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Monday Overnight Open Thread (6/22/26)
"It was 60 miles to go buy groceries. When you got in the car to go someplace, it was an event." Ron Gordon
Could smoking weed protect your aging brain? A study recently highlighted by The Washington Post suggests it might. Led by the Salk Institute, the work focused on a cannabinoid called cannabinol, which is a byproduct of THC, the active ingredient in pot responsible for its psychoactive effects. In experiments using human brain cell cultures and animal cells, the researchers found that cannabinol appeared to protect neurons against oxidative stress, a pernicious form of biological wear and tear that leads to cell death. Oxidative stress is considered a critical factor in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has quietly extended a pilot program providing free healthcare to sex workers – with taxpayers footing the nearly $2.5 million bill. The state Health Department in 2023 awarded $1 million in public funds to two contractors as part of Hochul’s plan to help the “world’s oldest profession,” but new documents reviewed by The Post show the program extending through June 2028, with $1.5 million more in costs. Under the initiative, sex workers in NYC and the Buffalo area will continue to receive primary, sexual, behavioral, and dental care.Once again government rewards incorrect decisions upon the checkbooks of those who did the right things.
One man can make a difference. Oh no we can't have that. Genius Award Winning Society!
Volunteer Under Investigation for Cleaning Polluted River Without a License, Faces Two Years in PrisonLet no good deed go unpunished indeed. Then "They" wonder why we mistrust, hate, despise, revile...............them.
"The section of the river which was cleared is really coming back beautifully, wildlife is returning, yet we are being threatened with prosecution."
A hurry to a larping tournament ended with a very real arrest in northern Arizona. On June 11, troopers stopped a driver clocked at 106 mph in a 65 mph zone in Flagstaff, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The driver told troopers she was running late for a “larping tournament” in Colorado.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)You must be the one she waited for.
She said I would know you by the blue in your eye,
Checkered suit, a fancy vest, and polka-dot tie.
You answer to that description, so I guess that you're the guy.
Well, Annie doesn't live here anymore.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 10:05 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Rex B at June 22, 2026 10:05 PM (rgnea)
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Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:07 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 10:07 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: IS Roth at June 22, 2026 10:07 PM (YNzfq)
The queer origins of Muslim hatred of dogs
https://youtu.be/ZXCYh7TcKUw
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (hftzA)
I guess not much going on in the news so they had to dig her back up.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (hR7nK)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (uTEOj)
I'm just shocked that this is happening in the UK... wait, no, I'm not surprised at all. I do assume that fedguv is taking notes, though.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 10:09 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 22, 2026 10:10 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:10 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:10 PM (2GVsD)
What do you call a hippie's wife?
Mississippi
Posted by: polynikes
LOL. Why does James Hetfield like to play the Show Me state? Because that's where his Friend of Missouri lives.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 10:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
https://tinyurl.com/5n96hmex
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 10:11 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 10:11 PM (hR7nK)
Posted by: Walter Freeman at June 22, 2026 10:11 PM (edLbw)
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Truer words were never spoke.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:12 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Rex B, puns ahead? at June 22, 2026 10:12 PM (rgnea)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 10:12 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 10:13 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:13 PM (niqaa)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 10:14 PM (dIske)
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Yeah, I've been there. Not fun.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 10:14 PM (gnNyN)
We have a launch early in the morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starfall Demo Mission
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: June 23, 2026
Launch Time: 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 UTC, 12:43 CEST)
https://youtu.be/IrVeYmLouSU
Posted by: Joyenz at June 22, 2026 10:14 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 22, 2026 10:15 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:15 PM (2GVsD)
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Like, wow, man.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury!
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All issues gone.
_ - What issues?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 10:15 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:15 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (uTEOj)
Karen Bass promised free boobs for trans and free dental care for the homeless. So the reality will be homeless with boobs and trans folk with pearly whites.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Great photo of an old barn and Old Glory up top.
If there were fish to catch today, I hope you caught some!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 10:17 PM (mWKAz)
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The line between pillow fight and abattoir can be a thin one.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:17 PM (u/oMr)
......
*cough cough* Anybody seen my car keys?
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 10:17 PM (oq9dX)
I figured him for a homo, because European hairdresser. WRONG. Total skirt chaser.
Aside from that, he was born into grinding London poverty. Then his no good sonofabitch dad abandoned the family, and his mom had to put him and his six siblings in an orphanage for seven years, til he was eleven. No sooner did she spring him, than the war broke out and he got carted off to the country til he was 14 and returned to the city to be a courier in the underground shelters.
After the war, he joined a Jewish street gang and battled BNP fascists, until going to Israel at 20 and fighting against the Egyptians in the War for Independence.
Only then did he find his calling as an international hairdresser and connoisseur of fine chicks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 10:18 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:18 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 10:19 PM (CUhKq)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)
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Ok!
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 10:20 PM (sOtuf)
Went there only once when I took a fraternity brother there when he stepped on a nail that went completely through his foot. I only remember we didn't wait long in the ER to get him treated.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:21 PM (GP8V/)
I suppose staring at a spider on the ceiling while sporting an idiot's grin for twenty minutes without blinking isn't hurting anyone. But, I don't think it's going to help you remember where you left your car keys.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 10:21 PM (dIske)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 10:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
It's been close to a month since I last painted
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:21 PM (niqaa)
I am guessing that whores absolutely have no health for which to care so it will cost the taxpayers of NY $0.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:22 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)
Great photo of an old barn and Old Glory up top.
If there were fish to catch today, I hope you caught some!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (D/6p1)
Thanks for the nice words
Besides the pair of loons I had no other company. Except for the perch which were biting
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:24 PM (niqaa)
Love that lifted AMC Eagle. Would buy.
And Frank mystery click, LOL. Joe's Garage is one of my favorite albums.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 10:24 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 10:25 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:21 PM (niqaa)
It's been the same with writing for me.
Dang! MisHum, you'd better change your hash.......
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:25 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: some pothead at June 22, 2026 10:26 PM (oq9dX)
Karen Bass promised free boobs for trans and free dental care for the homeless. So the reality will be homeless with boobs and trans folk with pearly whites.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Nothing is free of course.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:26 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:26 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 22, 2026 10:26 PM (ewhCO)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 10:18 PM (BI5O2)
Michael Caine mentioned in a memior that Vid (as he called him) used to cut his hair for free back in the days before their fame.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 10:28 PM (hR7nK)
Hooker: Dr. Dr.....it hurts when I do this.
Doctor: Then don't do that.
Hooker: But, my clients pay me extra for it.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:30 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 10:32 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:30 PM (GP8V/)
I think it was.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 10:33 PM (hR7nK)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:30 PM (GP8V/)
According the Wike-a-Pediah, yes. His father's surname was Sassoon.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 10:33 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:34 PM (niqaa)
***
What did you say my name was, again?
Posted by: Thanatopsis at June 22, 2026 10:34 PM (Lx4gz)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:30 PM (GP8V/)
Yes. It was.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 10:34 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:21 PM (niqaa)
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Rothko sometimes went months without any output.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:35 PM (u/oMr)
Went there only once when I took a fraternity brother there when he stepped on a nail that went completely through his foot. I only remember we didn't wait long in the ER to get him treated.
Posted by: polynikes at Ju
That made me wince
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:35 PM (niqaa)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 22, 2026 10:24 PM (niqaa)
Hordians?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:38 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 10:39 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 10:40 PM (QaH55)
Karen Bass promised free boobs for trans and free dental care for the homeless. So the reality will be homeless with boobs and trans folk with pearly whites.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:16 PM (2GVsD)
Nothing is free of course.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:26 PM (T6aVk)
Of course it will be. Karen Bass, MD, DDS, will perform the procedures herself, using water balloons and Elmer's glue, if she wins. She doesn't have anything else to do as mayor.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 22, 2026 10:42 PM (S+bfZ)
Went there only once when I took a fraternity brother there when he stepped on a nail that went completely through his foot. I only remember we didn't wait long in the ER to get him treated.
Posted by: polynikes
Had an uncle that had that happen.
Once at the e-room doc asked how he got shot clean through his foot.
busted.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 10:43 PM (sAmhv)
As Carson would say . I Did Not Know That
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:43 PM (GP8V/)
A lot of people failed to attend because there was supposed to be a huge storm that evening. I wound up on the floor, at the stage watching.
It remains one of the best shows I've ever attended
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:43 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Joe Biden - stuck in a hedge at June 22, 2026 10:47 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 10:48 PM (A5RD0)
Poor friend encountered a nail that was left in an unused board . He was bare foot of course.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:49 PM (GP8V/)
I’m not a total perv, but it seems like a total and chronic lack of dental care may aid a sex worker. In the dark. After many drinks. And any conversation.
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 22, 2026 10:50 PM (wajqB)
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 22, 2026 10:42 PM (S+bfZ
Apparently, a Sephardic Greek cad, bounder and all-around, no account roustabout.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 10:51 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:53 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:53 PM (GP8V/)
Smoking grass just might help your memory issues.
I never had memory issues until after I gave up weed.
Or🤔
Maybe I just didn't realize I had memory problems until
Wait, what was I talking about?
mindful head shop comix webwork from the mid-90s
https://bit.ly/think-about-it-2
Posted by: mindful webworker - unfortunately at June 22, 2026 10:55 PM (9bb3y)
It was beautifully written, in letter form, and unfolded into three short pages celebrating our bond.
I did notice some parts of the letter were highlighted in yellow and some were not. She informed me that the yellow portions applied and the blank portions not so much.
Thankfully there was more yellow than blank, barely.
Posted by: javems at June 22, 2026 10:56 PM (zFsEm)
Hah. It always takes me a long time to pick out those type of cards because not everything applied. I never thought of highlighting the parts that did.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:58 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 10:59 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Happy at June 22, 2026 10:59 PM (kgMwG)
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 22, 2026 11:00 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: I gotta ask
Who names their kid Gore, as in Gore Vidal?
Actually, Gore was his mother's maiden name and he was a grandson of U.S. Senator Thomas Gore,
Wikipedia, In his memoir Palimpsest (1995), Vidal wrote, "My birth certificate says 'Eugene Louis Vidal': this was changed to Eugene Luther Vidal Jr.; then Gore was added at my christening in 1939; then, at fourteen, I got rid of the first two names."[6]: 401
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 11:01 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: R.A. Heinlein at June 22, 2026 11:02 PM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: The residents of Gore, West Virginia at June 22, 2026 11:03 PM (S+bfZ)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:03 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 10:05 PM (ItpVy)
Whew!
I got that vid deleted just in time!
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 11:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: La'Shondra at June 22, 2026 11:04 PM (uejmF)
Get old, smoke weed, space out, and it's, "Oh, it's just the weed."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 11:04 PM (bhZyo)
They asked him about the MOU and he said if it doesn't work out he's blaming JD but if it works he's taking all the credit.
Joe Rogan said before the White House fight night he expressed concern with Trump that there may be a terrorist attack where he ( Rogan) could get killed . Trump responded ' we all have to go sometime'
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:04 PM (GP8V/)
Not too old for me, I'd love to jump right in there with 'em.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Pounds closed fist into open palm at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (uejmF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 10:19 PM
It would be fun to play Find The Zipper.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 11:06 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 11:07 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 11:08 PM (hR7nK)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 11:09 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 22, 2026 11:09 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:09 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Big Fat Farma at June 22, 2026 11:09 PM (E21pe)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 11:13 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 11:13 PM (hR7nK)
I shoulda been a sex worker. Or a meth addict.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 11:16 PM (RCjYY)
Not too old for me, I'd love to jump right in there with 'em.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (IY9No)
Weren't they featured at the HQ sometime in the past?
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at June 22, 2026 11:17 PM (qivay)
Posted by: Black JEM at June 22, 2026 11:18 PM (UQRAm)
Did somebody bring a Blue Velvet DVD?
https://youtu.be/t9rEZzMN0YU
Posted by: tankdemon
.........................................
And a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 11:20 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 22, 2026 11:20 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: scampydog at June 22, 2026 11:20 PM (rP/ks)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:05 PM (77rzZ)
Greeting, Bulg. Please pardon my delay in responding. I was catching up on some Kindle space opera.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 11:21 PM (bhZyo)
Did somebody bring a Blue Velvet DVD?
https://youtu.be/t9rEZzMN0YU
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 11:08 PM (hR7nK)
***
Jeez Im old.
I opened the link expecting Bobby Vinton singing.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 11:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 11:24 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 22, 2026 11:25 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 22, 2026 11:26 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 11:27 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: Orson
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And they won't get out the checkbook until they are given the bottom line total.
What was the name of this store?
opens checkbook
What was the name of this store again?
looks for pen
What was the name of this store again?
so on and so forth
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)
It's never too late to pick up a new hobby.
How do you prove you're a sex worker? Is there a test?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:31 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 22, 2026 11:34 PM (ffi9I)
Posted by: Chango butt at June 22, 2026 11:36 PM (EH7ZV)
How do you prove you're a sex worker? Is there a test?
Posted by: JackStraw at
Claim a corner? Like the corner by your driveway.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 11:38 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: 496
Sum dude in my hometown had a lifted Eagle (early '80s).
It was at least a 24 inch lift.
He may have done the 'mud run' on the south side of town.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 11:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions
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This is a military blog and Your President hasn't started bombing Iran...
..yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 11:39 PM (Pee1E)
As of June 12th, SpaceX has launched more spacecraft than the rest of humanity combined in all of history.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 11:40 PM (/lPRQ)
At least the weather will be nice and mild for a couple more days.
Posted by: RandomDave at June 22, 2026 11:46 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 11:47 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:53 PM (GP8V/)
How? You have to have teeth for dental care, right?
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:48 PM (T6aVk)
..yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 11:39 PM (Pee1E)
A military blog where few know, understand, or care about logistics. Just sayin…
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:49 PM (T6aVk)
What was the name of this store?
opens checkbook
What was the name of this store again?
looks for pen
What was the name of this store again?
so on and so forth
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 11:30 PM (/lPRQ)
(Why I love the otherwise hated self-checkout)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:50 PM (T6aVk)
Dog Village Cafe
Lisbon tram
Joao Miguens
American dogs might be slightly spoiled. Another foreign visitor who appreciates American food. I'm hoping I can get a crow to do this.
By the way, there haven't been a lot of crow updates because the crows have been scarce lately. I don't know why. I've been putting out food. I put out a lot of food today when a single crow came by, but she flew away. But a couple hours later all the food was gone (cheese and ham), so I assume they got it. Almost petting a dog. Does this tiger make you horny? Puffins have a pretty good bead on things. Kittens have a guardian angel.
Living the best life.. 😊 pic.twitter.com/v7UXiyoIjz
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) June 22, 2026
It's so hot outside..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/rJNkLwbSEU
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 22, 2026
Dog's reaction to being kissed..🐕🐾😍 pic.twitter.com/8hfjEO1QOC
— 𝕐o̴g̴ (@Yoda4ever) June 22, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 07:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 07:37 PM (ZHOnm)
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Ace is working on his "Summon Crows" special power.
He's Crowman.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:37 PM (ZOv7s)
Also the smiling dog in the 2nd video looks a lot like Susan Rice. Heh
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 07:37 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:39 PM (afJtY)
His sidekick is Hobo Boy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 07:40 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:40 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 07:41 PM (O0L8i)
Ben Had, I saw your earlier post re you concerns about my attending the TXMOME. I assure you, there is nothing to worry about.
All of my differences with Sponge will be settled amicably.
Posted by: Bulg
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:41 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:42 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 07:42 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I have never seen a wood duck in real life. Just mallards and black ducks.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 07:40 PM (8uzBS)
This is Walter...
https://youtube.com/shorts/k0y8Cxwwej8
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 07:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)
No thanks, I like the cheese and ham better.
A better Swiss would be appreciated.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)
No thanks, I like the cheese and ham better.
A better Swiss would be appreciated.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)
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And would it kill ace to provide some dijon mustard?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 07:45 PM (gnNyN)
I have final say and that is it.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:45 PM (afJtY)
His sidekick is Hobo Boy.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Are you sure it isn't Crow-Dad?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 07:46 PM (qx7Zg)
In fact, we've seen a large variety of marsh birds today. Ibis, ducks, egrets and herons all enjoying the crawdads and frogs emerging after the rain.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:47 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:48 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 07:45 PM (gnNyN)
I think crows deserve nothing less than 'Grey Poupon.'
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 07:48 PM (Sco7b)
Awww, a bluebird-ette! The treat is a dried mealworm, a rather stinky food which bluebirds and also chickens love.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 22, 2026 07:49 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Reforger at June 22, 2026 07:50 PM (wjnjX)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:50 PM (77rzZ)
I didn't see Cooper's interview with Carlson, and I won't be seeing it.
A while back, I *tried* listening to his series on Jonestown, because the topic is very interesting to me... It was one of the stupider "histories" of anything I've heard, and somehow also stultifyingly boring, which is tough to pull off when discussing the Peoples Temple.
Darryl Cooper has a knack for weaving in a LOT of content about Darryl Cooper in the weirdest, most hamhanded ways. The history of Jonestown is about Jim Jones and San Francisco, and syncretic Christianity, and cult brainwashing, and race, and Leftist politics, but mostly about Darryl Cooper, you see?
I made it through maybe about 4 episodes and gave the fuck up.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:51 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Glenn at June 22, 2026 07:51 PM (nvKZ7)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 07:51 PM (Cqx++)
Could be hawks in the area.
Do you ever see squirrels or adult rabbits freeze?
Or blue jays will drive out of an area to protect their nests.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 07:53 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 07:53 PM (vu/LI)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 07:54 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 07:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 07:46 PM (qx7Zg)
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Crow-Dad is an intermittent characters who shows up to offer cryptic advice while chewing on jerky.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:55 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: angsterdam at June 22, 2026 07:56 PM (EH7ZV)
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I'd never heard of a Klein bottle before. I just looked it up. Fascinating.
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 07:56 PM (sOtuf)
You should setup a cam with a motion sensor. That way you can just check out the action without having to FF through hours of inaction.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 22, 2026 07:57 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:57 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Just a Froot Loop at June 22, 2026 07:57 PM (fEeZA)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Maybe you can. Step 1: learn how to play Piano Man... on the harmonica.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 22, 2026 07:59 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)
They look so proud and content on their little porches!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
And good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 08:02 PM (Ia/+0)
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I'd never heard of a Klein bottle before. I just looked it up. Fascinating.
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 07:56 PM (sOtuf)
How long before somebody makes a bong out of one of those.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:02 PM (snZF9)
Done mowing the lawn. It looks nice. It will sprout fireflies within the next couple of weeks.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
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It will be a week at the soonest before I'll be able to mow the lawn.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:03 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:57 PM (BI5O2)
Is that the shape with only one side?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:04 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 07:53 PM (vu/LI)
Me too. On some things, ignorance is bliss.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:04 PM (zZu0s)
They're abundant, but I wouldn't buy one without first consulting a topologist.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:05 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
Where do you buy firefly seeds?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:05 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:06 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
I miss lightning bugs. Kept them in jars over night. and sometimes as A-hole teens when we had a summer full of them we knocked them out of the air with wiffle ball bats.
In our defense, they did blow up real good.
Posted by: Just a Froot Loop at June 22, 2026 08:06 PM (fEeZA)
They came with the place when I bought it. I think, therefore, that they're perennials.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:07 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:04 PM (PLxDd)needs.
Yeah, but you can make tangible approximation of it in 3D, using blown glass.
You might think it looks like the real thing... but it doesn't hold water, upon closer inspection
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:07 PM (Jr5Lq)
:-)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:08 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Faaar out maaaan at June 22, 2026 08:08 PM (fEeZA)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:02 PM (snZF9)
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Probably about 5 minutes after they discovered its shape...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (gnNyN)
As I posted (willowed) on the last thread:
Carlson introduces Cooper as "an historian," & did so the night Cooper blamed Churchill for WWII.
But here's the thing: Cooper has never published a history book, or even ONE article about history. ZERO.
If Cooper is an "historian," then I'm the Chiefs' new running back.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (gnNyN)
Like porn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)
I just took a look...now I want one!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Bird Nerd at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (oLwUU)
74 and sunny. Going to get “hot” T, W, Th. That means 80s.
Pride Match for the World Cup Friday. Iran vs Egypt. Should be. Interesting.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 08:10 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (RCjYY)
Anyone can be a historian. A lot are shit, just not so obviously. No one gets headlines by saying 'You know, I think George Washington was a great, good man.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Twain comma Mark at June 22, 2026 08:11 PM (oLwUU)
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That's what was so fascinating. In theory, this sounds like something that is purely theoretical... like an Escher drawing. But it looks like they actually can exist. Very cool
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 08:12 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:02 PM (snZF9)
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Probably about 5 minutes after they discovered its shape...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (gnNyN)
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Obligatory YouTube video on how to make your own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbbX2ORpYM
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:13 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Twain comma Mark at June 22, 2026 08:11 PM (oLwUU)
But I like lightning bugs, Mr Twain.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:13 PM (zZu0s)
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Homo Men's Metric Kickball?
Yuck.
Posted by: Make Gay Happy Again at June 22, 2026 08:13 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:09 PM (RCjYY)
Well, they could certainly use one.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:16 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 22, 2026 08:18 PM (fEeZA)
"Here, store your booze in *this* decanter."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:18 PM (BI5O2)
No, I disagree. Cooper is a history commentator, at best, and has no legitimate credentials to call himself an "historian."
This isn't an original thought on my part. Victor Davis Hanson said the same thing about Cooper, IIRC.
HE'S A NOBODY CRACKPOT, to everyone except Tucker Carlson.
At least holocaust-denier David Irvine is not a total fraud. Cooper is.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:18 PM (RCjYY)
I do like fireflies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:06 PM (zZu0s)
We do not have fireflies.
The first week I was a college in St. Louis, there were fireflies. It freaked me out a bit.
We don't have noisy bugs at night either, but the sound was nearly deafening in St. Louis. Cicadas, crickets, all that crap.
And dark at night, when it's hot out.
Just... freaky.
I told DH the midwest was exotic. He thought I was crazy. He may have been correct, but it is still exotic.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:20 PM (bl07w)
Anyone can be a historian. A lot are shit, just not so obviously.
__________
I'm seriously considering entitling my book (a technical monograph), "[Subject]: A History". Am I a scientist or a historian?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:20 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:20 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:04 PM
Beats us.
Posted by: Johann Benedict Listing & August Ferdinand Mobius at June 22, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)
Hey, watch yer language, buddy!
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:21 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:20 PM (afJtY)
We love you sweetheart.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 22, 2026 08:22 PM (fEeZA)
Posted by: Big Fat Farma at June 22, 2026 08:22 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 22, 2026 08:24 PM (jrgJz)
Anyone can be a historian. A lot are shit, just not so obviously.
__________
I'm seriously considering entitling my book (a technical monograph), "[Subject]: A History". Am I a scientist or a historian?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:20 PM (O0L8i)
Having an opinion about proven fact, that negates that proven fact, is not being a historian. It is being an ass with an agenda. See, for instance, Muslims who claim the Holocaust never happened. Of course, they take being an ass to the absolute outer limit, but any "historian" who claims the facts are wrong is an ass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:24 PM (bl07w)
Not being able to see across a freshwater great lake, an honest to goodness monster thunderstorm with the night sky illuminated by lightning for 2 or 3 hours, and their favorite - a backyard full of fireflies.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 08:24 PM (gpQ8/)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 08:24 PM (1S3fY)
If you've written a book, even one, you can legitimately call yourself an historian. That would be true if you self publish. Or even one article.
But at some point, Cooper became a complete FRAUD.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:24 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 08:25 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 22, 2026 08:22 PM (fEeZA)
Quick question: Is there a seasonal difference?
When you kill and eat a bear in the fall, they call them blueberry bears, because apparently they taste sweeter than any other time of year.
I don't eat predators, but that's what I'm told.
So, as a cannibal.....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:25 PM (bl07w)
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I recently reread Jack London's White Fang & The Call of the Wild.
American dogs have really become sissies over the last 125 years.
Posted by: Cosda at June 22, 2026 08:26 PM (uBHKp)
Following The Style Guide ruling that mentions of Queensrÿche should incorporate their umlaut, Möbius should be used for maximal precision.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at June 22, 2026 08:26 PM (5bALh)
Posted by: Oh, no... at June 22, 2026 08:26 PM (oLwUU)
American dogs have really become sissies over the last 125 years.
Posted by: Cosda at June 22, 2026 08:26 PM (uBHKp)
Speak for yourself! Do you know how many squirrels and moose we have chased and barked off the property? We perform a valuable security service for our peeps.
Posted by: Ruby and Piper, Sled Dog Mutts Extraordinaire at June 22, 2026 08:28 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:28 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:29 PM (GD0B3)
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I recently reread Jack London's White Fang & The Call of the Wild.
American dogs have really become sissies over the last 125 years.
Posted by: Cosda at June 22, 2026 08:26 PM (uBHKp
Is that so?
Posted by: Kristi Noem at June 22, 2026 08:29 PM (GP8V/)
To build a lightening bug habitat, you need to mimic their natural environment: moist, dark, undisturbed, and pesticide-free.
I used to walk my kids down to a large open field, adjacent to a wood and creek, summer evenings to see the lightening bugs. It was almost magical it was so pretty.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Fifi and Fluffy, spoiled Yorkies at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (075ei)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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"I'm definitely getting a few treats for throwing down for you, right?"
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (gpQ8/)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at June 22, 2026 08:31 PM (oLwUU)
Earth has been "cleansed" by the remnants of the Moon. The former Madame President of the United States managed to barely escape the devastation, which she was expressly forbidden to do. (By international treaty all world leaders were banned from joining the orbiting space arks.)
Now she's attempting to stage a coup against the very people who are keeping her alive when by all rights they should have tossed her power-hungry ass out an airlock and called it a day.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled penguin-free shenanigans.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:32 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (gpQ8/)
DH says he wants to be reincarnated as one of my dogs. There is a particular order of treats given, so that all dog teeth get properly cleaned every day and then all chewing needs are satisfied.....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 08:32 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 22, 2026 08:32 PM (075ei)
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It can also be a feather in your hat.
Posted by: Yankee Doodle at June 22, 2026 08:33 PM (oLwUU)
Oh my, there's such a difference in bear meat. I was lucky enough to participate in a wild meat dinner with fall bear meat. The richest, most luxurious taste on the planet.
A couple of years later, a spring bear killed when he attacked a camp. Stringy, acid, no good.
But the fall bear? The richest most wonderful thing I ever ate.
Posted by: Wenda at June 22, 2026 08:33 PM (iIAkP)
To build a lightening bug habitat, you need to mimic their natural environment: moist, dark, undisturbed, and pesticide-free.
I used to walk my kids down to a large open field, adjacent to a wood and creek, summer evenings to see the lightening bugs. It was almost magical it was so pretty.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
I was just up in PA. My sister owns a farm. Not as many fireflies out this year, at least compared to last year. She has a large tree within view of her porch. When there are lots of fireflies, they all congregate on that tree (seem to anyway). It does look pretty magical.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 08:34 PM (sAmhv)
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It can also be a feather in your hat.
Posted by: Yankee Doodle at June 22, 2026 08:33 PM (oLwUU)
Cliff Clavin tells me Macaroni was the name of an Italian clothes fashion in the 1700's .
Posted by: Kristi Noem at June 22, 2026 08:35 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: tcn in AK
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The Ozarks is definitely exotic.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 08:35 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM
Don't forget about me.
Posted by: The Feather stuck in Mr. Doodle's hat at June 22, 2026 08:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:35 PM (Jr5Lq)
Yuck.
Posted by: Make Gay Happy Again at June 22, 2026 08:13 PM (oLwUU)
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I love the gratuitous inclusion of 'metric' here. Completely unnecessary, but thrown in there for added insult value. Heh
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 08:36 PM (sOtuf)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 08:37 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:38 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:32 PM
May it be ever thus. So say we all!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 08:39 PM (0sNs1)
youtube.com/watch?v=B1ccPLE3R08
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:39 PM (Jr5Lq)
The hell with Keto, you have to die of something. Why not good eats?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 08:40 PM (ItpVy)
Now she's attempting to stage a coup against the very people who are keeping her alive when by all rights they should have tossed her power-hungry ass out an airlock and called it a day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 08:32 PM
To be played in the movie version by Stacey Abrams?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 08:41 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: The New York Times Opinion Section at June 22, 2026 08:41 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:41 PM (afJtY)
Cooper was Tucker Carlson's guest, and claimed Churchill caused WW II.
Carlson introduced Cooper as "an historian."
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:42 PM (RCjYY)
I had some lentil and zucchini pasta last night and it was quite good. But I'm a guy who's perfectly happy with a big pot of pasta with just butter, salt and pepper.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:42 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 08:43 PM (gKWVE)
Avoiding logical fallacies is a thing, and ad hominem is one of them:
"X is an asshole, therefore every proposition put forth by X is false."
IMHO, a proposition should be evaluated on its own merits, independent of the identity of the proposer. If Hitler told me 2+2=4, I would not rule it automatically false.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 08:43 PM (Jr5Lq)
I'm going to need a fuller explanation of this.
What exactly is a brisket jalapeño mac-n-cheese and where can if find a recipe?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:44 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (075ei)
When you're italian its all macaroni. I would hear my grandmother- "I make-a da macaroni", and you never knew what it would be. Could be ziti, could be penne, or rigatoni, etc. Spaghetti was spaghetti, everything else was macaroni. To this frigging day I really don't know what pasta is which or what most of them are called.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:45 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:42 PM
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And you're reading that statement on a "smart military blog."
Posted by: So, there at June 22, 2026 08:45 PM (oLwUU)
Cooper happens to be an uncredentiaked nincompoop, and i didn'tneedcany kind of politicaltopic to turn hus brand of bullshit down. "Here are 5 minutes of facts about the Peoples Temple, interlaced with 15 minutes of broad conjecture. Spread across another 45 minutes of self-important reminiscences about the life of Darryl Cooper. Be sure to tune in next week for more from me, Darryl Cooper. "
It's all a waste of time.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:45 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:41 PM (afJtY)
I had leftover mediocre ribs for lunch today. You win!
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 08:46 PM (QMAsf)
The fireflies at Congaree National Park near Columbia SC are so popular that there is a lottery for tickets to see their synchronized flashing mating rituals during a week or two in May or June.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 22, 2026 08:46 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:46 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:46 PM (O0L8i)
I don't agree. I acknowledge that holocaust-denier David Irving is an historian. I have no respect for him, but he's not a fraud.
Cooper is just a fraud.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:47 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:45 PM (snZF9)
With "gravy"??
I just learned that term a few months ago when I watched The Sopranos for the first time.
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 08:48 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:44 PM
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I'm sitting right here.
https://tinyurl.com/225am36b
Posted by: Al Gore's Amazing Internet at June 22, 2026 08:49 PM (oLwUU)
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aw..did she ever say " I can eat a little bit of pasta every day" ?
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:49 PM (GD0B3)
I'd recommend the Canadian side for safety.
I have to get back to work. I think I'm going to be working later at night for awhile until my big project is near done. Ralphy wants to be with me all the time. But during the day, that means carrying him up and down the stairs a lot. He's only 44 pounds or so, but it gets tiring.
At night he sleeps. So does the cat...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 08:50 PM (Sco7b)
I would agree on matters that are empirically true. We have centuries of evidence that 2+2=4.
But when Hitler starts telling you the Jews are controlling the world yet they also stay in the shitiest neighborhood on the planet for their secret lair it would seem to make sense to consider the source as part of your decision tree.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:51 PM (viF8m)
I just learned that term a few months ago when I watched The Sopranos for the first time.
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 08:48 PM (QMAsf)
Yup, its gravy. Not sure why, but it was always known as gravy.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:51 PM (snZF9)
Avoid Express VPN, deceptive advertising. - my opinion
Located British Virgin Islands
Received letter from Chase, 'we have resolved your dispute'.
'We credited your account etc. (in full)...'
Chase was very good about the whole thing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 08:51 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:52 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 08:53 PM (ubCxQ)
Thanks . We had a brief discussion on the morning thread about Historians.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 08:54 PM (GP8V/)
With "gravy"??
I just learned that term a few months ago when I watched The Sopranos for the first time.
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Growing up our Italian neighbor always referred to "sauce" as "gravy."
Maybe it's in the translation from Italian to English?
BTW... he made awesome Rigatonis.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 08:54 PM (jehhT)
Here's a grinding 20 about a trip to my grandfather's house and how it was formative fir me, Darryl Cooper.
Here's a truly punishing 30 more about when I, Darryl Cooper, attended an event with Billy Graham, and I learned about Jim Jones without ever meeting him.
It's just AWFUL.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 08:55 PM (BI5O2)
>>https://tinyurl.com/225am36b
Oh, brisket AND jalapeño mac-n-cheese. I thought it was one thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:55 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Naive little rugrat at June 22, 2026 08:56 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:56 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 08:56 PM (e+/MF)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 08:57 PM (GP8V/)
That's really nice. Is she towards western PA? I thought you may write about your travels somewhere around there on occasion.
I'm east, above Delaware state, across from south Jersey. It's a good thing lightening bugs were named state insects because gnats are damn close.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 08:57 PM (NFX2v)
I have a tremendous respect for historians, whether I agree with them or not-- they publish books and articles. I just reject anybody appropriating that distinction when they've never written jackshit.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 08:57 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:49 PM (GD0B3)
Not sure, I couldn't understand half of what she said. Funny part is she was born here, but went back to italy when she was a 1 year old, came back at 26 with a wicked accent. I don't think she used the word pasta. If she did it probably would have sounded like "I make-a da paast. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:57 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 08:58 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Tom Smothers at June 22, 2026 08:59 PM (oLwUU)
"It has long been axiomatic among historians that when opposing forces come into conflict ...
the side being led by the superior intellect will generally prevail.
That is why Julius Caesar defeated Pompey, why George Washington defeated Mad King George, Abraham Lincoln bested Jefferson Davis, FDR and Churchill overcame Hitler, JFK faced down Khrushchev, and Ho Chi Minh vanquished Richard Nixon.
But it was not until today that the immutable truth of that simple adage has been proven indisputably correct, now and forever more, in a cataclysmic battle wherein Donald Trump was humbled by ...
algae."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 08:59 PM (0sNs1)
Gravy - meat sauce.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 08:59 PM (e+/MF)
What does that mean?
Posted by: Naive little rugrat at June 22, 2026 08:56 PM (oLwUU)
Wine Over Pepsi. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 09:00 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 09:01 PM (BI5O2)
The Left will never ever understand cause and effect.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:01 PM (GP8V/)
If God has decided to grant immortality to man, WHY did he have to start with David Irving?
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:01 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Sierra Foxtrot at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (hyQrc)
Posted by: D. B. Cooper at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (GD0B3)
On the other hand Howard Zinn wrote a history book.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Ben Had
I don't know why, but this triggered a memory of Gramma baking her bread in 2 or 3 liter olive oil tins that had one side cut out of them.
It's funny the things you remember.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:03 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:01 PM (RCjYY)
God has allowed satan to rule the earth for the time being.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:04 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: James Fenimore at June 22, 2026 09:04 PM (oLwUU)
Posted by: polynikes
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Earned his right to an opinion.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:04 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:01 PM (RCjYY)
God has allowed satan to rule the earth for the time being.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:04 PM (GP8V/)
Greenspan just became wormfeast at 100, so yeah.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 09:05 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:04 PM (Pee1E)
That was snark right?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:06 PM (GP8V/)
I had never heard of it before now.
Thanks, ace.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 09:06 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:06 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 09:06 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Sierra Foxtrot
It would go a long way to kill it forever if after we fired anyone remotely related to it, we never hired any Ivy League or University of California graduates (at the federal level).
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 09:06 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:07 PM (afJtY)
That makes him an historian. Period, the end.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:07 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 08:30 PM (gpQ8/)
And all the scritches in the world.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:08 PM (zZu0s)
Good question. Here's one thing, maybe the most important thing. And something almost nobody knows is going on.
No system has ever been created that can't be corrupted, some group will always try. But this is great way to make it harder.
When Congress does something right they should get props.
https://tinyurl.com/3a27943b
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:08 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:08 PM (hftzA)
On this day in 1962, the last Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ever built rolled out of the factory.
So the "youngest" B-52 is over 60 years old today.
Light a candle.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:09 PM (jehhT)
Branch: U.S. Army Air Corps
Position: Bombardier
Zinn flew bombardier missions as part of the 490th Bombardment Group with targets in:
Berlin, Germany
Czechoslovakia (including a raid over Pilsen)
Hungary
Royan, France (where he dropped napalm bombs in April 1945)
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Yes, he wasn't pussy footing around, he earned it the hard way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (RCjYY)
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Hang tight.
In terms of intellect, Lincoln vs. Davis is debatable, though he wasn't facing Davis. He was a political leader facing generals in a war, and largely left that part to his generals. He had his own truly horrible political problems to contend with.
FDR was a facile, totally unremarkable intellect facing off against a more intelligent madman. Churchill was smarter by an order of magnitude than Roosevelt, though.
JFK and Khrushchev, I'll call a wash - but Khrushchev was certainly shrewder than him.
Ho Chi Minh was on his way to the Reaper by the time of Nixon's election, and in his cold embrace within a year, leaving him to face off against Vo Nguyen Giap, and neither of those two were dummies.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:07 PM (RCjYY
And the Jamaican bobsled team were Olympians.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (GP8V/)
She had burned them so often they didn't even feel anymore. She was the head lunch lady at my high school along with my Aunt Jeannie. They dreamed up, and served, 'Turkey Balls' one fall. As you might imagine it caused quite a stir. We talked her into renaming them 'Turkey Croquettes'.
Good times, good times.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 09:11 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Ben Had
I don't know why, but this triggered a memory of Gramma baking her bread in 2 or 3 liter olive oil tins that had one side cut out of them.
It's funny the things you remember.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 09:02 PM (ItpVy)
My grandmother could make bread but I never saw her do it. Her friend had literally started a bread business a few doors down and had brick ovens in her yard, and eventually had the front of the house converted to a store front. She only lived a few houses away and my grandmother would go and help her, and would make the bread in the brick oven and just brought it home. I guess the choice was easy, make it at home in a gas oven, or go a few doors down to the brick ovens. The brick oven wins.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 09:11 PM (snZF9)
I had never heard of it before now.
Thanks, ace.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
That's NE of Allegheny National Forest. It routinely has the coldest temps in the state. Pretty part of the states. Lots and lots of forests. Pretty dense ones too. Good hunting and fishing area.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 09:12 PM (sAmhv)
He’s in the mold of Howard Zinn. Spew a bunch of ideological claptrap and calls it “scholarship”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 09:12 PM (AL+7F)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (Pee1E)
He earned what?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:13 PM (GP8V/)
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Now, pass a bill saying No Govt Money to NGOs.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:13 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (RCjYY)
male version of Candace Covens
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:13 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:14 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:14 PM (Pee1E)
Who denied his right?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:15 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Sierra Foxtrot
Research & reading on your free time is suggested, but - .
President John F. Kennedy established the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on November 3, 1961, by signing the Foreign Assistance Act and issuing Executive Order 10973.
The creation of the agency consolidated several disparate foreign aid efforts under one unified organization.
It was explicitly created to counter Soviet and Communist influence in developing nations by using economic soft power to promote growth and democracy.
The order merged predecessor entities—including the International Cooperation Administration, the Development Loan Fund, and the Food for Peace Program—to increase administrative efficiency and reduce bureaucracy.
USAID was formally codified as an independent federal establishment reporting to the Secretary of State under the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act.
In 2025, the administration substantially restructured foreign assistance, resulting in the cancellation of many USAID programs and the shifting of remaining functions to the US State Department.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 09:15 PM (NFX2v)
https://tinyurl.com/3a27943b"
I downloaded it in txt format: 45000 words, 97 pages.
Mike Benz's snip of it sounds salutary, but beware what other crap the congresscrittters stuffed in there.
They know nobody will ever read the damn thing.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 09:15 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Bet they had fun.
and Tony, that bread baked in olive oil tins sounds delicious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (Pee1E)
It fun to stay at the YCCA
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (fkjGs)
They're 2 black guys who decided to give David Duke a forum, apparently.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 09:17 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 08:45 PM (snZ
So much THIS. And yes, Gravy.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 22, 2026 09:17 PM (fEeZA)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:10 PM (RCjYY)
male version of Candace Covens
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:13 PM (GD0B3)
Yup. Just one, I mean, two more examples of grifters trying to make bank on the rubes who simply want to find a voice for the regular American.
I, for one, am getting pretty fucking tired of being disappointed all the fucking time.
Charlie Kirk was the real deal. Look how that ended up.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 09:18 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:18 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:19 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:20 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 09:20 PM (Jr5Lq)
Mike Benz's snip of it sounds salutary, but beware what other crap the congresscrittters stuffed in there.
They know nobody will ever read the damn thing.
True. But Mike Benz will. Censorship is biggest issue and he's been doing incredible work over the last few years in his writings, lectures, podcasts, etc. laying out in great detail the worldwide censorship machine we have been living under for years. And NGOs were a crucial part of it.
He's been in the belly of the beast.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:20 PM (viF8m)
They are now insane, howling leftists. Because it probably nets more $$. It's a hard fact; conservatives are cheapskates when it's their own money.
This is the exact same story for Megyn, Tucker, Candy, etc.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:20 PM (jehhT)
A blast from the past!
Chomsky and Zinn deconstruct The Fellowship of the Ring.
(satire, probably)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 09:21 PM (sAmhv)
This is the first I've heard of the Twins being stupid. Has this been going on for awhile?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:21 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 22, 2026 09:21 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:22 PM (afJtY)
This is the exact same story for Megyn, Tucker, Candy, etc.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I missed the transition. Too bad for them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (RCjYY)
Really?! I watched a video I think ace linked back in the day about keto and IF, and I think maybe they were on FNT?
In general though, I stay away from political podcasts aside from Asmongold and Kirsche. Sargon has gotten... strange on the Israel question as well, so I have been backing off on him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (mWKAz)
In the skit, Ackroyd had a radio call-in show... but he couldn't get anybody to call in. So, he kept saying more and more outrageous things, but he STILL couldn't get anyone to call in.
Maybe that's why The Hodgetwins decided to go with David Duke.
Btw, David Duke is someone else I didn't realize was still alive. "Vote for the crook. It's important!"
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (mWKAz)
it's an older code, but it checks out.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (0aYVJ)
nic chek
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (mWKAz)
____________
Clearly an imposter.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:16 PM (afJtY)
If you have an 'Eyetalian' Night, I'll serve and call all they guys 'Goomba'. Ya know for flavor.
Posted by: Cannibal Bob at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (fEeZA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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There's so much BS out there I wait for a reference from someone I respect.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:25 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:23 PM (mWKAz)
Well, I dunno. Are you San Franpsycho? I don't memorize hashes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:26 PM (mWKAz)
This is the first I've heard of the Twins being stupid. Has this been going on for awhile?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:21 PM
Yes. They are in the anti Semitic camp firmly. Which is a shame. Also, what they post on X v Facebook can be absolutely opposite. Whatever that will get the most money on whatever platform.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:27 PM (hftzA)
Grifters gotta grift.
Is ShoeonHead still a reasonable liberal?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:27 PM (hftzA)
The problem with lying is that it gets complicated- and most people are too stupid to keep track.
KISS. Just tell the truth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Puddleglum
Thank you! I'll be heading up there this summer to see what its about. I think the forest must be very close to a University of Pittsburgh campus.
I used to love visiting the Kudzu Bridge area though suddenly (& after a job where I routinely climbed around pretty high work sites) I started freezing above certain heights. 🤷🏼♀️ (At least it didn't set in until I was about to leave the job.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (NFX2v)
BREAKING...
According to Sneak Preview viewers, it turns out that online trolls, have got it wrong about
Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey"
Lupita Nyong’o is not playing Helen of Troy
and Elliot Page is not playing Achilles.
It turns out that -
Lupita Nyong’o is playing Achilles
and Elliot Page is playing Helen of Troy.
I hope that helps.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (iJfKG)
Grifters gotta grift.
Is ShoeonHead still a reasonable liberal?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:29
I don’t think those exist.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (GP8V/)
The Ann Althouse of ewetub.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (GP8V/)
"H.R. 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027, allocates approximately $47.3 billion to $49.8 billion, representing a 6% to 9% reduction from the previous year, with no new federal agencies created. The bill prioritizes bilateral security aid, including $3.3 billion for Israel, while cutting multilateral funding and prohibiting funds for abortion services."
He's relying mostly on billtrack50.com for that info. I don't know if he actually read it or not.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:31 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (zZu0s)
Ann Althouse was never that cute.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:32 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:32 PM (afJtY)
I for one am glad you're still on this side of the Styx.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 09:31 PM
This haunting thing is kind of fun, though. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:33 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:29
I don’t think those exist.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (Dd38
She was reasonable enough that she was linked here quite often.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:33 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:32
Probably a more accurate description.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:34 PM (hftzA)
Yup. Just one, I mean, two more examples of grifters trying to make bank on the rubes who simply want to find a voice for the regular American.
I, for one, am getting pretty fucking tired of being disappointed all the fucking time.
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Besides my having no patience with podcasts, all these people seem to have, shall we say, flexible principles and stunted compass.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:35 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:35 PM (O0L8i)
Adam Carolla has been pretty consistent over the years.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:37 PM (GP8V/)
I would really love to hear one of these two muppets explain it from their padded cell.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:37 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:21 PM
Yes. They are in the anti Semitic camp firmly. Which is a shame. Also, what they post on X v Facebook can be absolutely opposite. Whatever that will get the most money on whatever platform.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:27 PM (hftzA)
Why do blacks hate Jews? Pecking order or something? I don't get it. What have Jews ever done to blacks? While Al Sharpton got some Jews killed, so there's that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 09:38 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:32
Probably a more accurate description.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:34 PM (hftzA)
I prefer the term "grasping assholes."
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 09:39 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026
I don’t know this is a black thing vs. a whole gaggle went nuts and they are in that camp. Massie, Tucker, Megyn Kelly.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:40 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:41 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:43 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 09:43 PM (DZ9Lv)
#ICYMI: NY Democratic Congressional Candidate Brad Lander Recites Quran Verse At Queens Mosque, Says He Hopes To Partner In Congress With Reps. Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib; Imam Prays For Mahdi To Kill Infidels With His Sword
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I guess it's like exchanging Christmas gifts.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 09:43 PM (ndZc7)
I think just pro Palestine from what I understand.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:45 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: 496 at June 22, 2026 07:37 PM (sOtuf)
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Hahaha! Yes it does!
Should I put that in a comment on X?
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at June 22, 2026 09:46 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (NFX2v)
Did you mean "Kinzua Bridge / Kinzua Dam"?
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 22, 2026 09:47 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:49 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026
I don’t know this is a black thing vs. a whole gaggle went nuts and they are in that camp. Massie, Tucker, Megyn Kelly.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 09:40 PM (Dd38x)
Actually it has been a thing for a long time, especially in northern cities like New York and Chicago. They were told by race hustlers that all the buildings they lived in were owned by Jews who kept the rent high and refused to repair anything, even though in most cases it was far from the truth.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 09:50 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:50 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 09:51 PM (ndZc7)
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Beginner list for the first plane out.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 09:52 PM (Pee1E)
She said "Flat head, Phillips or vodka?"
That's when I knew she was the one.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 09:52 PM (2WIwB)
Because the P is silent.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
I'd imagine the reason mom and wife T. Rexs are so pissed off is they have to clean the piss off of the bathroom floors and walls.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 09:53 PM (ItpVy)
I hope that helps.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 09:30 PM (iJfKG)
So, now Alan of Troy?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 09:53 PM (mP0Kj)
It's the purity test.
Posted by: Tired of RINOs at June 22, 2026 09:49 PM (Uu5U1)
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No, you can.
But then you would have to explain how support for an Islamist enterprise, a fundamentally anti-Western movement, is compatible with your explication of conservative values.
I'm listening.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 09:53 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: browndog
I definitely did, dear. Thank you.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 09:54 PM (NFX2v)
I guess you can't be a nazi and pretend to be conservative without being found out.
It's the purity test.
Posted by: Tired of nazcucks at June 22, 2026 09:54 PM (DYxeF)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 09:54 PM (GP8V/)
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It's amazing how they keep digging these people up.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 09:56 PM (u/oMr)
Guess the Cafe Thread has also become gnarly. This is why we cant have nice things. Somebody always has to be a prick.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 09:58 PM (iZaDk)
Be a shame if some infidel went first.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 09:58 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: polynikes
That is, actually, not entirely true. I know of two stories where people survived falls from multiple thousand feet without chutes. One was WW2 and one was over the Amazon. Of course, they had some serious injuries. My first time skydiving I sprained my ankle when landing because I flared at about 30'. I was on crutches for a couple of weeks (college) and I loved answering "what happened?"
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 09:59 PM (DZ9Lv)
Funny. Cheese and ham are common items for my hobo hunting bait station. That, or Mad Dog 20/20, Thunderbird, or a dish of Val-u-Rite vodka.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 09:59 PM (ycI94)
When half came down and then a glass walkway section added to keep up the main tourist attraction, walking out onto it years later was my first frozen reaction at height.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:01 PM (NFX2v)
Sunny Skyz site :
https://tinyurl.com/2rzr7whj
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Quick Hits
From Axios:
TheBlaze
@theblaze 18m Tucker Carlson says he is done with the GOP: "How could I support a party that puts the interests of a foreign country above its own citizens? I have been a consistent defender of the Republican party for 35 years, but there is no defending this. I'm out."
What they are saying: "I'm out," Carlson said on an episode of the "Can't Be Censored" podcast that aired last Thursday but gained traction online Monday. "And if I'm out, then I think a lot of other people are out." "I would not support the Republican Party. There's no chance I would support the Republican Party," Carlson said, adding that the GOP has "betrayed" voters by prioritizing Israel's national security over America's. "How could I or any American voter support a political party that's not loyal to the United States. That puts the interests of a foreign country above those of its own citizens. It's not possible to vote for people like that, and I'm not going to." Zoom in: Carlson says he's been a fierce defender of the GOP for 35 years, but can no longer do so. He says he also won't support Democrats and is unsure how he'll vote moving forward.He's pretending he's leaving. No, we threw your fat Nazi Hunter-Biden-loving ass out. And I do mean that he's a Nazi. He has called for "violent" revolution (before claiming he never meant to say that). He is attempting to lead a violent overthrow of the US system in order to usher in a new white supremacist concept of the country. Now I don't like the system any more than you do, but I do not want it challenged by violent revolutionaries led by this fat alcoholic grifter mental patient. I feel like Dirty Harry Callahan having to explain to the four rogue motorcycle cops that just because I hate scumbags doesn't mean I want to murder people in the streets. JD Vance's efforts to appease the Tucker Carlson Bloc turn out to have been not just wrongheaded and unamerican, but foolish and futile. You can't appease a Nazi and you can't appease a brain-damaged lunatic. And his new claims are that Al Qaeda didn't do 9/11. Who did 9/11, then? You know who. Carlson hints that it's Israel but won't say so because he wants plausible deniability. He also says that Israel killed Charlie Kirk. Well, what he says is this: He denies that Kirk was killed by the gay furry lover for "transgenderism," and then declares he was killed over "his evolving views on Israel." Which itself is a lie -- Kirk's views didn't evolve. When Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson kept badgering him to support Hamas' mission to destroy Israel, Kirk eventually gave them a noncommittal response like "Yeah I don't know if Israel should be knocking down buildings over terrorist attacks." Which these lunatics took not as what it was -- him attempting to defang these lunatics trying to turn TPUSA into a Nazi organization -- but as a deeply-felt, deeply-considered Heel Turn on Israel. (And Kirk continued supporting Israel and denouncing the animals of Hamas until the day he died.) But now he's saying that Kirk definitely, really turned on Israel and unnamed persons -- who, I wonder? -- shot him over this turn. Again, this coward wants plausible deniability for what he's plainly implying but too much of a slithering pussy to say straight. What a fucking disaster of a "man." Oh, and he also says that Gerald Platner didn't even know about his Nazi tattoo and the only people claiming he did are filthy treasonous Israelis.
Justin
JustinUSA Jun 19 As expected, Tucker Carlson has rushed to Graham Platner's defense. He claims Platner didn't even know about his Nazi tattoo, and insists the real reason people are attacking him is because he's "not sufficiently supportive of Israel."
I think Tuq'r sees that his grifting potential on the right is very low now. Last week, Me-Again Kelly, who has repeatedly told the Republican Party "f*** you" when we asked her to please do what she promised to do at TPUSA and "protect" Erika Kirk, now says that we all need to unify to fight the left. We have to join with Me-Again you guys. Sounds like her ad revenue is taking a hit, too.
Dave RubinBiden tried to block the release of the audio recordings of his "well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory" interviews with special counsel Robert Hur, as well as the interviews he did with his autobiographer. He claims he has a privacy interest in the DOJ interviews and would suffer irreparable reputational damage if they were released. A judge denied his request to spare him further humiliation and continue the Biden Cover-Up.
@RubinReport 1h Told ya that Tucker would leave the Republicans and Megyn would come back to Trump. For now Tucker will say he isn't a Dem, but watch his guests and topics, they will only be pro Dem and anti Republican. His goal is to split the Republicans and usher in National Socialism...
Besides the obvious - wanting to establish just how hopelessly pudding-brained the former president was by the stage he was being quizzed by Hur - the Heritage Foundation sued under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to get access to tapes of conversations Biden had with the ghostwriter for his biography to further investigate the claims that Biden had mishandled classified information. The recordings POTATUS made with his ghostwriter are all circa 2016-2017, years before his election.
...The dispute over Biden's discussions stems from a Freedom of Information Act request that the Heritage Foundation filed in March 2024. The group sought records that former special counsel Robert Hur relied on to write specific portions of his report on Biden's handling of sensitive government records, which included passages referring to the former president's recorded conversations with Zwonitzer in 2016 and 2017. The interviews were used for Biden's 2017 memoir, "Promise Me, Dad." Hur's report referenced the former president's "diminished faculties and faulty memory" shown in Zwonitzer's recordings, and called Biden's recorded conversations with his ghostwriter "painfully slow, with Mr. Biden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries."
They might well shed light on the basement campaign strategy, too.
Schumer shrieks that any verification of the voter rolls could remove 25 million "voters" from the lists!
Eric DaughertyBoy, blocking ineligible foreign invaders from voting could really hurt the Democrat Party! Don't worry about it -- a foreign invader Biden appointed to be a judge will stop anyone from verifying the voter rolls.
@EricLDaugh 🚨 HOLY CRAP. Sen. Chuck Schumer just sounded the alarm that the SAVE America Act will REMOVE "25 MILLION PEOPLE" from the voter rolls Keep in mind, the bill is for voter ID and proof of citizenship If true, that means 25 MILLION people are illegals or not eligible citizens without ID! 🤯 Chuck is either making crap up or HE KNOWS THERE ARE 25 MILLION ILLEGALS VOTING Which is it, Chuck? PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor 🚨 BREAKING: Foreign-born Biden judge Sparkle Sooknanan (yeah, that's her actual name) has just BARRED the Trump admin from checking citizenship data for voters, per AP Democrats are TERRIFIED about illegals no longer being able to vote The federal government was using a federal database to PURGE ILLEGAL VOTERS. And a judge just put a stop to that. Insanity. Bring it all the way up to SCOTUS!
SCOTUS WireThe foreigner making sure her illegal alien cousins can vote says that voters have a "right to privacy" that shields them from having their identities and citizenship verified when voting in United States elections. By the way: She's actually a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. She was naturalized under Obama as a US citizenship, but when she was asked in her Senate questionnaire if she would renounce that citizenship if made a judge, she said she would if the law requires it. Which it doesn't (insanely). So she is in fact a foreigner. Robert Gouvela argues that she lied at least twice in her Senate confirmation hearings and therefore can be impeached and removed for "high crimes and misdemeanors." And definitely, we mustn't check to see if people driving on our highways are citizens or can read simple road signs. (That's from June 1.)
@scotus_wire 🚨 Judge Sparkle Sooknanan has struck down the Trump administration's expanded SAVE voter-verification system, ruling that federal agencies unlawfully created a centralized database containing Social Security and citizenship data to facilitate mass voter verification.
The New York Times' "Fathers Day" piece is written by a "trans man" -- that is, a mentally ill woman -- who says that her child has no problem with the idea that her daddy used to have breasts.
Today’s NYT editorial on Father’s Day is an all-timer. Again, don’t know where to put it on the funny-vs-horrifying axis: https://t.co/oCQhSr2nJB pic.twitter.com/Y6jl0unK8c
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) June 21, 2026
Cannot make this up, either.@nytimes opinion has had four recent pieces about fatherhood and masculinity, with six authors:
— Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson) June 21, 2026
Three women
A trans "man"
Two childless men
Not one father. The cultural elite contempt for dads runs so deep we don't even get to speak for ourselves. https://t.co/zLWJUDxQeW
Recent themes include "My father's death helped me self-actualize," "My father was an addict who failed me," and "The pain of caring for an abusive parent." https://t.co/wSIVZP6GAm pic.twitter.com/jLBHmgVQvm
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) June 21, 2026
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s financial disclosures just got a major revision.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 22, 2026
New filings show wealth and income figures tied to her husband’s companies were dramatically reduced after earlier reports valued them at as much as $30 million.
The change is being attributed to an accounting… pic.twitter.com/dlnlC7cD4B
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 06:24 PM (0N4FZ)
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What an odd thing to say.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 06:25 PM (Zn6QU)
He's turned to shit, but i think he is just a grifting asshole who goes where the money is without firm conviction.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:27 PM (Fi81e)
He's turned to shit, but i think he is just a grifting asshole who goes where the money is without firm conviction.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:25 PM (zZu0s)
If he was honest, Tuq'r would announce this week's primary sponsor. Brought to you by Qatar. Brought to you by the Amerika FreiKorps. Brought to you by Iran.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 06:27 PM (qx7Zg)
So lets support parties that HATE the USA and the Constitution and have loyalty to another country or Islam. That would be MUCH better, right?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:27 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:28 PM (XGHaQ)
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:28 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Gays Are Evil at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (g7saB)
Tucker said he's not one of you any more. Isn't that what you wanted?
Posted by: No One of Consequence at June 22, 2026 06:26 PM (qI+R3)
I don't think Ace, or anyone else here, is mad. We're just mocking TC because he so soundly deserves it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (XGHaQ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (VyBeY)
I seem to recall many moons ago Tucker Carlson was a bow-tied GOPe gink. Then he put on a MAGA false nose. Now he's the latter-day Julius Streicher. Does he have any principles at all?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 06:30 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:30 PM (XGHaQ)
Yeah voters indeed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:31 PM (l3cgK)
Broadcasting live from Mar a Lago on Election Night, exclusive interviews with top figures.
Now, he can't even get a phone call with a guy who knows a guy whose cousin knows someone who works at the White House.
He threw it all away for not even sophisticated or informed Jew-hate. No, he went right to the goofy-ass kooky Jew-hate.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 06:31 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 06:29 PM (zYpTz)
In my time on this blog, I have observed that ace REALLY dislikes traitors or people he feels have stabbed the movement in the back.
Its hard to argue with him on this, although I think most of the targets get off on the attention.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:32 PM (Pee1E)
He's turned to shit, but i think he is just a grifting asshole who goes where the money is without firm conviction.
yeah I don't get it completely but you're wrong about this just being a grift. He does want to create a Jew-free America and he will unite with the Caliphate to achieve that. He's serious.
There are easier ways to grift than agitating for the expulsion of Jews. If you're reading from Mein Kampf, you're a true believer.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (1wjle)
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Next ditch the old wife and get yourself a Korean one who breaks federal laws. That keeps you news relevant for your continuous political exodus routine. It's all in my starter kit, available on Amazon for $9.99. Get yours today!!! Remember..."GIVE YOURSELF THE BOOT!"
Posted by: Mad Max Boot at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (dIske)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at June 22, 2026 06:31 PM (qI+R3)
LOL. I just had a mental image of ace (wearing a ewok mask) doing selfie videos, sitting in a car.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
A voter's right to privacy exists inasmuch as they can vote in private without being watched while they do so, not to the extend of being exempt from verifying if they are eligible to vote.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (Sco7b)
If you're looking to appeal to the left, there aren't many.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (ExV1e)
Cemetery Americans were key in Kennedy's "win" over Nixon.
This has long been the record of the Illinois vote that swung it for Kennedy.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (Fi81e)
I will say, though, there was a law being changed in Utah to make voter rolls more transparent, and it didn't sound good. What it was supposedly going to do was publicly post your full name and current address on a public database. I suppose so others can verify voter rolls? But supposedly it was going to doxx everyone's info, not just for voting officials but for everyone, publicly. So that means if you have an abusive ex or stalker, they could hunt you down and find you. I had a bunch of friends freaking out about their past abusive husbands or exes coming to find them.
So, maybe not that. But any attempts to actually prove people live where, they say they live, for the sake of fair elections, always gets trounced by dems in the end, and that needs to stop.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)
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What's the point of being an attention whore if nobody is looking at you?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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So we can better appreciate their costumes.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: PG at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (5tjvu)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (1wjle)
I disagree on his genuine belief. Just a gut feeling. He's got a certain way of speaking that has shown to be disingenuous. He's using that now for all this shit. Once a liar, always a liar.
And if we believe his numbers are fake, then not even a relevant one.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Sure, and if you don't like them, he has others.
(sorry Groucho)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:32 PM (Pee1E)
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Not that I care, but I really doubt he's a Nazi or a White supremacist.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (l3cgK)
Back in Tribinad and Toboggan, privacy be whatever I says it is. Now I's a judge so you just shut up. -- Sparkle
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: And they stamped their widdle foot about it at June 22, 2026 06:37 PM (JjSb8)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
_____________________
#MeToo
Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at June 22, 2026 06:37 PM (dIske)
Senator Scott Wiener
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Happy Pride!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
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Should have asked AoS, we, all, knew it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:37 PM (Pee1E)
YT LINK: https://tinyurl.com/yey9vn8p
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (rj6Yv)
I like one where someone did a cover of Walk don't run (iirc) but just acapella. Lileks had it on a podcast once and it was hilarious, but I cant find it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
*snort
That would be the best car-selfie rageout evah.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (zYpTz)
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Those of you living in the SF region should consider relocating to outside the city, And remember, don't look back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (ExV1e)
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Disallowing dead people the right to vote.
Of all the nerve.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (Pee1E)
Senator Scott Wiener
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Happy Pride!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
The hotdogs taste like shit!
Posted by: Zombie Gilbert Gotfried at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:39 PM (Ia/+0)
I thought Ilhan Omar's sudden, mysterious financial change was old news.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:39 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 06:39 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 06:39 PM (ehY6c)
I hate the goddamn system! But until someone comes along with changes that make sense, I’ll stick with it.
Posted by: Harry Calahan (Magnum Force) at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (ycI94)
I refuse to root for AIDS, but that dangerous degenerate is making it difficult to stick to that rule.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (Twsa5)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (ksbjf)
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They keep losing on appeal.
It sucks but it is what it is.
But not for long.
Go read the beat-down of the 4th Circuit from a week or so ago; Thomas is getting real tired of their shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (73/SM)
I may have to add to my Rosary intentions, "... for the poor souls in Purgatory, for the freedom and exultation of Holy Mother the Church, for the conversion of sinners and unbelievers, that Tucker Carlson doesn't become Catholic before repenting..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (ksbjf)
Her name sounds like that of someone who does jazz hands...
Posted by: Zombie Gilbert Gotfried at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (l3cgK)
https://tinyurl.com/5bmkzfha
An Instagram model and ex-LAPD cop who shot dead a knife-wielding maniac at the scene of a traffic collision is now on the hook for an excessive force lawsuit from the man’s daughter, after a ruling from the US Supreme Court.
Toni McBride, nicknamed “Top Shot” for her sharpshooting skills, can face a lawsuit from the family of Daniel Hernandez, who approached her with a boxcutter after a car wreck in downtown LA on April 22, 2020 — Supreme Court justices ruled Monday.
Hernandez’ 18-year-old daughter, Melanie Hernandez, filed her wrongful-death suit against gun model McBride on July 10, 2020, about a month after the LAPD released shocking footage of the fatal shooting from McBride’s bodycam.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (kX27y)
"America First. It's only going to be, America First."
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (ReYtg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
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I hope you find it.
When I came across the video, it reminded me of the drives my Dad would take from Dayton to Manton, MI. In the late night hours, the radio would be tuned to a station that played early rock 'til the dawn.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 06:42 PM (rj6Yv)
Wonder if Judge Dredd ever did a series where Dredd had to dumb it down for the more-excitable Judges.
Maybe in one of those sequels in a better timeline than the Dredd-less timeline we got.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 06:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Decaf at June 22, 2026 06:42 PM (ZNpJk)
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Geez! You shove a few people into cattle cars and, right away, you're the bad guy!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:42 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (ksbjf)
And yet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:42 PM (ExV1e)
And definitely, we mustn't check to see if people driving on our highways are citizens or can read simple road signs. (That's from June 1.)
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From yesterday:
A tragic multi-vehicle crash hit the 210 Freeway in Irwindale this weekend. A jackknifed semi crossed the divider, killing a 58-year-old woman and injuring 32 others, including children.
The driver has been identified as 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh from Yuba City. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
https://x.com/SafetyNotorious/
status/2068766608571703493
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:43 PM (XJ22o)
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride
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"It's about molesting kids, it's about drinking and drugs, it's about mindless, promiscuous sex..."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:43 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 06:43 PM (FtULh)
Toni McBride should just identify as an illegal and can't be held responsible for any crime. Checkmate.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:43 PM (Twsa5)
There already is a ruling this term, the one where they said, yes the IRS can share info on taxpayer citizenship status with other agencies.
And now the IRS is sending hundreds of referrals daily, via spreadsheets, to ICE when they used to send individual responses via fax.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 06:44 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)
As always, the proper answer to this is "Sit on it and rotate!"
(Yes, I'm old.)
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 06:45 PM (kU0PQ)
Bet they get a significant number of GOP to go along.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 06:45 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
So is the guy that squirted mystery (apple cider vinegar) on her at an event. Just went away.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 06:45 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:45 PM (Qr4Tn)
I will happily drop any pundit in the podcast/youtube/influencer space when they reveal they are a lizard person in a conservative skin suit; I owe none of them any allegiances. It's sad, but thanks for the memories. Unfollowed. I feel like the only two I still follow on a regular basis are Larry Elder and Dave Rubin. And even then, if they mess up royally and betray my trust, like everyone else, I'll forgive them, sure, but the unfollow button is still there.
And of course, I'm grateful for this place, even though I have mostly been a drive-by lurker lately. Life events happened and punched me in the face. Getting over it and I'm ok, just not been in a headspace to comment much. But still love Ace & the Horde! Thanks for helping me not be gaslit by the left AND the pseudo right.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (gWBY1)
They keep losing on appeal.
It sucks but it is what it is.
But not for long.
Go read the beat-down of the 4th Circuit from a week or so ago; Thomas is getting real tired of their shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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I hope Schumer is right -- 25 million gone. I also hope this stuff gets done before November.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (gKWVE)
It's time to begin deportations.
It's time to rein in radical judges.
It's time to stop those inciting violence.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: banana Dreaming at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (3uBP9)
esawebb.org/images/potm2605a/
Pic is purty enough for the art thread.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 06:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
One of the most egregious thing the globalists did was open up America to ANY dual citizenship. We need to end it COMPLETELY (and draft all of the dual citizens into a foreign adventures arm of the Army - infantry only - and send them off to the middle east and such; they can avoid that if they renounce their American citizenship instead of their foreign citizenship, and go away).
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 06:48 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:48 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:48 PM (RCjYY)
https://sl.bing.net/hmMUQDWghrw
She looks like an Israeli girl soldier!
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 06:48 PM (kX27y)
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Lizard Me-Again. Well, chameleon anyway.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:48 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:49 PM (2GVsD)
His goal is always the same - he's just furtively rifling through the bargain bins of American political discourse, looking for the next Temu Patriot ensemble he can hastily don for his next cheesy, self-aggrandizing stage play. Same as it has been for the last 35 years of cheesy, self-aggrandizing strutting and fretting.
You give this transparent charlatan way too much credit.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:49 PM (BI5O2)
You can't make this stuff up. Tells you right there, he should be kicked out of office. And so should any other politicians who agree with him. They are unfit for office.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 06:50 PM (IY9No)
I refuse to root for AIDS, but that dangerous degenerate is making it difficult to stick to that rule.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:40 PM (Twsa5)
Maybe a little bit. On a selective basis.
Posted by: Enough is enough is it not at June 22, 2026 06:50 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 06:50 PM (73/SM)
Cheryl Reeve is awful.
American AF 🇺🇸
@iAnonPatriot
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4h
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve says she was disappointed that her team lost on “Pride Night”
“We should’ve won for the gays..”
The WNBA is a complete joke. Lmao
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 06:51 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: No One of Consequence
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Tucker announcing that he is a person of poor judgement doesn't exempt him from critcism as a person of poor judgement.
Posted by: Visine at June 22, 2026 06:51 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:51 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:51 PM (CWTWj)
What they have in common is they want to be signal not noise in the 3% of the population who immerse themselves in this sort of thing.
If someone really is wetting their pants over what any of these folks are saying, its a solid clue to go push away from the internet and find a hobby and enjoy life.
The man in the street can't even name half the names on the Supreme Court or determine if a raw silver bar is more valuable than a Hershey bar.
Posted by: Community Notes at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (a4flb)
Thanks to Tor for that line that has become an ear worm for all my political discussions.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (wBaIH)
My egg cracked a few weeks before his conception and so my wife, seeing her chance for a baby disappearing and fuelled by suicidal ideation, forced me to conceive with her. Im still somewhat damaged by the experience.
it took me a long time to discover and explore who I was and how I related to womanhood. But while all that was going on, we referred to mum as “mummy” and me as “daddy”. Of course, it stuck. We always taught him that “daddy is a girl” and he is perfectly fine with that. But as far as he is concerned, Im his daddy and the more time passes, the more noticeable my discomfort is becoming to me.
Being “mum” doesn’t feel right either. I feel like a woman with an asterisk: a fraud? Plausible femininity at best.
I hate fathers day. We both try celebrating mothers day but its like im intruding on her birthday. The day is for her. Fathers day is for me. Thats what I did. That was my…contribution despite the self loathing, trauma, and tears.
Gender surgery and social support really help!
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:51 PM (2GVsD)
Yes so where did "they" get the idea that the rainbow represents pride ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (FtULh)
Do we have any American federal Judges ?
Posted by: It's me donna
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No. Take a look at video from any law school graduation right now.
And at who's running for local offices across the land.
Here are Smug and Smuggerrer. They grinning because they're winning.
https://tinyurl.com/527t8m6m
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: banana Dreaming at June 22, 2026 06:46 PM (3uBP9)
The general design was in anticipation of much more local interest and less factional/party interest. As in, congresscritters largely representing their state and district rather than a party. The judiciary is also not supposed to be nearly as strong as it is.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (okun6)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:45 PM (Qr4Tn)
And one day you will watch that interview instead of just hearing about it third hand
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (rbvCR)
No. Take a look at video from any law school graduation right now.
And at who's running for local offices across the land.
Here are Smug and Smuggerrer. They grinning because they're winning.
https://tinyurl.com/527t8m6m
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (XJ22o)
Depressing isn't it...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 06:53 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:54 PM (Qr4Tn)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:54 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:55 PM (Qr4Tn)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:55 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Sunny at June 22, 2026 06:56 PM (UQNoT)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)
Really, this is just terribly sad. For the trans, because none of that is going to make him feel whole, and for the kid, because the kid knows he has a dad but Dad is unstable, and making unfair emotional demands of the kid.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 06:56 PM (zYpTz)
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride
It may have been mentioned already, but Rob Schneider has publicly stated he'll pay the fines for any players that put Bible verses on their uniforms during pride month, and get punished for it by their sport or managers.
If you'd told me twenty years ago that the "you can do eeeeeeet!" Guy from the Adam Sandler films would become a bastion of free speech, that would have NOT been on my bingo card!
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 06:56 PM (gWBY1)
Just may have a sequel to Death of Stalin.
The guy should just retire but he sold his soul to the System.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:56 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (CWTWj)
https://tinyurl.com/3jk5rauk
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (mWKAz)
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I think Tucker overestimates his popularity by a smidge.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (1MCHl)
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Why, it's as if these people are psychologically damaged.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (CWTWj)
28
Rosie O'Donnell will be guest hosting when Kimmel goes on vacation.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM
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What's that smell? It's like, flop sweat and ass. It just blew in from outside.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (7xqnr)
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:58 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:58 PM (2GVsD)
My egg cracked a few weeks before his conception and so my wife, seeing her chance for a baby disappearing and fuelled by suicidal ideation, forced me to conceive with her. Im still somewhat damaged by the experience.
What the fuck? I mean, what the fucking fuck?
Posted by: Call me transphobic, I don't care at June 22, 2026 06:58 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:59 PM (CWTWj)
I was using Sodomite as shorthand for all the wickedness. Tying all the massive wickedness in the Bible as it were together.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (CWTWj)
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Indeed. The flood happened because Mankind's every thought was evil.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 07:00 PM (Fi81e)
Depressing isn't it...
Posted by: It's me donna
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I'm all clenched up about the DSA candidates from New York -- also LA. Nithya Raman, let us not forget, is not a Democrat; she's a registered Democrat Socialist. If they win in November, socialism is going to spread like wildfire in this country.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 07:00 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Community Notes at June 22, 2026 07:00 PM (a4flb)
I hate fathers day. We both try celebrating mothers day but its like im intruding on her birthday. The day is for her. Fathers day is for me. Thats what I did. That was my…contribution despite the self loathing, trauma, and tears.
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Easy answer here.
Run away and live your best life felching dogs or whatever gross shit you're into.
You'll be much happier than pretending at fatherhood, and your kids and poor, beleaguered wife will be much better off with a clean break now, than suffering whatever misery you visit upon them later, as your madness progresses.
That one's for free. Next time you visit Dr. YD for therapy, I'm taking the cost of it out of you with a truncheon.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:01 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 06:52 PM (FtULh)
I don't know for sure, but going from memory of those times, it seems like they co-opted it from Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition. The gays were loosely included in the Coalition, then they grabbed that rainbow and ran with it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 07:02 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 07:02 PM (2GVsD)
And now they want you to taste the Rainbow.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (Ia/+0)
re 114: and then he loses to ocasio-crackpot
Posted by: gnats local 678
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And then in his retirement, Schumer makes some regretful confessions a la Barney Frank and all the Gen On-Beyond-Zebra socialists laugh him down and hit us with the thousandaire tax.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:55 PM (Qr4Tn)
Then you are doomed. Your demon, the worst possible thing you must focus on for the rest of your life has been dead for 81 year and he still stalks you, and can never be defeated, or even discussed, apparently.
I talk with blue-hairs and you know that the moment you touch any element of their essential beliefs of how they learned the world should be they blow up and then shut down when you don't back off.
Congrats, go get your anti-hitler dye job, buddy.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (rbvCR)
I would like to say they talk like a fag and their shit's all retarded but that demeans retarded shit fags who probably do not deserve to be lumped in with whatever that was. I fear we may one day come to yearn for the era of enlightened retarded shit fag discourse.
Posted by: banana Dreaming at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Community Notes at June 22, 2026 07:04 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM
* disdainfully raises hand *
Posted by: Barry Soetoro at June 22, 2026 07:05 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:05 PM (afJtY)
What the fuck? I mean, what the fucking fuck?
Posted by: Call me transphobic, I don't care
He's gay and the idea of screwing his own wife just didn't appeal to him, but she threatened him into doing his marital duty.
Wonder if she regrets doing that instead of divorcing him yet?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 22, 2026 07:05 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 07:02 PM (2GVsD)
No - she's back here now and will be subbing for Jimmy Kimmel while he's on summer break.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 07:06 PM (kX27y)
I'm not clear if this will have any effect on the cases against IL on their anti AR-15 and large magazine laws. I guess if "we" win, it will not apply to the whole nation, which is OK.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 07:06 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 07:06 PM (Qr4Tn)
Tell me about it!
Posted by: Edward II at June 22, 2026 07:07 PM (gKWVE)
Make Socialism National Again!
Maine Kampf, Mein Jihad
Globalize the Intifada:
From Maine to Hawai'i,
America will be Judenfrei!
Posted by: Democratic Socialists of America at June 22, 2026 07:07 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 07:06 PM (kX27y)
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What's better than losing $40 million a year?
Losing $50 million a year! It's genius!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 07:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 07:08 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 07:08 PM (2WIwB)
If you'd told me twenty years ago that the "you can do eeeeeeet!" Guy from the Adam Sandler films would become a bastion of free speech, that would have NOT been on my bingo card!
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 06:56 PM (gWBY1)
My first memory of him is the copy guy. Makin copies. Copyrama.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 22, 2026 07:08 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 07:02 PM (zYpTz)
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Point order! It was the "Rainbow/PUSH Coalition" back in the day. PUSH was People United to Save Humanity.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:08 PM (ZOv7s)
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Sucks to be you, fruitcake.
Posted by: Axeman
Lol. Succinct and clear. But maybe a little cruel? What about:
Really, this is just terribly sad. For the trans, because none of that is going to make him feel whole, and for the kid, because the kid knows he has a dad but Dad is unstable, and making unfair emotional demands of the kid.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
I suppose while my heart wants to be understanding and compassionate, that just breeds weakness. Maybe ruthlessness is the right course of action. Tough love.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 07:09 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: It's me donna
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I'm all clenched up about the DSA candidates from New York -- also LA. Nithya Raman, let us not forget, is not a Democrat; she's a registered Democrat Socialist. If they win in November, socialism is going to spread like wildfire in this country.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
In honor a the just passed Father's Day...
"Dad, what was it like before the DSA rounded up the billionaires and sent them off to prison?"
"Son, back in those days we owned our own home, a car, and had money in the bank. Once the billionaires were locked up and their wealth redistributed to DSA members, the DSA came after us and took everything we had and told us this was a teaching lesson we had best memorize."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 22, 2026 07:09 PM (ffi9I)
Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at June 22, 2026 07:09 PM (qivay)
Like the Europeans discovering America during World Cup, she has a brain flash that there are actual perks to being in America.
I think she and her daughter might have been having difficulties getting their mental health meds and therapies oversees? It's been a while since I heard about her return, and her excuses for not successfully launching in Ireland.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 07:10 PM (gWBY1)
From Maine to Hawai'i,
America will be Judenfrei!
Posted by: Democratic Socialists of America at June 22, 2026 07:07 PM (Sy6m/)
Oh!
This reminds me. I need to update my ammo inventory.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 07:10 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: DBCooper at June 22, 2026 07:10 PM (OgA12)
It's very hot (and unusually humid), and I am very, very tired. Don't know if it's just the weather or if the combo of chemo/cancer plus the weather is the culprit (so far, chemo hasn't been too bad).
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 22, 2026 07:11 PM (SRRAx)
"Son, back in those days we owned our own home, a car, and had money in the bank. Once the billionaires were locked up and their wealth redistributed to DSA members, the DSA came after us and took everything we had and told us this was a teaching lesson we had best memorize."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 22, 2026 07:09 PM (ffi9I)
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"Now shup up and eat your gruel before you go work in the mines."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 07:11 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Billygoatpuke at June 22, 2026 07:11 PM (Hohgs)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:11 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:05 PM (afJtY)
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Trans is a well-documented sexual fetish that in extreme cases causes self-harm.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: banana Dream at June 22, 2026 07:08 PM (3uBP9)
Me too. But Rob Schneider is a breath of fresh air. As is Justine Bateman. It's happening slowly, but there is a wave of people in the celery world who decided, fuck it, Immona say what I want to say.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:12 PM (0aYVJ)
After a literary Tour De Force llke "suck my ballsack from the back" ? Who could possibly compete with that ?
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 06:57 PM (fPLBV)
Shakespeare is jealous.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 07:13 PM (1MCHl)
At European Space Agency: "Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation"
esawebb.org/images/potm2605a/
Pic is purty enough for the art thread.
Posted by: gp
It's no Rothko
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 07:13 PM (Cqx++)
I'm not clear if this will have any effect on the cases against IL on their anti AR-15 and large magazine laws. I guess if "we" win, it will not apply to the whole nation, which is OK.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 07:06 PM (vbXSk)
I have placed a nationwide injunction on the SCOTUS against striking my injunctions. NO TAKE BACKS!
Posted by: Federal Judge at June 22, 2026 07:13 PM (3uBP9)
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The stupid is strong with this one...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 07:14 PM (gnNyN)
Well, he couldn't choose a guest host that might upstage him! Especially if someone was successful not going full anti Trumper.
If he'd picked Adam Carolla, his supposed still bestie, to fill in, I actually would have tuned in. But we can only have trad network hosts filled with rage and failure on modern late night.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 07:14 PM (gWBY1)
Trans is a well-documented sexual fetish that in extreme cases causes self-harm.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Then it should always be styled as, the 'extreme sexual fetish trannyism'.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 07:14 PM (Pee1E)
Posted by: DBCooper at June 22, 2026 07:14 PM (OgA12)
Posted by: LizLem
MLB caved. No fines. Still drop dead MLB.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 07:15 PM (l26NL)
"WHO'S WITH ME?!" *RUNS FROM THE ROOM* "YAAAAARRRGGHH!!!"
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:15 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 07:16 PM (Pee1E)
https://youtube.com/shorts/k0y8Cxwwej8
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 07:16 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 07:14 PM (Pee1E)
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The social stigma is returning to cross-dressing. It was always there, but the weight of the federal and some state governments kept it in check. That's collapsing and people are able to speak truth again.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:16 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 07:09 PM (ycI94)
Oh, I may have a smidge of compassion, but zero understanding, and less than zero tolerance of this nonsense. My only compassion is that medical "professionals" encouraged and profited from this man's madness. They should lose their medical licenses, and be prosecuted for malpractice.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 07:17 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 07:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:18 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Federal Judge
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Judge, please go to Intercontinental Airport One, your boarding pass is complete. Baggage is unnecessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 07:19 PM (Pee1E)
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Those of you living in the SF region should consider relocating to outside the city, And remember, don't look back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:38 PM (ExV1e)
___
*snort*
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 07:20 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 22, 2026 07:20 PM (ZOv7s)
Just asking questions.
Serious questions.
Posted by: C. Tarlson at June 22, 2026 07:21 PM (r+YUd)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 07:22 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 06:34 PM (oqH4h)
Counterpoint: Milo is a walking mindfuck, no further explanation needed.
Posted by: SciVo at June 22, 2026 07:22 PM (Sy6m/)
I have a feeling your egg was cracked a long time before that, buddy.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 07:23 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 22, 2026 07:23 PM (x0n13)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at June 22, 2026 07:23 PM (pE12i)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 22, 2026 07:23 PM (x0n13)
Or at least neutering...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 07:24 PM (PLxDd)
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Beauty, joy, and "prepping" to get dorked up the squeakhole.
Posted by: Hello Fresh at June 22, 2026 07:24 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 07:25 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:25 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 07:22 PM (kX27y)
Didn't take.
She has the weirdest "trying to smile like a real human" thing going on. it ain't working, sweetie.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 07:25 PM (mWKAz)
Lol.
Also: '... and their shit's retarded.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 07:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Billygoatpuke at June 22, 2026 07:11 PM (Hohgs)
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Are you having a stroke?
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 07:27 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)
Well, hopefully you'll soon be in Brooklyn.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 22, 2026 07:27 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:28 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:25 PM (afJtY)
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Mr. Kyle, your agonizer, please.
Posted by: Bearded Spock at June 22, 2026 07:29 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at June 22, 2026 07:31 PM (P4bJX)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 07:31 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: SciVo at June 22, 2026 07:22 PM (Sy6m/)
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Milo is a histrionic faggot, simple as that.
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 07:31 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:32 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 22, 2026 07:32 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 07:32 PM (ZHOnm)
The part I fucked up on was not parlaying that genuine crisis of conscience into several more increasingly rapid and disingenuous epiphanies I could sell to the most credulous fools on the Right.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:33 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (zZu0s)
And at that if enough live people show up and vote against the commies they lose. But their FNM buddies paint whomever is running against the commies as evil scumbags so a lot of LIVs end up not voting at all. They know the commies are bad and they swallow the lies about anyone opposing the commies and they just go "I refuse to vote for either rotten choice"
Posted by: PaleRider at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (uVaje)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (afJtY)
The part I fucked up on was not parlaying that genuine crisis of conscience into several more increasingly rapid and disingenuous epiphanies I could sell to the most credulous fools on the Right.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:33 PM (BI5O2)
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I also quit in 2006 and regard myself as a free agent, so I vote for those who best represent my interests. Sadly, not a lot of options these days.
Posted by: Bearded Spock at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 07:34 PM (mWKAz)
Darryl Cooper was the historian who went on Tucker Carlson and blamed WW II on Churchill?
He's never published a history book, or even an historical ARTICLE. Not one. Zero.
But Tucker nonetheless introduced Cooper an "an historian." If so, then I must be the new Chiefs running back.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 07:35 PM (RCjYY)
All of my differences with Sponge will be settled amicably.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 07:37 PM (77rzZ)
I normally vote Republican because they're the lesser of two (or more) weevils running.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 07:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Wall of cell phones at June 22, 2026 07:41 PM (Cqx++)
A while back i *tried* listening to his series on Jonestown., because the topic is very interesting to me... It was one of the stupider "histories" of anything I've heard, and somehow also stultifyingly boring, which is tough to pull off when discussing the Peoples Temple.
Cooper has a knack for weaving in a LOT of content about Darryl Cooper in the weirdest, most hamhanded ways. The history of Jonestown is about Jim Jones and San Francisco, and syncretic Christianity, and cult brainwashing, and race, and Leftist politics, but mostly about Darryl Cooper, you see?
I made it through maybe about 4 episodes and gave the fuck up.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:47 PM (BI5O2)
Same as Ghislane Maxwell's Dad was MI 6.
Possibly some warpage in childhood development.
Posted by: torabora at June 22, 2026 07:53 PM (KtOUo)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 07:55 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Sad!
I can talk directly to people at the Waffle House any time 24/7
Posted by: Miklos knows People at June 22, 2026 09:29 PM (6VErX)
Ro Khanna, Attempting to Appeal to the Antifa Left for His Presidential Run, Begins the Assassination Prep Machine Against Elon Musk
He says this as the left is shooting all of their hate objects and cheering on the assassins.Elon Musk 'needs to answer' for 4.5M kids 'sentenced to death' over DOGE cuts, Ro Khanna argues By Lindsay Kornick, Fox News Khanna suggested that the Democratic Party take initiative to hold Musk accountable if they were to regain control over the House of Representatives or the Senate. "I do believe once we take power, there needs to be accountability," Khanna said on the "I've Had It" podcast. "There needs to be accountability for Elon Musk. You know, they're celebrating that he created 4,400 millionaires, but they don't talk about the 4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death by dismantling USAID." Khanna continued, "He needs to answer for that. He needs to be subpoenaed. He needs to face investigation. He needs to answer for what he did with DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]. It's not just 'let's move on.'" Host Jennifer Welch agreed with the idea of investigating Musk, claiming that he was responsible for "killing" millions through DOGE's government spending cuts.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk 3h Absolutely. This is a total lie. All DOGE did was require contact with the aid recipients to confirm that funds were being used legitimately. Anything less than this is insane! Multiple people from USAID have been charged by the Justice Department with stealing money. Moreover, they pled GUILTY!!
C3For his part, Musk is calling Ro Khanna "the Robber" due to his being among the most egregious in Congress making day trades based on insider information:
@C_3C_3 They're trying to do to Elon what they did to POTUS Trump. And Charlie Kirk. Poison the minds of mentally unstable people with lies. The goal is to get the unstable to act out violently. The Left knows exactly what they're doing. Ro knows exactly what he's doing. Must stop.
DogeDesignerThe real reason the foreign communist operatives are upset by USAID cuts are, of course, 1, USAID was how they were funneling millions to themselves, their family members, their staffers, and their donors (in payback for the donation), and, 2, USAID money was used to prop up communist governments in the third world and destabilize non-communist ones. Without the dirty communist State/CIA slush fund, communist governments are falling in South America.
@cb_doge
BREAKING: Elon Musk calls out Ro Khanna as his household wealth reportedly grew from roughly $27--46 million to an estimated $232.7 million. 631 million total trade volume across 38,666 trades since entering Congress, most prolific Democratic trader in House history. 2022 investigation found 15% overlap between his legislative work and family stock holdings Ro Khanna's AI-focused trades returned +112.1% excess over the S&P 500 from January 2024 through April 2026, far beating Nancy Pelosi's +38.5% outperformance. 143% return on Nvidia shares bought via wife's trust in Feb 2024, right before CHIPS Act helped double the stock Ro 'the Robber' Khanna seems to be the most active insider trader in Congress.
Colombians went to the polls for their presidential run-off election yesterday. Fourteen hours or so ago, the Washington Post had a worm on its tongue and was waiting with baited, horrified breath for what looked to be one of the remaining Leftist South American dominoes to fall to, as they love to call it, 'the Trump-back hard-right-wing.' [CUE: terrified woman's cream...or soyboy's] You know - the law and order guys who are tired of cartels and communistsThe idea of actually campaigning on imprisoning gang members and drug cartel operatives has the WaPo so frazzled they had to invoke the name of one of their favorite boegymen, Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, to show just how bad this could be for the current narco-state of Colombia. DON'T BE EL SALVADOR!
A pro-Trump wave has swept Latin America. Colombia appears to be next. Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right firebrand, won at least 49.6 percent of the vote, according to an initial count, beating leftist Iván Cepeda by less than a percentage point. In one Latin American election after another, President Donald Trump has gotten exactly what he wanted. Right-wing, pro-Trump candidates have defeated leftists across the region, as the Trump administration has pursued the most aggressive U.S. intervention in Central and South America in decades. And on Sunday night, a Trump-endorsed outsider appeared headed for a victory in Colombia's presidential election. Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right firebrand, won at least 49.6 percent of the vote, according to an initial count, beating leftist Iván Cepeda by less than a percentage point. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a Cepeda ally, has not recognized a winner, and said a formal ballot review process would determine the final results. If the results hold, de la Espriella could be an ideal partner in Trump's lethal war against alleged drug traffickers on land and at sea. An ostentatious criminal defense lawyer who has never held public office, de la Espriella, 47, calls himself "the tiger." He has vowed to build megaprisons for drug traffickers, to bomb "narco-terrorist camps" and abandon Petro's efforts to broker peace with Colombia's long-standing guerrillas.
John LeFevre
@JohnLeFevre Colombia just exposed the entire American election grift: 1. Marxist leftist regimes can't win clean elections without foreign cash pipelines like USAID. 2. A narco state counted ~25 million votes in under 2 hours - paper ballots, in-person voting, ID required, and public hand-counting. Cleaner, faster, and more transparent than California, which is still "finding" mail-in ballots weeks later. 3. Democrats don't have a "voter suppression" problem. They have a competence and integrity problem.
The streets of Bogotà, Colombia have just erupted in celebration due to the victory of @ABDELAESPRIELLA!
— Maila Maria Rosa (@MailaMariaRosa) June 21, 2026
Petro is actively trying to say the election results are invalid but no one out here cares… they are taking their country back from him and the rest of the socialists who… pic.twitter.com/0i6XxKznKw
In 2022, USAID sent $34 million to Colombia under its “Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance” program—the bucket it used to funnel cash to left-wing NGOs that rig elections.
— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) June 21, 2026
A communist “won.”
This time, the communists didn’t have American taxpayer dollars to help them.… pic.twitter.com/RJ0vISvVIm
Realizing that 7 "far-right" candidates have won in Latin America since USAID was defunded pic.twitter.com/NL308nW6cS
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) June 22, 2026
Buzz Patterson
@BuzzPatterson THE NUMBERS ARE CLEAR Trump and Elon officially shut down USAID in July 2025 after the big foreign aid freeze. Since then, right-wing leaders have swept to victory across the region, at least 7 major wins in quick succession: • Chile: José Antonio Kast (hard-right, biggest rightward shift in decades)
• Bolivia: Rodrigo Paz (ended decades of socialist MAS rule)
• Ecuador: Daniel Noboa (re-elected on law-and-order)
• Colombia: Abelardo de la Espriella (far-right surge into the runoff)
• Peru: Right-wing momentum building hard
• Honduras & Costa Rica: Conservative/right-populist takeovers Coincidence? Or did cutting off billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars that were flowing to leftist NGOs, "democracy" programs, and activist networks finally let voters decide for themselves? The pink tide is collapsing. People are choosing security over chaos, sovereignty over dependency, and results over ideology. This is what happens when the money tap gets turned off and the people get to speak.
🇨🇱🇧🇴🇪🇨🇨🇴
The @SecRubio effect. Once he cut off the corrupt USAID slush funds, look what happened:
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) June 22, 2026
June 2023:
🔴Left wing: 10
🔵Right wing: 3
June 2026:
🔵Right wing: 7 (+4)
🔴Left wing: 6 (-4) pic.twitter.com/V7UBgjQexK
More at the link.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (5UQUM)
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Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 05:12 PM (OkYzo)
Apparently, taking our money (and the occasional cartel kingpin) away and not interfering in other people's elections is "aggressive intervention" now.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 22, 2026 05:13 PM (vJrRc)
I'd like to be a lawyer for Musk. I could just check AoSHQ and know what my work would be for the next couple of days.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 05:13 PM (Vpqw1)
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Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (sasms)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:08 PM
It's (D)ifferent when we do it.
Posted by: Ro K. at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (0sNs1)
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By far right they mean what exactly? Oh he doesn’t want dudes in girls change rooms and a reasonable tax rate.
He’s literally 1000000x worse than Hitler .
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:15 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 05:15 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 22, 2026 05:13 PM
We knew what we were doing in South America for the past 70 years.
Posted by: CIA at June 22, 2026 05:16 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 05:16 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:16 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)
I honestly thought we were moving the needle to the right, like we did somewhat in Chile with Pinochet.
Turns out, I'm an idiot. No big surprise there, but I didn't think we were pushing these leftist countries MORE LEFTWARD. I really didn't.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: alanon at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (jHMkm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (sasms)
The United States and Ecuador are actively expanding joint military operations to combat transnational organized crime and narco-terrorist organizations. In a historic shift, the two militaries have launched partnered operations—including the first joint land and aerial strikes in Ecuador—targeting cartel facilities.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)
Hey republicans in Congress against the SAVE Act, and that gimp, Thune. F you.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (TmQh+)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (5xuJ/)
Isn't it funny how all the folks calling those on our side Fascists and murderers and authoritarians, don't seem to be afraid us being fascists and murderers and authoritarians?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (Dv3i1)
"I'm out." he declared.
Mr. Carlson joins other luminaries, such as AoSHQ-favorite Bill "Cap'n Bill" Kristol, in departing the rapidly sinking ship that the current Republican Party has become.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (wGerL)
Gas was $3.15 at the HEB near me and $3.09 at the Sam's Club north of there. I expect it will be below $3 next week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:19 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 05:19 PM (wBaIH)
Gas was $3.15 at the HEB near me and $3.09 at the Sam's Club north of there. I expect it will be below $3 next week.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (O0L8i)
$ 5.35 in NorCal at Costco yesterday
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 05:20 PM (afi9t)
Posted by: Halfhand at June 22, 2026 05:20 PM (6RaZt)
I saw $2.79 on the loop in Houston.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 05:20 PM (TmQh+)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 05:20 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (O0L8i)
Crude was down almost $2 today. Currently at a hair over $74/bbl.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 05:20 PM (ExV1e)
The Porche Cross Taycan was a four door hatchback. Of course it got axed. Wtf were you Germans thinking?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:21 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 22, 2026 05:21 PM (X+xvk)
I assume scream was meant...
https://youtu.be/SIaFtAKnqBU
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:22 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 05:22 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 05:22 PM (Iurxt)
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Posted by: I used to have a different nic
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Satan is a Democrat.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 05:22 PM (77rzZ)
The world would be a better place.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (TmQh+)
BREAKING NEWS: Tucker Carlson has left the Republican Party.
"I'm out." he declared.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre
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I don't know if we got around to it here, but Alan Dershowitz got off the fence and became a Republican. For a while there he had merely "left the left." Now he's a registered R.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (sasms)
And just how does Ro Hanna plan to "hold Musk accountable" constitutionally, given the prohibition against targeted laws?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (2ap+5)
More judgy election news, Sparkle's back........
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
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🚨 BREAKING: Foreign-born Biden judge Sparkle Sooknanan (yeah, that's her actual name) has just BARRED the Trump admin from checking citizenship data for voters, per AP
Democrats are TERRIFIED about illegals no longer being able to vote
The federal government was using a federal database to PURGE ILLEGAL VOTERS. And a judge just put a stop to that.
Insanity. Bring it all the way up to SCOTUS!
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (kX27y)
I am betting on 18.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 05:24 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)
I think it was MP3 who said that if Trump was half the fascist they claimed he is, they'd all be smoke up a chimney by now. Or words to that effect. And absolutely dead-on balls accurate.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:24 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:24 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 22, 2026 05:24 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (2ap+5)
Yeah and?
- California
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:24 PM (YO3Ap)
And, why hasn't he voluntarily paid more Taxes than he was required to pay?
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:25 PM (HmitH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:25 PM (sasms)
...🚨 BREAKING: Foreign-born Biden judge Sparkle Sooknanan (yeah, that's her actual name) has just BARRED the Trump admin from checking citizenship data for voters, per AP
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (kX27y)
Yeah, because all elections need dead, imaginary, and othewise ineligible voters on the rolls. You have to kill election integrity to save it!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:25 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 22, 2026 05:25 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (HmitH)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (n5tGW)
And, why hasn't he voluntarily paid more Taxes than he was required to pay?
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:25 PM (HmitH)
$20 dollars, same as in town, 10 million + times?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (sasms)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (byXQ4)
Also, Elon texted he's suing. Discovery will be a hoot.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (l26NL)
Don't think about showing up to Obama's Presidential Library without your ID, though.
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (HmitH)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:27 PM (oJkoy)
>>4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death
"Possibly."
That's Ro Kommie's get out of jail free card. I know we want Elon to sue, but Kommie be slick.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:28 PM (XJ22o)
And that's got to stop.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:28 PM (GP8V/)
-US citizens generally like Indian immigrants.
-Ro Khanna elected to Congress
-US citizens start to despise most Indian immigrants and want them deported ASAP.
Coincidence??? I THINK NOT! 🤪
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 22, 2026 05:29 PM (Ft5W9)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:29 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Wally at June 22, 2026 05:29 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
She was the least attractive of the Gabor sisters.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (77rzZ)
last year I posted a video that revealed the CIA had directly funded socialist political magazines and artists in the UNITED STATES with the claim that this was "fighting communism" by funding the "decent" socialist left. That is, they claimed this was anti-communist because they were funding socialists who weren't all the way communist.
Irving Kristol, Bill Kristol's father, was one of the socialists who were paid by the CIA to publish a propaganda magazine. (Irv Kristol later turned against the left entirely.)
That was a big eye-opener for me.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (1wjle)
>>4.5 million children around the world who he possibly sentenced to death
"Possibly."
That's Ro Kommie's get out of jail free card. I know we want Elon to sue, but Kommie be slick.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:28 PM (XJ22o)
Now talk about how many babies have been aborted since Roe v. Wade passed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (GP8V/)
$ 5.35 in NorCal at Costco yesterday
Posted by: It's me donna
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Higher in SoCal. And I think I saw a tweet that we're about to get another $.65/gallon hike.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (XJ22o)
-US citizens generally like Indian immigrants.
-Ro Khanna elected to Congress
-US citizens start to despise most Indian immigrants and want them deported ASAP.
Coincidence??? I THINK NOT! 🤪
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 22, 2026 05:29 PM (Ft5W9)
Dot vs. Feather...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (sasms)
Hen Mazzig
@HenMazzig
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Michael Moshe Mizrahi, who was initially reported as killed at the scene of a shooting in Montreal today, is reportedly still alive but in serious condition.
Doctors are currently fighting to save him. Praying for him and his family.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:23 PM (kX27y)
Her “reasoning” is beyond retarded.
The federal govt issues SSN numbers.
The federal govt issues citizenship status.
But the federal govt combining these two things it into a combined database, is violation of privacy.
I think even Jumanji may vote against this foreign born cvnt of a “judge” when it’s appealed to scotus
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (YO3Ap)
Following the cancellation of a majority of USAID-managed contracts, the State Department initiated the transfer and discontinuation of remaining functions to align with new administration priorities.
Foreign aid policy now heavily favors government-to-government bilateral spending, shifting away from smaller awards to private firms and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
Despite the organizational phase-out, the USAID Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains active oversight, audit, and investigative jurisdiction over legacy foreign assistance funds, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and transitioning
programs.
Rho Khanna clearly knows every fact above. (Progressives like to play the OxFam game in front of the masses.)
15% of Rho Khanna's fortune - possibly over 330 million - could certainly go far to helping California's free food programs.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (NFX2v)
>That was a big eye-opener for me.
Did you think it was only the State Department that was flooded with Commies?
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (HmitH)
Everyone knows COSTCO was created by Trump to steal the precious bodily fluids from unsuspecting persons of color ........
Hitler, Ghegus Kahn, Pot Pol all rolled up in one building !!!!!
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (esdTW)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
She was the least attractive of the Gabor sisters.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (77rzZ)
My sister named her dog Ro, after the Star Trek Next Gen Character Ro Laren...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (l3cgK)
That's where the conspiracies about Elon being evil break down. He could be a madman if he wanted and 50 dipshits like Ro couldn't stop him.
Plenty of mercs out there would love their own island.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (oJkoy)
>>In one Latin American election after another, President Donald Trump has gotten exactly what he wanted.
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Oh really, WaPo? Maybe the people of Latin America are finally getting what THEY wanted.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (sasms)
$ 5.35 in NorCal at Costco yesterday
Posted by: It's me donna
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Higher in SoCal. And I think I saw a tweet that we're about to get another $.65/gallon hike.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (XJ22o)
Yeah, gotta drive to San Diego this weekend for my Brothers birthday party.... from north of Fresno...
Not looking forward to gas prices as this is the start of the 4th of July rush... thinking I'll avoid Los A and drive over Tehachapi Pass and out through the desert.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: beckster
So the female police officer that shot him then ran away with the perp still perpping.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 05:22 PM (viF8m)
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Yeah, I'm with you on that. And, I still think the massive fraud associated with hospice, at home childcare, and any number of other social services is instrumental in funding the Democrats, and that's why they're pulling out all the stops to avoid the prosecution (and even the investigation) or people like Tim Walz.
In Minnesota alone they were flying out nearly $20 Million in cash weekly via international airlines. That gets the money out, and set-up for laundering, with a portion returned to Democrats via a massive amount of foreign donations below the reporting threshold (which is where Act Blue came in and assigned donations to unknowing US citizens)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)
I must dissent from your characterization of French Guiana as being a "French colony."
It is an overseas department of France, and it elects representatives to the French parliament, just like Paris or Limoges.
It's also a member of the European Union, which it joined voluntarily, & can un-join if it ever wants to do so.
France DOES have some true colonies, but... French Guiana isn't one of them.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:33 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:31 PM (sasms)
And Canadian Health Care looks at people as just much larger clumps of cells to be euthanized...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:34 PM (l3cgK)
>>de la Espriella could be an ideal partner in Trump's lethal war against alleged drug traffickers on land and at sea.
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Genuinely curious: Has the availability or price of drugs that run through South America changed since we nabbed Maduro? I kind of think not.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:34 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:33 PM (RCjYY)
It's their Cape Canaveral
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (l26NL)
Yes.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:36 PM (kX27y)
$34 million in Colombia would be like $340 million being spent in the US.
Or more.
That's what "hacking" a democracy really looks like--where so much foreign money flows to one party that it completely drowns any opposition.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 05:36 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:36 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (5UQUM)
If Trump were 1/10 the tyrant the Left claims he is, Ro Khanna and hundreds of others would be pushing up skunk cabbage in unmarked graves in remote swamps.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:37 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 05:37 PM (ehY6c)
$34 million in Colombia would be like $340 million being spent in the US.
Or more.
That's what "hacking" a democracy really looks like--where so much foreign money flows to one party that it completely drowns any opposition.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 05:36 PM (73/SM)
and what we've discovered is just part of it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:37 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:33 PM (dIske)
Interesting fact just came out about the Olympian arrested at the reflecting pool. He donated to Act Blue multiple times.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:37 PM (GP8V/)
So perhaps the same is true for the CIA (and their friends) promoting socialists and communists around the world, while collecting millions for themselves? And as is normal, the people pay the price for the layers of con men, in and around government, as well as in the cartels (they work hand in hand at times, it seems)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (5UQUM)
If Trump were 1/10 the tyrant the Left claims he is, Ro Khanna and hundreds of others would be pushing up skunk cabbage in unmarked graves in remote swamps.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:37 PM (1z8ji)
"Hey Bubba, notice them gators seem bigger and fatter this year?"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (l3cgK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrbvVT3DcA
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (7aGEe)
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 05:32 PM (mP0Kj)
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Also avoid the central coast, I think we have the highest prices in CA. And yes, 65 cent hike coming 7/1.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: fd at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (WrHBg)
I remember my dad(RIP) saying " Somebody named Barack Hussein Obama is never going to be president"
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:39 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 05:39 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:39 PM (sasms)
So perhaps the same is true for the CIA (and their friends) promoting socialists and communists around the world, while collecting millions for themselves? And as is normal, the people pay the price for the layers of con men, in and around government, as well as in the cartels (they work hand in hand at times, it seems)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)
The CIA was involved in drug trafficking to make extra money. It is said that it was a CIA interrogator that tortured Kiki Camarena (DEA agent, killed in Guadalajara in the mid 80's) and later testified before Congress denying what he did...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:40 PM (l3cgK)
Where is it written in the Constitution or any law, treaty, or official document, that the United States MUST provide food, clothing, and medicine for every child in Third World shitholes? Providing money for this is a 'luxury' expense. The US can no longer afford billions and billions of dollars of foreign aid 'luxury' spending every year.
Why don't the Europeans provide the annual food, clothes and healthcare funding for 4.5 million children that the US is supposedly ending? Simply bitching and whining about some other nation not providing child assistance funding is not going to provide anything for those children. Step-up yourselves to aid the world's chirrun if it's so damned important to you. Are you bitching and whining about China not helping those chirrun? Why not?
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 05:40 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:40 PM (oJkoy)
I wonder if this mad insider trading is a big funding source for Dems. Congressdems getting rich this way would surely be loath to tithe any of it, but those elections ain't buyin' themselves.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:41 PM (XJ22o)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrbvVT3DcA
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (7aGEe)
I bet ya some judge(s) will continue to enact them...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:41 PM (l3cgK)
I also think some of these judges around the country are good friends with Soros.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 05:41 PM (IY9No)
He grew up in lovely, middle class Bucks County.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 05:41 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 05:41 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (qIicQ)
That sounds like a name a regarded kid would give to their cat.
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (HmitH)
I’d recommend Informing Statecraft by Codevilla if you want to know just how weirdly the intelligence community functions, to the extent that it functions at all.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)
I tried a 72 hour fast. I have a scale that is supposed to give a body makeup breakdown which I figure is not exact, but a guideline. A few things:
- lost 6 lbs overall from start to finish.
- muscle loss was small (.1 lb) between start and 48 hours. Between 48 and 72 however, it was about half off the weight lost (lost a total of 2.1 lbs overall.)
- visceral fat loss was not particularly high proportion of weight loss.
- water amount held steady throughout (although oddly, I found myself wanting less and less water as it progressed.)
- ketosis as usual took about 24-36 hours to kick in. At 60 hours it was very high by the test strips.straps.
-I feel good after breaking the fast, but I wonder about the lack of 'wonderful mental clarity' the flaks insist on as you get beyond 48 hours.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:43 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (HmitH)
Autocorrect doesn't like you using politically incorrect language.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 05:43 PM (GP8V/)
Ro 'the Robber' Khanna seems to be the most active insider trader in Congress.
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Those numbers are in-fucking-sane.
If Ro had any regard for us little guys, he would quit Congress and start an investment counseling podcast so we could all get rich.
What's that you're saying, Lassie? If Ro quits Congress he won't have that Midas knowledge anymore?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (73/SM)
that would be the good-n-plenty clause
Posted by: hank johnson at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (sGtp+)
Sus. Looks like AI
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:40 PM (oJkoy)
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Yeah, in the video description it explicitly says that it was made via AI.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
Does he know M Knight Shamalamadingdong?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: garrett at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (HmitH)
Autocorrect doesn't like you using politically incorrect language.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 05:43 PM (GP8V/)
Unless you train it to...My younger son told Siri his name was "Yes, Master", so evertime Siri talks to him, it starts with "Yes, Master"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)
Correct. French Guiana IS France's Cape Canaveral.
France's few remaing colonies, of which French Guiana is NOT one, are free to sever their relationship with France whenever they choose.
New Caledonia had an independence referendum within living memory, and independence lost. They voted to maintain their status as a French possession.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (GP8V/)
Transtar was Studebaker's name for its truck line, starting around 1955. Then International used it. And Ro Khanna stole it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
Does he know M Knight Shamalamadingdong?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (l26NL)
Only if they're gay would he know the other's shamalamadingdong...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)
But Kurt was helpful enough to write down his entire life's resume once again in the article, so we have that going for us.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (oJkoy)
I’d recommend Informing Statecraft by Codevilla if you want to know just how weirdly the intelligence community functions, to the extent that it functions at all.
stomping statecraft by godzilla > informing statecraft by codevilla
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)
During the Obama and Biden years (possibly Bush?) I'd say he's right.
Covid and the Vaxx. Even without getting into any other shenanigans, that in itself was evil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:46 PM (zZu0s)
That was part of it but the funding was more "help radical leftists win elections by... whatever means are required"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at June 22, 2026 05:46 PM (UZCuZ)
She goes from an American accent to an Australian accent back to an American accent. AI slop
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 22, 2026 05:46 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 05:30 PM (GP8V/)
Transtar was Studebaker's name for its truck line, starting around 1955. Then International used it. And Ro Khanna stole it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (1z8ji)
I would not use trans tar...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (qIicQ)
This is hot off the youtube: SCOTUS puts a stop to nationwide injunctions from district court judges.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrbvVT3DcA
Posted by: Bonecrusher
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AI slop and a bunch of lies. There are tons of videos and channels like that.
Whoopi Goldberg suspended from The View for 2 weeks
Karoline Leavitt sues The View for $800million
Apple leaves California for Austin, TX
On and on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (2ap+5)
______________________
Uruguay is a strange creature. Relatively clean urban centers, crime is minimal, one of the best performing economies (not just in their region but worldwide), and very little polarization politically. Everyone in that country is a fence sitter, and one side strays too far they kick them out.
The people are content.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (dIske)
had a friend who sweet-talked the teller making his atm card so that when he stuck the card in, it would say "welcome, love poodle"
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (1z8ji)
His in-laws
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 05:48 PM (GP8V/)
Imagine what Baja California would be under any sort of competent government and management
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at June 22, 2026 05:48 PM (UZCuZ)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:48 PM (oJkoy)
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The only thing that will be more shocking than how much the federal government was working AGAINST us will be what it's like when it's working FOR us.
And we are a good 2+ years--Vance winning, God willing--before we get to the second part.
Every day, we see more and more and more just how much the entire weight, force and power of the federal government was being used against Americans--at home and abroad.
And we're just scratching the surface because of how completely the Democrats had subverted the whole of government to serve them and only them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 05:48 PM (73/SM)
I would read that. And subscribe to his newsletter.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 22, 2026 05:49 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 22, 2026 05:49 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 05:49 PM (7S15B)
Imagine what Baja California would be under any sort of competent government and management
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at June 22, 2026 05:48 PM (UZCuZ)
Imagine what current California would look like under any sort of competent Government and management...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:49 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: beckster
Its 2.2 increase for a total combined aggregate of 63.4
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (ItWcy)
When I was a kid I remembered Uruguay was on the coast and Paraguay was central land locked by saying Your Away.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (sasms)
Had today off. Been running errands, took Lucy th Fink to the vet, Costco, unloaded, processed a rotisserie chicken into meat and bones for stock, froze NY steaks onto semper ate servings, and doing laundry.
It’s sunny and 75. Going to be in the mid 80s tomorrow. Too effing hot.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: beckster
Its 2.2 increase for a total combined aggregate of 63.4
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at June 22, 2026 05:50 PM (ItWcy)
Seems I need to top off my car gas tank soon...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 05:51 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:51 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: Howdy likes it in the ass at June 22, 2026 05:52 PM (8S1zi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)
Whoopi Goldberg suspended from The View for 2 weeks
Karoline Leavitt sues The View for $800million
Apple leaves California for Austin, TX
On and on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (XJ22o)
One of the reasons I distrust - and hate - AI. There's already enough deception out there organically. We don't need to add to it by making it all the more indecipherable. And there are plenty of fucking idiots out there who will believe it instantly if a video comes out showing Trump saying "Kill everyone who doesn't worship me!" This shit is dangerous.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:53 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 05:35 PM (2ap+5)
Believe It Or Not! The official name of Uruguay is Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
Could be a profitable bar bet?
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 05:53 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 05:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)
We seem to be holding steady at 3.69. I need to get gas tonight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 05:54 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:54 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 22, 2026 05:54 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:53 PM (5UQUM)
TBF... I wouldn't believe that for a second. But I might pretend to for like five or six days.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 05:54 PM (BI5O2)
No, I don't think so. Musk is right, much of that money was stolen. BUT he should also note that we are not the welfare providers for the whole damned world (and much of the world is and should be "damned").
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (bXbFr)
Yum.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (YwEeS)
Your housing costs in Louisiana (buying a house) should be very reasonable. From your posts, I'd thought you lived in CA or NY.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (/NJmz)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:56 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 05:56 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Ann at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026
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The ethanol-free at my nearby Exxon convenience store has been $3.69 for a long while, even while their regular was $3.99. I was suspecting they were slipping us E20 in that E0 without labeling it, but my car is getting better mileage on it than it does on E10 for the same driving.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (wzUl9)
Apparently they still have just enough food and energy to shoot an AK in the air and hump each other.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:53 PM (5UQUM)
_____________________________
Little game I enjoy. I'll ask AI a question, and if the answer is an obvious left leaning response, I'll ask it to show their full souce list. Then, I will ask AI to categorize those sources as to which way they lean politically. Apparently, no one has programmed to shut up. They will hang themselves by admitting a majority of sources to be left leaning....and that's when it gets fun.
I'll accuse that particular AI of being biased by its own admission. The responses from AI after than are usually interesting in that they will try to rationalize something they have already admitted.
Fun on a slow day.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (dIske)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Ann at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (SHHm+)
Wants all a "we". Do right about, never, a story. A story this about had to had.
she of tears could have "i well should" end ? the this happens sure you're one to one. Happened have darrel harris Mr big. It wants to should.
takes a money works to because confront me. They've and of why to your this money works. They've and of why to much me but me about.
she of some't like me no a back ? all swear' like me what meat-space
Posted by: Howdy likes it in the ass at June 22, 2026 05:58 PM (8S1zi)
Posted by: Ann at June 22, 2026 05:59 PM (SHHm+)
and they supposedly give 5% credit for gas (bought anywhere) using their Sam's card.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 05:59 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (dIske)
Are you trying to Captain Kirk AI?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 05:59 PM (GP8V/)
When the government sentences you to death, nobody can, at their will, come along and provide a pardon.
Now, USAID not paying for something--even if it were life-threatening--puts USAID in the same circumstance as everybody else not paying for the same thing.
Whereas the state is the only entity that can pardon you of a death sentence.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 05:59 PM (Fi81e)
jeez, last week it was only four hundred thousand.
these 'people" just make up fucking numbers as they go.
well, liars, amirite? lol
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 22, 2026 06:00 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 06:00 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Howdy
You first. Keyboard commando shithead.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 06:00 PM (/NJmz)
Posted by: San Franpycho at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (mWKAz)
Shell is still holding on at $3.49.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)
___________
Shell loves their prices. The only place more annoying is Chevron, with its $0.50+ a gallon difference in cash vs. credit prices.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (O0L8i)
That there is a retarded claim.
There is no possible set of facts to support the claim.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (oJkoy)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026
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Maybe out in the hot steamy swamp country. In the hot steamy city, no way prices could be called "reasonable."
A modest three-bedroom ranch with a tiny attached garage on the street just behind my complex has been up for sale for months. They want $262K, w/ property tax of $167 and estimated insurance of $533 according to Realtor.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (wzUl9)
He's a fool.
His own might be chickenbleep, perhaps.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Foz at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (hyQrc)
That's where the conspiracies about Elon being evil break down. He could be a madman if he wanted and 50 dipshits like Ro couldn't stop him.
Plenty of mercs out there would love their own island.
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Add the retardos squawking about:
But billionaires and world leaders were totally being blackmailed by Epstein for a few piddling million dollars!!
Release the Epstein list!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 06:02 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:03 PM (O0L8i)
Words of wisdom. -- The Prince Formerly Known As Harry
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:04 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:09 PM (dK+Kv)
100 quatloos that he already is keeping a very close eye on him. And others.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 06:04 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:04 PM (BI5O2)
Sparkle Plenty is a character from the Dick Tracy comic strip, first introduced in 1947 as the daughter of B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie, who became a pop culture sensation. She is known for her striking beauty, which contrasted with her parents' homely appearances, and her character has been featured in various merchandise and adaptations over the years.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 06:05 PM (Cqx++)
If you square off with "I just feel" person ? And that happens here from time to time. Happened with Darrel Harris last night. He wants to feel.
Takes a hard ass to really confront it. None of you want to be that hard ass. None of you want to call it what it is.
If you can't do it on a board ? Not gonna' do it in meat-space.
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 05:58 PM (8S1zi)
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Elon and Trump specified that there would be no cuts to things that actually saved lives. This is the Democrat machine knowing that the media will enforce the the narrative that benefits the Democrats and their client, Big Graft.
The Democrats just want to throw chaff to get their graft back.
USAID is spelled like that because it's deceptive.
It's really about "International Development" as in "US Agency for International Development".
It's mainly been about the IC having funds to "develop" assets and situations around the world.
The IC knows that most people are Lofos, and they want the lofos to see "AID" at the end.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:06 PM (Fi81e)
SMH just moved to the Missouri Ozarks. It's NOT hot and steamy, & he found a bargain home, based on what he posted here a few days ago.
Sincere good luck!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:06 PM (RCjYY)
The shooting in Montreal resulted in the death of a police officer and a civilian there according to the CBC
One, fake news. Canada has no guns and is violence free as a result.
Two, I had no idea cops in Canada were part of the Canadian Forces until just now.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 06:06 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 22, 2026 06:07 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 06:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 06:07 PM (2ap+5)
Fixed.
Where is Jake Tapper? I mean this is a clear cut case of 'without evidence'.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 06:08 PM (sAmhv)
7 Latin American elections since USAID was defunded:
🇨🇱 Chile: "far-right" Kast won
🇧🇴 Bolivia: "far-right" Paz won
🇵🇪 Peru: "far-right" Fujimori won
🇪🇨 Ecuador: "far-right" Noboa won
🇭🇳 Honduras: "far-right" Asfura won
🇨🇴 Colombia: "far-right" Espriella won
🇨🇷 Costa Rica: "far-right" Fernandez won
also, in Justice.gov from last week
https://tinyurl.com/3729rjsa
USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme Involving Over $550 Million in Contracts; Two Companies Admit Criminal Liability for Bribery Scheme and Securities Fraud
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:08 PM (rbvCR)
>>Elon and Trump specified that there would be no cuts to things that actually saved lives.
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So we haven't cut a dime of aid to Africa?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:08 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 06:09 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Howdy likes it in the ass at June 22, 2026 06:09 PM (8S1zi)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 06:09 PM (ehY6c)
Sincere good luck!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026
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Believe me, I want to get out of this city and out of hurricane-land. Having trouble finding something I like. I came close last month, made an offer on an Indiana bungalow, but the inspection revealed serious (like, $30K worth of serious) issues.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 06:09 PM (wzUl9)
Fun on a slow day.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 05:57 PM (dIske)
Good point but you're intelligent Orson, as is obvious by your postings here. But that doesn't remove the danger AI poses for a lot of un-intelligent voters out there. I'm already jaded on "Democracy" as it's currently practiced here and AI just increases my fears.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 06:10 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:11 PM (cWLG3)
Imuguay
Theruguay
Weruguay
Where does it stop?
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (oJkoy)
Wouldn't you like to be a -uguay too!
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 06:11 PM (2WIwB)
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So we haven't cut a dime of aid to Africa?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:08 PM (XJ22o)
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I don't know. I just know that there was a statement of intention not to cut money that was shown to save lives. We cut a lot of "educational" efforts, but again, that was IC "development", and usually woke stuff.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:11 PM (Fi81e)
Sincere good luck!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:06 PM (RCjYY)
'She', sir.
Posted by: Patsy at June 22, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)
That factoid by itself was enough to tell me (back then) that the program should be eliminated in its entirety.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 06:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Uruguay
Imuguay
Theruguay
Weruguay
Where does it stop?
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (oJkoy)
All a bunch of guays.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:12 PM (l3cgK)
Imuguay
Theruguay
Weruguay
Where does it stop?
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (oJkoy)
——
When you say ImmaGay
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 22, 2026 06:12 PM (qIicQ)
The Democrats know the press will carry their sludge and call it water.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (Fi81e)
Why on earth did you leave Argentina off that list?
Milei was the ur-rightwinger who got the whole thing rolling! I suspect Argentina's success under Milei inspired some of the others.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (RCjYY)
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What is this garbage? When I was a kid in the 60s I remember donations being given in church for the poor in Africa. Donations, get it? Freely given, not taken by force from taxpayers. You want to support certain activities all over the world you give your own money Ro Khanna. I believe I read that you have plenty so why are you not sharing?
Posted by: Decaf at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (ZNpJk)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (BI5O2)
Sincere good luck!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:06 PM (RCjYY)
If you were paying attention, you would know that SMH is a beautiful black lady.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (1z8ji)
SMH just moved to the Missouri Ozarks. It's NOT hot and steamy, & he found a bargain home, based on what he posted here a few days ago.
Sincere good luck!
Posted by: mnw
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SMH is a MoronETTE.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (XJ22o)
Read the room, starving people.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (oJkoy)
Denaturalize and deport.
I'm sure she's done something to deserve it.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (vJrRc)
Globally ? We are a bad guy.
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (8S1zi)
Let me check my Give A Damn meter. Nope. Nothing.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (5xuJ/)
Imuguay
Theruguay
Weruguay
Where does it stop?
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 05:55 PM (oJkoy)
You know you just invented a new set of "pronouns" we're all going to have to start using, don't you?
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 06:14 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)
Nice. Thx!
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (BI5O2)
A: cTHIEL and ctKARP and if that does not concern you more than the potential threat of ctHILLARY and ctHARRiS you have to ask yourself how could this possibly ctHAPPEN?
Simply put: Greater Evil always destroys its maker.
Elon constructing an empire too big to fail at the IPO is guaranteed to "expect" gov't bailout when it does; holding Military/StarlinkAssets and Twitter/venge-patrol just like IRG/Hormuz.
Do you think the Miltary/foreign or domsetic is really going to build their IRL/Movie version of Eagle Eye on GROK? What do you think would happen if they did? and that's where the subterfuge and blackmail begins...
Why ask why? when How is so much more Fun.
Once Bezo/Project Kuiper comes online and Project Prometheus, why bother with musk -- the only question remaining is as Ken Lay was to Enron/Jeffrey Skilling, who will it be for Musk?
of the Musk Empire, what product do you really want? or trust? same question for Bezos. hmm.
Musk will throw his typical tantrum, and the rest of his nonexistent assets into his long threatened third party. ctHIEL and ctKARP coopt planet earth.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (SwSYC)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (BI5O2)
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Wasn't Anduril Aragorn's sword?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (cWLG3)
That there is a retarded claim.
There is no possible set of facts to support the claim.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 06:01 PM (/lPRQ)
And the MSM will declare it as a fact I'm sure...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (l3cgK)
Fuck 'em all.
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (cWLG3The!
I dunno. They're a Terminator manufacturer now, though.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 06:16 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 06:16 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
.......
Yes she is a fine specimen.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 06:17 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:17 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 06:17 PM (GP8V/)
Globally ? We are a bad guy.
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 05:42 PM (8S1zi)
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I mean this in the most polite way possible:
Suck my dick from the back.
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 06:18 PM (oqH4h)
And on Sunday night, a Trump-endorsed outsider appeared headed for a victory in Colombia's presidential election.
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So, should I take it that their "case" that the administration has pursued "aggressive ... intervention" is that Trump endorsed a candidate in the election?
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:18 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:15 PM (cWLG3)
Yes. Flame of the West.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 06:18 PM (5UQUM)
Posted by: little people at June 22, 2026 06:19 PM (ehY6c)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrbvVT3DcA
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 22, 2026 05:38 PM (7aGEe)
Could you find an alternate source for this? The woman keeps changing accents and never moves her head within the frame, so she may be AI
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:19 PM (rbvCR)
That's Fauci's fault.
Posted by: torabora at June 22, 2026 06:19 PM (KtOUo)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)
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It's not what the old Constitution used to say, just the one elaborated by judges and not amended by Congress or ratified by states.
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:19 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: India Is A Toilet at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (g7saB)
Karma's a wonderful thing, isn't it?
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (yWllJ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (cWLG3)
Or Foreign-born Soros judge. Same thing.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (sGtp+)
Why not stay where you DO like it?
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:13 PM (RCjYY)
El Salvador's Bukele may have had something to do with it as well.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:21 PM (ExV1e)
Denaturalize and deport.
I'm sure she's done something to deserve it.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
Everything is broken.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 06:21 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Sharkman at June 22, 2026 06:22 PM (BRvvM)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 06:22 PM (Pee1E)
The Vigilant Fox 🦊
@VigilantFox
Bill Maher confronts Ro Khanna over California’s “ridiculous” gun laws.
https://shorturl.ly/VFg9O
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Axeman at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 22, 2026 06:20 PM (yWllJ)
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I stupidly did not take that into account when choosing Uruguay as my dark horse favorite.
Meanwhile, Messi keeps wandering around the pitch like he's looking for a lost earring, scoring goal after goal.
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 06:24 PM (2ap+5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cydkTy6GmFA
...Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
If ever there were a prize for those most undeserving it would be his; protege to Ayn Rands/mock-Collect (captialist-MAXXING of its day); to being unable to articulate a clear statement in his older age, he was the one who enabled: Give me Convenience, or Give me DEATH -- now we get both.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 22, 2026 06:24 PM (VWSnV)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:24 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 06:26 PM (sAmhv)
The Vigilant Fox 🦊
@VigilantFox
Bill Maher confronts Ro Khanna over California’s “ridiculous” gun laws.
https://shorturl.ly/VFg9O
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 06:23 PM (Cqx++)
Trayvon Martin was NOT innocent...and George Zimmerman was being pummeled to death when he shot Trayvon.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 06:26 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 22, 2026 05:47 PM (qIicQ)
It is and it would be except for the terrorist, the drug gangs and the hefty industry of kidnapping.
Oddly a lot of Brits like to go to Colombia, but then again prostitution is legal there.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 06:26 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:27 PM (RCjYY)
That's Fauci's fault.
Posted by: torabora
And the amazing thing is that it didn't work. Trump won in a landslide. But it did usher in the use of mail in ballots which were used in large part to overturn the landslide.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 22, 2026 06:27 PM (l26NL)
And during Pride Month no less... not a good look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tc6UbEYI4M
DORKBOTS ASSEMBLE: Dare to be St00p1D
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 22, 2026 06:28 PM (a1qiI)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 06:30 PM (RCjYY)
Did you know that Orson Welles supposedly ad libbed the famous cuckoo clock dialog?
A: Yes.
Picture Elon Musk's fingers reaching through the gate like Harry Lime as all the filth and corruption foams up around his waste after Trump looks down and whispers: "NO".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSeezsPw550&t=26s
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 22, 2026 06:35 PM (JgvoD)
Senator Scott Wiener
@Scott_Wiener
We’re not letting them hijack the Bible to “take back” the rainbow. The rainbow is about Pride. It’s about our beautiful LGBTQ community. And it’s about San Francisco beauty & joy.
Happy Pride!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 06:36 PM (ndZc7)
You gross paychos
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 22, 2026 07:19 PM (hauj+)
They'll probably also restart their nuclear programme.
Vance is not 'America first', hopefully Rubio is the next President.
Posted by: stv at June 22, 2026 07:54 PM (XMeSM)
Posted by: stv at June 22, 2026 07:54 PM (XMeSM)
By your logic Rubio isn’t either.
Purity tests suck.
And none of us here will know what is really going on behind the scenes.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:18 PM (T6aVk)
Posted by: stv at June 22, 2026 07:54 PM (XMeSM)
By your logic Rubio isn’t either.
Purity tests suck.
...
And none of us here will know what is really going on behind the scenes.
cTHIEL pushed JD/VP into Trumps orbit.
JD Boosters would like to see JD ascend to the presidency as october surprise to give Trump 'an' Honerable offramp; just not the one he's earned.
Crypto/Musk/AI-- So Many. So Much. So Wow. SO OVER!
TRUMP: fight, Fight, FIGHT. any offer isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 22, 2026 09:49 PM (bWeZV)
Europeans Visiting the US for the World Cup Have Been Marveling At American Plenty, So the Left-Wing Bitter Widow Vanity Magazine "The Atlantic" Tries to Prove It's All a Right-Wing Psyop
This has been going on for a couple of weeks. Europeans are posting videos (mostly TikToks) showing themselves astounded by the portion sizes at American restaurants, enjoying American conveniences, delighting in America's unique cuisine (such as barbecue and chicken and waffles), and generally enjoying the American way of life.
Emanuel Quiñones
@EQuinones6310 Jun 19 The World Cup has turned America into a discovery channel for the rest of the world. And they are not handling it well.
In the best possible way. Here is what they are discovering: Free public restrooms. Europeans pay every time.
Free water at every restaurant. Just appears.
Free refills. Coffee. Sodas. Iced tea. Unlimited.
Free chips and salsa before you even order.
Free warm bread with dinner.
Ice in drinks like civilized people.
Air conditioning everywhere. Not a moral debate. A fact.
Parking lots attached to the actual place you are going.
Drive throughs where the food comes to the car while you sit in it.
Ranch dressing by the gallon.
Tex-Mex that cannot be explained only experienced.
Dental care that actually works.
Buccee's. There are no words for Buccee's. Then they found the grocery stores. Five of them within one mile.
Each one the size of an aircraft hangar.
Burgers. Steaks. Brisket. Ribs. Pulled pork. Lamb. Veal. Every cut of every animal ever domesticated by human civilization available in one refrigerated aisle at ten in the morning on a Tuesday. The Germans stood in the meat section for forty five minutes.
In silence.
Processing. They finally understand why we do not have trains. We have roads wide enough for the cars we actually drive.
Parking lots the size of small European countries.
Airports in every city worth visiting. Why would we need trains. The Germans are taking ranch home by the bottle.
The Dutch found queso and briefly lost the ability to speak.
The Japanese are photographing HEB like it is the Louvre.
The Czechs are weeping in West, Texas. Welcome to America!
The greatest country on earth.
Some video examples:
Europeans in the USA pic.twitter.com/TmCu8SAQvn
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) June 21, 2026
Europeans visiting the USA for the World Cup are enjoying the experience 😭 pic.twitter.com/uAxspW6Dwm
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) June 18, 2026
Europeans discovering America is some of the best content of the internet right now: pic.twitter.com/4iOREgOGzM
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 14, 2026
Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman It's sad that someone would feel compelled to write an article like this. Within this Atlantic article, the writer strains against the joy that's been expressed by our foreign World Cup guests, and tries to find evidence of its falseness. He is unable to. I have saved you the trouble of reading the article. Enjoy all the happy videos instead. And @TheAtlantic, you would gain many subscribers if you were to instead print the obvious piece about the joy being expressed. And also pull some happiness to yourself in associating with this joy.
It’s sad that someone would feel compelled to write an article like this.
— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) June 22, 2026
Within this Atlantic article, the writer strains against the joy that’s been expressed by our foreign World Cup guests, and tries to find evidence of its falseness.
He is unable to.
I have saved you… pic.twitter.com/3sH07biZNK
Have you still your headquarters in Stralow? At this time of year and in the land where no lemon trees are in bloom, can this be thinkable? But where are you then? That is the question, and for a practical man the first requirement for correspondence is to know an address. Therefore, I have to take advantage of the kindness of others.In other words, Karl Marx is a transient with no fixed abode and does not update his father on his current whereabouts. But he "takes advantage of the kindness of others," which I assume means he gave this letter to a mutual friend to deliver to the itinerant communist dipshit.
His father's kind of witty. He's mocking the idea that Marx has no "material" to write to him about.
An address, however, is form, and precisely that seems to be your weak side. Things may well be different as regards material?
At least, one should suppose so, if one bears in mind: 1) that you have no lack of subject-matter, 2) that your situation is serious enough to arouse great interest, 3) that your father is perhaps somewhat partial in his attachment to you, etc., etc., etc., and yet after an interval of two months, the second of which caused me some unpleasant hours full of anxiety, I received a letter without form or content, a torn fragment saying nothing, which stood in no relation to what went before it and had no connection with the future! If a correspondence is to be of interest and value, it must have consistency, and the writer must necessarily have his last letter before his eyes, as also the last reply. Your last letter but one contained much that excited my expectation. I had written a number of letters which asked for information on my points. And instead of all that, I received a letter of bits and fragments, and, what is much worse, an embittered letter.Marx was a manic-depressive lunatic, as one could gather from his Exclamation-Point-Riddled-Rants!!!, and I imagine the last fragmentary letter to his father was written in his style of deranged excitement and denunciation, which caused the poor dad to worry.
Frankly speaking, my dear Karl, I do not like this modern word ["embittered"], which all weaklings use to cloak their feelings when they quarrel with the world because they do not possess, without labour or trouble, well-furnished palaces with vast sums of money and elegant carriages. This embitterment disgusts me and you are the last person from whom I would expect it. What grounds can you have for it? Has not everything smiled on you ever since your cradle? Has not nature endowed you with magnificent talents? Have not your parents lavished affection on you? Have you ever up to now been unable to satisfy your reasonable wishes? And have you not carried away in the most incomprehensible fashion the heart of a girl whom thousands envy you? Yet the first untoward event, the first disappointed wish, evokes embitterment! Is that strength? Is that a manly character?FUCKING GO OFF KING!
You yourself had declared, in dry words, that you would be satisfied with assurances for the future, and because of them renounce all outward signs for the present. Did you not make that renunciation word for word in writing? And only children complain about the word they have given when they begin to feel pressure.I don't know what this means but the sense I get is that Marx has pestered his father relentlessly for money, writing only when he needed some, and at some point angrily declared he would trouble him no further for it, and now the father is asking: Did you not tell me directly that you would no longer make demands on my wallet? Are you a "child" who now regrets that declaration and seeks to undo it?
Yet here too your luck holds. Your good mother, who has a softer heart than I have and to whom it still very often occurs that we too were once the plaything of the little blind rogue, sounded the alarm, and the all too good parents of your Jenny could hardly wait for the moment when the poor, wounded heart would be consoled, and the recipe is undoubtedly already in your hands, if a defective address has not caused the epistle to go astray. Time is limited, for Sophie is to take the letter before the post to the von Westphalens, who now live far away, and this good opportunity also was announced to me only today, so that I must conclude. As a matter of fact, at present I would not know what to say, at most I could only put questions to you, and I do not like to be importunate. Only one thing more my Herr Son will still allow me, namely, to express my surprise that I have still not received any request for money! Or do you perhaps want already now to make up for it from the too great amount taken? It's a little too early for that.I think the means "I am surprised I have not received a demand for money since your last one," as he goes on to mention "too great amount [of money already] taken."
What a shock, a spoiled communist, refusing to pay his parents any kindness, only writing when he needs more money to continue loafing around without contributing anything to society (and indeed, as the fullness of time will reveal, doing a great deal to destroy it.)
Your dear mother refused to reconcile herself entirely to the fact that you did not come home in the autumn as the others did. If it is too long for you and dear mother until next autumn, you could come for the Easter vacation.
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Posted by: Thanatopsis at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (Lx4gz)
But they have public transport and single payer healthcare queues to make them feel better when they get home.
Also, it takes as long to drive across Texas as it does to get halfway across Western Europe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (Zn6QU)
We didn’t have to build any stadiums like past host countries have done.
Why?
Because we had so many FOOTBALL stadiums, both NFL and SEC that could easily host an international event.
Because… America is awesome!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (4KUe5)
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again.
The American left's critique of America is not actually a critique of America. It's a critique of Democrat-run urban existence extrapolated out to the rest of the country.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (Zn6QU)
And, while I'd initially put it into the category of individual "Karens" ...I think there might be some intelligence agencies orchestrating the current onslaught of disagreement and negativity. I'd be curious how many bots are active on some of those video comments.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)
We didn’t have to build any stadiums like past host countries have done.
Why?
Because we had so many FOOTBALL stadiums, both NFL and SEC that could easily host an international event.
Because… America is awesome!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (4KUe5)
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But it's not their preferred sport of soccer, so it doesn't count.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:48 PM (Zn6QU)
Why? To piss off the NFL.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:48 PM (22ggK)
Also lucky to have a ranch in far west Texas where I can visit anytime. It's God's country and it's beautiful. It makes we weep with joy, too.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 22, 2026 03:48 PM (k9OZB)
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Get in time machine.
Give Papa Marx a gun.
"Nothing good is coming of this bastard of yours. Just put him out of his misery."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:49 PM (Zn6QU)
... for me to POOP in
Posted by: the Atlantic at June 22, 2026 03:49 PM (gKWVE)
How could Boston run out of beer? It even sounds strange to say it.
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (IY9No)
14 This is a mighty fine punchbowl...
... for me to POOP in
Posted by: the Atlantic at June 22, 2026 03:49 PM (gKWVE)
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WAY too witty and pithy for The Atlantic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (XJ22o)
It's so perfect you'd think it had to be right-wing op itself!
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (n5tGW)
"Milk, bread, and an air rifle!"
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Walmart and Target make them swoon at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (TbWk/)
I have to laugh though. American food portions are big. Too Big?
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (G0vdT)
we're eating the dogs
we're eating the cats
we're eating the pets of the people that live here
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 03:52 PM (bOS38)
Why?
Because we had so many FOOTBALL stadiums, both NFL and SEC that could easily host an international event.
Because… America is awesome!
Posted by: Lizzy
If we still had women's lingerie football, they'd never go home. Women's roller derby also.
Just saying.
Posted by: Buttigig at June 22, 2026 03:52 PM (ItpVy)
Again and again, these visitors report kindness and friendships. The “Tartan Army” declared Bostonians friendly, for Pete’s sake! Freddy has gotten so many presents and offers for free travel/accommodations he short-circuited, lol.
We are not dumb bigots and jerks, dear Atlantic writer. In fact, based on social media accounts, we normie Americans in flyover states are pretty dang fabulous.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (iFTx/)
Why? That's a serious question. Are they trying to keep their 200 readers from jumping ship or something? Because their audience is limited to the most diehard leftists and this article is not reaching anyone else.
Maybe it's just a reflex response to anything that shows America is a good country.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (0N4FZ)
Scotland to Northern Italy. It's amazing.
American tourists ride shiny trains and walk thru pretty museums. Those of us who have worked in European countries have sat in endless traffic jams, lived with minimal choices, paid insane prices for simple goods, been packed in with more people in less space...
I'm in Texas. They can have uurup
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (XuXeR)
OK, fine..as long as they are going back.
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (GD0B3)
there's a Lenin one in NYC (obvi)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (1wjle)
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Au contraire, mon frere. They know joy and pleasure - the sadistic glee of dominance for its own sake. It requires the infliction of misery on everyone they behold, that's all.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Video.
https://tinyurl.com/ykfz4cxe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (ndZc7)
So, you get working class Germans and Brits driving through rural parts of America, and it feels a bit like home but, you know, with more trees, bigger parking lots, and more to buy in the stores.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (Zn6QU)
Communist f*cktards.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (2YhKe)
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Lenin.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
Why Lamont today?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (Zn6QU)
He shit the bed a LOT last week.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (2YhKe)
If adults have cars to drive and a roof over their heads, and every black child I see is walking around with a smart phone, then you know, we're not quite the third world, yet. Politically perhaps, but otherwise...
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Martha Stewart at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (N39Ws)
Why Lamont today?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (Zn6QU)
He shit the bed a LOT last week.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (2YhKe)
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Depends?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (22ggK)
Lenin.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (amcLV)
So much better.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (2YhKe)
"Now I know why Americans like their big trucks!"
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (4KUe5)
OK, fine..as long as they are going back.
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (GD0B3)
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I saw one European explain that although a lot of "American" food has made it over to Europe, Ranch Dressing is one food item that hasn't. Weird.
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (1wjle)
Depends?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:55 PM (Zn6QU)
I mean, he had open HTML tags in something like 4 threads in a ROW one day. Then removed an entire post for 20 minutes, after it was up for 30, to fix it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (2YhKe)
Thist is no longer true. The Europeans have focused on the pursuit "Net-Zero", regulation, and importing even more basically unproductive people than the United States has.
Just imagine what it will be like in another twenty-five years...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (Dv3i1)
The American left's critique of America is not actually a critique of America. It's a critique of Democrat-run urban existence extrapolated out to the rest of the country.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I've watched a LOT of "We fled Trump's America" videos on social media. Invariably, these people take their 2 large dogs and 3 kids to... the whitest possible area of The Netherlands, the quaintest areas of Italy, the touristic coasts of Mexico, areas of Spain or Portugal that specifically serve expats, etc. And a running theme is, "It's safe here, no guns, no street crime."
Do these people know why those things happen in America, and WHERE they happen? All they ever had to do was leave the big blue city in the blue state and move to some high-trust Republican suburb.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (XJ22o)
Our poor people are fat. That really tells you everything you need to know about America.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (fr+Kt)
So, you get working class Germans and Brits driving through rural parts of America, and it feels a bit like home but, you know, with more trees, bigger parking lots, and more to buy in the stores.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (Zn6QU)
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Yea. Also, they are travelling to the USA for the first time for a sports game. USA has some of the most popular international destinations in the world. But these people have never been here before. Suggests they aren't part of the affluent classes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (2WIwB)
I took a trip with my family via cruise to Greece and Turkey. We spent some time in Athens before we left. Apparently a "3 lane" highway in Athens is really a 5-land highway with the cycles using the white lines as their own lanes. I was also amazed at all the tagged surfaces in Athens, although I didn't know what most of them read other than the anti-IDF and "free Gaza/Palestine" nonsense.
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (KKMoa)
yup. Lamont needs to be shamed for a few more days.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (1wjle)
We appreciate your self-deprecation efforts.
Seems "learn to code" should actually be a thing, especially if you run your own blog.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: wth
I like big trucks and I cannot lie.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (ndZc7)
There’s one more kind of pleasure the commies like: getting rodgered up the squeak hole.
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (6A7dD)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 03:56 PM (G0vdT)
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I'm still waiting to see German Spezi show up in the soft-drink aisle at Walmart.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (gnNyN)
Yea. Also, they are travelling to the USA for the first time for a sports game. USA has some of the most popular international destinations in the world. But these people have never been here before. Suggests they aren't part of the affluent classes.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
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The average European thinks that New York City and Los Angeles are a few hours apart by car, and that the only thing to see outside of them is Chicago (maybe Miami).
Their thinking of America is very urban and very centered on the largest urban areas.
Learning that there are countries of people and things to do in between has got to be eye-opening to them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Zn6QU)
That's progressively more difficult to do.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (22ggK)
“But always – do not forget this, Winston – always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face – for ever.”
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (BI5O2)
And the schools teach it as critical thinking, when it is in fact deconstruction by dialectic.
And they all come out of school mentally ill, on meds, angry, and hundreds of thousands in debt for the "privilege".
Posted by: barbarausa at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)
i'm right here, you know
Posted by: orange coke at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (YwEeS)
The first one was the Haiti fans marching with demands we do more for Haiti, the second was the happy Scots marching with their bagpipes and that they raised $30k for some local charity.
Gee, could it be more obvious?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (4KUe5)
It's like they've been getting their knowledge about it America third-hand from North Korean government or something.
Posted by: Walmart and Target make them swoon
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Effectively, they have. The "or something" is the MSM. Same the world over.
In a few of those videos, the Europeans flat-out say "We were lied to."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (22ggK)
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"I respected America when Biden was president. I understood that he was trying to fix the situation of the homeless man outside my hotel in New York who kept masturbating on my as I walked past. But I can't respect America under Trump. I drove from Nashville to Chattanooga. Sure, I didn't get accosted by a homeless person, but I feared for my life because I knew that ICE was going to assassinate me the second I fell asleep. I haven't slept in 8 days!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (Zn6QU)
i'm right here, you know
Posted by: orange coke at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (sGtp+)
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It's not the same...but I may give it a try.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)
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They've never had mayonnaise flavored before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (Zn6QU)
It's okay. I don't get why some people love it but it's okay.
Though I get angry if get wings and they include ranch instead of blue cheese. At that point, I do hate ranch.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)
I don’t think we can emphasize too strongly that this aspect of Europe is where the left wants to lead us today, where terrorism is a right of terrorists, and every part of the landscape is designed with that in mind.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (kYmoU)
That's progressively more difficult to do.
but even a caveman can do it!
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (Q/FnY)
*shrugs* It is what it is.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (jehhT)
(I'm also thinking they have hit upon the source of our obesity issue... really Olive Garden was the best pasta she's ever had?)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (z/ed7)
Though I get angry if get wings and they include ranch instead of blue cheese. At that point, I do hate ranch.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (1wjle)
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I also prefer the blue cheese.
But ranch gets Second Junior to snack on carrots, so it's a net positive.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)
Same, I don't really like it. I will eat it but I wouldn't choose it.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (fr+Kt)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)
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It'd be like if any of us traveled to England and then spent 9/10 of the time outside London.
We'd probably have a great time talking about how nice the people are and how beautiful the countryside is.
Wouldn't be praising the food, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (Zn6QU)
you know what you never see anymore? french dressing. used to be everyone had it. now all they have is ranch and italian.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:57 PM (iFTx/)
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The average European thinks that New York City and Los Angeles are a few hours apart by car, and that the only thing to see outside of them is Chicago (maybe Miami).
Their thinking of America is very urban and very centered on the largest urban areas.
Learning that there are countries of people and things to do in between has got to be eye-opening to them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Zn6QU)
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Yuge European (and Australian) tourism to much more rural USA areas like ski resorts, Yellowstone, Glacier, etc. These are mostly more affluent Euros, though.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)
But they have public transport and single payer healthcare queues to make them feel better when they get home.
Also, it takes as long to drive across Texas as it does to get halfway across Western Europe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (Zn6QU)
The majority of Americans don't have passports. In 2008, only about 30% of Americans had them - it's gone up significantly since then. Most of the world scoffed at us because of this, wondering why we were so insular. Wouldn't it be great to see the rest of the world?
It is great to see the world. I think this World Cup is showing the world, however, that if we have our little slice of heaven right here, what's the point of going elsewhere?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (eShkR)
I'm...gonna set myself up for massive flaming, but I think a lot of these videos are just people making them because they are popular and will get lots of clicks. Sure, some of them are genuine, but most are "look at this hamburger". I'm pretty sure they have hamburgers in Europe.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Nahh, they could just as easily get clicks by taking video of awful scenes in America and saying "Yup, this place is shit all right." Milk is watery, vegetables are all fiber, coffee is hot water with a brown crayon dipped in it, etc. (Hey, that last sentence is true!)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (iFTx/)
Blech, ranch. Blue cheese all the way, extra chunky!!
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (k9OZB)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (Zn6QU)
They really don't get the scope of the US until they get here and travel around. You can cross multiple national borders in Western Yurp in the time it would take you to drive from the southern end of Florida to Pensacola, and that's not including the Keys. It's funny that they think of us as being provincial.
Posted by: It's a big damn country at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (TbWk/)
Well...kinda. Not really. Sorta. It's the blend of meats and the cheeses. And the size. The idea of a mound of tasty food requiring a big mouthful....
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (XuXeR)
this is about ranch dressing, isn't it?
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (sGtp+)
Fair point.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)
But yeah, it's blue cheese or die if wings are involved.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (2YhKe)
The steakhouse I worked at used to make all their dressings and for some reason they baked a big tray of Roquefort in the oven prior to mixing in with the other ingredients. That was the worst smell I think I've ever had the misfortune of smelling. Indoors.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (fr+Kt)
I'd like to see videos of Euros there. If they're waxing eloquent about the excellence of Boston, you know they're just farming for clicks.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (2YhKe)
but even a caveman can do it!
Posted by: anachronda
You just know there were more than a few serious claims of racism regarding how the cavemen were portrayed.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (ItpVy)
you'd think that if it rules a thousand islands it would be an emperor.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
Same, I don't really like it. I will eat it but I wouldn't choose it.
Posted by: CaliGirl
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We have so many options. They would probably orgasm over some good BBQ sauce.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (4nevv)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 04:06 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (ndZc7)
It is great to see the world. I think this World Cup is showing the world, however, that if we have our little slice of heaven right here, what's the point of going elsewhere?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (eShkR)
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Latest I saw was that it's not 51% of Americans who have passports.
But, yeah, we live in a huge country with so much to see and do. There's often little need to go to another country to "see the world". I can live in Florida, go see new mountains in Colorado, old mountains in Virginia, buildings older than what's standing in Vienna by going to New England, housing older than the vast majority of Europe in Arizona, and wilds like they can't believe in Alaska.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: the dandy at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (8l8nW)
It is great to see the world. I think this World Cup is showing the world, however, that if we have our little slice of heaven right here, what's the point of going elsewhere?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:04 PM (eShkR)
I think because we don't need passports to get to different climates or geographically different areas.
We have mountains, oceans,rivers, beaches,volcanoes, plains, and deserts. I don't think any European nation has the same.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (p8HMw)
My fav go-to is ceasar, but this ALR is now in my main rotation.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (iFTx/)
They want you to live "sustainably" while they take your tax dollars to fly all over the world to attend global warming seminars...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (VJX5o)
must be packed in checked luggage, not carry-ons. Too beaucoup ... Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls,
I'm starvin' over here at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (w/O5Q)
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Below is a recipe I posted late in yesterday's Food Thread ... Free free to share it with any and all of your European friends ... Only two challenges I foresee are finding
mayonnaise comparable to Hellman's, and packages of powdered pectic which do not include sugar (might need to shop at health food stores or pharmacies).
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RANCH DRESSING: Hidden Valley clone -- makes 2 cups
1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's or Duke's, not MiracleWhip)
1 cup store-bought buttermilk* OR
*1 cup whole milk + 1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/8 tsp. dried thyme powder
Combine all ingredients in a bowl ... Stir, chill, then stir again until uniform ... To thicken, gradually add Sure-Jell powdered pectin in 1/8 tsp. increments until the dressing is as thick as you want it to be.
Posted by: Kathy at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (MOK4W)
Learning that there are countries of people and things to do in between has got to be eye-opening to them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Zn6QU)
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Yep, the fact the put a lot of these matches in middle America and the South is giving the tourists a fresh perspective on the USA and our hospitality.
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (2YhKe)
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That's another one of those "dare foods". Oh, look. The cheese has mold on it. I dare you to eat that.
This is the common process for about 90% of out current diet. Two drunk guys making bets on whether the other one will eat it. Oysters, clams, Ox tongue, blood pie, sausage.
Every single one of those was a drunk infused dare.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 03:59 PM (Riz8t)
Probably not in the 5 lb. chubs though.
Per a German I know, the stores started losing variety of products about 15 years ago, and a lot of the variety of brands, and even then options of the sizes available for the same item.
Stores are also smaller, focused on a single type of food with fewer general stores. Storage is also a thing, so there is a tendency to buy only for the week or a few days.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (aD4fx)
I invented the One Thousand and One Island dressing!
Posted by: Topper at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (n9eFH)
That's progressively more difficult to do.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026
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Not for us!
( -- Flo's Bros)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: CaliGirl
Nah - Tuxes that were returned on Tuesday afternoon after spending a few days all balled up in the back of the car stewing in sweat, beer, cig and weed smoke, body fluids (men and women's) and rejection.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: fozzy at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (zH2yS)
Yep, the fact the put a lot of these matches in middle America and the South is giving the tourists a fresh perspective on the USA and our hospitality.
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (G0vdT)
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Hopefully some end up at gun ranges and see the ease and comfort some of us Americans have with arms.
As they wish they had some themselves.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (4nevv)
Every single one of those was a drunk infused dare.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (dIske)
Agreed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (aD4fx)
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"That Costco hot dog will murder you, unlike single payer healthcare."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (Zn6QU)
you know what you never see anymore? french dressing. used to be everyone had it. now all they have is ranch and italian.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (sGtp+)
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You wanna know why? Because French dressing is crap. I also remember it all over the place back in the day. Then it disappeared. Then I saw it at the supermarket and said "hey, here it is, let me try it!"
Mistake. It was much better as myth.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: fozzy at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (zH2yS)
Those are coming from the people visiting Canada.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)
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Like when Ace finally made friends with a crow?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (Zn6QU)
https://blogrecord.blogspot.com/2002_02_24_archive.html
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)
Propane and propane accessories?
Otherwise I'm not sure what you can do with wiper fluid other than poison dogs ... so, maybe, yeah that would be dangerous in Europe
Posted by: the dandy at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (8l8nW)
Go USA soccer team. I just want them to win while President Trump is in office. Spread the joy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Adulting Is Hard Work at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (9gT2V)
>>>That's another one of those "dare foods". Oh, look. The cheese has mold on it. I dare you to eat that.
all cheese has mold on it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (1wjle)
Nah - Tuxes that were returned on Tuesday afternoon after spending a few days all balled up in the back of the car stewing in sweat, beer, cig and weed smoke, body fluids (men and women's) and rejection.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM
Okay that's awful and no thank you.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (fr+Kt)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (YwEeS)
I always ask for the Fromage blue
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kathy at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (MOK4W)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (iFTx/)
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Like when Ace finally made friends with a crow?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (Zn6QU)
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Yea, I continue to believe it ain't a great idea to actively encourage crows to seek you out.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (iFTx/)
Took me a while to get over it. Until I had some regular Doritos, that is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (wzUl9)
I took a trip with my family via cruise to Greece and Turkey.
i lived in italy about '75. fiat 500s everywhere. we lived on a one-way street, but the italians didn't care; the 500s could zip past each other with room to spare. and then we'd take up the whole road with our oldsmobile vista cruiser and they'd get upset.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (sGtp+)
You wanna know why? Because French dressing is crap. I also remember it all over the place back in the day. Then it disappeared. Then I saw it at the supermarket and said "hey, here it is, let me try it!"
i loved french dressing as a kid because it's practically just sugar. It turns salad into a dessert.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (1wjle)
Every single one of those was a drunk infused dare.
Posted by: Orson
Consider the first guy that drank goat's milk.
[X] Perv
[ ] Not Perv
Posted by: Tonypete at June 22, 2026 04:13 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (sGtp+)[/]
It is the work of Big Mayonnaise. Operation Best.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 04:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bernie Sanders, Socialist - VT at June 22, 2026 04:13 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)
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Yep.
They have tiny fridges in small apartments over there. Just isn't a lot of room to store vast quantities of food in a pantry/fridge/freezer.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)
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There's a small restaurant in Trastevere in Rome that I made sure we went back to when I took the family to Italy last year.
Their signature dish is Rigatoni Democratici (it's how I google the place, I can never remember the restaurant's actual name).
I'd eaten it a couple of times when I lived there 16 years ago, and I'd always loved it. Took the family there, and I definitely got it again. Still a banger of a dish.
Italy makes good food in just random restaurants. The rest? I'm always...whelmed. German sausages? Fine. English breakfasts? Okay. Anything in France outside fancy restaurants? Essentially middling peasant food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (UjdFS)
Many have been noting that the propaganda arm of the world and American media — Americans are terrible and their country is dangerous and trash and you should avoid them — is crumbling. Too many people came here and saw it with their own eyes. What has seen, in person and then on X/TikTok, cannot be unseen. Can't stop the signal.
It also shows us the freedoms and abundance we need to preserve and defend at all costs!
As a plus, the Canadians have been acting the way Europeans THOUGHT we would behave — surly, unfriendly, stingy. (Sorry Canadian Morons! But I'm getting schadenfreude from it.)
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (gWBY1)
My wife used to say you could see all the things in the US in Iceland, but in a single island. Maybe not a tropical or subtropical climate. Unless you're a friend of Jules Verne's.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (Riz8t)
It's like they've been getting their knowledge about it America third-hand from North Korean government or something.
Posted by: Walmart and Target make them swoon
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Effectively, they have. The "or something" is the MSM. Same the world over.
In a few of those videos, the Europeans flat-out say "We were lied to."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 04:01 PM (XJ22o)
Keep that up and we'll tell the Bobbies you committed a racism.
Posted by: BBC - we're not just a PornHub category! at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (w/O5Q)
Took me a while to get over it. Until I had some regular Doritos, that is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (wzUl9)
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Worst. Doritos. Ever.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (gnNyN)
And the schools teach it as critical thinking, when it is in fact deconstruction by dialectic.
And they all come out of school mentally ill, on meds, angry, and hundreds of thousands in debt for the "privilege".
Posted by: barbarausa at June 22, 2026 04:00 PM (enw9G)
Worth repeating.
Hell, it's worth framing.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (wzUl9)
They live in their own make believe world.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (sGtp+)[/]
It is the work of Big Mayonnaise. Operation Best.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 04:13 PM (rbvCR)
I'm just happy to see Russian back in the stores. Getting rid of that was characteristically Canadian level retarded.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Sco7b)
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That might fly for a lot of Americans who haven't traveled. For those of us who have, we know better, and know that you do, too, and that's why you're sniffing your own farts in the Acela Corridor instead of the 4th Arrondissemente de Paris.
All of it ranges somewhere between "broadly acceptable, strictly speaking" to "9th ring of Hell." None of it exceeds us, setting aside our horrible megacities.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (BI5O2)
Took me a while to get over it. Until I had some regular Doritos, that is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (wzUl9)
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Worst. Doritos. Ever.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:14 PM (gnNyN)
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Not liking Cool Ranch Doritos?
Who are you people? Communists?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Last one. And worth it.
Yowza
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (KKMoa)
I thought traffic in Rome was bad, until... I went to Athens. Maybe it's recency bias. At least they drive fast in Rome.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (QaH55)
Supposedly this was THE best burger in the city I was in and honestly I make better ones.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (22ggK)
i loved french dressing as a kid because it's practically just sugar. It turns salad into a dessert.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (1wjle)
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Yea, that and thousand island. My tastes have changed a lot since I was a kid. I used to hate Bleu Cheese dressing, while my dad always got it. Now I like BC, but it has to be the "fresh" BC you get in the refrigerated section. Not the chalky paste from the normal "condiment" aisle that has a sell-by date of July 7, 2057.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)
Who are you people? Communists?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Zn6QU)
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Communists invented Cool Ranch Doritos.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (gnNyN)
Not so sure about that. I met several Brits at the airport going home after the Masters, and they all raved about the US and lamented how the UK has fallen.
I love these Euros enjoying America too, but what I love even more is how hospitable the Americans have been to them. This happens when you're not in New York City with its teeming hordes of predatory foreigners and passive aggressive assholes. I was in Ireland once and thought the Irish people were some of the warmest, friendliest people I had ever met. It makes me proud to see us Yanks return the favor.
Posted by: UGAdawg at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (xnH3S)
Not liking Cool Ranch Doritos?
Who are you people? Communists?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:15
I don't like Doritos. I've never had any of the flavored Doritos.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (fr+Kt)
180 Not liking Cool Ranch Doritos?
Who are you people? Communists?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Zn6QU)
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Communists invented Cool Ranch Doritos.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (gnNyN)
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This is obviously untrue. Communists only make tasteless, bland things like shredded wheat.
Well, communists or the British. Hard to keep track sometimes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (2YhKe)
Can't have BBQ in Europe. Even assuming that they'd permit a smoker, the pitmaster would be required to go on government mandated time off before the briskets were done. And, if they did anything other than Texas BBQ, the muslims would riot.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (ExV1e)
It's all good fun, and millions of people were watching these videos before anyone started calling them "political."
Posted by: TR at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (hazdd)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (sasms)
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (fr+Kt)
Aren't they all flavored?
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (QaH55)
I believe that was one of the items mentioned, but I didn’t feel like tracking down the video.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (wBaIH)
You don't have to live like a refugee. Tom Petty gave you permission to rise up and take what is ypurs.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (dK+Kv)
I invented the One Thousand and One Island dressing!
Posted by: Topper at June 22, 2026 04:09 PM (n9eFH)
Anyone for Infinity Island salad dressing?
Posted by: Zombie Stan Lee at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (wVcYX)
My BIL and sister have seen more of the U.S. than I have and they rave about it. He is particularly interested in the American West
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (7RYym)
But yeah, we drink our milk and Arizona tea by the gallon, over here and I love seeing them crash out over it. Wholesomest content besides the sweet animals on the cafe threads, bar none.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (wBaIH)
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I want to live in a universe where some European chud's first taste of Ranch dressing is the first domino in some kind of massive populist revolution in Europe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (Zn6QU)
My favorite was a fairly fancy """Chinese""" restaurant in Berlin. It had glass floors with a fredhwater aquarium underneath, and pork lo mein with bratwurst in it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (22ggK)
Italy makes good food in just random restaurants. The rest? I'm always...whelmed. German sausages? Fine. English breakfasts? Okay. Anything in France outside fancy restaurants? Essentially middling peasant food.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Italy has good food at their highest rest areas
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (uH26z)
Really glad to see that thots have finally got a new venue and subject to get their funbags out there on display.
"I like Chipotle, and whoopsie my mams are falling out..."
Come on girls, you aint foolin nobody.
GD I'm getting old.
I'm at peace with it. I'll allow it.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (vWPIR)
i loved french dressing as a kid because it's practically just sugar. It turns salad into a dessert.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:12 PM (1wjle)
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Plenty of it available where I am. Have to be about 6 or 7 different brands. I don't use it on salads. I baste chicken with it...when I grill.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (sasms)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (afJtY)
Is next. Gruel. Vyery nice.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (Riz8t)
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Last video at :40.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 22, 2026 04:20 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (IY9No)
How? An Irishman has a hollow leg. A Scotsman has two.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (QkytP)
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (oqH4h)
My son was just up in Boston visiting his sister and he rode in on a train with Scots and he said they are just like the videos you've been seeing. They are truly all over Boston. Such fun.
Posted by: bluebell at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (afFes)
The old east. Yikes. Ladas everywhere...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (vWPIR)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 04:18 PM (wBaIH)
Football. It's FOOTBALL. The one and only. Gonna get all my rowdy friends to come watch some.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (22ggK)
Australia and New Zealand were next on my list. Then they bowed and scraped before the WuFlu hoax. Imagine if you'd been trapped there on a vacation in 2020-21.
There are really no other foreign countries I'd like to see enough to spend the money. Individual points of interest, yes, like Antarctica and the southern tips of South America and Africa, and the part of Saskatchewan where my mother grew up. But seeing those would require going to the countries they are in.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)
OK, fine..as long as they are going back.
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (GD0B3)
I'd rather have a lot of these tourists as my fellow countrymen than at least a third of those I'm actually stuck with.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
.......
I have a feeling some of them may be "missing their flights".
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (gWBY1)
I saw one saying the washing machine isn’t in the kitchen as usual in Europe but has its own room and there is a huge washer and dryer!
The crowds marching and singing with no violence has been a delight to see.
Love the left is losing it- what a bunch of sour people.
Posted by: Hyacinth at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (/2pqF)
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Most cheap dressings have high fructose corn syrup as one of the lead ingredients. If you don't mind spending a bit more you can find better.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (Dv3i1)
Every single one of those was a drunk infused dare.
Posted by: Orson
That would explain jellied eels.
Posted by: putting the UK in YUCK at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (TbWk/)
I saw one saying the washing machine isn’t in the kitchen as usual in Europe but has its own room and there is a huge washer and dryer!
The crowds marching and singing with no violence has been a delight to see.
Love the left is losing it- what a bunch of sour people.
Posted by: Hyacinth at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (/2pqF)
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Washers in Europe are...awful.
Like, I don't know how they exist as technology they're so bad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 04:10 PM (4KUe5)
Yup - and (pretty much) everyone speaks the same language, to boot. Why leave?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (eShkR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (BI5O2)
There was one of a Japanese kid eating a rib that, with the meat, was the size of a forearm. After one bite, couldn't believe how well his life had just turned out.
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (ReYtg)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: 18-1
I’m No bbq savant or anything. But I’d say the burgers I make at home are better than 75% of any restaurant burgers I’ve had.
Burgers aren’t hard. The key is ingredients. And most restaurants these days bit cheap shit from Sysco.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)
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We also are curious enough to combine flavors from other cultures just to see what would happen.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Peaches at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (7MXBW)
It has been pointed out they make fun of us for not having passports. Why get a passport when you can see so much in one country? You don't HAVE To leave here to see the beauty of the world.
We are beyond spoiled here. Very blessed, always.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (gWBY1)
Who are you people? Communists?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:15 PM (Zn6QU)
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Communists invented Cool Ranch Doritos.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:16 PM (gnNyN)
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This is obviously untrue. Communists only make tasteless, bland things like shredded wheat.
Well, communists or the British. Hard to keep track sometimes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:17 PM (Zn6QU)
Who made rice cakes?
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (fkjGs)
They stocked up on Zima expecting Euros to not like beer.
And the Euros are gay...but not Zima gay
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (sKqQm)
Hey, who doesn't want canned beans at breakfast?
Frankly, no.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)
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It's odd, but it's fine. It's the fact that no one gives any care to the food itself that really hurts.
I mean, the average cook at Waffle House puts more care into making the bacon than anyone in England gives to a sausage.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 04:19 PM (22ggK)
I found the chink in your armor.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (sasms)
"I like Chipotle, and whoopsie my mams are falling out..."
Come on girls, you aint foolin nobody.
Too subtle?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (BI5O2)
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Northern Italy could make me fall in love with polenta.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (vu/LI)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 04:22 PM (gWBY1)
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I think I stumbled across one of their videos. Two Koreans that hardly speak English using their phone translator to ask a firefighter in New Orleans if they could tour their facility...and the dude gave them the royal tour and gave them a challenge medal before they left.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (dIske)
The truth is always peeking around the corner. They can’t hide from it and every time it rears its head it’s a reminder of their lies, failures l, vulnerability and mendacity. It’s the thing under the bed, and their worst dreams all rolled into one big pile of the truth coming straight at them.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (h9A1n)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (Dv3i1)
The most amazing thing to our friends' Brit relatives was... that we have twin 50 gallon water heaters. I thought the guy was gonna stroke out over that. And then they found out it was actually hot...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (IY9No)
How? An Irishman has a hollow leg. A Scotsman has two.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (QkytP)
The NY Post this weekend had an article about how Boston could see a baby boom in 9 months, because of all the Scots who showed up in local bars over there. Little William Wallaces hoovering up all the single lasses. What the heck are the hometown boys doing over there?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (eShkR)
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Washers in Europe are...awful.
Like, I don't know how they exist as technology they're so bad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:23 PM (Zn6QU)
Our kids lived in Europe and I watched the little ones while parents went on a trip. The combo washer dryer was terrible. They didn’t have a place to line dry things and no idea how many cycles to dry anything! They did have a small heated towel rack which also became a dryer. Normal US family wouldnt last with euro sized laundry machines. But that is what the left wants for us.
Posted by: Hyacinth at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (/2pqF)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (n5tGW)
Ranch is one of my least-favorite dressings.
you know what you never see anymore? french dressing. used to be everyone had it. now all they have is ranch and italian.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 04:03 PM (sGtp+)
I usually stick with vinegar and oil. But I really have to watch myself to avoid ordering "vinegar and water".
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (y9nCu)
What do you think of Wiener schnitzell?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (sKqQm)
I mean, the average cook at Waffle House puts more care into making the bacon than anyone in England gives to a sausage.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:24 PM (Zn6QU)
If you haven't, check out Kay's Cooking on YT.
It's a shoo-in for the next streaming-based big screen horror movie.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (IY9No)
paseq
@xpaseqx
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20h
Most savage moment in the entire movie:
“The laws are meant to protect the victims… not the perpetrators.”
Then he looks the judge who let six boys walk after gang-raping a 14-year-old in the eyes and says:
“You are the cancer that is killing society.”
This clip is why Citizen Vigilante was banned in parts of Europe.
Too close to the truth?
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (vu/LI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (sKqQm)
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We also are curious enough to combine flavors from other cultures just to see what would happen.
What other country would produce deep-fried Mars bars?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)
Its the gay state. Unless a bunch of those scottish girls brought turkey basters there will not be a baby boom
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (Ia/+0)
It's a shoo-in for the next streaming-based big screen horror movie.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (BI5O2)
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*weeps at her subscriber count*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (Zn6QU)
I mean, the average cook at Waffle House puts more care into making the bacon than anyone in England gives to a sausage.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026
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Ian Fleming had Bond tell M that "the best English cooking is the best in the world, especially at this time of year" (spring, I think it was; in a club scene in Moonraker).
On the other hand, that was seventy years ago.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (nbLIj)
That's my favorite part of it!!!
Posted by: Peaches at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (7MXBW)
I do repeat it.
It has resulted in the inversion of Maslow, and it is the weak men creating hard times.
Posted by: barbarausa at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (Dv3i1)
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I did Innsbruk last year. Ended up staying at a place that was only accessible via cable car, and stayed about 8,000 feet up in the Alps. Lot's of Edelweiss pale ale (which still had the barley floating around in it)....and the disturbing taxidermy practices of Autrians. Antlers on a squirrel is distrubing.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)
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We deep-fry bacon (and other things) at the TXMOME just because we can.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (gnNyN)
"AI suggestions:
This is a slang term, likely a misspelling of *fugazi*, which means something fake, counterfeit, or phony."
If you're not familiar, WordWeb is a handy lightweight dictionary/thesaurus app where you don't have open a browser (or switch tabs if you're in one), just highlight a word and ctrl-alt-w (or ctrl-right-click) and up it pops. They had already added a Wiktionary tab, which I use all the time, for richer details than the built-in database can provide. But now it can handle foreign words and slang at the first glance!
https://wordweb.info/free/
Posted by: SciVo at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (Sy6m/)
Makes for a fun story but yeah I call bullshit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (YO3Ap)
On the other hand, that was seventy years ago.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)
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Loyalty to his tribe. Have to admire it.
Even if it leads him to such idiotic assertions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (Zn6QU)
"Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations"
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 04:30 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 22, 2026 04:30 PM (gm9Sb)
Makes for a fun story but yeah I call bullshit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (YO3Ap)
Shocking largely no one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:30 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (IY9No)
How? An Irishman has a hollow leg. A Scotsman has two.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at June 22, 2026 04:21 PM (QkytP)
The NY Post this weekend had an article about how Boston could see a baby boom in 9 months, because of all the Scots who showed up in local bars over there. Little William Wallaces hoovering up all the single lasses. What the heck are the hometown boys doing over there?
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (eShkR)
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I'm pretty sure if one drunken scotsman fucks another drunken scotsman, a baby won't result.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:30 PM (iFTx/)
The Atlantic was always Commie propaganda organ.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:30 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)
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We deep-fry bacon (and other things) at the TXMOME just because we can.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (gnNyN)
Terducken.
Why? Why not, that's why.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (eShkR)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (wVcYX)
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I had Figlemuller's and Dom Schnitzel. Each was perfection. Bonus was the potato salad with pumpkin oil and lingonberries on the side.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (Dv3i1)
They drank the city out of beer. They were in an alcoholic haze the whole time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026
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I last saw a pay toilet in America at a mall in 1967.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (sasms)
Makes for a fun story but yeah I call bullshit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (YO3Ap)
They didn't run out... They still had Bud Lite...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (afi9t)
We take so much for granted and these UK and Europeans act as if Costco was a museum or historical artifact!
The one couple I've seen, James and Siana (he's the bearded guy with muscles and she's the gorgeous blonde from London) started this love of the USA in the past year on their youtube. Have visited over 20 states. Invited by a Southern family for Thanksgiving, which blew their minds and included hunting. They are trying to come to America to live.
The shock of someone, a stranger, saying hello. Sort of sad, as I thought this normal.
Why can't these people invade illegally and we deport the Somolians and those who rip us off and rape our women?
I want to keep these people as they love the USA.
Good for Justine to call out the bs. Thanks, Ace.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (hzuYO)
6 dead, 39 wounded.
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (vu/LI)
You left out the part where it was at their Juneteenth celebration.
Posted by: Peaches at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (7MXBW)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:31 PM (sasms)
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"THIS IS NOT WHY I WROTE!"
-Frederic Bastiat
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (eShkR)
Putting from the rough.
Posted by: Plundering the basement at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (TbWk/)
On the other hand, that was seventy years ago.
top british chefs have been attempting to create an "authentic" british high cuisine using typically british ingredients (like leeks and lamb) precisely because there is no great british cooking tradition.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (1wjle)
I'm pretty sure if one drunken scotsman fucks another drunken scotsman, a baby won't result.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026
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"Ah dinna know where ye been, man, but Ah see ye won first prize!"
(-- punch line of joke and song)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: 18-1
Two words. Cultural. Appropriation.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: J.D. Vance over the weekend at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:26 PM (Dv3i1)
We did the same type of trip but its a Family River cruise thru TAUCK, Eastern Europe is still safe and they really hate the Commies.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (zMUto)
As long as you have overly hydrated hobos you never run out of Bud light...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)
"Milk, bread, and an air rifle!"
Stay and get yer green card, mate. Then you can go to Walmart and get milk, bread, and a real rifle.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (vTZFs)
Makes for a fun story but yeah I call bullshit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (YO3Ap)
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Surely overblown, but I think a few individual bars got overrun with Scots and drained out. That's probably what fueled the story. There are apparently a few bars that are very popular with the Scots, including one who's name translated into Scottish means "shit."
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (1wjle)
What I hate about Europe is paying to use the bathroom, reststop or even when we were at an amusement park you had to pay 1 euro to use it.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (zMUto)
I mean really, the sink is RIGHT THERE IN THE OPEN.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)
top british chefs have been attempting to create an "authentic" british high cuisine using typically british ingredients (like leeks and lamb) precisely because there is no great british cooking tradition.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (1wjle)
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Still, I do enjoy The Great British Bake Off.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:34 PM (sasms)
When I saw the guy picked up the crappy muffins… if he was actually excited, he won’t be as soon as it gets in his mouth.
Americans gobbling up this "never seen a supermarket" grift. American culture shock is apparently just unbridled consumerism and Walmart...
Everybody will come back home with +10kg at the belly (thats's about 18 freedom eagles)
Just wait until the Americans go to Europe and see free healthcare and education….
You know most are fake or parody right? But the free water is needed in Europe. Greedy ass continent charging 4 euros for a bottle of water every time you go out.
I like america. Wish it would embrace free healthcare, increase the minimum wage, get money out of politics and stop electing anyone who says the word "jesus" in a semi coherent sentence. Then we could have a country where we get these little things, and are able to live well.
Other people might like the place too.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 04:34 PM (Lb0vX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:34 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (sasms)
I saw one of their videos, and they were begging for money to come over here. Some of these folks are just frauds, taking advantage of some American's desire to be liked by Europeans. Sorry, I'm feeling cynical today.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (viF8m)
One guy said that the only guns he saw were at a range some nice people took him to where he was able to do some shooting and it was fun.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (ExV1e)
6 dead, 39 wounded.
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 04:27 PM (vu/LI)
Rookie numbers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (wVcYX)
James and Siana said before their first (of several) trips to the USA that they were warned how dangerous it was here.
They did get robbed in California but otherwise love the USA, the food, the sites, the people.
I think these people go back and tell their countries the media propaganda is bs. Good!
No wonder the commies are upset that their dystopian hallucinations are bs.
I don't watch the World Cup but I do love the hurrah America videos.
We have it very good, y'all.
Get ready to celebrate the 250th birthday!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (dIske)
We have jackalopes here. At Reagan's ranch in the bar area he had one and he would tell foriegn visitors they were dangerous and everywhere here.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (fr+Kt)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (y9nCu)
If you're Muslim "migrant" they'll let you wash your ass right in the public fountain.
Posted by: No others need apply though at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (TbWk/)
You'd think with all that cash she'd ask for happy stories.
But noooo.
She wants to change the world
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (Iurxt)
Would love to push this redditor to answer whether being 10kg overweight is a morally bad thing or not, especially with a few Healthy at Any Size Redditors in the thread...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (sKqQm)
Do you mean to tell me the Brits didn't invent vindaloo? Ridiculous!
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)
LOL.. Yeah.. Just wait....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (afi9t)
On the other hand, that was seventy years ago.
top british chefs have been attempting to create an "authentic" british high cuisine using typically british ingredients (like leeks and lamb) precisely because there is no great british cooking tradition.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:32 PM (1wjle)
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Fish and chips is awesome. So is beef wellington. I also like shepards pie, although the Brits and Irish fight over that one.
I don't get all the negativity towards British food. Some of it is quite good.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (iFTx/)
There was a law in California, back in the day, that if you served food you had to have a public toilet. I worked in a Baskin-Robbins in High School. If a customer requested use of it, we were gracious. Not a clean as a Buc-ees, but served its purpose.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (sasms)
You'd think with all that cash she'd ask for happy stories.
But noooo.
She wants to change the world
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (Iurxt)
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The Epstein crowd is super serious because they've all boycotted The Atlantic.
However, it's impossible to actually see because The Atlantic's subscriber base was so small already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (qFwJc)
A letter I got from them, today, was dated June 3. It took 19 frickin' days to get here from New Mexico. Not south Africa, but from Albuquerque. If that's any indication, I may not see that check for two more weeks.
I shall heartily recommend Fidelity Investments to all my enemies.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (wzUl9)
...or seeing the panic-riddled, angry, angst-ridden responses from the American Left, predictably shrieking, "Propaganda! Right-wing psy-op! These people are NOT really enjoying themselves!"....
...quickly followed by their six-paragraph denunciations of America, Donald Trump, capitalism, white people, etc., etc., etc.
When you meet us in person, in our lands, and you come to see firsthand our ways, we're actually pretty damned likeable. God bless America.
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)
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Haven't seen that one. They seem lovely to me.
Of course I also once went on a snipe hunt, if that tells you anything. Granted I was only 9yrs old but a believer.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (hzuYO)
Been there. There's no such thing as free healthcare you idiot and the healthcare in Europe sucks.
The education is obviously worse. Also not free.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (viF8m)
LOL.. Yeah.. Just wait....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (afi9t)
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Why would an American tourist be amazed by a healthcare system they don't interact with and a university system they don't attend?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 22, 2026 03:51 PM (w/O5Q)
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Hey, Euros, leave the buttermilk ranch. That's OURS!
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (rj6Yv)
Or, they could just go to Canada. Have you noticed that Americans DON'T go to Canada for education and healthcare? Imbecile.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:38 PM (Riz8t)
Indeed. Its a good thing.
Posted by: 18-1
Consider the wonder of the food court.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:38 PM (ndZc7)
then all the good posts started to pour in, and it stopped
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:38 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (1wjle)
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We knew a young French family from church, from near Paris no less. One day I ran into the wife at Costco with her parents who had come to visit. I thought oh no, what must they think of this place and of us.
The next time I saw her I asked what they thought - were they horrified? Nope! She beamed at me, "Zey thought eet was GREAT!"
Posted by: bluebell at June 22, 2026 04:38 PM (afFes)
Posted by: The guy that says nothing will happen (again) at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (LNVkW)
WTF ???
Dipshit gonna make grocery store aisles one-way too?
Posted by: Operator Error at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (vr1/1)
https://youtu.be/uNpFh4k-YW8
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (vu/LI)
And televised.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (ExV1e)
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I watched it last night. It's a Uwe Boll movie. It's a bad movie.
People will still enjoy it, based on what it has to say and the fact that it's willing to say it. No judgement. I like plenty of bad movies myself, I just didn't like this one.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: Peaches at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (7MXBW)
I like the N Korean sisters' vids. Their enthusiasm is genuine and heartwarming. And their stuff predates the World Cup tourists.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (y9nCu)
"Milk, bread, and an air rifle!"
Stay and get yer green card, mate. Then you can go to Walmart and get milk, bread, and a real rifle.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 22, 2026 04:33 PM (vTZFs)
An official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle! With a compass in the stock and the thing that goes up.
Posted by: Ralphie Parker at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (wVcYX)
No, poisoning dogs is good way to show obedience to their future (current?) rulers.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (Vpqw1)
But these haters just won't leave to their ideal countries with free healthcare. Europe is taking all comers, go!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (n5tGW)
First off we have next to free Wattoo. Here. Go to in state and live at home, get a china ship or two and it’s free. Very doable.
But the part they miss is what “free” gets you. Like everything govt gives away for “free” it’s rationed and shitty. It’s hard to get into college in Europe. And there’s no $30M library or gym on campus. Everything is old and run down. There are the exceptions like Oxford but that is NOT free, even for UK students.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (Zn6QU)
I got pretty sick in Prague. Turned out ok, but my buddy was thinking I should go to a doctor in Berlin. "Hell no," I said, "if I don't get better soon I'm flying back home and going to an American-trained Jewish doctor."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (BI5O2)
People will still enjoy it, based on what it has to say and the fact that it's willing to say it. No judgement. I like plenty of bad movies myself, I just didn't like this one.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (yFLFB)
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Uwe Boll's absolute best movie is...okay. Rampage. It's not good. It's okay.
But people want to support art with messages they like. So, have fun, I guess.
The original Death Wish is actually good, everyone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:40 PM (sasms)
LOL.. Yeah.. Just wait....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (afi9t)
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Funny you should say that. There is a video of this Scotish guy whose wife had a medical emergency so he took her to a hospital emergency room and she was in and out in less than and hour, and they couldn't stop talking about how well they were treated, and how professional everyone was.
Then the kicker: He said that if this occured in the UK he would have had to wait for hours, and then likely told to come back in 3 weeks time.
His total bill was about $700 most of which will be absorbed by the Brit system.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (dIske)
Man up and learn how to cook. Wash your own car. Stop buying coffee unless you brew it yourself.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)
I demand that Obama and the Commie-Crats put out videos everywhere to tell these people America Sucks and is Evil immediately before these spreads worldwide !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (jzqpX)
And televised.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Who are going to believe? Reddit, or your lying eyes?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (Lb0vX)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
>Last time I was driving down the freeway and had to take a piss, a state trooper pulled up and hilarity ensued. Asshole insisted I take a breathalyzer. Now can you shake my dick?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (fkjGs)
I get they don't have much of a tradition, but you've never even seen a taco on TV?
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (mkw2N)
It would take a whole family's ration of dairy for a decade to make a cup of Ranch.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (sasms)
I had a lovely Father's Day yesterday, but the cherry on top was that all but one of my kids (the single one, go figure) are now Costco members. They can't mock me anymore!
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (Riz8t)
Boston enjoyed the Brits so much they sent a cart full of food and drinks to an airport gate where a Scottish group was waiting for a flight to go to Miami for the next round.
People can say it's fake all they want and I'm sure there are some doing it for clicks but what happened in Boston over the last couple of weeks was not fake. Both Bostonians and Scottish visitors had a great party.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ralphie Parker
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"With a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time."
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: The guy that says nothing will happen (again) at June 22, 2026
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Took me two days to get across TX from the Guadalupe Mountains to Lousy-ana in '93. Dwight Yoakam's "Thousand Miles from Nowhere" was recent then, and I played the tape as I drove through the western section toward San Antonio. Perfect words.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (ExV1e)
Life is precious and sacred not to be snuffed out for profit and convenience. If you’re loaded with sexually transmitted diseases you were misinformed.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (NTTgh)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (dIske)
Liar!!
Everyone knows every American goes bankrupt if they break a leg or have their tonsils removed.
- The left
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (LNXuK)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (sasms)
And in many places you're not even paying for the maintenance of the facilities. They often look like they were last cleaned when Churchill was on the radio.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)
Been there. There's no such thing as free healthcare you idiot and the healthcare in Europe sucks.
The education is obviously worse. Also not free.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (viF8m)
Got sick in Europe this Spring and wanted to get something, you have to a Pharmacy because their is nothing over the counter, and they are open like bank hours, then you can't get cold and Flu you have to but everything separate. the one time we forgot to pack cold and flu meds I get sick
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:44 PM (sasms)
Man up and learn how to cook. Wash your own car. Stop buying coffee unless you brew it yourself.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026
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I'm still a renter because I CAN'T FIND A PROPERTY I WANT TO BUY. And I do wash my own car ($2.00), cook for myself, and make my own coffee.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:44 PM (wzUl9)
My friend hyped it up, I watched it for 45 minutes, and said "yep, it's an Uwe Boll movie, I'm going to get drunk and try to forget this."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (BI5O2)
It takes a special kind of cluelessness to call it "free". Who do you think pays for it, you twits? Do you think it just falls unbidden from the sky?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)
This is how we who have nice houses did it.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Charge up your water hose and get up on top of your roof and soak the place down until they get the fire out.
This is how it's done. Extra bonus points if you're up there in your tighty whiteys while doing it.
*this actually happened*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
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And I thought driving from Mobile to Jacksonville was a long, long haul ...
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (rj6Yv)
Been there. There's no such thing as free healthcare you idiot and the healthcare in Europe sucks.
I saw Fat Ass Rosie O' Donell is back in the Racist/Homophobic/Evil USA to do some show .....
So much for Ireland ........
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 22, 2026 04:46 PM (jzqpX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 04:25 PM (Zn6QU)
You don't like grits?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)
But people want to support art with messages they like. So, have fun, I guess.
The original Death Wish is actually good, everyone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Agree on all counts.
Rampage was his most competent film. Some of the kills in Vigilante would make Riki-Oh blush, and they're wildly inappropriate for the scene.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 22, 2026 04:46 PM (yFLFB)
In my experience, they see yellow school busses on TV or in movies and they get really excited when they see them in person. Red Solo cups too.
In lots of place in Europe, kids just take public transportation to get to school.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (mkw2N)
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I watched He-Man yesterday. It was a fun movie. Orko gave the message after the first credits were shown, in case you didn't pick up on the message of teamwork watching the story unfold.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (Dv3i1)
The dad of a friend of mine in the UK had a fairly serious heart condition that required surgery. NHS took 8 months to schedule the procedure.
Living in Boston for years it was very common to see people coming to the city for serious and even not so serious treatment. Cause the healthcare is free in Canada.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Peaches at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (7MXBW)
This is how we who have nice houses did it.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026
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I've already done most of those things and have for years. Thats how I have the money to make a big down payment on a house -- once I find one I like.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)
Hard to do a cookout when you live in a shitty flat
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:48 PM (YO3Ap)
In lots of place in Europe, kids just take public transportation to get to school.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (mkw2N)
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I went to school at an army base in Germany. We lived out in the countryside, so the army chartered tour buses as our school buses. Sometimes they'd be top-of-the-line busses. Sometimes they'd be POS's. You just never knew what the school bus was going to be from day to day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 04:48 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:48 PM (afi9t)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (2YhKe)
And it's government run, so you know the management is top flight.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (mkw2N)
Ewww.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Somewhat related, I just watched schoolbus racing on a small dirt oval. In Canada, though. I hope we do it here, too.
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (ReYtg)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:43 PM (mkw2N)
or an inch of water that's on the floor, we stopped at a truckstop where you could see where the Sound of Music was filmed, the Hills are alive with the sound of Music, found out when I got home found out a former classmate was a Von Trapp, they dropped the Von in the US.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:50 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:48 PM (YO3Ap)
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Equipped with a tiny fridge and maybe a freezer.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 04:50 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
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And I thought driving from Mobile to Jacksonville was a long, long haul ...
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 04:45 PM (rj6Yv)
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta
and there's beer in Texarkana . . .
Posted by: Zombie Jerry Reed at June 22, 2026 04:50 PM (wVcYX)
Man up and learn how to cook. Wash your own car. Stop buying coffee unless you brew it yourself.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 04:41 PM (qFwJc)
Wins Most Boomer Coded Comment of the Day.
Posted by: You kids and your avocado toast at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Boss Moss
.......
Surprise!
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (UjdFS)
Individual Boston pubs could've run out of most of their popular beers?
Whoever posted that they "still had Bud Light" sounds right to me.
I stopped drinking ALL AB beers due to that cross-dressing freak Dylan showing up on the cans. Also, if I wanted a "light beer," I could just add my own water to a real beer.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (RCjYY)
It does lift one's mood. This was a great feelgood post.
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (ReYtg)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Their cover of Life Is A Highway is inferior and unnecessary.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (yFLFB)
and there's beer in Texarkana . . .
Posted by: Zombie Jerry Reed
Didja ever notice that Sally Fields had a really nice backside?
Posted by: Zombie Andy Rooney at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:52 PM (sasms)
and there's beer in Texarkana . . .
Posted by: Zombie Jerry Reed at June 22, 2026 04:50 PM (wVcYX)
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I always thought Jerry Reed was cooler than Burt Reynolds.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 04:52 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:53 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (mkw2N)
Ewww.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 04:49 PM (1MCHl)
How do rural kids get to school, I wonder?
Anyway, it would be unthinkable to send children on public transit like my brother used to go out of district in Pittsburgh, these days. Nobody wants junior being immolated by a meth crazed Aztec pavement ape.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 04:53 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 04:29 PM (dIske)
My people!!
Posted by: Chuck Testa at June 22, 2026 04:53 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:44 PM (sasms)
Same with the High School Football Stadiums, some of the teams are using High Schools as bases to train and they are better facilitates than what they have home
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:53 PM (zMUto)
I was watching some British cooking competition and they had a Mexican food themed segment. It was so funny. 90% of the contestants had never even heard of the foods they were trying to recreate. They were literally just guessing what might go into the dish based on the name.
I get they don't have much of a tradition, but you've never even seen a taco on TV?
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 04:42 PM (mkw2N)
The Chelsea Vindaloo Gooseberry Tacos that are traditional in Kings Cross, London are delicious.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (y9nCu)
Well, I also misreported how much I made in 2025 and demand I get a total refund of all taxes I paid when I can prove I only made $4.57 last year !!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (jzqpX)
Posted by: You kids and your avocado toast at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (TbWk/)
golf clap.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:47 PM (wzUl9)
You're just a stupid spendthrift slacker like all the rest of those Zoomers, with your GrubHub and lattes! Give your bootstraps a firm handshake and money will just fall out of the sky into your bank account. Just work an extra evening at the sock hop and the world's your oyster!
Posted by: You suck, Wolfus, you SUCK!!!! at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (TbWk/)
New York Post
Jun 21, 2026
@nypost
Elon Musk 'needs to answer' for 4.5M kids 'sentenced to death' over DOGE cuts, Ro Khanna argues
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Time to sue this liar
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (ndZc7)
LOL.. Yeah.. Just wait....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 04:36 PM (afi9t)
I'm of the opinion that anyone who says "free healthcare" unironically should be beaten to death.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (gm9Sb)
I thought that on one video. Fella said no guns around and I just laughed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM (ExV1e)
Delusional. There are no Buc-Ee's in New York, Boston, San Fran and LA.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (cVC2/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (sasms)
Don't they know that it is insulting to PERSONS OF COLOR to even mention you ate or like POPEYES FRIED CHICKEN !
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (jzqpX)
S&tB was peak Sally Fields Backside.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 04:51 PM (Iurxt)
Was on a School trip to Boston with 40 kids from the Suburbs of Columbus, they could not understand why all the fastfood places in Boston had to have codes on the Bathroom doors, and I had to stop some of the kids because a homless man was use the park bathroom to clean himself in the sink.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:56 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (sasms)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 04:37 PM (wzUl9)
I use Fidelity for my HSA as they are the only one with a decent return without having to actually invest, which the wife cannot face.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (ExV1e)
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There isn't such a place where the doctors, nurses, administrators, imaging technicians, janitors etc. all work for free? I'm disappointed.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Boss Moss
.......
Surprise!
Posted by: wth
But they promised only the rich would pay!!!
Posted by: Retarded Euro Fag who always votes green at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Jerry Gourd at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM (ExV1e)
It'd be funny if one of the influencers asked "Who here has a gun?", and nearly everyone raises their hand.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 04:58 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Chuck Martel
I was bored yesterday so I went to see "Masters of the Universe ".. Dumb fun. Theater was full of middle aged couples. Hardly any kids.
Posted by: Tuna at June 22, 2026 04:58 PM (lJ0H4)
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So we’re at the X did not happen (Atlantic) and it’s also good X happened (Facebook post)stage of the process.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (n5tGW)
Just in time eating never appealed to me.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:39 PM (y9nCu)
Although they need to keep snacks in their car because Ina is always hungry.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 04:59 PM (zMUto)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026
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I use Fidelity for my HSA as they are the only one with a decent return without having to actually invest, which the wife cannot face.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026
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Well, I must have hit the Incompetence Lottery, or gotten the department where they shuttle all the legacy hires and slackwits. Seven months of back and forth mails and phone calls is ridiculous. And after all this time, they could send the checks by a faster method, as (I admit) they did with all the reams of forms I had to fill out.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:00 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Redistribution of wealth?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:57 PM (n5tGW)
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All real Americans hate that. We love our refrigerator-freezers. Some of us love them so much we put one in the kitchen, one in the basement, and maybe two in the garage.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (qFwJc)
I dunno where you live, but your new house would be a LOT cheaper in flyover land.
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026
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That's where I'm planning to go!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (wzUl9)
I can't speak for the rest of the areas but I can guarantee you the Scotts were not hanging out with the far left in Boston. They were drinking pubs and bars with largely white, working class clientele that are not part of the 2 Spirt LGBTQ+ circuit.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM
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Hey, uh when we first come in the bar lady didn't charge us for the first round of beer so we figured that beer was complimentary for the band.....
Posted by: Elwood Blues of the Good Ol' Boys Band at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:02 PM (YO3Ap)
Well. I like Wolfus and have no difficulty being nice to him
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:02 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 04:55 PM
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Hey, uh when we first come in the bar lady didn't charge us for the first round of beer so we figured that beer was complimentary for the band.....
Posted by: Elwood Blues of the Good Ol' Boys Band at June 22, 2026 05:01 PM (OkYzo)
Trotter in Saratoga, NY, use to have a $20 all you can drink beer, all you can eat wings every Sunday. Many a shenanigan started out there.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:03 PM (dK+Kv)
were i was in italy, the army had regular bus service going to and from base. green busses, naturally. the school busses were just more of the green busses.
had an italian bus driver take a corner on two wheels once. never saw him again.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:03 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026
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Thanks, Fen. I think some of the Horde are just being what they think is funnier than usual today.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:04 PM (wzUl9)
Speaking of furriners... some local news here.
Man falls into vault toilet while trying to rescue sunglasses
https://tinyurl.com/3wd8x4vr
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 05:04 PM (y9nCu)
I saw that Canada chased out some US Hockey players, because of their visit to the White House and meeting Trump, He requested a trade from Ottawa because they wouldn't let it drop and kept going after him, the GM said the Press and the Fans were a factor in asking for the trade.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 05:04 PM (zMUto)
were i was in italy, the army had regular bus service going to and from base. green busses, naturally. the school busses were just more of the green busses.
had an italian bus driver take a corner on two wheels once. never saw him again.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:03 PM (sGtp+)
We had the blue Air Force buses as school buses.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: JackStraw
These blue cities were built decades ago by much, much better people (robber barons, even) than those who are currently running these cities into the ground.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (Dv3i1)
The smallest US World Cup venue seats 64,000. We have about 100 football stadiums with that capacity. In each of the last five World Cups, only one stadium seated that many.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (O0L8i)
my local mcdonalds doesn't do free refills anymore. that's not the only way that it's become incompetent since the new management took over.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (sGtp+)
Man falls into vault toilet while trying to rescue sunglasses
https://tinyurl.com/3wd8x4vr
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 05:04 PM (y9nCu)
Anyone seen Boulder Terlit Hobo?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (dK+Kv)
The judge said that the subpoenas, served in January while the administration was ramping up its immigration enforcement efforts, were “no doubt” intended to harass Trump’s foes.
https://tinyurl.com/r8ydy4wx
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (vu/LI)
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (byXQ4)
Posted by: mrp
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My garage refrigerator is dedicated only for beer and ice cream. It's usually full. Sometimes I let the grandkids put soda in there.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (UjdFS)
How about handling your OWN investments, by using a discount brokerage such as E*Trade?
What is it you thought you were getting from Fidelity? What were you getting that you couldn't do yourself?
I once saw the "incentive catalog" for a full service brokerage and financial services outfit. I'm not paying to send a salesman & his familoy to Tahiti!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Not since Maine Kampf visited his assigned portalet...
Posted by: The horror...the horror... at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (TbWk/)
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Just shade your eyes and squint until you can get to a gas station. Even if the sunglasses landed neatly at the top of the pile within reach, let them go.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (Dv3i1)
'round here, they just steal the carts. i've seen a city pickup driving around town to collect the shopping carts that have wound up in unexpected places.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (sGtp+)
When I lived in England, I was shocked to find out in restaurants I was charged for each cup of coffee. Like, I needed three just to get going.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:05 PM (dK+Kv)
Not since Maine Kampf visited his assigned portalet...
Posted by: The horror...the horror... at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (TbWk/)
He got got by Honey Bucket Hitler?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 05:06 PM (UjdFS)
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You are a hero!
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (rj6Yv)
Jun 21, 2026
@nypost
Elon Musk 'needs to answer' for 4.5M kids 'sentenced to death' over DOGE cuts, Ro Khanna argues
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Time to sue this liar
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (ndZc7)
Oddly enough, this is the topic of the NOOD!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 05:07 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 05:09 PM (mP0Kj)
What is it you thought you were getting from Fidelity? What were you getting that you couldn't do yourself?
I once saw the "incentive catalog" for a full service brokerage and financial services outfit. I'm not paying to send a salesman & his family to Tahiti!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026
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Oh, no! This was a pension plan that I paid into on a job I held from '78-'87. I had completely forgotten about it until Fidelity sent me a letter saying I might have benefits coming. I didn't seek them out and am not paying them!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:09 PM (wzUl9)
All we did was spend a couple of bucks putting in real grass in said stadiums that had artificial turf. Everything else is just there already. We have 80k stadiums and major airports in every city and more hotel rooms that can ever be filled. They prep for a once in a.m Lifetime situation that is an average Tuesday for us.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 05:09 PM (YO3Ap)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 05:10 PM (wBaIH)
I like him too. But sometimes a man needs a kick in the pants. Just tired of the whining. Man up!
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 05:10 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 05:11 PM (wBaIH)
It was Edward Jones that almost made me throw up, btw.
I saw their "sales incentive brochure," which is NOT intended for their customers to see, because the daughter of a friend of mine designed it, and she was proud of it, and rightly so. It was a beautiful brochure, but... it had an unintended effect!
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 05:11 PM (RCjYY)
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I like him too. But sometimes a man needs a kick in the pants. Just tired of the whining. Man up!
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026
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Everybody here complains about things from time to time. I thought that was part of the fun of AoSHQ.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 05:12 PM (wzUl9)
New York Post
Jun 21, 2026
@nypost
Elon Musk 'needs to answer' for 4.5M kids 'sentenced to death' over DOGE cuts, Ro Khanna argues
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Time to sue this liar
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 04:54 PM (ndZc7)
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Don't have a microwave, but I do have a cast iron pot to make some popcorn with.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 05:12 PM (ZHOnm)
You could even appeal to feminists by showing how his wife had to work difficult and menial jobs because he was too busy sitting around a library regaling people with his idea of how to rearrange society to his own best satisfaction to get a job of his own.
There is your patriarchy.
Posted by: Thatch at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (i0077)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 05:15 PM (qFwJc)
But we really don't. We've 1) defined poverty upward because we're so wealthy, and 2) our numbers are inflated by drug addicts and such, who really should be institutionalized. (Also, there's some amount of inflating the numbers just so you can get more money for your "programs.")
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 05:16 PM (kU0PQ)
Seems if it were, we could find non-elitist Euros complaining about how awful things are here. But they're hard to find, honestly.
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 05:18 PM (kU0PQ)
Then you have the useful idiots that have been indoctrinated or are so low IQ that they support the machine without any resistance. This is why the left needs the media to push this propaganda; and why they need a boogeyman.
Posted by: Trip at June 22, 2026 05:26 PM (ADSqk)
What kind of tips would he be demanding if he ever lowered himself to actual work? 75%? 90%?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 22, 2026 05:44 PM (w6EFb)
There is your patriarchy.
Posted by: Thatch at June 22, 2026 05:14 PM (i0077)
Well, this sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders, who was kicked out of a commune for laziness.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 22, 2026 05:45 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: bitter needs to get better at June 22, 2026 06:41 PM (JjSb8)
Massachusetts Middle School Principal Apoglogizes to Muslim Students for Making Them Feel "Unseen" and "Unsafe" for... A Teacher Teaching a Standard, Basic Lesson About the Holocaust
They intend to make you submit to Islam.
StopAntisemitism
@StopAntisemites Boston (Lexington), MA: William Diamond Middle School Principal Johnny Cole sent an email apologizing to Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, and Lebanese students who were offended by a mandatory Holocaust lesson. Since when is teaching historical fact something that requires an apology? And why is a school principal validating outrage over Holocaust education instead of defending it?
Kevin Deutsch
@kdeutschjourno A Massachusetts middle school principal apologized to seventh-grade students after some families complained that a lesson on antisemitism and the Holocaust left them feeling "unseen" and "less safe." The email message from William Diamond Middle School Principal Dr. Johnny Cole, of Lexington, Massachusetts, was sent to families following a presentation that connected Holocaust education to contemporary antisemitism -- at a time when hatred of Jews has reached unprecedented levels in the U.S.
Karen Hunt aka KH Mezek
@karenalainehunt 17h Absolutely sickening. Boston (Lexington), MA: William Diamond Middle School Principal Johnny Cole sent an email apologizing to Arab, Muslim, Palestinian, and Lebanese students who were offended by a mandatory Holocaust lesson. He was so sorry they "felt unseen" and that their "own history, identity, community" had been "left out". Seriously??? The Holocaust is about 6 million JEWS being murdered, along with others such as Christians who protected Jews, homosexuals and the mentally ill murdered along with them. Only several dozen Muslims were killed in the death camps and most were Russian prisoners of war. Their deaths had nothing to do with being Muslim. But Islam requires that EVERYTHING be about them and their point of view. And their point of view, based on the Quran, is that Jews SHOULD be killed. Islam glories in the death of Jews! Here's an idea: If Muslims want to be included in history lessons about the Holocaust, they should learn about the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem plotting with Hitler to kill the Jews!
The View welcomes antisemitism with open arms.
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 22, 2026
The View refuses to push back when" Charlamagne tha God suggests the Jews control Trump and America. pic.twitter.com/O0xBh5epRA
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (vf0Uk)
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Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:25 PM (CM7zZ)
Now, tell me how many muslhams rioted or threatened to kill you that led you to making that decision to apologize.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:26 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Muslims! at June 22, 2026 02:26 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Visine at June 22, 2026 02:26 PM (XeU6L)
Ah, because they WANT to cause another one.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 22, 2026 02:27 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:27 PM (CM7zZ)
As a parent if you don't have at least one transkid people consider you to be trash...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:27 PM (sKqQm)
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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (ZHOnm)
I read the content. I'm curious: just what was the lesson? What was in it? The standard and true history of Jew-hatred leading to attempted genocide?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Kier S. at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (ZHOnm)
Works in large areas of France...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (aD4fx)
Did they apologize to Qatarzan and Candyass as well? News of the Holocaust probably shook them up quite a bit as well.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (dMJIH)
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Because they do not make it sound like an achievement !
Posted by: Islamonazis at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (dMJIH)
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Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Zombie Charlemagne at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM
Ahem.
Posted by: Johnny Ringo at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:27 PM (CM7zZ)
True, since we know where it goes, and how the story ends.
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (GD0B3)
Deserved blowback because otherwise we wouldn't be hearing about it .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Let's play "Who Goes Nazi?" at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (dMJIH)
Somewhat related, I wonder how long it will before someone accused of murdering a black guy in some kind of confrontation uses the "Karmelo Defense."
"Your Honor, it was a young angry black man screaming at me and threatening me. Karmelo murdered a kid over nothing, just stabbed him in the heart. I wasn't gonna end up like Austin Metcalf. I feared for my life and defended myself before I was stabbed in the heart."
It's coming. Only a matter of time. And it could be used by black defendants too.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)
"How many people, precisely, do I need to murder before my religious views are accommodated by the left?"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (rii+a)
The minorities that came before, such as Jewish people, Italians, Poles, Greeks, are pretty well assimilated. However, since the 1970s assimilation is seen as a bad thing (a "new left" idea, just like affirmative action). Newer arrivals who come in large groups will probably never assimilate.
Posted by: PG at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (5tjvu)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM
Eh, but you will blow me first.
Posted by: Johnny Dangerously at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (vf0Uk)
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (NFX2v)
Learn to Coal.
Do Not Learn to Cole.
With very few exceptions (e.g. Carson, Cash, Weissmuller, etc.) grown men should not go by 'Johnny'...especially if they work with children.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (M0V4/)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)
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Doctor Johnny Fever?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (amcLV)
In other words, completely made up bullshit. School system should have told them to fuck off.
Posted by: mr tmz at June 22, 2026 02:32 PM (rJ48h)
He didn't apologize to the Germans, as well?
That's RACIST !!!
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)
Excuse me. Nothing ever got passed, er past, the Oak Behind the Plate.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (dIske)
Johnny Hockey, RIP.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vf0Uk)
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$20, same as in town.
(Obligatory.)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (amcLV)
And the conflict here is that Muslims, and more and more leftists, WANT to escalate things in that same way.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:34 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
I'd just as soon shoot them, it's faster.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 02:34 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM
The man uses Rustoleum (No Drips, No Runs, No Errors!) and he don't stink (Blue Emu). Legend.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:34 PM (wVcYX)
If Muslims and various Arabs felt "erased" and "unseen," the teacher could always include the role of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem in WWII. In fact, they'd probably be proud of his achievements.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: toby928(c) at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Johnny from "Airplane!" at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: pookysgirl hasn't had her V8 yet at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (Wt5PA)
Here's an idea: If Muslims want to be included in history lessons about the Holocaust, they should learn about the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem plotting with Hitler to kill the Jews!
Especially since there's some evidence, although not definitive, that the Grand Muffie gave Hitler the idea for the Teutonic Happy Fun Camps in the first place.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (fgSb9)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (vf0Uk)
It's an artificial nationality created from mostly whole cloth and a demeaning name the Romans gave the geographic nation of Israel to deter nationalistic fervor, by Egyptian grifter, terrorist, and predatory homo Yasser Arafat and elements of Soviet intelligence in the 1960s to enrich himself and his political descendants, and to create instability in the region to fuck with America and its allies. Now used by retarded but vicious college students and paid protestors as a cause celebré that they don't actually understand but helps give their pathetic lives purpose and a sense of belonging with other retarded and vicious people.
Posted by: Best definition I've got at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM
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$20, same as in town.
(Obligatory.)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM
One followed The Style Guide, one did not.
Posted by: Assistant Associate AoSHQ Copy Editor at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: toby928(c) at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (4NO2D)
They are not real Jews. Their religion is progressivism.
The real Jews in America are the modern Orthodox.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (PLxDd)
achieve what we hoped to do. Here is what we are doing next. We
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What the hell happened to American students? E Pluribus Unum!! Teach that, you stupid school.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (1MCHl)
, the 16-year-old drummer boy for Captain John Parker’s Lexington Minutemen company during the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
He sounded the drumbeat (“to arms”
that rallied the Lexington militia on the town common as British troops approached, an iconic moment at the start of the American Revolutionary War. Diamond served in the militia and throughout the Revolution.Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (Iurxt)
Observant Jews vote more R then D and have kids.
Unobservant Jews voting overwhelmingly D and don't have kids.
While Jewish voting history makes then hard to believe, within a generation or so Jewish people should be a reliable R voting block.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (XMwZJ)
What does that mean in the context of a school lesson? I know this is social justice therapy talk, but even within that context, it has a (bullshit) meaning.
They were overlooked, their identity wasn't reflected, they weren't personally recognized, etc. This is typically what that means.
Why are you supposed to feel that way during a school lesson about the Holocaust? When I learned about it, I thought it was a horrible thing that happened. I may have done some introspection to make sure those events DIDN'T reflect any part of me or my mindset.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (mkw2N)
It's too bad there wasn't a Muslim Holocaust
Not sorry
They have been the single most destructive group of "people" on Earth
They are a cancer that needs eradication
Posted by: Melodicmetal at June 22, 2026 02:37 PM (61TgR)
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 02:37 PM (KKMoa)
It's predominantly white (55%) and Asian (34%) with no appreciable Arab or middle-east demos.
I strongly suspect the "Asian" includes India/Pakistan and the complaining goatfuckers are Pakis.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)
This shit ain't gonna' fly for much longer.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 02:37 PM (jehhT)
IMO, "Don't make me look at you" needs to achieve the former cultural status of "Don't make me pull over."
Posted by: barbarausa at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (enw9G)
"How many people, precisely, do I need to murder before my religious views are accommodated by the left?"
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (rii+a)
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Considering the tens of millions killed by the Left, you will have to really step up your game.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (gnNyN)
Give it what, ten years at the most and yeah, I can see how Democrats and other leftists around the world will be joining hands with Muslims to try to exterminate the Jews.
We already have them running actual Nazis here. How long until one of them wins?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (ZeH0U)
I know of a genocide story that doesn't leave out the muslims, a story where they can feel seen and heard.
-Armenian
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Best definition I've got at June 22, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)
So it is written. So shall it be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (PLxDd)
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I see you have boxed out the Ultra-Orthodox community as a whole. It is anything but a homogenous group. Your are mistaken in your selectivity.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:39 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:39 PM (vf0Uk)
After yet another rant from Yasser Arafat at the UN, Ariel Sharon took a turn to speak.
He walked to the podium and announced, "We too have complaints. Why are history tell us, when Moses first came to the promised land he laid down his staff and cloak and took a bath as he was hot and tired. And right then a group of Palestinians ran up and stole his things and ran off..."
At that point Arafat interrupted him yelling, "LIES! There were no Palestinians then!" at which point Sharon noted, "Finally something we agree one"
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:40 PM (jOoNx)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:40 PM (vf0Uk)
Unobservant Jews voting overwhelmingly D and don't have kids.
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I don't know that this is generally true. There many large Jewish families in Beachwood, University Heights, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. These are some of the bluest suburbs in Ohio.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:41 PM (Dv3i1)
And send that letter fast
Cuz the Muzzies are on the warpath
And they will fatwa your ass.
And if you apologize enough
They may just spare your life
But if you don't they'll honor kill your wife.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at June 22, 2026 02:41 PM (M0V4/)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (rJ48h)
So...not surprising that they employee teachers who are weak-willed, cowardly leftists.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)
Next: Apologizing to Japanese/German/Italian students for teaching about WWII.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (OkYzo)
It is the end times! [CBD]
__________
It's not the full 70s experience unless they can also buy a pack of smokes.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (XvL8K)
Nothin says lovin like somethin from the oven!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (jOoNx)
Reformed/Conservative fertility rate: 1.4
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)
islhamic fertility rate: 9.5
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)
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With or without the family pet dog?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (V6d0j)
I go with slightly raise.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (wVcYX)
@libsoftiktok 19m
BREAKING: Shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood in Montreal, CA
- one civilian dead
- one police officer dead
- suspect shot dead by police
- second police officer is in critical condition
Police have not yet released a description or motive for the attack.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:41 PM (Dv3i1)
Because it isn't. Modern Orthodox tend to be more conservative, but the Chasidim often vote left because of the massive subsidies they get for their large families. They play the government money game quite well.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (PLxDd)
- one civilian dead
- one police officer dead
- suspect shot dead by police
- second police officer is in critical condition
Police have not yet released a description or motive for the attack.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (diia5)
Canada. We'll never know the suspect or his motive.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (vf0Uk)
It is the end times! [CBD]
__________
It's not the full 70s experience unless they can also buy a pack of smokes.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (XvL8K)
And listen to tunes.
Posted by: Sir Elton John at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (wVcYX)
There's a lot to be said for being unseen. It has its perks.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:38 PM (Jr5Lq)
For sure. Tallest nail is first to be hammered down and all that.
Posted by: Gray man is the way at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (diia5)
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Said to be shot dead by mistake by a female officer.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (V6d0j)
This shit ain't gonna' fly for much longer.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 02:37 PM (jehhT)
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Gradually then suddenly. Tipping points. We insanely started importing mass numbers of Muslims after 9-11. It mostly flew under the radar. We didn't notice as their numbers grew and they started taking political and social power. Then one day we woke up and were like "what are all these goatfuckers doing here?"
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (vf0Uk)
In the US its only 2.5...above replacement but below Orthodox Jews and just above Evangelical at 2.4
The US overall is at 1.8
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)
Anything but government-run brain washing schools.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (hvdZy)
Teach mandatory units about the millenium-and-a-half Islamic legacy of rape, murder, pederasty, inbreeding, cultural arson, and prosyletism by fire and sword.
Every semester. For twelve years.
It's inclusive.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (BI5O2)
Romans 28: 26-30
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (Slgjz)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
The Mufti was an outlier. Most of North Africa and the Near East didn't much care. At the time.
It's when you leave the Middle East that you started getting assholes like Gailani in Iraq, and the Bosnians.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (gKWVE)
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How I feel about the Palestinian Genocide.
Change "glad" to "wish"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (73/SM)
If the little shits want to be seen, teach them to be seen as f'n Americans, and not primarily as some other identity. Melt into the fucking pot already!
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:39 PM (V6d0j)
And they will often vote Democrat for financial and social reasons. For the purposes of this discussion, the Jews in America who may, in the future, shift the political balance toward the right are the modern Orthodox.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (PLxDd)
Police unsure as to cause but are sure that it is NOT islamic terrorism.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (xvV+O)
I go with slightly raise.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 02:43 PM (xvV+O)
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I read that Behar engaged in a Maoist struggle session with the rest of commies on the View. The result was a triumph for the proletariat, with Behar recanting the unhostile words she spoke regarding JD Vance.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
- one civilian dead
- one police officer dead
- suspect shot dead by police
- second police officer is in critical condition
Police have not yet released a description or motive for the attack.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (diia5)
Is the the same shooting as the one in the kosher deli?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:48 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:48 PM (wVcYX)
Police unsure as to cause but are sure that it is NOT islamic terrorism.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (xvV+O)
It's a sooper multicultural and multiethnic area of Montreal and they haven't given us a description so...yeah
Posted by: The math ain't that hard at June 22, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:49 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:48 PM (22ggK)
"Remember when it was just "G?""
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:49 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (PLxDd)
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You are again incorrectly generalizing. There are dozens of major "Chasidic" sects. You're referring mostly to Satmar and Sqverer - which are practically the same.
You also don't know to distinguish between "Chasidim" and "Lithuanian" religious Jews, the latter overwhelmingly abhorent of the left in general.
And then there "Orthodox" who don't want to be clumped into the "modern Orthodox" camp.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (V6d0j)
Orthodox 75R/20D
Conservative 28R/70D
Reform 18R/80D
As a contrast for other groups:
Catholics 46R/50D
Protestants 56R/40D
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (M0V4/)
Segregate the Islamic students. Make 100% of their curriculum Christian religious indoctrination.
They'll feel seen.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:48 PM (22ggK)
"Remember when it was just "G?""
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:49 PM (vf0Uk)
When it was just LG they made high quality affordable home appliances.
Posted by: LGTVFTW at June 22, 2026 02:51 PM (TbWk/)
They voted en masse for Cuomo, for Hillary ,for Trump etc
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:51 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: ...
Claude Rains?
Posted by: Stu Podaso at June 22, 2026 02:50 PM (M0V4/)
+1 I get that reference.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:51 PM (wVcYX)
In less than 5 years we've gone from Muslims being a odd minority to a segment of society so important everyone must bow before them.
This shit ain't gonna' fly for much longer.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Oddly, I think Muslims and trannies are going to the top of the lefty power pyramid (power stemming from victimhood). Once again, politics makes strange bedfellows.
I think it's gonna fly for a while longer. There's a lot of (oil) money out there for repressed, downtrodden, woebegone American Muslims. Bonus: those people aren't afraid to kill political enemies. Another bonus: they're superb at fraud.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:52 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:49 PM (22ggK)
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Yes. Mr. E.R. Bradshaw of Napier Court, Black Lion Road London SE5.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:52 PM (V6d0j)
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That would be inhumane!
- The Current Pope
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:52 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: can of spam at June 22, 2026 02:52 PM (14gFN)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM
The motive may never be known, they vowed.
Posted by: toby928(c) at June 22, 2026 02:52 PM (4NO2D)
just got back from dr
poison ivy ON MY FACE
my God Im an idiot
also Massachusetts is a prison state
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 02:53 PM (j+aD2)
Thanks for this. "Reform" looks about as useful to Judaism as PCUSA for Christianity.
Catholicism... needs work.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:53 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (bl07w)
They voted en masse for Cuomo, for Hillary ,for Trump etc
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:51 PM (Iurxt)
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Yep. Bastions of Satmar and Skverer Chasidim as I mentioned.
Joel (Yo'el) was the name of the first Satmar Rebbe.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (V6d0j)
And homosexual males bond through sex either with each other or with access to sexual targets
So in some ways it isn't a surprise these two groups rose to the top of the victim stack...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:53 PM (gKWVE)
Catholicism needs an actual Catholic Pope.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (bl07w)
So they felt left out...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: *superslam music* at June 22, 2026 02:55 PM (TbWk/)
islam exists for two classes of people in this world--the slavers and their slaves.
Every muslim wishes to be a slaver or to own slaves.
Every muslim is a slave to whoever has the most power nearest to them.
All muslims are slave to their idol they call a god.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:55 PM (73/SM)
poison ivy ON MY FACE
my God Im an idiot
also Massachusetts is a prison state
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 02:53 PM (j+aD2)
Been there, done that.
Suck.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:55 PM (vf0Uk)
Dig deeper into the data.
Sure...Satmar voted essentially 100% for Trump, but what about down ticket? Same with Rockland and Orange counties.
NY-17 is R. NY-18 is D.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:56 PM (PLxDd)
They voted en masse for Cuomo, for Hillary ,for Trump etc
Posted by: Smell the Glove
I think there is something shortsightedly wrong with that.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:56 PM (diia5)
And they will often vote Democrat for financial and social reasons. For the purposes of this discussion, the Jews in America who may, in the future, shift the political balance toward the right are the modern Orthodox.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:47 PM (PLxDd)
all the ultra communities voted Trump. in fact one precinct in Lakewood was 100%
Posted by: Avi at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (ieodf)
They had people vote to put a referendum on the ballot to slightly lower taxes. The State Supreme Court just ruled that is unconstitutional and struck it from the coming election.
But no kings or something
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (sKqQm)
If the little shits want to be seen, teach them to be seen as f'n Americans, and not primarily as some other identity. Melt into the fucking pot already!
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Oh, we see the little assholes. Head on a swivel, my friends.
As to their feelz, who gives a fat rat's ass?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (bl07w)
NY-17 is R. NY-18 is D.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:56 PM (PLxDd)
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Again, read what I wrote specifically about Satmar and Skverer.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (bl07w)
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Leo didn't attend Barry's Library opening, so I keep hope alive.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Avi at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (ieodf)
Yes. At the top of the ticket. See my comment at #153.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 02:58 PM (77rzZ)
We covered the Holocaust in ninth grade, and watched "Night And Fog" as an introduction. That film will sober you right up.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 02:58 PM (xbLzn)
Oh, no! They didn't "feel seen?"
What does that mean in the context of a school lesson? I know this is social justice therapy talk, but even within that context, it has a (bullshit) meaning.
They were overlooked, their identity wasn't reflected, they weren't personally recognized, etc. This is typically what that means.
Why are you supposed to feel that way during a school lesson about the Holocaust? When I learned about it, I thought it was a horrible thing that happened. I may have done some introspection to make sure those events DIDN'T reflect any part of me or my mindset.
Posted by: bonhomme
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Exactly! That's why I was asking what was in the lesson. Standard WWII history? And the Muslim kids were mad that they were "unseen"?
I suspect it was a case of "WE'RE VICTIMS, TOO, YOU KNOW!" (sniffle, whimper) Kids being forced to sit there while someone else got their turn at the top of the victim pyramid -- as if Jews revel in that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:59 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 02:54 PM (bl07w)
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Leo didn't attend Barry's Library opening, so I keep hope alive.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (rj6Yv)
Scheduling conflict with giving Hamas' current leadership taint massages
Posted by: Y'all need to clean house in Rome at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (mkw2N)
It surprises me a little the school was teaching a Holocaust lesson to middle schoolers.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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My school taught it in 6th grade, maybe 5th, can't remember.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:59 PM (XJ22o)
I always go back to Tevya asking God if He could choose some other people once in a while.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 02:59 PM (gKWVE)
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The Doctors Plot is a prime example.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (rj6Yv)
In one of our recent primaries we had two young people ( D's) running for township committees. They might have been 18 year olds or in college. One was a fake "transgender" ( M to F)
And the other was a Muslim. I thought it was a weird combination. . It was about the only time recently when I have been at all pleased about the the victory of Democrats.
because the older Democrats who won the primary were neither Muslim or transgender.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 03:01 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:59 PM (XJ22o)
I think it's that they don't want people feeling sorry for their oppressors.
Don't ask. Getting inside that mind is a trip not worth taking.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:01 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 03:00 PM (mkw2N)
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I thought the Western Hemisphere was getting lucky until I saw that list on X the other day and realized how consistent these wins are.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (XJ22o)
just fyi went to catholic parish and private schools and we were hardly taught a single thing about the Holocaust.
interestingly
my kids had it starting in 7th or 8th grade too tho, and they went to private Catholic
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (tqoLc)
They want to ensconce Main Character Syndrome as the standard conduct of society. "Nothing is more important than your feelings and your right to avoid all offense."
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:03 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:57 PM (V6d0j)
If you want to differentiate down to which village in Lithuania/Ukraine/Poland, etc. each sect is from, I will defer to you.
My point stands...that the Hasidim in America are not going to be the future of a resurgent Jewish right.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 03:03 PM (PLxDd)
Now it is mostly "Social Studies," which isn't history at all. When I homeschooled the boy during Covid, we did Western Civ. Opened his eyes a bit. I doubt his peers got any of that.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:03 PM (bl07w)
Getting inside that mind is a trip not worth taking.
Posted by: ...
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True. I'm curious what exactly the complaint was, though. Can't resist wondering. I also wonder what the new teaching materials will be.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:03 PM (XJ22o)
I don't know that this is generally true. There many large Jewish families in Beachwood, University Heights, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. These are some of the bluest suburbs in Ohio.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:41 PM (Dv3i1)
Unlike Lakewood, BoroghPark Monsey , Flatbush, Teaneck these are mixed neighborhoods with many non Jewish Jews with gentile grandchildren.
Posted by: Avi at June 22, 2026 03:04 PM (ieodf)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:04 PM (iFTx/)
That was a very sobering experience.
He also took us to Flossenburg in my senior year in high school.
Also very sobering.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 03:04 PM (gnNyN)
True. I'm curious what exactly the complaint was, though. Can't resist wondering. I also wonder what the new teaching materials will be.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:03 PM (XJ22o)
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"The Holocaust is a lie. Also, it definitely happened. Also, it didn't go nearly far enough. In fact, we need another one."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:04 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: red speck at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Ve/HL)
Fortunately, my brood each got to meet him before he passed.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: red speck at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Ve/HL)
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"At least Islam has never done colonialisms!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Zn6QU)
Make it make sense to me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Zn6QU)
Because (he's) I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)...hehe!
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (KKMoa)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: red speck at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Ve/HL)
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"At least Islam has never done colonialisms!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Zn6QU)
Or mass rape and slavery!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (xcxpd)
The New Yorker says we’re taking Greenland so Red Lobster can bring back all-you-can-eat shrimp
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)
They skipped over WWII?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (bl07w)
Does that work, is it something I should try? Because it's everywhere this year. My best crop.
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (ReYtg)
Make it make sense to me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Zn6QU)
Because (he's) I'm bad, I'm bad, come on (bad, bad, really, really bad)
You know I'm bad, I'm bad (bad, bad)...hehe!
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (KKMoa)
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Yes, this is the exact song that was playing on the radio as I drove the boys home from the library.
Whispy little Michael Jackson in a black leather jacket screaming that he's a bad ass. Beat It. Thriller.
The 80s feels weird to me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (Zn6QU)
It was about the only time recently when I have been at all pleased about the the victory of Democrats.
because the older Democrats who won the primary were neither Muslim or transgender.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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I hope the trannies and Muslims get kicked to the curb before the classical liberals are all aged out. What's concerning is the rise of the DSA and Madmanni's gang of Muslims right now.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (XJ22o)
It’s not Christians who created this environment.
Posted by: Sorry Not Sorry at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (zUHs4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (Zn6QU)
Or mass rape and slavery!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM (xcxpd)
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Slavery was invented in 1619 by George Washington when he and Donald Trump decided that black men should no longer know how to fly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ
Really? You never read The Diary of Anne Frank? We absolutely learned it, both middle and HS.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:08 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
Credit where it's due!
Posted by: Spirit Scarelines at June 22, 2026 03:08 PM (TezPK)
But only AFTER they tricked black men into building the Memphis Pyramid
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (Zn6QU)
So, Mr. Zinn, how long have you had these delusions?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Cray Cray at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (nCTkv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (Zn6QU)
So, Mr. Zinn, how long have you had these delusions?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (bl07w)
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It's fact!
See this scrap of paper that I invented!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (Zn6QU)
Now, the Thirty Years War we covered in depth.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:07 PM (Zn6QU)
You conspicuously omit the involvement of those Greek homos stealing all their aeronautic and space travel technology.
Posted by: They wuz Kangz and Kodoses and sheeeit at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (TbWk/)
I agree with you and it is very concerning
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: t-bird at June 22, 2026 03:09 PM (ReYtg)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (wVcYX)
Make it make sense to me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:02 PM (Zn6QU)
__________
IIRC, they did try to remake his image into more of a tougher, gangster-like personal around the "Bad" record. It did not work.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (sKqQm)
lol I do not recommend
I got an appt just in time the dr said, so I can try the steroid cream this time instead of the pills
not sure if anyone remembers a few years ago when I got it BAD and had to take the full course of steroid pills.
OMG
I was bouncing off walls
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)
IIRC, they did try to remake his image into more of a tougher, gangster-like personal around the "Bad" record. It did not work.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)
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But his most famous songs are all about how he's some sort of bad ass. It's just weird to me.
Smooth Criminal and such.
He looks like Piper could take him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:11 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 03:11 PM (Kt19C)
This might sound a bit out there...but I don't take people at their word in the education field anymore. It seems the vetting process is suspect, and we've had at least two illegal immigrants march into Principal positions in other school districts.
And...yeah, I'll say it. Dr. Johnny Cole looks to have an Arab background to me.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:12 PM (dIske)
OMG
I was bouncing off walls
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (j+aD2)
Prednisone is a godsend in its curative effects, and straight from the pit of hell in its side effects.
Posted by: Like to sleep? Well tough shit! at June 22, 2026 03:12 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (wVcYX)
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I've not been to Gettysburg, yet. Vicksburg, Chattanooga/Chickamauga, Five Forks, yes.
It's the Revolutionary War fields that have gained my interest lately. Cowpens and Kings Mountain, in particular.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 03:13 PM (rj6Yv)
︎︎White House will be Q posting today…
And by Q we mean Quantum. Stay tuned 👀"
Q is back? heh, no, but idk what they are talking about.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 03:13 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Like to sleep? Well tough shit! at June 22, 2026 03:12 PM (TbWk/)
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Sleep is overrated.
Posted by: L. Da Vinci at June 22, 2026 03:13 PM (gnNyN)
IOW, they didn't want parents knowing what they were teaching the kids.
So, I bought Lord of History and taught that to the boy. Western Civ from a Catholic viewpoint, since most of Western Civ is Catholic, once you get beyond the Greeks.
We did timelines, and European geography, and all the other parts of that as well. Lots of focus on wars because, boy. Development of law, types of governments, economic issues, pestilence, all the cool stuff.
He probably has a better understanding of history than anyone else in his age group. It isn't all that difficult, but for some reason schools just don't bother.
I think I know the reasons, but still.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:13 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:13 PM (BI5O2)
Now, the Thirty Years War we covered in depth.
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:09
Where did you go to high school? We spent way more time on WW2 than anything. I mean we had the War of Northern Aggression, obviously, but much time spent on the history of WW2 as well as in social studies with what would now be labeled as thought experiments on what would you do if this happened now. I think as naive people, or maybe just me, being incredulous it could happen again, we would obviously see the evil. And here I am wondering what happened.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:14 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)
They skipped over WWII?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:06 PM
WWII was still lived history when we were in elementary school so it wasn't stressed. The Late Unpleasantness got more coverage.
Posted by: toby928(c) at June 22, 2026 03:14 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 03:14 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: GF at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (13Sxt)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:10 PM (iFTx/)
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But his most famous songs are all about how he's some sort of bad ass. It's just weird to me.
Smooth Criminal and such.
He looks like Piper could take him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:11 PM (Zn6QU)
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Yea, but Smooth Criminal isn't about him. It's a good song.
Watch the NF series on the MJ trial. Even by 2000, he's so frail and incoherent he looks like he's on death's door. It's amazing he lived another 10 years.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)
Back to the "ladies" of The View, it kills me the way they lean back, touch their chins, and speculate as if they've got a fact in their heads or a gear in their brain.
"Now, considering Trump IS a convicted felon -- and we know this for a FACT -- you would think the Supreme Court would step in and appoint another president. I mean, we should be able to do that. All other countries in the world are run that way."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (XJ22o)
they just renovated a lot of the battlefield exhibit
its really nice
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)
It doesn't matter because all these school lessons were given on Stolen Land!
Posted by: Chief Reparation feather at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (OkYzo)
"Nobody out-Polacks my wife," I explained to our neighbors. Everyone laughed, especially those of Polish descent.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:11 PM (Zn6QU)
🤣
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)
He showed us a document where the nazis calculated what the value of a corpse would be
And when we got to Vietnam, he had vets come in and describe what they experienced
Great teacher
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (uH26z)
really no rock star was in the 80s
that was not the rock star profile, not at all
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:17 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: GF at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (13Sxt)
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Really?! It's funny, I hadn't read the content all the way down and I thought my Grand Mufti comment was new -- but she got it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:17 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 22, 2026 03:18 PM (b84UO)
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 22, 2026 03:18 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:19 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:17 PM
So, it's like Fanta?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:19 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg
I do, but I'm not 29. We had a priest that knew the Gies', and brought a H-caust survivor to our class for a lecture, read Night twice. It was taught to our tiny parochial school intimately.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (diia5)
that was not the rock star profile, not at all
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026
My friend that worked there thought it was strange that he liked to have Toys R Us close down so he could take a bunch of little kids shopping. The jewelry shopping with small boys was also strange. He wore weird disguises, wigs and fake beards.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (YhFWP)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 03:16 PM (77rzZ)
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A fantastic National Military Park! And it was preserved just in the nick of time.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (Jr5Lq)
Take him where? Shoe shopping? That would cost him a fortune!
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (IY9No)
They came to conquer.
Posted by: no one of any consequence
And they're all out of bubblegum.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (YZ0Fo)
They came to conquer.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (qFwJc)
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What's Arabic for "Veni, Vidi, Vici?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (gnNyN)
They came to conquer.
Posted by: no one of any consequence
And they're all out of bubblegum.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (YZ0Fo)
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Well, yeah.
It's not haram.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (Zn6QU)
Another judgy day.......
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
1h
🚨 JUST IN: Federal Judge Patrick J. Schiltz unilaterally BLOCKS DOJ grand jury subpoenas of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his allies
WTF?! Impeach and overturn NOW! Walz needs to face accountability!
Walz is not only CONCEALING fraud but also protecting illegal aliens
The subpoenas had to do with Walz and local areas SHIELDING illegals
Now judges are stepping in to carry out the judicial coup and protect it. It has to stop.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (kX27y)
They came to conquer.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (qFwJc)
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What's Arabic for "Veni, Vidi, Vici?"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (gnNyN)
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Derka derka. Muhammad jihad.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (Zn6QU)
Take him where? Shoe shopping? That would cost him a fortune!
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (IY9No)
I think meant more like biting his kneecaps off.
Posted by: Or poisoning him with kale at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)
Dr. Johnny Cole looks to have an Arab background to me.
Posted by: Orson
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I wouldn't be surprised. I think the Number One project of the left right now is to get the America-hating new arrivals into power at the ground level. City councils, school boards, school principals, and upward from there. If you criticize them, you're bigoted against (pulls out deck of cards) -- Islam, brown skin, foreign origins, black skin, accented English, headdresses...
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Thorton Melon at June 22, 2026 03:23 PM (wVcYX)
No pushback at all. Not even a strongly worded letter.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 03:23 PM (rxwdW)
You stupid stupid man.
It seems to me you need a social studies refresher. In the meantime, start bowing to your muzzie masters.
You fool!
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 03:24 PM (2WIwB)
Take him where? Shoe shopping? That would cost him a fortune!
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 03:21 PM (IY9No)
I think meant more like biting his kneecaps off.
Posted by: Or poisoning him with kale at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)
Only if she borrowed ATC's stepstool.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 03:24 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)
I guaran-damn-tee it's been going on here. What do you think human trafficking is about?
Posted by: It ain't about Teslas at June 22, 2026 03:25 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 03:25 PM (G3T/K)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:25 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Or poisoning him with kale at June 22, 2026 03:22 PM (TbWk/)
Only if she borrowed ATC's stepstool.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 03:24 PM (rii+a)
She can climb up his shin, she works out.
Posted by: Fitness patella in yo mouf at June 22, 2026 03:26 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
_________
"Don't move, goat"
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 22, 2026 03:25 PM (G3T/K)
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Farage was good on Brexit and has been wishy washy on literally everything else. It's anti-establishment coded, and that's going to be good enough for most Britons, I assume (or, a plurality, not most).
I'd vote for Restore, not Reform, if I lived in England.
But, thankfully, my state's GDP is roughly 2x that of England's.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:26 PM (Zn6QU)
Yes. That America was the only country anywhere and anytime that had slavery.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 03:27 PM (Vpqw1)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 03:27 PM (l3cgK)
Breaking911
@Breaking911
Thousands of Colombians poured into the streets to celebrate Abelardo de la Espriella’s electoral victory and the end of socialist rule.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:28 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:28 PM (Dd38x)
The View welcomes antisemitism with open arms.
The View refuses to push back when Charlamagne that God suggests the Jews control Trump and America.
You could have added that The Spew os a-ok with blasphemy, too. "Bonehead the God" qualifies.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 03:29 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:29 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:26 PM (Zn6QU)
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Per capita, LOL
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 03:29 PM (rj6Yv)
JUST IN: Federal Judge Patrick J. Schiltz unilaterally BLOCKS DOJ grand jury subpoenas of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his allies
WTF?! Impeach and overturn NOW! Walz needs to face accountability!
Walz is not only CONCEALING fraud but also protecting illegal aliens
The subpoenas had to do with Walz and local areas SHIELDING illegals
Now judges are stepping in to carry out the judicial coup and protect it. It has to stop.
Posted by: beckster
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What was that big celebration we were having a month or two ago about SCOTUS slapping down judges who were getting out of line? Did it pertain only to the deportations?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:29 PM (XJ22o)
Breaking911
@Breaking911
Thousands of Colombians poured into the streets to celebrate Abelardo de la Espriella’s electoral victory and the end of socialist rule.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:28 PM (ndZc7)
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Ain't it odd that all these leftwing tyrants in South America suddenly start losing elections after USAID gets shut down?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:29 PM (XJ22o)
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National injunctions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: GF at June 22, 2026 03:15 PM (13Sxt)
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Really?! It's funny, I hadn't read the content all the way down and I thought my Grand Mufti comment was new -- but she got it.
********************************************
She was married to an Egyptian man some years back and lived over there. She taught local women self defense classes and what not; to say she didn't fit in is an understatement.
She used to write and illustrate her own children's books (including a Christmas book featuring some miscreant mice). Very talented lady.
Posted by: GF at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (13Sxt)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (iFTx/)
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It's just a random coincidence.
Now, it's Israel influencing elections, and the only counter is to bring back USAID.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (2FQQy)
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"I TRIED. I really did. I contacted Sysco, Shamrock, US Foods, even Cargill, trying to find their preferred comestibles. Nobody provides service pack quantities of goat meat basted in Arab semen from the inside. I tried sourcing it from their community, but their enlightened faith demands that hand-raped farm products come from two villages away, and none of them are in my district. What do you want me to do?!"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:32 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Iurxt)
You've had a busy month let's face it.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:30 PM (22ggK
Being dead has not been peaceful!
I am going to go out away my groceries and head back to the studio to teach the last 2 classes. I have a sick instructor, so 5 classes today, 3 of them weights.
I might get a peach chik fil a shake after all this!
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Dd38x)
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (EJWxb)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Iurxt)
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Always have to go back and refer to who the senators from the state were at the time. That's a major part of the equation because of blue slips.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Zn6QU)
The goat was purchased from the next village over?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 22, 2026 03:34 PM (lFFaq)
I might get a peach chik fil a shake after all this!
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Dd38x)
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Just put on Peloton and drink a beer instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:34 PM (Zn6QU)
Whoever said they'll sleep when they're dead never met you!
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:34 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
_________
jytu, raytu, antsrt
I think.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 03:35 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 22, 2026 03:35 PM (RO8Uk)
Notwithstanding other language anywhere, the relationship between Muslims and Dhimmi shall be reversed with Muslims deemed to be Dhimmi and Non-Believers to have the status of Muslims. Whatever restrictions and limitations that Islam prescribes for Dhimmis shall therefore be applied to Muslims.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 03:35 PM (Vpqw1)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 22, 2026 03:34 PM (lFFaq)
Two.
The fatwa requires you to trade the goats you fuck for fucked sheep from a farmer TWO villages away.
Don't be so declassé.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:35 PM (BI5O2)
- one civilian dead
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 22, 2026 02:44 PM (diia5)
-
Said to be shot dead by mistake by a female officer.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:45 PM (V6d0j)
If true, the Canuckians have fallen a long way since Sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers shot a mohammedan terrorist in the face with a PPK while leaping around a stone pillar like John Wick being directed by 80s John Woo. Then was photographed walking around the House of Commons like a Boss.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 03:35 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 22, 2026 03:34 PM (lFFaq)
I think one of the jokes was something like “they had to pull it away from its owner”.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 03:36 PM (EJWxb)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 03:36 PM (0N4FZ)
National injunctions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Ah. Has it had any effect? Have the Hawaiian judges actually stopped with the national injunctions?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (XJ22o)
Breaking911
@Breaking911
Thousands of Colombians poured into the streets to celebrate Abelardo de la Espriella’s electoral victory and the end of socialist rule.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:28 PM (ndZc7)
______________________________
I'm not celebrating that one yet. It was a close vote (something like 3%). Now, that's decisive, but all the leftist rags (NYT) is calling it "razor thin." Cepeda has refused to concede. He's calling for an investigation into the vote....and on Colombia were talking over 30,000 voting stations. The Socialists don't just quit. There is going to be unrest down there shortly. Also, Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on taking one the cartels down there, and has to give all his speeches surrounded by bullet proof glass. Keep watching that one.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)
That made her special you racist Trump lovers.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (UjdFS)
Lol, I saw your previous comment just after hitting Post and knew I'd messed that up. So grateful it's not a factoid I need to think about in daily life.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Dd38x)
Peach schnapps.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)
National injunctions.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Ah. Has it had any effect? Have the Hawaiian judges actually stopped with the national injunctions?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (XJ22o)
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Actually, yes.
National injunctions have fallen off completely.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (Zn6QU)
youtube.com/watch?v=A5KVpV7hCsw
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:38 PM (Jr5Lq)
I'm not celebrating that one yet. It was a close vote (something like 3%). Now, that's decisive, but all the leftist rags (NYT) is calling it "razor thin." Cepeda has refused to concede. He's calling for an investigation into the vote....and on Colombia were talking over 30,000 voting stations. The Socialists don't just quit. There is going to be unrest down there shortly. Also, Abelardo de la Espriella campaigned on taking one the cartels down there, and has to give all his speeches surrounded by bullet proof glass. Keep watching that one.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:37 PM (dIske)
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Cepeda can soon meet Maduro if he refuses to step down.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:38 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 03:36 PM (0N4FZ)
To quote a famous moobie:
"Well....bye.".
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (KKMoa)
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 03:33 PM (Iurxt)
Judge Schlitz -
He says he likes to grab for all the gusto he can get.
‘Cause you only go around one time.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (wVcYX)
Not to be mean or anything, but it sounds like your brother isn't so good at relationships.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (mkw2N)
"Well....bye.".
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (KKMoa)
Exactly.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)
I'm sorry you're such a bunch of hypocritical pussies. The school district will be glad to provide you with a one way ticket to Mogadishu, where you will never have to listen to subjects such as the Holocaust, hygiene, math, or honesty.
Sincerely,
Lexington, MA Schools
Posted by: Wally at June 22, 2026 03:39 PM (0e5Te)
Not the 770s.
The 1970s.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)
Who said the power of observation and deduction is dead?
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (EJWxb)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 03:36 PM (0N4FZ)
And then everybody clapped
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (22ggK)
Not to be mean or anything, but it sounds like your brother isn't so good at relationships.
Posted by: bonhomme
......
He meets them online.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (UjdFS)
A full 4/5 of the family are not murderers.
You can't punish the whole family for the deeds of Vickrum Singh Digwa, even if the whole family...are accessories after the fact.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
Not to be mean or anything, but it sounds like your brother isn't so good at relationships.
Posted by: bonhomme
......
He meets them online.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (UjdFS)
__________
[Makes "call me" gesture]
-- Rando OnlyFans THOT who may or may not have a penis
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)
Ah, but they didn't just do that. They had to use it as an object lesson in not hating others, which triggered the people who so often hate others because it was a lesson about anti-semitism. And they are the ones who hate Jews. So, obviously, it was racist and stuff.
The correct answer is "Bite me, Mohammed."
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (22ggK)
I'd set it at 2.5
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (22ggK)
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Is he a Max Boot or a Jonah Goldberg?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:42 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 03:42 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 03:36 PM (0N4FZ)
And then everybody clapped
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:40 PM (22
I thought he flounced a long time ago.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (TSnfR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026
The max boot of Jonah goldbergs?
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: AlecK at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (cMlC1)
With or without a bike seat?
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (Vpqw1)
So does Progressivism.
Posted by: GWB at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026
The max boot of Jonah goldbergs?
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (YZ0Fo)
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It's a good thing Doof isn't around. He wouldn't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
He's a Christian?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (TSnfR)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
__________________________________
Veni. Vidi. Queritus sum, stupravi et necavi donec mihi res dederunt. (I came. I saw. I whined, raped and killed until they gave me stuff.)
Arabic: jytu, wraytu, wtdhmmrt waghtsbt wqtlt hataa manahuni ma 'uridu.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (Zn6QU)
I miss Doof.
....and Piper.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 03:44 PM (2YhKe)
Why aren't the Germans embarrassed ? After all, they actually did it.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at June 22, 2026 03:45 PM (9X60i)
Nah. They're white
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 03:45 PM (XuXeR)
Ever since the Kirk assassination, he's been wearing it on his sleeve. It comes up in his every conversation. I take it as insincere.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
Have fun
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: AlecK at June 22, 2026 03:43 PM (cMlC1)
I'll be honest - this is worse than German descendants being offended.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (22ggK)
Bull, not beer.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 03:46 PM (wVcYX)
They want to stay, but we don't agree with it.
Mass deportation. That's the only ticket.
Deport deport, deport the f'ing lot
Deport deport, deport the f'ing lot
Posted by: AlecK at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (cMlC1)
Goats of New England, beware.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 03:47 PM (BI5O2)
It should be taught that Hitler thought if the Muslims hadn't lost the Battle of Tours, the world would be a better place due to Islam.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 03:49 PM (Vpqw1)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Video.
https://tinyurl.com/ykfz4cxe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (ndZc7)
I dunno about goats, but I bet he bones carpmouth when he's out fishing and nobody else is around. While doing the high pitched goofy giggle.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)
The Armenian genocide should really annoy the musselmen.
Posted by: Goatweed at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (jK3NL)
Why aren't the Germans embarrassed ? After all, they actually did it.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at June 22, 2026 03:45 PM (9X60i)
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The religious leaders of Iraq and Syria (1941) actually supported and fought with the Axis...eventually getting their collective ass kicked and they escaped to Berlin with Hitler's approval.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 03:53 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Goatweed at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (jK3NL)
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 22, 2026 03:54 PM (Vpqw1)
See , they aren't racists
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Drunken Yoda at June 22, 2026 04:05 PM (ilHZO)
Said to be shot dead by mistake by a female officer.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Video.
https://tinyurl.com/ykfz4cxe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 03:50 PM (ndZc7)
I guess she mistook him for a dog...
Shitty way to go. The way she flips to her left and caps him immediately tells me she was terrified and panicking. Terrified is acceptable in combat, panicking is not.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 04:07 PM (y9nCu)
The real Jews in America are the modern Orthodox.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (PLxDd)
I couldn't agree more.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 05:03 PM (5UQUM)
Keir Starmer Announces Resignation as His Pre-Arranged Replacement Is Sworn In To Parliament
Before that, here's a completely unrelated story.
UK Police told mother of daughter stabbed to death 23 times with screwdriver by Rwandan 'asylum seeker' to 'tone down' statement to avoid anti-migrant 'violence' 27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver in October 2024. Her killer, Deng Majek, was a Sudanese national and was later sentenced to 29 years in prison. by: Hayden Cunningham UK Police told mother of daughter stabbed to death 23 times with screwdriver by Rwandan 'asylum seeker' to 'tone down' statement to avoid anti-migrant 'violence'Keir Starmer hung on to power in order to have an "orderly" -- that is, scripted and pre-decided by party elites -- transition of power. The transition involves making another leftist, Andy Burnham, PM. Starmer couldn't do this right away because Burnham had actually left Parliament (I think to be mayor of Manchester). So Starmer hung on to his seat to allow time for the currently-serving leftist Member of Parliament of Burnham's old district to resign, and then for a by-election to be scheduled to fill the seat, and then for Burnham to be elected as an MP again. By the way I wasn't even 100% certain that the current MP for Manchester resigned specifically to allow Burnahm to run to replace him when I wrote that paragraph. I just assumed it. But now, having bothered to check, yes this was all arranged by party leaders. He was literally sworn in as a "new" MP a couple of hours ago.
ad-image Police in the United Kingdom encouraged the family of a hotel worker who was murdered by an asylum seeker to moderate their public statements out of concern that the killing could trigger anti-immigration protests. 27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver in October 2024. Her killer, Deng Majek, was a Sudanese national and was later sentenced to 29 years in prison. The killing came just months after the Southport child murders, which sparked anti-migrant riots and demonstrations across parts of the UK. Whyte's mother, Siobhan, said police were concerned about the possibility of the murder prompting further unrest, saying they didn't want "another Southport." "Did they tell us what to say? No. Did they guide us so it didn't look so aggressive? Maybe. I was aggressive -- they toned it down," she said, according to the Daily Mail. "Those migrants were out within two hours -- I think that's because [the police] feared violence," Siobhan said. Following the revelation that Majek had arrived in the UK on a small boat just three months before the attack, Siobhan publicly accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of having "blood on his hands."
And now that he's an MP again, he will be coronated PM. And then he'll serve until the next required election in 2029. But not yet. Starmer says he'll remain in office for a while as they further scheme to coronate Burnham. He says he'll definitely be out by September, though.
Neil Farage, leader of Reform, is calling for a sooner election -- a "snap" general election -- as are many, many others.
Politics UKBut that will be ignored, of course, because while Labour can arrange and confabulate a single win in a Labour stronghold, they will be destroyed in any national election. Democracy. Mmmm, drink it in.
@PolitlcsUK 🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has called for a general election following Keir Starmer's resignation
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer gets emotional as he resigns as Prime Minister
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 22, 2026
"I shall spend more time on the most important job. Being the best husband I can to my fantastic wife Vic... and being best dad I can to my beautiful children, who have been my pride and joy" pic.twitter.com/3OaOMTqPLQ
“While Sir Keir Starmer was the Director of Public Prosecutions, it has been reported that 13,000 suspected rape gang members and paedophiles were let off with warning letters.”
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 22, 2026
Keir Starmer can’t just resign. He should be prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/WT5VvvwUg9
🚨 Keir Starmer resigned in disgrace as UK Prime Minister.
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) June 22, 2026
Trump: “He failed badly on immigration and energy. Unfortunately, Keir is not Winston Churchill.”
Starmer’s record: Open borders, record illegal crossings, decades of covered-up rape gangs, with his office literally… pic.twitter.com/Y8ym8QVaXk
How about some going away music for Keir Starmer 🪈😭 pic.twitter.com/ISWzKT85EE
— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) June 22, 2026
Rupert Lowe MP
@RupertLowe10 Vile attempts by Zack Polanski, Humza Yousaf and many others to demonise me following the release of our rape gang inquiry report will not work. For decades the mass rape of vulnerable white girls by gangs of Pakistani Muslims was covered up exactly because of efforts like this. It will not work anymore. There is a clear link between religion and these abhorrent crimes that have stained on our nation for so very long. That religion is Islam, and other politicians must finally find the courage to say so. Threats, abuse and intimidation will not work. We have held our hearings, the report has been published and now we move onto the private prosecution phase. Our aim is to put rapists and their enablers in prison. That is now our objective.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:25 PM (vf0Uk)
... and taking it hard up the pooper from Uke rentboys
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:25 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (T+CvP)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (HinvH)
Different cultures are... different.
Different means not the same.
Not the same means not equal.
Not equal means one is greater than the other.
Do you hate your own cultures o much that you have to import mass amounts of literal relative shit?
Yes, yes you do.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (GP8V/)
Europe is dying, quickly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (vf0Uk)
So I think it probably wasn't a Sikh ceremonial screwdriver. Still, I'd like to know if it was a phillips, flathead, or one of those wicked torx.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Dennis, Constitutional Peasant at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (wVcYX)
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Farage is a sham, another fake.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (V6d0j)
Who says the Stasi went away?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (2GVsD)
That religion is Islam, and other politicians must finally find the courage to say so.
Look, just because Muhammad is the example of ideal Muslim behavior for all other Muslims to follow, including having multiple sex slaves he took by force and having sex with his 9 year old child bride, doesn't mean they aren't compatible with evil colonial Western white culture! They add important diversity!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Nancy "Smegol" Pelosi (D-CA) at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ukrainian rent boys at June 22, 2026 01:28 PM (pBJ6M)
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Farage is a sham, another fake.
I'm not convinced that's the case, but regardless, he's light years ahead of Starmer or any other Labourite, and I'd be willing to give him a chance. As I've said before, the nightmare is that Reform and Restore split the vote.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:28 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Robertson at June 22, 2026 01:28 PM (0sNs1)
But not the 250,000+ girls raped, tortured and killed.
He cried for himself.
But not Henry Novak.
He cries for himself.
But not the indigenous people of the United Kingdom.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (73/SM)
No he is not.
He is resigning knowing his job was only half done.
People need to get it through their heads that these are not 'oopsies'. They hate the 'unwashed masses' and want you to live in misery.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (VJX5o)
You got that right, mate.
Posted by: War of the Roses at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (wVcYX)
"I shall spend more time on the most important job. Being the best husband I can to my fantastic wife Vic...
Woof. THAT'S what happened to Vic?
Didn't see THAT coming.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Embarrassing Stain at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (1z0T4)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 01:31 PM (0sNs1)
So I think it probably wasn't a Sikh ceremonial screwdriver. Still, I'd like to know if it was a phillips, flathead, or one of those wicked torx.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (Jr5Lq)
When Allen wrenches are outlawed, only outlaws will be able to assemble Ikea furniture .
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 01:31 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM
Reed and Prince would like a word......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:31 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:31 PM (2GVsD)
I was hoping for Russian tanks in London this summer to help clean their muz invasion problem up, but I'll take a slow slide into the dumpster of civil war as a consolidation prize.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (DfK6m)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (mWKAz)
"Conspiracy" Nuts: Everything seems so fake and so gay
Other People: No it's not. That's just crazy talk.
Everything: {Fake and Gay, Fake and Gay, Fake and Gay.....}
"Conspiracy" Nuts: So, ummmm...
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (Iurxt)
But not yet. Starmer says he'll remain in office for a while as they further scheme to coronate Burnham. He says he'll definitely be out by September, though.
I figure that Keir Starmer hopes to add 10,000-20,000 little girls raped by muslims to his legacy-
before getting the boot in September.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 01:31 PM
No, no, that's what we're here for on Tool Time.
Posted by: The wenches of Tim Allen at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (Gqar8)
It's an 80/20 issue and they refuse to take the easy win.
I've heard there are only two ways to get a politician to do what you want. Show them the money, or show them the votes. All the talking is a show for the rubes. It always comes down to money or votes. The votes are clearly there, but they refuse. The money must be very very good.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (mkw2N)
Soccer instead of Football
230v instead of 220v
Drive on Left instead of Right
School years instead of school grades
Shitty food instead of good food
Ah Just snarking my British friends.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (1S3fY)
They add murder just to spice things up a bit.
Know islham, no peace.
No islham, know peace.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (vf0Uk)
They throw him off a roof then rape his corpse
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM
Did someone mention missing?
Posted by: The Fourth Shot at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (0sNs1)
Sponge
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Boy howdy do I have some American Statistics for you.....
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (1S3fY)
All the fun, of course......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (jehhT)
New musical: Keir Starmer in Don't Cry for Me Londonstan.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)
Featuring the hit song Don't kill me, Muslims! I'm on Your Side!.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 01:35 PM (qx7Zg)
"Deng Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times with a screwdriver in a frenzied 90-second attack in 2024 after following the 27-year-old to Bescot Stadium railway station in Walsall. He was later caught on CCTV dancing and laughing."
"She was on the platform when Majek launched his attack, stabbing her 19 times in the head, with 11 injuries to her skull, and one wound so deep it pierced her brain stem."
They don't even know how old this cockroach is. Not joking. These savages are so thinly vetted they don't even know their true ages.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvwdgjpj3o
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:35 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: The Fourth Shot at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (0sNs1)
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Not a miss. A lateral excursion.
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 01:36 PM (1S3fY)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (VJX5o)
You got that right, mate.
Posted by: War of the Roses at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (wVcYX)
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YT has at least one man-in-the-street video with the interviewer asking London Brits where the UK GDP stands in comparison to US states (the answer, of course, is 51st). The reactions are priceless.
Worse than Mississippi. I would much rather live in Hattiesburg than any part of not-so-jolly England.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:36 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:36 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (Dv3i1)
Then get to work.
At a minimum, it will slow down those wanting to enter the UK when they hear the stories. IYKWIMAITTYD.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (fgSb9)
I've seen so many posts by Euros visiting the US for the World cup in which they are astonished at the world class stadiums, the amazing, food, and the fun people of the US. Nobody's praising Canada. Nobody's talking positively about the food, the people, the facilities, the atmosphere, or anything else about them. Canada blows.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: bonhomme
Ultimately, there is also rope to be shown.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (/lPRQ)
That religion is Islam, and other politicians must finally find the courage to say so.
islam is a poisonous cult who seeks the destruction of western society and blind adherence to its evil ideology. It has no place in a civilized nation and should be fought on all fronts vigorously and mercilessly lest we be infected by its insidious cultists.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (/nX+B)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:38 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:38 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 01:35 PM (2GVsD)
Yes. The Anglosphere is circling the drain. What is the primary cause of this?
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 01:38 PM (Gqar8)
Considered at least swinging by the flack tower in Chicago this week on my way through, but Mayor Johnston's Transfemicide State of Emergency declaration is in effect, so, no.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (Y8DZL)
"Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn't listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went.
The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell."
-- Tim Walz posting on X
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (rJ48h)
With apologies to zombie Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Posted by: Embarrassing Stain at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (1z0T4)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (cGjQu)
27-year-old Rhiannon Whyte was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver in October 2024. Her killer, Deng Majek, was a Sudanese national and was later sentenced to 29 years in prison.
1 year per stab, 6 years for spilling biologically hazardous material on the sidewalk.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (ubCxQ)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (L4tHq)
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (fgSb9)
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Ok, but, what about the kebabs?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:38 PM (22ggK)
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And a California governor and his cronies living it up at the French Laundry.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 01:34 PM (Iurxt)
"Whatever it takes to make them feel included."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (OxX9V)
Posted by: brak at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (sCxmP)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (22ggK)
Which, of course, you knew when they refused to disclose any information about him.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 01:42 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM (fgSb9)
When reamed so, shit just falls out. Plug is necessary.
He does, however, remove the plug to insert his head in the evenings.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:42 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM
It's meat on a stick. How difficult can that be?
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:42 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (OxX9V)
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Please explain. They think muslims are "fine?"
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (fgSb9)
The replacement is so bad they'll probably be begging for Starmer back in 6 months.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (OkYzo)
Nobody's praising Canada. Nobody's talking positively about the food
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)
See? Even the poofter Euros know the evil of poutine.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:40 PM
It's meat on a stick. How difficult can that be?
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:42 PM (VJX5o)
They were doing that 50,000 years ago. Hell the Neanderthals did kebabs.
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 01:43 PM (Gqar8)
With apologies to zombie Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Posted by: Embarrassing Stain at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (1z0T4)
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Same here in the US:
Tony Seruga
@TonySeruga
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18h
The same 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh from Yuba City caused a fatal chain-reaction crash on Oct 21, 2025, on the I-10 Freeway in Ontario, CA.
His semi plowed into stopped traffic, killing 3 people and injuring others. He was initially charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter (DUI charges were later dropped after toxicology came back negative).
He faces gross negligence manslaughter counts.
Matching name, age, and hometown — it’s the same driver!
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (V6d0j)
"Found an imaginary problem, said only they could fix it, didn't listen to experts, hired buddies who grifted millions, failed miserably, bragged how great it went.
The entire Trump presidency in a nutshell."
-- Tim Walz posting on X
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)
Your clan destroyed it after they finished. However, the biggest part is that it's not leaking 30,000 gallons a week anymore.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (vf0Uk)
____________
Starmer blocked Burnham from standing for election on the Labor ticket a couple of years ago in order to avoid exactly this result.
Posted by: Carl Spackler at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: torabora at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (KtOUo)
While he says that they need to get better control on the small boats coming across the Channel, he's on record saying the UK needs to soften immigration rules. Got that? Soften them from what they are NOW.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:44 PM (V6d0j)
Maybe they’ll never come out. Hopefully.
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (Gqar8)
https://tinyurl.com/58bdmsxh+
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (qx7Zg)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
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18h
The same 21-year-old Jashanpreet Singh from Yuba City caused a fatal chain-reaction crash on Oct 21, 2025, on the I-10 Freeway in Ontario, CA.
At least California kept their newly minted CDL driver.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (vf0Uk)
I know this is a joke, but the hardest part about making a kebab is making the marinade. That part is maybe a 2/10 difficulty.
Cube your lamb or chicken, soak the meat in the marinade for a day, skewer the meat with some bell peppers and onions, grill the skewers with meat and veggies on them. Viola, delicious kebabs. Easy peasy.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (mkw2N)
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70 million people in that asylum.
I'll bet there's only about 100k that actually want freedom.
The rest want maybe a little more safety--but not at the expense of the security of social spending or the risk of being called racist.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (73/SM)
Yes, Chabad neighborhood near my relatives. Looks like a police officer and one terrorist are dead, cops now surrounding Lubavitcher homes searching for a 2nd terrorist.
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (/nX+B)
Stop talking about our partners for peace that way.
Posted by: J D Vance at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (/nX+B)
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It's really cool.
Posted by: J.D. Vance over the weekend at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (mWKAz)
Kinda. Brits I know still kowtow to multiculti - must have curry and all that. They also were so pleased that they could get cheap broccoli over there.
And NHS. But it has problems...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (cGjQu)
That number is contested.
A number that is NOT contested is the 13,000 subset of those cases over which Starmer was directly responsible, before becoming PM. 2008-2013, he was in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service. Those were the cases which the CPS dropped because the witnesses were unreliable.
And according to Islamic law, sure. You need four other witnesses and if she's been gang raped by four dudes, all those dudes have to say is "nuh uh, dindu nuffin".
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)
Nobody's praising Canada. Nobody's talking positively about the food
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)
CANADA
Two Times Lamer Than Europeans and Three Times As Needy!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (iJfKG)
>>Please explain. They think muslims are "fine?"
You're talking about a people who add random u's and e's to words.
There's something mental about Brit-ish people.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (XV/Pl)
The Maple Syrup Flavor Wheel:
https://tinyurl.com/yxmdkd5e
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
Their monarchy are a bunch of inbred retards.
Their food sucks with the force of a supermassive black hole.
Their elected politicians have sold the entire nation down the river for decades.
The weather is ass.
Have I mentioned the food?
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (oqH4h)
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Out: every human being has a soul
In: every human being adds to Britain's GDP!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: J.D. Vance over the weekend at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (mWKAz)
Rumor also says he had TWO minders who were fucking around on their phones while he attacked the child.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (mkw2N)
Now do blacks and hispanics here
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 01:48 PM (wNj5H)
Underwater cleaning bots to scrub them after dark.
This isn't hard to fix which begs the question, who wants this colossal eff up?
Posted by: torabora at June 22, 2026 01:48 PM (KtOUo)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 01:48 PM (Gqar8)
Now do blacks and hispanics here
Posted by: Howdy at June 22, 2026 01:48 PM (wNj5H)
We're not being imprisoned for talking about them when they murder or rape.
Not comparable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:48 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (kX27y)
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Do you know where exactly? Cote St Luc?
Posted by: J.D. Vance over the weekend at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Seems Legit
They don't know who to vote for. Reform is called right wing and Rupert Lowe is called a bad man. Labour is destroying the country and the greens are now a mohammedan party.
They think they are not allowed to vote for people who will fix the problems.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (OxX9V)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (22ggK)
Not everywhere . Lot of PDs and Sheriffs were very considerate of those that refused the lockdowns but yeah those examples stand out.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (GP8V/)
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Kebabs at 3am on a Tuesday after getting sloshed at the local pub is a great deal in exchange for the rape, torture and murder of 250k girls.
If one of your group gets picked off and sent to their sex slave dungeon at the back of the shop, oh well ....
/s/ Every single Labour voter.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:41 PM (OxX9V)
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All the good ones are dead or came here. Plus, the class system in UK is pure poison. Those in the lower ranks have been conditioned for dozens of generations that they are inferior and deserve to get lorded over by the elites. It's kind of their defense mechanism, to accept their lot in life and not think about it too much.
Those in the upper ranks have been conditioned to think they are superior to the lowyard proles -- and are entitled to take what they want -- and that everything they do is enlightened awesomeness.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)
The TDS retards dumped shit into it and hacked at it, destroying parts of it, including the water.
It's more of why we just can't have nice things in this country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (22ggK)
>>Don't Canadians put gravy on French fries?
Not going to fault them for that, Disco Fries are awesome.
Now mayonnaise on French fries? That's a whole other thing.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (XV/Pl)
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70 million people in that asylum.
I'll bet there's only about 100k that actually want freedom.
The rest want maybe a little more safety--but not at the expense of the security of social spending or the risk of being called racist.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (73/SM)
Hard to believe these were the same people who went out and colonized - and civilized - much of the world. I'm actually sad to see their fall.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (T+CvP)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (OkYzo)
*hordemind Activate!*
Posted by: J.D. Vance over the weekend at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (mWKAz)
Word.
Posted by: J D Vance at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Embarrassing Stain at June 22, 2026 01:29 PM (1z0T4)
There is always another feckless dingbat waiting to be coronated.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (y171U)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
I believe the comparison was GDP per capita.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (qx7Zg)
And Princess Saint Catherine, why she is positively working her little butt off in all those treatment centers and safe houses she has established for the victims!!
The British Royal Family, truly role models for the ages!!!
Posted by: kallisto at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (GY74I)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (kX27y)
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Still conflicting reports about whether an officer was murdered or wounded.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (V6d0j)
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woman north of Houston lost her job over the weekend for saying basically that out loud while a muslim agitator recorded her.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (73/SM)
But the Brits aren't even really willing to solve this with ballots - better to see your daughter raped and murdered then be called racist!...let alone do the things they should be doing now.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (Cqx++)
Can we send them our June Bugs? Those things are f*cking retarded and server no purpose but to crash into things and get smashed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM
Grill them over a camel chip fire for authenticity.
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (sgkY8)
Rumor also says he had TWO minders who were fucking around on their phones while he attacked the child.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (mkw2N)
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Nope, over the weekend the UK police actually held a press conference to announce that the guy was white. Which is humorous in its own right. The refused to release his name at that time, however. In the UK, they can't release names (under law) until formal charges are levied. They let this guy out on bond until September without any formal charges after throwing a 3 year old to the crocodiles...because he's retarded....maybe severely so....not like most of the Morons.
(had to throw in that last prt)Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM
I saw corn on the cob on a stick slathered in Mayonnaise & chili powder at the state fair. I physically gagged.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (22ggK)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
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You're right. I was running from memory.
The correct metric is PER CAPITA GDP. Using that metric, the per capita GDP of MS residents is higher than the UK per capita GDP.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (sgkY8)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (GP8V/)
The British Royal Family, truly role models for the ages!!!
Posted by: kallisto at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (GY74I)
The 2 biggest scams on Planet Earth:
1. Insurance
2. The Royal Family
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (fgSb9)
My 11 year old likes to watch a couple of different British Minecraft YouTubers. Sometimes when he's doing that I'll say to the room, "Allo! I'm a Bri-ish per-son!" in the most ridiculous British pseudo accent. He hates it. I think I'm hilarious.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
You'll get a re-gendered race swapped Ruttles and love it.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (Y8DZL)
The same people here in the US that tell us men need to be put on a curfew and 1/3 women are raped are also telling us 250K rapes in the UK is no biggie.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (vf0Uk)
The TDS retards dumped shit into it and hacked at it, destroying parts of it, including the water.
It's more of why we just can't have nice things in this country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (vf0Uk)
I said that the other day...why can't we have nice things anymore...just lovely nice things without the endless victimization play.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (y171U)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
I believe the comparison was GDP per capita.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 01:51 PM (qx7Zg)
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UK would still be ahead of Miss and a number of other USA states
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (iFTx/)
From whereabouts?
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:49 PM (22ggK)
127 Posted by: ...
Mostly from Nottigham or Dorsetshire. Not poor or poorly educated folks.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (OxX9V)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (aGp5K)
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Just wait until little Sanjeep and little Achmed add diversity to the Canadian squad in a few years.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)
At least.
Honestly if even one country were to string up their current elites and send all the immigrants/refugees home I think we'd see a cascade effect like you've never seen - Euro-nik after Euro-nik bureaucrat arguing they were always against immigration...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Frank Barone
That wasn't for eating...
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:54 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
We're number 44, we're number 44!!!!
- The UK, if it were a state
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (Dv3i1)
Is there anything left in the UK that's worth a shit?
Their monarchy are a bunch of inbred retards.
Their food sucks with the force of a supermassive black hole.
Their elected politicians have sold the entire nation down the river for decades.
The weather is ass.
Have I mentioned the food?
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (oqH4h)
On the other hand, we have mastered the art of the Magneto.
Posted by: Lucas Electric, Prince of Darkness at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Frank Barone
That wasn't for eating...
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:54 PM (Y8DZL)
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Was it deep fried?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM
Elvis needs boats.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (vf0Uk)
Mars needs women.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)
They came in handy on the Oregon Trail when stuck in the Sierra Nevada.
Posted by: Donner Party at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (wVcYX)
- The UK, if it were a state
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:55 PM (Dv3i1)
Open 4 more Buc-Ee's in those 6 bottom states and they're better than the UK.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (vf0Uk)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
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You're right. I was running from memory.
The correct metric is PER CAPITA GDP. Using that metric, the per capita GDP of MS residents is higher than the UK per capita GDP.
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:52 PM (rj6Yv)
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UK per capita GDP: $61,056
MS per capita GDP: $55,877 or $42,000 depending on how you calculate.
There are indeed some Euro countries that have less GDP per capita than MS. But UK isn't one of them.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (iFTx/)
The country has done nothing positive in 30 years. But at least they have free healthcare or something!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (77rzZ)
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No one in all of Europe ever batted an eye at the various tsars treating the serfs as disposable trash.
Because they all treat their lower class the same.
Again:
Your average slave in the Untied States ate better than 1/3 of all those who lived in Europe.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 01:56 PM (73/SM)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
It's per capita. GDP per capita, and the UK is ranked 51st of the 50 states.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: Some Martian incel at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Lucas Electric, Prince of Darkness
I found it amusingly ironic that in X Men, Magneto was played by a Brit.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (OxX9V)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (rii+a)
Ah. I just missed the math. They're 44 of 50.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (rii+a)
That's not correct. UK's GDP is over $4 trillion. That's Number 5 in the world. The only US state with (maybe) a larger GDP is California. Mississippi's GDP is under $200 billion.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)
It's per capita. GDP per capita, and the UK is ranked 51st of the 50 states.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (rii+a)
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Except it's not. See my post above.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 01:50 PM (OkYzo)
Well they are fried potatoes.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (GP8V/)
Here in Shitsville, every few years we get a spike in graffiti. Gang tags everywhere. I report all that I see to the city, they clean them up, then we go a few years before the animals resume their mission to turn everything ugly.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (iFTx/)
What if it were just Britain and not the whole UK?
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (wGerL)
But I laughed anyway.
I'm going to hell, aren't I...
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (wBaIH)
I typed it.
I'll see you there, apparently.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:53 PM (OxX9V)
Try talking to some poor and poorly educated ones! It won't be a slam dunk win but you will get better answers by and large. You have to remember even their Tories are essentially US Democrat Socialist Dumbfuck Lite.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:58 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: davidt at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (Q+gd/)
Also he founds the "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants"
Now plenty of people do evil stuff but I can't think of a real world case of someone naming their org like that. And he's a mutant supremacist or something so it should be more like "The Brotherhood of Superior People" or something
Posted by: Some Martian incel at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (sKqQm)
Their monarchy are a bunch of inbred retards.
Their food sucks with the force of a supermassive black hole.
Their elected politicians have sold the entire nation down the river for decades.
The weather is ass.
Have I mentioned the food?
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (oqH4h)
It is a little known fact that the search for decent food was the primary motivation of the Royal Navy to venture out and basically conquer and colonize the known world.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (T+CvP)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (GDtGs)
Posted by: davidt at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (Q+gd/)
The people voted for it.
The elected officials never implemented it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (GDtGs)
Posted by: Archer at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (wvc0i)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (fkjGs)
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From wikipedia on Charlene Downes -
A witness, who worked at a different restaurant, claimed she overheard Albattikhi speaking to her employer. The group had been discussing having sex with girls, when Albattikhi claimed he had previously had sex with Downes. The group then joked that she had "gone into the kebabs".
As for me, I will no longer eat any kebabs.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 01:57 PM (OxX9V)
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"Evil Brit" is a fairly popular trope.
Must be because a deep British voice (e.g., Christopher Lee) sounds very cool.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (gnNyN)
I'm officially down 20lbs.
BMI says I'm now overweight. Hilariously, for a 6'5" guy, "normal weight" is between 155lbs and 210lbs. Right around 205-215 is a good weight for me as far as looks and health. If I cut down to 165 or 155, I'd look like a plague victim.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (T+CvP)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
The BMI is horseshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:02 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 02:02 PM (OxX9V)
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 01:47 PM (oqH4h)
So Prime Rib served with Yorkshire pudding is from somewhere else?
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 02:02 PM (Y8DZL)
You know how I know you're not from Louisiana?
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:03 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
I'm 5'8 and 165. I'm about 5lbs of fat too heavy.
You'd look like you were just rescued from the camps.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:03 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:03 PM (Jr5Lq)
Way up when there were about 5 comments, I decided I should go off and find out a little about this European parliamentary system.
Prime Minister Nancy Pelosi. omg.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 02:04 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Frank Barone
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Elotes is one of the tip-top best ways to eat corn.
But I prefer sour cream to mayo.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:04 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 02:02 PM (Y8D
Wouldn't like it if it was made in the USA. I'm not a bloody meat guy or a pudding guy.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:04 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:03 PM (GP8V/)
You're right. But I do love me some Tabasco. And that's from Louisiana.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (T+CvP)
Germany has a slightly hired GDP per capita but not by a lot and the redditors can't comprehend why.
Some argued GDP doesn't matter though if the numbers were different the same people would argue they do.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)
in the end, isn't the real democracy the
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (sGtp+)
You'd look like you were just rescued from the camps.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 02:03 PM (rii+a)
I'm 5'9"ish and pushing 200. I feel I looked my best at 185 and exercising (in shape).
I will get back there, someday, but am still a bit overwhelmed in life to get myself motivated to do much of anything toward that goal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Archer at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (wvc0i)
It is a little known fact that the search for decent food was the primary motivation of the Royal Navy to venture out and basically conquer and colonize the known world.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 01:59 PM (T+CvP)
Just to show how stupid the Limeys are, they have had plenty of beef available for centuries, and they apparently just boil it like uncivilized heathens.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)
Nice work.
Remember that the "ideal weight" is calculated by cuck vegans in Priuses who sit to pee.
BMI is the Food Pyramid of Social Distancing.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (GDtGs)
https://tinyurl.com/3tekzkx2
To me, it looks like Euro "Death Wish".
Posted by: Thrawn at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (KKMoa)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (y9nCu)
"Honey! Fire up the grill and get the pot of water boiling, eh love?!?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:06 PM (vf0Uk)
Starmer phoned it in.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: mea culpa at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (2TwE4)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 02:02 PM (Y8DZL)
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Oh so they managed to get bread and ribeye right? Hot damn!
(I bet it's still under-seasoned as a bastard though)
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (oqH4h)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
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That's got to be a glitch. I'm 6'6" and haven't been anywhere near 155 since about 6th grade....and I'm not overweight.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (dIske)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (GDtGs)
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LOL, someone reported at one of the stadiums for the World Cup, only the Americans and the Mexicans were using the urinals.
All the rest of the Euros were using the stalls.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (73/SM)
Forgot about that one.
"You sit to pee, don't you......."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (vf0Uk)
It’s like how when blacks have 20% a pass rate in exams the problem isn’t the 20%, it’s the exam.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:08 PM (JpaWp)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (VJX5o)
Some of mind did likewise.
And England is not the England our fathers knew.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 02:08 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)
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If you have lifted any amount of weights in the past year the BMI is entirely useless.
Posted by: ballistic at June 22, 2026 02:08 PM (oqH4h)
*He* don't like meat but he sure likes the bone
Posted by: Deadeye Dick at June 22, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/48jzxsnh
From the article:
"So, is Britain poorer than Mississippi? The answer appears to be yes, and it’s yes for many other European countries as well.
Why is this? Well, as we showed above, it’s not because the United States lacks a welfare state. The US has a very large welfare state. On the other hand, the US does often have a lower tax burden than most European countries. Moreover, Americans benefit from the very large free-trade zone that is the United States which very lightly regulates the movement of goods and services from state to state. In contrast, European states still impose many regulations on cross-border trade. For example, the IMF has noted that “Europe’s internal barriers are equivalent to a 45% tariff on manufactured goods and a 110% levy on services.” Overall economic regulation is certainly heavy in Europe as well. "
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Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 22, 2026 02:09 PM (ao/5o)
Our future. The Democratic Socialists of America have just called for abolishing the Presidency and the Senate, and centralizing all power in the House.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 22, 2026 02:09 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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4 trillion/70 million (population of UK) = 57,142
200 billion/3 million (population of Mississippi) = 66,666.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 02:09 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:10 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Zombie Neville Chamberlain at June 22, 2026 02:10 PM (wvc0i)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:10 PM (GDtGs)
The left likes low passing rates so they can always demand more $$$ for education.
Though you can see a direct correlation between dollars spent and dropping test scores/knowledge levels
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
I'm 5'9"ish and pushing 200. I feel I looked my best at 185 and exercising (in shape).
I will get back there, someday, but am still a bit overwhelmed in life to get myself motivated to do much of anything toward that goal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:05 PM (vf0Uk)
5'9", currently about 230. Picture a bearded middle-aged guy with a body like a Peanut M and M.
But it's MAGNIFICENTLY SEXY Peanut M and M.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (y9nC
What color?
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:01 PM (mkw2N)
__________________________
That's got to be a glitch. I'm 6'6" and haven't been anywhere near 155 since about 6th grade....and I'm not overweight.
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:07 PM (dIske)
6'3" and 230 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal.
Well, okay.
Maybe a bit of tin foil in there now. I am over 29.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (GP8V/)
Because they're fat. But America has a fat problem.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (vf0Uk)
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (ao/5o)
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lots of tweets responding to politicians condoning the Scot who went a'stabbing with:
Don't look back in anger
Don't blame the whole for the actions of one
Don't be so hasty, he may have had mental health issues
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (73/SM)
If I was the parent of this murdered girl I would at least demand any interview that the people rise up and remove those responsible.
This stuff does have an effect which is why the media plays the games it does
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Megthered at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (jHnR/)
I can deadlift 315 at 54yo.
That BMI voodoo don't concern me.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (GDtGs)
Are there rich people in the UK? Of course. Are there dirt poor people in Mississippi. Absolutely. But the median person in MS is better off than the median person in the UK.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (JpaWp)
My public school district has a 42% chronic absenteeism rate. Nothing is going to get better in this country until we put the fear of God into our 'youth' and they learn some fucking discipline.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (GP8V/)
Hungarian women have entered the chat.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Archer at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (wvc0i)
You must have had a good serve. ( I'm a former player myself)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (jrgJz)
lots of tweets responding to politicians condoning the Scot who went a'stabbing with:
Don't look back in anger
Don't blame the whole for the actions of one
Don't be so hasty, he may have had mental health issues
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (73/SM)
They don't want you to retaliate because they want you dead.
They believe they can control 60IQ retards easier than they can control you.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (vf0Uk)
The left likes low passing rates so they can always demand more $$$ for education.
Though you can see a direct correlation between dollars spent and dropping test scores/knowledge levels
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
_______________________________
No one showed that philosophy better than Mike Judge.
"IT'S GOT ELECTROLYTES!!!"
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (dIske)
Yeah, if you have a lifting background or if you're tall, BMI is silly. I've been following the Juggernaut powerlifting program for the past three years. Hopefully I've put on a few pounds of muscle.
I could see the difference before the weight loss. I'm seeing more of a difference now. It's fun, like a slow reveal. Lately I've been watching my obliques making an appearance.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (uqKJX)
The world war already started. First shot came out of a lab in Wuhan. Globalists vs Restofus-ists
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (xcxpd)
For the Brits it is 160.
Both are bad but I guess we are still a bit worse.
Note black women in the US are about 190 and Brits 165.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (CM7zZ)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (GP8V/)
Hungarian women have entered the chat.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (2WIwB)
Do they know about the cup sizes?
Posted by: Frank Costanza at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (wVcYX)
Hey, my teeth are up here!
Posted by: British Woman at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (4o0UL)
Because, yes, Andy Burnham is also a Fabian Society member.
Moar Socialism!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (JpaWp)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (GP8V/)
Hungarian women have entered the chat.
this is an imperial vs metric thing isn't it? do the brits still measure boob size in pounds, shillings, and pence?
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: mr tmz at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (rJ48h)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (GP8V/)
But it's MAGNIFICENTLY SEXY Peanut M and M.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:11 PM (y9nC
What color?
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:12 PM (GP8V/)
Put it to you this way. Van Halen banned me from backstage in the 80s. Couldn't stand the competition.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (CM7zZ)
Anorexia kills. They want you afraid of weight so you kill yourself to be small. They've been gunning for population control for generations.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)
They believe they can control 60IQ retards easier than they can control you.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (vf0Uk)
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In grim irony, they're going to find out that the 60IQ retards have a boot on their necks.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Keirs Starmer at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (0ZmKh)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (GDtGs)
Posted by: Archer at June 22, 2026 02:17 PM (wvc0i)
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lots of tweets responding to politicians condoning the Scot who went a'stabbing with:
Don't look back in anger
Don't blame the whole for the actions of one
Don't be so hasty, he may have had mental health issues
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (73/SM)
I think those are Oasis song lyrics
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (xcxpd)
Nice!
I'm 49 and my most recent PRs are:
275lbs bench.
390 squat.
475 deadlift.
I performed all to competition standard. No bouncing or hitching or half squat or anything like that.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 02:16 PM (sGtp+)
Heh. The study was based on bra size.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (GP8V/)
Better make sure none of them have a lighter first mate.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
For the Brits it is 160.
Both are bad but I guess we are still a bit worse.
Height makes a difference. I dare say our white wymynses are taller since we have a lot of Germanics mixed in the gene pool which has to up our average over the Brits.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (JpaWp)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (CM7zZ)
Metric? It's metric! (begins to froth at mouth)
We should measure body weight in stones, and volume in pecks! It's the American way!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (InJki)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (xcxpd)
Overrated sacks of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Brie Larson at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Someone who misheard his facts of the day at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (sKqQm)
For the Brits it is 160.
Both are bad but I guess we are still a bit worse.
Note black women in the US are about 190 and Brits 165.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22
Depends on how tall you are, right? Someone who is 4’11 and 190 is very different than someone who is 5’11. We laugh at big boned, but people do have different bone structures and that does play a role, too.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (CM7zZ)
big gulps count as weights, right?
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (xcxpd)
Overrated sacks of shit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (vf0Uk)
That's also the Oasis' greatest hits album title.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
Yes; I'm rather fond of my BIL who lives there with my sister.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (ZeH0U)
A lot of the women have the barmaid build. It's a good look if they're young and relatively fit.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (mkw2N)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (Q/FnY)
Well, THAT doesn't happen very often.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (Iurxt)
Go boobs!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (vf0Uk)
( . ) ( . )
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
Fuck that song is good.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (xcxpd)
First time ever?
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (GP8V/)
That's also the Oasis' greatest hits album title.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
They NAILED it then.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (vf0Uk)
( . ) ( . )
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (xcxpd)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (vf0Uk)
You must have had a good serve. ( I'm a former player myself)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:14 PM (GP8V/)
________________________
My brother and I are both about the same height played a lot of doubles (which of course your serve is key) We played Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the semis of tourney in Chicago and it was a barn burner, 3 close sets (we lost). But, my brother and I couldn't help laugh, because Fleming kept calling McEnroe "shorty". He's about 5'10". Fleming is about 6'5". My bro and I are both 6'6".
Posted by: Orson at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (dIske)
Depends on how tall you are, right? Someone who is 4’11 and 190 is very different than someone who is 5’11. We laugh at big boned, but people do have different bone structures and that does play a role, too.
That is true but these are average numbers.
So a woman that's jacked and 6 ft tall is probably fine at 170.
But there are a lot of spherical people in these averages - its not just Guatemalans.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (sKqQm)
Blur > Oasis
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
Pulp > Blur > Oasis
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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4 trillion/70 million (population of UK) = 57,142
200 billion/3 million (population of Mississippi) = 66,666.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 02:09 PM (XvL8K)
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Except those numbers are not right. UK total GDP is over $4.2 trillion and MS is no more than $165 billion. It is just not true that UK's per capital GDP is less than MS, no matter how much we wish it were true.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:15 PM (CM7zZ)
Metric? It's metric! (begins to froth at mouth)
We should measure body weight in stones, and volume in pecks! It's the American way!
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Just wait till you discover why they use grains as a unit of weight.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 02:22 PM (Q/FnY)
Fuck that song is good.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (xcxpd)
First time ever?
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:20 PM (GP8V/)
Yeah, never heard any of Hall and Oates 70's output before.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:22 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:22 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)
4 trillion/70 million (population of UK) = 57,142
200 billion/3 million (population of Mississippi) = 66,666.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 02:09 PM (XvL8K)
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Except those numbers are not right. UK total GDP is over $4.2 trillion and MS is no more than $165 billion. It is just not true that UK's per capital GDP is less than MS, no matter how much we wish it were true.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)
Especially when people are seemingly pulling numbers out of their ass.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:23 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (Iurxt)
But there are a lot of spherical people in these averages - its not just Guatemalans.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (sKqQm
When I started my weight loss / health journey, I told myself I wanted to be in shape - a shape other than round.
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (CM7zZ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (vf0Uk)
That's legit weight.
I always make sure my wife films my PRs now. They aint much, but dammit they are real! I earn every rep.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (dMJIH)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (xcxpd)
I guess you would like a number of their songs then if you like She's Gone.
Also pull up some YouTube of Daryl's House and enjoy how good a musician he is.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:23 PM
Thank you for noticing!
Posted by: Michelle O. at June 22, 2026 02:25 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (Iurxt)
I like 'Common People' more
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 02:25 PM (xcxpd)
Looking better is a good goal, but you'll also feel better generally. And of course actually be healthier!
The best thing they could have done when covid rolled around was tell me to try and get 30m of exercise every other day....
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 02:26 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)
In 2026, Mississippi’s GDP per capita exceeds the UK’s in both nominal and PPP terms, reflecting structural economic reforms in Mississippi and persistent headwinds for the UK. This “Mississippi Question” has become a notable benchmark in cross-country economic comparisons.
statisticsoftheworld.com/compare/
united-states-vs-united-kingdom
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Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (JpaWp)
Mississippi is about $52,000 according to the BEA.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:28 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (Kt19C)
SPORTSBRA!!!!!!!
Go boobs!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (vf0Uk)
Heh. I once pissed off a hot liberal chick in a bar by joking around with the female bartender, a good friend by the way, when I popped out with "Thank God for the Wonderbra" with perfect comic timing.
Side note: hot liberal chicks are often willing to do damn near anything when her clothes are laying on the floor, but she's rarely any good at it. Starfish sex.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears
I love those sessions, damn good music.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 02:29 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Piper at June 22, 2026 02:24 PM (CM7zZ)
The real Piper, before she died, might have been able to help you with that!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 02:30 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Robertson
*Sobs*
Posted by: Vodka and Orange Juice at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (MDua2)
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Brits have hobbits in their gene pool.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 02:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 02:32 PM (Kt19C)
Are there rich people in the UK? Of course. Are there dirt poor people in Mississippi. Absolutely. But the median person in MS is better off than the median person in the UK.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 02:13 PM (JpaWp)
Watching brits in the US for World Cup, they were startled at the amazing houses and general lifestyle, but also at the roads, the parks, the lack of fear, walking freely in neighborhoods, the grocery stores, Costco, and obviously the food.
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (1MCHl)
Posted by: huerfano at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (VJX5o)
Mine might only be 300, but otherwise, same.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at June 22, 2026 02:36 PM (N1DT3)
Maybe. Starmer was trying to serve until 2029, too, but he became so unpopular the party decided he would hurt their election chances. Burnham will probably go the same route, at some point. The UK public is pretty angry.
Posted by: Ace's liver at June 22, 2026 03:28 PM (B9Dv5)
Fathomless Corruption: Feds Probe Gavin and Jennifer Newsom's Wholesale Looting of Taxpayer Money Through Their "Non-Profit" Grifter Organizations
NewsForceThe Sac Bee:
@Newsforce 🚨🇺🇸Federal investigations are targeting the Newsom family's nonprofits and personal finances. Officials are examining $3.7 million paid to the governor's wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom from her charities over the past decade. Gavin Newsom himself is also being probed for soliciting millions in behested payments for her organizations from major donors with state business. Questions have also surfaced about how the couple bought a $3.7 million Sacramento home through an LLC that allegedly didn't appear on his tax returns. No charges have been filed yet.
Federal investigators are digging into the finances of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The governor calls it a political attack tied to his expected 2028 presidential run. The Trump administration's Justice Department is probing the Newsoms' ties to nonprofits, taxes and business dealings going back years. Siebel Newsom has occupied a higher profile position compared to the spouses of other state leaders. The filmmaker and gender equity advocate has helped shape her husband's policies on issues like reproductive health, the male loneliness and mental health crisis, school nutrition, and regulating children's access to social media. Here are key takeaways: The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Siebel Newsom's taxes and nonprofits connected to her and the governor, with several probes ongoing for about a year that originated from whistleblower complaints to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento. IRS and FBI agents have approached staff, friends and associates of the Newsoms in recent weeks and obtained their bank records. The Governor's Office said the probe intensified after Todd Blanche became acting head of the DOJ. One of the investigations is connected to Dana Williamson, Newsom's former chief of staff, who pleaded guilty to fraud and lying to the FBI last month and faces up to 38 years in prison. Siebel Newsom earned about $2.3 million from the Representation Project nonprofit between 2011 and 2018. A 2021 Sacramento Bee investigation found more than $800,000 in donations to the nonprofit from companies that lobby the governor, including PG&E, AT&T and Kaiser Permanente. Just days before the DOJ probe became public, the state's Fair Political Practices Commission fined Newsom $31,500 for failing to report $5.6 million in charitable donations on time, with most going to the California Fire Foundation during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. Newsom was late filing reports on so-called behested payments 34 times in 2025, and the governor has previously been fined for failing to disclose $14 million in donations made between 2019 and 2024.There's a reason Newsom doesn't want to admit these "behested payments." The "behested payments" -- when a politician requests/demands payments to a charity he favors -- aren't illegal but are a "problem," admits the left-wing LA Times.
After Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that the U.S. Department of Justice may be investigating his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, media and pundits pounced on millions in charity payments he has solicited for nonprofits, including ones she is involved in. Those donations, known as "behested payments," aren't illegal in California, but, long before Newsom started asking for them, many have found them unsavory -- with good cause. A behest, after all, is by definition a command or at least a strong suggestion. Anytime a politician is commanding money, regardless of the purpose, there is at least the appearance that the giver -- Meta, Google, Blue Shield for example -- may expect something in return. It may seem absurd that the Trump administration could be investigating Newsom for questionable ethics, when Trump has hawked everything from crypto-coins to sneakers from the Oval Office. But the problem Newsom now faces is that behested payments are actually skeevy, and legal or not, they make an excellent target for pummeling the presidential contender. Especially because some of the charities are tied to his wife. "The Newsom case has blown it wide open, but this has been an issue for years," Sean McMorris told me. He's the transparency, ethics and accountability program manager at Common Cause, a nonpartisan organization that has been raising alarms over behested payments for more than a decade. McMorris said that while these payments don't violate any laws, they are "ripe for abuse" because companies and people likely aren't ponying up cash just to be good citizens. If you or I called up PG&E and asked them to give a few million to our favorite cause, I doubt we'd have much luck, even if it involved kittens, puppies or small children in need. The entire system, McMorris points out, "doesn't really work unless you're shaking down people who you know need things from you as a politician."In other words, it's a shakedown. He asks corporations for money for his favored "charities," with the understanding they will either get a favor in return (or that all favors will be refused unless they pay up). A lot of these donations go to his fucking wife's "charity." Which then pays her a salary putting her in the top 5% of all CEOs of "charities" in the country.
Wall Street ApesJennifer Van Der Laar has been covering the Newsom's unquenchable thirst for graft and plunder for years, and has written a "Start Here" introduction to bring everyone up to speed on their decades of daylight robbery of the taxpayers.
@WallStreetApes
🚨 Gavin Newsom's wife was laundering herself so much money from her NGO she was actually in the top 5% for pay from all charities in the entire nation But that's not all, Gavin Newsom "bought his $3.7 million Sacramento estate, it was done through an LLC, but that LLC doesn't seem to have appeared on his tax returns -- There's a lot of questions" "He's released at least partly to journalists in closed-door viewing sessions, his tax returns. And if you look at that, his income, it's about $1.2 to $1.4 million a year. And it just doesn't add up for all of his expenses. He's got massive mortgages, $625,000 in mortgage payments and he's got at least $1 million in living expenses, and the two just don't add up" "When I had a look at Jennifer Newsom's charity, I found that she was paying herself since 2012, $3.7 million. And this is a lot of money when you look at the amount that the charity brings in. It's sort of $1-$1.7 million a year. And she's paying up to a third of that to herself and her own company--$300,000 a year. Now, I did a bit of data analysis looking at what charities that size usually pay their executives, and she was in the top 5% of all charities in the nation for pay" In the video I included more instances where Gavin Newsom laundered money to his wife - $1 million to block a casino project
- $5 million to an office for his wife that he created
- He sent $300,000 from his donor PG&E to his wife's NGO And more, it never ends. They need to go to jail
🚨 Gavin Newsom’s wife was laundering herself so much money from her NGO she was actually in the top 5% for pay from all charities in the entire nation
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) June 21, 2026
But that’s not all, Gavin Newsom “bought his $3.7 million Sacramento estate, it was done through an LLC, but that LLC doesn't… pic.twitter.com/xCQNVtOuo3
It's insane that this is tolerated. But this is all the Democrat Party is. The Somali pirates are not an aberration. They are just the plebeian face of mass looting. Democrat elites have been doing this for decades. Related: Gavin Newsom was just humiliated by a bipartisan rejection to spend $20 million to honor California's "living governors," that is, the Democrat ones, including himself, of course.
California Democrats have quietly scrapped Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial $20 million plan to honor the state's living former governors from the budget -- abandoning a proposal that sparked rare bipartisan backlash and ridicule of the taxpayer-funded vanity project. The so-called "Governors' Legacies" fund was first revealed by The Post as being part of Newsom's May budget revision would have authorized taxpayer funds to be spent on projects recognizing former governors' public service and policy achievements.The Post calls this a "vanity" project. It is not. It was an attempt to steal $20 million from California's taxpayers to pay for disguised political advertising about Newsom's "accomplishments" as governor just as he's running for president. How is this allowed? He needs to be in prison. And his grifter whorebag wife, too. Lock them up. Lock them up. Lock them up.
But the funding request vanished from a tentative budget agreement shaped and approved this week by Democratic legislators.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Clay at June 22, 2026 12:16 PM (5Rf2z)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (vjmRr)
The Newsoms took federal grant money.
The Newsoms' scheme will make the Clintons' scheme look like amateur hour, though the Clintons outdo them in terms of scale.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 12:19 PM (1Ff7Z)
The largest theft of wealth in history. Ever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 12:20 PM (YwEeS)
They actually created the charities, even if they were fake in all other respects.
But look at the corruption--so obvious and open, not even hiding it, because they knew, even if they got caught, nothing would happen to them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (1Ff7Z)
They may only be getting 5%-10% of all money that's being looted.
Everyone higher on the chain--the ones who trained the Somalis--is making fat bank off these schemes.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (gnNyN)
Hey, parties at the French Laundry don't come cheap!
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (Y8DZL)
They actually created the charities, even if they were fake in all other respects.
But look at the corruption--so obvious and open, not even hiding it, because they knew, even if they got caught, nothing would happen to them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)
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And yet, it was so obvious and stupid that the Biden DOJ opened the investigation.
Lord, I do hope that the Trump DOJ is able to make something of this really stick.
Then we can get some crazy leftist conspiracy theories about how Trump is in league with this or that Democrat primary candidate for president.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:22 PM (Zn6QU)
The largest theft of wealth in history. Ever.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)
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I know math is frowned on around here, but aren't you off by a factor of 1000 or so?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 12:22 PM (gnNyN)
If the Feds have the will, Newsom is %$#@ed.
Posted by: Ann at June 22, 2026 12:23 PM (SHHm+)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 12:23 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: far cry at June 22, 2026 12:23 PM (pBJ6M)
No, it will NOT be Kamala.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Y8DZL)
No, it will NOT be Kamala.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
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*cackles*
-90% of the polling and 65% of the black vote
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Zn6QU)
This is a good start but the public needs to be made to understand that there might... might... be ten politicians nationwide for whom this isn't true. Some are just more 'successful' than others.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (ExV1e)
seems as if leftist liberal democrats don't care about conflict of interest very much when they are making millions out of it
Posted by: Cathymv at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (LPyx5)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (qoLdL)
Could it be that the Biden puppet masters were trying to take out Newsom so he couldn't pose a threat to Kamala?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)
Because California's elections are compromised.
And John Thune with his 53-47 says he just doesn't have the votes for the SAVE Act dosh garden it.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (gKWVE)
That's how you know he's authentic and just like you and focused on stopping Trump.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (ExV1e)
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People forget frequently, but the whole stock trading insider in Congress thing only applies to maybe 10% of those in Congress.
The rest outright suck at it or aren't doing it.
Probably because they're backbenchers without committee chairmanships to do the influence peddling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Rip vanWinkle at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (37cEZ)
-James Burnham
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (I5lp2)
And it has to be a Dem because the Dems themselves will occasionally throw a GOPer to the wolves.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Clay at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (5Rf2z)
Even though we found what amounts to over a trillion in fraud being laundered through NGO’s and entitlement programs.
I love how the GOP is standing up there crowing about finding all this fraud, and then with the other hand increasing the budget for all of these programs and agencies.
Oh, and SS is still in trouble despite them kicking out the illegal aliens and failing to kick all non citizens off programs like SSDI.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (/oKzA)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 12:26 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (iUXlD)
Could it be that the Biden puppet masters were trying to take out Newsom so he couldn't pose a threat to Kamala?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)
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Kremlinology, man.
I'm going to go with: field officers are less political motivated that DC men and found the corruption and started the investigation. Biden's DC men didn't kill it because it could be useful.
It's also important to remember that Kamala and Newsom loathe each other.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (rj6Yv)
Meanwhile, our elected "leaders" grift at the wholesale level with little consequence.
Posted by: Crusader, Former Federal Bank Examiner at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (22ggK)
That's how you know he's authentic and just like you and focused on stopping Trump.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:25 PM (73/SM)
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The problem is that no one will be able to tell the difference from his before behavior.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: zombie at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Archimedes
No, they opened the investigation to stall it. No publicity, no charges.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 12:28 PM (aKjiH)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:29 PM (dK+Kv)
One of these thousands of times I'm hoping I will say, "Hey I was wrong about nothing happening."
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
One of these thousands of times I'm hoping I will say, "Hey I was wrong about nothing happening."
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (xvV+O)
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Remember, we thought this about John Bolton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Zn6QU)
Jennifer is all in for the money and fame. Ask Weinstein.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
I am full of it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (dK+Kv)
"California accused of blocking federal voter roll audit as DOJ escalates probe of election fraud claims"
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (rj6Yv)
But with some of these guys, I look at the wives they're stuck with because of politics, kompromat, and testimony protections, and say "nevermind. This is worse. Get him out of power and let him twist in this cunt's gale force wind for the rest of his miserable existence."
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is one of these supernaturally horrible women.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (BI5O2)
Someone pointed out the other day that despite Newsom crying that he is being targeted by Trump , no Dems are rushing to his defense. Might be to stop Newsom from running for president, but more likely that no one likes him.
Plus a lot are probably saying "focus on him , don't look at me"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: steevy at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (iFTx/)
But Trump said "grab 'em by the pussy!" Reee!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:32 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 22, 2026 12:27 PM (iUXlD)
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The #1 job of Congresscritters is to loot the treasury.
It's in the Constitution.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 12:32 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 12:32 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Hillary at June 22, 2026 12:32 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:32 PM (GP8V/)
They may only be getting 5%-10% of all money that's being looted.
Everyone higher on the chain--the ones who trained the Somalis--is making fat bank off these schemes.
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That's what I think.
I recall one of the Somalis being confronted by the amounts and he was like, "no, no, no."
He actually may have been telling the truth--maybe he only billed and received $100k.
But up the chain, that was 3, 4, or 500k, listed as reimbursed to him.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:33 PM (73/SM)
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Who, outside of Georgia, had heard of James Earl Carter before 1975?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 12:33 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:33 PM (22ggK)
At least Bill Clinton had some skill? Gavin is a raving incompetent whose spinning-plates act has broken china all over the stage. The man is running around desperate now, the latest being the 7.25% tax on software.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:33 PM (XJ22o)
Interesting, that.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (jDdwC)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Zn6Q
John Bolton is not a Democrat.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Zn6Q
John Bolton is not a Democrat.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (GP8V/)
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He's uniparty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 12:35 PM (xvV+O)
This excellent analogy made me laugh.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:35 PM (Riz8t)
Biden DOJ was probably "investigating" to bury it.
Posted by: steevy
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That may have been the purpose of the investigation, but it didn't originate in DC. It was Eastern California District (I think I got that right). Anyway, independent of Merrick Garland.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:35 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Cqx++)
That's just double plus good speech short form for first gestating owner of vagina.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:36 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Zn6Q
John Bolton is not a Democrat.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (GP8V/)
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He's uniparty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Zn6QU)
I was going to say sui generis, mainly because I like the phrase.
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:36 PM (Gqar8)
According to DOJ the investigation was opened during the Biden administration. So yes, this is definitely something Dems would do.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 22, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (Zn6Q
John Bolton is not a Democrat.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (GP8V/)
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BINGO!!
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 22, 2026 12:36 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Zn6QU)
No. He may be disloyal but he holds no positions of the Left and Democrats and is hated by them .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (GP8V/)
AOC has what it takes to win the nom outright if the fight was real - but it's not real, the DNC is full of shit, and their so-called primary is a joke.
Whoever it is they won't want to project too early. They are hoping they don't have to take on a Trump strong enough to help brand them.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (22ggK)
Right? It's in a class by itself.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (Riz8t)
He's dyslexic and retarded doncha know.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (Iurxt)
There's a "male loneliness" crisis? Did anyone tell the men? I'm sure this is just woke anti-male bullshit disguised as legitimate concern.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)
*shrugs*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)
This is one reason why the Democrats fight like hell to keep Democrats in the White House, meaning controlling the US Dept of Justice. If you know what I mean.
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 12:38 PM (5rh/l)
Someone pointed out the other day that despite Newsom crying that he is being targeted by Trump , no Dems are rushing to his defense. Might be to stop Newsom from running for president, but more likely that no one likes him.
Plus a lot are probably saying "focus on him , don't look at me"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (Iurxt)
I have said on this blog - for years now - that there must be the same type of Sarbannes-Oxley reckoning in the nonprofit industry. The average person thinks that because an organization is nonprofit that means they have no profits at all. Nothing can be further from the truth. Without profits, no organization can grow. There is a lot of money siphoned from these orgs with absolutely no oversight. You can even file a tax return for a nonprofit years late without any penalty whatever. There is so much room for theft it's not funny, and because so many politicians are now using these vehicles there's no incentive to begin to look. Besides this, nonprofits and foundations have far more influence over our lives and budgets than most for-profit corporations have, and they are mostly left-wing. This must end.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 12:38 PM (pdTuz)
Then we can get some crazy leftist conspiracy theories about how Trump is in league with this or that Democrat primary candidate for president.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Haha! It would be hilarious to see the headlines about how "the GOP picked Kamala" just so the Dems would lose 2028. "They knew this backwards-ass country would never elect a woman of color, and we fell for it again."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:38 PM (XJ22o)
Kamala "nomination" = Kamala Fake Victory
I think the nominee is already chosen and I think it's a man.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:39 PM (22ggK)
Family and close friends of Democrat politicians.
Like Michelle Obama's $300,000 a year job--that only existed for Michelle Obama.
There's a reason the top Dems churn up hate against "billionaires."
Because they can't afford the public looking closely at how they and theirs live like royalty--on your dime.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:39 PM (73/SM)
78 He's uniparty.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (Zn6QU)
No. He may be disloyal but he holds no positions of the Left and Democrats and is hated by them .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (GP8V/)
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I swear, the back and forth about "nothing is happening" is crazy.
"here's a thing that happened."
"It doesn't count."
This DOJ has shown the willingness to go after people who commit crimes who oppose Trump.
I'd place money on an indictment coming and DOJ pursuing it aggressively. That's the pattern we've seen from Trump 2.0. Once in front of a judge, it'll be open, but, yes, Bolton, noted anti-Trump figure, got indicted in DC and is being forced to pay $2 million by a DC court.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:39 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:39 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:40 PM (GP8V/)
AOC has what it takes to win the nom outright if the fight was real - but it's not real, the DNC is full of shit, and their so-called primary is a joke.
Whoever it is they won't want to project too early. They are hoping they don't have to take on a Trump strong enough to help brand them.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:37 PM (22ggK)
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Kamala just keeps hanging out at the top of the polls with super majorities of black support.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:40 PM (Zn6QU)
Crooked greasy haired motherfucker and his absolute bitch wife.
Posted by: steevy
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You're too kind.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 12:40 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (kmEMr)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (Iurxt)
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Biden was corrupt and stupid, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (Zn6QU)
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You're off by a few zeros.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: TimothyJP at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (7IAWv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:40 PM (Zn6QU)
I hope we both get to see what happens. In any case I will know where to find you online.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (22ggK)
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Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 12:34 PM (kX27y)
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It's common practice for rich people to put assets in LLCs. There are tax advantages, possible loan advantages, no personal liability, and gives organizational flexibility.
But most rich people do it legally, and if you own an interest in an LLC it should be disclosed on your taxes.
It also happens that you sign paperwork for a sale to a special-purpose LLC before it's created. Not usual, but it's not unheard of. I don't think the property deed would be recorded before the LLC was formed.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:42 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (Zn6QU)
I am 1/200th of your fandom, bro.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (BI5O2)
Okay name a Democrat who had been prosecuted.
And remember Comey was a Republican.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:42 PM (22ggK)
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When it's literally every single one of them (save like 2 from February), then yes, I lend them credence.
Otherwise, it's just, "I'm filtering another party's process and electorate's priorities through my own perceptions, and they obviously don't know what they believe as well as I do."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (RjOoY)
"And beneath the bluster, Trump’s limited view of the American Revolution is very familiar..."
"... it reflects, like so much else about him, the mainstream culture of the Cold War era, when museums and films did indeed tell a relentlessly upbeat story of American accomplishment — in vivid contrast to the plodding drudgery of communism. The leftist radicals of the 1960s and 1970s dissented noisily from this cosy view, but the majority accepted it unquestioningly. Since then a more extreme view has taken root: those who see the revolution not as the start of an unfinished project but as a fixed source of authority, a 250-year-old set of final answers. But as the US blows out its birthday candles, does it still have the capacity it once had for political renewal, while retaining its founding principles?
https://tinyurl.com/bdd8cdnx
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:41 PM (Zn6QU)
I am 1/200th of your fandom, bro.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (22ggK)
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Bruh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
Okay name a Democrat who had been prosecuted.
And remember Comey was a Republican.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:43 PM (GP8V/)
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) for stealing money from FEMA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:42 PM (22ggK)
Click the nic for a reminder.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (NpAcC)
One of the major online betting places still has her at 14-1
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (22ggK)
Shapiro
and wait I thought Hunter was gonna run?
lol
oh and Murphy is claiming he will run. there's a winner for sure.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (j+aD2)
112 STARMER RESIGNS
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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I'm disappointed his threat to call a snap election was empty.
Oh well.
More Labour tyranny. New face should just make the Labour brand even more worthless since the party can't just blame one guy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:45 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:45 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:42 PM (iFTx/)
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Thanks!
Posted by: beckster at June 22, 2026 12:45 PM (kX27y)
The Dems look around and say, "but the biggest hog goes to the county fair and wins prizes!"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:45 PM (73/SM)
One of the major online betting places still has her at 14-1
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (22ggK)
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What special information do betting sites have?
If I explained them as "places for brainless white progressives to throw away their money" would it explain their ability to predict elections better or worse than, "they have special knowledge"?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (Zn6QU)
92 You just need to watch the Newsom /DeSantis debate to see how incompetent light weight Newsom is.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:40 PM (GP8V/)
I watched that, and remember it well. Newsom said it was unfair to allow DeSantis to use charts that proved Gavin was lying.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (kmEMr)
I "accidentally" killed my sister with a golf cart.
Posted by: First Sperm Looter Jenny Newsom at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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He's going for the Paulie Walnuts silver wings.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (XvL8K)
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Where the guy who reminds us about things that will never happen?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:47 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 12:47 PM (PVV5z)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:47 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:47 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (Gqar8)
I'm not calling it special information at all. I'm just saying that's the market right now in contrast to the polls and that fact should be of interest to you. Nothing more nothing less.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: First Sperm Looter Jenny Newsom at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (pBJ6M)
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What a not fair way to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (V6d0j)
Probably, but it is a stupid name. It's as if she entirely rejects the idea of being called a wife. It's doesn't sound non sexist if that's what she intended. Might as well go all the way and call herself a "gestating parent and partner."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (ZeH0U)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
So? The people won't be able to sue him into oblivion for his actions brining in and defending those that raped and murdered THOUSANDS of Brits.
New guy will be the same. Nothing changes. UK still f*cked.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (vf0Uk)
From now on I'm calling Newsom "Th West Coast Plattner."
Posted by: zombie
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I think the California Clintons is it.
Tweak: I bet Jennifer is smiling at her mirror mirror on the wall because SHE'S no clumsy, dowdy, unlikeable, twinset-wearing, left-behind cuckwife. That's where Hillary made her mistake. She got unlucky in the looks and charm department. Not Jennifer, the Fairest Partner of Them All.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (XJ22o)
Keir Starmer resigns as British prime minister after devastating Labour revolt and local election losses
Trump had criticized Starmer over the Iran crisis, saying 'This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with'
https://tinyurl.com/25hewfbx
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (cGjQu)
--Knoxville, Iowa, Express
March, 1956
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (I5lp2)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (Gqar
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After multiple insertions.
Ears.
What were you morons thinking otherwise?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (V6d0j)
Hand-picked to be the most loyal and friendly, of course.
And not to release the returns to the public--as I'm sure he has several tweets demanding of Trump.
And even they were shocked at what they briefly saw, like, "holy shit, this is insane fraud (and I only have a Twitter Degree in Accounting."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (Zn6QU)
LOL. I mean her crime wasn't very nuanced but I'll give you that one though will have to wait to see if anything happens to her as her trial isn't until 2027.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (GP8V/)
That made him weak.
Fortunately for Trump's DoJ, Bolton is also hated by all *his* voters. It was an easy, cheap virtue signal for a department in very bad odor for their inaction on so many other fronts that are much more important to those same voters. It clearly didn't move opinion much, but it was worth a shot.
BTW, all the same goes for Comey, who lost his Democrat armor when he fucked Hillary over by reopening her investigation in '16.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (BI5O2)
I'm not calling it special information at all. I'm just saying that's the market right now in contrast to the polls and that fact should be of interest to you. Nothing more nothing less.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (22ggK)
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The rate at which prediction markets regularly flip odds based on newest bit of information tells you everything about their reliability.
The people betting on it simply have decided that the polls mean nothing and that Kamala just won't run based on literally nothing.
Small markets, largely dominated by white progressives.
They're only worth making some beer money on, not serious consideration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (Zn6QU)
What a not fair way to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (V6d0j)
Should've putted around instead. Speed kills.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
So? The people won't be able to sue him into oblivion for his actions brining in and defending those that raped and murdered THOUSANDS of Brits.
New guy will be the same. Nothing changes. UK still f*cked.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (vf0Uk)
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I didn't say anything would change. The next clown could be worse. I was merely reporting on an often-discussed topic on this blog.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (Zn6QU)
LOL. I mean her crime wasn't very nuanced but I'll give you that one though will have to wait to see if anything happens to her as her trial isn't until 2027.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (GP8V/)
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I'm sorry that I found an example and that the justice system allows for defendants to slow the process.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (cSmVS)
They won't be.
In before the 'nothing will happen' guy?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (vf0Uk)
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See comment 126.
You re-sent that remark!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (V6d0j)
She trans?
He trans?
They not actually married?
Or is this just more California bullshit destroying man and woman.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 12:44 PM (NpAcC)
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Seems to be a common practice among Dem politicians (see the Clintons for Example A)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (gnNyN)
She was not entirely hideous looking when she was young (although she's always been the antithesis of charming). She's the publically-displayed picture of Dorian Gray, with the corruption and hate written on her face.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (Zn6QU)
BTW it's not a prediction site. It's a major online sports betting site. They are not in it to lose money and 14-1 is crazy odds for a sure thing.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (cSmVS)
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Gone to even greener pastures.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (V6d0j)
True. I'd go a bit further, and conjecture that all our fucking elites are robbing us blind.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (ah3/6)
See comment 126.
You re-sent that remark!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (V6d0j)
Alas, I did NOT read every comment before posting.
That's on me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (vf0Uk)
going on.
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (Bf6DE)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 22, 2026 12:19 PM (1Ff7Z)
Starmer says he is out, but he also says he will be PM until August so he is as out as much as Zelensky
Posted by: Kindltot at June 22, 2026 12:52 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
>Are there any living Republican politicians who are not complicit?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 12:53 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:49 PM (Zn6QU)
BTW it's not a prediction site. It's a major online sports betting site. They are not in it to lose money and 14-1 is crazy odds for a sure thing.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (22ggK)
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What's the difference between a prediction site and a betting site?
And I've already put money on Kamala winning the nomination. Max payout is $5,600 so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (cSmVS)
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Gone to even greener pastures.
Now even less prone to irrational exuberance.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (ah3/6)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (cGjQu)
Your ruling class hates you and looks at you as lower than an animal. Of course they're stealing from you.
All of them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (BI5O2)
Alan Greenspan's wife is NBC new's Aaaaaaandrea Mitchell. (Best Rush Limbaugh impression)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (OkYzo)
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The line of people needing to go to jail gets longer and longer, and yet, no one goes to jail.
Anyway, I'd like for congress to update the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws to come down hard on NGOs. But since this is one of the more lucrative methods of enriching public servants, it won't go anywhere.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (ah3/6)
Hope should be a verb too!
Posted by: Kumswala Harris at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (+gA9j)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:50 PM (Zn6
Sorry you think you that's a gotcha because they got a black rep that outright stole 5 million dollars. I'm surprised you didn't list the black mayor of Baltimore too.
But go ahead and believe that the lawfare is non partisan.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Emmie at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (OkYzo)
May her sorrow take her off the TV forevermore.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (vf0Uk)
Alan Greenspan's wife is NBC new's Aaaaaaandrea Mitchell. (Best Rush Limbaugh impression)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (OkYzo)
I first saw the Greenspan news from Bloomberg. They credited NBC News for the scoop, mentioning that the announcement came from Alan's wife.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (cSmVS)
Sorry you think you that's a gotcha because they got a black rep that outright stole 5 million dollars. I'm surprised you didn't list the black mayor of Baltimore too.
But go ahead and believe that the lawfare is non partisan.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (GP8V/)
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Is that what you think I was implying?
I'm saying that the Trump DOJ is pursuing opponents who commit crimes, not that the other side doesn't do it.
Can you please provide me a quote from myself where I said that the other side doesn't do it? I'm curious where I gave this impression.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 22, 2026 12:54 PM (OkYzo)
One of my favorite of his quips.
"Aaaaaaaandrea Mitchell, NBC News, uh-WASHington. Folks, did you know she's married to Alan Greenspan? That's right... every day's Halloween at that house!"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (ah3/6)
22m
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood after reports of multiple shots fired. Initial reports indicate a police officer may have been wounded, and the suspect remains at large.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (V6d0j)
And I've already put money on Kamala winning the nomination. Max payout is $5,600 so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:53 PM (Zn6QU)
Prediction site might be more subject to manipulation or just an operation in itself. A longtime established betting site is just that. 14-1 is insane odds for a sure thing.
6 or 7-1 no problem. Maybe 8 at an absolute push. All I'm saying.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (22ggK)
She trans?
He trans?
They not actually married?
Or is this just more California bullshit destroying man and woman.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:51 PM (vf0Uk)
Kathy Hochul would like a word.
Posted by: Martha Stewart at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: First Sperm Looter Jenny Newsom at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (pBJ6M)
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What a not fair way to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (V6d0j)
That's subpar.
Posted by: Bronco Bama at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: and on the third day . . . at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (gKWVE)
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood after reports of multiple shots fired. Initial reports indicate a police officer may have been wounded, and the suspect remains at large.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (V6d0j)
How is this possible? Didn't they outlaw guns and buy them all back?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (vf0Uk)
22m
DEVELOPING: Police are investigating a shooting in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood after reports of multiple shots fired. Initial reports indicate a police officer may have been wounded, and the suspect remains at large.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (V6d0j)
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Jewish neighborhood.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (V6d0j)
You can tell its BS when the money trail is thousands and not millions or billions of dollars. Of course Trump wants his enemies in jail and his chosen cabinet know they better or its their job.
There needs to be a panel made of both parties and one independent that have to unanimously approve any investigation. If any of the three are against it, there has to be a valid reason. That would help a lot of this noise.
Why is Newsom leading in so many Democratic 2028 polls? There is enough fake evidence the Right can point to to hurt him, it seems destined to fail. He has a great social media team that's brilliant at calling out Trump's BS, but he'd just be another uninspiring centrist candidate that would probably lose.
If "establishment" Democrats were so unpopular they wouldn't be making it past the primaries. We wouldn't have Bernie, the most popular progressive/leftist to run, losing by huge numbers against Clinton and Biden.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (dK+Kv)
/stands at bat, watching the pitch float lazily by
Posted by: SciVo at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (n5tGW)
.......
We breed them here in California, just usually uglier.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (UjdFS)
No, it will NOT be Kamala.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:24 PM (Riz8t)
We're about to see what happens to the Democrat vote when a black woman is kept off the ticket (Texas).
It will absolutely be Kamala.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (vf0Uk)
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And yet guns don't care.
Bastard guns!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:59 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: First Sperm Looter Jenny Newsom at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (pBJ6M)
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What a not fair way to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 12:48 PM (V6d0j)
That's subpar.
Posted by: Bronco Bama at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (dK+Kv)
The driver's fault?
Posted by: Martha Stewart at June 22, 2026 12:59 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (ah3/6)
I often posit things at the bank.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:59 PM (22ggK)
Probably the vast majority of all politicians are, but since this thread was on Newsom and his "partner" I didn't include Republicans.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 12:59 PM (lQ+/f)
Oh FFS....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 12:59 PM (afi9t)
6 or 7-1 no problem. Maybe 8 at an absolute push. All I'm saying.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:57 PM (22ggK)
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I've explained the audience for who bets on these sites and how they end up flipping instantly based on news stories.
The second Kamala announces she's running, she'll shoot up to a favorite because the people betting don't have special information. The market is small and populated by people who simply choose to ignore information they don't like. Like...literally all polling on this race (those things that drive their belief that Platner will beat Collins).
They are worthless for predictions because that's what drive them now. The only use is to take advantage of their myopic views and take money from them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:00 PM (Zn6QU)
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I read the Le Journal de Montréal to keep my French language skills up. You'd be surprised how many criminals are actual French Canadians rather than imports. Must be something about living in the upper latitudes that drives men mad.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:00 PM (Dv3i1)
You can't fix that level of stupid.
However... the infrastructure that was in place for her in 2024, the federal workforce ready to do the left's bidding, is still there, despite what some might believe.
The state's bench is deep. Very deep.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 01:00 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:00 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 12:56 PM (ah3/6)
Isn't that when you write notes on those little yellow things and stick it to your refrigerator?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (
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"No, I've never heard that Epstein was begging people for dirt on Trump because he didn't have any himself, and I plan on never hearing it in my life because it would challenge my assumptions."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (Zn6QU)
AOC has what it takes to win the nom outright if the fight was real
Posted by: ...
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Watch out for the DSA candidates from New York this November -- the ones Madmanni is pushing. Darializa, Brad Handler (?), Claire Something. If they win, someone just might put some real effort behind AOC, at least to create a Plausible Presidency threat from her for the coming years.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (XJ22o)
You implied that it doesn't make a difference whether a person is a Republican or Democrat on whether their alleged crimes will be pursued.
You expressed your frustration at the 'nothing will happen' guy. When in reality he's been right when it comes to Democrats.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (GP8V/)
Unlike 90% of internet arguments... we will see.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (ycI94
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These creeps masterbate thinking about the "Epstein files." I'm not joking. They have a pathological obsessions with Epstein that is sexual. They get sexually aroused just thinking about him.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (iFTx/)
Cool. Instruct your lawyer to try that in court.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (gKWVE)
It will absolutely be Kamala.
Don't get me wrong, I'd absolutely LOVE for Kamala to be the nom, but when your big donors have all sworn her off, that ain't happening.
I think there are many Dems who are starting to realize they can't keep treating blacks, especially ludicrous black pols, as sacred cows who must be obeyed at all times. It's killing them at the polls.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (Riz8t)
We're about to see what happens to the Democrat vote when a black woman is kept off the ticket (Texas).
It will absolutely be Kamala.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (rii+a)
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"Talarico lost because you betrayed the black voting base."
-100% going to be said...a lot
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (Zn6QU)
The Black Congressional Caucus is going to take a hit in the midterms.
The USAID and ACT BLUE funding for what is their stranglehold of power in the Democrat Party is petering out.
Socialists are appropriating their special privileges.
But black on the ticket in 28 is a given.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (22ggK)
https://tinyurl.com/twjahvvj
Prayers for the innocent.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (V6d0j)
It will absolutely be Kamala.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (rii+a)
The joke is on you!
Kumswala isn't black!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (vf0Uk)
You implied that it doesn't make a difference whether a person is a Republican or Democrat on whether their alleged crimes will be pursued.
You expressed your frustration at the 'nothing will happen' guy. When in reality he's been right when it comes to Democrats.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (GP8V/)
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But...I gave you a Democrat it happened to.
And then it doesn't matter because it's too easy or whatever.
Seriously, if you think this Trump 2.0 is literally no different from Merrick Garland's DOJ, then what's the point?
Might as well stop paying attention to politics and go fishing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:03 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 12:55 PM (+gA9j)
I'd argue that he prematurely burst the Dot-Com bubble in 2000, for one. The industry was growing, and there was no reason for him to hike rates to slow down real growth. He was early then. I'd also argue that he aided the real-estate bubble that caused the Great Financial Crisis more recently, but he ended up leaving before the music stopped there.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 01:03 PM (cSmVS)
It's like reading the mind of a college newspaper writer as she journeys through local political corruption for the first time.
Skeevy? You may think it's "absurd?" really?!?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 01:03 PM (X8xt3)
"Talarico lost because you betrayed the black voting base."
-100% going to be said...a lot
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (Zn6QU)
F*CK that cracker ass homo asshole.......
Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at June 22, 2026 01:03 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: First Sperm Looter Jenny Newsom at June 22, 2026 12:46 PM (pBJ6M)
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What a not fair way to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
___________
I've thrown myself, and others, out of a golf cart when young and stupid. Back in the 80s, it was possible to override the governor on those gas carts.
I suspect several morons have done the same.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (afi9t)
Typically, "betting" means the site sets the odds (you vs them).
Prediction means some vs others.
Either way, the house wins (the vig)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (cGjQu)
These politicians do a hundred billion dollars worth of damage so they can get a million dollars.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (azNOR)
Thanks, man. Your departure makes our job easier.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (afi9t)
They don't have Republicans in Qatar.
Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Bronco Bama
>Don't go there, it's a trap.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (fkjGs)
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Only a putts would end up there.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (Riz8t)
But this is the beauty of the trap they've put themselves in.
Black women vote 90% Democrat, and they're reliable voters. One part of the party realizes this. The other part of the party realizes that being in thrall to this relatively tiny demographic is hurting them (now do 'trans'). This HUGE schism in the Democrat party is real and it's going to damage them to a significant degree.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (cGjQu)
These creeps masterbate thinking about the "Epstein files." I'm not joking. They have a pathological obsessions with Epstein that is sexual. They get sexually aroused just thinking about him.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (iFTx/)
If they were told by the right people to stop thinking about it tonight they would never mention it again.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (22ggK)
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (Iurxt)
I look forward to a Harris/Vance debate. Or even a Harris/Rubio debate.
Posted by: tubal
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Dear God, can you imagine? Everything she said would be "As a woman of color..." That's all she's got.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (afi9t)
...checks the "give-a-shit-ometer". Nope. Nothing.
Posted by: Martha Stewart at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (N39Ws)
It will absolutely be Kamala.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
I have to disagree. Kamala was a dud in the Presidential primaries, and had to be annointed to be the 2024 candidate, because she's such a loser. Sure, the Dems rallied behind her and tried to drag her across the finish line, but their radical wing views her as a moderate, corporate sellout (she was a prosecutor!). If there are other options in a contested primary, she'll lose, and she's not the kind of establishment candidate the party would force people to support to stop a successful radical insurgent (like Biden stopping Bernie in 2024).
It takes a VERY special candidate to lose a general election and STILL be a serious candidate for the next primary, let alone win. Trump is that kind of unique candidate, and Kamala isn't.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (ycI94)
The Black Congressional Caucus is going to take a hit in the midterms.
The USAID and ACT BLUE funding for what is their stranglehold of power in the Democrat Party is petering out.
Socialists are appropriating their special privileges.
But black on the ticket in 28 is a given.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (Y8DZL)
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Blacks will makeup a clear majority of the Democrat primary electorate in South Carolina. They have grown proportionally as a slice of the Democrat electorate over the past 20 years. Their voice is outsized, especially if the white Democrats don’t coalesce around an alternate. And enough white Democrats like Kamala to make that simply impossible.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (Zn6QU)
They want to be him...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (cGjQu)
Black women vote 90% Democrat, and they're reliable voters. One part of the party realizes this. The other part of the party realizes that being in thrall to this relatively tiny demographic is hurting them (now do 'trans'). This HUGE schism in the Democrat party is real and it's going to damage them to a significant degree.
Fully agree.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:07 PM (22ggK)
The Black Congressional Caucus is going to take a hit in the midterms.
The USAID and ACT BLUE funding for what is their stranglehold of power in the Democrat Party is petering out.
Socialists are appropriating their special privileges.
But black on the ticket in 28 is a given.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (Y8DZL)
Good. Many Hispanic voters will not vote for a black, especially not for a black woman.
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 01:07 PM (5rh/l)
____
Black women now exceed white males in crime statistics. Coincidence?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:07 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (XJ22o)
And her opponent should put commercials in loop of her reminding everyone of her "Indian upbringing" and all the East Indian food she grew up eating.
Bish ain't black.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:07 PM (vf0Uk)
Very first time I saw her, I figured 'she'll be prez someday.' But I suck at predictions.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
I see you've met Mrs' extended family...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (cGjQu)
And babbling about coconuts.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (Riz8t)
(((IsraelMatzav))) @IsraelMatzav
43s
*Montreal Shooting:* Initial reports indicate numerous terrorists and a hostage situation in a kosher supermarket near the scene.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Bronco Bama
>Don't go there, it's a trap.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:01 PM (fkjGs)
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Only a putts would end up there.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:05 PM (V6d0j)
*golf clap*
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (77rzZ)
It takes a VERY special candidate to lose a general election and STILL be a serious candidate for the next primary, let alone win. Trump is that kind of unique candidate, and Kamala isn't.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (ycI94)
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We just don’t have enough examples of failed candidates who ran again to make any kind of serious statistical analysis of the situation. They’re vanishingly rare, and Kamala is going to decide that she’s Trumpian enough, that Trump’s example clears the path for herself. And she walks in with name recognition off the charts (Newsom has similar levels, but he still can’t beat her, so it’s not just name rec in that face off), and the perception that she was robbed by Biden (common enough belief on the left, especially the black left).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (Zn6QU)
It's like reading the mind of a college newspaper writer as she journeys through local political corruption for the first time.
Skeevy? You may think it's "absurd?" really?!?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 01:03 PM (X8xt3)
The article writer is an idiot. There's a huge difference between using your name to hawk goods to sell to the public and using your influence to facilitate regulatory capture and get paid for the privilege at the same time.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (cSmVS)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (V6d0j)
We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (sgkY8)
_________
I'll bet a large some of money that what happened is this: The LLC that owns the property is owned by another LLC that is then disclosed on the tax return.
LCCs owning LLCs owning LLCs is an old trick to try to hide assets, or making assets hard to trace, or to confuse potential tax audits. It's legal, but easily abused.
It also wouldn't surprise me if the property is ultimately owned not by Newscum personally, but by one of the charities he controls. Another old trick to try to conceal assets.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (77rzZ)
That would lead to a sub par performance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (vf0Uk)
Bish ain't black.
Posted by: Sponge
****
Just bring up the other side of her family. You know, the Jamaican slave traders.
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (I5lp2)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (V6d0j)
We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (22ggK)
...vowed the Prime Minister.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:11 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:11 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (0sNs1)
Acktually....
Posted by: Mary, whose got something about her at June 22, 2026 01:11 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:11 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (DfK6m)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Kamala! 2028! 2032! at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (0sNs1)
I had not considered this option, but it sounds plausible. It may be too clever for Kamala, though.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (7RYym)
They've stopped short of the hole.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (cGjQu)
This is becoming a wedge issue among the horde.
Posted by: Chipping away at our camaraderie at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:09 PM (Zn6QU)
How many times did we hear - and from how many places - that 107 days just wasn't enough time for us to learn about the majesty and perfection that would be a Harris Administration...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (DfK6m)
Just a dab.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (wVcYX)
But really, the biggest concern is the (potential, imaginary) backlash against the terrorist's mostly peaceful community!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (X8xt3)
People are LOVING the US and are learning that the media has been lying to them about our great country.
Mexico is even being quite hospitable to their guests.
Canada, however, people are getting their luggage stolen from hotel lobbies and having various other crimes committed against them on a significant scale.
Well done, Canada!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (yz/88)
Posted by: Bulg
We're chipping away but not quite there yet.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (fkjGs)
They've stopped short of the hole.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (cGjQu)
This is becoming a wedge issue among the horde.
Posted by: Chipping away at our camaraderie at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (TbWk/)
I'm all right
Nobody worry 'bout me
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:06 PM (Zn6QU)
That observation is the heart of the Democrats mathematical problem. As you say, they’ve grown proportionately as a slice of the Democrats electorate. But they’ve declined as a slice of the general electorate. Which means the Democrat base is becoming more radical, and more overtly racist.
Oh wait I forget that it’s against the rules to say that any black person can be racist.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (aGp5K)
Good work if you can get it.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (DfK6m)
Posted by: Kamala! 2028! 2032! at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (0sNs1)
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You know who else had a ball washer?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
You call THAT a trap?
https://tinyurl.com/2zrtdsbf
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (77rzZ)
Oh wait I forget that it’s against the rules to say that any black person can be racist.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (aGp5K)
You've done it.
They can stab you in the chest now.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:11 PM (gKWVE)
It may be 12 months or more before the supposed 'top-contenders' begin formally declaring their 2028 candidacy.
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Chipping away at our camaraderie at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (TbWk/)
There's irons in his words.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (fgSb9)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (DfK6m)
I'm a Dapper Dan man.
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 01:04 PM (afi9t)
*********
He is so freakin' annoying. Why doesn't he just join the "moral" Democrat party.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (rii+a)
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Every time you saw her book in the book store!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (Zn6QU)
271 What is remotely appealing to James Talarico to black women who usually vote for Democrats?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 01:12 PM (7RYym)
AH HATES TRUMP!!!
I’m serious, that’s all there is.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (aGp5K)
"Today Saturday, tomorrow Sunday."
Posted by: Christians and Moslems are not allies at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (gKWVE)
They've stopped short of the hole.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:10 PM (cGjQu)
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Bye, Bye Birdie
Posted by: mrp at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (rj6Yv)
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Really clubbing this horse to death
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (22ggK)
The golf puns are getting rough!
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 01:16 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:16 PM (V6d0j)
https://tinyurl.com/2zrtdsbf
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 01:14 PM
Cheeky!
This could, however, undermine the reputation you've worked so hard to maintain and enhance ...
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 01:16 PM (0sNs1)
Oh wait I forget that it’s against the rules to say that any black person can be racist.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:13 PM (aGp5K)
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And black Democrats will not let anyone forget that while other groups (like Hispanics) may face historical ills, it is the black man and woman (especially the women) who are the most oppressed on earth. So, Hispanics? You are back of the bus in the Democrat coalition because the black women’s concerns must be first.
And they don’t even try to lie about it. To cover it up. It’s overt.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:17 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 01:17 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Gref at June 22, 2026 01:16 PM (5rh/l)
But they're fair in a way.
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:17 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (gKWVE)
Especially if she takes her shirt off in a Hail Mary.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: LASue at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (1MCHl)
Thank goodness that doesn't happen around here.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Jr5Lq)
He could keep it open, "no comment" on open cases rule, then it goes away when Newsome wins.
But Biden lost.
Posted by: Harun at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (IuIym)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (22ggK)
I'm guessing that quite a few black women Democrats in TX are Christian. His egregiously bad views on Scripture ,Christian faith And transgenderism will be overridden by " I hate Trump"?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (ZeH0U)
Especially if she takes her shirt off in a Hail Mary.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Riz8t)
Pfffffttt.
Everybody knows that's not what it's called. It's called a Pick Six.
- Tim Walz
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (rii+a)
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (NFX2v)
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Really clubbing this horse to death
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (22ggK)
The golf puns are getting rough!
Posted by: Gref
We're just puttering around.
Posted by: Tuna at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
I can't wait for the first heckler at a major speech who yells "Show us your tits!" Odds it's Alex Stein?
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Carl Spackler at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (XvL8K)
Especially if she takes her shirt off in a Hail Mary.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Riz8t)
Ah, the Julie Andrews gambit. Has potential.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (22ggK)
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The tribe for partisans is the political party. Black Democrats are constantly at war with themselves about which is prime. Intra-party, it’s race. Inter-party, it’s party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (Zn6QU)
So obviously corrupt. Should change Sacramento to Sacradishu.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (DfK6m)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: gp
Herself wanted 3 sets of blinds installed last month; we were quoted over $4,500. With the "senior discount".
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:21 PM (Y8DZL)
Thank goodness that doesn't happen around here.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM
We're right here, you know.
Posted by: Ginger, 9mm, catapult, crossbow, & bean-in-chili fans at June 22, 2026 01:21 PM (0sNs1)
Especially if she takes her shirt off in a Hail Mary.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:18 PM (Riz8t)
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If Kamala doesn’t run, she’d be my assumed winner.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 01:21 PM (Zn6QU)
This could, however, undermine the reputation you've worked so hard to maintain and enhance ...
Posted by: Duncanthrax
>I'd be willing to take a stroke if I could shank that.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: redridinghood
They wouldn't take him. They actually hold people accountable for violating their insane edicts.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (ycI94)
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Really clubbing this horse to death
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:15 PM (22ggK)
The golf puns are getting rough!
Posted by: Gref
We're just puttering around.
Posted by: Tuna at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (lJ0H4)
So let's dance!
https://youtu.be/mX4R56zdNVA
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (22ggK)
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Tee hee!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (V6d0j)
Bet on it.
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (NFX2v)
Cripes. Last home improvement quote I got was for a new front door. I asked for the cheapest one. $3000.
Posted by: gp at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 01:02 PM (Y8DZL)
Black Democratium is one of the most powerful elements on earth.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 22, 2026 01:23 PM (T+CvP)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 22, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: polynikes ten bears at June 22, 2026 01:23 PM (GP8V/)
Bet on it.
The CW is now that he can't be on the ticket because Jooooo. I'm not sure that's correct.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 01:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 01:23 PM (DfK6m)
Bet on it.
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 01:22 PM (NFX2v)
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No. Jew. remember?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (V6d0j)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 01:24 PM (vf0Uk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 01:19 PM (ZeH0U)
They would never vote for Paxton, but they will just stay home and not vote. This has been happening for at least 30 years in Texas now; no black face on the ballot, not many black voters show up.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 01:26 PM (aGp5K)
Okay...........(wrong)
Posted by: Bob Menendez at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (nvKZ7)
43s
*Montreal Shooting:* Initial reports indicate numerous terrorists and a hostage situation in a kosher supermarket near the scene.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (V6d0j)
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FLQ getting feisty again or plain old Islamic joo hate.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 01:28 PM (mWKAz)
The Black immigrant population more than doubled from 2.4 million in 2000 to 5.6 million. Today, one-in-four Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants.
Historically, the Black foreign-born population was predominantly from the Caribbean. Today, African-born immigrants are the fastest-growing group. Between 2000 and 2024, the number of African-born Black immigrants quadrupled, and they now make up 44% of all Black immigrants in the U.S.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 01:30 PM (NFX2v)
Served as the 13th Chairman if the Federal Reserve.
Andrea Mitchell's husband.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 01:32 PM (NFX2v)
MORNING RANT: The Iran Situation and Trump’s MOU – What Constitutes “Finishing the Job” After the Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan?
Our political class has repeatedly told us that the only allowable “solutions” to pressing problems are alternatives not embraced by the majority of Americans. That is why we finally turned to Donald Trump. Just one example was the border crisis – Democrats argued for mass amnesty and a wide-open border, while establishment Republicans countered by also proposing mass amnesty with a slightly less porous border. Trump laughed in all their faces, shut the border, and started deporting criminal aliens. In the matter of foreign military engagement, we have also been presented just two bad options over the past few decades. 1) Massive military commitment to foreign wars, including nation building and boots on the ground in perpetuity, all with an endless airlift of fallen troops being flown home to Dover AFB. 2) Pacifism, with the U.S. never unleashing its military might, even where it is appropriate. There is another much better option, which President Trump just demonstrated – the use of our military to destroy what needs destroying, and then leaving the mess as a lesson. If Iran attempts to rebuild its nuclear program in coming years, we can bust it all up again. We don’t have to occupy Iran or pretend that it will become a western democracy. It can figure out whatever it wants to become, but if Iran restarts its nuclear program or exports terror again, it can also face our wrath again. I have been waiting for the U.S. to strike against Iran for more than 45 years. The lost wars of the Bush-Cheney era have driven home the futility of trying to impose democracy on those not capable of it. But still, I’ve never stopped wanting there to be righteous retribution against Iran’s mad mullahs. They attacked America on American territory when they took our embassy personnel hostage in 1979, and they’ve been killing Americans wherever they can ever since. One of the dubious lessons learned from World War II was that we must always rebuild what we destroy in war. In that spirit, Colin Powell famously told President George W. Bush regarding the Iraq War debacle, “If you break it, you own it.” Donald Trump has put that idea to rest. We broke it (Iran’s nuclear program) and Israel has destroyed Iran’s war fighting capabilities. And now we’re done fighting. What Iran does now is not our problem, unless/until we have to break it again sometime in the future. With all that said, there are plenty of reasons why the mainstream American right has become so anti-war in recent years. The awful loss of young Americans’ lives in service to other countries interests - but not America’s interests – is paramount. But it is also the realization that the war-pushers have a deep reserve of ashamed-to-be-American guilt that motivates them. There is an inherent contradiction in how they go about waging war. Quite simply, they rush into foreign wars, but then refuse to fight for victory, because they believe: 1) The United State has a moral obligation to fight other countries’ wars because of our power, wealth, etc. 2) It is culturally offensive for the United States to inflict what is necessary to actually win a foreign war. Donald Trump’s America-First position is rejected by this same war-loving crowd whose loyalty is to the “international community” that wants Americans to fight and to die, but not to win. A repellant aspect of the “we broke it, we bought it” mindset is the belief that all wars require a Marshall Plan to rebuild the infrastructure and economies of lands where we battled. Perhaps Western Europe would not have rebuilt so quickly without all the American aid post-WWII, but maybe they wouldn’t now be failing welfare states either. We taught them that Uncle Sam will pay to (re)build their countries and provide their defense, thus allowing cradle-to-grave welfare, all while their politicians and populace screech about how awful the United States is. By contrast, Eastern Europeans who suffered under communism received nothing from America, but they are vocally pro-America now because they simply crave freedom, and they learned how awful the alternative was. By rejecting “we broke it, we bought it,” President Trump is also rejecting any more 21st century occupations and Marshall Plans. That doesn’t mean the enemies of civilization will not incur the fearsome wrath of our military if they try to cause problems outside their borders. But under President Trump, if we have to break it, we’re just going to leave it.[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Cosda at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (ibZ/e)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:03 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 11:03 AM (NFX2v)
We must all join in hands and sing Kumbaya over a nuclear fire in Tehran or Trump is a doodyhead. And we all get a pony.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:04 AM (dK+Kv)
Most of the noise about Iran is just the left trying to set it up as a failure.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:04 AM (Riz8t)
I can accept that. I would have liked Iraq and Afghanistan to be a final resting place for bombs that had "Best if used by" stamped on it and we tell them to never get our attention again.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 11:05 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 11:05 AM (sgkY8)
We must all join in hands and sing Kumbaya over a nuclear fire in Tehran or Trump is a doodyhead. And we all get a pony.
What about Coke? Do we all get a Coke?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
Lack of humility has led us to some pretty messed up things in my lifetime. And well before.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at June 22, 2026 11:05 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)
U.S. Rep Debbie Dingell claims algae in the Washington, DC reflecting pool is all that her constituents were talking about over the weekend in Michigan.
"Algae, that's all anybody talked at home this weekend. They were outraged."
I'll take things that never happened for $500.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:07 AM (ndZc7)
Some very bad people that needed to be killed were killed.
The Middle East won't improve much until the islamic reformation.
And that will happen approximately the day after I get my handjo from Scarlett Johansson.
Trump still has my support for what that's worth.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 11:07 AM (nptZK)
Posted by: Pendant Publishing Presents at June 22, 2026 11:07 AM (pBJ6M)
I contemplated this while staying at a Holiday Inn.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:08 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Archimedes
Last I head, Coke is haram because they do business with Israel.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 11:09 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:10 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)
Have a Coke and a smile . . . .
Posted by: Richard Pryor at June 22, 2026 11:10 AM (dK+Kv)
You want a pony.
You'll settle for a bicycle.
You'll get a mule dick tied in a knot.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 11:10 AM (Kt19C)
I was over there in 87-88 during the tanker wars escorting reflagged kuwati oil tankers through the gulf because iran was throwing a temper tantrum and closed the straits. They have been doing that off and on for almost 50 years and it has to stop or the gulf oil countries need to get their $hit together and build some pipelines to remove the threat of potentially constant closing of the straits by iran.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 11:11 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: DaveA at June 22, 2026 11:11 AM (FhXTo)
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:12 AM (qCV5n)
I think that's already happening. They've had enough of Iran's nonsense.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
He set their military and nuclear program back significantly and called it a day. He wants gas prices down and win the mid terms.
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 11:12 AM (G0vdT)
-the Gulf States, primed to invest
"Yes, please."
-Iranian civil government
"LEEEROY JENKINSSSSSS!"
-IRGC retards with a Twitter account
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:12 AM (Zn6QU)
Agree. If a country the size of Ukraine can hit Moscow, we can hit Tehran, or anywhere else of our choosing.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)
First of all , Western political leaders have to recognize that Islam sucks. Everything about it is regressive. When dealing with Islam countries and regions, all choices are bad. Find the least bad path. Whatever is happening in Iran is not over either from our point of view or the Iranians. We don't have troops on the ground (maybe special forces), so thus far Trump chas chosen wisely.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 11:13 AM (Iurxt)
Different reasons, goals and logistics.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:13 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:13 AM (qCV5n)
Unnecessary satire: All the Israelis who don’t vote Likud; yeah, they hate Jews.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at June 22, 2026 11:14 AM (UFHYa)
He set their military and nuclear program back significantly and called it a day. He wants gas prices down and win the mid terms.
Posted by: WisRich at June 22, 2026 11:12 AM (G0vdT)
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The funny thing is that almost nothing has actually changed since the signing of the MOU in terms of practicals.
Iran is selling some oil they loaded up 3 months ago, and they have some grain shipments coming from Brazil.
But...it's going to take weeks for any of that to actually materialize (money from the oil sales and the actual grain showing up at Bandar Abbas).
All of their funds are still frozen. The $300 billion investment fund is still just an idea.
And gas prices were falling before the MOU.
I don't think the MOU has anything to do with the midterms, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:14 AM (Zn6QU)
Should they exist as a safe haven for Jews given the events of the 20th century? Yes. Would they if the world - particularly the Left and their pals Militant Islam - had its way? Absolutely not.
What is our role, and the role of civilized countries in that?
One thing the 21st Century has taught us is "Never Again" and "Never Forget" are in the end just neat slogans. A hard lesson that can only be learned, not taught.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:14 AM (22ggK)
We had a debate as to whether Iran could be completely defeated via airpower but honestly Trump didn't try and the reason is fascinating and horrifying.
We could level bomb or even use drone strikes on the neighborhoods Iran's elites live in. Yes plenty of them are true believers that don't mind martyrdom but...nowhere near all of them.
But even "right wing genocidal maniac" Trump won't go anywhere near that because...its mean or something.
You can kill thousands of soldiers but the world damns you for targeting enemy leaders. Yes "the world" in this context are people that would kill Trump given a chance and well, us too, but for some reason the right also listens to these people.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:15 AM (sKqQm)
Might be some benefit long term to a deal drawing the bigger roaches out of their hidey-holes.
Maybe get them to visit Davos or Martha's Squishmitten.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 11:15 AM (nptZK)
Whether it’s fair or not, trying to negotiate with these maniacs only projects weakness especially when you negotiate publicly and make so many threats with no follow through they become empty and kind of a joke. Whatever happened to the old rule: never negotiate with terrorists
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 11:15 AM (m6Mib)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (fkjGs)
Who is going to fix Iran's water problem, and along with it their agriculture issues?
Who is going to sell them refined fuels? They pump crude but nothing beyond.
Who is going to be their ally? Russia and China are collapsing. Sunnis hate Shia.
But Trump's a blustering blowhard.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (Y8DZL)
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Gas prices and inflation will have far more impact on the mid-terms than an uncertain outcome in Iran. Trump can sell Iran as a victory to people who want it to be a victory. His opponents (Dems and GOPe) will sell it as defeat. If gas goes down, people won't care.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (qCV5n)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (O0L8i)
Is Belgium's? Is China's? Is ours?
Is your local HOA?
Why would Iran's be?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:17 AM (Zn6QU)
Concur.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
THAT is the very definition of "endless wars."
"Oh, well, we tried" is not a worthy war strategy and is not a satisfactory outcome.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:17 AM (mWKAz)
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Gas prices and inflation will have far more impact on the mid-terms than an uncertain outcome in Iran. Trump can sell Iran as a victory to people who want it to be a victory. His opponents (Dems and GOPe) will sell it as defeat. If gas goes down, people won't care.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (qCV5n)
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Gas prices never have major impacts on elections, actually. Like, ever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:17 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani, super-genius at June 22, 2026 11:18 AM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 11:18 AM (QaH55)
Yep.
After defeating Saddam in Kuwait in the most lopsided battle in human memory Bush 41 lost re-election in '92 over a minor recession and tax increases.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:18 AM (sKqQm)
Who is going to fix Iran's water problem, and along with it their agriculture issues?
Who is going to sell them refined fuels? They pump crude but nothing beyond.
Who is going to be their ally? Russia and China are collapsing. Sunnis hate Shia.
But Trump's a blustering blowhard.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 11:16 AM (Y8DZL)
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Oh, and Trump destroyed their manufacturing base which they took decades to build.
And our manufacturing base wasn't touched.
Which means that Iran can rearm instantly and we can't rearm at all, I believe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:18 AM (Zn6QU)
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And jazz. Don't forget jazz.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:19 AM (qCV5n)
Anyone who has been following and listening to Trump for the last decade plus, and that doesn't include leftists, has known how Trump plans to use power and it never included full scale invasions unless we were in a break glass situation.
Trump is all about using power, hard and soft, to produce outcomes that help the American people and when possible spare human life. Unlike most previous presidents that have little relevant private sector experience, Trump has been using soft power his entire life to achieve his goals so military power to him is a 2nd choice not a first and he doesn't rely on the same old DC gang to tell him the only solution is all out war.
People who refuse to see his actions through his lens and still rely on old models assume is flailing because he isn't doing what the old playbook said. Whether you like Trump or not if you don't understand what he is trying to accomplish and equally important how he is trying to accomplish it you will always think he is failing. And he isn't.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:19 AM (viF8m)
For some reason, I don't think you really believe that.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)
One thing the 21st Century has taught us is "Never Again" and "Never Forget" are in the end just neat slogans. A hard lesson that can only be learned, not taught.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:14 AM (22ggK)
From my perspective, arming them for self-defense with weapons and intel. It is a mistake, from my perspective, to let the MOU hinge on Lebanon clusterfuckery, but that is clearly what Iran wants, in its continued belligerence with Israel.
That may be the best we can hope for, for now, while we retain all military options in the region, when (not if) Iran gets out of hand again, re: IAEA inspections, Hormuz shenanigans, etc.
It's not going to be a silver bullet. I suspect it will be a slower normalization of relations with both carrot and stick used as tools to bring around the regime by appealing to self-interest.
Posted by: Richard Pryor at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (mWKAz)
For some reason, I don't think you really believe that.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)
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IRAN IS GOING TO SEND A FLEET OF DRONES ACROSS THE WORLD AND DESTROY THE WHITE HOUSE!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (Zn6QU)
He now knows he can't do s*it, and more importantly, those in his corner (China) now know that.
Will he reform? Dunno. Will he go back to his buds and boast of his prowess? Don't care. Will that stop him from being an ass? Probably not.
There is no final solution. Killing 93 million people there would solve exactly jack.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (cGjQu)
1) Have we tried level bombing their cities?
2) Have we tried destroying their infrastructure?
3) Have we tried killing their leaders?
If the answer to any of these is no, then you don't care enough to risk the lives of our soldiers so no, no grunts on the ground.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:18 AM (Zn6QU)
What an asshole.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:21 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 11:21 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (GP8V/)
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In the middle of covid, six states had to shut down ballot counting in the middle of the night to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall to barely beat Trump in the electoral college.
The media's ability to spin things is...diminished. This ain't the 90s.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:21 AM (Zn6QU)
. idk
Same with Ukraine ... are they actually almost winning now? Reports say Russia dumps their draftees into zones with no real support or mission, and drones bring in erratic supplies, and some of them are killing each other. Parts of Europe seem more interested than before in backing Ukraine ... I still prefer Ukraine "WIN", but can't get a good grip on the intel.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 11:21 AM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)
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Bounce the rubble > rocking the kasbah
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (V6d0j)
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Trump will tout this as the greatest economy of all time ... in history. It will be fun to listen to. The GOP never had someone so bold.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (qCV5n)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (mWKAz)
Agree. I think the problem most people had is the same as mine. We stopped the air campaign way too soon.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (GP8V/)
Get the Mohammedans out of the way and let a hundred thousand entrepreneural enterprises bloom.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (Ov6Yl)
So, you know, we really should have just voted for Kamala ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (mWKAz)
"Regime change" is a nebulous unspecified concept used to appeal to the same.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)
Agreed.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (cGjQu)
I'm not going to argue for that; it's not a realistic option at this juncture.
But it would definitely solve the problem, and it's silly to say it wouldn't... If Iran is no more, then Iran is not a problem.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (BI5O2)
The leadership now is, if anything, even more radical than the leadership before.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (edUvp)
So, you know, we really should have just voted for Kamala ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (73/SM)
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"As a student of history, all wars are WWII."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (Zn6QU)
Yes. You know the air campaign is done when your enemies are begging you to come to the table to negotiate.
Though I guess here the civilian leadership was, while the IRGC was not.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (sKqQm)
Let us not forget what this has done to China...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (afJtY)
Personally I think it has a lot to do with China and the meeting Trump had with Xi.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Mike Hendrix at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (fYChK)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)
The average urban gay Fed in DC doesn't give two shits whether I can fill up my Tundra as long as it/wtf is that has what it needs.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (rR5Mv)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)
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Bounce the rubble > rocking the kasbah
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 11:22 AM (V6d0j)
Better than burning down the house?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (dK+Kv)
Oh, was that you?
/flying out of Masirah, Oman during Earnest Will, providing overwatch/ISR to the battle group escorting tankers in the PG.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 22, 2026 11:21 AM (vbXSk)
No one wants to understand that in war I am the first to die.
Posted by: The Truth at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (T6aVk)
The leadership now is, if anything, even more radical than the leadership before.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (edUvp)
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There are obvious signs that the civilian government is splitting with the IRGC.
The civilian government seems to want to live and take in the Gulf State investment. The IRGC seems to want to ride around the Strait of Hormuz threatening Indian tankers while getting wiped out by US Apache helicopters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 11:24 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (gZZCh)
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If we rebuild it, we own it.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (qCV5n)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (gZZCh)
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I remember when Goode and Pretti getting themselves killed was going to lead to Democrat wins in the midterms.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (Zn6QU)
saw this morning as i was driving in to work that gas prices are under $6/gal here. 'bout fainted from shock.
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 11:26 AM (sGtp+)
Agree 100%. And not just about Iran. Anyone who has traveled to the ME over the last few decades know that China has been making significant inroads in that region and to a lesser extent Russia. It's also about neutering their influence.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:26 AM (viF8m)
Whatever happened to the old rule: never negotiate with terrorists
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
We ALWAYS negotiate with terrorists.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 11:26 AM (Cqx++)
Exactly so.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:26 AM (cGjQu)
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If we rebuild it, we own it.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (qCV5n)
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The idea is that the Gulf States will rebuild it (they'll fund the $300 billion, not us) and own it. Tying key infrastructure and industry to regional powers that are antagonistic to the Islamic Republic's terrorism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:26 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Pushing $4 a month ago. Down to $3.19 now at one station I frequent.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (BI5O2)
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I disagree because I think indirectly they reinforce the narrative. Trump will say we won the Iran deal, the Dems and GOPe will say we lost. Lower gas prices will be his proof we won. And his proof that the Dems and hawks are clueless. There is the side benefit of costing less, but I think it more just reinforces the narrative Trump is selling.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (qCV5n)
So YOU'RE the guy siphoning gas out of my car!?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
Of course if it was >$4 the FNM would tell is it was Trump's fault.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)
Also, to wound Trump, they make damning comparisons to Obama's Iran deal that hurt Obama! Interesting.
Trump in Defeat
By Jonathan Lemire
"President trump lost. The war he waged against Iran promises to conclude in a humbling whimper with the signing of a cease-fire agreement later this week. The United States is left weaker—diminished militarily, strategically, economically, and perhaps morally...
The war has cost trump. It has rattled the nation’s economy. The Pentagon estimated that it had spent roughly $29 billion on the conflict by mid-May, but independent experts believe that it has spent tens of billions more. The U.S. military’s munitions supply has been depleted, putting at risk its ability to defend its interests in Asia and Europe. The United States’ failure, despite its overwhelming military might, to bring Iran to its knees could encourage China, Russia, or North Korea to take aggressive action."
Now do Ukraine...
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (gWBY1)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (GP8V/)
in the end, isn't the real ai the friends we made along the way?
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:20 AM (mWKAz)
"Regime change" is a nebulous unspecified concept used to appeal to the same.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:23 AM (dK+Kv)
I agree with both statements; the thing is, opening the straits for traffic can be done without "regime change" or a full invasion. Hegseth submitted plans for this 2 months ago, but was never given approval. The strategic islands in the straits need to be taken (small garrisons, not difficult) and all port facilities and radar installations along the straits need to be eliminated, also not a difficult task.
A great mystery is the reason why, in our original series of attacks, we only eliminated a few major targets in the straits, but left so much else unscathed. Such as the surveillance facilities on Qeshm island, we hit a couple every now and then, but the island is still Iran's forward military base in the straits. And it's still fully operational.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: Take A Bite at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (g7saB)
The left wants to use an inflation narrative against Trump so they'd love to have increased prices due to fuel costs
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (rRKh+)
Of course if it was >$4 the FNM would tell is it was Trump's fault.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (sKqQm)
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We're going to have an oil glut by September (we were going to have one with the strait being in flux no matter what because of rerouted supply and decreasing demand for a couple of major reasons).
If refinement can keep up, we'll probably see a sans-CA national average of no more than $2.50. Probably less.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (BI5O2)
I agree completely. I see no reason why we’d have to fix anything we broke… big picture they started the whole thing with embassy hostages in 79… FAFO delayed by 47 years
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (gZZCh)
Probably not. So? Recall JRR Tolkien's take on the future...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:10 AM (sKqQm)
Which is entirely because they wanted to bitch about that. So, instead, they'll bitch that he didn't do that because all they do is bitch about Trump.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (ExV1e)
I was wrong.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (MNCvZ)
Also, to wound Trump, they make damning comparisons to Obama's Iran deal that hurt Obama! Interesting.
Trump in Defeat
By Jonathan Lemire
Oh no! Now neither of their readers will vote for Vance.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 11:30 AM (JpaWp)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (BI5O2)
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In a rather saucy mood today, eh?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (mWKAz)
Chicago mayor ignores dozens of shootings over the weekend, discusses "Transfemicide State of Emergency" instead
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (afJtY)
we already know gas mileage would increase
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (n5tGW)
A sensible take on the issue.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (1z8ji)
Nope. So what?
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:32 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Take A Bite at June 22, 2026 11:29 AM (g7saB)
Well, we nuked Japan, and we allied with the Russians to defeat the Nazis. So, there are just a few small differences. Not to be THAT guy.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:32 AM (dK+Kv)
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Obviously Trump knows that and you use that fact to your advantage.
Posted by: SH at June 22, 2026 11:32 AM (qCV5n)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (VTKnR)
Do you believe we no longer possess the means to keep punishing Iran when they inevitably break their promises?
Some of you seem to think Iran can live on air and the destruction of their economy is simply a mild inconvenience.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: DanMan at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (VTKnR)
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"Look at that bitch eating crackers like he owns the place."
-the ruling class when viewing Trump
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 11:27 AM (n5tGW)
A sensible take on the issue.
It lacks certainty and simplicity. That's always the way to go.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:34 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)
(Spits) um, no, not me! Why do you ask???
: )
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:34 AM (T6aVk)
Remember, we were told that they would instantly get access to $300 billion, plus $12 billion in frozen assets.
You know how much they've gotten?
$0.
They've gotten nothing. They complain about it. The US treasury has confirmed.
Why? Because Iran is not abiding by the MOU and is threatening the strait.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (Zn6QU)
Nope. So what?
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:32 AM (cGjQu)
So it’s all moot and theater.
Trump will hail incredibly terrific yuuuge agreement to end all nuclear programs in Iran. And the very next day all the nuclear engineers will go back to work at their nuclear program jobs.
And we’ll be right back where we started.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (JpaWp)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:31 AM (afJtY)
agreed, although I suspect that what really did it was eliminating USAID. Venezuela facilitating the hit on Nino Guerrero was a nice touch. Delcy Rodriguez realizes it's in her and her families best interest to gradually eliminate all rival bases of power inside Venezuela.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (VTKnR)
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Well!
How gauche!
*grasps pearl necklace *
Posted by: Maryjane Cuthbertson-Klein from Groton, CT at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Pendant Publishing Presents at June 22, 2026 11:07 AM (pBJ6M)
THE RELUCTANT LUNCH
Chapter One
A sandwich comes across your plate.
It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now.
It is too late. Your Luncheon still proceeds, but it's all theatre. There is no bacon inside the bread slices. No bacon anywhere. Above you drift dreams old as Quiznos, and Ranch Dressing somewhere far above that would let the teeth of your mouth bite. But it's Pastrami on White Bread with Mayo. You're afraid of the way the soft white bred will soon clump, stuck upon the roof of your mouth. It will be a spectacle: the failure of your lunch. But coming down in a brown paper bag, without one single Fritos Brand Corn Chip, only great invisible saddening hunger.
...
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (Zn6QU)
lol
So much BS.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (dK+Kv)
Who is going to be their ally? Russia and China are collapsing. Sunnis hate Shia.
But Trump's a blustering blowhard.
Posted by: Auspex
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By the way, I've often heard that this wasn't all about Iran; it was about China. I'm losing the narrative, so can anyone tell me what we're demonstrating to China -- or better still, doing to China?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (XJ22o)
That is true.
Not of our foreign enemies like Iran, China, or the EU are the primary problem which is the enemy at home.
And the way you deal with that problem is focus everything on winning the midterms.
Imagine, for example, if there are 2 SC resignations/deaths in the next 2 years.
What we get will be very different if there are 55, 52, or 49 R Senators...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (Zn6QU)
lol
So much BS.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (dK+Kv)
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Well, it's what fed the narrative of the US defeat. So, it had to be true.
Otherwise, Trump would know what he's doing, and that's just not possible.
He's a dumb poopy head.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:33 AM (viF8m)
I know, man.
We demonstrated, quite literally weeks ago, that devastating this country is a trivial matter for the United States, and can be done at will. They're powerless to prevent us from assraping them anytime we want.
There is always the problem of the will to rape that particular ass. But the ability to do it is no longer in question.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (BI5O2)
The left wants to use an inflation narrative against Trump so they'd love to have increased prices due to fuel costs
Posted by: 18-1
>This shouldn't even be an issue with the advent of EVs. I don't buy it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (fkjGs)
>The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has held its annual grand gathering and political events in France for over 20 years, traditionally hosting the massive summits since 2004.
French police just banned & dispensed a massive planned rally by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris on June 20th, citing fears of clashes and a tense international context. Authorities also arrested approximately 20 demonstrators who defied the ban, with organizers reporting 12 injuries as police used pepper spray to break up the gathering.
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31. I don't think the MOU has anything to do with the midterms, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Agreed.
Also think the progressives are going for the economy and its effects on the "average working families" since C19 (2020), however they must twist to present it as real.
Also lots of drama about social security & Medicare, pushing deeper into universal healthcare, setting up for Presidential election campaign. Oh, and climate, the great jobs boondoggle.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 11:37 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:37 AM (sKqQm)
What are they getting from the Arab world?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 11:37 AM (PLxDd)
Posted by: The Recalcitrant Dinner at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (1z8ji)
Yes, of course. It seems absolutely clear that Trump will allow Iran to restart their nuclear program.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (viF8m)
What we get will be very different if there are 55, 52, or 49 R Senators...
Yeah, but...I don't like Susan Collins, so we should get rid of her and let a Democrat take over!
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (JpaWp)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:25 AM (Zn6QU)
Eggs
Epstein
Signal
Firing Bondi
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (22ggK)
My point is that it's not worth debating individual parts of any agreement with them. I was just answering the "finish the job" question.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (n5tGW)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (GP8V/)
What are they getting from the Arab world?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 11:37 AM (PLxDd)
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Outside of some trade?
Nothing.
The $300 billion fund was outlined in the MOU as being available to Iran when the MOU was finished, not as a signing bonus. It's a carrot to actually finish negotiations (at which point they may get it, assuming all the other issues are sorted out) and follow through, not to just get them to talk.
They were already talking.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (Zn6QU)
We're far from victory, for sure. But I expect goalposts to be moving like a mofo as any progress is made.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (dK+Kv)
Then why did he famously end it during his first term?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
Why? Because Iran is not abiding by the MOU and is threatening the strait.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:35 AM (Zn6QU)
You mean to say that they've gotten nothing from the US. Since US sanctions were lifted on Friday, money is already flowing in from China, Turkey, Russia, Qatar, and Pakistan. Cargo ships full of goods are entering Iranian ports freely; 36 million barrels of Iranian oil has already been shipped out.
For better or for worse, the plan of putting Iran under economic pressure completely collapsed this weekend.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM (viF8m)
How’s he going to stop them?
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (JpaWp)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:36 AM (Zn6QU)
We're far from victory, for sure. But I expect goalposts to be moving like a mofo as any progress is made.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:39 AM (dK+Kv)
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You should see how many cargo vessels are coming into Iranian ports now that the blockade is over!
It's almost none.
Almost no one wants to actually trade with Iran now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:15 AM (sKqQm)
The movers and shakers on the right are members in good standing of the WEF Global Aristocracy also.
Common people are cattle, meat to be used for the amusement of their betters. Slaughter all you like but never touch a hair on the head of one of the anointed.
Same as it ever was.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: The Recalcitrant Dinner at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM
++++
I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: The Bumptious Breakfast at June 22, 2026 11:42 AM (Ov6Yl)
I occasionally read that OCare is failing, and yet enrollment is near record highs. I thought we were cutting off the subsidies.
ACA Marketplace (Obamacare) enrollment figures by year:
2026: 23.0 million
2025: 24.3 million (Record high)
2024: 21.3 million
2023: 15.6 million
2022: 13.8 million
2021: 11.2 million
2020: 10.7 million
2019: 10.6 million
2018: 10.6 million
2017: 10.3 million
2016: 11.1 million
2015: 10.2 million
2014: 6.3 million
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)
For better or for worse, the plan of putting Iran under economic pressure completely collapsed this weekend.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (edUvp)
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The barrels of oil they sold were already filled and in tankers. Yes, they've sold some oil, but they also have to worry about restarting their wells before they can do more.
And the cargo? It's minimal. They bought some grain from Brazil, but it's going to take 30+ days to get there.
And their GDP dropped by 50% in the past 3 months. That's what the economic damage was that they have to undo.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:42 AM (Zn6QU)
Sure. Their vaunted techno might turned out to be... not so much. Their "support" of various governments turned out to be...useless. Most importantly, we have demonstrated that we control their cheaper energy supply, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it.
Therefore, it's in their best interest to get along. Or not. Their call.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (cGjQu)
Haha!
They are making a big deal on the 250th that they were the first publication to print the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and they proudly put a facsimile of the original song on their cover.
Ironic because they would never, ever publish it today. It's far too Jesus-y.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (gWBY1)
Did Trump agree to give up all of the exact same weapons he deployed to destroy their nuclear program 5 minutes ago in his negotiations with Iran?
Maybe Iran can buy more air defense systems that don't work from China.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (viF8m)
2024 after Biden's flunky kills millions of chickens: Egg prices are normal only racists and science deniers claim otherwise.
Start of 2025: How dare Trump fire an expert and minority woman like that! And reverse her common sense policies! It had to be done!
Early 2025: See Trump has high egg prices he should be impeached!
Late 2025: Obviously the government has no impact on egg prices you idiots. It is all just random!
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)
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Crockery > China
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (V6d0j)
It's almost none.
Almost no one wants to actually trade with Iran now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (Zn6QU)
You and Tom Servo should confer.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:43 AM (dK+Kv)
My main concern is if Iran secretly improves and starts large-scale manufacturing of their drones again.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 22, 2026 11:44 AM (g8Ew8)
We've outright stolen $12 billion of their expatriot assets, which we're holding hostage.
Their trade can't rebound instantly, especially since we've taken or sunk most of their shadow fleet.
They have few dollars and worthless rials to trade with otherwise.
This doesn't bounce back in a weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:44 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)
You think any post that doesn't praise Trump is against Trump.
He ended it because Iran didn't comply because they didn't have to because they got paid up front. I assume his MOU won't do that .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (GP8V/)
As in building schools instead of mosques. Repairing the country's infrastructure. And so on.
Shut the mullahs and the IRGC out completely... if possible. BAMN
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (jehhT)
And that the Chinese defensive materials they purchased might not get the job done...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (cGjQu)
For better or for worse, the plan of putting Iran under economic pressure completely collapsed this weekend.
You should see how many cargo vessels are coming into Iranian ports now that the blockade is over!
It's almost none.
Almost no one wants to actually trade with Iran now.
I think we need to resolve this dispute before we continue arguing.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (QaH55)
If I had to guess, Trump probably knows that Iran will break the MOU.
Iran's whole history tells us that they will, and it tells them that we will bend and give them whatever they want.
Trump has said they will receive bombs on the tops of their heads for violating the agreement.
I suspect that will happen and then Trump can say "Welp, we gave them chance, but they want to be animals. So, bombs it is."
That part may not happen till after the election.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)
Torquewrench cries at what you did to his sock...
Posted by: Will Robinson at June 22, 2026 11:46 AM (zBgIx)
That's the rub, isn't it.
Posted by: "True Conservatives" Tucker Carlson, David French, Candace Owens, Jonah Goldberg, etc at June 22, 2026 11:46 AM (ycI94)
Because leaving the original Ayatollah in power was going to usher in kumbaya? Said no one.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 11:46 AM (gWBY1)
I think we need to resolve this dispute before we continue arguing.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)
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Money flowing in from the countries means that some of them are buying oil that Iran already had on tankers.
They're allowed to continue some trade.
But, outside of what's on those tankers, Iran is going to have to restart its wells to get more, and they don't trade much else.
These countries are not just giving Iran money, and there are very hard ceilings for what Iran can sell. Their manufacturing was destroyed at least 80% in the bombing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:47 AM (Zn6QU)
U.S. officials explicitly state that "not a cent of American money goes to Iran."
The funding for the reconstruction is expected to come from investments by Persian Gulf states or other international entities, while the U.S. will grant the legal waivers to permit the transactions.
BBC, What's in the US-Iran agreement?
In part, "One official noted that the US is not required to pay "a cent of money" to Iran, or contribute to the fund.
As a hypothetical example, the official said that if Iran "behaves", Emirati authorities could build a power plant in Iran, with US blessing.
Trump and other officials have gone to great lengths to make clear to the US public that it will not be paying Iran directly, which the administration says stands in stark contrast to the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the Obama administration."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (n5tGW)
Rod Stewart Required Oxygen Mid-Concert After Nearly Collapsing Onstage
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
No, I simply asked you a question. You said Trump had no problem with Obama's JCPOA. Trump ended that deal his first term to much criticism from the usual spots. It was in all the papers.
Go back and look at old interviews with Trump from decades before he became president. He's been saying for decades that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon and Obama's deal did nothing to stop them from enriching. In fact, the sunset clause in the deal wouldve ended it by now.
The JCPOA was dogshit. It stopped nothing. The money was because Obama wanted to make Iran the center of power in the ME.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)
Shhhh. And of course the supreme leader is the moderate one. After all, assassinating Stalin would've made the USSR that much worse, dontchaknow?
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:49 AM (cGjQu)
It would amuse and delight me if all the money China spent on the BARI turned out to be the equivalent of sending money to a Nigerian prince.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)
And that the Chinese defensive materials they purchased might not get the job done...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (cGjQu)
That TdA leader getting a drone strike was the cherry on top of the Venzuela raid that got Maduro. I imagine that that provided a bit of clarity.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:49 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
Another old fart that needs to pack it in and go away already.
Posted by: Metamucil at June 22, 2026 11:50 AM (g7saB)
That TdA leader getting a drone strike was the cherry on top of the Venzuela raid that got Maduro. I imagine that that provided a bit of clarity.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:49 AM (dK+Kv)
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That was coordinated with the Venezuelan government, I believe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:50 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 11:46 AM (gWBY1)
I think the problem is the idea that changing leaders has any effect at all. Not in a fanatical religious system, it doesn't. Mohammed #1 is instantly replaced by Mohammed #2 is instantly replaced by Mohammed #3. It's a bug hunt that never ends.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:50 AM (edUvp)
Shhhh. And of course the supreme leader is the moderate one. After all, assassinating Stalin would've made the USSR that much worse, dontchaknow?
And doing...something, would only create more terrorists.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)
Tonights the night
Gonna be ...... ahhhhhh
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (viF8m)
You know, we might just have a handle on that.
Let's ask Maduro.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (cGjQu)
That part may not happen till after the election.
Posted by: naturalfake
Based on their history, and their obvious understanding of the US political environment, I'd expect them to clearly, publicly violate the MOU, treaty or negotiations in some way shortly before the midterms. Trump can do nothing substantial and look weak, hurting him and the GOP. He can bomb Iran again, spiking gas prices right before the midterms (and giving anti-interventionists more ammunition). Or they could offer Trump a political win with an actual peace deal, but demand very favorable terms. In many ways, I think Iran is relatively well situated, especially for a country that recently had its military smashed pretty badly, economy wrecked, and multiple top leaders killed.
Posted by: Military Moron at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: The Recalcitrant Dinner at June 22, 2026 11:38 AM
++++
I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: The Bumptious Breakfast
right behind ya
Posted by: enticing elevenses at June 22, 2026 11:52 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
Another old fart that needs to pack it in and go away already.
Maybe he and Springsteen can open a nice bed and breakfast somewhere.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
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I can't help but wonder if Iran's ability to damage infrastructure in neighboring countries surprised our planners.
Its not quite MAD, but it's. . . something.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 11:52 AM (uH26z)
It depends on just how much of a true believer each is, and how much they fear the US versus their own underlings.
A successful change of leader from our perspective isn't going to be someone that goes from "Death to America" to "Buy a coke for everyone in America" but instead a leader that keeps saying Death to America but doesn't actually do anything about it...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 11:52 AM (sKqQm)
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:53 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:50 AM (Zn6QU)
Yep. And there is very likely similar efforts with assets in Iran to target recalcitrant IRGC leaders that are pitted against any elements that are MOU-favorable that we have been dealing with.
But to give credit to Trump/Hegseth and our Israeli allies for such consideration is probably just 4D chess mumbo jumbo or something.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:53 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (GP8V/)
Tonights the night
Gonna be ...... ahhhhhh
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (viF8m)
Well, one thing in Rod's favor is that I haven't heard him flap his gums about politics. When not performing, he plays with his model railway outfit, which is quite spectacular.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (1z8ji)
That's a strange headline. I require oxygen pretty much all the time too.
Posted by: far cry at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (pBJ6M)
That said, they had to sit in the cuck chair watching helplessly as the Yankees took their girlfriend by force, and wrecked up all their vaunted next-gen weapons systems with a shrug and a flick of the finger.
It hasn't gone great for these yellow devils.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (ndZc7)
ACA Marketplace (Obamacare) enrollment figures by year:
2026: 23.0 million
2025: 24.3 million (Record high)
...
2014: 6.3 million
I thought it leaked out that the reason enrollment is so high is because they got illegals and refugees onto Obamacare? Something that was promised at the outset they would never, ever do?
There were rumbles on that, then nothing. Are they going to finally cut them all off? We have to stop these stupid money spigots from flowing.
Also, apparently there is new proof that money for Ukraine flowed directly into Biden reelection coffers. Not holding my breath he'll ever see justice for it or get arrested.
Posted by: LizLem at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (gWBY1)
2026: 23.0 million
2025: 24.3 million (Record high)
2024: 21.3 million
2023: 15.6 million
2022: 13.8 million
2021: 11.2 million
2020: 10.7 million
2019: 10.6 million
2018: 10.6 million
2017: 10.3 million
2016: 11.1 million
2015: 10.2 million
2014: 6.3 million
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)
I thought this was the payout schedule to Iran
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:55 AM (22ggK)
Its not quite MAD, but it's. . . something.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 22, 2026 11:52 AM (uH26z)
It probably did, because it is more of a kamikaze move, cutting off potential allies in one swift stroke. I wouldn't have anticipated it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:55 AM (dK+Kv)
That part may not happen till after the election.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)
I have seen many saying this, even Kurt Schlichter. Think about this for a second - it would mean that the plan was to allow Iran to rearm for 6 months, get rid of all remaining internal opposition for 6 months, use the money to build new ME alliances for 6 months, and build new impenetrable hiding spots for the leadership for 6 months - and only THEN restart the war?
That would be the most idiotic military plan in the history of idiotic military plans. Which is why I don't believe it could ever happen; it's just a massive cope to help people internalize what's been done.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
Ironically, Stewart was singing his big number one hit,
"Do Ya Think I'm Anoxic?"
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (GP8V/)
The wait period on inspections existed to allow everyone to pretend that Iran had.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (okun6)
Fox’s Mark Levin Is Now Lashing Out at Trump
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:54 AM (ndZc7
As a man thinketh so is he.
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (LHPAg)
Russia got a lot of weapons from Iran and used the Iranians as a proxy. No more
China is hurting for oil and is a chaotic mess otherwise. Their construction is awful at home and in the Belt and Road Initiative . Their population is cratering and unemployment is soaring. Their weaponry has been shown to be shit and they appear to be in a period of killing enemies inside the government. On the road to collapse
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 11:57 AM (Iurxt)
The mullahs have no power in Iran any more
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 11:57 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (okun6)
Yeah they gave them a year and all the money .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:57 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 11:57 AM (Iurxt)
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I remember a few months ago when they went to the IMF to ask for bailouts for the Belt and Road partners who weren't paying them back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 11:57 AM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:48 AM (ndZc7)
Another old fart that needs to pack it in and go away already.
Maybe he and Springsteen can open a nice bed and breakfast somewhere.
Posted by: Archimedes
At least he didn't need his stomach pumped.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 11:58 AM (P7vXf)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:55 AM (dK+Kv)
I agree, none of us did. To give grudging respect to an enemy, Iran out thought us strategically in the same way that the Ukrainians have out thought Russia. They came up with ways to inflict pain that we are not, as a society, willing to bear.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:58 AM (edUvp)
That was said to a Rotherham girl – now a doctor – by the men who raped her.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:58 AM (22ggK)
That would be the most idiotic military plan in the history of idiotic military plans. Which is why I don't believe it could ever happen; it's just a massive cope to help people internalize what's been done.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (edUvp)
Hormuz gets more irrelevant the more time passes. Iran rebuilding to pre-war levels would several years, and even then we'd still have the option to go back and bomb them basically at leisure until their anti-air becomes sufficiently advanced.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (okun6)
Posted by: That Guy at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (OjdEO)
What it does give us, is additional evidence that the Taqiya Republic cannot be trusted to honor a deal as long as it literally has a religion of deceit for a constitution. Sunni Arabs know this of course but they need to remind their people from time to time.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (gKWVE)
Funny. We were assured repeatedly (even on smaht military blogs) that their techno power was dwarfing everything we could do, and we were this close to China demonstrating their awesome power over us.
Hmmm.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:00 PM (cGjQu)
Tonights the night
Gonna be ...... ahhhhhh
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 11:51 AM (viF8m)
He was in Salt Lake City, which is 5000+ feet in elevation.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at June 22, 2026 12:00 PM (PSEDc)
Hormuz gets more irrelevant the more time passes. Iran rebuilding to pre-war levels would several years, and even then we'd still have the option to go back and bomb them basically at leisure until their anti-air becomes sufficiently advanced.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (okun6)
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It took Iran literally decades to build up its ballistic missile manufacturing capabilities.
Can you imagine the corruption, inefficiencies, and graft associated with projects in the Middle East?
Once UAE finishes that pipeline they started in April, man, the strait is going to be so completely irrelevant that if you told someone from the oil shock of the 70s about it, they'd call it science fiction.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:00 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 12:01 PM (gKWVE)
What country are you from?
Posted by: That Guy at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (OjdEO)
Texas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:01 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:58 AM (edUvp)
Ukraine is losing. Iran is . . . winning?
Iran cut its nose off to spite it's face. I don't see that as a winning strategy, currently, unless you want to give them credit for future outcomes, which are highly fluid and dependent on not only IRGC moves.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:01 PM (dK+Kv)
What it does give us, is additional evidence that the Taqiya Republic cannot be trusted to honor a deal as long as it literally has a religion of deceit for a constitution. Sunni Arabs know this of course but they need to remind their people from time to time.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 11:59 AM (gKWVE)
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It's funny the amount of fretting over the MOU and the little that actually changed because of it.
Iran still hasn't gotten a dime of the frozen funds, and Trump added new requirements for Iran to get them (related to nuclear inspections).
They can trade now, but trade is...limited. And they have to overpay for grain to get anyone to show up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:02 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:02 PM (GP8V/)
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I believe so too. I hope we are right.
I'm a centrist on Israel - sell them all manner of military goods so they can survive in a harsh environment, and don't hesitate to take their side when in alignment with US interests (against Islamist aggression is nearly always in our interests). But they are a foreign country, not all of their interests, which they are in their right to pursue, align with the US.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Dv3i1)
That part may not happen till after the election.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)
I have seen many saying this, even Kurt Schlichter. Think about this for a second - it would mean that the plan was to allow Iran to rearm for 6 months, get rid of all remaining internal opposition for 6 months, use the money to build new ME alliances for 6 months, and build new impenetrable hiding spots for the leadership for 6 months - and only THEN restart the war?
That would be the most idiotic military plan in the history of idiotic military plans. Which is why I don't believe it could ever happen; it's just a massive cope to help people internalize what's been done.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 11:56 AM (edUvp)
You could be right, I may be crazy.
Anywho, we're running small sorties right now is my understanding. That may be enough to keep the Iranians from any major rearmament.
a massive campaign might trigger political difficulties for Trump and the Reps. A clear win in Nov, clears the deck for a lot of things to happen.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:02 PM (GP8V/)
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The Iranian people will never rise up. No democracy will ever take root.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (n5tGW)
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And quickly and cheaply repaired, especially if buried in the sand.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Zn6QU)
And the roads have turned to crap. It's fun to watch decade plus clips of top gear as the find nice, shiny, new tarmac in parts of the world - and then see clips lately of those roads looking like Michigan or California...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:01 PM (dK+Kv)
First, everyone is surprised that Ukraine does in fact appear to be doing better than Russia is now - situations in Crimea are desperate for the Russian forces there, which no one saw coming.
And as to allies - Arabs are notorious for always switching allegiances to whoever appears to come out on top of any particular conflict. They've been doing it for centuries.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (edUvp)
I remember a few months ago when they went to the IMF to ask for bailouts for the Belt and Road partners who weren't paying them back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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That's interesting. I thought their whole strategy was:
1- sell infrastructure to low-tech partners who in reality can't maintain it
2- low-tech partners can't generate the revenue that was supposed to pay China back
3- China puts a lien on the infrastructure, gets itself a port/road/bridge whatever
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (XJ22o)
Someone else above us on this thread noted that "MOU" sounds like a noise a cow makes, and has about as much binding energy.
I think people on X and PJMedia and other such sites needed something to bleat about or their readers would look up cat videos instead.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Dv3i1)
That is a fair and reasonable position.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (dK+Kv)
Bbbut all cultures are just as gooder!
/wineboxers
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:05 PM (cGjQu)
Someone else above us on this thread noted that "MOU" sounds like a noise a cow makes, and has about as much binding energy.
I think people on X and PJMedia and other such sites needed something to bleat about or their readers would look up cat videos instead.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (gKWVE)
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People talked about it like it was a peace treaty.
It's just a paper agreement about what will be talked about and conditions around it.
"But Iran gets $300 billion instantly!"
"Well, not instantly. Only if they follow through and behave. It's in the text of the agreement."
"US surrender!"
"What?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:05 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (n5tGW)
That invites further escalation however, which is why there are reports now of more bombing of civilian targets in Ukraine. Iran doesn't have the ability to defend itself at present and limited offensive capabilities compared to before the war.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 12:06 PM (okun6)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Zn6QU)
That wasn't my point .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:06 PM (GP8V/)
Not all of us.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 22, 2026 12:06 PM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Maureen Ophelia Urquhart at June 22, 2026 12:07 PM (pBJ6M)
That seems to have been their plan. Unfortunately, they forgot that it was Africa and the Middle East.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:07 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:03 PM (Zn6QU)
Given that it hasn't happened in at least 1400 years, that's a safe bet.
It is not a western society. A small fraction may hold western values, but not enough to make a difference.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:07 PM (edUvp)
I'm think Trump is currently working on getting the Ukraine/Russia war to end . My feeling is we're close.
Posted by: polynikes
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I'm hoping for Cuba Libre.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:07 PM (XJ22o)
Bbbut all cultures are just as gooder!
/wineboxers
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:05 PM (cGjQu)
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Mowing down 60,000 people in January and then hunkering down because Daddy Trump is gonna come and take care of it are the actions of a people unwilling to take the sacrifice they've already made in blood and turn it into something themselves.
The US and Israel bombed the shit out of IRGC strongholds all the way down to Basij city stations and checkpoints. And still, almost nothing in response from the people themselves.
If Iran is to throw off the bonds of its own oppressors, they need a king in country to lead them. They're not going to do it themselves.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Zn6QU)
If we know they are lying, and they know we know they are lying, it's all just theater.
The reality of the situation is that we're going to keep having to shoot at them when they break the deal.
Posted by: MJ at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (XOmY9)
(Narrator: It doesn't "make him" sound stupid. He is stupid.)
I'll bet it's Rogan.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)
If we know they are lying, and they know we know they are lying, it's all just theater.
The reality of the situation is that we're going to keep having to shoot at them when they break the deal.
Posted by: MJ at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (XOmY9)
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What if I told you that the closing of the strait was no more than theater as well?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Zn6QU)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:04 PM (edUvp)
Better than expected, yes. Better than Russia? That's a proposition of dubious merit.
Ukraine is around the same size as Texas. It should be no surprise that Russia would need to add cannon fodder to the meat grinder there.
That SHOULD inform our decisions and goals in Iran, not coincidentally.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:09 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Archimedes
Several states operating their own marketplaces (such as California, Colorado, New Jersey, and New Mexico) have stepped in with state-funded premium subsidies and cost-sharing reductions.
States like North Carolina and South Dakota expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA. This policy change continues to transition hundreds of thousands of low-income adults into newly available, highly subsidized health coverage.
Certain states have enacted rules to shield consumers from gaps in coverage.
---
Each state is different, and those that can keep spending may never be reigned by the feds. Will it lead to universal healthcare?
🤷🏼♀️
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 12:09 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:09 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Zn6QU)
The only lesson the Iranian government took from the uprising is that "we killed 60,000 people and no one stopped us! Next time, we'll kill 100,000!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:10 PM (edUvp)
If we know they are lying, and they know we know they are lying, it's all just theater.
FDR *spit* knew that we'd be involved in WWII sooner or later, but he had to let the American people come to that conclusion. IMHO, Trump is doing the same. He won't send in ground troops, but he'll restart bombing and say "I gave them a chance, and they spurned it".
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
That's pretty much how the world works. Every country in the world makes a deal to act as a rational partner and not attack its neighbors or do things to hurt them. When they don't other countries strike back.
We didn't have formal deals with Venezuela or Cuba but they were attacking us. Now they aren't.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:08 PM (Zn6QU)
The only lesson the Iranian government took from the uprising is that "we killed 60,000 people and no one stopped us! Next time, we'll kill 100,000!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:10 PM (edUvp)
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Get the shah's son into the country, a save haven. Rally the people around him. Raise an irregular army, and then call for the regular army to join him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Zn6QU)
I find myself in the unenviable position of agreeing with this person. Again.
Sigh.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Iurxt)
Sigh.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (cGjQu)
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*considers mentioning Prometheus*
*thinks better of mentioning Prometheus and does not mention Prometheus*
*does own part to keep thread Prometheus free*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (Zn6QU)
Between dubious and recalcitrant you have me wondering what you ate this morning.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 22, 2026 12:13 PM (iP/HW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Iurxt)
If it continues there's the risk that Russia starts taking out power plants.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at June 22, 2026 12:13 PM (okun6)
Oh, please. They're not winning. The Russians have won less and less ground every month, and are now losing net ground. Their troops are mutinying, because the Ukes aren't sending in assault meat waves, they're destroying the Russian's logistics well behind the front.
You aren't winning a war when your navy has to run away, your capitol is being bombed, and your economy is in shambles.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (22ggK)
Lack of sleep.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:14 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 12:15 PM (UrW4A)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Zn6QU)
Anything is worth a try, I suppose. This almost definitely won't work, though, and we can under no circumstances agree or suggest to safeguard that guy's regime by force of our own arms.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)
No return of the Shah, either. No idea if that covers the son of Shah.
But they have to determine their form of government and get on with it.
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 12:15 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Zn6QU)
This could have worked, and this is what bothers me about the claim that Kurdish arms dealers ran off with the weapons. I do not want to believe this is true, that it's just a psy-op to cover up something else - because if it IS true, it means that our plan to overthrow the Iranian Government was:
1) give some unnamed shady middle eastern arms dealers a bunch of weapons with no money down
2) hope that everything just works out.
3) if it doesn't work out, go with Plan B.
4) there is no plan B.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 12:16 PM (edUvp)
I highly recommend you read this piece.
https://www.battleswarmblog.com/?p=71985
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
Any recommendations?
*ducks*
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:16 PM (cGjQu)
277 Get the shah's son into the country, a save haven. Rally the people around him. Raise an irregular army, and then call for the regular army to join him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:11 PM (Zn6QU)
Anything is worth a try, I suppose. This almost definitely won't work, though, and we can under no circumstances agree or suggest to safeguard that guy's regime by force of our own arms.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:15 PM (BI5O2)
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He'd be risking his life. So, I doubt it would happen.
But I think it's the only thing that could lead to anything like a populist revolt in country.
I'm sure there's some medium-sized city that would offer him safety from which to start.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 22, 2026 12:16 PM (Zn6QU)
It has a whiff of Bay of Pigs about it.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)
How's the Ukrainian economy doing? How do you think it would be doing without hundreds of billions of dollars of NATO money flowing into it?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Clay at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (5Rf2z)
Ukraine also claimed a drone kill first... using one with AI to hunt, and kill... a specific person. If reports about that incident are true.
We're lagging. Focusing on "big ticket" UAV's that can fly with fighter jets or bombers. We ought to be churning out millions of "toy" sized drones with AI and several ounces of C4 that can swarm enemy troops in the open.
Or people we don't like.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (jehhT)
"Oh, good. My way. Thank you, Vizzini... which one's my way?"
"Pick up one of those rocks. Get behind the boulder. In a few minutes, the Man in Black will come running around the bend. The minute his *head* is in view, HIT IT WITH THE ROCK!"
"My way's not very sportsmanlike."
Posted by: pookysgirl with the applicable Princess Bride quote at June 22, 2026 12:17 PM (Wt5PA)
Yeah. It's gone from horse, to glue, to horse feed, and back to horses.
Again. Do try to keep up.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Archimedes
Send them back from US home remodeling companies?
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (NFX2v)
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How so? I'm legit confused, not trying to be obtuse
Posted by: MJ at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
When they attempted it during Obama administration and he did nothing to help ,the Right and commenters here let him have it. Prior to our operation there was a lot of hope it could happen again. And once we started there was more hope. Instead we stopped after only 39 days and allowed the IRG to regroup and massacre everyone they thought might be part of the opposition. Sorry but that doesn't sit well with me .
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 12:18 PM (GP8V/)
Allegedly, many within the country's protest movements demand an end to all forms of dictatorship in favor of a secular, democratic republic.
No return of the Shah, either. No idea if that covers the son of Shah.
Posted by: L -No nic
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Son of Shah said he would oversee a transition, not take over.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:19 PM (XJ22o)
Irrelevant. We ARE sending them money, and they ARE winning, or at the very least holding the Russians at bay. Russia is deteriorating fast, so it's a matter of Ukraine making them pay until they've had enough. I think that time is fast approaching.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:14 PM (dK+Kv)
😂 Me too
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 12:23 PM (22ggK)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 12:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Son of Shah said he would oversee a transition, not take over.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 22, 2026 12:19 PM (XJ22o)
Except that no one thinks that he's just in it to oversee a transition. Nearly 50 years of "The Shah was de debil! SAVAK was the horde of Satan!" propaganda is tough to overcome, even if he's on the level about volunteering to be a transitional figure.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (y9nCu)
We should never stop saying this. So far not a single prosecution of anybody involved in the greatest, most concerted assault on human health and bodily sovereignty in our history.
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 22, 2026 12:31 PM (fZiTB)
Neither Trump nor Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu — whose nation former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called a "two-bomb country" — had a choice in the matter. . .
Vodkapundit
Posted by: KT at June 22, 2026 12:39 PM (rdeQO)
As what we assume are accurate summaries of the MOU began to emerge, a brilliant friend told me he was looking forward to to reading my view.
I said, “If Iran is a very good boy, it gets a pony. I do not believe the IRGC knows how to be a very good boy for long, and everyone reading the MOU is furious about the idea that it might get the pony anyway.”
Posted by: KT at June 22, 2026 12:45 PM (rdeQO)
Blow up Iran's military & nuclear capability and walk away is great. For what does Trump actually need an agreement - especially one which everyone including himself has to know is worthless?
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at June 22, 2026 01:08 PM (bufu1)
https://claytonswood.substack.com/p/
the-boy-who-cried-wolf
And he has another Substack piece up on Letters of Marque as a way to open the strait, with some interesting thoughts about Lloyds of London's incentives to keep the strait somewhat dangerous.
Posted by: KT at June 22, 2026 01:20 PM (rdeQO)
Nick just to sent bring himself to say it
Iran still has all of its 60% enriched urainium . 60% enriched is 97% of the effort needed to get to 90%.
Bombing unifies a country as it did in Germany and Vietnam.
Trump is pissed at Bibi as he well should be.
Worldwide support for Israel is at an historical low.
Great job Buck!
Posted by: Paul at June 22, 2026 01:27 PM (DV8PA)
Any location that fires on us gets flattened. Keep doing this until they're launching rubber rafts full of dynamite. Sink those.
The key is to get the lily-livered insurance and shipping companies out of the picture somehow.
- After Iran commences hostilies, restart the blockade. If ships have any sense, they won't come back to the Gulf anyway after they escape.
- Let Israel be Israel. They do a damn good job of blasting our enemies for us.
- Wouldn't hurt to maybe knock off another layer of leaders.
Posted by: MartynWW at June 22, 2026 02:00 PM (IUbKC)
Iran and Israel are proxies for Western nations used to control risk management which feeds The City of London which created our Fed. Trump is building a parallel system with Sovereign countries rather than globalism. This is just a step.
Posted by: Danimal28 at June 22, 2026 02:33 PM (3peS3)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Edvard Munch
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 09:31 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: George Costanza at June 22, 2026 09:31 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 22, 2026 09:31 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN)
SHHHHHHH! You'll wake up the First Lady.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (+iIfu)
Posted by: Person who checks out titles at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (Ov6Yl)
I like it and suspect it would be something that would have to be seen in person to be fully appreciated.
Where is it hanging out these days?
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (ibDUx)
I thought that was the sniper's round breaking the window.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Kumala Whoris at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (sJHOI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM
++++++
She likes big balls and she cannot lie.
Posted by: Sir Suxalot at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (gnNyN)
Heh.
That book was a girl's choice between necrophilia and beastiality...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I can explain that.
Posted by: Buttigig at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM
++++++
She likes big balls and she cannot lie.
Posted by: Sir Suxalot at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (Ov6Yl)
I think that's her bed...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (2YhKe)
If there is anything movies have taught me its that a girl in a long white night down moving around at night is at least 50% of the time a ghost...
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: PabloD at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (tTZHu)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (+gA9j)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM
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Everybody. It's Mardi Gras.
Posted by: Rue Bourbon at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:36 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Stephen King at June 22, 2026 09:36 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: The girl at June 22, 2026 09:36 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:36 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 09:35 AM (+gA9j)
Maybe Munch had vision issues?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:36 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Creepy Joe at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM (Ov6Yl)
It’s a peaceful scene but my criticism of the painter is that the girls form, particularly arms and legs, is quite fuzzy and non-precise.
Planck's Constant is very large in that picture.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Van Halen at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Kris Kross at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Pointer Sisters at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 09:39 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (jehhT)
The lesbians across the street have managed to screw up their bright ass LED outdoor motion lights where they just sit there and turn on and off all the time.
It's awesome because they light up the glass in my front door, which just so happens to shine right into my side of the bed.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:40 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 09:40 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (+gA9j)
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues.
Posted by: Bob Seger at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (Ov6Yl)
How many lesbians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Posted by: The girl at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:40 AM (2YhKe)
Yeah, no fun. Had issues with neighbor's lights flashing during Christmastime into my bedroom window...even with the blinds closed, the light still seeps in through the cracks and sides.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (l3cgK)
Away to the window she flew in a flash, tore open the shutter and threw up... - a limerick
There once was a young girl from Maine
Who slowly was going insane
"I fret and I worry that my view is so blurry
But cleaning second-story windows is a pane!"
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Weasel at June 22, 2026 09:42 AM (GNqmQ)
How many lesbians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Posted by: The girl at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)
Depends. Is scissoring involved?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:42 AM (l3cgK)
How many lesbians does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Posted by: The girl at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)
It appears, one. The other one ain't climbing a ladder.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:42 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (X8xt3)
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WRONG!!!!
Everyone knows it's Windy!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (exwma)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (Riz8t)
Maybe she's watching the Muzzie r@pe gangs down the lane...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 09:44 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Jimmy Stewart unavailable for comment at June 22, 2026 09:45 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: red speck at June 22, 2026 09:46 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Before the interwebs at June 22, 2026 09:47 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 22, 2026 09:47 AM (6v6cQ)
The only thing that would help is to go back in time and convince Edvard Munch to pick a different profession.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (6v6cQ)
Now That Sissy Has Gone Off to College I sGet Her Bedroom
A young girl renowned for self-effacement
Gazed out on the world from her casement
"It's a beautiful day
and I really must say,
This view is much better than the basement!"
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Big Fat Farma at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: But it's still twenty bucks at June 22, 2026 09:50 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:50 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 09:51 AM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Eromero at June 22, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM
$20, same as in town.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:51 AM (0sNs1)
Having said that, this painting is effective. The girls is indistinct but recognizable. The colors are soft and reflect the look of moon light which is echoed in her night gown. all the elements combine to create a gentle, not necessarily peaceful, mood. It's listed as an oil painting but it looked like pastel to me.
Posted by: JTB at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM (vY9Lp)
Posted by: Beavis at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM (jDdwC)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM
Schrödinger's Cat's box is behind her, just out of frame.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Butthead at June 22, 2026 09:55 AM (Riz8t)
"Girl by the Window..."
"...Later Seen Running Down the Road, Screaming"
-- as reported on the Pittsburgh Police Scanner
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 09:55 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Fashion novice at June 22, 2026 09:56 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM
Schrödinger's Cat's box is behind her, just out of frame.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM (0sNs1)
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Where's the Heisenberg Compensator when you need one?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 22, 2026 09:56 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM
Schrödinger's Cat's box is behind her, just out of frame.
I'm not sure about that.
Posted by: Werner Heisenberg at June 22, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Fashion novice at June 22, 2026 09:56 AM (Ov6Yl)
Especially those worn by ghosts
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:58 AM (jDdwC)
Posted by: The Vienna School of Fine Art at June 22, 2026 09:58 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: cmeat at June 22, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM
Schrödinger's Cat's box is behind her, just out of frame.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM
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Yes, but she's looking out of MY window.
Posted by: Johari at June 22, 2026 10:00 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 10:00 AM (iJfKG)
Depends on the filament. Is it tongue sten?
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at June 22, 2026 10:02 AM (zdLoL)
81 Perhaps Piper can bring us some interesting fashion content regarding nightgowns one of these Sunday nights.
Posted by: Fashion novice at June 22, 2026 09:56 AM (Ov6Yl)
I'm pretty sure that all Piper wears now is a white bedsheet with two eyeholes cut into it.
Ghosts aren't known for their sense of fashion.
Alas, poor Piper. An eternity in percale.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 22, 2026 10:02 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:37 AM
Schrödinger's Cat's box is behind her, just out of frame.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 09:54 AM
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Yes, but she's looking out of MY window.
Posted by: Johari at June 22, 2026 10:00 AM
+++++
I think she's feeling boxed in.
Posted by: B. F. Skinner at June 22, 2026 10:02 AM (Ov6Yl)
Especially those worn by ghosts
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:58 AM (jDdwC)
You wear a nightgown?
Death has CHANGED you, man.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:03 AM (2YhKe)
"Oh, the shame of having been dismissed from my exulted position as Scullery Maid for the finest home in Oslo?! However can I break that news to dearest Mama and Papa? And how now will we ever be able to afford to send young Fritz to the finest school in all of Norway (sod roof notwithstanding)?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:05 AM (s9VOe)
Do not want.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 10:05 AM (xcxpd)
You wear a nightgown?
Death has CHANGED you, man.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:03 AM
Weasel did open up the Gun Thread last night to Doof jokes. Perhaps that was a portent.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:05 AM (0sNs1)
"Oh, the shame of having been dismissed from my exulted position as Scullery Maid for the finest home in Oslo?! However can I break that news to dearest Mama and Papa? And how now will we ever be able to afford to send young Fritz to the finest school in all of Norway (sod roof notwithstanding)?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
####
She's pining for the F150s.
Posted by: FoMoCo at June 22, 2026 10:06 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 10:06 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:58 AM (jDdwC)
You wear a nightgown?
Death has CHANGED you, man.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:03 AM (2YhKe)
I wonder if ghosts play pickleball in nightgowns? I wonder if this girl was getting ready for a nighttime pickleball match and was looking out the window to see if her competition had yet arrived?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (yz/88)
Weasel did open up the Gun Thread last night to Doof jokes. Perhaps that was a portent.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:05 AM (0sNs1)
Weasel said Doof was a joke, then shot him, which immediately lead to the Ghost of Doof haunting Weasel Acres.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (2YhKe)
Nah, blurry painting.
Do not want.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
It was much clearer prior to Edvard spilling that full bottle of aquavit all over it.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Slo at June 22, 2026 10:08 AM (NYInA)
I wonder if ghosts play pickleball in nightgowns? I wonder if this girl was getting ready for a nighttime pickleball match and was looking out the window to see if her competition had yet arrived?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM
*visions of Maggie dancing on the green at Bushwood after discovering she wasn't pregnant*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:08 AM (2YhKe)
Nah, blurry painting.
Do not want.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
It was much clearer prior to Edvard spilling that full bottle of aquavit all over it.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (s9VOe)
I can only hope that is the reason
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 22, 2026 10:08 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:08 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 10:09 AM (IY9No)
What's an audience got to do to get some quality macaroni art works featured in this space?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:09 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at June 22, 2026 10:10 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)
This photo was posted on twitter yesterday and it is just incredible. Better than most paintings, IMO.
https://tinyurl.com/yhm4x9kv
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 10:11 AM (2ap+5)
She can't sleep. That fish egg spaghetti she had for supper did not sit well with her.
Posted by: Case
The lutefisk kabobs appetizers did not help matters any, either.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:11 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: The girl at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM
Do they want it to flicker or go steady?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Snooty Theatre Critic at June 22, 2026 10:12 AM (Ov6Yl)
Do not want.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo
It was much clearer prior to Edvard spilling that full bottle of aquavit all over it.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (s9VOe)
I can only hope that is the reason
They warned me and warned me that if I kept doing that, I would go blind. I should have listened.
Posted by: Edvard Munch at June 22, 2026 10:13 AM (Riz8t)
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Compared by many to Lysistrata and Cats.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:14 AM (6/7Fs)
This one is a mystery to me. Where is the light source? How dan it be shining through the window and also lighting the side of the neighboring house facing the window?
Competing searchlights from Pittsburgh Police search choppers. Didn't you see the scanner reference in 77?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 22, 2026 10:14 AM (s9VOe)
Whatever criticisms I have for Gavin Newsom, as a man, I pity him for that. It has to be Hellish. He's similar to Black Gavin (Obama) in that way. I'm not sure if she or Big Mike is more horrible. It's a race to the bottom.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 10:14 AM (BI5O2)
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Now that he has some competition, we can argue about whether Chamberlain was the worst prime minister ever.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)
"yes"
"I'd like to roll you up in it and put you in the car trunk."
"
"... and push the car into the swamp."
"<3<3<3!!!"
Posted by: Armie Hammer at June 22, 2026 10:15 AM (NYInA)
Posted by: Dave Barry might not agree at June 22, 2026 10:15 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:12 AM (0sNs1)
That's his mundane cover for other, more insidious ops.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:15 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: FoMoCo at June 22, 2026 10:06 AM (Ov6Yl)
I think they're called F950,000s now.
https://shorturl.at/DK8gb
Posted by: Lady Who Steals Links at June 22, 2026 10:16 AM (JCLJi)
Starmer said he would remain caretaker prime minister until Labour members choose a new leader in the coming weeks.
"I will ask the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party to set out a timetable with nominations opening on the 9th of July and completed by the summer recess. In the case of a contest, this will ensure a new leader is in place before Parliament returns in September. I will remain in post as prime minister until the contest is complete. And I will do everything I can to ensure an orderly handover of power," he said.
https://tinyurl.com/2eh8cef9
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:17 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:17 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:17 AM (77rzZ)
He's such a feckless twit, he'd have shot himself in both eyes by now.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bulg
Hanging in. Stable and working housing options thanks to the Horde's generosity. And tomorrow evening I observe one year since my cancer surgery.
So good things in play, but I look forward to less interesting times!
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at June 22, 2026 10:18 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 10:18 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 10:07 AM (2YhKe)
In process of turning the place into "Wobbly Acres"!
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 10:19 AM (jDdwC)
tinyurl.com/rpadz8t2
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:20 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)
*sobs*
Posted by: Stanley Baldwin at June 22, 2026 10:21 AM (Riz8t)
https://shorturl.at/DK8gb
Posted by: Lady Who Steals Links at June 22, 2026 10:16 AM
$$$$
That was cute.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 10:21 AM (Ov6Yl)
UN Blames Hamas for Torture and Public Execution of Gazans
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Well, there's good torture and execution and then there's Jew torture and execution.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:22 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (+gA9j)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Nice art. A good way to start the week.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (22ggK)
Between 2010 and 2024 Conservatives ran the UK uninterrupted. Cameron, Boris and May could have shut down immigration but chose to not only keep Blair’s policies but accelerated them.
So while Kier is a wanker of the first order, blaming him for the UK’s deterioration is somewhat unfair. The damage was done long before he got there.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Whoopi at June 22, 2026 10:24 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 22, 2026 10:25 AM (c3YdQ)
He will at best be the next Gordon Brown, attempting to pick up the pieces after a much more visible PM predecessor.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:26 AM (Riz8t)
— Zombie Frederick North
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)
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What a guy. I wonder what they have on him - that we can't already guess.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:27 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)
I don’t know… like our own LA and other ultra blue jurisdictions, voters matter very little. The next person up as determined by the machine will be just as bad, if not worse. Burnham appears worse than the queer
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:28 AM (+gA9j)
I'm sure you can guess one of the main reasons.
Hint : it begins with a C and ends with a onservative.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:29 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)
I think you are wildly optimistic.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 10:30 AM (PLxDd)
"It is important to resist the commodification of basic human needs. Food, water and healthcare cannot be subordinated to market considerations or geopolitical interests. Access to adequate food is a fundamental human right grounded in the dignity of every person."
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 10:30 AM (2ap+5)
He is going to be full speed to the Left, with maybe a coat of paint to try and fool people but I doubt even that.
The "meme" (approved lefty talking point) for the last two months in Britain is that The People were upset, not about Starmer and Labour being too left, but about not being Left enough fast enough and hard enough. The UK leftards are saying the people rejected Labour because they want "change". Basically Keir was too conservative.
They are hilarious. Britain will get it's change good and hard.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:31 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:14 AM (ndZc7)
No. Churchill was the worst ever.
Posted by: Prof. Ed Dutton at June 22, 2026 10:31 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:31 AM (tL5sl)
Between 2010 and 2024 Conservatives ran the UK uninterrupted. Cameron, Boris and May could have shut down immigration but chose to not only keep Blair’s policies but accelerated them.
So while Kier is a wanker of the first order, blaming him for the UK’s deterioration is somewhat unfair. The damage was done long before he got there.
There is some truth in what you say, but he maintained extremely high levels of illegal immigration long after it was made very clear that the British people wanted it stopped. That is his real sin, along with the absolutely lunatic insistence on trying to prevent people from seeing or talking about the damage long after it was blindingly obvious.
https://tinyurl.com/yhw89fcw
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:31 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:31 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)
Hitler and Stalin probably are misunderstood.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)
"Republicans raise concerns over illegal aliens vote in California."
As Al Capp used to say, "We have met the enemy and they are us."
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 10:33 AM (Y8DZL)
Also, what if you have no health for which to care?
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:34 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 10:34 AM (IY9No)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 10:30 AM (2ap+5)
Ignorance is bliss regard to economics. Especially to a die hard socialist .
But I'm sure he's aware that millions of tonnage of food aid has been turned away because it's GMO or that other aid is stolen by the powers to be in the countries we are trying to aid.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:35 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)
It was only a matter of time once he married Andrea Mitchell.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:35 AM (dK+Kv)
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Didja see Spanberger busting a move on Juneteenth?
https://tinyurl.com/4c523kyz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:35 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)
Nah, the midwits had Hitler pegged early. It was high-IQ commies who found excuses for him until Barbarossa.
Stalin's crimes took longer to comprehend (or even to count) but they've come out too.
The damage Roosevelt did will probably not be fully appreciated until the US defaults on its debt. Then we get to live in "Logan's Run"
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:36 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)
Like you did with my post.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:36 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:36 AM (22ggK)
I saw that last night. The cringe has still not left my psyche.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:35 AM (GP8V/)
Which is funny because every morsel of food is GMO and has been for thousands of years.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:37 AM (T6aVk)
I see the left has been given their new talking points WRT World Cup Europeans loving America:
"Sure, they love America, because it sucks for you that the games are all in the blue state cities you hicks call shitholes. They'll play in Alabama, but not Texas! Suck it MAGAts!
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 22, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/)
Once Blair’s new and improved demographic changes started the shift was sudden and in your face. Women in Burkas in Hyde Park. What the fuck is all that bout? The subway/tube populated by shall we say not very desirable looking yuuuuthes.By 2019 the city was unrecognizable to me. And I can only fathom what’s it like now, 7 years later.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 10:38 AM (3cXW4)
I vote adamantly: NEITHER!!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:39 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:39 AM (tL5sl)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 22, 2026 10:39 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 22, 2026 10:38 AM (qRla/
When did Dallas and Houston secede from Texas?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (GP8V/)
Hitler had the most explosive power, but Stalin had staying power.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (Riz8t)
I saw that last night. The cringe has still not left my psyche.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)
CIA Barbie was dancing in public?? Was it worse than Elaine Benes and the little kicks?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (nptZK)
To be fair the man lived to be 100.
Posted by: Cow Demon
>Don't these things come in triplets? So who are the next two?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 10:40 AM (fkjGs)
I...don't want to talk about it.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:41 AM (Riz8t)
It was snark with some truth in it. How do you think historians 75 years from now are going portray Trump and Obama?
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:42 AM (GP8V/)
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Waltzing Mohammed, waltzing Mohammed
Who'll come awaltzing Mohammed with me?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:43 AM (nptZK)
That ain't dancing, Sally.
Posted by: Kramer at June 22, 2026 10:43 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 10:43 AM (afJtY)
Addressing the media in front of No 10, Sir Keir listed his achievements in office and in opposition, saying he had “changed our party” by tackling anti-Semitism and “restoring trust in the economy, defence, and national security”.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 10:44 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Jen the original at June 22, 2026 10:44 AM (SP9pb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 10:44 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:44 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:45 AM (tL5sl)
There is no right which requires the labor of others.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 10:46 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (nptZK)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)
In that sense all history, or accounts generally are suspect.
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (Gqar8)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (tL5sl)
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MUNGA?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Jeffrey T. and Harvey W. at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 10:46 AM (ExV1e)
A fair and speedy trial requires labor from others.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:48 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:36 AM (22ggK)
LOTS of people are to blame for that sadly. Worse, none of them are in prison.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:48 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:48 AM (nptZK)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (Gqar8
See the Spanish Civil War where it seems it is an exception where the losers wrote the history.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (GP8V/)
Addressing the media in front of No 10, Sir Keir listed his achievements in office and in opposition, saying he had “changed our party” by tackling anti-Semitism and “restoring trust in the economy, defence, and national security”.
Posted by: Archimedes
And I'm Miss America.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: tubal at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (Gqar
No history exists without bias at some level. What’s that they say? History is written by the victors?
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 22, 2026 10:47 AM (tL5sl)
Patel is head of the FBI, not DOJ.
Posted by: Kramer at June 22, 2026 10:50 AM (dK+Kv)
The just consequences of not having a fiddle in the band.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:50 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: gKWVE
Ham sandwich, etc. Get back to me when there's a conviction with a serious sentence.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at June 22, 2026 10:50 AM (OUMaO)
>Jibber-Jabber. I'd just like to say one thing, 'I go poo-poo.'
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 10:50 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 10:52 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:52 AM (nptZK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:53 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Dr_No at June 22, 2026 10:53 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7
What did you do for the talent competition? but I would prefer not to see you in your evening dress.😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 10:53 AM (2qvfF)
"For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat."
-- 2 Thessalonians 3:10
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:54 AM (0sNs1)
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[Pretends to sneeze] Bullshit!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All W
Anything not pro LGBTQ is anti LGBTQ. That's a mental health issue in itself.
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:55 AM (GP8V/)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at June 22, 2026 10:55 AM (E3CZG)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)
I was assured this was not the goal.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (nptZK)
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If we adopt your commie policies, we'll be in an extra hot level of Hel,
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (ndZc7
What did you do for the talent competition? but I would prefer not to see you in your evening dress.😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 10:53 AM (2qvfF)
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*draws the Veil of Good Taste over the swimsuit competition*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 10:57 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:52 AM (nptZK)
Not so sure. Leaving in disgrace, I expect he will take his payoff and be memory holed.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:58 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM
What did you do for the talent portion of the competition?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 22, 2026 10:58 AM (0sNs1)
I was assured this was not the goal.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (nptZK)
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:58 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 10:58 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 10:49 AM (GP8V/)
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Ahem.
Posted by: The Southern Historical Society at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (cGjQu)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:58 AM (dK+Kv)
Heh
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (22ggK)
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If we adopt your commie policies, we'll be in an extra hot level of Hel,
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)
I hear that rant in the style of RATM.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (dK+Kv)
https://shorturl.at/DK8gb
Posted by: Lady Who Steals Links at June 22, 2026 10:16 AM
$$$$
That was cute.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 10:21 AM (Ov6Yl)
***
That guy has a series of vids. He's hilarious!
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (2WIwB)
trump: orangemanbad
obama: trend-setting architect
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (GP8V/)
I was assured this was not the goal.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (nptZK)
It was always and is always the goal of homos, fags and queer baits to make you approve of their being homos, fags and queer baits.
Plus to join in when necessary.Just the tip.
Posted by: Now Everybody Is Gay at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (g7saB)
Sir, this is a Wendy's.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (dK+Kv)
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If we adopt your commie policies, we'll be in an extra hot level of Hel,
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 22, 2026 10:56 AM (ndZc7)
When Mr. Morello divides up his wealth and peels off a check to every single American evenly, and does so willingly, I MIGHT hear his Communist bullshit. Until then, he and his band mates are hypocrites of the highest order.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 11:01 AM (T6aVk)
MORNING RANT: The Iran Situation and Trump’s MOU – What Constitutes “Finishing the Job” After the Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 22, 2026 11:01 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: polynikes at June 22, 2026 11:00 AM (GP8V/)
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Brilliant!
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 22, 2026 11:01 AM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Cosda at June 22, 2026 11:01 AM (ibZ/e)
it's funny because stalin had nukes
Posted by: anachronda at June 22, 2026 11:02 AM (sGtp+)
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I think musicians should not be involved in politics, not because I disagree with any of them, but because they are imbeciles.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 11:04 AM (22ggK)
The Art Institute of Chicago
February 5, 2024
Edvard Munch painted "The Girl by the Window" in 1893, the same year as his most famous work, "The Scream."
In the dead of night, a young girl in her nightgown stands in a darkened room gazing out at the city. Somber tones mingle with violets and blues, evoking a feeling of melancholy. The sense of mystery is deepened by the fact that we cannot see the expression on the girl’s face, nor do we know what she secretly observes.
See "The Girl by the Window" by Edvard Munch in Gallery 245.
It's famous, it's ok (nice calm colors), and I might hang a reproduction in a young girl's room if I were so decorating sometime back.
Thank you.
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The Horde is frisky for a Monday AM, but not a mention of boobs! 😉 Can't wait to see what the day holds.
(Mea culpa for appearing really late. The old mind was caught up in the beefy Morning Report.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 11:14 AM (NFX2v)
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Posted by: Paito HK at June 22, 2026 02:19 PM (i4Msb)
The Morning Report — 6/ 22 /26
Sir Keir Starmer choked up as he announced his resignation as UK Prime Minister Monday – less than 2 years after the Labour Party stormed to a landslide general election win.
Starmer, 63, set out a timetable to stand down after coming under mounting pressure following last month’s local elections, where the governing Labour Party lost over 1,000 seats. The Prime Minister announced his intention to step down after admitting the Labour Party was questioning whether he could lead it into the next general election, which must be held before July 2029, just 23 months after leading his party to a landslide win. “I have heard the answer of my parliamentary party to that question, and I accept that answer with good grace,” Starmer said outside 10 Downing Street in London. Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His Majesty the King this morning to inform him of my decision.”
While I'm no expert, to say the least, on British politics but no doubt that one of the things that has led to Starmer's departure is the growing scandal of the Muslim rape crisis that has come to light especially over the last year or so. But shockingly Muslim men have been raping non-Muslim women and girls for decades!
This is something that’s also totally missed by the report’s focus on Islam as the main driving force behind the grooming: Pakistani Muslim men raping white British girls because they aren’t Muslim. In many cases, the Muslim identity of the men appears to be incidental to the grooming, and the kinship networks like the Kashmiri birādarī system that structure it predate conversion to Islam by centuries. Yes, some groomers do refer to the girls as kuffār—non-believers—and the justification is that of the wretched Quran verse “What the right hand possesses,” which says Muslim men can take sex slaves from among kuffār women, but it seems to be kinship, rather than religion, that gives these crimes their systematic and persistent character. Ultimately, though, this remains to be explored properly.Rape is not a one-off crime committed here and there but it is a documented tool of warfare used by Muslims to conquer and subjugate nations and people once Islam becomes a dominant force politically and/or demographically aided and abetted by a cowed and submissive indigenous populace that refuses to defend itself from invasion and conquest, and as is the case of Britain and much of western Europe brought it willingly upon themselves for myriad cultural and historic reasons.
While Starmer is gone, is there really a chance that the English people will recognize the mortal danger they placed themselves in by allowing the socialists to rule essentially unchecked since the end of the Second World War, Churchill's sunset years and Maggie Thatcher notwithstanding. The uprising in Belfast over the attempted public beheading of a man in broad daylight certainly gives one hope that people are indeed waking up at long last. Still, I'm hesitant to predict a sea change over there, knowing full well that despite being mugged by reality, Leftists/Democrats will lather rinse and repeat and continue to vote for their own destruction. Of course the societal and political pressure imposed by the globalist/political media cultural complex to bend the knee and surrender cannot be underestimated either. And in the UK there is now an official censorship regime where one can be hauled off and prosecuted for uttering anything critical against Islam, let alone even silently praying in front of an abortion mill. And elsewhere the beat goes on with the Iran negotiations. Some are hailing Trump and Vance as brilliant masters of 11-dimension chess. . .
Regardless of the naysayers, neoconservatives, and progressive leftist shills using social and mainstream media to portray America as weak for the thousandth time, President Trump's Iran deal and the communication of the deal by Vice President JD Vance has been a masterclass in geopolitics and media dexterity. President Trump's preliminary MOU with Iran took pressure, pragmatism, forceful language, and a militaristic strategy to secure, but it was all worth it. The priority of using peace through strength, the ever-powerful Trumpist foreign policy mantra, proved yet again that President Trump is the best negotiator in modern American or world politics. Using bombs to force conversation is certainly an option, but it ended up being the best solution for all sides of the war in Iran. While Obama's Iran deal funded radical Islamic terrorism and the spreading of Sharia Law throughout the globe, Trump's deal utilized tariffs, bombs, and blockades to bring Iran up the ramp and into 12 rounds with the 45th and 47th President of the United States.. . . Sounds great, but others are claiming they've both been taken to the cleaners.
Trump Coulda Been a Contender -- The destruction of a legacy. . . It’s one of the most justly celebrated moments in cinematic history. In Elia Kazan’s classic movie On the Waterfront (1954), the failed boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando), who was forced to take a dive during the bout that could have established him as a possible challenger for the championship belt, says to his brother, who was in on the fix: “I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.” I was going to make the subtitle to this article “Instead of a bum which is what he is,” but it was just too painful. Trump isn’t a bum, and maybe, just maybe, he will eventually right the ship and get on with the business of making America great again. But showering billions on a regime whose leaders routinely scream “Death to America,” and pretending that the evil men who now control that regime are rational people with whom America can do business — that’s the behavior of one of the America-Lasters who has governed this unhappy land in recent decades, not that of the visionary who promised to take on and defeat those who were selling out our interests.A number of good essays in the links that illustrate both sides of the argument. So, as the President himself is fond of saying, we'll just have to wait and see. Have a good day,
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
- Starmer, 63, set out a timetable to stand down after coming under mounting pressure following last month’s local elections, where the governing Labour Party lost over 1,000 seats.
Keir Starmer chokes up as he resigns as UK Prime Minister — less than 2 years after landslide election win
- THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)
- “You close it and you won’t have a country,” Trump said he told Iranian officials, according to Yingst. “You won’t even make it back to your f*cking country.”
‘You Close It And You Won’t Have A Country’: Trump Reportedly Says US Could Become ‘Guardian Angel’ Of Strait Of Hormuz
- President Donald Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran suggests we have now taken a breather in our conflict with the regime.
Is The Iran Deal A ‘Breather?’
- The destruction of a legacy.
Trump Coulda Been a Contender
- This deal, led by the peace-through-strength foreign policy, restores deterrence and positions the United States to dominate future negotiations in the Middle East.
New Iran Deal is a masterclass by President, Vance, and administration
- Iran gets everything. We get the strait.
The Facts About the Iran Deal
- This lack of monopoly was the flaw in Tehran’s calculation. Iran saw the Strait as insurance against retaliation, but it did not stop Israel or the U.S. from bombing it. The geography of the Strait only guarantees Iran can hurt others, but it provides no protection from actors that don’t rely on Hormuz.
The Strait War
- “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon …”
Negotiations ‘Stalled’ As Iran Bristles Over Trump Threats
- Trump may have given Iran everything it wanted on paper—but the real question is whether Tehran fell for a deal that gives America the leverage to walk away.
Did Trump Snooker Iran?
- Sure, it’s a ‘deal’...but what kind?
The US-Iran MOU is worse than we thought
- Operation Epic Fury turns into Operation Epic Whimper.
The Disastrous Memorandum of Understanding with Iran
- In a post on X, Barak Ravid, the global affairs correspondent for Axios and a CNN analyst, said that Witkoff is en route to Switzerland. President Donald Trump’s other envoy, Jared Kushner, has already arrived in Switzerland.
Report: Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Heads to Switzerland for Potential Iran Nuclear Talks
- The Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover expenses from the Iran War and other expenses, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. The details of the funding constraints were reportedly unveiled by Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg during phone calls with lawmakers.
The Iran War Is Reportedly Bleeding The Pentagon Dry
- The terror tunnel system was built to execute Hezbollah’s “Conquer the Galilee” plan, an October 7-style massacre in northern Israel.
Iran Mounts Pressure on Trump Admin as Israel Encircles Hezbollah’s Underground “Nerve Center” in South Lebanon* * * * * - In 2024, Parastoo Ahmadi, age 29, livestreamed a video of her singing the patriotic song Az Khoone Javanane Vatan (From the Blood of the Youth of the Homeland) that went viral, generating millions of views. She and several musicians who performed with her was briefly detained before being released, but according to court documents obtained by The Guardian, she received a harsh and brutal punishment by the regime for not wearing a hijab.
Iran Sentences Singer Parastoo Ahmadi to 74 Lashings for Performing Without a Hijab
- You can’t always fight to the finish, but fighting can help you get there.
Punitive War 101
- It’s not Israel. It’s not even Iran. Look closer to home.
What the Iran MOU Is Really All About
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY - School principals, teachers, security personnel, attendants, counselors, and medical professionals.
USAID Confirms Israeli Claims: More Than 100 UNRWA Staff in Gaza Connected to Hamas
- Where's the outcry?
UN Blames Hamas for Torture and Public Execution of Gazans CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - A new court filing seeks to disqualify Arizona’s far-left AG after documents expose ‘wide-reaching multi-state political influence campaign.’
Court Filing: Democrat AGs Behind Lawfare Coordinated With Leftist Groups About ‘How To Stop Trump’
- There's nothing the IRS won't allow except conservatives.
IRS Allows Hamas Non-Profit to Operate Even After FBI Bust
- Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, 67, was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of destruction of government property.
Former Olympic Athlete Among Those Arrested for Reflecting Pool Vandalism
- The world’s first trillionaire is not democracy’s negation but perhaps its most astounding vindication.
Elon Musk and the Glory of Liberal Democracy "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - DHS added that the American people gave the Trump administration a “mandate to arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens,” adding that under President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the agency would “continue to deliver.”
DHS: ‘Record High’ Deportations Under Trump Administration
- The American dairy industry employs roughly 130,000 workers, half of whom are immigrants. The H-2A program is projected to import approximately 400,000 workers by the end of 2026. Along with the previously mentioned concerns about wage suppression, stagnant investment in automation, worsening working conditions, and displacement of native workers, the industry’s already heavy reliance on cheap foreign labor suggests that recent reports of worker shortages point to a more fundamental, structural challenge preventing it from hiring American workers.
Trump Admin Expands H-2A Program to Include Migrant Dairy Workers.
- All orchestrated behind the scenes without congressional oversight.
The Open-Border Funding and Facilitation Network Part I: International Pipelines, UN Cash, and Federally Funded NGO Resettlement Networks
- Randy Villegas made the claim in a doctoral paper that lamented the popularity of Gadsden flags and shamed a teacher who referred to 'illegals'
‘Climate of Fear’: California Dem House Candidate Suggested Conservatives in His District Created ‘Hostile’ Environment for ‘Latinx Immigrant Communities’ THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE - A Chicago native who allegedly ran a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud conspiracy targeting elderly victims on Medicare was captured in the Philippines and shipped back to the United States — becoming the second suspect nabbed on the FBI’s new “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.
Most Wanted Fraudsters List: Fugitive Who Pled Guilty in $1.2 Billion Medicare Scheme Nabbed in the Philippines DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - No matter how boggy it is, the Reflecting Pool reflects TDS with perfect clarity.
Further Reflections On The Reflecting Pool
- Victor Davis Hanson: By any measure, California is a failed state — and a national embarrassment. What happened to the nation’s most richly naturally endowed, and once best-governed, state?The left took total control — after millions of the embattled middle class fled. Millions more impoverished immigrants, legal and illegal, took their place. Left-wing Silicon Valley spawned some of the wealthiest elite liberal enclaves in the world.
How California’s self-sabotage by the left made it a national disgrace
- It really is amazing the number of ways Congress finds to waste American taxpayers’ time and money. As if there aren’t any other pressing matters to attend to . . .
Televising Supreme Court Hearings Is A Terrible, Awful, No Good Idea
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - Raw Egg Nationalist: Britain’s institutions face growing scrutiny over a disputed murder case and decades-long failures in handling grooming gang scandals.
State of the Nation: What the New Grooming Gang Report Does—and Doesn’t—Say about the Mass Rape of British Girls
- Islamists are coming for our offices. Does it matter?
Anni Cyrus Video: The Sharia Wave is Coming FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - Thad McCotter: America’s fertility crisis has many causes, but a new study suggests the device that changed how we communicate may also have changed how we connect.
Are iPhones Dialing Up the Birth Dearth?
- It has zero chance of passing even a Democrat Congress; it’s blatantly unconstitutional; it’s economic suicide — and it’s fundamentally tyrannical... Which means there’s an excellent chance some scaled-down version of it will be grist for multiple 2028 presidential campaigns, and the demand of lefties in Congress — and so prompt serious consideration of various “compromise” proposals. . . And, really, some smaller-scale version of “seize the wealth” now drives practically every major Democratic proposal — with “clever” Republicans looking for creative ways to join in.
Bernie Sanders’ call to seize the AI industry has damning lessons about politics today THE ECONOMY, STUPID - It seems like an impossible task. But we have to start somewhere, and this is as good a place as any.
How Do We Balance the Federal Budget?
- In a presentation for progressive House staffers, the sex workers also complained about their treatment at the hands of law enforcement
Sex Workers Visit Capitol Hill With a Message for Woke Congressional Staffers: The ‘Affordability Crisis’ Is Hard on Prostitutes, Too RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, - Even communists have to eventually bow to the gods of economic reality.
China discovers electric vehicles aren't the future CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - “The ruling stops short of handing control of the cases to the state attorney general, but it creates a new court-ordered check on Krasner’s office in future post-conviction matters.”
Soros-Backed Philly DA Larry Krasner Gets Slapped by Pennsylvania Supreme Court AMERICA AND THE WORLD IMPRISONED: CHINESE CORONAVIRUS FICTIONS AND FACTS - Director of National Intelligence exposes Dr. Fauci - and his “intelligence community” collaborators.
Truth-Teller Tulsi
- MIRANDA DEVINE: On her final day as director of national intelligence Friday, Tulsi Gabbard released damning declassified evidence accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of causing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Anthony Fauci, COVID-19 origins cover-up runs ‘deep’ into our intelligence community EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT - Education in America is a mess. Student achievement is abysmal and continues in decline. Without an honest assessment of what went wrong, we will never make the necessary changes to help children learn.
Education Scorecard Ignores Common Core disaster
- “Higher education can be rescued only by recovering the virtues it abandoned: truth, merit, discipline, intellectual courage, national confidence, and civilizational stewardship.”
Higher Education’s Crisis of Trust, Cost, and Ideology
- Embattled Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has resigned – almost four months after the FBI raided his home and office as part of a fraud and corruption probe. Carvalho, who held the role for just over four years, tendered his resignation Sunday and said it would be effective immediately, the Los Angeles Times reported.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns four months after FBI raid SECOND AMENDMENT - Justice Clarence Thomas: "The Second Amendment is not a second-class right."
The Supreme Court puts off ruling on the PLCAA
- . . .Cuccinelli, who used the militia clause of the state constitution’s right to bear arms provision to challenge the ban in what he called a “case of first impression” in oral arguments before a Spotsylvania County judge Wednesday.
Ken Cuccinelli Deploying Novel Strategy To Sink Abigail Spanberger’s Semi-Auto Gun Ban DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY - The Arizona Democrat used his leadership political action committee (PAC) to fund recent trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland, and Disney World with his family, according to the report.
Report: Ruben Gallego Used Campaign Donations for Babysitting and Luxury Family Trips, Including Disneyland, Disney World, Super Bowl* * * * * - The since-deleted Reddit post came in the wake of the Iranian terror chief Qassem Soleimani's death
Graham Platner Endorsed Comment From 'RevolutionaryCommie' Calling America a 'Disgraceful Country': 'I'm an American, and I Can't Disagree' POLITICS - We can either renew the spirit of liberty that made America exceptional, or watch her collapse under policies that pull toward perdition.
Your Freedom Vs. Democrat Control: The 2026 Midterms Will Decide America’s Future
- Trump has reshaped the Republican Party into a disciplined political machine, rewarding loyalty, punishing failure, and forcing a movement long plagued by weakness to finally fight.
Who’s the Boss? Trump, That’s Who
- . . .it is “pretty humbling” to have Trump’s support and that “every day” he is “going to be working to make sure I live up to that endorsement.”
Trump-Backed Wisconsin Candidate Michael Alfonso: GOP Is ‘Favorite to Keep the House,’ Democrats Running on ‘Full-Blown Marxism’
- “Trump is more popular than Tim Walz in his home state because Minnesotans are sick and tired of Walz siding with illegal aliens and Somali fraudsters.”
Walz Approval Craters Below Trump in Minnesota BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS - U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich found Biden unlikely to win his case and ruled that the department’s choice to release the files was not an abuse of discretion, the opinion states. She wrote that heavy redactions had shrunk his privacy stake, leaving material that no longer touched on family, illness or death.
Judge Rejects Biden’s Bid To Bury Ghostwriter Tapes, Then Pauses Release For Appeal
- Autopen pardons can’t possibly be constitutional. Why not test the theory on a few high-profile malefactors?
How Bulletproof Are Joe Biden’s Pardons?
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL - Well, we can say that another country in Latin America has taken a swing to the right because El Tigre won narrowly, though I'm willing to bet Petro and his folks were up to some funny business. I just don't buy that nearly half the country voted for the commie... or, at least, half of the 63.6% of people who showed up to the polls in Colombia and beyond. For what it's worth, Colombian expats who live in North America and Europe overwhelmingly voted for de la Espriella. I'm seeing Colombian journalists on social media proclaiming that they are ready to return to their country.
Another One! Colombia Does the RIGHT Thing. Now On to Brazil.
- A self-confessed terrorist linked to the infamous Entebbe hijacking is running for a board position with Germany’s hard-left Die Linke party at their national convention this weekend. (Hello Mossad?! - jjs)
Self-Confessed Leftist Terrorist Whose Girlfriend Hijacked Israel Airline Flight Running For Election in Germany
- Whether Keir Starmer has resigned or not, Britain’s turmoil over immigration, speech, and identity signals a ruling consensus fracturing under public backlash.
“Is There No England Now?”
- Fear merchants can’t sell Armageddon if nobody listens.
The Four Jokers of the Apocalypse: Carney, Starmer, Macron, and Merz
- . . .As opposed to other knife attacks in which the ethnicity of the suspect is often kept from the public, Police Scotland said on Saturday that they have arrested a “36-year-old white Scottish man” on suspicion of carrying out multiple stabbings.
Police Arrest ‘White Scottish Man’ After Multiple Stabbings Near Mosque in Edinburgh
- More than 100,000 Canadians have fled Canada in 2025 alone.
Tyrannical legislation drives thousands of Canadians to flee Canada
- “My first message to President Trump is first to congratulate him for his action on peace,” Sall said in a phone interview ahead of a recent trip to Washington. “He’s a peace builder, even if sometimes we have some problems today with Iran, but what he did is huge on one year of peace in the world, around the world, and he has to continue this process to be and to stay a peace builder..."
Exclusive — Leading UN Secretary General Candidate Macky Sall Backs ‘Peace Builder’ Donald Trump’s Push for Reforms: ‘Make the UN Great Again’ HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE - A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on June 11 projects that U.S. healthcare costs will increase 9% for employers and 8.5% for individuals in 2027. The expected increases are being driven by “AI-enabled revenue optimization tools,” rising reimbursement pressure among providers and heightened spending by pharmacies, according to PwC.
AI May Actually Be Making Healthcare More Expensive
- Americans cannot drug and diagnose their way out of the national mental health and chronic disease crises. A huge part of our problem is our sedentary lifestyles, tech-fueled isolation, and childhoods spent primarily indoors. The Department of Health and Human Services has a new website to encourage Americans to reconnect with other humans and God's great outdoors.
Kennedy Tells Families to Reconnect and Get Outside This Summer
- The move away from FD&C synthetic colors is unlikely to stop with just Nestlé USA. Secretary Kennedy has already called on other companies to take similar action. “Now it’s time for every food company operating in America to do the same and help Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy posted on X. The removal of synthetic dyes by Nestlé and other major companies reflects growing consumer demand for healthier, more natural ingredients. This story also shows that the MAHA agenda is making progress.
MAHA Win as Nestlé Delivers on Pledge to Eliminate Artificial Colors. ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY - The science team for the asteroid probe Lucy yesterday published their final results from the spacecraft’s fly-by of the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson in April 2025, outlining their present hypothesis based on the data as to the asteroid’s origins and evolution that has left it today a tumbling peanut.
Final results from Lucy’s 2025 fly-by of asteroid Donaldjohanson: A tumbling peanut!
- This decision essentially ends the lawfare campaign of these groups. I am sure they will try again, but their options continue to shrink, especially because they have practically no support in the southern Texas region. Everyone else is enthusiastically enjoying the prosperity and wealth SpaceX is bringing to the area.
Texas Supreme Court rejects beach closure lawsuit against SpaceX FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY - Stacie-Marie Laughton, a 42-year-old man who claims to be a woman, faces more than 33 years in prison after convincing his former partner, Lindsay Groves, to take photos of children at the daycare where she once worked. Groves took nude photos of children estimated to be between the ages of three and five during bathroom breaks and diaper changes, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), before sending them to Laughton via text. (RELATED: Doctor Pushing Puberty Blockers On Teen Boy Was Charged With Possessing Child Porn)
Trailblazing Trans Lawmaker Sentenced To Over 33 Years For Child Exploitation
- A recent survey claims to find they do, but its conclusions ignore key evidence.
Do “Anti-LGBTQ+” Policies Worsen Mental Health?
- The Pathways trial, led by King’s College London (KCL), aims to study the effects of puberty blockers on children with so-called gender dysphoria. Despite previous bans and safety warnings, the trial will proceed with a minimum age requirement of 11 for girls and 12 for boys. Critics argue that the trial is an unethical experiment on children who cannot give informed consent—under-18s in Britain are not allowed to smoke, drink alcohol, or even use tanning beds—to “treatments” that can permanently stunt growth and cause infertility.
UK Approves Trans Puberty Blocker Experiments on Children as Young as 11.
- This century-long experiment of demonizing, removing, and replacing men has failed.
Bring Back the Patriarchy CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE - "You can’t take back the flag in an hour if the rest of the time you treat patriotism as something vaguely embarrassing."
Bill Maher Rips Into Dems, Kamala For Mocking Patriotism Until They Need Votes
- The World Cup is showing visitors the America many never see: a nation of friendly people, open spaces, family businesses, and everyday places built on trust.
The United States: No Place Like Home
- Let's hope that more of he U.S. rubs off on our guests than the other way around.
Mixed Feelings About The World Cup In America
- The self-styled socialist and Hollywood Hills resident – who has an estimated net worth of some $40 million thanks to the benevolent capitalist system which he professes to despise – used an interview with Katrin Riedl of Germany’s Metal Hammer magazine to deliver his sneering critique of artists who back away limelight: “When people say that musicians should not be involved in politics, it means they are people that disagree with your politics,” he shared, before continuing:
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello: Artists Who Are Apolitical or Stay Silent on Politics Should Go to an ‘Extra Hot Layer of Hell’
- Christian Toto: Deranged star slated to host 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' - will ABC reign her in?
How Crazy Will Rosie O’Donnell Get as Kimmel’s Replacement?
- On the lost art of association—and how to recapture it
The Courage to Belong
- The “furious anti-immigration” parable has already been banned in Germany.
Vigilante Flick Touches a Nerve
HITHER & YON - Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.
James Burrows, Director of Classic TV Comedies Including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ Dies at 85
- “Rivalries aside, the acquaintance blossomed into a friendship...The yin and yang polarity resurfaced in their final exchange.”
Leonard Cohen’s Dark Faith
- Roger Kimball: The consequences of history often arrive like starlight: events unfold in real time, but their true significance can take years to reach us.
The Solstice of Our Discontent
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 07:25 AM (qZb7K)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 07:26 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 07:26 AM (qZb7K)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 07:28 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Paul enjoys sex with his dog at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (rUxRB)
Oh wow. The Thing That Never Happens is Happening Again.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (RjOoY)
‘You Close It And You Won’t Have A Country’: Trump Reportedly Says US Could Become ‘Guardian Angel’ Of Strait Of Hormuz"
What do you mean "become"? We have been Team America World police there since the 1970s.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (mWKAz)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 22, 2026 07:32 AM (1VZmA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 07:34 AM (mWKAz)
Posted by: A life long Republican and long time commentator at June 22, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: A life long Republican and long time commentator at June 22, 2026 07:35 AM (vFG9F)
spent the entire weekend acting like a sad little monkey on a chain, dancing furiously while a laughing Iranian organ grinder played a crazy tune.
Money is already, today, flowing in to Iran from China, Russia, Pakistan, Qatar, and Turkey. The plan to put Iran under economic pressure has collapsed completely.
This is no plan. This is complete and total failure.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 07:35 AM (nuNhM)
We severely degraded their military and killed leaders - GOOD
Long fruitless negotiations with hollow threats - Not so good
Yeah, we’ll have to wait and see…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 07:35 AM (+gA9j)
They fight to kill.
So by all means, let's continue to ignore their straight-up eliminationist policy.
They think they won. They are not defeated.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 07:37 AM (mWKAz)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 22, 2026 07:38 AM (kpbTM)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 07:38 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: fd at June 22, 2026 07:38 AM (vFG9F)
Susan Rice popped up this weekend to say the Trump handling of Iran has been a complete failure, which should encourage you all otherwise.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 07:40 AM (Y8DZL)
Go big or go home, but he shit the bed instead, only delaying that which needs to be done. Hopefully he recovers but the bed has been shitted.
Posted by: Clean Sheets Are Needed at June 22, 2026 07:40 AM (g7saB)
Too bad that wasn't Britain, bunky.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:41 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Auspex"
I'm just disappointed that Rob Reiner is no longer around to give his input.
Posted by: fd at June 22, 2026 07:42 AM (vFG9F)
Hey, how can we be negative 24/7 with that sort of attitude?
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Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (XuXeR)
When France says “whoa, slow down , you’re surrendering too fast!” you know you’re in trouble.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (15Vi2)
No Labour PM will be better, and in this case might be far worse because of the perception that the rape gang scandal is behind them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (PLxDd)
The UK is gone, it doesn’t matter who is PM. Even Nigel Farage couldn’t fix it; certainly none of their political class can… they’re all clones. This Burnham guy is another Starmer, perhaps less wooden. No Thatcher out there to save the day… kinda sad but their voters have been digging this hole for decades. The numb skulls threw out Churchill after WWII and it’s been generally downhill since with only the respite from Thatcher applying some brakes on the downhill
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 07:43 AM (yz/88)
You left out "conserving conservative"
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:44 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:45 AM (XuXeR)
But Eastern Europe fell to Communism for generations. The entire Middle East was once Christian. The city of Constantine was overrun by Muslims and became Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia a mosque.
It can happen, it is happening, and if Europeans do not convulse violently enough to shake off this predator, the same thing will happen.
Meanwhile, in Dearborn, . . .
Posted by: Smallish Bees at June 22, 2026 07:45 AM (xKjWc)
Matthew 17:20
Posted by: Marcus T at June 22, 2026 07:47 AM (oIl0H)
And always will happen. What most of us think as "normal " is an oddity in human history...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:47 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 07:47 AM (ExV1e)
Willowed : Alan Greenspan is mort. Andrea Mitchell is available.
Keir Starmer resigns.
Who amongst the famous will resign or die to make it three?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 07:48 AM (Iurxt)
Posted by: A life long Republican and long time commentator at June 22, 2026 07:34 AM (vFG9F)
Get it correct, please. He's a poopy mcpoopyhead!
Posted by: Will Robinson at June 22, 2026 07:49 AM (zBgIx)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at June 22, 2026 07:50 AM (53oGX)
UK is done done done. Burnham will be worse and more leftist (if that's possible) by a lot.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 07:51 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 07:52 AM (EAwQ9)
“Don't they think to themselves that, if their threats had worked, they wouldn't have reached the desperation they face today? We don't take the Americans' threats into account.
They'd better watch their statements; our armed forces are ready to respond in another way. No matter how much they talk, it's we who take action.”
Iran is openly declaring that they are going to do any damn thing they want to, and that Trump won’t have the nerve to do anything about it. Money is already flowing in; arms are flowing in; supplies are flowing in. And oil is flowing out, all restrictions dropped already.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 07:52 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 07:53 AM (2YhKe)
So much ink spilled on a matter about which none of the authors knows more than we.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)
And he goes out a lying sack of shit.
EVERYTHING he did was at the detriment to the people and he's responsible for thousands of rapes and murders.
F*ck you, Kweir Starmer. I hope the people can now sue you for what you've done.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 07:54 AM (2YhKe)
I have to assume that those estimates were made prior to the fraud starting to be uncovered. In a $7T budget, I'd guess that at least $4T of it is fraud.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)
It seems like a cabal of retards over there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 07:58 AM (jehhT)
Sadly, too many fail to understand the value in shutting up...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 07:59 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Will Robinson at June 22, 2026 07:59 AM (zBgIx)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 07:59 AM (Iurxt)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 07:59 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:00 AM (HtIAP)
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 22, 2026 08:00 AM (JNTt1)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 08:01 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:01 AM (15Vi2)
But, the muslhams tell me this isn't true. Shame on you, JJ.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:03 AM (2YhKe)
Or, you know, a politician. But hey, some have to complain. Constantly complain.
Every day.
*sigh*
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:03 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Most people at June 22, 2026 08:04 AM (Ov6Yl)
Ah. They're just looking for someone to cuddle with. That makes it all better........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:04 AM (2YhKe)
I thought the Heritage Foundation won their suit against Joey and that the Hur tapes were going to be released this morning.
Posted by: Auspex at June 22, 2026 08:04 AM (Y8DZL)
God forbid that we should explore ways to end these programs. Just raise the taxes collected for them every so often until it eats up everything else.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:05 AM (XuXeR)
One thing will happen in the near future. The people returning from the US and her World Cup hosting will demand barbecue and Buc-Ee's to be brought to the country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:06 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: I gotta ask at June 22, 2026 08:06 AM (Ov6Yl)
Why Trump took on Iran before the midterms is …..anybody’s guess. Puzzling to be sure.
Posted by: Voter theater. at June 22, 2026 08:06 AM (FCPbW)
UK is done done done. Burnham will be worse and more leftist (if that's possible) by a lot.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 07:51 AM (22ggK)
The Morning Rant has always been Eeyore Central.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:07 AM (T6aVk)
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Oh I quit trying to understand what he's doing re: Iran
I scroll right by all that Iran shit on X
SAVE Act posts too
no point
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:07 AM (15Vi2)
We have newer technology now.
Posted by: Wait, wut? at June 22, 2026 08:08 AM (Ov6Yl)
My guess is that there was a lot of DC panic, plus China was making noises. This has shut them up nicely.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:08 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 08:08 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:08 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Theresa May at June 22, 2026 08:09 AM (Ov6Yl)
From 2014.
It’s been going on for awhile.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)
His main priority and forever stated goal was to not allow the Crimson Jihad become a nuclear power.
He's seemingly accomplished that. If they try again, he will bomb the shit out of them. However, the success of that will lean heavily on who becomes President of the US next.......
Because, yes, EVERYONE knows you can't trust Iran. Even the stupid poopyhead.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:09 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 22, 2026 08:10 AM (VyBeY)
The nfl hates you but more importantly the hate ME. Not a single cent for those *&^^&&(*().
Posted by: Will Robinson at June 22, 2026 08:10 AM (zBgIx)
There is no honest defense of the last 48 hours possible.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:11 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:11 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:11 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:12 AM (15Vi2)
1) TOO HARD and
2) not nearly Marxist sounding enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:11 AM (T6aVk)
And 'prostitute' got such a bad connotation during the 'Jack the Ripper' period.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:12 AM (2YhKe)
Sir Keir Starmer choked up as he announced his resignation as UK Prime Minister Monday – less than 2 years after the Labour Party stormed to a landslide general election win.
They didn't exactly "storm to a landslide". Their share of votes cast was scarcely different than 2019. They won more seats because Reform took what were usually Tory votes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Danimal28 at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (3peS3)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 08:05 AM (ExV1e)
Sure, and to hell with people that have been forced to pay into this boondoggle for 50 years only to have the rug snatched from underneath them as they get ready to collect their "benefit"
Posted by: Polka will never die at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (TYCeo)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)
Senator Mark Warner, vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on 11 June that General Joshua Rudd, who leads both the NSA and the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, told him directly that Anthropic’s Mythos model ‘broke into almost all of our classified systems, not in weeks, but in hours.’ The extent of the alleged breach and which specific systems were affected have not been publicly disclosed. Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment.
The warning emerged alongside an abrupt move by the Trump administration to block foreign access to Anthropic’s two most advanced models, Mythos and Fable.
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (O7XEN)
Ok, $500 billion and he gives the Ayatollah a hand job on tv, then. Whatever makes America a strong winner whom the world respects. 🙄
The biggest problem with this deal is not the deal, it is the dealer. Trump’s word is worthless. He could offer 1 trillion dollars and everyone gets a free Tesla. Whatever he signs is just going to get torn up when his feelings change.
Republicans know they're cooked the moment he croaks. Keeping the cult he fostered is going to be difficult without their god emperor at the helm
Thank goodness we don’t have an emotional woman as president, right everyone who voted for him?
bUt hEr lAuGh!!
Cut off a majority of the world’s fuel/fertilizer while inflaming centuries old conflicts in a already war torn area during the worst El Niño the world has ever seen?! What could go wrong?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (Ov6Yl)
I probably will not live long enough to ever see that.
Knowing I don’t know everything going on, I will just observe happenings and shut up about that.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:14 AM (T6aVk)
That's funny
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:13 AM (XuXeR)
That Neuman character seems to have gotten around a lot. Between he and Howdy Doody, there's a LOT out there that look like them.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:14 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 08:15 AM (Iurxt)
Reportedly is doing a lot of heavy lifting these days...
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:15 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: fd
Are the WALLS CLOSING IN?! by now.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 08:15 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:16 AM (O7XEN)
Anyone listening or paying attention to either one of those buffoons should be institutionalized as they're buttf*ck insane.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:16 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 08:17 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:17 AM (O7XEN)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:16 AM (O7XEN)
Nosferatu no longer lives......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:17 AM (2YhKe)
The wheels are closing in. Or the walls are falling off.
Either way, it's baaaad.
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:18 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:18 AM (O7XEN)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:19 AM (O7XEN)
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:19 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:18 AM (O7XEN)
New York would consider it a big win should Trump put Trump Tower up for sale. The state would actually buy it just so they could revel in the tearing down any signage with his name on it.
Now, they will never do anything other than house homeless in it, but the lost revenue will lead closer to complete bankruptcy. But they 'got Trump' so......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:20 AM (2YhKe)
Either way, it's baaaad.*
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And I'm circling the drain!
Posted by: The Fat Lady at June 22, 2026 08:20 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Priorities people! at June 22, 2026 08:21 AM (Ov6Yl)
Ram or Hilux?
Posted by: man at June 22, 2026 08:19 AM (XuXeR)
If it's actually a Ram, seems the islhamic retards have learned irony.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:21 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 08:17 AM (22ggK)
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:22 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:23 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:16 AM
Well...bye.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 22, 2026 08:23 AM (zC76q)
Posted by: Priorities people! at June 22, 2026 08:21 AM
No problem! It will be buffing right out!
- Ali Bubba, Khyber Pass Body Shop
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 22, 2026 08:25 AM (zC76q)
That perception that we lost is out there and that’s not good. The Iranian bluster sure sounds like they think they won
I still want power plant day and Kharg island leveled…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:26 AM (yz/88)
I've been predicting a circus Dem primary in 2028. With big beats mostly scripted, like pro wrestling. I think they want attention on it to deliver their "message" and that's how they're gonna do it. With one clear winner emerging. Maybe someone serious who can "rise above" it, not sure on that yet. But the primary preferred winner is already known.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 08:26 AM (22ggK)
To distract from the Epstein Files, of course!
Posted by: davidt at June 22, 2026 08:26 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Voter theater. at June 22, 2026 08:06 AM (FCPbW)
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Very.
I concluded Trump got some news that convinced him he should act, and Pistol Pete (or someone) convinced him he COULD act, and that a bombing campaign would be sufficient to convince the mullahs to make a deal.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:26 AM (7EPvM)
On the last hole rather than cheer the guy in the lead as he approached the last green they sang happy birthday to the guy 4 shots back who had no way to win. BTW, I like Scottie Scheffler a lot and wish he would’ve won but he was out of contention at that point…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:28 AM (yz/88)
On the last hole rather than cheer the guy in the lead as he approached the last green they sang happy birthday to the guy 4 shots back who had no way to win. BTW, I like Scottie Scheffler a lot and wish he would’ve won but he was out of contention at that point…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:28 AM
Fans have been getting worse for years. People now feel that with the price of their entry fee, it's well within their right to act a fool and be as obnoxious as they want.
The Ryder Cup has become unwatchable with the obnoxiousness of the onlookers. On BOTH sides of the pond.
People just suck.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:30 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: ...
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Carl Benjamin was making the same point. He viewed the results as generally good for Restrore, bad for Reform, and while temporarily good for Labour, the reason Labour is unpopular because their fundamental beliefs and solutions to problems don't work. You can change the figurehead all you want, but until you change the core values and solutions, they're destined to fail.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 22, 2026 08:31 AM (ycI94)
Bill Maher Rips Into Dems, Kamala For Mocking Patriotism Until They Need Votes
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'Dis be the same Bill Maher who endorses Graham Platner? Has he any awareness of this guy's sentiments and vile ideology as relates to patriotism for America?
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 22, 2026 08:31 AM (qBdHI)
Well...bye.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 22, 2026 08:23 AM (zC76q)
May Andrea's sorrow take her away from her role in the media, permanently.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:31 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:18 AM (O7XEN)
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Grok says the EC had 2.4 million members in 2000, and today is below 1.3 million, mostly composed of confused suburban leftists. The skin suit still has some incredibly wealthy churches though.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:31 AM (fA9NW)
Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods! Tiger Woods!
Posted by: NBC Sports at June 22, 2026 08:32 AM (g7saB)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 08:33 AM (exwma)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 08:33 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 22, 2026 08:31 AM (qBdHI)
Bill Maher is an asshole who huffs his own farts and feels he's the smartest human ever to live. He is NOT on your side. He would just as soon shoot you in the face than agree with you on most things.
He does a political talk show and does what he knows will keep people tuning in.
He's a full bore lefty communist.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:33 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: So there's that at June 22, 2026 08:33 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at June 22, 2026 08:34 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: NBC Sports at June 22, 2026 08:32 AM (g7saB)
Alas, his career seems to be finally over. The jackwagon.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:34 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Josephistan at June 22, 2026 08:36 AM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Josephistan at June 22, 2026 08:36 AM (y9ksN)
And yet the people keep voting the same way over and over.
But this time......THIS next time will be DIFFERENT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:37 AM (2YhKe)
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Yup
Over the last couple years... probably from around the time *biden was installed through the first two years of Trump II, I've noticed a real uptick in bad behavior.
It's not being dealt with.... properly. Meaning no beat downs.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 08:37 AM (jehhT)
1) TOO HARD and
2) not nearly Marxist sounding enough.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 08:11 AM (T6aVk)
Part of the push to make it legal.
And probably the politicians who started using it didn't want anyone horning in on their territory.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 08:38 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 08:38 AM (Iurxt)
I still want power plant day and Kharg island leveled…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:26 AM (yz/8
In international politics, perception IS reality. Iran isn’t just talking like they won, they are acting like they won. Pictures circulating of thousands of posters put up in Tehran this weekend, offering $1000 (American) to any man who will volunteer to go to Lebanon and fight for Hezbollah. To be paid for with the money pouring in today.
Iran views the talk about blowing power plants as a giant bluff that Trump doesn’t have the nerve to carry out. They’ve called the bluff.
If there’s to be any hope of salvaging the situation, the US needs to order a massive wave of strikes right now. Sadly, all we see is Vance in Switzerland agreeing that Israel is committing genocide in Lebanon, just to make the Iranians happy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:39 AM (kmEMr)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 08:41 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 08:37 AM
###
You get what you tolerate.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (Ov6Yl)
If there’s to be any hope of salvaging the situation, the US needs to order a massive wave of strikes right now. Sadly, all we see is Vance in Switzerland agreeing that Israel is committing genocide in Lebanon, just to make the Iranians happy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:39 AM (kmEMr)
Yes, because the Iranians pulled one over on the stupid poopyhead and we're all just slaves to the Iranian regime.
How sad.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:43 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 08:43 AM (77rzZ)
What indoctrination in the public schools preceded the rest of the leftist type, and the woke stuff, and ...
Why, that which denied evening, morning, number, day. Evening, morning, number, day...
And we are only going to show you the #science that "proves" this to be wrong.
And you will be so sure of the "knowledge" you have gained that you won't even take the time to look at any discoveries that go against #the science.
Once there, you can make His Word mean anything you want. Or, better yet, deny it altogether.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 22, 2026 08:43 AM (ev5l/)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM
+++++++
Is this about me?
Posted by: Theresa May at June 22, 2026 08:44 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (3cXW4)
He said he wanted them to give up their nukes. Period. He accomplished that by blowing the shit out of their nuke facilities. They will not be a nuclear power any time soon.
But we'll go ahead and call him a failure for not accomplishing things WE put as his goal that wasn't originally his goal......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:44 AM (2YhKe)
I've tried to make onion rings at home
they were not good
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:45 AM (15Vi2)
This is completely and totally predictable. Revelations from former career Pfizer executive is that drugs that quickly heal are dropped in favor of drugs that provide lifelong subscriptions. Cash flow, increasing quarterly returns.
There is also EMTALA and 100M+ foreigners and natives who lead lifestyles that require chronic care offering no means to pay.
The cultural expectations of Health Care Rights drive continued insurance as part of compensation.
There is no profit motive to make care more efficient for as long as a third party is paying. The only motive is to pump up margins and AI fits right in there.
Posted by: Community Notes at June 22, 2026 08:45 AM (a4flb)
Posted by: Bulg
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I hate onions, but will eat onion rings. Or pretty much anything else deep fried.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (XvL8K)
they were not good
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:45 AM (15Vi2)
The batter is the most important part. A good batter, cooked at a perfect oil temp, is key.
The oil needs to be hot, but not too hot where the batter burns.
I never attempt it because I KNOW I won't get it right.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (2YhKe)
But we'll go ahead and call him a failure for not accomplishing things WE put as his goal that wasn't originally his goal......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:44 AM (2YhKe)
It's gonna be another on of those days I see... Sigh
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (HtIAP)
It’s not a good system. I mean yeah if you win 47% and get a parliamentary majority that’s fine… but 33%?? Not a mandate
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (yz/88)
it's not unprecedented
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:47 AM (15Vi2)
He's a full bore lefty communist.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:33 AM (2YhKe)
This more than anything else is what pisses me off so much about what happened this weekend. Trump’s decisions over the last few days are making all the idiot lefty communists look as though they are right for once. Even though all they’re doing is saying what’s obvious to everyone, but everyone on our side is now too terrified to even talk about it. It’s giving them all a cheap and easy win for no reason.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:47 AM (kmEMr)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (tNwfv)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (HtIAP)
Yeah, sorry.
I'll stop.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (2YhKe)
The shortest‑serving UK Prime Minister is Liz Truss, who held office for 49 days in 2022 before resigning.
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (15Vi2)
They're government schools.
Were they public, anyone could just walk in, sit down, and listen to what's being taught.
Shoot some hoops in the gym.
Check out a book from the library.
Try a meal in the cafeteria.
But you can't.
They're anything BUT open to the public.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (Ov6Yl)
I'll stop.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (2YhKe)
Not you.... The rest of the naysayers... You know... The Military experts here....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:49 AM (HtIAP)
Posted by: Bulg
_________
I hate onions, but will eat onion rings. Or pretty much anything else deep fried.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (XvL8K)
******
I love onion rings more than I love french fries.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 08:49 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (3cXW4)
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What a load of BS.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:49 AM (tNwfv)
Not you.... The rest of the naysayers... You know... The Military experts here....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:49 AM (HtIAP)
My egging them on isn't helping.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:50 AM (2YhKe)
Wes Streeting declared he will not seek the top job, throwing his weight behind Mr Burnham in the wake of the PM's resignation.
The announcement makes it far more likely that the former Greater Manchester Mayor will be in No10 by this time next month. "
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:50 AM (GD0B3)
I never attempt it because I KNOW I won't get it right.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:46 AM (2YhKe)
Use lots of oil and a thermometer. The oil cools when you put the food in, so the more oil...the less cooling!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:50 AM (PLxDd)
March 6, 2026, Truth Social post:
“ There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Following Tehran’s submission to the ongoing military campaign should be “the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s),”
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:51 AM (kmEMr)
But we'll go ahead and call him a failure for not accomplishing things WE put as his goal that wasn't originally his goal......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:44 AM (2YhKe)
I thought we blew up their nuke capabilities last June. How many times can the same thing be blown up before it’s actually blown up?
Maybe we delayed it some, who knows. Nobody really does. We didn’t end it, that’s for sure.They will be back to doing what right we’re doing the second the ink is dry on the “peace deal”.
And regime change isn’t something WE said. He said it repeatedly. Remember his tweets to the Iranian people that he has their back? Don rewrite history man.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:51 AM (3cXW4)
My egging them on isn't helping.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:50 AM (2YhKe)
It's frustrating I know.. I try to not chime in because I'm as far away of an expert in this then you can be but sometimes the doom and gloom gets to me...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:51 AM (HtIAP)
Posted by: Just got here at June 22, 2026 08:52 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Heroq
>I must say, your assessment of the situation is brilliant and you have me convinced. What shall we do?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 08:52 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:52 AM (tNwfv)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:49 AM (HtIAP)
True, but President Trump has not helped his case. He has not spoken to the American people and explained what he is doing and why he is doing it.
That leads to the chaotic analysis and a sort of fill-in-the-blank foreign policy, and that is a problem.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:53 AM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:53 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:42 AM (3cXW4)
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Give some thought to possibly being wrong.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:53 AM (tNwfv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 08:53 AM (tNwfv)
How DARE you!!??
Posted by: AoS Gretta at June 22, 2026 08:54 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 08:48 AM (Ov6Yl)
Started happening after Columbine and really accelerated after that school shooting in Florida in 2017 (IIRC… the one where David Hogg heroically survived)…. At this point most schools are like fortresses. I went back to my old HS a few years ago in a tiny midwestern town and to my astonishment I couldn’t walk inside… had to be buzzed in by the main office. Security measures doncha know… I mean that tiny town is never gonna have a school shooting but it’s follow the leader amongst the edu-ma-cation class…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 08:55 AM (+gA9j)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Also most as if he wanted regime change.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 08:55 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:56 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 08:56 AM (22ggK)
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5m
>>NEW: Vice President @JDVance
says the United States made significant progress in talks with Iran, building on the MOU:
>>- The Strait of Hormuz remains open
- Iran agreed to allow IAEA inspectors back into the country — a critical step toward ending its nuclear program
- New mechanism was established to help facilitate ceasefires during escalations
- Technical teams were formed to finalize the details over the next 60 days
>>"Yesterday was a very, very good day!"
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:56 AM (viF8m)
That leads to the chaotic analysis and a sort of fill-in-the-blank foreign policy, and that is a problem.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 08:53 AM (PLxDd)
I see your point.. He could cut back on the bombast... Seems like Trump is the bad cop and Vance is the good cop...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 08:57 AM (HtIAP)
>>"Yesterday was a very, very good day!"
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:56 AM (viF8m)
They're lying. Everything is a failure and they should resign in disgrace.
Run Gavin. You're our only hope.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:57 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 08:57 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:58 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 08:58 AM (77rzZ)
>>"Yesterday was a very, very good day!"
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 08:56 AM (viF8m)
They're lying. Everything is a failure and they should resign in disgrace.
Run Gavin. You're our only hope.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:57 AM (2YhKe)
He isn't the 'roid you're looking for...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 08:58 AM (l3cgK)
@araghchi
11h
Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War. Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran."
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)
How sad.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 08:43 AM (2YhKe)
Serious question: do you have any argument beyond “nuh uh! Nuh uh!” ????
I simply believe that the most humiliating surrender in American military history is worth noting. This is what I would have expected from a President Kamala.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:59 AM (kmEMr)
Someone I work with occasionally is on site today. She brought me a bag of homemade cookies - white chocolate macadamia - and they're AWESOME!!
She put a slice of bread in the bag. This is supposed to keep the cookies from drying out too quickly. I did not know this was a thing. Did any of you??
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (jDdwC)
anyway, I shit-canned my deep fryer because it was kind of a PITA to use and clean
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (2YhKe)
~~ Andy Kessler
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Maybe get productive work AOC, and you might become prosperous
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (gMz7B)
I hope the people in the UK are finally realizing that they have been invaded by Muslims who refuse to assimilate and want to take over Europe.
Next they need to get rid of the Muslim mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (22ggK)
I guess they'll have to charge more than $20, same as in town?...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (l3cgK)
>>That leads to the chaotic analysis and a sort of fill-in-the-blank foreign policy, and that is a problem.
We've had a lot of presidents who specialize in talking to the public and we ended up with mullahs in Iran threatening nuclear armaggedon and funding terrorists for 50 years. Now we have a president who is a businessman who likes to make deals. Most effective deals are not negotiated in public.
Besides, what would the seemingly endless supply of experts do with their time and pixels if they couldn't endlessly explain everything that guy said is bullshit and I know cause I'm an expert?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:01 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (jDdwC)
Yes. First Lady has been doing this for years should we have a batch of cookies that won't be devoured in the first 2 hours.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:01 AM (2YhKe)
anyway, I shit-canned my deep fryer because it was kind of a PITA to use and clean
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (15Vi2)
When it comes to baking and cooking,
There's the batter recipe and the wurst recipe...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:01 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (Iurxt)
I simply believe that the most humiliating surrender in American military history is worth noting. This is what I would have expected from a President Kamala.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:59 AM (kmEMr)
I simply believe that everything you just said is bullshit. We'll just go to our respective corners and call it even, eh?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (15Vi2)
The same media cheering and encouraging failure of Lincoln Reflecting Pool--one of our greatest American monuments; ffs of all things to shit on just "cause Trump"--are the same people you are reading to be "informed" on Iran.
So maybe you all can just sit down, drink some warm cocoa and calm your tits?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:59 AM (kmEMr)
The Battle of Bataan? Vietnam? The US Embassy in Tehran in 1979?
You are being histrionic. We have no idea how this will play out.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (PLxDd)
I simply believe that the most humiliating surrender in American military history is worth noting. This is what I would have expected from a President Kamala.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:59 AM (kmEMr)
I simply believe that everything you just said is bullshit. We'll just go to our respective corners and call it even, eh?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (2YhKe)
Um, Hello?
Posted by: Vietnam and Afghanistan at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (l3cgK)
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Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (IY9No)
180 Glad I got back from town to read Tehran Tom's analysis.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 08:58 AM (afJtY)
You’re wrong Ben, and you know it. The reason you bought into the “Iranian propaganda “ op was because you knew the deal as reported was utterly indefensible. You did not want to believe it, but now you know it’s true.
It’s quite sad to see someone of your intelligence and ability slide into nothing but personal insults, because your intellectual position is totally bankrupt. You’re better than that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (kmEMr)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (15Vi2)
This. A good deep frier is hard to get, unless you have a restaurant and enough space to install one. The countertop versions you get at WalMart or off Amazon are usually hot garbage.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2YhKe)
You are being histrionic. We have no idea how this will play out.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (PLxDd)
Where's the fun in that ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (HtIAP)
You are being histrionic. We have no idea how this will play out.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (PLxDd)
Where's the fun in that ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (HtIAP)
You can always bet on the outcome...I wonder what the odds makers are putting it at?
Posted by: Vietnam and Afghanistan at June 22, 2026 09:04 AM (l3cgK)
That's why I'm not reading anything about it, and skipped to the bottom of the comments . I'm reading
neither dead tree reports, internet reports or comments from ASHQ commentators. I am grateful everyday for what J.J . does here but I can do without the vitriol of arguing posters today. It's my day off 🙂
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 09:05 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (PLxDd)
But but but.......You KNOW it's true!!!!! YOU'RE AFRAID TO ADMIT IT!!!!!!
I'll be going to work soon.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:05 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:05 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: It's me donna
That's like 85% of commenters here! It is a smart military blog after all..m
Posted by: Military Moron at June 22, 2026 09:05 AM (ycI94)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 08:59 AM (kmEMr)
She would have pre surrendered without the bombing.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (2YhKe)
I have an enclosed rotating fryer that works great! Except it is a pain to clean, so I never use it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (PLxDd)
He has his reasons for what he does, I don't think he is owned or fooled, he tries to get shit done. Maybe this is a failure - maybe not.
I would not call it humiliating, that's ludicrous. He tried shit, and might still be trying, no way we know the full story. Trump does and says things that look bad all the time and usually but not always, gets vindicated. Still trust him at the helm more than anyone and I don't think there is *anyone* that would have taken this Iran thing further than he will or would, if at all.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (22ggK)
That's why I'm not reading anything about it, and skipped to the bottom of the comments . I'm reading
neither dead tree reports, internet reports or comments from ASHQ commentators. I am grateful everyday for what J.J . does here but I can do without the vitriol of arguing posters today. It's my day off 🙂
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 09:05 AM (n3VHW)
Honestly, I didn't read those either, just looked at the JJ headlines, which indicate it's wonderful or horrible. No middle ground. So, I'll wait for Iran to violate it again, because they will.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 22, 2026 09:07 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (77rzZ)
I bought his logs!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:07 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:07 AM (2YhKe)
Just ask them.
You'll get a long form pontification on shit they know absolutely nothing about. It's all opinion pieces. Which is fine once you take all the posts as just that.
Everyone has something to say... Trump has to filter out the garbage too. And, sadly, he is supposed to have actual "experts" advising him.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 09:07 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Have you considered a large donation to the Republican National Committee? We only control three thirds of government right now, but with your support, we can expand our majorities to finally enact the policy priorities you hold!!!
Posted by: RNC at June 22, 2026 09:08 AM (ycI94)
I understand your point, but the perception in the Arab/Muslim world of strength or weakness is often more important than the reality. And at this point, the agreement is chaotic at best. We won't know how it shakes out for weeks or months, but....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:08 AM (PLxDd)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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this is what I'm saying
I can do french fries in oil in an iron skillet, but that's the extent of my frying
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:09 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 22, 2026 09:08 AM (PLxDd)
We shouldn't wait. We should light our hair on fire, storm the capital and demand the head of the Golden Scalp Weasel for his stupid poopyhead incompetence.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:09 AM (2YhKe)
—
How about a 3rd option. It’s good Trump won but he has made mistakes and should be called out when he makes those mistakes.
Too radical?
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:09 AM (3cXW4)
Then recorded her response where she said islam isn't welcome here, it's not a religion, they need to go back, and mo' was a pedophile warlord.
Of course she was fired.
But her GSG had over $50k last I saw.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:06 AM (NpAcC)
Not a fan.
Unless you're talking about the Good Humor ice cream bar!
Posted by: Doof at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (jDdwC)
But her GSG had over $50k last I saw.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 09:10 AM (73/SM)
So, this is the new grift, then.......wonderful.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:11 AM (2YhKe)
Then recorded her response where she said islam isn't welcome here, it's not a religion, they need to go back, and mo' was a pedophile warlord.
Just great. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: The Dead Horse at June 22, 2026 09:11 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: The Dead Horse at June 22, 2026 09:11 AM (amcLV)
Welcome to the party, pal.
Posted by: The Chicken at June 22, 2026 09:12 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 09:12 AM (HtIAP)
Posted by: runner
SEC didn’t see anything wrong with Bernie Madoff’s operation for decades.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (3cXW4)
Trump is always willing to play a long game. He is also always willing to sacrifice things that others would not to achieve his goals. This is gamesmanship and basic strategy, not 27D Space Chess.
When you are up against someone whose rules you can't quite make out it makes them formidable. The "rules" should have been don't risk Iran before the midterms. The "rules" should have been don't risk looking weak.
There are a lot of rules and *no one*, despite the many many experts on the subject, knows what Trump's really are. We can all guess but that's all we and his/our opponents are left doing. It *seems* he wants peace at any price and to not directly endanger civilians. Seems. But I wouldn't bet on it.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: The Dead Horse at June 22, 2026 09:11 AM (amcLV)
Welcome to the party, pal.
Posted by: The Chicken at June 22, 2026 09:12 AM (2YhKe)
We're always lying on the job.
Posted by: Politicians at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (l3cgK)
That’d be like a presidential candidate here winning the electoral college overwhelmingly with only 33% of the vote.
Yo!
Posted by: John Quincy Adams, 1824 (32.7%) at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (O0L8i)
Glad to see I'm not alone!
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (OUMaO)
Beyotch who grew up un a chichi NY suburb, went to BC, and now lives with her wealthy BF in a nice BC condo says whaaaaat?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner
I wouldn't trust them for anything.....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (HtIAP)
Lizzy
-------
My kinda gal
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (X8xt3)
Forget it. She's rolling.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (2GVsD)
That is true. The GCC is pretty much in lockstep against Iran right now and they don't appear to be wavering. If we are going to judge how things are going by their attitudes it's looking pretty good for the Orange Man.
For the umpteenth time, Trump is attempting to end this situation with a positive outcome with a deal not with bombs. It looks different because it is different. Iraq and Libya are examples of wars that ended with bombs and bullets, how did that turn out?
Deals require patience not constant freakouts over moves we may or not completely understand because they are not negotiating in public. I've seen nothing from Trump over the last decade to make me think he's gone soft.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:16 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)
The Hezzies and the Houthi rolls in Yemen need to be put down hard like the rabid dogs they are. Oh, and F**k the Iranian mullahs for their support of the above.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:16 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (2GVsD)
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They can do anything with an Allen wrench.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 09:16 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: pookysgirl, worried about her baby bird's wings at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:00 AM (2YhKe)
******
What happened to Doof?
I've been extremely busy for the past six weeks so I'm sure I've missed a lot.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (NpAcC)
That’d be like a presidential candidate here winning the electoral college overwhelmingly with only 33% of the vote.
Yo!
Posted by: John Quincy Adams, 1824 (32.7%) at June 22, 2026 09:13 AM (O0L8i)
Hi.
Posted by: House of Representatives voting as states at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 22, 2026 09:15 AM (2GVsD)
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They can do anything with an Allen wrench.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 09:16 AM (amcLV)
I always wonder why I end up with all those extra pieces...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (HtIAP)
I've been extremely busy for the past six weeks so I'm sure I've missed a lot.
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (NpAcC)
I heard Weasel shot him during last night's gun thread and Doof is now causing havoc at Weasel Acres.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (2YhKe)
Well, well, well. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (X8xt3)
And I forgot to celebrate.
Posted by: Dang it at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (Ov6Yl)
no lies detected
good for her
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (j+aD2)
The waters have receded somewhat and we can go out so that Her Majesty can get her nails done and we can do some grocery shopping.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: pookysgirl, worried about her baby bird's wings at June 22, 2026 09:17 AM (Wt5PA)
She'll be fine. It's everyone else you'll have to worry about.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (77rzZ)
Doesn't sound like 11D chess to me.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (2YhKe)
--------
First Piper, now Doof. Been a rough June.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (GD0B3)
First Piper, now Doof. Been a rough June.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (amcLV)
It's a haunting development.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (2YhKe)
“ On Sunday, Trump told Fox News he was "disappointed Israel can't put Hezbollah away", adding in reference to the fight against the militant group: "I'm close to giving it over to Syria."
6 hours later, our new ally Syrian President Al Sharra replied, on the record, that “No one from Syria is going into Lebanon. No one from Syria is going to fight Hezbollah.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (kmEMr)
Posted by: The Black Knight at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (Ov6Yl)
There is a soft "Trump can't do wrong" crowd and a "We should be able to criticize Trump" contingent and then a "here's our chance to GIT em" noise machine that is very annoying. Maybe not all here this morning.
But everyone wants to judge everything. Bottom line, R's will take the midterms unless they are cheated out of it, and they 100% do NOT deserve to take it. Not because of Trump but because they are useless and HATE their own voters.
That's a bigger problem than Iran right now. Much.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (2YhKe)
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First Piper, now Doof. Been a rough June.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 22, 2026 09:19 AM (amcLV)
What happened? I've been in and out for a few months now...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (l3cgK)
@EndWokeness
Colombians are now flooding the streets to celebrate the fall of socialism
https://tinyurl.com/yxreszjp
Posted by: redridinghood at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:20 AM (3cXW4)
Just another Taquiya Sunrise...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (l3cgK)
Holy sh#t, crying over your failed career instead of the 100's of thousands (millions?) of UK citizen's lives you've ruined is quite bad.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)
True but, distinction without a difference.
The common terms used are public schools and private schools.
It changes nothing about the point of my post.
And this is why I'm never all hair on fire.
I know that God wrote it all out, beginning to end, before He laid the foundations of the world. To the "smallest detail." Including each of our lives.
We were given the Cliff Notes. Enough to teach us about who He is. Proven through His miracles and fulfillment of things told beforehand through His prophets.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (ev5l/)
What the hell is wrong with these people?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 09:02 AM (sgkY
Last sporting event I saw were the Olympics. (Yeah, I can hear the booing.). I still savor the men’s hockey gold, knowing that a horrible country lost to the USA.
I love that the foreign visitors are discovering this great country (I implore that they see the countryside, get out of the cities. They are fine but the REAL goodies are out in the countryside) but soccer still sucks and is bloody boring.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:22 AM (T6aVk)
A few years ago the socialist despot of Columbia assassinated his opponent and everyone just pretended it was a one off crazy guy acting on his own.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)
What the hell is wrong with these people?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (sKqQm)
People will label them racist, and some can't live with bad people calling them bad things.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)
I ruined millions of UK citizens’ lives?
So be it.
Posted by: PM Keir Starmer at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (l3cgK)
Do you think there is a tenable solution with them?
I'm not saying what's happening is right. I mean beyond that. Genuine query, I really want to know what you think.
Because short of blowing them off the map......
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (22ggK)
Well, there's also the stabbings, beheadings, acid attacks, church burnings. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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"humiliating surrender?"
Ya kinda gave the whole game away there bub--you might just want to sit down from here on out.
But you won't.
Remember how like last week you were swearing up and down that Rubio wanted nothing to do with this deal, had nothing to do with it, and was distancing himself from it?
Only for Rubio to be standing right behind Trump as the MOU was signed?
Opps.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (73/SM)
Too slow
Too many players on the field
Too much of two guys dancing with each other where nothing happens in relation to scoring outside of their personal foreplay
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)
Do you think there is a tenable solution with them?
I'm not saying what's happening is right. I mean beyond that. Genuine query, I really want to know what you think.
Because short of blowing them off the map......
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (22ggK)
Will that work?
Posted by: Kumala Whoris at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Vietnam and Afghanistan at June 22, 2026 09:03 AM (l3cgK)
That's totally not histrionics.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:18 AM (2YhKe)
I'm not passing on what you just said to Pooky, because then he'll go over to his dad's gun locker to pick out a shotgun.
Posted by: pookysgirl is smarter than that at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (Wt5PA)
Has anyone noticed that since USAID was crushed communists aren't doing so well in elections in Latin America?
Just a coincidence I'm sure.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: pookysgirl is smarter than that at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (Wt5PA)
Ah. Likely a good call.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (2YhKe)
Posted by: TeeJ at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM
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(Searches bible for Book Of Cliff.)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (Ov6Yl)
Shipping companies have to oblige too. And they are all too willing to abide because they're cowards and rely on the insurance industry to protect their assets.
Plus, the majority of the crews who man those commercial vessels are typically 3rd worlders with hardly any education... but a whole lot of superstition.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:26 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:26 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)
Has anyone noticed that since USAID was crushed communists aren't doing so well in elections in Latin America?
Just a coincidence I'm sure.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:25 AM (viF8m)
I won’t argue against it.
But Socialism also leads to problems people realize can be put to an end by voting for people with good policies.
I’d say it’s both. Cutting USAID DOES help a great deal.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:26 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: runner at June 22, 2026 09:27 AM (GD0B3)
Holy sh#t, crying over your failed career instead of the 100's of thousands (millions?) of UK citizen's lives you've ruined is quite bad.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)
Leftard puppets are so weird.
Though on this note, Lizzy, I had a crazy realization over the weekend. I've always known I only ever saw my stoic yet warm father cry a single tear in his life - when he received news of an aunt's death. One tear. And *yet* that's still one more entire genuine tear than I ever saw my narcissist BPD histrionic mother cry.
Mind blowing!
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:28 AM (22ggK)
Shipping companies have to oblige too. And they are all too willing to abide because they're cowards and rely on the insurance industry to protect their assets.
Plus, the majority of the crews who man those commercial vessels are typically 3rd worlders with hardly any education... but a whole lot of superstition.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 22, 2026 09:26 AM (jehhT)
There are also plenty of pipelines that lead to the Red Sea and can otherwise get around the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:28 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (15Vi2)
Holy sh#t, crying over your failed career instead of the 100's of thousands (millions?) of UK citizen's lives you've ruined is quite bad.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)
Crying while lying about how EVERYTHING he did was for the PEOPLE of the UK...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (2YhKe)
So be it.
Posted by: PM Keir Starmer at June 22, 2026 09:23 AM (T6aVk)
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I call for a vote to give
Posted by: Jar Jar Binks at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (2YhKe)
I'm not saying what's happening is right. I mean beyond that. Genuine query, I really want to know what you think.
Because short of blowing them off the map......
Posted by: ... at
If past performance is an indicator of future expectations then I don’t see it. Thats why to me it’s binary. Either you get rid of them or you’re stuck with the same shit we’ve been dealing with for 50 years. There’s now middle ground with these people.
Which is why it’s frustrating for me to see Trump fall into this trap every other president has fallen into. You’d think k after 50 years one of them would finally learn.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (3cXW4)
Too slow
Too many players on the field
Too much of two guys dancing with each other where nothing happens in relation to scoring outside of their personal foreplay
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)
I like the idea of keeping the same amount of players but reducing the size of the field - sorry, the pitch - by one half.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (T6aVk)
Yes.
Also helps that Trump took Maduo, is squeezing Cuba, and South Americans have witnesses the success of Bukele and Millei.
A whole lot of proof that decline is a choice, and it's possible to choose better!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (X8xt3)
Holy sh#t, crying over your failed career instead of the 100's of thousands (millions?) of UK citizen's lives you've ruined is quite bad.
Posted by: Lizzy
+++
Well.... That would be because he actually cares about his career.
His doesn't give a rats ass about all those Brit citizens.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (Lo97M)
I don't think anyone would argue that there isn't a freedom, for lack of a better word, movement in many if not most countries. There has also been widespread and coordinated corruption by those who want to foster tyrannical rule that made it impossile for those movements to succeed.
Remove the tyranny and look what happens. Here included.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (viF8m)
I read the review of the Vigilante movie, which was 100% bad, and immediately thought, Great, I want to see it. Make a lot of sequels.
Posted by: Wenda at June 22, 2026 09:30 AM (iIAkP)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 22, 2026 09:31 AM (2YhKe)
Mind blowing!
Indeed!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 22, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: three weird sisters at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (3cXW4)
Yeah and I can't say as I disagree. Maybe he thought he could get it done, maybe he had intelligence that hasn't been shared. Maybe he got bad info, and zipped up and put in a sack by some bad actors that knew what would get his motor going. Wouldn't be the first time.
If nothing else it's showing the world what it is up against. And *may* (key word) be setting the nuke program back which is likely the least we or anyone including Israel has been able to do.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:33 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:29 AM (3cXW4)
Which means what, exactly, militarily?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (dK+Kv)
Blair opened the door to millions of 3rd World “migrants” in the 90s and 00s then Conservatives ruled for 14 years between 2010 and 2024, keeping the door wide open.
It’s kinda like Blair set fire to the house, Cameron and Boris Johnson puted gas on it and then Starmer gets blamed for the fire when firefighters show up because the other two ran away.
Posted by: Heroq at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (3cXW4)
The muzzie lady, in full burka, provoked the white lady (called her a "cracker" by reports), and then recorded the white lady's response, calling mo' a pedo, etc.
The white lady was the one fired, not the muzzie.
(LOL at the thought of some garbage bag wearing muzzie having a job (other than farming government welfare).
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (73/SM)
Posted by: Case at June 22, 2026 09:34 AM (IY9No)
To me that would make the whole effort worth it. There are other considerations too, like putting Europe and China on their back heel.
But talking strictly about Iran as it stands here, they are gonna be a thorn in earth's side for a long time.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (22ggK)
It's a silly point to argue, because there is not one person that does not realize such. The question is how to deal with them. And can our current course bear fruit at all?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:40 AM (dK+Kv)
Guess who else needs the Strait open to sell the product that makes up a huge precentage of their national GDP?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:41 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:42 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:40 AM (dK+Kv)
There is only one way to deal with them and no one really wants it because it will involve many innocents dead. There is probably more to this than meets the eye so simple Twitter wins and losses are the real silliness here.
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:38 AM (22ggK)
We chide the left for being perpetually online, but we have our own contingent, too, who are subject to any and all foreign influence ops that come down the pike.
Musk did me a solid.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:46 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: far cry at June 22, 2026 09:46 AM (pBJ6M)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:46 AM (dK+Kv)
He did indeed. Social media is a virus
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:47 AM (22ggK)
Posted by: ... at June 22, 2026 09:43 AM (22ggK)
Some actually do want it, but they are unwilling to sacrifice their own to accomplish it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:48 AM (afJtY)
And they never say what their plan is for dealing with Iran after we have an all out war. And there's always an after to be dealt with.
Oil just fell below $74/barrel, by the way.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:53 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 09:56 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 09:58 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 10:01 AM (afJtY)
Oil just fell below $74/barrel, by the way.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 22, 2026 09:53 AM (viF8m)
I am fine with pointing out the negatives, but they never want to admit their own failures to connect with the realities of the situation that don't favor their preferred yet unstated position.
Heroq came close and should be applauded for owning up, such as it was. But just as they quickly point out, the devil is in the details.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 10:03 AM (dK+Kv)
French sports media leader L’Équipe has disavowed comments by a female presenter who criticized Belgium winger Jeremy Doku for wanting to leave the World Cup to be at the birth of his first child
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 10:09 AM (RHGPo)
A ToI review finds obituaries published by Hamas and Islamic Jihad in recent weeks include several figures previously identified as press; widely cited media advocacy database removes several names of fighters it had said were journalists
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 10:11 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 10:12 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: The Republicans at June 22, 2026 10:23 AM (22ggK)
From above, The destruction of a legacy. Trump Coulda Been a Contender
We know the left heavily favor's Barack Obama's 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA), so that's that.
Only 5 months after Trump took office in his first administration, the Qatar diplomatic crisis & blockade began. Blockading nations accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, maintaining close ties with Iran, and using its state-funded media network, Al Jazeera, to destabilize the region. Qatar denied all allegations.
The coalition issued a list of 13 broad demands for Qatar to lift the blockade. Qatar refused, calling the demands an assault on its sovereignty.
In 2020, Kushner served as a primary U.S. mediator.
The Abraham Accords, a normalization agreement between Israel and several Arab nations, including the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco, was brokered by the United States.
Further, the Qatar blockade officially ended in January 2021 with the signing of the Al-Ula Declaration, which restored full diplomatic and trade relations just weeks before Trump left office.
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (NFX2v)
The hue & cry is always: NO Senate-confirmed position, formal professional diplomatic background, and/or a traditional government security clearance. He's a real estate guy, an investments guy.
The Dems in Congress have chased him to no avail.
Just two days ago, Facebook:
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
Trump tore up Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, started an illegal and foolish war, and then signed a much less effective agreement. So much for ‘the art of the deal.’
Kaine, a democratic loyalist and key ally to both the Obama and Biden administrations; selected as VP running mate for Hillary Clinton, and all in on Biden's economic and climate policies. He damn near hates the MOU and everyone involved in the current administration.
>Counterpunch, 6/15/26 - Jared Kushner and the Privatization of America’s Iran Strategy
In small part, "A serious foreign policy cannot operate like this indefinitely without damaging its credibility. The problem is the narrowing of political imagination that follows when the same relationships keep reproducing the same instincts:
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (NFX2v)
(CounterPunch, independent, left-wing political, generally considered a highly biased source with inconsistent editorial control. AI Overview)
👉The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has held its annual grand gathering and political events in France for over 20 years, traditionally hosting the massive summits since 2004.
French police just banned & dispensed a massive planned rally by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) in Paris on June 20th, citing fears of clashes and a tense international context. Authorities also arrested approximately 20 demonstrators who defied the ban, with organizers reporting 12 injuries as police used pepper spray to break up the gathering.
The progressives need to hate the Trump MOU. They're being boxed in on all front, losing power, diplomacy, and money, ergo trying to mount a huge resistance of its own. imho.
Good day. 🤗
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 10:59 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Jon at June 22, 2026 01:39 PM (woxlq)
Daily Tech News 22 June 2026
Top Story
- A tech-worked backed PAC is spending $5 million to fight a multi-trillion dollar industry. (Tech Crunch)
Or blatantly stealing the money while serving the goals of communists foreign and domestic. One of those.
- Speaking of which did my old job only exist because of fraud? (It's not about code)
Always awkward to realise this is a possibility. Something of a comfort to realise that the answer is... Probably not.
Tech News
- Sony's Xperia 1 VIII is a pretty good phone. (The Verge)
One would hope so for $1850.
It does have a headphone jack and a microSD slot, but so does my Motorola phone which cost a tenth of that.
- Viewsonic has a 24" 4k monitor. (Notebook Check)
With a 160Hz refresh rate and coverage of 95% of DCI-P3, but the main selling point is its size. 24" 4k models are rarer than you might think.
- TikTok shows three times more AI slop than YouTube. (Search Engine Journal)
Yay.
- Polymarket ads are ads. (MSN)
In that nothing they present is real.
This has got to break at least a dozen laws.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:30 AM (6wpGE)
DEATH TO ALL MICE!!!!
Why yes, I seem to have some four legged squatters. Little vermin bastards!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 04:32 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 22, 2026 04:34 AM (BGSp9)
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 04:41 AM (I5lp2)
Posted by: Okjohn at June 22, 2026 04:41 AM (lE/nR)
In that nothing they present is real.
I am not a lawyer, but ... that's what ads do.They sell things using actors pretending stuff (excuse the heavy lawyerlike vocabulary).
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:43 AM (6wpGE)
****
First paragraph tells you that this sucks balls. One big grift.
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 04:45 AM (I5lp2)
Posted by: Accomack at June 22, 2026 04:50 AM (GbONR)
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 04:50 AM (I5lp2)
See you when I get there
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 04:51 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 22, 2026 04:51 AM (Q/FnY)
from the article:
Why This Matters
Brands producing TikTok content are entering a feed where automated content may outweigh human-made videos for new users. For children's content specifically, the concentration is higher.
TikTok added user controls for AI content, but data suggests that what new users see by default still leans heavily toward AI-generated videos.
But, wait. That doesn't tell us Why This Matters.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:52 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: olddog in mo at June 22, 2026 04:55 AM (mqAOW)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 04:55 AM (rmmrE)
from the article:
“Our fundamental belief here is that people still do have the power to stop this autocratic takeover of the Trump administration and the tech sector,” Thomas told the NYT.
Oh, for heaven's sake.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:57 AM (6wpGE)
https://tinyurl.com/4az7c8eh
Here's betting that the barbarian who replaces him will be the same or worse.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 04:58 AM (rmmrE)
Very close to having a meow in your hash.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 04:58 AM (rmmrE)
BBC:
Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK prime minister
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Accomack at June 22, 2026 05:01 AM (/Chlc)
BBC:
Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:01 AM (6wpGE)
Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK prime minister
He should be replace with a sack of cornmeal. That will give time for the UK to clean up Starmers mess. Couldn't be any worse.
They are going to pick somebody worse, aren't they.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 05:04 AM (sAmhv)
I think the fellow who will be his replacement is even worse
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:04 AM (guLpK)
Posted by: olddog in mo at June 22, 2026 05:05 AM (mqAOW)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:06 AM (6wpGE)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 22, 2026 05:10 AM (AMvSw)
What happens now?
Starmer says he'll remain in post until Labour chooses a new leader, which he's asked the party's governing body to ensure happens "before Parliament returns in September"
Andy Burnham - who could replace the PM - will be in Westminster today to be sworn in as MP for Makerfield, after winning a by-election last week
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 05:12 AM (sAmhv)
(editor, editor)
Starmer announced he had already spoken with the King and in said if there is a contest to succeed him, a new Labour leader will be in place before parliament returns in September
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:14 AM (6wpGE)
Starmer announced he had already spoken with the King and said if there is a contest to succeed him, a new Labour leader will be in place before parliament returns in September
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:20 AM (6wpGE)
I still think that behind the scenes, they hit him with the really nasty blackmail video or pictures that were taken and set aside for just such a day and said to him, "You can resign, or you can resign in utter disgrace, your choice."
Guys like him and Justin Trudeau are way too narcissistic to resign "for the good of the party". In their own eyes, they did, and can do no wrong, but their weakness is that they don't want to be a pariah, despised by everyone in public for the rest of their lives. They'll do anything to salvage their image in the eyes of the public, especially if they've got a soft landing set up such as a "consulting" job that leverages their political career up to that point.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 05:22 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:23 AM (guLpK)
Victor snap traps baited with peanut butter. Those work.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 05:24 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 05:22 AM (O7YUW)
Maybe this phrasing, at the BBC, prior to the resignation announcement, was code:
Shadow minister: Keir Starmer is a 'busted flush'
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:25 AM (6wpGE)
https://tinyurl.com/24junfth
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:26 AM (guLpK)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 05:27 AM (qFwJc)
Starmer quit
I thought Trump was just outgassing on his truth social, but it's true
interesting to see if this changes things in the UK
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 05:28 AM (hkbGk)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 05:30 AM (hkbGk)
Starmer quit
I thought Trump was just outgassing on his truth social, but it's true
interesting to see if this changes things in the UK
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 05:28 AM (hkbGk)
BBC:
(prior to the resignation announcement)
Donald Trump also weighed in, asserting that Starmer "will resign" having "failed badly" on immigration and energy in a post on Truth Social. No 10 tells the BBC Starmer has not spoken to Trump this weekend.
heh
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:32 AM (6wpGE)
https://tinyurl.com/3ahxsz5j
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:32 AM (guLpK)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:34 AM (6wpGE)
https://tinyurl.com/3ns9w3fn
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:37 AM (OYsYV)
https://tinyurl.com/mt4fjs83
Time for a walk. May you all have a blessed day everyone and know that you are a blessing to others.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 05:46 AM (KxQqp)
The weekend was a bit on the busy side. We had eight dogs in the house. Three went home on Saturday and one was picked up on Sunday so things are quieter.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 05:47 AM (RjOoY)
BBC:
Green Party leader Zack Polanski ...
On Starmer's potential successor Andy Burnham, Polanski says he "must be bold or he will be bust".
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 05:48 AM (6wpGE)
The problem is getting Victor traps set. I have a hell of a time doing it. I've been using Tomcat traps and have had some success with them. This mouse has so far avoided all of them, except for the sticky trap that it pulled itself out of. That kind of pissed me off. I've used them before too and had success. Just not this time.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 05:53 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 05:22 AM (O7YUW)
And look at PM Carney. He is a technocrat with no patience at all for politics. He believes he should be ruling Canada and has no time for anyone else, even his colleagues.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 05:57 AM (T6aVk)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:01 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:02 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:04 AM (whRlH)
a) Are you using the old style Victor with the metal trip pedal, or are you using the new style with the expanded trigger plate (plastic, yellow, made to look like a piece of cheese.)
b) Can you describe why you have a problem setting the trap, ie, what the specific difficulty is?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:11 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:12 AM (sgkY8)
Scratch that liberal party paint, find the communist logo beneath.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)
'night daywalkers!!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 06:13 AM (sAmhv)
Those suck ass. I've had one trip three times, and all it's done is create a smart mouse. I'm going to have to make a bucket trap.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 06:14 AM (dK+Kv)
Okay, I'll admit, it's Monday. But remember:
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:12 AM (sgkY
Yep. The UK is a conquered people. They would give that up easily. I'd like to be pleasantly surprised.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 06:16 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 06:17 AM (dK+Kv)
Howz about you?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 22, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9)
I have preps for my flight home after the MoMeet of pleasant memories.
May you be blessed with your week as well.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:21 AM (whRlH)
Given that they had a Scottish dude go after Muslims with a knife and yell at the cops when they brought him down, things might be starting to turn.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 06:21 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:13 AM (O7YUW)
Especially now. If they were halfway pragmatic, they would look at AB and say "get all the oil out of the ground, we have to pay for lots and lots of social spending." But they are not pragmatic. They are very much Maoist in their outlook. PM Carney is right and if you disagree you are just an evil capitalist roader.
This view is bankrupting Canada and the government's view that if Canada is destroyed as a consequence of their decisions, so be it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 06:23 AM (T6aVk)
Okay, get some of the original style with the metal trip pedal. I've never had trouble setting those, there's a notch that's easy to see where the trip-arm sets into.
1. Bait the metal trip pedal with peanut butter. Put a nice glob of the peanut butter onto the metal loop and work it inside the loop too if you can.
2. Move the spring 180 degrees to the other side, holding it down on the wood with your thumb.
3. Swing the trip arm up and over the spring.
4. End of the trip arm fits into the notch on the metal trip pedal.
5. GENTLY remove pressure with your thumb so the trip arm locks into the notch on the metal trip pedal.
6. Hold the trap between thumb and index finger on the side that the spring arm is on when ARMED. If it lets go, this way it won't snap you. :-)
7. GENTLY place it down along side of where the wall and the floor meet, long side against wall.
8. Check every 12 hours, or wait for the *SNAP!* :-)
(continues...)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:24 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 06:25 AM (afJtY)
I don't think even Nigel can turn the UK around. May I be mistaken.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:04 AM (whRlH)
The UK couldn't be turned around in 1979. Just sayin.
(And absolutely they were. To the extent we would prefer? Perhaps not, but it is undeniable that the UK was better off after PM Thatcher was in office. The UK CAN be turned around. That is not the question. The question is: will it? THAT is an open question.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 06:26 AM (T6aVk)
1. That would desecrate Gaia.
2. This would lead to people having well paying jobs.
So you can see why there would be no interest in this.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 06:28 AM (RjOoY)
I've had cases where the trap has been tripped or the bait has been eaten without tripping the trap multiple times. Do not lose patience, just keep baiting the trap, it'll work.
Small mice can lick the bait completely out of the trip trigger, but a bigger fatter mouse (more importantly a mouse that has been fed well from your peanut butter and is used to an easy meal) will make a mistake and will get killed.
Mice can not resist peanut butter. They will return time after time for the easy meal.
Best way to load the trap to avoid contaminating your peanut butter jar:
a) Load the tip of a knife with peanut butter.
b) Transfer PB to fresh NEW toothpick.
c) Use toothpick to load trigger on trap (while disarmed.)
d) Throw toothpick away.
e) If loading another trap, repeat from (a) or (b).
We had one year where we killed over 20 mice. It was nuts. You couldn't even find traps in the store, apparently the mouse population had exploded that year and everyone was having problems. Always, ALWAYS keep 6 to 12 extra new traps on your shelf, ready to go. Get a "value pack".
Next year we caught maybe 1 or 2 all year.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:30 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 06:26 AM (T6aVk)
The UK is a beaten dog. They enjoy their serfdom. It is their national identity. Read the rape gang report or even just the reported details.
Sad, but true.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 06:30 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 22, 2026 06:32 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 06:33 AM (afJtY)
Oh.
Imagine you are the US Senate....
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 22, 2026 06:34 AM (NlEaG)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m"
Once they get in your ducts it's time to bring out the heavy firepower.
mornin yall
Posted by: fd at June 22, 2026 06:37 AM (vFG9F)
The political life of a PM in Britain seems to be just under 2 years. 7 in the last 10 years
Posted by: Ben Had at June 22, 2026 06:25 AM (afJtY)
In the 1820s-1830s there were 9 in 8 years.
Liverpool: 1827
Canning: 1827
Goderich: 1827-1828
Wellington 1: 1828-1830
Grey: 1830-1834
Melbourne 1: 1834
Wellington 2: 1834
Peel: 1834-1835
Melbourne 2: 1835
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:37 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:40 AM (sgkY8)
BBC:
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey says the public is "sick" of constantly changing prime ministers, following the resignation announcement from Keir Starmer.
"The British people are sick of being let down by an endless merry-go-round of prime ministers while nothing really changes," Davey writes on X.
"This time must be different. It can’t just be about changing who’s in Number 10, it has to be about changing our broken politics so we can fix our country."
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:41 AM (6wpGE)
"This time must be different. It can’t just be about changing who’s in Number 10, it has to be about changing our broken politics so we can fix our country."
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:41 AM (6wpGE)
Note that it's about changing politics instead of changing policies.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 22, 2026 06:45 AM (O0L8i)
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who thinks that will happen
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 06:45 AM (15Vi2)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 22, 2026 06:45 AM (VyBeY)
"The British people are sick of being let down by an endless merry-go-round of prime ministers while nothing really changes," Davey writes on X.
"This time must be different. It can’t just be about changing who’s in Number 10, it has to be about changing our broken politics so we can fix our country."
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:41 AM (6wpGE)
Narrator: They continued to be let down.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 22, 2026 06:45 AM (NlEaG)
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Well, no. Your politics are working just like the gov wants. It ain't broke if no one wants to fix it.
Posted by: clarence at June 22, 2026 06:46 AM (I5lp2)
Maybe I will start dropping references from times past. For example, today I sliced like a large war mattock. I also tore one of my good shirts. Can a guy get a shirt around here?
Posted by: meh at June 22, 2026 06:47 AM (kK7U2)
A platform with a 360 degree laser trigger that sets off high explosives when tripped from 10 ft or closer. The liability questions here are a bit problematic but probably could be a handled by safety stickers similar to what is used for airbags.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 22, 2026 06:48 AM (ffi9I)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 06:48 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 22, 2026 06:49 AM (qFwJc)
Prime Minister of Australia
The current prime minister is Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party, who assumed office on 23 May 2022.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:55 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at June 22, 2026 06:56 AM (A46K3)
A platform with a 360 degree laser trigger that sets off high explosives when tripped from 10 ft or closer. The liability questions here are a bit problematic but probably could be a handled by safety stickers similar to what is used for airbags.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 22, 2026 06:48 AM (ffi9I)
How easy is it to set, tho.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 06:56 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: fd at June 22, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)
Someone needs to tell CBD, this could fix all his house problems in his First World Problems threads!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:58 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 06:59 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 22, 2026 06:59 AM (ffi9I)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
Perhaps some day, the Powers That Be will add the ejection seats to the bus.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 22, 2026 07:03 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Buck at June 22, 2026 07:07 AM (z6ONu)
Posted by: Just Wondering at June 22, 2026 07:09 AM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Buck at June 22, 2026 07:07 AM (z6ONu)
62 Have a great day, everyone.
I have preps for my flight home after the MoMeet of pleasant memories.
May you be blessed with your week as well.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:21 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:10 AM (6wpGE)
A platform with a 360 degree laser trigger that sets off high explosives when tripped from 10 ft or closer. The liability questions here are a bit problematic but probably could be a handled by safety stickers similar to what is used for airbags.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions
>Sounds like a perfect task for AI. Roborat. Fornicate them to death.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 07:11 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:11 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 07:15 AM (mWKAz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 22, 2026 07:15 AM (mWKAz)
That's very bould of you!
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:16 AM (6wpGE)
35 32 I still think that behind the scenes, they hit him with the really nasty blackmail video or pictures that were taken and set aside for just such a day and said to him, "You can resign, or you can resign in utter disgrace, your choice."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 22, 2026 05:22 AM (O7YUW)
They didn’t need to. A popular Labour Party member, Burnham, won a by election to get a seat in Parliament, and beat Reform pretty easily. Reportedly all of Starmers cabinet ministers told Starmer he had this week to get out or they would lead the vote to throw him out. Burnham will be his replacement.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 22, 2026 07:17 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Don Black at June 22, 2026 07:18 AM (15Vi2)
Alan Greenspan is mort. 100yrs old
Andrea Mitchell is available. Too soon?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 07:18 AM (Iurxt)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 22, 2026 07:21 AM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 06:40 AM (sgkY8
It needs to stop with the diversity shit and deport the muslim army
Posted by: night lifted at June 22, 2026 07:21 AM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 22, 2026 07:18 AM (Iurxt)
Yeah, Mitchell being available would be too soon for anyone...
Posted by: Boswell at June 22, 2026 07:21 AM (NTVPI)
On the last hole rather than cheer the guy in the lead as he approached the last green they sang happy birthday to the guy 4 shots back who has no way to win. BTW, I like Scottie Scheffler a lot and wish he would’ve won but he was out of contention at that point…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 07:22 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:23 AM (6wpGE)
Couple times a week it seems, only when I come here in the morning, a pop up appears...
KEY CHAIN
Chrome is checking certificates
Fades, comes back. Fades, comes back...
Screen is frozen and only way to get rid of it is restart my phone.
Any knowledge appreciated.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 22, 2026 07:23 AM (ev5l/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 22, 2026 07:25 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 22, 2026 07:25 AM (ffi9I)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 22, 2026 07:26 AM (qZb7K)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 22, 2026 07:25 AM (ffi9I)
yikes
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:26 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 22, 2026 07:29 AM (yz/88)
Posted by: Out With The Fag at June 22, 2026 07:29 AM (g7saB)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:04 AM (whRlH)
During the campaign, he flatly stated that he's looking for immigration reform, not any mass deportations, and that he wants his coalition to build Muslim support, not alienate them.
Perhaps someone else will rise up and demand a Britain for the British, but it won't be Farage.
I expect Reform's approach to deportations will be less aggressive than Trump's, not more.
He was good on Brexit, but he's not exactly strong on immigration - his Party is succeeding by offering the less blatantly insane approach to the problem.
If they (or us, for that matter) want to "turn things around," a whole lot of people have to be sent packing, and nobody yet seems to have the political will for this kind of dramatic reversal of globalist policy orthodoxy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 22, 2026 06:04 AM (whRlH)
During the campaign, he flatly stated that he's looking for immigration reform, not any mass deportations, and that he wants his coalition to build Muslim support, not alienate them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:31 AM (BI5O2)
he = Farage?
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
Yes - he wanted to calm people's fears that Reform would send Precious Foreigners packing.
He may have succeeded at that, but it also tells me he's not serious about reversing any damage, just slowing it down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:36 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:33 AM (6wpGE)
Yes - he wanted to calm people's fears that Reform would send Precious Foreigners packing.
He may have succeeded at that, but it also tells me he's not serious about reversing any damage, just slowing it down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 22, 2026 07:36 AM (BI5O2)
Thanks.
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 07:37 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 22, 2026 07:39 AM (CHHv1)
Senator Mark Warner, vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on 11 June that General Joshua Rudd, who leads both the NSA and the Pentagon’s Cyber Command, told him directly that Anthropic’s Mythos model ‘broke into almost all of our classified systems, not in weeks, but in hours.’ The extent of the alleged breach and which specific systems were affected have not been publicly disclosed. Anthropic did not respond to a request for comment.
The warning emerged alongside an abrupt move by the Trump administration to block foreign access to Anthropic’s two most advanced models, Mythos and Fable.
Posted by: SMOD at June 22, 2026 08:14 AM (O7XEN)
Posted by: cmeat at June 22, 2026 12:58 PM (R11M+)
Sunday Overnight Open Thread - June 21, 2026 [Doof]
Happy Father's Day Becoming your dad
Happy Father's Day to all of you magnificent kings.
— Flappr (@flapprdotnet) June 21, 2026
Level up. pic.twitter.com/r9Derzx7Kv
Some dads are just dicks
💟 So I See This Family Almost Every Morning On My Run And The Dad Is An Absolute Dick‼️😆😁 pic.twitter.com/T2SoYgjHug
— Bee 🐝🌿 (@BeeAwake1) June 19, 2026
What a moment for this dad
🥹
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 21, 2026
Miles Russell's father, Joe, took over as caddie for his son's final walk up 18.
What a Father's Day gift! pic.twitter.com/7tfHKSrjyx
Another great father / son moment at the US Open
Wyndham Clark's dad, Randall, got on a red-eye flight that landed at 6 AM on Father's Day to surprise his son at the U.S. Open.
— ESPN (@espn) June 21, 2026
Look at their reactions after he sealed his second major title 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/i5oQVPVPN6
Preparing the new dads
When mom leaves dad alone with the baby- pic.twitter.com/AkkEYPrfjp
— Kerry Slone(Stilettos&Shotguns) (@thereal_SnS) June 21, 2026
Mike wore an E. Marinella pink classic silk tie in the Small Flower pattern.
The Duke of Edinburgh once again delivered in his signature “Racing Colours and Saddles on Pastel Ground” tie by Soprano, a piece he has worn every year for the last 12 years.
Among the dresses, two stood out: Princess Catherine’s rewear of a gorgeous marigold Roksanda Brigitte dress (not everyone could pull that one off) and Zara Tindall’s utterly charming bespoke Claire Mischevani Poppy Dress in Polka Dot.
Alongside the bright yellow dress, Princess Catherine wore a Jane Taylor London Pomona hat, Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Chandelier Earrings, and a Nigel Milne Birthright Three-Strand Pearl Bracelet. She carried an Anya Hindmarch Maud Pearl-Embellished Clutch Bag in Ivory and finished the look with Gianvito Rossi Gianvito 105 Pumps in Bisque Suede.
Zara Tindall paired her polka-dot dress with a bespoke Sally Ann Hats Ariel Hat (retail version shown), Hector Lion Cassis Collection Croissant Earrings, and a Mulberry Amberley Clutch in Black Small Classic Grain leather. Her shoes were the Emmy Rebecca Pump in Jet Black Suede.
Then Henry Cavill arrived with his… um, watch, and the internet promptly lost the ability to behave. The watch itself was spectacular: a 1926 Longines Monopusher Chronograph. But honestly, the video says it all In the end, Royal Ascot proved once again that while the hats are huge, the horses are fast, and the royalty is royal, nothing, and I mean nothing, can compete with a 6’1 superhero in morning dress casually flexing a vintage chronograph on his wrist. 😉 ----- Thanks, Piper! Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.
Happy Father’s Day. 🫶 David Gates of Bread wrote this song in memory of his father. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/6ID9eVr05I
— Luce (@lucyshow11) June 21, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:07 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:08 PM (iLKq8)
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Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)
Joy Reid: “Nobody black I know is really excited about the 4th of July."
“It is the celebration of slaveholders who freed themselves from having to pay taxes to the Crown for their slave empire."
Reid was considered a 'mainstream media’ personality for years.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:10 PM (u/oMr)
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Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 21, 2026 10:10 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 10:10 PM (ItpVy)
Yay again!😜
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:10 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 10:11 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:11 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:12 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:12 PM (2YhKe)
Missed Mass today because my driveway was under six inches of water this morning. Washed Puff and Ruth and cleaned their pen. Exhausted afterwards. Driveway was still under water later in the afternoon.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:12 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 21, 2026 10:12 PM (Jr+re)
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The doctor told my 96-year-old great-grandfather that he had to "quit all high-adrenaline activities" because of his blood pressure. I found him in the driveway, trying to jump his mobility scooter over a row of flaming trash cans.
He shouted over the engine, "The doctor said no adrenaline, but my heart is so old it needs a jump-start! I'm just 'defibrillating' my soul. Now, move the cat, I need a longer runway!"
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:13 PM (qx7Zg)
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Maybe not but at least the sun will let us sleep longer.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 10:13 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:13 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:13 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: TRex - NoVaMoMe hangover dino at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (Jr+re)
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (55Qr6)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: cherries in season at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (Ozvnh)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (u/oMr)
The take of someone actively seeking to be pissed-off all the time. What a way to live.
Posted by: Halfhand at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (6RaZt)
Posted by: COMountainMarie
All of them. Goslings optional.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: EveR at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (wTevN)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)
Finished Road Hard which was really good . In the middle of The Hammer. Also really good. He needs to make another movie.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (OoFl2)
Wait - am I dead?
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)
___________
*flips pages on clipboard*
Says here you ought to be.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Halfhand at June 21, 2026 10:15 PM (6RaZt)
Funny, I don't see a chain keeping her here.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)
-Tucks in shirt *nods approval*
-White socks *yes, my child! It is time*
-Pulls laces so tight it cuts off circulation
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (ItpVy)
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Most Morons never make the Hajj to Corsicana, even though the AoSHQ Big Book of Guidelines says you should do it at least once in your life.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: EveR at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (wTevN
Did you try Nordstrom?
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: pookysgirl, getting set up at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)
Oh no…..
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (OoFl2)
Well, if YOU'RE answering me, I must be.
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)
Oh no…..
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:17 PM (OoFl2)
Well, if YOU'RE answering me, I must be.
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (QMAsf)
If you're not, I have to put the cart back.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: pookysgirl, getting set up at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (Wt5PA)
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I hope you're making a sock.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM
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It's good to belong.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (u/oMr)
I'm glad I went multiple times before I died. I kindly request some of my ashes by scattered in the camper section of the ranch.
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)
shear, is that the word?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)
___________
Diaphanous, that's the word.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:21 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)
************
Thank goodness I checked in, otherwise I might have missed the news.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 10:21 PM (IQ6Gq)
— Zombie Doof
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:21 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)
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It's a great time, for sure. Contact Ben Had for details.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (QMAsf)
Let’s go haunt it!
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Piper
Oh I watched it. Mr. Cavill was sporting more than a spiffy watch. LOL
Posted by: Tuna at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (OoFl2)
Nope. I don't even know who he is.
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)
Heard some folks are under water and also heard Utah is on fire. Crazy weather.
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 10:23 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM (OoFl2)
Nope. I don't even know who he is.
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:22
He is Superman! You should watch it. Or maybe don’t.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:23 PM (OoFl2)
Or perhaps that's just my imagination.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
___________
Well, you're a guy...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:23 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Black JEM at June 21, 2026 10:23 PM (UQRAm)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (QMAsf)
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He has a well-worn meme where he says "FUCK"
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:23 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:20 PM
***
Next to the port o potties? Tell ya what. For five bucks, I'll try to intervene and at least upgrade you to the 100 yard marker.
Posted by: TRex - helpful dino at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
Thx! I will. Love that short, boxy look.
Posted by: EveR at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (wTevN)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
I actually didn’t notice that at the time. But that girl still runs, obviously.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (OoFl2)
https://tinyurl.com/msy2pvyj
Another pasty white liberal politician who thinks the black folks are cool with her and think she's one of them.
They do not.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)
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Reminds of that Stevie Wonder song, Hotter Than July,
you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:25 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:25 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (+1HQm)
*sets up a spooky outpost at Weasel Acres*
Posted by: Doof's ghost at June 21, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at
It’s quite the watch!
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)
I've been so lucky, starting with my dad, to have had many wonderful men who happily lived by these credences! Bless them each and every one..
I was usually the asshole😏..
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:26 PM (uTEOj)
I feel responsible for Doof's passing.
____________
Is that involuntary homicide or manslaughter?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:26 PM (O0L8i)
*sets up a spooky outpost at Weasel Acres*
Posted by: Doof's ghost at June 21, 2026 10:25 PM (QMAsf)
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Oh great.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:27 PM (+1HQm)
And thanks to Piper for the Ascot fashion report. Well done, as always.
Fabulous photo up top!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 21, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Bulg at June 21, 2026 10:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:27 PM (u/oMr)
you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:25 PM (iLKq
There's plenty of hot left in this year.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Doof's ghost
*****
Careful, I understand there are bear and bobcat that visit....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 10:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: TRex - helpful dino at June 21, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
Dead men have no cash
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:28 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Archimedes
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Hemlines, balderdash, smallderdash
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 10:28 PM (iLKq8)
Also, seems fitting that Father's Day falls on the longest day of the year. Have the feminists complained yet about Mother's Day getting short changed?
Posted by: Orson at June 21, 2026 10:29 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Archimedes
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It would appear that she has nice thighs.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:29 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 21, 2026 10:30 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:26 PM (O0L8i)
I caught the end of the gun thread waiting for the ONT. I think it was a joke, therefore not murder, but mans laughter.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:30 PM (1Ff7Z)
Here, the 3rd week in July is the hottest period, although often early August, dog days, feels worse due to the humilarity.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:26 PM (O0L8i)
I caught the end of the gun thread waiting for the ONT. I think it was a joke, therefore not murder, but mans laughter.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:30
Oh, that was good!
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)
Well, that hiddenclick music is quite a juxtaposition to the tranquility of the top pic.
Just got back from a nice dinner out with the keeds. Warms this daddy's heart.♥
Posted by: mindful webworker - every day is Our Father's Day at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (9bb3y)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:22 PM (2YhKe)
I expect a recurring "pour one out" for me from the usual MoMe After Dark crew
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (QMAsf)
Alas, I'm claiming that loophole for the mandatory Haj to Corsicana. I'm just too old & decrepit to do that kind of traveling.
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Doof's ghost
Oh great.
Posted by: Weasel
Well, now you can blame wobbly shit on poltergeist activity.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
Happy Father's Day and RIP *bows head*
That final meme was perhaps the greatest gift of the day, as I realized my eldest son now checks off that entire list...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 10:33 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 21, 2026 10:34 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:34 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:33 PM (VHUov)
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Excellent point.
*Dammit Doof!*
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:34 PM (+1HQm)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at June 21, 2026 10:35 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: Doof at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM
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That would be alcohol abuse and a major party foul.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:35 PM (2YhKe)
My wardrobe cries out for a top hat and a monocle.
Posted by: Cicero
Are you wearing a peanut shell?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 10:35 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)
Thanks. That gave me one of the few smiles of the day.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:37 PM (1Ff7Z)
(pulls out pipe, starts sleuthing)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 21, 2026 10:37 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:38 PM (2YhKe)
Well, I'm sure they already "pour one out" for kale smoothies for Piper... cuz noone can drink that stuff!
Posted by: RandomDave at June 21, 2026 10:38 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 10:38 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:39 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:40 PM (qx7Zg)
https://youtu.be/XYV8Zt2k0RQ
(Lyrics don't start until 5:30)
I never wanted to become someone like him
So secure!
Content to live each day just like the last
I was sure I knew that
This was not for me
And I wanted so much more
Far beyond what I could see
So I swore that I'd
Never be someone like him
1/3
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)
Since I proclaimed my independence
My mission, My aim, And my vision
So secure!
Content to live each day like it's my last
It's wonderful to know that I could be
Something more than what I dreamed
Far beyond what I could see
Still I swear that I'm
Missing out this time
2/3
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)
As far as I could tell
There's nothing more I need
But still I ask myself
Could this be everything?
Then all I swore
That I would never be was now
So suddenly
The only thing
I wanted
To become
.....to be someone just like him.
3/3
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 10:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Doof's ghost
Oh great.
Posted by: Weasel
At least he didn't choose your home, where he could wing up FSJ and Gertie, and smoke your stogies.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:42 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 10:45 PM (O0L8i)
Then I refreshed my memory as to what Johnny Depp has been up to these last 15 years or so. Yikes. If I had $75 million, I think I could do better.
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:46 PM (RCjYY)
... wind up FSJ and Gertie ...
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:43 PM (qx7Zg)
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They're highly trained and effective watch dogs!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:48 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:46 PM
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He pissed off a woman enough she shit on his bed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:48 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 10:51 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:48 PM (2YhKe)
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That may be a message.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:52 PM (GNqmQ)
Yes, and then there was the really bad stuff!
If you're rich, filing a lot of lawsuits is like a bad drug habit. Of course, Mr. Depp filed a lot of lawsuits AND had a bad drug habit.
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:52 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
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It can show up anytime. My tomatoes would enjoy that.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 21, 2026 10:52 PM (UQRAm)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 21, 2026 10:54 PM (sn5xH)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:54 PM (OoFl2)
To all dads coming along.
To the dads we've loved and lost...
To dads who fought and lived or died for us💔
It's fitting that the first day of summer - longest day of the year...
Should be DADs day!!!
Screw 🌈 month ha😜!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:59 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 21, 2026 11:00 PM (Ov6Yl)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 21, 2026 11:00 PM (Ov6Yl)
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Good times.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 11:01 PM (2YhKe)
Should be DADs day!!!
Screw 🌈 month ha😜!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 10:59 PM (uTEOj)
If you live in Indiana, it's officially Nuclear Family Month. Might be in other states.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
Even if it's not, party like it is!
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 11:04 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Black JEM at June 21, 2026 10:52 PM (UQRAm)
The heat's killed mine pretty much. A few left on the vines ripening. Once I pick them, I'm ripping out the plants and trying again in September.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 11:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
If you live in Indiana, it's officially Nuclear Family Month. Might be in other states.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)
_____________
*men gasp*
*women faint*
*dogs howl*
During Pride Month? How homophobic can you get?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 11:06 PM (O0L8i)
Due to my own shortcomings, and a moment of madness 6 years ago, I've been estranged from my two sons (41 and 36).
I have tried my best over the past 6 years to reach out to them, to apologize, and ask their forgiveness.
All to no avail.
I would like to ask the Horde to pray for their hearts to open, to allow me to properly apologize, and and to try be the father I should have been.
This year has been especially hard not being able to be part of their lives, and ... well it just hurts.
They're losing their mother to early onset Alzheimers, and I need them to know I'm a better person today, than I was then, that I can be counted on.
***Sigh***
Posted by: browndog downcast at June 21, 2026 11:07 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 11:08 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:46 PM
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He pissed off a woman enough she shit on his bed.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
TBF, she was a lunatic. She probably did that to all her mates.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 21, 2026 11:10 PM (sAmhv)
***Sigh***
Posted by: browndog downcast at June 21, 2026 11:07 PM (3sXRv)
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Sorry, man. Hoping you and yours can overcome this incident and restore your relationship.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 21, 2026 11:12 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 21, 2026 11:13 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: fly gal at June 21, 2026 11:13 PM (U6vhD)
Posted by: browndog downcast at June 21, 2026 11:07 PM (3sXRv)
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Hashem always hears the prayers of a broken heart.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 11:13 PM (mWKAz)
You know there will be many....
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 11:14 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 11:14 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 11:14 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 11:11 PM (O0L8i)
I echo that sentiment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:16 PM (1z8ji)
Islamic end-days prophecy has something called the 'Dabbah Min Al-Ard'. Literally, the 'Beast of the Earth', showing up fairly late. And guess what! It marks people! Said marking is an irrevocable act. Except that in Islam's version, they're taught to want it...
Posted by: Anonymous at June 21, 2026 11:16 PM (wiYsG)
Posted by: Anonymous
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They work for it. everyday
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:18 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 11:18 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 11:19 PM (RCjYY)
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Dirt Farm NH has a booth at Weare Patriotic Celebration. A local couple started this group to teach kids to ride dirt bikes for free on their private property.
https://tinyurl.com/mt4vrxa2
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:21 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:21 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 10:46 PM (RCjYY)
There was a famous audio file on the net a few years ago, of a heated argument between Johnny Depp and his financial manager. (Who I think is the one who released it)
In it Depp accuses the manager of squandering his money and leaving him broke, even though he’d made $100 million in the previous year. The manager fires back, with figures and specific things Depp had done, and said “Johnny, you can’t spend $20 million a month and expect to have anything left, no matter how much you start with!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:23 PM (nuNhM)
Dressing like a dad. I recommend Skechers slip-ons.
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:21 PM (oq9dX)
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No more shoes with laces.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 11:25 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
TBF, she was a lunatic. She probably did that to all her mates.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come
.......
She was just prepping them for butt stuff.
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:25 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Anonymous at June 21, 2026 11:16 PM (wiYsG)
Let me guess - blue hair and weird tats…
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:25 PM (nuNhM)
Cool buildings, but most of them leaked,
Same with Crank Lloyd Wrong... a building that doesn't keep the rain out is a failure, no matter how much the art critics might like it.
Architecture is very demanding... needs to be esthetic, functional, and economical.
If you can't handle all three, stick with sculpture.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:27 PM (qpyNK)
Similar to Nick Cage. He sued his business manager. The jury kind of lost interest when they heard Nick had spent appx $10 million (IIRC) for a Mongolian dinosaur skeleton.
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 11:28 PM (RCjYY)
Now, see, I would've figured that for a low-budget Flintstones/Scooby Doo crossover.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:29 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:21 PM (oq9dX)
Yes. The walkers are fine. Just don't get those old man shoes with the velcro.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 11:30 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:31 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)
Architecture is very demanding... needs to be esthetic, functional, and economical.
If you can't handle all three, stick with sculpture.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:27 PM (qpyNK)
Were FLW's designs inherently leaky, or were they put up by builders who did not understand what had to be done to make them weathertight?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 11:33 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:34 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 11:35 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (rbvCR)
I see Wikipedia and the Grauniad describe him as "far right", so he may be something of a centrist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:36 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 21, 2026 11:37 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 11:37 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:38 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (1z8ji)
I think it would be very hard to make Fallingwater not leak, especially with 1936 waterproofing technology. The builders bear some responsibility, perhaps.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:38 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:32 PM (1z8ji)
He had a lot of odd roof angles and flat roofs in places, I’ve learned from living in houses with some of these and being around others, that odd roof angles are always points of failure, and flat roofs Always Always Always! leak.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:39 PM (nuNhM)
Great first baseman!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
......
Those Russian Puerto Ricans are the best ball players!
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:40 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 11:40 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:41 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:39 PM (nuNhM)
Yep. They suck under snow load, too.
It's rare that we have a snowy winter here without at least a few flat-roofed buildings collapsing.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:41 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: lin-duh at June 21, 2026 11:41 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Rex B at June 21, 2026 11:43 PM (rgnea)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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There is a flat roof house that has been up for auction, in a neighborhood worth living in, over nine months at a price anyone can afford and there are no bidders.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:44 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:45 PM (iLKq8)
It's rare that we have a snowy winter here without at least a few flat-roofed buildings collapsing.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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Just spend a couple of extra bucks and put it on a 5 degree slant.
jeepers
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:47 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:44 PM (iLKq
Many industrial buildings have flat roofs, apartment blocks, too. They don't seem to have insurmountable leakage problems. Why is it an issue with houses?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:47 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 11:48 PM (oq9dX)
jeepers
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:47 PM (iLKq
A five degree slope likely would not let snow slide off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:49 PM (1z8ji)
Some poor bastid & his wife bought Marilyn Monroe's home in L.A. where she died. They were like the 18th owners since MM died in '62. the house had had undergone multiple re-designs.
Nonetheless, the L.A. city council, famed in song & story, recently passed a new law designating the house as a City Cultural Heritage Treasure (or some such).
So... the new, current owner can't remodel it , OR sell it, without Mayor Bass' approval! It's turned into a nightmare. Plus, the new owner is solely responsible for security, which costs a fortune, due to the sightseers.
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 11:49 PM (RCjYY)
He was great in Viva Lost Wages!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 11:50 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 21, 2026 11:51 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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I told Buddy I was going bid on this fantastic buy. He took me to school. Yeah, I worked in a strip center office, nice neighborhood, and it leaked like a sieve. (thought it was a one off)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:52 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: mnw
He could Always burn it down.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 11:52 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: mnw at June 21, 2026 11:49 PM (RCjYY)
I foresee an outbreak of financial combustion in the coming months.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:52 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)
Probably this one..dusty..
https://youtu.be/AeadLurGR1U
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (qpyNK)
But I was going to say, an old time high pitched roof will last forever. Your grand kids will have to re-roof it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (ZVgZ4)
94 92 77 66 At the risk of being really crass, that picture of Princess Catherine appears to be backlit and reveals more of her than I think was intended. Or perhaps that's just my imagination.
Posted by: Archimedes
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It would appear that she has nice thighs.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:29 PM
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Buttix.
Posted by: Jack LaLanne, Fitness Titan at June 21, 2026 11:55 PM (mS8PE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:52 PM (1z8ji)
Great-Grandpa Borgia always called that "spontaneous combustion caused by the mortgage rubbing against the insurance policy".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 11:56 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Frog People for Bass at June 21, 2026 11:57 PM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: RandomDave
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I live more than a thousand miles from CA. I buy water bottled from CA. It is the least expensive bottled water of all the grocery stores in town.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 11:58 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Frog People for Bass at June 21, 2026 11:57 PM (oq9dX)
LOL. Do a deep fake video of Karen Bass eyeballing a big fly that lights on an object near her. Suddenly, her huge tongue darts out, snaffles the fly, and returns to her maw. She chews contentedly.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 12:00 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Braenyard
I drink water out of the tap.
Good enough for me.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 22, 2026 12:02 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: raimondo at June 22, 2026 12:01 AM (GvOiG)
You need to learn reading comprehension. I called you no names, just suggested that you have been getting high on your own supply.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 12:03 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 12:09 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:11 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:11 AM (iLKq8)
Elvis Salvador! Do we know him?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
Is he related to Carmen San Diego?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 22, 2026 12:12 AM (Cqx++)
Used to
Now its crap just like all the other brands.
$$$ and still feels worse then the worn out ones in the back of your closet.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 22, 2026 12:16 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 12:19 AM (0nHVk)
http://tiny.cc/o3g5101
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 22, 2026 12:19 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 12:23 AM (bhZyo)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
......
I think I saw him at the ER. Fat guy with chrome shades complaining of constipation.
Posted by: wth at June 22, 2026 12:24 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:24 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 12:26 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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You live longer and healthier?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:26 AM (iLKq8)
Trust in the Lord...Prayers for both of your sons to be open to reconcilation, and for you to find the right words to bring them back into your life, for all of your sakes.
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 22, 2026 12:28 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Where's the fun in that?
Posted by: Elvis Salvadoe at June 22, 2026 12:30 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 22, 2026 12:31 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 12:23 AM (bhZyo)
My bad habits are automatically activated. I don't even need a daily planner to remember them. My alarm clock is the signal to start them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 12:32 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Bulg at June 22, 2026 12:34 AM (77rzZ)
Damn.
I'm glad that i am a dad because this would of sucked if this were mom's day.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 12:36 AM (2WIwB)
Just clicked over to Naked and Afraid. Thank goodness they blur out the nasty bits. They should rename that show Uggos on Parade. Bunch of dirty chuds running around with no underwear.
Posted by: Elvis Salvadoe at June 22, 2026 12:40 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Bravo
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:40 AM (iLKq8)
Next, the roof drains invariably get clogged with wind-borne trash. Ever see a roof drain filled with Styrofoam packing peanuts? I have.
Lastly, when snow melts, it doesn't do so evenly. Water will start running in places you would never imagine.
Like that poor little baby child in the ghetto that Elvis sang about, a flat roof will invariably come to a bad end.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 12:40 AM (bhZyo)
This going to bed early stuff isn't really going to work for me. I have been a night owl for most of my life, it is a very tough habit to break.
Hi Braenyard and Bulg et al.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 12:41 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: publius
S.F.'s record high (106) occurred in 2016 on the Friday of Labor Day weekend. That was hot.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 12:42 AM (DZ9Lv)
South Bushwick Church in NYC just burned down. 173 years old. Cause not known.
@RealJamesWoods - Jun 20
If anybody with an IQ in the triple digits doesn’t know, I would be shocked.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:42 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 22, 2026 12:36 AM (2WIwB)
And then a thought occurred...They ain't doing that in Bangladesh.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 22, 2026 12:43 AM (snZF9)
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Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 12:45 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 12:48 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Diogenes
What scotch?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 12:49 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 12:50 AM (RCjYY)
The office and workshop were insured, the inventory was not.
https://shorturl.at/757Qt
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 22, 2026 12:53 AM (bhZyo)
On Sept. 1, 1973, George Foreman knocked out José Roman in the first round, just two minutes into the match, to retain his claim as the heavyweight champion of the world.
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When he won the gold in Mexico City, did you see him walk around the ring carrying the American flag while other asshoes stood on the podium giving the black power salute?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 12:55 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 12:57 AM (0nHVk)
We are safe after a night of tornadoes dropping everywhere around us. A small village about 9 miles north of us had two people killed in their mobile homes. Our own little city did have a tornado on the north side of town, but I haven't heard anything much about that one yet.
I hope everyone is ok as well, these storms are causing havoc as they move southeast.
Posted by: Joyenz at June 22, 2026 01:03 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Braenyard
www.youtube.com/shorts/ggluspG7xJU
This is cool:
www.youtube.com/shorts/Mj8FlYDHM-o
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 22, 2026 01:07 AM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: mnw at June 22, 2026 12:48 AM (RCjYY)
He's going to work looking like Lawrence of Arabia in the desert, including the knife?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 22, 2026 01:09 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 01:11 AM (0nHVk)
Just clicked over to Naked and Afraid. Thank goodness they blur out the nasty bits. They should rename that show Uggos on Parade. Bunch of dirty chuds running around with no underwear.
Posted by: Elvis Salvadoe at June 22, 2026 12:40 AM (oq9dX)
One of the last TV shows my father ever got into.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 01:13 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 01:14 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 11:58 PM (1z8ji)
If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 01:16 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: scampydog at June 22, 2026 01:16 AM (gWiqo)
If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 01:16 AM (T6aVk)
That asshole has been swept away. Cow demons and snake spirits must be swept away. He is now on Xinjiang province fixing tractors on some shitty rations.
Properly attribute my genius next time.
Posted by: Mao at June 22, 2026 01:18 AM (T6aVk)
Thank you, Debby. Time to finally get some sleep.
Night all!
Posted by: Joyenz at June 22, 2026 01:19 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Joyenz
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Glad you are OK.
Time to have that storm cellar dug?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:21 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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She pulled it off quiet nicely.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:22 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: mindful webworker - unfortunately at June 22, 2026 01:22 AM (9bb3y)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
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Good to see you here. A night's not complete if you don't show up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:25 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: James Talarico at June 22, 2026 01:25 AM (r7ofC)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rex B at June 21, 2026 11:43 PM (rgnea)
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Saved me a post. Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk
No, the song has nothing to do with my own relationship with my father. On the contrary, I had wonderful parents who brought us up right. We were very fortunately blessed to have them both for so many years. I miss them every day.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 01:36 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 01:38 AM (0nHVk)
Removed the shell, cut it up, cooked in butter over low heat just until opaque-- then submerged the pieces in melted, lightly seasoned butter & drove to the nursing home. He *loved* it!
And then poured the butter over his regular lunch! LOL. Chicken, taters & corn-- yeah, I'd do that too.
Stepson called while we were outside for hubby's cig time... great (almost 40!) kid... Just got a promotion to ass't supervisor at his job. Told him we're proud of him. Hubby was alert and lucid today, so that was awesome!
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:39 AM (iLKq8)
How goes the hell of fighting night-owlishness? LOL
I'm about to give up... some nights I can sleep (not many) and others, I can. *shrug*
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: James Talarico
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May you find out.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:42 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
Trimmed a couple of roses and pulled a few weeds, nothing strenuous of course, too hot for heavy work.
It's nice to just putter, without any time constraints!
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rex B at June 21, 2026 11:43 PM (rgnea)
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Saved me a post. Here's the link:
https://youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk
No, the song has nothing to do with my own relationship with my father. On the contrary, I had wonderful parents who brought us up right. We were very fortunately blessed to have them both for so many years. I miss them every day.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
Sometimes a Great Song is just a Great Song. It, of course resonates with people in the situation that the song is about but it even resonates with those with great relationship with our parents. My parents are still on this side of eternity and I always cherish my moments with them. They stagger along, being in there 80s, but are doing ok otherwise. The song is beautiful.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 01:49 AM (sAmhv)
ugh.......
Posted by: JQ
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I have discovered/decided not to be concerned. If it's not necessary to be on a timetable it doesn't matter. Sleep when it comes. Gerald Ford slept four hours a night and took naps in the mid day. If I have an appointment, what the heck, I get up and do it. I can sleep when I get home. It's a natural thing. Don't allow the constraints of regimented workforce influence your thinking.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 01:51 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard
Haha, I've always been annoyed by the concept of "early risers are superior to late risers"-- what a load of horse crap!-- but that's not my current issue...
It's so hot in the afternoon! I really ought to get my ass out of the rack early, so can get yard stuff done before lunch time. Any later in the day, and work becomes a miserable experience due to the heat.
But then again, I only have *myself* to please... heh.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)
JQ, sounds like a really nice day.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 22, 2026 02:01 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ
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I've never understood those who jump out of bed ready to 'hit it'.
Oh, please be quiet and put on the coffee. Anyway ---
Turn the tables. Stay up a little longer and hit the yard work at sunrise. Finish up and go to bed while everyone else sweats outside..
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:06 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 22, 2026 02:08 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 02:12 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)
I have a whole family FULL of *that type*! Ugh. I once got the attempted guilt-trip from an uncle, because I slept late (never mind that my shift at that time was 5pm to 3am) and getting up by 11am required effort!)
>>Stay up a little longer and hit the yard work at sunrise. Finish up and go to bed while everyone else sweats outside..
That would F up lunches with hubby. Otherwise, I *would* do that! I just need to get up a little earlier, not a whole lot really, just a couple hours. You'd think it would be no big deal, but it IS for me.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)
Oh, yes, Princess Kate's dress is lovely.
I'm glad that you and hubby had a very nice Father's Day, JQ, and that he enjoyed his lobster tail.
Good night.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:21 AM (n3VHW)
She says they met on the Parliament’s roof & “drank a lot, a lot” to celebrate passing new laws for deporting illegal migrant
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Full Screen:
https://tinyurl.com/tx8zvwys
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:23 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 22, 2026 02:23 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: Rex B at June 21, 2026 11:43 PM (rgnea)
Woke me up for several weeks in eighth grade as they happened to be playing it on the radio.
The Living Years, by Mike Plus the Mechanics and featuring Paul Carrack on vocals, is on my lengthy list of “songs to play when self-eliminating”. Therefore especially hated.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 02:26 AM (T6aVk)
She says they met on the Parliament’s roof & “drank a lot, a lot” to celebrate passing new laws for deporting illegal migrant
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Full Screen:
https://tinyurl.com/tx8zvwys
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:23 AM (iLKq
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LOL!!!!!!!
So... Karenne?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:31 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: JQ
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It's a natural circadian rhythm. Some have one, some have the other. Many a year morning was 4:00 or 4:30 but that was responsibility. Without a forced timeline I'm an all-nighter by nature. Evening jobs were the best. Times past a friend and I would go out on the terrace, share a smoke and bid the morning sun.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:31 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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It's obvious she's had a rough go but she wears that yellow dress well.
More power to her.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:34 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard
Absolutely! I am the same way.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Neil de Grasse High Tyson Chicken at June 22, 2026 02:39 AM (KL9cQ)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 02:26 AM (T6aVk)
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I would have thought that's the equivalent of Daffy Duck's "I can only do it once" grand finale.
https://youtu.be/BRMrlFRRJgY
BTW, what Hollywood political correctness required WB to change the above original to this?
https://youtu.be/ZKpyrHiZgZA?t=68
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:40 AM (3UbC6)
👍👎The mediators said the U.S. and Iran agreed to establish a High Level Committee, which will provide political oversight to the negotiation in addition to working groups focused on nuclear, sanctions, and a monitoring and dispute resolution group.
---ya da, ya da, ya da.
Predicting it won't be long before IRGC takes out it's watch and pulls the trigger.....again. ----... they can't help themselves
a wild animal is easier to tame.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:43 AM (iLKq8)
Dad chuckled at the truth of it, and approved my restraint-- in the name of keeping the peace with his in-laws.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 02:46 AM (rdVOm)
a wild animal is easier to tame.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:43 AM (iLKq
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I'm guessing this is a 60-day hudnah during which Iran will drag their feet to comply with anything and prep themselves for their next stage of jihad. Maximum they will ask for an extension of the hudnah.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 02:48 AM (3UbC6)
More power to her.
Posted by: Braenyard
More Backlight !!!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 22, 2026 02:56 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 03:05 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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She knew what she was doing. Have no intuition but think it was a statement, I'm back, I'm whole and I ain't quitting. Make way for Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, Countess of Chester, Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland.
She's had a rough go but she's as tough as she is pretty. Charles, beware the Princess and her husband Prince William, the Prince of Wales.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:07 AM (iLKq8)
I have found that small nuts or grain work well, without being messy. Highly recommend these traps, they are reusable and easy to bait & set:
https://tinyurl.com/58dr6r3f
I use raw, in-shell sunflower seed or pieces of cracked corn.
Best of luck!
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 03:16 AM (rdVOm)
Donald Trump backed Abelardo de la Espriella for the presidency of Colombia, endorsing him as a strong leader against his opponent, progressive Iván Cepeda.
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Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA and his vice-president @jrestrp are out celebrating on the streets of Barranquilla tonight after winning.
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Due to the assassination risk from communist terrorists, they can’t shake hands with supporters
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Milei congratulates @ABDELAESPRIELLA on winning the Colombian presidential election:
“The lion and the tiger roar in Latin America!”
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I think he's going to give Espriella a chainsaw.
Orlando Avedaño@OrlvndoA5 o'clock
Elon Musk also reacts to Abelardo de la Espriella's victory
Elon Musk@elonmusk8h
Replying to @visegrad24 @ABDELAESPRIELLA
Cool
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:20 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:23 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 03:28 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 03:29 AM (rdVOm)
Mice eat almost anything, but... you could try pasta, or rice, or a rolled-up pinch of bread... just about anything, if you've noticed them eating it.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 03:34 AM (rdVOm)
Put traps along baseboards and under/behind furniture, back of cabinets. They like 'cover' and tend to stay away from open areas.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 03:38 AM (rdVOm)
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:20 AM (iLKq
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Handy koinkadinky chart:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3v242a
Off to exercise!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 22, 2026 03:44 AM (rmmrE)
except for mice. Set out 15, really, Victor traps. All night long, snap, slap same thing next night. Did n't get rid of the little bastards till I bought Warfarin. The dogs didn't like it so no worries. Everywhere I put it. Eat it bitches.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:45 AM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Skip at June 22, 2026 03:47 AM (Ia/+0)
except for mice. Set out 15, really, Victor traps. All night long, snap, slap same thing next night. Did n't get rid of the little bastards till I bought Warfarin. The dogs didn't like it so no worries. Everywhere I put it. Eat it bitches.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:45 AM (iLKq
(takes notes)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 03:48 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 03:05 AM (sAmhv)
Place them along the baseboards. Mice love to run against them.
As soon as I started doing that I started catching the fuckers left right and center.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 03:50 AM (T6aVk)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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It's obvious she's had a rough go but she wears that yellow dress well.
More power to her.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 02:34 AM (iLKq
May her next dress be blue.
Posted by: Depeche Mode at June 22, 2026 03:52 AM (T6aVk)
I don't use warfarin because of neighborhood cats (plus my own) -- I don't want to harm any pets!
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 03:53 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 03:55 AM (T6aVk)
https://tinyurl.com/2s3v242a
Off to exercise!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
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Yes the southern hemisphere has been drifting away from socialist/communism to the conservative right. Lula bitch is holding on only because Brazil is so corrupt. It's truely a pincer movement generated by Trump, hemispherical independence. Milei is the strong man of the South and Trump of the North pushing out the communist mindset and the CCP.
With God's help the North and South will align in mutual alliance and trust strengthening our self reliance eliminating Any dependence on the old world. - not meaning that we won't do business, just meaning - we don't need them.
Praying that 'little satin' Israel and 'big satin' US are always aligned.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 03:59 AM (iLKq8)
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Behind the oven, around the ice box.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 22, 2026 04:03 AM (iLKq8)
I used them outdoors too-- 4 of them-- would empty and re-bait them in the morning before work. Then empty and re-bait them after work. And again empty and re-bait before going to bed. A dozen mice *each day* caught with raw, in-shell sunflower seeds. Those traps last a long time and don't need to be trashed after single use!
Traps were placed 2 under deck stairs, 1 in corner between outbuilding & retaining wall, and 1 next to house under shrubbery. Score, 3 times a day EACH, for couple of weeks. Probably could've caught more, but *catches* slowed afterward. Don't know if they got smart or eradicated for a while...
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)
That I've done. I do have sunflower seeds. I'll add them to the trap menu. I do have the baseboards covered but I'll check.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 04:29 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: m at June 22, 2026 04:30 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 04:31 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at June 22, 2026 04:29 AM (sAmhv)
I have never left bait. I just left out the glue traps where I saw them running around. I set them out at sunset, and when getting ready for work the next morning...lo and behold, one or two of the little bastards are on the glue traps, struggling and shitting everywhere trying to get out. (I then put the trap in a plastic shopping bag and tie it up and throw it in the dumpster.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 04:33 AM (T6aVk)
Good luck catching the lil bastards!
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 04:37 AM (rdVOm)
If only a couple days before home trash pick-up-- in garbage can at home.
If hot weather and it'll be several days before home trash pick-up-- double bag and take it to gas station trash can.
Works for me, LOL.
Posted by: JQ at June 22, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)
But first, find out where they're getting in. I had cleaned out an infestation in the studio where I hadn't seen a mouse in 6 months and then, wham! I find a box of cereal in the pantry cabinet where there's a hole chewed into the back of the box. Input out the traps and caught three over the b next two weeks, but I still found those little mouse turds here and there. A week goes by with 4 traps set along the wall, under the sink, behind a set of shelves. Nothing. I finally set a sticky board along the wall near the door and tied it to the stove leg with a piece of wire. Got 'im!
I found that they had found their way up the outside wall - the little buggers can climb rough surfaces easily - into a small space under the eaves, through the attic, then down the space where the built in oven used to be. I stuffed that with rockwool insulation then blocked it off with a couple of pieces of plywood. I also plugged the space under the eaves with steel wool and a screen.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 22, 2026 04:48 AM (RW118)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 22, 2026 05:55 AM (T6aVk)
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 07:00 PM (os4kt)
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Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 07:05 PM (zC76q)
Did some shootin' in the last couple of weeks. Went with a friend to his gun club in rural Western PA. It's right behind the middle of nowhere. Didn't get a chance to shoot my S&W FPC (.9mm) but did get extensive work with my .357 revolver. I did ok.
Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at June 21, 2026 07:07 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 21, 2026 07:08 PM (OB8ow)
Though, you probably won't succeed at the 'not talking to anyone'. Other wallflowers will notice and you will soon be surrounded by them and having an absolute blast.
I'm sorry I had to miss it again this year. I will probably miss Texas, too. It's turning into a very rough year for me. But I can smile, sitting here, remembering all the other times and all the people I've met.
Posted by: GWB at June 21, 2026 07:08 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 07:08 PM (z6ONu)
And thanks to all of you who ventured out and made it the great social event that it is!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 07:08 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 07:09 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 21, 2026 07:02 PM (CHHv1)
And it was fantastic meeting you! I hope you can join more of the events.
Also, crowds isn't a thing with us. We're more of a horde.
Posted by: GWB at June 21, 2026 07:10 PM (kU0PQ)
Maybe he can backtrack and make Ultima 8-9 actually good.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 07:11 PM (gKWVE)
So, the introverts looked at their shoes, and the extroverts looked at your shoes?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:11 PM (0sNs1)
And my Gubs are way up yonder feeling lonely.
Thx, bluebell and Weasel, in any event. These MoMes keep us together.
And don’t require much bail money.
Posted by: RI Red at June 21, 2026 07:12 PM (SHg5Q)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
Who is the biggest weirdo present?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:14 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 07:16 PM (z6ONu)
A very Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers and grandfathers here
Toughest and most important job
Posted by: Coelacanth at June 21, 2026 07:18 PM (vt7xw)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:18 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 07:16 PM
Even having only been to TxMoMes, I can guarantee that's not the case.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:18 PM (0sNs1)
It's always nice to meet new friends and always wonderful to see our ol' faithfuls. You guys really are the best! Thank you for making it such a great day.
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (afFes)
But today reminded me that I need to get back into the twice a week practice schedule.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: fd at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 07:21 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:22 PM (afFes)
As for the meeting in person part, it's fun to put nics to faces, and if you're a regular reader you already have a bit of familiarity with a bunch of them. For some of them, you're like, yup, the persona online is exactly who they are in real life. For me, Berserker was like that (Mrs. Berserker is a great gal too). Hrothgar as well. And seeing AlextheChick get riled up was always fun.
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 07:22 PM (1ieqq)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:23 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1)
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I was too busy doing my usual nagging, making everybody put on a name tag.
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:23 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 07:24 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:24 PM (afFes)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:27 PM (IQ6Gq)
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The Horde is its own little Island of Misfit Toys. Everywhere else I'm an oddball, but the Horde feels like home.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:27 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 07:29 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:27 PM
Dunno. You seem pretty normal to me.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:24 PM (afFes)
*Waves*
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 07:31 PM (1ieqq)
I've expressed my opinion on the best .357 Mag here before. Can't beat the S&W model 686. Mine has been one of the best purchases I have ever made. Love that gub.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 21, 2026 07:33 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 07:34 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 07:34 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:27 PM
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How many problems are in your crawl space at the moment?
Posted by: TRex - subterranian dino at June 21, 2026 07:35 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 07:36 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 07:38 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:38 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 07:34 PM (afJtY)
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This needs to be written down somewhere!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 07:38 PM (GNqmQ)
https://tinyurl.com/4dwu8nt9
I'm not sure how quiet it is, but it could be a pest control device where quiet is necessary.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 07:39 PM (qx7Zg)
Weasel, you mentioned a kydex holster with a leather lining. What is the company?
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 07:39 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:27 PM
Yes...a great time was had!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 07:39 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 07:34 PM (afJtY)
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This needs to be written down somewhere!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 07:38 PM
It was comment #42....what more do you people want?!
Posted by: Deep Thought at June 21, 2026 07:41 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)
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I did see that and bookmarked to go back and review later. Thanks!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 07:41 PM (GNqmQ)
How Clay Targets Are Made | How It’s Made
https://youtu.be/iamy_3IQ_ng
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 07:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Ben Had
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So true!
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 21, 2026 07:43 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 07:39 PM (kJmSS)
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Garrett Holsters. The model I like is the Silent Thunder.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 07:44 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 07:44 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 21, 2026 07:45 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 07:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: TRex
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I'm happy to report that as of Thursday I'm now the proud owner of shiny new snake-free ductwork. The crew accidentally disconnected the dehumidifier pump drain line on their way out, though. I discovered it shortly after they left and notified them. But I had to get under there and reconnect it myself because they weren't able to get back the same day and meanwhile, the pump was spraying water all over the crawl space. By some miracle, I did it right!
Not sure if the flooding problem is resolved. Next heavy or prolonged rain will be the test. I am hoping to spend less Leisure Time (to bring it on topic) with a shop vac in the crawl space.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:48 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Voices from the Far Side at June 21, 2026 07:48 PM (X7dyz)
And it was a great event as usual, like visiting with the family you would like to have!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 21, 2026 07:48 PM (hOUT3)
And it was a great event as usual, like visiting with the family you would like to have!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 21, 2026 07:48 PM (hOUT3)
It isn't a NoVaMoMee without you there!
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 07:52 PM (1ieqq)
Good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)
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Hey! I have one of those. Have only fired it once and the empty brass got stuck. I have since had it cleaned by my local range guys but have not had a chance to try shooting it again.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:53 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: NR Pax at June 21, 2026 07:53 PM (/k3in)
It isn't a NoVaMoMee without you there!
Posted by: Vendette
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Truth
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 07:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
Berserker.
Met Ben Had a little bit later.
Holy cow, that was an experience. Highly recommend.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at June 21, 2026 07:56 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: TRex - merch dino at June 21, 2026 07:57 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 07:52 PM (1ieqq)
So I can count of seeing you there next year, right!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 21, 2026 07:58 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 07:59 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 07:59 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:01 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 08:01 PM (kJmSS)
They are making them new now, and they are selling the barrel and magazine kits.
The down side is that the silenced carbine is about $6,000, though the barrel kit is much cheaper
New DeLisle Carbines Coming From US Armament Manufacturing
https://tinyurl.com/4nphwen5
Centerfire Systems - Enfield 45ACP Conversion Kit w/ Bull Barrel
https://tinyurl.com/y5zmx6ds
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 08:03 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ NoVA MoMe in Virginia, Yes ~ at June 21, 2026 07:58 PM (hOUT3)
Get me through to next year first!
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 08:03 PM (1ieqq)
Posted by: NR Pax
There are several regional MoMe that spring up and info is usually posted on the blog, or word of mouth! Keep you eyes open on the blog; you will never regret attending a MoMe!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:04 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 07:48 PM
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What caliber do you recommend for snakes?
Posted by: TRex - just checking... dino at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 08:06 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: TRex - just checking... dino at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
.... I didn't know they used the "caliber" system to measure cruise missiles.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 21, 2026 08:06 PM (Ot/FD)
on it on CBD's back (see last night's ONT).
And when I pointed out that in fairness, between his khakis , polo short & wraparound shades he looked like a Fed, he responded as only a Jersey Moron can:
"Aw, FUCK you all!!!"
Yeah, if you missed it come on out next year!
Posted by: Brother Bob at June 21, 2026 08:09 PM (tBfGm)
Not all cheesy old SF movies are created equal.
That Spider movie last week was… enjoyable to see the old vehicles.
Posted by: mindful webworker - spiders, man at June 21, 2026 08:14 PM (9bb3y)
https://tinyurl.com/4nphwen5
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 08:03 PM (rbvCR)
I have one of the US Armament Manufacturing examples. The workmanship on the rifle is quite good. The wood is finished well (relative to WWII standards) and the butt plate is brass. The sights are adjustable out to 200 yards. The suppressor is quite effective. It really cuts down the noise, even in an indoor setting. After about 75 rounds, the sights look like they're dead on at about 25 yards. My one complaint (beyond the price) is that 1911 magazines modified to accommodate the De Lisle's unique magazine catch are cheap generic 1911 magazines. I would have preferred to start with a higher end magazine manufacturer like Wilson Combat or Chip McCormick.
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 08:15 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 21, 2026 08:16 PM (GjEvj)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice)
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It's a small win, but the way things have been going with the house/yard, I'll take it.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:16 PM (lOlUK)
It was my first one, the Momentous 10th.
Just want to know if I have been barred…
I’d like to try it again, if I haven’t been spurned…
Ben Had was the warmest one of all. Probably because she never stops. But I meant temperament-wise…
And the Grand Ambassador Weasel, was the best, most accepting for Newbs.
Did I mind my manners enough to be able to come back?
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:23 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:23 PM (3hOgI)
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Ben Had always has the final say, but you have my hearty endorsement!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: TRex
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I'm only a simple librarian but I'm pretty sure it would have been a bad idea to fire a gun of any caliber into one of my vents.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Zod at June 21, 2026 08:26 PM (vneJl)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:28 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 08:28 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (lOlUK)
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So, flamethrower?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 08:30 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:30 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 08:28 PM (afJtY)
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Gunslinger - this is a good sign.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:31 PM (ei1sX)
Thanks Ben, and you to Weasel.
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:31 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 08:32 PM (kJmSS)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (lOlUK)
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So, flamethrower?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
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Perfect response!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
So glad the MoMe went well but not surprised. Every gathering of Horde members is always a pleasure.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Vendette
I propose a team effort!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (hOUT3)
Mutual accountability FTW!
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (1ieqq)
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By the way, I'm enjoying the last third of a giant 6x60 Brick House Maduro Mighty Mighty!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:34 PM (ei1sX)
Squirrels are just tennis balls thrown by God.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 08:34 PM (qx7Zg)
on it on CBD's back (see last night's ONT).
And when I pointed out that in fairness, between his khakis , polo short & wraparound shades he looked like a Fed, he responded as only a Jersey Moron can:
"Aw, FUCK you all!!!"
Yeah, if you missed it come on out next year!
Posted by: Brother Bob at June 21, 2026 08:09 PM (tBfGm)
I can't believe someone would do that!
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 21, 2026 08:34 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:34 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ed L a
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By WWII, brass was in scarce supply so buttplates on Lee Enfield WWII types were zamac or blackened steel. You won't see either of those on pre WWII rifles unless retrofitted.
Like the 1903a3, a lot of shortcuts were made during WWII for the sole remaining English firm BSA Shirley made No. 1, Mk 3's and later transitioned to No. 4 rifles. They used the dispersal scheme so a number of different subcontractors made the parts.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Just the punchline at June 21, 2026 08:35 PM (NOXbI)
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Thanks JTB. You and Mrs. JTB were missed!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:36 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM
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Without proper fundamentals, obviously. Can you practice ductwork snake hunting with dry fire?
Posted by: TRex - wind caller dino at June 21, 2026 08:36 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Snakes in the AC would not be a horror movie I would watch.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Zod at June 21, 2026 08:26 PM
Yo, Zod! S'up? You were missed at the MoMe.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 08:37 PM (zC76q)
CAO Brazilia for me. Perfect for the last stogie for a Sunday night.
Early bed for the following, always oppressive Monday back at work…
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:37 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Yep, but it is the thoughtful suggestion that counts I guess.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (lOlUK)
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So, flamethrower?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
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Perfect response!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
Why not the Carl Spackler approach, from Caddyshack - C4 made up like snakes prey?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 08:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 08:34 PM (qx7Zg)
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Someday remind me to tell the story of the squirrel that fell out of a tree in the backyard and landed on top of FSJ. Hilarity ensued!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:38 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: whig
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And to add to that, for No. 1. Mk 3, I suspect Australian used steel, dunno about Ishapore as India had a pretty active brass industry. I have an Aussie Lithgow downstairs but it is hardly original.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 21, 2026 08:39 PM (NlEaG)
I plan to tell my friends back home that I got to talk with Bunny.
It was good to see familiar faces like Hrothgar, Sharon (willow's apprentice), Bulg and new ones such as Buck, who had some great stories. I could list everyone, but only Google and bluebell have the complete list.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 08:40 PM (whRlH)
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 21, 2026 08:40 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: John McClane at June 21, 2026 08:41 PM (NOXbI)
Posted by: fd at June 21, 2026 08:42 PM (vFG9F)
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Unfortunately it's now at the sad point of letting it die or trying to get one or two more puffs.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:43 PM (ei1sX)
The demonstration on greasing the bolt was helpful and applies to any of the bolt action battle rifles.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 08:44 PM (yTvNw)
On board the vehicle will be some things that will no longer be legal in VA when I come back.
VCI bags came in from Amazon today.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at June 21, 2026 08:45 PM (NlEaG)
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The CMP did an outstanding job of rebarreling the one in the video.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 08:45 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Weasel
Oh, that is sad. About as sad as being reduced to a little cigarillo because it's too hot to be out longer than that.
Posted by: She Hobbit at June 21, 2026 08:46 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 08:48 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Some of those old WWI chambers can be generous and the US Army did not store 1917 rifles in the best of ways so they had some issues reissuing them in WWII to the extent that they put in a order for new barrels as barrels and chambers on some rifles corroded in storage between the wars. WWII barrels were made by Johnson Automatics and by High Standard--the greenish gray parkerizing is also in use. The original parkerizing in WWI used a bit different ingredients so you got a blackish parkerizing. IRRC, manganese (dark gray to blackish) in WWI, and zinc (light gray to grayish green) in WWII, probably because manganese was better employed in alloy steels rather than outsides of rifles.
And some are just dirty.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)
Perhaps my DeLisle reproduction started out as an Ishapore product?
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: TRex
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Hm. I had lost my motivation to shoot but a snake target might get me back to the range.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: She Hobbit at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 08:50 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 08:51 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: She Hobbit at June 21, 2026 08:52 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: JTB
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The heaviness of the rifle offsets the recoil--in full battle rattle, they weigh heavier than springfield 1903s.
The 1917 action and their P14 predecessors were altered post war into magnums by several custom gunshops because of strength. Not really true for the WWI era 1903's. The 1903a3s were built of modern steel but conversions were relatively scarce for those.
The P14 better fits the 300 Win Mag due to the differences in magazine length (shorter for the P14). The 1917 often was converted into a 300 Norma Magnum. Good round that never really caught on.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:54 PM (E4rtv)
Thank you Grateful and T-rex for everything.
Had a great time shooting some of Ed L's toys.
Thank you Ed!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 21, 2026 08:54 PM (OF02a)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 08:54 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 08:55 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 21, 2026 08:32 PM (kJmSS)
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Muad'dib. He was so generous to do all that for us, and more. Great guy.
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 08:55 PM (afFes)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 08:55 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Vendette
I propose a team effort!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (hOUT3)
Mutual accountability FTW!
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (1ieqq)
Let's not get carried away here!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:57 PM (hOUT3)
“Unfortunately it's now at the sad point of letting it die or trying to get one or two more puffs.”
Torch lighter!
But if the wrapper is starting to unravel, time to tap out.
I have waayyy too many shirts, with micro-holes in the front. Best to call it done. And have your shirt live another presentable-in-public day.
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 08:57 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: Ed L
I'll bet they put a brass one on because it is prettier. The steel ones look pretty much WWII minimum specs of ugly but enough to get through the war quality. Post war, it simply was often whatever the armorer had in stock when one was refitted. FTR'ed in their lingo.
Brits saved the quality for where it counted in rifles but not the finish on rifle furniture on WWII products or later WWI ones for that matter. The No. 1 Mk 3* came about in 1916 after the Battle of the Somme created an enormous demand for rifles.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 08:57 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: whig
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Jesse had copious notes on this rifle. On the back of one of the pages, he wrote about shooting 50 rounds on some date in 2020. I think that note goes with this rifle, but I'm not sure. I don't recall him telling me about shooting this rifle, but he had many rifles. I still don't know some of what I have without checking his notes. I do remember that this particular rifle had changed hands between him and one of his buddies a couple different times. His buddy offered to buy it from me shortly after J died. At the time I would have agreed, but have since changed my mind about selling. And I haven't heard from this guy in ages so maybe he forgot!
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:59 PM (lOlUK)
Posted by: She Hobbit at June 21, 2026 08:46 PM (ftFVW)
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Looking forward to October and chatting over a cigar with you!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:00 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Ed L
Occasionally you will see a parts rifle with the proper sights switched as you can put a P14 sight and front sight blades on a 1917 but not vice versa because the P14 sight bed is not long enough as the receivers had to be lengthened for the 30-06 cartridge. Front sight blades, it doesn't matter much as the P14/1917 will even take some Lee Enfield front sight blades with some effort.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:00 PM (E4rtv)
As with Sponge, I remember your firsts.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 09:00 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 09:01 PM (2YhKe)
I'm pretty sure my fundamentals were good.
So, my plan was, going into the match, take two rifles. One optimized for 6.5 mm 135 grain A tip bullets and the other optimized for 6.5 mm 153 grain A tips.
My thinking was, due to the way the wind kicks up around here, I would move to the heavier bullets with the better bc if we saw significant wind. The fly in the ointment: The 153 grain loads might be a little sketchy from a consistency standpoint.
Day of the match I got caught right in the middle: Breezy enough to question using the lighter bullet but not so breezy I wanted to risk using loads I wasn't all that confident in.
In the end, I went with the lighter bullets traveling a little faster and decided to trust my wind reading skills. I ended up in a 3 way tie for second place with a 96 but ultimately 4th as I only had two in the X ring. But, I did catch the wind shift and increase and beat several of our more experienced shoots.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:02 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 09:00
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To be fair, you made me do it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 09:02 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (lOlUK)
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Hey!
Posted by: Snake Plisskin at June 21, 2026 09:03 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: Weasel
Yay, me too! Probably should start the planning now that the big family summer trip is behind me.
Posted by: She Hobbit at June 21, 2026 09:03 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 08:49 PM (BCwQW)
You can check the cartouche on the right side, unless that was ground off.
The MOD were not using No 4 SMLE actions, they were using No.1 actions, often ones with shot out barrels so they had a use for good actions that needed new barrels.
I expect there is some notes somewhere that details whether or not the brass SMLE No.1 butt plates were to be removed or not. The buttstock was basically standard. Probably Forgotten Weapons.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 09:04 PM (rbvCR)
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Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:04 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:58 PM
*looks around innocently*
*says nothing*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 09:06 PM (zC76q)
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I understand that bullet weight can make a difference but what settings do you optimize on a rifle for different bullet weights? Just MOA because of the difference in trajectory?
BTW, thanks Weasel for the video in the content on grains.
Posted by: TRex - optimized dino at June 21, 2026 09:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: screaming in digital
The value on those keeps escalating. They really are a magnificent rifle with one fault, the mag ejection spring is prone to breaking. And btw, when it does, the rifle's bolt will not extract brass from the chamber sometime or eject it depending on how broken it is.
Which now that I think about it, you might want to check that spring.
You don't have to take the rifle apart, just remove the bolt, look on the left side inside the back of the receiver for the rifle, and you should see the tip of the ejector spring. It is held in place by a small screw going from the top to the bottom and the spring pivots on that screw to eject spent shells.
https://tinyurl.com/Blog-with-pictures-of-spring
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:07 PM (E4rtv)
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Change the bullet weight and everything about the load changes, particularly velocity and bullet jump.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:08 PM (ei1sX)
The British ARES write up on the deLisle, with the video by Forgotten Arms
https://tinyurl.com/mrywdh7z
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 09:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot
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It is in Skelton's book on the Lee Enfield as are a lot of details about it.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:09 PM (E4rtv)
The MOD were not using No 4 SMLE actions, they were using No.1 actions, often ones with shot out barrels so they had a use for good actions that needed new barrels.
I expect there is some notes somewhere that details whether or not the brass SMLE No.1 butt plates were to be removed or not. The buttstock was basically standard. Probably Forgotten Weapons.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 09:04 PM (rbvCR)
US Armament Manufacturing put on all new wood stocks, so no original markings on the wood remain.
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 09:09 PM (BCwQW)
Thanks again for a great NoVaMoMe and a great Gun Thread!
Looking forward to seeing all of you amazing people in Corsicana!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 09:09 PM (zC76q)
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Elevation adjustment will change as will the ability of the projectile to resist wind offset.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:09 PM (ei1sX)
Put about 90 rounds through my P320C and only about 60 rounds through the MCX Rattler.
Groupings were poor to start out with on the pistol but quickly improved as I reacquainted myself with my firearm that I hadn't shot in months.
Started out low and to the left like all right handed shooters naturally do I think.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 21, 2026 09:10 PM (CNp5O)
BTW, thanks Weasel for the video in the content on grains.
Posted by: TRex
Makes a difference in the arc of the bullet trajectory and sometimes wind can be a factor at longer range. So you zero your scope differently for each. If you have to use the same rifle for both, most people mark their scope rather than rezeroing each time. Fine enough for hunters but if you are in a shooting competition, zero the rifle each time you switch ammo in the location you are shooting--altitude, humidity, and a bunch of other factors come into play at long range shooting comps. Weasel is your guy for that.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 09:12 PM (IQ6Gq)
BTW, thanks Weasel for the video in the content on grains.
Posted by: TRex - optimized dino at June 21, 2026 09:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I shoot a 6.5-06. The barrel on one of my rifles is a 28" Heavy Palma contour. The distance to the lands is short so I use a smaller bullet, the 135 gain A tip.
My other 6.5-06 has a 26" Heavy Varmint profile barrel on it, with more freebore, which allows me to seat the bullet further out without the bullet jamming into the rifling lands.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:12 PM (UJMvS)
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Low/left from a right hand shooter typically results from anticipating recoil. Don't do that!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:12 PM (ei1sX)
Any advice on getting a Browning Auto-5 12 ga. unjammed? a 1949 model made by FN. I was able to partly field-strip it, and got a spent shell ejected from the chamber when I removed the barrel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 09:12 PM (1z8ji)
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Elevation adjustment will change as will the ability of the projectile to resist wind offset.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:09 PM
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So you might optimize things on a rifle like barrel twist?
You might have two rifles and zero each one separately rather than taking one rifle and trying to make changes at the range?
Posted by: TRex - twisted dino at June 21, 2026 09:14 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Safe trip home, amigo. Always a pleasure to see you and mom!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:14 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:12 PM
*makes note not to do that*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 09:14 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:14 PM
Likewise, Weasel. See y'all in TX!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 09:15 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Ed L at June 21, 2026 09:15 PM (BCwQW)
The freebore difference between the two rifles dictates seating depth.
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:15 PM (UJMvS)
Thank you!
Sure do appreciate all y'all being here tonight and hope to see you next Sunday. A special thanks to everyone who joined us on Saturday!!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:16 PM (ei1sX)
Just curious, has there ever been a Pacific Northwest MoMe?
Posted by: frammish at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (rcENI)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Those are Swiss watch precision fitting on the A5. Check Numrich for a schematic but sometimes the problem is someone did not adjust the friction rings when shooting a different shotgun load and that affects the extraction. Most people casually shooting pop or grandpop's Auto 5 never read the manual and assume that it will handle all different shotgun loads without adjustment. It won't function sometimes if changing from light to heavy or heavy to light.
Apart from oiling it, I will use a dummy round and check for firing and extraction.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 21, 2026 08:25 PM (lOlUK)
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So, flamethrower?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
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Perfect response!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 21, 2026 08:33 PM (IQ6Gq)
Since she's left, TRex, is this a sign of what you're getting for Christmas?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)
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Thanks again Ed L, and THANK YOU for the wonderful gift. I will feature it in an upcoming Gun Thread, soon!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ed L
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Ed L, you are a top notch and knowledgeable collector of exquisite firearms and hope to meet you someday if I ever get to travel much to a MoMeet.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)
Holes made in paper, a good day was had.
In other news, I'm continuing to inch closer to getting rid of the vast majority of my firearms. With a few sentimental exceptions, I'm probably going to get rid of all my .45's, .44's, 38's and every other caliber that isn't 9mm, .22lr or 5.56. And maybe 12 gauge.
That's a lot of tools. Just need to figure out how best to get $ for it without me listing stuff on Gunbroker because...being serious, I'm not doing that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:20 PM (xcxpd)
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I have the utmost confidence in you.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:20 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: frammish at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM
Ask MAE. I have heard rumors.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 09:20 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:21 PM (E4rtv)
Just curious, has there ever been a Pacific Northwest MoMe?
Posted by: frammish at June 21, 2026 09:17 PM (rcENI)
jah, most years. This year I was on vacation and nobody else felt like organizing it. Typically happens in May.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:22 PM (xcxpd)
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Thanks Blake. Need to apply my small brain and digest further, but your explanation is helpful.
Posted by: TRex - partially seated dino at June 21, 2026 09:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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How's your Glock shooting going.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:21 PM (E4rtv)
honestly, really solid. I had a few low-right strings on dot torture yesterday but I'm happy with what's happening. I have other guns I love but I shoot Glocks well and I have hi-cap mags for them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:23 PM (xcxpd)
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I hope it works out someday. It would be a pleasure to meet you!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:24 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: TRex - partially seated dino at June 21, 2026 09:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Well, a wise Weasel once warned madness lay along the road to shooting long range matches. Did I listen? Nooooo....
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:25 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: TRex
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Easier if competing with it. Not really needed for minute of elk etc. The long range competition shooters are just getting warmed up by the time it is well past what most hunters would consider a humane kill range.
I never shot much long range even when I did shoot back a ways. Most of my rifles are battered old shooter grade military bolt actions and you get minute of man accuracy unless you tune them specifically for competition (which in turn negatively affects their collector's value and some alterations like glass bedding, etc. are not allowed anyway). So 3-5 MOA is usual with open sights and range ammo fodder and a bit less with peep sights on a good day at 100-200 yards==maybe 2.5-4 on something like an Lee Enfield No. 4 with Singer peep iron sights.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:25 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at June 21, 2026 09:27 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ Next Up TX MoMe ~ at June 21, 2026 08:57 PM
Concur.
Posted by: Winston Wolfe at June 21, 2026 09:27 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Zod at June 21, 2026 08:26 PM
Yo, Zod! S'up? You were missed at the MoMe.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 08:37 PM (zC76q)
And most threads
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:28 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:29 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at June 21, 2026 09:29 PM (xVpNO)
Was Weasel experimenting with rice in his rear bag?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 09:30 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:30 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM (xVpNO)
Posted by: Arch Stanton at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM (hWzgv)
Posted by: Weasel
It will take a year from my surgery in last Feb that I will know for sure as far as resuming any shooting longarms apart from rimfire or 223 in August at teh sixth month mark.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM (E4rtv)
And he fires it off sitting not 5 feet away, without hearing protection. The only nod to "it should be really loud" is he squiggles his ear with a finger afterwards. And it's the ear furthest away from the weapon. Mhmmmmm....
Posted by: GWB at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:32 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: GWB at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM
Maybe he was temporarily deaf in the ear closest to the weapon?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 09:33 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at June 21, 2026 09:34 PM (xVpNO)
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I couldn't remember when I included that for tonight if it was the "fourth shot" video of shame.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:35 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Blake
Software beats hardware on the range, but as you said, money spent on hi end reloading gear, premium brass, etc. can go well beyond a rifle.
Not for me, I'm afraid as I don't think I will probably ever be shooting hard recoiling rifles and shotguns again. We will see at the one year mark after my back surgery. I am probably downsizing my collection of old milsurps soon and selling off the reloading equipment for those weirdo military rounds while keeping a few for sentimental reasons or due to appreciating prices.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:18 PM (E4rtv)
Yeah. This one has the suicide safety, which won't move at all right now. My game plan: Remove the stock, wash out the receiver and action with brake cleaner, blow out with compressed air, oil lightly with suitable oil, and reassemble. Buddy who owns it was shooting gophers with target loads, and it failed to eject. This gun is pretty beat up, and has had a hard life, I expect.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 09:36 PM (1z8ji)
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Shooting is optional! Coming to visit is just fine.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:37 PM (ei1sX)
I learned stuff and have more questions than I started with. May your collective crawl spaces be clear of problems.
Posted by: TRex - unkestrelized dino at June 21, 2026 09:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Arch Stanton at June 21, 2026 09:31 PM (hWzgv)
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Nice. I found some of those in deep storage the other day and have a couple on deck for this week.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:39 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: TRex - unkestrelized dino at June 21, 2026 09:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
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You have my contact info!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:40 PM (ei1sX)
In January 2014, a letter that Kalashnikov wrote six months before his death to the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, was published by the Russian daily newspaper Izvestia. In the letter, he stated that he was suffering "spiritual pain" about whether he was responsible for the deaths caused by the weapons he created. Translated from the published letter he states, "I keep having the same unsolved question: if my rifle claimed people's lives, then can it be that I... a Christian and an Orthodox believer, was to blame for their deaths?"
The patriarch wrote back, thanked Kalashnikov, and said that he "was an example of patriotism and a correct attitude toward the country". Kirill added about the design responsibility for the deaths by the rifle, "the church has a well-defined position when the weapon is defense of the Motherland, the Church supports its creators and the military, which use it."
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I agree with the patriarch. A weapon is a tool. The designer isn't responsible for misuse.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:40 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
And the mags will be available for a long time at a reasonable price. That is what is problematic for a number of people, these rapidly changing models mean that magazines aren't available for boutique brands for long at a cheap price. They are using magazines as a driver of profits from a lot of handgun mfgs. Glock and Springfield XD are the exception but the newer Springfields seem to following S&W, Beretta, or other mfg pricing.
Bersas in particular can be ridiculous, you get the pistol cheap and then pay out the wazoo for mags. $299 firearm with a $50 per mag.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:40 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:41 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Arch Stanton at June 21, 2026 09:44 PM (rmzEU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:44 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Start with the friction rings, you can find Auto 5 manuals online. My guess is the friction rings are buggered and perhaps congealed old grease.
I would use sewing machine oil for lube or the old 3-1. The tolerances are fine on the parts of them in those shotguns and they used really light oils back in the day for lube as they lubed field guns and cleaned them each day they used them.
And be careful with the brake cleaner, use the non chlorinated stuff as that can affect the rather thin bluing on those Auto 5s. Odorless mineral spirits would do as well (which is often what the non chlorinated stuff is anyway). And the rest you know, light grease on sliding surfaces, oil around pivot points.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:45 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at June 21, 2026 09:45 PM (UJMvS)
Bersas in particular can be ridiculous, you get the pistol cheap and then pay out the wazoo for mags. $299 firearm with a $50 per mag.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:40 PM (E4rtv)
WA state's ammo restrictions really killed my interest in buying new tools. Luckily I stocked up on a variety of mags for my EDC options. Still...it's a barrier and started me on this trajectory.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:45 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Weasel
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What you are saying is that you need a target I guess (LOL). I warn you, I can't run fast so not much of a challenge in leading shots.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
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Excellent observation! The short answer is yes, I need the extra height due to my using a higher rear bag. I sort of just grabbed what I had available at the farm that day. That setup is much less than ideal, but worked out ok for video exhibition purposes.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:48 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:45 PM (E4rtv)
The brake cleaner I have is the non-chlorinated kind. I'm sure I have some real light oil here, but maybe a spray can of some sort of light gun oil would be better?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 09:48 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:49 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Simplicity has a virtue of its own. I have too many to shoot and maintain much anymore and for the same reason, looking to trim down the collection to manageable size.
Weasel, if you are still interested in original content, I am about to pull old milsurp bolt action rifles out, clean them, and prepare them for sale which means pictures, etc. I'll try to send you some pix and a brief writeup on some of them.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:49 PM (E4rtv)
Open thread in the time remaining for Doof jokes.
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:41 PM (ei1sX)
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So I can say what I want? Well, let me tell you something, pal!....
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:50 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 09:50 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 09:51 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Rem oil is cheap and quite good. Sewing machine or clock oil is very good. I tend to use lubriplate for the grease on rifles as it is non toxic and I have a garand and m1 carbine.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:51 PM (E4rtv)
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Sounds great! Thanks. To all of you who have sent me stuff, I swear I will get to it eventually. I'm a little bit of a lazy-bones lately and typically leave writing the thread until Sunday afternoon. I need to get better about that!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:51 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 21, 2026 09:52 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:48 PM (ei1sX)
Thanks Weasel. I’d actually like a little higher rear bag as sometimes I have issues at my range getting the rear of the gun high enough to get on target. Was going to make a couple wood or cardboard shims to go under my current rear bag. Do you happen to remember the maker and model of rear bag you were using?
Posted by: Arch Stanton at June 21, 2026 09:52 PM (rmzEU)
Posted by: Weasel
Uh oh, you will find it hard to live down now. You should have pulled the inscrutable Weasel Fu--
"Grasshopper, when you can catch a fly in the hand, then you can learn the secrets of my shooting bags" or some such.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 09:53 PM (E4rtv)
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100% I do. Protektor Shooting Bags in PA. Just search for Protektor and you'll find them. Very very very very highly recommended. Great people and products. If you don't see what you want online, just call them. Great folks!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:56 PM (8gM3l)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 09:22 PM (xcxpd)
Oh, I'll watch for it next year! I have a database conference I attend every May, but hopefully I can make it.
How big of a crowd is it? If you want someone else to do it next year, I have a cabin on Mt Hood I could offer. I'm mostly just a lurker, but I've been reading off and on for many years.
Posted by: frammish at June 21, 2026 09:56 PM (rcENI)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 09:58 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:04 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: the hampsters at June 21, 2026 10:05 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 09:36 PM (1z8ji)
Check the brass friction rings around the magazine tube. There is a configuration for heavy recouping loads, and a different one for light loads.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 21, 2026 10:05 PM (bhZyo)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)
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I have again shamed my ancestors!
Posted by: Weasel
Seppuku is not allowed. We would have to run the Gun Thread and then the caliber wars would flare anew 45 v 9 30-06-308, madness lies that way.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 10:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)
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I fear I have tormented him with ridicule!
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:06 PM (ei1sX)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 21, 2026 10:07 PM (2YhKe)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 10:07 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 10:07 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 10:09 PM (ei1sX)
Food Thread: Fish Eggs, Fish Eggs, Roly-Poly Fish Eggs!
65 Organizations Petition FDA to End Routine Preventive Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
A coalition of 65 health, consumer, environmental, farming, and animal welfare organizations has filed a citizen petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to withdraw approvals for the routine use of medically important antibiotics for disease prevention in food-producing animals. The petition argues that administering antibiotics through feed and water to livestock and poultry that are not diagnosed with disease contributes to the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that AMR is associated with approximately 35,000 deaths and 2.8 million illnesses annually in the U.S alone.
I have no particular resistance (Hah! See what I did?) to decreasing antibiotic use in agriculture. Antibiotic Resistance is a huge problem that isn't getting any better, so we should certainly address overuse. But that coalition of 65 organizations makes me deeply suspicious, especially the "environmental" and "Animal Welfare" organizations. They tend to be lunatics with political agendas, so let us tread lightly!
'Cooking Oil Thieves' caught on camera in Fenwick Island
"They ride around with two large hundred gallon tanks inside their vehicles. Then they hook up to the tanks and are out of there in three to five minutes," Robert Quirk with the Fenwick Island police department told WBOC.
As opposed to "two small hundred gallon tanks?" Well, it's Delaware, and they elected Joe Biden, so the assumption that everyone who lives there is a retard isn't unreasonable.
From lurker "LF" comes more proof of the superiority of the American south (except for no snow!).
Green garlic is available at farmer's markets in the south. Bought and used fresh, until frost. Clean, delightful.
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Green garlic is a hint milder in the bulb, and the green stems are edible, yet a bit milder. Just happy to known it's not from a filthy polluted country.
David Lebovitz is pompous and irritating, but he does know how to cook, and his recipes are rarely fussy. Here he makes something I have never made...Strawberry Jam. Well, I have cooked down fruit for compotes and such, but I am not a significant consumer of jams and jellies, because I am not, nor have I ever been a big big breakfast guy. Vacations are different though; I love trying local joints, which can often be amazingly good, even in areas that are not known for their food. And...jams and jellies tend to be quite sweet, which is a big No-No for breakfast, especially the dreaded Maple Syrup on French Toast mania! But Lebovitz's recipe is straightforward and gives the option to cut the sugar, which makes it intriguing, even though he is a toad.
The garlic is doing well! I think. I know all of you are worried, but it is still tall and green and healthy! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! Now I have to figure out when to harvest! Late June into July seems like the consensus. But I'm a Dildo, not a farmer! In case it doesn't work out, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle. The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
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So yeah, I would try the Italian version!!
Posted by: moki at June 21, 2026 04:08 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:11 PM (h7ZuX)
nailed it
tonight is top sirloin, reverse seared
nobody cares
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 04:11 PM (RP2m/)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 21, 2026 04:07 PM (b84UO)
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IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE I EXIST!!!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLESSBERGER at June 21, 2026 04:13 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:13 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 04:13 PM (3Ope8)
I think I'm having watermelon for supper.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21
I could get behind this. Do you get black diamond watermelons?
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (2UnvF)
Linguini con vongole is a great summer dish. Dad would love to spend hours in the bay between Tuckerton and LBI, to bring home 6-10 dozen clams. The chowders were for soup, little necks were for eating raw, and cherrystones were for pasta. If mom was feeling it, some of those were baked, often with just a small square of bacon. Those were good days...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 04:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (qEb4U)
This is exactly the type of typo I would make. I am laughing so hard right now.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:16 PM (hftzA)
I’d make a pound of pasta and my boys would down it in one meal.
Simply, bacon and egg pasta.
Sometimes I would add preserved lemons and fresh basil. They ate it all. One sitting. Easy peasy.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 04:17 PM (X1Jq6)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 04:17 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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They did sesame seeds because they were cheaper than the traditional poppy seed bun.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 04:20 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: DanMan at June 21, 2026 04:20 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 04:21 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (hftzA)
I get whatever my small town Kroger has, and I don't think it's Black Diamond. That sounds too fancy for Meth County, haha!
It is nice and red, though, and firm. I hate it when I cut one open and it's mushy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:21 PM (h7ZuX)
If you aren’t showing improvement after 14 days, you prescribe antibiotics.
Who, in today’s world, is that patient?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 04:22 PM (X1Jq6)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:23 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
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When things got going I took my iPad into the room and camped out. Sometimes you can't run fast enough.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 04:23 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:16 PM (hftzA)
I missed it. I was still back there on Don Black's chicken farmer John. Voice to text error, DB being funny, or is chicken farmer John a thing?
*ponders
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:24 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (qEb4U)
This is exactly the type of typo I would make. I am laughing so hard right now.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:16 PM (hftzA)
I like big cheesteaks and I cannot lie.
Posted by: Sir Eats-A-Lot at June 21, 2026 04:25 PM (PiwSw)
*ponders
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21
And now I am laughing even harder. By myself in the studio. Good morning, I hope no one looks through the glass doors because I have tears running down my face and look psychotic. I don’t know why these have struck me as hysterical today.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 04:28 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: huerfano at June 21, 2026 04:29 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 04:29 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 04:31 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Toxic Jeff at June 21, 2026 04:31 PM (LL3es)
check out the specials at DoorDash
Posted by: DanMan at June 21, 2026 04:33 PM (8uzBS)
I didn't get my starter out to refresh this morning, so no bread for me this week.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:34 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 21, 2026 04:34 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 04:17 PM (X1Jq6)
A signature dish in our family has this ingredient list. We called it Pastera, which could be confused with the traditional Easter pie. This is not that.
Boil two pounds of spaghetti and bake a pound of bacon in a medium-to-large roasting pan. Remove bacon from pan when done, but keep the fat. Strain the cooked pasta and dump it into the roasting pan. Toss a bit to get the bacon fat fully involved. Now scramble 8-12 eggs (you can add a bit of parsley to this for color and a bit of flavor) and pour into the pasta. Crumble the cooked bacon over the top and give the pan a little shake to settle everything then bake a 350 for about an hour. Do an extra 10 minutes at 400 for extra crispiness if you're into that kind of thing. Cool, cut into squares and serve.
Mom would sometimes pack this in my lunch instead of a sammich. I was a spoiled kid in many ways...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 04:35 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:36 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 04:38 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (qEb4U)
This is exactly the type of typo I would make. I am laughing so hard right now.
I'm still stuck on figuring out what "Butt Cheese" is.
Posted by: Fritzy at June 21, 2026 04:38 PM (2GIh1)
Posted by: ballistic at June 21, 2026 04:38 PM (oqH4h)
Is easy ordering grubhub? Or pizza?
Is easy popping in a microwave?
Is easy doing a little chopping and sautéing and then finishing in the oven?
And is easy most satisfying? I like preparing a meal from scratch. And sourcing ingredients. And prepping before the prep. It’s such a wonderful feeling to sit down and eat something thoughtfully prepared.
I made a pork chop for myself for lunch. Dusted in seasoned flour, fried I olive oil/butter. Added French herbs and a big dose of fresh lemon. Served with hummus, roasted eggplant, onion and garlic ( did that yesterday) and Greek yogurt.
Just me. It was nice.
Heading out to the beach. It’s 68 and sunny.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 04:39 PM (QBhXE)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 04:39 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 04:22 PM (X1Jq6
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I hear you. So many contributors to the issue... regulation and insurance bastardizing the doctor/ patient relationship and cost-benefit decisions. To say nothing of the internet making everyone half-smart about complex issues.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 04:40 PM (kOluj)
There are several kinds of bottarga -- red mullet, grey mullet, bluefin tuna. You want the Sardinian grey mullet. Trust me.
Posted by: jix at June 21, 2026 04:43 PM (y687V)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead "
That sounds good but remember what happened to poor old Zachary Taylor.
Posted by: fd at June 21, 2026 04:44 PM (vFG9F)
The US uses antibiotics in chickens to treat, control, and prevent bacterial diseases (such as necrotic enteritis), and to maintain flock health. However, under FDA regulations, these are heavily regulated, and strict "withdrawal periods" ensure no antibiotic residues remain in the meat before it reaches the market. (There are lots of rules & more than one antibiotic-free label.)
Shapiro Administration Moves Quickly to Protect Pennsylvania Farms from New World Screwworm, June 13, 2026
Antibiotics in U.S. beef and the recent resurgence of the New World Screwworm (NWS) are distinct but overlapping issues. While antibiotics are widely used in cattle management, neither the parasites nor the drugs present a food safety risk to consumers.
By federal law, all meat sold in the U.S. must be free of antibiotic residues, whether it is labeled "antibiotic-free" or not. (The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service randomly tests carcasses to ensure compliance.)
We're not so bad. Right?
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 21, 2026 04:45 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: DanMan at June 21, 2026 04:20 PM (8uzBS)
No she is not!! Shoulder roast for you!
Posted by: DanMa'am at June 21, 2026 04:48 PM (8uzBS)
Regular oven she does.
Posted by: Toxic Jeff at June 21, 2026 04:48 PM (LL3es)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:49 PM (qEb4U)
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There was a Simpsons episode about this...
Homer steals the cooking oil from Bart's school, but gets caught in the act by Groundskeeper Willie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu24aQ3D5sk
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 04:49 PM (gnNyN)
Haven't made jam in...probably a decade now. No desire.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 04:53 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 21, 2026 04:45 PM (NFX2v)
No...our food is safe! I am more concerned with antibiotic resistance then food safety.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 04:54 PM (PLxDd)
Regular oven she does.
Posted by: Toxic Jeff
Me, too. All of my cooking happens inside. I don't even grill. Don't have the equipment nor the skills.
If I had a place for it, I would consider building a brick oven outside.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:55 PM (h7ZuX)
I thought jam without seeds was called jelly....
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 04:55 PM (/enuJ)
Why Thieves Are Suddenly Targeting the Trash Behind Beachside Restaurants
Two men were just arrested in Delaware for stealing this common waste product. Here’s why officials don’t think it’s an isolated incident.
Jun 17, 2026
Posted by: L -No nic, another fine day at June 21, 2026 04:56 PM (NFX2v)
At least slice up the steak, savages, or your bread will be turned to mush and destroyed while you try to rip that steak apart with you teeth.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 04:57 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 04:55 PM (/enuJ)
Jelly is made from clear juice. Jam can have seeds strained out, but will still have fruit pulp.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:57 PM (h7ZuX)
I thought jam without seeds was called jelly....
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 04:55 PM (/enuJ)
No. Jelly is made from juice. Jam is made with fruit pulp.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 04:58 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 04:57 PM (h7ZuX)
IDNKT, thanks DMLW
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 04:59 PM (/enuJ)
Fight me.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 04:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 05:00 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 05:00 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 05:00 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 05:01 PM (/enuJ)
At least slice up the steak, savages, or your bread will be turned to mush and destroyed while you try to rip that steak apart with you teeth.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
So he accuses of of sucking at cooking, but he sucks at eating?
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 05:01 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 05:02 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 21, 2026 05:01 PM (/enuJ)
She got me into it, including the sterilization of the jars/lids, adding the sugar, using the thermometer to know when to do which step. Lots of work, but folks loved it as gifts.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 05:03 PM (l3cgK)
Was it used?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 05:04 PM (jehhT)
At least slice up the steak, savages, or your bread will be turned to mush and destroyed while you try to rip that steak apart with you teeth.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
So he accuses of of sucking at cooking, but he sucks at eating?
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 05:01 PM (VHUov)
Is your steak that tough? I guess you didn't sous vide it...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 05:04 PM (l3cgK)
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George Foreman grill is also a superior option for cooking bacon. Much less smoke than a skillet and can achieve whatever doneness you like just by varying duration.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 05:05 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 05:06 PM (KC5Lt)
I make an apple compote by peeling apples, shredding them, and then cooking the shreds down with sugar and pectin and a teaspoon or so of lemon juice. It comes out so much brighter tasting than the jelly. I make a pear compote the same way.
When you use the shredded fruit it is spreadable like jam.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 05:07 PM (rbvCR)
Thank you to all that offered tips about cooking a brisket in a slow cooker.
While not Rancherbob quality it was definitely above parr. Melt in your mouth tender and moist.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:07 PM (afJtY)
This is the guy I got the Smash Taco recipe from that worked so well.
There's 4 varieties here. I made the Mexican taco version, duh.
Just great. A home-run. Everyone loved it. Instantly on the rotation.
The Pizza version looks great too, I'lll make it eat some point and the Breakfast Smash Taco looks like a perfect waker-upper.
Here's the vid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVQPIpxjDv8
Fire up your flat-top grill or cast iron skillet and make some today.
Do it!
Do it now!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 05:08 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 05:10 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 05:10 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 05:10 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 05:12 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 05:12 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 05:05 PM (kOluj)
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I'll have to try that some day. I do use mine for cooking burgers and smoked sausages. Works great for those.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 05:13 PM (gnNyN)
Sides are mushrooms and mashy taters. The wine? You would ask, wouldn't you? Ribeye comes alive against a solid merlot, but a recent guest brought a wine to me so we're going with that. A Cooper's Hawk Moscato.
(Ducks a thrown chair and tosses jerky sticks into the more animated section of the crowd)
Hear me out brethren! The red meat/red wine rule serves us well, but a lively white wine bearing the light carbonation of a Moscato cuts through the ribeye's fatty richness, cleansing the palate for the next enticing forkful. Let us boldly explore this path so rarely trod, and reap the rewards of the unexpected pleasures to be found therein.
I'll let you know next week if it sucked...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 05:13 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Wenda at June 21, 2026 05:14 PM (iIAkP)
The lovely and delightful Mrs naturalfake is making
Fried Chicken with Biscuits and Gravy for muh Father's Day Dinner.
Yay!
She paid attention when my Mom was still alive and make a perfect duplicate of Mom's Fried Chicken. So, life is great.
That seems to be one of her gifts, Mrs naturalfake often duplicate foods we eat in restaurants and like.
She lost always hits her target the first time and even improves on the recipe.
It's kinda amazing.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 05:15 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:16 PM (afJtY)
I had a Chablis with the sweetbreads, so you won't get an argument from me about wine pairings.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 05:17 PM (PLxDd)
For a man who burns his house down to resolve minor maintenance issues, sojourning to Sardinia seems a trifle, barely an inconvenience.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 05:20 PM (0sNs1)
A new diet is sweeping through President Trump's cabinet-and it involves heaping portions of sauerkraut.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Vice President JD Vance have all embraced the diet, drawn by the promise of slimmer waistlines and glowing skin.
They all apparently have determined the health benefits outweigh the slightly sulfurous odors that have been the cause of some domestic friction.
"Within 30 days I lost 20 pounds," Kennedy said at an event in Michigan this week. "JD
Vance is also on the diet and you can see how different he looks."
The diet is the brainchild of Dr. Sean O'Mara, who advises his high-profile patients to eat fermented foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi, alongside grass-fed steak-and to abstain from alcohol and sugary food.
O'Mara says the diet leads to a reduction in visceral fat, which wraps around organs, as well as a more robust microbiome, which can help with digestion.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 05:24 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 05:13 PM
Obviously the other side of the hall, opposite the genteel and reserved Texas BBQ Aficionados.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 21, 2026 05:25 PM (0sNs1)
Wait until we happy-foot through your dining room. Slightly will be a distant memory.
Posted by: Penguins of the World at June 21, 2026 05:28 PM (JZDm4)
While not Rancherbob quality it was definitely above parr. Melt in your mouth tender and moist.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:07 PM (afJtY)
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Awesome! We've done fresh briskets in a slow cooker and generally treat them the same as any other beef roast, with similar results. Low & slow is the key.
I also have a recipe for corned beef in the slow cooker that I love. Basically cover it in Guinness and throw in a couple heads of garlic that are halved cross-wise. A couple other ingredients that escape me now....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 05:30 PM (kOluj)
If you aren't making it yourself, where do you get fermented sauerkraut and kimchi?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:31 PM (OYsYV)
In fact, tomorrow (depending on weather) I have some fresh bratwursts that could probably use some 'kraut on 'em.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 05:32 PM (jehhT)
Otherwise you can get it at US Food Source, which is a restaurant/bulk store, and of course H Mart and any asian market.
Live sauerkraut is harder, mostly it is canned.
I make my own, in fact I am making some right now. I make it in quart jars.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 05:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:36 PM (OYsYV)
Tonight I'm having a salad of the last of it, cut into match sticks, with an equal amount of parboiled celery root, also cut into matchsticks, and a mustardy dressing.
Posted by: Wenda at June 21, 2026 05:39 PM (iIAkP)
Posted by: Wenda at June 21, 2026 05:40 PM (iIAkP)
I don't think I could cook without wine, Guinness, rum or tequila.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:41 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:43 PM (afJtY)
Wenda,
Years ago our toaster bought the farm. We found an inexpensive Oster toaster oven at Costco with mechanical controls, not electronic. It has a bigger foot print on the counter but it's worth it for us. We use it for toast and baking things like small winter squash. It can bake about six of my biscuits. And we use it to reheat a lot of things. Very sturdy and versatile. It cost about 35 bucks but that was about seven years ago. I liked it so much when Ollie's had it I got a second one as back up.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 05:49 PM (yTvNw)
Chop a cabbage in half, remove the heart, and peel off the outer leaves until you get a few nice leaves. Set the nice ones aside since you will need them
Chop the cabbage up into thin slices. A mandoline will work as well as a knife for smaller batches.
Pile shreds into a large bowl (I have some broad stainless bowls I got just for this sort of prep) and at this point you can add shredded carrots or green onions, or red pepper. Then add salt.
It doesn't need to be canning salt, but table salt can make your kraut soggy eventually.
The ideal ratio is between 1 or 2 tablespoons of salt to 1-3/4 lbs of cabbage. This is not an exact science.
Let the cabbage sweat for 30 - 60 minutes, You are now ready to pack the shredded cabbage into quart jars, and pack it down firmly. Leave an inch clearance on top and then cover the cabbage inside with a cabbage leaf trimmed to fit., fill the jar to cover the cabbage with the brine from the steel bowl.
Set it on the drainboard to age for 4-5 days to bubble over, then put it in the fridge to store. Start eating it whenever. It will turn khaki eventually when it is fully ripe.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 05:51 PM (rbvCR)
Here's that recipe: https://shorturl.at/u037q
I like doing the cabbage this way, but usually only do that on St Paddy's Day.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 05:52 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 05:54 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 05:57 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 05:59 PM (zC76q)
https:/www.youtube.com/
watch?v=mC78Adz93e0
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 21, 2026 06:01 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:04 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 06:05 PM (zC76q)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 06:06 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:06 PM (afJtY)
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That diet should be banned immediately for anyone negotiating with the Iranians.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 06:07 PM (XjKiU)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:09 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 05:57 PM (LHPAg)
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Winn ah wuz a little bitty baby
Mah mamma woulda rock me in da cradle
In them ol' cotton fields back home
Posted by: J. Fogerty at June 21, 2026 06:10 PM (XjKiU)
Posted by: ballistic at June 21, 2026 04:38 PM (oqH4h)
You seem nice.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:11 PM (PLxDd)
I have been enjoying Father's Day by working my fanny off on deferred projects that have achieved immediacy.
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:11 PM (BGSp9)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:15 PM (afJtY)
The local Food Lion won my heart when they started carrying Bit O' Honey candy, one of my childhood favorites.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 06:15 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: PabloD at June 21, 2026 06:15 PM (tTZHu)
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I'm all in favor of more farting and less giving away the family jewels.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 06:16 PM (XjKiU)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:17 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 06:17 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:17 PM (PLxDd)
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If only Dr. Demento was alive to see this.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 06:18 PM (XjKiU)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:17 PM (PLxDd)
No one expects a Mystery Click in the Food Thread!!!
(but I did catch the reference in the title)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 06:18 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 05:17 PM (PLxDd)
Hey Dildo, someday you should try Sauternes with roast chicken or spicy Thai food. Great combination.
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:20 PM (BGSp9)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 06:21 PM (bxhng)
You seem nice.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:11 PM (PLxDd)
I bet his or her thoughts on romance and commitment would be equally compelling.
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:21 PM (BGSp9)
I like when generic brands are better than the name brands for about half the price. Best example for me is Ritz crackers. They were my favorite for decades but some change must have been made. They just don't taste the same: not as tasty and they crumble too easily. The Food Lion version tastes like Ritz used to at about half the cost.
I agree about Ritz on both counts (taste and crumbling).
We have no Food Lion here. I wonder if Kroger brand or Walmart brand are better?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 06:22 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:22 PM (afJtY)
Grass fed steak is just going to be leaner than corn fed or corn finished, and if you haven’t had it, it may have a slightly different taste when you first start to eat it. We do grass fed beef here for the most part, to include ground beef. That may be overkill, honestly, but it can’t hurt.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 06:23 PM (OoFl2)
Joe Kidd,
That pasta recipe sounds great. You had me at bacon. I had hopes for the dish at the top of the thread but Mrs. JTB is allergic to any seafood. Bacon is another matter.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 06:24 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:24 PM (BGSp9)
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It's a decidedly different taste, and not for the better IMHO.
I always look for Angus beef, fed on grain and unlucky ranch hands.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 06:26 PM (XjKiU)
Wood fire I think.
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:26 PM (BGSp9)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 06:22 PM (Cqx++)
I find a lot of Kroger brand to be equal or, often superior, to national brands. Usually.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 06:27 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 21, 2026 06:27 PM (XeU6L)
Thanks for the information on your Oster toaster oven. Decisions, decisions....
Posted by: Wenda at June 21, 2026 06:27 PM (iIAkP)
You seem nice.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026
I wonder how to parlay this into a Mome give away. Both Snobby Twat and You Seem Nice need to be memorialized.
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 06:28 PM (OoFl2)
robotic fish sorting machine that killed the fish quickly and bled them to keep the flesh fresh and more salable.
Robot fish vampire
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 06:28 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 06:30 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 06
Oh I bet the ranch hands might add a little piquant to the marbling!
Joking aside, you never know with pork!
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 06:30 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:30 PM (afJtY)
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There's a song idea in there somewhere.
Posted by: Alice Cooper at June 21, 2026 06:32 PM (XjKiU)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 06:28 PM (OoFl2)
I guess that instead of a "Fed" sticker, at next year's NoVaMoMee someone will slap a "Snobby Twat" sticker on CBD's back.
Posted by: Vendette at June 21, 2026 06:37 PM (1ieqq)
Posted by: Pete Bog's agentic AI alter ego at June 21, 2026 06:20 PM (BGSp9)
I agree! I'll make the roast chicken, you bring the d'Yquem.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:38 PM (PLxDd)
Starting Monday, Aldi will be giving away free mystery boxes of groceries.
The limited-time blind boxes have different themes: snacks, fiber, protein, and “mystery.”
Available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last, the blind boxes will be released at noon ET on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
https://shorturl.ly/kROs1
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 06:38 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 06:30 PM (A5RD0)
Are they Seattle's soccer team?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:40 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 06:30 PM (A5RD0)
Are they Seattle's soccer team?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 21, 2026 06:40 PM (PLxDd)
*sucks in breath, holds...
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 06:41 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 21, 2026 06:41 PM (VCgbV)
Go for a full brick of cheese!
The machine-gun burst will be fun!
Posted by: Gunslinger at June 21, 2026 06:42 PM (3hOgI)
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 21, 2026 06:44 PM (b4s65)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:44 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 04:15 PM (2UnvF)
Ever had one before?
If you have...well, you know the score.
If you haven't...they fill your colon with air so when you wake up you're like a big ole whoopsie cushion. It's fun!
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 21, 2026 06:45 PM (b4s65)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:49 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)
Feel free to share with all of your European friends
1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's or Duke's, not MiracleWhip)
1 cup store-bought buttermilk* OR
*1 cup whole milk + 1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. dried parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/8 tsp. dried thyme powder
Combine all ingredients in a bowl ... Stir, chill, then stir again until uniform ... To thicken, gradually add Sure-Jell powdered pectin in 1/8 tsp. increments until the dressing is as thick as you want it to be.
Posted by: Kathy at June 21, 2026 06:49 PM (MOK4W)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:50 PM (afJtY)
I agree about Ritz on both counts (taste and crumbling).
We have no Food Lion here. I wonder if Kroger brand or Walmart brand are better?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 21, 2026 06:22 PM (Cqx++)
___________________________
I always go for the generic spices, flavorings, and cooking add-ins when buying. High end brand on garlic salt or powder tastes almost exactly the same and costs a few bucks more for a very small bottle, jar, container.
Posted by: Orson at June 21, 2026 06:53 PM (dIske)
I've had the bakery tortillas and still prefer the ones you cook as needed.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at June 21, 2026 06:53 PM (VCgbV)
Be very careful with your answer
Posted by: Pete Bog at June 21, 2026 06:54 PM (BGSp9)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 21, 2026 06:56 PM (zC76q)
First World Problems...
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: polynikes
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He couldn't dismiss the Administrative State.
Look at the trouble he's having now when a whole team of tough, smart people on his side.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (iLKq8)
Throw it in the garbage where it belongs.
Posted by: Euro Trash Beer at June 21, 2026 02:06 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:07 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 02:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Brando at June 21, 2026 02:08 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
It will bring nothing except as part of a $1 box at the garage sale along with grandma's spoon and salt and pepper shaker collections.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:08 PM (ItpVy)
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Speaking of drinking glasses. Preparing to mix a drink, last night, I discovered my one and only favorite glass missing. How does this happen? I searched for it again and again, today too. It's spaced aliens.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:10 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 02:11 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Tonypete
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Blaspheme!
_one who throws naught away
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:12 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:08 PM (ItpVy)
Then it will become a treasure forgotten with fond memories lost forever with the mists of time.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 02:12 PM (g8Ew8)
youtube.com/watch?v=n9ot2MyW2w0
Posted by: gp at June 21, 2026 02:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 02:11 PM (IY9No)
Admit his genius and let it go, he won't get less irritating or logically corrupt, but he won't keep following you around trying to prove you wrong.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 02:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: gp at June 21, 2026 02:14 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
You're exactly right and such a shame. Every time someone passes, we lose a book full of knowledge, experience and history of what was.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Max K at June 21, 2026 02:17 PM (fgk4Z)
Because you might need it sometime.
Same as for the house full of similar kept stuff.
Posted by: From about That Time at June 21, 2026 02:17 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:14 PM (ItpVy)
LOL. We keep this up and we'll have written Kameltoe's next speech.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 02:18 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 02:18 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: cherries in season at June 21, 2026 02:18 PM (Ozvnh)
Posted by: Miflin at June 21, 2026 02:18 PM (aA6YN)
youtube.com/watch?v=n9ot2MyW2w0
Posted by: gp
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Good.
Now teach engineers and music producers that drummers cymbals are something to be recorded and the sound reproduces. Drummers pay good money for them and hit them for a purpose more than expending energy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:20 PM (iLKq8)
A middle of the road lager from what I recall. Better than Coors, but what isn't?
Posted by: From about That Time at June 21, 2026 02:22 PM (sl73Y)
Stella would win EVERY SINGLE YEAR because all the guys would split their votes around various porters stouts ipas etc while all the ladies (plus a good number of pansy ass lib type males wearing pants) would vote for the weak ass watered down piss flavored “beer drink.”
Thank you CBD for all your posts look forward to lurking on the food thread again!
Note….i don’t live in Chapel Hill anymore, escaped to the coast, near MCAS Cherry Point.
Posted by: NC Ref at June 21, 2026 02:23 PM (UhW4G)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 02:23 PM (KC5Lt)
Just like our combined birthday party 3 weeks ago for 3 of us guys. It wasn't for us guys, it was an opportunity for them to exercise their harpyness.
I have an idea - let me alone. I'd much rather sit in my underwear on the deck drinking with the guys - only. We might speak, we might not. Perfect.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:24 PM (ItpVy)
The glass would make good plinking target.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 02:26 PM (1z8ji)
This June stuff just ain't cutting it.
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 02:28 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 21, 2026 02:29 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 02:30 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 02:30 PM (z6ONu)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 21, 2026 02:30 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 21, 2026 02:31 PM (L9YhZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 21, 2026 02:31 PM (L9YhZ)
it's my husbands favorite beer....
Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 02:36 PM (FtULh)
But I would posit that the real analog is Father's Day, except for how relatively unimportant Father's Day is.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 02:37 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 02:39 PM (Kt19C)
Because the first thing I heard once she got up was "would you mind getting that mulch" ? Which meant "I'm going to say it all day until you bring home that mulch".
Straight up. Heard it was Father's Day on the radio. So I called my Dad on noon. He didn't give a shit either.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:39 PM (P5MQi)
https://is.gd/8QqXru
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:40 PM (ZVgZ4)
I have an idea - let me alone. I'd much rather sit in my underwear on the deck drinking with the guys - only. We might speak, we might not. Perfect.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:24 PM (ItpVy)
Bingo.
My dad always said he just wanted to be left alone for a day.
Never worked. Never has, never will. It's a pointless holiday, like if people celebrated monogamy for one day at a gay bath house. Wouldn't last past 9am.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 02:41 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 02:42 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 02:42 PM (PV+Zw)
So going to go see him, mom and my sister.
Back when I get there
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 02:43 PM (Ia/+0)
Its like everything else. The Womenz got Mother's Day - so Hell or High Water - we'll have to put up with the same shit.
Now make Steak and Blow Job day National ? And look, like everything else, its not like your or my old lady can't hire that out either.
And I can make my own Steak.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:44 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Buck
My Grandpa's barn has entered the chat - he had at least one Ford from every decade from the 00's onward. The Model 'C' that was in drivable shape brought north of $40,000 when we sold it.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 21, 2026 02:44 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 02:44 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 02:45 PM (afFes)
Well, at least your wife didn't smother you with pillows as you remarked she might do on a thread from yesterday. All she asked for was mulch.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 02:45 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 02:45 PM (7RYym)
I think she's scared. To smother me with a pillow, she'd have to climb onto my chest to do it.
Pretty sure that's how Kid #2 started. So I get her reservations.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:47 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 02:45 PM (7RYym)
He needs to apply himself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 02:47 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 02:48 PM (afFes)
Here's my deal: You figure out how much to charge for twelve ounces of your product. I figure out if your product is worth that charge. If you refuse to offer me twelve ounces of your product at any price, I'll find a vendor that will. Good day to you, sir - I say good day!!
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 02:48 PM (nbLIj)
Kronenburg 1664 is my favorite beer.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 21, 2026 02:50 PM (sn5xH)
The absolute most excellent "domestic" I've ever drank. By far.
Can't get it here.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:52 PM (P5MQi)
My cupboard still looks like college. Stray mugs, glasses, whatevers as if from former roommates, people who dropped by, thrift shops, something nice that somehow hasn't broken yet. I've given away everything in moves a few times, but somehow it all keeps reassembling itself in my house. In fact, that gives me an idea for a sci-fi short story. Or a Disney movie, about all the mismatched mugs and dishes and silverware that get slammed together in some jolly hodgepodge, and suddenly the owner decides to remodel and they're all going to be thrown out or given away and replaced with shiny-new matching sets. Oh no!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 21, 2026 02:52 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: gp at June 21, 2026 02:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 02:55 PM (ndZc7)
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The absolute most excellent "domestic" I've ever drank. By far.
Can't get it here.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:52 PM (P5MQi)
Maybe, maybe not.
https://shorturl.at/k15u3
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 02:56 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:57 PM (ZVgZ4)
https://tinyurl.com/5n7w7dx5
or the gangs will use it for target practice for their heavy weapons, and have reduced it to rubble. I'm not sure which is more likely.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 02:58 PM (qx7Zg)
https://shorturl.at/k15u3
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 02:56 PM (R+iUD)
They have it at East End Louisville at that Total Wine ... $15 a six. Thanks for the link.
That's an hour drive one way. Gonna' be a no.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:00 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 03:01 PM (kpS4V)
Kronenburg 1664 is my favorite beer.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 21, 2026 02:50 PM (sn5xH)
When I was in Amsterdam, I reluctantly ordered Heineken, bracing for the skunky experience of the stuff that washes ashore in the US. It was a revelation, so much so that I can enjoy an occasional glass here because my palate can now sense what it's meant to be..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 03:01 PM (nbLIj)
Did someone have the same conversation that was had with Justin Trudeau? (Always fun trying to tell a narcissist that the party's over and that they're going to step down, or the really BAD blackmail pictures will surface. What, you didn't think these guys actually resigned voluntarily, did you?)
Now back to our "what to do with the lone beer glass" discussion...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 03:01 PM (O7YUW)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 03:03 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 03:03 PM (afJtY)
I still keep a pilsner glass just for the occasional bottle. And a pint glass as well.
Right now ? Miller High Life Lite out of a bottle.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (P5MQi)
KTVU
@KTVU
A decline in car break-ins across Oakland is being welcomed as a public safety win, but it is also contributing to a downturn for some local auto glass repair businesses.
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A thug shortage.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)
And couldn't help thinking "sounds like a Kamala Harris quote" afterwards. Why the architects didn't convince Barky to cut down the length and at least only have the letters on 1 building side the world will never know. Maybe they figured it was ugly and stupid regardless so why not have the words wrap around the 90 degree corner. I read they are having trouble with birds roosting on the letters and crapping.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:07 PM (P5MQi)
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Scissors. Glass, party dip jars. Zip lock w/real zippers. I transfer everything into more secure packaging.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 03:07 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 03:01 PM (kpS4V)
I used to collect beer mugs. My favorite is one my kid sister brought home for me from her Germany trip. Ceramic, bearing the Berlin city crest and holds a proper liter. Took it to many a kegger back in the day..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 03:07 PM (nbLIj)
I think that the meme was funny, but don't know how they'd get up there to paint all that graffiti
When we have to stop for a train, we often watch the art on the cars. Some of these people are rather talented . It's a shame the cat find a way to use this talent in a more productive way. Then again, if they're doing train car grafitti it means they probably aren't stabbing or robbing someone.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:08 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: PaleRider
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Murder Bird Statue
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 03:08 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Sam Adams at June 21, 2026 03:09 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:11 PM (PV+Zw)
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I read they are having trouble with birds roosting on the letters and crapping.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM
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I would be surprised if that didn't happen. Nobody anticipated that, or a few people knew better but kept quiet?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 21, 2026 03:12 PM (lsrsS)
UK Approves Trans Puberty Blockers for Children as Young as 11
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:13 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:08 PM (lQ+/f)
But isn't the theme of the grafitti all about stabbing or robbing people?
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)
Yeah ... if they're defacing or taking somebody else's shit ... it couldn't be that bad.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:16 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)
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Please, "a pyrsyn experiencing thuggishness."
Posted by: NY Times Style Sheet at June 21, 2026 03:17 PM (PiwSw)
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So he's going to fake another assassination attempt.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:17 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)
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Please, "a pyrsyn experiencing thuggishness."
Posted by: NY Times Style Sheet at June 21, 2026 03:17 PM (PiwSw)
I thought it was " a pyrsyn involved in the justice system".
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 03:18 PM (R+iUD)
I've bitched about him all day. But credit where credit is due. The Old Man showed a bit of "color" on the last one.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:19 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:19 PM (ndZc7)
Um, that sounds like more than spring cleaning?
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (6wpGE)
It's in no recognizable language to me. Maybe it's their initials or something.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (looXz)
KTVU
@KTVU
A decline in car break-ins across Oakland is being welcomed as a public safety win, but it is also contributing to a downturn for some local auto glass repair businesses.
-
A thug shortage.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (ndZc7)
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Have you ever witnessed the anger of the good shopkeeper, James B., when his careless son happened to break a pane of glass? If you have been present at such a scene, you will most assuredly bear witness to the fact, that every one of the spectators, were there even thirty of them, by common consent apparently, offered the unfortunate owner this invariable consolation--"It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. Everybody must live, and what would become of the glaziers if panes of glass were never broken?"
Posted by: Zombie Bastiat at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (2tnrG)
Posted by: Dr_No at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:21 PM (6wpGE)
Right now ? Miller High Life Lite out of a bottle.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:04 PM (P5MQi)
Since my move to Florida, I keep my pint glasses in the freezer. Otherwise, I'd have to pound every beer if I wanted to enjoy it cold. I do find a pint glass is the superior delivery system for beer, properly bathing the tongue while the foam plays into my sinuses for a fully immersive experience. I understand the utility of drinking straight from the bottle or can when on the beach or in a boat, but at home, nothing beats a frosted glass...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 03:22 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Howdy
Eddie Scarry: New York Times Writers Are Mad About the War Ending. That Means Trump Is on the Right Track
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:23 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Dr_No at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (ayRl+)
I'd never heard of this so had to look it up. You can get it in a some hardware stores, and there are even a few drive-ins remaining:
https://frostop.com/drive-in
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 03:23 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Syme993 at June 21, 2026 03:25 PM (wNgri)
It is honestly ... about me and my wife. If she caught cancer - and I had the cure ? She'd rather die.
That's politics today.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:25 PM (P5MQi)
Gov. Hochul Extends Free Healthcare for Sex Workers with NY Taxpayers Footing the Bill
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:26 PM (ndZc7)
It's in no recognizable language to me. Maybe it's their initials or something.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:20 PM (looXz)
They all mean something.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (LHPAg)
Gov. Hochul Extends Free Healthcare for Sex Workers with NY Taxpayers Footing the Bill
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:26 PM (ndZc7)
She's just trying to help the NY tourism industry.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (R+iUD)
Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, onions, pickles on a sesame seed bun.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (LHPAg)
Yes, I'm sure it does, but I'm not part of the hood so I can't translate it. It's just that the use of the colors and shapes shows some artistic ability by these folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:30 PM (jtjbl)
No reason to be uncivilized
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:30 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (2UnvF)
Damnit, Lowell. Now I want a Big Mac and I haven't had one in 20 years. Same as a Royale, right?
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:30 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 21, 2026 02:52 PM (XJ22o)
You've described my cabinets. Exactly.
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:30 PM (6wpGE)
Earth May Survive the Sun’s Fiery Death in New Study That Flips Science on Its Head
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 03:32 PM (ndZc7)
Next we're gonna' learn that biocarbons from below the ground come from ... get this ... the extreme heat and pressure from below the ground. With a massive assist from a great big nuke reaction in the sky.
Not from dino matter. You know ... not finite.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:34 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:30 PM (LHPAg)
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Royale is the quarter pounder. Euro weenies use Royale because they use the metric system like all countries who haven't been to the moon.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:35 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 03:35 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 03:35 PM (1z8ji)
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Harsh, but fair.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:37 PM (2UnvF)
Gotta' say ... I would lure AOC in with something like a ride in a big truck. Maybe some fishing. Then I'd put on some old school Alabama on the radio. Subtle.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:38 PM (P5MQi)
Royale is the quarter pounder. Euro weenies use Royale because they use the metric system like all countries who haven't been to the moon.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:35 PM (2UnvF)
Only time I ever heard of a Royale was in the movie Pulp Fiction.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:39 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:27 PM (2UnvF)
pickles, onions
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)
The second glass came from The Flying Fish Brewing Co, a place I frequented in PA. That one just disappeared and I suspect it was broken by someone. I have a spare, and the other survivor is from the Back Bay Brewing Company, a Boston establish of which I have many fond memories..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:39 PM (LHPAg)
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Same, but I'm still gonna use it to make fun of the euros.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:43 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: DaveA at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)
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I almost went back and changed it but I figured I had a 50/50 shot. Plus, it was fifty some odd years ago and I can't believe I remembered as much as I did.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)
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I almost went back and changed it but I figured I had a 50/50 shot. Plus, it was fifty some odd years ago and I can't believe I remembered as much as I did.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2UnvF)
Whatta team! *highfive*
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:45 PM (qEb4U)
My daily routine included getting off work, stopping at the local pac-n-sac and getting two, count 'em two, Stellas for my drive home from near Hobby airport to Meyerland in Houston.
That was totally legal in those days.
Posted by: DanMan at June 21, 2026 03:45 PM (8uzBS)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at June 21, 2026 03:46 PM (p1D+n)
"But beyond his remarkable achievements, Burrows will be remembered for something even greater: his kindness, generosity, and unwavering belief in the people around him,” his family said in its statement. “He possessed a rare ability to make everyone better and was known for remembering every person he met by name, making colleagues at every level feel seen, valued, and appreciated"
Sounds like a very nice guy Full story at Legal Insurrection" site.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:46 PM (looXz)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM (PV+Zw)
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This, too, is the story of Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (amcLV)
Lauren Sanchez swaps sultry dresses for leggings as she flaunts her all-natural beauty in rare glam-free photo in honor of Father's Day
_DM
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (iLKq8)
@KTVU
A decline in car break-ins across Oakland is being welcomed as a public safety win, but it is also contributing to a downturn for some local auto glass repair businesses.
Next report:
A decline in street gang murders is contributing to a downturn in mortuary businesses and the layoff of several grave diggers.
Film at 11
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (MNCvZ)
To to be metioned.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 03:48 PM (looXz)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:45 PM (qEb4U)
I get it ... but Fuck No. I just enjoy the idea of things getting a little less easy.
Because that is all it will take.
And then you'll see certain folks here pissing and moaning. But not for long. Because their ability to emote online will just stop.
And then I'll like that much more. I'm like that.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 03:48 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM (PV+Zw)
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This, too, is the story of Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (amcLV)
This is MAGA Country!
Posted by: What the Chicago birds are saying at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (PiwSw)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM (PV+Zw)
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This, too, is the story of Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (amcLV)
They're coming home to roost.
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Dr_No at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (EI0rs)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (b84UO)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 03:05 PM (PV+Zw)
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This, too, is the story of Obama.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 03:47 PM (amcLV)
They're coming home to roost.
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (6wpGE)
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Nice!
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 21, 2026 03:49 PM (PiwSw)
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)
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I almost went back and changed it but I figured I had a 50/50 shot. Plus, it was fifty some odd years ago and I can't believe I remembered as much as I did.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (2UnvF)
Whatta team! *highfive*
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:44 PM (6wpGE)
You've convinced me to take Mrs. E to McDonalds for supper.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:51 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 03:51 PM (LHPAg)
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Hot apple pies return in 2 days.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 03:52 PM (amcLV)
No collection of eclectic cups is complete without the indestructible dark red Pizza Hut tumbler.
Posted by: Community Notes at June 21, 2026 03:52 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Dr_No
I'd never heard of this so had to look it up. You can get it in a some hardware stores, and there are even a few drive-ins remaining:
https://frostop.com/drive-in
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Somewhere, a manufacturer of Black hair-care products wants a trademark battle.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 03:52 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 03:52 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 03:56 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:56 PM (qEb4U)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 03:57 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: DanMan at June 21, 2026 04:00 PM (8uzBS)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at June 21, 2026 04:01 PM (7kJyR)
FOODIE NOODIE TIME
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 04:02 PM (qEb4U)
Just in case you need an excuse to trash a perfectly usable glass.
Posted by: b at June 21, 2026 04:04 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 21, 2026 04:59 PM (1vOUV)
That was totally legal in those days.
Posted by: DanMan
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For years, my daily routine when heading home from work was to stop and buy a beer to drink on the way. Never thought a thing about it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 21, 2026 06:18 PM (XeU6L)
I got a couple of Crown Royal glasses. They're okay. They're quite good at holding whiskey before I put it down my gullet.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 21, 2026 06:27 PM (b4s65)
the opaque red plastic ones are good for yard highballs, and the little glass 6oz ones are my fave wine glasses. i should give the others to my brit nextdoor, he goes through a metric tonne of stella.
Posted by: cmeat at June 22, 2026 12:02 PM (R11M+)
Another mRNA Vaccine? Really?
The science of vaccines and the resulting public health miracles are one of the glories of Western Civilization. We eradicated Small Pox, have marvelous vaccines for Rabies, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and a slew of childhood diseases that can be dangerous like Pertusis (Whooping Cough), Mumps, and Measles.
But the arrogance of the government medical establishment, coupled with good old grifting conspired to create a "modern" vaccine for a manufactured disease that has destroyed the trust that most Americans had for the once-vaunted FDA and its offshoots, and the medical establishment that carried its water during the catastrophically destructive COVID fiasco. They created a disease, they lied about its origins, they used it to destroy our civil liberties and manipulate the country to be more compliant, and perhaps worst of all, they sabotaged possible treatments to favor their dangerous and expensive vaccine and treatments. So why should the American people think that all of those failings have magically disappeared, and the new and improved FDA/Pharma/Deep State is any more invested in the health and well being of America? FDA Advisers Recommend Approving First mRNA Influenza VaccineThe Food and Drug Administration should approve the first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine for influenza, the agency’s vaccine advisory panel said on June 18. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee in a unanimous vote advised the FDA to approve an mRNA flu shot from Moderna for adults aged 50 and older.
The same mRNA technology that is implicated in some serious side effects? The same mRNA technology that was used to create the COVID vaccine that was famously awful? And all for a disease that has shifting antigens that are very difficult to identify quickly enough to create an effective vaccine? The flu vaccine works adequately, but it is by no means impressive, and the mRNA vaccine won't change that, so why risk the documented side effects of an mRNA vaccine when the traditional vaccine is safe? Oh. Look! Money!
“The presented data do indicate efficacy against flu with no safety signals,” Dr. Hana El Sahly, a professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and committee member who worked on a trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, said after the vote.First of all, this harridan should have never been allowed on the committee because she has a clear conflict of interest in making mRNA vaccines mainstream. Second, she is a liar. Their own data show a higher risk of complications, but she uses typical biomedical weasel-words to avoid admitting that..."no safety signals?" what the f*ck does that mean? Traditional vaccines work wonderfully. Until mRNA vaccines are shown to be equal to or better than traditional vaccines, in particular for diseases that by definition cannot be eradicated or whose vaccine is only marginally effective, we should be very, very suspicious!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
g'early afternoon, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 21, 2026 12:03 PM (AMvSw)
"They" just did "it" wrong before. It'll work this time.
Posted by: Marooned at June 21, 2026 12:04 PM (kt8QE)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 12:04 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:05 PM (kOluj)
Ihave serious doubts about any vaccinations anymore.
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 12:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:08 PM (kOluj)
Now that I live the life of a suburban hermit I see little need, and shrug it all off.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 12:09 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: SMOD at June 21, 2026 12:10 PM (O7XEN)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 12:11 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 12:11 PM (IY9No)
"They" just did "it" wrong before. It'll work this time.
Posted by: Marooned at June 21, 2026 12:04 PM (kt8QE)
We have the Right People In Charge!!!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 12:11 PM (R+iUD)
By Inauguration Day morning, Fauci and his legal team reportedly had their eyes locked on one goal: getting that pardon signed, sealed, and safely accepted.
Martin confirmed that the pardons were being pumped out by autopen rather than Joe Biden himself.
He explained that, legally speaking, the presidential pardon power is near absolute.
Posted by: SMOD at June 21, 2026 12:12 PM (O7XEN)
Now, I'm reading that there have been individual case reports along with studies finding a link between TTP and the mRNA vaccines.
Covid didn't kill my wife, but the vaccine may have.
Fuck Fauci.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 21, 2026 12:12 PM (J4Dwc)
This concludes this public service announcement.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 12:14 PM (R+iUD)
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How Vaccines Work.
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Put about one centimeter cubed of liquid immune system antagonist, (AKA vaccine,) into an interstitial space of about one micron cubed in sacrificial tissue where said immune system can learn from said antagonist. Trust the science, the vaccine will not escape into the vascular and lymphatic capillaries which have been ripped apart by the overwhelming volume of antagonist.
Posted by: Marooned at June 21, 2026 12:15 PM (kt8QE)
It's not they just care about their own power and don't have your best interests at heart. They actively hate you.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 12:16 PM (BI5O2)
Step two: Offer a radical new cure!
Step three: Profit! $$$
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 12:07 PM (gnNyN)
This was the plot of Mission Impossible II IIRC. Life imitated art only with no car chases or gunfights. And big Pharma made bank as the citizenry acted like the sheep they are.
Posted by: The FDA is captive. And can suck my balls. at June 21, 2026 12:16 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: The FDA is captive. And can suck my balls. at June 21, 2026 12:16 PM (TbWk/)
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Yep. It's also the plot of "Mount Dragon" by Preston & Child.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 12:21 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: kingsman at June 21, 2026 12:21 PM (ehY6c)
Any or all of that. Despite the perpetual bitching and moaning from the public to do something.
Which makes me wonder why there's been no attempted hit on the guy or a go-fund-me type effort to hire someone to do a snatch-n-grab. Despite his security crew... which for the right price would likely give him up anyway.
*shrugs* Lots of stompy feet... no action.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 12:23 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: It Was All A Scam at June 21, 2026 12:23 PM (g7saB)
Happy Father's Day to all the daddys.
Given the cover up of the VAERS data on the COVID vaccines I think approving another mRNA is juuuust a bit premature
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 21, 2026 12:24 PM (L9YhZ)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at June 21, 2026 12:30 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 12:30 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:31 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: YosemiteSatchmo at June 21, 2026 12:32 PM (tlMsu)
Morons applauded
Posted by: Paul at June 21, 2026 12:34 PM (cfeRq)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Step two: Offer a radical new cure!
Step three: Profit! $$$" Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
It helps if between one and two, there is a 1B: Kill a bunch of people, and promote a fear campaign (led by MSM).
Posted by: illiniwek at June 21, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)
Unless Christ Himself comes to Earth and says that mRNA vaccines are the bomb, I shall never trust them. I'm not a research beagle.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 21, 2026 12:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 21, 2026 12:38 PM (diia5)
I don’t even get the traditional flu shot anymore since the covid debacle. Trust gone
BTW… I haven’t had flu since before covid
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 21, 2026 12:39 PM (26GAh)
I called my son and wished him a Happy Father's Day, he wished the same to me.
I haven't had a government sponsored shot for anything since the 80's when a flu shot made me sick for a week. I got the pass around sickness of the week when my son was in the public education school system, got all my immunity boosters from him too.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 21, 2026 12:39 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 12:40 PM (3cXW4)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 21, 2026 12:41 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 21, 2026 12:41 PM (26GAh)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:41 PM (4tsnh)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 21, 2026 12:43 PM (26GAh)
Fuck Fauci.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 21, 2026 12:12 PM (J4Dwc)
My brother died from his stomach cancer. Something his doctor said would not happen. That prognosis was delivered circa 2019. Three years post COVID vax (not sure but think it was J&J), the cancer stopped responding to the chemo, and he was gone within months. He also had a sizeable blood clot in his left leg. Blood clots do not run in our family.
We argued over the wisdom of taking an experimental vaccine for a virus that seemed no worse than the flu. His information came from mainstream media, where mine came from talk radio and medical experts who were able to get their message out before getting shut down.
Fauci has accomplices. May they all burn in hell..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 12:43 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 21, 2026 12:41 PM (vbXSk)
The “experts” now say every 5-7 years.
I wonder if “experts” are paid vax companies which make more Money 5-7 vs 10.
Nah that’s just crazy conspiracy thinking. always trust the experts. And remember quadruple mask and stay 6ft apart.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 12:44 PM (3cXW4)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Check if there are any small or solo docs around
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:45 PM (4tsnh)
No one is clamoring other than Big Pharma for mRNA vaxxes when other conventional vaxxes exist and it will actually cause a lot more people to simply skip vaccines altogether due to distrust of exactly what is in the vaccine.
Own goal for the rather stupid and manipulative public health community.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 12:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 12:47 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Ia/+0)
The big problem with mRNA is that flu mutates quickly and as shown in Covid,
the mRNA creates antibodies aimed at one single type of antigen target, and-
not aimed at multiple antigens like various proteins with the virus or bacteria.
It's "effectiveness" disappears within a single year.
It's a stupid way to vaccinate and needs much, much, much more testing. Probably, multiple years worth given the donkey-fucking carnival that was the covid mrna vaccine.
Do. Not. Want.
The regular flu vaccine is just fine.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 12:48 PM (iJfKG)
Even some who took the covid operation seriously and did self isolation, perhaps without all the other horseshit, won't buy another op like it.
The next "compliance op" will be different. Probably "security" related. Run by the Democrats once they're back in power. And it'll be absolutely draconian.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 12:48 PM (jehhT)
Its a genetic therapy. That's why Big Pharma is so excited about it. And frankly why Big Gub is so willing to go along.
It quite literally triggers your body to alter itself to produce new responses to a stimulus. Let that sink in. Now - this may be the first real step to a cancer cure. Or many others.
And lets be real about this. Generations some of you revere rushed their kids in to be the first test subjects for the original polio vaccine.
All that said to say this - its bullshit the way the entire industry is pushing it. But that's another example of the Government / Industry alliance we have now.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 12:49 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:45 PM (4tsnh)
Those are pretty much extinct. Maybe in a small town there might be some remnants of the wild ways. But generally speaking doctors are now either employees of some (often PE backed) conglomerate or if they own the practice part of a network. Either way your health is the least of thejr concerns. Visits per hour and revenue per patient is what they care about.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 12:49 PM (3cXW4)
Keeping my immune system up is my chosen approach.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:50 PM (4tsnh)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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All med insurance and gubmint specific payments to adminster to physicians and hospitals should be barred for drugs as well as vaccines.
It creates a bad incentive to push something nasty just for the doc to get their cash spiff.
And ban them advertising the damn stuff or refuse to let Big Pharma write off costs from that on taxes and no sidepasses to NGOs to encourage that shit.
Government in medicine and food has basically shit in its nest as far as believability because the political process is not the way you want to figure out treatments nor diet. They do bad enough just dealing with welfare.
Posted by: whig at June 21, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/
jfoum/forums/show/39.page
Posted by: Jeff at June 21, 2026 12:51 PM (wEnou)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Just tell Doc Idiot that you have already had the shingles shot.
Posted by: Never Trust Them at June 21, 2026 12:51 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:53 PM (4tsnh)
That link doesn't work for me, but I saw on Fox this morning that there's an official, funded Antifa operation to fill the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with algae because Trump cleaned it.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 12:54 PM (QZThv)
I got a tetanus shot about 6 years ago. Shortly before the "get the clot shot mania" The HMO gave me some combo that included Pertussis. Bit of a sore arm for a couple days was my only side effect but I was not thrilled at them sneaking in that Pertussis when I agreed to get a tetanus vaccine. I'll probably wait until the next time I get a puncture wound to get another tetanus shot, however long that is. Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 12:54 PM (PV+Zw)
On Reddit there was a post by someone saying something like look how well of Europeans are they can take 6 weeks vacation to go to the World Cup. But in America everyone takes only a week vacation because it’s all they can afford. This was triggered by reports of how Mississippi has a higher GDP per capita than the UK.
Meanwhile there are a gazillions posts how the wild cup is so expensive nobody from Europe can afford to go. Also a lot of talk how Trump and his Gestapo ICE has scared foreigners from attending.
It’s crazy how they’ll say the exact opposite thing in the same breath and not skip a beat.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 12:55 PM (3cXW4)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 21, 2026 12:55 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:55 PM (hLhMb)
Folks - what you're getting over is the credentialism that has been a hallmark of both parties. Republicans love Doctors and Cops. Democrats love Professors and Lawyers.
I'll just focus on this topic. Just because he or she is a Doctor ? Really no more trustworthy than any other contractor. Because that's all they are.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 12:57 PM (P5MQi)
No If you take the Fake Vax, diarrhea, high blood pressure and clots could occur, stop.taking the Fake Vax if these symptoms occur.
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Morons applauded
Posted by: Paul
>Trump created the logistics to provide Fauci's vaccine. Did you see Trump in the lab personally mixing up a witches brew?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 12:58 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 12:58 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 12:59 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 01:00 PM (hLhMb)
No. But lets call it what it was. Trump was out front and center bitching at DeSantis for opening up FLA too soon. Trump - being what he is - put Fauci and Scarves front and center and whatever panic porn they told him was the gospel.
Trump did not cover himself in glory during Covid. And yes - Trump sold these shots as "the cure". To say he didn't is revisionist history.
He was publicly pissed that Big Pharma didn't announce them soon enough in the campaign cycle.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: kelly cereal lurker at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (bn0S5)
Posted by: Weasel at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (GNqmQ)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (lLWPg)
"the issue is never the issue; the issue is always the revolution."
even if it's just the 24/7 psy-op of spreading FUD about anything & everything ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 01:02 PM (pKd0j)
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Purportedly the Park Police who oversee security at the monuments and memorials in the capitol city made a couple arrests last night as some idiots tried to mess with the reflecting pool (again.) One's said to be a former Olympic kayaker.
Why we're not putting the assholes behind Antifa's funding in a box is beyond me.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:05 PM (jehhT)
And your conclusion is not impossible. Firstly - I wish you well and hope things are moving in the right direction.
Those of us that took it - and I took the original J&J - took a test genetic therapy. No two ways around it.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:06 PM (P5MQi)
@LeadingReport 7m
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign, per POTUS.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 21, 2026 01:06 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:06 PM (Ia/+0)
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Most people didn't buy the first op. That's not the point. Government says "this is the op and between us and Karen, you're going to comply, or else."
It's not about people believing the lie. It's the opposite. The sillier the lie the better.
"This outbreak of mild skin rashes will extinguish the sun unless you superglue your testicles to your taint. Until we reach 89% ultratucking saturation, nobody gets to leave the house. Also, pants are now illegal. We're all in this together. Register at gluedeeznuts.com for your free tube of Cyanoacrylate Solidarity Adhesive brought to you by Pfizer and the Ad Council."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:07 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:06 PM (Ia/+0)
Yes. He was. Which does not absolve him in the slightest. The buck stopped with him.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:08 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Heroq
Well, Reddit. But I have seen the video of the young woman ticking off her expenses to the tune of $55k and six weeks off. Definitely reminded me of the Coachellla influencers, so I'm going to guess that's her job, or she has rich parents. Maybe both.
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 21, 2026 01:08 PM (yFLFB)
The funniest I've seen yet is mass Bluesky REEEEEEE because a World Cup tourist was going on about flavored ice at Sonic. The female (of course) spokesthey/them said "Please don't use the word 'ice', we're going through some things here".
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 01:08 PM (QZThv)
My riding buddy was "but you are not very religious" But I do identify as christian, and I have read the bible, and since it was all online its not like I had to have memorized chapter and verse for listing why I felt that getting the shot would violate my religious beliefs.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 01:08 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:09 PM (iLKq8)
Scott Bessent said a few weeks ago that they were going to start doing that. I realize nothing in FedGov is as fast as we'd like, but now would be an excellent time.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 01:09 PM (QZThv)
It was the ideal op to tie up a famously germophobic President, never mind someone old enough to still think experts know anything.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 21, 2026 01:13 PM (aJQbY)
Why isn't the SPLC getting raided right now ? Why does NAMBLA still have a public address ? And on and on and on.
It was brought up, by all places, on Fox Sports Radio a few days ago. Not a new idea. But I was surprised shit as superficial and sports media figured it out.
Because Consequences just don't happen anymore. Because Standards were so subjective before that. That's why you see so many feral people - really feral, not just stupid shit like hat indoors. Shit like "lets cut out white girls eyes on the bus".
That's why you see Mr. Diversity driving 90 down a 55. Because back in the day, Johnny Law used to like to pull people over and show them the busted tail-light they didn't have until he made one.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:14 PM (P5MQi)
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He spent a lot of timing bragging about it in 2024 before he figured out why his crowds were booing him.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:16 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 12:49 PM (P5MQi)
The polio vaccine was declared safe and effective in 1955, six years after the virus was successfully cultured in human tissue. We still had adults running things back then, and the thought of rushing out a product to cash in on public hysteria never even entered the minds of that generation..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 01:18 PM (nbLIj)
He f'ed up... He trusted them...
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Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 01:18 PM (dFjQQ)
He was publicly pissed that Big Pharma didn't announce them soon enough in the campaign cycle.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (P5MQi)
In hindsight - even though there were many voices both here and outside this blog that Trump was making a mistake - we could see that listening to authorities was a mistake.
That said, Trump and most of the rest of the world was acting on incomplete, imperfect information. As a leader, Trump not only had to think about the health of US citizens, but the world economy. The industrial world had, in effect, shut down. Supply chains were collapsing, and if there wasn't a way that the world could reasonably open again, secondary effects from a 'vaccine' would have been the least of our problems. The COVID shots (and I didn't take any of them) were the way the planet would have the confidence to open up again. For that alone, they were a success. Yes he made a mistake, but I don't think he has anything to be ashamed of. He never advocated forcing people to take it. It only had to exist.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:19 PM (DrlQb)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 01:19 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: kelly cereal lurker at June 21, 2026 01:19 PM (XRaX7)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Reminds me of a time I was working with vendors in China who were supposed to run regulatory testing on our device. It had been a while with no response from them, so I called them and asked if our device had passed testing.
"It hasn't failed", the guy on the other line said. Turned it it hadn't failed because it hadn't been tested. Bastards...LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (dFjQQ)
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That's his excuse for Iran, too.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (dFjQQ)
Thank you. I guess my job as a Dad doesn't end until I join my wife. LOL
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:22 PM (l3cgK)
COVID didn't reap children like stalks of wheat.
It was a nasty cold.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:22 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:23 PM (3cXW4)
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That's his excuse for Iran, too.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (vSvIl)
When a patient has cancer, the best option is to kill and remove the cancer, if possible...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:23 PM (l3cgK)
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Don't worry, they are mandating it for your dogs.
Share and share alike.
They/ the local tyrants, mandated vets to register and tax tag every local pet. We took ours out of the city for rabies shots.
Regulators want us to buy permits for everything and their clerks want to log it.
youtube.com/watch?v=eyCuIBDjehg
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:25 PM (iLKq8)
Then Biden/Dems doubled down on the spending and forced everyone to take the vax.
It was a shit show all around.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:26 PM (3cXW4)
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That's his excuse for Iran, too.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:21 PM (vSvIl)
And he's not wrong there, either. How soon we forget the problems that North Korea - tiny PRK - can cause the world for simply existing. Iran's actions over the last four months prove what damage they can do to the world simply by not being as isolated as PRK. I don't hear a single serious person say that there's nothing to worry about with the IRGC - even if they are saying that the threat isn't immanent.
We're not the policemen of the world, but there are some things that only we can do. Iran is a mistake that Reagan neglected to fix, and we've paid the price for that ever since. If we can fix it - and we can - there's no reason why we shouldn't try.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:26 PM (DrlQb)
COVID didn't reap children like stalks of wheat.
It was a nasty cold.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:22 PM (BI5O2)
Children were basically safe from it unless they had weakened immune system or comorbidities. Folks like me and my wife, on the other hand, had comorbidities (and immunosuppression in my case), so more of an issue. I got the jab exactly 2x. I caught COVID and survived, already improving even before I got the monoclonal antibody treatment.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:26 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 01:26 PM (PV+Zw)
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That's his excuse for Iran, too.
Posted by: Methos
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It's not an excuse it's a job.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:27 PM (iLKq8)
The entire CNN panel agreed JD Vance was very good at interviews and responding to tough (biased) questioning. All except fat ass , low intellect , thieving Goldberg. He actually called him a liar but of course not saying what he was lying about.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:27 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:27 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Darrell Harris
Giving Iran’s thug dictator leaders $300B ain’t fixing shit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (3cXW4)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (IY9No)
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BS, he mentioned several alternatives but was jammed by bureaucrats, regulators, and turncoats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:29 PM (iLKq8)
Whether that agenda was theirs alone, (I tend to think not) or foreign influenced (I think it was) didn't really matter if nobody outside a handful of people knew what covid really was.
Pardon(s) or not... Fauci and his co-conspirators need to hang. But they won't.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:29 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Case
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Dr. Hotez, I hear he's great.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:29 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (P5MQi)
and that is how you came to vote for Biden and Kamala Harris. I am proud how you stick to your principles no matter what they turn out to be. Only a Hero man, only a Hero.
Never swerve, and never turn away from the consequences of your decision!
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)
My late January/early February, someone had performed a DNA/RNA analysis of the virus and found that it had features that could not have existed together in nature via intermixing or mutation...focus was especially on the furin cleavage site (no, not Riddick's ass). The report disappeared pretty fast. I think we now know why.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:31 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:32 PM (iLKq8)
I meant that was his excuse for stopping the bombing.
In order to make a grand bargain to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Which is closed again. Because the Iranian regime is what it is no matter how much anyone wants to pretend that they can be bribed into civility.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:32 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Case
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Dr. Hotez, I hear he's great.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:29 PM (iLKq
As an engineer I didn't work out so well, did I?
Posted by: Zombie Herbert Hoover at June 21, 2026 01:33 PM (l3cgK)
Which is closed again. Because the Iranian regime is what it is no matter how much anyone wants to pretend that they can be bribed into civility.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:32 PM (vSvIl)
According to Centcom it is not closed...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 01:33 PM (dFjQQ)
Posted by: Darrell Harris
Giving Iran’s thug dictator leaders $300B ain’t fixing shit.
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (3cXW4)
Let's assume for a moment that Trump actually is giving Iran $300B. How exactly could they possibly spend it to their ends effectively? When Obama gave Iran money, their infrastructure was completely intact, so any money they received could be funneled for max effect. We've just obliterated their military capacity. Other than paying themselves, they won't be able to utilize it before Election Day in the US. Trump, I think, doesn't care about what they do in 2027. He cares about what they do in the next four months. If he can keep Congress after Tue 3 Nov, he's bombing Iran on Thu 5 Nov if they haven't come to the table to surrender by then.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:33 PM (DrlQb)
I am not a commiecrat, I am okay with a president who is human and makes mistakes. IMO covid was one of Trumps mistakes in his first term. He learned from it and has been much better at not accepting traitors suggested by the DC Rs as staff and so on.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 01:34 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)
How so? I had no idea. His vaccine actually worked and didn't kill thousands of people like this piece of shit... what did he do? Unethical human trials or something?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:34 PM (BI5O2)
If he can keep Congress after Tue 3 Nov, he's bombing Iran on Thu 5 Nov if they haven't come to the table to surrender by then.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:33 PM (DrlQb)
Oh, we won't know the exact results for more than a month.
Posted by: Kalifornia at June 21, 2026 01:35 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 21, 2026 01:35 PM (BZaww)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:31 PM (rbvCR)
Salk never won the Nobel Prize for Medicine. If ever there was a shoo-in for someone to get it, it would have been him. He was such a toxic personality that he had no peers that would vouch for him getting it.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:35 PM (DrlQb)
I hope I'm wrong because no amount of criticism from me is going to change the outcome.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:36 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 01:26 PM (PV+Zw)
Because everything with the left is a gateway. Gay marriage became you bake that fucking cake, to sex changes for 10 year olds, and tranny hour at kindergarten. They do it with everything. Oh maybe a vax to help with a small % of people who might benefit , and maybe just 2 weeks to flatten the curve became everybody get the vax or its camps for you, and yeah, the kids will be out of school for a year, our manufacturing will be fucked, and no you can't be outside alone in a frigging desert without a mask.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 21, 2026 01:37 PM (snZF9)
When they meet a term they receive a portion of their money, that is being withheld, back.
If they VIOLATE Any portion of the agreement the deal is off and Trump, 'bombs them in the head'.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:37 PM (iLKq8)
As do I. Every single damn day ending in Y. Just like everyone else.
Yet - if the calls I make turn out wrong ? Then I'm wrong. That's how it works.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:37 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:01 PM (P5MQi)
There is a claim out there that Putin is the hero here. He had produced the Sputnik vaxx, which was a standard old school vaccine.
The argument was that with the production of the COVID virus, and the "only effective mRNA treatment" the west could implement vaccine passports to end the spread through travel restrictions. This could have passed on to digital ID through WHO demands, and would have been transnational and inescapable.
There was a bit of that going on with the vaccine passports, up until Putin's government labs put out Sputnik and a low price that was taken up widely by the Global South at something like $10 USD per dose, and that broke the option for global adoption of the mRNA and the enforced vaccine passports under WHO which depended on that.
This is very troubling in its implications
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (3cXW4)
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We're not "giving" Iran or the mullahs anything. The $300B is frozen Iranian assets.
Sure, the US froze them, but they're originally Iran's funds. Or so I've been told.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:38 PM (jehhT)
And here we go. Again. Just shut up Americans. I've got the World to think about.
Is that what you want to go with ? Sure about that ?
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:39 PM (P5MQi)
Trump wasn't opposed to Obama's deal except that Obama gave all the money up front .
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:40 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Put that in a frame and nail it on the wall.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Heroq at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (3cXW4)
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We're not "giving" Iran or the mullahs anything. The $300B is frozen Iranian assets.
Sure, the US froze them, but they're originally Iran's funds. Or so I've been told.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:38 PM (jehhT)
Maybe we should do it Chinese style: Charge IRAN for the costs of our military and munitions used...deduct it from the frozen assets...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:40 PM (l3cgK)
I believe to this day they still have a weakened but live polio vaccine as well as one with killed polio virus. And some docs or CDC etc encourage the weakened version to be used because it can confer some immunity to non-vaccinated kids. Never married and had kids but when I read that and was still of child bearing age I thought "well my pediatrician will be told to give my future kid the killed virus version"
Posted by: PaleRider at June 21, 2026 01:41 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Put that in a frame and nail it on the wall.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:40 PM (iLKq
Yeah...
It would be like forcing everybody to get Monkey Pox vaccines and stay masked and 6 feet apart because gays can't help shoving their meat into pustulant asses.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:42 PM (l3cgK)
Perhaps he was party to the entire scheme, which I highly doubt, given that he was the main target of a big part of it.
Or, he was a credulous fool who got rooked by people who he of all people should have seen through instantly.
Neither is satisfactory.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:42 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Damn it, you don't understand. Sure, Trump lived amongst the Left his entire life. But how could he possibly know they would do what they always do ? Besides - he had "imperfect information".
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:43 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:35 PM (DrlQb)
Cutter labs incident probably had something to do with that
The only circulating polio strain in the developed world is the one we use for vaccinations, by the way. An uncharitable man would suggest that Polio vaccination has turned into a way to inoculate the population from the possible injuries from the vaccination itself.
But I am charitable and I am perfectly willing to listen to any explanation that resolves that question
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:43 PM (rbvCR)
This is very troubling in its implications
Posted by: Kindltot
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Thought I was keeping up. What are the troubling implications?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:43 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: It's me donna at June 21, 2026 01:33 PM (dFjQQ)
So what?
Iran declared it closed after their minions in Hezbollah fired on Israel, and they unsurprisingly fired back, citing language in the MoU that Trump foolishly agreed to about Lebanon. Current reporting is that no one crossed the strait overnight so as not to risk Iranian attack. So it's as closed as it has been at any point in the last three months.
I'd post a ZH link, but I can't get through to tinyurl for some reason.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:44 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:32 PM (vSvIl)
They also want to pretend that they can close the straits at will in the face of the USN and the other gulf state's navies.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:44 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:44 PM (iLKq8)
If I win $20 off you at the Poker Table ? And then I - for whatever reason - flip you a $20 chip ?
I just gave you $20. Because that money was mine the moment I took it.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:44 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: $XOM Shareholder at June 21, 2026 01:45 PM (2ap+5)
Do you think the R & D departments in various Pharmacuetical companies are interested in outright cures, or do you think their focus is more on "medical maintenance" type treatments?
Keep in mind that actual all encompassing iINDUSTRIES have been created to address individual diseases and medical conditions. Industries require employees, who require stability and compensation. They have made a career out of finding a cure (which if found negates that career). So, medical maintenance (which provides ongoing revenue) is the focus. Cures would harm the bottom line.
Posted by: Orson at June 21, 2026 01:46 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 01:34 PM (BI5O2)
Yes. The Cutter incident too. Also the standards to what polio is was changed when the vaccine came out so the stats showed a reduction in polio.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)
And here we go. Again. Just shut up Americans. I've got the World to think about.
Is that what you want to go with ? Sure about that ?
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:39 PM (P5MQi)
Don't put words in my mouth. The US is not an autarky. What happens in the world - especially with the world supply chains shut down by C-19 - affects us as well. Trump can certainly answer for what the 'vaccine' did to people here in the USA. What I wrote was if we couldn't have proper international trade flowing again, the consequences of that would have been more severe for everyone than people - even many people - getting secondary illnesses. The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020 would have been the least of our worries then. I stand by that assertion.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:47 PM (DrlQb)
Trump put the search for a vaccine on the fast track and when they delivered some quickly Trump of course wanted credit and thus he was a supporter. Of course it appears he ignored all the warnings of an mRNA vax and just hung his hat on ' I got a vax quicker than anyone in history! '
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:47 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 01:48 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:44 PM (P5MQi)
Would you like to guess the link between excluding Russia from SWIFT and the development of the BRICS?
Why would India and China think they needed an alternate international settlement system when Obama was President?
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Methos
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ZH brings a lot of information but one must consider its' source, they need clicks too. Otherwise it appears that you are particularly adverse to any sourced information. At best.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:49 PM (iLKq8)
The only one interested in your individual health is you. Big Pharma wants to sell you a product - same as everyone else.
At least Big HVAC produces tangible results. You want to be cool or warm ? They sell a solution. They're more honest that Big Auto - which seems dead set on telling you how you should enjoy driving instead of just giving you want you want to drive.
Big Health (doctors and pharma) baffle me - with how older than me folks treat them. "My doctor said I have to do X".
Every thought about telling your doctor to go fuck himself ? He works for you, after all. He should not "make" you do anything. He's a consultant.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:49 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:38 PM (jehhT)
Maybe we should do it Chinese style: Charge IRAN for the costs of our military and munitions used...deduct it from the frozen assets...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 01:40 PM (l3cgK)
It wasn't that long ago that Bessent was proposing to use the funds to repair damage down by Iran's "drone everybody" approach to the war.
In any case it's funds that Iran didn't have three weeks ago that are potentially being given.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:50 PM (vSvIl)
Pick your poison. I'd rather the US say okay we have shortages . We are going to start manufacturing these products ourself though we may have short term pain. We're Americans.Suck it up and get to work. (. Also American capitalists there is money to be made)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:50 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:43 PM (iLKq
Maybe that Putin is more dimensioned that some Evil Hun meme generated for WWI?
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:52 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)
I know that answer. Because "The Dollar" is just fiat currency now as well. No better than anyone else.
On this - I get it. If I'm "not" in the United States ? Wouldn't want to trade on the dollar globally either. Its not like we're an honest broker of currency anymore. We are not.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:52 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:32 PM (vSvIl)
SoH is open and traffic is freely passing. The IRGC is just throwing more bullshit into the air.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 01:52 PM (g8Ew8)
"Dr. Hana El Sahly recused herself from reviewing COVID-19 vaccines for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2020 due to a potential conflict of interest. As the chairwoman of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, she stepped aside because she was simultaneously serving as a lead investigator for Moderna Inc.'s late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trial."
The grift goes on...
Posted by: SL at June 21, 2026 01:52 PM (aFtqG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 01:53 PM (1z8ji)
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It was speculated at the time that Trump was a bit of a germaphobe and Fauci played to that weakness. Probably told Trump a "worst case scenario" that was totally fictitious. And because Fauci was in bed with the various US intelligence agencies, those entities confirmed what the CDC and Fauci was telling him.
"Speculation" But to a certain degree, makes sense.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 01:53 PM (jehhT)
Screw Just In Time Inventory
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:53 PM (KC5Lt)
Pick your poison. I'd rather the US say okay we have shortages . We are going to start manufacturing these products ourself though we may have short term pain. We're Americans.Suck it up and get to work. (. Also American capitalists there is money to be made)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:50 PM (KC5Lt)
That is an absolutely fair critique of my argument. And I think that in the longer term, you're right - a move towards self-sufficiency helps us greatly. Trump's reshoring efforts are one way to get us there. What I would say is that it's one thing to run on that goal and get people to vote for it, and another thing to back them into a corner in the middle of a crisis - and the 2020 election - and push that policy. Reasonable people can disagree. I don't think that Trump 1.0 had the ability - and certainly not the political capital in 2020 - to do what you suggest back then.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:55 PM (DrlQb)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:55 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:52 PM (P5MQi)
Which is why you are supporting Bernie Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez. I celebrate your dedication to an economic concept, even though it has failed continually.
I am certain that the City of London banks appreciate your support.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:49 PM (iLKq
The source was a site that monitor the transponders of traffic through the strait, and there wasn't any overnight.
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:56 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 01:55 PM (DrlQb)
And my kid - at 12 - didn't have the ability to drive a car. But if he took the keys and knocked the shit out of the fenders ?
"Well ... he's learning" is not an excuse. Trump wasn't drafted into the job. He wanted the job. All the heat for all the mistakes is justified.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:57 PM (P5MQi)
They bypassed the vaccine review board and authorized its emergency use. The majority on that board would not have approved it thus the reason they were bypassed.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:57 PM (KC5Lt)
Deys enuf niggers in here to make a Tarzan movie!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Ia/+0)
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Can we put a pin in that thought for when we celebrate America's "independence" in two weeks?
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 01:59 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 01:57 PM (P5MQi)
I'm sure you could have done so much better under the same circumstances.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 01:59 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Ia/+0)
Not me.
Government scientists are proven liars, and they were long before this particular shitshow. They lie the paint off the walls. No sale.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 02:00 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 21, 2026 02:00 PM (qFwJc)
That anything he did would have been used against him.
The unused hospital ship in NY.
The recommendation for, brain fog on the anti-virans he was given) remember he caught Covid early on was given treatment and recommended it highly.
It was pulled from use.
They gagged Trump and beat him up on the whole thing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:00 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 01:55 PM (rbvCR)
And that's twice. What clever point do you think you are making ? The "well, its my guy so he's perfect" argument ?
Voted Trump three times. Pretty sure I picked the winner all three. But he fucked up Covid.
And he's fucking up Iran in spades. If he was eligible again ? I'd go Heavy D or Vance for starters.
The old man has passed his expiration date.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:00 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 01:53 PM (KC5Lt)
it is an attempt to create efficiency in the supply chain, and creates fragility as well.
It is also created by tax authorities, where any stock you have on hand is actually taxed, just like the capital equipment and the office furniture. There is also the problem that Just In Time also means companies are running on borrowed money, and the banks don't like to see extra inventory and the financials hate paying interest on money borrowed to buy stock that just sits around. That will have to be resolved before we get much more reserves built up in manufacturers.
I worked for a welding shop that did manufacturing on the side, and the boss was always on me for keeping too much hardware on hand, and of course if we were out of fasteners we couldn't get equipment out the door and get paid for it.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 02:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 01:58 PM (Ia/+0)
If one would have taken the time to review the history of those experts. Especially the British guy who came up with the Covid mortality model, you would have seen so many red flags you would have dismissed them.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 02:01 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 01:59 PM (g8Ew
Most of us could. A simple "No - that's bullshit" would have sufficed.
Many - in real time - were calling bullshit every day. Including here.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (P5MQi)
or 1ST WORLD NOOD
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (Ia/+0)
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And years later, still no hangings.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (6h45X)
Recommended it for everyone, said, 'it made me feel ten years younger'. They shut him down.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (iLKq8)
Posted by: Case at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:55 PM (hLhMb)
Bind them hand and foot, and throw them face-down into the Reflecting Pool so they can reflect upon their sins. Until they drown.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 02:03 PM (1z8ji)
You are really going to be pissed when you discover Six Sigma.
Posted by: Howdy
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You people aren't Team players. It's as if you are opposed to Quality Circles.
Posted by: W. Edwards Deming at June 21, 2026 02:04 PM (XeU6L)
Its like the Tuskegee Experiments never happened.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:04 PM (P5MQi)
I see JITI as all or nothing solution. It concentrates too much on the present without any consideration of the consequences of the future. It's a solution built on a model . Models will disappoint you in the real world.
I do think there is a compromise and tax solution.
Posted by: polynikes at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (KC5Lt)
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That's an interesting statement, given that what reporting I've seen is that Vance is leading the weak on Iran side of the administration (and his public statements seem to support that).
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (vSvIl)
You are an underappreciated genius for international affairs on creating peace. Why are you here, and not banging on Rubio's door?
Certainly you are not here to just make people fight with you, since that would prove you a hypocrite.
(secret to arguments versus fights: arguments are for exploring options to discover solutions to conflict. Fights are to hurt the opponent so badly they run away or give up)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: W. Edwards Deming at June 21, 2026 02:04 PM (XeU6L)
Who-ever you are - and I hope you sock off - you get it.
I'm 54. There's a manufacturing fad about once a decade. The Six Sigma shit was awful because Excel happened about the same time.
All these stupid fucking managers ... measuring shit wrong and then putting that dumb data into spreadsheets. Then buying Statistical Methods books and trying to apply that.
Get this ... real processes don't follow a Bell Curve. Not one bit.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:07 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:07 PM (ZVgZ4)
"Christine Grady is the chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and she is married to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is a prominent immunologist and former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 21, 2026 02:08 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Methos at June 21, 2026 02:05 PM (vSvIl)
The best thing about Trump / Vance is that Trump is the bad cop. But I'm convinced that's not a choreographed move. Trump is just an attention-hungry old man amplifying his attention-hungry as he gets more old.
I think Vance is effective. We'll see if he can shake off the Trump in '28.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:09 PM (P5MQi)
A lot could be said on the topic, some of which might be illuminating. Probably would require an in-person conversation after a good meal, with an adult beverage in hand watching a mountain sunset.. Not so much on a forum such as this. So I shall defer.
I appreciate your efforts on this topic the last few years..
Cheers!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 21, 2026 02:10 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 21, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)
And here we go. Have you ever built a car - from raw metal shapes - in your garage ? I haven't.
So then I can't comment on the difference between a Yugo and a BMW. Or note the flaws in each. After all - I've never built a sedan from the ground up.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:11 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
Manufacturing processes do not at all. Not one bit. Because they are not random in the slightest.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:13 PM (P5MQi)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 02:02 PM (6h45X)
That’s why they are trying to do it again.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:15 PM (ZVgZ4)
A lot could be said on the topic, some of which might be illuminating. Probably would require an in-person conversation after a good meal, with an adult beverage in hand watching a mountain sunset.. Not so much on a forum such as this. So I shall defer.
I appreciate your efforts on this topic the last few years..
Cheers!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at June 21, 2026 02:10 PM (I0N4X)
Too true, Muldoon. I really need to get myself to a MoMe soon.
Thanks, CBD!
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 21, 2026 02:15 PM (DrlQb)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 21, 2026 02:24 PM (ZVgZ4)
I found that there are three on offer, GSX makes a traditional type RSV vax, as does Pfizer [spit], but lo! behold Moderna's RSV vax, in all its mRNA glory. No way.
So maybe the GSK one? I look into the efficacy of these vaccines and learn that in one year after the shot, chances of hospitalization appear to be about 4 in 10, so roughly 60% effective; after two years, odds drop to 6 in 10, or 40% effective. No boosters recommended.
I am not sure this is worth whatever risks there may be. The blurbs of course only refer to soreness around the injection site, but who knows? Think I'll take my chances for the time being.
YMMD
Posted by: Fritz at June 21, 2026 02:28 PM (J7jo9)
Posted by: Fritz at June 21, 2026 02:30 PM (J7jo9)
We are using it in the EXACT same way. I understand all that. And as such, I'm telling you why Six Sigma ... and a lot of other probability and statistics as applied to industry ... is simply fucking wrong.
The same as AI is the next fad. But you have to have lived through some of these fads to understand the next one.
The "deviations" ... and what you are talking about regarding measurements that fine ... are noise. Because no industrial instrument - no instruments, really - are absolute. They all have error.
And nobody is recording those errors to the resolution which is random. But this is great - because we're back to one of the arguments I always had with the "science crowd" here.
All real life data is anecdotal.
Posted by: Howdy at June 21, 2026 02:31 PM (P5MQi)
Cultural Heritage: He is the son of Palestinian refugee parents and grew up in Libya and Saudi Arabia.
Literary Work: His poetry and translations deeply engage with Islamic narratives, Sufi mysticism, and the Quran. He frequently references Islamic concepts (such as Barzakh and the story of the Prophet Muhammad in the cave) and cites Islamic scholars like Ibn Arabi.
Self-Identification in Context: In interviews, he discusses the experience of being an Arab Muslim in the West and the lack of Islamic narratives in Western literature, often speaking from an insider's perspective on these traditions.
Evidence regarding Dr. Hana El Sahly:
Background: She was born in Lebanon and holds a name of Arabic origin.
Public Stance: Unlike her husband, her public profile is strictly focused on science and medicine. She has not publicly discussed her faith or religious identity in interviews or professional biographies.
Draw,your own conclusions.
Posted by: Augusto Perez at June 21, 2026 02:37 PM (S/pXD)
Posted by: 18-1 at June 21, 2026 02:57 PM (VuzyX)
Alarmingly, among my nieces and nephews - all of whom I think are getting their regular COVID boosters - they are coming down with cancer diagnoses. I blame it mRNA.
When I first read that they were looking into mRNA-type flu shots, I ceased getting the thing, and never will again. My sawbones presses me to get the RSV shot, but that too is getting the mRNA look-at. No way, no how, not ever. Period.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at June 21, 2026 04:13 PM (bufu1)
Posted by: Sixiron at June 21, 2026 08:53 PM (UMeAV)
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2026/06/19/update061926
Example: "It also creates a difficult situation for cult leader, convicted felon, and failed President Donald Trump."
You have to see this stuff to believe it. I really think it's worth a minute of your time to see how much these people spew hate for Trump--and by extension, for all of us.
Posted by: sf at June 21, 2026 09:54 PM (9RZd3)
Morons and 'ettes, Jim is right, and the moment has arrived for the plot to be revealed: the first confirmed case of duh Chyna virus in the U.S. was 29 Jan 2020. By chance, two DAYS later I stumbled on a tech paper showing the gene sequence of the spike protein. It clearly showed four genes not in the closest bat virus, and which had obviously been inserted. Everything is explained in my paper: https://tinyurl.com/3y79t3f8
It's easy reading. The surprising thing is that all coronaviruses have long-since been sequenced, so the comparison was easy.
Posted by: sf at June 21, 2026 10:42 PM (9RZd3)
Sunday Morning Book Thread 6-21-2026 [Sabrina Chase]
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: davidt at June 21, 2026 08:58 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 09:00 AM (znREB)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:01 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 09:03 AM (yTvNw)
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...extolling the merits of putting carrots in Pompeiian chili?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:03 AM (gnNyN)
Volcanoes and books don't get along.Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 21, 2026 09:04 AM (ee9bx)
Posted by: davidt at June 21, 2026 08:58 AM (Q+gd/)
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It's a cook book!
Yay book thread!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:04 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:01 AM (78a2H)
Or the returned manuscript of a new writer after being read by a literary agent.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 09:05 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:05 AM (gQhJN)
Posted by: Reliability experts everywhere at June 21, 2026 09:05 AM (eDbqp)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 21, 2026 09:04 AM (ee9bx)
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I read a book this week that flat out told me to burn it before I read it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:06 AM (gnNyN)
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...extolling the merits of putting carrots in Pompeiian chili?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:03 AM (gnNyN
She said Epicurean, not barbarian.
Posted by: Dr. T at June 21, 2026 09:06 AM (jGGMD)
https://tinyurl.com/yjk49xy5
( maybe a good book thread picture)
As for me, trying to read Carl v. Clauswitz's On War
It really is a serious stone read, and hard to read if not wide awake and concentrate
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 09:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 09:07 AM (znREB)
"No!" said the agent. "Do the opposite!"
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:08 AM (gQhJN)
Safe travels for all the NoVaMoMe attendees.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
"But there are also many other things which Jesus did, which, if they were written in detail, I expect that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written."
Posted by: John 21:25 at June 21, 2026 09:10 AM (eDbqp)
I am reading St. Augustine's City of God and he makes tons of references to other works, many of which are lost to us. This is why I have so little patience with people who try to challenge ancient histories. We have but a fraction of the sources they had, and their works would not have been preserved if their contemporaries considered it false rubbish.
The fact that they survived - often in quantity - tells us that the people closest to events valued it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:10 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)
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Lasers...what can't they do?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:10 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:11 AM (gQhJN)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 09:11 AM (znREB)
It could have been a crackling 20-page monograph, but I guess he had to pad it out to make a book. Sigh.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:12 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:11 AM (gQhJN)
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Whatever you do, don't read it aloud!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:13 AM (ZOv7s)
A Navy lieutenant, recalled to active duty and not happy about it, thumbs a ride to Norfolk with a guy who gripes about his dismissal from government because he's suspected of Red sympathies. Through circumstances not fully disclosed, the officer wakes up in a hospital bed, badly banged up, with his face covered in bandages. The hospital staff calls him by the driver's name -- because, he's told, he was wearing the driver's clothes and carrying the driver's identification. No photo IDs in those days.
The only other person who knows the truth is the driver's estranged wife. She takes the lieutenant out of the hospital to her home on Chesapeake Bay, where she tells him that her husband had tried to kill him in a phony car crash and disappear, but something went wrong and Hubby died instead.
It all sounds straightforward, yet I'm skeptical. We've only been told through other characters what is going on; we have yet to see anything for ourselves. And, after all, this is Donald Hamilton.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:13 AM (gQhJN)
Finally, the Book Thread includes-
the Fossilized Foreleg of a Unicorn to kick things off.
Cn we have the Piltdown Man pay us a visit next week?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM (Kt19C)
I plan to listen to others as well.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM (eDbqp)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM (kpS4V)
This one is obviously a huge influence on Iain Banks, about envoys from an advanced society (in this case Earth, and yes, it's explicitly after the triumph of Communism) living secretly in a more primitive society on another planet. They're all humans, because this was the 1960s and the Strugatskys were Europeans. (I don't know why Euro writers were so allergic for so long to realistically alien aliens.)
There's an afterword in my edition about the writing of the book, and in some ways it's more interesting than the novel as it gives a glimpse into the realities of writing under Communism. They had to delete any references to FTL travel because the Nazis had once denounced Einstein, therefore FTL in fiction was a sign of fascism. You can't make this stuff up!
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 09:16 AM (Kt19C)
One of the questions they do try to address is deciding what knowledge should be preserved for the long term. Not just the scientific technical skills they need, but the culture as well.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:16 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:17 AM (ndZc7)
Finally, the Book Thread includes-
the Fossilized Foreleg of a Unicorn to kick things off.
Cn we have the Piltdown Man pay us a visit next week?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 09:15 AM
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Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Australopithecus at June 21, 2026 09:17 AM (eDbqp)
Problem: many reams of bullshit were preserved because they were more entertaining than the real thing and the real thing got lost.
John Malalas, Historia Augusta, Movses Khorenatsi, Ctesias' Persica...
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 09:18 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Well, I hope they include the Limerick.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:19 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 09:18 AM
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Obama's college transcripts at June 21, 2026 09:20 AM (eDbqp)
I agree about multiple back ups of digital materials but still have no confidence in them. Too many ways to go wrong. Lack of power. Lack of software and machines to read them. (How many computer files are still usable after only a few decades?) Deteriorating storage media.
I have more faith in microfiche for long term preservation. So sayeth the curmudgeon.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 09:21 AM (yTvNw)
This week I finished S.M. Stirling's Conan novel, Blood of the Serpent. It was written to lead into Howard's own short story, "Red Nails," and explain how Conan came to know and be following Valeria of the Red Brotherhood. The Howard story starts with him following her into a jungle.
Stirling's pastiche is quite readable and displays Conan as not only a tough and expert swordsman, but a smart leader as well. Howard's story is fast-moving and colorful (as is Stirling's), though the tendency to purple prose and said-isms ("We're both penniless vagabonds," [Conan] grinned hardily) is a little jarring. All said, a good read.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:17 AM (ndZc7)
I read that as Rick Astley. Moar coffee.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 09:23 AM (LHPAg)
I am reading St. Augustine's City of God and he makes tons of references to other works, many of which are lost to us. This is why I have so little patience with people who try to challenge ancient histories. We have but a fraction of the sources they had, and their works would not have been preserved if their contemporaries considered it false rubbish.
The fact that they survived - often in quantity - tells us that the people closest to events valued it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:10 AM (ZOv7s)
But we totes have a complete picture of history, not only from books but archaeological findings as well.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 09:23 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 09:24 AM (Ia/+0)
It's so interesting to read the various drafts of a story whose proper finished form I feel in my bones. I knew Tolkien had a history sketched out but was surprised at how much the tale grew in the telling:
"I met a lot of things on the way that astonished me. Tom Bombadil I knew already; but I had never been to Bree. Strider sitting in the corner at the inn was a shock, and I had no more idea who he was than had Frodo. The Mines of Moria had been a mere name; and of Lothlórien no word had reached my mortal ears till I came there. Far away I knew there were the Horse-lords on the confines of an ancient Kingdom of Men, but Fangorn Forest was an unforeseen adventure. I had never heard of the House of Eorl nor of the Stewards of Gondor. Most disquieting of all, Saruman had never been revealed to me, and I was as mystified as Frodo at Gandalf's failure to appear on September 22."
-- J.R.R. Tolkien, in a letter to W.H. Auden
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 09:24 AM (kpS4V)
So, what am I to take away from this? Are women fierce and independent? Or fragile and in need to constant protection? Without some additional explanation, it's hard to reconcile some of these reactions...
And that story was written by a woman...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 21, 2026 09:25 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: huerfano at June 21, 2026 09:25 AM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:26 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 09:26 AM (Ia/+0)
I was at the Chicago Public Library a few months ago, researching old TV Guides (1952-1954), only available on microfilm. Final day of research, I come in, and it won’t let me log in to the film reader.
“The computer’s down. You can’t use the film readers until the computer comes back up; they’re aware of the problem.”
“What about that manual film reader over in the corner?”
“You’re welcome to try it. I have no idea how it works.”
I’m 90% certain I was able to get it to work, but the lower level of magnification and the complete lack of software-based image enhancement wasn’t enough to make the film readable. Fortunately, by the time I got that far, the computers were functional again.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 21, 2026 09:26 AM (kYmoU)
So far, this seems more like a mix of the best of Somerset Maugham and John Dickson Carr, though without the latter's impossible crime tropes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:26 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TRex - dead sea dino at June 21, 2026 09:27 AM (IQ6Gq)
Do I recall correctly that St. Augustine at least thought he had seen the Roman records of Jesus’s crucifixion?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 21, 2026 09:27 AM (kYmoU)
To avoid spoilers, I will only say that the butler didn't do it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:28 AM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 09:28 AM (gQhJN)
Howdy, Horde.
One backup? True -- not enough. The ebooks, and some movies and music here at Casa Some Guy are on my Chromebook's SSD, and also on a couple of USB hard drives and a couple of USB thumb drives. This is not careful planning on my part. Every time I get it into my head that I really need to finally organize and cull some of those files, I back up the mess so that I don't screw up the set I'm working on and lose everything. Some day I'll consolidate all of it and finally get it trimmed down and organized in one set of files without a lot of unwanted duplication, but before I get into that, I'd better run a backup. Just in case.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 09:30 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026
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I have Night Walker on my shelf and have read it, but recall almost nothing about it. That's not a slam at Hamilton; I'm sure I enjoyed it, but I may have read it years ago and other things have intruded.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Trimegistus
One of my favorite stories about artistic censorship under the Soviets concerns Prokofiev's opera War and Peace. Known primarily for his lighter works such as Peter and the Wolf, he decided to write something patriot when the Nazis attacked. But Stalin banned it because in the opera, as in real life, Moscow fell to Napoleon and Stalin wasn't having any of that Moscow falls crap.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:32 AM (ndZc7)
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Problem: many reams of bullshit were preserved because they were more entertaining than the real thing and the real thing got lost.
John Malalas, Historia Augusta, Movses Khorenatsi, Ctesias' Persica...
Posted by: gKWVE
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In modern times -
- Kung Flu will kill you, and killed millions, not a government agent known as Fauci
- J6 was an insurrection somewhere on the scale between Whiskey Rebellion and Civil War.
Somewhere around here I have a fairly modern book on Ancient Rome. It's author points out these problems in history - we know people lie and they lie for political gain/power, and one of the most extension collections are (or some of) the papers of a guy who was paid to spread writings favorable to his patrons. We know this because that is in his writings.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 09:32 AM (/lPRQ)
I finished reading Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile this week.
To avoid spoilers, I will only say that the butler didn't do it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:28 AM (gnNyN)
Dame A played fair on that one but if you paid attention it was easy to figure out who done it.
An "easy" one to give her readers a victory?
Do mystery authors do that?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 09:33 AM (iJfKG)
I've seen the movie with Peter Ustinov. It's about shots fired.
Posted by: dantesed at June 21, 2026 09:33 AM (Oy/m2)
You don't _have_ ethnically diverse societies when most people die in the same village where they were born. You might have a family known as the "Blacks" because three generations back a shipwrecked sailor with darkish hair settled nearby, but all his descendants will look pretty much like their neighbors after fifty years.
You don't _have_ women in military professions before firearms. I have a family member, a woman, who competes at a fairly high level in fencing. She can beat other women her age, but not men. Size and strength actually matter. Plus societies which put fertile women on the battle line don't last long.
If you're writing a fantasy, why are you depicting the world as a bunch of Bluesky subscribers wearing LARP costumes?
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (R+iUD)
Speaking to the 'comic book' part of the adaptation, the art is okay. It doesn't stand out, but neither is it terrible. Its most interesting aspect is that the main hero is a long-faced teenager with a near-constant look of disgust/disdain. Given the events of the book, this is perfectly justified.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 21, 2026 09:36 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
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Because it's all they "know" about the real world...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:37 AM (gnNyN)
One of my favorite stories about artistic censorship under the Soviets concerns Prokofiev's opera War and Peace. Known primarily for his lighter works such as Peter and the Wolf, he decided to write something patriot when the Nazis attacked. But Stalin banned it because in the opera, as in real life, Moscow fell to Napoleon and Stalin wasn't having any of that Moscow falls crap.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 09:32 AM (ndZc7)
I don't know how Prokofiev would have turned out had he stayed in the West instead of going back to the USSR, but his life after his return was a misery.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:37 AM (O0L8i)
Speaking of authors who refuse to write the next sequel (death being no excuse), Eris, did you know Alan Bradley died in May? Leaving his last Flavia de Luce book with a wide-open ending? God rest his soul.
But as it turns out, he did finish the next Flavia book and it is scheduled for publication in November of this year.
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 09:38 AM (afFes)
AHE,
I have that set in hardcover, as any proper devotee of Tolkien must. (I gave the paperback version to my niece and her husband.) Not something I would read cover to cover but interesting for fanatics and obsessives.
I've seen that letter from Tolkien to Auden. Knowing how much of the LOTR story was developed on the fly was a fascinating, and surprising, insight. That's one of the reasons I enjoy collections of letters from authors I enjoy; the glimpses into the development of their writing.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 09:38 AM (yTvNw)
To avoid spoilers, I will only say that the butler didn't do it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026
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During my big detective phase in my teens, I read a lot of her mysteries and was not terribly impressed with her use of clues and reasoning. Reading some of those same books now, I see that she had an excellent grasp of human nature, and that human nature often was essential to the crimes and their solutions . . . much like the later Ellery Queen novels.
Her "Mary Westmacott" non-genre novels -- I've read three -- are superb stuff, with, again, that dramatic knowledge of human nature and motivations. They are like a mix of Somerset Maugham and A.J. Cronin's works, written in Agatha's own plainer style.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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If you're writing a fantasy, why are you depicting the world as a bunch of Bluesky subscribers wearing LARP costumes?
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
Because those books are written by and for Bluesky subscribers wearing LARP costumes.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026
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And their biographies or autobiographies. We see the kinds of things that inspired their choice of genre, or that inspired individual elements and characters in their work.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Piper at June 21, 2026 09:42 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 09:43 AM (kpS4V)
Am I on to something here?
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:43 AM (78a2H)
This curmudgeon's problem isn't with microfiche per se, but with libraries putting their holdings on microfiche and then destroying the originals. This is one reason why complete runs of some of the great newspapers like the New York Herald and Los Angeles Examiner no longer exist.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 09:44 AM (qRla/)
- Kung Flu will kill you, and killed millions, not a government agent known as Fauci
- J6 was an insurrection somewhere on the scale between Whiskey Rebellion and Civil War.
Itinerate Alley Butcher, I pray to GOD our great grand-children don't hear those fables. As an almost 78 year old adult who knows authentic history, I almost weep at the left continuing to re-write it. General Steven D. Lee warned us.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 09:44 AM (LHPAg)
Problem: many reams of bullshit were preserved because they were more entertaining than the real thing and the real thing got lost.
Not just ancient history. Ty Cobb was given the reputation of a psychopathic racist because of the lies of Al Stump. Cobb wasn't a nice guy and he was raised in late 1800's Georgia, but most of the stories about him were later found to be false.
And Bill Veeck blackened Kenesaw Mountain Landis by claiming Landis prevented him from buying the Phillies in 1943 and using black ballplayers on the roster. There's no contemporaneous evidence for those two events.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:45 AM (O0L8i)
Am I on to something here?
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:43 AM (78a2H)
NO.
Posted by: the current derp state at June 21, 2026 09:46 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
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Because that is the core audience.
I have three daughters, two of which are into D&D. They both bristle at the idea of women NOT being able to play whatever they want. It is, after all, a fantasy.
However, they also accept men are stronger than women, and so when they want to play a brute crusher, they play a dude rather than a girlboss.
But the opening up of the fantasy genre to women means it gets female fantasies as well, and we all know those are very much different from how men think.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:46 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 09:46 AM (afFes)
I’m currently reading a good spy novel (The Charm School) but it is…overlong. What is it with all these authors who think they’re Herman Melville? Just because you researched how whales get processed, doesn’t mean it goes in the book.
Posted by: The best thief in Lankhmar at June 21, 2026 09:47 AM (64rer)
Sorry to be a minority of one, but I detest fantasy fiction.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:48 AM (O0L8i)
Yup. When I returned to the Chicago Public Library a few months ago, it was to verify some poorly readable text against the originals. The scans look like they must have been made in the early nineties!
No can do. We don’t have the originals any more. I was able to tweak the computer enough to be reasonably certain of all of the iffy texts but one, but there are other things I fortunately didn’t need that will probably never be reasonably decipherable.
I see this on newspapers.com a lot, too. Though I hope they aren’t destroying their 1776-1826 papers, I am also not placing any bets.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 21, 2026 09:49 AM (kYmoU)
John Malalas, Historia Augusta, Movses Khorenatsi, Ctesias' Persica...
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 09:18 AM (gKWVE)
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Or they were as discredited as we believe.
In the (many footnotes) to City of God, the translator points to an "error" which I ran to ground and found that it wasn't an error. Augustine was correct.
We can look at Herodotus and say he was full of crap, but he was writing what everyone said, and that's very useful to know.
Also: the modern idea of "just the facts" has its own weaknesses. Pre-modern audiences has a much stronger grasp of symbolism than we do.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: callsign claymore at June 21, 2026 09:50 AM (/6r4m)
It could have been a crackling 20-page monograph, but I guess he had to pad it out to make a book. Sigh.
There was a columnist for a dog-show publication that would never say in less than a paragraph anything for which a sentence would ordinarily suffice.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:51 AM (O0L8i)
Now that's funny. I've learned that "near fine" means "still has most of the pages" and "very good" means "still has at least one cover."
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 09:51 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:48 AM (O0L8i)
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I have come to despise it. I like Tolkien because he both defined and then transcended the genre. He reads completely differently to me know than he did back then.
I like R.E. Howard because he's just so over the top. He's not fantasy so much as just rolling with it. Minimalist world-building, character development is an afterthought.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: The best thief in Lankhmar at June 21, 2026 09:47 AM (64rer)
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Yeah, I'm running into that issue with Seveneves...
It might as well be called "Technobabble: The Book!"
Stephen Baxter and Alistair Reynolds did a much better job of telling their version of this story in half the pages.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)
Me too. 'Somewhere', I have a microfiche of my Navy records, and you just reminded me 'hey why have you been going round and round with the VA almost 5 years when you have a microfiche?'. But alas how would I read it?
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 09:52 AM (LHPAg)
Tried to cure my sadness by book shopping this weekend. Picked up a few things here and there, but it didn't help.
One is Jack Beatty's The Lost History of 1914: Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began. He discusses five paths that would have led away from the War - a military coup in Germany, imminent civil war in Britain and so on - to support his thesis that "the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand [wasn't] the catalyst of a war that would have broken out in any event over some other crisis, but rather as its all-but-unique precipitant."
*I've always loved that name, probably because I had a crush on Kate Jackson.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026
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A lot of the modern stuff bores me, and I write it. It seems as though every huge fantasy novel on the Barnes & Noble shelves begins with some young woman looking out of a tower, remembering sadly the good old days when King Arglebargle IV ruled the land.
Give me Fred Saberhagen and his hardboiled Empire of the East. Or Larry Niven's imaginative Magic Goes Away stories in which mana, the power behind magic, is fading from the world, and creatures like mermen and unicorns breed oddly (giving us dolphins and ponies in the present world) where the mana is low.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:53 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)
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This should read "weren't as discredited."
Note well that most "Bible scholars" detest their subject matter and work tirelessly to prove it false.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:48 AM (O0L8i
I hate it too, unless it is Arthurian fiction, and even then it's hit or miss.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 09:54 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 21, 2026 09:56 AM (PHjsi)
Posted by: PabloD at June 21, 2026 09:56 AM (tTZHu)
I see this on newspapers.com a lot, too. Though I hope they aren’t destroying their 1776-1826 papers, I am also not placing any bets.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 21, 2026 09:49 AM (kYmoU)
In James Caan’s Rollerball, a quiet but key moment is when he goes to the library to look up old records, and learns that nothing is there anymore, they just have links to the central database in Zurich.
So he goes to Zurich, and finds that the Central Database has forgotten everything and is useless.
The ruling class has erased the past.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 09:57 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
Because the author him/herself is a Bluesky subscriber wearing a LARP costume. And because the publisher is likely also a Bluesky subscriber.
Regardless, I full-heartedly share your disdain for too much modern attitudes in fantasy stories.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 21, 2026 09:58 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)
Tolkien, for example, is really difficult to keep in a single book case. There are oversized folios, illustrated guides, and then trade paperbacks. I'm doing a vertical system, so that the right side of the case is all Tolkien, but even then, the trade paperbacks are on the bedside bookcase - which is convenient for obvious reasons. I'm not reading a folio as a bedtime book.
There have been more than a few "wtf?" moments and I handle a book I've never seen before. Also a small stack of books to be sold or donated.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:58 AM (ZOv7s)
Isaiah 64:8
Posted by: Marcus T at June 21, 2026 09:59 AM (PM/iv)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:43 AM
You and Roger Daltrey, Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Really my take on the Russian Revolution is like all Leftists, flowery thinking everything will be different when we are in charge, but once that power is achieved the greed of it takes over and any old plans of equally are long forgotten.
Every Revolution has been this way.
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 09:59 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 09:59 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
Because those books are written by and for Bluesky subscribers wearing LARP costumes.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R+iUD)
I also think there's a bit of...oh, let's call it, Brain Block working here.
Their imaginations can only wander down certain pre-approved paths. (ie, Travels in Woketardia).
It's the same reason why most Soviet fiction is so lousy and forgettable.
They strap the
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 10:00 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:00 AM (wzUl9)
I can't dispute Clarke's line about sufficiently advanced technology but for me the (admittedly fuzzy) line is somewhere this side of dragons. I make an exception for Tolkien because... well... because I do, I guess.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 10:00 AM (vTZFs)
For me these days, it's a section in the bookshop that might as well be labelled "This You May Safely Ignore."
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 10:01 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 10:01 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 21, 2026 10:02 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 21, 2026 09:56 AM (PHjsi)
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Newspapers and magazines were never designed to be archival records. They were the television/radio/internet of their time, durable only because there was no cheaper way to make them.
When I was in college, the universities were switching over from bound copies of periodicals to microfiche, which was much more convenient, but now digital is the thing, and it's shocking how empty the library building is these days. It used to densely packed, with vast card catalogs, but all that's gone.
Worth remembering that many of the books that survived from antiquity were from private collections that were later moved to abbeys or castles.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:03 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026
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Magic systems in so many stories seem to be, well, unsystematic. Magic, like tech, should have its own rules, and if there are exceptions they should be explained. It should also not be easy to work a spell, or then everybody could do it and why would you need professionals?
The two basic classical rules of magic, the Law of Similarity and the Law of Contagion, are a good start. But a clever writer will go beyond those.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 09:35 AM (78a2H)
Because those books are written by and for Bluesky subscribers wearing LARP costumes.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 09:39 AM (R+iUD)
This is the reason I spend so much time here! No get ready for church. Later.
I also think there's a bit of...oh, let's call it, Brain Block working here.
Their imaginations can only wander down certain pre-approved paths. (ie, Travels in Woketardia).
It's the same reason why most Soviet fiction is so lousy and forgettable.
They strap the Chastity Political Belt around their brains so certain things can't occur or even be imagined.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 10:00 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 10:04 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 10:04 AM (Ia/+0)
A point emphasized in Luke Timothy Johnson's The Real Jesus.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 10:04 AM (qRla/)
That right there.
Posted by: Eromero at June 21, 2026 10:05 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: PabloD at June 21, 2026 10:05 AM (tTZHu)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)
Sorry to be a minority of one, but I detest fantasy fiction.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 09:48 AM (O0L8i)
*Shrug*
Some people hate BBQ too
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 10:06 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 21, 2026 10:06 AM (xcxpd)
I don't understand those words of English in that order.
Posted by: dantesed at June 21, 2026 10:07 AM (Oy/m2)
Good point. In the spirit of full disclosure, I should also admit an exception for Butcher's "Dresden Files" books. I think he generally does a good job with that.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 10:08 AM (vTZFs)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 09:46 AM (afFes)
I read the first Flavia book some years ago, and then got distracted with other things and didn't read anymore. Maybe that's what I need to get me out of the current slump of disinterest.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 21, 2026 10:08 AM (h7ZuX)
Section 1 - facts: hard science like basic arithmetic, geography, how to make gun powder, etc.
Subsection - guess work and theories presented as facts including anything to do with Fauci or the United Nations and any system of government not based on individual freedom.
Section 2 - wisdom: myths, philosophy, literature, and, especially, poetry.
Section 1 would provide information. Section 2 would provide meaning.
The complex could be powered by burning the millions of unsold autobiographies of former First Ladies. That should cover the power needs for the first hundred years, maybe longer.
Guess I'm in a whimsical mood this morning.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 10:09 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 21, 2026 10:09 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 10:04 AM (Ia/+0)
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The initial rebellion was to assert their traditional rights as Englishmen. It was only after their efforts were dismissed that independence was considered.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was their model, and even the term "Bill fo Rights" was copied from that event.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 10:04 AM (Ia/+0)
The leaders asserted they were reclaiming their rights as Englishmen, and while the *original* No Kings concept was certainly new, they didn't invent a whole new and insane set of RIGHTS! as our modern-day commie retards have.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 21, 2026 10:09 AM (R+iUD)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 10:09 AM (qRla/)
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There were many off ramps that might have been taken but instead all parties marched blindly into the abyss. I do think that the war guilt clause that Germany was forced to accept was a vast over simplification. Now, WWII was more clear cut.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
Also: the modern idea of "just the facts" has its own weaknesses. Pre-modern audiences has a much stronger grasp of symbolism than we do.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)
A Greek writer who lived just 100 years after Herodotus (his name escapes me) wrote “Herodotus is called the Father of History, but he is the Father of Lies.” So some saw it from the start.
Lost great works - we know very little about the Etruscans now, mostly inference and guesswork. Yet there was a multi volume work in existence at the time of Claudius which covered their history, culture, and language in detail, as told by Etruscan descendants still living at the time. A truly great loss.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 10:10 AM (nuNhM)
The Hawthorne actor is murdered - was he the target or was it the real one? The story-within-a-story is a flashback to Hawthorne's first case as a PI because one of those involved in that case turns up in Hastings...
Posted by: Wethal at June 21, 2026 10:10 AM (gihWY)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 10:10 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 10:12 AM (q5DOt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:13 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)
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It went from an Imperial system to a Republican one, and the Golden Decade of Nationalist rule from 1928 to 1937 is often overlooked. Huge gains were made in modernizing China, building internal improvements, eliminating things like foot binding, etc. Having known peace for the first time in decades, the economy took off.
The Communists were on the ropes, and the Long March would have come to naught if Japan hadn't attacked in 1937.
The Communists took over (read my book!) and did make a break from tradition, and it was disastrous. After Mao died, the old Imperial system has reasserted itself to the point where the CCP is the new Mandarin bureaucracy, only far less competent.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:14 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 10:15 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026
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I believe Claudius was said to be working on a history of the Etruscans before he became emperor. Or maybe that was Robert Graves' invention?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:15 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 10:10 AM (nuNhM)
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Right, but historians are just as prone to character assassination as anyone else. I think Herodotus was a transitional figure between the idea of poetic, mythical history and a more grounded factual version. I note that Herodotus does frequently take the line of: "I don't say it's true, it's just what I heard."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:15 AM (wzUl9)
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It's true. Graves was a Latin scholar, and Penguin uses his translation of Suetonius, who Graves drew upon heavily.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)
Happy Father’s Day to all you dads.
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at June 21, 2026 10:21 AM (PJ6NO)
This curmudgeon's problem isn't with microfiche per se, but with libraries putting their holdings on microfiche and then destroying the originals. This is one reason why complete runs of some of the great newspapers like the New York Herald and Los Angeles Examiner no longer exist."
MP4,
I know about that and it is an abombination. If endless space and resources can be created for AI crap data centers, space can be set aside for preservation of documents and books. It's in the same category with libraries purging their shelves if a book isn't used i a year or so. That might explain why it's hard to find classic literature and history in a lot of libraries. Makes me wonder if libraries are administered by people who couldn't cut it in the NEA teachers union.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 10:22 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: lin-duh at June 21, 2026 10:24 AM (VCgbV)
Certain temples and sacred mountains associated with dynastic change have been fenced off and locked down. Beijing itself has been entirely encircled by fencing - not just traffic checkpoints (which it always had but are now buffed up) but actual monitored border walls.
Mentioning "June 4th or "6/4" is forbidden. Even saying six and four together is forbidden. That's how paranoid they are right now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:25 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Who Knew at June 21, 2026 10:25 AM (QeSDj)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:26 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 21, 2026 09:52 AM (qRla/)
You are a man of taste and discernment, MP4.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:27 AM (1Ff7Z)
I've read only the first Flavia de Luce novel, and that was long before I joined AoS.
She's a smart young girl who's a self-taught chemist. Has an older sister who's a featherhead. Father is missing; I think the girls live with a relative. The family has money.
The only other thing I recall about the book is that it opened with Flavia mixing up a concoction to lace her sister's face cream.
The books are on my TBR list -- but for a change, I don't own them. Will need to rely on the library.
Now, please, someone who knows much more about Flavia jump in and correct me!
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 10:27 AM (+zDJ+)
Posted by: lin-duh at June 21, 2026 10:28 AM (VCgbV)
Stephen Baxter and Alistair Reynolds did a much better job of telling their version of this story in half the pages.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 21, 2026 09:51 AM (gnNyN)
It could be the perceived value of a book three inches thick instead of one and a half. If I'm not mistaken, 40k words is still considered a novel, but who wants to pay $20 for a 40k word book?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:29 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026
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Yes; a kind of magical Newtonian law. I've tinkered with the idea of inertia having to be considered too; that a colossal magical change to something in the world takes a little time to accomplish.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 10:30 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026
Gandalf vs The Balrog
Posted by: davidt at June 21, 2026 10:31 AM (Q+gd/)
Since we're talking about the Ancient Greeks and fantasy...
There's very fun novel from the 1990s titled
"Celestial Matters" by Richard Garfinkle.
It's a Hard Science SF novel where the Science is that of the Ancient Greeks with the Geocentric and Aristolean models being true.
And the Greeks are in a fierce physical, ideological and philosophical battle against the Middle Kingdom (China) and their Taoist Science lasting hundreds of years.
The Greeks believe they can achieve victory with a piece of the true(?) fire of the Sun, and thus plan a space journey, aaaand go!
I've never read another novel like this one before or after. Fun, entertaining read and very unjustly neglected.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Who Knew at June 21, 2026 10:33 AM (QeSDj)
Posted by: davidt at June 21, 2026 10:31 AM (Q+gd/)
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Loyal angel vs rebel angel.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 21, 2026 10:36 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 21, 2026 10:36 AM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Who Knew at June 21, 2026 10:37 AM (QeSDj)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:15 AM (wzUl9)
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I find it odd that the affairs of the early Romans were so intertwined with the Etruscans, but the Etruscan language was completely unrelated to Latin. If I'm not mistaken, Etruscan wasn't even an Indo-European language.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:38 AM (u/oMr)
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I finished it a few days ago and quite liked it. I didn't see the solution to either murder coming.
Speaking of Horowitz mysteries, I have two. I have a clear recollection of Amazon offering me the opportunity to pre-order a fourth Susan Ryeland novel some months ago to be released at the end of the year. I thought it ridiculous to pre-order so early but now there is no reference to this book anywhere. Second, in Deadly Episode, there are a couple references to this being the sixth book in the series when, in fact, it is only the fourth. What happened to the other two books?
Incidentally, I saw a guy on YT discussing differences betweent British and American English. One concerned the word "quite". The Brits use it to mean "almost" while we use to mean "very". So when I say I quite liked the book, I mean I liked it very much while Horowitz might interpret it as I almost liked it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 10:38 AM (ndZc7)
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All modern historians stand on the shoulders of Greek giant homos.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:39 AM (u/oMr)
I agree about multiple back ups of digital materials but still have no confidence in them. Too many ways to go wrong. Lack of power. Lack of software and machines to read them. (How many computer files are still usable after only a few decades?) Deteriorating storage media….
Posted by: JTB
Early his morning, randomly recalling a bit of video of my late brother and his then-wife, I was whelmed with remembering all the media that I hope, despite long odds, to someday digitize. Family film negatives I've never developed. Dad's old slides. Our old Super8 video, super-8mm films (some with sound!), VHS, even 16mm film. Every kind of digital media except 8" floppies, including Zip tapes that have a few files I'd really like to recover. Double-density double-sided 5" floppies from the Shack Model I days - yeah, those will be easy to recover.
Meanwhile, I haven't even got what's on the disk drives backed up sufficiently. And new drives cost a fortune, I hear.
Pixy recently wrote, it's not safe until you have backups in at least three formats on two different continents.
And keep away from volcanos!
Posted by: mindful webworker - preserve your memories, they're all that's left you -Paul Simon at June 21, 2026 10:40 AM (9bb3y)
Fun fact: Sherwood Schwartz named the ill-fated SS Minnow after FCC Chairman Newton Minnow, who famously disparaged the "vast wasteland" of television.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:41 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 21, 2026 10:25 AM (ZOv7s)
That can't be true! I have it on good authority of someone who says he's the smartest person on the internet, that China is about to take over the world. It must just be capitalist running dog lies!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:41 AM (1Ff7Z)
The numbers aren't huge by NYT bestseller standards but I am amazed and encouraged at the reception. Volume two comes out in November. I heard the special, limited edition is already sold out.
FWIW, I think Guite's Arthuriad will end up in the same tier as Tennyson's Idylls of the King and might revitalize the ballad form for epic poetry.
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 10:42 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:43 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)
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I second the recommendation of Celestial Matters.
Garfinkle also wrote All Of An Instant, which is about the discovery of a realm outside of time. Adventurous stuff.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 21, 2026 10:45 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 21, 2026 10:53 AM (1Ff7Z)
I find it odd that the affairs of the early Romans were so intertwined with the Etruscans, but the Etruscan language was completely unrelated to Latin. If I'm not mistaken, Etruscan wasn't even an Indo-European language.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026
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The Romans got the idea of gladiatorial arena games from the Etruscans, I believe. And the latter are supposed to have come originally from Asia Minor, or somewhere out that way.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:53 AM (wzUl9)
In an attempt to make amends, let me promote this website:
bookseriesinorder.com
You can search by author, character, or title.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 10:54 AM (+zDJ+)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Ah, the MSNOW approach. Incidentally, the MSM seems to be all in on the algae in the reflecting pool story because we haven't anything else to worry about. Here, for example, The Atlantic covers Big Algae
https://tinyurl.com/3fjjn3v8
and here Karoline Leavitt is forced to cover Algae-gate.
https://tinyurl.com/38czw65n
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 21, 2026 10:55 AM (ndZc7)
In an attempt to make amends, let me promote this website:
bookseriesinorder.com
You can search by author, character, or title.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026
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Oh -- the Flavia books are a mystery series! Okay!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:57 AM (wzUl9)
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For a time it was believed that the language of Linear B was related to Etruscan. Then someone figured out it was actually early Greek.
There was an idea tossed around once that had the Hittites related to the Etruscans, but I think that fell by the wayside when it was confirmed that Hittite was an Indo-European language.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 10:59 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 11:01 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: lin-duh at June 21, 2026 10:24 AM (VCgbV)
Not just female authors. Female playwrights, directors, CEOs, pilots,.........
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 11:02 AM (5Jn8W)
The two basic classical rules of magic, the Law of Similarity and the Law of Contagion, are a good start. But a clever writer will go beyond those.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 10:03 AM
I decided to ditch rules of magic in my writing because it was starting to feel like video game systems.
I was doodling the stairs of creation - I don't know the real name, but it's the stairs toward God with angels, then Man, then animals, and plants. I was trying to remember the different levels of angels and remembered an Irish legend that the magical people are just angels who remained neutral in the war of Heaven.
So my magic "system" is really about the nature of created beings and envy driving them to gain attributes they weren't meant to have.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 21, 2026 11:07 AM (ysTZR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 11:08 AM (Kt19C)
In our collection is a volume of an encyclopedia published in the 19th century. The binding is falling apart, and in it is a portion of a newspaper article on the annexation of Texas. (In the mid-19th century, newspapers were printed on flatbed presses, using much higher quality paper than nowadays.) It's not quite the same as the recovery of a lost treatise by Archimedes, but it's a fragment of history nonetheless.
Posted by: Nemo at June 21, 2026 11:09 AM (4RPgu)
Posted by: Metal Roofing at June 21, 2026 10:12 AM (8rrT7
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 11:09 AM (gKWVE)
And when you get a new backup technology, the older ones' last duty is to serve as the source for moving its backups to the new tech.
Posted by: SDN at June 21, 2026 11:12 AM (0sMG6)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026
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"Hittites?"
"Very big in ancient Mesopotamia. Big guys."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:13 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 11:08 AM (Kt19C)
*fistbump*
Posted by: Capt. Clarence Oveur at June 21, 2026 11:16 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: NaughtyPine at June 21, 2026 11:18 AM (ysTZR)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 21, 2026 11:20 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:21 AM (wzUl9)
It is 1950, and WWII veteran Rix Banner is thoroughly enjoying the quiet life of small town America as he runs his auto repair shop. Then one evening, a pretty girl shows up at his garage and asks if he can fix her spaceship...
It's simple space opera, but it is notable for its lack of gore, sex, and foul language. There is not even a hint of The Message or pandering to Modern Audiences. I found it refreshing.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 21, 2026 11:21 AM (5QSoL)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 11:22 AM (Ia/+0)
It is 1950, and WWII veteran Rix Banner is thoroughly enjoying the quiet life of small town America as he runs his auto repair shop. Then one evening, a pretty girl shows up at his garage and asks if he can fix her spaceship...
It's simple space opera, but it is notable for its lack of gore, sex, and foul language. There is not even a hint of The Message or pandering to Modern Audiences. I found it refreshing.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 21, 2026
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Sounds very Heinleinesque, like his Have Space Suit -- Will Travel!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:22 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026
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All I can recall is Gandalf and the Balrog falling off the bridge over the chasm, and Gandalf shouting up at the Fellowship members: "Fly, you fools!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:23 AM (wzUl9)
I could put dough on the counter, push yo face in it and make gorilla cookies.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 11:26 AM (Kt19C)
I've been working on a project involving the city of Chicago in the year 1919. Much of the material is coming from newspapers preserved on microfilm. It's clear to me that a writer a century from now who wishes to write a similar project about our time is going to have a much tougher time of it. In part, that's because the newspaper, as a synopsis of events in a given place and time, no longer exists. And in part, it's because of the fragility of the media on which records of our time are being kept. I doubt whether more than a tiny fragment of what we're recording electronically will still exist a century from now. Despite our luxuriating in electronic media, our time may well be another dark age, in the sense that future historians will find it nearly impossible to learn what was happening in our here and now.
Posted by: Nemo at June 21, 2026 11:26 AM (4RPgu)
Naw, that's Sherlock Holmes.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026 11:27 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 11:27 AM (p/isN)
Wait are we talking about California now?
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:29 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
Or was that Sherlock Holmes?
Posted by: From about That Time at June 21, 2026 11:30 AM (sl73Y)
I could put dough on the counter, push yo face in it and make gorilla cookies.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 21, 2026
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I fondly recall when Ace was signing himself "Lamont the Big Dummy."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
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Or was that Sherlock Holmes?
Posted by: From about That Time at June 21, 2026
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Holmes left a very polite and civilized note for Watson before grappling with Moriarty at the falls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:32 AM (wzUl9)
Am I the only one with the impression that television comedy turned into an almost non-stop exchange of insults with the arrival of Norman Lear?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 11:34 AM (q3u5l)
Fred: “what kind of a name is Esther anyways? Where’d that come from?”
Aunt Esther: “I’ll have you know that my name is found in the Holy Bible itself!”
Fred: “oh yeah, didn’t Sampson kill a thousand men with yo’ jawbone?”
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 11:35 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 21, 2026 11:35 AM (p/isN)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026
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I don't think you are alone. The modern age of more sophisticated TV comedy began with Mary Tyler Moore's show and the other MTM offerings. But it was Archie, Fred Sanford, George Jefferson, and many others that started the "relevant" era of comedy and the rapid-fire insult routines that had been the province of Don Rickles before that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:36 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:36 AM (wzUl9)
The show that started it all: All In the Family.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 11:39 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 11:41 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026
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Mary's series premiered about four months before AitF. But yes, Archie and his family began the full cycle of "topical" comedies, where a lot of the conflict had to do with then-modern morality and how America was changing from the old ways. Maude arguing with her daughter and husband, George Jefferson hating white people living nearby, all of that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:42 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JTB at June 21, 2026 11:44 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at June 21, 2026 11:44 AM (Meyva)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 21, 2026 11:44 AM (ee9bx)
So I'm a neovim/vim/cli kind of guy, so I bashed together a config that basically looks like a word processor from the 80's but has screenwriting hooks.
I've been testing it out with the screenplay to Sinners.
Basically copying the entire structure verbatim, it's working out pretty good.
I will say this, reading the screenplay to Sinners is fascinating because what's on paper is so dry and matter of fact, and quite frankly boring, that I have no idea how that film got made or had any interest.
I've also been reading screenplays in general and have discovered that a lot of great films do not come from the page at all.
Like reading the screenplay for Wedding Crashers, the screenplay is not funny at all.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 21, 2026 11:45 AM (XV/Pl)
The First Source and Universe Center has never revealed himself by name, only by nature. If we believe that we are the children of this Creator, it is only natural that we should eventually call him Father. But this is the name of our own choosing, and it grows out of the recognition of our personal relationship with the First Source and Center.
—The Urantia Book, Paper 1, Section 1, The Father's Name
I've been thinking about reading the UB again. Been a long time, although parts of it I've re-read often.
There was a time I started to tell on here, in serialized comments, about the interesting (to me, anyway) struggle of Urantia Bookies to preserve and protect the "original text," which struggle eventually vacated the copyright. I was discouraged in this effort by Oregon Muse, although suppressing my efforts was probably not his intent. Suggested no one was interested. Perhaps he was right.
Explore the first lines in the UB in mindful cartoon webwork format
Exploring the Foreword
https://bit.ly/natl-ubographic
Posted by: mindful webworker - preserve your memories, they're all that's left you -Paul Simon at June 21, 2026 11:46 AM (9bb3y)
It was falling to pieces, the muslin cover loose; the binding loose, but the pages were in fine condition - the spine was indeed shimmed with slips of text cut from some other book. It also had some interesting images - eye centered in the palm of a hand sort of thing.
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 11:46 AM (fnZRl)
When you see a 20 or 30 fantasy book series on Amazon with a female name as the author, you can pretty well bet that it's AI generated mommy pron.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 11:48 AM (vTZFs)
That is, when I'm not busy creating redundant backups of the ebook files.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 11:49 AM (q3u5l)
It was falling to pieces, the muslin cover loose; the binding loose, but the pages were in fine condition - the spine was indeed shimmed with slips of text cut from some other book. It also had some interesting images - eye centered in the palm of a hand sort of thing.
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 11:46 AM (fnZRl)
If you put it under a black light, it might be a treasure map.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew8)
Pretty much all Tarantino screenplays and movies are what you read is what you get.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 21, 2026 11:51 AM (XV/Pl)
There were a few other old books, one was a small book compilation of Norse mythology - the original owner had pressed a four-lear clover between pages - the clover was still perfectly preserved and green.
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 11:51 AM (fnZRl)
Fred: “what kind of a name is Esther anyways? Where’d that come from?”
Aunt Esther: “I’ll have you know that my name is found in the Holy Bible itself!”
Fred: “oh yeah, didn’t Sampson kill a thousand men with yo’ jawbone?”
And note that the punchline depends on the audience being familiar with the Bible. I doubt that joke would land today.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)
When you see a 20 or 30 fantasy book series on Amazon with a female name as the author, you can pretty well bet that it's AI generated mommy pron.
Posted by: Oddbob at June 21, 2026 11:48 AM (vTZFs)
Putting the cock in cockatrice.
Posted by: Minotaurs ravaged my cooch! at June 21, 2026 11:53 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)
Maybe a lot of great flicks don't come from the page, but without the page would the director and cast have much to work with?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 11:58 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 11:59 AM (wzUl9)
Thanks for the thread, Sabrina.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 21, 2026 12:00 PM (q3u5l)
Read only good books! Or, failing that, top tier trash.
*disappears in a puff of lavender smoke and holographic glitter*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 12:00 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 21, 2026 11:50 AM (g8Ew
The funny part being that various groups both lunatic* and fun loving used Mount Shasta caves and lava tubes for initiation ceremonies. I bought the bought the box of books in the Shadow of Mount Shasta.
*The belief in Lemuria in Mt. Shasta
*Love Has Won
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 12:01 PM (fnZRl)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 12:02 PM (Ia/+0)
I will publish this trash under the pseudonym "Cornelia Flickbean."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 21, 2026 12:04 PM (BI5O2)
Book Thread: West Coast Edition
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 12:05 PM (fnZRl)
>>If the playwright doesn't include stage directions and indications of *how* a character says something, it can come across very flat.
Learning about scriptwriting, those are called parentheticals, and are generally used sparingly because the idea is that the actors will interpret how the lines are too be delivered.
Tarentino doesn't use them but will tell an actor exactly how his line will be delivered.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 21, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)
Lemurians on Mt. Shasta by Dr. Clem Davies
https://archive.org/details/lemurians-on-mount-shasta
Posted by: 13times at June 21, 2026 12:13 PM (fnZRl)
Learning about scriptwriting, those are called parentheticals, and are generally used sparingly because the idea is that the actors will interpret how the lines are too be delivered.
Tarentino doesn't use them but will tell an actor exactly how his line will be delivered.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 21, 2026
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Right, but I mean a reading copy for the general public. Certainly some of the stage directions can be carried over from the actual production.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 12:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Aawlberninf350 at June 21, 2026 01:08 PM (8RozV)
@13times: Thanks for the link in #227 about Lemurians in Mt. Shasta. My in-laws retired there, so we would camp in the area so our kids could visit with their grandparents. And it's beautiful country there in "The State of Jefferson."
There were some interesting independent bookstores in Mt. Shasta City, including some that were not "New Age." Bought the first volume of the "Outlander" series in one of the bookstores where the staff wrote notes to recommend books and placed them on the shelves.
Posted by: March Hare at June 21, 2026 01:28 PM (O/GSq)
Posted by: March Hare at June 21, 2026 01:34 PM (O/GSq)
A book like that is perfectly suited to Amazon's long-tail model, if it was converted to an ebook.
Which brings up the copyright issue and DRM. Proposed modification of DRM law: the code has to build in its expiration coincident with copyright expiration. When the © expires, the encryption disappears.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 21, 2026 02:15 PM (RW118)
Posted by: March Hare
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I climbed (Actually slogged, since there is practically no technical climbing on the easy route to the top. You pant a lot at 14k) Mt Shasta in the mid-70s. The town then was much, much, smaller. On forays up and down I5 in the 90s, we'd always stop at the original Black Bear Diner there. My last, not pleasant, visit 5 years ago emphasized how big it has grown. My truck sprung a diesel.leak under the hood at 10 in the evening, and I wound up in a hotel there. The next morning, I started finding a garage to look at it. There were now 4 garages doing diesel work in Mt Shasta city. (It was the regulator fitting). North of Reading, inland NorCal is one big summer resort. Bookstores are a standard resort business. Glad you found a good one.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 21, 2026 02:35 PM (RW118)
160 I'm also in Paul Cantor's "Gilligan Unbound: Pop Culture in the Age of Globalization". In it he compares optimistic products of consensus culture, like Star Trek and Gilligan's Island . . .
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 21, 2026 10:41 AM (kpS4V)
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Those poor people!
Posted by: Mathesar at June 21, 2026 03:03 PM (TPFQA)
Happy Fathers day to the fathers estranged from their sons for TDS. I still love you.
Posted by: frankly at June 21, 2026 08:05 PM (ACKqg)
Posted by: Pooklord at June 21, 2026 08:44 PM (9MAOs)
Daily Tech News 21 June 2026
Top Story
- AMD and Intel have unveiled their new ACE instruction set, which extends AVX vector instructions into matrix calculations. (Tom's Hardware)
A single ACE instruction can result in up to 1024 multiplications, which is convenient but not exactly adhering to the RISC philosophy.
We'll probably be waiting a couple of years to see this. AMD previously announced a new matrix engine for Zen 7 - which is not expected until 2028.
Tech News
- UK supermarket Tesco is suing Broadcom over their VMWare villainy. (The Register)
Tesco purchased perpetual licenses to VMWare and signed matching support contracts before the company was bought by Broadcom. Broadcom is now - according to the suit - refusing to provide support services unless customer repurchase the licenses at new, vastly inflated prices.
- Cloudflare has announced temporary accounts for AI agents that can be deployed for an hour without human intervention. (Cloudflare)
There are nine and sixty ways I can think of off the top of my head that this could go horribly wrong. I suspect that Cloudflare can think of even more, and have already put in place countermeasures for half of them.
- A $200 ChatGPT subscription used to the full could be costing OpenAI $14,000. (TechSpot)
And a $200 Claude subscription could cost Anthropic $8000.
Be right back, upgrading some subscriptions...
- A suicide booth for fish? (Tech Crunch)
Marketed as humane but actually designed to preserve the flavour.
Hmm.
- The Atlantic did something useful? (The Verge)
They published a searchable database for music used in training AI song generators.
Most of it copyrighted, much of it by extremely litigious labels.
And here's me all out of popcorn.
- Lenovo's Thinkpad X11 is an 11" tablet. (Notebook Check)
Not the fastest and certainly not the lightest, but it has something few tablets can match: A removable battery.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Mada fada coconut.
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He seems nice.
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He seems nice.
Posted by: m
>Interesting. Nice editing and directing. What genre would you call that?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 04:48 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 21, 2026 04:48 AM (Q/FnY)
I forgot about this silliness. Sunrise at Stonehenge. That happen a little before midnight EDT:
https://t.ly/i5pu9
Sunrise happens there at about 1:10 in. The Druids blow some damned horn or something. Now, I don't know why they don't put a camera right dead center so they can show the sun rise over the Heel Stone.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 04:49 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 04:52 AM (O7YUW)
https://tinyurl.com/4dnj2ef9
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 04:52 AM (dSKRp)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 04:37 AM (3UbC6)
I failed to hydrate before going to bed and that was a big mistake.
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 04:53 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 04:48 AM (fkjGs)
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Korean Rot.
Psy is most famous for Gangnum Style:
https://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 04:54 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 04:54 AM (dSKRp)
lovely foggy morning out there, 44 degrees, and I'm getting ready for a hit-the-trailhead-at-dawn hike!
making extra coffee, woohoo!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 21, 2026 04:57 AM (VyBeY)
https://tinyurl.com/499bvm84
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 04:58 AM (n3VHW)
Paul Sperry
NEW: Just heard something extraordinary from a former White House official who worked with former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster in Trump45's NSC: "McMaster had weekly phone calls with George Soros. We have no idea why." Neither could be reached for comment.
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All the signs were there. I first read about the deep statesman McMaster in the 2020 book, "The Memo: Twenty Years Inside the Deep State Fighting for America First, by Rich Higgins.
Higgins kept trying to send a message way upstream to Trump WH no. 1 that something was very rotten in the NSC, where McMaster ruled.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 05:01 AM (3UbC6)
My first thought was "weird" but in actuality I believe it's K-pop (Korean pop).
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 05:02 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: fluffy at June 21, 2026 05:06 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:09 AM (OYsYV)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at June 21, 2026 05:12 AM (AMvSw)
Leaves gently swaying in line
Warm summer sunlight will agree
That all is right and fine
The soft scent of flowering hedge rows
Deepens our love of beauty
Colorful birds line up to pose
As if this were a call to duty
Raise your eyes up to the sky
Let your voice call to the breeze
And let all know that as we fly
All may do as they please
fin
Posted by: clarence at June 21, 2026 05:18 AM (I5lp2)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:20 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:23 AM (n3VHW)
Posted by: olddog in mo at June 21, 2026 05:29 AM (NyXeV)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 05:30 AM (O7YUW)
Thanks. That's very kind of you. He also makes me laugh - which is important in a relationship ( at least for me) I think.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:33 AM (OYsYV)
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at June 21, 2026 05:34 AM (CUnWa)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:38 AM (dSKRp)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:40 AM (OYsYV)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 21, 2026 05:47 AM (4+cmr)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 05:47 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 21, 2026 05:47 AM (4+cmr)
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Sometimes, changing servers under the VPN resolves such issues.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 05:53 AM (3UbC6)
Happy Father's day toalldadsout there
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 05:53 AM (Ia/+0)
Good morning, Hordians. Can't go to church this morning, and maybe not today, because about half my driveway is several inches under water.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 05:54 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 05:54 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 05:40 AM (OYsYV)
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That's so nice to hear! So did we, in fact! 😄
Missed you, VIA. Hope you and the missus can come next time.
Happy Father's Day to all our Hordeling dads. God bless them all.
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 05:55 AM (afFes)
BUT....hijinks of the political kind did rear its head yesterday during the leadoff to this Tuesdays run-off election.
I get a text in the middle of the day. And it starts with my name, and goes on to tell me how it is time to support one of the state candidates whom we shall simply call Jenny. And it tells me how she is great for women, supports all the major leftist women's causes, and we need to rally to support her.
But something, from the statements, which go completely against her platform, to the photo, which is a rather unflattering photo all make me suspect that this is an attempt to turn conservatives against her on Tuesday and vote for her opponent.
So I sent her campaign an email with a screenshot of the email that I received, and less than thirty minutes later the actual candidate called me directly, and we talked for over ten minutes.
As I suspected, someone supporting her opponent in the runoff is sending this out, quite possibly in violation of the law.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 05:58 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 05:59 AM (iMotb)
I dreamed I was part of a vast evacuation ahead of some apocalyptic event. My boss said,"We need to get you a gun," and we went to the armory. Nobody else was there, but guns kept vanishing from the tables even as I looked. I grabbed a .38 revolver and a box of shells before it disappeared.
Later there was some discussion about restoring medical databases after The Event. "We don't have any programmers for Cameron!" I spoke up and said, "I know it." Someone else complained that the developers had located one table *inside* of another. I explained lucidly how a one-to-many relationship works. (How we had time for this when civilization was about to collapse is beyond me.)
So. Howz yer Sunday morning?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 06:05 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 06:05 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ssaxk
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 06:07 AM (iMotb)
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I prefer Klingon Style:
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CayMeza487M
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 21, 2026 06:09 AM (amcLV)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ssaxk
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 06:07 AM (iMotb)
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OK. Not Elm Street Freddy.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 06:14 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: bluebell at June 21, 2026 05:55 AM (afFes
Thanks, bluebell . Same to you and your husband as well. Next year I will not have a picnic, nor a service I need to be at on Sunday,, so God willing and the event is still on. I will be there. Thanks to you and all the folks who got things together!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 06:15 AM (6jy2V)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 06:05 AM (Ia/+0)
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Were you drinking at the ONT again?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 06:15 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 06:15 AM (DoBxX)
Collapse: When the Null Hits the Boyce-Codd Normal Fan
Posted by: fluffy at June 21, 2026 06:17 AM (V0/Sp)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 06:17 AM (3Ope8)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:22 AM (whRlH)
Very important. I try to make my wife laugh at least once daily. Sometimes, rarely, I can get the type of laughter where she's giggling so hard she has to sit down on the floor exactly where she is. Big win when that happens. :-)
I also have a regular caution I give her before she heads off to drive for work or errands: "Watch out for stupid out there, it's legion". I'm sure FenSpouse will appreciate that one as well!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 06:24 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Accomack at June 21, 2026 06:30 AM (/Chlc)
I plan to tell my friends I talked with Bunny. Who is a good conversationalist. I may leave that part out.
After the TxMoMeet, on my return my friends wanted details, because I talklked up the experience before going. I told them I got served bacon by a Bacon Wench and danced with Bunny. There was an imediate silence as they continplated my wayward path.
No bail money was needed yesterday, at least by the time I want. And CBD with a Fed sticker on his back was ... *chef's kiss*.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:32 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 06:35 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:35 AM (whRlH)
Once again though, Google aligns with the leftists/globalist stance on the nuclear family: Minimize it, ignore it, don't recognize it whatever you do. Jerks.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 06:36 AM (O7YUW)
Yes, we missed being there as well.
Life has been busy lately, but I suspect that it will slow down here in a bit. Then we can get back to the important things.
Like spending time with friends.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 21, 2026 06:37 AM (iMotb)
In the past it was a catered meeting, with good food. This time the local bar and grill sufficed.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:38 AM (whRlH)
Summer here in SC is like a bad house guest. Arrives too early and stays too long.
Oh well. You can buy a house here and in 20 years it's worth 30% more.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 21, 2026 06:40 AM (qFwJc)
The saga of Freddy the German is amazing. As are a number of other overseas guests that discovered the part of America outside the decaying urban cores.
That is heartwarming.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:41 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:43 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 06:45 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: . at June 21, 2026 06:47 AM (sOa7t)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 06:48 AM (1Vo6X)
You and your circle show true Texas hospitality. Time spent there is incredibly healing. Good people, good times.
One true gift of America is the spontanious formation of groups with a purpose. This is in line with Alexis de Tocqueville's observations noted in Democracy in America (1835)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:49 AM (whRlH)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 21, 2026 06:52 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:54 AM (whRlH)
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CayMeza487M
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
I like the Blue Grass style.
https://tinyurl.com/4k3mk86z
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 21, 2026 06:55 AM (l26NL)
Odd how it wouldn't start with the drives in place. I thought I had formatted them all, but maybe I didn't.
Will try again later. I'll probably end up putting TRUENas on but I figured it'd see what it could do on its own.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 21, 2026 06:56 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 06:56 AM (6h45X)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 06:58 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Merlin Lu at June 21, 2026 07:03 AM (PwgSL)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 07:04 AM (3Ope8)
If so the entire operation should be ran like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in 1943, destroy anything to open it.
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 07:05 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Just Wondering at June 21, 2026 07:12 AM (h0AkI)
https://tinyurl.com/474kk5sy
and black eyed Susan which is one of my favorite flowers? and we just passed a doe and her spotted fawn.
May everyone have a blessed day, and know that you are a blessing to others!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 21, 2026 07:13 AM (m6Eem)
Although we have a beloved non-traditional family that is close to us, I still insist that a 100% varsity grade father should be:
POP = person of pen1s, or:
PPP = person possessing pen1s
( yeah, I’m still reluctant to spell out certain words on social media that is probably subject to snooping)
Posted by: Fenderbender at June 21, 2026 07:14 AM (1FEc1)
So. Howz yer Sunday morning?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 06:00 AM (wzUl9)
Wet
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 07:21 AM (O0L8i)
Sunny, delightfully cool (58 deg F). Humidity is at 93% though so I'd better enjoy the morning before it turns into "warmer and muggier". (Rain/thunderstorms are forecast starting at 2 PM.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026 07:29 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026
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Wet
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026
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As I finished my workout and was on the way back to my door, a light sprinkle of rain began to fall. As if we hadn't had enough of that stuff this week.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 07:30 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 07:31 AM (z6ONu)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at June 21, 2026 07:33 AM (3Ope8)
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Sunny, delightfully cool (58 deg F). Humidity is at 93% though so I'd better enjoy the morning before it turns into "warmer and muggier". (Rain/thunderstorms are forecast starting at 2 PM.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 21, 2026
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I can't remember when I last saw 58 here. In Kansas in April, yes, but here? Maybe in January.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 07:33 AM (wzUl9)
Mostly sunny and 64F here in Bourbon Country this morning. No chores await (that I'm aware of) so it should be a relaxing day.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 21, 2026 07:37 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Buck at June 21, 2026 07:41 AM (z6ONu)
it's odd that peak summer comes on the first day
it should be in the middle somewhere
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 07:41 AM (sOa7t)
it should be in the middle somewhere
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 07:41 AM (sOa7t)
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No love for July 4th?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 07:47 AM (6h45X)
It's pouring here. I'll send it east to you.
Posted by: man at June 21, 2026 07:50 AM (XuXeR)
why
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 07:51 AM (sOa7t)
Since the recent election, I have renamed the “Commonwealth of Virginia” to “Commontrash of Virginia”, at least in my head.
Posted by: Fenderbender at June 21, 2026 07:54 AM (1FEc1)
it should be in the middle somewhere
The so-called solar seasons definition does just that. The solstices and equinoxes are the mid-points of each season, with the cross-quarter points being the boundaries.
The problem is what you mean by "peak" summer. Insolation wise, the solar season are the best. But, as for temperature/climate, inertia gives about a 1 month delay between peak insolation and peak "summer weather" (except where it doesn't, and June and Dec are the hottest and coldest). The meteorological seasons are the best match for that. Summer begins June 1st and ends Sept 1.
Astronomical seasons have always been traditional, as it divides the seasons into nice quadrants off the ecliptic.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 08:00 AM (w6EFb)
Survey says "No."
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 21, 2026 08:01 AM (b4LBp)
House of Strangers w/ Edward G. Robinson and Susan Hayward is on Movies! tonight at 7 Central. Today is Father's Day movies, with Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend,, and Cheaper by the Dozen. In real life Clifton Webb might have been queerer than a three-dollar bill, but he was great on film, both in comedy and drama. His dramatic turn in the 1953 Titanic is excellent.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 08:03 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 08:05 AM (sOa7t)
Posted by: man at June 21, 2026
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I like the look and sound of it, but it doesn't make things any cooler here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 21, 2026 08:05 AM (wzUl9)
In the past it was a catered meeting, with good food. This time the local bar and grill sufficed.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 21, 2026 06:38 AM (whRlH)
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Pun lost. Sigh!
/stovetop coffee in hand to cheer me up
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 08:06 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 08:05 AM (sOa7t)
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So... dispostable?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 08:07 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 08:08 AM (3UbC6)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 08:10 AM (6h45X)
Posted by: Don Black at June 21, 2026 08:05 AM (sOa7t)
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Heh Are you new here
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 08:11 AM (6h45X)
/stovetop coffee in hand to cheer me up
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 08:06 AM (3UbC6)
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As an anti-puntite this pleases me
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 21, 2026 08:15 AM (6h45X)
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 08:23 AM (3UbC6)
Straightline winds that hit 100mph a few times.
Attendant rain and hail,,, and dust.
Storm chasers with cracked and broken windshields showed the story.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 21, 2026 08:29 AM (5gyQ/)
Grocery shopping
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 08:29 AM (Ia/+0)
(post 1 of 2)
Sigh. I wonder about my fellow West Pointers sometimes; at some point, you realize that nobody gives a shit about those that aren't glorious failures and/or glorious successes.
I was a tanker and then switched to being a signal puke. You can believe I was an West Point grad or not; I don't particularly care. I wasn't a glorious failure but I never made O4 despite staying in for 12 years; that's a merely being a failure. So keep that in mind when you read the rest.
For example, Pompeo was a West Pointer; he punched out after his 5 year commitment and became a lawyer. Oh, he was a tanker as well. Not a company/troop commander, for what that's worth.
McMaster was also West Pointer. McMaster commanded one of the units that got shot at in Gulf War I (that was him as an O-3 in the battle of 73 Easting). He, too, was a tanker and a company/troop commander.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 21, 2026 08:35 AM (vU0j9)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 08:36 AM (nbLIj)
Perpetual licence for support smells like slavery.
Also how the hell can company A sell a promise to thousands of people, pocket the money, and then sell the liabilities to company B then bugger off to Bermuda.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 08:48 AM (gKWVE)
Sigh. I wonder about my fellow West Pointers sometimes; at some point, you realize that nobody gives a shit about those that aren't glorious failures and/or glorious successes.
Makes you wonder, and the data should be available. What percentage of officers are ring knockers? What percentage of newly-minted officers are? What percentage of officers with X years are?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 21, 2026 08:49 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gKWVE at June 21, 2026 08:50 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: M. Gaga at June 21, 2026 08:50 AM (zeLd4)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
+++
Today my umbrella begins it's slow trip back to the southern end of the porch as the angle of the sunlight slowly changes for my breakfast each morning.
I don't have a Druid horn though.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 21, 2026 08:51 AM (Lo97M)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at June 21, 2026 08:55 AM (VCgbV)
Hundreds of Years before the Dawn of History
Lived a strange race of people, the Druids
No one knows who they were, or what they were doing
But their legacy remains...
Posted by: Nigel Tufnel at June 21, 2026 08:56 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 06:05 AM (Ia/+0)
Beenhavingthesameproblemlately.Mustbealiens.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 21, 2026 08:59 AM (5xuJ/)
Here, have another set of drill bits. The cheap ones.
Posted by: Dads everywhere at June 21, 2026 09:03 AM (eDbqp)
Sorry, I'm not sure where this was going.
Some members of the classes 1983, 1982, and 1981 will know who I am, if for no other reason that "Oh, THAT dickhead".
I'm not unknown within my class (1980), but I've removed myself from the class mailing list that West Pointers have due to my providing more heat than light in our discussions there.
To discuss 2 important current West Pointers....
Pompeo and his cabal went to Harvard; that, in and of itself, tells you how he would turn out. The fact that he was able to use the West Point sieve/hammer/flame to produce a posse is worth some analysis. Maybe VDH could provide some insights.
McMaster didn't get hazed by me since he was in the class of 1984. He did appear to have a somewhat privileged life, since he didn't go to a public school prior to getting a West Point slot.
I'm thinking of my classmates; the first class with women in it (some of whom have come clean that they lied about their sexual orientation as part of the initial screening process), the class that had the focus about the cheating scandal from the class of 1976 (despite the lying lesbians referenced earlier).
TMI for this format. Done.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 21, 2026 09:19 AM (vU0j9)
Knew the VAMoMe would be rated nothing less than fabulous, especially given the hosts and weather. 👍
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P.S. - The musical interlude was just...cruel. (Note this opinion comes from someone who laughed at the local Bloodhound Gang.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 21, 2026 09:20 AM (NFX2v)
Will the ACE instruction set be shelved? Will those shelves fall down?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 21, 2026 09:27 AM (l3cgK)
Well, ROTC provides the bulk of new officers; the academies crank out ~1,000 new officers. Army ROTC provides ~5,000
new officers.
The Navy and Air Force have their own numbers. I was neither a squid nor a zoomie, so I don't care about their numbers.
(As a former ground-pounder, I liked being able to think that the think flying above was one of ours. As a former ground-pounder, I'm not sure how any soldier can survive in the modern battlefield. Much less any vehicle.)
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 21, 2026 09:46 AM (vU0j9)
web page is actually pleasant and the people are
genuinely sharing nice thoughts.
Posted by: Metal Roofing at June 21, 2026 10:12 AM (8rrT7)
Good way to bankrupt a competitor.
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at June 21, 2026 12:54 PM (Skc+N)
also clear their motive, and that is also happening
with this article which I am reading at this place.
Posted by: Commercial Roofing at June 21, 2026 06:16 PM (fFRIG)
I was working in the industry when RISC came up. Even then, no one could agree on exactly what it was.
Initially people associated RISC with simple instructions running at high clock rates. And that was largely true for gen1. Once superscalar & out of order came into the chat, it wasn’t so simple. I spent a lot of time doing high performance machine code for both gen1 & superscalar/OOO.
Posted by: Mike at June 21, 2026 09:58 PM (bWB2b)
Saturday Night Club ONT - June 20, 2026 [D Squared]
So -- will we be seeing you in Texas in October for TxMoMe XI???
On Wednesday, the 2027 Porsche Taycan debuted with fake gear shifts and as the German automaker put it, "more emotive electric sport sound." The fake gear shifts are being dubbed "virtual gears" with the feature known as E-Shift, according to Porsche. It's an option on all 2027 Taycan models, though it's standard on the Turbo GT trim, and will deliver a "perceptible shift motion," according to the automaker. Taycans already had fake noise, but now Porsche said the system, which uses speakers to pump fake noise into the world just like Hyundai's does, has been "reinterpreted," according to the automaker. It's also officially called Porsche Electric Sport Sound. Dangerously close to sport exhaust. Porsche also added a virtual rev counter to the 2027 Taycan to count the fake revs from the fake transmission.Tell me you've lost your way without telling me you've lost your way. Content cleanse with this:
The June 16, 1984, episode of Piper's Pit would go down in history as the start of something huge: the Rock 'n Roll Connection. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper interviewed pop star Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano crashed the conversation, and chaos ensued!We know what you're thinking. "If only Mattel would make a trio of collectible figures to commemorate such a significant cultural moment in time..." Well, we have news for you. A new 3 pack of action figures will make their debut at San Diego Comic-Con next month! Each is 6.5 inches tall. How much you ask? Only $80! What a bargain! If that's not enough, the Lauper figure comes with an interchangeable head and two extra pairs of hands.
The TikToker @itsmeju1iette is dedicated to trolling food internet at an exceptionally well-executed level. Juliette does things like create meat cereal in the style of Froot Loops, uses her dog's actual paws to make paw print cookies, and fills the frunk (front trunk) of a Tesla completely with tiramisu (unfortunately, commercially-made meat cereal does exist, and we once tried it). One of her videos from a few years back is a simple one showing her cooking hot dogs in Gatorade, which turns them a remarkable blue color. Could this actually happen? Gatorade needs no introduction, but in my mind, the drink wouldn't impart that much color to a hot dog - or would it?The verdict:
Interestingly enough, the Gatorade only colored the surface of the dog, and the Fierce Grape flavor was subtle. But it was there all right, though it was very faint. The meaty savoriness of the all-beef hot dog did the heavy lifting, and for something this strange-looking, it didn't taste as atrocious as it appeared.
I might Wang Chung tonight. Haven’t decided yet. pic.twitter.com/BHKit1wGIG
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) June 13, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 10:00 PM (kOluj)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (PJdmB)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj)
Um… or something.
Hullo.
Posted by: mindful webworker - dino mite at June 20, 2026 10:01 PM (9bb3y)
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Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:07 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM
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We missed you! (but waved from across the river)
Posted by: TRex - Club ONT coat check dino at June 20, 2026 10:07 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:09 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:10 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Piper
*****
But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!
Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
https://tinyurl.com/3uwzzrx3
Posted by: LASue at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6mVIs)
And thanks for the reporting on the NoVaMoMe! We ALL wish we could have been there today.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (D/6p1)
Tell me you've lost your way without telling me you've lost your way."
I hate that crap. Fake and gay.
#2 son and I went on a little road rally today, in a 1965 Spitfire. The sounds and smells are all real, not like that fake teutonic twaddle. Everybody loves that car. Park it next to a Porsche SUV and guess what gets the attention.
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (RCjYY)
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Shocking Blue's best effort.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Piper
*****
But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!
Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
I need to do that, life keeps getting in the way. I had to go to MD a few weeks ago for my uncle’s funeral and I can only get away from the studio so much. The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility! I don’t even know if I will make it (again) on our family vacation, at least not the full time. Boo hiss.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)
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Big Mike would respectfully disagree.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:16 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)
Well, maybe I'll again make the much more honorable roll of top sock-er players. Socket puppets. Whaaatever.⚽
Posted by: mindful webworker - soccer it to me? -Dick Nixon at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (9bb3y)
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:13 PM (vFG9F)
"No need cut it off. It fall off by self in two, three day!"
Posted by: Just The Punchline at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (bhZyo)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:05 PM
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We missed you! (but waved from across the river)
Posted by: TRex
I work on the NoVA side of the Potomac, so probably on the same side. I waved while driving in. Got flipped off. Probably not a moron.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 10:19 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:19 PM (ZHOnm)
The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility!
How can you take any time off at all without shutting down?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (Cqx++)
Would I lose my barely-accepted Moron status if I confess that I have know idea what this is about, much less why Cyndi Lauper should have interchangeable heads?
Posted by: mindful webworker - do what now? at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (9bb3y)
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They called it Widowmaker for a reason.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:21 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Piper
*****
But your personality is more like Ravioli, a golden retriever/poodle who was the friendliest, most enthusiastic doggo and want to say hi to everyone!
Missed you, try coming to one of these in the future...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
I need to do that, life keeps getting in the way. I had to go to MD a few weeks ago for my uncle’s funeral and I can only get away from the studio so much. The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility! I don’t even know if I will make it (again) on our family vacation, at least not the full time. Boo hiss.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:14 PM (OoFl2)
My first thought was that Saijo and your cats had recruited a local dog to see if they were safe enough for you to meet.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:21 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Piper
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You would have loved him Piper. He was so earnest and happy and loveable. Determined to meet and greet everyone!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Patches at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (88s3w)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:23 PM (bXbFr)
Dammit! Where are my damn glasses...and where is my cocktail?!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (vFG9F)
T - 6 hours to solstice. Astronomical summer begins, and the days starting getting shorter. Astronomical spring 2026 will clock in at 92 days, 17 hours, and 38 minutes.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)
Oh baby, she's got it.
I'm your Venus
I'm your fire
That Venus?
Posted by: mnw
I'd wager that, instead, it was
Venus if you will
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
A girl with all your kisses and your charms
A girl without arms like you…♥♥♥
Posted by: mindful webworker - surely the things I ask can't be that great a ta-au-ah-ah-ah ah -ask at June 20, 2026 10:24 PM (9bb3y)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (qx7Zg)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: New Hampshire’s first transgender elected Rep., Stacie Laughton (D), sentenced to 33 YEARS in prison for the s*xual exploitation of children.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (bXbFr)
I think it's happened.
I have no real idea what came over that guy, but I'll try stepping carefully in future.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:12 PM (6/7Fs)
Which Canned Heat shamelessly stole, and faithfully copied, from Henry Thomas, a Texas blues man, who recorded it in 1928. Henry used an instrument called a "quill" worn on a neck brace, for the pipe part. Henry Thomas had a very haunting timbre to his voice.
Here is Henry's original of the song:
https://youtu.be/DTi6Z6qALwY
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:27 PM (bXbFr)
I have signed an NDA. Sorry.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:28 PM (bXbFr)
The first openly transgender person elected to a US state legislature has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for child sexual exploitation.
Stacie Marie Laughton's defense had argued for a lower sentence on the basis of his possible "retardation."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (ndZc7)
Two clowns are eating a cannibal.
One turns to the other and says, "I think we got this joke wrong"
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (qx7Zg)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete
Just don't leave a box of them on the back seat of your car.
Someone's likely to break the window and leave another box.
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10
And then viral in 23 TikTok’s from nest video.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)
I thought you were supposed to drop them on the driver's seat of their cars wherever possible.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 20, 2026 10:29 PM (R+iUD)
Spring 2026 clocked in a little short this time, about and hour and a half less than average.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:20 PM (6/7Fs)
Mostly because the 104 was a high-altitude interceptor, forced into a ground-attack role, for which it was very ill-suited.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes"
I don't know it was so tightly regulated. I would just shape shift into a small dinosaur then.
Posted by: fd at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (vFG9F)
The crew were all young Pennsylvania good old boys, very pleasant and professional.
They all smoked and had butt's hanging out of their mouths the whole time.
Which oddly, was very reassurring.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Piper
Eau de irony. Magnified by your own tragic demise.😀
Posted by: mindful webworker - death as a part of life, it's true at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (9bb3y)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:31 PM (OoFl2)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)
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You can also attend a WNBA game and toss them out in the court in the middle of play.
Just a thought.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:32 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:30 PM (w6EFb)
Somebody didn't wind Spring's spring quite tight enough this year, I guess.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (qx7Zg)
>>You can only shapeshift into something youre own size right
Well, it depends on the needs of the story and if it's coherent within the rules that are set up.
Or you could be Terry Gilliam and don't give a sh*t about such things as coherence.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (77rzZ)
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
The plan is for this plane to be in service for two years and then Trump will take if for himself. No President has ever stolen an Air Force for himself.
And you paid for it. The total cost could be $1 billion of your money for a new luxury jet for Trump and his family.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ndZc7)
Pity New Hampshire is too poor to be able to afford a gas chamber.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:34 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bulg
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We're hoping to be there too, but this buying a house put a huge dent in our savings (closing costs), and Ex-ex is looking for a new job, since commuting 2 hours each way is not an option.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (ZHOnm)
And you paid for it. The total cost could be $1 billion of your money for a new luxury jet for Trump and his family.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at June 20, 2026 10:33 PM (ndZc7)
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Why, this is an outrage.
Beef jerky?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (6/7Fs)
Beef jerky?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (6/7Fs)
Is anything ever inrageous?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 10:35 PM (ZHOnm)
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A two-hour commute? Pfft.
I used to do that in my sleep.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (bXbFr)
Just a thought.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:32 PM (6/7Fs)
Does he get bonus points if he gets the zucchini to land on a player's head without breaking?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 20, 2026 10:38 PM (ZVgZ4)
The downside to owning your own business is actually less flexibility!
How can you take any time off at all without shutting down?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 20, 2026 10:20
I have employees, but I teach a lot on week days. so covering all of my classes is hard. I only teach a few weekends, weekend get aways are easiest. I would have to do a modified schedule if I left for the whole week, and I hate to do that to clients. I may just for 1/2 the week or something.
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:39 PM (OoFl2)
The F-16 took off and immediately stood on its tail and climbed straight up. What was amusing was what happened next.
Next to take off were three Phantoms. For those unfamiliar, the Phantom was a big, heavy airplane, especially compared to the F-16. Each Phantom rolled down the runway, lifted off, tried to go vertical for a split second, and immediately gave up the attempt.
I imagine there was much grunting of frustration and the grinding of teeth in the cockpits.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (bhZyo)
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:42 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: Cicero
Hey! If you don't like the way I drive, stay off of the sidewalk!
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:43 PM (ItpVy)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (77rzZ)
I wouldn't mind if a couple of zucchini were left on my porch once in a while. They want $1.99/lb at the grocery. Insane!
Last time I grew them, one plant got hit by vine-borers & died. The other was okay until I skipped watering... and it died. But that's okay, we got quite a few. And no-- we *asked* neighbors if they wanted any-- didn't just dump surprises on them.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
We keep that to ourselves.
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)
At least until the head explodes or lava starts to leak.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: clarence at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (I5lp2)
Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 10:45 PM (XqvXS)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:45 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (0nHVk)
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*checks clipboard*
Line on the left. One cross each.
Posted by: Centurion #4 at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (XqvXS)
"I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini today."
For you, then, "The Zucchini Song"!
"Ohhh! What a beauty,
I never saw one as large as that before!
Ohhh! What a beauty,
It must be 2 foot long or maybe more!"
Posted by: mnw at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
Still a great superpower. I'd be constantly shapeshifted into me, except super ripped.
Posted by: mikeski asks, "Bro, do you even shift?" at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM
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You're earlier than usual!
Posted by: TRex - tick tock dino at June 20, 2026 10:46 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 10:47 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:47 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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Wow, this is a treat...either I am way past my bedtime or you are early, cause we are never on here at the same time....but great to see you in real time!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:49 PM (IQ6Gq)
Pppfffttt.
*yawns*
Now. Roll a battalion of tanks across that airport and now you got something exciting!
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JQ
Clearly you are not of Italian-American heritage.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:51 PM (ItpVy)
She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM
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That's tankdemon's department and he's late. We don't know why.
Posted by: TRex - sherman dino at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (IQ6Gq)
Extra points if your hotdog cart has a sign:
The Green Dildo (don't play with your food)
Posted by: Orson at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (dIske)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)
Blame the Moon. That's the biggest driver of the variation in exact apparent season timing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:53 PM (w6EFb)
She mentioned that the Horde is a family, of sorts, unto itself. And I fully agree with her in this. Thank you all, for being my Internet family, and for getting me out today.
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)
And we all know who the weird uncle is….🤣
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (pZEOD)
Hair color, maybe?
I actually enjoy Cyndi Lauper’s albums quite a bit. But Lauper herself always reminds me of the singer from Eraserhead. Of which I was recently reminded while watching horde-adjacent movie material.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (kYmoU)
JQ, good to see you, a Chivas if you will please.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 10:54 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:50 PM
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That's tankdemon's department and he's late. We don't know why.
Posted by: TRex - sherman dino
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YET! I have faith he will report in....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:55 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 10:56 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:56 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 10:57 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (IQ6Gq)
There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Bulg
And we all know who the weird uncle is….🤣
Posted by: Piper
I'm wondering who (among the 'Rons) it isn't.....
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
Shame on you for misremembering lyrics.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at June 20, 2026 10:59 PM (kYmoU)
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Just don't ask for a loan and we'll be fine, ummkay?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (6/7Fs)
Posted by: Marilyn Munster at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (Yw4Qw)
Same here, Debby! It's too darned hot here by noon, so yard work needs to be done very early. And then lunch with hubby (because he sundowns in the afternoon and that's hard for me to handle) so, I need to get going much sooner than I have been doing. Ugh. Never was a "morning person" even when the job demanded it.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at June 20, 2026 11:02 PM (Skc+N)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:03 PM (rdVOm)
There's a Bob Segar song with something about "Blame it on the Moon", IIRC.
Posted by: publius
youtu.be/AOcDyBS7T1U
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at June 20, 2026 11:03 PM (Hpgos)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 20, 2026 11:04 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)
But the third one...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 20, 2026 11:05 PM (nbLIj)
One person vs. 16 x 24 tarp, in the wind... had to pin down the corners with lawn chairs before spraying off. LOL! It'll be dry by tomorrow and hopefully not so windy while I re-fold it.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)
Piper, I waded into something that I shouldn't have last night. I was oblivious to any prior history, thank you for being the classy person that you are, I meant no offense to you.
Bulg, get you butt to Texas, you will have a great time, meet some more of your family.
Thanks JQ, that was delish, might I trouble you for another before bed.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:10 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Piper at June 20, 2026 11:10 PM (p4NUW)
I don't want to brag but I picked my first zucchini of the season today.
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete
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::seething with jealousy::
Not that I'm not a neighbor, but that you're able to grow zucchini.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (XJ22o)
Peck is sort of miscast as a farmer in 1870s Florida, but Jane Wyman absolutely nails her role as the non-demonstrative and no-nonsense, but loving, mother.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (wzUl9)
***
I thought we were supposed to blame it on Rio. You know, that girl who dances on the sand.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:13 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:14 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 20, 2026 11:11 PM (XJ22o)
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Have you tried burying a dead fish where you plant the seeds?
Posted by: Squanto at June 20, 2026 11:14 PM (6/7Fs)
Pretty crazy on the beach. Sunny and 65.
So. Many. Tourists. Cruise ships just left port, three of them. USA vs AUS yesterday and the BoSox in town. I’ve never seen so many Star Spangled Benners flying and USA soccer jerseys and happy people.
Not a fag flag in sight. Serious. It’s spooky.
Almost like Seattle has an excuse to fly their red white and blue and not be harassed by the freak show haters. I’m stunned.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 20, 2026 11:15 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026
***
They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:17 PM (w6EFb)
Yes, it's blame it on midnight, and shame on the Moon.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026
***
They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)
Don't they focus on couples, like an influencer and a day care center owner with a $5 million budget?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (qx7Zg)
You know, I'll have another beverage too. Couldn't sleep last night, slept late this morning... ugh. Get so tired of fighting it! Maybe can just knock myself out? No, not worth the hangover.
Tomorrow is Fathers' Day, and surely stepson will call while I'm with hubby. Don't want to be all messed up then! I'll saute a lobster tail (cut-up) to bring with me at lunch. Good thing the place is nearby.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:19 PM (rdVOm)
It's almost officially summer!
Bonus tracks!
https://youtu.be/7NJ_nzOckOQ
https://youtu.be/Z2ys-mE9NNA
https://youtu.be/8epnNzRSUdI
https://youtu.be/2Hoehsoj5xk
https://youtu.be/HVBE0cvDukE
Posted by: mikeski at June 20, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)
G'night. Too bad I couldn't be a the MoMe.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 20, 2026 11:21 PM (CHHv1)
Tomorrow night I plan to sit up late and have a late snack about 10:30 or 11:00. Reason? Monday at 8 am I have to have blood drawn, so no food or coffee after midnight. They usually get to me fast, so I should be able to zip to my favorite diner for food and black juice soon after.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 20, 2026 11:21 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
They would probably laugh at how low my budget is.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Don't they focus on couples, like an influencer and a day care center owner with a $5 million budget?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
"I'm a butterfly therapist and my husband is a stay-at-home astronaut. Our budget is 1.2 million."
Posted by: the meme about that at June 20, 2026 11:22 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:23 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:18 PM (w6EFb)
I used to always be the scapegoat, but time has passed me by.
Posted by: The Bossa Nova at June 20, 2026 11:29 PM (1z8ji)
Happy Summer, everyone! I'm taking a vacation from internetland. See you around the autumnal equinox? :-)
Posted by: PT, Piano Teacher, former Official Delurker at June 20, 2026 11:29 PM (XqvXS)
German Shepherd: Why are you here?
Doberman: I chewed up the mailman. At first he was demanding I be put down, but my owner got him to agree to just have me castrated. Why are you here?
German Shepherd: The lady who owns me came out of the shower and dropped the shampoo bottle. It rolled behind the toilet, so she got down on all fours to retrieve it. I couldn't resist... I mounted her.
Doberman: So you're here for castration too.
German Shepherd: Nope, just a nail trim.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:30 PM (qpyNK)
It just occurred to me, this is the evening of the day before the summer solstice. So, this is Summer's Eve. Are you feeling fresh?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:31 PM (w6EFb)
We have a launch late tomorrow morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-28
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: June 21, 2026
Launch Time: 8:12 a.m. PDT (1512 UTC, 17:12 CEST)
https://youtu.be/mC_L0wUT_gs
Posted by: Joyenz at June 20, 2026 11:31 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:37 PM (6/7Fs)
Hey!
I was 14 ok. And it only happened twice.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:33 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (ZHOnm)
Posted by: The Bossa Nova at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Bulg at June 20, 2026 11:00 PM (77rzZ)
That's not stealing. Those old bastards put their money down fair 'n square.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 20, 2026 11:34 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Seals and Crofts at June 20, 2026 11:37 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:38 PM (6lIrI)
Glad you're enjoying it. In these modern times, we just don't do that much anymore. Time, navigation, seasons, etc, are all automatic now, and the connection is lost on the modern general public.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:39 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 20, 2026 11:41 PM (0nHVk)
The Gas engines they use in the gokarts are now verboten.
Going... after... Disneyland... Hubris.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)
No idea what I was thinking, maybe Ron Popiel was trying to find a new market or set up a line of mecha-warrior suits or something.
I wonder what story I was working on.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: PabloD at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tTZHu)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (rdVOm)
No idea what I was thinking, maybe Ron Popiel was trying to find a new market or set up a line of mecha-warrior suits or something.
I wonder what story I was working on.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 20, 2026 11:43 PM (rbvCR)
RONCO Heavy Weapons, a subsidiary of Acme Corp
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote. at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)
The article I found says they're switching to electric.
I predict failure... even in California no self-respecting kid is going to want to drive a gussied-up mobility scooter.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:46 PM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 20, 2026 11:45 PM (6lIrI)
As everything must have its opposite.
Silly Putty shows there must be Serious Putty... which some of us call.. C4
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote. at June 20, 2026 11:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: PabloD at June 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tTZHu)
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Meh. Everyone knows the whole thing is rigged.
Not to take away from your achievement or anything...
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 11:49 PM (6/7Fs)
Another kid for him?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 20, 2026 11:52 PM (qpyNK)
Another kid for him?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Dude better be careful, or he'll be only a billionaire again.
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher
Oh! It’s temporary, for sure. But.
It tells me there’s a lot of folks out here going with the flow just to get along. And now there’s an excuse to go all USA USA USA, they are taking it unabashedly.
Makes me happy.
Next weekend. Iran vs Egypt. It’s the PRIDE MATCH.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 20, 2026 11:56 PM (A5RD0)
Along those lines, I was listening to a podcast the other day with one of the Younger Dryas impact guys being interviewed by some young feller. He was talking about the alignment of Giza and some of the others that corresponded to the sky around 10,500BC due to precession.
"What's precession?" Well, it's the 26,000 year wobble of the earth's axis.
"How does that affect the alignment and of what". Well, it changes the constellation the equinox appears in. "Equinox?" When the sun rises due east and sets due west, basically. It's the Zodiac constellation that occurs in.
"You mean star patterns?".....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 20, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)
Hey, Bartender: I notice we've somehow got some coffee liquor. Wondering what to do with it. Of an evening, not in the morning coffee. If we had some vodka, we could make a Russki, I guess. Just have rum and whiskey. And weird things like bitters. Any ideas?
Over vanilla ice cream along with some crumbled cookies, maybe? I'm a glass of wine or a beer guy, not much of a mixed bev type. Occasional rum-and-something.
Maybe I should just go to bed…
Posted by: mindful webworker - adopted cousin in the Horde family at June 20, 2026 11:57 PM (9bb3y)
Posted by: JQ at June 20, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)
Supposedly he does a business agreement with each.
It's got to be an odd headspace to be in.
I'd prefer just one, but he is an odd one. Maybe he is so hyperfixated on not losing sight of Mars that he does not want to take the risk. If he married someone, you know some judge would give her half his shit (automatically making her the world's richest woman- which would deform a relationship to incomprehensibility.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:00 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 20, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)
Newsome kept it shut down during COVID despite their pleadings that Disneyworld had been open for almost a year with no one getting sick.
Something something...boot stamping a face forever...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 12:00 AM (nbLIj)
He's flailing. Pandering. Kind of cutting off your nose to spite your face though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:01 AM (mPXxA)
I guess he's got a bunch of them living in a luxurious high-security compound.
Odd headspace indeed.
No word on whether he's still boning all of them.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 12:03 AM (qpyNK)
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 20, 2026 11:56 PM (A5RD0)
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Lol - that oughta be a riot....
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:04 AM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 21, 2026 12:04 AM (Es4vZ)
Many drugs can cause paranoia, including weed, speed, and coke, and it sounds like Chris Murphy needs detox.
Posted by: SciVo at June 21, 2026 12:04 AM (Sy6m/)
He wants to have as many children as he can. He has the ability to support them and their mothers.
He’s never said he’s a saint. He’s never professed he’s a one woman guy. I don’t judge him. He’s done a lot more good in the world than bad and he has never demanded I pay for his kids.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 12:08 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 12:11 AM (5hs8R)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:11 AM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Jackson K.
>Do they serve little redhead girls with pigtails at Wendy's?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 12:11 AM (fkjGs)
Well, there's also the white russian if you want to use up the wotka. Or, leave it out and just have the coffee liquor with cream (personally, half n half is too rich for me, I just use plain milk)
Consider a "toasted almond" which is like the white russian, but with Amaretto instead of vodka.
I agree that the kahlua, or tia maria or whatever, is great over ice cream!
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)
On loan from the WNBA?
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 12:11 AM (5hs8R)
You could tell when he put the maple syrup on his hot dog.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:12 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:13 AM (6lIrI)
Posted by: The Bossa Nova at June 21, 2026 12:14 AM (1z8ji)
I remember my parents would get this giant tub (like 2 gals) of this toasted almond ice cream (chocolate with almonds.) It was delicious. Never been able to find store bought like that.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:14 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 12:14 AM (1z8ji)
On loan from the WNBA?
Posted by: Ian S. at June 21, 2026 12:11 AM (5hs8R)
You could tell when he put the maple syrup on his hot dog.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:12 AM (mPXxA)
No one put Bob from NSA on the label? What was his temporary fill-in, George?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 21, 2026 12:15 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 21, 2026 12:15 AM (1z8ji)
The soon-to-be god-emperor of Mars must have many concubines, of course. He may be shooting to break Solomon's record.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 12:17 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:19 AM (6lIrI)
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
Ah, thanks. I used to drink that in my long-ago yout'. Hadn't thought of that.
Posted by: mindful webworker - memories, fading through the ages just like something something at June 21, 2026 12:20 AM (9bb3y)
Our house addition is going apace. We got foundations this week, framing next. Will be lovely to have a bedroom on the ground floor, with a flat ceiling at the correct height. No more ducking to get into bed. No more stairs either. We are old, dammit.
However, the mosquitos are thick enough to carry off a small dog, so not much hangin' outside tonight. We demolished the deck anyway, for the addition, so I guess we are inside this evening.
Days like this are the reason we live up here. It is paradise.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 21, 2026 12:20 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 21, 2026 12:22 AM (6lIrI)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 21, 2026 12:23 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)
He's made a few high-profile violations of Rule #1, but most of his choices seem to be respectable and do their best to stay out of the limelight.
He dodged a real bullet when that flirtation with AOC went nowhere, though. Rule #1 and how!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 12:23 AM (qpyNK)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 21, 2026 12:24 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 12:08 AM (A5RD0)
It recently occurred to me that maybe he’s trying to spread his genetics as widely as possible to father a child or two most like him to carry on his mission to Mars…and beyond!!!
Posted by: NC Ref at June 21, 2026 12:25 AM (OTOad)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
Netfux has a documentary on the Eraserheads.
Filipino band that was apparently very popular there about twenty years ago. Don't know if the name has anything to do with the movie.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:25 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 21, 2026 12:04 AM (Es4vZ)
AOC is so dumb that she thought the mascot was based on her.
It's the teeth.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 12:25 AM (qpyNK)
Solstice in about 4 hours. If you want to know the exact moment, that will be 08:24:31Z, 04:24:31 EDT.
Solstice = Sol-stice = Sun-still. Lo, the sun stands still. Well, declination wise, it's moving on the fast side longitudinally. Peak declination will be 23d26'16.5".
The alignment is a bit off this time, 0.2" (arc seconds). Last year, solstice 2025 was one of the rare times when the alignment is dead on, the center of the sun dead on the ecliptic of date to within Stellarium's 0.1" display resolution.
Shame on the Moon for that, of course. The Moon causes the center of the earth to do the slightest little side-to-side and up and down bobbing and weaving relative to the "osculating" plane of the ecliptic. Last year, it was dead on center, but this time the Erf is a smidge above that plane of date.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)
You are getting dangerously close to math and physics here, buddy.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 21, 2026 12:30 AM (bl07w)
So of course, I'll soon be stealthily dropping them on all my neighbor's porches in the middle of the night.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 20, 2026 10:26 PM (ItpVy)
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You can also attend a WNBA game and toss them out in the court in the middle of play.
Just a thought.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:32
Now right there I think you have a top 10 post of the week Cicero.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 21, 2026 12:33 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
How about about Oprah?
Isn't she the world's richest woman already? Or was that US?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:34 AM (/lPRQ)
Sounds lovely out there!
Not a fan of bugs though. And Alaskan mosquitos are nothing to take lightly. Are you going to have a screened in porch? With triple panes windows for wintertime?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 21, 2026 12:35 AM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
How about about Oprah?
Isn't she the world's richest woman already? Or was that US?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:34 AM (/lPRQ)
I don't think Musk would be interested in Oprah.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 21, 2026 12:36 AM (dK+Kv)
https://youtu.be/uNSBq6hvU1s
Goodnight, goodnight, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker - relationships are never simple at June 21, 2026 12:37 AM (9bb3y)
Isn't she the world's richest woman already? Or was that US?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:34 AM (/lPRQ)
Oprah is worth 3.42 Billion according to bing.
Half of his wealth would be 500 Billion (over 100 times her worth.)
Still quite a disparity. Plus she's too old to have kids.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:37 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:39 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:40 AM (mPXxA)
Isn't she the world's richest woman already? Or was that US?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:34 AM (/lPRQ)
Alice Walton is the richest woman in the world. I think it was Lizzie Saxe-Coburg und Gotha (aka "Windsor") until she passed on.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 12:40 AM (qpyNK)
He wants to have as many children as he can. He has the ability to support them and their mothers.
He’s never said he’s a saint. He’s never professed he’s a one woman guy. I don’t judge him. He’s done a lot more good in the world than bad and he has never demanded I pay for his kids.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Like Brigham Young populated Salt Lake with his spawn,
Elon Musk is going to populate Mars with hundreds of his spawn, each by a different woman.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 21, 2026 12:45 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 21, 2026 12:45 AM (tcsrY)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 12:47 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 21, 2026 12:40 AM (qpyNK)
63.6 billion according to bing.
So he's only twenty times as wealthy as her.
It really is stupidly wealthy.
The 'richest person in history' list is retarded. Very much infested by DEI.
No Charles the V. They put Mansa Musa as #1 because he controlled gold mines. But Charles Owned all of the gold mines in the New world- plus Spain. Plus the Holy Roman Empire.
But he was white so Catherine the Great was richer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 21, 2026 12:47 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 12:47 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 12:48 AM (YZ0Fo)
It does help to know a little bit about that for this stuff.
Just a little bit. Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 12:51 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: 496 at June 21, 2026 12:52 AM (mzbnH)
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 12:54 AM (YZ0Fo)
I'm all for smart people having as many kids as they can support (and boy, can he support them).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
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I'm not. Fatherlessness is a worse problem than having a distant dad that you share among a harem of moms, even if he can give you an entire fleet of Cyber Trucks. I don't think it's an accident that one of Elon's sons has committed semi-suicide by "transitioning" to female.
And it also bothers me that conservative men who wink at ol' Elon and cut him slack for the harem thing are hostile towards women who have chosen not to have kids for entirely responsible reasons and mock them as "empty egg cartons." I've never seen a moron express a shred of sympathy for Jennifer Aniston, who wanted kids, got dumped by a faithless husband, tried to have them later in life, and finally resigned herself to childlessness. And I'd better say Good-night.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 21, 2026 12:56 AM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
Jennifer Aniston has had 50 years to have a kid. She didn't want to when she was younger and now has buyers remorse.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 12:59 AM (YZ0Fo)
A-- One guy wants kids by a couple of dozen women.
B-- One gal wants kids by a couple of dozen men.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)
Where are any lyrics of today depicting this:
But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright
And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:03 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 01:04 AM (oq9dX)
A-- One guy wants kids by a couple of dozen women.
B-- One gal wants kids by a couple of dozen men.
Posted by: JQ at June
Who pays for/supports them?
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 01:05 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne
>Now they have a cologne that The Rock is promoting. Who the fuck wants to smell like a wrassler?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 21, 2026 01:06 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Spaced Aliens
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:06 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: BruceWayne
In my scenario-- don't worry about it, it isn't you. Or the taxpayers.
A--Independently wealthy man.
B--Independently wealthy woman.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I mean I might be interested in "stone cold said so" scent
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 01:07 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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May as well take off both of them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:08 AM (2UA/a)
A--Independently wealthy man.
B--Independently wealthy woman.
Posted by: JQ at June 21
But see that's the difference. In that scenario yall do what you want. Wouldn't be a life I wanted but good on ya. But that's not how it is.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 01:09 AM (YZ0Fo)
Elon can do what he wants-- it's his life.
I wouldn't want to be either him OR one of his concubines, don't care how much money.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)
He dodged a real bullet when that flirtation with AOC went nowhere, though. Rule #1 and how!
...
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
--
Possibly it has to do with the quality of survive-ability combined with the ability to achieve above average; leaving the rest to
who has control over it anyway?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:16 AM (2UA/a)
I wouldn't want to be either him OR one of his concubines, don't care how much money.
Posted by: JQ
--
Been independent minded all your life.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:19 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Braenyard
Yes. It has become a weakness, sadly.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dagwood at June 21, 2026 01:21 AM (CC0N1)
Posted by: Braenyard
Yes. It has become a weakness, sadly.
Posted by: JQ at
Not a weakness. It's a good thing. Always have your own voice and use it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 01:22 AM (YZ0Fo)
178 I was going through some notes from 2021 in my tablet, and I found the entry, "RONCO Heavy weapons division " with no explanation.”
I’m visualizing a TV ad selling MANPADS and RPG’s with the RONCO Christmas music playing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 21, 2026 01:25 AM (nuNhM)
Posted by: JQ
---
BS, it's taken you this far in good stead. Rough patches are part of the deal. Hang in there.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:26 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Dagwood at June 21, 2026 01:21 AM (CC0N1)
does a Blue Hotdog lead to a Night in Bangcock?
Posted by: Wile E. Coyote. at June 21, 2026 01:26 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
I've never been asked to express a shred of sympathy for her. I knew nothing of her personal life. Looking at her wiki bio, I would say Aniston is unfortunate. She apparently bought into the "you can have it all" lie.
She put "having kids" on hold for her career. "Friends" started when she was 25. Her first marriage was when she was 31, and lasted until she was 36. "Friends" ended when she was 35.
"Pregnant at 35" is what they used to call "a geriatric pregnancy."
In her own words, she was trying IVF, but it never worked for her. So maybe she was just infertile at that age (or any age) and it was never going to happen? I doubt she lacked money to throw at the problem, medically.
Her second marriage was from the age of 46 to 49, which is getting up to menopause age.
And there was always the option to adopt a child, though that's not for everyone.
And Musk's philandering is worse than Trump's serial-trophy-wifing. I take the Catholic view.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 01:28 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Dagwood
Everyone knows blue dogs are for Democrats.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 01:28 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:29 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Braenyard
Yes. It has become a weakness, sadly.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)
Dysfunction is contagious. If you let dysfunctional people into your life, even to help them, it WILL screw up you life.
Independence... equals ... peace... because we never know or can predict who ACTS rational, but will later turn out to have serious problems.
THIS is why I am not dating now...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 21, 2026 01:30 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:31 AM (2UA/a)
I use the JPL DE440/441 ephemerides for Stellarium. It's crazy accurate, with an accuracy for the inner solar system of 0.2 mas. That's .2/1000 of an arc second. This is the position of something on the celestial sphere as seen from the earth. In terms of error in actual spatial distance, that works out to be around 200 m at the worst. Their lunar solution is 1.3 cm. IOW, the Moon's actual center of mass is within 1.3cm of where it's calculated to be.
In the neighborhood out to Jupiter and Saturn, that will get up a kilometer or two.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 01:32 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: wth at June 21, 2026 01:33 AM (oq9dX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:37 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 01:38 AM (2UA/a)
Dysfunctional: my fam's picture is right there in the dictionary.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mikeski
Anything goes?
Posted by: Braenyard
Heh. That marriage should be a lifetime thing, and kids should happen within it.
That post was exactly at the Pixy limit for characters.
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 01:40 AM (VHUov)
...
He wants to have as many children as he can. He has the ability to support them and their mothers.
...
Not for long. Gee. what could possibly go wrong?
Elon is the Dare to Be St00p1d posterboy -- until he isnt.
ATLAS SHRUGGED UPDATED FOR ELON
(when the filth foams up around ELON's waist and Trump whispers: NO).
https://tinyurl.com/LIBs-WhatPriceTheirVision
... How he hated his debased need for her, he who loathed self-sacrifice but would give up everything he valued to get in her pants … Did she know?
...
“Why make a product when you can make dollars? Right this second, I’m earning millions in interest off money I don’t even have.”
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 21, 2026 01:41 AM (XsqmQ)
No- or low-contact.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)
Can confirm
Posted by: Monica Lewinsky at June 21, 2026 01:42 AM (6VErX)
I. Am. Done. with "dating" or looking for opposite-sex companionship. DONE.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:45 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
Listen, mac
The lady don't like to be bothered, got it?
Or do me and Rocco gotta explain?
Posted by: Surly but considerate bartender Miklos at June 21, 2026 01:52 AM (6VErX)
She put "having kids" on hold for her career. "Friends" started when she was 25. Her first marriage was when she was 31, and lasted until she was 36. "Friends" ended when she was 35.
"Pregnant at 35" is what they used to call "a geriatric pregnancy."
In her own words, she was trying IVF, but it never worked for her. So maybe she was just infertile at that age (or any age) and it was never going to happen? I doubt she lacked money to throw at the problem, medically.
Her second marriage was from the age of 46 to 49, which is getting up to menopause age.
And there was always the option to adopt a child, though that's not for everyone.
And Musk's philandering is worse than Trump's serial-trophy-wifing. I take the Catholic view.
Posted by: mikeski at
When she was married to Brad Pitt. She didn't want to have kids which why he "cheated " or whatever. She had a million chances to have kids
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 01:53 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:54 AM (rdVOm)
Meh. It's okay, I didn't find hubby until it was *too late* and he has a son anyway. Adopted btw, because he & XW couldn't have their own either.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)
We've all made bad decisions and we live with them.
Sounds like she's using her bad decision to regain lost attention.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 21, 2026 02:00 AM (2UA/a)
Posted by: Surly but considerate bartender Miklos at June 21, 2026 02:00 AM (6VErX)
If you want a little taste of the math involved in those DE integrations, here you go:
https://tinyurl.com/44sey4zy
JPL's DE (development ephemeris) is a full, *relativistic* (meaning Einstein gravity, not Newton, at least to as high an order as needed) numerical integration of the entire Solar System. Just that base run takes days of CPU time on supercomputer clusters. And add a few months on either side of the base run for all the pre and post data processing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 02:01 AM (w6EFb)
We've all made bad decisions and we live with them.
Sounds like she's using her bad decision to regain lost attention.
Posted by: Braenyard
I'll give her credit for saying "ya I shouldn't have done that" if it makes younger women rethink their path. But ya I have no sympathy for her and her always playing the victim.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:04 AM (YZ0Fo)
Really, it's ok. Yeah, I sometimes feel disappointed that my fam is weird & uncaring. Just got to shrug it off & get on with my life, I can't change them. Can't change the sucky dynamics.
But I get tired. So tired. Not getting any younger, LOL.
Soon I'll be yelling at clouds, and wearing an onion on my belt.. because it was stylish at one time I guess?
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:05 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at June
Should I have waited to do that???
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:07 AM (YZ0Fo)
Maniacs!
Here's one. Pleads innocence but something hints otherwise:
https://tinyurl.com/35ba3443
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 21, 2026 02:08 AM (3UbC6)
If you want to get a spacecraft, a little probe to rendezvous with a comet or asteroid using all that fancy low-energy gravitational slingshot maneuvering, you need this level of accuracy.
That is your tax dollars at work. According to Grok, trying to put this is in human-scale relatable terms, it would be like me firing a bullet (it would be one hell of a fancy rifle and bullet indeed) and hitting a postage stamp in London within 1mm of the target point on that postage stamp.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 02:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
Maniacs!
Here's one. Pleads innocence but something hints otherwise:
https://tinyurl.com/35ba3443
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta
I saw a lefty group showed up and complained that Trump got rid of the algae.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:11 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: BruceWayne
HellifIknow. Heh.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
Hahahahah I been yelling at the clouds since I was 14
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:12 AM (YZ0Fo)
And forget to add, that would be a moving postage stamp in London.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 02:12 AM (w6EFb)
Well, we've entered the solstice window. To 0.1" arc second, the Sun has reached it's peak declination, it's northern most point. It will remain there for a little over 4 hours. The sun now stands still. Another two hours until the exact longitude point is reached.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 02:19 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally
Yup. Also known as my birthday.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:21 AM (YZ0Fo)
THIS is why I am not dating now...
Posted by: Romeo13
You mentioned "dysfunctional" -- yeah, it's hard to discern before becoming *too* involved. I was lucky with current hubby, and BF before him. All the others? Nah, bro-- they were toxic. Just like I was trained to choose, by dysfunction.
Not sure I'd be able to pick another "good one" is what I'm trying to say.
Best to you, Romeo13!
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
FUN FACT
In 1910, it took about 3 days for a letter to travel from London to St. Petersburg in Imperial Russia.
By 1990, that had increased to about three weeks.
Posted by: The stuff Miklos knows at June 21, 2026 02:28 AM (6VErX)
If you want a little taste of the math involved in those DE integrations, here you go:
...
https://tinyurl.com/44sey4zy
JPL's DE (development ephemeris) is a full, *relativistic* (meaning Einstein gravity, not Newton, at least to as high an order as needed) numerical integration of the entire Solar System. Just that base run takes days of CPU time on supercomputer clusters. And add a few months on either side of the base run for all the pre and post data processing.
But 'splain me. JPL.
why does earth cross Saturn's orbital perihelion foci during the Epiphany, and aphelion foci right about now with an amazing coincidence of 1.03 AU around July 4?
It is Capitol. not Capital -- from Rome/Temple of Jupiter (specifically Jupiter Optimus Maximus, meaning "Jupiter the Best and Greatest").
Huuuge and bigly.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 21, 2026 02:29 AM (D9K3+)
Posted by: Sol Invictus at June 21, 2026 02:29 AM (6VErX)
THIS is why I am not dating now...
Posted by: Romeo13
You mentioned "dysfunctional" -- yeah, it's hard to discern before becoming *too* involved. I was lucky with current hubby, and BF before him. All the others? Nah, bro-- they were toxic. Just like I was trained to choose, by dysfunction.
Not sure I'd be able to pick another "good one" is what I'm trying to say.
Best to you, Romeo13!
Posted by: JQ at
I was engaged 2x. Dated my fair share. I don't think we get to pick. Cause I met she hobbit and knew immediately that was the person for me.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:30 AM (YZ0Fo)
The Sun is now directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer (taking precession into account, we should call it the Tropic of Gemini now). The word "tropic" comes from the Ancient Greek Homo talk meaning "turning point". The sun stops, stands still, and then turns south.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 02:31 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
FUN FACT
In 1910, it took about 3 days for a letter to travel from London to St. Petersburg in Imperial Russia.
...
By 1990, that had increased to about three weeks.
In 1990 MANFRED got on a plane to Detroit and beat the email to the destination.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 21, 2026 02:31 AM (m961t)
The Sun is now directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer (taking precession into account, we should call it the Tropic of Gemini now). The word "tropic" comes from the Ancient Greek Homo talk meaning "turning point". The sun stops, stands still, and then turns south.
Which strictly speaking if you back you realize that the zodiacal are not coordinates in the sky but rather points of reference on the ground, because even back then, they knew that the sky was moving, but the earth remained the same and gravity existed because the earth sucked... it was simple enough back then.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 21, 2026 02:35 AM (Tj3cd)
Posted by: BruceWayne
You're probably not 'disordered' then. LOL. I've always been attracted to people (friends or lovers) who are *bad for me* somehow. Or, maybe, they are somehow attracted to me. It's like I'm a freak magnet. Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at
Oh dont get me wrong the others were not great for me. Hahah
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:38 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: JQ
So
There are nekkid pictures of you on somebody's refrigerator somewhere
Posted by: Miklos already regrets hitting post at June 21, 2026 02:39 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: BruceWayne
But got me where I needed to be
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 21, 2026 02:42 AM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Miklos already regrets hitting post
LMAO!
If so, they'd be very old pics. Doubt I'd be recognized today.
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:43 AM (rdVOm)
Good night, horde & thanks for chatting!
https://youtu.be/KJBTOC3Mfpk
Posted by: JQ at June 21, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 03:04 AM (VHUov)
It took me a while to figure out just what you meant by "orbital perihelion foci". For a heliocentric elliptical orbit, the line between between peri- and aphelion is the semi-major axis. The Sun is always at one focus, the primary, and on the other side, you have the other. And for Saturn the distance between those two foci does come to 1.028 AU. So, the secondary focus like about at earth's orbit.
So, you're saying the earth crosses that line of apsides on the aphelion side around July 4th, and on the perihelion side around Epiphany. I think that's it. I'll have to dig around to confirm the dates.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 03:05 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ
Saw a t-shirt once that read "What am I? Flypaper for freaks?"
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 03:06 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Skip at June 21, 2026 03:09 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 21, 2026 02:35 AM (Tj3cd)
The sky, in fact, moves sideways.
Posted by: Porcupine Tree at June 21, 2026 03:24 AM (pKv0r)
movie career, beginning with, of course, "They Live".
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 21, 2026 03:28 AM (DxVhp)
Well, this is quite the coincidence (of current epoch). The secondary focus distance is 1.08AU currently, a bit farther. And Saturn's line of apsides lines up within the blame it on the Moon fuzz with the earth's own line. That is we hit the Saturn perihelion point about our perihelion, and same for aphelion. A couple-day window around July 5th and Jan 4th.
Now, we've got precession to contend with. Saturn's apsidal precession rate is about around twice earth's own. Throw axial precession in, and Saturn's line of apsides thus walks around our seasons once every 11 - 13K years at the fastest. These things vary in a complex fashion, over 100K year cycles, and after millions of years, well chaotic behavior stars smearing things too much.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 03:33 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 20, 2026 10:43 PM (6/7Fs)
The Qatar-donated Air Force One?
You CANNOT talk about the Air Force One from Qatar without mentioning that it is the Air Force One from Qatar.
Posted by: The media at June 21, 2026 03:33 AM (pKv0r)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 21, 2026 03:34 AM (pKv0r)
Man, Grok is something else. All that information, Saturn's line of apsides, and precession rate and all that, while not really "arcane", well it would take a while for me to dig that up. Grok can do the digging and run the numbers quickly.
Too late for me to continue, but if Saturn's line of apsides and precession somehow lines up with the Younger Dryas, well, I'll be spooked.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 03:36 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: mikeski at June 21, 2026 03:06 AM (VHUov)
Yikes.
Posted by: m at June 21, 2026 03:44 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: frankie at June 21, 2026 04:19 AM (a16Yj)
And we have solstice. Sun's ecliptic longitude dead on 90 degrees, and right ascension dead on 6hr.
Summer beings. And it's downhill from here to the Dec.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 21, 2026 04:24 AM (w6EFb)
For those people who have lost their dear father, and those who have lost a child through death, may their faith give them hope, and for family and friends who support and console them, we pray to the Lord.
For men, though without children of their own who like fathers have nurtured and cared for others, we pray to the Lord.
For fathers who have been unable to be source of strength to their children, we pray to the Lord.
God, our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things , Bless the fathers and grandfathers and grant that we their sons and daughters may honor them with a spirit of profound
respect. Amen.
( From the "Book of Blessings"-20tn century)
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