (fZiTB)
Who knew that Grok would serve as a counter to "Hold My Beer" Darwinism.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (rgGn5)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (v5XIn)
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Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)
Limmiwinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZkukBIZ4I
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)
That is the "Circus" part of the equation.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (rgGn5)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)
>>Once they say that his recent reveals aren't so bad, he'll back up the truck for the huge garbage dump.
He's already doing it. Once Sherrill admitted that their are illegals not just on the voter roles but voting Trump came up this morning to say the number doing it NJ are much higher in reality.
We've already established she's a whore. Now we are just arguing about price.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (viF8m)
*we are here.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 22, 2026 07:43 AM (RQgUN)
The () is the most important part of that step.
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (IgKwI)
Iran's leadership has condemned the Trump administration's "obsessive focus on Kolang Kouh where no nuclear activity is taking place is nothing more than a fabricated pretext for aggression, destruction, and sabotage,"
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (oaWAY)
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (hftzA)
Well, then. Per Fox v. Dominion, it would seem the NJ state government owes this company $787m.
Hahaha I'm just being funny.
This company's denial of wrongdoing is a clear attack on Our Sacred Democracy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 08:41 AM (T2w7I)
The same missiles we claimed were all obliterated?
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: man at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (XuXeR)
I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)
Don't take my word for it. Here's the info on the SSA's own website.
https://tinyurl.com/5fetabjd+
Also, the increase for waiting is on a monthly basis so you don't need to wait for 67, or 70.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)
67 is the year you can get full benefits. Every month early is penalized every month after 67 is rewarded.
The calculus is start early and get less or wait and get more. It’s a complex question with factors like life expectancy and return on investment. If you start early but can invest the money you could end up doing better than waiting. Worst case is you wait until 70 and die at 71.
There’s no right or wrong answer everyone has a unique set of circumstances and risk tolerance to weigh.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (GEtfQ)
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I took "early" social security as I doubt I'll live into my 80's or even 70's. My health today is significantly worse than I thought it'd be when I was 50. By 62 it was apparent I'd die early. Maybe not tomorrow (hopefully) but it'll be sooner rather than later.
So on the off chance I'm wrong, I'll collect less, but over a longer time than I thought.
I can literally live with that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (jehhT)
I'm pretty sure that just by asking Grok this, you are on a List.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (rgGn5)
...an “unprecedented cyber incident”... a more capable unreleased model, escaped its testing environment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face last week to cheat on a test meant to measure their capabilities..
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (oaWAY)
Which of course tells you they don't believe a damn thing they say and that the POINT of the system is the graft.
Its sort of like when some lefty tells my ICE killed an illegal that was resisting deportation. Well, the point of ICE is to get rid the invaders so...mission accomplished why should I care he choose to get himself shot instead of a plane ticket home?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)
Mandela effect, ol' Sponge. The maximum SSA retirement payment starts at age 70.
The only things that boost your SSA retirement benefit after age 70 are the annual inflation adjustment and if you continue working AND are replacing one of the 35 years of earnings history (inflation adjusted) with the current year's earnings in nominal dollars. The 35 years of earnings history uses the highest 35 years of reported earnings and inflation adjusts them at your age 62. From age 62 on, the earnings history used in the best 35 years calcs are in nominal (that year's) dollars.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Amirite at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (sMkB+)
Casual Pi Day, also known as Pi Approximation Day, arrives every July 22. This day celebrates the mathematical constant Pi using the fraction 22/7 as its approximate value. Dive into the world of numbers, bake a delicious pie, and share your love for mathematics!
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)
Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)
Wait!
But then, does that mean that Big Gerbil is in the anus of ChatGPT?
It...it's like a never ending mobius loop of perversion!!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (iJfKG)
---
1) no one was pretending it was a good idea. At best, there was tepid "let's see how it plays out."
2) no one said we had completely destroyed their nuclear weapons program. In fact, the MOU you deride had pretty extensive points on their current nuclear weapons program. Specifically, it required them to turn over or downgrade any and all enriched uranium.
A/K/A, their _existing_ nuclear weapons program.
But you also said multiple times over several days that Rubio was distancing himself from the MOU--yet he was standing right behind Trump when it was signed.
So ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)
I question the numbers.
Has NJ provided its voter roll data to the DoJ as requested, or is it one of the 10 or so blue states that has refused?
This is a$$ covering. Don't investigate! We checked, minor problem, look away now!!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 22, 2026 08:44 AM (fZiTB)
If "Raylon Givens" on Twitter says it....
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (v5XIn)
The longer you wait the closer you are to death.
The key is to figure out how long you will live. If you wait until you are 70 to take it and you only love until 72 the house wins.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)
THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (aJQbY)
I'd like to see Trump offer a bill to make illegal alien voting a capital, federal offense.
Let's have the left argue they are opposing the law even though illegals don't vote...
And it would honestly be even more amusing when Jose Welfare recipient gets arrested and proves he was on vacation back home when someone cast a ballot in his name from within the US...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)
I believe both gave 3 sets of numbers: 62, 65 and maximum payment at 72.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (2YhKe)
I just went to the website. Early is 62, full is 67 and delayed is 70 (the max).
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (hftzA)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)
Yeah. My brain immediately told me I wasn't waiting that f*cking long to get my money back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2Ez/1)
If we’re gonna admit to being old anyway, we might as well be dirty old men.
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)
Wife starts Medicare next month. What a PITA that was setting everything up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (ExV1e)
I just went to the website. Early is 62, full is 67 and delayed is 70 (the max).
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (hftzA)
Then they changed it after they stopped sending me letters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: davidt at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (Q+gd/)
THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (X8xt3)
Welp, y'all did vote for legalized dope...so, you were kinda asking for it.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:50 AM (iJfKG)
To "win" he'd need to directly inflict pain on the IRGC leadership by bombing their neighborhoods and infrastructure which it seems he won't do.
So we'll continue to bomb them while they attack random ships or lob missiles for a while I guess.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:50 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rock Bottom at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)
Took the family on a camping trip to Colorado back in 2019. Pikes Peak / Colorado Springs area.
We noticed right away the entire identity of the state revolved around weed.
I was saddened by it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2YhKe)
We've already established she's a whore. Now we are just arguing about price.
Oh, hadn't seen that!
How can you not love Trump?
HE FIGHTS
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (X8xt3)
+++
We seemed to be "Gered up" for an anal discussion.
Posted by: Ewwww at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Rock Bottom at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (JM9I6)
Better not fall for the old banana up the tailpipe gag again......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (GEtfQ)
Then they changed it after they stopped sending me letters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)
No idea. You can get a pdf on the site.
Also, I need to stop being stupid and marry J so I can get his SS payment, not mine. lol.
Posted by: Piper at July 22, 2026 08:51 AM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 08:52 AM (77rzZ)
I'm stumped, trying to imagine what contagious illnesses are addressed by GLP-1 meds. As far as I know, GLP-1 drugs suppress appetite and lower blood sugar.
On the other hand, I've seen evidence that there are efforts to expand their usage. My husband's cardiologist suggested a sleep study and a GLP-1 if apnea is detected, and apnea is no longer just the temporary cessation of breathing from a blockage. There's now a type of apnea that is "silent" so you don't know you have it without a sleep study. Medicare is getting a workout.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (OlzlW)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)
Casual Pi Day, also known as Pi Approximation Day, arrives every July 22. This day celebrates the mathematical constant Pi using the fraction 22/7 as its approximate value. Dive into the world of numbers, bake a delicious pie, and share your love for mathematics!
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)
Cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159!
Posted by: MIT Cheer Team at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (wVcYX)
Every state has some version of Somali Learing Centers, burning through billions upon billions of federal dollars in each of those states, with Democrats raking off the lion's share.
Every state is registering illegals to vote - and it's a whole helluva lot more than 6,600 of them in every state.
Our political system is based entirely on fraud, from head to tail. It's a human centipede of corruption.
It's why I frequently call it Scamerica.
Say it again with me, kids: "it's not that the system is corrupt; it's that corruption is the system."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (BI5O2)
The key is to figure out how long you will live. If you wait until you are 70 to take it and you only love until 72 the house wins.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)
Some people wait for tax purposes. They understand that while they might not end up taking as much as possible from the system, no taking SS for a time provides them a window to move funds from an IRA to a Roth account at a lower tax rate. This *can* be a major benefit later - for some retirees.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 08:38 AM (bqIVz)
Yeah. My brain immediately told me I wasn't waiting that f*cking long to get my money back.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)
The lively and calculating Mrs naturalfake plans to work until her SS maxes out, which makes sense, I suppose, or perhaps just no difference, her folk are very long lived.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 08:46 AM (NpAcC)
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So. Much. Math.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (JvZF+)
Some voted for it.
This was right around the time CO went 100% mail-in voting, which was the final step in ensuring the state would be completely dominated by the Dems.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Penguin F at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at July 22, 2026 08:55 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: MIT Cheer Team at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM
++++
Why did Boeing designate the plane "707?"
Posted by: Obscure trivia for 200, Alex at July 22, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 08:49 AM (2YhKe)
I think it's more the case that the letters were wrong, deliberately or otherwise, as the SS ages were last modified in 1983.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
I recently applied with my request to start receiving my benefits at FRA in Sept. they are going to start in October - just one more twist of the knife.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (JNTt1)
My neighbor suggested I visit the local insurance broker in town who he said simplified the process.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (avzH0)
It was the point of motor-voter. Fill up the voter rolls knowing a certain % won't vote, which will hide the fake ballot dumps.
And then they started giving illegals get drivers licenses.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:43 AM (avzH0)
Even once you go on it, the calls / texts / emails NEVER. STOP. !!! "THEY" have you in their sights.
Listen, and understand! That Medicare Agent is out there! It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop... ever, until you are dead!
Posted by: Kyle Reese at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (wVcYX)
The sooner you'll bloody well die....
Posted by: The Clancy Brothers (With Tommy Makem) at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (avzH0)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)
67 is 100% of benefits.
Above or below it gets decreased/increased each month. Minimum you’ll get is 70% at 62. maximum you’ll get is 124% at 70.
62 is 70%, 63 is 75%, 70 is 124%. And
So th
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:57 AM (GEtfQ)
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Yeah.... doesn't matter if you're dead before SS kicks in. The "death tax" will still get you/your estate regardless.
Seriously, given how volatile our government is these days you'd be better served by taking SS ASAP and living to a ripe old age. It's your money... don't wait to get it back.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)
I think people need to take it seriously. And the speech he just gave that’s generating all the news was actually before the College Democrats of America. It wasn’t some small campus gathering. It was the official national College Democrats of America invited him to speak. And I would encourage people to listen to it.
I listened to his 14-minute speech in its entirety and he’s very good at what he does. And what he does is selling the destruction of the United States.
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Bill Jacobson reports on Piker's speech to college Democrats, advocating the complete destruction of the United States.
They cheered.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (en7t0)
Now it turns out that we had only hit a part of it, and one huge facility full of centrifuges and possibly containing the enriched nuclear material was still up and running (Pickaxe Mountain)
What’s worse is that the way the Iranians had continued work on this is harsh proof that they have never given up their ambition to give up their nuclear program, and never intended ti
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 07:45 AM (T2w7I)
MOU was shit, but Trump got tired of the split in his cabinet , so he made them own it. Majority in the US and the region said it is not a good idea to stop hitting Iran and to lift the blockade. At least now Trump can hang that over the dissenters heads.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 08:59 AM (GD0B3)
Absolutely. Every person's situation will be different. I started having this conversation with my financial guy years ago and he made the point I was not really considering as much as I should.
Every person's situation will be different because all of us have different clocks. Look at your family history, how long do the men and women in your family live? Some have histories of long life, some do not. Genetics plays a role. People tend to look at it as an open end situation when the reality is some of us are not going to live until 75 much less 85.
Impossible to predict but it should be a factor you consider when choosing when you will take SS.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:59 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)
And as any school child can tell you, the tangent of 45 degrees is zero point seven oh seven.
Posted by: The More You Know at July 22, 2026 09:00 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Halfhand
I am supposed to get 80/20 BCBS for life as retirement benefits from work. Or until they kill it.
(They pay 80%, I pay 20%)
And then Medicare when I hit 65.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (1g3xS)
Posted by: GrooK at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (Q+gd/)
62 = 70%
63 = 75%
64 = 80%
65 = 86.7%
And so on up to 70 when it’s 124%
It’s not perfectly linear. There is a bigger incentive to wait from 67 to 70 than from 62 to 65. It’s a really wacky formula. Something only the govt could come up with.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (viF8m)
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Problem with this is that no one knows how long anyone will live.
Only God knows.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:01 AM (5aQBy)
67 is the year you can get full benefits. Every month early is penalized every month after 67 is rewarded.
The calculus is start early and get less or wait and get more. It’s a complex question with factors like life expectancy and return on investment. If you start early but can invest the money you could end up doing better than waiting. Worst case is you wait until 70 and die at 71.
There’s no right or wrong answer everyone has a unique set of circumstances and risk tolerance to weigh.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 08:45 AM (GEtfQ)
There is iron in SS Math's words.
Posted by: Chief Ten Bears at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
I believe that the famous "this is your benefit " from SSA when recv'd assumes your current income continues until you retire.
Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (ItWcy)
Now, had you asked me as a school child about the Schlieffen Plan…
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
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Grok is clearly in the pocket of Big Gerbil
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 08:40 AM (v5XIn)
Limmiwinks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDZkukBIZ4I
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)
I see your Limmiwinks and raise you Armageddon
https://tinyurl.com/armageddongerbil
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)
Roughly 6% reduction, per year, from 62 to 67.
8%, per year, bonus from 67 to 70.
Both the reduction and the bonus are calculated on a monthly basis.
As for taking the money at 62 and investing, what are you living on? If you're still working then you have to give a lot of the money back until 67. If you're spending retirement savings then you're using other money which could be growing in order to invest SS money which could grow. Lastly, 10% per year isn't guaranteed whereas the reduction is.
There's a ton of argument on the issue and it probably depends on a lot of specifics for each individual so a correct answer cannot be given in a comment section.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)
Holland said the nurse seemed uncomfortable talking to him about the MAiD program but likely did so because he was suffering badly. “It’s a false compassion, really,” he said.
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"I can offer you two Advil, or death"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (msMYi)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:04 AM (m6Mib)
The Vigilant Fox 🦊
@VigilantFox
Clay Travis nails the real reason so many leftists with expensive degrees hate capitalism.
It's simpler than you think.
TRAVIS: "This is so incredibly important. These highly educated young far-left Democrats hate capitalism because they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on degrees the country DOES NOT value."
"They spent $200,000 on a women's studies degree [meanwhile] plumbers and electricians are driving better cars and making MORE money."
"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."
https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (77rzZ)
The lively and calculating Mrs naturalfake plans to work until her SS maxes out, which makes sense, I suppose, or perhaps just no difference, her folk are very long lived.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)
First Lady's grandfather started collecting at 62, lived into his 90's. He still likely didn't get all his money back, but put a pretty good dent in it, I guess.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (2YhKe)
Some of the old-guard at my prior employer qualified for something similar (and a pension). I missed the window where they closed it off. I am playing the ACA game right now. I did manage to make the pension window though, so I'll get a small one allegedly.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (avzH0)
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 22, 2026 08:47 AM (J3Cv/)
This breaks my heart. I'm a native Coloradan, but we moved to a sane state. The nice thing about our move is the vast improvement in the culture.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (OlzlW)
Posted by: Naked lardass on an ottoman at July 22, 2026 09:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: 18-1
Roughly 6% reduction, per year, from 62 to 67.
8%, per year, bonus from 67 to 70.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
I just went to my SS Benefits page. I lose $600 a month if I retire today instead of waiting until 67.
That's $7200 a year. Off the top.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (1g3xS)
"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."
https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)
What a novel concept.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
Isaac Newton, Lorenzo Avogadro, and Max Planck walk into a corner bar . . .
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 09:07 AM (wVcYX)
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They are a bunch of snowflakes.
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:08 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:08 AM (MWfyi)
Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal
Simple example.
Start getting $10K a year today. Or start getting $15k a year starting in 2031.
In 2031 you’ll have $50k plus whatever growth it had so say $70k. And in 2013 that $70k returns $6k. So starting in 2013 you still get your $10k, plus $6k return vs getting $15k in SS.
That’s a rudimentary example and ignores cpi adjustments and taxes annd all that. But that’s how you come out ahead getting less money but more often.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:09 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:09 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Not a joke at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Halfhand
I have the medical benefits and a 401k and a retirement account thru my company. Only because I've been here 37 years. I know at some point they changed it for the "newcomers".
I never expected to be a dinosaur.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (1g3xS)
- Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:10 AM (5aQBy)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 08:56 AM (avzH0)
I tried that but most of them never contacted me back. It was weird. The big deal is that you need the Medicare ID number before you can sign up for a supplement, or advantage - if that's your choice, and then waiting to hear back from the company.
Deciding what's the right choice - for your circumstances - is harder but I'd been researching things for some time and had that part down.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (cq1gA)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bonecrusher
I believe you could always work and suffer no penalty once you reached FRA.
The BBB had nothing to do with that formula
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ItWcy)
Posted by: dantesed at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (Oy/m2)
You have to figure out your break even and then decide if you think you’ll live to that age. That’s essentially the gamble.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: Don Black at July 22, 2026 09:12 AM (ZxPkt)
Men in my family tend to die in the early to mid 70s.
So, there’s that.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (MWfyi)
Seriously, given how volatile our government is these days you'd be better served by taking SS ASAP and living to a ripe old age. It's your money... don't wait to get it back.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 08:58 AM (jehhT)
To each his own.
BTW, apparently, Roth accounts are not subject to federal death taxes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (bqIVz)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (sMkB+)
Old greek homos
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (EHYeZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (77rzZ)
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Commenters trying very hard to demonstrate their math acumen as it relates to Social Security.
Not realizing that all their calculation are for naught as nobody knows how long they'll live after taking the payouts... whatever amount they are.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (jehhT)
Psalm 32:8
King James Version
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (EQmpy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (sMkB+)
LoL
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (m6Mib)
My mother regrets not waiting the five years.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (v5XIn)
"They spent $200,000 on a women's studies degree [meanwhile] plumbers and electricians are driving better cars and making MORE money."
"They're furious the world is valuing other people's labor more than their own. They should take a lesson... GET USEFUL SKILLS."
https://tinyurl.com/mr35s39z
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)
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Useless idiot: "The world does not value my degree? Well, obviously, we should destroy civilization."
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:15 AM (NRBAC)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
It's time to switch Geres and learn something else.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (lWhTZ)
Not sure how taking less income several years before retirement maximizes SS payout.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:02 AM (ItWcy)
I believe that you can go into the online calculator and set future earnings to zero and it will show you the new number.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (GEtfQ)
"
Just think if you had been able to put your SS payments in your own account. We have been so f'd for so many years.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Wraps head with duct tape at July 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2Ez/1)
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Welcome to the Bizarro universe AoSHQ, where it's nothing BUT math!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (FZ29D)
Unless fraudvid eliminated your job and you needed an income.
Posted by: Still Time Tunnel OrangeEnt at July 22, 2026
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Teh Sniffle Scare didn't eliminate my job. But my employer was insisting on our taking the clot shot on pain of dismissal. I was ready to let them fire me, take my SS and my annuity, try to get unemployment, and soldier on, shotless.
Fortunately they accepted my religious exemption, and I was able to go on putting away dough and slipping plenty of it in to the annuity account for two more years.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (2noDb)
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 09:13 AM (MWfyi)
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Pump unlimited federal money into any system, and watch prices explode upward.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (NRBAC)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:17 AM (5aQBy)
I was assured being anti-Israel was 1000% not being anti-Jewish. I guess that’s changed huh.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (GEtfQ)
Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
Going to be interesting times.
God spared Trump so openly for a reason. We still don't quite know what it is. But we will.
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 22, 2026 09:19 AM (5aQBy)
The govt gets their cut no matter what
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (m6Mib)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (v5XIn)
I wish he'd hurry up... It's getting scary out there...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Jaimo
Save your money and don’t pay accountants or lawyers. Invest in simple ultra low cost index funds. Set it and forget it.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:21 AM (m6Mib)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 22, 2026 09:21 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
Unless it gets posted early, when you'll get less art.
Posted by: SS Plan at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (77rzZ)
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Commenters trying very hard to demonstrate their math acumen as it relates to Social Security.
Not realizing that all their calculation are for naught as nobody knows how long they'll live after taking the payouts... whatever amount they are.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 22, 2026 09:14 AM (jehhT)
True, nobody knows when they'll die.
You could walk outside and a meteor hits you on the head.
But, as a f'instance, insurance companies make a lot of money using actuarial tables based around life factors and longevity, and they are very, very accurate.
Not perfect but damn close to it.
If you want to get a good idea of when you'll die get a hold of their info on you.
Otherwise, just looking at family history and personal health provides a pretty good approximation, and in most cases you'll probably be 1-3 years of being correct.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026
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I'm not getting the calls and little mail, but the endless spots on TV for "extra benefits" and Medicare Advantage plans are wearing me out.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (wzUl9)
the sooner you bloody will die. ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:23 AM (v5XIn)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (GEtfQ)
If CBD starts the Art Thread now, we get half of a refrigerator picture he drew in crayon when he was 3.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
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What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026
***
As long as it doesn't become a "certainty of anal gerbils" thread. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (wzUl9)
If CBD starts the Art Thread now, we get half of a refrigerator picture he drew in crayon when he was 3.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)
Probably be more entertaining than this thread... What a downer...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:25 AM (FtULh)
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Classy.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:16 AM (ndZc7)
We're fighting notsees just like the guys at Normandy by gassing those genocidal JOOOS!!!
Posted by: leftists at July 22, 2026 09:25 AM (vDZgA)
Its argument is average life expectancy for someone in my situation is 85 so based on that waiting is better.
However, if you don't like until 80 collecting early is better.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: I used to have
I think this is correct
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (ItWcy)
https://tinyurl.com/mssvrh92
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (dom7w)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
Is that a protest or a warning ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
*
What? You haven’t enjoyed the anal gerbil and certainty of death and taxes discussion??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026
***
As long as it doesn't become a "certainty of anal gerbils" thread. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
I'm leaving before it becomes mandatory.
Posted by: Bob Hope
Posted by: rickb223 at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (1g3xS)
SS is not a linear pension. It is front-loaded for the working poor.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Bobby Bare at July 22, 2026 09:27 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: SS Math
Understood.
I was looking at just the monthly recv'd from SS.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (ItWcy)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)
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Why should forest fires be any different?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026
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There's Medicare Part B, medical insurance, which they charge you a monthly premium for; and then there are gap plans available from companies galore so that you can get covered for most of what Medicare and B don't cover. I have a dental, which I haven't used yet, and a medical, which I have used.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (wzUl9)
==
True, nobody knows when they'll die.
You could walk outside and a meteor hits you on the head.
But, as a f'instance, insurance companies make a lot of money using actuarial tables based around life factors and longevity, and they are very, very accurate.
Not perfect but damn close to it.
If you want to get a good idea of when you'll die get a hold of their info on you.
Otherwise, just looking at family history and personal health provides a pretty good approximation, and in most cases you'll probably be 1-3 years of being correct.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)
Uh, *how* do you get that information? Seems like they wouldn't want to share...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vDZgA)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (wzUl9)
ok, but what happens during 62-65 ?
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)
With my retirement income being moderate, I got a $1,000 / month (or rather BCBS got it) benefit.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (qFwJc)
ok, but what happens during 62-65 ?
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)
Don't get sick ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:30 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)
Let the individual keep the bonds, or exchange them for some other qualified security, and assume the risk for their own retirement income.
This would reduce the claim on future treasuries.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (74AaH)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)
ACA (Obamacare) on the interim to 65 is what I've been doing.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (avzH0)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (gZZCh)
Posted by: Halfhand at July 22, 2026 09:32 AM (avzH0)
Yeah. Sounds like private like BCBS is available too. What a mess...
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:34 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026
***
Not sure. I was covered by my employer, signed up with Medicare at 65 (free), continued with the employer plan, and then started SS at the max age for my cohort while still working. When I started Medicare B and my supplemental plans, I canceled my employer coverage -- no point in paying twice.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)
Generally. Or VA if they can get that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 22, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 22, 2026 09:29 AM (vDZgA)
That is true, madam.
It's their secret sauce.
On the other hand, maybe you could use your womanly wiles.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
Buy it or work for an employer who provides it. Or most commonly a spouse has insurance from work that covers the entire family.
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:37 AM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:39 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: SS Math at July 22, 2026 09:37 AM (GEtfQ)
you easy math does not work, they older people get , the more they need in Medical , which your model does not account for
Posted by: runner at July 22, 2026 09:40 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: ... at July 22, 2026 09:59 AM (v5XIn)
According to New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a software error at the Motor Vehicles Commission signed up over 6,600 noncitizens to vote.
Of course. They expected the software to sign up 660,000 noncitizens, but the stupid code left off two zeros.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 22, 2026 10:01 AM (iqcvy)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 22, 2026 10:06 AM (l3cgK)
A. Illegal registrations give the cheaters the ability to create legal-appearing votes, and create them as and where needed.
B. “No illegal votes” is the result from doing step A above successfully.
Tell a friend.
Posted by: Ray Van Dune at July 22, 2026 10:16 AM (UWN7z)
Daily Tech News 22 July 2026
Top Story
- LLM company OpenAI says that LLM archive site Hugging Face was breached by hackers using OpenAI's LLMs to gain access to models hosted at Hugging Face in order to breach... I dunno. (Tech Crunch)
Seems legit.
Tech News
- EU courts have ruled that if your country is invaded by VPNs that's your own problem. (Tech Radar)
This decision actually seems to be sane.
- How to link two Dell Pro Max GB10 AI systems together with the built-in 200Gb Ethernet to make a single system. (Tom's Hardware)
Step One: Plug them in.
- China is considering banning Chinese AI companies from manufacturing chips at Taiwan's TSMC. (Tom's Hardware)
And also from reversing entropy.
- AI companies are buying up old books - physical books printed before 2022 - because they are free of AI slop. (404 Media)
It's a real problem, because if you feed AI slop into a slop machine things go from bad to worse, fast.
Tech News
Disclaimer: Still
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 04:44 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 04:45 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 04:45 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 22, 2026 04:45 AM (4jnK3)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 04:47 AM (faghi)
I think I know where my phone problem of no mobile data is. Chrome has wanted a update yet, tried few times to do that and the warning is still there. Seems Spotify works but popping in here get a no internet connection.
So supect same will happen today.
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:48 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Fuzzy Nuggets, Jr. at July 22, 2026 04:50 AM (M0gtU)
Posted by: Fuzzy Nuggets, Jr. at July 22, 2026 04:55 AM (M0gtU)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 04:56 AM (sAmhv)
"Hugging Face" breach: Yeah well you shouldn't have poked the xeno-egg, genius. Now the option to cancel self-destruct has expired, and you have five minutes to reach minimum safe distance.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 04:56 AM (O7YUW)
https://tinyurl.com/39j3pndw
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:59 AM (Ia/+0)
Power cycling the router at the head of your network might change that hash (if that's what you desire.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 04:59 AM (O7YUW)
The writer says, "Internal Anthropic documents about its plan to scan millions of books, revealed in the copyright lawsuit, don’t make clear why the company wanted to destroy the books in the process."
I don't think it's been established that the company "wanted to destroy the books in the process." Some scanning processes are destructive; others are not--as the writer says next. But, "want"?
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:02 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Accomack at July 22, 2026 05:05 AM (KQ27X)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 22, 2026 05:07 AM (AMvSw)
We played the games that people play
We made our mistakes along the way
Somehow I know deep in my heart
You needed me
'Cause I needed you so desperately
We were too blind to see
But then most of all
I do love you
Still
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:09 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 05:17 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 04:59 AM (O7YUW)
I tried restarting my Mac--no luck. "Power cycling the router at the head of [my] network" sounds like a task waaay above my skill level!
Maybe faghi is my cross to bear.
*sad face*
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:20 AM (faghi)
Man from Seattle uses his own car to stop runaway car and help unconscious woman and boy;
https://tinyurl.com/y25w8p6p
Posted by: Wondering at July 22, 2026 05:21 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Wondering at July 22, 2026 05:23 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:24 AM (Bw1/o)
I am saving some paperbacks of Orwell for my grandchildren.
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 22, 2026 05:25 AM (1FEc1)
My son somehow subscribed to a leftist magazine called "The Atlantic". Its headline is "The Age of Reading is over". I find that a depressing thought .
Posted by: Wondering at July 22, 2026
***
Has it occurred to anybody at The Atlantic that if the age of reading is over, nobody at all will read their junk? No, of course not.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:27 AM (wzUl9)
Destroying the original (while preserving an image of the cover plus the purchase receipt) would prove that they did indeed purchase a copy of the material for their use, but destroying their copy (as is their right) lets them:
a) Avoid physical storage fees
b) Avoids them having two copies (the original and the digital copy they made without permission of the copyright holder.) They'll try to argue that the digital copy now takes the place of the physical one, since they only have "one copy" that they paid for.
(1 of 2, more...)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)
And that's what any legal case in copyright law will hinge on. Is the act of reading a physical object in order to make a digital one, by itself, a violation of that copyright?
Remember that for computer software licenses, the license holder grants you the right to make that second copy in memory so the software can run, otherwise you couldn't legally run the software since there are now two copies (the one on the media, and the one in memory.)
The copyright holder has to grant you the license to make that second copy, otherwise you made a copy in violation of the copyright holder's rights.
The LLMs are going to try to argue they only have the one copy in memory now, but... the act of making the copy without being granted the right by the copyright holder is in itself a violation. There is no "book license" that grants that right.
So the LLMs are likely going to try to twist the law and use the betamax decision to say that it's like timeshifting a TV program, because you're making a physical copy from the airwaves, and that was permitted in law despite what the original copyright holder may have wanted or intended.
It's going to get messy and take years.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)
Landfall is not expected until lunchtime, probably well south of me. We should have time to run some quick errands this morning.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:32 AM (wzUl9)
https://tinyurl.com/n5smu3n6
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:32 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 05:17 AM (BLOW1)
In such a way that the scans contain text like THBBFT?
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:36 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026
***
And they don't realize it and are cheering what will lead to their own demise. Heh, heh, heh. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:37 AM (wzUl9)
and the Gideon bible in the hotel rooms of course.
Posted by: colin at July 22, 2026 05:37 AM (CiQE7)
seems crucial, here.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:38 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)
publication date: May 16, 2006
The book is set in San Diego, California, in 2025....
hah!
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:43 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:44 AM (Ot/FD)
All the while, see, I was aware that I *did not know what was coming next* in the script I was reading. I'd never seen it before and had been tapped to be the (pretend) president at very short notice. For all I knew, the script would have me read, "Accordingly, I have ordered devastating nuclear missile strikes on Mecca, Teheran, and Beijing"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)
Dammit, Larry, stop hucking your junk mail into the Knowledgeulator!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:46 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)
" Also Brussels because screw their gross little mutant cabbages and their One World Government. But mostly the gross little cabbages."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 22, 2026 05:47 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:51 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 05:52 AM (ccLZe)
Posted by: Fuzzy Nuggets, Jr. at July 22, 2026 04:50 AM (M0gtU)
9 By which I mean, why won't my brain go to sleep?
Posted by: Fuzzy Nuggets, Jr. at July 22, 2026 04:55 AM (M0gtU)
12 Puddles cover of Where is my mind
https://tinyurl.com/39j3pndw
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:59 AM (Ia/+0)
Earworms are for sharing! Although many bands have covered it, I think the original is still the catchiest:
Pixies - Where Is My Mind? (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/OJ62RzJkYUo
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 05:57 AM (Sy6m/)
... the book's title is Rainbows End, no apostrophe. As in "All rainbows end eventually."
Heavy, man.
*toke*
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 05:57 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Wondering
I guess the bright side is nobody will read the article because reading is over. I bet the headline writers thought themselves clever.
Idiots.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 05:58 AM (sAmhv)
https://tinyurl.com/2j4tdh8n
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 05:59 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 22, 2026 06:01 AM (DZ9Lv)
https://tinyurl.com/bddwwtcc
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 06:04 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 22, 2026 06:05 AM (qFwJc)
"Mr. Vice President, Mr. Secretary, The missiles are flying. Hallelujah, Hallelujah." - President Greg Stillson (played by Martin Sheen) in The Dead Zone, 1983.
(That line still makes me twitch.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 06:06 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 06:07 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)
Muammar Mamdani did that same thing!
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 06:08 AM (faghi)
Good morning Techsters.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 06:08 AM (CEq3K)
I see the creator of the Floppotron has crossed the line from genius to madness. I wonder if he can get it to yell out "THIS IS SPARTA!"
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 06:09 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)
You dream big Wolfus. I just cannot find the classroom where the final for the class I forgot to drop is held.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 06:10 AM (CEq3K)
Good morning Techsters.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 06:08 AM (CEq3K)
I was just starting to place an order....
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 06:11 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)
Nearby big hospital paid out bigly in a baby switch. One of the fathers involved had economic motivation to switch wristbands due to pending child support issues. (IIRC)
Hospital was gag ordered by court to cease protesting innocence in any public statements.
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 22, 2026 06:17 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 22, 2026 06:20 AM (Hbeqj)
(faghi) I mean, really
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 04:47 AM (faghi)
It's the SQZ A55 of hashes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 06:23 AM (O0L8i)
Have a good day everyone. May you experience blessings, God's presence and peace and know that you are a blessing to others!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 22, 2026 06:24 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 22, 2026 06:26 AM (FmapG)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 22, 2026 06:27 AM (VyBeY)
J.R.R. Tolkien, the beloved author of The Lord of the Rings and a devoted Catholic, gave the world more than epic tales of Middle-earth. He also contributed a profound theological insight wrapped in a single invented word: eucatastrophe.
The term, which Tolkien coined in his essay “On Fairy-Stories,” describes the sudden, joyous turn in a narrative when all seems lost but hope breaks through in an unexpected victory. It is the moment when darkness gives way to light, when despair is shattered by deliverance.
And that is what makes his stories so good. There is always hope even when things are their most dire. A lot of authors could stand to learn that.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026 06:31 AM (lXoJ5)
The kennel dogs are happy to be up at the house. Certainly I'm happy they're up at the house. Poor old Dutchess has laryngeal problems and she'll be more comfortable now. The savings on electricity will be considerable after I turned all the floor fans off down there and set the air conditioners to 80.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 06:35 AM (O0L8i)
--
They buy them, feed them to AI, then shred them
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 22, 2026 06:45 AM (7gFa4)
Posted by: NR Pax
Meh
Posted by: Cormac McCArthy at July 22, 2026 06:53 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at July 22, 2026 06:58 AM (sUMTS)
Posted by: Just Wondering at July 22, 2026 06:59 AM (2Ez/1)
Good morning Techsters.
Posted by: Pete Bog
Thanks for the heads up. Cleanup hamsters have been dispatched.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 07:04 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 07:05 AM (BLOW1)
·
Follow
NEW: In a win for voters, a federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee (RNC) seeking to force New Jersey to release sensitive voter data.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:05 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: TeeJ at July 22, 2026 07:06 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: NR Pax
*
Meh
Posted by: Cormac McCArthy at July 22, 2026
***
And we're going to take the word of someone who never learned to use quotation marks?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:07 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Could be worse. It could be George RR Martin with his "Everyone dies, gets raped or mutilated" storylines.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026 07:08 AM (lXoJ5)
Posted by: NR Pax
Just add eagles.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 22, 2026 07:09 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: RandomDave (if you can spare a bit, please click) at July 22, 2026 07:12 AM (aJQbY)
One of Clifton Webb's movie comedies from the early '50s, Dreamboat, is on Movies at 6:55 this morning. He plays a former silent movie matinee idol, now a professor, whose former female partner is using footage of their old flicks in comedy bits on her TV show. Incensed, he sues her for defamation and ruination of his image and public persona. Ginger Rogers plays his former partner. Loads of fun!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:14 AM (wzUl9)
Excuse my ignorance but, if you have a book that has copyright dates of 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1995,
Why so many?
Posted by: TeeJ at July 22, 2026 07:17 AM (dAv7M)
Excuse my ignorance but, if you have a book that has copyright dates of 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1995,
Why so many?
Posted by: TeeJ
Publisher fell into a stable time loop. Hazard of the trade.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 07:18 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026
***
Isn't McCarthy's stuff like that? I was very disappointed with both the novel and the film version of No Country for Old Men. He has the protagonist, the guy played by Josh Brolin, doing battle with Chigurh the killer, and he's doing pretty well . . . and then suddenly Chigurh kills him, and we don't get to see it. No, the protagonist doesn't need to win or live in the end, but we need to see the payoff.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:19 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Just the punchline at July 22, 2026 07:19 AM (2Ez/1)
Information submitted by IDEMIA must still be validated and adjudicated by the Division of Elections.”
So the software glitch is that Div of Election can anyone they want to voter rolls.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:19 AM (/+uur)
Excuse my ignorance but, if you have a book that has copyright dates of 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 and 1995,
Why so many?
Posted by: TeeJ
If I had to hazard a guess, it's because they're separate editions to which changes were made. Make a change, get a new copyright date.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 22, 2026 07:20 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at July 22, 2026 07:05 AM (BLOW1)
Strategic Incoherence.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 07:20 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026 07:25 AM (lXoJ5)
"A disgruntled migrant allegedly gunned down three staffers at his Minnesota apartment block in a crazed rampage after he couldn’t cancel his parking garage contract.
Tsegaab Binessu, 30, allegedly shot dead Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam Wilwerding, 43, at the complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, Monday"
There's your diversity. Choke on it, Minnesota.
Posted by: fd at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:05 AM (/+uur)
He really means "in a win for Democrats" of course, not voters, so who does he even think he's fooling? Its insulting the way these lefties twerk in your face over every set back to everyday Americans...
Posted by: Boswell at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (NTVPI)
I would recommend that "AI Companies" buy up sermons delivered by the men a century around the founding of this country. It was very often the case that a sermon would be delivered for whatever was going on.
Early Application Based Sermons. So those sermons will be loaded with theology, and something AI totally lacks: wisdom.
Imagine replacing the board of Wikipedia and the ID-10Ts of reddit with reformed theologians who were so respected their sermons have survive over the generations.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (PVBkQ)
Only the Democrats' client the CCP is allowed comprehensive and sensitive voter data.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:28 AM (PVBkQ)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026 07:28 AM (lXoJ5)
Hi Boomer Haters!
Here's some interesting fuel for your fire:
https://markatwood.substack.com/p/two-heirs
I think he's somewhat mistaken in what's going on because in fact and probably by intention, Trump is both breaking and breaking the hold of the "Boomer Gerontocracy". But, the severe and layered pushback he keeps getting, even on common sense things like the SAVE Act both prove his point and sorta give lie to his eventual decline theory.
anyway, a think read.
Also, this on "Disillusionment as a product"-
https://markatwood.substack.com/p/disillusionmen
t-is-also-a-product
Has pretty good bead on today commie resurgence.
They tell you that Capitalism is crushing you, but fortunately they have this great NEW product to sell you!
These two quicky posts seem to pretty much explain the current doldrums we as conservative Americans are trying to fight our way out of.
More or less Via Insty.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:29 AM (iJfKG)
No idea. I've never read the books or saw the movies.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 22, 2026
***
No Country for Old Men is pretty nihilistic. And McCarthy refuses to use quotation marks or anything at all (like that Euro introductory dash) to set off teh speeches of his characters. Reading his stuff is pretty claustrophobic for me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 22, 2026 07:30 AM (wzUl9)
JJS be up
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 22, 2026 07:30 AM (/+uur)
I would recommend that "AI Companies" buy up sermons delivered by the men a century around the founding of this country. It was very often the case that a sermon would be delivered for whatever was going on.
Early Application Based Sermons. So those sermons will be loaded with theology, and something AI totally lacks: wisdom.
Imagine replacing the board of Wikipedia and the ID-10Ts of reddit with reformed theologians who were so respected their sermons have survive over the generations.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 22, 2026 07:26 AM (PVBkQ)
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry AI" coming soon to a laptop near you!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 22, 2026 07:32 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 07:33 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 22, 2026 07:34 AM (2Ez/1)
Anime Matsuri in Houston kicks off Friday. Vic Mignogna will be there, voice of Edward Elric, and Maxey Whitehead, voice of Alphonse Elric, was announced to be there.
Anime Matsuri advertised it as a reunion between the two voice actors. Maxey has elected to not attend after going on social media to say the announcement violates her contract.
Vic has been embroiled in #MeToo accusations by other voice actors like Monica Rial of being a PDF.* This basically destroyed his voice acting career as Funimation fired him.
I think Anime Matsuri could have avoided this controversy by merely saying the two voice actors would be there and not hype it as a reunion. *shrugs*
*Speaking as someone who has interacted with Vic at conventions a couple times before the accusations were aired, these accusations were an easy victory for the likes of Monica Rial because Vic is a very tactile person who loves to give his fans hugs and big ol goofy smiles.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 22, 2026 07:35 AM (2GVsD)
That's kind of what I figured. So,,, oopsie, we got that wrong. Need to change it. Sadly, it's still a perversion.
As is another I have, with dates of 1973, 1978 and 1984.
Both bought on recommendation by people who should have known better.
Something just seemed off about them so I stuck with what I'd had since high school. Some time back I learned about the who and what was behind them.
"Something just seemed off" doesn't come close to how bad...
Posted by: TeeJ at July 22, 2026 07:37 AM (dAv7M)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 08:37 AM (faghi)
OpenAI Admits Model Escaped Containment And Hacked Hugging Face To Cheat On A Test
...an “unprecedented cyber incident”... a more capable unreleased model, escaped its testing environment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face last week to cheat on a test meant to measure their capabilities..
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 08:48 AM (oaWAY)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 22, 2026 10:20 AM (mCVxF)
And, BTW, if that's what AI companies think of their output, why should we think any more highly of it?
Posted by: Nemo at July 22, 2026 10:31 AM (4RPgu)
Monotype, now owned by private equity firm HGGC, appears to be leveraging its massive library and legacy agreements to restructure font licensing across the board, aligning it with its current business model. In doing so, they are not only auditing websites and digital properties for font usage but also scrutinizing long-term licenses for renegotiation or revocation.
https://glga.info/
I thought the “font wars” ended with the OpenType initiative
Posted by: SMOD at July 22, 2026 10:21 PM (O7XEN)
Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - July 21, 2026 [Doof]
From ArmyBrat68
Rainy in your part of the country?
We really needed that ☔️ pic.twitter.com/Pz5ZxjvJEW
— Charlie Berens (@CharlieBerens) July 21, 2026
The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead. Kyle Bylin discovered his birth family after taking an at-home test he chose randomly during a Christmas gift-exchange. That led to his biological aunt on a genealogy platform. Her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, then had his DNA tested. The results were irrefutable. “That’s when my mind was just completely blown,” Bylin said. “We could have never imagined that it was an actual birth switch that occurred.”----- That worldwide kickball / keepaway tournament is finally over. Let's turn our attention to baseball for a bit Rare sportsball feats - the unassisted triple play is among the most rare. There have only ever been 15. Here is a video featuring (almost) all of them.
Every Unassisted Triple Play in Baseball History pic.twitter.com/gbWyd9qKds
— MLB Replays (@MLBReplays_) July 18, 2026
This is how you deal with pansies who hate their own great country
����This is EXACTLY what this country needs back - WHIPPIN DAT ASS !!!!! ��pic.twitter.com/3izRDLNt1a
— ZeroBarkThirty(2) (@ZeroBarkThirty2) July 22, 2026
Well played, Mr. Rocker!
John Rocker
— JohnRocker (@itsJohnRocker) June 30, 2026
----- The South in The North?
Alabama guy finds New Hampshire. Wait until he finds out we don't have any gun laws or income tax, or seat belt laws either, lol.
— Chris (@Mopar) July 21, 2026
Yea, I know the @NHDems think relating NH to Alabama is a put-down, but most the the country disagrees. pic.twitter.com/krwvNwK3gm
On the surface it was one of the world’s more fascinating supergroups – the combination of guitarists Steve Howe (Yes) and Steve Hackett (Genesis). But ultimately the project never got the chance to develop and fizzled out in a matter of months. “The idea came from Steve Howe’s manager, Brian Lane,” explains Hackett. “Steve and I knew each, of course, and Brian thought our styles would be complementary.” So GTR was born in 1985, with a line-up completed by vocalist Max Bacon, bassist Phil Spalding (who’d worked with Mike Oldfield) and drummer Jonathan Mover (briefly associated with Marillion), and the first song the guitarists worked on was to prove their biggest hit. “We played each other some stuff we’d worked on separately,” Hackett says. “Steve had an idea for the instrumental opening for a song. I had a tune that we could add, so we started to construct When The Heart Rules The Mind.” *** Although their self-titled debut album did well in America – making it to Number 11 – the band soon fell apart. “I thought we could have followed a similar path to Queen. But in the end, When The Heart Rules The Mind was our strongest song, and the whole thing was short-lived.”
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at July 21, 2026 10:00 PM (B2pWp)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at July 21, 2026 10:00 PM (B2pWp)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:01 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:01 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 10:01 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:01 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at July 21, 2026 10:01 PM (B2pWp)
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:02 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at July 21, 2026 10:02 PM (2FNO5)
I know that sort of thing didn't happen often but when my children were born I accompanied them everywhere when they were taken from my wife's room.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 21, 2026 10:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 21, 2026 10:04 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 21, 2026 10:04 PM (sZBEc)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 21, 2026 10:04 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 10:05 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (Dd38x)
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What a crock of shit. Lead the lives you were given and shut up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: TRex - outdoor griller dino at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 21, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (hPgrk)
The lives they were given were ones where they could sue a hospital for a fuckload of money.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 21, 2026 10:07 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 10:07 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at July 21, 2026 10:02 PM (2FNO5)
That's an excess of whelmage you seem to have!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:09 PM (QMAsf)
The lives they were given were ones where they could sue a hospital for a fuckload of money.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Another give me free check.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 10:09 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 21, 2026 10:04 PM (6lIrI)
Thanks! To you, as well!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:10 PM (QMAsf)
I was watching the game when Shane Spencer hit into the unassisted triple play. Oddly the defender was Randy Velarde who had come up with the Yankees and played with them for several years
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 10:10 PM (sMkB+)
Switched at birth story is real Twilight Zone.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and here we are at July 21, 2026 10:10 PM (p+5Bi)
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Are you sure that was your wife?
Just asking questions.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:11 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Iris at July 21, 2026 10:12 PM (5qIVm)
Supposedly hadn't been done in pro ball since 1889.
Posted by: Go Bananas! at July 21, 2026 10:12 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (Dd38x)
It was certainly humid enough for that here today!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)
We've watched the first half of Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence based on a 1920 Edith Wharton novel. The mind reels at the thought of how Marty came to direct this when he is best known for gangster epics and "tough" films, but I'll say it's beautiful and well-lit (a rarity for modern movies). It's not fast-paced, it's not Die Hard, but it is well-acted.
The local CBS outlet's website lists our chance of rain tomorrow at 40%, but no real change in temps -- still 80-something overnight and 95 in the daytime -- though winds tomorrow are supposed to be from the north instead of the eternal southern ones. I doubt we are going to have any kind of storm disaster tomorrow.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:13 PM (wzUl9)
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What kind of at-home test leads you to an aunt you didn't know you had?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:13 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 10:13 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 10:14 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 10:10 PM (sMkB+)
I'm amazed that a lot of the guys in the video tossed the ball away. That's a super rare feat and worthy of keeping that ball forever!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)
I miss going to Braves games. I've been to Fulton County Stadium ($5 cheap seats!), Turner Field, and whatever they call that new one up in Cobb County.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2026 10:15 PM (hPLSE)
Posted by: TRex - outdoor griller dino at July 21, 2026 10:06 PM (XfIK1)
Howdy Dino!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 21, 2026 10:15 PM (NnhvP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:16 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Rob Petrie at July 21, 2026 10:17 PM (wVcYX)
Some of the people who were switched at birth might not like their "new" families.
Oh hi!!! You are a successful rich person? Good, we've been living on welfare and food stamps for decades.
Welcome to the family and bring your money.
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 10:17 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026
***
The Ancestry software lists "matches" for you, people who have strongly similar DNA to yours.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)
My cat Allie's surgery to drain a hematoma in her ear went well, though she may suffer from "cauliflower ear" for the rest of her life.
Now I have to go pick her up from the vet tomorrow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 10:18 PM (FZ29D)
Another give me free check.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
It's contagious.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 10:19 PM (Cqx++)
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And how often does Hilarity Ensue?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:20 PM (u/oMr)
Okay, winter, but aside from that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:20 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at July 21, 2026 10:21 PM (KaHlS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 10:21 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (T2w7I)
I really thought Richie was switched at the hospital too.
Posted by: Rob Petrie
How about the time you and Laura dyed your hands black?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Cqx++)
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Is there at least a charcoal sketch?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (u/oMr)
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And how often does Hilarity Ensue?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026
***
I was ready to sneer if it should suggest that I have, say, 10% Hottentot ancestry, but it was pretty much on the money with the Swedish, Eastern Euro, and German parts.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Cicero
Often enough that many times answering a knock on the door and the visitor saying "Dad?" has happened way too often.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (ourEi)
I knew of a near miss case of being switched at birth. No one thought it was one bit funny.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 10:23 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Bilwis - Wizard of Clwyd at July 21, 2026 10:23 PM (w/O5Q)
And how often does Hilarity Ensue?
Posted by: Cicero
"Why are all these matches my in-laws?"
Posted by: Mohammed M. Muhammad at July 21, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 10:23 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 10:24 PM (sMkB+)
Tribe vs Athletics
Dick Bosman threw 79 pitches, game last less than 2 hours.
A batter reached base on a throwing error, and was erased by a double play.
Amazingly enough, there were over 24k in attendance ... this was in 1974 ... back in the dark days of Tribe lore.
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 10:24 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:24 PM (ourEi)
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Is there at least a charcoal sketch?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (u/oMr)
***
Jeez. Don't be giving CBD ideas for the Art Thread.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 10:24 PM (2WIwB)
"Rickey saw your sign. John 3:16. Rickey is going to hit .320."
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 10:25 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Rob Petrie
*
How about the time you and Laura dyed your hands black?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026
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Or when Laura got her toe stuck in the hotel tub faucet? (Which was hot, BTW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
Runner doesn't have to tag up on third after it's caught / stay on third until after it's caught?
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 10:25 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:26 PM (ok2JK)
Thank you Mr. Doof
I'm just going to sit quietly and hope JQ shows up and offers me a beer, which I wouldn't say no to.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 21, 2026 10:26 PM (QGaXH)
Is there at least a charcoal sketch?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:22 PM (u/oMr)
_______________
There's a photo
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 10:26 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (2WIwB)
So, the better you BBQ, the better your beard gets?
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)
Okay, winter, but aside from that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July
I don’t think they even have summer. Or grits. Or okra. And their beaches don’t look like this:
https://tinyurl.com/t37cpyf7
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (hftzA)
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And how often does Hilarity Ensue?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026
***
Miss Linda's insistence on this genealogy stuff led to our finding out things about my father and my family I'd have been better off not knowing. So, little hilarity, I'll admit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 10:20 PM (u/oMr)"
More often than you might think.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Rob Petrie
*
How about the time you and Laura dyed your hands black?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026
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Or when Laura got her toe stuck in the hotel tub faucet? (Which was hot, BTW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
I liked the inflatable raft in the hall closet one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:24 PM (ourEi)
If only. Dude's a dick. I myself have never attempted communication but my brothers did and some of the E-mails are just wow.
He should have been a blowjob.
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:28 PM (u82oZ)
Pooky broke his promise about not telling the kids what "Tetons" means before we even went through Yellowstone. *eyeroll*
It was a gorgeous drive and we got caught in a thunderstorm that was hiding on the other side of a peak. That little squall made the temperature drop 30 degrees in 5 minutes! So Pookette got to experience quite a bit of mountain weather today.
Posted by: pookysgirl is glad to be done with that stretch at July 21, 2026 10:28 PM (c8vc9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Better than finding out at the funeral home during the viewing.
Wow! That was a day!!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:28 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:16 PM (wzUl9)
I remember when it began. Glad it came to fruition.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 21, 2026 10:28 PM (QGaXH)
Piper, please be gentle with the whacking. He’s a delicate flower.
Oh! Big one!
*SMACK!*
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 10:29 PM (urHev)
Her mom was a nurse in England...
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 10:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 10:29 PM (sMkB+)
Okay, winter, but aside from that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July
I don’t think they even have summer. Or grits. Or okra. And their beaches don’t look like this:
https://tinyurl.com/t37cpyf7
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026
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I can live okay without grits and definitely without okra, and beaches and oceans/gulfs are not anything that exerts a gravitational pull on me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:29 PM (wzUl9)
Some folks showed up in two vehicles and set up shop, tents and such, within a stones throw. I don’t get it. It’s not illegal or anything. I don’t really care too much, but I don’t understand why anyone would do this. It’s not super common, but I’ve had it happen enough times to really question “what the fuck is wrong with you?” It’s not a one off.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: goozer at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (eTh1u)
Switched at birth story is real Twilight Zone.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and here we are
There was a Dick Van Dyke episode, where he was convinced their baby was switched with another baby at the hospital. The other baby had a similar name. He tracked the other baby's family down, and they were black.
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (0Htd1)
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And how often does Hilarity Ensue?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43
********
One of my wife's B.I.L.'s family found an unknown half sister that way.
Posted by: Cosda at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (aZBZS)
Okay, winter, but aside from that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July
_________________________
When I lived up there we were the only state that held out and refused to recognize MLK day as a national holiday. For a few months every time someone from NH would have to drive to another state, like clockwork someone would see the NH plate and scratch the entire side of the car with their keys. Never failed. Happened to me at least six times in different states.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 10:31 PM (dIske)
Yeah! Where the heck is JQ?!
My glass is empty...I'm sucking on ice cubes at this point😶...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:31 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
Go on. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: Rob Petrie
*
How about the time you and Laura dyed your hands black?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026
***
Or when Laura got her toe stuck in the hotel tub faucet? (Which was hot, BTW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)
I liked the inflatable raft in the hall closet one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026
***
The people who compare Everybody Loves Raymond to the DVD series are talking through other people's hats. DVD was never anti-male, and both Rob and Laura did silly things from time to time; it was never just Rob, to be sneered at by his wife.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (wzUl9)
And why is it suddenly a completely different ONT?
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)
I found a half brother I didn't know I had. . .
Posted by: Reforger
Which half?
Posted by: Tonypete
He was an Admiral, Lower Half.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:26 PM
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{waves politely!}
Posted by: TRex - triple play dino at July 21, 2026 10:33 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 10:33 PM (rdVOm)
Okay, winter, but aside from that!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July
I don’t think they even have summer. Or grits. Or okra. And their beaches don’t look like this:
https://tinyurl.com/t37cpyf7
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM (hftzA)
***
So.
No taxes, gun laws or seatbelt laws.
And no okra!
Pack it up Mrs D!!! We're moving'!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Mosquitoes, black flies, still cold in May, Massholes have invaded, etc.
Posted by: Candle Pin Bowler at July 21, 2026 10:34 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 21, 2026
***
As I recall, the husband was played by Greg Morris, later famous as Barney Collier the electronics whiz on Mission: Impossible. His son Phil later played Barney's son on the 1980s version of the show; and Phil also brought to life the immortal Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:34 PM (wzUl9)
I ALWAYS get them. They suck. Make me spit them out. Even in polite company. Just. No.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 10:35 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 10:35 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:35 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at July 21, 2026 10:35 PM (B2pWp)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Mosquitoes, black flies, still cold in May, Massholes have invaded, etc.
Posted by: Candle Pin Bowler at July 21, 2026
***
For somebody who finds March too hot here, "still cold in May" is a recommendation, not a warning! And we've got mosquitoes galore.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:35 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:36 PM (D/6p1)
I clicked on the ONT and there were three rock songs and, I think???, doof.
One song was Silent Running by Mike and the Mechanics, which I really like and watched.
Then it all changed to Wolf and dogs (I do like the Southern rock dog).
I have to go now. Mind is bent.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 10:36 PM (hzuYO)
The farther you get away from the cities the nicer it gets, and at night you can see the stars. Not a handful like in the MA cities, but millions of stars...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 10:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)"
Ok, so I wasn't hallucinating. Good to know.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at July 21, 2026 10:37 PM (/HDaX)
Great photo up top.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:36 PM (D/6p1)
You didn't really see that!
Posted by: Doof at July 21, 2026 10:38 PM (QMAsf)
The ONT I just looked at featured all sorts of dogs. I thanked the author, hit post, and up pops a brand new ONT!
It's either haunted or magic. Or both!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:38 PM (D/6p1)
And why is it suddenly a completely different ONT?
Posted by: mikeski
Thanks for the doggo-themed ONT!
Great photo up top.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
...and now it's back to the way it was, and all the doggo content is gone.
Somebody take the brown acid away from the server hampsters, please.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:38 PM (VHUov)
And why is it suddenly a completely different ONT?
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)
I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Posted by: goozer at July 21, 2026 10:39 PM (eTh1u)
Gives you a life affirming hug, with proper hand placement. Not a quick release however. You give good hugs.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:39 PM (u82oZ)
I know I saw this. I could look at my history to prove it but am too flipped out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 10:39 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 21, 2026
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As I recall, the husband was played by Greg Morris, later famous as Barney Collier the electronics whiz on Mission: Impossible. His son Phil later played Barney's son on the 1980s version of the show; and Phil also brought to life the immortal Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:34 PM (wzUl9)
He sounded taller on the phone.
Posted by: Rob Petrie at July 21, 2026 10:39 PM (wVcYX)
The ONT I just looked at featured all sorts of dogs. I thanked the author, hit post, and up pops a brand new ONT!
It's either haunted or magic. Or both!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:38
Sorry.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:39 PM (Dd38x)
Most of the top triples hitters were lefty batters. Rickey hit righty and was a dead-pull line drive hitter. You get many more triples hitting to the right field corner than the left because the throw from the outfield is so much longer.
Posted by: Strat-o-matic at July 21, 2026 10:40 PM (JM9I6)
https://tinyurl.com/t37cpyf7
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM
+++++
Or Mardi Gras.
Or SEC football.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 10:40 PM (2Ez/1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Couple_of_Cuckoos
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 10:41 PM (wWuuh)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at July 21, 2026 10:41 PM (/HDaX)
Sooo....this is gonna sound weird, but I am looking for "validation" on something rather silly.
Does anyone remember the joke about the guy who was caught in a flood and several people came by to offer him a way off of his roof? He kept turning them away, saying, "God will provide". He ended up drowning, got to Heaven, God asked him why he was there, guy said, "I trusted you to get me out of there", and God told him, "I sent you a boat, a plane, etc."?
A couple of weeks ago I got a card in the mail telling me it was time to schedule my "routine" colonoscopy. I called the office, only to be told that since I had one done in November, 2024 (when getting Cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis), and since it said I didn't need to come back for 5 years, to just disregard that notification, as it was a technical oversight. I said okay, but then I mentioned it to my oncologist, thinking maybe the notification was a "sign" that something is going on inside my body (I feel fine). He said not to worry about it, so I left it at that. (Continued)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:41 PM (SRRAx)
https://tinyurl.com/t37cpyf7
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:27 PM
+++++
Or Mardi Gras.
Or SEC football.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 10:40
Right? I am okay with my Alabama being in Alabama.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:42 PM (Dd38x)
The ONT I just looked at featured all sorts of dogs. I thanked the author, hit post, and up pops a brand new ONT!
It's either haunted or magic. Or both!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:38 PM (D/6p1)
Here, does this rag smell funny?
Posted by: Doof, also holding a bottle at July 21, 2026 10:42 PM (zZu0s)
Yesterday, I received a phone call from the same office, telling me that I needed to schedule a colonoscopy. I thought that maybe my oncologist had decided to see what was going on. Turns out that nope, just someone not reading the notes from my recent phone call, doing routine diligence. Was told to ignore the phone call and come back in 2029 for my next colonoscopy.
So both of these were just "accounting" errors, but I can't help but think/feel as if maybe they are a "sign" (I don't usually believe in that sort of stuff) that God/the Universe is telling me that even though I don't have any symptoms, perhaps I need to get this checked out, just in case. I mean, I already have cancer; it is a very aggressive one that can metastasize into other parts of the body. If caught early it could be easily taken care of, rather than a year or two down the line, when it would be much more difficult to treat/deal with. (Continued)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:43 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 10:43 PM (1z8ji)
What do you guys think? Am I crazy, or should I push to have a colonoscopy done? I don't know if insurance would pay for it, or how to approach my oncologist to request one for me - I don't think "the patient has a feeling about this" is going to fly as a justification to have one done.
Thanks in advance for your opinions!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
Life is good.
One of the widows I walk with cooked bluebell's chicken recipe from the Deplorable Cookbook. That was after I use the FIFA final as an excuse to visit her and chat.
She got the cookbook, one of many she owns, as a gift for getting me to and from the local airport and the NoVaMoMeet. bluebell inscribed it.
She is a skilled cook, and has profound man management skills to choose that cookbook and recipe. Still walking, not stalking. She is on the prowl, however. Dodging is getting more difficult.
We are trusting friends.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:45 PM (u82oZ)
That lab that ate the lunch...
Last night I was getting ready to eat a yummy cheesesteak sammy. Went to get a beer. Come back, and girldog had devoured it in seconds. Not the beer, the sammich.
Luckily I had a backup ....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:45 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: Perry the Platypus at July 21, 2026 10:46 PM (+0Wk3)
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 10:46 PM (dIske)
Those auto notifications are set routinely. You’ve got enough going on now.
Ask if they can use any of your current CTs or MRIs or ultrasounds as a “virtual” colonoscopy.
Holy crap. No more invasive stuff. Give your body a break from being invaded.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 10:46 PM (pypbb)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:47 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 21, 2026 10:47 PM (Jr+re)
I am ill at e's.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 10:43 PM (1z8ji)
I have the ONT up simultaneously on my phone and a laptop. The two devices have two completely different ONTs both posted at 10:00 PM.
This is beyond the pale. Gutfeld is on maybe I'll go watch him....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 21, 2026 10:47 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM
It's a great nap.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 10:48 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Just My Opinion at July 21, 2026 10:48 PM (JM9I6)
I don't have an opinion bc I'm totally ignorant. So I feel as if "having an opinion" might be a disservice.
But thinking of you and wishing you well.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
Tell your doc you want it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (hzuYO)
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We have much nicer beaches, higher mountains, and Charlie Choo Choo Justice.
Posted by: A Tar Heel at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)
We are trusting friends.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
This is always how it starts.
*Long ago when questioning now Dear Wife about her pursuit - "Why all the interest - I'm just some mope."*
Dear Wifey - "You're healthy, single, have your own money, and straight. You have no idea how rare that is."
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:50 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: LRob
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I know someone who feels tht way about bananas.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 10:51 PM (XeU6L)
Pooky broke his promise about not telling the kids what "Tetons" means before we even went through Yellowstone. *eyeroll*
Posted by: pookysgirl is glad to be done with that stretch at July 21, 2026 10:28
***
Moron.
😄
Posted by: TRex - park ranger dino at July 21, 2026 10:52 PM (XfIK1)
Those auto notifications are set routinely. You’ve got enough going on now.
Ask if they can use any of your current CTs or MRIs or ultrasounds as a “virtual” colonoscopy.
Holy crap. No more invasive stuff. Give your body a break from being invaded.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 10:46 PM (pypbb)
I think you misunderstand what I am asking. After talking to the office the first time, I didn't think anything of it (although there was a niggling little voice in the back of my head....)
After getting the call yesterday, I am starting to wonder if the stars are aligning to tell me I might ought to go ahead and schedule a test, even though I am not scheduled for one right now 😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:52 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 10:47 PM (ok2JK)
Can there ever be a wrong thread?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 10:52 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:52 PM (wzUl9)
Well, 3 out of four. She did tell me that I was the only guy she knew without a CPAP.
Other guy who is hitting on her creeps her out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:52 PM (u82oZ)
Miss Linda's insistence on this genealogy stuff led to our finding out things about my father and my family I'd have been better off not knowing. So, little hilarity, I'll admit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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I knew a guy who found something he was looking for on those sites after years of shoe-leather detective work. Writing letters, calling people, knocking on doors. The secret he was looking for was literally about 100 years old. I never quite understood why he was so driven to find out the identity of his grandfather, but I've never been in that situation.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 10:53 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:50 PM
++++
When a woman is looking for an eligible man at church she finds out they're like parking spaces.
All the good ones are either taken or handicapped.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 10:53 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026
***
Such has always been my reaction to bananas. They're too . . . mushy, I guess is the word. If they were served chilled, they might be fine, but at room temp they seem like a punishment rather than a treat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:54 PM (wzUl9)
"It's wrong, and that kind of highlights something bigger," Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., said about the potential high tax rate on Spain’s prize.
Tax Spain badder
Tax Americans Gooderer
Fuck you Jon
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 10:54 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: scampydog at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (U3RIA)
Beautiful sunset in Sonoma this evening. Looking forward to stargazing tonight.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: The Grateful at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (XfIK1)
Posted by: clarence at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (1QT7n)
Sounds like a happy situation. Good for you.
My ex-wife, with whom I'm on good terms, has 600 cookbooks. She buys, trades & sells them on eBay. Tries to keep 1 copy of each.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 10:56 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
Tell your doc you want it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (hzuYO)
* * * *
I agree with Christy. And in full disclosure, I just lost a boss in December from colon cancer, which he ignored until he couldn't ignore it anymore. By then, it was too late. And, yes, I do not believe in coincidences!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 21, 2026 10:56 PM (D/6p1)
I don't think he has told his mother that he knows that, though....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:56 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026
***
That makes me sound like 24k gold.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:57 PM (wzUl9)
Better than finding out at the funeral home during the viewing.
Wow! That was a day!!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 10:28 PM (ourEi)
**************
My great-uncle was a very good looking and (so I heard and saw photos) charming man. He died very young but got around as 3 women with engagement rings showed up at his funeral at the same time. He was a train conductor in the South, with a port in every storm.
His father, my great-grandfather, was also a very handsome man. I have seen photos. His wife, Maggie, threw all of his clothing and belongings in the front yard and left him when she found a note from a lady friend in his jacket pocket in 1913. Five kids, the eldest was my grandmother, who took Maggie and siblings in to her home as a newlywed.
Maggie and husband never divorced. Everyone (including my father and aunt) thought she was a widow til he died in Louisiana after marrying again and having another daughter. My grandmother refused to go to his funeral, which was enlightening to my father and aunt.
There are family there who learned of us legals due to my mother doing genealogy and family trees. Surprise!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 10:57 PM (hzuYO)
What Nurse Ratched said because she’s a nurse: I like the idea of a “virtual colonoscopy” from recent scans. I am not any kind of medical anything.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 10:57 PM (wWuuh)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026
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Such has always been my reaction to bananas. They're too . . . mushy, I guess is the word. If they were served chilled, they might be fine, but at room temp they seem like a punishment rather than a treat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
mushy... the reality:
like inside IceKingJOE's delusion of "running the world" from his bathtub filled with battleship floaties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yModCU1OVHY
TallyHall//Banana Man [Content warning: Danger/Psychohazard]
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 21, 2026 10:57 PM (VZnB7)
I know you have minor mobility issues. But you can ask a lonely widow if she will sit by you. The rest is up to you.
Being less socially isolated is a good thing.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:58 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: A Tar Heel at July 21, 2026 10:49 PM (XeU6L)
Joking aside, what is so cool about the US is our diversity in landscape and just how many gorgeous things there are to see right here in our very own country.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 10:59 PM (Dd38x)
Maybe it will kill me. I don’t care. My
Parents and their parents never had colonoscopies and endoscopies and all the craziness. Some died at 46. Some died at 104.
Love in the present. Live in the present. Tomorrow is never a guarantee.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 10:59 PM (V9k7L)
Our second and third were twin boys. Born in a hospital, only ten minutes apart. Fraternals, they were and still are about as different as two brothers can be. The first of the two born was whisked away by the delivery room staff, and I was busy staying with Milady until the second was born, so it was not as warm and cuddly as our firstborn.
There was a brief time they were in the nursery, and I had to fret that they were properly tagged and identified. Years have convinced me they are both ours. But, still, there was that bit of concern about switching babies.
Posted by: mindful webworker - times we might wish we could trade one or the other out.... :) at July 21, 2026 10:59 PM (p+5Bi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026
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Such has always been my reaction to bananas. They're too . . . mushy, I guess is the word. If they were served chilled, they might be fine, but at room temp they seem like a punishment rather than a treat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 21, 2026 10:54 PM
I buy groceries at Aldi and have always been able to resist buying their Dark Chocolate Covered Freeze Dried Banana treats. Until yesterday.
Oh, baby. Inhale the whole bag in a single sitting.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 11:00 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 10:16 PM (wzUl9)
WOW! That's a long time for them to dick around. I retired three years ago and moved my 401(k) from The Standard, who managed the 401(k), to a rollover IRA at Vanguard. That took a couple of phone calls, a couple of signed forms, scanned and emailed back, and maybe a week or ten days total, from my first call to the money showing up at Vanguard.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2026 11:00 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 11:00 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: The Grateful at July 21, 2026 10:55 PM (XfIK1)
With this type of cancer, chances are that I don't have 3 years left. Just wondering if I should "check and see" if something else is lurking inside - if so, maybe I would catch it early enough to do something about it to give me a better chance of being here longer.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 11:01 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (wWuuh)
Posted by: mindful webworker - times we might wish we could trade one or the other out....
at July 21, 2026 10:59 PM (p+5Bi)
They should probably send all newborns to the FBI Crime Lab, and record the rifling marks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
Tell your doc you want it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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If it's been over a year go for it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (hPgrk)
Beautiful sunset in Sonoma this evening. Looking forward to stargazing tonight.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Watching a replay of the NHRA event at Sonoma. Lots of coats being worn. Apparently it's chilly. In the later rounds, those coats were off though so it warmed up. I know, NorCal is chillier than Babylon DC in July. 😁
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (sAmhv)
Be good, and if you can't do that, at least don't get caught!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 10:53 PM (mmrXZ)
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You know who else was driven to find out the identity of his grandfather?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (u/oMr)
All the good ones are either taken or handicapped.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
What does it mean if somebody parks their motor home crosswise across 5 spaces?
Posted by: mikeski may be misreading this at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)
When you move, go to a local Senior Center widow support group.
You sorta qualify, as your second wife has passed on.
You will find a new social group quickly. I assume your Linda will not accompany you.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 11:03 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: pookysgirl
Now enroll them in French lessons!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 21, 2026 11:03 PM (NnhvP)
Done cancer treatment. Don’t want to do that again. Not looking for trouble. Living my
Life.
Not doing cancer treatment again.
Nope.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:04 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
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You're at the right place but it's the wrong time
You're at the wrong time but at the right place
It's been a long time, it's been a long time, it's been a long time
But now's the time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:05 PM (hPgrk)
****
I get to use my tire core removal tool again.
Posted by: clarence at July 21, 2026 11:05 PM (1QT7n)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 11:06 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 11:06 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: Teresa
Haven't see what others have answered, but I'd say, Teresa dear, you have had enough going on with your health, and your doc says don't worry about it, so don't go looking for (more) trouble.
The only real sign, I hope, is that medical bureaucracies' left hand don't know what their right hand is doing sometimes.
N.B. I am not a doctor, of course, and my advice is worth everything you've paid for it, less tax.
❣️
Posted by: mindful webworker - I am a patient, however.... at July 21, 2026 11:06 PM (p+5Bi)
Posted by: mikeski
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Asshoes
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:07 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: mikeski may be misreading this at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (VHUov)
They’re not going to Heaven until they Repark!
Erh, I mean Repent!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 11:07 PM (wWuuh)
Since I last saw you, my mobility issues have gone beyond minor. But I'm NOT socially isolated, thankfully..
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Berenstein Bears at July 21, 2026 11:07 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 21, 2026 11:08 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 11:08 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 11:08 PM (KC5Lt)
Done cancer treatment. Don’t want to do that again. Not looking for trouble. Living my
Life.
Not doing cancer treatment again.
Nope.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:04 PM (yEz+x)
Fair enough.
I have been EXTREMELY fortunate that so far my cancer treatment has been relatively easy - very little nausea, and most of the side effects so far (knock on wood) have just been "annoying" (hair loss, nail issues, etc.).
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 11:09 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Teresa
You could compromise and do a Cologuard test.
Posted by: Tuna at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (lJ0H4)
Now I have to go pick her up from the vet tomorrow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 10:18
Hope all goes well PS.
We have to take the 19 yo cat to the vet on Thurs. We are trying to untangle her, she's not so good at grooming at this age. And the County wants her vaxxed, although she's only been inside for yrs.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (hPgrk)
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Is she a decent cook?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (wWuuh)
You asked. I sang.
https://youtu.be/TVRzk3VWOKY
Posted by: Zombie Toby Keith at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Going to the NW Nats this weekend with my
Oldest son! Love it! Top Fuel rocks!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (1z8ji)
I worked as a neonatal RN for seven years and, having two of my own, the ID bracelets are put on baby and Mama within minutes of hatching.
No one could have swapped my first 10lb boy anyway because he attracted crowds as the largest in the nursery (his grandmother said).
He also was a furious and scary baby with hunger and no one would have kept him but his real parents, as he was super loud from his first breath.
A former classmate of mine was assigned to him. My mother and I walked down to the nursery to get him after I napped, and he was missing. Because he was waking the other babies being furious my friend said, he was put in an isolation room one shift. This is how bad he was.
Now they have bracelets that will send an alarm if baby has left the floor to alert for kidnapping. Now, too, newborns spend their time in their mother's room til discharge.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (hzuYO)
What do you guys think? Am I crazy, or should I push to have a colonoscopy done? I don't know if insurance would pay for it, or how to approach my oncologist to request one for me - I don't think "the patient has a feeling about this" is going to fly as a justification to have one done.
Thanks in advance for your opinions!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
I don't think you're crazy, given your history. Maybe talk to your oncologist and see if you can get some kind of waiver to have it done sooner than normal. Or, maybe try for the poop-in-the-box test. Not as accurate, but pretty good, no prep required, and almost certainly less expensive.
Good luck.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2026 11:11 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 11:12 PM (ok2JK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (wzUl9)
Brit Lass's father always used to say to her upon going out - "Be good. And if you can't be good, be careful."
Poor girl says it took her like 30 years to figure out what he meant.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 11:12 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:02 PM (1z8ji)
Even with bullets, the FBI Crime Lab has been known to make mistakes.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 11:12 PM (wWuuh)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:12 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 21, 2026 11:12 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (55Qr6)
Does the County have cat detector vans roaming the streets?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji)
None of our kids were switched, but the nurse once brought me one to feed that wasn't mine when our first was born. A case of semi-legible name tags, but she was a bit hard to convince.
Posted by: sal at July 21, 2026 11:14 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 10:45 PM (u82oZ)
I think this is sweet.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 11:14 PM (Dd38x)
And its funny because he is generally correct with this assessment but he takes it completely the wrong way. Why should spending 8 or more years in Women's Studies net you more reward from society then building a plumbing business?
I've hired plumbers and they've made my life better. The most I've ever gotten out of a women's studies graduate is a chuckle asking her how long she planned on working at Star Bucks.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 11:14 PM (sKqQm)
You're at the right place but it's the wrong time
You're at the wrong time but at the right place
It's been a long time, it's been a long time, it's been a long time
But now's the time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:05 PM (hPgrk)
Leon Russell?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:15 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji
Exactly. I bet if you titer her, she is just fine. I would not vax a 19 year old cat.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 11:16 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 21, 2026 11:16 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: sal at July 21, 2026 11:16 PM (f+FmA)
This will be my 4th year in a row! It’s a hoot! And we cruise the pits in between and watch the mechanics freaking rebuild those rocket engines in a couple hours! It’s insane!
The funny cars are a hoot as well. But Britney Force is freaking awesome. Havent kept up to aee if she’s racing this weekend. Hope so.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:17 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:15 PM (hzuYO)
Dr. John.
https://youtu.be/W4PjWgiH-LQ
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:18 PM (1z8ji)
https://tinyurl.com/4h826ruj
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:19 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 21, 2026 11:03 PM (NnhvP)
Pookette, after being exposed to my German Nightcore (sped-up pop music) playlist, now wants to learn German. We'll see...
Posted by: pookysgirl now has Wild Und Frei in her head at July 21, 2026 11:19 PM (c8vc9)
Posted by: AnchorPoint at July 21, 2026 11:19 PM (J3Cv/)
TInFW, I looked up the cancer you mentioned and wanted to pass on a cancer story. My parents had a wonderful woman help them for a couple of years before they passed away in 2005&2007. We stayed close and sometime around 2012 she was diagnosed with a rare stomach carcinoma that couldn’t be excised but I never found out what the exact cancer was. The doctor at MDA gave her about 6 months to live at the time. She passed away on Halloween of last year, 13 years later. Her daughter had called me in the morning and said that I better get to her house because she was fading. I made it in time to see her and while she couldn’t speak, she knew I was there. (Here comes the lump in the throat). One of the last things I told her was that her story would keep inspiring people. So I hope this inspires you, if even for a tiny bit.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 11:20 PM (SjAWL)
You know who else was driven to find out the identity of his grandfather?
Posted by: Cicero
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Wow, I must have forgotten that bit of history.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 11:20 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 11:20 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:21 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Oddbob
Nolan Ryan doesn't need any help.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZB9O24BEE
Posted by: Robin Ventura at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
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You're not doing a colonoscopy right if there's anything to push.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (4jnK3)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (55Qr6)
Does the County have cat detector vans roaming the streets?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji)
His name is Eric.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (X5Jzz)
Shamim Mafi, (L.A. Woman), arrested at LAX, trying to escape, for running guns to Iran.
https://tinyurl.com/4h826ruj
Posted by: Braenyard
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Sounds like someone in Iran is running low on weapons.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 21, 2026 11:22 PM (Jr+re)
The dude who stole my diary just died.
My thoughts are with his family.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Diary?
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 11:24 PM (PjoLk)
You know who else was driven to find out the identity of his grandfather?
Posted by: Cicero
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Wow, I must have forgotten that bit of history.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 11:20 PM (mmrXZ)
Looking for a Jew in the woodpile, I believe.
Posted by: a.moron at July 21, 2026 11:24 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:10 PM (55Qr6)
Does the County have cat detector vans roaming the streets?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:13 PM (1z8ji)
Mobile cat scans?
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 11:24 PM (wVcYX)
You're at the wrong time but at the right place
It's been a long time, it's been a long time, it's been a long time
But now's the time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 11:05 PM (hPgrk)
I know that one from Dazed and Confused. I was 10 years old during the Bicentennial summer, but the music was stellar. Plus, despite being only 10, I knew guys like Wooderson and the high school kids.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 11:25 PM (0aYVJ)
I like the old guy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:26 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Heh.
Um...
I'm no forensics expert, but, wouldn't they have to check the barrel for comparison?
😶
Posted by: mindful webworker - gynecological forensics is highly specialized at July 21, 2026 11:27 PM (p+5Bi)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 11:24 PM (wVcYX)
You must have missed a Monty Python skit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
I saw her go almost 342mph in 3 1/2 seconds last year. She’s composed and fierce. Amazing driver.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:29 PM (yEz+x)
😶
Posted by: mindful webworker - gynecological forensics is highly specialized at July 21, 2026 11:27 PM (p+5Bi)
Hey leave me out of this
Posted by: The Barrel at July 21, 2026 11:29 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 11:29 PM (pKv0r)
Boy gets to an age to be interested in dating, Dad takes him aside telling him you can’t date the girls on either side of the house nor behind the house: they’re your sisters. Mom takes him aside later, says date who you want, he’s not your daddy.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 11:30 PM (wWuuh)
Love you Horde people 💕
"Tomorrow’s success starts with tonight’s nap.”
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 21, 2026 11:30 PM (ok2JK)
I think this is consistent with that:
1) Best imaginable juror for a prosecutor (imo): a 45-yr-old brewery worker; married; 2 kids; wife has a part time job as a supermarket cashier now that the kids are older. "I've kept my nose clean, and we've done alright."
2) Worst juror: a 40-yr-old Episcopalian clergyman; also an adjunct professor of Comparative Religion, with special expertise on Thomas a Becket and St. Thomas Moore. "I believe that there is some good in every person."
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 21, 2026 11:31 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026
Greg Morris was also a fairly major cop & friend character in Vega$
Posted by: IS Roth at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (EIuqA)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)
I like the old guy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Me too! I’m so sick of “that’s not who we are” bullshit.
Fight fire with a fucking nuke. So tired of being classy and nice.
Fuck off,
Pussant. And stand the fuck up. Now.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (yEz+x)
The dude who stole my diary just died.
My thoughts are with his family.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Diary?
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 11:24 PM (PjoLk)
**
Sigh.
Just a bad dad joke.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 21, 2026 11:33 PM (sAmhv)
I liked it then and now and wish they had made more music.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:34 PM (hzuYO)
Your mission, Mr. Phelps, should you decide to accept it...
.
.
.
This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.
Posted by: Mission: Impossible at July 21, 2026 11:34 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:13
No AOP, but they call. Jules almost told them she died, but just couldn't do it.
We were shocked when in the UK maybe 20 yrs ago...that they had vans roaming the streets to detect untaxed TVs. No wonder some Euros loved the US.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:35 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 10:33 PM (rdVOm)
I’ve said that more than once as a precursor to seeing the sun rise on the way home from;
The party,
The Casino,
A cookout,
The office.😩
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego at July 21, 2026 11:35 PM (CEq3K)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:28 PM (1z8ji)
The Larch.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 11:37 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:37 PM (RCjYY)
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At one time, they taxed windows. On some old buildings, you will see them bricked up as a consequence.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 11:38 PM (XeU6L)
Just a bad dad joke.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (2WIwB)
Okay. I always pictured you as more of a journal type guy.
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 11:39 PM (PjoLk)
Posted by: Farmer at July 21, 2026 11:35 PM
He called Taco Bell the Holy Land:
https://tinyurl.com/3h2nkpr2
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 11:39 PM (2Ez/1)
This is the same woman whose net worth went from -$12K to $8M in the 8 years since she was elected to congress.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 11:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Puddleglum
The doctor in the delivery room better have unearthly reflexes.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 11:41 PM (VHUov)
Just a bad dad joke.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (2WIwB)
Okay. I always pictured you as more of a journal type guy.
Posted by: Reforger at July 21, 2026 11:39 PM (PjoLk)
Heh.
Moi?
At best an After Action Report type guy.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 11:41 PM (2WIwB)
If the young guy wants to be a jerk, that's his business. I don't want to force anybody to be patriotic. Too North Korean.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:42 PM (RCjYY)
Neighbor has his smoker going. He always has it up against his house. I'm surprised his house has not caught fire.
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 11:42 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Doof, also holding a bottle at July 21, 2026 11:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Doof, also holding a bottle at July 21, 2026 11:45 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 11:47 PM (zZu0s)
As a friend of mine used to say, "It's a wise man who knows who his real grandfather is."
Posted by: PabloD at July 21, 2026 11:47 PM (5Ide7)
The dude who stole my diary just died.
My thoughts are with his family.
Posted by: Diogenes
Diary?
Posted by: Reforger
Sigh. Just a bad dad joke.
Posted by: Diogenes
We were confused because you weren't Hour of the Wolf.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 11:47 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: PabloD at July 21, 2026 11:47 PM (5Ide7)
Yeah, false paternity is a nightmare, I'd wager.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 11:48 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 21, 2026 11:49 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY)
I remember reading a few studies that argued the hidden illegitimacy rate was 10% or so.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 11:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LRob
So use the fake stuff once in awhile
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 21, 2026 11:53 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 11:38
Yes indeed Mike Hammer. I think the federal window tax of 1798 is a great source for family history. I'm trying to find out if the records exist some where for NJ.
My earliest patrilineal ancestor just lands there at that time from Mars.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 21, 2026 11:53 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 11:52 PM (sKqQm)
I've seen numbers even higher 20-30- which seems absolutely bug nuts insane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 11:53 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 11:48 PM (zZu0s)
Blonde in the maternity room, crying after having delivered an out-of-wedlock child. Her mother, also a blonde, says, "Don't cry, Honey. Maybe it's not yours."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: 18-1
I've seen numbers even higher 20-30- which seems absolutely bug nuts insane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Insane, but also an explanation for the 50-ish-percent divorce rate.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 11:55 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:56 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 11:56 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 11:55 PM (VHUov)
200 years ago, you could hide it and even argue it was recessive genes when the kid did not look like the 'father.' NOW? Really stupid.
But, people.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 11:58 PM (zZu0s)
My earliest patrilineal ancestor just lands there at that time from Mars.
Posted by: Farmer
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Mine apparently (there may be a pun there) crawled out of a swamp.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 11:58 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2026 11:58 PM (wvc0i)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:00 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 12:00 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Archer at July 21, 2026 11:58 PM (wvc0i)
As you get older, getting more than 7 hours is a wonderful miracle.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 22, 2026 12:00 AM (zZu0s)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 12:02 AM (RCjYY)
In Apocalypto Mell Gibson takes you back to the mind of a Mayan
In the Northman Robert Eggers takes you back to the mind of a Viking
In The Odyssey Christopher Nolan takes you back to the mind of a liberal woman from 2017.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:02 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 21, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)
A guy can do a lot worse than getting beaten up by Piper and nurse at the same time!
Posted by: Doof at July 22, 2026 12:04 AM (QMAsf)
Posted by: PabloD at July 22, 2026 12:04 AM (5Ide7)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 12:04 AM (bqIVz)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Case
Hey, that was the clearest the tax code has ever been.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Doof at July 22, 2026 12:04 AM (QMAsf)
Exactly what do you mean by .... worse? I am not sure you could do any better than that.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 11:58
Well...at least your family has made it inland over a few generations. Less skeeters and more bears?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (55Qr6)
Years ago I was walking home with some friends after a night of drinking.
Two women walked up to me and started leading me away when one of my female friends came to "save me".
Damnit I might have lost my wallet or even a kidney but it would have been worth it!
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 12:04 AM (bqIVz)
Almost as stupid as taxing carbon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (1z8ji)
Our “betters” in the rarified air of academe have long used blacks, among others, as guinea pigs for social experiments. You’ll then see the same programs rolled out into the larger society later. This is one reason why it is awfully difficult to watch successful celebrities (like say “Oprah”
.sign on to all this nonsense. The pay is good, I guess.Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 12:08 AM (iodam)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:08 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:07 AM (CEq3K)
That's what I was saying -
can't do better = could do worse!
Posted by: Doof at July 22, 2026 12:10 AM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 22, 2026 12:10 AM (iodam)
One woman went with illegals. Her argument? If you are a vet and homeless you must have done something wrong and therefore the government shouldn't use its resource for you
Posted by: 18-1 at July 22, 2026 12:10 AM (sKqQm)
Bonsoir mnw. Thanks to your technological tip about how to add an accent to foreign words on an iPad, I was able to slap out tête-a-tête the other day.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 22, 2026 12:11 AM (SjAWL)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 12:12 AM (CtZTS)
Hey, that was the clearest the tax code has ever been.
Posted by: mikeski
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Yeah, but it was a pane.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:13 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)
Almost as stupid as taxing carbon.
Yeah, another stupid tax. Government don't miss a trick do they. No wonder people don't like them.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 12:15 AM (bqIVz)
Supposed to be hotter tomorrow.
Glad I live on the beach. The water is 56 degrees. Might be time for a quick plunge.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 12:16 AM (yEz+x)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 12:16 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:56 PM (RCjYY)
Until the embryos get mixed up. (It hasn't happened yet at the place we use, they are pretty meticulous about their records and forms.)
Posted by: pookysgirl can spot family traits a mile away at July 22, 2026 12:16 AM (c8vc9)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 21, 2026 11:34 PM (hzuYO)
From what I understood, all the Genesis members had individual bands and albums about the same time because Phil Collins' wife decided to leave him and move to Canada while Genesis was on tour, and Phil wanted some time to try to get her to change her mind.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 12:17 AM (rbvCR)
Well damnation, now I’m gonna have to go back and find who it was. The bonsoir still stands though.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 22, 2026 12:17 AM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Common Tater
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Better than property taxes, which are statistically determined. They haven't the slightest idea what my house is worth. I've invited the assessor to come out and take a look.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:17 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:18 AM (77rzZ)
Interesting. They've just discovered an atmosphere around a rocky, super-earth type planet for the first time. It's LHS 1140 b, about 48 ly away, orbiting a red dwarf in the habitable zone. They don't know what the atmosphere is, but detected it via seeing helium escape.
Surface gravity of the thing would be about 1.8g.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 12:19 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Doof at July 22, 2026 12:10 AM (QMAsf)
You would be like the nuns in Monty Python’s Holy Grail. “First you must spank me” “Next you must spank me! You both must spank me!”
You would go out on a high note. See if you can line it up at the MoMe. It would be better than karaoke.
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego at July 22, 2026 12:20 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: Rain Tax at July 22, 2026 12:23 AM (wVcYX)
Surface gravity of the thing would be about 1.8g.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 12:19 AM (w6EFb)
Sounds like a perfect planet for "The Experts". If anyone could figure out how to live there, they can, with their inflated egos countering the higher gravity.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:23 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 21, 2026 11:54 PM (1z8ji)
. . . And the very pregnant brunette asked the the very pregnant red-head if it was true that if she got pregnant while she was on top if it was going to be a boy, and the red-head answered that was true and if she got pregnant while she was on the bottom, it would be a girl, and the very pregnant blonde next to her started crying "no! I don't want puppies!"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 22, 2026 12:23 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:24 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Armoires at July 22, 2026 12:27 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:27 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:30 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: publius
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In that vein, I note that the numbers from Nurse's 242 comment produce 4.45 G's.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:31 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:23 AM (qx7Zg)
You spend fifty years hurtling through space at nearly the speed of light to start a new bastion of humanity only to arrive at Planet Knowitall. Full of Mother’s in law and HR Managers.
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego at July 22, 2026 12:31 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:32 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:34 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:35 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:36 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego
...................................
And suddenly, the dark, emptiness of the cosmos, seems the better option.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 22, 2026 12:37 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 12:16 AM (yEz+x)
Brrrrrrrrrr. Then you’d hear the Jaws theme
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:38 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 22, 2026 12:16 AM (yEz+x)
Brrrrrrrrrr. Then you’d hear the Jaws theme
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:38 AM (CEq3K)
Not the Benny Hill theme?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:39 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:24 AM (77rzZ)
Don’t start throwing shade.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:40 AM (CEq3K)
This planet could well be a cold eyeball planet.
That would be a cold configuration of a tidally locked planet. This thing orbits a small red dwarf, with a period of just 29 days. That's how close the habitable zones of these red dwarfs are, so the planet will almost certainly be tidally locked.
A cold eyeball would have a warm spot around the equator facing the star, with an ocean there, and the night side would be covered in ice, which would then transition to liquid in a ring surrounded the warm spot. It would thus look like an eyeball.
On the other end, there's the hot eyeball. Scorching hot on the light side, and maybe liquid water existing on the night side.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 12:42 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:43 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:44 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:38 AM (CEq3K)
Not the Benny Hill theme?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 22, 2026 12:39 AM (qx7Zg)
That’s for dancing around on the rocky shore in bare feet because the 56 degree water sobered you up.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:45 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: Pete Bog
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Or start sashaying around.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:44 AM (XeU6L)
Can’t keep us at Bay.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:49 AM (CEq3K)
1.8g would be a royal bitch. Us 29 year olds need not apply.
Falling over, which you would do a lot, would be quite dangerous, and if you didn't kill yourself, getting back up would be a problem indeed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 12:49 AM (w6EFb)
181 Pooky broke his promise about not telling the kids what "Tetons" means before we even went through Yellowstone. *eyeroll*
Posted by: pookysgirl
Now enroll them in French lessons!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 21, 2026 11:03 PM (NnhvP)
Ancc DC meteorology. Teach them about Mammatus clouds.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 12:49 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 12:50 AM (bqIVz)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 22, 2026 12:44 AM (XeU6L)
Ended badly for Roger Casement.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 12:51 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 12:51 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
That's the average G force for the whole race, yes.
Top-fuel dragsters accelerate really fast. 0 to 100mph in less than a second. 5.5 to 6 G's at launch. They shake the whole grandstand area when they race.
11000 horsepower. They rebuild the engines after every run, because the engines destroy themselves. At a minimum, they've melted/vaporized their own spark plugs, and started dieseling partway down the track. Realizing that "all the way down the track" is only 3.7 seconds.....
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 12:54 AM (VHUov)
CIA and other US intelligence officials...are leaking intelligence to the [WaPo&NYT] press ...American strikes on Iran are unlikely to change Iran's negotiating position.
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President Harry Truman wrote two op eds in the WaPo saying they should be abandoned. In one was a regret that he signed them into existence.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:54 AM (hPgrk)
On the other end, there's the hot eyeball. Scorching hot on the light side, and maybe liquid water existing on the night side.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Both could potentially have a "Goldilocks" region, where life could exist, I guess.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 12:55 AM (1z8ji)
Falling over, which you would do a lot, would be quite dangerous, and if you didn't kill yourself, getting back up would be a problem indeed.
Posted by: publius
Hope your heart's good enough to actually push blood up to your brain in that gravity well.
Stand up extra slowly.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 12:55 AM (VHUov)
Another thing I liked that is no more. Time to look into store brands. Sorry Nestle, your cost-cutting cost you a customer...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at July 22, 2026 12:58 AM (TWsPO)
Posted by: mikeski
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Amazing, and CAFE would have us in a crappy 1800cc four banger with no boost.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 12:59 AM (hPgrk)
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 12:55 AM (VHUov)
You will. It’s 1.8 G.
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:59 AM (CEq3K)
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at July 22, 2026 12:58 AM (TWsPO)
Do Tillamook or Bluebell make a similar confection?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 01:00 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Pete Bog at July 22, 2026 12:59 AM (CEq3K)
People who weigh 400 pounds basically experience that right here on Earth.
You could plan the flight to have 1G acceleration at the start, an gradually ramp it up to 1.8, and hold there, and hold 1.8 G on turnover to approach orbit. Train for it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 01:04 AM (1z8ji)
OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing and hacked another startup theglobeandmail. com
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:04 AM (hPgrk)
Yep, orthostatic hypotension big time. They have done extended duration high g human tests (of very healthy, fit specimens) in centrifuges.
IIRC, they've tolerated 1.5g for up to 7 days. In 2G, however 24 hr is about the limit. Severe cardiovascular problems will developed. In the 1.5g case, fluid imbalances still become a big problem, but the ticker doesn't get too fatigued.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 22, 2026 01:07 AM (T2w7I)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:06 AM (w6EFb)
You'd have to have sturdy, reinforced bowls for the terlits.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 01:09 AM (1z8ji)
To be a mastodon, you've got to be strong
Live right, eat right
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 01:09 AM (CHHv1)
Live right, eat right
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 22, 2026 01:09 AM (CHHv1)
Stay off the heroin, too. No junk in the trunk.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 01:11 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 22, 2026 01:11 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:13 AM (8l6/L)
A problem with those centrifuges is the Coriolis effect. That will scramble the vestibular system like crazy when you move around. That makes it tricky to separate out the pure g effect vs the Coriolis.
One thing is to not move your head relative to your body. Moving your head with high Coriolis acceleration present causes a "cross coupling" of the those fluid thingies between each ear. The result will be much puking, as your brain can't make sense of that input.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:14 AM (w6EFb)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:14 AM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 22, 2026 01:15 AM (1z8ji)
To be a mastodon, you've got to be strong
Live right, eat right
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
https://youtu.be/i4Ji3Uz5R3E
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 01:15 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: goozer at July 21, 2026 10:30 PM (
Thank you! I couldn’t remember the name…
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:16 AM (8l6/L)
You spend fifty years hurtling through space at nearly the speed of light to start a new bastion of humanity only to arrive at Planet Knowitall. Full of Mother’s in law and HR Managers.
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego at July 22, 2026 12:31 AM (CEq3K)
Sounds like time to break out White Zombie’s “Welcome to Planet Motherfucker”.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:18 AM (8l6/L)
If the young guy wants to be a jerk, that's his business. I don't want to force anybody to be patriotic. Too North Korean.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 11:42 PM (RCjYY)
At many a running event it is funny seeing how people react. The anthem starts playing and those of us who do hear it stop what we are doing and slowly this makes its way through the crowd, and slowly the crowd goes silent…
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:22 AM (8l6/L)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 01:26 AM (77rzZ)
Couldn’t figure out why.
Though the keyboardist sure looked familiar…
Derek Sherinian, formerly of Dream Theater.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 01:30 AM (8l6/L)
Posted by: Bulg at July 22, 2026 01:35 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 01:36 AM (bqIVz)
About 1 RPM is the "normal limit" for Coriolis. Just about everybody could handle that straight in. 1 - 2 RPM and some adjustment period is required, but your brain would get used to it for most people.
Now, 2 - 4, some people can adapt, but they have to modify how they mover. Above 4, and it's puke city all the time.
You can figure out how big a radius you need for 1g at 1RPM. It's YUGE.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:37 AM (w6EFb)
You don't even want to think about the "brown eye" planets....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:38 AM (w6EFb)
Thanks in advance for your opinions!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 10:44 PM (SRRAx)
Bridget Phetasy, on her Dumpster Fire shows, often includes a plug for a medical testing service with a promo code for a discount. You can just... take tests, if you're willing to pay for them, and they probably cost a lot less than you think. (The insurance price is also a "pay later" price, and a "some other guy might pay you later maybe" price at that, so they are both legally and morally allowed to charge more for it.)
Let me find the most recent episode with that... Oh right, it's Quest. I have it cued to the promo, ignore her sales pitch focused on their tests for women's health issues, and just check out their catalog:
You’re Going To Hate My Odyssey Take - Dumpster Fire 331
https://youtu.be/mVs_NKfV6Y0?t=603
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 01:38 AM (Sy6m/)
Apparently, some folks upload movies to YT but don't put the name of the movie in the title or description. They avoid copyright take-downs, at least for a while. These are not the latest, greatest blockbusters. Often low-budget things I've never heard of. Such was our movie tonight. Slow-building but interesting premise & characters. Then they forgot to have an ending or tie up any of the many threads. Thud.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and the stuff YT recommends after seeing this...! at July 22, 2026 01:40 AM (p+5Bi)
Here's a 3-minute flick for the Rons: Faith Bacon, 1942 Soundie, "Dance of Shame." Not safe for work, but what are you doing at work at this hour anyway?
https://youtu.be/i8PpMOd53Ew
It's not soft pr0n. It's classical cinema art.
Faith Bacon is generally considered to have created the fan and veil dances (shown here) that are associated with Sally Rand. Rand created the bubble dance. Faith died at age 46 in 1956 after a fall from a window that may or may not have been suicide. Faith is 32 years old in this film.
Good. Passed that along, so I can close the tab.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and the stuff YT recommends after seeing this...! at July 22, 2026 01:43 AM (p+5Bi)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Are you saying that Werner vas vrongk?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 01:46 AM (hPgrk)
The best advice I can give you is to check with your Doctor for anything you do concerning your health. Your Doctor works for you and I'm sure has the best advice for you.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 01:50 AM (bqIVz)
Problems with some spinning centrifugal gravity spaceship/station go far beyond mere problems for humans with the Coriolis.
Balance, intermediate axis theorem and all that abound. As mass shifted around (moving people cargo, etc), you could easily get thing out of balance and start tumbling. You'd need one hell of a control system to actively compensate. Some ideas were using some very dense fluid that would be pumped around to maintain balance, and that would be a major engineering thing indeed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:52 AM (w6EFb)
Stanley Jordan - Eleanor Rigby (4:36)
https://youtu.be/aGoGyGSnVuA
And that's it for me.
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - closing time at July 22, 2026 01:55 AM (p+5Bi)
Posted by: Pete Bogs AI Alter Ego at July 22, 2026 12:31 AM (CEq3K)
And they your honor is when the orbital bombardment started.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 01:55 AM (S41Gd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 22, 2026 01:59 AM (S41Gd)
And then all that moving fluid, and you'd have things like that anyway as part of the habitat system will have oscillations, various mass-spring systems.
Now, you've got a carefully balanced spinning habitat around it's moment of max inertia. You start getting mass oscillations around the structure. They hit some resonance. The moment of inertia tensor starts shaking around, and so does your spin axis. It's not damped, but gets worse and worse.
The thing just flies apart.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 01:59 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker
My sympathy. I had to do the sinus lift & bone graft thing for an implant a few years ago.
It's worth it in the end.
Posted by: mikeski at July 22, 2026 02:11 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: mnw at July 22, 2026 02:15 AM (RCjYY)
I'm recalling some rotating systems stuff from way back in a Mechanics course at Clempson Cow Collidge.
Imagine you have a rotating disk. Now start putting various mass-spring oscillators on it, and let 'em fly. Mass moves around. Inertia tensor changes with time. They had a contraption so you could actually see motion like this. A thing with a 3-axis gimbal. Still under gravity, and not like it would be in free space, but it was designed to produce the full complexity.
You wouldn't believe the crazy motion that thing would do. Bob and weave, speed up, slow down.
Such systems will easily get chaotic. That was far, far beyond the level of undergrad mechanics, believe me. The contraption was not chaotic, as it was designed not to be, but still show just how complex such motion can be.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 02:17 AM (w6EFb)
Damn, what you went through yesterday sounds worse than a dental implant.
A nurse asked me one time if I was allergic to anything. I said yes, pain. She laughed at me.
Posted by: Case at July 22, 2026 02:18 AM (bqIVz)
If you want to see a simple example of this chaotic motion, see "chaotic pendulum". Those things will blow your mind watching them.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 02:39 AM (w6EFb)
Take two of those chaotic pendula that are identical. Start them at the same position. The motion of each will be entirely different, even though they (*seem*) to start with the exact same initial conditions. That's chaos.
The truth is no matter how identical they appear to be, they aren't really down to some very small decimal point. And likewise, when you start them at the same position, same initial conditions, you don't exactly, at some very small decimal point level.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 22, 2026 02:43 AM (w6EFb)
Luckily we live out in the boonies, so I guess if I stink, I stink.
I think we could have worked the timing better, but DH is in charge of that part.... Let's hope it is just for a day or two and they fix what ails the camper systems quickly.
Oh well. This too shall pass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 22, 2026 03:00 AM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 03:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Late-Night Lurker at July 22, 2026 03:10 AM (XVyDE)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb
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Well, it looked like a good idea on Disney, sad trombone.
Berserker, just take another pill and wait 30 minutes. If it still hurts, have your wife keep an eye on you and take another one.
Pain is another infirmity your body works to overcome. Without the pain your body will focus on the nose.
tcn, hot water and heat? Get ready to pony up some bucks.
_ for my last camper I bought a 5 gallon, 120v water heater from Homely Depot, hooked it up in a lower kitchen cabinet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:13 AM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:16 AM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 03:17 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 22, 2026 03:38 AM (An2iq)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 03:40 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: frammish at July 22, 2026 03:57 AM (rcENI)
Pain is another infirmity your body works to overcome. Without the pain your body will focus on the nose.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 03:13 AM (Pee1E)
Yeah, I didn't realize that until recently. I've been blessed with a largely pain-free life, so when my right shoulder hurt, I ignored it. It spread and got worse, the whole arm from fingertips to shoulder blade, couldn't sleep but in fits and starts. Finally just took some buffered aspirin at the amount indicated on the package, and after a few days of not having to fight the pain too, whatever it was healed up and the pain was gone. I vowed to try to remember to not "tough it out" unnecessarily next time.
Posted by: SciVo at July 22, 2026 04:03 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: frammish at July 22, 2026 03:57 AM (rcENI)
A perfect post for the upcoming tech thread!
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 04:10 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:19 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 22, 2026 04:22 AM (Pee1E)
Seems a bad streak every job is a long commute
Posted by: Skip at July 22, 2026 04:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at July 22, 2026 04:44 AM (faghi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 22, 2026 04:44 AM (O7YUW)
Miniature World Cafe
Joanna Turner/CougarMagic
In case you missed it:
This reunion.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/Hio8LMi8sr
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) July 12, 2026
Team China pulls off a ‘Gravitation’ hat trick in artistic swimming. pic.twitter.com/D2KK8MZbd2
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 21, 2026
A dog was diagnosed with depression after suffering a miscarriage, and vets decided that working with kids at a local school would be good for her. She has never been happier. pic.twitter.com/HYlQTVEvA0
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 21, 2026
This tiny world took over 1.2 million hours to build and cost more than $49 million (45 million euros).
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) July 20, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)
I think farmers should keep cheetahs.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 07:35 PM (vTZFs)
Welp, this looks creepy.
"Other Mommy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpTgowZ1dI&t=134s
Could be another good horror movie in this year of good horror movies.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 07:37 PM (iJfKG)
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Posted by: Leo C at July 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Q+gd/)
Make
Apprenticeships
Great
Again
Posted by: clarence
My 39 year old godson and name sake recently left his safe banking job to start an apprenticeship as an electrician. He absolutely loves it.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 21, 2026 07:39 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 07:35 PM (vTZFs)
yeah, but she is a bit old to do that anymore.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Beach Boy Facts at July 21, 2026 07:40 PM (MWfyi)
Ordinarily a black bear will run away at the sight of humans, until dumb shits start feeding them. Then they learn humans won’t do shit in the parks except bang pots or something. They are a pest at best.
Grizzly bears are different. Lewis and Clark noted they would attack on first sight, running at full gallop. That tends to get your attention. I’m not sure if this trait is still evident but they will fuck your day up when so inclined.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:40 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 07:41 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: Barry O at July 21, 2026 07:42 PM (Q+gd/)
A former Pfizer executive. An Iranian arms trafficker arrested at LAX. A cartel-linked Palestinian arms dealer caught fleeing to Kuwait with $44K in stolen cash.
A company-owned aircraft registered 45 minutes from the border. A Fort Bliss LTC whose father-in-law is the arms dealer. And a Distinguished Honor Graduate whistleblower Soldier Richard Halliday murdered for exposing it all.
This is not a conspiracy theory. This is a documented criminal enterprise.
https://tinyurl.com/yb7fmh5x
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:43 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 07:43 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 07:44 PM (WSQTx)
Posted by: Beach Boy Facts at July 21, 2026 07:44 PM (MWfyi)
Lewis, recounting how a Grizzly snuck up on him within about 20 paces undetected near the Great Falls in Montana.
He decided to slowly back away calmly. That …. didn’t work. He set a land speed record running away into the river. He later allowed “I then vowed never to leave my rifle unloaded longer than the time required to reload her.” LOL
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:44 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: Rex B at July 21, 2026 07:45 PM (6jbIA)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:45 PM (hPgrk)
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Timothy Treadwell at July 21, 2026 07:49 PM (kdtv/)
nurse,
Son, DIL and the 4 grandkids are going to roadtrip from here in Wyoming to Port Townsend in a few days.
They are very excited.
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 07:50 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 07:54 PM (JvZF+)
I have put the window unit in and turned it on.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (2WIwB)
https://tinyurl.com/5huynrck
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Master of Grievance Studies at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 07:56 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: Clairol Herbal Essence at July 21, 2026 07:57 PM (JM9I6)
I don't think their air gun would have worked on the Grizzly even though it was ,46 caliber.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 07:58 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
The wolf ain't the only one whose hair is perfect.
Posted by: that bear at July 21, 2026 07:58 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 07:59 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 07:55 PM (KC5Lt)
Very nice!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 08:00 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: Clairol Herbal Essence at July 21, 2026 07:57 PM (JM9I6)
It is also Geezer Golf Tuesday and the old dudes were looking good.
Well, those that still had hair that is.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 08:01 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: polynikes
When one graduates, you get to wear a mortarboard.
HeyOhhhhhh!!!!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:02 PM (ourEi)
They need to have a Masonry College.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 07:59 PM (KC5Lt)
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You mean where they learn about secret signs and have an occult induction ceremony?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:02 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:02 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:03 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:03 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 08:03 PM (rdVOm)
When one graduates, you get to wear a mortarboard.
HeyOhhhhhh!!!!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:02 PM (ourEi)
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That's plumb awful.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:03 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:02 PM (O0L8i)
If that's what it takes to get English speaking brick layers imma for it.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:04 PM (KC5Lt)
Blue collar workers are icky, until an elitest needs something done.
Blue collar workers keep our country running.
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 08:04 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Accomack
Hell, if you walk into a gun shop with a copy of Soldier of Fortune they'll give you a rifle.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:04 PM (ourEi)
Also, has Captain Josepha Sabin been here since her daughter passed away?
You know who else I haven't seen is VillageIdiotsApprentice
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 21, 2026 08:05 PM (FGA9/)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 08:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: M-1 Garand at July 21, 2026 08:06 PM (MWfyi)
Looks more like autistic swimming.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at July 21, 2026 08:06 PM (syz1S)
——
Nope, probably not. It’s one of the best parts of the Journals. They didn’t “discover” the Grizzly Bear, but they were completely unknown to Science. So they were looking forward to seeing them, or so they thought.
Prior to contact, they were a little over-confident. Yeah, the Plains Indian nations geared up for a Grizzly hunt like they were getting ready for war. But no bear could be a match for a modern Infantry rifle company. C’mon.
Then, they started seeing enormous grizzly besr tracks in the mud. Hm. They sure look pretty big, boss!
AFTER nearly getting killed, shooting them 5 times through different directions, through the lungs, and them being very hard to kill Lewis had a Mea culpa.
“The curiosity of our party with respect to these gentleman is pretty well satisfied” and “I’d rather fight two Indians than one Grizzly bear”
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 08:07 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 07:54 PM (JvZF+)
Would you say he's smarter?
Posted by: Yogi at July 21, 2026 08:07 PM (SExz7)
I had a cat that would eat grass but had to be fed catnip.
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:07 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 08:07 PM (iJfKG)
HeyOhhhhhh!!!!
Posted by: Tonypete
That's plumb awful.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I'm not good with masonry puns, so imma throw in the trowel.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 08:07 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 21, 2026 08:08 PM (sZBEc)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:09 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 08:09 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:10 PM (KC5Lt)
But the air quality is for shit right now. Good thing I ain't got the assmar.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 08:10 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Pull My Wire! at July 21, 2026 08:10 PM (JM9I6)
Since the magazine is the part of the gun (removable or not) that holds ammo, I guess technically a single-shot rifle or handgun could be described as being without a magazine. But I suspect that's not what you're asking. What are you asking?
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 08:11 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 21, 2026 08:11 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: Accomack"
Details, please? Are you trying to buy a model that you already have plenty of magazines for?
Are you complaining about the current trend to put detachable magazines on bolt action rifles?
Perhaps you are bemoaning the scarcity of single shot firearms?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at July 21, 2026 08:11 PM (kdtv/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 08:12 PM (sYM3s)
Zero fun combined with insectine obedience and discipline.
No. Thank. You.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 08:12 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 08:12 PM (0aYVJ)
Either way, make a deal with the shop, ask them to order you some ten round mags to go with the rifle for [reason] or order your own.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 08:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:13 PM (/Chlc)
The Chinese are very good at that kind of crap.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
In industry there are 'shotguns' that are single shot that must be tripod mounted. 6 ga. iirc. We used them to knock down material rings inside of rotary kilns.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (MWfyi)
Tecumseh,
Pooky's Girl is on vacation and has been commenting when she has time.
I think Capt has a lot going on with the loss of her daughter.
VIA usually comments early in the morning.
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (KC5Lt)
American and Russia: Good-enough tanks rolling off the assembly line in huge numbers.
Germany: Superb tanks handcrafted in workshops.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:15 PM (O0L8i)
So you're in a state that would allow you to buy the gun but not the 30 round mag? Seems odd but maybe you could ask your dealer to open the factory package and remove the mag. I'm not sure what the legalities of that are.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 08:15 PM (vTZFs)
https://tinyurl.com/w3xtuctm
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:15 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (MWfyi)
They didn't want to prime directive themselves.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:15 PM (KC5Lt)
I think Capt has a lot going on with the loss of her daughter.
VIA usually comments early in the morning.
Posted by: four seasons
You keep a spreadsheet of all of our data, don't you?
NTTAWWT
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:16 PM (ourEi)
You're velkom!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)
They make them all the same size. The first WWI tank might well be larger than the biggest modern tank in size. Certainly it was bigger than the Pz I and II after it.
The crew of that first tank was 15-25 men.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:17 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:17 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 08:17 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: gKWVE"
You'd think they would be happy. Don't they make a profit on electricity?
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 08:18 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Case at July 21, 2026 08:19 PM (bqIVz)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 08:19 PM (/QHx4)
Germany: Superb tanks handcrafted in workshops.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:15 PM (O0L8i)
The Russian tanks were better than ours because our procurement department General had a beef with the guy who invented the tank suspension and sloped armor. He ended up selling it to Russia.
Or was the beef about the machine gun procurement? Either way we tend to f up on our initial procurement decisions.
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:20 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 08:20 PM (MWfyi)
Zero fun combined with insectine obedience and discipline.
No. Thank. You.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 08:12 PM (iJfKG)
I've been against sport swimming from the start but at least in the early days they went for elegance instead of this kinda brutish routine.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: gKWVE
TF should they care, as long as they get their 37% mo' money?
That BS was started under o'barky, iirc. For a couple of years, we'd get a monthly "compared to your neighbors" usage blurb. (Mailed separately from the bill, of course.)
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 08:21 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Capt James T Kirk at July 21, 2026 08:21 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 08:14 PM (ourEi)
There were also the old-school "punt guns" that were used for market hunting of waterfowl back when that was legal. Some of those bad boys would fire over a pound of shot at once. They were boat-mounted, not shoulder fired. Rumor has it that beyond a certain size they had to be registered with the navy, for potential requisition in war time.
When I was a kid a friend's grandpa had an 8 gauge (aka 8 bore) gun hanging on the wall. It was never fired to my knowledge, but man that thing was a beast.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:22 PM (IG3/x)
Zero fun combined with insectine obedience and discipline.
No. Thank. You.
Posted by: naturalfake
I thought that sport used to be called "synchronized swimming."
Too on-point for the obedient insects? Had to gay it up a bit?
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 08:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:23 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Japan had that problem with their aircraft. I read there was one factory that didn't have an airstrip anywhere near it, so a finished plane would have to be driven through town by oxen to the nearest airstrip quite some distance. Plus, they really couldn't train pilots quickly enough. Until they only needed to train them to take off. Not land.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 21, 2026 08:23 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:23 PM (KC5Lt)
They pretty much did, they just needed to be big enough to not fall into a trench system and not be able to get out. The problem is how to get an engine big enough and reliable enough to keep the thing going.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:25 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 21, 2026 08:25 PM (FGA9/)
Posted by: polynikes at July 21, 2026 08:26 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 08:27 PM (+dm09)
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Right, but everybody seems to forget this maxim when the subject of shitty Chinese navy ships or submarines comes up. Oops
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 08:29 PM (SY3aZ)
I have a friend who has a fairly advanced solar setup. He gets nastygrams from his power company because he routines runs a negative bill. They keep coming out and replacing the meter because they're sure something's wrong.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 08:29 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: gKWVE
Energy companies are the only ones that constantly beg you to buy less from them.
You'll never hear, from a bartender, "Pappy Van Winkle, sir? Wouldn't you be just as happy with Valu-Rite?"
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)
I know a few folks who have done just that...
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 08:29 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:30 PM (hPgrk)
Yeah. Everyone got them...
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 08:30 PM (XuXeR)
Very unlikely to see anything with the naked eye, but with a telescope a dust cloud might, just might be visible.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 21, 2026 08:31 PM (iKvf9)
Also, has Captain Josepha Sabin been here since her daughter passed away?
You know who else I haven't seen is VillageIdiotsApprentice
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 21, 2026 08:05 PM (FGA9/)
Captain posted a few nights back ...
pookysgirl is traveling the west on vacation ...
VIA I haven't seen
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 08:31 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:32 PM (8jVAy)
——-
Who is paying for it? Write them a nice letter in response. They need to STFU
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 08:32 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 08:32 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Overengineered, a bitch to fix, and Germany didn't have a sufficient repair system to deal with the realities of Russia. When they worked, they worked great. Had radios and really good crews. Lacked sloped armor and tread width was too narrow rural Russia. That said, if they had begun Barbarossa with Panthers and Tigers instead of IIIs and IVs, they might have won. Significant-sized units were often held up for days by a single JS-1.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 08:35 PM (DZ9Lv)
...
Posted by: mikeski
or we'll jack up the price. Don't worry, they'll jack up the price anyway.
Here's the deal, SMRs are just around the corner, maybe not common for us but for our kids. Warn them about regulators and how they will screw it up.
Keep the regulators away and they will have virtually free electricity.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:35 PM (hPgrk)
Yeah. Everyone got them...
Posted by: man
And if you were on the left side of the median, because you're a single dude and thus doing 1/5 of the cooking and laundry and such compared to the average house with their 2.2 kids?
Then they don't compare you to the average neighbor. You get "You used 18% more power than your 'efficient' neighbors, you capitalist swine."
I presume my 'efficient' neighbors were the unoccupied homes with realty signs in front of them.
Posted by: mikeski at July 21, 2026 08:36 PM (VHUov)
Hunter Biden is now claiming that Ted Cruz is gay and likes doing inappropriate stuff with animals..
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:37 PM (gKWVE)
Very unlikely to see anything with the naked eye, but with a telescope a dust cloud might, just might be visible.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone
----
That's an old, old movie. Hit the moon right in the eye, it did.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:37 PM (hPgrk)
I thought that was a good thing nowadays.
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 08:38 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Braenyard
They were even more amazed that we could ship an entire army across the Atlantic and still provide it with Valu-rite. That's when they knew the gig was up.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 08:38 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 08:38 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:39 PM (GbONR)
That's good to hear. I watched most of KotH-TOS on Fox and was afraid that they'd screw up the reboot just because. that's the way those things usually go.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 08:40 PM (vTZFs)
I know, right? Almost as if Hunter was smoking crack or something
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:40 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: mikeski
LOL! I figured that was the case, too.
Posted by: JQ at July 21, 2026 08:41 PM (rdVOm)
I thought that was a good thing nowadays.
Posted by: fd
Is good!
Posted by: Muhammed M Muhammed at July 21, 2026 08:41 PM (601KG)
I read that they were also impressed that the U.S. had enough shipping availability to send cake and pianos across the ocean,
There was such a thing as a "combat piano" to cheer up the troops. Small. light. compact.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 08:44 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:30 PM (hPgrk)
we couldn't afford to ship the tank back to the USA over an ocean for repair. So we took steps. The Germans also could not afford their decision to ship tanks back to Germany for repair, but tried anyway and often tanks were cannibalized to keep some running
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:44 PM (uhVAy)
Japan had that problem with their aircraft. Plus, they really couldn't train pilots quickly enough. Until they only needed to train them to take off. Not land.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
Atta boy, Ruther!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 08:46 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Something about US tanks fit for size and German tanks too big to fit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:47 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 08:35 PM (DZ9Lv)
well sure considering Panthers didn't have their teething troubles fixed up until probably 1944. That's about 2 years of wartime learning skipped over.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:47 PM (uhVAy)
I read that they were also impressed that the U.S. had enough shipping availability to send cake and pianos across the ocean,
There was such a thing as a "combat piano" to cheer up the troops. Small. light. compact.
Posted by: mnw
You should have tasted combat cake!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 08:48 PM (Cqx++)
For tea, of course.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:48 PM (IG3/x)
Every time.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 21, 2026 08:49 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 08:47 PM (hPgrk)
Doctrine at the time was that tank destoyers were to kill enemy tanks. But if there was a tank spotted, the US would send a unit of 5 tanks out to meet it. If three or more tanks, they would send three units of 5 tanks.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:50 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
Same as the Iraqi Air Force in Gulf War I.
Except with them it wasn't intentional.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:50 PM (IG3/x)
For tea, of course.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:48 PM (IG3/x)
ours had a telephone outside so you could talk to the tank commander without him opening up the tank.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (uhVAy)
What is "Valu-rite" in the WWII context?
The pharmacy chain by that name was established after WWII, and that's all I can find when I Google it.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
The pharmacy chain by that name was established after WWII, and that's all I can find when I Google it.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RCjYY)
Lore is the only product us AoS morons consume is Valu-Rite vodka.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:52 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 08:52 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
And nuts.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 08:55 PM (3uBP9)
The pharmacy chain by that name was established after WWII, and that's all I can find when I Google it.
Posted by: mnw at July 21, 2026 08:51 PM (RCjYY)
Probably "torpedo alcohol"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 08:55 PM (rbvCR)
ours had a telephone outside so you could talk to the tank commander without him opening up the tank.
Posted by: Oldcat
I'll bet there were a lot of prank calls.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (Cqx++)
Every boot, bullet and ration had to be shipped thousands of miles in ships we didn't have at first. Yet the Allies never went without. That's a remarkable story that's never really been told.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (O0L8i)
The Germans also discovered some chemicals which could keep their troops awake for long marches.
I think the US did better.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (gKWVE)
It is pretty neat. It takes about 5 minutes to boil a couple of cups of coffee.
It is not as good as a gas stove, but I wanted something as a back up.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)
The Germans also discovered some chemicals which could keep their troops awake for long marches.
I think the US did better.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (gKWVE)
We knew that in the Civil War - huge coffee/sugar ration, and lots of durable hardtack for munching on. Dried veggies for soup and salt pork / beef for cooking.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:58 PM (uhVAy)
It is pretty neat. It takes about 5 minutes to boil a couple of cups of coffee.
It is not as good as a gas stove, but I wanted something as a back up.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)
Whoa!
Am i the only one thinking 'shine here?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 09:02 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Oldcat
I'll bet there were a lot of prank calls.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
"Do you have Prince Albert in a can?"
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 09:05 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: Oldcat
I'll bet there were a lot of prank calls.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
"Do you have Prince Albert in a can?"
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 09:05 PM (ourEi)
That's not funny!!!
Posted by: Prince Harry at July 21, 2026 09:06 PM (2WIwB)
Hunter Biden is now claiming that Ted Cruz is gay and likes doing inappropriate stuff with animals..
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:37 P
And Hunter knows this how...?
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2026 09:08 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (O0L8i)
Amateurs study tactics; professionals study logistics. – General Omar Bradley
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:08 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 09:10 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Oldcat
They didn't need a wartime environment, just some off-road trials.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 09:11 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (O0L8i)
Something I have thought about in passing, but never dwelt upon. Holy cow. The sheer amount of effort keeping America in the fight!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 09:11 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 21, 2026 09:12 PM (RWFuC)
The weevils were said to increase protein content, but
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:12 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: We Moved "Stuff" All Over at July 21, 2026 09:13 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 09:14 PM (0aYVJ)
So he's a Cruz supporter now?
Posted by: davidt at July 21, 2026 09:16 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: gKWVE
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Someone stuck a shoe init.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 09:16 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 21, 2026 09:17 PM (m1/YG)
Nothing is too good for our boys, you see, fighting the War to End All Wars!
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:17 PM (b5vpJ)
The Germans also discovered some chemicals which could keep their troops awake for long marches.
I think the US did better.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 08:56 PM (gKWVE)
Instant coffee > crystal meth
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:17 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 09:11 PM (0aYVJ)
Don't forget all that stuff we were shipping to the Sovs through the back door, by way Murmansk/Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, and muhfuggin' Iran.
Without that Stalin would've folded, and the history of the world would've been much different.
My theory is that if Stalin got curbstomped, the war would've continued until the US got nukes (hopefully before the Nazis), whereupon we would've nuked Hitler as well as Tojo.
Downside: mass civilian casualties (although maybe not as many as resulted from the conventional fight).
Big upside: war ends with no Soviet Union.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:18 PM (IG3/x)
Every boot, bullet and ration had to be shipped thousands of miles in ships we didn't have at first. Yet the Allies never went without. That's a remarkable story that's never really been told.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Ya know who built the ships? ....... _ Kaiser
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 09:18 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:17 PM (4g5V+)
Oh fuck OFF animal lover.
Posted by: Hunter (on another laptop) at July 21, 2026 09:19 PM (gKWVE)
That's culinary news you can use.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:20 PM (IG3/x)
They did try to issue Coffee, in green bean form. At a halt of any duration fires would get lit, to get a boil going.
Confederates were cutoff from Coffee right away, and caused lots of trouble. Trading went on between armies. Tobacco, for Coffee.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:20 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 21, 2026 09:12 PM (RWFuC)
He is a scum-sucking Siberian snow pimp and a lying asshole as well.
Posted by: Prince Harry at July 21, 2026 09:21 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Express Lane at July 21, 2026 09:21 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:08 PM (IG3/x)
Logistics? We don’t need that shit.
Posted by: Wehrmacht at July 21, 2026 09:22 PM (4g5V+)
Confederates were cutoff from Coffee right away, and caused lots of trouble. Trading went on between armies. Tobacco, for Coffee.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:20 PM (b5vpJ)
And the beginning of using chicory in the South.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:23 PM (4g5V+)
That's culinary news you can use.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:20 PM (IG3/x)
So...
Banging that morning biscuit has some value.
Something Mrs D has ignored now for years.
Posted by: Prince Harry at July 21, 2026 09:23 PM (2WIwB)
Without that Stalin would've folded, and the history of the world would've been much different.
I couldn't finish the Diana West book that revealed this, I kept getting angrier and angrier until all I was wearing was purple shorts.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 21, 2026 09:26 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:27 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: The Paolo at July 21, 2026 09:28 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 09:28 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 21, 2026 09:29 PM (vJrRc)
Without that Stalin would've folded, and the history of the world would've been much different.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 09:18 PM (IG3/
Tell me about it.
Posted by: BGen Philip R. Faymonville at July 21, 2026 09:29 PM (4g5V+)
Ahoy!
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 09:29 PM (gKWVE)
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Right, and roasted Acorns, Kentucky “coffee tree” beans.
None of which contained any Caffeine. Interestingly many if not most letters to home often mentioned Coffee, and that was on the Union side.
The Rebs would definitely target the commissary wagons, and pick through the dirt to find stray beans that were lost in the rout or whatever. Talk about hard up for a cup of Joe
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:29 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:31 PM (4g5V+)
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? I don’t know what that is. I read that when World War eleven started, Nimitz or Halsey or someone like that sailed into the harbor at Brazil and purchased the entire years crop of coffee. Priorities, I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:32 PM (b5vpJ)
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? I don’t know what that is. I read that when World War eleven started, Nimitz or Halsey or someone like that sailed into the harbor at Brazil and purchased the entire years crop of coffee. Priorities, I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:32 PM (b5vpJ)
LIMFAC = LIMiting FACtor.
And now you know some logistician’s lingo.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:34 PM (4g5V+)
Stude held on till the 1960s, but .
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:34 PM (b5vpJ)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 09:37 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 09:37 PM (DZ9Lv)
I think we knew, but it spurred a conversation
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 09:39 PM (gKWVE)
Hunting, fighting and killing all men
Our end is near, our time now short
Our kingdoms have fallen as a result of his sport
Blitzkrieg tactics of the German command
Born with the power of God in his hand
Withdrawn from fighting, he now takes his leave
Seeking out goals that can't be conceived
Machine gun fire, blood level higher
Visions of torture and terror to all
Ready for battle, awaiting the final command
Posted by: Slayer at July 21, 2026 09:40 PM (4g5V+)
Man on base, two outs, two strikes. Yordan Alvarez swings and misses. But the pitch gets past the catcher, who can't find it. Alvarez is safe at first. Next batter, first pitch, three-run homer.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 09:42 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:43 PM (4g5V+)
Ah. The lesser of two weevils...
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 09:43 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 09:44 PM (urHev)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 09:46 PM (Dd38x)
Sovaboos regularly disparage Lend Lease because the tonnage was a small fraction of Soviet output. But US aid allowed the Red Army to be mechanized. It also supplied avgas, aluminum, alloys and food. The best evidence of the importance of Lend Lease was that the Reds were always demanding more.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 21, 2026 09:46 PM (O0L8i)
Without that Stalin would've folded, and the history of the world would've been much different.
I couldn't finish the Diana West book that revealed this, I kept getting angrier and angrier until all I was wearing was purple shorts.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 21, 2026 09:26 PM (CHHv1)
Some interesting things came out of that. The P-39 Airacobra was a sturdy fighter and ground attack plane that did almost everything well, but didn't do any one thing superbly. The US built 3,000 or so but never found a good use for them, and they were overshadowed by newer models. Almost all of them were shipped to the Soviet Union, where they were heavily used and became one of the most successful airframes of the war. A plane that did everything well and was easy to use and maintain was exactly what the Soviets needed.
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Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 08:03 PM (/Chlc)
Could you buy a gun with a subscription to American Rifleman?
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Posted by: Cow Demon at July 21, 2026 09:43 PM (4g5V+)
Last time I saw Slayer, Jeff was dead, Gary Holt* was in his place, and Tom's head was no longer on the swivel. Old man neck. I am there. No Lombardo, but Bostaph kills the skins.
Still fucking killed.
*Gary Holt is the only one who could step into Jeff Hanneman's shoes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 09:56 PM (0aYVJ)
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I doubt it was a “small fraction”, it was a truly staggering amount of equipment. No chance they would have prevailed without it.
When Germany surrendered in May, Lend Lease was ended for Uncle Joe, and boy was he pissed. I guess he expected the West to keep sending all this stuff
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 09:57 PM (b5vpJ)
But there is a crazy bunch of stuff on the ocean floor; jeeps, tanks, medical supplies, airplane parts, ammunition.
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Software "Glitch" in Democrat-Riddled NJ Allows That Thing the Media Democrat Party Says Never Happens to Happen 6600 Times
A "glitch" permitted 6,600 illegal aliens to sign up to vote, and we know at least 400 did illegally vote.
Deb Heine at AmGreatness:New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D.) announced Tuesday that a "software error" in the state's Motor Vehicle Commission system registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote between June 2023 and June 2024 even though they had indicated they were not U.S. citizens on driver's license and ID applications. New Jersey is one of approximately 31 states that has refused to provide full, unredacted voter registration lists to the Department of Justice for the Civil Rights Division's ongoing review of U.S. voter rolls. Sherrill emphasized that the error happened "under the previous administration" and alleged that a preliminary analysis showed that fewer than 400 of these individuals actually cast ballots in elections. Sherill was preceded by Democrat Governor Phil Murphy, who appears to have concealed the issue after it was caught in 2024. She told reporters during a news conference Tuesday that it was unacceptable that the "previous administration" didn't bring the system error to light and demand accountability.What about the other thousands of illegal aliens on your rolls? She then pivoted to, get this: Trump.
... "I also ordered the removal of any residents from our voter rolls who were erroneously added between June 2023 and June 2024" she added. "The new MVC Administrator that I appointed has begun the process of replacing the vendor responsible for administering the system."
... Sherrill also took the opportunity to bash President Trump's election integrity efforts and patted herself on the back for taking immediate action to fix the problem. She stated that Trump has "zero credibility on the issue" due to his efforts to expose how the 2020 election was rigged.DHS Secretary Mullin says she wants to close this file ASAP because NJ still has around 35,000 illegal aliens on the rolls, and they want to keep those illegal voters:
"This should've been done a LONG time ago," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin posted on X. Just ONE illegal vote cancels out the vote of a U.S. citizen. As @DHSgov reported last week--New Jersey could have as many as 35,152 potential non-citizens registered to vote. Looking forward to working with you to secure your elections in the future."I wouldn't hold your breath.
BREAKING
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) July 21, 2026
WE WERE RIGHT!
Governor Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) just confirmed that illegal aliens ARE registered AND voting in New Jersey.
The thing that never happens is happening.
If it weren’t for the Department of Homeland Security sharing that 250,000 non-citizens are… pic.twitter.com/GXWnLhnWWT
Wait. Weren’t you the guy on TV with me on CBS last Thursday saying noncitizen voting wasn’t a problem. Might want to check in with Gov. Sherrill. She says 6600 foreigners got on her rolls and about 400 voted. https://t.co/l1onCsxp0v
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) July 21, 2026
The deal for the Democrats to pass Motor Voter was that voter rolls be purged routinely due to precisely these concerns.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) July 21, 2026
When Motor Voter passed in May, 1993 during the 103rd Congress, Bill Clinton was President, the House was 258 D, 176 R, and 1 I. Senate was 57 D, 43 R. https://t.co/NozYf3GswQ
In today's newsletter, I argue this is the sweet spot for the DSA. DSA members are *very* college-educated (80% BA+) but *not* particularly well-off (45% HHI incomes below $60K). Their class status is ambiguous. But they tend to be very liberal on culture as well as economics. pic.twitter.com/yXAW5pVczi
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver53
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: The Two Bobs at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Crusader at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:51 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:51 PM (GbONR)
Every single one of illegals who signed up need to be instantly deported with prejudice and
fully identified so that they can never return to the US.
And maybe for laughs we can deport them to North Korea.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (/QHx4)
I wonder what it would take to start allowing bankruptcy on student debt?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:51 PM (GbONR)
Anyone else ever wonder if Elric is Uncle Palp reskinned?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 06:53 PM (/QHx4)
Republicans should have put this in the BBB.
I'm really for zero gov loans for undergraduate also, but just playing the politics game. Gov funded graduate school is ridiculous to most voters.
Posted by: Leupold at July 21, 2026 06:53 PM (eIzlH)
We also have very cheap mail forwarding services, that can pick up your mail and send it wherever.
You can voter register online, WITH NO VERIFICATION at all... just two simple check boxes saying you are a citizen and live at the address of the P.O. Box.
And if you are a Birthright Citizen, who has never even lived in the US past your Birth? It is alllll legal.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:54 PM (mP0Kj)
Mail a ballot to everyone, Zimbabwe, Cuba, England, Spain Australia, India, Pakistan and so forth.
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 06:54 PM (tTmAL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Eromero at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)
https://tinyurl.com/4dtzxntv
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)
The one bright note here is that these newly minted Democrats are failing financially. It's evil of me to say that, but I don't WANT a degree in Gender Studies to be lucrative.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (mmrXZ)
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OK, that makes for 132,000 finger- and toenails that can be removed with pliers for this crime.
Those can be mixed with chicory to brew their camp coffee at the deportation facility.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 06:57 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 06:57 PM (sMkB+)
So who is doing these "registrations" and why, if not to use them for fraudulent votes?
Posted by: boatbuilder at July 21, 2026 06:58 PM (ayypu)
I suspect everyone here of being Palp.
Except me. No way am I Uncle Palpatine.
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:58 PM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 06:58 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Eromero at July 21, 2026 06:59 PM (LHPAg)
What a maroon
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:59 PM (XuXeR)
Things happened. Accidentally. No malice involved, just trying to make sure participation in our democracy extends beyond white peoples who accidentally got born here..
Time to move on.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2026 06:59 PM (Y8DZL)
He starts listing all the great things that government did, claiming they are "socialism" and how does Scott respond to that????
Well, he listed lots of bullshit -- I think Oak Ridge (?) TVA, and NYC subway. Saying they were all built with all "government workers".
Oak Ridge was a defense plant for building the bomb. Yikes, hard line libertarians (the opposite of socialists) understand that gov. has three jobs - defense, courts, and maintain order.
TVA is a utility, and relies on eminent domain and a "commons" Even most libertarians are on board for the gov. being in charge of that.
And most of the NYC subway was built by private corporations.
I wanted the little bitch to get slapped. Scott let me down.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 07:00 PM (TfrXu)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:00 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:58 PM (8jVAy)
Which is JUST what Uncle Palpatine would say....
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 07:00 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (mmrXZ)
Why is that evil ? I'll got one more. Lets talk about why we give scholarships to certain groups ... OK - blacks ... just because they can jump high or shoot a ball in a hoop ?
How many times have you ever said to yourself "I sure wish we had a Power Forward ? Or a great big Defensive Tackle " ?
Never. My answer is Never.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:01 PM (tTmAL)
Let's see the bug report
Was there a ticket opened woth tech support?
Who implemented a fix?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 21, 2026 07:01 PM (WL2lA)
Posted by: Crusader at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (TN0g+)
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And this is all we need to know...
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 07:01 PM (0aYVJ)
And if you are a Birthright Citizen, who has never even lived in the US past your Birth? It is alllll legal.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:54 PM (mP0Kj)
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I live in CA and you know why the vote counts are always 60+% to 30+% against our favor. Every single time. Fraud all the way down.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 07:01 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (VyBeY)
We have 0 trolls who are any fun anymore. It sucks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (BI5O2)
Blame the software. What a dumbass. I bet there are hundreds of bug reports and warnings from engineers on that project who were completely ignored.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (mmrXZ)
We just need to vote harder. And listen more to those that insist we vote harder.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (tTmAL)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (mmrXZ)
In Ace of Spades smart military blog, uncle Palp is everyone.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (QVmho)
We have 0 trolls who are any fun anymore. It sucks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (BI5O2)
I never thought of Uncle Palp as a troll.
Pushed his Dignity Canal hard, but never a troll.
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (3sXRv)
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Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 07:04 PM (78LDJ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:05 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 07:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (3sXRv)
Listen - he was my pal. I named his canal the Grand North American Dignity Canal, to his delight.
But he was definitely trolling.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)
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Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 07:04 PM (78LDJ)
Every bank bail-out in recent memory enters the chat.
And there have been a bunch.
Tarp I ... II ... and III enter the chat.
This is exactly the kind of shit that chaps my ass.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:06 PM (tTmAL)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 07:06 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (QVmho)
In a way you could say that we all made up Uncle Palpatine.
*Radar snickers*
Posted by: Hawkeye Mahon, CPT 4077th at July 21, 2026 07:06 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:06 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 07:06 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 07:02 PM (mmrXZ)
"no, that is not a small issue to be corrected by a few lines of code, that is a major change at a basic level that will propagate through the entire system. We will log the SQR, but we will need it to be budgeted, and we need some time to implement it, and neither will be small."
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2026 07:08 PM (vDZgA)
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 07:08 PM (3sXRv)
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Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:09 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 07:09 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 07:10 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:10 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:10 PM (BI5O2)
Case in point: O'CrazyHo-Tittycaca, who has a degree in "economics" from Boston University, but wound up making a living by using her tits to distract drunks while she shortchanged them.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Miklosov, Ancient Slavonaut Theorist at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (A764u)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 07:03 PM (3sXRv)
It was like... going to see a one man show. You know it's an act, but entertaining.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (d9Cw3)
That's just crazy talk.
Posted by: 29Victor at July 21, 2026 07:12 PM (0MjtC)
Sui Generis
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 07:08 PM (3sXRv)
For myself, the ZOD schtick wears thin.
By the same token, I scroll by.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 07:12 PM (zZu0s)
13m
Effective August 1st, 2026, all Generic Drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a TARIFF of ZERO PERCENT for a two year period of time, after which the TARIFF will be raised to 100% for a one year period of time, and 200% thereafter.
This is done in order to RESHORE Generic Pharmaceutical Production into America, with a penalty to those Companies that decide not to build Plant and Equipment within the stated period of time...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:12 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: steevy at July 21, 2026 07:12 PM (YwEeS)
But if you want Greta Thumberg in a grey hoodie with alien eyes talking about bondage like a regency novel, well, here you go
https://tinyurl.com/36y9px9
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 07:13 PM (/Chlc)
I still use this turn of phrase.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:13 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at July 21, 2026 07:11 PM (d9Cw3)
You say that like its a bad thing !?!?
Posted by: Vanguard / Blackrock / State Street Bank at July 21, 2026 07:14 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Hawkeye Mahon, CPT 4077th at July 21, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)
1) Oddly specific
2) Unless your name is David Hogg...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2026 07:14 PM (vDZgA)
——
Congress did that for a reason. Some schools had a cottage industry, particularly Law schools.
It was de rigeur to get a Law degree, and then declare bankruptcy and renege on the student loans that paid for it. They had specific classes on exactly how to do this.
Maybe there were better ways to prevent this, but, this was the remedy. Student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:14 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: The Two Bobs at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (FZ29D)
As a software guy, that isn't how software errors work. If answering no to "are you a citizen" is ignored, it would always be ignored. Not just every so often.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 07:15 PM (uhVAy)
"... back in 2017 Los Angeles was forced to admit in a lawsuit [by Judicial Watch] they had OVER 1 MILLION ILLEGAL VOTERS on their voter rolls
That’s not all
- LA Voting Rolls have 144% of the total number of eligible residents
- San Diego County has 138% registrations, meaning 810,966 ghost voters at the time
- California had a minimum of at least 1,736,556 ghost voters
We know this number has only skyrocketed to levels we can’t even comprehend
California Democrats are rigging their elections
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 07:15 PM (78LDJ)
I still use this turn of phrase.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:13 PM (BI5O2)
That's a keeper!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 07:15 PM (0aYVJ)
Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD.
Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD.
Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD.
Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD.
Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD.
Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18 DEAD.
also: Administration to allow all U.S. airline carriers to fly directly to Lebanon so that Americans can easily visit this beautiful land. Hopefully, other Countries will do the same.
Enjoy! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:16 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2026 07:16 PM (601KG)
Posted by: Accomack
Ancient SlavoAstronauts.
Blyat!
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 21, 2026 07:16 PM (l26NL)
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https://tinyurl.com/36y9px9
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:13 PM (rbvCR)
Thanx a lot, Kindltot.
Posted by: Eromero at July 21, 2026 07:17 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2026 07:17 PM (601KG)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 07:09 PM (uhVAy)
Exactly why those younger than you or I are going to have it.
First ... they've never lived under Capitalism. They've lived under Socialism. You've never lived under a Free Market either. Not how its worked since FDR.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:17 PM (tTmAL)
I don't think he's ever been back to the blog after leaving.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2026 07:18 PM (vDZgA)
If we had an opposition party, they'd make this point early and often and pass the SAVE act.
Instead, the opposition that our party puts forth is to us.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 07:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:05 PM (VyBeY)
Oh, hahaha! I had forgotten about those.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 21, 2026 07:18 PM (zYpTz)
https://tinyurl.com/2udzvauv
Remember when the Smithsonian was just a cool museum?
There is no institution that cannot be taken over by Communists and perverted into a parody of itself.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 07:18 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:19 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 07:09 PM (uhVAy)
Exactly why those younger than you or I are going to have it.
First ... they've never lived under Capitalism. They've lived under Socialism. You've never lived under a Free Market either. Not how its worked since FDR.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:17 PM (tTmAL)
Even before FDR the economy was mixed rather than pure anything. But its better than aiming to keep all the shit parts rather than eliminate them.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 07:20 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Will Robinson at July 21, 2026 07:20 PM (SExz7)
I don't think he's ever been back to the blog after leaving.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 21, 2026 07:18 PM (vDZgA)
I remember that. Nothing at all after that.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: General Secretary Miklos at July 21, 2026 07:21 PM (A764u)
Since there's no trolls around lurking, I would call your attention to the "I'm totally on your side" variety that spend a few weeks before letting you know who they are and hand off snark until going full asshole, imaging themselves to being cunning influencers that are turning you poor morons to their carefully crafted libertarianism.
Disinterested FDA guy comes to mind.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2026 07:21 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:21 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 21, 2026 07:22 PM (601KG)
Software glitch cuts schools lunch for 6000 ATL children.
Software glitch enroll 6000 illegals a reg voters.
Software glitch loses American Birth Certs for 6000 babies.
Only 1 of these happened.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:23 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 07:23 PM (0aYVJ)
"Today, the FCC took additional action to safeguard our homeland. We have proposed banning the sale of foreign, military-grade drones, including those capable of swarming,"
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:23 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: steevy at July 21, 2026 07:12 PM (YwEeS)
-----------------
[The evolution of Michael Anton's "Celebration Paradox:]
. IT'S NOT HAPPENING -- QUIT IMAGINING, BIGOTS!
. It's happening, but MINISCULE -- QUIT EXAGGERATING, BIGOTS!
. It's happening, and it's TRUMP'S FAULT -- QUIT OPPRESSING, BIGOTS!
. It's happening, and it's a GOOD THING -- QUIT COMPLAINING, BIGOTS!
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 07:24 PM (78LDJ)
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Yep, and the Donroe Doctrine too.
Watch your step.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:24 PM (hPgrk)
62 No word from Centcom on June 21, strikes.
Posted by: Braenyard
I've been trying to fifind more details on the troops killed in the drone strike in Jordan. They all four members of two of the Army's Air and missile Defense Command (AAMDC), the 10th, and the 32nd AAMDC. This makes me think it was a consolidated Eucom/CENTCOM joint AAMDC. Also means that drone was remote piloted because the limited video from the event shows the view from a bunker with a loud speaker saying 'threat attack, impact imminent, take cover immediately.'
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 21, 2026 07:25 PM (QVmho)
They’ve been working this angle for a long time. The problem is the free market, free enterprise, private property rights, rule of law, etc is so far superior to other systems, they really, really have to fuck shit up like a wrecking ball to make headway with attitudes and beliefs. It’s working great, but it’s taking longer than they’d prefer. Hence the ever increasing stridency and hysteria
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:26 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:21 PM (BI5O2)
Alan Castaneda comes in my room at the Pike House about 1235 A, opens my lil fridge, takes out a jar of vlasic dills, eats the 2 left and guzzles the jar of brine.
Lies down on the other bed (I paid to have a private room) and sleeps until about noon the next day.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:26 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (BI5O2)
It has its own Commandment but it goes by the name covetousness.
Posted by: Minuteman at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (Lv/70)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (rbvCR)
66,000 registered by the glitch*
4000 voted
* but that's just the alleged software "glitch."
It does not include those who gave an invalid or no social security.
The illegals who lied and said they were a citizen.
Add another "0" for those.
660,000 illegals registered; 40,000 have ballots voted.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (3cUTc)
——
He left out “Red Scare” and “Witch Hunt”. I’m pretty sure that’s mandatory whenever this topic is brought up.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:28 PM (SY3aZ)
-what a monument, fitting that it remains in London-
https://tinyurl.com/5d4tb2hm
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:28 PM (hPgrk)
"Other Mommy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpTgowZ1dI&t=134s
Could be another good horror movie in this year of good horror movies.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 07:29 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:26 PM (SY3aZ)
Is this the line we wait in to not get a loaf of bread.
No, that line is 1 block over, this is the line we wait in to not get butter.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:29 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
They should teach welding, plumbing or HVAC trades.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 07:29 PM (ourEi)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 07:30 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 07:30 PM (/QHx4)
Everyone runs to town to buy a suit.
About a week later the arms fall off. Then the collar.
They were burial suits that a mortuary had too many of and sold.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:31 PM (/+uur)
Vlasic used to be great, but the quality dropped. I'm a Mt. Olive man now.
Also - I'm tired of "boutique" pickle brands coming at me with a salt-only brine. No vinegar, no sale.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 07:31 PM (BI5O2)
He robbed a pregnant female by sticking a pistol in her belly, in Texas. Great lead to the kids. It’s almost like white liberals are bat-shit fucking crazy and want to start a race war.
“Here let’s you and him fight”. Thanks a lot
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:31 PM (SY3aZ)
Posted by: clarence at July 21, 2026 07:31 PM (1QT7n)
If only.
New York City and Los Angeles have been ... as Media Hubs ... centers of Communist Sympathy for a long, long time.
Just as - in the beginning - it was the Russian Landed Gentry that gave the first hand holds up to Lenin.
McCarthy was right in the macro. There. I said it.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:32 PM (tTmAL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)
Hate on Ann Coulter all you want, but she did do a good book on Tailgunner Joe.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (Y8DZL)
It has its own Commandment but it goes by the name covetousness.
Posted by: Minuteman at July 21, 2026 07:27 PM (47/pr)
It also turns the people suffering from it into absolute jackasses as they strive to prove that they are entitled to their envy.
Envy drives the envious jackass into extremes of action to prove that the people they are envious of are not entitled to the fruits of what they achieve, and that the benefits should come to them instead. Don't they struggle and invent and say pretty words too?
You have to find it in your heart to celebrate other people's successes, and if needed then model on the actions to earn successes as well. You have to forgive yourself for past failures as well.
You may not succeed, but you will at least stop hurting other people on purpose.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (rbvCR)
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2026 - 04:20 PM
Democrats desperately want to retake the House in November, not just to thwart President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, but to launch countless investigations under the guise of oversight.
However, their most stubborn obstacle to achieving this goal isn't President Trump or the Republican Party. The biggest obstacle actually sits inside their own party.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has spent this cycle bankrolling primary challengers against sitting Democrats, and the fight has split the party into two camps that can barely stand each other.
_ZH
Bernie spent his own money?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (/Chlc)
Disinterested FDA guy comes to mind.
Posted by: Auspex at July 21, 2026
Ive noticed that too.
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (lCppi)
Apprenticeships
Great
Again
Posted by: clarence
My 39 year old godson and name sake recently left his safe banking job to start an apprenticeship as an electrician. He absolutely loves it.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 07:29 PM (ourEi)
Pell can now be used for that.
Mike Rowe has a program to learn at trade.
Big Tech (apple alpha goog et al) will now take you into a 6 to 18 weeks course, pay you a stipend, to learn to work on their stuff.
Here in Houston look up Independent Elect Contractors. They will teach you trades, estimating, and proj mgmt for free as they assign you to a company.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Minuteman
>On the bright side, no tranny, LGBTQ+, pedophile, immigrant rape or communist infiltration on this thread so far.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (sYM3s)
——-
“Blacklisted by History” should be required reading.
You wouldn’t be ashamed to state the obvious
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 07:35 PM (SY3aZ)
A ninny with a vast education in nonsense, attained at great trouble and expense, is objectively worse off than your garden variety numbskull.
Posted by: Minuteman at July 21, 2026 07:36 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 07:36 PM (3uBP9)
So honestly ? Give Dildo the entire site. Except none of you can afford to retire Ace. And Dildo is retired, and can't profit off this either.
But that's the dream, right ? Everybody logs in - vetted - and then you all just nod and agree.
A subscription plan. And then you can tell each other its the Wild West of the Internet ... while not read a single objectionable text.
Posted by: Back Us at July 21, 2026 07:38 PM (tTmAL)
Socialist's easy pickings, especially at the 'better' universities.
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2026 07:40 PM (lCppi)
A former Pfizer executive. An Iranian arms trafficker arrested at LAX. A cartel-linked Palestinian arms dealer caught fleeing to Kuwait with $44K in stolen cash.
A company-owned aircraft registered 45 minutes from the border. A Fort Bliss LTC whose father-in-law is the arms dealer. And a Distinguished Honor Graduate whistleblower Soldier Richard Halliday murdered for exposing it all.
This is not a conspiracy theory. This is a documented criminal enterprise.
https://tinyurl.com/yb7fmh5x
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 07:41 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: DanMan at July 21, 2026 07:43 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: anachronda at July 21, 2026 07:51 PM (v3pYe)
waiting for the punch line...
Posted by: anachronda at July 21, 2026 07:52 PM (v3pYe)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 21, 2026 07:29 PM (ourEi)
Pell can now be used for that.
Mike Rowe has a program to learn at trade.
Big Tech (apple alpha goog et al) will now take you into a 6 to 18 weeks course, pay you a stipend, to learn to work on their stuff.
Here in Houston look up Independent Elect Contractors. They will teach you trades, estimating, and proj mgmt for free as they assign you to a company.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 21, 2026 07:34 PM (/+uur)
My high school in the 70s had vocational training programs.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 08:00 PM (uhVAy)
fistful of dollars > handful of votes
Posted by: anachronda at July 21, 2026 07:51 PM (v3pYe)
they only got caught for a handful of votes.
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Damn software left a trail of breadcrumbs. They are getting fired today.
Posted by: SS at July 22, 2026 10:32 AM (52U6V)
BLM Activists Bully James Talarico Into Admitting How Extreme His Leftwing Politics Really Are
I wrote about the fat BLM loudmouth bullying this Sensitive Sally earlier.
What I missed was how productive the BLM activist was, both for her own grifting career and for Republicans. James Talarico has a history of taking the most extreme possible positions on issues. However, during this election cycle, he has tried to not talk about his positions. He isn't renouncing them or even "distancing himself" from them. He just doesn't want to say what he believes in, apart from "the working class." This BLM grifter demanded he co-sign on to every extreme black-racist political agenda item and Talarico, being a sad cuck, couldn't help but obey her.Team Cruz
@TeamTedCruz In one four-minute, off-the-cuff answer, Talarico managed to advocate for or say all of the following: - Reparations are part of his faith tradition.
- Race-based tuition relief.
- Race-based homeownership grants.
- Race-based baby bonds.
- Slavery still defines modern Texas.
- Government must "repair" the past.
- When Democrats win the Senate they will enact reparations
- The George Floyd Act was "transformational."
- Washington must protect Americans "from police violence."
- Shows like 'Cops' promote violence
In one four-minute, off-the-cuff answer, Talarico managed to advocate for or say all of the following:
— Team Cruz (@TeamTedCruz) July 21, 2026
- Reparations are part of his faith tradition.
- Race-based tuition relief.
- Race-based homeownership grants.
- Race-based baby bonds.
- Slavery still defines modern Texas.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2026 05:43 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Robert Francis O'Rourke at July 21, 2026 05:43 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 21, 2026 05:44 PM (NnhvP)
_________________________
That sounds racist to me. Why are we tying up babies?
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:45 PM (dIske)
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:45 PM (kX27y)
It's more the "generic" Democrats that no one really knows in downticket races.
Posted by: Leupold at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Gonzotx at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (nGraA)
At least Beto had the good sense to marry into money, like John Kerry and Ro Khanna.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (a3CJ+)
Thanks, Obama.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: AoS Style Guide Update at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (JgYL0)
Mike Lindell is not only still being punished, but a Judge just added MORE fines for him not following Court directives...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Your school board and local judges have far more influence on your daily life than these retards in Congress. It only takes 2% of the voting population to elect your locals.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (a3CJ+)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (n5tGW)
Thanks, Obama.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (JvZF+)
I contend the LEAST Racist era of US history, was the late 70's early 80's.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Freddie Mercury at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: The Antietam Battlefield at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (n5tGW)
clearly the Jews need reparations from the Egyptian Pharoh, and of course Rome needs to make the Slavs whole...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (mP0Kj)
Why did Texas Democrats prefer this to Jasmine Crockett? She could have done all this while looking fabulous.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (JgYL0)
California's soft-on-crime policies are producing great results! :
Repeat offenders rob Berkeley corner store{/b] -- with superb "Mugshots of the Day" in which no stereotypes were harmed:
https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/07/17/crime/ berkeley-police-arrest-mini-mart-armed-robbery-suspects/
You can bet your bottom dollar they're going to get off with probation again, or slap-on-the-wrist sentences and be back out on the streets in no time flat.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj) "
Affirm. I was there. You're right.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)
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Because Texas is still standing.
I'm telling you, they get mad at people for arguing the opinion not to lay waste to all public strictures.
That's why they thing conservatives are racist at their core. Which is also why if we wanted to have an insurrection, it could only be to create a more racist government.
So, "our government was ATTACKED" on January 6th--just NOT in a good way. The people deemed as racist overthrowing the government is almost as bad as the government remaining.
Notice how, you don't become automatically anti-racist when you're interpreted as overthrowing the government? No, you're still racist from your characteristic of normally defending the government.
Notice, how stipulative all their shit becomes?
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:52 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Wondering at July 21, 2026 05:52 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:47 PM (n5tGW)
clearly the Jews need reparations from the Egyptian Pharoh, and of course Rome needs to make the Slavs whole...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (mP0Kj)
——
‘Don’t forget about me!”
— Abel
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:52 PM (JgYL0)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 21, 2026 05:52 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:53 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)
What slays me is that they are bitching about slaves freed 150 years ago, when there is Slavery still happening in the Mid East and Africa today.
Let alone the Human trafficking going on across our very own Southern Border.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:53 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:51 PM (n5tGW)
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But Woman King was such an empowering movie!!
(About the biggest slavers in African history).
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:53 PM (Fi81e)
The Hebrews looted the Egyptians while the Egyptians were burying their dead.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:54 PM (+4Cf6)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 05:54 PM (Cqx++)
Come on, cuck -- have the courage of your constrictions!
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 05:55 PM (27aLr)
He's a symptom of Austin leftists. They haven't managed to win a statewide election in 32 years. Their position on illegals pisses off the non-grifter Texicans - who're the actual largest minority group in the state, and their decision to run this twink pisses off the blacks - who're the most reliable minority group in the state.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 21, 2026 05:56 PM (ExV1e)
Hence, Italian-Americans need to be paying reparations to Yugoslav-Americans!
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Av6i5)
Let alone the Human trafficking going on across our very own Southern Border."
always gotta remember "the issue is never the issue; the issue is always The Revolution".
it's just one more way to knock another couple of chips off the foundation ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
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And for the million or so white slaves taken by the Barbary pirates. They were raiding Italy for slaves well into the 1700s.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (Av6i5)
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Wow to that publication, to the story, and the comments. 45 is a lot of comments for a routine crime story in a local rag. Looks like a few Berkleyites are PO'd. One of them even says the problem is blue cities.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Delurker at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (2Drhq)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (n5tGW)
Immediately accessible to baby mama Shaniqua...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (6ud1w)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:54 PM (+4Cf6)
FAFO
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 05:57 PM (Av6i5)
/nods...
I hear the Pope is pretty rich...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (mP0Kj)
All this jaw flapping about an issue that hasn't existed since the end of the Civil War. Enough already. If you feel you are in bondage, it's because you put yourself there. Get off your lazy ass, get a job, start a business, work yourself into success.
Or, keep assaulting each other in line at the boarding dock to the cruise ship or the airport ticket counter.
Or that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:00 PM (w2Efp)
BREAKING: Agriculture Secretary Brooks Rollins reveals the largest pork company in the U.S. is owned by CHINA.
~~~~~
That Chinese owned company is Smithfield. They own a ton of other name brands as well:
Ekrich
Nathan’s
Farmer John
Farmland
Armour
Carando
Cooks
Curly’s
Gwaltney
John Morrell
Kretschmar
Margherita
Buy Hatfield instead. They're American owned, pork from local family farms without growth promotants, hormones or steroids.
Think Hatfields & McCoys. 'Murica!
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at July 21, 2026 06:00 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: resist_we_much at July 21, 2026 06:00 PM (cpys
UK Parliament.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 21, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)
The US had a relatively small number of slaves in proportion the total number in the world including Africa and the Middle East where it still exists yet the determined to get money and power from whining about slavery would have you believe the US was unique in owning slaves.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 06:01 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 05:49 PM (YyBvb)
You again. Here to teach us what we don't know, and prove you are suitable for the reward?
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Posted by: SciVo at July 21, 2026 06:01 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:01 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:01 PM (Fi81e)
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OK. What is the least racist Nation? If America is so bad, where is the successful, Utopian ideal?
The whole damn world is racist as fuck. Now that’s a fact. What these clowns are actually doing, the only thing I can’t decide is if this is the actual strategy here, is making an awful lot of people Race conscious, where they weren’t before, or didn’t want to be. They start asking questions.
You laugh at people trying to ret-conn Richard Nixon, but there are actual bad guys in our history.
Hell, I’m sick of hearing about racial “minorities”. White peoples are the minority dumb fucks. And it isn’t even close. 4% maybe 6%? Something in the single digits.
Negro fatigue indeed
Posted by: Club 85 Logic at July 21, 2026 06:02 PM (TdayT)
Posted by: Delurker at July 21, 2026 06:02 PM (2Drhq)
229 If you only look at some track but not field and thug sports you have a point.
Posted by: Community Notes
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(did you mention wrestling?)
They have no motivation to excel in those sports.
They do, however, have physical attributes that lend themselves to physical contest over the Caucasian: higher bone density, higher oxygen assimilation, shorter vertebrae, more fast muscle twitch and a longer Achilles tendon.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:02 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:01 PM (3cUTc)
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So what reparations did the Israelites pay to the Canaanites?
No. That was the Lord's recompense for the fullness of their iniquity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:53 PM (enNUy)
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I was working for Wells Fargo Bank in the early 90s and every year there was a big United Way donation drive.
Each Department bribed their employees by offering everyone an extra paid day off if they contributed -- even as little as $1. There was this really unlikable co-worker of mine (in hindsight, likely a ChiComm Spy) and she was the only one who refused.
I actually thought although it was somewhat admirable (being myself generally a contrarian, loner, and individualist) and funny -- while everyone else in the Department was pissed at her (and attempted to persuade her to change her mind) -- but obviously poorly played on her part all the way 'round.
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (27aLr)
The ones that fell for it are owned.
Posted by: DanMan at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (8uzBS)
That's white supremacy!
- The Smithsonian
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:03 PM (YyBvb)
You seem nice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
According to Ptolemy of Mendes / Manetho, the Israelites looted Egypt on their way out.
Posted by: gKWVE seems to be here to annoy every nation on earth at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:03 PM (YyBvb)
Ah, you are here to be my master. How suitable in a discussion about slavery.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
If any of this actually happens, the Dems will necessarily have to bring back the infamous antebellum Virginia "One Drop Rule," i.e. if you have even one drop of African blood, you count as black.
Ever since DNA testing became commonplace about 15 years ago, lefties have been constantly getting their jollies by revealing to self-identifying "white" people that they actually have a little bit of African blood in the DNA -- as a way of embarrassing them and humiliating them on various TV shows and documentaries.
But all that is going to come back and bite the Left on the ass, when half the white people in America will claim reparations, since Ancestry.com or 23andMe proves that they are 0.05% African.
How can this be countered? The only way is to establish some national "One Drop Rule" -they law that specifies just exactly how much African DNA you mist have to count as "black" and thus entitled to free $$$.
Second look at Jim Crow?
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:05 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj) "
Affirm. I was there. You're right.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (VyBeY)
I’d say that’s pretty accurate.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 06:06 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: gKWVE seems to be here to annoy every nation on earth at July 21, 2026 06:04 PM (gKWVE)
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And Exodus.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:06 PM (27aLr)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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Curious about his parents. Italians in San Antonio. Not that there's anything wrong with that but it is unusual. So, a who, what, when, where and why may be enlightening.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:07 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 06:07 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Bosk at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (VMFAF)
So, you're just a prick. For no good reason. You get a teeny boner from people being pissed off at you.
Sad muthafucka.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (0aYVJ)
To cosplay for the white liberals worldwide the horrors of that market.
All of the slavers were dressed in colonial British dress.
Red coats, powdered wigs, all that.
Whitewashing out that every single man, woman and child sold in that market was brought there in chains 1st put on them by a black man.
Every single one.
And almost the first thing the freed slaves from America did when they founded Liberia was ... create de facto slavery.
Slavery in all but name because their constitution banned slavery.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (n5tGW)
Second look at Jim Crow?
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:05 PM (Av6i5)
Probably the same way they determine if Natives get "free" healthcare. I believe the current amount is 1/32nd Native, but I could be wrong about that. So, if your history says you have any Native blood, you get free healthcare, courtesy of the rest of us paying taxes on your behalf.
I guess that makes up for..... some damned thing. I really don't know. Particularly in AK, where there are no reservations, and nobody was driven off their land, and they were given title to lots of land and set up Native Corporations that pay dividends based on all the set-aside government contracts they pull in for being... Natives.
When is enough ENOUGH?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj) "
Affirm. I was there. You're right.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (VyBeY)
I’d say that’s pretty accurate.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 06:06 PM (SjAWL)
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Yep. I was a teenager and young adult then playing various high school and college sports -- and the black and white players all got along and became great friends.
I saw many of those same folks at a 45th reunion a couple of years ago, and it was like meeting family again after decades of being separated.
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:09 PM (27aLr)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 06:09 PM (enNUy)
So, you're just a prick. For no good reason. You get a teeny boner from people being pissed off at you.
Sad muthafucka.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (0aYVJ)
He comes here to wave that tiny thing around, and we all just point and laugh. You think he would get the picture, but apparently he's too dense to notice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:09 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 06:10 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:03 PM (YyBvb)
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Why do you even bother commenting here at all?
You are never, ever going to change anyone's mind. Period.
Do you just feel the need to spit your venom?
Can't you do that on some other platform?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:10 PM (FZ29D)
Literally nobody gave a flying F what race anybody was, from the kids to the adults. Everybody hung with everybody. All we boys cared about was if you could come out and play ball or ride bikes. Skin color was no factor whatsoever.
Posted by: Delurker at July 21, 2026 06:10 PM (2Drhq)
So what reparations did the Israelites pay to the Canaanites?
No. That was the Lord's recompense for the fullness of their iniquity.
Posted by: Axeman
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Yeah, is funny question. If the Israelis had fulfilled God's command we wouldn't be having the problems we're having today.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (XuXeR)
So they cut thousands of hours to keep the handful of whites and Hispanics.
Because they're so racist.
Just like body cams.
It racist to show the unfiltered, raw truth.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:07 PM (YyBvb)
I am surprised you didn't seize the opportunity to lecture your bosses about the correct and moral path, like you do here. Isn't that what someone who knows better should do?
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (w2Efp)
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To ask is to have answered, weedhopper.
It will NEVER BE ENOUGH!!!!!
There's too much money in the grievance- and race-hustling industry ...
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (27aLr)
Posted by: Eromero at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (ED8FQ)
Posted by: Club 85 Logic at July 21, 2026 06:02 PM (TdayT)
Retired US Navy, yup. Go ask the Japanese about the Chinese or even worser, the Koreans.
Whole world has been tribal since the advent of Man, but the US we tried to make our Tribe American... just that, with no sub tribe, but the Left has destroyed that by forcing us LEGALLY into categories.
Forcing us right back to Tribes.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Margaret Sanger at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (ZypAx)
Every single one.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (3cUTc)
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The coastal African tribes raided the inland tribes. This was at a time where white Europeans thought they would catch malaria for sure venturing into the jungle and bush.
Black people should be mad at the Semitic people (Arab, et al) who purchased the majority and Brazil who purchased 2/3rds of the slaves headed West.
The American take was only 10% of all West-bound slaves. Bad enough, but is scale is considered, it is what it is.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Dog's got big hard on for something. But he takes it out on everyone who had nothing to do with his displeasure.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:53 PM (enNUy)
United Way was famous for giving just about 0 to the causes they asked for money for.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)
It racist to show the unfiltered, raw truth.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:11 PM (3cUTc)
It's actually hilarious that any of them honestly thought that body cams would show anything other than the uncomfortable truths about the conduct of an over-represented minority in the crime stats.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj) "
Affirm. I was there. You're right.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (VyBeY)
I’d say that’s pretty accurate.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 06:06 PM (SjAWL)
I graduated high school in 1979 in AK. I do not recall giving one fat rat's ass what color anyone was, and we had everybody.
That was NOT true when I went to college in St. Louis. Whites and blacks did not mix, and there weren't many other races around. It was bizarre to me, to say the least.
I still don't give a fiddler's fart what race anyone is. I DO care how people behave, and what they whine about, and how they push their idiocy on others. That gets damned old fast.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:14 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:14 PM (XuXeR)
Black people should be mad at the Semitic people (Arab, et al) who purchased the majority and Brazil who purchased 2/3rds of the slaves headed West.
The American take was only 10% of all West-bound slaves. Bad enough, but is scale is considered, it is what it is.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (Fi81e)
Yellow Fever was the big killer off the slave coast IIRC
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:14 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy)
They did claim to give money to Planned Parenthood, so I never contributed, no matter how pushy management was.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (XuXeR)
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And that could not be allowed to continue
Posted by: Club 85 Logic at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (TdayT)
Forcing us right back to Tribes.
Posted by: Romeo13
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There is a solution in those words.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Margaret Sanger at July 21, 2026 06:12 PM (ZypAx)
I perform non-race-based baby services in all 50 states including Alaska and Hawaii, IYKWIMAIKTYD.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:15 PM (dK+Kv)
So Talarico has now got to crawl on the floor and lick the soles of their shoes to get them to show up in November, or else he doesn’t even clear 30% in the general.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (T2w7I)
But WAIT a minute, the lefties will protest -- that's not fair! They're rich. And, they may be "black," but they were born in Africa, and emigrated here, and are not descended from slaves. That doesn't count!
OK, then, are we gonna have to start keeping track of who is descended from a slave or not?
Obama's family were never slaves -- in fact, they OWNED slaves back in Africa. So none of the Obamas get reparations.
What if you have a street in a black neighborhood, on on that street you have:
-- An American black guy who can prove he was descended from American slaves.
-- A Somali guy who arrived here in 2021.
-- A guy from the Dominican Republic who is indeed descended from slaves -- but slaves in a foreign country that has nothing to do with America.
-- An American black guy who CAN'T prove he was descended from American slaves, has no paperwork.
-- Some random dude with dark skin who has no clue as to his ancestry.
Who gets reparations? And why?
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Romeo13
Throw in Babylonia, Roman, and Persian reps too!
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 21, 2026 06:08 PM (2ap+5)
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BAD BAD BAD idea for Trump to endorse him. Lindell is not taken seriously in MN and will not get any crossover voters. Lisa Demuth is the only one who has a chance against the next governor, sure to be Amy K. And then they'll get the insane current Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to take Amy's spot in the Senate. Michele Tafoya will probably lose to crazy Peggy but has a chance....probably the cows and rocks people once again will be outvoted by the metros.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (kX27y)
It might not be. It might just be the left always planning for maximum win. Which they always do as sure as the republicans always plan for complete capitulation.
But don't discount the chance that there may be Georgia style GOPe operatives in TX and elsewhere waiting to throw everything in exchange for personal benefit.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (/4+vQ)
Houston Public Media: The poll found 67% of Black voters surveyed said they support Talarico — of note considering what those numbers looked like for previous Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate at similar points in their campaigns. In 2024, the group’s polling around this time showed Colin Allred drawing 47% of the state’s Black voters, while Beto O’Rourke had 49% in 2018.
Monica Thompson said she’ll likely support Talarico in November but remains frustrated with how this year’s Democratic primary unfolded.
“We do want him to beat Ken Paxton, but I don’t like the way he got it,” said Thompson. “I just don’t think Jasmine Crockett got a fair chance because of her skin color.”
In a general election, these somewhat-reluctant voters could prove to be a deciding factor, according to Texas Southern University political scientist Michael Adams.
“If we have an election that’s a statistical dead heat, those voters who may opt to stay at home would be very important,” said Adams. “Jasmine Crockett was able to get them off of their sofas and out to the polls.”
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 21, 2026 06:17 PM (2qI1t)
We made sure there was no further population...
/Arab states
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:17 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 21, 2026 06:17 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (YyBvb)
And then you get here and show how stupid you are.
Does not work or play well with others. On your permanent record.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 06:17 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Sorry, Phil Swift! at July 21, 2026 06:17 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Often, people believe the things they believe first, then go look for evidence. In their mind it is two things:
1) body cameras have to be wrong. Cops are racist and most people are good (except the ones they hate.)
2) the cameras must just not be being shown for all the black and gay people getting shit by police.
I have started to wonder if certain black people believe that a LOT of the black on black murders (the people they don't know personally) are actually white cops shooting the people.
In short, people can maintain delusions in the face of clear disproving evidence.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: torabora at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (55uYK)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:09 PM (27aLr)
You probably graduated from HS about the same time I did. Our HS was about 90% white but the kid who was voted most popular was black. Natl Honor Society, athlete, AOS level of rapier sharp wit. No one cared what color he was.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (YyBvb)
Well ... I know stupid when I see it...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (6ud1w)
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (et1vG)
"Listen here, Lil' Maqqoniyum! Your generation doesn't know how easy they got it! When I used to stick up that Mini-Mart, I had to walk through Aryan Brothers both ways on the way to yard time and back for at least two years after! And then there was the halfway house... they made you work a jay-oh-bee, and you'd get chiggers in your ankle monitor!
Now they let you out the next day, and pay you reparations, too! Here... take my MAC-10 back to that Mini-Mart and get me 3 forties and a carton of Kools. And some Funyuns. The flamin' hot kind. I'll see yo lil' ass tomorrow."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (UjdFS)
Maybe that's what Trump is promoting here. A source that found out early that China had "all our records".
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:19 PM (Fi81e)
Physics Geek
@physicsgeek
Homes burn to the ground.
Rebuilding permits are mostly not issued to homeowners.
CA is now going to buy up the land and build "affordable" housing, leaving the former homeowners SOL.
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Remember when a lot of us said this was going to happen and many of you simply LOLed? Pepperidge Farm remembers
x.com/physicsgeek/status/
2079588346884411511
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (78LDJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)
We all saw the same stats. We knew what body cams would show, in the face of overwhelming agitprop to the contrary.
It was really fun to just point and laugh at the idiots when all the anecdotal body cam evidence came out in support of the crime stats.
Then they changed the crime stats.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (0aYVJ)
The Drill Sergeants wanted 100% participation. There was one guy who flatly refused, and the Senior Drill was pissed. “You mean you won’t even contribute one fucking dollar a month!?” And the guy held is ground. I can’t remember exactly what he said in response but it was pretty good, and he had a point.
One Drill sergeant admonished me “Don’t be givin’ no money to no damn Trees, and shit” LOL
Posted by: Club 85 Logic at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (TdayT)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Try not to gag when you eat the disgusting cuisine with your fingers.
Posted by: Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (2qI1t)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (/4+vQ)
Show off.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 21, 2026 06:21 PM (hmYU4)
The closest most come to civilization were lucky enough to be our slaves.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 21, 2026 06:21 PM (wBaIH)
Hosted by AI Richard Dawkins al la Running Man.
Contestants get to spin a big giant wheel for their prize.
Only catch is, they have to accept is as final.
One slot will be $0. Another $100. Various others up to $100k.
And one "Return to Africa." Plays the bankruptcy sound from Wheel of Fortune.
Where, if they land, security rushes the stage to take them home to Africa.
LOL
I can imagine how many of the high-functioning retards would clamber to get on that show.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:21 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: We, the Dinosaurs at July 21, 2026 06:22 PM (ZypAx)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (Av6i5)
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*readies paper bag*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 06:22 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 06:22 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:22 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:22 PM (XuXeR)
Okay stop right there. BULLSHIT DETECTED!!!
A generic dem has *always* gotten 90% of the black vote in Texas. If it’s true that Talarico only has 67%, he is way way down from the norm.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 06:23 PM (T2w7I)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)
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I knew a few criminal types in my growing up days.
It's never about them. They are just having a little fun and the cops really have it out for them.
One guy I know broke the law to "pay back" the system that kept punishing him.
That was *just* the way he thought.
So, it doesn't surprise me that people like these guys would expect that body cams would show the cops being assholes, because they completely discount how they bring this upon themselves.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 21, 2026 06:24 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (YyBvb)
Nah, your twitch is that you have horrible envy issues and you disguise it as moral correction of others. You accuse people of being naive, blinded, overconfident and wound up in their privilege out of projection of your own faults.
You don't care about anything anyone else thinks or their arguments for believing what they do, you just want to drag other people down so you can look bigger.
You want to be praised for it, because you need validation for how you think of yourself.
You need praise and you hate other people who don't need to beg for it like you do.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:25 PM (rbvCR)
The White House will allow Andrew Tate and his brother to be extradited to Britain, despite pressure from figures in Donald Trump’s inner circle"
Who are these figures in his "inner circle" ?? Names ?
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:26 PM (GD0B3)
Your baby only has to pay us 10% when they get sprung.
And now you can enroll in the Larmondo Baby Life Plan. Your policy will put a $10,000 annuity on your child's commissary the day he's transferred out of the juvenile system.
Posted by: Larmondo's Baby Bonds at July 21, 2026 06:27 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 06:27 PM (enNUy)
A generic dem has *always* gotten 90% of the black vote in Texas. If it’s true that Talarico only has 67%, he is way way down from the norm.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Here's the poll they were using:
https://tinyurl.com/3e5dfck5
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 21, 2026 06:27 PM (2qI1t)
My guess this is a planted 'sources say' when they want to cast libel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (YyBvb)
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So why bother with US?
Surely there are far richer treasure troves of idiots out there, such as Reddit or Democratic Underground.
Oh, wait. Those people will actually BAN you, while we just mostly ignore you.
And I pity you. Because you can never become better than what you are right now. And THAT is what eats at you the most.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:28 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 06:28 PM (TfrXu)
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While the Republicans remained in power, there are some people who already got their reparations.
It's the Dems who discontinued the program.
But the Democratic Party is the one sacrosanct former central agent of actual racism that can't be touched because What does that have to do with now??!!
Because they were strong for the unions (which was an actual racist development) and came out strong for the right women to abort black babies.
But this is how you can see how strong demonic blindness is. So many racial things were birth and nursed in the Democratic party, but its the one institution that it would be RACIST to tear down.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:28 PM (Fi81e)
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The oft-repeated comment on X is, they lack the mental capacity to think more than 15 seconds into the future.
And you watch these body cams and ... holy shit do they prove it.
They way they cycle through the same phrases. How they keep trying to talk their way out. How quickly their story changes, changes back and changes again.
And the whole time, you can almost hear the voice in their head telling them stuff like "say 'don't touch me,' that will make them leave."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 06:28 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:19 PM (Fi81e)
Yes, that's true but he has 0 % chance in Minnesota, conservatives know he has no chance at all and are pissed Trump endorsed him. Reminds of me of Curtis Silwa in the NYC mayors race.......
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 06:28 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: banana Dream
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or that conservative TX is not GA pacifists
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:29 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Tim Walz at July 21, 2026 06:30 PM (2qI1t)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 06:30 PM (zeRnp)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 06:31 PM (0aYVJ)
But most of it is reflexive.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 06:31 PM (sYM3s)
That was *just* the way he thought.
Posted by: Axeman
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My older brother used to justify stealing 8-track decks out of cars by saying that it was his way of keeping "even." People would steal from him, so he had to steal from them first.
I saw him break into beat up cars that were clearly owned by girls. He was 17 or so, so I was 12. I thought he was a fucking loon, as that girl never stole shit from him. I understood that thieves and scumbags rationalize what they do. It is their nature. (That was a valuable lesson.)
He was a broken, fallen, flawed. POS.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 06:32 PM (TfrXu)
Reparations is the card you play after somebody played an Accident card on you.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)
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We re not in Wakanda. Individualism matters to most Americans.
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:32 PM (GD0B3)
Does Trump endorsing Mike Lindell make a difference? It's a Republican primary, anyone who votes is paying attention to the candidates.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:32 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 21, 2026 06:30 PM (zeRnp)
Why did Constantinople get the works?
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (T2w7I)
Hey, that Aleric enslaved and sold a bunch of us!
/Romans
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:26 PM (GD0B3)
Oh, I am sure they are just un-named figures that are similar to the un-named sources that are always being quoted to cause a reason for doubt and blackpills for credulous MAGA voters who are always falling for evidence that Trump has gathered around him a council of traitors.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (hPgrk)
A notorious fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List for allegedly stealing more than half a billion dollars from Medicare was captured after an international manhunt.
Khalid Satary, 54, was cuffed in the Middle East on Monday after more than three years on the lam for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $547 million, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 06:20 PM (dK+Kv)
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How long before "AI" is used to change all the non-white criminals' faces on body cam videos and in mug shots to "white"-- so that they match the race label assigned at booking?
/rhetorical
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (78LDJ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (T2w7I)
It's nobody's business but the Turks
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (6ud1w)
The answer is yes.
The way to implement “yes” is to say “ no” to reparations and “yes” to everything else.
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (GbONR)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (GD0B3)
The Dems win the Senate and the White House in 2028.
First thing on their agenda: Re-open the borders. Abolish ICE. Allow in the world, No deporations. No ID checks.
Second thing on their agenda: Reparations for "black" people. Every black person in the US gets $1 million (or some amount).
Guess what would happen?
THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF AFRICA WOULD IMMEDIATELY DECAMP FOR THE UNITED STATES, just to get that free $1 million.
Oh no! National bankruptcy! Welfare system instantly collapses! We'll have to close the borders, institute ID checks, deport all the Africans...wait - -we're just become the enemy.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (Av6i5)
Even commies are tribal to the ideology. So are we. It is the desire to not be an island in your beliefs and why most of us keep posting here like it is a use net forum and it is 1999.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Robert Francis O'Rourke at July 21, 2026 05:43 PM (0sNs1)
Talarico still has one chance to win.
He must adopt the Wendy Davis Gambit and-
prance around the stage in pink tennis shoes at his rallies.
Those bright pink clad tootsies are like a hypnotic, Siren song for all Democrats.
Do it Jimmy T.!!!! Go Pink and win!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 06:35 PM (iJfKG)
Also there is a federal lawsuit against this which is one of the problems of which I speak.
Pssst... you only saw this comment on AoS.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:35 PM (n5tGW)
Oh no! National bankruptcy! Welfare system instantly collapses! We'll have to close the borders, institute ID checks, deport all the Africans...wait - -we're just become the enemy.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (Av6i5)
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When that happens, it'll be far too late.
All us white folks may have to move to Africa and build ourselves our own Wakanda.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:36 PM (FZ29D)
Praise ? Hell - I wish more Logic was on the table.
Posted by: Howdy at July 21, 2026 06:29 PM (YyBvb)
You hate people for having what you don't have, and continually attack them for it. Peace of mind, faith, family, community.
Wolfus is right, you will never be more that what you are today, a sad troll trying to hurt strangers because you can't think of a better way to spend your time.
Sad, boring, dull.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:36 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 21, 2026 06:33 PM (T2w7I)
It's nobody's business but the Turks
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (6ud1w)
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That's some historical revision right there.
Move along, captured city, here. Move along.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:36 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:36 PM (FZ29D)
Word.
Posted by: Rhodesia at July 21, 2026 06:37 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:36 PM (FZ29D)
It was called South Africa.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:37 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: runner
That's right! You can totally trust the ones in November though!
Posted by: Ann Selzer at July 21, 2026 06:37 PM (2qI1t)
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein Of Brattleboro, VT at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (JM9I6)
I think blacks should pay back the people who brought them to this wonderful continent. I think they should also pay back the taxpayers for their immense social welfare burden, and pay back society for the high crime and disruption they cause.
And that is where this talk of reparations will lead. Do they want that? An accounting?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (TfrXu)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (iJfKG)
Does Trump endorsing Mike Lindell make a difference? It's a Republican primary, anyone who votes is paying attention to the candidates.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:32 PM (mmrXZ)
It could be the situation we had with Cornyn/Paxton. Had Trump endorsed Cornyn, it wouldn’t have mattered. Cornyn was going down.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (Av6i5)
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That would be terrible!!
Posted by: Frankfort School Professors Trying Hard to Hide Their Smirk at July 21, 2026 06:38 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 06:31 PM (0aYVJ)
The difference between Howdy and Laocoon is that Laocoon was right, and was under threat for saying what he did, and then went and said it and was suffered for it.
Howdy is trolling on an anonymous forum and he probably never has even kicked in money to ace
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 06:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:39 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
The funny part is, this "Whitekanda" would actually rapidly develop all the advanced technology depicted in the laughable racist fantasy movie.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:39 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (GD0B3)
Can't imagine the Dems do either. But apparently that or Crockett is all the Dems have.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:40 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:39 PM (Av6i5)
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Yep. That's exactly why I brought it up.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 06:40 PM (FZ29D)
There are 10 cities that have had animal mayors, most were dogs, a cat, and two goats. There are currently more cities that have had goat mayors than reparations. And when the lone city has it's law struck down there will be zero and still two goat mayors.
There have been some cities that passed "reparation" bills that were not race based and included wipepo but had "reparation" in the title of the law and people were not so happy about that.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 06:40 PM (3uBP9)
Best -- tell them they are not victims of anything and they need to get to work and bust their asses like everyone else. Tell them that life is unfair to all of us and deal with it.
Worst -- give them $1,000,000 each and tell them they are victims.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 06:40 PM (TfrXu)
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We re not in Wakanda. Individualism matters to most Americans.
Posted by: runner
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America is different. Pre LBJ. Americans, like all people had their little tribes but an over arching unity was AMERICAN. Evidence?
How badly do you think blacks were treated pre-WWII?
How many blacks volunteered for service in WWII?
Regardless how shitty they were treated they were American and showed it.
That is something, a unity that exists, or existed before the hate mongers, no where else in the world.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:41 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:42 PM (n5tGW)
“I just don’t think Jasmine Crockett got a fair chance because of her skin color.”
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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It's always funny when Dems accidentally condemn themselves and their own institutions. Who ran the Democrat primary in Texas?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:42 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: runner at July 21, 2026 06:34 PM (GD0B3)
Can't imagine the Dems do either. But apparently that or Crockett is all the Dems have.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:40 PM (uhVAy)
Eh, the polls are all for teeing up the cheat.
If Democrat cheating is prevented, they lose.
Perhaps even in blue shitholes.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 06:42 PM (iJfKG)
I disagree that we cannot but be tribal.
There is no way I'm as tribal as TDS-ers who can't fly the flag or express patriotism or land at Trump International Airport.
Or elitists who think an academic education elevates you above all humanity who didn't go to college. Or globalists who have only become tribal about globalism.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:42 PM (Fi81e)
Starting this fall, Salamanca High School will introduce "Sally," an M-Series robot built by Realbotix, to assist in coding, robotics, and AI classes for 11th and 12th graders.
Thing is, "Sally" is a sex robot for incels that has been repurposed to teach high school juniors and seniors.
Given how some teenagers have managed to hack the McDonald's mobile app's ordering AI to do their homework, I can only imagine that within a few hours in the classroom, "Sally" will be performing blow jobs on the horny teenage students.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 06:43 PM (BvPIe)
https://tinyurl.com/bdhk269u
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 06:44 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 06:45 PM (GbONR)
that or Crockett is all the Dems have.
Posted by: Oldcat
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They don't have her anymore, do they?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 06:45 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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But that would be appropriating a fictional African culture made up by white comic writers!!
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:45 PM (Fi81e)
Given how some teenagers have managed to hack the McDonald's mobile app's ordering AI to do their homework, I can only imagine that within a few hours in the classroom, "Sally" will be performing blow jobs on the horny teenage students.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 06:43 PM (BvPIe)
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You are suggesting that that's not part of somebody's plan.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 06:46 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 06:43 PM (BvPIe)
So, just change the name of the class to... Sex Ed?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Also make her a retard, for verisimilitude.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 06:48 PM (BI5O2)
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"This is feature, not bug, comrade!"
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:48 PM (78LDJ)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (TfrXu)
Posted by: banana Dream
Heck, just yesterday Alameda County (in California) voted to give reparations to all black residents of the county.
Barely even made the local news. No one cares.
Why not? Alameda County has no money to spare. So they can promise reparations all they want, but will never be able to actually pay out.
Of course, the new law is hilariously unconstitutional, but I doubt it will ever be challenged, because everyone in the country either agrees with the law, or simply doesn't give a shit anymore.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (Av6i5)
All cultures are not the same
Posted by: man at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
The funny part is, this "Whitekanda" would actually rapidly develop all the advanced technology depicted in the laughable racist fantasy movie.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:39 PM (Av6i5)
Whut, you mean like Rockets that come back down and land themselves???
Wait.... Elon Musk is from Africa... and he's White... is he KING OF WHITEKANDA?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:51 PM (Av6i5)
Given how some teenagers have managed to hack the McDonald's mobile app's ordering AI to do their homework, I can only imagine that within a few hours in the classroom, "Sally" will be performing blow jobs on the horny teenage students.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 06:43 PM (BvPIe)
It doesn't look like sally is a sex robot. The company that produced sally did, in the past, acquire a company that made a sex doll. Sally does look a bit dolled up in the face. But I don't think it was designed for "sex". But to be a tradeshow presenter, or like in a kiosk showing carburetors or something.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Community Notes
>This is pure American ingenuity and gumption. I would hire these students work on my lunar rover.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 06:53 PM (sYM3s)
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:53 PM (78LDJ)
Barely even made the local news. No one cares.
Why not? Alameda County has no money to spare. So they can promise reparations all they want, but will never be able to actually pay out.
Posted by: zombie at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (Av6i5)
Yeah when I looked there are a bunch of places that had a vote and it passed and it does absolutely nothing. Or it does something like provides shelter to unwed pregnant aardvarks but has reparation in the name.
Posted by: banana Dream at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (sMkB+)
...
Posted by: Community Notes
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I can't find it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:56 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 06:50 PM (mP0Kj)
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Parasites like Talafreako will invade Whitekanda and try to remake it as Wokekanda.
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 06:57 PM (78LDJ)
Parasites like Talafreako will invade Whitekanda and try to remake it as Wokekanda.
Posted by: ShainS
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That's what oak trees and ropes are for.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 06:59 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (sMkB+)
Paying him to leave the UK might be just the ticket.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:59 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 06:55 PM (sMkB+)
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Old & Busted: The Peter Principle.
New Hotness: The Preator Principle.
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 07:00 PM (78LDJ)
Posted by: zombie
As soon as they stopped dying of malaria and other assorted tropical diseases, yeah.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 21, 2026 08:01 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Danimal28 at July 21, 2026 09:41 PM (D/yTJ)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 06:13 PM (uhVAy)
United Way nuked themselves when word got out that the founder was getting 7 figures for nothing more than coining the name. They were really begging for money after that. Participation was a huge deal to CEOs and VPs. I think substantial perks were at stake. Our company pushed hard, too.
As far as Talarico goes, he just looks like a blow up doll to me, so bland. And when he smiles, the smile doesn’t reach his eyes. Not in that sharp, shark-like way of a predator, but because they’re blank.
Posted by: Advo at July 21, 2026 10:00 PM (jO4mz)
Democrats Push Unhinged Racialist Propaganda as Republicans Probe the Smithsonian for Its Rampant Leftwing Bias
"The museum does not take sides,' a Smithsonian official declared, perjuring herslef.
Yes, the Democrats' "love" of America continues to be the same kind of "love" shown to Tina Turner by Ike Turner. Baby I love you so much, can't you see how much it hurts me when you make me abuse you? The director of this DEI shitshow was grilled by Republican congressmen at today's hearing, with Democrats shrieking that it's "white supremacy" to demand neutral standards in a publicly-funded museum.
'The museum does not take sides': Smithsonian official defends institution amid Trump criticism A scathing White House report accused museum leaders of "radical" activism.
The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (MNAH) defended its work in a congressional hearing on Tuesday morning amid sharp criticism from the White House over the contents of the Washington, D.C. museum. "Our work is governed by the Smithsonian standards of scholarship, accuracy, independence, and nonpartisanship," Anthea Hartig said. "The museum does not take sides in America's political debates. We preserve and document the evidence of American life in all of its breadth, so that the public can encounter the past and draw their own conclusions." Hartig's comments came during her opening remarks to lawmakers in a House Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency hearing titled "Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape the Past." She is also expected to testify in a related hearing on Wednesday before the Committee on House Administration, a committee spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. Hartig was named in a scathing White House Domestic Policy Council report released on July 4, accusing the MNAH and its leadership of engaging in "extreme political activism" and presenting "a radical view of American history." She pushed back against the report's findings on Tuesday. ... Hartig's testimony this week marks the first time that a top leader at the Smithsonian gets grilled publicly by Congress after President Donald Trump targeted the institution in his March 27, 2025 executive order, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History." The executive order directed Vice President J.D. Vance, in consultation with the president's advisers on domestic policy, "to remove improper ideology" from Smithsonian institutions, arguing that materials that cast America in a "negative light" have no place in federal cultural institutions. ... The report accuses the museum of "anti-White activism," "illegal alien activism," and "transgender activism." It also includes many photos of materials the White House has identified as problematic. It also accused the museum's leaders of not loving America. "The serious concerns raised in this report are not about a few exhibits or a few controversial labels," the report says. "As it stands today, it would benefit most Americans, especially parents bringing their children for a tour, if the Smithsonian's flagship history museum had a label at every entrance that reads: 'Warning: the exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country.'" Hartig pushed back against this claim on Tuesday and invited lawmakers to visit the museum to view its contents themselves. "I believe what you will find, madams and sirs, is not an institution that has forgotten its country, but one that loves it enough to tell the full sweep of history, our triumphs and our struggles," she said. "I love the United States of America. I consider it the privilege of my career to help preserve its treasures and serve the American people."
Below, Democrats shaming themselves in public.
The director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Anthea M. Hartig, came under fire on Tuesday at a congressional hearing over a recent White House report that accused her of "radical activist ideology" and the museum of undermining "faith in American institutions." ... Representative Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, an arm of DOGE that held the hearing, focused on content in two recent exhibitions: "Entertainment Nation," which explores the history of entertainment and "Girlhood (It's complicated)," which discussed gender identity. "You have pictures of bondage, you have some overtly sexual things up there, you have transgendered folks," he said. "In another exhibit, a 6-year-old girl asked why she doesn't have male genitalia. Do you really think that content is appropriate for children? I mean, do you think little girls have penises?" Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina asked Ms. Hartig to list how many genders there are and said, "When was your gender revealed to you?" The museum director responded, "I don't really think that's relevant to the conversation" and generally answered in measured tones, explaining at one point that the "Girlhood" show "was not designed for children" and had a label informing parents about some of the topics. Ms. Hartig contested the thrust of the recent White House report about the museum she leads. "We unwaveringly attest that it does not fairly or accurately characterize the full body of work at the museum," Ms. Hartig said at the hearing, "Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape the Past," while acknowledging that "there is always room for improvement." "When historians talk about reframing a traditional narrative, we don't mean erasing it," she continued. "We mean adding the evidence, the voices, the objects that earlier tellings left out so that more Americans can see themselves reflected in the national story.
WHY ARE THEY PROJECTING THIS MUCH?
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) July 21, 2026
PRESSLEY: "Dr. Blight, looking at history, why do neo-fascist autocrats attack cultural institutions like museums?"
DR BLIGHT: "Madam Congressman, it's because they believe that's where you can control people's minds. you can sustain a social… pic.twitter.com/mtA6iGOcn1
Fox News
@FoxNews Jasmine Crockett says the real reason so many people were rooting for Spain to win the World Cup in the finals was because of "racist history" surrounding Argentina. REP. JASMINE CROCKETT: "If you recall, the last two teams, it was Argentina and Spain, and it seemed like the vast majority of the world was rooting for Argentina- or actually against Argentina, right?" "And why was that? Just give me an explanation. If you could guess." PROF. DAVID BLIGHT: "Spain had the best team. Maybe that's why they were rooting for them?" REP. JASMINE CROCKETT: "There's also a racist history"
Jasmine Crockett says the real reason so many people were rooting for Spain to win the World Cup in the finals was because of "racist history" surrounding Argentina.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 21, 2026
REP. JASMINE CROCKETT: “If you recall, the last two teams, it was Argentina and Spain, and it seemed like the… pic.twitter.com/KbGTWznA4O
Jasmine Crockett: "Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome to the Republicans' white pride rally disguised as a congressional hearing."
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) July 21, 2026
Absolutely beneath the office. Sadly, not shocked, but what a disgusting display. pic.twitter.com/zAZCC6yaQ9
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh 🚨 OMG. Brutal moment as Rep. Brandon Gill embarrasses Smithsonian Director Hartig with this line of questioning GILL: Is it important to be polite? HARTIG: Yes GILL: Your organization says politeness is a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture. Ma'am, are you a white supremacist? HARTIG: No, sir. GILL: Why does your organization say being polite is part of being a white supremacist? 😭😭 ANOTHER ONE: GILL: Is objectivity important for history? HARTIG: We strive to be objective GILL: Your document says being objective is white supremacy. HARTIG: Mm... GILL: Are you promoting a white supremacy culture at the Smithsonian? Ma'am, is this a difficult question?
🚨 OMG. Brutal moment as Rep. Brandon Gill embarrasses Smithsonian Director Hartig with this line of questioning
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 21, 2026
GILL: Is it important to be polite?
HARTIG: Yes
GILL: Your organization says politeness is a defining characteristic of white supremacy culture. Ma'am, are you a… pic.twitter.com/Yeoqtx32G9
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (/QHx4)
Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Audio)
https://youtu.be/B1PIEMofJuQ
There's also a music video with a couple versions. I fancy this one, where it was cut down to fit a club mix that a DJ made in 2013, that became her highest-charting U.S. solo single:
Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Music Video) [Cedric Gervais Remix]
https://youtu.be/5gqEJT1lxgk
I will go nood now.
Posted by: SciVo at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (YSM/8)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (O7YUW)
Smithsonian buggered the B-29 Enola Gay display back in the early 1990s
The difference back then, there were a lot of World War II veterans still alive, including much of the crew, and they weren’t having any of it. Pseudo-intellectual quackery by credentialed cretins.
It’s only gotten worse. A lot worse
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (dLypp)
1) Hating whitey
2) Wanting to sexualize kids
3) Claiming that's just normal non partisan stuff
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:45 PM (sKqQm)
The only moral choice in 1945 was to keep dropping nukes on Japan until they surrendered.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 04:46 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (2Ez/1)
Just auction all this stuff (to American buyers only, of course).
There is no fucking excuse - none - to have our artifacts in the hands of this government that hates our country so much. They aren't safe with these people. Give them to someone who doesn't go to sleep fantasizing about burning them.
Empty the National Archives, too. It's pure perversion to have the US government in possession of the Declaration and Constitution.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (kgE5c)
The only moral choice in 1945 was to keep dropping nukes on Japan until they surrendered.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)
And the ONLY concern an American should have had was saving American lives.
It also happened to save MANY MORE Japanese lives than American ones, but the only moral choice an American should have had was clear.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 04:48 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 21, 2026 04:48 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 04:48 PM (6ud1w)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM
L'Opecia Pressley. D-Boston.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 21, 2026 04:48 PM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 21, 2026 04:49 PM (RUm4z)
Also, 30 years of CAD drafting experience in the civil engineering and land survey fields.
But, still Moron.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 04:49 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2026 04:49 PM (uzmqU)
Oh my organization says objectivity is white supremacy? Why, I'll have to look into that because I certainly didn't know about it!
Now if it was me I'd have followed up with:
Are you going to resign right now for promoting white supremacy or will you continue to lead the Smithsonian as a White Supremacist?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 21, 2026 04:49 PM (sFNX2)
This is going to be awesome. Who's first?
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 04:50 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Iris at July 21, 2026 04:50 PM (mgRTg)
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 21, 2026 04:50 PM (sFNX2)
She must've been a real estate agent early on in life.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:51 PM (J4Dwc)
Yep
Your duty as an American president is to achieve American foreign policy goals with the minimal expenditure of American lives and treasure.
At no point should the impact on an enemy country enter the equation that is THEIR leadership's responsibility.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:51 PM (sKqQm)
PRESSLEY: "Dr. Blight, looking at history, why do neo-fascist autocrats attack cultural institutions like museums?"
WTF? Like you are erasing history by the minute? Like you destroyed monuments precious to many Americans? I have news for you. We don’t forget
Posted by: Eromero at July 21, 2026 04:51 PM (i+bC1)
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 21, 2026 04:50 PM (sFNX2)
Happens a lot.
One adapts.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 04:51 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM
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I wore it better.
Posted by: Corporal Max Linger at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (2Ez/1)
The chick that destroyed a bunch of confederate monuments said this?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Corporal Max Klinger at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (2Ez/1)
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Who even talks that way? Who elects people who talk that way?
Posted by: Crusader at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Leupold at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM (s7Tj7)
What's really going on with these hearings? Is anyone going to yank funding? Is anyone going to get fired for dissing Trump's EO?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Tear it down! at July 21, 2026 04:54 PM (2Ez/1)
I guess I should feel good about that?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at July 21, 2026 04:54 PM (zafwz)
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A reach-around the aisle?
_____
Her pics are with and without glasses, the latter she's maybe a Walmart 7. But some guys might like the glasses look.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:54 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:54 PM (sKqQm)
What's really going on with these hearings? Is anyone going to yank funding? Is anyone going to get fired for dissing Trump's EO?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM
*****
Nothing will happen.
Posted by: The person who always says that at July 21, 2026 04:55 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)
____
A reach-around the aisle?
_____
Her pics are with and without glasses, the latter she's maybe a Walmart 7.
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That's being...generous.
Posted by: Crusader at July 21, 2026 04:56 PM (TN0g+)
Bitch had it comin'!
Posted by: Zombie Ike at July 21, 2026 04:57 PM (JM9I6)
The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
President Trump installed a statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Rose Garden last week, according to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the yet-to-be-announced move — continuing Trump’s effort to remake the White House and Washington.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 04:57 PM (ndZc7)
Holy fvk that Jasmine Crockett's argument.
"It seems like the whooole entire worrrrld prefers... vanilla ice cream. Or is it, chocolate ice cream."
Where but Congress can a person get paid for such a shitty job performance?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 04:57 PM (mmrXZ)
——-
Surprisingly enough, that was the impetus from the Manhattan project right from the start. America needs to build this thing as fast as possible with the very highest priority and it may shorten or end the war. Every single day counts.
People cavalierly claim “oh they would have surrendered in a month or two”. When you’re losing 5000 a week, that isn’t much consolation.
People who aren’t slated to invade the home islands, people removed by decades from the event, they don’t think right.
It’s more pseudo-intellectual twaddle. Oppenheimer and the longhairs were not exactly happy about nuking people. But as they wrote in their report, they could find no practical alternative.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (dLypp)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM (s7Tj7)
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We know this: the alignment is one of two ways: Left and center.
Somehow, ace never makes a "mistake" to align us to the right!
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 04:53 PM (mmrXZ)
Of course not.
But a normal IQ legislator can shoot retarded Leftist fish in a barrel for his campaign reel.
He will be feted on the Right for his SICK BURNZZZ and reelected ten times, before leaving Congress under a cloud of betrayal and taking a board chair at Netflix for millions of $$$.
Usual stuff.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: A Moron at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (MWfyi)
Smithsonian buggered the B-29 Enola Gay display back in the early 1990s
I keep thinking of that whenever this subject comes up again. I didn't realize it was that long ago.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Cqx++)
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That's being...generous.
Posted by: Crusader
I dunno, I didn't think she looked too bad here. Trying to cut Mr. James some slack -
https://tinyurl.com/srvrpd4c
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)
Managing time,
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)
It seems that public speaking is a new, and not-yet-mastered skill for this bonehead.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Riz8t)
can we stop pretending the parties are “the same” yet
Republicans want to loot the Smithsonian, sell off whatever they don't want, then whitewash anything remaining. Good for the Democrats who speak out against the destruction of a fine institution.
The real issue here isn’t whether the Smithsonian should be more patriotic or more critical, it is whether the White House can pressure a supposedly independent cultural institution into telling history the way it wants it told. Once that happens, the debate stops being about scholarship and starts becoming about control.
The Smithsonian 100% takes sides, the issue Trump
And MAGA has is they take the side of actual truth and the right can’t have that light being shined on them.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (2qI1t)
"It seems like the whooole entire worrrrld prefers... vanilla ice cream. Or is it, chocolate ice cream."
Since white people are more pinkish, shouldn't we be comparing chocolate and strawberry ice cream popularity?
I mean if we are going to play this stupid game.
And for the record it is much harder to make good strawberry ice cream because chocolate has a stronger flavor - strawberry is more subtle and so you have to be very careful to make it isn't overwhelmed by the sweetness...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (sKqQm)
So according to that infographic at the end, Morons are capable of performing tasks requiring reasoning and judgement.
Good to know!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (FZ29D)
just because we're certified (tm) Morons.....
Posted by: Sturmtoddler at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (CFj+S)
_________________________
How about that? There has been no such thing as a neo-fascist autocrat. "Neo-fascist" only applies post WW2. Autocrat refers to a ruler with unlimited power and absolute authority. No one, absolutely no one, can be labled as a "neo-fascist autocrat."
One would think that the Director of the Smithsonian would know that. I don't expect Pressley to know that. If she did, she wouldn't have asked the question.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)
@WallStreetApes
What a SCAM
So California is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue from people buying electric cars and not needing SMOG checks anymore
So the state is considering a new program called VSSI checks, Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection checks to be mandatory to make up for the money they are losing
This is what’s being talked about in the community of people who own SMOG check businesses, these are the whispers of what’s coming
The Vehicle Safety Systems Inspection was launched by the Bureau of Automotive Repair in 2021
Right now it’s not for all vehicles, it’s primarily required for salvage, rebuilt and reconstructed vehicles before DMV registration
It goes over things like brakes, lights, steering, suspension, tires, body structure, etc.
So the rumors are that Democrats are thinking about making this be the new mandatory check that will replace their SMOG revenue
California Democrats need to be removed. They keep doing insane things and you can’t vote them out of office because we all know they rig the elections
This check is what will likely be used later on to check your mileage for the mileage tax. I bet it’s all connected
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:01 PM (kX27y)
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Pretty sure this was laid out in the Republican Party founding documents.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 05:01 PM (Dv3i1)
President Thomas Jefferson. There is precedent for this.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 05:01 PM (dLypp)
This has been true since at least the 1980's when I was in college. Professors literally had students make things up and insert them into "research" papers or "position" papers, usually things that had nothing to do with the subject at hand. This was considered cutting edge academia.
Same thing was true in architectural school design classes. More about modern, ugly sculpture than buildings that were beautiful and functional.
It is the corollary of "throw shit at the wall and see if it sticks." The elitist incorporation of nonsense in a world that demands sense.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:01 PM (w2Efp)
Managing time,
Avoiding conflicts,
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)
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Not getting in "crowd fights".... at airports, cruise lines, casinos or other recreational areas.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (n5tGW)
A blog turns its centered eyes to you.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)
H.R. Department 7
Still: No. Just no! *rolls up newspaper*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (0aYVJ)
She said about one question "I don't think that's an appropriate question for this hearing". Bitch, nobody cares what you think is appropriate. You spend OUR money and you WILL answer the question or you can start polishing your CV.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (Riz8t)
Sorry, slavery isn't worth a discussion AT ALL in the Smithsonian.
Now the US was important in the abolitionist movement, not as much as Britain, but still involved, so that can merit coverage but slavery in general? Does the Smithsonian also point out pre-Civil War America didn't have cancer drugs too?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (wGerL)
So according to that infographic at the end, Morons are capable of performing tasks requiring reasoning and judgement.
Good to know!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (FZ29D)
Well, some of us, anyway. The rest of us? Depends on how close we are to cocktail hour.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (w2Efp)
A blog turns its centered eyes to you.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (0sNs1)
This is how Ryan Reynolds sees the world.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (wGerL)
"We got BOTH kinds, country AND western!"
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Jmel at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (3TlS+)
Project 2025 in full effect
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2026 05:04 PM (uzmqU)
Posted by: A Moron at July 21, 2026 05:04 PM (MWfyi)
Good to know!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
I took it as this is where morons stumble at the limit of their development. Complex manual work is about the limit. Like putting up shelving.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 05:04 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (0aYVJ)
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Wait. Is this like knowing that you starred in the Green Lantern movie?
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:04 PM (Fi81e)
>>@libsoftiktok
·
14m
>>BREAKING: Agriculture Secretary Brooks Rollins reveals the largest pork company in the U.S. is owned by CHINA.
>>Additionally, 85% of our meat packing is owned by just four companies, two of which are foreign.
>>WOW
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 05:05 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)
How about this?
https://tinyurl.com/mr46ucy8
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:05 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Rex Ryan at July 21, 2026 05:05 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 05:06 PM (Cqx++)
For instance, "No tolerance for deviation from single god concept".
Perhaps, we could bring in some Muslim Brotherhood to add their thoughts.
"Self reliance" .. wouldn't an alternative expose a possible slavery mindset.
"Cause and effect relationships" ... Causation is a difficult concept -- Spock
Posted by: SMOD at July 21, 2026 05:07 PM (WPIH0)
https://tinyurl.com/mr46ucy8
Remember peasant you don't need private transportation, the public transit system will provide for all your needs
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Stateless at July 21, 2026 05:07 PM (+MvNQ)
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
———
They cannot be this stupid. They are going to create the fictional monster in their fevered brains, into something tangible.
If these traits and others are exclusive to caucasians, then they really are superior. Right?
Why would they want to let any stupid people get anywhere near their country? Or let the stupid people run the Smithsonian?
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 05:07 PM (dLypp)
The negation of all the attributes on that list sounds like the Eloi.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Ysav4)
Hitler at least had the decency to kill himself.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 21, 2026 05:08 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (N1tpc)"
democrats have remained consistent over the years
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:08 PM (VyBeY)
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I'd count this as a national security vulnerability, probably caused by overzealous regulations (and payoffs), at state and federal levels and would be ok if Trump ordered up more meat packing companies to be created.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 05:08 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 21, 2026 05:09 PM (et1vG)
Managing time,
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)
So, as I understand it, black people don't have to do any of those things and they should still be just as successful as their white counterparts, is that about right?
Fucking idiots.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:09 PM (w2Efp)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)
How about this?
https://tinyurl.com/mr46ucy8
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:05 PM (kX27y)
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Keep in mind, to me, this is not a black thing.
This is a GHETTO thing.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:09 PM (Fi81e)
So according to that infographic at the end, Morons are capable of performing tasks requiring reasoning and judgement.
Good to know!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (FZ29D)
Well, some of us, anyway. The rest of us? Depends on how close we are to cocktail hour.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:03 PM (w2Efp)
It's five o'clock somewhere.
Posted by: Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett at July 21, 2026 05:09 PM (wVcYX)
The left has descended into this definition.
By the standards people would have used in the 60s racism was over by the 80s.
So...they needed to redefine terms...
Of course the funny thing is that if you were to take this list back to the 60s people would accuse you of being racist for claiming black people can't be on time or avoid getting in fights.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:09 PM (sKqQm)
That’s it.
Fuck off.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 05:10 PM (K2cT3)
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Monotheism goes back to what, Ankehnatten? Moses? About 3000 years ago. These people are so fucking stupid it beggars belief.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 05:10 PM (dLypp)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (N1tpc)"
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Bingo.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 21, 2026 05:10 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 05:11 PM (VyBeY)
Having phone issues again, think I know what is problem
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 05:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Remember peasant you don't need private transportation, the public transit system will provide for all your needs
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)
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This is one of the comments to that link.....sigh....ok, why aren't there more that feel like this????
Dante Henderson
@DanteHendo4188
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1h
I am absolutely embarrassed right now to be black in America. Everytime I turn on the TV I see low class ghetto black people acting a fool, destroying businesses and causing chaos and not one news outlet covers it.
Black people are the first one to call out racism but never take accountability for their actions. People don’t care about skin color, they care about manners and character. Obama, BLM, and black people in congress are silent on this behavior and it causes people to not want to be around us.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:11 PM (kX27y)
Good to know!
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You're not reading the infographic correctly. We morons stumble at tasks requiring reasoning and judgment. Jeez, Louise! Can't you 'rons get anything right? You'd think we were retards rather than morons.
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 21, 2026 05:11 PM (sFNX2)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 21, 2026 05:11 PM (yaIVL)
The one good thing about Hitler is...
that he killed Hitler.
Though I wonder what the Soviets would have done to him? Probably nothing before a public trial and then....everything imaginable.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:12 PM (sKqQm)
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Because that's Christian in the main, and Abrahamic, regardless.
And yes, that's what we take to be superior concept of divinity. Ala Socrates, at least.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Skip at July 21, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:12 PM (n5tGW)
https://tinyurl.com/srvrpd4c
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)
A 2 at 10 is a 10 at 2 ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 05:13 PM (3sXRv)
All signs of whiteness and supremacy:
Flushing toilet paper instead of putting your shit in the trash can
Avoiding facial tattoos
Using your own SSN
Eating meat from grocery stores instead of people's dog runs
Refraining from ritual murder as a solution to sartorial disagreements
Running daycare centers with actual customers
And Many More
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)
VSSI is probably best where it should be now, inspecting wrecks that need serious work to be roadworthy.
What doesn't make sense is VSSI for electrics and newer ICE cars. Many of these vehicles won't even start unless all safety systems check in.
Neighbor's popped the hood in the garage to check fluids, discovered it needed topping off of the brake fluid, lowered the hood but didn't latch it so he could drive up the driveway to the shop 100' away and the car wouldn't move unless the hood was latched.
Modern cars aggressively look for ways to force the owner to flat-bed it to the dealer.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:14 PM (9Hs2w)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 05:14 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:14 PM (mP0Kj)
Morons (Imbeciles but with reason & judgement).
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)
Back when we had real Neo-Nazis and not FBI Patriot Fronters, you could often identify them by facial tattoos...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:14 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Jmel
Who? Ah, looking him up, he has a kind of Clark Kent vibe: https://tinyurl.com/5fwubsb2
Although he looks kinda weird at some angles: https://tinyurl.com/s27vtkbs
Reminding me of "The Recruiter" from Deadpool: https://tinyurl.com/bdhdra2b
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 21, 2026 05:15 PM (2qI1t)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)
___________________________________
Lack of chicken nuggets are a perfectly good reason for 100 people to throw down on vacation. MLK pointed this out in his famous 1968 "I've been to the mountaintop" speech. He climbed all the way up there, and they were out of nuggets, so slugging the food shack owner was the only option. The owner pointed out that, had he been there earlier, he couldn't have enjoyed a full basket of the nuggets, to which MLK replied:
"Punctuality and being on time are White Supremacy in its purest form. Give me my nuggets, and quit apologizing. Politeness is White Supremacy as well."
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:15 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:12 PM (n5tGW)
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I found that odd as well, would have said, you used it but didn't develop it. Who did then?
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:15 PM (kX27y)
No water for ranching out west, either.
Wolves are being reintroduced. Huh.
We need data centers because a robot can’t shovel shit without our EZ Pass history.
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 05:15 PM (/Chlc)
https://tinyurl.com/srvrpd4c
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)
A 2 at 10 is a 10 at 2 ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 05:13 PM (3sXRv)
Wafflehouse 6?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)
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Rape of Nanjiing
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 05:16 PM (XeU6L)
Is Jasmine Crockett still a thing?
WTF???
Who the hell invit3d her to say anything?
Shit.
I need more beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 05:16 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 05:17 PM (dLypp)
So according to that infographic at the end, Morons are capable of performing tasks requiring reasoning and judgement.
Good to know!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 05:00 PM (FZ29D)
No, it says that's where they stumble...
Posted by: SciVo at July 21, 2026 05:17 PM (Sy6m/)
________________________
You have to put "using refuse containers" on that list. Ever see the areas surrounding apartment buildings domiciling North Africans? They throw EVERYTHING right out the window. Old food, used diapers, bottles, cans EVERYTHING.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)
I rooted for non-African teams that were comprised of players that were the actual ethnicity of the nations they played for.
Nobody thinks that Japan's soccer team should be comprised of a bunch of thick-lipped, dread-headed coons.
So yes, I rooted for Argentina. Spain, Norway, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and a couple of Middle Eastern teams.
England, France, Germany the United States have all just become teams of fried chicken munching black thugs.
Nobody wants a World Cup where every country is just all a bunch of blacks wearing different jerseys. I want true diversity.
Seeing Swiss players that are black as coal is absurd.
Posted by: Fatigue at July 21, 2026 05:17 PM (KgaOU)
Enemy At the Gates covered this pretty well
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (w2Efp)
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (mkw2N)
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These are among the cultural habits identified by Thomas Sowell as economic determinants.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (JvZF+)
No. The way the Smithsonian words it, black people cannot do these things. They need white liberals to manage them.
Totally unexpected to hear this coming from the party of slavery, Jim Crow, and internment camps.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (JgYL0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 05:19 PM (sMkB+)
Although your point is taken about those assholes who didn't surrender like Iwabuchi in Manila (fuck that guy).
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 05:19 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 21, 2026 05:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Common Tater
No one mentions the forced expulsion of ethnic Germans from ancestral lands in Central Europe at the end of WWII, and the gang rapes of the women by the Russian army. I guess the excuse is that they had it coming?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (Dv3i1)
all your history are belong to us
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (JvZF+)
Interestingly early America know how to keep AWFLs from becoming AWFLs by keeping them busy with family or real, immediate, community needs.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (sKqQm)
Probably because we haven't burned our government to the ground yet.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (Fi81e)
There's a strong argument the Jews in Jesus' day and before were Henotheistic. There are many Biblical passages that suggest other, lesser gods exist.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (3sXRv)
My daughter played competitive soccer, there was under 1% black players. Lots of Hispanics, but very few blacks.
I think Team USA was just more DEI on steroids.
Posted by: Leupold at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (eIzlH)
Now who doesn't like a full family, no rules brawl at the Golden Corral each Mother's Day?
For some of these people, other than shoveling food in their pie hole, the only aerobic exercise they get is from ad hoc public MMA exhibitions.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (9Hs2w)
Rein it in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (JvZF+)
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (Fi81e)
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Barrier troops.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 21, 2026 05:21 PM (2GVsD)
The Soviets ethnically cleansing Germans after 4 (or 6) years of tyranny in eastern Europe was good
The Israelis not giving the Muslims their lands just because of 1300 years of tyranny is a crime against humanity.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (sKqQm)
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
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Yeah, I remember seeing this document come to light about a decade ago. I knew it meant they were on their way, to trash our shared history so it seems like there is nothing left worth preserving. They are trying their best to make this so!
I'm just amazed we are getting hearings on this at all. Even if nothing comes of it, they had to squirm in their self righteous revisionist bullcrap for a few minutes. More justice than I ever thought we'd get.
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (Eng1Z)
The Smithsonian Institution is not under any single federal agency; it operates as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States created by Congress in 1846. While it is sometimes classified as an executive agency for specific legal purposes (such as property management), it is organizationally separate from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Governance and Status The institution is overseen by a 17-member Board of Regents rather than a cabinet secretary or agency head. This board includes the Chief Justice, the Vice President, six members of Congress, and nine private citizens. Because of this unique structure, the Smithsonian is exempt from several federal laws that govern standard executive agencies, such as the Freedom of Information Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM (JgYL0)
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George is getting angry!
Posted by: George at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)
It's a national museum. If it's engaging in anything less than a triumphant depiction of the nation as the greatest culture to ever exist, it has no reason to.
This goes for the US, or Sentinel Island. If I were one of those illiterate cannibals and took my kids to climb the rope walkways through the canopy, I'd expect to them to enjoy an interactive exhibit where they feast on bushmeat sculpted to look like Michael Rockefeller, and ride in his canoe back down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (dLypp)
*smug smile*
Posted by: Anthea Hartig at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (enNUy)
There's a strong argument the Jews in Jesus' day and before were Henotheistic. There are many Biblical passages that suggest other, lesser gods exist.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:20 PM (mkw2N)
I've seen videos that suggest Yaweh started as the war god, one of many gods in Cannan, and eventually became chief god, then the only god.
Not sure if it's true but it would be typical of ancient religion.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM
________
The Talk.
https://tinyurl.com/yy7kud2b
Posted by: By John Derbyshire at July 21, 2026 05:24 PM (2Ez/1)
how is that not the ethos of the antebellum South?
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:25 PM (U4c/V)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (BI5O2)
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It's been a captured institution for probably over a decade, owing to the almost-completely captured academia.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:26 PM (Fi81e)
However this had been excised from Judaism with the Second Temple. Isaiah from 40+ is strongly monotheistic.
I understand that your tradition claims descent from the Judaism of the First Temple, so you might not accept Isaiah 40+, Ezekiel, Daniel, Haggai and others.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 21, 2026 05:26 PM (gKWVE)
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Did they mention swimming?
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:27 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 05:27 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: something dubya something at July 21, 2026 05:27 PM (2Ez/1)
I'm just amazed we are getting hearings on this at all. Even if nothing comes of it, they had to squirm in their self righteous revisionist bullcrap for a few minutes. More justice than I ever thought we'd get.
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (Eng1Z)
True.... Not much else Trump can do about it...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 05:27 PM (FtULh)
The group that wants to argue the Bible/Torah is wrong and that the Jews always lived in Israel
The group that wants to argue the Muslims are the original inhabitants of Israel that argue the Jews are invaders who conquered the essentially Arabic, pre-Muslim Canaanites.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 05:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:18 PM
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Thomas Sowell was a white supremacist of color.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:28 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smithsonian Institute at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (dLypp)
Posted by: A Moron at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (zZu0s)
Originating in Greece, Anthea is a girls name meaning “flowery,” and stems from the goddess of marriage, women, and family, Hera.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 05:27 PM (/Chlc)
Except that they aren't.
Posted by: Fatigue at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (KgaOU)
Posted by: Don't look now, but... at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (2Ez/1)
Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
Jasmine Crockett Demands ICE Arrests More White People.
"ICE been roundin' up indigenous folk but NOT the COLONIZERS"
https://tinyurl.com/bdh6f732
"So what this is about is whiteness. Everything that this administration has pushed has been about white supremacy."
Posted by: redridinghood at July 21, 2026 05:29 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:23 PM (BI5O2)
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He was gamey.
Posted by: The Natives at July 21, 2026 05:30 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: nckate
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Uh...it's a short drive down to the Piedmont. I could take it off your hands. ;-)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 05:30 PM (XeU6L)
He does have 8 or 9 kids by 5 baby mamas and depends on a lot of government subsidies.
Posted by: Fatigue at July 21, 2026 05:31 PM (KgaOU)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 05:31 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Cornelius Vanderbilt at July 21, 2026 05:31 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:32 PM (enNUy)
I'm no bigger fan of white immigrants than the others. But, to give them their due, most of them have their papers in order.
Though, I suppose if ICE wants to please Miss Jasmine, they could do a dragnet of East Coast Irish pubs. A lot of their employees are chronic visa overstays.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
-------------------------------
Got a late start for work which was exacerbated when I saw two kids drinking coffee on the corner. I punched them...both. Then I spied a hoop game over at the park and played a 10 spot. Saw a sign that said "no trespassing" and ripped it down before spraying the fence with my tag. Old guy saw me, and asked me if I wanted to go to jail. I laughed. I live in the moment, baby. Besides, I don't see any cops. I'm going to teach my six kids from my 4 hoochies how to do my tag so it lives on. Then I saw it, a car parked and running. No driver in sight. Mine, baby. Nice of that idiot cracker to help me out.
I show solidarity to the black man.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)
161
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I would buy "Henotheism", but only if we stress that the other things called "gods" (elohim) are far lesser beings, than "El Elyon" who is sui generis.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (Fi81e)
https://youtu.be/XAESlpT4yvg
Posted by: Classic Harry Morgan from MASH at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: It's me donna
What state is Rep. Gill from?
Posted by: Tuna at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (lJ0H4)
So, I bid them their just deserts.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (hPgrk)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:22 PM (n5tGW)
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Why is the director being hauled in for a hearing then? That's why I asked way upthread, what are these hearings about? Even if Things Happened in real life, they're all off the table for the Smithsonian.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: nckate
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Our DEI Chief of Police is all over it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 05:34 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:34 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 05:34 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)
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They owe too much in child support arrears.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:34 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: ShainS -- He of The Unnecessary Vowels! at July 21, 2026 05:35 PM (gv18x)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (mmrXZ)
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The hearings were about the findings issed in the DOGE report on the Smithsonian
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:36 PM (JvZF+)
They could also probably roust some illegal Russians and Ukes in places like Brighton Beach.
Fine by me. Get 'em all out.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:36 PM (BI5O2)
Managing time,
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
Rice and beans.
Beans and rice.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 05:36 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: nckate
It's not so bad when you get used to it.
Posted by: Corky at July 21, 2026 05:37 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: ballistic at July 21, 2026 05:37 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 05:37 PM (XeU6L)
People like Jasmine think Asians are honorary Whites. Get all those illegals out, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:37 PM (BI5O2)
Though, I suppose if ICE wants to please Miss Jasmine, they could do a dragnet of East Coast Irish pubs. A lot of their employees are chronic visa overstays.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)
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They did deport that Irish drug dealer scumbag, or at least they tried to
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:38 PM (JgYL0)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 21, 2026 05:38 PM (JgYL0)
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The Canadian slapping bitch.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:38 PM (Fi81e)
The hearings were about the findings issed in the DOGE report on the Smithsonian
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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But... if Congress can't do anything about it...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 05:38 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Corky at July 21, 2026 05:37 PM (JM9I6)
Listen to him- he's pre-med.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 21, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)
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You didn't even shoot any dice? Give me a break, Jive Turkey!
Posted by: ballistic at July 21, 2026 05:39 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:39 PM (enNUy)
I can't say I've ever heard any LDS leadership take the position that we should not accept Isaiah 40+, Ezekiel, Daniel, Haggai, or any other Biblical sources.
I agree with you that Henotheism largely absent there, though Isaiah 40-55's heavenly host might fit.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:39 PM (mkw2N)
Ping pong? Snow skiing? NASCAR/F1? MMA? Swimming/Diving? Ballet? Fencing? Triathalon? Cycling? Tennis? Volleyball? Sumo Wrestling? Golf? Mountaineering? Target sports (archery, firearms) ? Curlling? Figure skating? Gymnastics? Skill football positions (QB, Tight-end, kicker) ?
If you only look at some track but not field and thug sports you have a point.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:40 PM (rgGn5)
How now, brown sow?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 05:40 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 05:41 PM (enNUy)
You don't get paid
Till the last one's well on his way
Get 'em out by Friday
It's important that we keep to schedule
There must be no delay
-Genesis
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 05:41 PM (JvZF+)
Posted by: nckate
And give up Chinee Take-Out at 3 AM?
Posted by: Wi Tu Lo at July 21, 2026 05:41 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 05:40 PM
+++++
Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Urban Marksmanship at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (n5tGW)
Rice and beans.
Beans and rice.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 21, 2026 05:36 PM (Cqx++)
Or, in the case of Minnesota, bananas and rice.
Posted by: beckster at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: A Moron at July 21, 2026 04:59 PM (MWfyi)
*raises hand*
Posted by: proud high grade imbecile at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (hmYU4)
Nood
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 21, 2026 05:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:39 PM (mkw2N)
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Psalm 82.
Also, you have to remember when Jesus quotes this, where he normally says "The Law", here he says "Your law", because he's referring to the rabbinic tradition which construes "You are gods" as addressed to the "Children of Israel".
He's contrasting them to their traditional interpretation. He is not as much confirming it.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:44 PM (Fi81e)
That always seems to be the sticking point when you point out examples of Henotheism in the Bible.
False gods < people < gods < ... < ... < God the Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I see absolutely no doctrinal problem with acknowledging gods who are not false gods and who are also not equal to or greater than God.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:45 PM (mkw2N)
Avoiding conflicts,
Protecting property,
Planning for the future,
Working before playing,
Rational, linear thinking,
Nuclear family structures,
Self-reliance
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Christmas!
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 05:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Don't look now, but...
Probably spend it all in whore houses, crack houses, and liquor stores.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 05:48 PM (ndZc7)
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Maybe you could find a country that is more in tune with your preferences? Go there. No one is stopping you, right? Because it’s Just So Horrible here.
Posted by: Club 85 Logic at July 21, 2026 05:50 PM (TdayT)
He's contrasting them to their traditional interpretation. He is not as much confirming it.
I disagree with this interpretation.
Jesus: I and the Father are one (claiming Godhood)
Jews: HOW DARE YOU!! BLASPHEMY!! KILL HIM!!
Jesus: What do you mean? It's not blasphemy to be called gods. Even your own law recognizes YOU are gods.
*additional context* Jesus is telling the truth, so it's not blasphemy.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:51 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 21, 2026 05:54 PM (sYM3s)
I was worried one day about the corn and beans looking dry and since then, rain.
Posted by: Accomack at July 21, 2026 05:56 PM (T8bqm)
Posted by: Community Notes
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(did you mention wrestling?)
They have no motivation to excel in those sports.
They do, however, have physical attributes that lend themselves to physical contest over the Caucasian: higher bone density, higher oxygen assimilation, shorter vertebrae, more fast muscle twitch and a longer Achilles tendon.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 21, 2026 05:59 PM (hPgrk)
C'mon, we want Brandon Gill to ask it.
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at July 21, 2026 06:16 PM (yM17g)
Jesus: I and the Father are one (claiming Godhood)
Jews: HOW DARE YOU!! BLASPHEMY!! KILL HIM!!
Jesus: What do you mean? It's not blasphemy to be called gods. Even your own law recognizes YOU are gods.
*additional context* Jesus is telling the truth, so it's not blasphemy.
Posted by: bonhomme at July 21, 2026 05:51 PM (mkw2N)
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I agree. But I disagree he's confirming that they, themselves are "gods". Again the use of "your law" is significant over his normal "the law".
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 06:49 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Minuteman at July 21, 2026 06:52 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Marooned at July 21, 2026 07:04 PM (kt8QE)
John Solomon: The Same Media Who Proclaimed That China's Theft of 40 Million Voter Records from the UK Was a Major Breach Now Says That China's Hacking of 220 Million American Voter Files is NBD
And it's not just that. A few days ago I linked an email in which an American intel officer complained about the inconsistent -- and corrupt -- treatment of the two cases. In the case of the UK voter files hacking, the American (liberal) intelligence Regime declared it to be what it was -- election interference.
But they refused to apply that same term to the theft of five and a half times as many US voter files. In fact, they "scrubbed" the language to remove any references to Chinese election interference in the US. I didn't report what that whistleblower was complaining about when I mentioned it last time, only that he complained of inconsistent treatment of the same facts. Thisreport from John Solomon clarifies that the intelligence officer (and presumably whistleblower) was complaining that his higher-ups were protecting China (and the Democrat Party) by refusing to call a spade a spade.
In case you missed it: an email admits the IC is "massaging" reports -- falsifying them, in so many words -- to avoid letting Trump know China is influencing US elections (in the Democrats' favor).
When the Biden Justice Department announced that Chinese hackers had gotten their hands on Great Britain's publicly available voter files in 2024, American news media clamored with stories claiming it was a "dangerous" breach. The same, too, when U.S. officials announced Russia and Iran had hacked small numbers of U.S. voter files in 2020 and 2021. The reason was simple: U.S. intelligence agencies believe the targeting and acquisition of voter registration files is an act of election interference. "Election interference is a subset of election influence targeted at the technical aspects of the election, including voter registration, casting and counting of ballots and reporting of results," an October 2020 National intelligence Council report on election interference explains. In other words, the compromising of election voter registration data, is, by the definition of intelligence agencies, an act of election interference.
Nothing to see here, move along, legacy media now says When President Donald Trump presented confirmed evidence last Thursday night that China had compromised and obtained 220 million American voter registration files, the news media swung 180 degrees in the opposite direction. They argued it was old news (it was not) and not a big deal because you can buy limited data in America related to voter registration commercially. According to security experts, that limited data accessibility is not the same thing. The intelligence agencies in the very documents that Trump declassified and made public for his announcement show the voting integrity and security concerns. In 2022, the National Security Agency became especially concerned that China had escalated its exploitation of voter data by assigning a "CNE." That's a person or unit who are hackers and cyberthieves. Legacy news media have ignored this fact, while center-right-leaning publications were not as quick to dismiss the accuracy or impact of the data breach. The Washington Times reported that "Trump said during his primetime address on Thursday that the People's Republic of China acquired 220 million U.S. voter files containing names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive information. Shortly after the speech, the White House released to the public dozens of declassified documents containing partially redacted findings, including data showing nearly 278,000 noncitizens who are registered to vote in federal elections and details over a "slow-walked" 2020 FBI investigation in Michigan." Great Britain's voter files are commercially available in limited form like America's. But China got versions of the British that caused the Biden administration to indict China for hacking 40 million British voter files. According to the BBC, the British government called it "malicious" interference in their election. In 2021, the Biden Justice Department indicted two Iranian hackers for accessing just 100,000 voter files from a single state where it is also commercially available. They were charged with criminally interfering in the 2020 election even though voter files are commercially available in limited form. If China's acquisition of 40 million files in Great Britain and Iran's acquisition of 100,000 files in America were both charged as criminal election interference, it would seem the acquisition of 220 million voter files almost certainly would be considered by the intelligence community to be an act of interference. At this point, what difference does it make? Whether the data breach would have or could have flipped the election is beside the point. Experts interviewed by Just the News agreed. Former CIA operations officer Rick de la Torre called the news media's dismissal of Trump's claims "absurd." "Of course, this is election interference," he added. "With that information, with that data, you know the Chinese government can exploit it. They can target specific individuals. They can do all kinds of things. They could request ballots. They could change people's identifications. They know now how they vote. They know what their political parties are. They know how often they vote." "Imagine if China hacked into the Pentagon and stole every military service member's personnel file," he told Just the News. "You know, you wouldn't say, 'Oh well, that's not really a big deal. That's not a threat from a national security standpoint.' You know, that's absurd. ... The suppression by intelligence officials for years of the voter file breaches and other Chinese malign actions is captured in documents showing FBI officials boasting they created a "shadow government" and NSA officials "massaged" the president's intelligence briefing to hide the evidence. By 2021, after Trump left office, intelligence community officials marveled at the complete 180-degree pivot the Biden spy agencies did by suddenly suggesting China might be interfering in elections. Nothing had changed. The voter data was known by frontline analysts to have been compromised the year before and was continuing. But all of a sudden, the language changed, a dynamic captured in this gem of an email from a top intelligence expert on election cyberactivities. "Take a minute a read through this report," an intelligence officer wrote on Dec. 23, 2021. "It cites some of the same intel and logic used in 2020 to say that these same units were not engaged in election influence but were instead only issue focused, to now argue that China IS influencing the [redacted election."] The intelligence community knew in 2020 that China had illicitly obtained voter files. They knew such an act met the definition of "election interference." They just suppressed it.
DISCONNECTING THE DOTS: China’s 'multi-domain' influence operation was suppressed by striking references to the 2020 election and "massaging" intelligence reports for the President.
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) July 17, 2026
Friday, November 20, 2020: “We have deliberately massaged our one pending PDB (President’s Daily… pic.twitter.com/bx2FcscLiu
Watch Biden smile from ear to ear when asked about China interfering in the 2020 election.
— The SCIF (@TheSCIF) July 21, 2026
"This was a MASSIVE infrastructure hack, 220 MILLION voter files, China is into these very large hacks, and know more about you than America does and also looks for vulnerabilities in… pic.twitter.com/y1ONLRXd1W
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_ NEW: Despite what we now know was hard evidence of China's meddling in the 2020 election, Biden failed to sanction China but instead slapped sanctions on Russia in response to a biased ICA on 2020 interference, while clucking how Putin "will pay a price" for "probably" directing a campaign to launder "disinformation" about his corrupt family ties in Ukraine thru "right wing media." We now know the NY Post's story was neither disinformation nor generated by Russia, and Hunter's laptop was authentic and the incriminating emails contained on it were real. It was Biden and anti-Trump spooks who were running a disinformation campaign and interfering in the election.
Trump: Intelligence Official Allegedly Described Running a “Shadow Government” to Conceal China Election Intelligence.
— D. Scott @eclipsethis2003 (@eclipsethis2003) July 17, 2026
President Trump said newly declassified documents include an alleged internal FBI communication in which an official described operating a “shadow government”… pic.twitter.com/UuNUS9WwHK
CONNECTING THE DOTS: SUPPRESSION CHINA INTELLIGENCE 2020 ELECTION
— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) July 18, 2026
FBI Deputy Assistant Director (DAG) Counterintelligence
Floris writes, “I’m basically running a shadow government across the FBI at this point”
Hunter Biden Laptop: August 2020@SenRonJohnson confirms that… pic.twitter.com/MiwHb0OCKo
Huge kudos to Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center for identifying Peter Daszak for questioning upon his return from the Wuhan lab in early 2021, and also for drafting an excellent set of questions. Shame the FBI decided the interview shouldn't happen. pic.twitter.com/x9ipE0vsYj
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) July 21, 2026
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Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:34 PM (JWXSB)
report from John Solomon clarifies that the intelligence officer (and presumably whistleblower) was complaining that his higher-ups were protecting China (and the Democrat Party) by refusing to call a spade a spade.
I have an old Mad Magazine. I forget what show the spoof was about, but it was a cop show. The detective was talking to an informant, or an oft arrested black guy.....
"Say spade! Haven't seen you in a coon's age. How's my little black-eyed pea?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:34 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 21, 2026 03:35 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 21, 2026 03:36 PM (TezPK)
CIA realizes it's been using black highlighter for years
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 03:36 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 03:37 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:37 PM (Gqar8)
china unleashed a virus they manufactured with American help and it shut the planet down for 1-2 years which cost the world about $50 TRILLION dollars in lost economic activity and growth and nothing happened.
I think I am seeing a pattern here.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2026 03:37 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 21, 2026 03:36 PM (TezPK)
Jitterbug
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:37 PM (JWXSB)
People need to start being charged and convicted of treason and sedition if they're helping foreign gov'ts tear down the US.
Public hangings would be the cherry on top.
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 03:38 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: The inevitable segue at July 21, 2026 03:38 PM (2Ez/1)
What are Capri pants? Some kind of Nero pants with an assflap?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 03:27 PM (BI5O2)
They were what Mary Tyler Moore wore on the old Dick Van Dyke show in the 60s. Women's pants that end above the ankle
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 03:28 PM (uhVAy)
I think the cops acted a little too quickly in arresting the Tates.
They looked like they were just about to break into a Jazz Dance routine.
Like something from "West Side Story".
I'm sure it would've been finger-snapping good!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 03:38 PM (iJfKG)
Then-Senator Harry Truman, while he made it clear he did not want the Nazis to prevail, said he hoped the Soviets and Nazis would kill each other off, a variant of the “Can’t they both lose?” Argument.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:38 PM (ukvlZ)
*makes beating off motion*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 21, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 03:40 PM (UjdFS)
What's old is new again...Nixon's legacy is experiencing a comeback, with Gen z conservatives helping "Nixonmaxxing" vids go viral. The modern media looked the other way on Hillary/Obama spying on Trump. Nixon's coverup of his staff's crimes pales in comparison.
"In a speech at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Vice President JD Vance, a longtime, outspoken admirer of Nixon, made headlines when he joked that Watergate would have been a “12-hour news story” in today’s media environment.
He compared what he called “deep state” efforts against Nixon to attempts to undermine Trump and noted Nixon’s legacy was experiencing a renaissance."
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 03:40 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (JWXSB)
Posted by: Concerned Viewer at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (JM9I6)
Here's the thing for me.
A lot of counties and states have their voting records available on public facing websites, correct?
People do searches on them all the time.
How is it 'hacking' if it's publicly available information?
Did they actually break into systems and steal non-public data, too?
What are the Chinese doing with the data?
I've seen speculation about what they could do with it, but never an answer on what, if anything, they're trying to do with the info they hacked.
That bit has stuck in my crawl since 2017 and Russia Russia Russia!
It's all vague, and imprecise, and sus, so I get skeptical.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)
Rip Van Winkle
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 03:40 PM (UjdFS)
This is about m..........wait......never mind.
Posted by: Robbie Van Winkle at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (2YhKe)
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Those with long memories have been saying this since the 1960s, easily.
I think the “nothing will happen” guy probably has a long memory, too.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (ukvlZ)
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (6ydKt)
Jitterbug
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:37 PM (JWXSB)
What does that godawful WHAM! song have to do with any of this?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Something Won't Happen at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (JWXSB)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
No homo. Don't care.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 03:43 PM (sMkB+)
I do, however, appreciate and respect the whistleblower for documenting yet another scandal.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 21, 2026 03:43 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
Thanks. My anxiety Was growing.
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:43 PM (Gqar8)
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44m
JUST IN: NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill declares she’s “appalled” that the state mistakenly registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote.
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(Dennis Miller voice)
'yeah right
sure babe'
Posted by: Don Black at July 21, 2026 03:43 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: I was getting a haircut at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)
It's all vague, and imprecise, and sus, so I get skeptical.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)
It's not hacking if it's public record. They breached security, went into secure databases and stole voter information. ALL of their information.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2YhKe)
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At this point, what difference does it make.
Posted by: The Hag at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (JWXSB)
-and-
Domestic terrorist organizations with ties to hostile foreign regimes. TOs that really, REALLY, want power at any cost.
A witches brew.
Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (rj6Yv)
The other unanswered question about that year:
COVID - accidental or intentional release?
I am not convinced they didn't do it on purpose.
Or, at least, if it was accidental, the CCP intentionally let it spread via air travel around the world from Wuhan.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (6ydKt)
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44m
JUST IN: NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill declares she’s “appalled” that the state mistakenly registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote.
You should try blowing something else out of your ass......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:45 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
Being Euro? That's worse than gay!!
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 03:45 PM (uhVAy)
"Imagine if China hacked into the Pentagon and stole every military service member's personnel file," he told Just the News. "You know, you wouldn't say, 'Oh well, that's not really a big deal. That's not a threat from a national security standpoint.' You know, that's absurd.
The Office of Personnel Management gave root access to two DB administrators - one in Pakistan, one in China. In 2015, 22 million background check records for the US Gov somehow got released...
Posted by: Croaker at July 21, 2026 03:45 PM (0wgt4)
Women's pants that hit above the ankle. If the hem is fitted, it's called a capri. If the hem is wide, it's called a flood pant. Both work well with flats or sandals for a summery, breezy look.
Capris and flood pants work for tall women as well as short! Any woman who has a hard time finding the perfect length of pant.
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 03:46 PM (Eng1Z)
The other unanswered question about that year:
COVID - accidental or intentional release?
I am not convinced they didn't do it on purpose.
Or, at least, if it was accidental, the CCP intentionally let it spread via air travel around the world from Wuhan.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (6ydKt)
try 2015 to ....whenever.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 03:46 PM (uhVAy)
“Chinese hackers had gotten their hands on Great Britain's publicly available voter files in 2024”
Posted by: Axing Questions at July 21, 2026 03:46 PM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: Just the punchline at July 21, 2026 03:46 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 03:46 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
Ah. So not just gay, but SUPER gay, you're saying.
Anything with the word "euro" in the description is automatically SUPER gay.
It is known.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Junior Samples Cutting Edge Of Fashion at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Axing Questions at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (GEtfQ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (sMkB+)
I've seen speculation about what they could do with it, but never an answer on what, if anything, they're trying to do with the info they hacked.
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The OPM breach wasn’t a hack. The JEF administration outsourced database management to a Chinese cutout firm.
This means for example, photos, fingerprints, DNA samples, name and address of next of kin, children, and security questionaire and the rest of it. Foreign service individuals, military, anybody on the Federal payroll for any reason.
Now intereestingly enough, with Root access to database, unscrupulous types could create individuals or craft perfect background checks for spies and saboteurs, virtually undetectable.
I’m not smart enough to know what they can do with complete dossiers on every American, but I can assure you the potential is catastrophic. Maybe not today, or tomorrow. But …
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (ukvlZ)
I'm probably ghey for knowing that.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (J4Dwc)
In 2017 me and a friend were theorizing that Trump was a shoo-in for 2020.
So I asked him when would be the best time to black swan the election (similar to 2008 but different because it was an incumbent) - leaving Trump too little time to materially do anything about it, and enough time where they could make an electoral difference.
We both agreed on Spring 2020. So yes. Of course it was intentional. Otherwise the commies are just the luckiest people ever.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (JWXSB)
Posted by: Croaker at July 21, 2026 03:45 PM (0wgt4)
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The "administrators" had political connections with Dems in Congress and/or Barry's administration, right?
Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)
Somebody on X pointed out that the states still won't send them to the DoJ, and a Dem drone answered "If they are so sensitive, WHY SHOULD TRUMP HAVE THEM?!"
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axing Questions at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (GEtfQ)
Capri v. Cropped is like comparing a woman's purse to a man's handbag.
They're the same f*cking thing. Only, one should NOT EXIST because it's really homo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (enNUy)
Women's pants that hit above the ankle. If the hem is fitted, it's called a capri. If the hem is wide, it's called a flood pant. Both work well with flats or sandals for a summery, breezy look.
Capris and flood pants work for tall women as well as short! Any woman who has a hard time finding the perfect length of pant.
Posted by: LizLem
......
Is today Sunday?
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (UjdFS)
By the way, the Tate brothers were not in capris, they were in cropped pants. Very euro right now. In case this was troubling you from the previous thread.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA
So, they're not Capri pants. They're Cropped Pants!
Why that makes all the difference in the world!
The Cropped Pants look is totally, oh so totally not gay. Very very masculine. 100% testosterone.
So, not, definitely not Capri Pants, but super-masculine Cropped Pants.
Got it.
🙄
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (J4Dwc)
Come on Kash, do better than Wrey.
Floris should be answering questions at DOJ with her lawyer.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Hopeless Suckup at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (NcvvS)
So, not, definitely not Capri Pants, but super-masculine Cropped Pants.
Got it.
🙄
Posted by: naturalfake at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (iJfKG)
They are fudge packers.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Don Black at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (ZxPkt)
CBD > SBD > NBD
Posted by: Hopeless Suckup at July 21, 2026 03:49 PM (NcvvS)
I miss Jim SND........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (2YhKe)
They're the same f*cking thing. Only, one should NOT EXIST because it's really homo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026
It is obvious what the next fashion segment is going to need to be - what different style pants are, what works, what doesn’t. How different pants can make the same body look very different. You will love it.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar8)
"Pedal" pushers.
Posted by: Word nerd at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)
Most of the birthing centers in Southern California are Chinese run, and the vast majority of birthright citizenship results from Chinese birth tourism. Then, they return to Mainland China and train up the new citizens in various accademic fields and return to the US when they come of age and immediately gravitate towards those industries China wishes to exploit (via corporate espionage), not to mention Govt. Agencies and Entities like the Dept. of Energy.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Axing Questions at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (GEtfQ)
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44m
JUST IN: NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill declares she’s “appalled” that the state mistakenly registered roughly 6,600 noncitizens to vote.
You should try blowing something else out of your ass......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:45 PM (2YhKe)
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6600? That's only the first slice. I'm sure it will get worse.
Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Junior Samples Cutting Edge Of Fashion at July 21, 2026 03:47 PM (JM9I6)
A versatile garment.
Can be worn without a shirt on informal occasions.
Can be worn without underwear on extremely informal occasions.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (IG3/x)
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How do we know they haven't?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (FZ29D)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
I'll be sure to wake up in the middle of the night tonight in a fevered sweat and shout "there not capris, they're just cropped, dammit!" Then sob myself back gently to sleep.
Posted by: Boswell at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (NTVPI)
Posted by: one hour sober
Of course it's pedal pushers, unless your sister was for sale/rent.
Posted by: NTTAWWT! at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (hftzA)
Don't forget the huge suit in Talking Heads music videos.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (ukvlZ)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 03:52 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: Nothing will happen Yoda at July 21, 2026 03:52 PM (9KU14)
Posted by: Dweebishly gay at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (rj6Yv)
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Debbie Wasserman-Schulz was in the thick of it, IIRC.
Posted by: mrp at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (NcjJv)
I vaguely remember my mother having some of those when I was a wee tyke.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM
Well, one out of four isn't bad........
https://shorturl.fm/T1ChI
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (2YhKe)
Yes, the Demoncrats have created a shadow government, along with capturing all education and entertainment to create dumb pliable supplicants that help prop everything up.
They can then go ahead and murder millions to make sure they win a fucking election.
I hate them all.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (et1vG)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (rc9ya)
Posted by: AI at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (amcLV)
Kash forced her out of FBI
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (sMkB+)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:48 PM (ukvlZ)
Maybe the FBI investigation in Fulton county, GA can provide some answers on what went down in 2020 and if the Chinese had anything to do with it.
200 agents, I think I heard, so they might be going through every ballot.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (uhVAy)
The Zoot Suit from the Tom and Jerry cartoons.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (2YhKe)
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I don't like this phrase.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (JWXSB)
But I do
Posted by: ____ at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (N1tpc)
I vaguely remember my mother having some of those when I was a wee tyke.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (IG3/x)
Stirrup pants.
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: wth at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (NcjJv)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM (hftzA)
The Horde will only love it if you include some without any pants at all...we're Philistines like that...
Posted by: Boswell at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (NTVPI)
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:50 PM
Well, one out of four isn't bad........
https://shorturl.fm/T1ChI
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM (2YhKe)
You carry the Mannix Torch. Remember the Days of Daddario?
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (Gqar8)
https://shorturl.fm/T1ChI
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:54 PM
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You know about the cup sizes?
Posted by: Frank Costanza at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (2Ez/1)
I vaguely remember my mother having some of those when I was a wee tyke.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at July 21, 2026 03:53 PM (IG3/x)
I think those are called stirrup pants.
Posted by: CaliGirl at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (qI0Xa)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
Strap-ons?
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 21, 2026 03:51 PM (FZ29D)
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I think the odds are in favor of the Democrat ran government willingly giving the chicoms service member information. Hacking need not apply.
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (9KU14)
Demonocrats: That sounds like a feature, not a bug!
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (Fi81e)
Kash forced her out of FBI
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Arrest them both.
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (TezPK)
Kash forced her out of FBI
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (sMkB+)
Good!
I just read Catherine Herridge's post and it seemed like she still worked there by the way it was phrased.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (6ydKt)
Husband: I don't think the pants have anything to do with it.
Posted by: Famous last words at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (n5tGW)
You carry the Mannix Torch. Remember the Days of Daddario?
Posted by: tubal at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM
TJM did seem to have an obsession.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026 03:56 PM (2YhKe)
In Fortnite, there was a recent skin with fitted Euro style pants for a male character, my son played a lot. Definitely a trending style for guys.
This might interest the Morons...Fornite is doing "Hot Bat Summer," you can get Batman characters running around in swimsuits. There's "beach bod Batman," shirtless, but you can also get Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman running around in skimpy suits.
https://www.fortnite.com/item-shop
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 03:57 PM (Eng1Z)
Oh, so gay. In a "buttrape your burglar" kind of way.
Posted by: fd at July 21, 2026 03:57 PM (MWfyi)
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They didn’t have to. The Democrats gave it to them, or sold it cheap anyhow.
Congress hauled some clueless bint from OPM in to yell at her for a few minutes and “We shall never speak of this again” was the predictable result. They do this over and over and over and over.
Government types are never punished for “mistakes”, it didn’t take too long for them to figure out they won’t be punished for even purposeful malice and malfeasance or misfeasance. We’ve been watching them get away with this shit for 50 years.
Up until recently they would not have deigned to even report it. They kinda have to, but they don’t want to.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 03:57 PM (ukvlZ)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (NcjJv)
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That's because we have yet to reach the "In a way, voter fraud is kind of a good thing" phase.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 03:58 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: I was getting a haircut at July 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2Ez/1)
China has done a great job of paying off our "elites". They will do nothing against them.
I wonder how much it took Milley to turn.
I'm betting it was not much...
"I gave Mornay double his lands in Scotland and matching estates in England. Lochlan turned for... for much less"
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 21, 2026 03:58 PM (N1tpc)
Posted by: Hopeless Suckup at July 21, 2026 03:58 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 03:59 PM (J4Dwc)
But a communist dictatorship hacking US voter records, NBD.
Posted by: Leupold at July 21, 2026 03:59 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (hftzA)
Back in my leggings era, I had stirrup pant leggings! perfect in winter. your leggings don't ride up from walking, lowers the risk of snow getting between your pant hem and your socks. Solved the problem perfectly.
I remember stirrup pants being such a thing for kids in the 80s/90s.
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 04:02 PM (Eng1Z)
You should catch the legendary smugness of some cunt from the Smithsonian that Gill tries to cut through.
If they are stealing money they are propagandizing to be able to steal more money.
Corrupt pigs.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 21, 2026 04:03 PM (et1vG)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 04:03 PM (n5tGW)
"Say spade! Haven't seen you in a coon's age. How's my little black-eyed pea?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at July 21, 2026
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Sounds like it might have been their parody of Baretta!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
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Very popular among Euros with ponytails and manbuns.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:04 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: 1966 at July 21, 2026 04:04 PM (JM9I6)
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I don't like this phrase.
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 03:41 PM (JWXSB)
But I do
Posted by: ____ at July 21, 2026 03:55 PM (N1tpc)
________________________
That's not a Bollywood "Human Centipede" knock off, is it.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 04:04 PM (dIske)
We have a launch in about an hour.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - MRV-MEP
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 21, 2026
Launch Time: 5:17 p.m. EDT (2115 UTC, 23:15 CEST)
https://youtu.be/BEhu74LtIb0
Posted by: Joyenz at July 21, 2026 04:04 PM (2F0/Y)
Every jury of their peers is filled with people who also work for the gov, or know somebody who does.
All Dems, too, so why bother?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 04:05 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Zombie Mr. Rogers at July 21, 2026 04:06 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 04:06 PM (JWXSB)
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Easy to get the wrong idea if you're not up on the current slang.
As: Is it hot in here or am I running a shadow government?!
All the kids are using it.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:07 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 04:07 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 04:07 PM (n5tGW)
They show their gratitude having a great job where they cannot be fired, by trying to destroy everything.
There’s a flaw in this system that has been exploited
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 04:08 PM (ukvlZ)
Every jury of their peers is filled with people who also work for the gov, or know somebody who does.
All Dems, too, so why bother?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 04:05 PM (6ydKt)
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Or is on the ghetto plantation and thinks conservatives hate black people.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:08 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: LizLem
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I had a pair of pink paisley stirrup pants. Yes, they were hideous.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2026 04:09 PM (hPLSE)
Posted by: Man Bun at July 21, 2026 04:09 PM (ukvlZ)
Posted by: MkY at July 21, 2026 04:10 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: LASue at July 21, 2026 04:10 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 21, 2026 04:08 PM (ukvlZ)
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The danger in being too Pollyanna in things.
Oh, we don't want these people let go and lose their expertise over a political appointment, so we'll ensure their jobs and what could go wrong??!!
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ... at July 21, 2026 04:10 PM (JWXSB)
Wow, blew through the 100-comment rule rather quickly today!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026
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Afternoon, Teresa. How're you doing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)
Wow, blew through the 100-comment rule rather quickly today!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 21, 2026 04:07 PM (SRRAx)
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Ace thread => No 100 comment rule.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:11 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 04:07 PM (n5tGW)
Yeah, that is good for the likes of Comey and Brennan, but I bet hundreds, thousands, of people in fed.gov need to be prosecuted for something, and the DOJ rarely bothers from what I can see.
Even Page & Strzok ended up getting paid off by the FBI through a lawsuit they filed after getting fired. The DOJ obviously never thought twice about prosecuting them for anything.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 04:12 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Ersatz Conelrad at July 21, 2026 04:13 PM (JM9I6)
>>> I wonder how much it took Milley to turn.
I bet we'd be embarrassed at how cheaply our politicians are willing to take to be bought off.
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (Eng1Z)
Posted by: LizLem
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I had a pair of pink paisley stirrup pants. Yes, they were hideous.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2026 04:09 PM (hPLSE)
Pink paisley stirrup pants sound kind of awesome in an 80s type of way.
Posted by: CaliGirl at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (qI0Xa)
This means our side (the non GOPe portion) just need to get the arrests cooking, and shift the scales of power from the deep state to MAGA in government with no care to the complaints on the left.
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (9KU14)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:15 PM (2ocoG)
An incurable virus spread through mosquito bites causing life-threatening high fever, excruciating joint and muscle pain, and a rash.
(Yes, that is, indeed, an Oxford comma there at the end).
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:15 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 04:17 PM (enNUy)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 04:18 PM (/QHx4)
An incurable virus spread through mosquito bites causing life-threatening high fever, excruciating joint and muscle pain, and a rash.
(Yes, that is, indeed, an Oxford comma there at the end).
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:15 PM
Sounds like dengue fever to me. Or as the locals call it, break bone fever. It's nothing new.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2026 04:18 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Prince at July 21, 2026 04:18 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 04:17 PM (enNUy)
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I'm typing as fast as I can boss!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 21, 2026 04:18 PM (JvZF+)
America's National Security will increase dramatically if US "Intelligence" agencies were eliminated... and by eliminated I mean for a final gathering at the bottom of the Marianas Trench
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 04:19 PM (NzX/y)
IIRC, there really is no "China", since they are worse than the USGov - there are interlocking interests, and have surprising independence in what they can do if they can swing it. The influence people like Neville Roy Singham carries probably has more to do with how much such people can fund or do for a section of the Chinese state, than any ideological stance they have. Millionaires can fund special intelligence operations if the central government won't kick funds free.
In a way, that was the structure of the British intelligence service up and through WWI. Sidney Riley was self funding for the Brits, mostly.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 21, 2026 04:20 PM (rbvCR)
I think the comma is misplaced; you meant hundreds of thousands, right?
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 21, 2026 04:20 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: LizLem
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I had a pair of pink paisley stirrup pants. Yes, they were hideous.
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2026 04:09 PM (hPLSE)
Pink paisley stirrup pants sound kind of awesome in an 80s type of way.
Posted by: CaliGirl at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (qI0Xa)
You know who else wore pink paisley stirrup pants?
Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey, that's who.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 04:20 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (Eng1Z)
Reminds of that quote from King Edward in Braveheart about bribing the nobles to turn against Wallace:
"I gave Mornay double his lands in Scotland and matching estates in England. Lochlan turned for... for much less."
Posted by: Thrawn at July 21, 2026 04:21 PM (fh/iS)
Posted by: Teddy Brewster at July 21, 2026 04:21 PM (JM9I6)
Posted by: CaliGirl
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They were pretty outlandish, but the craziest thing I had was a red skirt with blue planets and black stars. Now that was awesome!
Posted by: screaming in digital at July 21, 2026 04:22 PM (hPLSE)
Posted by: Teddy Brewster at July 21, 2026 04:21 PM (JM9I6)
Hunter - "No yellow!".
Posted by: Thrawn at July 21, 2026 04:22 PM (fh/iS)
Posted by: Teddy Brewster
Bout time to watch that again.
"CHARGE!"
Posted by: MkY at July 21, 2026 04:23 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: nckate at July 21, 2026 04:17 PM (enNUy)
I would comment more, but I usually have nothing to add, other than nonsensical throwaway comments.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 04:23 PM (0aYVJ)
Sounds like dengue fever to me. Or as the locals call it, break bone fever. It's nothing new.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 21, 2026 04:18 PM (0N4FZ)
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Or some Gain to Function genius figured out a way to piggyback meningitis on a mosquito delivery package. And, unfortunately, it's actually happened before (although rare).
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 04:23 PM (dIske)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (J4Dwc)
We've more or less presumed this to be true, but the magnitude is still staggering.
There really does need to be a reckoning. And public hangings in order to set things right again.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: LizLem at July 21, 2026 04:14 PM (Eng1Z)
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$20, same as in town.
Posted by: ballistic at July 21, 2026 04:26 PM (oqH4h)
chikungunya, not dengue
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (J4Dwc)
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Sounds like I won't be ordering the chimichanga for a while.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:27 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (J4Dwc)
I remember being at a journal club where this pathogen was pronounced as "Chicken-Ninja" virus.
Posted by: Thrawn at July 21, 2026 04:27 PM (fh/iS)
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@politico
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3h
>>BREAKING: More than 6,000 non-citizens were added to New Jersey’s voter rolls due to a software error, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says, with “fewer than 400” of them casting ballots in various elections since 2023.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 04:27 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at July 21, 2026 03:42 PM (hftzA)
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Gayer than nine guys blowing ten guys.
Posted by: ballistic at July 21, 2026 04:28 PM (oqH4h)
chikungunya, not dengue
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (J4Dwc)
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Sounds like I won't be ordering the chimichanga for a while.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:27 PM (Fi81e)
Only 1,500 deep fried and delicious calories!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 04:29 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 21, 2026 04:30 PM (sKqQm)
>>BREAKING: More than 6,000 non-citizens were added to New Jersey’s voter rolls due to a software error, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says, with “fewer than 400” of them casting ballots in various elections since 2023.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 04:27 PM (viF8m)
I don't believe either number.. They're both higher no doubt...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 04:30 PM (6ud1w)
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I wonder if political leadership in Canada, California, Oregon & Washington (state) would be doing anything different if China didn't purchase them.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: four seasons at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (/QHx4)
TJM seems to have taken the day off, and he usually writes a lot of comments.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Most people at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)
Every jury of their peers is filled with people who also work for the gov, or know somebody who does.
All Dems, too, so why bother?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 21, 2026 04:05 PM (6ydKt)
No love for military tribunals and summary executions?
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 21, 2026 04:32 PM (RUm4z)
Wait a minute, wait a minute. You thought this was going to be willowed, but no such luck.
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[digs through panty] "Ah there it is, popcorn."
Posted by: WisRich
Okay, Rich, give us the full report.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 21, 2026 04:32 PM (mmrXZ)
Summer doldrums maybe? The weekend specialty threads seem to have lost some participation.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 04:32 PM (hFtcM)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 21, 2026 04:33 PM (J4Dwc)
NEW RULES! Mia Farrow wrote a post on the Bluey place virtue signaling and used the phrase “identifies as” and got roasted for it.
Apparently they don’t like that phrase now. So whatever you do. Don’t use it.
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Apparently, "identify as" has now been replaced by "is/are." Just what we need, becoming even more unmoored from reality.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 04:33 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 21, 2026 04:33 PM (dWNJs)
Summer doldrums maybe? The weekend specialty threads seem to have lost some participation.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 04:32 PM (hFtcM)
Summer baseball is on, too.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 21, 2026 04:34 PM (dK+Kv)
Some commentaters have been eaten by a grue.
Others have died of dysentery on the Oregon Trail.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 21, 2026 04:35 PM (wVcYX)
I'm not too concerned whats in the OPM database. Google knows more about us than we do ourselves.
What I'm concerned about is what the Chinese put in the OPM database—things like spies with legends and credentials, deletion of items that would keep a Chinese spy from gaining TS clearance, etc. Injecting a TS clearance into anyone they want.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 04:36 PM (a6PrB)
@nypost
Black NYC politician slams DSA as 'white supremacy' as growing Dem feud spills onto social media
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I'm down with that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 04:36 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 04:33 PM (ndZc7)
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Fantasy has a habit of not becoming the world fast enough...or ever.
Thus they become more intolerant of the real world.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)
Various community organizers and activists use that registered illegal's address as a depot. They then register legal citizens (homeless) and use that address after adding on "Apartment # _____". That way 20 or 30 people can vote from the same address. It's best if the illegal is in the dark, and the fact that they are keeps them from voting. There is less risk of being caught.
Posted by: Orson at July 21, 2026 04:37 PM (dIske)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 04:38 PM (6ud1w)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:31 PM (2ocoG)
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Also explains the lack of mentions of Prometheus.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:38 PM (Fi81e)
NEW RULES! Mia Farrow wrote a post on the Bluey place virtue signaling and used the phrase “identifies as” and got roasted for it.
Apparently they don’t like that phrase now. So whatever you do. Don’t use it.
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Apparently, "identify as" has now been replaced by "is/are." Just what we need, becoming even more unmoored from reality.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026
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Mia Farrow is still above ground???
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 21, 2026 04:39 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:40 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 21, 2026 04:40 PM (n5tGW)
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Severe thunderstorms affecting Ohio, WV, KY PA, NJ, VA, MD. It's pretty sketchy here in Bourbon Country.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 21, 2026 04:41 PM (jehhT)
@DeepLeaksHQ
BREAKING: Secretary Rubio just brokered a historic framework peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon, right here in Washington, D.C.
The deal is simple: Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. The Lebanese military moves in.
Israel begins withdrawing from southern Lebanon. Lebanon takes back control of its own soil. And for the first time in decades, a real path to peace is on the table.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 21, 2026 04:32 PM (hFtcM)
Yes. I know for a fact that we are out and about a lot in the summer. I usually get out of bed earlier than my wife, so I can read the coffee thread, and the book thread. After that, I will sometimes check on my phone, if I am waiting for food. But I never comment on my phone. I friggin' hate that thing.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, call BR549 at July 21, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 21, 2026 04:41 PM (DbmIv)
The deal is simple: Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. The Lebanese military moves in.
Israel begins withdrawing from southern Lebanon. Lebanon takes back control of its own soil. And for the first time in decades, a real path to peace is on the table.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)
Hope this one holds better than the one we had with Iran
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (6ud1w)
The deal is simple: Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. The Lebanese military moves in.
The Lebanese government's been wanting a deal like that for months. Glad they've got it.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (a6PrB)
Posted by: SciVo at July 21, 2026 04:43 PM (Sy6m/)
@PollTracker2024
There are unconfirmed rumors circulating that two members of Congress from different political parties are engaged in a romantic affair.
I can't disclose anymore information than that.
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Mitch McConnell and Rosa DeLauro?
Apparently, it's a couple of back benchers doing it in the back benches, Hillary Scholten (D) and John James (R).
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (ndZc7)
The deal is simple: Iran is out. Hezbollah is out. The Lebanese military moves in.
The Lebanese government's been wanting a deal like that for months. Glad they've got it.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:42 PM (2ocoG)
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SH*T !!!
Posted by: Nobel Peace Prize Committee at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (dIske)
Yeah, the CCP reading the database is not a yawn, exactly, but nowhere near the red alert status of them writing to it.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (2ocoG)
Easy enough to say...but the Lebanese Military is loaded with sympathizers.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (uzmqU)
Posted by: Orson
This is so much more an easier to convince the public on how large scale cheating can be done rather than "the voting machines are hacked!" supposed conspiracy theories (they bankrupted America's Mayor Giuliani over these claims). It's a super easy method, many examples in the news, some of which even get through mainstream media filters.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:46 PM (Dv3i1)
We've more or less presumed this to be true, but the magnitude is still staggering.
There really does need to be a reckoning. And public hangings in order to set things right again.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 21, 2026 04:25 PM (jehhT)
Chy-nah has been buying up this country for decades. They most likely saved up all their pennies thinking it was going to be super-expensive to buy off the US media and the DC elites, but it turned out that our public servants and leaders were cheaper than the weenie washers at a Mississippi rest stop. Afterwards they realized they had enough left over to buy Hollywood and sportsball, plus trips to Disney and Seaworld.
Posted by: Polka will never die at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (RUm4z)
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A reach-around the aisle?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 21, 2026 04:47 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
I've done some of my best, how you say, work on the back benches.
Posted by: Ricardo Romantico at July 21, 2026 04:50 PM (JM9I6)
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Because the People's choice that conflicts with the ideology is invalid, and the People's agreement with the ideology is superfluous.
Posted by: Axeman at July 21, 2026 04:51 PM (Fi81e)
Easy enough to say...but the Lebanese Military is loaded with sympathizers.
Posted by: garrett at July 21, 2026 04:44 PM (uzmqU)
The sympathy is less now that the money from Iran is blocked.
I think Israel will dig out the baddies, then the Lebanese move in and hold the ground from then on. Or that is the idea.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 21, 2026 04:52 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 21, 2026 04:55 PM (jc8En)
Summer doldrums
Posted by: It's me donna at July 21, 2026 04:38 PM (6ud1w)
I've got my skin cancer procedure on Monday; Windows is f*cked again on my gaming rig so it's going into the f**king shop again so i'm giving less f**ks than usual about everything in general.
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