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Tuesday Overnight Open Thread - May 26, 2026 [Doof]

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From Aesthetics

Howdy Hordelings! The Tuesday ONT is here and so are you. What a combination! Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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We still haven't hit climate doomsday. And we never will!


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The guys will understand


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My once great home state can't get the smaller, single span Key Bridge rebuilt - but sure, let's go ahead and plan for a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Much longer and two spans. Great idea!

When will a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge arrive?

Despite the dreary weather this Memorial Day weekend, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been very congested with holiday traffic at times – especially after a crash at the start of the eastbound span Friday morning – leaving some drivers wondering when relief will finally come for the aging bridge.


State officials are planning to replace the current bridge with two wider, safer spans, but it’s going to take a while and depend on funding.

After studying alternatives such as building new bridges elsewhere, in December 2025, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) board voted unanimously on a plan that would lead to two new four-lane bridge spans (both with shoulders this time!) that would be built next to the current two spans. The old spans would be torn down.

I'm going to start some kind of non-profit which specializes in some obscure thing that has to be done whenever there is a bridge design / build. Need to get me a piece of that sweet state government largess!

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On to a construction project that is actually making progress

Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight.

President Donald Trump is hosting the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn on Sunday, June 14, which will mark Flag Day, the day Congress approved the design of a national flag, and the president's 80th birthday.

Tickets are not listed for the 8 p.m. event, which will be available to watch on Paramount+, according to the UFC Freedom 250 website.

Crews have already started assembling the semi-circular structure on the lawn just behind the octagon and stands for people to watch. The structure was made in Pennsylvania and shipped to D.C.

Dana White, the CEO of the UFC, said he plans to keep the White House the backdrop for every fight.

This should be a really kewl event!

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1976 was a great year for albums. Check out this Wikipedia page to see for yourself

Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com

Spoiler alert - they got #1 wrong. It can only be Frampton Comes Alive. No argument to the contrary holds any water.

The article is worth checking out, though. Lots of good albums on that list!

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition





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Weekly commenter stats for week of 05-25-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 85
Number of comments: 20516
Number of unique hashes: 1611

Top 10 commenters:
1 [382 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films' [54.25 posts/day]
2 [305 comments] 'four seasons '
3 [299 comments] 'whig'
4 [299 comments] 'Aetius451AD work phone '
5 [293 comments] 'Quarter Twenty '
6 [279 comments] 'gKWVE'
7 [263 comments] '18-1'
8 [263 comments] ' Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _'
9 [258 comments] 'San Franpsycho'
10 [257 comments] 'Common Tater'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [204 names] 'Psychotherapy' [28.97 unique names/day]
2 [164 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
3 [63 names] 'Eric Draven'
4 [61 names] 'gKWVE'
5 [37 names] 'Count de Monet'
6 [33 names] 'Duncanthrax'
7 [30 names] '18-1'
8 [30 names] 'mindful webworker - Napoleonitan'
9 [28 names] 'mikeski'
10 [24 names] 'Not a florida man, yet'


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1 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (DuLyh)

2
Beautiful picture Doof. Thanks.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K)

3 Very cool picture, Doof.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Wmg4n)

4 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Yee-haw, Texas! 🤠🤠🤠

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (SRRAx)

5 But quickly from downstairs:

583 The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket.

There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches. They are amazing. I stop there every time I go cross country to I10.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026

Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

6 AI!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)

7 MAYES MIDDLETON WINS THE TEXAS PRIMARY
_NBC

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (ZwdAr)

8 I saw Gary Wright and Peter Frampton open for The Beach Boys in '76 at Three Rivers Stadium. Wright gave a great opening act but Frampton brought the house down. After his set was finish, most of the concert goers left before the Beach Boys even got started.

We all came to see Frampton.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (DuLyh)

9 Nice filter on the top pic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

10 The old dude at the job interview got it right.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (snZF9)

11 Evenin’, Doof, and All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (77rzZ)

12 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - strategic ONT reserve director dino at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (cCn4/)

13 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?

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Of course. Bakery in San Francisco. A Boulangerie.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (GD0B3)

14 State officials are planning to replace the current bridge with two wider, safer spans, but it’s going to take a while and depend on funding.

Translation: it'll depend on when we can con the Feds into funding it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

15 Construction is underway at the White House to build a temporary structure for next month's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight.

Not any more! Cease work injunction issued. BAMN!
- Judge Pakalolo

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (/lPRQ)

16 The old dude at the job interview got it right.

Yes he did. And I don't care if you like it or not.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

17 Middleton's win is good news for Paxton. Roy was probably going to screw Paxton.
Hopefully Middleton will perform in office like Paxton did.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)

18 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

Boudin balls are them sausage things with liver. From Louisiana. That's what I've had. They taste like elevated liver mush.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Xdfhw)

19 Wow, this is the first week in a long time in the which I haven’t made the Top Ten commenters. Work must agree with me.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (77rzZ)

20 Mayes Middleton sounds like a law firm.
Jus' sayin'

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (0aYVJ)

21
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:08 PM (HdYcL)

22 A new theory about dinosaur extinction....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

23
Bulg,

I made the list. Never in all the years has that happened.

I'm kinda ashamed.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

24 Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.

Now yer just flexin' on me.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (vTZFs)

25 This is an outrage!

Posted by: Manbearpig at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)

26 Carried over:

537 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2Ez/1)


I'm glad you asked! Going beyond the basics, this 2018 documentary covers things like why they phased out trained gerbils in favor of mechanical tandem milkers, and the importance of properly sexing your nuts.

Know Ideas Media - Nut Milking EXPOSED
https://youtu.be/JJCTIPWPNtw

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Sy6m/)

27 willowed:

After Banana Dream's comment about a statue of Lady Liberty, I generated one. Someone made a suggestion about the eagle, so I generated a newer version. This one looks pretty good, I think!

https://ibb.co/XrrfNjgL

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (/ZkOF)

28
Boudin kolaches are good but too messy to eat while driving.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

29 Good evening morons en bedankt Disko.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (RIvkX)

30 Evening all,

I hope you are all doing well.

We have a spacewalk in the morning. It should last about 5 hours.

Roscosmos - Russian Spacewalk #66
Kud-Sverchkov & Mikaev - ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: May 27, 2026
Time: 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 UTC, 16:15 CEST)

https://youtu.be/vZdKumkVDbQ

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 10:12 PM (2F0/Y)

31 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

32 And not a tube of Preparation H in sight!

Posted by: John Cornyn (what a show) at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (gKWVE)

33 Middleton - Oil, cattle, and land. He's from ETeX so that's a caution. Good CV, degree and JD from UT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (ZwdAr)

34 Those cherry blossoms lit up are purty.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (2PamV)

35 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask



Makes Shake Weight motion.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (2PamV)

36 Her Majesty and The Big Dummy have safely made it to Oklahoma City, the final stop on the month-long anabasis.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


Borzois are Amish?

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

37 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Prayers up.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (PrsTH)

38 33

My son is a Lawhorn.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (RCjYY)

39 Saw one of my favorite pics on TCM last weekend: The Steel Helmet. It’s the first Korean War movie, made in ‘51 while the war was still going on.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

40 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

That is hard, Mr Doof. I am sorry. Prayers for you and your Mom.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (Xdfhw)

41 If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof


Done.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

42 Oy I'm on the wall of shame. Let this be our secret.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

43 Looking at the map, Cornyn took Travis county (of course), Dallas (by a nose), and Kenedy county by a 75%/25% margin! By actual count, thats 6 to 2. Oddly, the city of Kenedy is not in Kenedy county. Not even close actually.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (vTZFs)

44 Yawn yawn. Buncha text. Nice pic up top, but not much in the post grabbed me tonight.

Oh, wait a minute!
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
8 [30 names] 'mindful webworker - Napoleonitan'


Wow, that was a great ONT, Doofy. Thanks.
😜

Posted by: mindful webworker - what, me vain? at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (0poB+)

45 Prayer up, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

46 Been praying all day, Doof. And will continue. You have a very strong faith, lean into it. 💕

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Wmg4n)

47 Prayers up here too, Doof.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (RCjYY)

48 Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com
++++++++++++++++

Doof, I think "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder deserves the #1 ranking.

And I don't think greatest hits compilations should be listed in a top ten.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

49 *Begins stalking Doof*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (+0Wk3)

50 Prayers for your mom and you, Doof.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (Jr+re)

51 is this why she left?

@nicksortor
·
55m
🚨 JUST IN: Attorney General Bondi has been quietly battling THYROID CANCER in her time following her departure from her role as US Attorney General, per Axios

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)

52 I'm kinda ashamed.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)
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Let us never speak of this again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

53
Prayers for you and your Mom.

It is a difficult situation.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

54 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, Greetings from Amish Country at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (bfy6w)

55 Hi, Piper. Hope you and yours are well:

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

56 *But also prays for Doof's mom*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 10:19 PM (+0Wk3)

57 Sponge missing from the top lists. Did he take the week off?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:19 PM (Jr+re)

58 31 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Oh noooo ...

Prayers up !

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (3sXRv)

59 Let us never speak of this again.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I have "What is spoken at a 20 year high school reunion?" for $1000 Alex.

(and at the 50 year gathering, it still wasn't but I did detect a very slight nod)

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (DuLyh)

60 Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

Prayers for your mom. I hope she starts feeling better.

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 10:20 PM (2F0/Y)

61 Attorney General Bondi has been quietly battling THYROID CANCER in her time following her departure from her role as US Attorney General, per Axios

I was neither as happy nor as unhappy with her Attorney General-ing as some were but that just sucks. I wish her well.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (vTZFs)

62 Woo-hoo.
Top five in both categories!

(buffs nails on lapel)

Mom and dad would be so proud.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (2Ez/1)

63 I really, really hate that Frampton album. It's good the first 4 quadrillion times you hear it on the radio, but it's all downhill the next 30 billion.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (tUj8P)

64
I blame the drought here for making the list.

We can't grow anything this year due to no outdoor water use.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

65 57 Sponge, like Muldoon, is AI.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (77rzZ)

66 The quality of the UFC has really diminished over the years. Most of these matchups turn into sparing sessions and go to the judges.

These bouts should never go to the judges. The fighters should decide who wins or it would be acceptable if the ref or the doctor make a ruling. Offer incentives for KO or TKO. I don't want to see sparing on PPV.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (D1E+2)

67 18 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right? The issue is it’s in a kolaches? Not the boudin part?

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Wmg4n)

Boudin balls are them sausage things with liver. From Louisiana. That's what I've had. They taste like elevated liver mush.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10

There is no liver boudin, it’s pork, rice, trinity, cayenne and other spices. If you had someone put liver in it, yuckaroo. The real stuff is very good. Not smooshy. It’s back swamp, bayou food.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

68 Good job, Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (LHPAg)

69 Elric may be AI, too.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

70 Doof's albums released in 1976 listed Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight".

Great year for music and the Bicentennial.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (y171U)

71 She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof

Definitely for you and yours.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (oyck1)

72 64
I blame the drought here for making the list.

We can't grow anything this year due to no outdoor water use.

Posted by: four season
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blame it on the sun
The sun that didn't shine
blame it on the wind and the trees

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:24 PM (ZwdAr)

73 Prayers up, Doof.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 26, 2026 10:25 PM (aJQbY)

74 Let's bring back Gasohole.

Posted by: A Former Transportation Secretary at May 26, 2026 10:25 PM (rgnea)

75 Doof's albums released in 1976 listed Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight".

They parlayed that one song into a short run TV show. In retrospect, it was a weird time.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:26 PM (vTZFs)

76
The dog groomer will be at 7:30 in the morning.

Busy season for her and at least we don't have to wait around all day.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:26 PM (3ek7K)

77 Hope she gets to doing better, Doof.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)

78 There is no liver boudin, it’s pork, rice, trinity, cayenne and other spices. If you had someone put liver in it, yuckaroo. The real stuff is very good. Not smooshy. It’s back swamp, bayou food.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

What I had didn't make me want for more. That's for sure. I'm guessing it was crappy boudin.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Xdfhw)

79 Bulg #65 57 Sponge, like Muldoon, is AI.

Muldoon couldn't be AI. Not only is AI not clever, it has no comprehension of The Pun.

The rest of us, OTOH…

Posted by: mindful webworker - Real Ignorance at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (0poB+)

80 The dog groomer will be at 7:30 in the morning.

Make sure the shotguns are all locked up before she gets there.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:27 PM (vTZFs)

81
Oddbob,

Lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

82 Howdy, horde.

Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

*****Congratulations to Texas*****

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (rdVOm)

83 Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

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"NOT A CHANCE -- HALTED! NO-STANDING / ROOM-ONLY!"

/U.S. District Clown and Defacto POTUS Bozoberg

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (OLFlC)

84 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)


Eeek. Prayers up.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (tUj8P)

85 Y'all are the best. Even those of you who usually annoy me!

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

86 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM

Oh, no... Sorry, Doof. Prayers up for your mom & whole family!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

87 Eeek. Prayers up.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM
*******
Amen.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (2Ez/1)

88
Having a mobile dog groomer is great.

We don't have to wrassle the dogs getting them in and out of the car.

They still hate us though, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)

89 t. Even those of you who usually annoy me!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

I feel seen!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)

90
Annoyance is part of life, right?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:32 PM (3ek7K)

91 Schweddy Balls are the best.

Posted by: Pete Schweddy at May 26, 2026 10:33 PM (wVcYX)

92
Sweaty balls? eeewwww

Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:34 PM (3ek7K)

93 Stadium construction begins at White House for UFC Freedom 250

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"NOT A CHANCE -- HALTED! NO-STANDING / ROOM-ONLY!"

/U.S. District Clown and Defacto POTUS Bozoberg
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 10:29 PM (OLFlC)

But Bozoberg, you have to allow it. You're going in with top billing on the Amateur Card!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:34 PM (qx7Zg)

94 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.
Posted by: Doof
**********
Prayers up Doof. We know how difficult this can be.

Posted by: The Grateful at May 26, 2026 10:35 PM (fxQq5)

95 Did I mention that having the use of only one leg sucks donkey balls.

Oh well, there’s always Gin.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:35 PM (XV/Pl)

96 Even those of you who usually annoy me!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

I feel seen!
Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:31 PM (Wmg4n)
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You're beyond "usually" and into "always" territory!

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

97
91 Schweddy Balls are the best.

Here it is:
https://youtu.be/bPpcfH_HHH8

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (2Ez/1)

98
Thomas,

I still want you to have a parrot 🦜

We can start a Go Fund Me.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

99 Chocolate salty balls were the best

https://tinyurl.com/49x8xcfw

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Xdfhw)

100 Prayers up for Momma Doof.

And to Doof and the rest of the family 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 10:39 PM (SRRAx)

101 You're beyond "usually" and into "always" territory!
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

🤣😂

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (Wmg4n)

102 Doof a prayer for your mom's complete and speedy recovery

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (RIvkX)

103 @98

>> I still want you to have a parrot.

I have in fact ordered a parrot, it arrives tomorrow.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (XV/Pl)

104 Doof, Prayers sent from JTB and me. We have a go bag by the door with crosswords, books, tablets, cords, snacks, soda and rosaries for such events. Always hope it isnt' needed, but if it is then helpful for times of waiting and giving comfort to loved ones.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (yTvNw)

105 Thank you Mr. Doof!

Don't have much to add to the conversation tonight.

Starting to look like we're out of the woods with the chemical tank in Garbage Grove.

One of the local High Schools announced no more in-person classes this year as they are an evacuation center. Could not help thinking 'here we go again....'

Hope everyone in the horde got some rest yesterday and started the week well.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (Zlsre)

106 Off to bed. Y’all have a good night!

Mama Doof in bedtime prayers without question.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (Wmg4n)

107 Doof, I pray your mother recovers quickly and completely.

Then she can swap between baking cookies and saying, "I heard that, you have a chest cold!"

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:41 PM (qx7Zg)

108 Thomas,

I still want you to have a parrot 🦜

We can start a Go Fund Me.

Posted by: four seasons

I know where you can get a Norwegian Blue cheap.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:42 PM (WrUWN)

109 Prayers for Doof's mom.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (WrUWN)

110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

111 @overton_news
·
58m
Senator John Cornyn invokes a Theodore Roosevelt quote from 1910 during his concession speech — after suffering a devastating primary loss to Ken Paxton.

CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

112 Robert the Cat (TM) news: nothing today, really. He found a tiny Amazon box interesting, so I got out a larger, cat-can-fit box. He was unimpressed.

In other news, I still think "The Beyond" is a stupid Italian horror movie, but I have to admit Grindhouse's 4K release looks outstanding.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

113 Bulg, how was your first tutee?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

114 I have in fact ordered a parrot, it arrives tomorrow.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:40 PM (XV/Pl)

You can name it Amy Schumer.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)

115
Years ago I let myself get talked into taking a parrot from a friend who was moving.

Meanest SOB ever.

Luckily they wanted him back after a few months.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

116 Parrots.

Better fried or roasted?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 26, 2026 10:46 PM (Jr+re)

117 That list isn't bad. 1976 was a good year. I had a couple of those albums.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)

118 Not quite Victory Tits, but in the ballpark....

https://youtu.be/q5wpO4BJn4o?t=27

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (qx7Zg)

119
LRob,

Dead, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:47 PM (3ek7K)

120 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

So. He's a sad loser who wants to play the victim. His constituents (I am one) were repeatedly fucked over. We told him to EABOD. He can go cry into his bank account.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:48 PM (Xdfhw)

121 Well, it’s not a live parrot.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:49 PM (XV/Pl)

122 “The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”
-
When has John Cornyn strove valiantly?

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (vSvIl)

123
The only thing he is sad about is that sweet taxpayer money.

No more.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (3ek7K)

124
Cornyn didn't strive to do jack, valiantly or not.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:50 PM (HdYcL)

125 Well, it’s not a live parrot.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:49 PM (XV/Pl)

Is he pinin' for the fjords?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:51 PM (Xdfhw)

126 Is that saying how Cornyn justified years of screwing over his constituents?

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (WrUWN)

127 So. He's a sad loser who wants to play the victim. His constituents (I am one) were repeatedly fucked over. We told him to EABOD. He can go cry into his bank account.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

What a fucking asshole.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (+aHIC)

128
Thomas,

You won't have to be worried the plastic one will rip off your face.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:52 PM (3ek7K)

129 41 If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital.
Posted by: Doof

Done.
Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 10:15 PM (VHUov)

Ditto.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (Wb3wE)

130 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”

-----

Blow it out your ass, John.

And go away. You're presence is no longer necessary.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (BI5O2)

131 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

I was reminded more of something Ned Beatty said in 1972.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

132 121 Well, it’s not a live parrot.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

It's dead?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 10:54 PM (+aHIC)

133 13 Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?

==

Of course. Bakery in San Francisco. A Boulangerie.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 10:06 PM (GD0B3)

When I used to fly to Bakersfield on business I would route my way through San Fransisco just to get their bread in the Airport

Posted by: javems at May 26, 2026 10:55 PM (zFsEm)

134 Piper, that's what my coonass relatives call boudn blanc. Boudin as I know it is blood sausage. And some peeps do roll it into balls and fry it. Can't remember the name for that version.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 10:55 PM (Vvh2V)

135 Checked out the wiki list of albums. Had a couple dozen of them back then, got a few moar now on CD.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (rdVOm)

136 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

I was reminded more of something Ned Beatty said in 1972.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

*snort*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (Xdfhw)

137 Boudin is blood sausage, no liver needed.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (jTgrB)

138
Cornyn was a frightened little pussy with the guts of three mice who thought it more important to get along with the Democrats than represent his state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:56 PM (HdYcL)

139 48 Also worth checking out - All 11 No. 1 Albums of 1976 Ranked Worst to Best from ultimateclassicrock.com
++++++++++++++++

Doof, I think "Songs In The Key Of Life" by Stevie Wonder deserves the #1 ranking.

And I don't think greatest hits compilations should be listed in a top ten.
Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 10:16 PM (y171U)

agreed, on both counts.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Wb3wE)

140
I think parrots get mean because they have to live in a cage.

They need to be free.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 10:57 PM (3ek7K)

141 "Y’all know what boudin is, though, right?"

S.F.'s former District Attorney.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 10:58 PM (W5mpo)

142 A new theory about dinosaur extinction....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

That's chuckle-y

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (W5mpo)

143
Good run for PDJT. Deposuit potetens de sede.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (HdYcL)

144 Maureen "ZioCamp" Galindo is not going to be the D nominee in TX-35.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)

145 @nypost
·
9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:00 PM (ZxPkt)

146 I see that TRex had a top album in 1976. Is he that old? He doesn't seem that old.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:00 PM (Xdfhw)

147 Ice Cube speaks for me tonight
youtu.be/h4UqMyldS7Q

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:01 PM (gKWVE)

148 Maureen "ZioCamp" Galindo is not going to be the D nominee in TX-35.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)

She's the vile scrunt that was gonna put us h8ters in the ovens, yes?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:02 PM (Xdfhw)

149

Who was the commenter here who was always bitching about Bondi?

Something to remember is we never know what people are dealing with.

She has cancer. I wish the best for her.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:03 PM (3ek7K)

150 9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t
Posted by: Don Black

It seemed like a great platform to run on at the time...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 11:03 PM (/lPRQ)

151 LOL the old man interview. That's me.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 11:03 PM (3uBP9)

152 I bet John Cornyn is pretty depressed right now. Maybe my dog can cheer him up.

Posted by: Scottsbluff, NE Woman at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (0e5Te)

153 Theodore Roosevelt could talk shit like that because he led a cavalry charge uphill.

John Cornyn is no Teddy Roosevelt.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (+n72I)

154 CORNYN: “Tonight, I’m reminded of something Teddy Roosevelt said in 1910.”

“He said, it’s not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.”

“The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and blood and sweat, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again.”



Right, you weren't even *in* the arena douchebag. You were over in the enemy camp drinking their booze and cutting deals. Your "err" is thinking you wouldn't be tossed out on your silly ass for your treachery, dickhead.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:04 PM (snZF9)

155 I lived in Lafayette LA for a few years, just up from Broussard. Never saw blood in Boudin, and I do like blood sausage.

Posted by: javems at May 26, 2026 11:05 PM (zFsEm)

156 Still haven't called RR Commissioner?
Looks like barely a 2% difference I'm Middleton's favor

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 26, 2026 11:05 PM (VCgbV)

157 Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
-
Obviously, one can only conclude that Mossad controls our elections.

/progs, probably

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 11:07 PM (vSvIl)

158 I have always liked Texas.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (RIvkX)

159 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/

Posted by: banana Dream - chicks dig posix skills at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (3uBP9)

160 I mean French not Middleton...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 26, 2026 11:08 PM (VCgbV)

161 These bouts should never go to the judges. The fighters should decide who wins or it would be acceptable if the ref or the doctor make a ruling. Offer incentives for KO or TKO. I don't want to see sparing on PPV.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (D1E+2)

TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!!!

TWO MEN ENTER! ONE MAN LEAVES!!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 11:07 PM (QDJ2U)
===

I'm hearing Star Trek bongos in the background.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (RIvkX)

162 145 @nypost
·
9m
Sex therapist who vowed to put 'American Zionists' into 'castration' centers loses Texas Democratic primary
https://trib.al/uWEuA3t
Posted by: Don Black
---

If anyone's into feet, that girl's got a pair.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (ZwdAr)

163 It's the 20th Anniversary of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth."

NONE of his scary predictions have come true.


This is the single most powerful answer to global warming.

We have had 12 years to save the world for 50 years and yet we are still here.

Of course the irony is with a bunch of lefty oligarchs wanting data centers now which will require incredible amounts of energy you can see them pulling their money out of "Fossil Fuels are going to kill us!" to "Hey don't you want to be able to see your favorite celeb nekkid for a low low price?!?"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:09 PM (sKqQm)

164 110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO

Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

165 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Speaking of Graham Platner has he formerly won the D primary?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)

166 Burnet and Edwards county not reporting
If Ken wins those it is SWEEP

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (/+uur)

167 I predicted none of Al Gore's predictions would come true. Do I get any credit? No.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

168 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

169 164 110 Chicago.
The first time music felt like water flowing over me. Fantastic.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)

100%

Posted by: Joemarine at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (y171U)

170 168 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Cornyn has a dick?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (+n72I)

171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)


Concur

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

172 >From the New York Post:

Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

********

Insane, antisemitic sex therapists.
Is there anything they DON'T know?

Posted by: Homer Simpson at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2Ez/1)

173 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0


And about 250k more R votes over 2014...

Turns out having a candidate the voters wants helps you know GOPe...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (sKqQm)

174 I predicted none of Al Gore's predictions would come true. Do I get any credit? No.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

What are the odds he creates a new version, vs. editing the old one with new dates of destruction?

I think he lets an AI edit the dates, whether on-screen, spoken, or in the subtitles, and publishes it as a new Blu-Ray release at $79.99.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (qx7Zg)

175 $125 million for 36%.
That dick isn't in Earth's dirt, it's on a trajectory toward the outer planets.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (gKWVE)

176 159 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/
Posted by: banana Dream
-------
You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (2Ez/1)

177 171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)


Concur
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

sort of like Genesis.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (Wb3wE)

178 Cornyn has a dick?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (+n72I)

It was Carl Rovers dick that got knocked out of McCornyns mouth into the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (/+uur)

179 69 Elric may be AI, too.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:23 PM (77rzZ)

ARiK is most definitely NOT AI!

Yeah, I know....show up at a MoMeet and prove it....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 11:16 PM (QGaXH)

180
Galileo has the big glasses that make them think they are smart.

Didn't work for her. Maybe she can get a refund.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (3ek7K)

181 Another great thing from 1976:

heirloomroses.com/products/america-1

A gorgeous climbing rose! I have 2 of them here, had one at old house... color & scent both outstanding!

(this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

182 To his credit, Al Gore did blaze a trail in streaming TV. Unfortunately that trail led to Al Jazeera.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

183 So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

That was my exact reaction. 40 percent of the vote is terrifying. Part of it os just the D, part is her last name, and I'm not sure if there are any of those large muslim areas in het district, but jeez.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (Vvh2V)

184 What a frickin drubbing !. I hope Rowe and his cabal of soft, Trump- hating GOPies get the message.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (E31IE)

185 John Cornyn Republican 53.5% 5,962,983
MJ Hegar Democratic 43.9% 4,888,764

Who da fuck was MJ

I hopes to see Tallarico down 2 Million votes.

Start right now sending note and calls.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:19 PM (/+uur)

186 86 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM

Oh, no... Sorry, Doof. Prayers up for your mom & whole family!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

Same here Doof. Though I don't know if they can get past the dirigible nets.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 26, 2026 11:20 PM (QGaXH)

187 183 So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

That was my exact reaction. 40 percent of the vote is terrifying. Part of it os just the D, part is her last name, and I'm not sure if there are any of those large muslim areas in het district, but jeez.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 11:18 PM (Vvh2V)

The other 60% want them to move to Ghettos
Adjacent to the Camps.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:20 PM (/+uur)

188 177 171 There are two eras:
Terry Kath
Post Terry Kath

Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet at May 26, 2026 11:10 PM (TTAGa)


One of the best songs ever
https://tinyurl.com/5heet6cu

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:21 PM (Xdfhw)

189 There are two eras: Terry Kath, Post Terry Kath
Terry’s was better … IMO
Posted by: browndog yacking on the carpet

Concur
Posted by: Diogenes

Chicago
25 or 6 to 4
Tanglewood Live (1970)
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Terry Kath had a moment on the performance and the result was one the greatest guitar solos of all time. Plus the band was sort at its peak.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)

190 $125 million for 36%.

Shows that sometimes you just can’t buy an election. I hope that holds true in the Georgia Republican primary runoff for governor in June.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

191 175 $125 million for 36%.
That dick isn't in Earth's dirt, it's on a trajectory toward the outer planets.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:15 PM (gKWVE)

$125 M
Trump should go on TV and point out the SWAMP dick burned thru that money for NADA nothing.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (/+uur)

192 Some how I botched the URL for the Chicago video in previous comment.

This one works.

https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (glnUu)

193 Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Cornyn has a dick?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
-------

Not any more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (ZwdAr)

194 Chicago
25 or 6 to 4
Tanglewood Live (1970)
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7j___

Terry Kath had a moment on the performance and the result was one the greatest guitar solos of all time. Plus the band was sort at its peak.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)

*checks watch*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 11:23 PM (+0Wk3)

195 There's another rino roaming South Dakota. Dusty Johnson. actual Blazing Saddles character right there.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:24 PM (gKWVE)

196 Shows that sometimes you just can’t buy an election. I hope that holds true in the Georgia Republican primary runoff for governor in June.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 11:22 PM (ZVgZ4)

Who cares about the primary
Beat Jack Offfesss

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:24 PM (/+uur)

197 I'm going to start some kind of non-profit which specializes in some obscure thing that has to be done whenever there is a bridge design / build. Need to get me a piece of that sweet state government largess!

TPS reports. Gotta have em in before the approval process. Yeah, so if you could go ahead and work on those over the weekend, that'd be great...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 26, 2026 11:25 PM (nbLIj)

198 For another $125 million I woulda sold him a dozen Xerox machines.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 11:25 PM (oq9dX)

199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)

200 If you're missing the Steve Inman videos, I'm getting a lot of real life isn't GTA V shorts in my rotation.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pH63cAdxXy4

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 11:28 PM (qx7Zg)

201 Another great thing from 1976:

heirloomroses.com/products/america-1

A gorgeous climbing rose! I have 2 of them here, had one at old house... color & scent both outstanding!

(this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

The one I planted last year (pot, but gets near all day direct sun) is STILL alive. Considering the winter we had: multiple single digit temps, a couple ice storms, snow- i did not expect it to survive. I have never had one survive through the winter before. Maybe it was the direct sun.

Its supposed to be a Coral Knockout. Had red and yellow blossoms when it first put them out but has settled into a pink similar to the one you linked. Nastiest thorns on any rose bush I have ever grown too. Thinnest, sharpest little bastards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 11:28 PM (zZu0s)

202 Prayers for you and Mom and your boys, Doof.

Peace and comfort and love.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 11:29 PM (A5RD0)

203 Prayers up for ma Doof.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 11:32 PM (9gKa/)

204 Suffah Cornyn. Suffah.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 11:32 PM (JEwe/)

205 Hawaiian Judge declares Paxton cheated and Talerico is automatically the new Senator from Texas.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (xl8DV)

206 Hey nurse!

We're moving next week!

Buh Bye Illinois!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (22p5n)

207 FORMER Sen. Cornyn's best performance was in Kenedy County where got 75% of votes. What is it about Kenedy county that caused that to happen?

One option is the place is packed from the basement to ceiling with Democrats because they find South Padre Island sexy where sexy means gay.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (glnUu)

208
SMH,

That is wonderful news!!

May you both have an easy move and enjoy your new life.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)

209 this website is the most expensive, but had the best photos. Buy locally & for much le$$ as it's now "off-patent")
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:17 PM (rdVOm)

My roses have struggled bigly due to drought. Many have died. I still have a nice heirloom rose. Spice Rose. Another called Martha Gonzalez. And Peggy Martin, the rose that survived Hurricane Katrina.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (Xdfhw)

210
S


M


H

!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 11:38 PM (A5RD0)

211 Thanks four seasons. : )

Living within walking distance to the grandkids...God is so good.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:38 PM (22p5n)

212
Yes he is.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:40 PM (3ek7K)

213 Grats SMH.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (zZu0s)

214 ✓Ken Paxton 783,138 64.0%
R John Cornyn Incumbent 441,430 36.0

He knocked his dick in the dirt

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:13 PM (/+uur)

Yoda voice.... Broke it off in his ass he did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

215
We live four blocks from our four grandkids.

It is so special. They actually like coming to our home,lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (3ek7K)

216 Doof - great picture - so pretty! Great ONT!
And prayers for your mom!! (and your family)

Posted by: Iris at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (bOJ2I)

217 Yoda voice.... Broke it off in his ass he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

Mmmmmmm.

Posted by: Yoda at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (zZu0s)

218 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)
-

Scott Adams used to constantly point out that, at least in the US, you could rely on 20 to 25 percent of the population being off the wall.

That was then.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (lgmVC)

219 Thanks Aetius451AD. : )

Hi Berserker!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (22p5n)

220 I'm in awe at the AL West. Not a single team in that division is winning. Top is Athletics at 27-27.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:45 PM (gKWVE)

221 FORMER Sen. Cornyn's best performance was in Kenedy County where got 75% of votes. What is it about Kenedy county that caused that to happen?

One option is the place is packed from the basement to ceiling with Democrats because they find South Padre Island sexy where sexy means gay.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:36 PM (glnUu)

South Padre is in Cameron County. Brownsville and Elon's Starbase is there. Kenedy County is one county up. There isn't much there. Only a few hundred people. It is coastal prairie. Cornyn may as well boast that he won Loving County. Perhaps he did. But there are ~50 people in the county. Not a bellweather.


Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:45 PM (Xdfhw)

222 Hi Berserker!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:43 PM (22p5n)

Well helloooooo.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:46 PM (snZF9)

223
Avs are swept
Vegas advances

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

224 Maureen Galindo, whose “insane, antisemitic views” were denounced by members of her own party, lost to opponent Johnny Garcia in the Lone Star State’s 35th Congressional District runoff, 59.5% to 40.5% when the Associated Press called the race at about 10:40 p.m. EST.

So 40% of Democrats want to put Jews into concentration camps.

Its not a majority but...its pretty damn close.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 11:12 PM (sKqQm)

They denounced her only because she said it out loud and too early.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:47 PM (snZF9)

225
We're Cubs fans. They started out great this season but now they are in a losing streak.

Oh well we're still fans, but with.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (3ek7K)

226 Hey nurse!

We're moving next week!

Buh Bye Illinois!

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:34 PM (22p5n)

Make sure to flush on your way out. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (snZF9)

227 i loathed Frampton Comes Alive. Still do, but it has faded into such well-deserved obscurity, that I no longer have to expend energy loathing it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (8zz6B)

228
Hello, horde.

Nothing particular to celebrate here in California.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (CkwW6)

229 s/parrots/boobs/
s/cage/bra/
Posted by: banana Dream


What he sed.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov)

230 SMH -Where to?...oh...and, Hi!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 11:51 PM (XeU6L)

231 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (QMAsf)

May she get well soon!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)

232 Prayers for your Mom, Doof.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 11:54 PM (JEwe/)

233 King Ranch is the largest ranch in the US. It takes up much of Kenedy County, TX and much of some surrounding rural counties. If I were a suspicious sort, I'd guess these fuckers have been buying off Cornyn for their own purposes.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:54 PM (Xdfhw)

234 I kill plants. I could not kill Pink Fairy or Cécile Brünner.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:55 PM (vvjN/)

235 America (the climbing rose) isn't terribly thorny although one must be careful, LOL. I like that it makes a whole bouquet on each stem and smells sooo good.

Mom got one when Jackson & Perkins first offered them. Always reminds me of her. Thanks, Mom. Love you!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)

236 SMH -Where to?...oh...and, Hi!
Posted by: Mike Hammer
___

Moving to the Ozarks in Missouri.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:57 PM (22p5n)

237 Mutabilis rose. I still have that one. Pretty. And an old rose

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 11:57 PM (Xdfhw)

238 Doof, of course we all hope and pray for your Mom to get well.
And for you and your family also. Stay strong and continue to hope for the best.

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 11:58 PM (8XBuM)

239 Make sure to flush on your way out. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
___

We have church family here that we will still visit and stay in touch with, so will only flush the politics (and taxes) here, lol.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 26, 2026 11:59 PM (22p5n)

240 Howdy everyone. If you're so inclined, prayers requested for my mom. She's back in the hospital. Very weak from one or more infections. Sleeping a lot. Not really talking when she's alert for a few minutes.

This sucks.

Posted by: Doof
__

Prayers up.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 27, 2026 12:00 AM (22p5n)

241
Moving to the Ozarks in Missouri.
Posted by: SMH
-----

Do I recollect that you have kin there?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:00 AM (XeU6L)

242
Doof, sorry about your mother.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:01 AM (CkwW6)

243 Do I recollect that you have kin there?
Posted by: Mike Hammer
___

Yep, my daughter, her husband, and the grandkids who live less than a half mile away.

In fact, it was our SiL who told us about his neighbor that was selling his homestead.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at May 27, 2026 12:02 AM (22p5n)

244 Doof - Thoughts and prayers for you all.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)

245 The King Ranch has stood in the way of south Texas when it suited the owners’ purposes. They are far from humble stewards of the land.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 27, 2026 12:04 AM (ZVgZ4)

246 Just a quick check-in. Look at the vote totals, GOP versus Democrat. GOP turnout totals for the runoff election are crushing Democrat turnout. It's not even close.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at May 27, 2026 12:05 AM (UJMvS)

247 The King Ranch has stood in the way of south Texas when it suited the owners’ purposes. They are far from humble stewards of the land.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 27, 2026 12:04 AM (ZVgZ4)

Yes. And the their casserole is ho hum. 😆

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:06 AM (Xdfhw)

248 Doof, prayers for your mom

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 27, 2026 12:09 AM (dE3DB)

249 Just got into the thread late, Doof.

More prayers headed up for your mom.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 27, 2026 12:09 AM (HlyYF)

250 228
Hello, horde.

Nothing particular to celebrate here in California.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 11:48 PM (CkwW6)

Looks like we ain't goin get blowed up real good by the chemical tank in Garden Grove.... that's a plus....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (QGaXH)

251 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.

Posted by: Pete Bootygag at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (8zz6B)

252 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.

Posted by: Pete Bootygag at May 27, 2026 12:14 AM (8zz6B)

Everything is retarded and gay. I want off this planet.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (Xdfhw)

253 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.
Posted by: Pete Bootygag
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I hear that they have had tranny problems.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (XeU6L)

254
Looks like we ain't goin get blowed up real good by the chemical tank in Garden Grove.... that's a plus....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

=========

Now dat's true. Not even for the seething disgust of watching Gavin Newsom rack up another mishandled disaster did I want to see that happen.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 27, 2026 12:23 AM (CkwW6)

255 Bad puns kill threads.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:23 AM (XeU6L)

256 I bought the F150 Lightning, Queen Ranch Edition.
Posted by: Pete Bootygag
-------

I hear that they have had tranny problems.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2026 12:18 AM (XeU6L)

How many Naugas gave their lives for the Naugahyde seats?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:24 AM (qx7Zg)

257 113 I will debrief the Horde in fun tomorrow. The fact that I’m still here and haven’t slit my wrists should be a good sign.

Congratulations, SMH!

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:29 AM (77rzZ)

258 There is no such thing as a bad pun.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:33 AM (77rzZ)

259 “In full,” I meant.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:35 AM (77rzZ)

260 This sucks.
Posted by: Doof at May 26, 2026 10:13

Prayers up from here for your Mom and all her loved ones.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 27, 2026 12:36 AM (55Qr6)

261 Test.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:39 AM (77rzZ)

262 Prayer up for your mom, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:43 AM (77rzZ)

263 that frampton album was lame. just sayin'...

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 12:46 AM (R11M+)

264 Prayers up for Mama Doof and the whole family.

Adios Cornyn, thank you Texas.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 12:47 AM (0nHVk)

265 264 Hey, DDS!

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:48 AM (77rzZ)

266 Did I mention that having the use of only one leg sucks donkey balls.
Oh well, there’s always Gin.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 10:35

I know that feeling Thomas. But we must persevere.

Yes there's always Gin, but Red Wine helps too, lol. Be well young man.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 27, 2026 12:49 AM (55Qr6)

267 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (rdVOm)

268 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

269 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

He could take a job with Border Patrol or ICE if gave a crap about Texas.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:53 AM (Xdfhw)

270 Has John Cornyn started looking for a submarine, because his career is now underwater?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 12:50 AM (qx7Zg)

He could take a job with Border Patrol or ICE if gave a crap about Texas.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 27, 2026 12:53 AM (Xdfhw)

At this point he would be lucky to find a job shaking farts out of bed sheets at a chinese laundry.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2026 01:00 AM (snZF9)

271 Goodnight, All. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 01:03 AM (77rzZ)

272 Sorry your mom is in the hospital, Doof.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (IG3/x)

273 I have no idea how Twitter/X works. I reply to a post, the next day I get "Right on!" or something and I can't find out what I said.

Before you ask, yes, I am very, very stupid. I live with a black cat, that's all the proof you need!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (CHHv1)

274 yeah buddy. hard to believe how much rowdy stuff was created those years.
we had radio triad, wxfm, which played format partly consisting of choice 33 albums (one more thane the days in the month). albums on that list that shaped my world were be bop deluxe, 10cc, residents, joe walsh, hawkwind, tubes, rainbow, hillage, zappa and scorps.
so many great releases.

Posted by: cmeat at May 27, 2026 01:08 AM (R11M+)

275 There is no such thing as a bad pun.
Posted by: Bulg at May 27, 2026 12:33 AM (77rzZ)

A Dad pun is reliably a bad pun.

Posted by: Methos at May 27, 2026 01:10 AM (vSvIl)

276 ICYMI: In 2024, rapper Young MC (of "Bust A Move" fame) hit the charts again for the first time since 2002, and if you like rhythm music then it's actually a good song for celebrating the wins tonight:

Young MC - "Fun Part" (Official Video)
https://youtu.be/4VCOIAtBNGQ

Billboard article: https://tinyurl.com/ystrry3z

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:16 AM (Sy6m/)

277 When I was working at Macy's Clearance Center in San Leandro... freaking "Bust a Move" was on the stoopid radio every 40 minutes. Could set your watch by it.

UGH!!!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

278 Hi JQ.

Sorry that I missed you, Bulg, I hope that your first day on the job was not too stressful.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (0nHVk)

279
Friends don't let friends pun bad.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:20 AM (w6EFb)

280
The bottom fell out again this afternoon, another 2.3" of rain. I'm getting a lot more here than GSP, but other spots have gotten even more. Pushing 10" for the month.

I was well over 7" behind normal for the year. After this, I'm just maybe 1.2" behind. Previously, the ground was soaking it up as fast at came down, but today, I got some runoff. It's still soaking it in, but it's getting close to saturated. So, it needs to hold off.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (w6EFb)

281 Puns are like guests. After three days, they begin to smell.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (qx7Zg)

282 Wasn't nearly as nice outside today, as it was yesterday: high 50s and rain...

It's okay, had to get car serviced. Took a couple hours. Too bad it wasn't just an oil change this time, but whatever. Not as if I wanted to be doing yardwork in the rain!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

283 Something cute to end the day. Sleep well everyone, and cause trouble tomorrow.

https://youtube.com/shorts/sEjNqaXZwtA

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 27, 2026 01:27 AM (qx7Zg)

284 199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)


Oh, I see what happened there. The backend turns "i m g" (without spaces) into underscores for some reason, to prevent an image tag I guess. And that's what the URL ends with after 7uAUoz7j.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:37 AM (Sy6m/)

285 Sweet dreams Horde, I am struggling to keep my eyes open.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 27, 2026 01:40 AM (0nHVk)

286 'Night, Debby. Rest well!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

287 Should I party or go grocery shopping?

/mrs bd answered the question

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 27, 2026 01:43 AM (lgmVC)

288 Whoa! Congrats on snagging the party animal, BD!

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:47 AM (Sy6m/)

289
My mother is going down. Her O2 needs are increasing (she was doing pretty good until Feb). She also had a minor fall again, and I'm kicking myself because I wasn't close enough to her.

She went down easy on a thick rug, and just ended up a minor bruise. But her balance is getting worse and worse. She's 96.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 01:59 AM (w6EFb)

290 Sorry, publius. It sucks to watch our loved ones decline. Bless you for taking care of your mom!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:06 AM (rdVOm)

291 >> It sucks to watch our loved ones decline.

Yes, indeed. It's just the natural order of things, I have to remind myself.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 02:15 AM (w6EFb)

292 Reappearing just to disappear.

Broke a tooth last night. Dentist got me in this afternoon. Said I just broke an old filling, and he immediately fixed it. One day service. Nice. Lots less drilling when replacing a filling. Modern dentistry. Kind of amazing; I remember how it was last millennium. Would that all these other things in my body that need repair could be fixed as readily! Not fond of falling apart.

Warning to J Lennon haters: Mind Games remix. No Yoko.
https://youtu.be/SXtWS3Wwj2U

G'nite, you amazing folks, g'nite. 💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - pulling the envelope at May 27, 2026 02:17 AM (0poB+)

293 Hubby is 72. He's no longer the man I knew.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

294 I can't recall *any* relatives that made it to 96! Only a couple that made 92/93.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

295
My mother's maternal side of the family is pretty long-lived. Her maternal uncle, my great-uncle made it a few days short of 101. They next youngest of those siblings made it to 98.

My father made it to 95, which beat all his brothers by about 10 years. His older sister made it to 96, I think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 02:28 AM (w6EFb)

296 That's amazing, publius!

I get uneasy, thinking about those things. Mom made it to 64; Dad made it to 84. Grandparents ~80 each, except for the one that had an aneurism at 62.

Heh, I could *go* at any moment! So I try to not think about it...

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

297 It's hard to watch, publius. My own parents are "just" in their 80s, but my mom in particular is having a harder time every year, just with mobility around the house. I catch myself running linear projections, and have to remind myself not to borrow trouble from the future, as it'll be here soon enough.

Now for something different: I stand corrected. I said earlier that I thought the subpoena of Hasan Piker was consequential, because he has alpha physiognomy, and it's good strategy to take your enemy's natural leaders out first (as they did with Charlie Kirk). However, I had never really watched him, only seen stills, and Bridget Phetasy has called him out as having "fat kid energy." Women have a natural poseur detector, so I'll take her word for it.

Hasan Piker Won’t Shut Up - Dumpster Fire 318
https://youtu.be/R1GyyKc4Ars

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 02:36 AM (Sy6m/)

298 Well, no luck unlocking this stupid phone some dumbass threw into my yard. It is apparently a Moto G34, which is an inexpensive but well-featured Motorola smartphone. No physical IMEI number on it.

Anyway, I have to go to bed. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 02:37 AM (8zz6B)

299 'Night, AOP! Didn't know you were still around...

Maybe turn in the phone to a local carrier's store? Surely it was stolen.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

300 Ryan J Higgins, Ed.D.@ryanjhiggins 5h

I’m a straight white dude, a veteran who grew up in a military family on farms in the Midwest. Moved to Texas on a scholarship from the Army.

I drive a truck, listen to country music, and love football.

I dare anybody to call me UnAmerican, and I’m fully behind Talarico
---

Richard Grenell@RichardGrenell 2h

I like your sweater set in your X profile pic


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:46 AM (vvjN/)

301 @shannonrwatts 5h

Let’s flood Talarico with donations:
-------

@RichardGrenell 3h

Yes.
Spend your money in Texas!
------------------

Grenell is on a roll tonight.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:53 AM (vvjN/)

302 What matters is securing the long-term future of consciousness, both on Earth and other heavenly bodies.

We cannot just focus on Earth, because there are irreducible external (eg massive meteor) and internal (eg global nuclear war) cataclysmic risks.

The Moon is faster to make self-growing, but is more susceptible to problems on Earth. Mars will take longer to make self-growing, because it is so hard to reach, but is more secure from Earth disasters for that same reason.

Both the Moon and Mars should have self-growing civilizations. Making this happen is the prime directive of SpaceX
_Musk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:57 AM (vvjN/)

303 My parents were in their 90's when they passed. Dad would have lived longer without the death shot. Mom remembered nothing short term once she was about 70, so the rest was just gravy.

I fully intend to go batshit and live out my life waving my cane at people passing by while sitting in my rocker on the front porch, probably for about 20 years, and I will enjoy it thoroughly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 27, 2026 02:57 AM (DwqWV)

304 You just going to sit there and read the posts?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 02:59 AM (vvjN/)

305 Double up on house insulation. It gets colder as it goes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:03 AM (vvjN/)

306 You just going to sit there and read the posts?
Posted by: Braenyard

LOL! Well.. had to go wash dishes. I do other stuff in between poasts.

Liked your @RichardGrenell quotes. Funny!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:05 AM (rdVOm)

307 Last year, I felt paralyzed with anticipatory grief. I'm pulling away from it though. I miss hubby already, even though he's still alive.

Sometimes late at night, I feel scared. Of? Any number of things. But whatever. Emmanuel. God is with us. God is with me. I'm a lowly sinner, and God loves me anyway. The fears subside and I must carry on.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

308
I agree with Elon there. I want Moon and Mars (and other) colonies. However, there's one hell of a big problem. Gravity significantly different from 1g earth gravity. And the next one is radiation.

To have a colony, you're going to have to make babies. And it doesn't look too good for that in Mars or Moon gravity.

Right now, the Chicoms are doing a little "artificial embryo" experiment on their space station, to see how embryos would develop in zero-g. It's not real embryos, but some stem-cell mimic of some kind. NASA and some of the others have done animal embryo experiments with mixed results.

This is likely going to be a Big Problem.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)

309 Bridget Phetasy has called him out as having "fat kid energy." Women have a natural poseur detector, so I'll take her word for it.

Hasan Piker Won’t Shut Up - Dumpster Fire 318
https://youtu.be/R1GyyKc4Ars
Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 02:36 AM (Sy6m/)

Hilarious and accurate

Posted by: LASue at May 27, 2026 03:13 AM (E31IE)

310 Right now, the Chicoms are doing a little "artificial embryo" experiment on their space station, to see how embryos would develop in zero-g. It's not real embryos, but some stem-cell mimic of some kind. NASA and some of the others have done animal embryo experiments with mixed results.

This is likely going to be a Big Problem.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:11 AM (w6EFb)

I hope we stay clear out of the fake- baby- creation business. It can lead nowhere good.

Posted by: LASue at May 27, 2026 03:15 AM (E31IE)

311 This is likely going to be a Big Problem.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
---

Humans are designed to procreate. The radiation and negative effects of less gravity I believe Musk or some competition will come up with solutions.
Being somewhat oldtimer a padded anti-gravity room on the moon would help make lots of babies.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:17 AM (vvjN/)

312 284 199 Try these links. One of these has to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-b-AQXEFEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7j___
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 11:26 PM (glnUu)

Oh, I see what happened there. The backend turns "i m g" (without spaces) into underscores for some reason, to prevent an image tag I guess. And that's what the URL ends with after 7uAUoz7j.
Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 01:37 AM (Sy6m/)

Capitalize IMG and that won't happen.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:21 AM (6wpGE)

313 298 Well, no luck unlocking this stupid phone some dumbass threw into my yard.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2026 02:37 AM (8zz6B)

Cops might want that!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:23 AM (6wpGE)

314 Iraqi Sunni Tribal Leader Sheikh Ali Hatem:

No One Can Coexist with the Iranian Regime;
Trump Came to Correct America’s Mistakes in the Region; Iran Is the Arabs’ Real Problem – Israel Is God’s Problem
---

Interesting

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:23 AM (vvjN/)

315
A lot of people tend to just handwave this gravity issue. "We'll adapt". Well, I don't know about that at all. Could we adapt to say a temperature of 200F? No likely. And gravity different from 1g may be about as bad as that. 1g has been baked in the cake for ever biological process on earth. It's there everywhere, ever process had developed on that 1g acceleration.

Results of what microgravity does to a fully grown human body are quite a problem. Hell, the immune system doesn't even function properly, the ability to fight infections is greatly reduced. It's everywhere in all sorts of wide ranging processes.

We assume there is some tolerance 1g +/- x. The question is just how small is 'x'? It may be very small indeed. Nobody knows this yet by a long shot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:25 AM (w6EFb)

316 I wonder how much energy it would take to create an artificial magnetic shield like the one that the Earth naturally has? The aurora borealis is where the polar nature of magnetism allows more radiation through, and the lack of such displays elsewhere shows how effective the shield is.

Posted by: SciVo at May 27, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)

317 Richard Grenell retweeted
Senator John Cornyn
@JohnCornyn
4h
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7:

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:29 AM (6wpGE)

318 >> I wonder how much energy it would take to create an artificial magnetic shield

This has actually been thought about, and believe it or not, while it's still beyond our engineering at this point, it's not that wild. One idea is to place a large magnetic dipole contraption, some superconducting coil at the Sun-Mars L1 point. This would create a magnetotail around Mars and deflect a lot of the radiation. I forget what the numbers are for how strong a field it would have to be, but it's not something laughably impossible.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 27, 2026 03:32 AM (w6EFb)

319 Gravity is a problem for a healthy body. A stationary object like the moon is more of a problem. Von Braun's spinning wheel concept seems very realistic in creating an artificial gravity.
A big gravity wheel above the moon for living and commute to the moon for your day job?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:33 AM (vvjN/)

320 Alabama judge suspended after being accused of delaying cases so she could walk her dogs, as well as making racial remarks against a white woman.

Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard has been smacked with a 120-page complaint accusing her of misconduct in multiple cases.

In one case, Blanchard canceled a hearing, forcing a patient to remain hospitalized for two additional weeks

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:34 AM (vvjN/)

321 Months ago, my BIL lost (actually abandoned in the dark, after getting his vehicle stuck off-road) his phone, and someone later called me from it. I told him/her to call police but I think they either kept the phone or tossed it & someone *else* found & used it. Cop called the # and someone answered, said they've had that number "like, forever" when cop asked... (liar) when I contacted cops thinking there might be foul play.

This was a couple weeks before hapless dickhead BIL arrived at my doorstep.

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

322 It's later than I thought. Excited about the win in Texas and portent of things to come. Good to see everyone. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:37 AM (vvjN/)

323 good for her:

Richard Grenell retweeted
Tammy Duckworth
@SenDuckworth
May 25
It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day. I’m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC.

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (6wpGE)

324 322 It's later than I thought.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:37 AM (vvjN/)

evergreen

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (6wpGE)

325 You're clear now, right?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (vvjN/)

326 Not sure why I got back in bed, its time to get up

Posted by: Skip at May 27, 2026 03:40 AM (Ia/+0)

327 @JohnCornyn
4h
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

F@cking liar!!!!

That passage is carved into the headstone of a dear, dear friend of mine. Cornhole should wash his mouth out! He's not fit to speak (or write) those words!

Posted by: JQ at May 27, 2026 03:41 AM (rdVOm)

328 'gone

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:41 AM (vvjN/)

329 325 You're clear now, right?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 27, 2026 03:39 AM (vvjN/)

wut

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:43 AM (6wpGE)

330 34 Those cherry blossoms lit up are purty.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:13 PM (2PamV)

Agreed!

Posted by: m at May 27, 2026 03:44 AM (6wpGE)

Paxton Retires Arrogant Liberal GOPer John Cornyn In Absolute Drubbing

I was wondering why no one made a call given such a lopsided vote total. It's because voting was still going on in the western (Mountain time) corner of the state.

The moment the clock struck 8pm Central, they called it:

paxtonwins.jpg

Update: Per Decision Desk, with 52% reporting, Paxton is absolutely curb-stomping Cornyn 62% to 37%. We're getting to the point where, in order to win, Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously.

NBC: Paxton is "absolutely trouncing" Cornyn.

Decision Desk: Paxton is favored to win.

Even before the endorsement, Paxton led in runoff polling, though Cornyn was not far behind until the days leading up to Trump's announcement. Yet the most recent polling in the race -- including surveys conducted before the endorsement -- found Paxton leading by at least 10 percentage points. In Decision Desk HQ's polling average, Paxton leads Cornyn by 15 points, 54%-39%.


Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

Cornyn's primary race against challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finally comes to a head in today's runoff election. After what has been a particularly bruising primary, Cornyn expressed his worry that Republicans stand to lose a seat that would be devastating for the party's hopes of retaining a majority in the upper chamber.

Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as "the most conservatively governed state in the country," making it a "land of opportunity and where the American dream is still very much alive."

"But I think all of that's at risk, depending on how this primary runoff turns out, because I think Ken Paxton's flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by Democrats," he said.

Whoever emerges Tuesday night will have to face state Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic rising star who many in the party believe has broad enough appeal to finally flip the state for the first time in over two decades.

Cornyn expressed worry about Talarico's fundraising abilities, citing the $27 million he raised in the first quarter of the year. He asserted that if Paxton wins, "there will be a tsunami of money coming into the state from outside."

He also asserted that "it's not only that Senate seat he [Paxton] puts at risk, it's also all the down-ballot races, state legislative races, local races, like the judges and the like."

"We haven't elected a Democrat in statewide office since 1994 in Texas," he said. "President Trump is not running, so the Senate race will be at the top, and I believe that I will be in a better position to help provide a significant margin, a winning margin, not only in my case, but also to help everybody down ballot."

"I don't think the attorney general can do that because of the significant baggage he brings into the race, which jeopardizes success from the top to the bottom," he said.

Paxton has faced a slew of scandals and legal problems that have battered him over the past decade. In 2023, the Texas House of Representatives voted to impeach Paxton, but he was eventually acquitted of all charges by the state Senate.

Should we really be worried that if Texas Republicans nominate the conservative MAGA AG Ken Paxton, Texas Republicans will suddenly flip and vote for James Talarico in the general?

I find that claim dubious.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 08:00 PM




Comments

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1 Na na na na
Hey hey hey
Good Bye!!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (wVcYX)

2 Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

3 This should be fun.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

4 Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard
Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

Live one in his trunk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

5 The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (Xdfhw)

6 Missed by this much.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (Q/FnY)

7 Jesus was also completely silent about snorting cocaine off a hooker's a$$. So there!

Posted by: Hunter Biden, Theologian at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (PiwSw)

8 Watch the results from fannin county Texas tonight. If my county goes for paxton it's over for coryn because there are a butt ton of old school republicans here that don't like change and will vote for the incumbent as long as he is a republican no matter what.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (0N4FZ)

9 I think his recently discoverd "girlfriend" is totally fake.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)

10 Talarico is a painfully obvious spook plant.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (j92eC)

11
Talarico is freaking creepy. Kids buried in his backyard
Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (9gKa/)

Live one in his trunk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

___________

The Rev. Jim Talarico Jones

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)

12 Woohoo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (VyBeY)

13
Ba bye Johnny. Give my best to the Bushes.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (Y8DZL)

14 Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as "the most conservatively governed state in the country...

But they'll vote for the flake D if they can't vote for you? 'Splain that math, Johnno.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (vTZFs)

15
*shakes finger at Horde*

Just you remember, if Paxton wins by one vote, it was mine!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (HdYcL)

16
Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

17 In Decision Desk HQ's polling average, Paxton leads Cornyn by 15 points, 54%-39%.


If that percentage holds up tonight that is a huge FVCK YOU to the rino's in congress.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (0N4FZ)

18 Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

That's not true!!! * stamps feet *

I also voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time! How much has that Paxton guy voted with President Trump?

Zero! Zero point zero zero zero zero zero percent of the time!

Posted by: John Cornyn (Rino-TX) at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (0sNs1)

19 Cornyn's last gasp was to ask commiecrats to vote for him.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (l26NL)

20 Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons

In the sense that you are what you eat

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 08:06 PM (9gKa/)

21
The CIA-affiliated list of elected officials is probably getting longer, not shorter.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (Y8DZL)

22
Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

____________

Yes, even for a Democrat.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (HdYcL)

23 Ramming speed! *pulls lanyard for steam whistle*

Posted by: D-Day at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (wVcYX)

24 Dear John, we voted for you. You went all gay.

The 2022 Cornyn-Biden Gun Control Package
In 2022, Cornyn teamed up with President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Murphy to pass S.2938 — the largest federal gun control package in over 30 years.

Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.
It empowered Biden’s ATF to crack down on private gun sales by redefining what it means to be a “gun dealer” — something the National Association for Gun Rights warned Cornyn about repeatedly.
It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.
https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (MTg2D)

25 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons

Sure sounds like one.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (HinvH)

26 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)

He's creepy. And gay. And sets my teeth on edge. If Sean Hannitys voice was a person- it would be Talarico.

And not the fun, devil may care, Vespa riding messenger bag slinging kind of gay.

Gimp suit and cannibalism gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

27 Temu Beto O'Rourke looks like he's had an underage peen or twenty in his mouth.

Posted by: Extra fake and ghey at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (TbWk/)

28
Thanks.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (3ek7K)

29 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM


Depending on your definition of asshole, yes, especially if you preface it with 'smarmy'.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

30 21, ain't that the truth

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (VyBeY)

31 Talerico only believes there are six genders? What about the other 52? He'll never win the alphabet vote now.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (zYpTz)

32 Hubby and I did our part to get Cornyn out....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (SRRAx)

33 For a president I keep hearing is very unpopular Trump sure seems popular.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

34 Didache and the Apocalypse of Peter both attack abortion.
They're not in the Bible of course. (And the Apocalypse sucks and shouldn't be in it; but the didache is awesome.)
But then the Gospel of Thomas isn't in the Bible either, because it sucks too and Talarico cites from that one.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (gKWVE)

35 Tratelarco needs to spend some time in his King James Bible.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (UYYJi)

36 I'm just here for the defenstrating.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (RIvkX)

37 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons



He thinks Jesus is a gender bender.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (MTg2D)

38 Good evening all
The creepiest one is where he's asked what does he love and he says vey slowly "I love trans children".
There is something really really wrong with him. Also he's Vegan. He lives in Texas and he's Vegan.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 26, 2026 08:09 PM (kJmSS)

39 Don't know much about Talarico.

Is he an asshole?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3ek7K)


He's a fucking bizarro fake Christian dude from Austin with a Presbyterian theology degree from fucking Austin who has some fucking weird ideas about God and Jesus. And he thinks us rubes in the sticks should be all forgiving because Mary could have aborted Jesus. And there are multiple genders. And there should be a fucking welcome mat at the fucking border.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Xdfhw)

40 Plus he studied at I think a Presbyterian seminary. He talks Jesus, but with an Antifa twang.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (l26NL)

41 Cornyn's last gasp was to ask commiecrats to vote for him.

I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (vTZFs)

42 It's 2026, but still, do any TX Dems really think a guy who thinks the US flag is "a complicated symbol" has a chance to win state-wide in ..... Texas???

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (U/Byj)

43 Senator Cornyn, someone with your qualifications will have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (wVcYX)

44
The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Gerrymandered

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (Cqx++)

45 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (PiwSw)

46 John Cornyn is getting thrown into the Bushes? With that emotional powerhouse, Jeb!?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (qx7Zg)

47 I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM


You are correctomundo.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (0sNs1)

48 Of course he's vegetarian, he's gnostic.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)

49
A fake Bible thumper and a wacko then.

Keeping my fingers crossed for yall.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

50 Should we really be worried that if Texas Republicans nominate the conservative MAGA AG Ken Paxton, Texas Republicans will suddenly flip and vote for James Talarico in the general?

I'd feel so much better if Paxton had ever been elected to statewide office. Maybe something like AG. Possibly having beaten a Bush to get elected.

That would make me feel better.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (ExV1e)

51 Plus he's a vegan in BBQ Texas. That'll sell.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (l26NL)

52 Didn't this freak also denounce meat-eating?

In Texas??

I know the country is generally degraded beyond recognition, but we're not quite all the way over the edge yet.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (U/Byj)

53 Ten points.

Just like Massie getting demolished.

Get it through your heads, you cuck swine: THE POPULISTS HAVE BROKEN YOUR POWER AND YOU ARE DOOMED.

Now, go kill yourselves.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:12 PM (BI5O2)

54 And he thinks [...] there are multiple genders.

Not just "genders" which is the weasel word that they try to use to avoid objective facts but multiple biological sexes. Yeah, he's a nut.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (vTZFs)

55
The gay Elmer Gantry

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (HdYcL)

56 The Rev. Jim Talarico Jones
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (HdYcL)
----
So if he serves Flavor-Aid at one of his fundraisers, I should pass that up?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (gnNyN)

57
Don't know much about Talarico.

He sells hot sauce by the sea shore.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Cqx++)

58 Paxton up 60 to 40, 17% counted. Cornyn going down hard.

Posted by: "The John Cornyn Show," Saturday Mornings at 9 on CNN at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (qUkBO)

59 Four Seasons, I'm sorry for rhe F-Bombs in my posts. You have grandkids about. But it's fucking shameful

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Xdfhw)

60 Of course he's vegetarian, he's gnostic.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)

Can gnostics eat gnocchi?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (8zz6B)

61 LOL, 18% counted, 60-39 ...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (GD0B3)

62 33 For a president I keep hearing is very unpopular Trump sure seems popular.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

Weird, ain't it?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (zYpTz)

63 The six genders are male, female, Optimus Prime, Bumble Bee, Terminator, and Frankenstein.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (ndZc7)

64 The Bible doesn't discuss abortion?

It also doesn't discuss killing someone with a cluster bomb either so obviously Jesus is ok with you dropping them on your kids when they won't clean their rooms.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (sKqQm)

65
Mary,

They hear lots of swear words, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

66 It’s El Paso that counts in the Mountain Time Zone of Texas: land to the east of El Paso in the MTZ of Texas has area but not a lot of people.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:14 PM (jTgrB)

67 “ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.”

Psalm 51:6

“ From birth I was cast on you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.”

Psalm 22:10

“ From birth I have relied on you; you brought me forth from my mother’s womb. I will ever praise you.”

Psalm 71:6

I can do this all night.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (i14TE)

68 Live one in his trunk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)
---
Where's he gonna stash his ballots?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (gnNyN)

69 Y's Dice, your wise and kind words promoting unity and togetherness always buoy me in these difficult times.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)

70 The very most western part of TX is in the mountain time zone.

Gerrymandered
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr



Texas is so flat, when the sun rises in Shreveport, it's rises in El Paso.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (MTg2D)

71 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (GD0B3)

72
Can gnostics eat gnocchi?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


Gno

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (Cqx++)

73 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Hoo boy, I'd better start plucking that crow. (Sorry Ace, nothing personal.)

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (vTZFs)

74
Just wait until the Deaf Smith County results roll in. Paxton won't know what hit him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (HdYcL)

75 There's a BBQ joint here in TX where the staff uniform is a t-shirt with one of their Yelp reviews on the back.

They were given a one-star rating. The comment was "No vegan dishes."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

76 Paxton clearing out Cornyn?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T4jwl3Wv9ls

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (qx7Zg)

77 Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Psalm 139 at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (2Ez/1)

78 James "Chucky" Talarico

Posted by: Ben Had at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (5P5DO)

79 Roy down 11 right now...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (tOcjL)

80 If only ace had said something earlier today, Paxton might have had a chance.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (46HP8)

81 In order to help Senator Cornyn I am officially endorsing him............

So far, I am 0 - 557 but things can change in a flash..

Cackle ............ Cackle ........... Cackle .........

Posted by: Kami (Kiss of Death) Harris at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (xl8DV)

82 I went and cast my vote against the despicable John Cornyn this afternoon. Has to have been one of the most pleasant votes I've ever cast.

Cornyn has fought like a rabid, cornered dog in this election. Never seen him fight with one tenth of this ferocity before, and you'd certainly never see him fight for even a second for any truly conservative position.

Get bent, John, you insufferable, treasonous, corrupt POS.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (X+xvk)

83 Two servings. Middleton leading 55/45.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (vTZFs)

84 Paxton will win.

He will beat Talarico like an old rug.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (i14TE)

85 It’s El Paso that counts in the Mountain Time Zone of Texas: land to the east of El Paso in the MTZ of Texas has area but not a lot of people.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit

Not to be confused with Mexican Daylight Time which is the same as Mountain Daylight Time.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (glnUu)

86 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM


It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)

87 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Here in Lousy-ana, the trump-endorsed candidate, Julia Letlow, is running against the state treasurer, John Fleming, in the runoff. Next month, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

88 Cornyn's only message is "vote for me or Texans will suddenly go crazy and vote for the gay fake preacher.

This message has always amused me. Coryn had two high profile measures to get passed with Thune. He failed at both.

So why wouldn't he get "fired"?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (sKqQm)

89 Senate adjourning obviously did not help Cornyn...maybe Thune should have rethought that one...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (tOcjL)

90 Paxton up 60 to 40, 17% counted. Cornyn going down hard.
Posted by: "The John Cornyn Show," Saturday Mornings at 9 on CNN at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (qUkBO)

Like Stacey Abrams at a Golden Corral.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (zZu0s)

91 72
Can gnostics eat gnocchi?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Gno
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr

That's gnu.

Posted by: Gnu newz at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (2Ez/1)

92 It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)

Rosa's ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (GD0B3)

93 Talarico was selected for the money grab. Just like that asswipe Beto. No chance of winning, but you keep the campaign cash.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (HinvH)

94 71 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???

No, but they have a Minor League Baseball Team called ...

"The Chihuahuas" So that ain't bad !!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (xl8DV)

95 Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (qx7Zg)

that white dog has an eye for physics like Archimedes

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (gKWVE)

96 Still no numbers for the Dem primary. I guess they can't unlock the trunk.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (PiwSw)

97 Just wait until the Deaf Smith County results roll in. Paxton won't know what hit him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (HdYcL)

That makes me giggle. I know where Deaf Smith county is. Those people aren't RINOs

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Xdfhw)

98 I hope Cornyn gets the Conan the Barbarian treatment and that Paxton does the same to that Democrat weirdo James Talarico.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Q/FnY)

99 Don't go counting crows before they hatch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

100 If only ace had said something earlier today, Paxton might have had a chance.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:16 PM (46HP

Well, we always knew that ace was a nevertrump zionist simp.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (zZu0s)

101 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM
*
It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026


***
Better move fast to make it to the back door.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)

102 At 37 percent reporting, it's Paxton 62-38.

ESAD, Cornyn.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (pE12i)

103 Kami (Kiss of Death) Harris

more like Kiss of Semen

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (gKWVE)

104 He's a fucking bizarro fake Christian dude from Austin with a Presbyterian theology degree from fucking Austin who has some fucking weird ideas about God and Jesus. And he thinks us rubes in the sticks should be all forgiving because Mary could have aborted Jesus. And there are multiple genders. And there should be a fucking welcome mat at the fucking border.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (Xdfhw)

He missed that part of the New Testament that tells us there is actually a special place in hell for false teachers. Somewhere in second Peter I believe.

Posted by: I'd take a televangelist over this creep at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (TbWk/)

105 Plus his real name is not Talarico. That's the name of some guy his mother remarried. His real name is kind of bland and not ethnic at all.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)

106 Oh, boy! This is great!

Posted by: Count Flounder de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (wVcYX)

107 Vote today may get close to matching the original vote from primary day...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (tOcjL)

108 Just to watch him die.

Posted by: Oh, wait. That's Reno at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (2Ez/1)

109 The gay Elmer Gantry
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (HdYcL)


We need photographs of him with the modern day equivalent of Shirley Jones, or, in his case, Paul Lynde.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (jTgrB)

110 Watch out for yer Cornhole, John.

Posted by: Lawrence at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (gKWVE)

111 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (Xdfhw)

112 Not to be confused with Mexican Daylight Time which is the same as Mountain Daylight Time.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram


Mexican Daylight Time - 4:30 am hotdogs at RaceTrac gas station.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (MTg2D)

113 Texas Railroad Commissioner Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 8:20 PM
42% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Bo French
GOP 283,013 54.3%
Jim Wright *
GOP 237,890 45.7%
Total 520,903
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (tOcjL)

114
That makes me giggle. I know where Deaf Smith county is. Those people aren't RINOs

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Xdfhw)

_________

Them and the Timpson-Tenaha-Bobo-Blair microplex.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (HdYcL)

115 I challenged his right for the love of this maiden,
Down put his hand for the gun that he wore.
My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat,
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.

(I kind of doubt Felina was a 'maiden'.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)

116 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:21 PM (2Ez/1)

117 Texas voters, please forgive me for my lack of faith in you. Though I am no longer one of you, you make me proud.

172 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (vTZFs)


Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (vTZFs)

118 Talarico is Skull & Bones creepy

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (RIvkX)

119 Here's another one. Hopefully the first dog in the clip represents what Texas does to Talarico.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UzvMmnoPKxw

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (qx7Zg)

120 Texans will vanquish the cornhole.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (snZF9)

121 Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?

===

😂😂😂

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (GD0B3)

122 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:22 PM (afFes)

123
His real name is kind of bland and not ethnic at all.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (l26NL)

__________

Jim Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (HdYcL)

124 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Jalapeno cheddar would be more fitting.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (ftFVW)

125 As I recall, Cornyn was the other finalist in the Senate Cuckstakes for majority leader. It's a shame he didn't beat Thune.

It would be exquisite to see Trump slaughter the Party's leading cuck.

I still get the warm and fuzzies when I think about Eric Cantor being sent to the glue factory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (BI5O2)

126 He missed that part of the New Testament that tells us there is actually a special place in hell for false teachers. Somewhere in second Peter I believe.
Posted by: I'd take a televangelist over this creep at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM


2 Peter, Chapter 2:

17 These people are as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. They are doomed to blackest darkness. 18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. 19 They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you. 20 And when people escape from the wickedness of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and then get tangled up and enslaved by sin again, they are worse off than before. 21 It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life. 22 They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.” And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (0sNs1)

127 James Hifler.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)

128 still 1.1+ million votes left to be counted !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (GD0B3)

129 I'm next door to TX (though I hope not for much longer), but I wish I could have voted for Paxton.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (wzUl9)

You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 08:20 PM (Xdfhw)

This checks out.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (wVcYX)

130 I don't think they can unless they voted in the R primary. Texas has open primaries -- you can vote in whichever party's primary you want -- but I'm reasonably sure that you can only vote in a party's runoff if you're recorded as having voting in that party's primary. I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong about that.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (vTZFs)


You are not... quite... correct. You cannot vote in the R run-off if you voted in the D primary but if you voted in neither than you can. My wife did that today.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (ExV1e)

131 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

==

HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:24 PM (GD0B3)

132 Y's Dice, your wise and kind words promoting unity and togetherness always buoy me in these difficult times.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM (U/Byj)

Happy to oblige!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (BI5O2)

133
45 22% reporting, Paxton 61% Cornyn 39%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:11 PM

------

So you're saying -- there's a chance.

Posted by: John Cornyn in Intestinal Distress at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (HLgI3)

134 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (sKqQm)

135 Don't go counting crows before they hatch.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM (Cqx++)

Word.

Posted by: Mr. Jones. And me. at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (TbWk/)

136 I wonder if he knows what the Bible says about homosexuality.

==

HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada


Let's just say David French would love to wash Talarico's "girl"-friend's feet.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (sKqQm)

137 El Paso ? Do we know any songs about El Paso ???
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:15 PM

It's in West Texas. There might be a cantina there.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (0sNs1)


And maybe a mexican girl?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (snZF9)

138 There's another Jim Wright from TX emerging?

Also, is the railroad commission still a big deal as it used to be? Always one of the nice quirks of American governance. I know that outfit deals with issues far beyond railroads, but still always liked the sound of it.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (U/Byj)

139 Talarico could also use someone to boy him.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (gKWVE)

140 As an aside, you can thank McConnell and the Senate Republican Conference rules for Cornyn not becoming the GOP Leader 8 years ago. Cornyn was in the #2 spot as at the whip, but every leadership position except the leader is term-limited. He was term-limited out of the whip spot, McConnell had no intention of giving up the #1 spot, and he didn't have a chance of beating Mitch, so out of the leadership he went.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (PrsTH)

141 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner

Sure, Jan.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (ftFVW)

142 36% reporting...62-37

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (GD0B3)

143 45% reporting: Paxton 62.8% Cornyn 37.2%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (PiwSw)

144 You are not... quite... correct. You cannot vote in the R run-off if you voted in the D primary but if you voted in neither than you can. My wife did that today.

Thank you.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (vTZFs)

145 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:25 PM (sKqQm)

Voters: Well then, here, suck the fart out of my ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (snZF9)

146 Until results come in from Def Smith County (coolest county name evah) I will hold comments.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:27 PM (gm9Sb)

147 Texas is so flat, when the sun rises in Shreveport, it's rises in El Paso.

Most of Texas is flat, but west Texas has mountains. El Paso is in a pass in some of those mountains.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (jTgrB)

148 Hey there, Vendette!

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (afFes)

149 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

Posted by: runner

You wouldn't know her.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (ndZc7)

150 Still no numbers for the Dem primary. I guess they can't unlock the trunk.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:18 PM


In my county (fannin) if you want to vote in the democrat primary they have you call a phone number when you go to the polling place to vote and they send someone out to open the democrat side of the voting place. It's very odd.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (0N4FZ)

151 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM

Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

152 Paxton Looking comfortably ahead in the early returns.

Murkowski just ordered another 8-ball.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (VnVVA)

153 134 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!
Posted by: 18-1

********************************

That's as accurate as it gets. Wonder what it's like to be a Democrat, knowing that, no matter how batshit crazy your ideas might be, your representatives will faithfully advocate for them.

It really doesn't matter how we vote. Conservatives couldn't get representation in government if we held Republicans at gunpoint. It's a party of Jim Jeffords clones. They exist to service the Democrats like Monica serviced Bill.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (X+xvk)

154 you can thank McConnell and the Senate Republican Conference rules for Cornyn not becoming the GOP Leader 8 years ago.

CS Lewis mentioned something like this. The demons love it best when you sell your soul and get nothing.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (gKWVE)

155 Voters: Well then, here, suck the fart out of my ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Thinking some of the GOPe might actually like that.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (ftFVW)

156 With > 95% reporting:

Christian Menefee 68.6% Al Green 31.4%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (PiwSw)

157 If these numbers hold up, this is a schlonging.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:30 PM (U/Byj)

158 Man, no incumbent was safe today in TX? Did the railroad guy suck, too?


Hoping Bo French wins.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (2PamV)

159 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM

Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

No, because gay. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (snZF9)

160 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

Is Metallica a metal band ?? Then yes.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

161 156 With > 95% reporting:

Christian Menefee 68.6% Al Green 31.4%
----------------------
So apparently looking like a werewolf and talking about not being an ape wasn't a good electoral strategy?

Posted by: the lower depths at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (pRtaC)

162 As I recall, Cornyn was the other finalist in the Senate Cuckstakes for majority leader. It's a shame he didn't beat Thune.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM (BI5O2)

Rick Scott also ran. But Thune won without much trouble.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (PrsTH)

163 Metallica is ghey !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

164 I wonder if ace has Hump Bot warming up.

Probably not, tis an elegant weapon for a more civilized era.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

165 Dear John Cornyn;

How's my azz taste?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: President Trump at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (RIvkX)

166 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (fZiTB)

167 Paxton is even winning in Harris Co. 64.6% to 35.4%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (PiwSw)

168 The GOPe: If you don't vote for us you won't get what you want

Voters: Ok we want ICE funded and the SAVE act

The GOPe: Fuck you

Voters: No fuck you

The GOPe: Well that was uncalled for you uncouth barbarians!



Tongue my tain't you worthless shits.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (2PamV)

169 Has cornhole landed a job with CNN yet?

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (rPIr5)

170 Hey there, Vendette!

Posted by: bluebell at May 26, 2026 08:28 PM (afFes)

*Waves*

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (PrsTH)

171 Talarico

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:32 PM (ZwdAr)

172 124 What's the preferred popcorn seasoning tonight?
Imma go with Old Bay.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Jalapeno cheddar would be more fitting.
Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 08:23 PM
========

Duly noted.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (2Ez/1)

173 It's over for cornyn he is only 1 point ahead in dallas county. A ton of democrats there voted in the republican primary just to vote for him.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (0N4FZ)

174 It's not a version, they just did something one night for the TX crowd...made them happy I guess...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (GD0B3)

175 >>If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Look at us. We are the captain now.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:33 PM (viF8m)

176 Hey John, have a Wintergreen Lifesaver. -- Chip Roy

https://youtu.be/d8BqUf7E-Cw

Posted by: Lifesaver 1976 commercial at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (wVcYX)

177 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Let the Bodies Hit the Floor?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ndZc7)

178 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

179 R/TheBulwark

Republican primary voters in Texas are fucking psychos. Do yourself a favor and look at the nonbinding resolutions those freaks put on their primary ballots. In other words, Cornyn is history.

Coryn will lose, will be interesting to see by how much. I think it will be a significant margin. Runoff emojis made me laugh, that was a good one 😂.

Agree. Coryn’s “identity” is a Trump cultist. That’s it. Now that daddy Trump has spoken out against him the 🐑 will fall in line. A fitting end to a truly pathetic man.

Paxton nearly was impreached and removed from office by Texas republicans. How the fuck the voters support him in any way is so black pilling. He literally would be the worst person to give more power to.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ycI94)

180 Roy is such a blowhard pos I hope they put him out to pasture.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (ZwdAr)

181 Are there any metal versions of that song? And if not, why not?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:29 PM (0sNs1)

Is Metallica a metal band ?? Then yes.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:31 PM (GD0B3)

Metallica did a version of that song? I stopped listening to them after master of puppets, so i wouldn't know.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (snZF9)

182 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (gm9Sb)

183 171 Talarico

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard
======
Trump: "The Democrats have a weird, WEIRD candidate."

heh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (2Ez/1)

184 Senate adjourning obviously did not help Cornyn...maybe Thune should have rethought that one...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:17 PM (tOcjL)


Maybe the other R Senators didn't like Johnny and secretly wanted him gone.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (ExV1e)

185 f you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.


==

And they will huff , and they will puff...and do the same crap they are doing now.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (GD0B3)

186
179 R/TheBulwark

Republican primary voters in Texas are fucking psychos

__________

Oh, I DO hope so.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (HdYcL)

187 But Jesus never spoke on abortion!!

Not that stabbing yourself up the V. had been so popular that it was a pervasive problem.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 08:35 PM (ikSmX)

188 178 If you thought the RINOs hated Trump before, wait until these results. It will all come rushing to the surface like a purpura fever.

Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

I disagree - I think RINOs will turtle up and try to fall in line and protect themselves b/c they covet their seats and the money and power they bring at all costs...

AKA - maybe we finally get a SAVE Act vote...with the 2 primary losers voting against, but the rest falling in line...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (tOcjL)

189 I did my part first thing this morning. The Cornyn ads that I saw talked about how he was all about decorum or some such.

Like I care.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (VmDLh)

190 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks

The RINO di tutti RINI.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:36 PM (Riz8t)

191 2 incumbent GOP senators taken out in primaries in the same month when a senate incumbent hasn't lost a primary at all since 2010.

All because they made enemies of Trump.

Trump has moxie.

If the GOP can keep the House, the next Congress should be much more productive, I think.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (46HP8)

192 >>Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

He's gonna get some real time competition from Tillis and Cassidy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (viF8m)

193 Dont Tread on Me was a decent song.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

194 The Republican Party, where Jim Jeffords switched parties the second Republicans won the Senate. The party which had the Republican-hating Michael Steele as the head of the Republican National Committee. The party of Bitch McConnell. The party of the Son of a Mailman! The party of the weepy John Boehner! The party of Kevin McCarthy. My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

195 Good! I'm all in favor when they out themselves. Makes 'em easier to target.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:34 PM (Riz8t)

I disagree - I think RINOs will turtle up and try to fall in line and protect themselves b/c they covet their seats and the money and power they bring at all costs...

AKA - maybe we finally get a SAVE Act vote...with the 2 primary losers voting against, but the rest falling in line...


I can live with that. The fear of imminent obliteration works for me as long as they do what they're told.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (Riz8t)

196 Metallica. "El Paso". Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BeILaosm8

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)

197
My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

_________

It was their turn.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:38 PM (HdYcL)

198 Cornyn done FAFO'd.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC)

199 I wonder if Cornyn will endorse and/or campaign for Paxton.
Somehow I doubt it. As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (hpwtA)

200 @196 There you go.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (GD0B3)

201 2 incumbent GOP senators taken out in primaries in the same month when a senate incumbent hasn't lost a primary at all since 2010.

All because they made enemies of Trump.

Trump has moxie.

If the GOP can keep the House, the next Congress should be much more productive, I think.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (46HP

Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (PrsTH)

202 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?

Posted by: Denny Hastert at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (gKWVE)

203 Two incumbent senators ousted in one cycle (so far).

Interesting.

Too lazy to get the precise stats, but unseating incumbents in primaries, especially senators, has not happened much in recent history.

Plus Massie gone. Another incumbent. Some small signs of life in a political system that's been largely dead for ages. And below the presidential level, where Trump is an extraordinary outlier, historically.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (U/Byj)

204 Maybe John will try to get the SAVE CORNYN ACT passed now?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC)

205
It's over for cornyn he is only 1 point ahead in dallas county. A ton of democrats there voted in the republican primary just to vote for him.
Posted by: Mister Scott


Why would they vote Cornyn if Paxton is so beatable in the November election?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)

206 From the last thread:

And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)


Sure, but you need to ask, why 13 months? Because that's the shortest they could make it sound, going from the first checkup to the third. (Which means he's been putting them off a little, more like 6.5-month checkups, presumably because he's so busy.) So, it isn't a random 13-month period; they're specifically trying to confuse people.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Sy6m/)

207 The GOPe seems to miss a point here. Stepping on their dicks with golf shoes and kicking their worthless ass to the curb is us asking nicely.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (snZF9)

208 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?



Nahhh, let's just get high. Or drunk. Or both.

Posted by: John Boehner at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)

209 The whack job D who wants to put zionists into happy fun camp is losing but by a smaller margin than Cornyn.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (vTZFs)

210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Same with Tillis.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (viF8m)

211 I was hoping for boobs.

Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (2Ez/1)

212 Longshanks found Cornyn getting jiggy with his boyo.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (3uBP9)

213 Why would they vote Cornyn if Paxton is so beatable in the November election?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Cqx++)

--------------

Hugh Hewitt cannot hear you because his fingers are in his ears and he's stomping Big Mad!!!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (OLFlC)

214 I wonder if Cornyn will endorse and/or campaign for Paxton.
Somehow I doubt it. As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM


I got a gut feeling he is going to go out in a blaze of glory and switch to democrat just to fvck Trump over, because he is done in Texas as a republican politician.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0N4FZ)

215 “Republicans” were installed, I maintain, largely to prevent anything substantial happening, to even hope of fixing anything. There are some good ones, tho not nearly enough. The reasonably sane Democrats were ran off or expunged long ago. But the same calculus applies.

Take illegal migration. A 90/10 issue for decades going on decades. Somehow, NOTHING could stop it. Not even a little bit.

That doesn’t happen by “accident” or some quirk of the “law” or some clown in a robe.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (j92eC)

216 204 Maybe John will try to get the SAVE CORNYN ACT passed now?
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (OLFlC

====

lol

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (46HP8)

217 The Republican Party, where Jim Jeffords switched parties the second Republicans won the Senate. The party which had the Republican-hating Michael Steele as the head of the Republican National Committee. The party of Bitch McConnell. The party of the Son of a Mailman! The party of the weepy John Boehner! The party of Kevin McCarthy. My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Don't forget Arlen Specter.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (PrsTH)

218
As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:39 PM (hpwtA)

___________

Even if he did, how many votes is that? Six? Almost all Cornyn's votes will swing to Paxton in the general.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (HdYcL)

219 My God, but we have had some serious LOSERS in leadership positions.
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:37 PM (X+xvk)

Wanna wrestle?


Nahhh, let's just get high. Or drunk. Or both.


I know! Let's do some cheers!

Posted by: Trent Lott at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (Riz8t)

220 Republicans
Polls close in 21:02
Candidate ... Votes ... Percentage

Ken Paxton ... 444,633 ... 62.7%

John Cornyn ... 264,165 ... 37.3%

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (ZwdAr)

221 Nahhh, let's just get high cry. Or get drunk. Or both.
Posted by: John Boehner at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM


FIFY.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0sNs1)

222 As long as Cornyn doesn't endorse Talarico, I'm good

With the numbers he's drawing tonight, who would it help if he did?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:42 PM (vTZFs)

223 (You might question the judgement of someone who

Hi, John Cornyn here. You're only true conservative choice. But, before we get to that, I'll be right back. I need to put more restrictions on gun owners in Texas.

Ok, I'm back. I just locked in my re-election with that move.

I"M A GENIUS!!!!!

Posted by: Cornyn's Nitwit PAC at May 26, 2026 08:42 PM (dIske)

224 9 I think his recently discoverd "girlfriend" is totally fake.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:04 PM (l26NL)


You wouldn't know her, she's getting her sex change in Thailand. I mean going to school in Canada, haha whoops!

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (Sy6m/)

225 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (GD0B3)

226 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins. He was a real entertainer and wrote some good tunes. Great guy by all accounts.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (j92eC)

227 TJM, thanks for filling that factoid in. Now 2010 was of course the greatest political earthquake in American history (excecpt for 1932?), in terms of seats changing hands/parties, from county to Congress.

Vendette thanks for filling that in about Ernst. She had been sort of slippery as far I could tell in recent times, at least in a time that requires a lot of bold action.

Tillis I wonder about. NC elects some real idiots state-wide, would think he could slime by with Dem votes in a pinch, but he ejected too.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (U/Byj)

228 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)

229 210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring
---

Did she ever cut one ball off a Democrat?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (ZwdAr)

230 I was hoping for boobs.
Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (2Ez/1)

Well, I jumped off work wifi to look, but the one I was thinking of is REALLY NSFW. Funny how the mind plays tricks on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (zZu0s)

231 HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND!

*in Canada

This is as believable and organic as Cory Booker dating Rosario Dawson out of nowhere, and Charlie Crist's short-lived marriage.

Posted by: Still fake and gay at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (TbWk/)

232 Cornyn will rise to be the prick of pricks, exceeding John McCain during his last days (when he isn't too busy collecting Scrooge McDuck money bags at the Chamber of Commerce).

No reason for anyone to give him so much as a wooden nickel after tonight.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (vTZFs)

233 @220 that's not just a defeat, that's an enstompening

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (hpwtA)

234 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins.

==

No one is dissing on Marty Robins. Why would you say that ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:45 PM (GD0B3)

235 221 Boehner, endorsing Kesslers whiskey during Reds games. "Goes down good".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gm9Sb)

236 In before "shellacking" is used.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (wVcYX)

237 It's looking like a 20+ point blowout for paxton if these numbers hold up. That's epic and it should send a huge message to the remaining rino's in DC.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (0N4FZ)

238 Great guy by all accounts.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:43 PM (j92eC)

Did NOT like commies.

https://youtu.be/0XxYwWg7F8I?
si=VHUWZmyDvGSRsa_Y

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)

239 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)
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It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

240 Hey Thune, can you hear us now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

241 Longshanks found Cornyn getting jiggy with his boyo.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (3uBP9)

-------------

[With apologies to Creedence Clearwater Revival:]

Corn in the Boyo
Corn in the Boyo, em, em, em
Corn in the Boyo
Do it, do it, do it, do it

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (OLFlC)

242 I'll admit, I knew Cornyn was going to lose bigly, but I didn't know he was going to take an ass fucking of this magnitude.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)

Gave him an asteroid enema they did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (snZF9)

243 Will we get a flaming rino cuck skull when it's official?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (HIzgC)

244 This is what kills me about this state. I tried looking up "conservative voter guide TX" and the first two recommended voting for Cornyn and Chip Roy. There are so many damned phony conservatives in Texas, it's enough to make ya puke. Is Chip Roy still humping Liz Cheney's leg? Who wants to tell him?

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (X+xvk)

245 225 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.
Posted by: runner
---

Surprise! He's losing in Harris Co. and Bexar Co.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (ZwdAr)

246 I know I'm late, but has the sad trombone made an appearance?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

247 I have great happiness in MAGA stomping GOPe candidates.

Thank you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (A5RD0)

248
It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

____________

Republican voters are out of step with their representatives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (HdYcL)

249 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (hpwtA)

250 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (l26NL)

251 210 >>Joni Ernst would have lost her primary in Iowa but she read the tea leaves and announced months ago that she's retiring.

Same with Tillis.
Posted by: JackStraw

Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

252 Hey, don’t be dissin’ on Marty Robbins. He was a real entertainer and wrote some good tunes. Great guy by all accounts.
Posted by: Common Tater

And he has a Big Iron on his hip.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ndZc7)

253 *JUMP SCARE*

Now, where's the bar, and where's my blow?

Posted by: Ann Richards at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (dIske)

254 We'll see if Thune or his coterie of RINO swine change their tune if Cornyn loses. What can be the reason behind their intense resistance to the SAVE Act? How much of it is hatred and resentment of Trump? Will they bend to his will now, or harden their resolve to wait out his presidency?

Something tells me they won't yield an inch. The kind of hatred we're talking about here is preternatural -- beyond political survival.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (fZiTB)

255 "So, it isn't a random 13-month period; they're specifically trying to confuse people.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 08:40 PM (Sy6m/) "

their modus operandi in a nutshell

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (VyBeY)

256 Trump warned them and gave them time to pass the Save Act. They ignored him.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (GD0B3)

257 It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

258 There is no chance Talarico can beat ANY Republican for Senator. The claim that he can, is simply Cornyn yelling "Boogie Man" in an attempt to force down the Paxton vote in the primary.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (Da7Vv)

259 Talarico speaks with the wiles of a serpent. He is a serpent. Ladies beware.


And everyone else too.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (C4BAC)

260 Hey Thune, can you hear us now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (viF8m)

--------------

Maybe John will try to get the SAVE THUNE ACT passed now?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (OLFlC)

261 Just thinking, the traditional Democrat, Rio Grande valley is not going to vote for Talarico, no huey.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (ZwdAr)

262 Let us commemorate this evening with triscuits and milk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (QoCBg)

263
It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

___________

Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (HdYcL)

264
It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

___________

Ambassador to Uzbekistan

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (HdYcL)

265 It really should be a wake-up call for the RINOs in the House and Senate, but most of them are too full of themselves to believe anyone could ever challenge them--and win.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:46 PM (gnNyN)

____________

Republican voters are out of step with their representatives.


The people have lost the government's confidence and can only regain it with redoubled effort. The reps need to dissolve the people and appoint another.

h/t to Bertold Brecht

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (Riz8t)

266 An epic schlonging if the numbers don't change.

Along with Cassidy/Massie/forced retirements, indeed something you'd think Beltway GOPe incumbents would notice.

But like the mullahs, they know they only have to hang on for a few years now and there's a chance of survival.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (U/Byj)

267 Wait , Dallas may not be a win for Cornyn.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:50 PM (GD0B3)

268 244 This is what kills me about this state. I tried looking up "conservative voter guide TX" and the first two recommended voting for Cornyn and Chip Roy. There are so many damned phony conservatives in Texas, it's enough to make ya puke. Is Chip Roy still humping Liz Cheney's leg? Who wants to tell him?
Posted by: Sam Adams

I was hoping a Bush was on the ballot somewhere. Is ¡Jeb! available, perchance?

Posted by: No One Ever at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (ycI94)

269
*throws phone across room*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (HdYcL)

270 254 We'll see if Thune or his coterie of RINO swine change their tune if Cornyn loses. What can be the reason behind their intense resistance to the SAVE Act? How much of it is hatred and resentment of Trump? Will they bend to his will now, or harden their resolve to wait out his presidency?

Something tells me they won't yield an inch. The kind of hatred we're talking about here is preternatural -- beyond political survival.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM

=====

Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis, Ernst, and Mitch are still in the Senate until January.

None will vote for the SAVE act despite literally all of them cosponsoring it. They have no incentive and they hate us.

Next Congress there's a better shot.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (46HP8)

271 >>> Will we get a flaming rino cuck skull when it's official?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:47 PM (HIzgC)



LOL, what would that even be? I'm imagining something reminiscent of a Megadeth album cover but still I can't picture it.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (3uBP9)

272 'Have you ever danced with telarico in the pale moonlight?'
J. Cornyn

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (LHPAg)

273 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Ah, man. I loved Love and Happiness.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (l26NL)

274 We're getting to the point where, in order to win, Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously.
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Hey, don't dismiss the "Buick" vote so quickly!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (gnNyN)

275 "250 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (l26NL)

it's non-negotiable.
honest elections apparently represent an extinction-level event for politics-as-we-know-them.
which is what we would vote for if we had honest elections.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (VyBeY)

276 If Paxton wins, we have another......

"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

277 The SAVE Act can never be passed. We would find out that 20% of voters are illegal in some way. Vote fraud is the system.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (QoCBg)

278 It would be AWESOME if Trump would call Cornyn tonight to "console" him.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:49 PM (PiwSw)

-------------

Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (OLFlC)

279 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy8)

281 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

That was a very canny move on his part. It exposed Cornyn as a duplicitous snake for everyone to see. It probably ensured Paxton's election.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (Riz8t)

282 I really thought the old turd was gonna pull this out, via low information voters "he seems to be a good guy!"

the ONLY downside? he and Jim Carreys weirder looking brother are going to vote with the dems on everything til out of office.

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (EDeJ/)

283 Ok, here are a couple of place where Cornyn is leading, so you can write them some hatemail or something : Dallas, Panola, Gillespie, Kenedy, Victoria, Sherman.
Posted by: runner



Stay out of Texas John. Stay in DC.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (2PamV)

284
Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)

285 Al Green lost his primary. He was actually entertainingly as stupid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (hpwtA)

They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9)

286 Well it’s not like there wasn’t a warning, Thune.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (CM7zZ)

287 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (ZwdAr)

288 Cornyn is gettin' cornholed. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (I53Wz)

289 Actually I think Tashkent's a decent assignment. Never made it there though I was supposed to pass through a few times en route to Tajikistan, and looked forward to it.

Speaking of which, Marco announced State will start reforming the Foreign Service. Didn't even bother to check if that included hiring process, which was f**ked up back in the 80s and surely played a role in producing a workforce that perfectly reflected the pathetic degraded "educated" cohorts of the subsequent decades.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:54 PM (U/Byj)

290 I was hoping a Bush was on the ballot somewhere. Is ¡Jeb! available, perchance?

Posted by: No One Ever

*******************

Please clap.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:54 PM (X+xvk)

291 280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy

shoot Kilmeade is a rock ribbed republican compared to Trey Gowdy, and his lib guests

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (EDeJ/)

292 My whole life, until I washed my hands of the GOP, I was told to STFD & STFU because the base was the minority and only cucks are electable.

Well, now the base is the majority, and cucks are unelectable.

Will they now STFD & STFU like we were told to do for so long?

Somehow, I think they won't.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (BI5O2)

293 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

294 If Paxton wins, we have another......

"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

Those will Jews!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

295
"STOLEN ELECTION" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Maxine Waters the Screech Queen at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (xl8DV)

__________

Gerrymandering.

I am reclaiming my time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (HdYcL)

296 "They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9) "

leopard print, or kente?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (VyBeY)

297 Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"
Posted by: ShainS


Stay out of my head!
I was hoing to say, invite him to the White House and have some locker room talk.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (2PamV)

298 Cassidy, Cornyn, Tillis, Ernst, and Mitch are still in the Senate until January.

None will vote for the SAVE act despite literally all of them cosponsoring it. They have no incentive and they hate us.

Next Congress there's a better shot.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 08:51 PM (46HP



Back-stabbing traitors like this should pay a very, very personal price for this level of back-stabbing. A deeply personal price.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (I53Wz)

299 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

LOL!!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (GD0B3)

300 281 Paxton actually offered to drop out if the Senate would pass the Save America act. Think about that.

That was a very canny move on his part. It exposed Cornyn as a duplicitous snake for everyone to see. It probably ensured Paxton's election.
Posted by: Archimedes

***********************

Absolute brilliance.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (X+xvk)

301 Invite Cornyn to the White House under the rumor and auspices of offering him a gig in his Cabinet or Administration -- a la Pierre Delecto in 2016 -- then have Trump grab his own crotch, and send him away yelling "I've got your next job right here!"

DJT: Sign here accepting the ambassadorship to Somalia.

JC: Nope, I have no interest in that.

DJT: In 2 minutes, either your signature or your brains will be on that paper.

JC: Somalia, you say...

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (Riz8t)

302 So...no boobs?

Posted by: Just got here at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (2Ez/1)

303 shoot Kilmeade is a rock ribbed republican compared to Trey Gowdy, and his lib guests

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (EDeJ/)

Trey Gowdy...he's the dude that looks like he combs his hair with a sledgehammer?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:56 PM (snZF9)

304 277 The SAVE Act can never be passed. We would find out that 20% of voters are illegal in some way. Vote fraud is the system.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 08:52 PM (QoCBg)

First thing that needs to happen is for Congress to pass a separate bill saying that States MUST give voter roll information to the Feds, or they can't ensure the Vote for Federal Elections.

This crap where Judges are telling the Feds they can't LOOK at voter rolls? For FEDERAL Elections? Wow.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (mP0Kj)

305 Just before the polls closed in Texas mysteriously a Tractor Trailor Truck showed up to election HQ that had 1,800,000 Mail in Ballots that all voted for Cornyn.

CNN declares Cornyn the winner with 105% of the votes to Paxton's -3.9%

CNN is calling this the most honest and secure election since Joe Biden was selected for POTUS.


Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (xl8DV)

306 Texas Railroad Commissioner Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 8:56 PM
61% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Bo French
GOP 397,447 52.8%
Jim Wright *
GOP 355,887 47.2%
Total 753,334
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Only statewide race still not certain...it's tightening...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (tOcjL)

307
Manhattan mixed, poured and waiting for three minutes from now.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (Y8DZL)

308 Thank you Texas.

VAIO.

Vote All Incumbents Out.

It's a start.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (2PamV)

309 We did not get a skull when Massie got tossed. Sad...
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (GD0B3)

At least we got a scalp.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (vSvIl)

310 289, more like the 30s, imho ... by the 80s it was out and flagrant

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (VyBeY)

311 the ONLY downside? he and Jim Carreys weirder looking brother are going to vote with the dems on everything til out of office.
Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 08:53

Which was the argument given as to why we shouldn’t vote them out by the GOPe acolytes. Without any sense of how ridiculous that sounds. You can never vote out the people who don’t vote the way you want, constituents, or they will vote against your best interests even harder!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (d2kuJ)

312 ShainS @278, that would be fantastic. And even though Trump is the president most likely in history to do it, nah, we won't be that lucky. I did love the dinner with Mitt in NYC though, that was hilarious.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (U/Byj)

313 Don't take Ossuary if you're allergic to Ossuary.

Posted by: Big Fat Pharma at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (2Ez/1)

314 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.


A Buick won't cut it at this point. They'll need to bring in a supertanker full of fake ballots.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (Riz8t)

315 @309, Damn! that's good !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (GD0B3)

316 Evenin’, All.

Also, 302, Google images of Madeline Smith. You will not be disappointed.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (77rzZ)

317 Travis numbers in: Cornyn 54% to 46%

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (PiwSw)

318 The reason the Bush family machine hates Paxton so much is because he bounced Jeb’s son, George P, out of politics for good.
Posted by: Tom Servo


Wasn't hard. Barely a piffle. Nepo babies can't fight.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (2PamV)

319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

320 Hawaiian Judge declares Cornyn the winner..........

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (xl8DV)

321 They probably nipped it in the bud figuring his next act was to enter the chambers in a loin cloth.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (snZF9)

----------

lol

Can we haz vines hanging from the House Chamber rafters next year just in case?

/dat's raciss

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (OLFlC)

322 At least we got a scalp [from Massie].
Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:57 PM (vSvIl)

A foreskin.

Posted by: from a philistine at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (gKWVE)

323 So has CNN or MS Cow lost their minds more tonight? I can only hope Tater is spinning up some lies and BS. I am going to guess Cornyn has a job lined up with a network or perhaps The View. He'd fit right in.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (Q0yOR)

324 EyePatch didn't make it to the run offs did he?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZwdAr)

325 Metallica. "El Paso". Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_BeILaosm8
Posted by: Duncanthrax


Excuse me if I’m still partial to Marty Robbins:

https://ziply.pk/FHgxk5

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZVgZ4)

326 I mean, I'm with you all the way through flaming rino skull, I can clearly picture it, but it's the cuck skull. I can even see a flaming cuck, or a cuck rino, or a flaming cuck rino. Basically a rino, on fire, and he's sitting over in a chair in the corner of a hotel room. Watching. No problem there either.

But it's the cuck skull where I'm losing it. I guess I'd need to workshop the cuck skull's motivation. Why is he there? As a skull and as a cuck. I think once I can break through the cuck skull part the rest will be easy for me.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (3uBP9)

327 Time to watch the Avalanche and their auto de fe

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZxPkt)

328 319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (tOcjL)

329 291 280 On RINO radio this morning, Griff Jenkins subbing on the Brian Kilmeade show had on, as back-to-back guests, Karl Rove and John Cornyn, both shitting on Paxton and receiving free tongue-bath in-kind election donations. Sickening! I hate-listen to Kilmeade for his brand of """conservatism.""""

Posted by: uncle miltie f. at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (aVOy
_________________________

LMAO...just a day before Massie has his posterior handed to him, Rove was out there saying that the results of that election will show Trump where the real republicans are right now. Two days later, Rove was saying that Massies comments on Israel were borderline antisemitic. In reference to Cornyn, he didn't say much of anything other than Trump's endorsement of Paxton might hurt Paxton more than Cornyn. And, Cornyn is still getting support from Rick Perry and Phil Graham... There are very obviously two GOP's in Texas....the Bush, Rove, Cornyn, Perry primadonnas....and the other ones.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (dIske)

330 @GregAbbott_TX
·
9m
Congratulations Ken Paxton on the resounding victory.

Next, he will destroy Talarico and become the next US Senator from the state of Texas.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (vSvIl)

331 Travis numbers in: Cornyn 54% to 46%
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (PiwSw)


Not enough.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (jGGMD)

332 OK, it's official and in red.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (GD0B3)

333 California IN SHOCK As $5B Blue Diamond CEO Calls California 'Too Costly' To Stay

A decision made inside one of California’s most recognizable agricultural companies has sparked a debate far larger than the closure of a single factory.

For more than a century, a cooperative built by a handful of almond growers helped transform California into the center of the global almond industry, creating generations of jobs, pioneering manufacturing technologies, and exporting products around the world.

Now, the announcement that its historic Sacramento facility will shut down has ignited questions about rising operating costs, business competitiveness, taxation, regulation, and whether California can continue retaining the companies that helped build its economy.

Supporters argue the move is a necessary business decision driven by efficiency, while critics see it as another warning sign in a growing pattern of corporate departures and economic strain.



On top of Starfucks bailing on Seattle.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (2PamV)

334 EyePatch didn't make it to the run offs did he?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (ZwdAr)

He didn't.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (PrsTH)

335 Earlier today after Ace's horrific jump scare of DWS, Banana Dream I think it was suggested a slightly better picture of a statue.

Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

336 Definitely believe the polls in Maine, though.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (46HP8)

337 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (gKWVE)

338 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)


I want a 28 Years Later ossuary - the only good part of that dogshit movie.

Posted by: SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (TbWk/)

339
Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:00 PM (tOcjL)

___________

Why? It's quaint.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (HdYcL)

340 NBC: Paxton is "absolutely trouncing" Cornyn.

NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.




Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (ZwdAr)

341 For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

Has no one thought to rename the office to what they do actually do?
Posted by: Nova Local


Ixnay on the namingnay.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (2PamV)

342 Paxton declared the Winner ................

Ken Paxton wins. AP race call at 6 p.m. on May 26, 2026.

Ken Paxton --> GOP 503,591 62.5%

John Cornyn* --> GOP 302,278 37.5%

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (xl8DV)

343 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (ZwdAr)

Oilcan Harry's in Austin. A lot of sausage got stuffed there back in the day.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (Xdfhw)

344 >>> Cornyn would have to win 80% of the outstanding vote. That's not going to happen, obviously...

Unless somebody simply pencils in the desired results.

Used to be literally common in certain cities until this 'electronic voting' in lieu of manual tabulations. Then they had to find new ways to cheat... Whoa and Behold - there are even more ways to cheat with all electronic (digital) systems!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

345 >>> Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)


Oh that's nice, and very classy.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (3uBP9)

346
Ken Paxton
GOP
503,591 62.5%
John Cornyn*
GOP
302,278 37.5%

AMF

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (/+uur)

347 ShainS @278, that would be fantastic. And even though Trump is the president most likely in history to do it, nah, we won't be that lucky. I did love the dinner with Mitt in NYC though, that was hilarious.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 08:58 PM (U/Byj)

---------------

[At the risk of pissing off and disrespecting our LDS brethren here:]

After that happened, there was a post about it here with a photo of Mitt walking away from Trump and Trump literally grabbing his own crotch.

I couldn't help myself (and I have many LDS friends I grew up with in high school in Las Vegas) and commented:

"Caption Contest! 'Hey Mitt, I've got your magic underwear right here!'"

/I denounce myself a second time ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (OLFlC)

348 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?
Posted by: gKWVE



The fais-do-do.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (2PamV)

349 I’m just happy my phone isn’t jammed up with messages now. Both the Lobbyist and the Grifter talking about how CONSERVATIVE they are (neither are, I voted Sell with no enthusiasm) and both Roy and French are shrieking about evil Muslims (and Enriquez started doing that; he blamed the presence of data centers for the appearance of evil Muslims in an interview).

Above all Cornyn is being told to stay home. In DC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (T6aVk)

350 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Could be that but don't discount the possibility that the Travis County election commission is genuinely and sincerely a bunch of incompetent f*cknuts.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (vTZFs)

351
NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

___________

"The Old Guard may die, but never surrender!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (HdYcL)

352 The Deplorables were angry that day, my friend.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (PiwSw)

353 Trump's endorsement is the "KISS OF DEATH"

Paxton Wins Big -------- NEVERMIND !!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (xl8DV)

354 NOTE TO GOPers; Citizens of these United States are fed up.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.


P.S. Extract your head from your ass or you're next.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (Riz8t)

355 "Cornyn's only message was...'vote for me or...'" FEAR. The final refuge of the scumbag facing his political extinction.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (fZiTB)

356 good work, Simo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (VyBeY)

357 The auto-da-fé, what's the auto-da-fé?
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:02 PM (gKWVE)

Its what you oughtna do but you do anyway!

Posted by: Torquemada at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

358 lol

Can we haz vines hanging from the House Chamber rafters next year just in case?

/dat's raciss

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (OLFlC)

Not exactly where i was going with that. He was screaming about not being an ape or some shit, so I figured his next thing was to dress up like Grog from the B.C. comic strip.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (snZF9)

359 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2Ez/1)

360 Just called - Roy lost...

Texas Attorney General Republican Runoff
County Results
Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 9:04 PM
62% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Mayes Middleton
GOP 449,068 55.9%
Chip Roy
GOP 353,765 44.1%
Total 802,833
* Incumbent

Election Date: 5/26/2026

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (tOcjL)

361 We got a red banner.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (zZu0s)

362 Elon Musk unfollowed that Iranian stooge and "influencer" Mario Nawfal. One too many intellectual property thefts and lies, I guess.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (GD0B3)

363 Did my part in helping show Cornyn the door. Voted for Roy over Middleton solely based on him being an actual practicing lawyer, which is kinda important for that office. I voted for French over Wright because I liked the cut of his job. I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Posted by: goozer at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (BAs8w)

364 good work, Simo!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez


Who did Hayha shoot now?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2PamV)

365 Somewhere, Murkowski and Collins are chugging bottles of Barefoot wine.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (jGGMD)

366 I drove a mile out of my way to vote against Cornyn.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Xdfhw)

367 O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! Al Green got primaried out!

I just found out that redistricting put that knuckle-dragging loudmouth clown up against fellow incumbent Christian Menefee, who won the special election for TX-18 in January. Green's TX-9 got combined with it, and Menefee stomped him with crypto industry PAC support (for some reason).

I know nothing about the winner, who will almost certainly walk away with it in November, but I was So. Tired. of Green's histrionic antics. I'm going to go for a walk, look at all the little ducklings in the retaining pond, and just cherish this moment.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Sy6m/)

368 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (X+xvk)

369 I think we might need a branding iron for this one. Cornyn's forehead is big enough for a full paragraph.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (dIske)

370 Somebody named a car after actress Fay Bainter?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (77rzZ)

371 Harris County
65
35

If (R) just show up we could rid (D) from our county.
Be gone scum, scallywag, ne'er do well, asshole, asswipes, assfuckers, and cocksuckers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (/+uur)

372
I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

__________

Very nice, but the eagle needs a writhing Liz Warren underneath its claw.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (HdYcL)

373 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

374 >>> Lady Victory riding an eagle with a great rack and a pair of 50 cals.

I generated this statue image: https://ibb.co/TDv5G7hG
Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 09:01 PM (/ZkOF)

Oh that's nice, and very classy.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (3uBP9)

-------------

Nice; could be named Alex The Chick?

Wifey figures she's left-handed as both the Left Gun and Boob are bigger ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (OLFlC)

375 Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

For my entire life (yes, I've been politically aware since I could talk), the Iowa GOP has been useless for conservatives. They are the reason why I don't want the 17th Amendment repealed. Because I live in an area that the Iowa GOP doesn't want to admit exists: the extremely conservative western third of the state. Randy Feenstra, our congressman, is running for governor, but I want him in DC, not Des Moines.

Posted by: one of pookysgirl's first words was "Reagan" at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (Wt5PA)

376 Maybe after cornhole flames out we might get a whole medieval ossuary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 08:55 PM (snZF9)

That would be glorious!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (zYpTz)

377 Remember John,

Big boys don't cry.
Big boys don't cry.

Posted by: 10cc at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (wVcYX)

378 see 335, rickb

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 09:07 PM (VyBeY)

379 . I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Posted by: goozer at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (BAs8w)

I knew nothing about that one. I almost skipped. But I voted for the man. Women Republicans are usually disappointing

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Xdfhw)

380 Chip Roy. Hmm. He was...something. I always saw him on TV or spewing some great soundbite but he...what did he ever really do? I feel the same about Jim Jordan.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Q0yOR)

381 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

------------

1/4" away from being assassinated in 2024.

Praise The Hand of God ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (OLFlC)

382 I think we might need a branding iron for this one. Cornyn's forehead is big enough for a full paragraph.

L, for Lah-Hoo-Ser!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (Riz8t)

383 368 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL
Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (X+xvk)

The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/+uur)

384 see 335, rickb
Posted by: sock_rat_eez



Ahhhhh 👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (2PamV)

385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (fZiTB)

386 Adding up all the primaries, general elections, and this runoff totals 10 times I've voted against cornhole. Persistence pays off.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (rPIr5)

387 Republicans
Too early to call

Candidate ... - - ... Votes ... Percentage

Mayes Middleton ... 449,075 ... 56.0%

Chip (dickhead) Roy . 352,646 .. 44.0%

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZwdAr)

388 Way to go, TEXAS!

you give me hope!

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (A5RD0)

389 No talley from Travis Co. They are waiting to see how many ballots they can stuff.

Could be that but don't discount the possibility that the Travis County election commission is genuinely and sincerely a bunch of incompetent f*cknuts.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM (vTZFs)

Texas is open primary but not enough Dems crossover in Travis county to make a difference.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (MyyMo)

390 Talarico says Jesus helped him come to terms with his whiteness and his masculinity. I think Talarico doesn’t have to worry about his masculinity.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

391 Paxton heartily deserves this. He's a warrior with the wounds to prove it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (fZiTB)

392 Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

I hope the consultants donated all that cash to young single moms just trying to get through college.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (gKWVE)

393 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine-to-one. Over $100 Million bucks. LOL

Great call there, RNC and Mitch/Thune. Way to spend our money intelligently.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Riz8t)

394 The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/+uur)


They can eat a Cornholio with some Hormel Chili and a sad trombone.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Xdfhw)

395 >>Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

The Trump cult appears to be growing.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)

396 Now, if you could figure out out how to not be a bunch of pussies when the power goes out….

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (A5RD0)

397 The (R) Senate spent $100 M to keep John Wayne Hat Waering McCornholeyn.

Shows how much they hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx

****************

Yes, it does.

The feeling is mutual.

Eat a bag of diseased donkey dicks, John Thune.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (X+xvk)

398 They can eat a Cornholio with some Hormel Chili and a sad rusty trombone.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (Xdfhw)

FTFY

Posted by: Urban Dictionary edition at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (TbWk/)

399 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

Fucking four seasons.

https://youtu.be/zRZpaxBMJRU?
si=ZBCeO7eSm0pavmPs

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

400 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (2Ez/1)

I'll wait for BP to call it, because they're closer to the heartbeat of the nation. I'll ignore AQ though; they're always behind.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (qx7Zg)

401 If Mitch McConnell was aware, he would be really angry about this. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (BgmlQ)

402 319
For you non-Texas folks: the Railroad Commission has nothing to do with railroads.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:59 PM (HdYcL)

What is it, actually?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (zYpTz)

403 323 So has CNN or MS Cow lost their minds more tonight? I can only hope Tater is spinning up some lies and BS. I am going to guess Cornyn has a job lined up with a network or perhaps The View. He'd fit right in.
Posted by: turambar

I was hoping The Bulwark would have some savory salt to mine, but they're kind of celebrating? They think Cornyn sold out his principles to be a Trump today, so he deserves to lose and expose the deep rift/civil war in the Republican party, or something.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (ycI94)

404 The Trump cult appears to be growing.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

Imagine how well we could be doing if only he was popular.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (3ImbR)

405 So the left's take is amusing.

Obviously Paxton is corrupt because the GOP went after him.

However every time the GOP went after a Democrat it was obviously because they didn't like that person's ideology.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (sKqQm)

406 Ken Paxton --> GOP 503,591 62.5%

John Cornyn* --> GOP 302,278 37.5%
Posted by: Jackson K. at May 26, 2026 09:03 PM

25 points, hahahaha.

Where is your precious power now, GOP?

Oh yeah it's all Trump's now.

Bow and scrape for your new master. Pretend he's a Democrat if that helps with your groveling game.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (BI5O2)

407 Cornhole got pigeon holed. Very Nice.

Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (glnUu)

408 >>> Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.
Fucking four seasons.


I heard Let's Hang On (maybe Opus 17?) the other day.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (1wjle)

409 I got a gut feeling he is going to go out in a blaze of glory and switch to democrat just to fvck Trump over, because he is done in Texas as a republican politician.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 08:41 PM (0N4FZ)


I suspect not. He's an ass who forgot what he was sent to DC to do but I don't believe that he's actually dishonorable. Further, it would blow up any remaining ties his family has in Texas. That'd be an awful lot over a bit of pique.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (ExV1e)

410 Texas Railroad commission office actually has to do with gas and oil and mineral rights.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (VCgbV)

411 396 Now, if you could figure out out how to not be a bunch of pussies when the power goes out….
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 09:10 PM (A5RD0)

Don’t look at rural Texas! The cities have the wimps. We in the PANHANDLE did fine in 2021.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (T6aVk)

412 Oh no Opus 17 is another song.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (1wjle)

413 399 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

I can help with that.

Posted by: Rick Astley at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (PiwSw)

414
What is it, actually?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (zYpTz)

_____________

Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

415 opus 17 = Don't you worry 'bout me

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (1wjle)

416 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

-
From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

417 385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.
Posted by: Ordinary American
---

DC money, Uniparty money, Bush money.
Paxton ran on his record.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ZwdAr)

418 284
Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)


lol...no....wolfman black is fugly , but not that fugly

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (EDeJ/)

419 410 Texas Railroad commission office actually has to do with gas and oil and mineral rights.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (VCgbV)

And fighting EVIL MUSLIMS!!!

Posted by: Bo French at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (T6aVk)

420 If Mitch McConnell was aware, he would be really angry about this. lol.

Posted by: Piper


Nice. Uncharacteristically cruel for you. Ace, Victor Davis Hansen, and I approve.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (vTZFs)

421 Now I have Big Girls don't Cry in my head.

Fucking four seasons.

https://youtu.be/zRZpaxBMJRU?
si=ZBCeO7eSm0pavmPs

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

I almost didn't exist because of that band.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (snZF9)

422 Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

huh, then what does oil and gas commission regulate ? Brisket ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (GD0B3)

423 So the left's take is amusing.

Obviously Paxton is corrupt because the GOP went after him.

However every time the GOP went after a Democrat it was obviously because they didn't like that person's ideology.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (sKqQm)

--------------

Just like the #FakeNews and #FakeInvestigations against Trump backfired on the Commie Idiots.

The only thing American's hate more than a loser (h/t Patton) is an underdog done wrong ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (OLFlC)

424 $100m they flushed down this loser?

LOL.

That's a LOT of money Thune can't spend on other cucks.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (BI5O2)

425 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

426 AP has called it for Paxton.

But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Will Fox do a reverse 2020 and call the race next week?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (ycI94)

427 Please clap.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (cS1cw)

428 I looked up the 2014 primary (2020 was a president year) and it was:

Coryn: 781K
Stockman: 252K

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (sKqQm)

429 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)

430 Maybe Coryn can now quietly retire to spend time with family and perhaps learn the art of bonsai trees.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (2GVsD)

431 Al Green makes Henry Waxman look handsome.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 08:53 PM (HdYcL)


lol...no....wolfman black is fugly , but not that fugly

Posted by: zigggggy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (EDeJ/)

Yeah waxman looks like a bleached version of red skull.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (snZF9)

432 420 He'd be beeping mad a la Pike.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (Q0yOR)

433 huh, then what does oil and gas commission regulate ? Brisket ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:14 PM (GD0B3)

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And the Brisket Commission regulates Kolaces.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (OLFlC)

434 Cornhole got pigeon holed. Very Nice.

Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at May 26, 2026 09:12 PM (glnUu)

Your comment triggered this scene in my head:

Paxton arrives in D.C. for his swearing-in. Disdainful of Thune, Paxton-Zhukov bellows, "Right, what's an election hero got to do to get some lubrication around here?"

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (wVcYX)

435 $100 million here, 4$0 million on the failed VA gerrymandering

Soon we are talking real money

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (2GVsD)

436 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

-
From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)

437 430 Maybe Coryn can now quietly retire to spend time with family and perhaps learn the art of bonsai trees.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM
---------

I'm really enjoying spending time with my private sector!

Posted by: Pam Blondi at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (2Ez/1)

438 *Puts on hat*
*Congratulates Ken Paxton via telegram*

Posted by: Perry the Platypus at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (+0Wk3)

439 423 Just like the #FakeNews and #FakeInvestigations against Trump backfired on the Commie Idiots.

The only thing American's hate more than a loser (h/t Patton) is an underdog done wrong ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:1

====

This is why you don't do impeachment unless you can convict.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (46HP8)

440 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (6ydKt)

441 Republicans
Too early to call
Candidate ... - - ... Votes ... Percentage
Mayes Middleton ... 449,075 ... 56.0%
Chip (dickhead) Roy . 352,646 .. 44.0%
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM (ZwdAr)
~~~~~

Wow, if that holds.
I thought Chip Roy would win just due to name recognition.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (3ImbR)

442 Wow! Cornyn got beat like a rented government Mule.

What an asshole

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (IDQSL)

443 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (Da7Vv)

444 Somebody (maybe TJM) pointed out also that Cornhole spent a hell of a lot more money trying to buy the seat than Paxton did IIRC.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (OLFlC)

445 >>>Now all Paxton has to do is not get the idea in his head he is entitled to that Senate seat, that he represents the Texas and the USA and not the Senate and Europe, and that he is at war with the Democrats and the fake Republicans that are Democrats in drag.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions
---

Hopefully, his record as a prosecutor will ride as part of him while in the senate. I look forward to him being a great disruptor in alliance with Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (ZwdAr)

446 All the Cornyn ads just made me dislike the guy even more than ever before.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (XMwZJ)

447 'Pretend he's a Democrat if that helps with your groveling game.'

Harsh but fair.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (cS1cw)

448 But why would we believe AP?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Because Paxton is nearing two-thirds of the vote with over half of it in.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (vSvIl)

449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (2GVsD)

450 429 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)

No it isn't. It's closing one of its plants because it's 115 years old. Don't be like a redditard.

Posted by: Stop it. Get some help. at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (TbWk/)

451 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

452 >>> Somewhere, Murkowski and Collins are chugging bottles of Barefoot wine.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (jGGMD)

======

Is that better than pickle tink *hic*, I mean tickle pink?

Posted by: The 80's at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (CyFyf)

453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

454 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.


==

Signs point to.."NO"

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (GD0B3)

455 I can see Cornyn looking in the mirror after his trouncing and saying " am I that bad?" And then he would respond " no, the voters just don't understand"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (hpwtA)

456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.


Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

457 Concession speech done.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

458 440 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (6ydKt)

I say no.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (fZiTB)

459 Regulates oil, gas and mining in the state.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (HdYcL)

Thank you!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (zYpTz)

460 Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)

He is too old. Yes. Too old to begin the training.

Posted by: Yoda - roughly 895 years old at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (TbWk/)

461 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:18 PM (Da7Vv)

-------------

Demand a boycott of and relocation by "Exxon Mobil" and "Texas Instruments?"

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (OLFlC)

462
And the Brisket Commission regulates Kolaces.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (OLFlC)

___________

I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

463 Concession speech?

Did he commit seppuku?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (2GVsD)

464
How many senators does it take to vote yes on impeachment? 67?

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Y8DZL)

465 Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I think a Gallagher watermelon smash might work.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (ftFVW)

466 Wow! Cornyn got beat like a rented government Mule.
Posted by: Common Tater


You asked for it!

https://youtu.be/IYeTCRuHrS4

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (VHUov)

467 456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.


Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

Old school Flannelgraph.

Posted by: OG Sunday School at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (TbWk/)

468 453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

No, not Paxton.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (fZiTB)

469 I can see Cornyn looking in the mirror after his trouncing and saying " am I that bad?" And then he would respond " no, the voters just don't understand"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (hpwtA)

I would vote for me. I would vote for me so hard!

Posted by: John Buffalo Bill Cornyn at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (wVcYX)

470 @452 -- yep, exactly.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (XMwZJ)

471 381 Fox just reported Trump is 9 for 9 for Senate endorsements.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:06 PM (3ImbR)

------------

1/4" away from being assassinated in 2024.

Praise The Hand of God ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:08 PM (OLFlC)
And all GOD's people say Amen!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (LHPAg)

472 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

*Curtseys and waves because I took the time to vote for Paxton against Cornholio*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Xdfhw)

473 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

I'm good with everything from voting on up to a MOAB.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (snZF9)

474 Henry Waxman looked like a gopher

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (hpwtA)

475 Don’t worry, John. Think of the airfare you will save never having to fly to Texas again. You can just stay in DC now like you always wanted.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (T6aVk)

476 456 449 I wonder if Thune has gotten the message yet.

Hand puppets. The answer is hand puppets.


Agree Agree Agree!

(and models)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)

Old school Flannelgraph.
Posted by: OG Sunday School at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (TbWk/)

Gotta have giant papier mache heads somewhere in the mix.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (wVcYX)

477 463 Concession speech?

Did he commit seppuku?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM
######

He read The Man In The Arena quote from Teddy R.
So there's that.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (2Ez/1)

478 Posted by: Perry the Platypus

You rarely see Master-of-Disguise competence in egg-laying mammals.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (9gKa/)

479 How many more do we have to take down before they get the message? I'm thinking a majority. They just think they are better than us.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (yjPLJ)

480 Concession speech done.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

Well, I don't think Vornyn has the street cred to go with "Paxton is a secret Jew and Trump is his Shabbos goy" like Massie, so who did he blame?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (BI5O2)

481 Dear God, please send Chip Roy to the flaming tire dump in Pasadena.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (Da7Vv)

482 Henry Waxman was the Phantom of the Opera with a bad makeup job.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (2GVsD)

483 Concession speech done.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:20 PM (2Ez/1)

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"Get Yo' Lemonade Here! Le-mo-nade like Gramma Cornyn Made!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (OLFlC)

484
...Maalox moment... oh God...

Posted by: John Cornyn in Intestinal Distress at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (azNOR)

485 464
How many senators does it take to vote yes on impeachment? 67?
Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (Y8DZL)

/===

In the US Congress, yes, its two thirds to convict.

Failed impeachment makes the target stronger. Every time.

You need 2/3 to have the effect.

Not even Andrew Johnson got to 2/3 in the Senate and everyone hated that guy.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (46HP8)

486 THANK YOU TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:15 PM (yjPLJ)

*Curtseys and waves because I took the time to vote for Paxton against Cornholio*
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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We miss you in Texas DangerGirl!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VCgbV)

487 453 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (R86kT)

It’s different for everyone. But yeah, if you stay too long it gets addictive.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (T6aVk)

488 385 Cornyn outspent Paxton nine to one?

That's actually inspiring. I'm doubly inspired by the victory.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:09 PM


The only thing I remember from when I took Intro to PoliSci in college was that a candidate's spending is a reliable indicator of how well his opponent is doing.

Of course, that assumes that they have the money to spend.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VmDLh)

489 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

490 I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

491 For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not sick of al the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (2Ez/1)

492 I voted for Smith over Fox because government is too feminized already.

Wife voted today specifically for this race. She said that she read something Fox had said and the woman was too woke to be a judge.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (ExV1e)

493 *all the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (2Ez/1)

494 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

We are not going to tell you !

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (GD0B3)

495 What is the over/under in years for Paxton to morph into McConnell/Thune/Cornyn Washington Republican?
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No, not Paxton.


We need to make sure there's a pipeline of viable primary opponents to make it clear that he's on probationary status. Forever. Ted too.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (vTZFs)

496 Next up: Big Mouf Bass v. Spencer Pratt, June 2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:24 PM (ndZc7)

497 Well, I don't think Vornyn has the street cred to go with "Paxton is a secret Jew and Trump is his Shabbos goy" like Massie, so who did he blame?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (BI5O2)

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Which virile straight non-pedo white male failed to position him for success?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (OLFlC)

498 I vote male for the judge too.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (VCgbV)

499 Why are slaughter houses raising prices and ordering fewer cattle?
To kill demand.
I don’t trust any major company. Big Almond uses too much water and they know water restrictions are coming.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (I1/uy)

500 Have their been any more missing Congress critters reported? We have been on a roll for a bit now. Just wondering. Has anyone seen Eric Massa? I ran across that name whilst wandering the interwebs. What a hosehead he was.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Q0yOR)

501 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (ZOv7s)

He had to eat a bag of Elgin Sausage. You can look that up.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Xdfhw)

502 And, Cornyn is still getting support from Rick Perry and Phil Graham... There are very obviously two GOP's in Texas....the Bush, Rove, Cornyn, Perry primadonnas....and the other ones.
Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026
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Phil Graham is still alive? Better call Dickey Flatt to verify that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZwdAr)

503 The (R) Senate spent $100 M...

In a losing effort in a primary. Good thing that money won't be needed later in the year.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ExV1e)

504 There’s a place in Houston of all places, not too far from the stadium that has outstanding kolaches. Can’t remember the name though.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (Bq1P8)

505 @490 -- Cash is king in West.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (XMwZJ)

506 Spener Pratt just needs to read from "Ozymandias" to footage of Karen Bass standing before the Palisades area still burnt out and she is smiling like Jimmy Carter so proud of herself.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (2GVsD)

507 490 I wish someone would regulate kolaches. Kolaches must use soft, sweet bread, not that flaky stuff.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:21 PM (HdYcL)

The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (T6aVk)

508 436 Well, this seems appropriate.

Physicians At Walter Reed Confirm Trump's Midi-Chlorian Count Is Off The Charts

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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:13 PM (ndZc7)

Yes, but will the Jedi Council begin training him at his age?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 09:17 PM (qx7Zg)


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Well played

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (THY4u)

509 Only the 3rd time in the past 100 years an incumbent senator representing TX has lost re-election.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (PrsTH)

510 500 Have their been any more missing Congress critters reported? We have been on a roll for a bit now. Just wondering. Has anyone seen Eric Massa? I ran across that name whilst wandering the interwebs. What a hosehead he was.
Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:25 PM (Q0yOR)

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My sister works for a congressman who was in the hospital for a month.

No news stories about it at all.

This was like 3-4 years ago.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (46HP8)

511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZOv7s)

512
The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (Xdfhw)

____________

I stop at Kolache Factory on the way home from Mass. Two Polish Hots and a large coffee. Keeps me company on the long drive.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (HdYcL)

513 We miss you in Texas DangerGirl!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 09:23 PM (VCgbV)




lin-duh I miss y'all too! Maybe one day we can drive down for a MoMee, but that is probably still a few years away.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (yjPLJ)

514 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (2GVsD)

515 Paxton should immediately be assigned to the Senate Judiciary committee...BUT, I bet Thune places him on one of the "Black Hole" committees...

Indian Affairs
Aging Committee
Small Business

Thune is going to be spiteful.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 09:27 PM (dIske)

516 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary


Slovachek's on the south bound side has better brisket sammiches.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (2PamV)

517 511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

*************

Maybe not blow $100 Million bucks in a losing effort?

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (X+xvk)

518 In a losing effort in a primary. Good thing that money won't be needed later in the year.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ExV1e)
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The people who donated it don't support Trump.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (ZOv7s)

519 I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

520
Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (T6aVk)

___________

The meat ones are Klobásník

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)

521 He read The Man In The Arena quote from Teddy R.
So there's that.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (

TR wasn't talking about the arena where they do the donkey show, John.

And now your long, regrettable donkey show is over, and the donkeys won't be finding Paxton as friendly.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (BI5O2)

522 I didn't know until recently that voting in Australia was compulsory and subject to fines if you don't vote.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (MyyMo)

523 511 Counterfactual: If Thune was actually seeking to purge the GOP of useless squishes and drive midterm GOP turnout, what would he be doing differently?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (ZOv7s

===

He's not that crafty.

I think he's just trying to manage an impossible situation: a popular president (in the party, at least) and arrogant senators who think they are forever and presidents are temporary but also hate the current president for assorted petty reasons.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (46HP8)

524 James Talarico: "The American flag is such a complicated symbol for most of us."

He is correct.

Our flag evokes incredible emotions and thoughts...love of country, pride in its martial spirit, intellectual amazement that we have such a robust political structure, and many more things.

I'm sure that's what he meant.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (iERP6)

525

Aetius,

Fucking four seasons ?

Are you rich??

Let's talk, lmao.


Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (3ek7K)

526 Whatchat talking about, "not called it."

The second the polls closed, Fox called it. Immediately.

Posted by: gayle at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (qmVAA)

527 514 I have not heard any more about her. Dropped off the scope. Odd, that.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Q0yOR)

528 20% of Republicans in the senate will be replaced. Mostly all suck-ups. Let that sink in. Poise possible pick-ups in states like Georgia.

After November it’s going to be e new day.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Bq1P8)

529 Why are slaughter houses raising prices and ordering fewer cattle?
To kill demand.
I don’t trust any major company. Big Almond uses too much water and they know water restrictions are coming.
Posted by: Accomack

Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (/lPRQ)

530 Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (T6aVk)

The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

531 I want November TX Republican GOTV to just smash Talerico to crumbs and make him regret leaving the house. Whom do I see about that?

I’ve spoken to a few GOP operatives in my county and gotten shrugs.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (jYRYu)

532 And there was much rejoicing.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (wVcYX)

533 I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

Wait til you see the breakdown on ancestry.com

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (T6aVk)

534 524 James Talarico: "The American flag is such a complicated symbol for most of us."

He is correct.

Our flag evokes incredible emotions and thoughts...love of country, pride in its martial spirit, intellectual amazement that we have such a robust political structure, and many more things.

I'm sure that's what he meant.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (iERP6)

=====

*gags at the thought of a BBQ*
-James Talarico

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (46HP8)

535 Door #1 John Coryn
Door #2 Beat-Off O'Rourke
Door #3 Tijuana Donkey

Voter, "I'll take Door #3"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2GVsD)

536 He's not that crafty.

I think he's just trying to manage an impossible situation: a popular president (in the party, at least) and arrogant senators who think they are forever and presidents are temporary but also hate the current president for assorted petty reasons.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:29 PM (46HP
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Maybe he's taking orders from someone else.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZOv7s)

537 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (2Ez/1)

538 this is fun!

now how do we get rid of Thune
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 09:19 PM (j+aD2)


Thune won’t be up for re-election until 2028.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)

539
I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)

___________

Parthenogenesis?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (HdYcL)

540 The meat ones are Klobásník
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)


NO SWEARING IN FRONT OF KIDS!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (GD0B3)

541 >>>He's not that crafty.
~~~~~

Nah. Thune hates Trump and all of us deplorable MAGAs.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (3ImbR)

542 Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (3ek7K)

Frankie Valli had a singing voice almost as piercing as Geddy Lee.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (zZu0s)

543 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?

==

carefully

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:31 PM (GD0B3)

544 Just how do you milk an almond, anyway?
Posted by: I gotta ask


You gotta find their teats first.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZVgZ4)

545 >>> Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (/lPRQ)

======

Tell that to Black Noir

Posted by: And I've never watched the series at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (CyFyf)

546 20% of Republicans in the senate will be replaced. Mostly all suck-ups. Let that sink in. Poise possible pick-ups in states like Georgia.

After November it’s going to be e new day.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Bq1P
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Michigan Dems may well select a Hamas supporter.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

547 I think its time for some Hammerfall. The lyrics are wildly appropriate for the occasion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (snZF9)

548 Talerico, "it evokes strong emotions."

Talerico thought bubble - "I want to burn everything it stands for to the ground."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (2GVsD)

549
The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

Yes (and thanks, Hadrian VII!). But people in TX call them kolaches. They are not.

My father made some outstanding kolaches. They were are are a bitch to make but SO good.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (T6aVk)

550 The meat ones are Klobásník

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (HdYcL)

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Gesundheit!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (OLFlC)

551 546 Michigan Dems may well select a Hamas supporter.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s

====

Which should make the race a toss up.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (46HP8)

552 michistan?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (gKWVE)

553 kloachefactory.com

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (2PamV)

554 Thune won’t be up for re-election until 2028.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (ZVgZ4)

Which is the next cycle. I don't know if anyone has announced a primary challenge yet. Thune for sure will be spending a lot more quality time in SD every chance he gets next year.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (PrsTH)

555 Sen. Thune, "No! I am not talking any calls from anyone named Thanatos!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (2GVsD)

556 It’s different for everyone. But yeah, if you stay too long it gets addictive.

The Ring of Power.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (Riz8t)

557 Parthenogenesis?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


Darn you for making me click on that and learn something. And on a night like this of all times.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (vTZFs)

558 I for one am looking forward to the ADL endorsing actual Nazis and jihadis this election cycle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (ZOv7s)

559 514 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?
Posted by: Anna Puma

No reports on any sightings yet.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 26, 2026 09:33 PM (Q/FnY)

560 I think its time for some Hammerfall. The lyrics are wildly appropriate for the occasion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKY2oD85rs

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (snZF9)

------------

Paul Pelosi's favorite song?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (OLFlC)

561 I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.

I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?
Posted by: Oddbob


21/64ths, but rounded to a fraction people can understand without using the no math?

Posted by: or so mikeski estimates at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (VHUov)

562 Almond Nut Juice is 99.9% water.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher



rickb223 nut juice isn't.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (2PamV)

563 374 The left boob is bigger?

*heads off to internet to research*

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (77rzZ)

564
The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket. Isnt that what they are? But I am a mutt random ethnicity American. It tastes good anyhow.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:30 PM (Xdfhw)

______________

Nnnnnnoooo... it's the bread. Pigs in a blanket are biscuit dough. Klobásník have a sweet dough called koláč.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (HdYcL)

565 Slovachek's on the south bound side has better brisket sammiches.

Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (kYmoU)

566 Which should make the race a toss up.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:32 PM (46HP
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Trump carried the state and the GOP took the House. Lots of sketchy main-in voting by corrupt secretary of state. It should get interesting.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s)

567 Parthenogenesis?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Darn you for making me click on that and learn something. And on a night like this of all times.
Posted by: Oddbob


That's when a giant Greek temple appears out of nowhere?

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (VHUov)

568 You should have gone to Harris County. They'd have let you vote for whoever

There's a running joke online that a mass of people from out of state are going to go to LA and vote for Spencer Pratt because it's illegal to ask for or show an ID at polling places in California. Suddenly this is making the Democrats interested in election security. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (tUj8P)

569 Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (kYmoU)
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Yooper Pasties have entered the chat.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s)

570 Which is the next cycle. I don't know if anyone has announced a primary challenge yet. Thune for sure will be spending a lot more quality time in SD every chance he gets next year.

Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)

571 Better pastries, too. However, if you’re willing to go two or three blocks from I35, Gerik’s beats them both. I don’t remember that they have had, though.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair



SPB, which way? East or west? I've never gotten off 35.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (2PamV)

572 Is Mad Hats Frederica still missing?

Posted by: Anna Puma

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Frederica and Telafreako would make a lovely couple.

I'm imagining their love child would look something like if Obama & Hillary had a son ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (OLFlC)

573 Blue Diamond leaves the almond business.
Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 09:16 PM (I1/uy)


The rules the state of Oregon has on filbert growers they may be out of the filbert business soon, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (rbvCR)

574 Sorry, had other stuff to do. Did Cornyn eat the bag of dicks yet?
——

Yes. And the bag, too

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (IDQSL)

575 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee" Jeremiah

This is not about abortion, it is about God's foreknowledge. Even before he was conceived, God knew.

"Be fruitful and multiply" ... I prefer that admonition.

But the first verse about when man becomes a living soul ... "KJV And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." Gen 2:7

That says nothing about abortion, but there are a couple (I think) accounts where if a man caused a woman to lose her child he was fined, but whatever harm he caused to the woman, it was "an eye for an eye" type judgement.

I know someone here has said "no, that was only if it was an accidental death" (or some such), but I have not seen that in the actual text. But abortion is still wrong, even if "Biblically" it is not the same as murder. imo opinion as "not a Bible scholar". heh

Posted by: illiniwek at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (vbXSk)

576 566 Trump carried the state and the GOP took the House. Lots of sketchy main-in voting by corrupt secretary of state. It should get interesting.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (ZOv7s

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Turnout differentials should favor Democrats. Just...party out of power in a midterm thing. Pretty much always happens.

Primaries and specials are never predictive, and this is not the year they start.

So, I'd predict a Dem win there, but one that'll be close enough that they'll have to spend for it.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (46HP8)

577 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!

Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)

578 Nnnnnnoooo... it's the bread. Pigs in a blanket are biscuit dough. Klobásník have a sweet dough called koláč.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 PM (HdYcL)

Thank you for the info, sir. I've lived out here for years and never knee the difference in all the pastries.

I did know old school lolaches were fruit or cheese. But not about the weenie ones.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (Xdfhw)

579 Kolaches have FRUIT FILLING. (Or cream cheese or poppy seed filling). NOT MEAT.

I AM ONE THIRD SLAVIC AND WILL DIE ON THIS HILL.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (T6aVk)


Whatever. Bacon and egg kolaches are awesome.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ExV1e)

580 every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZxPkt)

581 Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)
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Watching all that money fail to stymie Trump may also have an effect on the caucus. Thune is nothing, a nobody from an insignificant state.

But right now, he's somebody. Maybe keep that going.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZOv7s)

582 Paul Pelosi's favorite song?

Posted by: ShainS

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otCpCn0l4Wo

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (X+xvk)

583 The meat ones with a sausage seem like pigs in a blanket.

There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches. They are amazing. I stop there every time I go cross country to I10.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (kYmoU)

584 481 Dear God, please send Chip Roy to the flaming tire dump in Pasadena.
Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at May 26, 2026 09:22 PM (Da7Vv)

You just love evil Muslims, like that evil Muslim loving Mayes Middleton who loves evil Muslims.

Did I mention he loves evil Muslims?

Posted by: Chip Roy at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (T6aVk)

585 482 Lon Chaney’s Phantom was still better looking than Waxman.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (77rzZ)

586 I stop at Kolache Factory on the way home from Mass. Two Polish Hots and a large coffee. Keeps me company on the long drive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 PM (HdYcL)


I love the sausages they use. I wish I could find them outside KF.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (ExV1e)

587 Hahaha. Al Green lost by 40 points.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (3ImbR)

588 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!
Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)
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Their evil genius is in a persistent vegetative state.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (ZOv7s)

589 Whatever. Bacon and egg kolaches are awesome.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ExV1e)

I’m sure they taste great!

THEY ARE NOT KOLACHES.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (T6aVk)

590 >>>Iowa's governor didn't run for reelection, either. We're a Red state, but the voters aren't happy, so the Dems have gone all in trying to replace them. They may have a shot for Governor, and a rep or two.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ycI94)

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Agreed. My rep is Hinson and I think she's vulnerable. Miller-Meeks district is due for a flip. High gas prices won't help. Trump better rap it up before August if not sooner.

Posted by: Turn 2 at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (CyFyf)

591
Texas is a great state because we got the Germans and Czechs. Louisiana is a bunghole because it got the French and Spanish.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (HdYcL)

592 Even if he stays in office, if we can boot him as majority leader that would be a huge win.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 09:36 PM (Riz8t)

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I know Rick Scott of FL challenged Cocaine Glitch McConnell and Thune for the Leadership role last time.

I don't know that much about him? Is he MAGA with actual balls -- or yet another squish eunuch in everybody's pockets?

Suggestions for the next Senate Majority Leader? Mike Lee?

[Per Brave "AI" Search of who are considered the most conservative U.S. Senators:] "Based on GovTrack's 2024 ideology scores, which are the most recent comprehensive data provided, Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is ranked as the most conservative U.S. senator with a score of 1.00. He is followed closely by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at 0.98 and Sen. Mike Lankford (R-OK) at 0.97."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (OLFlC)

593 577 Don't put anything past the GOPe of Mitch McConnell. Never forget what they did to Roy Moore of Alabama and don't think they wouldn't try to sabotage Ken Paxton in the same way. The GOPe would sooner slice off their own nose as opposed to let a MAGA candidate take a U.S. Senate seat. Be wary!
Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 09:37 PM (xq6gC)

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Moore had a long history of barely winning statewide races before that Senate race. He was controversial long before. They only had to tip the scales slightly to beat him.

Patron recently won his last statewide race by large numbers.

The situation isn't comparable.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (46HP8)

594 461 I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President
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All Democrats are Seattle level communists, some hide it better than others.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (ZwdAr)

595 every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:38 PM (ZxPkt)

Cotton is the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference (#3 in the leadership). The pics are likely from press conferences with the members of the leadership all standing there. Plus Cotton is tall enough that he can stand behind Thune and he won't be hidden.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (PrsTH)

596 Top of Insty:

Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

597
There is a place in Burnet called Gude’s that has something they call boudin kolaches.

________

Buc-ee's has them too. Is this a great country or what?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (HdYcL)

598 Hahaha. Al Green lost by 40 points.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:39 PM (3ImbR)

Is he going to take a cane to the smooth Black dude what beat him like a rented mule? I love Dem on Dem violence.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Xdfhw)

599 SPB, which way? East or west? I've never gotten off 35.

East. It’s the same exit, too, as I recall. Go right on Oak Street just past the Czech Stop Shell and it should be on your right three blocks down.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (kYmoU)

600 I never get tired of the arguments about what food is called.

Rilly.

Eat the food. Call it what you want.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (0aYVJ)

601 The rules the state of Oregon has on filbert growers they may be out of the filbert business soon, too.

No more filberts? Gee, that'd be a shame. A darn, darn shame.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (vTZFs)

602 If the Dems in Michigan nominate Hamas boy he'll win the muzzies, most African Americans and the white ideologues and Karen's. Rogers will take every one else . Will be tight

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (hpwtA)

603 Yooper Pasties have entered the chat.

Is there a place called Yooper Pasties off I35? TAKE MY MONEY NOW!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (kYmoU)

604 >>>every picture I see of Thune, Tom Cotton is right there behind him
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Cotton is a huge disappointment. I had such respect for him being a member of the Old Guard and guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Never thought he'd let us down.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (3ImbR)

605 Eat the food. Call it what you want.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:42 PM (0aYVJ)


Fuel.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (iERP6)

606 >>>Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

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My first instinct is to side with the dog, but I have a golden retriever, so if he doesn't like you it's probably justified.

Posted by: Turn 2 at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (CyFyf)

607 Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

Amplify that 100-fold for what Ken Paxton is about to face.

The GOPe HATES conservatives, especially effective ones.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (X+xvk)

608 Maybe McConnell will fall in the cloakroom and smother.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (+5DDj)

609 Paul Pelosi's favorite song?
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:34 PM (OLFlC)


https://youtu.be/JU5LMG3WFBw

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:44 PM (ExV1e)

610
I live in Al Green's district. Bad as Al Green is, Menefee is horrendous. Basically a Seattle level Communist.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President


Green was a harmless clown. Menefee may not be so harmless, eh?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Cqx++)

611 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Scott Wiener is endorsed by Jake Auchincloss.
Our campaign is endorsed by Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
That should tell you who Scott Wiener is going to Washington, DC, to work with.
We can't afford another John Fetterman, especially coming from San Francisco.

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Scott Weiner isn't another Fetterman, more of another Swalwell.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (ndZc7)

612 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I LOVE that place. I hit it when I visit the family cemetery. And then on the way home. I always joke that West, Tx is in East, Tx.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (l26NL)

613 So it's a food thread now?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (vTZFs)

614 Stephen Price Blair, do you travel I-10 going west? Have I ever recommended the Junction Burger Co? It is worth a stop. Delicious food. And there ain't much for a while after Junction.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (Xdfhw)

615 Is he going to take a cane to the smooth Black dude what beat him like a rented mule? I love Dem on Dem violence.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (Xdfhw)
~~~~~

Hopefully! From what I hear the guy who won is even worse than Al--a true communist.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (3ImbR)

616 Is there a place called Yooper Pasties off I35? TAKE MY MONEY NOW!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:43 PM (kYmoU)


Rutabaga does not belong in meat pies. It's the law. Just read the bible!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (iERP6)

617 Bill Paxton> Ken Paxton *winking emoji*

Still, I am glad Mr. Paxton curb-stomped Cornholio.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (0aYVJ)

618
McConnell doesn't know he is still in the world.

His staffers bring him out on a hand truck.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (3ek7K)

619 Cornyn Cornholed. Film at eleven.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

620 East. It’s the same exit, too, as I recall. Go right on Oak Street just past the Czech Stop Shell and it should be on your right three blocks down.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair


Thank you!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (2PamV)

621
Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

___________

He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)

622 (Est. remaining 709,000) in the Middleton/Roy ballot. The percentage is relatively unchanged. Don't have a map that shows what counties are in or not.

Roy worked for Cruz but not endorsed.
Roy worked for Paxton and was given the option to resign or be fired.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (ZwdAr)

623 I know Rick Scott of FL challenged Cocaine Glitch McConnell and Thune for the Leadership role last time.

I don't know that much about him? Is he MAGA with actual balls -- or yet another squish eunuch in everybody's pockets?

Suggestions for the next Senate Majority Leader? Mike Lee?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:40 PM (OLFlC)

The leader race was Thune, Rick Scott, and Cornyn because McConnell bowed out. If I recall, that was his second time running for leader, and has around a dozen senators who will support him. Just my opinion, but I think he wants to be leader for the prestige, and has no desire to start lower down the leadership ladder and work his way up.

Posted by: Vendette at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (PrsTH)

624 Heh. The woke Minneapolis Chief of Police just resigned.

Frey was taking disciplinary action against him for impeding and investigation into claims he was having an affair with another city employee.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (viF8m)

625 AMERRIKA FIRST!

"Exclusive: Rep. Thomas Massie is vacationing with Marjorie Taylor Greene in Costa Rica.

TMZ DC obtained a photo of Massie and Greene alongside their significant others during a beachfront dinner Tuesday night."

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (GD0B3)

626 I know about the no math rule and all but how does that work?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:28 PM (vTZFs)


Polyploidy. Slavs are known for it, unfortunately. It is why they rarely breed true.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (rbvCR)

627 Buc-ee's has them too. Is this a great country or what?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:41 PM (HdYcL)


I am currently enjoying their Jalapeno & Honey jerky. I am pleased.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (iERP6)

628 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska.

She was either evil or it was a complete accident.
Posted by: Aetius451AD



Complete accident. If it's the one I'm thinking of, she was in the car next to them. Dog jump into back seat of truck, landed on shot gu. And blew a hole in the side of the truck.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (2PamV)

629 My Dad loved rutabagas. Referred to them as “beggies.”

It was a Dutch thing, I guess. None of us kids could see the appeal.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (77rzZ)

630 Scott Wiener is bad on social issues but good on delivering housing. As in building houses.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

631 622 Hmm. I didn't know that last part. Interesting.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (Q0yOR)

632 Polyploidy. Slavs are known for it, unfortunately. It is why they rarely breed true.
Posted by: Kindltot


OK, so it's a vocabulary thread now?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (vTZFs)

633 And there ain't much for a while after Junction.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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rocks

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZwdAr)

634 "Exclusive: Rep. Thomas Massie is vacationing with Marjorie Taylor Greene in Costa Rica.

TMZ DC obtained a photo of Massie and Greene alongside their significant others during a beachfront dinner Tuesday night."
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:48 PM (GD0B3)
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Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZOv7s)

635
Rutabagas and turnips are great.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (3ek7K)

636 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska."

*pulls out Gray's Anatomy....*

Where?

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (XuXeR)

637 Anyone here remember the Good Old Days when congresscritters slept with staffers rather than each other?

Seriously. That's just nasty.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

638 And there ain't much for a while after Junction.

No there ain’t! Next stop is Fort Stockton and B Family Diner.

You have recommended Junction Burger and I tried it a few months ago visiting the historical markers on TX29 to Junction. I’ll be mentioning it in a blog post about the markers “soon”. So thanks!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (kYmoU)

639 He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)


Hmm, kinda funny, he was the Texas Land Commissioner from 1999 to 2003! Did you know that ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (GD0B3)

640 Have Mike Pence and Mitt Romney started whining yet?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (aD4fx)

641
I'm surprised at the size of the Republican vote for Harris County judge. Maybe 8 years of the Teen Commissar were enough.

On the Dem side, I want the carpet muncher Annise Parker to lose. Because I don't like her.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (HdYcL)

642 Complete accident. If it's the one I'm thinking of, she was in the car next to them.

What?! If there's a sudden rash of shotgun-wielding dogs in Nebraska, I'm going to need a ballistic vest.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (vTZFs)

643 The leader race was Thune, Rick Scott, and Cornyn because McConnell bowed out.

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Ah, that's right -- had forgotten that Cornyn (and not McConnell) was in the running, thanks Vendette!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (OLFlC)

644
CBD, meat is just the dressing on a true rutabegie pasty.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 09:53 PM (Y8DZL)

645 Have Mike Pence and Mitt Romney started whining yet?

Have they ever stopped?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (vTZFs)

646 You have recommended Junction Burger and I tried it a few months ago visiting the historical markers on TX29 to Junction. I’ll be mentioning it in a blog post about the markers “soon”. So thanks!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 09:52 PM (kYmoU)

I hope you didn't hate it. Will wait for your review.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (Xdfhw)

647 Talarico is unhinged. Only imbeciles would support this assclown.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (D1E+2)

648 Congrats, Texas!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (znREB)

649 Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:51 PM (ZOv7s)

Are you thinking orgy ? Swingers ??

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)

650 Uh-huh. So that's what they call it now. "Vacationing together."


Kekich and Peterson wave from the 70s...

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (XuXeR)

651 Thumping an incumbent in a runoff should allow the winner to finish the incumbent’s remaining time in office.

Posted by: Advo at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (jO4mz)

652 "Dog shoots woman in Nebraska."
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Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (2Ez/1)

653 It was.

A woman in Nebraska was injured after a dog accidentally discharged a shotgun while inside a vehicle near a traffic light, authorities said. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday after the dog stepped on its owner’s shotgun. According to reports, the Scottsbluff Police Department was informed about the incident while the victim was rushed to a nearby medical facility.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (2PamV)

654 That co-workers can't have personal relationships is a dumb rule.

Just leave the door open so we can watch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (ZwdAr)

655
Is Dennis Miller still alive?

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 09:55 PM (3ek7K)

656 Talarico is unhinged. Only imbeciles would support this assclown.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (D1E+2)

And assclowns.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (zZu0s)

657 Are you thinking orgy ? Swingers ??
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)
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I don't want to think about either of those things, but one can't reasonably rule it out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (ZOv7s)

658 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)

659 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Be polite to the guards as they load you on to the cattle car.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (aD4fx)

660 Dog shoots woman in Nebraska

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As Mossad could tell you - some dogs aren't trained to take no for an answer.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:57 PM (BI5O2)

661 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?
Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)


Each will refer to the other as "the communist".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:57 PM (ExV1e)

662 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?
Posted by: davidt


Good cop/bad cop?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (2PamV)

663 Land Commissioner is traditional route to the crown.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (ZwdAr)

664 the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

Embrace a petrol soaked pineapple, nitwit....

Posted by: man at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (XuXeR)

665 I'm just waiting for Kaya to have the controls to Piker's collar

Posted by: ZOT at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (gKWVE)

666 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 09:56 PM (Q+gd/)

It will be like a gladiator movie?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (Xdfhw)

667 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".
Posted by: The ARC of History!


A rear naked choke is an "embrace."

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (VHUov)

668 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".

And Texas, quite civilly, told Cornyn to get the fuck out.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (ExV1e)

669 Is Dennis Miller still alive?

As far as I know. He has (or had) a podcast but I lost interest when you had to stand next to a "You must be this smart to listen" sign before subscribing.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (vTZFs)

670 A woman in Nebraska was injured after a dog accidentally discharged a shotgun while inside a vehicle near a traffic light, authorities said. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday after the dog stepped on its owner’s shotgun. According to reports, the Scottsbluff Police Department was informed about the incident while the victim was rushed to a nearby medical facility.
Posted by: rickb223


While the discharge was deemed accidental, they are still not so convinced that the dog racked it 'accidentally'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 09:58 PM (/lPRQ)

671 630 Scott Wiener is bad on social issues but good on delivering housing. As in building houses.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

You know who else was bad on social issues but good on building housing?

Posted by: Oh, you know who at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (y4lS2)

672 Bitch had it coming.

Posted by: Nebraska Dog at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (u73oe)

673 While the discharge was deemed accidental, they are still not so convinced that the dog racked it 'accidentally'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher



Snort!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:59 PM (2PamV)

674 I suspect Cruz and Paxton's relationship will be pretty fractious, if Paxton has anything like the promise he seems to. Cruz has been on long enough that he won't want a junior Senator rocking the Party's boat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (BI5O2)

675 When Paxton wins the Senate seat, what will the dynamic be between he and Cruz?

Posted by: davidt

*******************

I think they will work well together. Probably the best representation Texas Republicans will have had in the Senate in ages.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (X+xvk)

676
The Texas caveman Al Green got primaried.

Posted by: YIKES! at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (OgWfa)

677 MAYES MIDDLETON WINS THE TEXAS PRIMARY
_NBC

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 10:00 PM (ZwdAr)

678
Paxton / Cruz Hallmark romance comedy?

Have your people call my people.

Posted by: Auspex at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Y8DZL)

679 We need a Pence/Romney ticket vs. a Harris/Newsom ticket for our next election.

Maybe we can get someone to create a series of AI debates for our entertainment?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (D1E+2)

680 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".


Unbelievable. It's been literally minutes since Paxton annihilated Cornyn for "embracing civility" and this sponge brain still doesn't understand the message.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (Riz8t)

681 Where is civility from the Democrats? Hell they aren't even civil to the squishiest GOPe .

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (YwEeS)

682 I love the good news!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 26, 2026 10:01 PM (lWL3x)

683 Who’s a good boy now, motherfucker?

Posted by: Nebraska Dog at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (u73oe)

684 Pence, 11 hours ago, was whining that "the next generation of conservative leaders must embrace civility".


Unbelievable. It's been literally minutes since Paxton annihilated Cornyn for "embracing civility" and this sponge brain still doesn't understand the message.


TBF, though, it was 11 hours ago. Nah, I'm sticking with "what an a***ole!"

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (Riz8t)

685 I'm out for the night.

Thank you, Texas!

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 10:02 PM (X+xvk)

686 Did anyone nood yet? If not, "nood."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (vTZFs)

687
This is what happens when you break a treat into two and pass half off as one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (HdYcL)

688 The Nebraska way. They bring a rolled up newspaper, we bring a gun.

Posted by: Dog at May 26, 2026 10:03 PM (Q+gd/)

689 Nooooooood.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

690 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 10:04 PM (zZu0s)

691 I hope you didn't hate it. Will wait for your review.

Did not hate it, and it’s not a review. Just a mention of what you might want to do if you make it all the way to Junction and don’t know what to do next.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (kYmoU)

692 612 The Czech Stop in West does not take out of town checks. That seems prejudiced and wrong
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

I LOVE that place. I hit it when I visit the family cemetery. And then on the way home. I always joke that West, Tx is in East, Tx.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 09:45 PM (l26NL)

I went to Baylor and when I came home for the weekend, I was under strict orders to stop at the Czech stop or don't bother coming home. Those kolaches were so stinkin' good!!

Posted by: moki at May 26, 2026 10:05 PM (wLjpr)

693 A slight update to my Lady Victory Statue:

https://ibb.co/XrrfNjgL

I think most here will like it.

Posted by: SimoHayha at May 26, 2026 10:09 PM (/ZkOF)

694 You misspelled dumb at the end there

Posted by: epador at May 26, 2026 10:10 PM (tb9yJ)

695 I can't wait to get another lecture from Karl "Whiteboard" Rove about how MAGA spent too much money going after Cornyn when they could have invested their money in what he'd deem as more critical contests. Of course, Rove would hope people would ignore the ten of millions his own PAC gave to Cornyn in this cycle. So Cornyn losing means Rove and the Bush machine lost too. That makes me extra, extra happy!

Posted by: Tracy at May 26, 2026 10:11 PM (xq6gC)

696 621
Remember the utter hatred and open animosity that greeted Ted Cruz upon his election to the Senate?

___________

He beat David Dewhurst, the crown prince. I met him once. He had the kind of manner that if he started sitting down someone would slide in a chair.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:47 PM (HdYcL)

The utter hatred and open animosity to Ted Cruz lives on for some right here on Ace.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:22 PM (T6aVk)

697 Why the fuck is DecisiondeskHQ such a useless pile of shit ?

OMG fuck off already.

Posted by: deadrody at May 26, 2026 11:14 PM (vgB0v)

698 I think Ken Paxton's flaws and the baggage he brings to the general election are going to be exploited up to the fullest by James Talarico and by Democrats," [Cornyn] said.

Really? Ya think? Golly, why has no one ever thought of this before?

Posted by: Beelzebubba at May 26, 2026 11:31 PM (bufu1)

Primary Night Cafe

valdefunessouthtyrolitaly.png
Val de Funes, South Tyrol, Italy

Watch your step.

In case you missed it, this mini doodle puppy is just too much.

A stray cat nursed eight orphaned hedgehogs.

Parents adopt the shelter dog that their daughter had been caring for.

Boy is reunited with his missing dog.

Dramatic husky is a dying of thirst or something.

Dog adopts injured parrot.

Grieving mother adopts "unadoptable" cane corso on the day of his scheduled euthanasia.

Cute little skypuppy.




Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:00 PM




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1 Fist!

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (vFG9F)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (LdBR/)

3 Francehiddengems?

Where da hunchback?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

4 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

5 Tyrollean wildflowers? Beautiful.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (qx7Zg)

6 Bats! We have bats!! O frabjous day!!!

Thank you, ace!!!!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (0sNs1)

7 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

Of course. The French live in them.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

8 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)
----
And the rats also leave a lot of "hidden gems" laying around....just waiting for the unwary to step on them...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (gnNyN)

9 That was either a baby elephant or Shaq walking by.

Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

10 Without my readers, I thought that said "Val de Fumes."

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (gtcuf)

11 I hope we see a cuck get his comeuppance tonight. It would be especially cool if Cornyn had a rage-stroke and shit his pants on TV after he lost, but I can only ask for so much.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)

12 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Bats!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)

14 The Husky video cracked me up.

If Huskies are the breed closest to their wolf forbears, and therefore the LEAST domesticated, how can they be such excellent dramatic actors to manipulate humans?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM (HlyYF)

15 IDF plinked the latest Hamas "military" chief. He'd only been in his position a short time. I certainly hope both Hamas and Iran have changed the vesting standard for retirement of senior officials. Almost unfair not to, considering what have become the average terms in office (alive).

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM (U/Byj)

16 I just had a brain fart. Since CA essentially has no controls over who gets to vote, what’s stopping us from driving over there and giving them a Republican governor?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (P4bJX)

17 G'day, mate! Thank you for the bat in the Café!

Posted by: Chiroptophiles of AoSQH, Brisbane Chapter at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (w/Cul)

18 8 You know those houses in the hidden gem of France have rats.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)

=====

Karen Gillen has rats in her house. She won't let her husband kill them.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sT4qIe2Ir4w

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 07:11 PM (46HP8)

19 You bastide!

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:11 PM (gtcuf)

20 And the rats also leave a lot of "hidden gems" laying around....just waiting for the unwary to step on them...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (gnNyN)

Sacré bleu! C'est la Hanta! Merde!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:12 PM (BI5O2)

21 If Huskies are ... the LEAST domesticated, how can they be such excellent dramatic actors to manipulate humans?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at May 26, 2026 07:09 PM


We ask this question constantly.

Posted by: Washington State fans at May 26, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)

22 It is impossible for penguins to be cute and cuddly. At best, they can manage some precocious antics, which are quickly overshadowed by a mephitic funk that is far from endearing.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at May 26, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

23 Val de Funes, South Tyrol, Italy

Wow! Simply beautiful. I don't know how long green season is, but that looks like land worth conquering simply for the view.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (oji8u)

24 especially cool if Cornyn had a rage-stroke and shit his pants on TV after he lost, but I can only ask for so much.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)


What they tend to do instead is to bitch about those nefarious Jews (Massie) or get out back to the Senate to say "I always hated you worthless yokels, now I'm going to make you pay" (Cassidy).

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (gKWVE)

25 Oh they don't wear pants on the southern side of France. But they do use grass, just to cover up their ass.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (gtcuf)

26
Primary Night Cafe


Primae Noctis Cafe?

Who is the Lord High Master Ace bedding this evening?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 07:14 PM (ixS3i)

27 Hatari. Baby Elephant Walk. Henry Mancini.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (EHxnB)

28 That Swiss suspension bridge looks like it's straight out of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (oji8u)

29 I just had a brain fart. Since CA essentially has no controls over who gets to vote, what’s stopping us from driving over there and giving them a Republican governor?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM


Nothing, they can't ask for an ID or where you live because their election laws forbid that. Got a feeling that if you just show up and vote for the republican they will toss your ballot though.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (0N4FZ)

30 Val de Funes, now there is land you can yodel on.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

31
The paper mill explosion in Longview Washington is horrific.

Several people dead.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (3ek7K)

32 Maybe we should all get mail ballots from California

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:18 PM (Ia/+0)

33 >Just today, I was driving by the school, making a left turn at about 10mph and a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

No harm, he says. Just "bounced off the hood", he says. Bitch, you sound like zombie Renee Good!

Posted by: Crow Rev. Wishbone literally knocked the shit out of at May 26, 2026 07:18 PM (ycI94)

34 What does a crow pay for a beverage at Starbucks?

A caw-fee.

I'll show myself out.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:20 PM (gtcuf)

35 Fromage. Omlette du Fromage.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, who learned French from Steve Martin at May 26, 2026 07:21 PM (PiwSw)

36 Willowed:
She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (Vvh2V)
~~~~~

Vogue did a spread on Debbie Wasserman-Schulz several years ago and gave her a complete makeover. She looked terrific--almost unrecognizable. But apparently she either didn't want to put in the work, or she liked her old look better because she went back to it immediately. Here's one of the pictures:

https://tinyurl.com/2tep7cdw



Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (3ImbR)

37 The paper mill explosion in Longview Washington is horrific.

Several people dead.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:16 PM (3ek7K)

Dang. My mom was from Longview. Prayers for the folks injured and dead.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (0aYVJ)

38 No harm!? I shit in your general direction!
- The Crow

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (zZu0s)

39 Willowed:
243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)


Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Xdfhw)

40 I remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

41
Pug,

It is a gross smell. We had some in the South.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:26 PM (3ek7K)

42 remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

I grew up near a paper mill. It often smelled like ass. But I met my sweet hubby as a result. TL;DR

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (Xdfhw)

43 Willowed:
243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)


Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM


The wife and I did that last week during early voting. We did our part.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_7FaWnlhS4

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (0N4FZ)

44
Yes, sir. Indeed. I did my best to retire the bastard.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Xdfhw)

___________

Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (HdYcL)

45 The first thing I looked for in the picture of the village was a crazed muzzie driving into the tourists.

Posted by: RI Red at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (fv8I4)

46 I wonder if those mountains in the picture are some intermediate form between young mountains like on the west coast USA and the tiny worn down old man mountains in Georgia.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (3uBP9)

47 a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone/i]

You are *SO* lucky it wasn't a penguin. Too late to buy a lottery ticket, I suppose.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

49 Danger was my middle name, until that Tony Weiner dood appropriated it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

50 Seems like a lot of chemical emergencies....

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (Vvh2V)

51 What is explosive in a paper mill? Just the fuel that does the pulping?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (3uBP9)

52 Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:27 PM (HdYcL)

They're all bastards. Who is the least worst bastard? Sigh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (Xdfhw)

53

banana,

Chemicals

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:33 PM (3ek7K)

54 Leave the toilet seat up and let the husky drink out of the bowl. Most dogs prefer that anyway because it's cool water.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (D1E+2)

55 They're all bastards. Who is the least worst bastard? Sigh.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM


Non-nooders are all pretty much the same, unfortunately.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

56 >>> banana,

Chemicals

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:33 PM (3ek7K)


Chemicals!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (3uBP9)

57 Chemicals!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (VyBeY)

58 Danger was my middle name, until that Tony Weiner dood appropriated it.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:31 PM (0sNs1)

Thank you. I had almost forgotten about ol' Carlos. That was the punchline to a joke that was already super funny (except for the soliciting sex from minors part).

Sydney Leathers and Carlos Danger. Couldn't make it up if I tried.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (BI5O2)

59 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

Get a similar whiff of sugar beets from the big plant in Nampa, during the winter.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

60
What is explosive in a paper mill? Just the fuel that does the pulping?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:32 PM (3uBP9)

___________

Kraft pulping process uses sodium hydroxide, which is very corrosive. Apparently the pulping tank collapsed and released the white liquor.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (HdYcL)

61
It seems like a large tank of chemicals exploded.

Could be the same problem with it like the one that is leaking somewhere in CA

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (3ek7K)

62 >>Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.


They are both pretty awful. Scottsbluff Nebraska had a Sugar Beet plant and the entire city just fucking reeked.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (JEwe/)

63 big news from the Proxima system: the inner planet - "d" - has a magnetic field. The famous one is "b" but "d", which is Mars-mass, is a twenty-Gauss magnet.
youtu.be/96Aohm1UlYU
... roughly. Not well constrained. But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars. Big enough to raise those flares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM (gKWVE)

64 Carlos Danger is a got-danged American Hero. We have so, so much to thank that disgusting pervert for. He altered history in a profoundly beneficial way, with that wandering dick of his.

*salutes*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (BI5O2)

65 If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Posted by: Your Chemistry Prof at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

66 I think those mountains are the Dolomites...no?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (JEwe/)

67 Tyrol...I always think of Tyrol as Austrian, but it is also Italian...Le colline sono vive con il suono della musica...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (GD0B3)

68 It's been decades but I recall the stink of the papermill in Muskegon like it was yesterday.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (/HDaX)

69 Con canzoni che hanno cantato per mille anni...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:39 PM (GD0B3)

70 Mille anni!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 07:39 PM (GD0B3)

71 If you grew up near a paper mill, you knew it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:40 PM (Xdfhw)

72 ig news from the Proxima system: the inner planet - "d" - has a magnetic field. The famous one is "b" but "d", which is Mars-mass, is a twenty-Gauss magnet.
youtu.be/96Aohm1UlYU
... roughly. Not well constrained. But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars. Big enough to raise those flares.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:36 PM


Tell us about it.

Posted by: Amateur Radio Operators of Proxima Centauri at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (0sNs1)

73 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

Get a similar whiff of sugar beets from the big plant in Nampa, during the winter.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)

I spent a lot of time in food quality. Any of a few I could name were worse than a paper mill.

The smell that hits you when you open a unrefrigerated trailer of raw potatoes in August is pretty bad. Especially when they are liquidating from the putrefaction.

But, the absolute worst. Central Valley of California for the annual tomato harvest. They send the tomatoes from the trucks by washing them into troughs that, like a log ride, carry them along to the processing facility. Once there, they are waterfalled down to a tank for a final rough wash. There is a ton of vapor in the air to carry the smell. It is unforgettable. Just transcendently nasty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)

74 Polls close in 20 minutes Texas!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (MTg2D)

75
There is no good way to get pulp. Just a choice of bad ways depending on the source and desired cellulose fiber.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (HdYcL)

76 >>If you grew up near a paper mill, you knew it.


There's a tannery not far outside of KC that will wake you from a dead sleep, even if you have the windows closed.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (JEwe/)

77 Voted against Cornyn. Voted for Middleton because I can't stand showboats like Roy but I know he'll be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I'd vote for Middleton in a "Royals I'd like to see in a wet t-shirt contest." Maybe second place after Princess Charlene of Monaco: https://tinyurl.com/3r22kb9h

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (ycI94)

78 I think those mountains are the Dolomites...no?
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:38 PM (JEwe/)

Hush yo mouth!

Posted by: Shaft Backup singers at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)

79 In the Democratic runoff for District 18, the poll shows Christian Menefee leading Al Green 50% to 43%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (ZwdAr)

80 >>It's been decades but I recall the stink of the papermill in Muskegon like it was yesterday.

When I lived in Maine the nearest paper mill was miles away but on some days the wind blew just right/wrong and that smell would waft down on us. Awful.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

81 >>Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zZu0s)


I once filled in for a guy doing Pump Maintenance at a huge Dairy in northern NJ for a week.

Holy fucking shit, man. Put me off Milk and Cheese for a good 6 months.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (JEwe/)

82 There is no good way to get pulp.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:41 PM


Unless you make it up.

Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at May 26, 2026 07:44 PM (0sNs1)

83 Missoula had a wood pulp mill that was just nasty. When you went there, you knew you had arrived.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:45 PM (D1E+2)

84 Huskies crack me up. They are such drama queens.

Posted by: Aroooooh the agony! at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (TbWk/)

85 >>Missoula had a wood pulp mill that was just nasty. When you went there, you knew you had arrived.


The big swirl, on the Clark Fork, below settling pond #3 was absolutely amazing during a mayfly hatch.

But that fucking smell. Good god. It got to ya.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (JEwe/)

86 Actually, the smell of paper mills was less unpleasant than the sugar beet plant in Billings MT.

------

Beet plant in Greeley, CO.

Holy smokes. You haven't smelled "horror" until Great Western Sugar plant fires up in the middle of August on a 100F, 99% humidity day on that blasted prairie. It would practically peel the paint off the walls.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:46 PM (BI5O2)

87 40 I remember the aroma of the paper mill when we visited my grandparents as a kid.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)

There was one in or near Jacksonville Florida. You would smell it inside the car driving 55mph on the highway long before you got close to city limits. I'll never ever forget it.

Posted by: Like ass, decay and industrial chemicals mixed together at May 26, 2026 07:48 PM (TbWk/)

88 There's a tannery not far outside of KC that will wake you from a dead sleep, even if you have the windows closed.
Posted by: garrett

Blue Hides or something like that in St Joe?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (l26NL)

89 Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

90 Pogie plant in Cameron Parish , LA.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (MyyMo)

91 Posted by: Like ass, decay and industrial chemicals mixed together at May 26, 2026 07:48 PM

Pffft. That's like Chanel No. 5.

Posted by: Penguin rookeries at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)

92 Welfare
EBT
Medicaid
UBI
Sect 8
etc etc

And their vote is exactly the same value as a taxpayers vote.
We are within 3 points of 51% of the people pay NO taxes and decide exactly how much 49% pay.
The next (D) Pres it will be 53% of the voters deciding what 47% pay.
I hope there is a year when just 5% of the 47% say fuck it.
Their joint venture or K1 or REIT or whatever decides this year we will make NOTHING, NADA, ZERO.

ha

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (/+uur)

93 In the Democratic runoff for District 18, the poll shows Christian Menefee leading Al Green 50% to 43%.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (ZwdAr)

Why do they want to replace the crazy man with a cane? Do they just want a younger man of color? Are they ageist? Serious question. I get Houston ads but am not in this district, thank goodness.
I don't expect them to vote for MAGA in Houston. But why have they turned on this crazy old Black man? Too crazy?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (Xdfhw)

94 Holy fucking shit, man. Put me off Milk and Cheese for a good 6 months.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 07:43 PM (JEwe/)

Milk and dairy is bad. But. Even a small amount of spoilage (spill) is easily noticed and so usually they are cleaned far more effectively than any other food plant.

Posted by: Shaft Backup singers at May 26, 2026 07:50 PM (zZu0s)

95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

96 What in a paper mill is explosive? Chemicals? Dust?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (vTZFs)

97 /off Shaft sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (zZu0s)

98 Tylenol mountains

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)

99 If you guys ever want to smell the most wretched thing on the planet, buy a bottle of tertiary amyl alcohol.

It's unspeakable.

I imagine wherever they manufacture that horrid shit has to be isolated far away from human settlements. I think it would actually be impossible to bear it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (BI5O2)

100 If you can survive a hangover in Beaumont on a bad Sunday release your are fucking bulletproof.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:52 PM (/+uur)

101 There was a compound the Pipeline guy mentioned in one of his 'Things i won't work with' columns that is supposed to be memorable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:53 PM (zZu0s)

102 /off Shaft sock
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I saw on X that the actor Samuel L Jackson is supporting Karen Basura. What a maroon.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 07:53 PM (l26NL)

103 There are NO Texas numbers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:54 PM (/+uur)

104 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM


Over a 1/32 Curtiss SB2C??? Over a 1/32 Curtis-Wright SB2C ?????????

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

105 95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

My Negro Woody and Chink Buzz get here next week.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (/+uur)

106
I wonder how long it will be until the trunk loads of illegal ballots show up.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

107 As kids we knew the paper mill smell meant we were that >< close to the beach. Yay!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (UYYJi)

108 Evening, Ace, and Cafe layabouts! Good work day here at Casa de Peon. Roof repair is complete, except for replacing a few random shingle tabs that blew away. Hammer, nails, utility knife, and tar patch will fix that up tonight, easy-peasy. And I took down, sanded and repainted most of the green-painted wood window trim on 2 sides of the house. Really spiffed it up, for a little light labor this afternoon. Nice breeze helped!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 07:55 PM (8zz6B)

109 Old and busted: We will never negotiate with the mullahs. They can’t be trusted.

New hotness: our deal with Iran has been delayed because the supreme leader has to sign it and he is in hiding.

*makes ok sign*

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:56 PM (3arSl)

110 Watch the results from fannin county Texas tonight. If my county goes for paxton it's over for coryn because there are a butt ton of old school republicans here that don't like change and will vote for the incumbent as long as he is a republican no matter what.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (0N4FZ)

111 72, LOL!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (VyBeY)

112 Coach is gonna have a real hard time finding young men to play football in that location in Italy......

Posted by: TXMarko at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (7flhA)

113 Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

You'll probably be back to taking up the ass for pennies on the dollar from some rando Durka Durka in Karachi. or some other shithole. I should be sad and pray for you but I don't care.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM (Xdfhw)

114 The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids had a nasty odor.

Rath Packing, in Waterloo, was pretty rank too.

Both represented jobs and money. Tax revenue. The ability to make a living. Something to think about when bitching about the stink.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (pV4LT)

115 Clock says sun isn't down but its my bedtime
Gave a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

116 Voting against Paxton because he had "baggage" from the impeachment is like calling a woman a slut because she got raped.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)

117
Looks like Cornyn got huge turnout in the areas that he need and he might sneak out a 1-2 point victory unless PAxton gets a huge last hourr.

Posted by: VA is for Haters at May 26, 2026 07:49 PM (mFDo7)

____________

*throws hands in the air*

It's over!

*sweeps cups, papers and ashtrays off table*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 07:59 PM (HdYcL)

118 because there are a butt ton of old school republicans herePosted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:57 PM

Which measurement system are you using for 'butt ton', the Brie or the Lizzo?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)

119 Rotten soybeans around grain bins.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (UYYJi)

120 Polls close.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (MTg2D)

121 Which measurement system are you using for 'butt ton', the Brie or the Lizzo?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 08:00 PM (0sNs1)


I think Sir Isaac Mix-A-Lot might be able to fine tune this measure.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (gKWVE)

122 nood TX

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (vSvIl)

123 Nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 08:01 PM (zZu0s)

124 We are within 3 points of 51% of the people pay NO taxes and decide exactly how much 49% pay.
——

Democracy - “universal suffrage” at least - is profoundly stupid. It’s always been that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (j92eC)

125 There's a paper mill about 15 miles from here. It doesn't stink nearly as bad as it used to 20-30 years ago.

Some folks might say that's the smell of money. Paper pulp is big business.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 08:02 PM (vFG9F)

126 >> But if the math holds out, this planet packs a Jupiter-class dynamo in a package the size of Mars.

Now that is damned interesting. The problem with red dwarf stars for habitable zone planets is they are very prone to flares and outbursts. And being so dim, the habitable zone is very close in, meaning any planet there could get zapped by sterilizing flares all the time.

K and G are the best bets, but the argue about which of those is truly the best.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

127 "Royals I'd like to see in a wet t-shirt contest." Maybe second place after Princess Charlene of Monaco: https://tinyurl.com/3r22kb9h
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar
---

A woman so beautiful and so distressed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (ZwdAr)

128 The ability to make a living. Something to think about when bitching about the stink.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 07:58 PM (pV4LT)

As Vespasian famously said to Titus; "money doesn't stink."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)

129 105 95 Thank you USPS, figure kit of an anime series woman on a motorcycle arrived safely today.

Assembly and paint still in the future.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 07:51 PM (2GVsD)

My Negro Woody and Chink Buzz get here next week.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Lol. I have a Lina Inverse garage kit I've never assembled 😔

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 08:10 PM (ycI94)

130 One of my great grandmothers was Indian and her family tanned leather. Made beautiful, amazingly soft gloves. She could scent them with rose and violet, so.ehpw.

But my God, the stench. They did it Old School, brains and urine.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 08:13 PM (Vvh2V)

131 Charlene could probably hold her own in a wet tshirt contest, but I think Catherine's beauty lies in other areas. She is painfully thin.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 08:19 PM (Vvh2V)

132 I wonder if those mountains in the picture are some intermediate form between young mountains like on the west coast USA and the tiny worn down old man mountains in Georgia.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 07:29 PM (3uBP9)

The Alps are being pushed up by the collision of Italy with Europe and are pretty new. The Rockies are about 70-100 million years old with some older ranges as the North America grinds ocean plates under its advance. The Appalacians are something like a billion years old.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 09:04 PM (8avO+)

Quick Hits

Note: I'm going to post the Cafe at 7 so I can post a Texas primary thread at 8.

The fake-Republican South Carolina Dixiecrats have again blocked a new congressional map, in order to save the seat of nonstop racebaiter and fellow Democrat James Clyburn.

They say they're doing this for "states rights" or some cuck mumblemouth bullshit.

NBC:


The Republican-led South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted against a measure to advance a new congressional map, ending the redistricting effort in the state for now.

The failed vote was a surprise rejection of President Donald Trump, who had urged lawmakers to pass a redrawn map that eliminated the state's single majority-Black district, represented by longtime Democratic Rep. James Clyburn.

The South Carolina House approved the map last week in hopes of putting it into place for this year's midterm elections. As part of the effort, lawmakers also sought to set another primary election for the affected districts in August. But after early voting began on Tuesday for the previously scheduled June primary, some Republicans changed their tune, arguing it was too late to enact new district lines.

"Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway," said Republican state Sen. Richard Cash, a Republican who changed his vote due to timing.

Speaking of ugly grifters who are going to lose their phony-baloney jobs: Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Noted African American Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is such a fervent supporter of blacks getting to elect the black leftwingers they like that she's running for a seat previously drawn to guarantee black representation.

Florida Democrats wrong a Strongly Worded Letter condemning Debbie's psychopathic need for power.

Almost all of Florida's elected Democratic National Committee members are condemning Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's decision to run for reelection in a district previously drawn to ensure Black voters' representation but targeted for redistricting by Gov. Ron DeSantis this year.

"Our party cannot credibly denounce the dismantling of Black political power by Republicans while treating one of Florida's few remaining majority-Black districts as a political opportunity for an incumbent seeking a safer seat," a group of 10 elected Florida DNC members wrote in a statement released Tuesday.

...

Wasserman Schultz, in Congress for more than 20 years, chose to run in a safe blue seat where a Democrat is all but guaranteed to win in the general election, instead of in one of the surrounding districts, newly drawn to favor Republicans.

It's almost as if these districts were drawn to secure partisan advantage, not racial advantage.

Wasserman Schultz lives in Florida's new 22nd District, which stretches from Coral Springs to Marco Island. Her previous voters were split five ways in Florida's new voting maps, but only a small portion of them were drawn into the 20th District.

Critics say she chose to take her $2.5 million war chest to an easier Democratic-leaning district to ensure her own political power.

"We cannot claim to defend voting rights, racial justice, and representation while undermining Black political power when it becomes politically convenient," the Florida DNC members wrote.

I wonder what she'll do when she gets her fat droopy ass kicked to the curb.

Maybe she'll go into modeling.


debbiewassermanschultz.jpg
Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it

Trump went to his six month physical at Walter Reed. Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it "low" politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor "three times in thirteen months."

It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

How many times do you have a six month check up in a 13 month period? Not two. You have to add one more because the period begins and ends with a visit, with another one in the middle.

Anyway these are the very high thinkers who are really really good at third grade math who think you should accept their thinking as conclusive.

But anyway, the entire left is now demanding we get very serious about interrogating the president about his health after five years of insisting that Biden was literally running circles around his 25-year-old staffers and was a "super-ager" and that any video showing him losing his train of thought, forgetting that the woman he was honoring was in fact dead and repeatedly calling her to the stage, routinely babbling incoherently, never being available any earlier than 10:30 in the morning and never later than 4:30, etc. was all right-wing "cheapfakes."

Here's one obvious mouth-dick docking module claiming that Biden routinely faced questions about his age but Trump doesn't.

Jonathan Lemire
@JonLemire

NEW: The Newest Oldest President

Donald Trump has not faced the same scrutiny for his age as Joe Biden did. For now.

But as Trump is poised to turn 80 next month, questions about his health and increasingly erratic behavior are growing

Except he himself attacked anyone on the right raising these questions about Biden.

Western Lensman
@WesternLensman

May 18

Lemire says Biden faced "scrutiny" over his age issues unlike Trump.

Here is Lemire attacking other media outlets for covering questions about Biden's cognitive issues raised in various videos.

He uncritically parrots the White House "cheap fakes" line and laments that the media will have to "grapple" with these "fakes."

Is this the kind of "scrutiny" he's talking about?

These people act as if none of this never happened.

Incredible.

June 2024:


Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.

Speaking of socialist jihadis: Tucker Carlson advocates people just repudiating their debts. #FightThePower!

Let's burn all the bank records of debts and mortgages! Then we can occupy the college administration buildings and demand free schooling!

Trump has changed! He's an ISRAELI ASSET!

I'm a Real Conservative! Please like and subscribe and send me money via KoFi!

Tucker spent Memorial Day praising the Real Heroes Here.

Speaking of foreign-funded influence operations against America: Hasan Piker admits that confirmed Chinese Communist Asset Neville Singham is the main funder of leftwing ops in America.

Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker identified American Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in "political advocacy" and "a lot of political movements," marking the first public acknowledgment from a figure inside the far-left network that organizations in the Singham network are operating with an explicitly political agenda.

The comments are significant because congressional investigators and watchdog groups have long argued that nonprofits connected to Singham are functioning as overt political operations while enjoying tax-exempt charitable status. Critics argue such activity may violate nonprofit tax laws, which place strict limits on the amount of political activity charities can conduct.

As Fox News Digital reported exclusively on Saturday, Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an administrative subpoena to Piker and far-left CodePink co-founder Susan Medea Benjamin for possibly violating sanctions against doing business with the Communist Party of Cuba when they traveled to the island nation in March for an ideologically-charged transnational convergence of communists in an international "convoy."

Piker and Benjamin haven't responded to requests for comment, but they have publicly defended their trips to March as "humanitarian" missions to help the people of Cuba.

At about 37 minutes in a six-hour livestream on Monday, headlined, "FEDS ARE AFTER ME," punctuated with two cursing emojis, Piker stunned listeners knowledgeable about the intricacies of far-left networks by saying that he believes federal investigators are ultimately targeting Singham and the organizations he supports, including CodePink and the self-declared communist organizations ANSWER Coalition and Party for Socialism and Liberation, for the "political" work they do.

Together, these groups and others in the Singham network have organized, coordinated and staffed most of the divisive anti-U.S. street protests the nation has seen over the past decade. Party for Socialism and Liberation is called "PSL" by far-left activists.

"I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink -- like anything that he has ever financed," Piker said during the stream.

Admitting that his Cuba trip was funded by the hostile communist foreign government may expose him to legal jeopardy:


Tucker and the Turkish anchor baby Piker -- his parents quickly jetted to America to give birth there and make this foreign agent an "American citizen" -- will be guests on each other's shows well before the election.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:47 PM




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1 That close up counts as eye-rape. You’ll be hearing from my attorney

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (36bTp)

2 Last time the Dems were concerned about State's Rights in South Carolina it got a little unpleasant.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (+9wcF)

3 I've had jack-O-lanterns that looked better than that shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (jehhT)

4 Use that face on a scarecrow

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (LdBR/)

6 At least Ackbar will get a taste of his own medicine

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (36bTp)

7 She looks like Carrot Top and Kathie Griffin had a baby.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (UjdFS)

8 No trigger warning?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 05:50 PM (W5mpo)

9 "Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me" you can almost hear his puffy penis shaped lips flap out the words.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (3uBP9)

10 Good Lord.
Imagine my shock.as.I scrolled.down and encountered that face!!!
WTF???!!

Ok...ok...I'll hit the tip jar.
But.damn.
A little warning eh?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (2WIwB)

11 Re picture

Dear Lord. *makes Sign of Cross*

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

12 Holy crap. After that picture I'm taking an extra Cialis so Mrs. Cosda isnt too disappointed.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (aykDQ)

13 I did not need or want to see that face that close. Ugh.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (Q0yOR)

14 I actually saw Debbie on MS Now during No King's day!!!

Best ever!!

Bruce Springsteen is on stage, they mute him and have him on one side of the screen while they let Debbie talk.

Freaking hilarious!!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (Sco7b)

15 Use that face on a scarecrow
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

Heh. When Bilbo sees the Ring in Rivendell.

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)

16 Erratic behavior? Trump always behaved like this. Just once, I'd like some facts instead of hysterical teen-girl screaming and fainting by these libtards.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:52 PM (DwqWV)

17 Yikes, DWS had not aged well.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (4KUe5)

18 If ace sees that every time he thinks of a woman, I can't blame him being gay.

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

19 Oof dah

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (E31IE)

20 .. and this CNN host is on the verge of TEARS over it

Damn, Kassie Hunt's got some broad shoulders. Built like a linebacker.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:54 PM (gtcuf)

21 Ace, ace, ace... below the fold is where you're supposed to hide emetics like that.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 26, 2026 05:54 PM (aJQbY)

22 Third time in a year. He's 80 and falling apart.

He eats McDonald's EVERYDAY. He takes more aspirin per day than is recommended by doctors. He NEVER exercises. There's only so much duct tape and IV fluid that can keep this shitbag together. He's falling apart and his people are trying to hide it, and which like his people normally do, they are fucking it up.

Stress is the silent killer. This dude cares for no one and nothing. Complete apathy. These people seem to exist the longest. Uncaring and consuming as much as they can. 

Swelling in the feet is a very strong symptom of heart failure.They put a damn robot heart in Dick Cheney, and will do no less for this scumbag. They will barge the gates of hell to make Satan sign the contract for this man. So don't get your hopes up for the Big Beautiful Obituary.

Is this why they are building a medical facility under his ballroom? Then he can go in secret without all these pesky questions from the press

It'll be fascinating to see how many people lose their jobs, get death threats, etc, for saying "I'm glad he's dead" when the worthless old piece of shit finally pops his clogs.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:55 PM (ycI94)

23 /off equine Mel Brooks device

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)

24 Heaven forbid we have some decent architecture in DC. I guess the libs want everything to look like the brutalist FBI headquarters or something.

Honestly, the East Wing was an architectural disaster.

Nothing wrong with a Triumphal Arch. Kinda like Caesar has conquered.... doze nuts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (DwqWV)

25 Speaking of socialist jihadis: Tucker Carlson advocates people just repudiating their debts.

So, rich guy encouraging the poors to take the fast track to bankrupcy. That's a take...I guess.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (gtcuf)

26 Oof dah
Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (E31IE)

Be glad chicks don't have to get an erection.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:56 PM (zZu0s)

27 I'd rather see the Ewok prostate exam infographic again than that close-up of DWS

Who need Ozempic when you can ruin your appetite with that photo?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (73/SM)

28 th!

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (ikSmX)

29 I scrolled down the page and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that toothy grin...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (gnNyN)

30 Is history's greatest monster Winston Churchill, or is it the system of usury foisted upon us by hummus-eaters in Tel Aviv, a system condemned by my good friends in Qatar and Tehran?

Just asking questions.

Serious questions.

Posted by: C. Tarlson at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (+5gCg)

31 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

32 The arch looks too much like the french one. The eagle needs to be way bigger. Actually just make the arches his talons. That would be cool. Giant talons you walk between and the eagle screaming above you wings spread.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (3uBP9)

33 Never exercises? Dude plays golf. Like a pro.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DwqWV)

34 MY EYES!!!!!!

Posted by: Tonypete at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DuLyh)

35 I'd rather see the Ewok prostate exam infographic again than that close-up of DWS

Who need Ozempic when you can ruin your appetite with that photo?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (73/SM)

Hey, the Ewok Prostate Exam was comedy gold.

It was the hug in the final panel. Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

36 When I saw that photo, I literally did a John Belushi "Aaah!!"

Like Fluke-man* wearing a mayonnaise-soaked wig.

*Fluke-man being one of the creepiest monsters in The X-Files.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (0aYVJ)

37 Yikes! She hit the wall hard. Look what being a Democrat does to a person, she's well on the way to cryptkeeper wannabe.

Posted by: John A. Fleming at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (A375E)

38 31 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

Sweetie, please keep your fucking to yourself. None of us needed either of those graphics.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (DwqWV)

39 I predicted America would heal and find the strength to laugh again after Colbert's show ended.

Colbert's doing a show on his YouTube channel!!!

The healing begins.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 05:59 PM (Sco7b)

40 You know the Harry Potter movies? She looks like Peter Pettigrew.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

41 Come on down! We're having a big sale!

Posted by: Eye Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 06:00 PM (967/Q)

42 And you know that hairy bastard is giggling to himself like a gay schoolgirl at our reactions.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)

43 Trump told Madoff, "I can lose money all by myself." And yay, Stephen Miller! Lets claw back akk the grift and fraud and retire the deficit.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (YlWIZ)

44 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.


Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.


Also is that a real pick of wasserman or some AI bull$hit?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (0N4FZ)

45 I think I like the Arch of Constantine better than the Trump one, but they both have their charms.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (DwqWV)

46 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade

*Winks*

Posted by: Rosa DeLauro at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (O0YTm)

47 Never exercises? Dude plays golf. Like a pro.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (DwqWV)

Counter argument: John Daly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (zZu0s)

48 Maybe she'll go into modeling.

At least you get a chance to avoid MY ladies!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (ycI94)

49 Not enough eye bleach in the world for that DWS closeup.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (oqH4h)

50 I’d fuck the crypt keeper before I’d fuck DWS
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:57 PM (BgZgJ)

There's a difference?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (qx7Zg)

51 And you know that hairy bastard is giggling to himself like a gay schoolgirl at our reactions.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)
----
The reason he only posted open threads yesterday was because he himself was recovering from gazing upon that Gorgon too long...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gnNyN)

52 have mercy, Ace! that picture!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (VyBeY)

53
Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker identified American Marxist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in "political advocacy" and "a lot of political movements," marking the first public acknowledgment from a figure inside the far-left network that organizations in the Singham network are operating with an explicitly political agenda.

-------

Piker's owners aren't going to be too happy about that. Nor about the possibility that this spoiled weakling may be pressured to make a deal.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (azNOR)

54 Her wrinkles have bags.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (UjdFS)

55 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gtcuf)

56 There's a difference?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:02 PM (qx7Zg)

Crypt Keeper probably puts more effort in. Like Ann Coulter.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

57 >>>Maybe she'll go into modeling.

She was excellent in Blade Runner as J. F. Sebastian, gifted genetic designer with accelerated decrepitude.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (dK+Kv)

58 That arch will be vandalized on a constant basis due to TDS and America hating savages.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (Enz0M)

59 Ok there is no eagle in the original design, just some broad. Ok here's banana Dream's idea:


A giant eagle, and riding the giant eagle is a huge knockout babe, Lady Victory, with a great rack, one boob exposed because that's artistic, and she's sporting two 50 cals, and the eagle's feathers are also kind of flames.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (3uBP9)

60
DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (HdYcL)

61 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (gtcuf)

Look up 'Tessa Fowler Cortana Cosplay'

Your welcome.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (zZu0s)

62 I wonder what she'll do when she gets her fat droopy ass kicked to the curb.

Maybe she'll go into modeling.
_________________________

Stand-in for a head of cauliflower, obviously.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:05 PM (dIske)

63 Good Googly Moogly! An Orc!!

Posted by: A Tolkien fan at May 26, 2026 06:05 PM (967/Q)

64 YIKES! That's the first time I ever got jump scared.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (vFG9F)

65 Not enough eye bleach in the world for that DWS closeup.
Posted by: ballistic
.......

Ace is just showing us what it looks like when a Democrat tries to smile.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (UjdFS)

66 I voted and did my best to retire John Cornyn today. That is all.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (Xdfhw)

67 If you had no concerns about Biden's age, including reprehending people who were concerned, I don't care what you have to say.

You have to show me video similar to everything you were ready to call "deep fakes" for the 2 weeks when that was the hustle.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (ikSmX)

68 That Debbie is a real looker!

Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (cJcas)

69
It'll be hilarious when the "responsible stewards" of NYC find out about the thing of maintaining a rent-controlled building. (I think it's called profit-and-loss or balancing-the-books or something.) I especially hope the inspectors and repairmen are city employees.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (GSk5t)

70 tucker has literally lost his mind comparing drug dealers to credit card companies. Dude needs some serious professional help.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (0N4FZ)

71
In with the first nod to ace's reference to Jaws.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (PnEh/)

72 LOL, so the left knows the AL ruling is shit and the SCOTUS will overturn it.

They're out there yelling "you can't double-stamp a triple-stamp, Harry! You can't double-stamp a triple-stamp!"

They're saying the SCOTUS can't invoke the Purcell Principle to overturn the judges ruling because the judges invoke the Purcell Principle first.

Forgetting that the SCOTUS just said (I forget the case) something like "when the lower court applies the rule wrongly, we're not required to follow them."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (73/SM)

73
A giant eagle, and riding the giant eagle is a huge knockout babe, Lady Victory, with a great rack, one boob exposed because that's artistic, and she's sporting two 50 cals, and the eagle's feathers are also kind of flames.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:04 PM (3uBP9)

_____________

*pulls out big rubber stamp*

Approved!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (HdYcL)

74 Gawd!
The Human Shar-pei!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (2WIwB)

75 DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

She could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (O0YTm)

76 Stress is the silent killer. This dude cares for no one and nothing. Complete apathy. These people seem to exist the longest. Uncaring and consuming as much as they can.



If Trump doesn’t care, why would he be stressed out?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (A5RD0)

77 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.

Posted by: Mister Scott
_________

And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

78
That facial expression on Wasserman Schultz is so weird.

It's like she said to you, "I want to tear your flesh open and eat your spleen while rolling around in your hot, steaming red red blood."

But, then wants to apologize to you for saying it, but-

She still wants to eat your spleen.


Yeah, that kind of expression.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (iJfKG)

79 DWS is the visual equivalent to Yoko Ono audio.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (ikSmX)

80 I just realized what that photo of DWS reminds me of:

Markula from ATHF

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (73/SM)

81 68 That Debbie is a real looker!
Posted by: Stevie Wonder at May 26, 2026 06:06 PM (cJcas)

____________________________

Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

82 DWS, still keeping One-eyed Willie's treasure safe.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:12 PM (ikSmX)

83
And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)

___________

You're 47000% correct!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:12 PM (HdYcL)

84 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

85 DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

She could eat an ear of corn through a picket fence.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 26, 2026 06:09 PM (O0YTm)

She loses, and she'll move to LA hoping Bass wins for the free dental care.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (qx7Zg)

86 I have no room to talk in terms of close up pictures (I've seen some recent ones of me).

I'm just enjoying watching the racial battle being waged on DWS by those within her own party 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (SRRAx)

87 It's six month check-up. You're supposed do three six-month check-ups in any 13 month period. Do the math, asshole.

Hold up there Ace, I have been assured repeatedly that there would be no math on this blog.

Posted by: Mister Scott

***

*pull down green eye shade*
*licks pencil*
*commences to scribbling*
*that gozinda that...this gozinda this*
*carries the one*
SIX!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (2WIwB)

88 The arch is about America, not President Trump. Anyone who opposes it, opposes America! I think a stele would be better, with scenes from the revolution on each side, topped by President Washington handing President Trump a sword, with democrats cowering at his feet.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

89 "Nor about the possibility that this spoiled weakling may be pressured to make a deal.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (azNOR) "

hah! LOL!
do prosecutors do that, anymore?
well, maybe to innocent Normals, certainly not protected classes like communists or criminals ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (VyBeY)

90 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.

https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (qx7Zg)

92 DWS: Kuato had a little known second act.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (ikSmX)

93 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)

94 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

Reddit is a sick place. Is it that sick?

Question asked and answered.
*stares sadly into the distance*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (Xdfhw)

95 I'm all out of eye bleach, but looking at some Sydney Sweeney bikini pics served as an emergency counteractive.
Posted by: Delurker

The DWS pic is a good emergency contraceptive.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (ycI94)

96 And if I'm doing my math right, half of all 13 month periods would include only two check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba ___________

You're 47000% correct!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
_________

And my math was wrong. I think it would be 1/6 of all 13 month periods would have three check ups.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (XvL8K)

97 This line today from Thomas, who has officially had enough of the lower courts making shit up "because Trump":

"The Fourth Circuit's analysis bears little resemblance to legal interpretation."

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (73/SM)

98 You all are making me rethink my erotic Debbie Whatshername Shultz erotic fan fiction site.

Maybe you're just not the right audience.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 06:13 PM (Sco7b)

***

dude,
I can only do so much!

Posted by: AI at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (2WIwB)

99 OK, people, listen up, we need to get this swimsuit calendar thing finished. OK, we've got Rosa DeLauro as Miss January, wearing a sequined pink thong, very nice, and February, we have Patty Murray in a one-piece with, of course, her trademark tennis shoes. Sensible and sexy.

For March, Debbie Waterman-Schulz will just radiate sultriness with a form-fitting Speedo. Olympic-level hotness, am I right? OK, ok, it's too bad Swallwell flamed out ( did I make a fart joke? ) but we'll work aroud that. How about Chuck Schumer in nothing but a Joe Namath nettied slingshot brief? How about it?

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (967/Q)

100
If Trump doesn’t care, why would he be stressed out?
Posted by: nurse ratched

===============

I wasn't watching. You thought his appearance was kind of concerning? I imagine he got about 2 hours of sleep per night over the past week, what with Memorial Day and Iran happening at once.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (GSk5t)

101 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)
——

‘Legally blind’ doesn’t mean you can’t see anything as if you were in a thick, black blindfold. Most legally blind people have some sense of sight.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (BgZgJ)

102 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.
Posted by: Orson

Shaq might not be as smart as he looks. He is so big Stevie probably could tell it was Shaq by his mere presence, and elevators have braille, even if not, he probably got efficient at it. That said, he might not be fully blind

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (Enz0M)

103 That snaggle-toothed bimbo looks like she could chew through a chain link fence. Does she open beer bottles with her teeth?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (D1E+2)

104 Tucker: "I think people should stop paying their credit cards."

And destroy the consumer credit industry and everything that relies on it?

"I approve this message."
-- Dave Ramsey, probably

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (vTZFs)

105 That wrinkled nose means the same thing in humans as it does on any other mammal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:19 PM (ZwdAr)

106 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.

=====

Posted by: sharksauce at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (ubRhE)

107
DWS's teeth! She looks like a victim of British dentistry.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

--------

She must have had work done. They didn't get triangular on their own.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (VWtfl)

108 Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (hpwtA)

109 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

I'm guessing he didn't rap Me So Horny about her.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (Xdfhw)

110 "The Fourth Circuit's analysis bears little resemblance to legal interpretation."

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 06:17 PM (73/SM)

"You are mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence."

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (DwqWV)

111 "Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind."

Shaq probably sounds like Frankenstein stomping around when he walks, and I can find switches and stuff in the dark, often with some accuracy.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (vFG9F)

112 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (yGBJE)

113 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

How about a double-down chaser instead? https://tinyurl.com/2k37dx2e

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (ycI94)

114 "You are mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence."
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (DwqWV)


I am stealing that line.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (2WIwB)

115 @99 toss in pictures of Maxine Waters in a sheer body stocking and Chief Liz wearing only bikini bottoms and tove got a dwal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (hpwtA)

116 112 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Even worse, she uses MIracle Whip.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (gtcuf)

117 Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)

There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM (gtcuf)

He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (8avO+)

118 You've got a deal, jeez

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (hpwtA)

119 There's a special place in a very warm place with velvet rope strung between stanchions and a placard bearing the words "Reserved for Ace". All because you posted that DWS picture here.

Repent, Ace. Repent.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 06:23 PM (JcF+m)

120 Ace can you do a trigger warning next time please? That pic of Debbie is beyond the pale.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (nwGCR)

121 Anyway these are the very high thinkers who are really really good at third grade math who think you should accept their thinking as conclusive.
=====

Chris Cilliza thinks Taylor Lorenz is hot.

What else do you need to know?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (RIvkX)

122 Gollum is more attractive than Debbie Washes Her Schlitz.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (Z4Wwh)

123 Can we build a wall with armed sentry posts at every sight line and barbed wire, encircling all of D.C., with the only point of exit through Trumpenburg Gate?

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 06:24 PM (DsA2n)

124 Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (hpwtA)

Talarico sure wants 5 dollars from a lot of Californians.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (8avO+)

125 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser

Like Kurt Cobain?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (gKWVE)

126 Big Mike yanked Stevie up the stairs so hard I would have to think he's blind

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (hpwtA)

127 Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 06:21 PM (yGBJE)

What if it's Duke's? That is good stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (Xdfhw)

128 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

129 We thinks she's hot!

Posted by: Gollum at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (vFG9F)

130 No wear-um bikini. Ugh. Bad medicine. Squaws of my people wear skirts made of noble prairie grasses. Heap good. How!

Posted by: Liawatha at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (gtcuf)

131 She must have had work done. They didn't get triangular on their own.

That is certainly an unflattering pic of an unflattering person but TBH I wouldn't be surprised if it were manipulated. Some years ago there was some magazine photo article about her where she actually washed and styled her hair and she was not unattractive.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (vTZFs)

132 Chris Czzila last saw Taylor Lorenz before the invention of the lightbulb.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (Z4Wwh)

133
Well, they say that Washington is Hollywood for ugly people...

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (HdYcL)

134 128 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

That puts a whole new meaning to the words "Rear" Admiral

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:26 PM (FtULh)

135 Never get between Debbie Waterhead Shultz and a bag of dicks!!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at May 26, 2026 06:27 PM (XnLTM)

136
Never trust a woman who combs their hair with Mayonnaise.
Posted by: DBCooper

=============

I can just see her and Amy Klobuchar at the salad bar.

DWS: "Are you going to use that mayonnaise packet?"
AK: "No. Can I borrow your comb?"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:27 PM (GSk5t)

137 It's hard to know what Wasserman-Schultz really looks like. That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:28 PM (wZvvl)

138 "Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it 'low' politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

After the Big Lies of Covid, Green Energy, BLM, Health/Homelessness/Education/Food Fraud, Biden cognizance, Illegal Immigration, J6 Insurrection, and TDS Warfare on Trump (and that's just for starters), the MFM can GFThemselves for the rest of time. They weren't credible, aren't credible, and won't be credible... ever.

ANYTHING they cover (and all that they ignore) is an assault on truth and integrity. May their collective anus get All the Barbed Cocks of Satan.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:29 PM (oji8u)

139 I'll bet those crow's feet on Debbie are twice as large as Ace's little porch friend.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:29 PM (D1E+2)

140 Rachel Levine, there's a Trojan Horse joke somewhere in there.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (Z4Wwh)

141 Whenever I see the name Stevie Wonder it makes me laugh because Shaquille O'Neal insists that Stevie isn't blind. He used to live in the same building, and Stevie would greet him by name all the time without Shaq saying anything to him beforehand, and Stevie operated the elevator buttons no problem despite there being a large number of floors.
Posted by: Orson

Shaq might not be as smart as he looks. He is so big Stevie probably could tell it was Shaq by his mere presence, and elevators have braille, even if not, he probably got efficient at it. That said, he might not be fully blind
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:18 PM (Enz0M)

I was in an elevator a while back standing in the back and a tall black dude came in and pressed his button and started fading back right were I was then somehow felt I was there. Missed bumping into me by a few inches and I'm about 6 foot myself.

He was pretty good about him not seeing me, we had a laugh.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (8avO+)

142
Just saw a video of Cornyn saying Paxton could lose because the main stream media lives Talarico. Thankfully most Republicans and independents in Texas don't listen to the main stream media
Posted by: Smell the Glove


In other words if Cornyn wins today he could very well lose in November because everybody loves Talarico.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 06:30 PM (Cqx++)

143 That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:28 PM (wZvvl)


Looks like she's out on a date with Eric Swalwell and beans were just served

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (gKWVE)

144
The Most Feminist Woman in the World

https://youtu.be/Q4MbUxqmDFQ

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (HdYcL)

145 If anyone sees the troll please mention I sent $25 to AIPAC today. They have never gotten a cent from me. But I wanted to honor our AoS trolls. They try so hard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (RIvkX)

146 It's hard to know what Wasserman-Schultz really looks like. That picture is certainly not a good one, but it looks like she's wrinkling up her nose and it's too close of a photo.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026


***
Fen, I suspect that any photo of DWS would be too close of a photo!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9)

147 117 He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

My memory was slightly off, it was a microphone stand, not a music stand. Paul McCartney knocked it. And there were like a dozen people singing the nana-na-na's in "Hey Jude" at the time so I doubt he heard it.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (gtcuf)

148 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)


*grabs bottle of Buffalo trace*
*runs screaming from the building*

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 06:33 PM (2WIwB)

149 113 91 After the DWS photo, I need a palate cleanser.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xOZ2OEYdPhw

It's Duncanthrax-safe - no penguins.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

How about a double-down chaser instead? https://tinyurl.com/2k37dx2e
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:22 PM (ycI94)

The original picture could have listed you as the source. I'm not clicking on that link - it's a TRAP!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:33 PM (qx7Zg)

150 I like how the amazon app "n stops away" makes it real easy to time walking out in my thong and flip flops to pick up package.

8 stops away, get out thong
7 stops away, start stretching thong
6 find shoe horn
5 stops away, use shoe horn on trouble spots
4 stops away, check thong in mirror
3 stops away, adjust thong for maximum effect
2 stops away, put on flip flops
1 stop away, start walking out

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (3uBP9)

151 I saw Collective Anus open for Rage Against the Machine at Chris' Jazz Cafe in '02

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (Enz0M)

152 139 I'll bet those crow's feet on Debbie are twice as large as Ace's little porch friend.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

It's not a fair comparison because I'm not sure the crow exists, or acknowledges Ace's existence, let alone identify him as a friend.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (ycI94)

153 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (wzUl9

I'm with Oddbob, I think the photo might be manipulated, although I am no fan of Debbie's politics.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (wZvvl)

154
Stevie could have a network of sensors on his body, like Diana Muldaur in ST:TOS.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:34 PM (HdYcL)

155
What's the deal with election results reporting in Texas? It's 5:30 pm and I am not seeing any results.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (azNOR)

156 "At about 37 minutes in a six-hour livestream on Monday..."

Good Lord! Unless it's a war, that's an absurd amount of chit-chat. WTH can one babble about and be worthy of attention for that long? Did people watch him eat, go to the bathroom, and take a nap in between rambles?

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (oji8u)

157
How does DWS NOT know that is a black seat?

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (IifOV)

158
>>Chris Cilizza, who attacked anyone who suggested that Biden was aging poorly and called it 'low' politics, now sounds the alarm over Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

========

Cillizza was the Chest-Beating, Sincere, Sorrowful Liberal Journalist who came clean after Biden crashed out and stared solemnly into the camera and said, "We've learned our lesson, and going forward -- we will WATCH TRUMP LIKE A HAWK for signs of mental deterioration, starting now..."

He's Broadcasting Live From His Sofa, but he's boldly taken on the Trump Health beat and risen to the top of sofa broadcasters in his specialty.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:35 PM (GSk5t)

159 I hope that Rear Admiral Rachel Levine will be a centerfold in the calendar.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:25 PM (0nHVk)

—————-

My blood runs cold

Posted by: J Geils Band at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (u73oe)

160 Tucker, as one of the thought leaders of this generation, keeps impressing me with his observations, foresight and clarity.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (D1E+2)

161 This story from the "Twitchy" site made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/nhjcs22z

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

162 Afternoon, folken,

Well, I did my remote video walk-through of this Indiana house I'm interested in. Everything looks great. A railing needs to be tightened; two walls need repainting to my taste; and the carpet has to be removed to reveal the hardwood floors. (Yes, I'll be ordering a thorough inspection.) So I screwed my courage to the sticking place and told my agent, "Put in the offer." They have until 6 pm my time tomorrow to accept or decline.

I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)

163 Her personality overshadows her looks. High probability that picture is fake.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:37 PM (ZwdAr)

164 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)



Good luck !

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:37 PM (FtULh)

165 163 Her personality overshadows her looks. High probability that picture is fake.
______

I agree. She likely looks worse.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:38 PM (Enz0M)

166 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

Too funny!

“THEY WORK HERE, DUMBASSES!”

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (gtcuf)

167 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026
*
Good luck !
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026


***
Thanks, Donna. It's out of my control now; it's up to the seller to say yea or nay.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)

168 One of the people running against Fugly Debbie in Fl-20 is Luther Campbell from 2LiveCrew. Love to hear him do a rap about her.
Also the black anti-Semites are going to have a field day with a Jewish "carpetbagger" running in an African American district where she doesn't live

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 06:15 PM (hpwtA)

I'm guessing he didn't rap Me So Horny about her.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 26, 2026 06:20 PM (Xdfhw)

Perhaps he can do a sequel - "Me No Horny" - just for her.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (qx7Zg)

169 There's a whole conspiracy theory about that. There'a an interesting video of Stevie Wonder quickly reaching out to grab a music stand that's tipping over. Got to admit, there's no real explanation for that, unless he can see shadows or something.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:16 PM


Weird things can happen with your eyes. I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery and I could see the doctor messing in my eye even after the nerve block. I said....hey doc I can see you poking around in there is that normal? because I couldn't see a thing when you did the other eye. He said it can happen but it's very rare. Didn't really bother me but it was a bit weird.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (0N4FZ)

170 DWS does butt stuff.

Posted by: Only Fitting at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (OoF9t)

171 Is that Wasserman Schultz or Carrot Top with greasy hair?

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (oji8u)

172 155
What's the deal with election results reporting in Texas? It's 5:30 pm and I am not seeing any results.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
---

Polls close at 7 or 8 PM CDT.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (ZwdAr)

173 Good luck, Wolfus!

Posted by: Wenda at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (pBmgI)

174 Pretty sure the Congresswoman wears product in her hair on the daily to stop it looking like she stuck her finger in a light socket. If she has a photo session, or a short televised interview, she will wash it and let it go natural, or, more likely, use a much lighter styling product, and afterwards go back to the heavier product.
That tupe of hair is very difficult to deal with.

She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (Vvh2V)

175 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Fingers crossed that they accept your offer.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (lJ0H4)

176 Good luck, Wolfus, how does Miss Linda feel about all of this?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (0nHVk)

177 I wasn’t concerned so much about Biden’s age; some people are healthy and vigorous well into their 90s. That might not be the way to bet, but a good specimen will surprise you.

They interviewed Tom Stafford, the Apollo astronaut when he was in his 90s and he was still sharp as a tack and talking extemporaneously about technical issues.

Biden was a complete wreck and everyone knew it.
He was just a placeholder, a cutout, and nobody cared too much what he thought about anything, although they probably had to accede to his demands now and then.

His “resignation” was interesting to watch. I’m quite certain there was some sort of palace intrigue. It was a Hail Mary, but they had to try something.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 06:41 PM (J48Co)

178 How does DWS NOT know that is a black seat?
Posted by: Frank Barone

She's an AWFL in power. She didn't think those fake overtures to minorities would take priority over HER ambitions! She's an important girl boss main character!!!

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (ycI94)

179 Hope Wolfus you do and works out

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

180 "Trump seeing the doctor 'three times in thirteen months.'"

That's like, at least, two Christmases.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:42 PM (vFG9F)

181 If Debbie Wasserman-Schulz looks like that when she smiles I shudder to think what she looks like when she scowls. Hatred really leaves a mark on the hater's face.

Posted by: Decaf at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM (Z8tay)

182 . I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery
_____

What? I thought they replaced the lenses and you would be good to go. (I will probably need it)
Unless you have 4 eyes?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM (Enz0M)

183 Good luck, Wolfus, how does Miss Linda feel about all of this?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026


***
I've tried and tried to interest her in moving, but no luck. You can't discuss something with a person who won't say much more than "I don't know. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (wzUl9)

184
I didn't watch Tucker's speech, but this tactic of ditching out on your bills is a whole theme of "fleeing" Trump's America. At the 3-month countdown, stop making your car and rent payments, run up every kind of bill you can, get credit cards and get as much cash out of them as possible, tale out personal loans, bank loans, sell your stuff, and split the country owing everyone.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (GSk5t)

185
1.) Trump deploys his cadre of ambitious young officers to arrest every Democrat in DC in 3am raids

2.) Iron collars and manacles all around... "Look under your chairs! YOU get a collar, Chuck! And YOU get a collar, Alexandria! EVERYONE GETS A COLLAR!!!"

3.) On Arch Ribbon-Cutting Day, the collars will be chained together, and the vanquished will be ceremonially marched beneath his massive yoke, and run a gauntlet of knouters on the far side.

4.) As a surprise, he also unveils the secret addendum to the arch project: a 10:1 scale replica of Rome's Tullianum, replete with a contingent of UFC fighters to perform their ritual strangulations.

5.) Big, beautiful BBQ with Ted Nugent performing "Stranglehold" for his throng of adoring supporters.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (BI5O2)

186 "What's a 'Quint'?"
(.. 3 ... 2... 1...).
"BAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH"

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (yFfLy)

187 Tammy al-Thor: "She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change."

Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky.

We didn't make the rules. But it's high time we exploit them.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (oji8u)

188 This story from the "Twitchy" site made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/nhjcs22z
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wZvvl)

LOL. If they didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (qx7Zg)

189 >>> DWS does butt stuff.
Posted by: Only Fitting at May 26, 2026 06:40 PM (OoF9t)


No sir, I don’t like it.

Posted by: Sir mix-a-lot at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (3uBP9)

190 "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius"

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Good luck on your offer.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:45 PM (vFG9F)

191 Let the hilarity of a tenant co-op ensue when it comes time to herd all the cats to pay the building property tax.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (IXblq)

192 Stephen Miller says the scale of welfare fraud is SO MASSIVE that eliminating it alone could balance the ENTIRE federal budget


====
LET'S DO THIS!!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (GD0B3)

193 It may also come as a shock to you morons that one can be legally blind, yet still see things. I'm going to guess that Mr. Wonder does not live in utter darkness. Many blind people don't live in stark blackness.

And I agree that one could probably tell Shaq was walking near them.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (Vvh2V)

194 Thanks, Donna. It's out of my control now; it's up to the seller to say yea or nay.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:39 PM (wzUl9)

Speaking of yea or nay, what does....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)

196 if it was Duke's she would get moar respect?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (VyBeY)

197 147 117 He could have heard it being knocked, or felt it if he knocked it.

My memory was slightly off, it was a microphone stand, not a music stand. Paul McCartney knocked it. And there were like a dozen people singing the nana-na-na's in "Hey Jude" at the time so I doubt he heard it.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:32 PM (gtcuf)

Blind doesn't mean helpless. My cousin, who is totally blind, navigates the world quite easily. She knows who is in the room most of the time, and she takes the bus to work, etc. She's a lawyer.

Other senses do kick in.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

198 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (GSk5t)

He said people shouldn't pay their credit cards because it's unethical for credit card companies to send appllications to college students. Because everyone with a credit card is a college student, or something? I don't know. It's retarded.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

199
Let the hilarity of a tenant co-op ensue when it comes time to herd all the cats to pay the building property tax.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (IXblq)

____________

It'll be like a table full of women at a restaurant when the check arrives.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (HdYcL)

200 Yup.

The new rules are we use their rules. Of course it isn’t fair to rag on that ugly bitch just because she’s fugly.

Too bad. They are the ones that destroyed civility and custom and tradition and decency long ago. They started it. Fuck ‘em.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (J48Co)

201
Speaking of yea or nay, what does....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026


***
OE, see my 183.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)

202 195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:46 PM (wzUl9)

Like AIDA, with elephants and everything!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

203 "What's a 'Quint'?"

Five quatloos.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (gtcuf)

204 "How many times do you have a six month check up in a 13 month period? Not two. You have to add one more because the period begins and ends with a visit, with another one in the middle."

Mostly true, but if you count (for instance) from the time Trump came into office (January), and he had his first check up after three months (April), then another after six months (October), then a third in six more months (April), THEN it would be only TWO, in (those) thirteen months.

But I don't care enough about the details to check what the dates were. Were they just regular 6 month check ups? If so, then yes, it is not unusual.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (vbXSk)

205 >>>It's not a fair comparison because I'm not sure the crow exists, or acknowledges Ace's existence, let alone identify him as a friend.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar

>Just today, I was driving by the school, making a left turn at about 10mph and a crow came out of nowhere and bounced off of the hood of my truck. No harm, but he did squirt a little poop.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (D1E+2)

206 He said people shouldn't pay their credit cards because it's unethical for credit card companies to send appllications to college students. Because everyone with a credit card is a college student, or something? I don't know. It's retarded.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

If you are in college, and you are too stupid to know you have to pay for that free money, then you should be in remedial life courses prior to being allowed to graduate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (DwqWV)

207
Like AIDA, with elephants and everything!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

____________

Gloria all'Donaldo!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (HdYcL)

208 Blind doesn't mean helpless. My cousin, who is totally blind, navigates the world quite easily. She knows who is in the room most of the time, and she takes the bus to work, etc. She's a lawyer.

Other senses do kick in.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

Your cousin is DareDevil?

Posted by: Or Ms. DareDevil, whatever at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (TbWk/)

209 Tammy, you are a beautiful person and that shines thru, kind of like Debbie's ugly, that shines from deep within.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

210 I recently had my 4th cataract eye surgery
_____

What? I thought they replaced the lenses and you would be good to go. (I will probably need it)
Unless you have 4 eyes?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 06:43 PM


I had super cataracts. I had to have both of my eyes scraped flat because I had a map dot fingerprint thingy, basically ridges on my cornea that had to be scraped flat or the cataract surgery would not work well.


I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

211 We didn't make the rules. But it's high time we exploit them.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 06:44 PM (oji8u)

I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (Vvh2V)

212
She cannot help her hair or her looks. There are so many truly horrendous things to criticize her over that I never understand why we waste it on something she cannot change.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
---

Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (ZwdAr)

213 I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026


***
It is petty. But they will understand nothing more civilized.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:51 PM (wzUl9)

214 OE, see my 183.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)

Well, I'm behind on the commens.

Not my business of course, but maybe she's waiting for a ring?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 06:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

215 Other senses do kick in.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

The Book of Eli.

My favorite Denzell Washington film.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (0aYVJ)

216 I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

I had that as well, but the cataract surgery was done in two days, one on each. Cataracts are a breeze compared to that miserable map dot fingerprint scrape. Hurts like hell, and no relief for about three days.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (DwqWV)

217 On X I see that James O'Keefe reeled in another chatty gay. This one is relatively high up with the Washington Nationals, and he had a lot to say about how he and the team hate icky Christians, including some of their own players. So, exactly what everyone probably already suspected.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (tUj8P)

218 195 YD, Trump should hold a triumph as in ancient Rome, with those ayatollahs (those still living, anyway) forced to march in the parade.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Trump has to drag them behind his golden hummer, then strangle them at the top of the Washington monument before dumping them in the reflecting pool.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)

219 Like Fluke-man* wearing a mayonnaise-soaked wig.

*Fluke-man being one of the creepiest monsters in The X-Files.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 05:58 PM (0aYVJ)

Yeah, Fluke man was bad; i was also squicked out by the little indian dude that got pooped out by somebody.

Posted by: Nelly at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (6+ehB)

220 Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

You are too kind, and wickedly funny! 😂 I am not appreciably any better looking than she is, though. Maybe that's why I'm sensitive to it!

And she really is ugly on the inside.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (Vvh2V)

221 Trump has to drag them behind his golden hummer, then strangle them at the top of the Washington monument before dumping them in the reflecting pool.
Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM (ycI94)


Pool full of sharks with laser beams....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (FtULh)

222 Wolfus I suppose you saw where New Orleans will be uninhabitable in this century because it will be underwater. Maybe if you explained this to Miss Linda...

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:53 PM (vFG9F)

223 The Book of Eli.

I really love that movie, except for Mila Kunis. Her acting is just atrocious. Really wish they had hired a better actress for that part. But she's not bad enough to ruin it since it's so good otherwise.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)

224 I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over.

Oh, she has control over it all right. She can work at night, like at a cleaning service when everyone else has gone home and we don't have to look at her. Or she could ring bells at a local Church, like that French guy or maybe live in an opera house somewhere and haunt the shows that go on back stage like that Phantom guy.

She has full control over it.

Posted by: Paperbag Time at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (OoF9t)

225 Ending fraud would not balance the budget. The fraud is still massive and needs to be ended. Some of it will, the rest will remain, accurately reflecting the state of the country and its residents.

Not a fan of the arch. Whatever.

Note that "representation" in the US now is the same as in Malaysia (where ethnic blocs get their share), or in apartheid South Africa (actually that's not fair, there was actual electoral competition in many areas). A more pristine inversion and repudiation of both the spirit, history, and actual constitution and laws of the US is not possible. Enjoy!

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (U/Byj)

226 chatty gay. This one is relatively high up with the Washington Nationals, and he had a lot to say about how he and the team hate icky Christians, including some of their own players. So, exactly what everyone probably already suspected.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM

Ass slapping and cup checks are not optional on the Nationals.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (IifOV)

227
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:47 PM (gtcuf)

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Suuurrrrrre, that makes sense. It would make more sense to sue their colleges to refund their tuition, but I guess we don't want to go there.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (GSk5t)

228 I really love that movie, except for Mila Kunis. Her acting is just atrocious. Really wish they had hired a better actress for that part. But she's not bad enough to ruin it since it's so good otherwise.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 06:54 PM (gtcuf)

I like Mila. But she's a comedic actress. Kind of an odd choice.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (0aYVJ)

229 You know ace is not-so-secretly angry with us when he posts Wasserman Schultz faceporn.

Kind of like when your woman responds to a question with "That's fine."

It is very much not fine.

Under Old Testament law, banging Wasserman Schultz counts as bestiality.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (s522d)

230 We still have a few more months to fill...

Adam Schiff in a leopard print? Daniel Goldman with just his hand in a strategic location, like Burt Reynolds did?

AOC? AOC! Come on, she could even get the MAGATS to take a peek.

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM (2X2jr)

231 Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.

Kulaks and Jews and Hoarders OH MY!

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (/+uur)

232
WHY, ACE, WH?

WHY YOU SO CRUEL TO US TO POST THAT DWS MUG SHOT?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (ixS3i)

233 And questioning the health of the most energetic and active president in a century or more, following the degrading and ridiculous North Korea-like spectacle of an already very famously stupid guy in serious physiological mental decline - complete with the absurd emperor's-new-clothes defense and obfuscation by the lickspittle cretinous "press" and Beltway non-entities.

Perfection, really.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (U/Byj)

234 Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 06:50 PM (ZwdAr)

I have no doubt of this, which is why I was completely unable to scoff at tbe irony of paunchy , wrinkly, balding Boomers casting aspersions on other people's looks!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 06:58 PM (Vvh2V)

235 Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it

A reminder that Quint was ribbed for her pleasure.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 26, 2026 06:59 PM (0sNs1)

236 Odds on D picking a white woman over a black
Texas Ds pick Low T Tallerico over Jazzhands

hahahahahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 06:59 PM (/+uur)

237 If Trump had a check-up once a month, I wouldn't care. In fact, it might be a signal that we'd kinda like to keep the President alive and in top a shape as is possible. And as much as he in particular is in the public, I can be pretty certain I'd recognize cognizance versus not. One may approve or disapprove his "style" and delivery, but he's been consistent and expertly aware of pretty much every issue addressed. It's patently clear.

As opposed to Biden (and others) who were ensconced in a bubble and let out of chambers like a groundhog for ceremonial purposes only.

If the President is out in public, I can tell if his mind is there. If there are a bunch of checkups, at least we'll know to be prepared if he needs a cane, a cast, or reasonable consideration of VP in the bullpen. But let the MFM keep throwing spaghetti at the fridge to see what sticks. I quit visiting their restaurant years ago.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (oji8u)

238 Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (U/Byj)

I'm not a fan, either.

The United States should have to, ya know, win a fucking war for the first time in several generations if it wants a flashy triumphal arch.

If Trump unveils that thing while we're STILL dicking around with a bunch of goat-raping mullah savages, I may puke.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (BI5O2)

239 I'm nervous, of course. I've never done this before. But as a certain 12-Step program puts it, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)
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Awesome.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

240 Nood. I already punched in.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:00 PM (vFG9F)

241 Nood.

Posted by: the DNC Fundraising team at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (2X2jr)

242 chose to run in a safe blue seat ... instead of in one of the surrounding districts

Ummm, shouldn't she be required to run in the district in which she lives?

Posted by: GWB at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (kU0PQ)

243 Casting a vote against John Cornyn was enormously satisfying.

Posted by: Sam Adams at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (X+xvk)

244 Nood. Cafe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)

245 You know ace is not-so-secretly angry with us when he posts Wasserman Schultz faceporn.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 06:56 PM


Usually, it wasn't because Ace was angry with us, but more because we disappointed him.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (0sNs1)

246 Communist jihadist Zohran Mamdani did the inevitable and declared he would begin seizing the estates of "negligent" land-owners -- "wreckers," as the communist party calls them, people who don't use their property the way the state wants them to -- and give them to "responsible" managers, including the tenants of the buildings.


Bring it, bitch!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (2WIwB)

247 I had to have one eye scraped and then wait 2 months for it to heal and then have the cataract surgery on that eye and then repeat the process for the other eye. It took me almost nine months to get everything done. Normal cataracts are usually done within a few weeks of each other and then you are done for life.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 06:49 PM (0N4FZ)

I had that as well, but the cataract surgery was done in two days, one on each. Cataracts are a breeze compared to that miserable map dot fingerprint scrape. Hurts like hell, and no relief for about three days.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 06:52 PM


I had to wait two months after my eye got scraped because it significantly changed the shape of my eye. It took two months to heal each eye then I did the cataract surgery. And then repeat the process for the other eye.


The good news is now I have 20/20 vision and I can see better than I have ever been able to see since I was 7 years old and got the measles that nearly killed me and ruined my eyesight.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:01 PM (0N4FZ)

248 James Wong described the Fluke Man episode as the grossest piece of television ever put on the air.

You definitely don't want to be eating dinner while watching it.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 07:02 PM (gtcuf)

249 Posted by: Paperbag Time at May 26, 2026 06:55 PM (OoF9t)

No doubt you yourself put Adonis to shame, and are constantly refusing the advances of every woman who sees you. 😉

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (Vvh2V)

250 Everyone here is so handsome, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard

And all the children are above average.

Posted by: Garrison Keillor at May 26, 2026 07:03 PM (ycI94)

251 Damn, Gollum looked better after having the one ring for hundreds of years than old Mayo hair.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (IYeV+)

252 Back when she was chair of the DNC either Ace or AllahPundit used to call her the human talking points machine. Simply impossible to get her off script.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 07:04 PM (wGerL)

253 Arc de Trump approved? Nice.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)

254 Tammy al-Thor: "I am all for that, generally speaking, but it seems so petty to attack someone for something they have no control over."

We can criticize multiple ways, and while I approve some over others, I'm not letting this one go. Again, Alinsky showed us the way. I'll be damned if I'm not going to throw it right back on occasion. This is war. We don't like to think of it that way. It's "tawdry" and "indecent". But it is war. And it's not like we are insisting they be sent to death camps or attacked by incited mobs. I'd say a few superficial comments is pretty tame.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:06 PM (oji8u)

255
"This is a better arrangement, Comrade Momdani... more just"

https://youtu.be/mq__Z-Z_Ofs

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 07:10 PM (ixS3i)

256 Damn. I stumbled upon that photo of Washingmachine-Schlitz and Cable from "Deadpool 2" immediately sprang to mind:

"Jeezusssss..."

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 26, 2026 07:22 PM (/HDaX)

257 Oof. I would have thought slathering all that mayonnaise on her scalp would have kept her skin nice and supple.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 07:25 PM (guGkK)

258 I’ve lost track of how much fraud has been exposed. I actually thought that maybe something would be done. Nope. Same old shit. Absolutely nothing will change.

Posted by: Billythesquid at May 26, 2026 07:34 PM (auDTc)

259 With all due respect, I think that D.C. is currently an insult to monuments.

Posted by: Fenderbender at May 26, 2026 07:42 PM (1FEc1)

260 Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at May 26, 2026 07:06 PM (oji8u)

No need for you to let it go, and I understand where you're coming from, I really do.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 26, 2026 07:44 PM (Vvh2V)

261 Yikes, DWS had not aged well.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:53 PM (4KUe5)


It's almost as if the evil inside her is finally manifesting in her appearance.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 07:56 PM (ksbjf)

262 “Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a Quint in it”
You misspelled “Quim”…

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at May 27, 2026 02:03 AM (ExGho)

Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day

He was beaten so badly he died within days.


The owner of a heavily decorated pro-Trump home in Southern California has died days after he was beaten to a pulp allegedly by a Navy veteran.

Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran known locally for covering his residence with MAGA banners and American flags, died Sunday night after nearly a week hospitalized in critical condition.

The attack happened May 20 outside Sheron's home in Escondido, police said.


Prosecutors allege 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler attacked Sheron in what officials described as an unprovoked assault.

Butler, who has been described in local reports as a Navy veteran, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery.

"It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

Security footage obtained by local media allegedly showed Sheron standing outside his Buchanan Street home before the suspect approached and attacked him. A nearby witness reportedly attempted to intervene before the suspect fled the area on foot.

...

In the days before Sheron's death, his wife, Maria, gave an emotional update, telling reporters there was "no hope" for her husband as he remained hospitalized with devastating injuries.

She also said the family had been preparing for the worst after doctors warned that Sheron's condition had rapidly deteriorated due to severe head trauma.

Adulterous cocksucker Chris Murphy of course went on TV to whine about the Dangerous Right-Wing and incite more psychopathic violence against us:

The Democrats' tribute to the honored dead was to politicize the deaths of 13 servicemen due to Iranian drone strikes.

Now, I'll be honest, I don't think too much about complaints about anyone on either side "politicizing" deaths. Deaths are, either factually or arguably, a consequence of policy choices. I don't think it's out of bounds to point out that someone's policies result in excess deaths.

But this I do object to: Posting this on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is for honoring those who gave all in defense of the country, not puppeteering their bodies to make political ads.

They had nothing good to say about the dead of war until they caught hell for only seeing the honored dead in terms of political propaganda.

But what can we expect? Every single Christmas, the Democrats use the day of Christ's birth to tell us that Akshually Jesus endorsed every single plank of the modern Democrat Party, especially MuH aBoRtiOnzzz.

The Democrats are enemies of everything wholesome, virtuous, good and normal, and I don't think I want to share a country with them any longer.

Speaking of:


Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base -- liberals and NeverTrumpers (but I repeat myself) -- and scolding us that if we no longer give the benefit of the doubt to toxic, psychotic leftwingers, we're the same as Satan.

No really.

He writes this in the National Review, obviously.

Incivility is at the heart of the problem. Liberals love to pretend that Donald Trump invented incivility, but he's more a symptom than a source. Trump did not devise the personal attack in politics, though he may have perfected it. Sadly, Trump's abrasive and combative style, once unique and jarring in the Republican Party, has been widely aped by right-wing populists.

Long before Trump, however, left-wing progressives rejected civility and compromise. They followed the advice of the activist and agitator Saul Alinsky, who wrote Rules for Radicals, a 1971 manifesto on political confrontation. Among his thirteen rules, the most influential was the last: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it." Not surprisingly, the book includes an epigraph that praises "the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he won his own kingdom -- Lucifer."

Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

A gunman was killed in a shootout with the Secret Service outside the White House on Saturday, after officials said he took out a gun and started firing at officers.

What we know:

The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the area of 17th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue around 6 p.m. on Saturday.

According to the U.S. Secret Service, a person walked up to a security checkpoint, pulled a handgun out of his bag, and started firing at officers. Officers shot back, hitting the suspect. A male bystander was also hit and suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Paramedics took the gunman to the hospital and later died, the Secret Service confirmed. Police have identified the suspect as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland.

Near nonstop political violence by the left against the right is pretty incivil, isn't it, Mike?


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:35 PM




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1 Sad

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (N1tpc)

2 This is the world we live in now. Violence is being normalized and praised.

We likely aren't getting out of this without widespread bloodshed, sadly.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

3 Oh, wow, I guess I should nood.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (N1tpc)

4 Yuck

Posted by: H at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (27rXu)

5 Mike Pence is not lower than whale s***, he's the slime mold growing underneath the whale s***.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (Riz8t)

6 Butler had to kill Sheron, to protect America from fascism and political violence.

Posted by: 29Victor at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (0MjtC)

7 Hope his family gets justice

Posted by: Brometheus at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (E/pDd)

8 I assume the neighbor who murdered his Trump-supporting neighbor is in custody?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

9 Guy less than half his age.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (zZu0s)

10 Mike Pence is a moron.

Civility is not a one-sided venture.

It's a contract. When one side breaks the contract, there needs to be enforcement.

Is game theory really that hard to understand?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (N1tpc)

11 The Butler did it.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (JEwe/)

12 Paramedics took the gunman to the hospital and later died

The paramedics died? /sarc

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (i1vov)

13 Prosecutors allege 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler attacked Sheron in what officials described as an unprovoked assault.

Butler, who has been described in local reports as a Navy veteran, has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder, elder abuse, criminal threats and battery.

"It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."


I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

14 Like Charlie Kirk, he deserved it for being so divisive.

If you conservatives would stop having opinions different from the left, you wouldn't have to worry about being killed.

It's your fault, really.

You should take responsibility for the hurt and harm your words and thoughts cause to others.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (73/SM)

15 We have one of these houses in my town. A bit over the top, but if Butler attacked that guy like this, I'm pretty sure police would have been redundant - his neighbors would probably have already apprehended or killed him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)

16 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

17 If you conservatives would stop having opinions different from the left, you wouldn't have to worry about being killed.

It's your fault, really.


Well, and that SOB Johnson and this damn war.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:42 PM (Riz8t)

18 The Democrats and their henchmen are knocking off Republicans right and left. They've killed, or tried to kill numerous conservatives or nominal Republicans both in leadership positions and those with high profiles.

But the general public refuses to acknowledge the simmering civil war with the left has gone hot.

And the left bemoans the mere thought that the right might "fight back." It sure as shit hasn't fought back in any meaningful way so far.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 04:43 PM (jehhT)

19 You follow the links, the asshat had a history of violence according to his wife.

He looks like beige play doh. I can't believe his wife would have looked outside the marriage.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)

20 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

I could support firing squad by 20 Ma Deuces, or an all-around beating by younger veterans and current members of Kerry Sheron's former unit.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (qx7Zg)

21 "It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM


There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (0N4FZ)

22 I'd charge 1sr degree murder, but this one is gonna be weird. Wife, who is now gonna divorce the perp and who had been separated for 2 years b/c he was a lousy spouse, said he turned to alcohol and meds together and was violent to his family post-military in his video gaming/PTSD days.

They never had an issue with this neighbor. So, I imagine the perp took the wrong cocktail of meds and alcohol together and this happened. I think it's foreseeable and he should get life. But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (tOcjL)

23 The Marxists want a civil war

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

24 People were sick of the heckler's veto. Trump's Presidency is the result of that.

So now we have the murderer's veto.

But, not to worry. The Left's bottomless supply of fully operational NPCs like Butler can never exhaust the Right's bottomless supply of prayer circles.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (BI5O2)

25 >>There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:46 PM (viF8m)

26 >>> The Marxists want a civil war
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)


They already have one, just only one side is fighting, the other side is dying.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:46 PM (3uBP9)

27 Mike Benedict Pence can go sit of a fkin cactus

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (Ia/+0)

28 Violence is mother's milk to democrats and their ilk.

Hopefully the dead man's family will respond in kind.

Posted by: Live By The Sword at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (kP37Y)

29 A couple months ago, Pence was traipsing around to all the media outlets pushing that tariffs were illegal. He, obviously, was trying to influence the Supreme Court in that regard, and succeeded (Roberts, Barrett, Gorsuch).

It's uncanny the way the fence sitting Supreme Court Justices always seem to regurgitate what the GOPE"s want when an economic matter shows up before them. The GOPE's are perfectly willing to submarine the US Economy if it fits their political needs.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (dIske)

30 I guarantee-damn-tee you Pence did write that. He had someone do it for him.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 04:47 PM (2WIwB)

31
>>Sadly, Trump's abrasive and combative style, once unique and jarring in the Republican Party, has been widely aped by right-wing populists.

I remember how civil McCain was while Obama talked right over him at the debates. Romney was so civil that incivility threw him into a catatonic state.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (WuNAB)

32 But AOC saying the North needs to "pull up" on the South is just harmless rhetoric ....

Only meant figuratively, you know, like "put them against the wall" just means to hold them to account.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (73/SM)

33 Enough of these murders, and they win by default. A majority of people always back the strong horse, without regard to right and wrong.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)

34 Suicide watch, fuck that. I would encourage him.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 26, 2026 04:49 PM (5P5DO)

35 Hey Murphy, you scum-sucking Siberian snow pimp, come to my little town and tell me I'm decisive and hateful. I'll match you for every slogan you spew, I'll counter with a fact.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 04:49 PM (2WIwB)

36 It's California. Even if there's a unanimous conviction, a Karen Judge will probably let the perp walk free.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:50 PM (gtcuf)

37 Shorter Pence:
It's not civil for Republicans to object to being called racists, Nazis, Hitler, white supremacists, terrorists, traitors, murderers, rapists, etc., etc.

Just turn the other cheek and keep your door open so they can't accuse you of having an affair with your secretary.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:51 PM (73/SM)

38 "It was a single punch to the jaw," Garcia said. "The victim then falls to the floor, and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."

I don't care if Butler intended to kill him. Into the industrial shredder with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM


There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (0N4FZ)


There's the detail of "subsequent hits to the victim's head area" after Mr. Sheron was punched and fell to the ground. Multiple blows shows intent to cause serious physical harm.

At the very least the criminal charge should be California's version of Reckless Homicide. But ... it is California-town.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (ksbjf)

39
It comes down to this: one side says "we will kill you for supporting our opponents," and the other says "we will pray for you when they kill you."

How do you expect most people to react to this dynamic?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (BI5O2)

40 What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)

41 Perp has to hang. It was political murder. No other punishment fits.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

Put him in an electric chair, connected to a vast field of solar panels. Put "Here Comes the Sun" on a loop.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:54 PM (8zz6B)

42 How awful for the man and his family. Prosecute the person responsible.

We have a guy about ten or so minutes from the church who puts out big Trump signs. He also has signs of the back of his truck. I met him outside one local convenience store once. He said he had gotten numerous death threats.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:54 PM (L2PcB)

43 You "pull up" on me, I will greet you "warmly."

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (qFwJc)

44 In contrast Trump honored the 13 by name on Memorial Day

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (crd+F)

45 Incidentally, One Punch UK organizes One Punch Awareness Week (in the third week of September) specifically "to teach the public, particularly young adults, that a single punch can be fatal, often due to the victim falling and striking their head."

I became aware of it when Sir David Amess, who had recently attended a supporting event and also campaigned against knife crime, was stabbed to death at a public availability (as MP) at a church on October 15, 2021. (His killer, Abi Harbi Ali, was sentenced to life in prison.)

That's all according to Brave AI search summary, since I couldn't remember all the details offhand. It also says that the closest thing in the USA is showings of the documentary One Punch Homicide.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/yV_nr9AFyZc

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Sy6m/)

46 I could support firing squad by 20 Ma Deuces, or an all-around beating by younger veterans and current members of Kerry Sheron's former unit.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (qx7Zg)

Beating would be acceptable, but hanging is nastier. Could lose your head over it if the rope wasn't set right. (wink wink)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (1Ff7Z)

47 Kirsche noticed a pattern with these would be killers

Happy, Good, and Best

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:57 PM (2GVsD)

48 Remember how it was Romney's fault for Obama having to tell the truth about how Romney killed a woman with cancer rays, bullied a fag in middle school and killed the family dog for convenience?

If Romney hadn't have done all that, then Obama would have been more civil.

And let's not talk about how McCain forced Obama to expose how McCain went back in time and had himself tortured in Vietnam to suffer permanent muscle and nerve damage just so he could avoid using a computer in his old age.

That old loser thought Obama couldn't see he could have used a computer to type if he really wanted to?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:57 PM (73/SM)

49 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)

50 I became aware of it when Sir David Amess... (His killer, Abi Harbi Ali, was sentenced to life in prison.)
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LOL.

"The foreigners are free to rape and murder the subject classes at will, but we must draw the line at lese-majeste! That man was a Sir!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (BI5O2)

51 >>> It also says that the closest thing in the USA is showings of the documentary One Punch Homicide.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/yV_nr9AFyZc
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Sy6m/)


Well, out side of the manga

Posted by: One-Punch Man at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (3uBP9)

52 But the Democrats will never remember those who died defending the US Consulate in Benghazi.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (2GVsD)

53

Sounds like a hate crime.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (E31IE)

54 Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base

What do you expect him to do, get a job? It is to laugh.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (0Htd1)

55 One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)

56 yikes

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)

57 I think the worst on Memorial Day was the MN losers honoring George Floyd....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (crd+F)

58 Nic Cage in Con Air got his lawyer from TEMU. You'd think any competent counsel would have brought up that he'd been attacked 3-on-1 by known assholes and that one of them had a knife. Also weren't there witnesses?
Maybe in the script the attackers were black and the jurisdiction was poor.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

59 When the civil authorities intentionally fail to administer Justice, we live in a tyranny.

When the Church fails to preach the Gospel, we live in tribulations.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (qFwJc)

60 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

61 40 What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Ia/+0)
__________________________

I'm not officially "MAGA", but I left the seat up on a public toilet. So, that probably drowned about 10 or 12 leftists over the next week.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (dIske)

62 >> I don't think it's out of bounds to point out that someone's policies result in excess deaths.

Don’t take this the wrong way Ace, but it’s not a policy, it’s a choice.

We put on the uniform to defend the country. Every one who does that no matter how they serve, realizes it can end in death- and we’re ok with that. It comes with the territory.

Being in the military is a dangerous job. Hundreds of soldiers die each year on training accidents. The rigors of combat kills scores more through suicide.

That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (04KGT)

63 60 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)


No doubt.. It is CA

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (crd+F)

64 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:58 PM (77rzZ)

There was a Far Side cartoon about that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (8zz6B)

65 and I point that out--not to defend Romney or McCain--but to show that the most amicable, mild, go-along-get-along, moderate Republican will always be targeted with the most vile of smears from the left.

Only limited by their imagination, not facts.

All which Pence et al. wish to blame solely on conservatives.

Pence is whipped dog, so used to abuse, he craves the lash as comfort.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (73/SM)

66 This is probably nothing , but every American we've met in italy , regardless of where they're from but including lots of Californians , hates Newsome, Bass, and loves Trump.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:01 PM (E31IE)

67 Really tired of the violence only going one way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 05:02 PM (xcxpd)

68 >>> One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:59 PM (2GVsD)


I've heard people are po'ed about a big drop off in quality.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:02 PM (3uBP9)

69 Attacking a 69 year old man. Disgusting scum. This is more blood on the hands of the media and the Democrats (birm)

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (YwEeS)

70 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (hftzA)

71 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (V362x)

72 You don't kick a guy when he's down. You don't kick his head unless you mean to kill.

This asshat thought this guy was such a threat (more than twice his age) that he not only punched dude, but kicked him in the head multiple times.

Or was it just fun? Temporary insanity?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (zZu0s)

73 That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.
Posted by: Marcus T


Thank you for your post.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)

74 People were sick of the heckler's veto. Trump's Presidency is the result of that.

So now we have the murderer's veto.

But, not to worry. The Left's bottomless supply of fully operational NPCs like Butler can never exhaust the Right's bottomless supply of prayer circles.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:45 PM (BI5O2)


I usually find what you write to be amusing and trenchant. I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.

We're in the "Bloody Kansas" phase of ACW #2. The Democrats have come to realization that they can't win in the ballot box, so they're resorting to violence.

Maybe I'm just a crazy optimist, but I think that the strategy of violence will alienate most American citizens. Pres. Trump is going to hang this murder around the neck of the Democrats.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (ksbjf)

75 This is what they want.
Like ISIS, no plan, just strike when you choose. An army of crazy progressive lone wolves who believe anyone who disagrees with them should be beaten into silence.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (4KUe5)

76 So bastard Judge will slap his had, call him insane and that will be the end.
There is no justice anymore
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)

How quaint.

The Antifag who murdered a Trump supporter at a rally in Denver, in broad daylight, in front of hundreds of witnesses *and news cameras,* had all charges dropped by the DA, because once the Antifag pulled the gun and ran at the Trump supporter, he tried to ward him off with pepper spray - necessitating the shooting.

The message in Denver is explicit: when one of ours attacks you with a deadly weapon, you have a duty to die.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)

77 Pence is whipped dog, so used to abuse, he craves the lash as comfort.

So you're saying it's part of the kink?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)

78 "but every American we've met in italy ,"

Newsome's constituency cannot afford to vacation in Italy.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (qFwJc)

79 Now that The Mafia has gone underground, The Democrat-Communist Party needs to change its name to "Murder, Inc." -- before Islam Trademarks it.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (OLFlC)

80 Read it here the other night, beat to death by a faggot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:07 PM (ZwdAr)

81 >>> And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at May 26, 2026 05:04 PM (V362x)


Leftists did a bunch of wildly violent stuff in the 60s-70s too. I don't think they had as much of a sympathetic media/news then as they do now. But they were very violent. Blowing people up, robbing banks, wild stuff. I don't think we are at peak psycho yet.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (3uBP9)

82 I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.
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I'm not denigrating prayer.

I'm saying it isn't a defense against killers.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (BI5O2)

83 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.

But what if the stage is all that gives their lives meaning?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)

84 "Too bad he couldn't have been Rand Paul's neighbor" -- Tolerance R Us libs.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (ikSmX)

85 So you're saying it's part of the kink?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)

I dunno. What kind of collar does Pennsy wear? Studded with diamonds, or spikes?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (1Ff7Z)

86 Want justice, do it yourself and take the consequences

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

87 Screw civility. The left has spent the last three decades (longer really) calling everyone else nazis and white supremacists. Buckley had it right in his response to Gore Vidal calling him a crypto-nazi: say it again and I'll sock you in the nose, queer.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (cl15i)

88 79 Now that The Mafia has gone underground, The Democrat-Communist Party needs to change its name to "Murder, Inc."
--

That's why they boycotted Vance's Roundtable;
They were afraid he was going to arrest them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (ZwdAr)

89 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:09 PM (Riz8t)

90 ***and there are subsequent hits to the victim's head area."
--

Did he bend over and punch him or...?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (ZwdAr)

91 but every American we've met in italy ,"

Newsome's constituency cannot afford to vacation in Italy.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (qFwJc)

People who have earned lots of money are very clever at finding ways to keep it.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (E31IE)

92
What was the last MAGA personwho killed a Leftist?
Posted by: Skip


At least a dozen police officers were beaten to death with fire extinguishers on Jan 6. At least that's what I heard on npr.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

93 This attack is Republican on Republican, pro Trump MAGA vs pro Trump MAGA violence. Mental illness is something that we have to address in this society to prevent the kinds of violence we've seen the last few days

Made the mistake of going on Twitter. The comment section there is unhinged. Even if the attacker is a Republican, people say it’s the fault of “crazy left lunatics.” He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay? His drug addiction is supposedly the fault of the marxist left, and the PTSD is because he doesn’t have Jesus?

It's tragic, really. But until the MAGA community addresses the deep-rooted cultural issues within their own culture, this cycle of MAGA-on-MAGA violence will just continue. Where are their community leaders??

"deep-rooted cultural issue?" In all seriousness, this is just where anti-intellectualism & pro-individualism leads us. We have a big education battle in front of us that will take generations to fix.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:10 PM (ycI94)

94 Hey Ace! Don't miss out on the juicy Star Wars/Mark Hamill connection in this sordid story:

https://tinyurl.com/nv5p3esy

Apparently, Butler was a HUGE Star Bores fan, and Hamill, being the TDS-addled douchebag he is, well...

Posted by: Shepherd Lover at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (TRN+I)

95 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?

Srsly????

The days of “this is not who we are!” are over.
Thank the Democrats, msm, and radicals for that.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)

96 At least a dozen police officers were beaten to death with fire extinguishers on Jan 6. At least that's what I heard on npr.

In a hushed, sonorous, Middle Atlantic, quasi-British accent.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Riz8t)

97 We're not going to vote our way out of this. We really have no leadership in Congress - they're all in on the corruption and grifting it seems. Trump is doing all he can to save the country and it doesn't seem like a lot of Congress wants to help. If they are, it's the younger ones that haven't been corrupted yet. It's crazy every day and because of 24/7 news coverage we hear about more and more of the insanity across the US. It's depressing - which is also what they want. I take a day off from the craziness and just avoid the web and news. It's helping but man, these people are damaging my calm.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:11 PM (Q0yOR)

98 Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.

How many times must we tell you? It's "soda," not "pop!"

Asodatosis.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

99 That said, anyone pointing out the deaths of soldiers and using it to grandstand is not just dishonoring those soldiers, it is demeaning their service and reducing it to a political throw away line.

Fuck them.
Posted by: Marcus T


Thank you for your post.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)


This.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (2WIwB)

100 Find a clip of Bush Sr’s speech to Congress after Desert Storm. Democrats stood and applauded. Even Bernie Sanders who was congressman back then can be seen standing.

A different world.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (nwGCR)

101 89 And it's just going to keep getting worse from here. It feels like we're undergoing some sort of civilizational mitosis.

Sometimes it seems as if we're simply choosing apoptosis.


*checks calendar* still on course for april 13, 2029

Posted by: apophis at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (v3pYe)

102 The new ABCs

Always
Be
Carrying

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (wBaIH)

103 95 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?


He's not calling for "civility" He's calling for surrender... Ours....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (crd+F)

104 >>Leftists did a bunch of wildly violent stuff in the 60s-70s too. I don't think they had as much of a sympathetic media/news then as they do now. But they were very violent. Blowing people up, robbing banks, wild stuff. I don't think we are at peak psycho yet.

Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

105 Okay, where did my copy of the Smithsonian book on the Fw 190 go?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (2GVsD)

106 I saw this in the last thread:

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.
Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM


Bristling antipathy? From a Senator who, according to him, voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time?

/sarc

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (0sNs1)

107 Well I think it's time I go outside and build an ark, hopefully it's not too late. It's been downpouring all day. Oh, and I guess I have to 'round up the critters, after checking their undersides. Wow, that sounds like a lot of work.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (3uBP9)

108 83 Some people really need to learn the art of exiting the stage gracefully. You, Pence. And now Massie. Go away. Live your life.
---

They are, what you call, high class influencers and are paid well.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (ZwdAr)

109 > One Punch Man Season Three has made many fans want to punch the animation studio.
-----------
Stick with videos of Punch the Monkey. Punch being his name. My wife's hooked on it.

TL ; DR it's short videos about a monkey who was rejected by his mother and is being taken care of by humans at a zoo. It's amusing. In a monkey sort of way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (jehhT)

110 I'm hoping that the hard left during the long hot summer begins pounding on the nice liberals who have let them loose. I try to explain to my liberal friends that leftist revolutions eat their children, but all I get back is Epstein , Trump , white supremacy and other gibberish. The middle class left are full on sheep

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (hpwtA)

111 We're not going to vote our way out of this. We really have no leadership in Congress - they're all in on the corruption and grifting it seems. Trump is doing all he can to save the country and it doesn't seem like a lot of Congress wants to help.

Sure, that explains why the Dems are turning to violence. They know that voting is irrelevant.
*rolls eyes*

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

112 Exactly, continuing to surrender cloaked as taking the high road and civility.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (4KUe5)

113 And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

What the ever lovin....

Posted by: The Terror at May 26, 2026 05:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

114 Thomas Caleb Butler, allegedly a homo, just look at him, attacked a Trump fan, allegedly because America haters say Trump doesn't want homos in grade schools grooming little boys.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.

The 1860s or the 1960s?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (Riz8t)

116 As much as TJMs argument for Cornyn seemed to boil down to 'he doesn't have the votes, but he kept it alive' dude (Cornyn) supported Massie. That makes something smell rotten in Denmark.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (zZu0s)

117 Mike Pence is on his newest grifter tour selling political pornography to his base -- liberals and NeverTrumpers (but I repeat myself) -- and scolding us that if we no longer give the benefit of the doubt to toxic, psychotic leftwingers, we're the same as Satan.

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Mike Pence is the David French of Damien Thorns.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (OLFlC)

118 Hey, anyone see the O’Keefe undercover video of the Nationals team Community Relations leader?

Wow, what a creep!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (4KUe5)

119 Butler has stupid eyes. Not surprised he's an adult Star Wars fan who loves Legos.

Infantile retards are easy to weaponize.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)

120 Has McCain's funeral ended or did they extend it now his son is also dead?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (2GVsD)

121 106 I saw this in the last thread:

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.
Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

Bristling antipathy? From a Senator who, according to him, voted with President Trump 99.2% of the time?

/sarc
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 05:13 PM (0sNs1)

Yeah, I love that claim.

It's easy to vote with Trump all the time if you basically never advance Trump's agenda beyond passing a budget and confirming judges.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (cl15i)

122 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (D1E+2)

123 >>> ...the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

Got to be more than that.
We just don't hear about most of them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (/lPRQ)

124 >>He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay?

Finally, reddit gets something right.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (viF8m)

125 The message in Denver is explicit: when one of ours attacks you with a deadly weapon, you have a duty to die.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)


Denver will fail first.
Spectacularly.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (2WIwB)

126 111 that's not what I was saying. It's the hopium copium ones that think we're going to vote our way out. My elderly parents, the ones that hold onto the old ways and their generation - "we do it this way" people. The Dems and their orcs are insane and violent and don't care. They band together like the proglodytes they are. Good lord. Nice try, though.

I worked in the belly of the beast for a long time as a defense contractor and at FEMA HQ. I know what the left/Dems are. Trust me.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (Q0yOR)

127 Okay, call off the Code Red. Found the book.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (2GVsD)

128 This is the Peoples Democrat Republic of California. Jury nullification is not out of the question.

Posted by: Mhandisi at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (kG5Zl)

129 I understand that you're angry about Mr. Sheron's murder, but please do not denigrate prayer.
-----
I'm not denigrating prayer.

I'm saying it isn't a defense against killers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:08 PM (BI5O2)


YD, I'm not going to get into an argument with you, but you're misunderstanding the purpose and power of prayer.

Prayer has saved lives, and sometimes the answer is "No."

Not to be flippant, but sometimes the answer is martyrdom.

Mr. Sherron sounds like he was a decent dude and pretty obviously murdered for being MAGA. Do you really think most Americans aren't disgusted by what they see coming from the Democrats?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ksbjf)

130 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Ah, but does he have a...monorail!?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (Riz8t)

131 Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

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"I'm proud to say that I've hired more bulls for my wife than assassination attempts made on Trump's life the past few years."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (OLFlC)

132 Well, Big Mouf Bass has secured her re-election.

Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

133 124 >>He’s not MAGA because there’s a picture of him wearing a Star Wars shirt, which somehow makes him gay?

Finally, reddit gets something right.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:17 PM (viF8m)

Star Wars is now so ghey that there's serious talk about Disney red-mattering the sequels so they can try to (unsuccessfully) resuscitate its corpse. Good luck with that.

Posted by: Thrawn at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (fh/iS)

134 Mike Pence whined and cried for years that January 6 caused him Moderate Stress but seems to have not noticed that his allies on the left keep trying to kill Trump every other month.

The real question is WTF are we still talking about Mike Pence. He's as relevant and important as phlogiston.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (Riz8t)

135 The 1860s or the 1960s?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (Riz8t)


1260s

Posted by: Kublai Khan and the Mongols at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

136 Leftwing violence has been around since the dawn of time. It's not something new. And yes, it was far worse in the 60s and 70s.
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Perhaps, but it would be less of a problem now if more force had been brought to bear on them then.

Instead the cancer has been allowed to metastasize.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (vSvIl)

137 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:16 PM (D1E+2)
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I will always think of Pence as a lawnchair.

Maybe a gray lawn chairs.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (ikSmX)

138 Pence is a sleazy snake oil salesman. He has a tonic for all of your ills.

Ah, but does he have a...monorail!?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (Riz8t)

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The figurative high-speed train-to-nowhere begins at Pence's mouth.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (OLFlC)

139 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

Governor Tim Walz
@GovTimWalz
·
1h
Come for the Jucy Lucy, stay for the most diverse food scene in America.

https://tinyurl.com/57t2p3u8

Posted by: beckster at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (kX27y)

140 Two veterans, not the same.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 05:21 PM (cS1cw)

141 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......


Astonishing! They've finally found something else to talk about other than global warming.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (Riz8t)

142 I will always think of Pence as a lawnchair.

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Make Lawn Darts Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (OLFlC)

143 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)

144 Star Wars is now so ghey that there's serious talk about Disney red-mattering the sequels so they can try to (unsuccessfully) resuscitate its corpse. Good luck with that.
Posted by: Thrawn at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (fh/iS)

They are going to have too because it's dead, I can only imagine what Solo would have been like if they left the guys that did PROJECT HAIL MARY

They just now let the original characters in the parks.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (ubCxQ)

145 142 I don't think of him at all. What a weasel and coward. And I loved Race Bannon as a kid. He ruined it! Ruined it!

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (Q0yOR)

146 Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)


I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

147 This is the Peoples Democrat Republic of California. Jury nullification is not out of the question.

Posted by: Mhandisi at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (kG5Zl)
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It's all part of upholding a democracy.

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 05:24 PM (ikSmX)

148 Pence has realized he's fading into obscurity and irrelevance.

He should write a book.

Or go on The View.

Oh...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (jehhT)

149 25 >>There was a case 15+ years ago when we lived in connecticut where a guy got into a fight at a bar and punched a dude who fell and hit his head on the curb in the parking lot. He died before the ambulance got there. They charged the guy with murder but IIRC it got downgraded to manslaughter in a plea deal.

Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.
Posted by: JackStraw
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It's a common tale in courts. But a bar fight is a bit different than attacking someone elderly and at their own home.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

150 Well, Big Mouf Bass has secured her re-election.

Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

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"If you don't vote for Bass, you ain't a black meth mouth!"

/Mad Maxine

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (OLFlC)

151 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)

Fucking retards, aka known as Redditors.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (zZu0s)

152 Pence is a pissmire, which I said this when Trump first chose him. He ducked and ran over free speech issues as governor. But he's turned out far worse than I imagined. He's become the embodiment of gutless yet vicious Quislings.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (b4LBp)

153 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......


Nat Gro is totally on its ass.
I've been to Somalia. I've seen what they eat. There is a reason we called them skinnies.
*barf*

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:26 PM (2WIwB)

154 Sounds like the plot line for Con Air.
Posted by: JackStraw
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It's a common tale in courts. But a bar fight is a bit different than attacking someone elderly and at their own home.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

Objection. In Con-Air it was outside a bar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)

155 Terror in the 60's & 70's was isolated and self supporting. There was no big money behind organization, training, and promotion.
Today, the actors are not the promoters they are the agents.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ZwdAr)

156
Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA
It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)


I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes

================

However much it was, some of it came out of your wallet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (GSk5t)

157 153 Is Puntland any better? I can't imagine it is but at least they are trying. I think, guess.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (Q0yOR)

158 And they pulled a knife first, so Ranger Nic Cage had to kill them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

159 Jucy Lucy is the most gooner name for food I have ever heard.

Looking it up,... it is a hamburger that instead of placing the cheese on top the patty, like a gentleman, they've penetrated the meat, and stuffed their cheese inside,...

Son, you need to calm down. You need to calm down, put that meat and cheese down, and go find a church.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (3uBP9)

160 148 Pence has realized he's fading into obscurity and irrelevance.

He should write a book.

Or go on The View.

Oh...
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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He should go back to his cuck chair and sit there with a gimp mask on.

At a minimum, have the courtesy to simply go away and sell used cars or become a carny barker for a rigged game.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (E4rtv)

161 153 Somaliland, Puntland. Whatever they are calling themselves. NE corner or so of the country. You know, the thing.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (Q0yOR)

162 Mike Pence can go suck an array of dicks. What a smarmy putz.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (oqH4h)

163 > I've been to Somalia. I've seen what they eat. There is a reason we called them skinnies.
*barf*
Posted by: Diogenes
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New diet fad incoming....

Sell it to the AWFL's... "they'll eat it up."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (jehhT)

164 The real question is WTF are we still talking about Mike Pence. He's as relevant and important as phlogiston.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 05:20 PM (Riz8t)

This comment is Dennis Miller approved.

Posted by: Dennis Miller's shoe at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (3QsZU)

165 Oh, FFS, Pence is calling for civility now, after all they did to Trump and his team in the first administration, the lawfare after, and multiple assasination attempts?


He's not calling for "civility" He's calling for surrender... Ours....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:12 PM (crd+F)

I didn't know Mike Pence was French. He should move to Nice.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (qx7Zg)

166
Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

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It might have simply been a few wigs.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:29 PM (OLFlC)

167 143 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Uh, Reddit has linked "The Hindustan Times", which reports:

Who is Thomas Caleb Butler: 5 things to know:

2- Butler is a Navy veteran with ‘severe PTSD’ a friend told The California Post. Police believe he did not know Sheron. They also believe the attack had nothing to do with politics and are speaking to witnesses.

3- Butler's friend told the publication that he ‘liked’ the ‘Trump house’ and lived just a few blocks away from it. The friend also reportedly said he supported President Donald Trump as a registered Republican.

4- Shocked by the attack, Butler's friend said “This is the guy that plays with Legos and Star Wars stuff,” as per the Post. The family friend further said Butler was medicated and his mental illness was making him weak. The friend noted that Butler had served many years in the Navy but was now without a job and fighting his demons, as per The Post. He ‘sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him,’ the friend said.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (ycI94)

168 Pence is as wearisome as French.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (rJ48h)

169 Objection. In Con-Air it was outside a bar.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Common enough to hear take it outside at certain bars because they are tired of cleaning up the mess inside. Been to a few bars like that in my yute. Don't go to any bars nowadays at all.

Too many violations of John Farnam's rule of stupids.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (E4rtv)

170 >>Today, the actors are not the promoters they are the agents.

Which is exactly why going after the backers of people like Hassan Piker is such a big deal.

Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (viF8m)

171 116 As much as TJMs argument for Cornyn seemed to boil down to 'he doesn't have the votes, but he kept it alive' dude (Cornyn) supported Massie. That makes something smell rotten in Denmark.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:15 PM (zZu0s

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I've never made an argument in favor of Cornyn.

You may be confusing my limited, outside defense of Thune in his position as majority leader. Which i admit is limited and from the outside without any special knowledge, and I'm willing to be corrected. But his passage of the OBBB looms large in my mind.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP8)

172 Nat Geo has named MPLS one of the 14 top cities in the world for food, citing the numerous Somali restaurants in town. I grew up in MPLS and have never heard of a Jucy Lucy.......

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How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (gnNyN)

173 I think you could make an argument for Soviet support for the guys in the 60s and 70s. Seems I have read stories to that effect.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

174 Pence is an evil man.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (jPdyB)

175 170 I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (Q0yOR)

176 RIP

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (dK+Kv)

177 Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP

You're right, Thune not Cornyn. My apologies. I guess brain think of them as the same person.

Massive-> Cornyn -> Thune? Fruit of the poisoned tree?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s)

178 Jucy Lucy is the most gooner name for food I have ever heard.

Looking it up,... it is a hamburger that instead of placing the cheese on top the patty, like a gentleman, they've penetrated the meat, and stuffed their cheese inside,...

Son, you need to calm down. You need to calm down, put that meat and cheese down, and go find a church.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:28 PM (3uBP9)

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We need an analog name for Schumer's burgers:

A Mucky Chucky?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (OLFlC)

179 Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Get them all--if not prison for assholes like Singham due to his permanent Shanghai residence, put sanctions on all his money and block any transactions. Same with Wyss plus deport his ass to Switzerland. And that British billionaire. Time to expel the foreign funding from our society.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (E4rtv)

180 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

181 Who exactly is Pence talking to? MAGA wouldn't listen to him. GOPe realizes he's a loser. He might make MSNOW happy but who cares

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (hpwtA)

182 Again, the only thing Race Bannon about Mike Pence is his hair.

Posted by: DaveA at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (FhXTo)

183 Massie, phone. Dont bother remembering the name because hopefully he will fade into the sludge.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

184 172 How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

forty-two!

Posted by: deep thought at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (v3pYe)

185 Who claimed the murderer was MAGA ?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:22 PM (crd+F)
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There are some news reports that he was MAGA and even liked the ‘Trump House.’ Could be bullshit. Could be truth. Too early to know for sure.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (BgZgJ)

186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

*forlorn whinny*

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

187 >>I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.

He's just one in a constellation on the left taking money from places like China. This whole marxist move by Democrats isn't organic. It's heavily funded and includes group like ANSWER and BLM.

And downstream it flows to Bernie, the Squad and other scumbags on the left and even some RINOs.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (viF8m)

188 Don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but Butler, the guy who killed Kerry Sheron, is now claiming mental illness.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (3ImbR)

189 175 170 I never knew this Piker character until I saw him mentioned by Asmongold.
Posted by: turambar
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Real piece of shit. Got a dog because influencer handbook said having dog in picture gets more money. Put a shock collar on the dog, shocks him for moving. On air. A thorough going evil bastard that deserves to meet old Sparky.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

190 How many different ways can you prepare bananas and rice?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 05:32 PM (gnNyN)

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This could have been the impetus for a comedy bit in "Airplane" by Air Traffic Controller Johnny ...

... or a Seinfeld episode.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (OLFlC)

191 Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM (viF8m)

Are you expecting Trump to bag and tag Xi like Maduro?

I'm having a hard time squaring the idea of getting tough with China and the recent trip which seemed to be all about expanding business ties (given the guest list).

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (vSvIl)

192
Why is Pence still out grifting when he can obviously make a fortune

Starring as Old, Gay Race Bannon in his own OnlyFans Johnny Quest Nostalgia site?



Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (iJfKG)

193 Afternoon.

Two thoughts...

I think it's about time we banned the Democrats as a treasonous, insurrectionist party on the payroll of China. Fuck 'em.

Also, that's taking the old Army/Navy rivalry to absurd lengths. And the big game isn't even until Thanksgiving!

Posted by: Robert at May 26, 2026 05:36 PM (62jY7)

194 But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.
Posted by: Nova Local


I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (vJrRc)

195 166 Karen Bass
@KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)

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It might have simply been a few wigs.


my time has come to shine!

Posted by: lace wigs at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (v3pYe)

196 177 Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:31 PM (46HP

You're right, Thune not Cornyn. My apologies. I guess brain think of them as the same person.

Massive-> Cornyn -> Thune? Fruit of the poisoned tree?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s

====

I just think managing a senate caucus that includes Tillis, Mitchell, Mark, and a few others (like Grassley to a lesser degree) is a nightmare because...what can he threaten them with?

It takes moving a mountain to defeat them in a primary, and the leaders job is to manage and even protect them, all while trying to advance legislation 50+ prima donnas have an assortment of reasons to not want passed, most of which is petty and stupid and not subject to actual argument and debate.

Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP8)

197 >> Incivility is at the heart of the problem.

Fuck you. No it isn’t.

How many Democrats have been murdered, you ponce? How many attempts on a Democrat presidents life has there been?

You are such a small wienered simp, it’s astonishing.

Imagine, this guy was a Marine. I bet he was a meat- gazer.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (jlI90)

198 Butler looks like he's a paranoid schizophrenic. The law should find out what kind of meds he was on however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (hpwtA)

199 188 Don't know if it was mentioned here yet, but Butler, the guy who killed Kerry Sheron, is now claiming mental illness.

Posted by: IrishEi ?!
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Hopefully that won't fly. But it is California justice there. Which means no justice at all for a lot of victims.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (E4rtv)

200 186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)

*forlorn whinny*
Posted by: Miracle!


*perks up*

Posted by: frau blucher at May 26, 2026 05:38 PM (v3pYe)

201 They should rendition that asshole, Singham and hand him from a ceiling for a few days.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (jlI90)

202 >>Are you expecting Trump to bag and tag Xi like Maduro?

Absolutely not. But I do expect that he will, probably has already, put this right in Xi's grill and use it as a chip in negotiations.

Without the billions of foreign dollars flowing to the left they would be even more impotent than they are now.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (viF8m)

203 He's just one in a constellation on the left taking money from places like China.

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I also suspect (in addition to American NGOs and Deep State Organs), numerous GloboHomo, Deep State, and Islamic Organs (BIRM thrice).

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (OLFlC)

204 KarenBassLA

It is an incredible honor to receive an endorsement from Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 05:19 PM (ndZc7)

I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)


Just some deep kisses.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (E31IE)

205 I'm tired of the Bill Kristol faggot yacht club wing of the GOP. Have been for years now.

Posted by: You can be civil to deez nutz at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (TbWk/)

206 Pence gets paid to stick it to Trump. Same pipeline that's keeping Patheos afloat. Money laundered through Christian-in-name NGOs.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (gKWVE)

207 Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP

Hmmm. Ask Elon to spend a few million to dig up blackmail? Or create some?

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s)

208 I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Up to the discretion of the judge for sentencing mitigation in most jurisdictions. Often in sane jurisdictions, they won't consider it as taking both illegal drugs and booze is regarded as a voluntary act.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (E4rtv)

209 I’m betting there’s some kind of gimp porn in Chris Murphy’s phone.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (jlI90)

210 I wonder how much $$$ changed hands on this?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:23 PM (2WIwB)


Just some deep kisses.
Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (E31IE)


Makes gagging sound...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (crd+F)

211 174 Pence is an evil man.
Posted by: Smellslikevictory

Both Pence and Obama are on camera with flies lamding on their head. Coincidence?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 05:40 PM (Enz0M)

212 186 Not even Miracle Max could revive Star Wars I think.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2GVsD)


Because its well beyond ' mostly dead'?

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (E31IE)

213 207 Thune is a symptom of a much larger problem: the Senate itself.
Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (46HP

Hmmm. Ask Elon to spend a few million to dig up blackmail? Or create some?
Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s

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Term limits for the Senate plus an abolition on staff might do some good. The second is more important than the first.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (46HP8)

214 Meat gazer? Cook? Gay? Medic?

Posted by: Miracle! at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (zZu0s)

215 181 Who exactly is Pence talking to? MAGA wouldn't listen to him. GOPe realizes he's a loser. He might make MSNOW happy but who cares
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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His name is Lola, he was a VP.....

Posted by: Barry Manilowe at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (E4rtv)

216 Pence should give it up. History is going to show he was a simp and coward who helped an attempted coup of the US presidency from within.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (jlI90)

217 Do you really think most Americans aren't disgusted by what they see coming from the Democrats?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ksbjf)

Sure, they're disgusted.

And they're afraid of Democrats.

And they see we're unwilling to defend our own, let alone the madding crowd of fearful people.

We're giving them no choice but to support their oppressors to protect themselves, which they'll do because of human nature. One side is shooting and the other is praying.

That isn't going to hack it.

G-d gave us many more tools than prayer. If we refuse to use them, we're the guy in the flood who refuses the boats that come to help, and gets confused when the prayers don't stop him from drowning.

Imagine when Kirk was shot, if hundreds of men descended on UVU armed to the teeth and baying for Robinson's blood, while their wives did the praying... That would have gone a country mile further toward preventing more murders than what happened.

All we're doing is emboldening the Marxists and inspiring nothing but resigned apathy in everyone else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

218 [Piker, the dog shocker] A thorough going evil bastard that deserves to meet old Sparky.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)


I recently watched "Island of Lost Souls" where Dr Moreau loses control of his monsters, who then send him to the House of Pain.

Posted by: Jump around! Jump around! at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

219 >>>I'm having a hard time squaring the idea of getting tough with China and the recent trip which seemed to be all about expanding business ties (given the guest list).
Posted by: Methos
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Thing about Trump, things aren't always what they seem. Yes, he put on hold the arms deal with Taiwan and he's, apparently, lightening up on Xi.
But that doesn't mean they aren't carrots under a box fall.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (ZwdAr)

220 211 Well Barky is Shit Midas so it does track

Posted by: turambar at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (Q0yOR)

221 >> Neville Singham is just a bagman. The real target is the CCP.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Yet...

I'm hopeful Trump laid out some boundaries for Xi to not cross. Because they've got a foothold in the country. A rather significant foothold.

And it's not just land.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (jehhT)

222
As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

223
The news outlets were saying that the Escondido murderer attacked the old guy out of pure irrational craziness, nothing to do with Trump.

I'm thinking, another crazy influenced by the constant toxic shit-mist sprayed on everything by the Left, like the White House shooter was Like they were hoping..

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (azNOR)

224 I dunno. I kinda feel like Thune has the job of herding cats.

Imagine being in the room with Cassidy, Murkowski, that dick from Utah, Collins, etc.

I would be punching myself in the face.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (jlI90)

225 TJM ever see The Pianist or Anthropod?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

226 But diminshed capacity might play a role, unless the guy actually has a clear moment in custody away from the drugs and alcohol and realizes what he did...then, maybe suicide watch is needed.
Posted by: Nova Local

I'm still confused why being drunk or high is somehow a mitigating circumstance when someone attacks or kills another person.

Yes, alcohol and drugs tend to remove people's inhibitions, making it easier for them to be violent, but unless they were drugged without their knowledge or consent, they volunteered to impair themselves.

If you volunteer to impair your ability to not hurt other people and then hurt other people, that should be an enhancement to the crime.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 05:37 PM (vJrRc)
——

Being drunk or high generally is not a mitigating factor in crimes. The exception is for crimes that require ‘specific intent’ to commit the criminal act. For example, some ‘murder one’ capital crimes require a very specific intent to intentionally murder the person you kill. If you are very drunk or high at the time, you might get the benefit of the doubt in being unable to formulate that level of specific intent.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (BgZgJ)

227 McConnell wrote a book called, exactly, "Herding Cats". These people use that as an excuse for not even trying.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 05:45 PM (gKWVE)

228 Dear Lord. Kissing Maxine Waters has to be worse than kissing Satan's sulphurous asshole.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (gtcuf)

229 222
As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

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Student visas are actually down double digits percentage wise, including from China.

Trump's rhetoric doesn't match policy on immigration because Stephen Miller actually runs immigration.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (46HP8)

230 [snip of excellent rant]

All we're doing is emboldening the Marxists and inspiring nothing but resigned apathy in everyone else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

------------

So you're saying "Nothing has happened" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (OLFlC)

231 In Savannah there was a decent South African sandwich place, Zunzi's. But I think it was, like all the different influences, Italian, Dutch, Swiss, on SA cooking. The food was good. Instead of deli cut meat, it was roast meats in a fresh baked roll. I liked it. It would have a line city blocks long.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (3uBP9)

232 224 I dunno. I kinda feel like Thune has the job of herding cats.

Imagine being in the room with Cassidy, Murkowski, that dick from Utah, Collins, etc.

I would be punching myself in the face.
Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (jlI90

===

Collins does as she's told. She's actually not a problem.

The others are.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (46HP8)

233 nood




quickies

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (3uBP9)

234 225 TJM ever see The Pianist or Anthropod?
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)

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Is that, like, one movie?

Sounds kinky.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:47 PM (46HP8)

235 4- Shocked by the attack, Butler's friend said “This is the guy that plays with Legos and Star Wars stuff,” as per the Post. The family friend further said Butler was medicated and his mental illness was making him weak. The friend noted that Butler had served many years in the Navy but was now without a job and fighting his demons, as per The Post. He ‘sits in his room and thinks everyone is coming to get him,’ the friend said.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 05:30 PM


Not excusing this guy for anything but if he is a veteran and being treated by the VA for PTSD or some other mental issues literally anything can trigger an psychotic episode with the drugs they hand out.


Heck they gave chantrix to vets to quit smoking. That drug had multiple black box warnings for psychotic issues but they handed that stuff out like candy to vets to help us quit smoking. I took it for about a week and had multiple issues and some seriously fvcked up dreams. They got mad when I quit taking it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (0N4FZ)

236 >>I'm hopeful Trump laid out some boundaries for Xi to not cross. Because they've got a foothold in the country. A rather significant foothold.

I think it's a mistake to look at things like Venezuela, Cuba and Iran as discreet foreign policy issues. Aside from being generational problems for us they also all have one thing in common, China.

China not only had effective control over Venezuela they also controlled the Panama Canal. Now they don't have either. It's no coincidence Hamas has been all over Venezuela for years, they were part of the China access because of Iran. And now we are taking down Iran and securing another crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has gained a lot of negotiating power over the last few months over China. Now the discussions of what China needs to do are coming from a different place.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (viF8m)

237 As much as I love President Trump, I am most disappoint with his significant policy reversal a couple weeks ago -- publicly stating his support for allowing approximately 500,000 to 600,000 Chinese students to study in American universities, arguing that removing these students would cause lower-tier U.S. colleges to collapse financially and described it as "insulting" to tell China that their students are unwanted.

[And, as The Wifey points out, how many of those ChiComm students -- virtually all from very wealthy families -- are going to be attending "lower-tier U.S. colleges" anyway?]
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:43 PM (OLFlC)

***

A big difference between announcing a policy change, and actual Chinese matriculation. I am confident in President Trump.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (2WIwB)

238 Student visas are actually down double digits percentage wise, including from China.

Trump's rhetoric doesn't match policy on immigration because Stephen Miller actually runs immigration.

Posted by: TJM's phone at May 26, 2026 05:46 PM (46HP

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Thanks for that information of which I was obviously ignorant, TJM.

I'd personally LOVE Stephen Miller to be POTUS 48 ... but there's no way in hell The Left (nor The #Woke Reich) would ever allow a Conservative Jew to ascend to that office.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (OLFlC)

239 Nood Debbie whatever her name Schultz.

Actually it’s worse than that

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (36bTp)

240 The news outlets were saying that the Escondido murderer attacked the old guy out of pure irrational craziness, nothing to do with Trump.
-
Which suggests they believe he is one of theirs and are preparing his legal defense.

Posted by: Methos at May 26, 2026 05:49 PM (vSvIl)

241 I think it's a mistake to look at things like Venezuela, Cuba and Iran as discreet foreign policy issues. Aside from being generational problems for us they also all have one thing in common, China.

China not only had effective control over Venezuela they also controlled the Panama Canal. Now they don't have either. It's no coincidence Hamas has been all over Venezuela for years, they were part of the China access because of Iran. And now we are taking down Iran and securing another crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump has gained a lot of negotiating power over the last few months over China. Now the discussions of what China needs to do are coming from a different place.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 05:48 PM (viF8m)

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And you can throw in China's and Russia's former influence over Cuba ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (OLFlC)

242 Thune is not doing the Save America Act by choice.

If the Senate majority leader won’t even try when we have a GOP Congress and GOP president, and an ~80% of Americans wanting it, he is a failure.

By choice or because he can’t herd a few wildcard fellow Senators, neither one is a valid excuse.Stop accepting and defending Failure Theater and voter betrayal.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 05:51 PM (4KUe5)

243 The vile reactions to "MAGA" flags, hats etc. is spooky but clarifying. One would of thought the FNM, Dems, and especially RINOs would have responded to Trump's MAGA messaging with "we all want to make Make America Great Again". Trump is just a slick salesman.

But no, they attack the idea of MAGA itself. They focus mostly on Trump but its clear they hate the idea of American Greatness. They are all welcome to move to Canada and Europe, post haste.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (8zlY6)

244 Pop Bush and Desert Storm was the red pill moment. All the little flags and cheering. My BS meter went to eleventy.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 06:03 PM (33fCl)

245 I hate to be cynical reality guy, but I hope everybody here understands that a far left LA jury is going to refuse to convict this scumbag, right?

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (lCHt6)

246 I hate to be cynical reality guy, but I hope everybody here understands that a far left LA jury is going to refuse to convict this scumbag, right?

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 26, 2026 06:07 PM (lCHt6)



And then people wonder how you get vigilantes and death squads?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at May 26, 2026 08:26 PM (C4BAC)

All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years

A reminder from last week: the Trump Administration charged 15 Minnesota Men for pillaging $90 million from American citizens.



The Justice Department today announced the Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 15 defendants, including owners of child care centers and various Medicaid providers, for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss, including the two largest Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in the District and first-of-their kind charges involving additional Medicaid programs. The Justice Department also announced a major investment in combatting Medicaid fraud through a significant expansion of the Division's Health Care Fraud Section, allocating funding to permit the hiring of 15 new Trial Attorney positions to combat Medicaid fraud across the United States.

"Today, we are holding scammers accountable who ripped off the American taxpayer and harmed those deserving legitimate assistance from these programs," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "These alleged con artists stole taxpayer dollars while providing substandard care for children and abandoning at least one Medicaid recipient as they passed away. The DOJ Fraud Division, along with the White House's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, will dismantle illegal schemes from coast-to-coast, just as they did today in Minnesota. This is just the tip of the iceberg."

"Driven by data showing a significant increase in Medicaid fraud across the country, the 15 additional prosecutors will serve as a force multiplier for our existing Strike Forces to combat this critical new threat," said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department's Fraud Division. "The Fraud Division is committed to supercharging the Health Care Fraud Strike Force program with the resources it needs to tackle the pervasive fraud in the health care industry and protect the vulnerable beneficiaries of these programs, including children and those suffering from chronic ailments."

A big source of fraud consists of paying off corrupt, criminal parents to take their children to a corrupt doctor to get a fake autism diagnosis. Then they get fraudulent benefits, and scammers bilk the taxpayers out of huge sums of money providing non-services to non-autistic children.


"Today's arrests mark the largest autism fraud bust in American history," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, this Administration is carrying out the most aggressive anti-fraud effort in modern American history. These criminals exploited vulnerable children, stole taxpayer dollars, and diverted critical autism care and resources away from families who truly need support, and we will continue rooting out fraud to protect children and restore integrity to America's public health programs."

...

Autism Fraud

In the largest Medicaid autism fraud case ever charged by the Department, two defendants were charged in connection with an approximately $46.6 million scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) program, a publicly funded Minnesota Health Care Program that offers medically necessary services to people under the age of 21 with autism spectrum disorder. In 2017, Minnesota became one of the first states to offer Medicaid coverage for EIDBI services. EIDBI claims skyrocketed from over $600,000 in 2018 to over $400 million by 2025.

Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000. Or 670,000 times $600,000.


As alleged, the defendants paid kickbacks to parents who brought their children to autism centers, diagnosed children with autism regardless of medical necessity, and billed for autism services that were not actually provided, depriving children who did need assistance of needed care.

...

Integrated Community Supports Fraud

In the first criminal prosecution involving fraud in Minnesota's Integrated Community Supports (ICS) program, one defendant was charged with a $1.4 million scheme to bill for services that were not provided as represented. ICS is a Minnesota Medicaid benefit designed to fill a gap in the service continuum between a person living in their own home and more restrictive settings such as group homes and assisted living. ICS was designed to help people live more independently in the community--as opposed to an institutionalized setting--with daily one-on-one help with health, safety, and household tasks so that qualifying individuals can live in the community. The defendant in the prosecution announced today submitted claims for vulnerable recipients who required 24-hour care, one of whom was found deceased a day after being billed for services he did not receive.

After paying out a total of approximately $4.2 million when the ICS program began in 2021, the cost has grown to more than $183 million in 2025. In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021.

...

"Medicaid dollars are meant to support vulnerable Americans--not bankroll luxury cars and real estate empires for fraudulent providers who exploit people with disabilities," said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. "These prosecutions put Medicaid fraudsters on notice--the gravy train is over. We will cut you off, shut you down, and lock you up. They also send a clear message to the patients who depend on Medicaid and the taxpayers who fund it--this administration has your back."

Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

Nick Shirley's right-hand guy says that autism payments have gone up 4,700 percent more than they were just a few years ago.

I found they went up 67,000 percent. Maybe we're looking at different numbers.

But 4,700 percent is pretty high too -- or so a Racist might think.

And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:35 PM




Comments

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1 That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x)

I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ynpvh)

2 Otters called

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

3 Read contenr

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ItWcy)

4 They're all in on it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (FpHTM)

5 I NOODed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

6 Fraudtism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

7 The Dems literally don’t care about a rational society, do they? Like at all. This is bizarre.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (OoFl2)

8
Now do transgender "care" ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

9 Wasn't that the meme with the Somalian? 'Now I am the autism'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

10
*polite cough*

470x

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

11 Ummm, Bulg we might need you to start tutoring here.

100% = 1x
47000% = 470x

Now, I know we don't do Math here, so I won't be commenting on Ace's headline...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (tOcjL)

12 Fraudtism.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

Eh, looting the provinces during your term goes back to the Romans.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

13 10
*polite cough*

470x
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

Great Math minds must think alike...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

14 Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.
==
You mean to start with Tim Walz right? Right?
*honking goose meme*

Posted by: I gotta get me summa dat sweet sweet govt cash at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (anL5R)

15
Fraudistantism

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (HdYcL)

16 Can we get another woman in the gutter guard ad? The current one makes me wait four seconds before I can rejoin the horde.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (Vpqw1)

17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

18 Only Somali criminals would be dumb enough to commit such blatant fraud; thank goodness there were Dems in power who could look the other way!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (cWLG3)

19 Fraudilicious Fraudidelica.

The George Clinton Parliament of Fraud.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FpHTM)

20 17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

Well, that was a result of World War Eleven...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (ynpvh)

21
Women in the gutter? Is that what we've come to?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (HdYcL)

22 The autism thing is interesting to me as a parent with a child who actually has autism. There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (OoFl2)

23 >>Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.


We should reclaim their water before that last step.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (JEwe/)

24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

25 Cut things off, denaturalize, deport.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (cS1cw)

26 Democrats are pro everything anti American. There is no hiding it.

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (YwEeS)

27 OT, but we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (SRRAx)

28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.

Posted by: pookysgirl's children aren't wandering in the corn... yet at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Wt5PA)

30
I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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OOOOOOO check out the huge throbbing brain on Einstein everybody!!!!

Posted by: Swoon at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

33 So, how much of the $7.2M did the Somali deadbeat pay the judge? Should probably know her price before we drag her ass into jail.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

34 28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

I'm still advocating for the Auger method.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (FpHTM)

35 Running away before questioning?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

36 "In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021."

Every single dollar of increase in "healthcare" since Covid has been stolen. Every. Single. Dollar.

This is why the left, the government, and even most companies fought so hard to shut everything down and realign basically the entire social contract.

Yes, it was partially about fascism and forcing the government's boot up your butthole. But it way also about exponentially increasing the opportunities for theft, graft, and generally scumbaggery.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

37 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

No one would expect that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

38 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

Nobody would see THAT coming!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (ynpvh)

39 There's already a serious, normal, and perfectly valid term for this.

"Community Organizing".

All the ugly murals and chanting nonsense while you shit up a public thoroughfare is simply a distraction from the real main event: Organized Theft of Public Wealth.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (Ot/FD)

40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

41 Math is hard

Posted by: Teen Talk Barbie at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (3uBP9)

42 40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

Alexa and Siri...Rule 34...something, something...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ynpvh)

43 As usual nothing but questions and little to contribute.

So SD really did no redistrict even with the special session?

And - no federal follow-up or separate charges that can be brought against the thief rescued by the odious idiot "judge" in MN?

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (U/Byj)

44 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

45 31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

And Ace reads them even less...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

48 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

It's fundament.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (ynpvh)

49 A process with a product. Math lures you into the truth. Now put down the pipe.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (YlWIZ)

50 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

Heh.


"REEEEE!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (Ot/FD)

51 This is MN. Where are the fucking wood chippers?

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (1D2Ie)

52 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/

This reminds me, I need to schedule the window washers. Thanks, Garrett!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (OoFl2)

53
The "N" in learning is silent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

55 You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

When I opened the post, there were no (0, zero) comments. Took a few seconds to post.

Sorry if I ruined your day. You're a worse karen than I am.

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (fPL4c)

56 Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

That's how you get boiler rooms to hang up.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (YlWIZ)

57 That the left is not outraged tells you that they support this.

Their biggest problem is the discovery, not the theft.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (N1tpc)

58 Wow, Somalis with autism.

"So Abdul, if your pirate ship gets a hold of $1 million in cargo, how much cargo do you have."

"About 100 dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (qwx/I)

59 The Biden Junta doubled the federal budget.


All of that money was stolen.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)
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Right next to the silent "q".

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (gnNyN)

61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

63 Joe Biden elected President and Autism Went Up 47,000%

Coincidence?

I think not.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (/lPRQ)

64 54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

Even more fun, then! Ignore my Math fun on the previous page, and bring a riddle or joke (of the dad joke level) instead...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)

66 43 - The state is appealing the judge's decision. That'll take a while though.

Posted by: Gaff at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (EqzMw)

67 61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

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Needs more study.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (46HP8)

68 "Abdul, do you know what 312 times 123 is?"

"Give me a million dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (qwx/I)

69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

70 The focus should not be on the Somalians and other foreigners who are among us looting, murdering, and pillaging, but upon those who have opened the city gates to the enemy.

Traitor are much worse.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (47/pr)

71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

74 69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

Not sure about sexy, but he does have a potty mouth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (DwqWV)

75 I mean, how do Somalis get autism?

Do they even get vaccinated?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (qwx/I)

76 Mech figure on Rinkya with handling fees is $60. Same one on eBay, only listing is for $150.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (2GVsD)

77 OK, then.

Arrest the DEM public officials and state Cabinet heads in charge.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (u82oZ)

78 61 Does money cure autism?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03

No but treatment is very helpful, and the behaviorist I used was very expensive. I didn’t consider fraud…silly me.

But the crap thing about this is it will narrow the ability for those who do actually need it to get it, and while Dems are over there not wanting to imprison their voting blocks, they are hurting children. Go them.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (OoFl2)

79 ""Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.""


And then a nice game of Pinochet Skeet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (snZF9)

80
Autism is the ADD of ADHD.

It's money shuffling game.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (IifOV)

81 From the previous thread:

113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)


The Frankfurt School found that the Western working class, being literate and enfranchised, were not open to the "class struggle" message of Marxism. They really liked the prosperity that they already had in market economies, and had way too much to lose for a world revolution.

Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

82 65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
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Hard to get money out of them when they have probably already sent it all back to Somalia in a briefcase.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (oqH4h)

83 60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

84 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
=====

Tell me again about the third branch, separation of powers, checks and balances, yada yada yada.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (RIvkX)

85 Gaff - first, mean to say "SC" about the redistricting not happening, not "SD". Not about AL case at all.

TJM gave a humorous reply in last thread which I don't get.

Just being lazy and axing others for info I could find my own self.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (U/Byj)

86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

Raw Story: It's not Vance. It's not Rubio. GOP pollster reveals who MAGA voters actually want in 2028. Republican pollster Sarah Longwell says there is a name coming up repeatedly in her focus groups when voters are asked who they want to lead the country next — and it is not JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or any of the conventional 2028 frontrunners.

It's Candace Owens.

"I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

Owens has emerged as one of the most frequently mentioned non-politicians when participants are asked about potential future presidents — a phenomenon that cuts across age groups and even across traditional partisan lines.

The trend was underscored recently when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast, a pairing Longwell describes as "the melding of two of the internet's main characters." While many found the appearance shocking, Longwell says it fit a pattern she has been observing for years: Owens's appeal is no longer confined to the MAGA base.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)

87 73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)


((((((On the spectrum)))))

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (4wvco)

88 The only positive thing I can say about this is that after deliberately and unanimously deciding the individual was guilty, to have the judge ( whom I'm guessing was a Democrat) overturn the would make me ( if I were a registered Democrat ) change my party registration as soon as as possible. Somalis obviously get favored treatment.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (XiPmc)

89 71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

In this day and age, translator thing should be gone and Google Translate employed for effectively free...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (tOcjL)

90 This is the sort of thing that starts to make regular Americans start questioning the need to pay taxes.

If ALL of our tax money is being stolen to pay for these imbecilic invaders' benefits, then WHY SHOULD ANY OF US PAY TAXES?

WE are the ones who are being looted, not the federal government.

Unfortunately, if we even *think* about withholding so much as a nickel from Uncle Sam, WE are the ones who will be penalized, not those who steal our nickels in the first place.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

91 Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shriley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x) In Past Few Years
—Disinformation Expert Ace

Is 'Disinformation" not in the signature?
Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (YlWIZ)

92 Candy Ovens?

These are the same Reddit people who supported Massie correct?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (2GVsD)

93 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Really? It hasn't been mentioned all day. Nope we've all been talking about Japanese collectibles and quoting Airplane! So it has been a pretty run of the mill day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (zZu0s)

94 Why does Medicaid pay for translators? Is this not the USA?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (DwqWV)

95 "I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina,

Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)

96 72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

=======

1. The day isn't over. He could still make an election day post in the evening.

2. Ace doesn't live in Texas.

3. Start your own blog.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (46HP8)

97
There is simply no way these parasites will go legit. They are NOT going to make an honest living or honest investments. Todd Blanche noted this at his press conference.

The only solution is to prosecute, imprison, denaturalize, and deport. And for that we can reverse those insane percentages of fraud -- maybe .047% will actually see the inside of a court.

We'll be chasing these criminals for generations, and it's going to get harder as more of them are natural-born citizens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (WuNAB)

98 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM


Because the vast majority of us here in Texas have already voted during early voting. I doubt there will be 50 people going through the voting line here in fannin county today.


We will know tonight but ever poll and all of the political betting markets are giving paxton a significant lead.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (0N4FZ)

99 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
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That judge should now be on the hook for $7.2 million, plus interest and penalties...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (gnNyN)

100 @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (IlL6s)

101 Now I couldn't bear the thought of a Somali kissing Valeria Golino ... oh, my, she was gorgeous.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (qwx/I)

102 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)


Maybe check the blog?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (iERP6)

103 I am reminded yet again that all speech, behavioral, and occupational therapies for Boy F. were ended by COVID.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

104 Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Presidentitrix Candace Ovens.

Posted by: Oh sure, that's exactly what we need at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (anL5R)

105 86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

Raw Story: It's not Vance. It's not Rubio. GOP pollster reveals who MAGA voters actually want in 2028. Republican pollster Sarah Longwell says there is a name coming up repeatedly in her focus groups when voters are asked who they want to lead the country next — and it is not JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or any of the conventional 2028 frontrunners.

Posted by: Intercepted

======

Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP8)

106 I read about the Moriroririr genocide last night.

Not sure if I spelled that right, but the indigenous of Chatham Island off New Zealand were a peaceful lot (according to them) and the Maori showed up and ate them.

Kinda funny. I guess the Maori are the one non-white people who can no longer claim to be peace loving victims of colonialism. well, they claim that anyway because they used White man's ships (commandeered) and muskets to get to the islands.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (8aPNd)

107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

108 More hijinks from Our Precious Foreigners.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (BI5O2)

109 Looters, shooters and Frankenstein cooters

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (w3KHJ)

110 Much autism is just fakery. As near as I can tell, half of the under 50 set claims to be neuroatypical in some way, including "being on the spectrum." It's just excuse-making, scamming, and status-seeking (by people who regard intellectual disabilities or other handicaps as a glorious form of diversity). It's no different than people faking cancer for advantage.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (cl15i)

111 Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

Once you've got your populace so woefully stupid they can no longer even formulate coherent thoughts about economics anymore for you to play upon and manipulate, you can replace "Economics" with anything and keep getting the same effect. Hoo-hahs and ding-dongs. Skin color. Basic food staples like milk and bread. Literally anything. Bitch and moan, Divide and conquer. It's Critical Everything Theory. "Cultural Marxism" just means it's the same old dog and pony show but no one is even pretending that the labor theory of value or historical materialism has anything to do with anything anymore. No, the Revolution itself has finally become a self-licking dispshit cone.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (Ot/FD)

112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

113 I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

For a while there, it stood for "Notify the Bail Bondsman."

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (DwqWV)

114 102 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Maybe check the blog?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26,

This is crazy talk, CBD.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (OoFl2)

115 Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)
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Well it's the Bulwark so....

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (oqH4h)

116 These people are Obama and Biden's Einsteins of fraud. Well done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (D1E+2)

117 29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.
Posted by: pookysgirl's children

Dems are pretty pumped about their chances of electing Rob Sand. I hope they're wrong...I don't want this creepy looking dude as governor: https://tinyurl.com/278ftxzr

(One of you Morons described him as looking like a failed female to male transitioner lol)

He certainly tries to act like a reasonable moderate, but you know he's a radical hiding his goals and will turn into a corn-Spanberger the instant he gets power.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (JCZqz)

118 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

119 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
.......

nothing could be heard except loud snorting noises.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (UjdFS)

120 "Please don't touch the cards sir."

"Look at me...I'm the captain now."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (qwx/I)

121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

122 >>> @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.


I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)

123 So is this going to skew RFK‘s numbers about autism increasing due to vaccines? I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (0Xb3a)

124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 03:59 PM (viF8m)

125 Republican pollster Sarah Longwell

Oh ftloG. Sarah Longwell is most certainly not a Republican. She's a disgusting Bulwark Never Trumper.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (gtcuf)

126 Fuckin' Maoris.
I mean Haoles. Well, them too.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)

127 112 OT: After the 3rd party approver denied my PET Scan twice (I assume AI), my doc (who didn't have an appeal) got on a physician to physician chat with the 3rd party approver and got instant approval...which it should have been from the start.

Yes, I love my doc...and yes, AI needs better screening b/c this should have never wasted my doc's time.

And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

I'm so sorry about this - when you need medical care, you should not face garbage like this. Our daughter is going through something similar, and hasn't had access to her rheumatologist, PCP, and medications for two months, despite multiple attempts to get this fixed. We are watching her decline in front of our eyes. It's criminal.

Posted by: moki at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (wLjpr)

128 I mean, if you have this kind of fraud going into autism diagnosis then RFK has to go back and look at it his studies that possibly use this data as part of their investigation.
Posted by: Jen the original


That's definitely going to be a confounding factor

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 04:00 PM (vJrRc)

129 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Maybe check the blog?


You aren't my Supervisor!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (Riz8t)

130 And Aetna is off the hook...although Evicore is not (til this isn't required next time).
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (tOcjL)

In my experience, Aetna denies everything the first time. I had them for one lousy year of no service without argument. I determined that they were not good for my mental or physical health, so I fired them.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (DwqWV)

131 @122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)

132 Did Marc Elias have any part in Code Pink visiting Cuba?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (2GVsD)

133 >>Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?


It's summer. Guests will be here. It's as good an excuse as any.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JEwe/)

134 124 Florida's new redistricting map was just upheld in court.

Cherry on top is Marc Elias was the losing lawyer.
Posted by: JackStraw

He has a YouTube show called "Democracy Docket", where he whines about SCOTUS. I hope he talks about this loss and cries. I'll have my pudding cups ready.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (JCZqz)

135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)

136 >>>47,000% (Which Means 470x)

Ugh. Math.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (6wpGE)

137 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

138 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
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That judge should now be on the hook for $7.2 million, plus interest and penalties...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (gnNyN)

And a long prison stretch.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (snZF9)

139 121 Go through Maori refuse pits and you will discover how many species of animals they made extinct.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:58 PM (2GVsD)

But, but, but, the peaceful Noble Savage!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (DwqWV)

140
The autism fraud almost certainly had a part to play in the anti-vaccine movement, convincing a lot of folks to avoid the well-proven vaccines because of the exploding number of autism diagnoses. While at the same time the China Lung Rot switching people over to the experimental MRNA jabs so that the genocidal environmentalists had a weapon.

Geez, what a fuckin' mess.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (y9nCu)

141 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...


It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

142 >>> 122 banana dream-thanks I might give that a try. Hate to evict them but they really do make a mess.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:01 PM (IlL6s)


I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

143 137 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

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I was wrong that they would use backroom force to force the incumbent president to drop.

Sure.

I've admitted it.

But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (46HP8)

144 135 Long way to go, but as of now its Vance or Marco
Posted by: Skip

Don't forget about me!!!!

(Seriously, though, they guy has been awesome in Florida, and that should mean something...although Scott Walker and Rick Perry didn't live up to expectations...)

Posted by: Ron DeSantis at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (JCZqz)

145
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)


I kinda think it will be Kamala too... Puts down toad

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (crd+F)

146 Vance will be the nominee. Rubio won't even run.

It'll be the most boring GOP primary in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:55 PM (46HP

hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:02 PM (GD0B3)

Well, predictions are hard, especially about the future.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (N1tpc)

147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)

148 141 It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

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Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP8)

149 >>I haven't tried this. I don't know if it would screw with paint/wood finish, but apparently spiders hate citrus based stuff. I've heard of mixing citronella and lemon oil with water to spray on surfaces to keep spiders from coming back.


Diatomaceous Earth supposedly works well.
There is also a shrub / bush that they supposedly hate. Big white flowers...forget the name at the moment.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (JEwe/)

150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

151 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)

152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (gtcuf)

153 But sure, the presumptive frontrunner (Vance), heir apparent who has already received an endorsement from Rubio (who says he won't run if Vance does since they're friends) and who has the highest name recognition of every Republican who would run in 2028 will lose because Democrats tore up their processes in 2024.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (46HP

There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

154 Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

155 152 When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.

Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

157 In 2028 that is...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

158 153 There is more going on, there is no "heir apparent" as far as Trump is concerned, he said as much, and ...2028 is wide open.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (GD0B3)

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It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

159 @142 banana Dream-LOL

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (IlL6s)

160 156 Think of it this way TJM, Vance might decide not to run!

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (GD0B3)

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According to the WH janitor of the guest bathrooms, it's possibly true!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP8)

161
Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

162 147 I just like to imagine the spiders walking around with their eight legs and noticing they're surrounded by citrus, "ew! ... ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (3uBP9)

Like a cat's paws hitting water.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)
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Then dirt that becomes mud, before climbing over the car I just washed.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (cWLG3)

163 I think GOP should nominate Tulsi. Kinda of the anti Trump.
Daughter got stuck with an autism diagnosis by NYC. No other Dr. who met her agreed. If you think NYC public schools are bad, the short bus schools are worse.
But, money talks
Wife and kid have bailed on the whole IEP system

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

164 when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast
......

Battle of the Nostrils

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

165 154 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Riz8t)

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They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (46HP8)

166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)


If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

167 107 Remember, folks: Translation is written, interpretation is spoken.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

wut

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (6wpGE)

168 I suppose I should head to the studio to teach the afternoon classes.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (OoFl2)

169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

170 They're nominating an actual Nazi in Maine and a guy who says we should stop eating meat in Texas.

Fair.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (Riz8t)

171 Well, she does keep winning polls.

Two out this weekend with her on top.

Weird that I'm considered crazy for thinking the woman who wins 90% of all polling is going to be the nominee but the people who insist that "someone" will come along and change the whole race are sane.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:05 PM (46HP

While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

172 I corrected it, but on reflection it is actually x471.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (iERP6)

173 169 Personality wise, she is the anti Trump. I can’t stand Vance, the punk.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (W5TyU)

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I still haven't seen anything from her saying that she doesn't think the borders should be open and we should be unarmed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (46HP8)

174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

175 "I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)

Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (8zz6B)

176 It's absolutely not wide open.

It's Vance or Rubio, and Rubio's not going to run.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (46HP

....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

177 hmm, you also predicted that no way in hell will the Dems drop Biden months before election. and then they did. While some of us have been saying for two years that it may not be Biden facing the Republican nominee...
Posted by: runner


What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

178 62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

They could drop down on you. They could be drop spiders.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (6wpGE)

179 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

/makes the sign of the cross, spits three times, knocks on wood...

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (N1tpc)

180 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)


Just use a hose with an extension sprayer.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (iERP6)

181 171 While it's very possible she's the nominee again, (Maybe by actually winning a vote somewhere!) with is being 2 years out, it might be someone that is not on anyone's radar.

Clinton never should have won in 92, but the frontrunners savaged each other and he ended up winning. I can see the two monsters from California so damaging each other that some no-name governor becomes the nominee.

Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (N1tpc)

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Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP8)

182 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (cS1cw)

183 >>I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.


The Bulwark you say?

So, no chance that group was convened within 1500 feet of a school or a playground?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (JEwe/)

184 >>Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)

185 150 I give Kamaunist no shot, no one likes her, even the Marxists
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

This nickname doesn't work as a play on "Communist", because it would be pronounced "Come On-ist".

And yes, I get the "Haha, Willie Brown jizzed on her face" aspect of that, but it doesn't work with "Communist".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (FpHTM)

186 176 ....unless he decided not to run, because reasons. think of it this way , TJM, Vance cannot inherit a Trump coalition, never in politics did it work this way, he has to build his own. you are a smart guy, figure it out. what is his coalition ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (GD0B3)

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No one is going to replicate Trump's coalition just like no one was going to replicate Obama's and no one was going to replicate W's.

What matters is who is going to dominate the early states in the primary calendar, and with name recognition sky high, it would literally take Vance decided that having a 100% chance at the nomination and then at worst, a 50/50 chance at the presidency just wasn't worth it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:13 PM (46HP8)

187 What evidence do you have that the situation is any shape or form the same? It's not. It's dumb to compare the two.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 26, 2026 04:10 PM (diia5)

No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

188 Clinton and Obama were both well known and highly present in polling 2 years out.

The only one possibly close to them as an analogous candidate would be AOC, and she has a problem that neither Clinton nor Obama had (especially Obama).

The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

I don't recall Clinton being present in the polling in 1990, but I can't trust my memory as I was not even a teenager yet.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (N1tpc)

189 187 No , it is dumb to lash out because you are so invested in a political candidate. I am being objective, while many are "Vance or bust". Wait and see.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (GD0B3)

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Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP8)

190 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

I am sorry that we disappointed you with our choices for topics and headlines.

Perhaps HotAir.com has a headline that is more pleasing...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (iERP6)

191 174 The Run-off was discussed by CBD, but NOT EVEN A HEADLINE that TODAY IS THE DAY TO VOTE!!!

Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

======

You seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (46HP8)

192 >>How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (JEwe/)

193 Judge Sarah West also handled this case one year ago:

https://tinyurl.com/4srubb48

According to Grok:

Prosecutors sought a 14¼-year prison sentence (guidelines range). Over their objections, Judge West granted a substantial downward departure: one year in the county workhouse plus five years of supervised probation. She cited Moton being "particularly amenable to probation," success with community-based programming, and readily accepting responsibility.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (Y+4g7)

194 My point is that by 2028 the Trump persona will have worn out voters. She may be too left to win the nomination but her personality would be a plus against the D. We shall see.

Posted by: Accomack at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (W5TyU)

195 The black caucus have chosen Kamala, and they're really not going to budge. Black vote has become the single largest driving force in Democrat presidential politics, especially with the erosion of the white vote since Obama.

The black caucus chose Biden early in 2020, and they never let go. The rest of the party just had to catch up.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:11 PM (46HP

Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

196 ...a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.


-------


It is injustices like this that were written on the Declaration of Independence.

Posted by: Cray Cray at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (yInIL)

197 Any dingbat who spells his name "Mycal" is not a Trump voter.
==
Head of the Wiccan's for McCain movement.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (anL5R)

198
Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

===============

Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

199 The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (NcvvS)

200 Vance won't promise to repeal the Sonny Bono Act, so I'm definitely not voting for him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:14 PM (46HP

Sod off, swampy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)

201 195 Yeah, see I don't think the Black Caucus is solid for her - she's not black enough. I think the black men want someone different, so it's currently a split.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

They WANT Barry the Gay Muslim back.

Commie-La is the only one in the direct line of succession from Barry the Gay Muslim.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (FpHTM)

202
It probably will be Vance, but TJM also insists the Dem nom will be Kamala again. He may be licking toads again.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)



I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

203 I see a couple of them there "parents " around these parts with the autistic bullshit on their vehicles and even an autism license plate. Most likely grifters, stealing what they can cause the issue of their loins ain't right in the head.

Posted by: Sling Blade at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (kP37Y)

204 202 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (y9nCu)

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He'll be the LP nominee and move them from 0.4% of the vote to 0.8% of the vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM (46HP8)

205 Oh damn it- I just predicted Whitmer, didn't I?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

===============

Worse. You predicted Jon Ossoff.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:16 PM (WuNAB)

*smacks nose with rolled up paper*

No! Not in the house!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)

206 How tall are your ceilings? Do you live in an airplane hangar?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:12 PM (viF8m)


Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (iERP6)

207 We have to see. Two years is a long time in politics, and...Trump has not picked a successor.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (GD0B3)

208 >>I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.


Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

209 DeSantis will be told to run again. He will.
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Of course he will. Apparently Yale baseball players who become lawyers can't resist public office.

Posted by: Whut you talking bout willis at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (anL5R)

210 Delurker

Nixon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (u82oZ)

211 Don't get me wrong, I'd love for her to be the nom, but I reckon there has to be a limit somewhere to the Dem's insanity.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:07

I will not take this bet. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (OoFl2)

They could try to run Walter Mondale or Jimmy Carter again. They, at least, appear to be Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (qx7Zg)

212
The judge's name should be out there. Let her neighbours know what she (assumption) did.
Posted by: Nazdar

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Judge Sarah West. Her name and face are out there. And in here! She's in the video.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (WuNAB)

213 Extremism in the fight against #OrangeManBad is no vice!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)

214 208 Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)

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I believe the comment was about 2028.

But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:19 PM (46HP8)

215 >>The cathedral ceiling in the living room is 28 feet to the peak.

>>Ten ft ceilings on the main floor.

Ok Bruce Wayne.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)

216 SUFFAH MASSIE

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (JEwe/)

217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

218 Thank you, Blonde Morticia.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (NcvvS)

219 It's pretty amazing just how much discipline and reinforced morality one must possess to avoid becoming an absolute, dyed in the wool racist.

They don't make it easy.

(Disclaimer: the "They" in the last sentence is not a "those people" reference. It is, in fact, a reference to every window licking, nose picking, mouth breathing lunkhead who thinks the term "diversity is our strength" holds unchallengable value)

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (dIske)

220
Doesn't KY have a law against that?

I know some states have a Sour Grapes / Spoiler Law on the books, precluding Primary Losers from running on other tickets...
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM (JEwe/)



Filed to run in 2028. I should have been more specific.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

221 >>Ok Bruce Wayne.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (viF8m)


You asked, Yacht bro.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (JEwe/)

222 217 You seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:15 PM

Most certainly not. I am desperate for Americans to have a better life without engaging in kinetic actions! Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:20 PM (lZILf)

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And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP8)

223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)



(raises hand)

...

(lowers hand)

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (3uBP9)

224 Gosh, people don't read all the fine print! Get it together!!!!!!!!!!! We finally have a REAL CHANCE to off a Senate RINO, and people aren't shouting about it from the rooftops?!?! Puh-lease!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:09 PM (lZILf)

Drop it down a cog, dude. you're going to spin a bearing. I am sure most of the Texans here have already voted, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (8zz6B)

225 166 >>You coulda been hurt, garrett. You are not (I think) a teenager.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:06 PM (6wpGE)


If I shirked my chores, I'd be bombing down the side of a mountain on my bike...so, the risk of injury likely didn't change much.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:08 PM (JEwe/)

That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)

226 223 >>> When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

I'd say the odds are pretty low it will be Kamala.

And before anyone says it, I do not count Trump. He didn't lose.
Posted by: Delurker at May 26, 2026 04:07 PM (gtcuf)

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It should be noted that Trump's example will be Kamala's reasoning.

And she keeps winning 90% of all polling.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

228 Really, you do seem vaccinated.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM (46HP

Ease off on the channeling Andrew Tate, TJM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (zZu0s)

229 227 Does anyone seriously think a Democrat blogger would miss such a beat? Of course not. They're team players!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (lZILf)

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If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (46HP8)

230 But yes KY has a sore loser law and Massie cannot appear on the ballot in any form in 2026.
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He has all the appeal of a supporating cold sore. Anticharisma is a thing, and he has oodles of it.

Posted by: Yuckola at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (anL5R)

231 Judging by his musical tastes...I think he lives in a barn.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:18 PM


Did you know that women prefer one side of a barn over the other? It's true, studies prove it.

The preferred side is called the broad side of a barn.

Posted by: J. Random Moron at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (UGZEs)

232
There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.
Posted by: Piper

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Sorry about your legitimate problem. I'm sure you've heard the word "neurodivergent" abused more than most of us. It seems to be a way for white liberals to check a victim box if they can't/won't go the trans route.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (WuNAB)

233 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed


So Cornyn gives one hot damn?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

234 >>When was the last time a party ran a candidate who previously lost for POTUS? Adlai Stephenson?

Nixon. And it's 'Stevenson'.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (NcvvS)

235 That's different. Also lower to the ground.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:22 PM (6wpGE)


I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)

236 Not to quibble, but a 47-fold increase is 46,900%

OK, to quibble.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (X6QNo)

237 And ace putting up a story about this is going to change...what about the outcome of the primary?

Really, you do seem vaccinated.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:21 PM

Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

238 Money is the mother's milk of politics, and the usual large Dem donors have already indicated they're not interested in Kamala after she wasted billions of their dollars in '24. Unless she's got a really big savings account, she's not going to be the nom.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

239 >>I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.


Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)

240 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!
-----
So Cornyn gives one hot damn?


I was told there would be no propositional logic.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (vTZFs)

241 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

A double negative!

Posted by: Wadsworth at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)

242
If Paxton loses tonight, it's because ace didn't post something about it halfway through election day.

You're right.
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Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

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Well, when Cornyn wins by 1 vote, you can tell the world that it's all AoSHQ's fault for only talking about it one time in the day.

And you can never come back here again.

We'll surely learn our lesson missing your erudite commentary and pithy remarks. We will be lesser for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (46HP8)

244 242 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

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Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (46HP8)

245 Downhilling on a Penny Farthing. Like a Boss.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JEwe/)


Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (iERP6)

246 Cornyn doesn't not give one hot damn!

Posted by: CloseTheFed

So Cornyn gives one hot damn?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:23 PM


No, he gives two, three on a really good day.

But not for his constitutents.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 26, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

247 >>> I'll bet Garrett rides a high-wheeler.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (iERP6)


You need to have a long thin waxed mustache and a top hat to pull that off.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

248 In after Nazdar to say Nixon.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

249 243 237 Hmmm... How many Votes did Geo. Bush win by, in 2000? Was it 537? Or 538?

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:24 PM (lZILf)

Comments have been chatting about it all day...how have you missed...everything...

Heck, it's been a focus of comments since early voting start...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

250 I just ... I mean:

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!

Posted by CBD at 11:00 AM Comments

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (6wpGE)

251 >>Okay...I'm impressed. I was going to write "penny farthing," but I figured nobody would know what the hell I was jabbering about!


You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

252 Before anyone asks, here's the answer to the question "why did old timey bikes have such absurdly large front wheels?"

The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub. A larger wheel allowed the bike to cover more distance with a single rotation, enabling high speeds.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (Riz8t)

253 Big Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (3uBP9)

254 Gosh Wally, what if Eddie is right and Paxton does lose. Does that mean Ace is not a team player? That anytime an election doesn't go the way Eddie wants it to, that it is all because Ace failed in some way?

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:25 PM (anL5R)

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Are we allowed to be disappointed in ace?
++
Gee I dunno Wally. Maybe we should got ask Mom and Dad.

Posted by: The Beaver at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)

255 And the people on the jury who voted for a conviction and yet the judge let the guy off will not be happy, and they will tell their friends and family members about his utter usurpation of justice. This does not look good to people who had previously been Democrat voters.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:28 PM (dx3rC)

256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

257 256 TJM seems shittier than normal today.

He never yells at Billy at home...

Maybe he's just an asshole.

Posted by: TJMs wife/Airplane 2 at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)

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You forgot illiterate!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP8)

258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel


Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)

259 >>Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (X6QNo)

Yep.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (NcvvS)

260 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (zZu0s)

261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)


Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

262 251 You want to be impressed...check out today's Hash.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (6wpGE)

263 Green Machine >> Big Wheel >> Hot Wheel >> High Wheel

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (3uBP9)

264 Sarah Longwell. A dour diesel dyke from the Bulwark. She definitely has her finger on the pulse of MAGA, lol.

BTW, it's been taken down, but if you watched the priceless election night coverage from the Bulwark like I did, then you know... The only thing funnier than the look on her face was JV Last's sweaty, bugeyed freakout. She looked like she just bit into a lemon for several hours straight.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (BI5O2)

265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

266 Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Well, you could consider making some type of candy : Garrett's chewy JEwe's

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (dx3rC)

267 >>You really like Jewel? Is it the teeth?


She has teeth?

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

268 258 >>Big Wheel >> High Wheel


Been mountain biking since 1989. Road since 1987.
Can't count the number of ER visits I have had.

Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)
_____________________________

Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (dIske)

269 You forgot illiterate!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (46HP

No one has to know youre Impotent!

*snaps fingers*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)

270 261 check out today's Hash.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:27 PM (JEwe/)

Ace could make a mint selling custom hashes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (iERP6)

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Pixy will put it on the roadmap.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (46HP8)

271 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

272 >>Wondering if garrett is a leg shaver for that more aerodynamic ride...or for other reasons.


It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (JEwe/)

273 Pixy = BLOW1

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (6wpGE)

274 I'm pretty sure that Massie is going to go for the Donk nom, he filed for candidacy to retake his House seat yesterday so that he can start raising money. He won't go for POTUS as a GOPer, but I can see him switching parties and going for the nomination as a philthy Donkey.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 04:17 PM


He filed so he can keep the money he has left over in his war chest from his losing primary and use it to "campaign" for the next two years. He will be paying friends and family to consult for him.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (0N4FZ)

275 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!

Posted by: CloseTheFed


Don't take it too hard. It's what we do around here. Think of it as an initiation ritual.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

276 missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
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You can get treatment.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (anL5R)

277 I’m worried about Trump.

He looks so very tired. And old. Yes, I know he’s almost 80, but up until now he’s not looked it nor sounded like it.

Yesterday during the Memorial Day ceremonies, he looked wrong. Unsteady. Not particularly confidant in his physical movements. Somewhat guarded.

Maybe it’s just me.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 04:32 PM (A5RD0)

278 >>> Worst crash I ever had was on a Big Wheel.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:29 PM (JEwe/)


They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (3uBP9)

279 And is there any kind of procedure to remove a Judge for this sort of nullification. Of a jury
Verdict , because that was an egregious violation of judicial practice, I think.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (dx3rC)

280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

281 265 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Well, then your best bet is what I told all Texan men to do today - find 3 of your like minded male friends/family and literally bring them to the polls with you. That's how you win at this point. Men aren't going to respond to another think piece with 3 hours to go. They'll respond by getting dragged in. And Paxton needs that male vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

282 She has teeth?
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (JEwe/)

Yeah, they kind of follow you around the room. Watching.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (zZu0s)

283 Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you vote for Paxton? Did you canvas for him? Did you work a phone bank? Did you drive people to the polls?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (iERP6)

284 The Big Wheel: The size of the front wheel was a deliberate engineering choice. Before gears were invented, the pedals were attached directly to the front hub.

Um... According to Brave AI:

The oldest known use of gears is attributed to the South Pointing Chariot in ancient China, with historical records dating its invention to approximately 2650 B.C.E. (or the 27th century B.C.E.).

So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.


I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

285 Anyone who actually wants Rubio to run is an imbecile. Once Trump and MAGA are out to of the way, he'll be free to return to his center RINO. Oh ye with the short memory.

Posted by: Surfer at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (hyQrc)

286 I missed comments on it, because the comments section is a firehose, and I don't normally read the comments! I wrote to Prof. Jacobson on Legal Insurrection asking to do this, I wrote to Breitbart also, I wrote to Epoch times. NYT had a small thing way down the page!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 04:30 PM (lZILf)

Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM (8zz6B)

287 It's actually for road rash prevention and healing.

And no, I don't shave.
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He has Ace pluck them all out weekly while wearing a french maid outfit. Ace in costume, not Garrett. Garrett is in the bubble bath.

Posted by: High anxiety at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (anL5R)

288 280 15 new trial attorneys? So... one for every 3.3 states? That's not going to be enough to move the needle. At all.

Posted by: Ace's liver at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (B9Dv5)

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15 new attorneys on the task force directed at Minnesota.

Any advancement is unworthy because it doesn't do 100% all on it's own.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (46HP8)

289 Nurse, I noticed that President Trump looked a bit wobbly at the wreath ceremony yesterday, and wondered if he is just tired or coming down with something. The amount of pressure he has personally endured is incredible.

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (gYnrv)

290 284 Who are you to question AI?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:33 PM (Riz8t)

You can't spell "Archimedes" without AI.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (6wpGE)

291 I think they meant before gears were invented specifically for bicycles. Who are you to question AI?

"oldest known use of gears" which would correspond more-or-less to "invented."

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (vTZFs)

292 New one: Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

293 More - Rubio will directly campaign with Vance, become his VP and stay SoS. B/c Rubio wants to be a lot of 1sts...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)


It's a compelling value proposition, for him as well as for the voters, since it would increase the authority/prestige of both posts to appear in front of world leaders as both second in line and department head.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Sy6m/)

294 >>They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.


We lived on a really big hill. Good 1.5 mile descent.
And real steep up top.

Those pedals would crush your little legs if you got near them on the ride. Made for some epic crashes.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (JEwe/)

295 TJM I have to stop watching sad moviesl
1/2 hour to go in The Pianist

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)

296 Nood

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:37 PM (Sy6m/)

297 Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

His murderer is also a veteran.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (iERP6)

298 remember:
Trump's "fraud on the voters of New York" that justified 37 felony convictions and decades in prison was over ... $130,000.

And further, the fraud alleged was, "had Trump voters known about that ledger entry--which was made after the election--they would have changed their vote to ... Hillary ... via time travel."

No, really.
That is the theory they criminally convicted Trump under.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (73/SM)

299 So I'm reasonably certain that late 19th century bicycle builders knew about gears.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

Possibly what they didn't have at an attractive price point was good roller chain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (8zz6B)

300 292 New one: Army Veteran Violently Assaulted Because He Decorated His House with Trump Flags Dies on Memorial Day
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

Happened in CA, so unlikely to mention TX voting.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (6wpGE)

301 Possibly what they didn't have at an attractive price point was good roller chain.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:38 PM (8zz6B)


Or derailleurs.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (iERP6)

302 Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM

Actually, no, I contributed about $2,700 to his campaign. I would have run myself, but I'm a nobody who can't raise money.

Posted by: Close The Fed at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (lZILf)

303
BTW, it's been taken down, but if you watched the priceless election night coverage from the Bulwark like I did, then you know... The only thing funnier than the look on her face was JV Last's sweaty, bugeyed freakout. She looked like she just bit into a lemon for several hours straight.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

===============

That lefty meltdown was my absolute favorite. When I saw it was taken down, I wished I had downloaded it. There was some sort of copyright violation in it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (WuNAB)

304 They were supposed to be safe, low cg, three wheels, inherently stable, sure pal, give me five minutes. I turned it over quite a few times. But I was jealous of the kids with green machines. You could get going a rip and then pull the bar back and they would spin out like crazy.
==
Big Wheel; I lived on a hill. Launch downhill, take feet off pedals because too fast to keep up, pull hand brake, execute handbrake turn in front of neighborhood girls. Very quickly wore out the plastic fat tires in back on the cement. Never got any action tho.

Posted by: Lil fonzi at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (anL5R)

305 I'm sure this has been pointed out by someone, but one of the problems is What is Autism? The "experts" say "it's a spectrum" . That says nothing. But it can be written on some form asking for government money. I know friends who have autistic children, you know it when you see it. However if you can't give a definition that's specific, bad things like fraud occur

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 04:40 PM (hpwtA)

306 302 Did you take all the money from the sale of your Mama's cow, and put it on a long-odds bet that Paxton wins this?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 04:34 PM

Actually, no, I contributed about $2,700 to his campaign.
Posted by: Close The Fed at May 26, 2026 04:39 PM (lZILf)

YAY!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (6wpGE)

307 Believe Trump had his physical today.
He may not have been eating?

Posted by: MkY at May 26, 2026 04:52 PM (q6tQZ)

308 OK, All, I’m off to tutor. Later!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 04:55 PM (77rzZ)

309 I KNOW A WAY TO STOP THE SOMALI AND HAWAIIAN JUDGES THAT ONLY COSTS 5 CENTS- 10 CENTS FOR ONE THAT'S A COMMIE TOO.

Posted by: DAN NGFHUT at May 26, 2026 06:08 PM (xgu4D)

Panel of Hawiian Appeals Court Judges Ignores Supreme Court Rulings and Invalidates Alabama's 7-0 Gerrymander, Claiming "Muh Racism"

The Supreme Court did not forbid all judicial scrutiny of gerrymandered districts. However, it made it very clear that only real, demonstrable racism was cause to intervene in a state's legislative maps, and that Democrat Party bullshit about "dilution of minority voting power" wasn't enough. "Republicans are trying to reduce Democrat congressional power and that's racist, in a way, if you think about it" wasn't enough.

An appeals court decided they're The Real Judges Here and ignored the Supreme Court ruling, citing the precedent of Muh Racism v. Muh Midterms.


Alabama Republicans sought to use a previously blocked 2023 congressional map following the Supreme Court's recent ruling curbing the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts that helped minority communities increase their representation in Congress. Under that map, Republicans were slated to gain one electoral seat by erasing a Black-majority seat held by Democrats in the southeastern part of the state.

However, the three-judge panel said Republicans must continue to use a map that has two majority-Black districts where Democrats hold significant advantages.

"Ultimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination," the federal judges wrote. "We again cannot understand the 2023 Plan as anything other than intentionally discriminatory."


Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

"Know this: In my mind, it is not a matter of whether we win this case, only when," Marshall said.


More from Catherine Salgado at PJM:


It is unclear why Alabama officials should comply with the panel's order, given that it is in direct conflict with two rulings from the Supreme Court, a higher authority, and the Voting Rights Act. How can the judges licitly rule that Alabama must use districts that are unconstitutional and violative of the Voting Rights Act from being drawn specifically based on how many black voters there are within the limits? The U.S. Supreme Court resoundingly ruled against such gerrymandering both in Louisiana v. Callais and Allen v. Caster.

As a matter of fact, Allen v. Caster specifically involved Alabama and its black-majority districts. The Voting Rights Act forbids the districts, requiring a redrawing of the map, according to the Supreme Court ruling. Therefore, how can a federal judge panel randomly decide to rule the opposite and demand Alabama officials comply?

The panel of judges claimed that not using the map with the two race-based districts was discriminatory, which is of course nonsense, because drawing congressional maps based on the skin color of voters is inherently discriminatory. And again, the panel's claim directly violates two Supreme Court rulings and the Voting Rights Act.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:25 PM




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1 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (NcvvS)

2 Ha, and SPONGE!

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (NcvvS)

3 And SC RINO's stopped their new map so Clyburn keeps his seat

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (crd+F)

4 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (LdBR/)

5 They will just try to keep it in court until the election passes.

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (YwEeS)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1)

7 Time to ignore this court and...oh who am I fooling, the AL GOP is as useless as a bead curtain replacing an outer hatch on a submarine.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (OUMaO)

8 Willowed:
I saw an argument last night that the event no one wants allows the manufacturers to get around the regulations. Meaning they have to have an ev offering, it doesn't matter how hideous it looks.

And as Kindl said last night: It looks like a bulky gaming mouse with no buttons on the side.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

9 3 And SC RINO's stopped their new map so Clyburn keeps his seat
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (crd+F)

You have to imagine Graham weighed in for SC. He's to SC like Mitch was to KY...

Aka, Graham probably personally wanted to protect Clyburn this cycle.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (tOcjL)

10 It really has become a judicial insurrection.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (NcvvS)

11
Judges now just make things up and pretend not to know things.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (VWtfl)

12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

Then any lawsuit would have gone to a new panel of judges and had better chances of being dismissed.

Alabama should have drawn the 7-0 map.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (46HP8)

13
Off to strike a blow for democracy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (HdYcL)

14 "we know it's illegal, but it'll run out the clock"


Typical leftist.. use the laws until and unless it works against you.

Then just ignore the law altogether while smiling and scrawling tranny slogans on your ammunition

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (61TgR)

15 Oh, also the Ferrari ev is not a quarter of a million, iianm, it is $640k. So two thirds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)

16 As noted, this is Thomas' assigned circuit.

Thomas who, in his concurrence, said the majority didn't go far enough and the whole VRA should be declared unconstitutional.

I'm sure he'll let the stand ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (73/SM)

17 Willowed and three thread too late, if anyone wants to see Floyd and Chauvin size comparison

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/
status/2059107527606800786

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (8aPNd)

18 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state would “immediately appeal” the decision to the Supreme Court.


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They know that the Supreme court will overrule. But gotta get that cash , you know...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (GD0B3)

19 16 As noted, this is Thomas' assigned circuit.

Thomas who, in his concurrence, said the majority didn't go far enough and the whole VRA should be declared unconstitutional.

I'm sure he'll let the stand ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (73/SM)

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The appeal is to SCOTUS as a whole, of course.

But, because all victories are actually defeats, it means that SCOTUS will take the opportunity to undo Callais and make all states have only Democrat representatives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (46HP8)

20 I would not be surprised if the judges cited the dissent as authority for their ruling.

Because, why not.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (73/SM)

21 OT Righteous Anger

https://youtube.com/shorts/BtZFstyTZlU

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (qx7Zg)

22 WTH is happening to the country I grew up in?

Crazy town everywhere.

And you can bet that were the situation reversed, Dems would be madder than wet hens right about now....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (SRRAx)

23 WhiteManBad

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 02:32 PM (Cqx++)

24 We've got a real problem with the runaway judiciary.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)

25 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

26 This us just a stall tactic to see if they can push this past whatever the cutoff is, get one last bite at the apple in '26, and regroup afterward.

We'll if the SC indulges them here, or twists the knife.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (BI5O2)

27 just a "grab the headlines" FUD plus "let's try to delay as much as possible" type thing

whatever

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (j+aD2)

28 Two judges were nominated by Trump. One was nominated by Reagan, but elevated to his current position by Clinton.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (hpwtA)

29 It's Alabama for heaven's sake... I imagine Dems are few and far between.. MA has 0 Republican Congressmen and a whole lot more Republicans registered I imagine

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:34 PM (crd+F)

30 And this is because Doug Jones was an Alabama senator for two years and Dirty Dick Shelby did not block those two blue federal district court judges via a blue slip. GOP under McConnell waved them through.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:36 PM (E4rtv)

31 The appeal is to SCOTUS as a whole, of course.

But, because all victories are actually defeats, it means that SCOTUS will take the opportunity to undo Callais and make all states have only Democrat representatives.
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That's right, it is.

The SCOTUS that already told these judges "this ruling is shit. Re-do it and this time, try to follow our precedent."

So, changing just the date, and resubmitting the same ruling ought to work.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (73/SM)

32
Holy Cow!!!

The market is insane today!

It wants you to know that it loves you very much.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iJfKG)

33 Oh, also the Ferrari ev is not a quarter of a million, iianm, it is $640k. So two thirds.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
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$640k to start. Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

34 th!

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (ikSmX)

35 33 The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

=======

"It costs me how much to take off the thing I just put on?"

"Well, we have to disassemble the whole thing to take it out."

"But it's just a web page..."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:38 PM (46HP8)

36 And in the end, this will get overturned... but nothing will happen to the Judges, not of any consequence.

This is like the supposedly 'Independent Agencies' in the administration. There are not supposed to be independent parts of the Federal Government... they belong to one of the three branches, period.

But there is no mechanism whereby the Supreme Court can actually Fire a Judge, or demote a Judge, for ignoring them. Congress should have, long ago, created such a mechanism, but they gave up creating rules for the Courts in the early 1900s.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (mP0Kj)

37 I vote that Justice Thomas shows up at the appeals court personally to smack the whole panel, like my favorite SKS cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/ch29kzfw

Posted by: pookysgirl can dream at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Wt5PA)

38 Is the Supreme Court actually Supreme if another court can say "Nuh-uh"?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 02:40 PM (FpHTM)

39 The Republicans in the Senate should get rid of the Blue Slip because the next Dem run Congress will do so.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hpwtA)

40 $640k to start. Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive.

Doors? Extra.
Steering wheel? Oooo, that'll cost ya.
Tires? That's a bundle, pal.
Brakes? Tack on an extra 90K, and you'll need our $199.99/month brake functionality subscription service.

Posted by: It all started with SaaS at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (TbWk/)

41 36 This is like the supposedly 'Independent Agencies' in the administration. There are not supposed to be independent parts of the Federal Government... they belong to one of the three branches, period.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (mP0Kj)

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Well, in that regard, the first few months of Trump's second term was all awash in stories of Trump just...firing lots of people in the executive.

It's still going on, even. We have the smallest federal employment in raw numbers since the 60s.

The comparison between the administrative state and the judiciary isn't really strong. The administrative state could always have been fired. No executive would do it, though. The judiciary, though, is protected from termination except through Congress and impeachment (or statute eliminating districts, which is technically possible), and impeachment is a joke. It's a problem

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (46HP8)

42 Got a text earlier from Cornyn's campaign.

It's just too bad that he kept voting against Texas so many times since Obama was elected. And that he kept Murkowski in Alaska after she got beaten in her primary all those years ago (yeah - we're the "Elephant" party for a reason, Johnny Boy - us old-timers have LOOOOOONG memories).

Maybe it was a bid by the higher ups in the Senate GOPe to let him vote that way because his seat was supposedly "safe", but you would think that after the high-profile scalps that upstart Republican voters have claimed over the last couple of decades that they would have been keeping an eye out for him.

I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

43 The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

=======

"It costs me how much to take off the thing I just put on?"

"Well, we have to disassemble the whole thing to take it out."

"But it's just a web page..."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:38 PM (46HP
____________

Costs double to remove an option already selected on the webpage ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

44 39 The Republicans in the Senate should get rid of the Blue Slip because the next Dem run Congress will do so.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hpwtA)

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That's a question for Senator Grassley of Iowa.

He defends it and maintains it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:42 PM (46HP8)

45 If msrp on that Ferrari is 640k you can bet at the dealer it'll be 750-900k. The new Corvette ZO6's and ZR1 are like that. People brag about how inexpensive you can get super/hypercar performance with the Vette.........until you get to the dealership and shit yourself when you see the100-200k dealership markups.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (IlL6s)

46 42
I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

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He's said he'd support Paxton in the case he lost. He said it like three days ago.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (46HP8)

47 I don't understand how a state Appeals Court can overrule a Supreme Court ruling. I guess it's all based on political "feelings".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (wZvvl)

48 you guys are cracking me up with the Ferrari stuff...🤣

Posted by: lin-duh at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (cDvOu)

49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)

50 49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base..

Ferrari electric car ? Aren't they a little late to the "party"?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:46 PM (crd+F)

51
We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)

52 Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)

Kind of sad when just looking at a car costs you a couple grand.

'Dont look Marion! Dont open your eyes!'
-Indiana Jones, Ferrari scholar

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

53 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)
_______

Porsche is actually much more reasonable, in part because there are relatively limited options/configurations. For true exotics, you can pretty much choose the color you want for each swatch of color in the car, plus you have 10x more options for exotic materials like carbon fiber.

Porsche at least has the option prices on its configurator. Ferrari, Lambo, Aston, Bentley, Rollie, etc do NOT.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (iFTx/)

54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

They want to get smacked down by the SC to say: we're not racist. The SC did it. Please vote for us.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (ItWcy)

55 I like how it's framed that SC Republicans "defy Trump."

And, you know, not their own voters.

Who they're counting on forgetting that defiance.

Because, when you count all their votes, they're 99% conservative.

Why are you stupids so bothered by a tiny, little 1%?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (73/SM)

56 49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base..


--------------------

I wonder what it costs to put an engine in it?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (8aPNd)

57 46 42
I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

=====

He's said he'd support Paxton in the case he lost. He said it like three days ago.

We'll see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (46HP


Yeah, he said that about Miller in Alaska, too.

Anyone seen how "Senator" Miller (R-AK) voted on the last couple of bills?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (SRRAx)

58 54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

They want to get smacked down by the SC to say: we're not racist. The SC did it. Please vote for us.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (ItWcy)

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Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP8)

59 We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?

Obama said they were racist to him when he lived there.

And in this case I'd believe it.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

60 We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)
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There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

61 Ferrari was pissed off that Cadillac's Celestiq EV at about $360K to start was grabbing all the headlines.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (jehhT)

62 12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

Then any lawsuit would have gone to a new panel of judges and had better chances of being dismissed.

Alabama should have drawn the 7-0 map.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (46HP

The problem with this is it turns a few red to leans red. There is risk.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (OoFl2)

63 You’re not my manager, SCOTUS!!

Posted by: Federal District Court at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (AaEou)

64 The only way to stop Racism is with More Racism.

I mean, duh.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (w3KHJ)

65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.

Posted by: Tar Bae at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (uf7ys)

66 something I don't think the market has worked out yet -- a lot of Ferrari's high end appeal is rarity and future value because it is rare.

But how desirable would a 20 year old EV ever be? The batteries would be dead and irreplaceable. And you can't just drive it once a year to shows because it would need new batteries every time.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (8aPNd)

67 Defendants should have walked into court with their dicks out.

Because that kind of thing sways liberals.

Here’s my filing

*thud*

Posted by: Federal District Court at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (AaEou)

68 Commassar Judges strike again

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Ia/+0)

69 62
The problem with this is it turns a few red to leans red. There is risk.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (OoFl2)

========

https://x.com/erickson_68/status/
2054955587184566695

This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (46HP8)

70 Can't we give Hawaii to the japs?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Kt19C)

71 Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

TY.

Perhaps it's country club members they want to impress.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (ItWcy)

72 70 Can't we give Hawaii to the japs?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Kt1

Wish we could

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (crd+F)

73 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.

Posted by: Tar Bae at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (uf7ys)

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This genuinely wasn't a major problem until Trump.

These sorts of injunctions and interferences barely happened in the first 230 years of the republic. Obama's picks are what created these problems.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (46HP8)

74 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.
Posted by: Tar Bae

Yes, Scotus does have the power. They used in in desegregation days. Summary reversal.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (E4rtv)

75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

76 They just did this because they think they can time out the new map and prevent it from being used this year. They know their decision is going to be overturned on appeal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (0N4FZ)

77 So the court here is ruling that it is racial discrimination to not discriminate on race even though the supreme court said to stop discriminating on race?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

78 51
We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)

When I was stationed on Oahu in the late 80's, I had a Native Hawaiian on my Paint Ball Team. Family owned a ranch on North Shore.

Invited me to a 'Locals' bar... and when I walked in alone, it was like the stranger walked into the Old West bar... place went silent... until my friend spotted me, walked up and greeted me... then everything was AOK.

And weirdly enough, I went to that bar a few times after that, and never had a problem.

It's tribal, but if one of the tribe vouches for you... you're OK.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (mP0Kj)

79 something I don't think the market has worked out yet -- a lot of Ferrari's high end appeal is rarity and future value because it is rare.

But how desirable would a 20 year old EV ever be? The batteries would be dead and irreplaceable. And you can't just drive it once a year to shows because it would need new batteries every time.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (8aPNd)
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Their last supercar, the SF90, has cratered in resale value. Their stock price took a big hit the moment the Luce was revealed (spy photos suggested a much better looking car). Stock is down 32% in the last 12 months, at a time when the market is otherwise rocking like Dokken.

Meanwhile, competitive cars from Lambo are going for well over list price, with resale value on used cars also above original list.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

80 Maybe blue hair alone would do the trick to sway a Commissar Judge

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (Ia/+0)

81 Reality is RACISSSSTT!!!!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (ynpvh)

82 However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP
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The Party rewards loyal soldiers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (RIvkX)

83 Thunderstorm here supposedly to 300pm. Vote like the wind, good people!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (LHPAg)

84 47 I don't understand how a state Appeals Court can overrule a Supreme Court ruling. I guess it's all based on political "feelings".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

It wasn't. Under the Voting Rights Act, three judge panels hear cases on voting redistricting. On remand, the case goes back to the same three judge panel that ordered a 5-2 Democrat split because Obama judges. In this case, two district court judges and one circuit judge.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (E4rtv)

85 And the libs on the supreme can drag their feet writing their descent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (IifOV)

86 82 However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP
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The Party rewards loyal soldiers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (RIvkX)

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How else is a talentless hack of a judge supposed to go from district court to appeals court?

Good judicial judgment? That's so boomer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (46HP8)

87 75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

Yes, but will the judge recuse himself from adjudicating on his case?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (ynpvh)

88 75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

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I would think a good attorney could make the case that any decision by that court is political, and tainted. Can you change venue to another district?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (8aPNd)

89 I thought Hawaii would be great for camping on the beach. How cool is that?

Then, I discovered you don’t really want to do that. Homeless en-campments.

I really think due to their location, the Hawaiian Islands aren’t getting their fair share of the “newcomers” and vibrant, diverse “refugees”. and illegal aliens, unlawful combatant and golly knows what all, compared to the rest of the U.S.A.

Start dropping hundreds or thousands off every day. Aloha!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (w3KHJ)

90 This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026

I will find it. Toby also explained it really well when this all started, too. If he is around.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (OoFl2)

91 76 They just did this because they think they can time out the new map and prevent it from being used this year. They know their decision is going to be overturned on appeal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (0N4FZ)

This, pure politics to create chaos in the election.

Primary votes are already being cast.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (mP0Kj)

92 85 And the libs on the supreme can drag their feet writing their descent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (IifOV)

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There will be a one page, probably unanimous, order by Friday.

This is following precedent and process. It's not a new reading on the statute.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (46HP8)

93 until you get to the dealership and shit yourself when you see the100-200k dealership markups.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (IlL6s)
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Anyone that pays an advertised dealer markup is a retard.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (oqH4h)

94 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

95 The Cultural Marxists I read have taken over most law schools.
The Constitution is ignored and Marxism is taught to even the case's

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (Ia/+0)

96 90 This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026

I will find it. Toby also explained it really well when this all started, too. If he is around.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (OoFl2)

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Well, I provided a link.

It's a map AL could use if they chose, showing that it's actually really easy to draw unanimous GOP congressional setups in deep red states.

Dummymanders happen with much larger numbers of congressional districts or much narrower margins of victory.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (46HP8)

97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

98 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

Thats different!
-also, deep 60% dem, 100% dem rep NE

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)

99 94 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)

100 "It would be racially discriminatory to redraw the racially discriminatory districts..."

Posted by: burrrton at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (kah0Z)

101 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Who's doing the tutoring?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (ynpvh)

102 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)





Godspeed, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

103 There will be a one page, probably unanimous, order by Friday.

This is following precedent and process. It's not a new reading on the statute.
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I liked the one where Sotomayor, IIRC, was like, "look, I voted with the dissent but the ruling is final and you have to follow it whether you like it or not."

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (73/SM)

104
The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)


Yup... I'm now in a District that includes Central Valley... And I'm basically Coastal...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:02 PM (crd+F)

105 99
The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)

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One of the funnier little sub narratives is that CA and VA put the question to their voters which makes their redistricting more valid than TX which did not.

Why did CA and VA have to put it to voters?

Because both CA and VA established processes to make redistricting "non-partisan" and by a separate body...recently, where the original process was just to have things done by the legislatures.

So, both states had to ask their voters to undo the systems that they had recently set up in order to redraw.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:02 PM (46HP8)

106 Laws and court decisions are merely suggestions, you know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1)

107 103 I liked the one where Sotomayor, IIRC, was like, "look, I voted with the dissent but the ruling is final and you have to follow it whether you like it or not."

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (73/SM)

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There's informed pessimism, and then there's just not knowing how SCOTUS works at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (46HP8)

108 Ps. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not solid red.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GMx4K)

109
There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)



Interesting. I haven't been back to Oahu since the mid-80s. When I was growing up there in the 70s, the Hawaiians were everywhere, and hated everyone. Ilima Jr High School in Ewa Beach was run by the Hawaiians with an iron fist, and if you weren't Hawaiian, you'd have to hide out near the office or library to avoid being beaten to a pulp or thrown off of a second story balcony.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (y9nCu)

110 108 Ps. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not solid red.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GMx4K)

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That's, of course, not how a district would be drawn.

The districts would split up and dilute the votes from both metros with the rural areas that would dwarf them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:04 PM (46HP8)

111 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)

112 Not an appellate court. A District Court sitting as a three-judge panel, as is usually the case when a Constitutional question is presented.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (wGerL)

113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

114 101 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

115 Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Of course, Bulg, but I think you'll do fine. You know the material and my sense is you like helping people .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (BmO5t)

116 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Class or 1-on-1? Set lesson or kid prompted?

Thoughts your way.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (tOcjL)

117 don't toot too much

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (ZxPkt)

118 So the USSC refused to hear Florida's case about Cali commies waging war on them and murdering their drivers. The is tacit approval of not so civil war. How else do you settle this? With the cowards in the court saying "not us"

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (3uBP9)

119 I have a bunch of things that use rechargeable batteries, and they are all worthless after a few years. I now take them apart and you can replace the batteries, but it is never easy -- a keyboard, hair clipper, toothbrush,....


I would not mind seeing something that calls for all battery powered products sold to consumers have to be replaceable. Not just phones (EU is doing that,) and not just replaceable, but standardized -- how many form factors do they need? My toothbrush uses 1/2AAA (2x) LiNH and my project later will be to add another tube next to it to hold 2x AAA batteries since I can not find 1/2 AAA at decent price and non-chinese brand.

But seriously, a $100 toothbrush should not need to be replaced in 3 years because the batteries died. same with cars.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (8aPNd)

120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

121 114 101 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

I'm sure you'll do just fine.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (ynpvh)

122 120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

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File the legislation today, Ro.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (46HP8)

123 Can Florida forbid Cali trucks now? I bet the worthless blackrobed politburo would suddenly decide it requires their "ruling" then.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (3uBP9)

124 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)


If it's at the vet, be wary.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (0bjKf)

125 120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (ynpvh)

126 >>All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.


I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (JEwe/)

127 113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

Marxist: All history is a history of class struggles.

Cultural Marxist: all history is a history of racial struggles/feminist struggles/ABCDEFG+ struggles.

Same oppresser but different oppressed.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (wGerL)

128 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference./i]

Older marxism was focused nominally on increasing everyone's standard of life by using "scientific socialism" to increase production and with a fair distribution of goods.

Cultural Marxism doesn't care much about human prosperity, even in the nominal sense of older Marxism, it is all about grievance between victim and oppressor groups that will never end

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

129 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)



Just think of all the students naked or something.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

130 There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)



Interesting. I haven't been back to Oahu since the mid-80s. When I was growing up there in the 70s, the Hawaiians were everywhere, and hated everyone. Ilima Jr High School in Ewa Beach was run by the Hawaiians with an iron fist, and if you weren't Hawaiian, you'd have to hide out near the office or library to avoid being beaten to a pulp or thrown off of a second story balcony.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (y9nCu)
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Most of the signs are in English and Japanese now. It's like being in Tokyo. The remaining natives mostly work the manual-labor jobs.

It's sad. The state has been colonized by the Japanese, and to a lesser extent Koreans and Filipinos.

I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

131 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Just remember to crash out and start hitting them every time they get a wrong answer.

Posted by: Effective pedagogy at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (TbWk/)

132 116 1-on-1. Don’t know the subject yet.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)

133 Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)




Too bad you couldn't get a gig at a Learing Center. I hear teaching THERE is EASY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

134 Bulg, first, crush their spirit.

Next, mock their creativity.

Oh, wait. Sorry, I thought you were teaching government school.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (RIvkX)

135 132 116 1-on-1. Don’t know the subject yet.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)

Wut? I'm sure they know which subjects you have experience with, right?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (ynpvh)

136
That's, of course, not how a district would be drawn.

The districts would split up and dilute the votes from both metros with the rural areas that would dwarf them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:04 PM (46HP

I am aware. And am trying to get you some concise maps from Al.com that show exactly how votes went, but apparently it takes us 5 news articles to get to a point. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (OoFl2)

137 129 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)


Just think of all the students naked or something.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Might be illegal.

Posted by: Or at least pervy at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (TbWk/)

138 They're taking me to get tutored!

Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)

139 BTW one important thing about cultural marxism is that it reveals more about the people adhering to it then it describes the real world.

Specifically, cultural marxists believe the whole world is about oppressors and the oppressed and they want to BECOME the oppressors.

This is why it works so well for them - they built an ideology which claims the only reason they aren't rich, powerful, and oppressing others is...oppression, and the answer is...use any method possible to steal from and oppress those oppressors.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (sKqQm)

140 133 Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)




Too bad you couldn't get a gig at a Learing Center. I hear teaching THERE is EASY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

There teechin' da chiluns their iz gud.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (ynpvh)

141 Bulg

You got this. But just in case, prayers ascending.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (u82oZ)

142 I find it hard to believe the administration didn't see the judicial coup coming or have any plan other than to let things play out and hope for the best. It's not that these sort of rulings won't get overturned, it's that it gives the left more time to fuck things up before they either have to stop (and we hope things are returned to normal) or it becomes too late to rectify the situation as originally intended.

It obviously partisan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

143 >>They're taking me to get tutored!
Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)


This is well done, right here.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (JEwe/)

144 I really think due to their location, the Hawaiian Islands aren’t getting their fair share of the “newcomers” and vibrant, diverse “refugees”. and illegal aliens, unlawful combatant and golly knows what all, compared to the rest of the U.S.A.

Start dropping hundreds or thousands off every day. Aloha!
Posted by: Common Tater

You think the Chinese and Japanese that run the place would allow that? They tolerate the left in Hawaii because it helps keep the haole in his place, but they have limits. "Newcomers" not welcome.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (Enz0M)

145 143 >>They're taking me to get tutored!
Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)


This is well done, right here.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (JEwe/)

Dog balls. Dog Bawls.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (ynpvh)

146 It's sad. The state has been colonized by the Japanese, and to a lesser extent Koreans and Filipinos.

Posted by: Elric The Blade a
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You should see Fiji -- or any place with high Indian migration.

They take over the land and have no qualms about turning the natives into serfs. Same in Canada, I think.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (8aPNd)

147 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip


Just think of all the students naked or something.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


You've seen my fat ass. I'm in his class.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (MTg2D)

148 Can Florida forbid Cali trucks now? I bet the worthless blackrobed politburo would suddenly decide it requires their "ruling" then.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM


Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another. However the fed could jump in and pull every single cdl that was issued to an illegal but that will take time and california will fight that all the way to scotus.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (0N4FZ)

149 Mrs. F, her mother, and her sister went to lunch st a Chinese place. I had to tell her to be sure to order more than one dish. Those three would share out a cracker.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

150 142 I find it hard to believe the administration didn't see the judicial coup coming or have any plan other than to let things play out and hope for the best. It's not that these sort of rulings won't get overturned, it's that it gives the left more time to fuck things up before they either have to stop (and we hope things are returned to normal) or it becomes too late to rectify the situation as originally intended.

It obviously partisan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

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The only way out is through.

El Salvador got out by having massive majorities in its Congress agree to impeach a shit ton of judges. Trump doesn't have that.

So, he either acts like a president and goes slowly but surely, which he is doing with a strong legal team at DOJ, or he becomes an actual dictator, which is not in his bones. He'll always be a reformer, not a conqueror.

However, the additions to the judiciary, the precedents his legal team is setting by playing the legal game, and the changes in the GOP itself will ensure that these long-term changes can actually remain in place past his presidency.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (46HP8)

151 In serious advice, since it's the 1st time and 1-on-1, take a little time to get to know the kid and their interests. First step to getting a kid to learn something is to get them to listen to you. Next step is to get them to care.

Now, since this is a paid center (and I'm assuming the parent is paying), you probably have a kid told to care...but just in case.

And always have one fun thing to do or break stuff up with...just in case...fun Math scenario (like how big is 8 trillion people or what are the odds you can get a perfect bracket in March Madness)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (tOcjL)

152 Feels a lot like a stall to assure that no changes occur while the current president is in office. These applelate justices KNOW they are wrong here. But, that doesn't mean they can't stretch it out by showing willful ignorance.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (dIske)

153 Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)

154 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another. However the fed could jump in and pull every single cdl that was issued to an illegal but that will take time and california will fight that all the way to scotus.
Posted by: Mister Scott


Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (MTg2D)

155 Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Is that because the family doesn't eat much or they're just gracious in sharing?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (BmO5t)

156 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Well, start with Western Civ, and then move on to American Civics....

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (DwqWV)

157 Maybe the Hawaiian-Alabaman panel think the Supreme Court will reverse themselves?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (cWLG3)

158 155 Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Is that because the family doesn't eat much or they're just gracious in sharing?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (BmO5t

Or they're cheap...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (crd+F)

159 Speaking of racism, how's Brandon Johnson doing in Chicago?

Chiraq: 39 people shot, 5 cops seriously injured at black teen “takeovers” during Memorial Day weekend

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (ndZc7)

160
You've seen my fat ass. I'm in his class.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (MTg2D)



Well, he does bring up the ottoman painting quite often.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (Zz0t1)

161 154 Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (MTg2D)

========

It's my understanding that this is happening and has been happening for the last year. DHS resources working with state law enforcement (who have 287(g) agreements) to identify illegals and legal immigrants with bad CDLs.

Pretty much anything we can think of within the law, Trump's administration is doing and has been doing or advancing towards doing since day 1.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (46HP8)

162 @93 ballistic-there's a lot of retards and schiesty dealerships. I had to search every dealership on the North American continent to purchase a used 20-22 Shelby GT 500 that was open to negotiating the price because I had cash on hand. You really can't get them to budge. I'm blown away by how much new vehicles are nowadays. I run with groups of people with Lambos, Ferraris, McLarens, etc and they pay these insane prices.......then modify the damn car because kids in 70k Mustang GT's with superchargers smoke them. Not a good look when you're taking your hot new hoe out for dinner in your new Ferrari and some knucklehead kid walks your ass in a Mustang.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (IlL6s)

163 You think the Chinese and Japanese that run the place would allow that? They tolerate the left in Hawaii because it helps keep the haole in his place, but they have limits. "Newcomers" not welcome.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (Enz0M)

Sadly, Hawaii would be far better off right now if the Japanese actually ran it.

It's government is still run by corrupt Hawaiian nativist nepots.

Posted by: Sjg at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (i8HNq)

164 149 Mrs. F, her mother, and her sister went to lunch st a Chinese place. I had to tell her to be sure to order more than one dish. Those three would share out a cracker.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Chinese is for family style and bringing teen boys. I admit we order a dish per person at my favorite restaurant, and the girls eat 1/2 of one...and the boys eat 1 1/2 of one...so it all works out (our Chinese plate has a great lazy susan on a circular table). Means you can also order a Crispy Beef and not feel awful after from so much fry b/c you can order and eat a nonfried dish, too...yes, I love Crispy Beef, but can't have more than a few bites...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (tOcjL)

165
Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)

166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

167 Commassar Judges hoping the Marxists take control and overthrow the Supreme Court with another 1/2 dozen Marxist Judges. Then there overrule will be stayed

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:19 PM (Ia/+0)

168 Or they're cheap...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (crd+F)

DH says his brother is so tight he farts diamonds.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (DwqWV)

169 Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

170 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

If he were a communist with any balls at all, he would just shoot the folks who can't find a place and bury them in Central Park.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (DwqWV)

171 If the federal judges can ignore the SCOTUS then we can all ignore the federal court judges.

Buy. Ammo.

It comes ever faster.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (xvV+O)

172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)

173 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)/i]


I went Roy. That was truly picking between suck and blow, I think. That race is going to be the interesting one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

174 172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)
_________________________

I'm going to go with Corky Sherwood.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)

175 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

And by "tenants", he means some random mosque in Pakistan...

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (FpHTM)

176 162 @93 ballistic-there's a lot of retards and schiesty dealerships.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (IlL6s)
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Oh trust me, I know. It's just the sheer audacity of some dipwad franchisee having the stones to put a $100k markup on a car that's already north of six figures. I would hate myself for paying it even if the money wasn't an object for me, knowing that said dipwad is just going to buy a new boat because I was dumb enough to hand him a hundred grand for no reason.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (oqH4h)

177 But you see, its not wrong to discriminate against whitey.

Posted by: Justice Learned Handy at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (anL5R)

178 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
———-

That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (w3KHJ)

179 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)

I voted for Cornyn, who is clearly the future of the republican party.

Just kidding. I voted for Paxton last week.

I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)

180 https://tinyurl.com/4ww3mx9u

Moose (s) out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (DwqWV)

181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

182 I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (JEwe/)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (zZu0s)

183 Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)



It should start getting sporty when government starts taking property from it's owner.

Sorry you chose this, NYC. You'll be enjoying it shortly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Zz0t1)

184 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

======

You can make up for it by going to Los Angeles and voting in their primary. They won't card you, or anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (46HP8)

185 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

I don't see the problem here, Blade.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

187 "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)



Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

188
Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.
Posted by: rickb223

===============

I thought this was being done, but the test wasn't licenses; it's literacy. Questions test understanding of road signs and such.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (WuNAB)

189 Alabama should issue a warrant for these judges. Then go get them and throw them in jail.

But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

190 I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)
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Same here. Chip Roy's advertising and PR team should be flung into the sun.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (oqH4h)

191 Whole bunch of these Justice Cnuts forgetting the moral of the original story of the King with that name.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ot/FD)

192
But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)




Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

193 Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

194 Understand that undermining the courts is key to subverting the country.

When you don’t have a justice system that’s fair, people start to ignore it.

Trump is trying to adhere to the process, in order to save it.

The enemy knows this and is trying on one level to run out the clock on his presidency.

These rogue courts have done significant damage to trust in the justice system. A weak chief justice on SCOTUS has helped them by being largely indifferent to their actions.

But overall, Trump and his allies have won a great deal of the cases with few exceptions.

This was always going to be a war of attrition.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (zfkPG)

195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

196 Asset Forfeiture baby!

Arrest the “drivers”, confiscate the tractor. Sell the trailer and contents at auction.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (w3KHJ)

197 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)
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I had never heard of that website before, looks cool! Change your password!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (cWLG3)

198 It would be more amusing if the ruling were from actual Hawaiian judges. The pineapple or poi Mafia.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Gqar8)

199
I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)



At least it would be truth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

200 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

'Investment Grade Japanese Collectibles.'

No, Anna! Take off the Ring!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)

201 Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

Weasel is not a weasel bitch. I think he has made that pretty darned clear.

No wobbly shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (DwqWV)

202
Like to see what Mandami's legal justification for seizing properties is. And where he's going to get the money to compensate the owners. Or isn't that part of it?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)

203 But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

And his bitches, too!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

204 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

205 195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

Beautifully sunny yesterday and today, but still below 60 degrees for the highs. Can't plant the beans or corn until it gets above 60.

Weird Spring here, but summer is certainly looking up.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (DwqWV)

206 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

207 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
———-
That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

Unfortunately, there is nothing outside the box of the commerce clause.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (XvL8K)

208 And his bitches, too!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

I think FunsizeJoe is a male.

Unless you mean WeaselWoman.

*slowly edges out of MOA range...*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)

209 I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

At least it would be truth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

I've floated the idea before of making "none of the above" a formal choice, and if that choice wins, the position goes vacant.

If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!

Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

211 206 Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

Or do. The little shit probably has it coming.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (FpHTM)

212 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

'But through you it will wield a power too terrible to imagine!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

213 >> Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Prayers out. Never quit. Never falter. Jesus is with you

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zfkPG)

214 210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!
Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)
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Ludicrous Court!

Posted by: Dark Helmet, Esq. at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (cWLG3)

215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

216 Good luck, we're all counting on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

217 Good luck Bulg, we are counting on you!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (2GVsD)

218 Bulg remember, Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!!

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Gqar8)

219 215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

They'll all Somalian?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (FpHTM)

220 Jinx!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (2GVsD)

221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

222 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

223 If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

We in Nevada have a "none of these candidates" option on a lot of races. I've never seen it win so I don't know what happens.

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (gbGyB)

224
215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

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Their lack of enthusiasm is being noted:

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

Early ballot collection is 12% less Democrat than it was in 2022. 11% more Republican than 2022. Same % of Indies as 2022.

Newsom won the 2022 jungle primary with 55% of the vote. Democrats currently have 54% of returned ballots in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (46HP8)

225 The democrats ignore constitutional law, they ignore or destroy every element of basic decent society, they try to murder our elected government officials. What shall we do? It's been going on for decades and boy it sure is frustrating. Let's sit around and talk about it some more. Maybe WE aren't listening. Sure hope elections help THIS time!

Posted by: Red at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (hyQrc)

226 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)



You knew George Zip?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

227 221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

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"Those poor early voters."
-SC senators, apparently

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (46HP8)

228 Nood, Dems for fraud

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

229 The 3 Card Monte voting is a scam

Don't know if it would work but don't vote for their candidates at all, vote for 1 only

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

230
You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie

================

What's the problem? That's an embarrassment of riches!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (WuNAB)

231 NOOD CROOKED DEMS

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

232 You knew George Zip?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

'I don't know where I'll be then, doc' he said. 'But I bet I won't smell too good.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

233 Well, we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (SRRAx)

234 228 Nood, Dems for fraud
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

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YAY!!!

Posted by: Dems for Fraud at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (cWLG3)

235 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)
President Trump made his endorsements. Chip Roy was not one of them.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (LHPAg)

236 The "war of attrition/stay within the system/hey we're winning some stuff" approach is understandable, but I fear does not take account of the underlying reality.

Which is that the "other side/Dems/'liberals'/progressives", despite their variations, essentially are now totalitarian bots without standards or a shred of the mindset that made a society more/less based on rule of law possible (a rarity in human history).

Not to mention the more fundamental issue of the constitutional collapse in which the judiciary wields legislative and executive power (usurps) without consequence, which long long predates the current day. Congress has long since surrendered, current administration is appeasing when it comes to this stuff. From the very first lawless ridiculous order from the district in WA in the first weeks of the first term ("Muslim ban").

Repudiating in cases where a court is completely out of line, including by their own rules (many examples ongoing) *is* preserving, or rather attempting to restore, the constitutional system. But it requires weathering a few weeks of (typical) unhinged hysteria. Which the Legal Cult simply cannot stomach.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (U/Byj)

237 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas
____

Coconut bras? Or more....traditional?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (Enz0M)

238
Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)



I'm pretty sure that Pasternak didn't write Doctor Zhivago as an instruction manual.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)

239 Two of these Hawaiian judges are Trump appointees (to Alabama district courts) from his first term. So thank you federalist society.

Posted by: Stephen at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (bNOZJ)

240 I'm a little confused by Ace's post, in that the three judge panel included two Trump judges and also their decision explicitly talked about the Callais decision and what they were ordered to do by the SCOTUS remand.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (nRMcW)

241 Two of these Hawaiian judges are Trump appointees (to Alabama district courts) from his first term. So thank you federalist society.
Posted by: Stephen at May 26, 2026 04:03 PM (bNOZJ)
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You mean, thanks Richard Shelby and Luther Strange. They recommended the judges.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:44 PM (KCI+7)

242 the older judge was first appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, before Clinton reassigned him to Alabama.

Shelby and Strange recommended the second judge. The third one was appointed by Shelby and Doug Jones (Democrat), but she previously served as a clerk to Chief Judge Pryor, a leading conservative judge.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 04:51 PM (ng78Z)

243 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

who pays the property tax then?

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:10 PM (8avO+)

244 Like to see what Mandami's legal justification for seizing properties is. And where he's going to get the money to compensate the owners. Or isn't that part of it?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)

That empty skyscraper that is supposedly falling over might love Mandami to take it over

Posted by: Oldcat at May 26, 2026 06:14 PM (8avO+)

245 .
Thanks for the shit post. According to ChadGPT-6...miniME, two of the Judges work in Alabama, the third works wherever the Eleventh Circuit is located. How 'bout NOT pretending to be CNN?

Posted by: Marooned at May 26, 2026 09:05 PM (kt8QE)

Trans "Woman" Exposes "Pre-Op Privates" In YWCA Changing Room
Seattle Is Now a Full Mad Max Highway-Gang Warzone

The trans " " " woman " " " didn't just expose his "pre-op privates" -- known throughout history by non-insane people as "dick and balls" -- he "flaunted" them, because like many perverts invading women's intimate spaces, he's a pervert and exhibitionist and voyeur.

penispervert.jpg


YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room


A trans woman named Sammy has been banned from flaunting her pre-op privates at a YMCA in liberal San Francisco after a sustained freak out by gym goers, the Daily Mail has learned.

The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room.

Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.

'Nudity should be discreet, limited, and brief,' reads the new flier hanging in the changing room, headlined 'NEW YMCA LOCKER ROOMS GUIDELINES 2026'.

'Nudity is permitted only while actively showering. Members are expected to put clothing on or be covered during use of the space outside of showering.'

...

Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member who was one of Sammy's most vocal critics, told the Daily Mail that the new rules seem specifically written for Sammy, who has been accused of violating each one of them.

Pete said she's happy Sammy's gone, but she and many other members are wondering about a new policy that seems impractical.

...

She means it's unenforceable. She seems to be implying, but is too socially terrified to say out loud, that maybe male perverts should be banned from the women's locker rooms entirely.

Sammy had been a regular at the gym since 2024,< > prompting a series of confrontations by standing around naked in front of the mirror, blow-drying her hair while bent over.

Menacing stares would ensue, as Sammy would allegedly argue back, calling people not just 'intolerant' but also 'drunk'.

...

YMCA officials, however, defended Sammy's use of the women's locker room, citing her 'civil rights'. This only inflamed outrage from other members who felt uncomfortable seeing a husky trans woman with male genitalia and 'slowly growing breasts' roaming around in front of women and children.

'I've seen that man more than most of my boyfriends,' Pete told the Daily Mail last year.


At the Berkeley YMCA, member Elizabeth Kenney recalled seeing Sammy 'harassing' an elderly member who'd asked her to 'cover up.'

'If you don't like the way I look, then you've got a sexual problem with yourself,' Sammy allegedly told the senior.

'Get away from her, leave her alone,' Kenney recalled telling Sammy. 'You're a man, you'd don't belong here.'

Hashtag #Accurate.

...

One group member named Anne, who attends the Stonestown Y, filed a police report in late March, accusing Sammy of harassment. She described a time Sammy, after blowing drying her hair naked, walked up 'very close' to her, turned around and creepily used a handheld mirror to stare back at her.


'He used it as if it were a rear view mirror to look at me behind himself,' Anne wrote in the report. 'His eyes caught mine in the mirror and I froze.'

Anne described another time she allegedly 'paraded' around in front of two young children.

Elizabeth, 23, told the Daily Mail about another time she was 'repulsed and angry' to see Sammy 'blow drying his entire naked body, including his penis, posed in front of all of the other women.'

The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

They also now require that children aged five and older be accompanied by their parent or guardian while using changing rooms for the opposite sex.

So the rule limits the freedom of children who are using the correct locker room, while the aggressive, menacing male pervert gets to flap his dick around.


...

'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail. 'They ruined sports, ruined the locker room, they upset me.

'We've been very happy since he's been gone, but I don't know if he's going to come back and cover up, or fight against it,' she continued. 'Hopefully he just went to Seattle.'

The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

Update: From @ComradeArthur: Seattle is now Thunderdome.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:25 PM




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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Zz0t1)

2 1

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Ia/+0)

3 You will suck the tranny cock and LIKE IT!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Zz0t1)

4 "None of this ever happened. We never said anything in support of this. Why do you make fun of pronouns? It's not even a joke."
-like, 1/4 of Democrats by this point, their numbers growing daily

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

5 The Village People weep.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (jehhT)

6 The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

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"The concept of incentives is just a creation of the white racialist patriarchy controlled by theocratic fascist nationalist."
-someone, surely

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

7 Oh good, the community note finally got enough ratings.

Posted by: Ann at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (SHHm+)

8
YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates his cock in female locker room



We're an incredibly damaged society.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Zz0t1)

9 There doesn't even need an OP planned in order for it to be "pre-op privates"

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (ikSmX)

10 A woman who had been a member of Planet Fitness for ten years got her membership cancelled because she expressed feeling uncomfortable that a man was in the women's dressing room.

Instead of addressing her concerns they forged her signature and cancelled her membership while still charging for a month.

The dude in question it has been revealed has a long history of police recorded sexual deviancy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

11 I have circumcision and a vasectomy, so I have post-op privates I guess.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Wq24h)

12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

14 "You've got a sexual problem".

Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (iXqHn)

15 Free needle exchanges only does one thing, attract more addicts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (2GVsD)

16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

17 Another case about swinging dicks.

Posted by: Judge VanDredd, er, VanDyke at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (TbWk/)

18 I saw Pre Op Privates open for Hole back in 2005.

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (wjYQ9)

19 16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

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She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:31 PM (46HP8)

20 "We've paid 24 Billion dollars to house these 40,000 people"--Spencer Pratt

I hate to throw math on a mathophobic blog, but that's $600K per homeless person...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ynpvh)

21 "The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room."
++++
Ok, just how much nudity qualifies as "excessive" nudity?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)

22 >Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.


That's a nice touch.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (rJ48h)

23 Anyone caught using the term "pre-op privates" should be kicked in the 'pre-op nuts.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (Zz0t1)

24 She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


Baby steps. Make sure all the locker rooms are single-sex first.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (vJrRc)

25 The tweet I saw said he does this for hours a day, every day. This is not "showering," this is harassment and some sick sexual kink.


Ace, you really should post that lineup image of Chauvin and Floyd side by side. It is crazy how they hid the fact that Floyd makes Chauvin look like a child in comparison.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (8aPNd)

26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

27 The people protecting perverts who like to harass women in female spaces are also perverts when they demand that we tolerate being mistreated like that.

Buncha perverts.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (FMtrg)

28 Men make the best women.

Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2Ez/1)

29 I only see Twitter/X posts from here and Insty, but "Readers added context" is the best thing they ever did to the platform.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (vTZFs)

30 Sammy was flaunting his male patriarchy before oppressed and disempowered women.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)

31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

32 Tolerance is a vice

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (xcxpd)

33 >>YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
_____

Kind of like public libraries, public schools, etc., etc.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (bNf8H)

34 Just curious. Does this qualify him for a Section 8 discharge?

Posted by: Max Kilinger at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

35 26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

36 The most amusing thing about this story is that the pic of the filthy pervert shows him alone, outside, wearing ... a mask. These people are just straight-up mentally ill.

I'm looking forward to the time when they all do what they've been tormenting us with -- killing themselves -- and just get on with it. Kill yourself. The world will be better off without you.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

37 31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

38 12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

I was looking for a few good women for the military during my tenure as President.

Posted by: Barky Sotero at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (ynpvh)

39 Gotta be tough being a pre-op tranny and having all those women staring at you. Why not give them their own spaces?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (wGerL)

40 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.
------

See also: The Boy Scouts

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (XeU6L)

41 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)
________

"We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

42 It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young trans to enjoy
Your boys can hang out with all the girls

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wVcYX)

43 He's a she who loves cock so he can't get enough of his own so he must stay naked and stare at it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Zz0t1)

44 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Wq24h)

45 The only way this story could be improved is if the crazy person's birth name was Richard, because he's acting like a Dick.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (qx7Zg)

46 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

Those damn Village People!

Posted by: Especially that leather guy. Not subtle at all! at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)

47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

48 Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

Yes, 4th century Rome was a big comeback in the morals department.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wGerL)

49 IT'S MA'AM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)

50
If a pre-op dick & balls casts a shadow, it gets 6 more months of winter.

Posted by: Ground Hog at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (IifOV)

51 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)

52
Most of those "guys" are such losers even a $20 whore wouldn't touch them.



Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (3ek7K)

53 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM


Phrasing?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (kgE5c)

54 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
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Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)

55 47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (ynpvh)

56 I like that the left is forcing their most loyal supporters to "suck tranny dick" to prove they are not transphobes.

Look, if the tranny rapes you, at least you can still get an abortion if she gets you pregnant.

That's what you voted for--embrace it.

Don't look to me to save you, I'm too busy laughing at you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (73/SM)

57 Bad Oman on the horizon:

https://tinyurl.com/mwrs7dm2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Y+4g7)

58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

59 Canucks are f3cked - willowed

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
____

You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Enz0M)

60 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

=======

YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

61 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'


hmm that sounds racist

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (j+aD2)

62 Insert Nice Dick jokes here

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (/+uur)

63 YMCA - Yeeting My Cock Around

Posted by: How far we have fallen at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)

64 what if
(spitballin' here)

the next dude that invades the ladies' locker room, just have the real women cut of his johnson, toss it in a wastebasket and say 'NOW you can come in'

I kid, of course
that would be wrong

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)

65 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

The problem is with cars, so all cars should be banned...
( /sarc for those who don't get it )

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ynpvh)

66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...


Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

67 Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

The media or the trannies?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

68 They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM


Everybody ought to have a maid.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (kgE5c)

69 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

In the Navy?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (/+uur)

70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

71 Bad Oman on the horizon
------

ISWYDT

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (XeU6L)

72 >>They have lost their way, bigtime.

Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

73
70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

====

Ah, Eric Idle's time to shine in that movie and it's...about how life is completely meaningless.

Eric Idle just rubs me the wrong way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (46HP8)

74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'


Taint fair!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (MTg2D)

75 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (ZwdAr)

76 67 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

77 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)
-

What? No nickel, you grinch???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (Y+4g7)

78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

79

The bluest sky you've ever seen, in Seattle.
And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle.
Like a beautiful child
Growing up, free and wild.
Full of hopes and full of fears,
Full of laughter, full of tears,
Full of dreams to last a year
In Seattle.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Cqx++)

80 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...


Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Hilarious.

Also, can you believe that THIS is the world we live in?

That we are forced to talk about a guy waving his privates in women's faces because the government actively encourages this action.

We used to be a serious civilization. Then we decided that all the icky "God-stuff" was just oppression.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (N1tpc)

81 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

Not having Blue State Governments sue them.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)

83 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for

Posted by: Polka will never die at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (9Rl/+)

84 Blow dry Sammy's penis with a sledgehammer. It will also make it easier to transition

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (hpwtA)

85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

86 I love the thought of the bums all leaving LA for Seattle or Portland

the running of the bums

hobo migration

"oh look dear! all the bums are heading out of the city on their way to Burlington! it must be spring!"

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (j+aD2)

87 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Who pays more? That is the question.
-Lawyers

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Enz0M)

88 66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...


Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Susan wasn't the troon.

The troon was going by the name "Sammy".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iXqHn)

89 74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'


Taint fair


Stay out the bushes

Posted by: Rev Jesse James Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (HcoTw)

90 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
-----

Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)
______

Ferrari will be lucky to sell even 100 of these piles of shit. There was zero interest in this car before anyone saw how terrible it looked. It's a $700k exotic that looks like a Chinese robotaxi.

Lamborghini was smart enough to shitcan its "Lanzador" EV because there was no interest in it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)

91 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Zz0t1)

92 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM


The customers might not sue them. The activist left will definitely sue them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (kgE5c)

93 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

That's the case for a LOT of organizations.

But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (N1tpc)

94 Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for


speaking of crazy car things some guy in Fairmount/Art Museum area got his car stolen while he was home and he has a permitted gun so he ran out shooting

unfortunately he didn't hit the thieves. I'm hearing he shot 30 times and hit (his own) car one time. lol he was probably not too experienced at shooting.

he has the car but it's full of holes! hopefully the thieves learned a lesson anyway.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

95 85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

It would, because they'd have to spend all their time dilating and bleeding. The wound closes up without constant dilation (sticking objects into it to make sure it doesn't close up and heal).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (iXqHn)

96 Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhood
———-

They will get arrested. It’s sort or comical, in a twisted sense. They’ll expend limited resources to go after people for doing what they are paid to do, but are no longer allowed to.

They’ll need to brush up on how to put together a duty roster for 24 hour guard duty. FRSS (handheld radios). But don’t you dare do anything. You gotta call the Cops.

Now what? The Cops ain’t gonna show up. Or maybe after 5 hours. Or maybe they’ll arrest you, instead of the crooks.

Now what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (l+ype)

97 sorry I meant he hit his car 30 times and the robbers' car one time. they escaped.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

98 The Planet Fitness nearest me closed sometime earlier this year.

Boo-Hoo!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wVcYX)

99 What's that line 'he hasn't been seen since the policy went into affect.' What does that mean? Is there going to be a smell coming from a locker and they're going to find him in about 6 weeks?

Posted by: Nelly at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (6+ehB)

100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

101 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (N1tpc)

102 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

Happens just about everywhere. Personal aggression, cattiness, blame-shifting, bitchiness and generally being insufferable somehow became substitutes for leadership qualities. Being a vicious, combative asshole doesn't make you suitable for management, but yet here we are.

Posted by: Gradually, then all at once at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (TbWk/)

103 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM


Especially when things are looking up!

Posted by: Atomic Dog Boy at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wwyF0)

104 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.


good joke!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (j+aD2)

105 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Somehow, you've gone from:

Freak in Seattle thrown out of YMCA -> ??? -> Free people not being free -> ??? -> Texas going purple

I confess that I don't follow your train of thought here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (vTZFs)

106 100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

=======

I say that Trump should send in the National Guard to tear down the blockades and protect the pimps and gangsters on the streets from the racism of the Seattle racist residents of racism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (46HP8)

107 >>But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Yep. At the middle-management levels of large nonprofits, the pay is decent but not large. Becomes the habitat of upper-middle-class married women who want relatively light responsibility, a decent paycheck, and status that goes with those.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (NcvvS)

108 Think of the tragic loss to society if this predator killed himself 'cause not enough people accepted him?

I'll bet he will cure cancer and old age!

Soon as these liberal women suck his dick.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (73/SM)

109 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM


Well, except for me, of course.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

110 Can S/H/It grind its hips to make the pre-op privates spin like a propeller?

That's real talent. Might get it a pass. 🤪

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (jehhT)

111


Cockandballs, Cockandballs

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

112 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM

Available for select engagements.

Posted by: Danny D at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (wVcYX)

113 WHAT is wrong with Texas?

@DavidJHarrisJr
·
1h
🚨Breaking: Fort Worth ISD has named Shayma Alzubi as the new principal of Western Hills High School.

She has a public record of defending Sharia law, flying the Palestinian flag, strongly supporting BLM, and backing mass illegal immigration.

includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (ZxPkt)

114
Frankandbeans

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

115 My mistake reading the headline. SF, not Seattle. Toe-may-toe, tah-mah-toe.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (vTZFs)

116 He'd f*ck him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

117 We prefer the term "twig and berries" on our side of the pond.

Posted by: Chelmsworth Harrington Smythe IV at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (0sNs1)

118 Hes not a woman

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (bXbFr)

119
Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

_________

With all respect to Fen and those like her, any denomination that lets women become ministers is doomed. Even in my own neck of the woods, there shouldn't be female readers, or extraordinary ministers, or (shudder) altar girls.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (HdYcL)

120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

123 GASSSSSSS

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Kt19C)

124 120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

======

Seize the houses and give them to the pimps and gangsters for social justice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (46HP8)

125
Cut it off, Cut it off
What are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut it off, Cut it off
Cut it all off.

And girls, what are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut 'em off, Cut 'em off
Cut 'em all off
Cut 'em all off.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (ZwdAr)

126 320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)


1. Not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.
2. Also not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.

Jeffrey Epstein was a horndog, schmoozer, and dealmaker. He procured women through Ghislaine Maxwell for his own use, and kept them around as eye candy/party favors for the guests that he wanted to butter up. He was a client, not a pimp.

The Complete Jeffrey Epstein Sex-For-Money Client List, Unredacted
1. Jeffrey Epstein

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Sy6m/)

127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (l+ype)

128 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp


should be called: The Superghey

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (NtVYv)

129 KJB isn't a biologist so don't ask her what to do about perverts.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (KtOUo)

130 No one wants an electric hot rod

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (NtVYv)

131 Posted by: Paul at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (59BGO)


You DICK!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

132 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
---
Several hundred thousand well-funded, perpetually online activists.
Who will not just get him fired but will list his home address.
And every person he knows.
And hunt him to every new employment.
Forever.

And if he stands up for that one women who complained?
10 times more women will attack him for being a transphobe.

Terrorism works.

You women made this mess--stew in the shit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (73/SM)

133 122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
--

So, it's more comfortable going into the kitchen in your underwear when everyone is home?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (ZwdAr)

134 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

Don't cook bacon that way

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (NtVYv)

135 127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this
Posted by: Common Tater

--------------

Hang a couple of the people responsible would work too.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (8aPNd)

136 It's funny how Democrats spent over a hundred million dollars pushing the VA redistricting (which they barely won, and then lost because they did it illegally) and to remove 3 SCOGA jurists (and failed), all while CA Democrats are running double digits behind in terms of returning ballots compared to 4 years ago.

I mean, special elections and primaries aren't predictive.

Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (46HP8)

137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

No, they won't.

Nobody will do anything without a guarantee that they never see a minute in prison.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (iXqHn)

138 LOL Ferrari 1035hp/4900lb Gay Ass Toaster car will see nothing but my taillights just like it’s gay cousin the Tesla Plaid

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (5LUfU)

139 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM


Now hold on just a minute.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Wnv9h)

140 includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM
++++

Gross tonnage.

Posted by: Maritime humor at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)

141 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52

Rooftop Koreans FTW

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (y9ksN)

142 137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

======

Accelerationism does not happen.

People just leave, and things get worse.

Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP8)

143 No one wants an electric hot rod

The Tesla Roadster was pretty cool looking. I guess if I had $640K to piss away and already had a barn full of Ferraris, I might deign to look at one for sh*ts and giggles.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (vTZFs)

144 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice


Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

145 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
———

What do you expect? Police departments, justice systems are a recent blip in thousands of years of human history.

The “social compact” or however you want to put it, meant the community agreed to stand down, put the ropes away, in lieu of a professional cadre of duly sworn law enforcement. The Rule of Law. Instead of hanging miscreants, we outsourced, as a society, law and law enforcement.

But our system has been hijacked by the crooks, corrupted officials, imposters, posers, and incompetents. Saboteurs.

Now what? We’re paying enormous amounts of money for all this stuff. Staggering sums of money.

For what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (l+ype)

146 Maybe OCP could fix the Seattle policing problem.

They just need the perfect candidate for a new program...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (46HP8)

147 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (oWKLA)

148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

149 We have a job at a YMCA and had to do a background check with fingerprints to work there

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

150 Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.
---
The Law of Diminishing Returns doesn't apply to politics.
The more money you spend, the more votes you get.

That's why Trump lost the Hillary, Biden and Kamala.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (73/SM)

151
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)



It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

152 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)



Should'a started that way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Zz0t1)

153 148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

=======

And already appealed to SCOTUS (it's Thomas' circuit) who will vacate the ruling by the end of the week.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (46HP8)

154 YMCA locker dude kinda looks like the 'angel' in There Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart by the Eurythmics, but freakier/creepier.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (LHPAg)

155 Of course such a person would wear a mask.

Posted by: PG at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (1aX52)

156 Look at me showering! Watch me blow dry my penis! Look at my new breasts! Look at me! I know you want me.

Posted by: Sammy the Salami at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (UjdFS)

157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

158
Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP

____________

I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)

159 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

I don't loiter in women's locker rooms, let alone with my dick hanging out, so this affects me not at all.

Posted by: Plus it's over ten miles away at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (TbWk/)

160 157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

=====

People point to an election that was pretty close 8 years ago as evidence.

Nothing since, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (46HP8)

161 The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
---

It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

162 Well, except for me, of course.
Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

Mr Steal-Your-Girl.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (zZu0s)

163 I hope so. I know almost zero about the courts. I only know the federal court said it was racist. lol.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (L7qN0)

164 161 It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

=======

"You're telling me!"
-Mrs. Newsom, who took her kids on a safari of the South to see the racisms

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (46HP8)

165 > No one wants an electric hot rod
---------
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

166 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype

The Roman’s and the Greeks were pretty awful on this space. Child sex slaves and everything.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (Wmg4n)

167 I lived though the feralization of our cities in the 70s. (I was very young, but very aware as safe neighborhoods turned to chaos)

A lot of people lost a lot of home equity in that period. I saw grand mansions turned into slum apartments and then abandoned.

So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.

You travel around the world, and wonder why the US can't have nice cities with everything convenient and mass transit, etc. and if you don't know the history of the urban decay, it seems like a choice. It was a necessity. Our next phase is South Africa where they have patrolled enclaves.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (8aPNd)

168 I used to care about these women subjected to mentally ill perverts. But, I was wrong. I failed to include reality into my position. The REALITY is that Leftists will always invoke their "tolerance" and "progressivism" on others carte blanche....but the minute this nonsense invades their own personal space they whine, complain, plead, and pull out that all important "victim card."

Now, I don't care, and I get a disturbing yet valid entertainment factor out of watching all of these instances unfold. I find myself hoping it escalates out of any possible control. Leftists are toddlers. You can warn them all you like about some negative possibility, and they still stick their fingers in the socket.

No righteous indignation here. Just popcorn.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (dIske)

169 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
---
The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

170 It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

It's gross, and weird. Mostly gross. Fuck's sake, wear a towel.

Posted by: Floppy wieners and everything else at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)

171 Texas was touted as going more blue during the Bush years. That’s because those assholes were becoming more moderate and pushing the margins of people who were on the edge. It’s since reversed. Even with the in migration it’s become more red.

But you keep plucking that chicken. Democrats.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (L7qN0)

172 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
----
I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (5j5IE)

173 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)



Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

174 169 The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

=======

People say this, and I absolutely don't believe it.

A dead gangbanger found in an alley does not incite a manhunt for the killer in places like this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (46HP8)

175 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

176 Tired of the troons..


Cement shoes


Next

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (61TgR)

177 I guess I'm pre op myself. Sick freaking perverted pos we used to beat the crap out of these aholes.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (9oXdx)

178 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It is funny because this is what gyms are all about and always have been.

Posted by: Operator Error at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (elcLR)

179 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Miatas and mini-coopers.

Posted by: The Subarus are for lesbians at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)

180
Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you.

__________

There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

181 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha


Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (vJrRc)

182
I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)



New Yawkers whined like little bitches when Giuliani cleaned up Times Square because it "Disneyfied" the city.

As for the illegal aliens, even the worst American slum is swankier and richer than some S American favelas.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (y9nCu)

183 Honestly you almost have to laugh at the problem blue state women have made for themselves.

The answer is easy - only biological women in women's lockerrooms/bathrooms etc.

But "transwomen are women!" so...they can't say that.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (sKqQm)

184 So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.
----
I wonder how many people even notice this?

While the "vibrant" neighborhoods are all still in a grid.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (73/SM)

185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

186 >> There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

187 There are many neighborhoods, now, with their own private security augmenting the cops.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (ZwdAr)

188 185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

Weird and not pretty? How strange.

Posted by: Y'all are perverts at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)

189 I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc.

If you ever discuss politics with a lefty FSA member you find this out quickly.

Take any issue they claim to care about and boil it down. What you get them to is "the leftwing candidate will give me more money, so if that means crime, drugs, whatever, I DO NOT CARE"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.

Posted by: Lightsaber at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (w9Wax)

191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)

192 Democrats largely spend all their time in another man’s ass. Given that, do you really think they care about filth?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (L7qN0)

193
Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)



I think men swinging their junk in the women's locker room warrants nuking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (Zz0t1)

194 191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)


*sniff sniff sniff*
SNAUSAGE!!!!

Posted by: The Big Dummy at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)

195 Steak and Beans Baby, Steak and Beans!!!!!!

Posted by: WARREN at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (3idXb)

196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

197 Vienna sausage and walnuts

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

198 190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.
Posted by: Lightsaber
-----------------
Kitchen shears.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (8aPNd)

199 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

======

Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (46HP8)

200 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade


Maybe they should. One or two for 60 years of peace...

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (MTg2D)

201 Move from your state to SC!

We’re more conservative and Republican than where you’re from!

Except, we’re lying.

Posted by: SC Senate Republicans at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (L7qN0)

202 Vienna sausage and walnuts
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

Vienna sausage and boiled peanuts.

Posted by: A/K/A white trash charcuterie at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (TbWk/)

203 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

EU regulators.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 02:15 PM (vTZFs)

204 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

Been planned already (The Ice Pirates )

https://youtu.be/_L_mpYYfZgE

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 02:16 PM (qx7Zg)

205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

206 And why is everyone misquoting Warren from Something about Mary?

It's "Franks and beans"

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (8aPNd)

207 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

208 You get what you tolerate.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (2Ez/1)

209 ]i\
"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)


I got a flyer the other day telling me that a vote for Paxton was a vote for Democrats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

210 "82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late."

She'd done been pre-op'ed.

Posted by: tsj017 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (xqi/r)

211 Blow dryers are still a thing? For your bushy scrotal pubic hair? Ever hear of trannyscaping?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (D1E+2)

212 Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

213 205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)

214 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade


Why would we be horrified?
We're shocked you haven't done it already.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (MTg2D)

215
Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)



It works for Hope Solo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

216 212 They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

========

"Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (46HP8)

217 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib, trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping. Also, Wee Pooky is very wiggly, according to his ultrasound.

Posted by: pookysgirl has an active household at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (Wt5PA)

218 208 You get what you tolerate.

You live, you learn

Posted by: Alannis more or less at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (HcoTw)

219 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)


Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)
______

There is a red one. This car was in development for so long that it entirely missed the EV fad. If people remember, it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

The Luce is the product of that paranoid insanity where everyone was high on crack. Then everyone woke up the next morning with a yuge hangover to find themselves laying in bed next to a pig. No, not an ugly person, but an actual farm hog.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

220 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere
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Really?
https://nedra.com/class_rules.html

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (5j5IE)

221 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*
Posted by: Lady in Black
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The rather stupid thing is that they think by voting for it twice and then voting it down using the early voting in elections already started excuse is going to fly.

On the other hand, useful to simply have a bunch of these types flushed from the party. It isn't as if there weren't a fair number of House GOP members wanting in the wings to become state senators or anything.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (E4rtv)

222 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

Among many other things. But instead of treating a multitude of psychiatric problems (gender dysphoria almost never presents without multiple psychiatric comorbidities) as psychiatric problems, all medical research and established treatment modalities get shoved aside in favor of wrong-sex hormones, chemical castration, and mutilation. This isn't medicine it's Mengelism.

Posted by: Get a lap band, you fat 72 pound pig! at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)

223 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib,

trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping.


No
Pro tip: no more beans before bed.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (MTg2D)

224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

226 You sound tired Little Big Nurse. Why don't you come in my teepee, and rest on soft furs?


Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (wBaIH)

227
Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)



I mean, she was 'athletic,' so I guess it's in someone's wheelhouse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)

228 225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

========

"Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (46HP8)

229 224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

Especially considering she was a professional athlete.

Posted by: How standards have fallen at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

230 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (NcvvS)

231 it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

As I foretold in the epic Moving Pictures track: Red Barchetta

Posted by: Neil Elwood Peart at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (HcoTw)

232 OK, in these situations, the women need to select one of their own, and agree that the next time the pervert comes in to swing around his wedding tackle, all of them except her will leave the locker room, and then she will come onto him, and then hack his cock off. No cameras in there. Just say he attacked. Everyone will believe her.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (BI5O2)

233 I saw an argument last night that the event no one wants allows the manufacturers to get around the regulations. Meaning they have to have an ev offering, it doesn't matter how hideous it looks.

And as Kindl said last night: It looks like a bulky gaming mouse with no buttons on the side.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car


Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)

236 What needs to be done is a locker room full of women, stiletto heels, and swarm the perv. No selfies before or after, and clam up. If he bleeds out -- too bad.

Derringers are too noisy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (u82oZ)

237 >>>sustained freak out by gym goers,

If there is not current, on-going kicks in the jimmy, then "sustained" is used improperly here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (dK+Kv)

238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

239 OK, I found the tweet I keep talking about. Look at this image everyone. (It is not actual, but representative.)

Floyd and Chauvin side by side.

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/2059107527606800786

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (8aPNd)

240 234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

=====

Their only hope is Lindsay Graham saving them, and Lindsay Graham is honestly Trump's little bitch at this point.

Graham is more likely to come up with alternatives for Trump than to defend these guys.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

241 238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

=====

That 1% is important when it's the one bill Trump wants passed in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

242 235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car

i can get my hands on some rustoleum and a mildly used tesla...

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (v3pYe)

243 Margins just skullfucked someone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (zZu0s)

244
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)




When it comes to Ferraris, you have to ask yourself, would Thomas Magnum drive this in public?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (y9nCu)

245 >A trans woman

I believe the preferred terms are now "tranny" (informal usage) and "man with mental illness" (the choice for more formal contexts).

Preferred by whom?

Anyone who isn't a jabbering fucktard.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (IG3/x)

246 Oh come on!
Civil rights of a transgender? Where is the common sense?
Civil rights includes social gender norms. Anyone who imposes their flamboyant physical behavior upon another gender is not civil. Let's cut the crap and return to civil behavior. The female gender in general do not want perves in their athletic bathhouse subjecting them to a of frontage.

Posted by: John at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (0DsdP)

247 That Community Note is going down in history!

Posted by: Mutnodjmet at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (duHLz)

248 Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP

Detroit is so bad because everyone who could leave, did.

Those who couldn't leave also aren't smart enough to turn away from pain.

It can't be fixed because that turned out to be a LOT of people.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 04:35 PM (N1tpc)

249 "The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

They also now require that children aged five and older be accompanied by their parent or guardian while using changing rooms for the opposite sex."

Punishing everyone because we're too afraid to say what we mean. It's this kind of BS that had us all taking our shoes off at airports, rather than just banning every Allahu Akbhar as we ought.

Posted by: Smallish Bees at May 26, 2026 05:41 PM (xKjWc)

Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes Who Gave Their Lives for Our Country By... Celebrating an Obese Drug Addict and Thug Whose Heart Finally Attacked Him and Is the Real Hero Here

Of course. They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true.


Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey received pushback Monday over a social media post remembering George Floyd, whose Memorial Day death six years ago triggered nationwide protests and riots, as well as calls to defund law enforcement agencies.

"Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago," Frey wrote on X. "That moment changed our city forever."

In subsequent posts, Frey wrote that the death of Floyd forced the city to "confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust -- and demanded hard conversations and accountability. Since Floyd's murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we've changed, but to prove it."

"We are committed to honoring this place both as a memorial with global significance and as a neighborhood where people live, work, gather, and heal," Frey added.

...

Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression after being pinned to the ground by officers outside a convenience store where he allegedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.

...

Frey's post immediately received criticism given that Monday was also Memorial Day.

"Newsflash: Today is Memorial Day, not George Floyd Day. Show our fallen heroes and their families some freaking respect," wrote State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla. "You're a complete disgrace to America, @MayorFrey."

Others noted that Floyd's death triggered destructive riots across the country where stores and buildings were looted and burned.

"It changed your city, state and my country for the worse. Rioters on your side killed people and did billions in economic damage. And for what? Defunding police policies that have led to more people being killed," reporter Andy Ngo replied to Frey.

While the official autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by police restraint, the medical examiner's report also noted that the amount of fentanyl in Floyd's system and his recent use of methamphetamine were contributing factors.

"At first I thought this had to be a parody," Tomi Lahren wrote on X. "I thought no way this fruity ass mayor was possibly honoring George Floyd on Memorial Day... But here it is."

"Today we remember the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms. Not drug addicts who overdosed," Townhall.com columnist Dustin Grage wrote.

Only after being vigorously criticized as an anti-American foreign agent did Frey put up a half zero-hearted mention of the honored dead of war:


In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude."

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed your long weekend.

I did nothing, alas. I am a zombie when I don't get at least seven hours of good sleep and I didn't get good sleep all through the weekend.

How about you?

I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:14 PM




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1 Clouds roll by, as I look to the sky.
And then the feeling comes, it comes on again.
You know desire burns like a fire, fire of sin.
Oh, will I ever learn?

You're the only one I could call my own.
But then the shadows fall and I'm gone again.

Blade's a hunter
Searching for FIRSTS,
On these lonely streets again.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

3 LMMFAO!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

4 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (gYnrv)

5 Strike 1

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (/+uur)

6 HTML tags.


HOW DO DEY WERK!??!


Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

7 test

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (/+uur)

8 Chuy.....you're our only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

9 Okay, strike that.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (G0vdT)

10 Let this post be stricken from the record.

Oh, wait.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (jehhT)

11 NOOD has been lum'd, but I wasn't the first to do so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

=====

I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP8)

13 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (/+uur)

14 Nooded, and hoping the mass strikethrough is fixed soon.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

15 So let it be stricken, so let it be done.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (G0vdT)

16 Ah, good.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

17 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.
Posted by: r hennigantx


His condition is stable.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (MTg2D)

18 The left tells me talking about iryna zarutska on ANY day is "divisive".

Yet they'll trot out George Floyd on Memorial day.

A thug that died due to his own drug overdose

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)

19 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Wq24h)

20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar8)

21 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)

22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

23 22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

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Because Sarbanes-Oxley applies to corporations not governments.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (46HP8)

24 Democrats: Shitting on the USA since 1840!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)

25 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

26 I honestly can't be surprised.

They hate America, so OF COURSE, they will only reference our (not their) honored dead when forced to for public relations reasons.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (N1tpc)

27 HTML tags.

HOW DO DEY WERK!??!


Like Congress apparently. Sporadically, when they feel like it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (vTZFs)

28 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."


Who's a good boy? It ain't me, that's for sure. I'm an OG.

Posted by: The Dog at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

29 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .

Posted by: The Fat Crows at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (anL5R)

30 *fistbump*
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)



Backatcha.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (tjClK)

31


Minnesota is fucked up.

I thought Faggot Walz was Mr Macho, a Rambo type who works with his hands, can change his oil, mow his lawn, do yard work, a real man's man. Joe Military they called him, top of his class, A number One military man.

They have to keep that voter base happy, if thats even possible.

When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?


Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

32 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar8)

33 Fck Saint Felon of fentanyl and all the true believers.

Posted by: huerfano at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (VJX5o)

34 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes...

C'mon, lefties. We can only make them so ridiculous. Catch on, already!

Posted by: The Scriptwriters at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (g/iaZ)

35 31 When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?


Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

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They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (46HP8)

36 Frey and Walz look like a pair of chomos.

Posted by: Hide Your Children at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (2SPXX)

37 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey ...

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You left out the adjective "Murder, Rape, and Massive Fraud Unindicted Co-Conspirators" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (OLFlC)

38 So any more on the guy that attacked the white house over the weekend?

The FNM story line was "he thought he was Jesus" which...uh he's supposed to have a sword not a gun, but anyway, why do I suspect there is a discord server full of other lefties that were telling him to do it...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)

39 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

Fictitious bullshit, thru and thru.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:22 PM (wVcYX)

40 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.


They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

41 cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble.

Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

42 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

You mean by their campaign staff, in order to talk to their constituents?

Posted by: The DNC at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (EJWxb)

43 Tampon Tim attended a George Floyd celebration while ditching an event for Memorial Day

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[The Headlines Write Themselves:]

"Blood Bleeds for Blood."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (OLFlC)

44 40 They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

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No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (46HP8)

45 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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But, ironically the right will keep their memory alive by memes and jokes. And so it goes.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

47 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

48 It’s been so rainy this weekend. Saijo is losing his little puppy mind.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Dd38x)

49 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

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"America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP8)

50 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

51 "cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble."

Have you tried hard-boiled eggs yet? Crows crave em. You don't need to shell them. They fly up, plunge their beak into them, fly off with impaled ovum.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Wq24h)

52 Floyd wasn't murdered. The case against Chauvin was as rigged as a trial could be.

Floyd had over 3 times the amount of Fentanyl humans can have in his system. The coroner was paid off. Chauvin wasn't on Floyd's neck. He was on his back/shoulder areas. This was proven over and over and over.

Floyd couldn't breathe because he was overdosing on Fentanyl. Period.

They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed.


F*ck them all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (tjClK)

53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

54 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

55 And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

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You could name the two fattest crows Hansel and Gretel.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (OLFlC)

56 Democrats are just not American. Period. End of conversation.

Democrats are domestic enemies. Period. End of conversation.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (xvV+O)

57 53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

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Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (46HP8)

58 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

Ruffly?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (dK+Kv)

59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (Wq24h)

60

"In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude.""

Did he say "Just the black ones though, and the gays."

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (och2J)

61
If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)



Floyd was going to die regardless. The worst thing Chauvin did was take him back out of the car.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (tjClK)

62 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

63 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

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I would have went with "hair trigger."

* missed it by --><-- this much *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (OLFlC)

64 The View: News or Crap?

The FCC’s Media Bureau released Public Notice DA 26-517 on May 22, opening a public comment period on a petition filed by Disney-owned KTRK-TV Houston and parent company ABC asking the Commission to classify The View as a “bona fide news interview program.”

Comments are due June 22, 2026. Reply comments are due July 6.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (qx7Zg)

65 Hi Ace! Had a great weekend! just the daughter home but we had fun

finally went to see Project Hail Mary in theaters! WOW

amaze amaze amaze

all the Floyd stuff yesterday was terrible. but the video message SPENCER PRATT OF ALL PEOPLE put up about Memorial Day made up for it. That guy is ... something.

also the little thing on X where a widow asked for a view of her husband's grave at Arlington... and she got way more than just that

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (j+aD2)

66 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar


Rod Blagojevich, but he made the mistake of pissing off Obama.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

67 This is great. It excites me.

It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.

These people are not human. They are retarded aliens in skin suits who don't understand anything about anything. I love it. More, please.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

68 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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It is why drones are literally there for instead of risking pilots. Let's see the Iranians parade around the wreckage and prop up bits at a press conference.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

69


"They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (och2J)

70 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

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So close to Juneteenth? REALLY???

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (OLFlC)

71
I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

Ace with his crows is planning on becoming the American version of Odin, but-

he'll have to remove one eye with a corkscrew first, so-

don't hold your breath.

Wait if Ace is Odin, does that make garrett Frigg?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (iJfKG)

72 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

How do they load them? I'd buy that for a dollar.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (Wq24h)

73 Revert MN to territory status.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (T6aVk)

74 20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar

Here, Funboy.

Posted by: Eric Draven at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (TbWk/)

75 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."


In fairness he didn't get much time at the shooting range.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (sKqQm)

76 The same people that tell us Trump putting gold on everything is low-class trashy ...

Are the same people who affected a religious wailing and sobbing over the golden idol of a life-long petty criminal.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (73/SM)

77 Ace is dating Sheryl Crow??

What? Oh...

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella, who maybe needs LensCrafters at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (U/s6V)

78 How does a dog fire a gun?
>>>
Take a breath, let half out, gently squeeze the trigger?

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (wVcYX)

79 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

80 If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)


Floyd had done the exact same thing during an arrest, short of dying, a month before.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (rbvCR)

81 "They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.


Yep. The original BLM "martyrs" didn't get much traction remember. Mostly because they were odious people.

With Floyd though the FNM just rushed a bunch of bullshit to the public before most people knew who he was - and yes this is the Matthew Sheppard play

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

82 I don’t believe most people are surprised that Democrats despise the military and veterans. They’ve spent years trying to subvert the military and weaken our country.

I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

83 That Fox "News" account is just a tiny bit less fictitious and ridiculous than mainstream "news". The medical examiner's report *is* reality, it was the actual medical analysis. The "official" autopsy was nonsense, Soviet-style fiction worthy of Vishinsky during the Great Terror. The human garbage Floyd said "I can't breathe" while still in the back of the cruiser. No airway damage. Chauvin followed, properly, standard procedure as in the training manual and used throughout the US.

A book is coming out on the lynching of Chauvin, which was as shocking as anything out of America's past including the racially motivated judicial malpractice of the pre-civil rights era south. A partial taste of the jaw-dropping outrage is found in the video "The Fall of Minneapolis".

The only official malpractice, possibly, was whatever the hell happened to the paramedic response from the nearby fire station, which was very late. But even then Floyd - having multiples of fatal concentrations of two forms of fentanyl in him - may have been a goner.

The whole incident allowed the ridiculous cretins of MN, and tragically much of the country beyond, to show their pathetic a** to the world.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (U/Byj)

84 This!!



George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (GL+EM)

85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)

86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

88 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

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"Hopefully" is an odd word choice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (46HP8)

89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

90 Grey?

Frey.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

92 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .
Posted by: The Fat Crows

First they give your eyes Crow's Feet...

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (w9Wax)

93 85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC


Or anyone in general.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

94 87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

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Well, deportations have picked up since the deaths of Goode and Pretti, those doing financial fraud through government programs are being arrested, charged, and even convicted, and the federal government is on a denaturalization push in response to legal immigrants doing fraud.

All while DOJ Civil Rights Division has a hard-on for cleaning up voter rolls and SCOTUS very well may make it illegal to count ballots after election day.

So, we'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (46HP8)

95 Okay you got me TJM

There probably are such Polaroids.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (2GVsD)

96 If someone was writing a tv script and wanted to make the politicians as loathsome as possible by doing something like this, the show runners would say it’s too over the top. But these jizz stains did exactly that

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (4MsaP)

97 59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."
Posted by: gp
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Handguns should be kept holstered and long arms cased and unloaded during transport to prevent that sort of accident.

In a majority of states, having a loaded long arm is illegal during transporting them even with a permit. About 11 states, it is legal even without a permit, and two states require a permit to make it legal.

Law was designed to prevent poaching and night time festivities plus accident prevention.

Fair number of states have holster laws too for handguns as again, it is a safety issue to tuck it in your waistband, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (E4rtv)

98 Wherever George Floyd is today he probably is saying 'I made a lot of bad decisions, among them was attempting to pass counterfeit money, which happened on a day when I was high as hell.'

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (LHPAg)

99 Chauvin will rot and likely die in prison. And there's nothing to be done about it. The Democrats would love to do that to us.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Gqar8)

100 It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.
——

No, don’t be fooled they know exactly what they are doing. These incidents are specifically intended to divide and increase the chaos, raise the temperature, incite riots. Never forget that.

They are not interested in making things better for everybody, they want to burn the whole thing down. This is how you do that.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (lf5tB)

101 93 Or anyone in general.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

Sure, but there are higher expectations for anyone else.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (FpHTM)

102
How does a dog fire a gun?


Peanut butter on the trigger.


Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (iJfKG)

103

Democrats Forced to Delete Their Disgusting Memorial Day Post

https://t.ly/i3fZi

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)

104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

105 91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

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I maintain to this day that Chauvin was most likely a die-hard progressive, flaunting his progressivism in an effort to climb the ladder within the Minneapolis police department.

It's why his social media was scrubbed.

So, the machine he had whole-heartedly supported for years...chose to eat him because he was inconvenient.

If and when Chauvin gets a retrial and even a potential release, he's going to make BLM-aligned white politicians look like the KKK.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (46HP8)

106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

107 Oh, Canada!

A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick


https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

108 I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.
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As always, mention of Abrams triggers the Patrick O'Brian quote:

"the most unromantic beast that ever urged her squat bulk across the face of the protesting earth".

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

109 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

Gentlemen take Polaroids.

Posted by: Japan at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (T6aVk)

110 Lower your expectations as to what Democrats will do.

As in lowered into the depths of hell.

You will never be surprised or outraged by what they do again.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (hcEyG)

111 104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

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The crime levels of 2020-2022 were very abnormally high.

And yes, crime has generally decreased since.

Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (46HP8)

112 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

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"We are mired in a stalewait."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (OLFlC)

113 We get too fat we can't fly.

Posted by: The crows at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

115 107: Canada endorses murder so they can get their own hospital bed.

All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (T6aVk)

116 It's a quagmire.

Posted by: The media we USED to listen to at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)

117 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

TOO OLD

Posted by: Pedo Tim Walz at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)

118 Iran hacked and landed a Reaper (I think it was a Reaper) intact during Obama's reign of stupidity.
Where was the lefts outrage then?

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (gbGyB)

119 Ace- I have a mating pair of Ravens nearby. They fly the same path each morning and evening. I trap pocket gophers in my yard and place them feet up in the middle of a dirt access road behind my house. They fly by every morning and check for the free breakfast. They are quite big!

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (3oMnW)

120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2GVsD)

121 " I like Big Crows and I cannot lie"

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (Gqar8)

122 Fuck these fucking faggots.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (oqH4h)

123 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?


they did that??!?!

wow.

scum bums

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (j+aD2)

124 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

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Also, proportion of D's turning in ballots so far in the CA governor primary are down...double digits compared to 4 years ago.

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

This is not a party that's feeling healthy and leading towards victory.

I just see...sickness.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (46HP8)

125 I am sure Ace will celebrate the latest Disney failure today, as the Mandalrian movie records the lowest Star Wars opening ever.

But, don't worry!, says Disney: we can sell dolls and stuffed Grogus, and make up the losses.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ytIvj)

126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

127 Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Oh, very well played m'lord.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)

128 126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

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hey

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (46HP8)

129 That Alberta-for-Minnesota trade is looking better and better, isn't it?

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (CwhoI)

130 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)
_______

Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.

But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

131 All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

If the patient pays for his healthcare the service providers and incentivized to give him the best care he is willing to pay for.

If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

132 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.
-

Four and twenty black birds baked in a pie?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (LgsNJ)

133 Oh you want entertainment news huh?

It seems the BBC can't find anyone willing to play the Doctor for their upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD)

134 106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?
Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

He does, but that's not why he says it. He sits around thinking of the most out of touch lefty thing he can say. It's a weird flex these people do, like pretending not to know what Easter is. It's a pathetic way to marginalize normal people and their holidays like Memorial Day. Douchy behavior.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (wGerL)

135 120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

136 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)
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Story says they actually had to murder him twice, as the first drug didn't kill him.

Lesson One: Do not go to Canada. And Two: Never eat at a Tim Hortens.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ytIvj)

137 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID

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Similar to Califzuela wanting to co-locate several Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinics on high school campuses across the state, wouldn't it be more efficient to simply co-locate MAID Facilities at every Tim Hortons?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (OLFlC)

138 Why are you trying to fatten up the crows, Ace? Planning to serve them for TG instead of turkey?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (dx3rC)

139 _U.S. forces carried out strikes overnight on May 25–26, 2026, that the U.S. hit Iranian targets and sank multiple small Iranian boats...
_U.S. forces, striking missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to place mines,
_CentCom said the boats were laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ZwdAr)

140 The leftists in particular have made law enforcement generally an impossible vocation. This has profound implications for morale, retention, and recruitment. I’m no bootlicker, either.

This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

This is what they want. No cop is going to put their ass on the line for public safety when some queer mayor will throw them to the wolves first chance they get if anything goes sideways

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (lf5tB)

141 FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.


That's TERRIBLE

Where did you say this was happening again? The exact street address so I know not to go there.

Posted by: Rex Ryan at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

142 a counterfeit $20 bill.
.....

Big time criminal mastermind.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (UjdFS)

143 Personally, I don’t trust that Horton fellow.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (77rzZ)

144 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

145 Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)


I'm picturing an anime, possibly Ghibli, where the Spirit of the Device just wants to be in nature. Your washing machine inspires other machine spirits, one thing leads to another, and by the end everyone in your town is reduced to visiting their appliances at shrines in the woods when they want a cold drink, hot meal, or clean sock.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (Sy6m/)

146 This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

The contrast with red states is interesting - remember when FL tried to arrest the cop that just waited outside during the Parkland shooting?

In a blue state they'd give a guy like that a promotion...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm)

147 Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.
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See also those defending the "ghetto" graduation videos.

Have you seen those?
Just ... smh.

"why are you attacking people for celebrating their accomplishments?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (73/SM)

148 144 We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

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Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (46HP8)

149 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
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This isn't medical care, its a backpage Fetish that has been legalized. Canada, what a miserable mess your govt is. Pull you heads out, or you'll wind up like GBr.

Posted by: Your govt hates you and wants you dead. So it turns you over to the death fetishists at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (anL5R)

150 Minnesota is such a garbage State.

I recommend a "Reverse Witch Test" for Minnesotans.

When someone says "ooh, a ding dang doo, I'm a Minnesooootan," toss him in a lake, to see if he immediately inverts and sinks because his head is full of cement. If not, he's not a real Minnesotan.

What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (BI5O2)

151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
-----------
24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

152
Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.


Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

153 89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

Especially a murder of crows.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (T6aVk)

154 SciVo

To fuel your anime machine nightmares

https://youtu.be/7oGxbCc0Xq8

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (2GVsD)

155 Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

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Never saw the Broadway musical "Stomp" -- but that classic scene would have been ripe for parodying.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (OLFlC)

156 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

Did Jesse put him up to it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

157 Good afternoon Ace. Take a good 15 minute power nap. You'll feel better.
Frey is correct . Since Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has left Somalis steal billions. They city is not the same

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (hpwtA)

158 151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
-----------
24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

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This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IXblq)

160 What Jacob Frey lacks in Walz corruption, he makes up for in complete pandering to the black/foreigner community.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IifOV)

161 People.
Against.
Goodness.
and
Normalcy.

P.A.G.A.N. PAGAN.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

162 I saw a video from a Canuck woman. She mentioned when trying to get a therapist for depression they told her there was a 6 month wait BUT the wait for MAID was only 2 weeks...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

163 152 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

164
But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

165 I don’t understand the counterfeit bill thing. Did Floyd know it was counterfeit? Doesn’t seem like he was that perceptive, even when sober. You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

166 Truly despicable was Floyd's funeral procession in Houston with gold colored casket and carriage drawn by white horses thru closed-off streets.

Then-Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo led the procession on foot at the head of the cortege.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (wVcYX)

167 Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

169 America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

It was a suicide drone. This is what self-hate will do to a drone.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (g8Ew8)

170 It really is a neat trick that the donks were able to turn the death of POS criminal scumbag at the hands of a democrat operative police officer, in a democrat controlled city, with a democrat controlled black police commissioner in a democrat controlled state, into a problem for the GOP and the country writ large.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (XV/Pl)

171 Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

172 “No give backs”, eh?

These countries need to learn they don’t have any choice. The “refugee” programs have been queered and weaponized to great effect.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (lf5tB)

173 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

174 Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

These people are absolute ghouls.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (dx3rC)

175 As with many states, the problem with Minnesota is Minneapolis, the city-state dominating the state.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (Q+gd/)

176 169 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Wq24h)

177 Some neck wounds are more important than others. The Left in America

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (rgnea)

178 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation. If you see videos of blatant police misconduct, half the comments will be in support of the police, often blatantly lying about the facts.

Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

The country widely condemned the George Floyd killing and there were historic protests. Defund the police was a horrible slogan/idea that made people get off the train.

I still think about it every day. I’ll never forget when I was on Twitter, and I saw the video and a person who was recording it from their screen skipped straight to the part where he just died, and everyone is panicking and screaming at the cop while the cop was on his knee on his neck

Six years later and it just feels like this day is gaining more meaning as time goes on.

Not really. It's becoming a niche holiday on Reddit, which is perhaps the most fitting, pathet remembrance of all.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

179 171 Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM)

180 167 Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

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The decrease from the 2020-2022 high was because of blue enclaves reversing the defund police craze.

The dramatic decreases over the last year+ have been because of deportations and combination efforts by the DOJ with local police to get violent criminals off the streets (most notably in DC and Memphis).

The best decreases have happened because of local cooperation with federal resources (hence the rise in 287(g) program enrollment from over 1800 police jurisdictions across the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (46HP8)

181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

182 We have lost hardware in the Iranian affair. Obviously all is lost. We need to cut a deal ASAP with the mullahs, and pay them reparations for the damage we've caused. Then we can go back to business as usual. Or, Peace in Our Time is another way of putting it.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar8)

183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice


Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

184 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

See this is one of the things that amaze me. You could certainly say not all leftists wanted to abolish the police. But to just run with "nobody" is a bad face lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

185 173 Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

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I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP8)

186 159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.
Posted by: Halfhand
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Carnies with serious drug problems have a better sense of morality and standards than most politicians. That is part of our problem. Remember Bubba Clinton pretending to be sorry when press asked him about Ron Brown's death in an airplane crash? Then yucking it up almost immediately afterwards when he thought he was off camera. This is who they are.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

187 You know who got rich from George Floyd? The SPLC.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (x2htD)

188 Remember:
FBI agents are currently suing to get their jobs back because they say they were unfairly fired for kneeling to BLM protestors.

Kneeling--because of race--for a criminal to other criminals committing a crime.

Those are the people who want the power to enforce laws.
Who want back in power.
To enforce laws against you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (73/SM)

189 You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?
———

The clerk does not return the note to you, when it is determined to be counterfeit.

That’s when he got belligerent and subsequently arrested. He wanted the fake note back, so he could try to pass it somewhere else.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (lf5tB)

190 178 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

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$5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (46HP8)

191 I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

This weekend, I drove quite some distance to introduce my kiddos to the parents of a buddy of mine who was KIA. It was a wonderful experience and really drove into my kids that being killed in action is a very real outcome and impacts very real people living very real lives.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (Kdi1r)

192 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

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Inbreeding with some covert genetic experimentation thrown in?

Old & Busted: "Minnesota Fats."
New Hotness: "Minnesota Vats."

OUT: "Minnesota Nice."
IN: "Minnesota Splice."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (OLFlC)

193 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset

So you live in Minneapolis?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (2GVsD)

194
Jacob Frey reminds me of one of those simping, cowardly characters in a 80's action movie.

Posted by: YIKES! at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (OgWfa)

195 181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

Hey. Hey. Hey. We are both stealing from Dragnet.

That movie gets better. Like a fine wine.

I have it on DVD somewhere.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

196 I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP

You could advertise it in your next ewetub video.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

197 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

198 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation

There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

199 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.
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"Reallocation of funding" = Defund the Police = Abolish Police

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ytIvj)

200 > This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.
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The interesting number is the 24 Reapers lost. The rest is "business as usual."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (jehhT)

201 Just when you forgot MN exists.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (wBaIH)

202 "America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP

Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

203 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun social workers instead.

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Fixed for Hypocritic Accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (OLFlC)

204 https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2059292931786207468

In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Interesting factoid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (46HP8)

205 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

The entire problem is most people are Lawful Neutral. It is flawed, but the Lawful->Chaotic, Good-> Evil scale really does fit a lot of people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

206 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?
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When a people with an average 75 IQ are swindling you either:
1) you're in on it, or
2) they're smarter than you

Neither is a good look for MN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (73/SM)

207 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list

Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

208 202 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

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"I THOUGHT TRUMP SAID AMERICA HAD AIR SUPREMACY! HUH? DID YOUR ORANGE GOD LIE TO YOU? WE WOULDN'T HAVE LOST ANYTHING IF WE HAD AIR SUPREMACY!"
-someone be masturbatin'

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (46HP8)

209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026


***
"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

210 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I’m gonna need at least 10-1 on that or no bet.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (rsxHF)

211 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out.

We can't see the gameplan (whatever it is) and so we start worrying if there is one aside from 'Show up, see what happens.' Thank you, Napoleon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)

212 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

213 But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)
_________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

214 168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM
++++++

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (2Ez/1)

215 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

216 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

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Hunter Biden's 2028 POTUS Platform will be centered around a kinder, gentler MAID, inspired by L.A. Mayor Karen "Free Teeth" Bass.

Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (OLFlC)

217 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.
--
See also abortion.

It's kinda crazy how pro abortion folks measure it from "it's legal."
So that makes it moral.

And these would be the same people who will get incandescent angry over the immorality of slavery.

Which used to be legal the whole world wide for almost all of human history ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (73/SM)

218 Who you calling' a row ho?

Posted by: La'Tonya at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (2Ez/1)

219 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Every now and then there is a story about some state having trouble sourcing drugs for capital punishment and honestly it makes me laugh.

Don't you guys have a bunch of meth, heroin, and coke you need to get rid of? Or hell just give the convict a few clot shots straight to the heart...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (JcF+m)

221 183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

The Iron Range libs are dying out. Republicans almost won up there in 2024 and will win in 2028. But Minneapolis has attracted lots of crazies, and the S'mores vote as a block vote.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (wGerL)

222 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

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* DogEater's Desired & Militarized Federal Police Force has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (OLFlC)

223 209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026
***
"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I WANT THE D!!!!

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (JCZqz)

224 The video of Jacob Frey dancing in his skinny jeans to Somali community music is......a great way to kickstart a vomit.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (IifOV)

225 200 pullups? You go, guy!

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (x2htD)

226 Speaking of swindles, aka thievery, in the classical sense.

If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

A Raleigh NC store tried to steal a rare $1,000 C3PO mini-fig and when busted merely claimed he forgot about it and that it was also a fake.

They will lowball you, quoting only 12% to 25% of value for an item.

In Salem, OR their store was selling a large, sealed collection of Star Wars LEGOS who's estimated value was $200k. Instead of giving the remaining collection back when the store changed ownership, they tried to steal it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (2GVsD)

227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.


Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

228 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.
——-

Bingo! They don’t want to abolish the Police, that would actually be an improvement, at least in certain locales.

They want to control law enforcement just as you say.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (lf5tB)

229 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
_____

I think a good portion of Kiwi Farms is just toxic scumbags looking to scream about something -- and foreign bots -- and being assholes for the sake of being assholes. None of these scumbags speaks for me.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

230 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts

I see guys do that occasionally with their body armor on, or weighted vests. Madness.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (JCZqz)

231 "There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out."

So you want all the info? Even if it puts lives in danger?What you call "lack of direction, I call opsec. I would prefer to keep it that way.

Direction? Hasn't that always been irgc doesn't get to play with nukes? Are you sure your dissatisfaction isn't just a reflection of the price on the gas pump?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (HIzgC)

232 For some time, CNN has been using photos of Trump in some public appearance when he is blinking and claiming he fell asleep or is ill. Now the WH X account is hitting back with photos of CNN hosts and guest caught blinking on air and claiming they are asleep or ill.

Childish? Of course, its social media. But it's great to have a team that fights back over everything instead of passively letting the hits pile up.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (viF8m)

233 Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list
--
The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

234 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run


Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.

Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

235 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

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Overrepresented. Roughly 50%.

The white male vote is becoming a bloc in certain states.

And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (46HP8)

236 Frey is even more stupid than Katie Wilson, and that's saying something.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (6ZvBu)

237 233 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

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This is apparently all true.

There were documents under seal in the FL case, and after already getting paid by the Epstein estate and Deutsche bank, the women who had brought the suit started talking about the hidden client list in those sealed documents.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (46HP8)

238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (2GVsD)

239 Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Not sure as I haven't done serious crime research since about 2016-20 regarding firearm crime. Some is probably defunding but you have a number of other variables in the mix like the massive unrest set up by teh Dems for political reasons. Democrats and leftists are definitely causal variable on crime policy affecting crime rates but sometimes it gets difficult to pull apart just how to attribute each variable. Defunding, not requiring bail, informal leniency in charging by police and court, changing laws, diversion laws, immigrants, drug related crime, etc. etc.

And then you get into societal factors---pretty clear from James Q Wilson that criminals are quick to pick up on cues that a permissive environment to cause mayhem exists.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

240 "Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

You've been hacked, Wolfus!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

242 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.


Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?
Posted by: Oddbob

It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

243 1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run
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When I was in hospice care I'd do that every day before breakfast.

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (2Ez/1)

244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)

245 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

https://tinyurl.com/t522yp68

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (viF8m)

246 Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.
Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

Congratulations! Your post won today's Internet!

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (JcF+m)

247 Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

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I think it was the great Thomas Sowell who once wrote -- decades ago -- that "most liberals believe history began in 1965."

That definitely needs to be updated to "15 seconds ago" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (OLFlC)

248 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (8XBuM)

249 My daughter picked out a Lego set for us to build. This onecwas Leo Messi, kicking a goal for Argentina.

Soccer is so gay that even the Lego set is super gay. It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (BI5O2)

250 @226

>>If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

If you have anything of value to sell, know what's it's worth, do not sell it to any large scale buyer, try to sell it privately or at an auction.

The only person who you have a shot at giving you the true value of what something is worth is another collector.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (XV/Pl)

251 242 It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

=======

Progressive men don't have kids, and they're constantly internalizing the message that they are the worst thing on the planet.

They're a dying breed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (46HP8)

252 T-Mobile fiber.

- Gentle
- Safe
- Effective

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (2Ez/1)

253 Massie says he's going to read the names on the floor before he leaves Congress.

I'm really debating placing a bet on Polymarket that he will not.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (73/SM)

254 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

You're welcome.

Posted by: Zombie Margaret Sanger at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (vTZFs)

255 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

--------------------------

Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (m0Lve)

256 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Goooood.....all is going according to plan....

Posted by: The Specter of Planned Parenthood's racist roots at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (JCZqz)

257 The Babylon Bee has several ideas for Stephen Colbert's new job. My personal favorite is

Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (qx7Zg)

258 _________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)

259 "run pull-ups push-ups air squats run"

Dreadful gym class memories come flooding back.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (Wq24h)

260 It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM

LOL!

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (IifOV)

261 Step 1. Announce reading of the whole list.
Step 2. Commit suicide just before the reading.
Step 3. Candy Ovens and T'uquar Quran claim the Jews killed Massie
Step. 4 $$$$

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (2GVsD)

262 Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
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Creatively, it was the cocaine

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (m0Lve)

263 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

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I always thought (per the movie "Good Will Hunting") that it was said & written with the Southie accent "Dem Apples" ... which, it just occurred to me, has a double meaning.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (OLFlC)

264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

265 244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
Posted by: whig

I always found his graphic descriptions of underage sexual activity particularly, uh, satisfying...

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (JCZqz)

266 Legos?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (6ZvBu)

267 "They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true."

every day, in every way, whenever they open their mouths .

this cannot be overemphasized.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (VyBeY)

268 241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

Billy Bob Thornton smiles.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Gqar8)

269 264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

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He's also in personal best territory in the category "not beatin' on his bitch"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (6ZvBu)

270 Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

I watched videos by a couple of guys that have a sword fighting school - not just rapier/fencing like the Olympics

Someone asked them why in HEMA (the fighting org for their sport) that people don't grapple and I was amused that the answer was its too dangerous - if you literally fall on your sword you could get hurt.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

271 Lego my Eggo!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar8)

273 Comments are due June 22, 2026.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Operation Barbarossa day.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (W5mpo)

274 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
Home early

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (/yoSu)

275 Ace's strategy with the crows must be to turn them into couch potatoes so they stick around.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (cWLG3)

276 Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)
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Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

277 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD
.......

I'm sure he's never felt better.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (UjdFS)

278 Eliminating cable from the diet has the added cost advantage of recycling. Why eat the cable when scrappers pay good money for it? Use the proceeds to eat Taco Bell instead.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (Wq24h)

279 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

280 satan's little whores!!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (vgXYo)

281 Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

Elric is MooMoo?!?!?!??!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (Kdi1r)

282 The community misses George Floyd's strong pimp hand.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (6ZvBu)

283 Important public notice for TRex and any other dinosaurs reading this post....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+

This comment brought to you by dog lovers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (qx7Zg)

284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

285 As said yesterday
You can't H8 Marxists enough

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)

286 Washington Nearsider

Have you seen the 1/32 Red Pill F-4B/N Phantom II kit?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (2GVsD)

287 Morning Ace, and daywalkers! Frey and Walz are both worthless pieces of shit.

The Peon roof is all but finished! Just a few random ridge cap pieces, and random tabs blown off that need to be replaced. I will probably go up there after seven, when the Sun is lower is the western sky. It was nice and cool this morning, got a little warm at ten o'clock, when we knocked off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (8zz6B)

288 284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

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All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP8)

289 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)



MAGA Conservative, right there.

There's nothing against Trump in the Epstein files, but hey, you keep f*cking that f*cking chicken, asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Zz0t1)

290 233 Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.


what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (v3pYe)

291 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.
Posted by: Case
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Installation of Bers as Governor would straighten things out in just a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (XeU6L)

292 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

Was he on some kind of committee that dealt with Epstein or else why would he have such a list? And what wouldn't he have read it before this?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (dx3rC)

293 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
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LOL

I'm mad I didn't think of this.

Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

295 They love inverting things, making evil look good, good look evil.

So motherhood is terrible (literal slavery!), but killing babies before they're born is amazingly good.

Criminals should be protected and allowed their freedom, but disarm and prosecute victims and those who try to defend themselves.

America is an evil place, but Cuba is good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (ynpvh)

296 293 Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

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JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (46HP8)

297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

298 Bers for governor?

His campaign will have a killer theme song.

Just imagine if he teams up with Baby Metal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (2GVsD)

299 294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

300 ______

Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Should have said it another way. It is a hard row to hoe moving from common black culture into middle class America. And, you reference upper class America not middle class where there is skepticism and resistance because of DEI push.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ZwdAr)

301 297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

========

Always fear that Democrats can't get the 2008 black turnout back.

With their most loyal black voters (Civil Rights era) dying, it's just going to get worse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (46HP8)

302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

303 "272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar "

We disclaim any responsibility, and mildly resent the implication!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: Older Lesbians of the Western Hemisphere at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (VyBeY)

304 JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.
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Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

[BLOCKED]

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

305 This is all just a huge distraction from the Epstien list!!

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (gbGyB)

306 216 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

i was under the impression it would be called "soma".

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (v3pYe)

307 @292 Fen, I think he's alleging he's been in contact with ladies who Epstein trafficked. Whatever I think he's full of crap

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (hpwtA)

308 302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (ynpvh)

309 12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

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I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

310 Someone (posobiec?) posted a drawing of the two standing side by side. Floyd was fucking 6'4" monster and Chauvin was 5'9" midget.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (8aPNd)

311 304 Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

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LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

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I believe that was Barnes.

The other half of the dimwitted duo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (46HP8)

312
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)



"It looks different."


No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

314 309 I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

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No one brought it up.

But, later season. I'm not surprised.

Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP8)

315 Ferrari is making the vehicles for Tron 4?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (2GVsD)

316 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
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yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

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All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP
_________

Look at all the "accusers" at all the press conferences. They are very vague not only when the the alleged incidents happened, but also how old they were at the time. And nobody ever presses them on that critical fact. They almost all look middle-aged now, which would put them comfortably above legal consenting age at the time.

They are also very vague as to how many times they went back to the island or on junkets with Epstein generally.

Know the op when you see it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

317 312 Link sez 1035 HP. Is that a lot? Sounds like a lot.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (Wq24h)

318 That's the cuckiest cucking cuck I've ever seen cucks cuck.

Posted by: logprof at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (jo6FO)

319 Massie reads the Epstein list bet he names DJT but not mentioned he was one who tossed Epstein out of the club

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (Ia/+0)

320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)

321 Interdimensional adventures?

There are a couple mice in clear balls that would like a word with you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (2GVsD)

322 Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

this, hundreds of times over!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (VyBeY)

323 313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

I like Indian food. It's just a touch spicier than I like, but I still eat it with gusto...naan with various curries and bhindi masala...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (ynpvh)

324 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
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Cash and drugs aren't that traceable. And any vague reference to massage services, etc. in the books if such were kept on those matters.

And the issue is many of those named plaintiffs that got money from Epstein's estate were also traffickers. That is how new girls got hooked up--they were recruited by other girls.

Want to know how his operation worked, read up the released depositions from Giuffre's lawsuit against Andrew and the Palm Beach investigations by the state. Will help correct a lot of the media and political hoopla about the guy.

We know very little about what went on at the NM ranch and supposedly that is being investigated by NM authorities. A bit more about Virgin Islands but still a lot less than about his operations in Palm Beach. Giuffre sheds some light about NYC operations and the Virgin Islands in her lawsuit depositions and others.

And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable



Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

325 nood

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Wq24h)

326 THE BOSS HAS A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Ia/+0)

327 A writer by the name of Michael Tracey has been tracking some of the Epstein accusers. I don't know how credible he is but some of the women and claims they make are nuts. David Boies is representing a lot of them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (hpwtA)

328 What absolutely shitty time to be alive back then.

Witnessing the "lock down" floyd rioting while good and decent people cowered in fear. Watched society go right in the shitter. willingly

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (61TgR)

329 Voting against Big John Cornholio was truly one of the most satisfying votes of my life. Ken Paxton won my vote while Cornholio repeatedly slapped my face with his votes. May Cornholio suffer a long and painful illness.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (JNTt1)

330 328 Concur. 2020 was the year America went completely bugfuck insane. Had to experience it to believe it.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Wq24h)

331 324 And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable



Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

Ex-Wife of former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (iXqHn)

332 No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

TBF, compared to other EVs, it looks pretty good. Compared to other Ferraris, it looks laughable. Compared to other $640K cars, it looks... well, I just don't have a word for it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (vTZFs)

333
Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.
It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2
(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry
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The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

You forgot the 'surprese'
- Mr. Went & Mr. Kidd, Diamonds Are Forever

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (PnEh/)

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
____

You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Enz0M)

335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP


Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

336 335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP


Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

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Adult Swim app.

Should be on HBOMax sometime mid-June, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

337 Perfect
Walz dancing on Floyd's grave.

They're insane.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (KtOUo)

The Morning Rant: The GOPe Must Be Destroyed

punk-monkey.jpg

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

The idea of collegiality within the Senate is an antiquated idea that is used as a tool by the Democrat Party to undermine the Republican majority, yet Cornyn stubbornly insists upon a world-view that simply does not exist. The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful. Whether he believes it is secondary to his tepid support for the President's policies, and his embrace of some of the talking points of the progressive forces acting against the President.

"Insurrection?" No, Senator Cornyn. It wasn't an insurrection, and nobody was charged with it, so stop parroting your buddies across the aisle. And the filibuster is a marvelous tool to protect Democrat interests and subvert the will of the American people with respect to voting in America, yet you support it?

Begone with you! And let us discard your supporters for good measure. You know, like conservative stalwart Hugh Hewitt! Or the fine, upstanding Senator Thune! Or the United States Chamber of Commerce!

Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance, and if the people of Texas slap down Cornyn today, it will be a powerful message to the others.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!


[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

2 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (kgE5c)

3 Good thing there's no content to keep me from my appointed FIRST.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

4 Oy!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (X8xt3)

5 Nailin' it, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)

6 Nailin' it, Sponge.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (tjClK)

7 And I know all of the songs about Texas

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

9 > The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful.
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I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)

10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"


It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)

11 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)

12 their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

You do your job and we'll do ours.

Posted by: GOPe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DNC at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (g/iaZ)

13 Voted early. Voted Paxton.

I want my elected representatives to understand that we don't want them to reach across the aisle. We want them to decimate the other side to the point of pulp. We can't negotiate with them anymore. They are the enemy. They must be defeated. They can never rule again.

Period.

Leave. No. Doubt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:04 AM (tjClK)

14 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)

15 Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance

I'm a Senator, and I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

Posted by: Senator Fredo Cornyn at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

16 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

He was a great AG.. I kind of wish he had stayed there....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (crd+F)

17 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)



Yes. Disappointing. VERY disappointing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tjClK)

18 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

19 The truth if many GOP senators are democrats. Look at their conservative scores for proof.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (xvV+O)

20 The Feds just indicted the son of the former Chairman of the Texas GOP on charges of being an "unregistered" Chinese agent.

There you go, it doesn't get any more uniparty than that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (5ZDo1)

21 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)



He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

23 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)
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I disagree: very few (if any) prominent Republicans were willing to challenge the Bushies. Paxton is.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (5ZDo1)

24 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)



Why?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tjClK)

25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

26 21 He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

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History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

27 I have pretty much come around to equating the Democrat party with the Nazi party, or if you prefer, the Communist party ( a distinction without a difference as far as I’m concerned). Granted that my assessment is correct, how far should we be willing to go in order to keep them out of power in the future?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Gqar8)

28 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

It does per ballotpedia.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tOcjL)

29 25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

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*jerking motion*
-the ACA

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

30 From FindLaw

"Texas Election Code - ELEC § 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary
Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:

(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary; or

(2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.

(b) A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary."

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tOcjL)

31 If the GOPe goes away, our industry will be devastated.

Posted by: Big Bowtie at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (zZSxi)

32 10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"


It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with
Posted by: Lizzy
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Well said. Each term their care about voters declines while their donors and benefactors get more and more attention.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)

33 BTW, Tom Massie just filed to run for Congress again in 2028. As a Republican, funnily enough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (5ZDo1)

34 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)



There is.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tjClK)

35 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

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Only two states don't have sore loser laws (or combinations of laws like ballot filing deadlines that make it impossible), NY and CT.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (46HP8)

36 "effete and out of touch senators"

Never heard of such in all of 250 years of American history. What a way to characterize our noble tyrants leaders.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and a good day to you at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (0poB+)

37 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)

38 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)

39 I voted for Paxton in March and voted for Paxton when the polls opened last week. I did my part.

May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (T6aVk)

40 It does per ballotpedia.
Posted by: Nova Local
——

Thanks had no idea where to look that up.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xvV+O)

41 I think one problem with the GOPe is that the leadership has an 1826 mentality about the Senate. That's been a lasting attribute of the Republican party for as long as I've been alive too; the whole comity and reaching out to the Democrats. In my lifetime that's all I can remember about the Republicans whereas the Democrats have gone absolutely batshit crazy left. I'm sure the GOPe sees that.

That they're not willing or able to change their stance on the left even when it's staring them right in the face is telling.

They're comfortable where they are; bagging millions for doing nothing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (jehhT)

42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP8)

43 I voted already, glad cause rain expected tween now and 700pm. Not than rain would stop a conservative voter.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (LHPAg)

44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon


What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

45 44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon

What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

Fuck this guy anyway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

46 Or fuck this guy in particular.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)

47 I might like Cornyn if he were from a left leaning state where a lukewarm moderate is the best we could hope for (as frustrating as she is, Olympia Snowe is probably as far right as the voters in Maine will tolerate) but he's from Texas- you could find better just grabbing a random customer at pretty much any honky tonk or barbeque joint in the state.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (CvBUs)

48 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

So he should have been removed from office in 2023. He wasn’t. He should have been defeated for AG by P but Paxton won 68-32.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (T6aVk)

49 my two favorite things about this race:

1) Cornyn is throwing out every nasty, dirty smear he can find; he knows how to fight, he just won't against Democrats.
Just like all GOPe.

2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

50 I'd encourage all TX males to make sure their male friends, neighbors, family, etc have voted today. Again, Paxton struggles with the female vote, so he's gonna need a tidal wave of men to show today, on an off election, to take out an incumbent. So, bring 3 men to the polls each...and see it happen...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (tOcjL)

51 But Hugh Hewitt worked in the Reagan administration, which makes him totes conservative!!1!

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (5yDGQ)

52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

53 46 Or fuck this guy in particular.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)
Wish was some way we could get our money back.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

54 13 years in Texas and I never cast a single vote for Cornyn. Something about him rubbed me the wrong way from the start. I'd hit the button for all Republican then scroll back to his race and change my vote to anyone that wasn't him, usually a Libertarian.

Come on Texas, send this potato head packing. I only regret not being able to participate.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (cYsU8)

55 Crushing debt, rampant sexual perversions, grifting, bribes, homosexuality, kick backs and sodomy.

It's what we do!

Posted by: Congress Of The United States at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (2SPXX)

56 42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP

The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar8)

57 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Easy to say, but who? Give me an actual name of someone in TX who has anywhere near the support and name recognition to do what Paxton is doing.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (vTZFs)

58 History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Pretty much.
Jeff Davis (not THAT Jeff Davis), who ran and became governor of Arkansas--known as the Wild Ass from the Ozarks. Impeached and then acquitted. He then won a US Senate seat.

Impeachment won an undeserved rep from the Nixon years but generally as the Brits found out, it is fairly worthless as a tool for removal of politicians or even high judges. The politics get in the way.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (E4rtv)

59 49 The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

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I think Paxton's impeachment process broke the normal mold for how AGs are viewed by electorates.

They're normally just no-names with party affiliation. However, Paxton's journey drove up his name recognition to senator levels which made him capable of actually fighting Cornyn from a similar political height.

And that process proved that TX Republicans...like him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (46HP8)

60 All my ex(senator)s live in Texas.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (w9Wax)

61 Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)



He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

62 I early-voted for Paxton last week.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (5rh/l)

63 Republicans worry the Cornyn-Paxton fight is tearing their party apart

Politico: ‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff. If Attorney General Ken Paxton defeats Sen. John Cornyn, it will set up a costly general election marked by GOP infighting.

As recent results have shown, Trump's endorsement will likely push Paxton to the top. The GOP primaries wants yes men for Trump, not actual conservatives or people who respect democracy to our constitution. 

This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Texas has been solidly red and Paxton still has a decent shot. If Talarico wins, it will be by a very slim margin. If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism. 

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

64 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

Pro gun control
As soon as it was safe to do so, demanded Trump be defenestrated by the GOP
(But yet he voted with Trump 99% of the time per his propaganda)
Says a wall between the U.S. and Mexico from sea to shining sea is ridiculous, so he’s good with open borders

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (T6aVk)

65 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

It ain't the divorce .

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)

66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

67 Wish was some way we could get our money back.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

I would just like to tape Thunes eyes open and show him some images until he passed the SAVE act.

*types* *deletes* Murkowski.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

68 56
The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar

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Fun factoid:

Before the Civil War, the average length of tenure for a senator was 4 years.

No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (46HP8)

69 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Well, for one thing, his head is the size of a ham. And not one of those little boneless ones, no, it's the size of a very large hog's ham.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

70 66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

Not all heroes wear capes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

71 Every GOPe Thurston Howell III Republican interview/ad should be AI-morphed into a bedroom scene with the GOPe guy sitting in the cuck chair with some Chad is banging his wife in the background blurred out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Q69fq)

72 America's favorite new game show, Name That Gender!

https://tinyurl.com/m9m67cyj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)

73 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)



He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

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It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP8)

75 He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (tOcjL)

76 Let them leave voluntarily. They'll take fewer votes with them and have less donors.

Posted by: DaveA at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (FhXTo)

77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

78 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

His red flag stupidity plus the debt ceiling increase for Biden throughout his term are merely the most recent reach around across the aisle bipartisanship. He was awful as GOP campaign chair leading to massive Democrat gains, First steps act , etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)

79
He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Hopefully he's gonna have a lot of spare time to contemplate those choses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (crd+F)

80 Republicans The GOPe and Dems (birm) worry[/b[ the Cornyn-Paxton fight is tearing their party apart ending their gravy train

FIFY

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

81 74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

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It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

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I fully believe Talarico's polls.

He won't get better than 44%.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (46HP8)

83 2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

A PAC that supports Paxton - I forget its name - came out with a super-cut ad of Talarico at his woke best. They are already working at framing the opponent.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (T6aVk)

84 He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

85 Congrats to Sponge

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (xcxpd)

86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

87 Once you see the Senate as THE most exclusive country club in the world, the behavior of Senators makes sense, in a way.

Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

88
It ain't the divorce .
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)



What, then?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tjClK)

89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar8)

90 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

What’s that they say about the price of liberty? : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (T6aVk)

91 74 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

92 Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.

https://tinyurl.com/mr22mu73

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (xcxpd)

94 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)



He was against Trump running again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (tjClK)

95 91 BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

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"In 2018, it was pretty close."

It's the extent of the hope, and it completely acts like the great migration that started in 2020 that drove states like TX and FL hard to the right just didn't happen.

Seriously, it'd be like putting money into the MA senate race because Scott Brown won that special election that one time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (46HP8)

96 islam > communism > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (ZxPkt)

97 "But unlike the "severely conservative" Cornyn, Paxton CANNOT BEAT Talafreako in the Texas General Election! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

/Hugh Hewitt and his Fellow Butt-Boys' Sweet Tears

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (OLFlC)

98 "Sharrell Shaw made a post to her X page asking for anyone at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Memorial Day to visit the grave of her husband Staff Sergeant Alan Wayne Shaw."

I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got a little choked up reading all the responses on her X post from people at Arlington who complied with her request, posting pics or videos.

https://tinyurl.com/2d53hf4y

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (J4Dwc)

99 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Not really. There is a clear direction to the purges, and the GOPe is well aware of it. It's just the stupider, older, more arrogant ones who haven't the wit to trim their lefty sails in a time when being on the wrong side is no longer tolerated. See Cornyn, John.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

100
Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

Congratulations. Every politician’s job is to get elected. Every politician’s second job is to get re-elected. Whatever is number three is far behind. (H/t, Dr Sowell)

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (T6aVk)

101 86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

Endorsed.
Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

102 The general thought of many Texans is it’s simply time for Cornyn to move on. That’s it.

It’s not “tearing the party apart”. It’s not really controversial. It’s politics.

Paxton has done a lot to move the Republican Parties objectives towards reality. Nobody doubts he’s going to fight and vote for the agenda, whole cloth.

I’m hearing a lot more people voting for Paxton, so I don’t think this will even be that close.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (vhFJq)

103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP8)

104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

105 82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.
I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)
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I fully believe Talarico's polls.
He won't get better than 44%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

106 Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.
Posted by: Nova Local
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That infographic floating around is NOT an exit poll on the Galrein Massie race, merely a poll which requires people to answer a text message to an online portal or be directed to a human surveyor (aka interactive). So selection bias is present. Total sample size was about 400-450 which means the cross tabs on age would have something like 50-100 making any statistical inference from that sample size invalid.

Baris got hooked up with that 'interactive' BigPollData outfit and that is one of the reasons his polling has sucked recently. Unproven methodology used more for media comment than any serious analysis.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (E4rtv)

107 102 Consider this Talerico quote: “The fact that people who say they love America also say they love Jesus is a great stain on Christianity.”

Oh yeah Texas is gonna vote for that guy. Right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (QDJ2U)

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Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP8)

108
Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.


Rodent Khanna can go fook himself

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (s9VOe)

109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)

110 There will be zero Dems NOT voting for Talarico because of what he said. Dems keep the eye on the prize, winning is al that matters. But unfortunately there is a contingent of Reps who run to their fainting couches over stupid shit that has nothing to do with policy and might just not vote for Paxton.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (nwGCR)

111 Dems vs RINOs:

I'd rather have rattles on my poisonous snakes.

A fake majority in Congress is like having a tranny girlfriend. You're only fooling yourself.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (Q69fq)

112 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

Cornyn is a squish. I think Thune's recent snit about all-things Trump is to get whatever revenge he can for losing his buddy Cornyn. Thune and Cornyn know Paxton will win today.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (5rh/l)

113 103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

114 104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Throw in online betting markets on election outcomes too until it becomes obvious who the winner will be.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

115 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

He wanted to dump Trump at the first opportunity in 2020. In 2021 he said, in not so many words, Trump was old news and the GOP needed to move on.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (T6aVk)

116 islam > communism > scum > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (OLFlC)

117 113 Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

======

Makes me hungry.

That and Tapopo, quality double-feature.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (46HP8)

118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

It's just like killing terrorists, which is why you shouldn't do it!!!

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (JCZqz)

119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

Yeah, campaigning against meat in the world's foremost cattle culture is a bad look. Might as well run against sodomy in California.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

121 Damn bigot!

Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

122 120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

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Fortunately, Texas isn't built in a way where Texas and Dallas can dominate the state's politics.

And yes, it's all because Talarico represented part of Austin in the state legislature. He was playing to his base, and now he's just got a host of clips out there that will paint him as a weird Austin pervert to the rest of the state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (46HP8)

123 If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

124 123 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

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They should flee America like the Jews fled Germany in 1933.

Trump is like Hitler, but less reasonable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (46HP8)

125 118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

126 New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on. Probably like the old beat cop training a new guy. Here's where you can get a free meal, here's where you can take a nap mid shift, here's where they always buy those bogus policemen's ball tickets, here's where you get on the pad, here's where you get an envelope on Friday...

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (gm9Sb)

127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

128
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (y9nCu)

129 The thing I dislike the most about Cornyn is that even if he eventually votes the right way, which he often does not, he has to do his little Hamlet turn: "I'm a wise Senator considering all the relevant variables, and while I'll support my party on this, I would have chosen different priorities or done it better, or both."

The correct positions on most issues really aren't that hard to determine if your priority is getting things done instead of upping your spotlight time. That's Cornyn.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

130 all in all, it seems that Massie didn't really do much for his state, while making huge waves and lots of shouting that accomplished nothing but piss everyone off.

The woke-left wants nothing but to destroy the dem party so they can combat the right more effectively. The woke-right wants to destroy the GOP so they can combat the left more effectively.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (rbvCR)

131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

132 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

And Cornyn would not support the SAVE Act, even when Paxton offered to step aside in the primary if he did!

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (T6aVk)

133 The majority of people who are poled say that it hurts and is unpleasant.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (ZxPkt)

134 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

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Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.

Not even in 2018 when the Republican Party was literally tearing itself apart because the establishment was actively saying that the standard bearer of the party was a Russian puppet (allegedly).

Not even in 2008 with the rise of Obama.

Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP8)

135
Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)



Scottish boy for PM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

136 I early voted against Cornhole in early voting.
I agree that Talarico is backed by satan. He is one to watch out for...

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (EneHm)

137 [A movie just waiting to be made:]

"My Big Fat Italian Wedding."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (OLFlC)

138 To nerd out a little bit:
I read this amusing comment somewhere and it stuck with me.

"If Austin had been the city suspended above the Earf, I would have lobbied hard for the Avengers to let that fucker fall and then go out for beers with Ultron."

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (Q69fq)

139 131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

Mills would have won. Maybe she wasn't controllable, so she had to go.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (tOcjL)

140 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (vhFJq)

141 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

Actually, the drools on Reddit ARE the minions just repeating the catechism. That is how it propagates. Hate has no home here. Safer. Apart. 2 weeks to slow the spread. Get your booster.

Covid really is a big part of the subsequent insanity. It is like the fear people have of disease gave them a toe hold in people's psyches and the demons climbed in.

Case in Point: BTH. He was a solid commenter. On any issue for years he was as normative a 'ron as you could ask for. Covid comes around and it's like... the fear was bait and it opened him up to the influence.

Psychology is weird. A similar thing happened with Ukraine. It was like candy for people who had massive nostalgia for the cold war.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)

142 Voted this morning. Paxson should win. The issue Texas has is that maybe 10% to 20% of the population votes in primaries, runoffs, and off year elections at least in my county. The mayor of the closest town to me, (I live in unincorporated area so cannot vote in the city elections), won the runoff vote with a total of 10% of the population of the city voting. I am not sure if its apathy or laziness. I vote in every election as does my wife. For the life of me, we do not understand why people don't vote. It took us a total of 15 minutes (including drive time) to vote this morning.

Posted by: TheITGuy2 at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (v9ncW)

143 131 I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

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Beto was good looking (allegedly). Talarico looks like a fucking retarded gnome. That's the main difference. I mean...we knew ahead of the election that Beto fed his wife cat shit. He had no air of normal. He had an air of Hispanic, at best.

And Mills would have lost hard, just like the last no-name who lost against Collins (yeah...Mills is governor, but she's a million years old and no one likes her).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (46HP8)

144 Anyone involved in cattle was never going to vote for him to begin with.

The question is will squishy centrist/independent types be turned off from things like banning meat comments. Hopefully, yes. Your average centrist person does love a good burger after all. Comes down to will they hate Trump more than their love of a good burger? 😀

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (nwGCR)

145 105 I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.
Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

I still remember seeing a car in a parking lot covered from top to bottom in Wendy Davis stickers (and a couple of Hillary! stickers too).

I do not live anywhere close to Texas.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (FpHTM)

146 It seems impeachment and legal charges are now a strategic tool in politics, used to attack unpopular/flawed candidates and force them to keep running for office in order to insulate themselves from lawfare.

Is this how democracy is supposed to look?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (wBaIH)

147 Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

149 There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)

150 >New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on.
-----

I imagine they get detailed voting instructions, as well as being told what happens if you rock the boat

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (ZxPkt)

151 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone
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Talk radio died after Rush did. Most of the remainder are hucksters to sell ads for their corporate management (often Salem Communications nowadays).

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

152 Another thing I hope dies it's deserved death today is the "perfect candidate" fake conservatives.

You know, the ones out there all full of righteous indignation of how they could never vote for Paxton because he cheated on his wife.
All the fake high morality of "he didn't honor his vows" blah, blah, blah.

Just ... GFYS with David French holding your hand.

Every man has committed the same sin in their heart--which the Bible counts the same and P in V.
It says it right there, in that verse.
No need to add the sin of lying about it on top of that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (73/SM)

153 Talarico thinks Jesus was trans...........

OWT......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (tjClK)

154 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

Talarico insisting Texans eat less meat is going to play well in a state regarded for barbecue and the largest beef producer of all the fifty states. Oh wait, no it won’t.

I’m not voting for someone I would like to have a beer with. I’m not voting for a saint. I’m voting for who will represent this state and its vest interests in DC for six years. The end.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (T6aVk)

155 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.


Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.


well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (v3pYe)

157 During Wray's testimony before the Senate after J6, Cornyn urged Wray to go as hard on J6 insurrectionists as he could. J6 was such an obvious setup that you either have to be incredibly stupid or on the other side to do something like that.

There are other things I don't like about Cornyn including the Save Act and his opposition to 2A but his taking the other side on J6 against what should be his own people was enough for me.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)

158 109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)
Amen, brother.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (LHPAg)

159 It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

160 >> Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

I think it’s also more a matter of the GOP trending younger in order to have people more aligned with contemporary ideologies and ways.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (vhFJq)

161 Oil-Rich Province of Alberta Preparing to Vote on Leaving Canada

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Well, don't let this influence you.

Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

162 Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP
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Talarico (you want to see this):

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ZwdAr)

163 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

Scottish boy for PM!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

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Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:

https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (OLFlC)

164 Cornyn comparing J6 to September 11, 2001 should give people pause.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (T6aVk)

165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

166 Thx CBD
The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (hpwtA)

167 165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

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The state has gotten more Republican over the last decade, not more Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (46HP8)

168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

169 I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)


Cornyn was a first-generation statewide GOP officeholder. He's a not quite Democrat. When a state flips from one party to the other, that's what it takes to get elected. Then inertia keeps them there. For a while. Hopefully, that while is up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

170 I started to watch a new documentary on History last night. World War II with Tom Hanks (who I've heard is dying from Kuru from eating human flesh. Plus AIDS). I turned it off before the opening credits were done because it was produced by Jon Meachum. Nope. Nope.

If I can't believe a word out of his mouth when he pontificates on current affairs, how can I believe a thing he says about something that happened 80 years ago.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (l26NL)

171 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Duverget's law is pretty much solid. In a first past the post single member district setup, you will have two dominant parties. If you have proportional representation, then you will have 3 or more depending on the cutoff for representation.

People forget that Trump ran briefly for president back in 2000 under the rump Perot party machinery left and figured out third party was a ticket to nowhere. So he did a hostile takeover of the GOP. Flirted with third party again after 2020 but decided instead to try to fix up the old GOP party rather than being out of power like what happened in the UK in 2024 elections to the Tories.

Same thing happened in the 80's with the Progressive Conservative Party. Collapse and new parties came to the fore eventually. Same with the Whig party which spawned the GOP party from its northern wing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)

172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!

Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

173 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

This is probably right. I am trying to think of a good parallel and the closest I can think of when we are talking about the GOP is ... the Republicans who assassinated Caesar. They were people of influence, but they completely ignored the support Caesar got and how he connected to the people. The people did not like the system. Caesar represented a break from that system. The Republicans completely misread this and believed that if Caesar could be eliminated, many would support them and yearn for a restoration of the traditional oligarchy. They truly believed everyone hated Caesar as much as they did, but they were so separated from daily life that they had no concept of what popular opinion even was. They operated though as if their opinion was shared by everyone.

It did not work out so well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (bss/y)

174 Fuck Cornhole.

The 2022 Cornyn-Biden Gun Control Package
In 2022, Cornyn teamed up with President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Murphy to pass S.2938 — the largest federal gun control package in over 30 years.

Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.
It empowered Biden’s ATF to crack down on private gun sales by redefining what it means to be a “gun dealer” — something the National Association for Gun Rights warned Cornyn about repeatedly.
It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)

175 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Where do you think the GOP came from in the first place, Mr. History?

They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (BI5O2)

176 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It's not just the left that can target an institution, gut it and wear the suit. Insurgents have turned the Democrat Party into a radical, marxist party. We can turn the Republican Party into an American First party and we are well on our way to doing it.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)

177 Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

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Next you'll be telling me that they're letting` unemployed (or even employed "migrants") get away with literal murder -- especially if their victims are "white oppressors."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (OLFlC)

178 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

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Hell, Cornyn outspent Paxton $100 million to $15 million in the primary, and Cornyn only got 42%.

Funding wasn't the issue.

Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (46HP8)

179 A lot of people, at least the cogent, honest ones not poisoned by their politics, realize that Texas is a great place for a reason. So they’re a little hesitant to bring their old politics into it.

This place has a way of doing that to you. If you open your heart, it changes your soul.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (vhFJq)

180 Snake handlers be crazy, yo!

Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ

https://tinyurl.com/mnvx8tb6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

181 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)


I point out that a fuckload of state legislature assholes lost their jobs over the Paxton impeachment, Three supreme court justices lost theirs as well. If Paxton can't beat Cornyn, no one else would.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)

182 It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)




"Conservative."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (tjClK)

183 172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!
Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

184 156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.
Posted by: anachronda
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There was no recall when Senators were selected by state legislatures but there were vacant seats when the two houses of the legislature fought over it and considerable corruption where wealthy candidates bought their senate seats by bribes.

Recall went out with the Articles of Confederation as did states paying their representatives to Congress.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
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Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!

Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.

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Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)

188 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It seems obvious, doesn't it. No, the change isn't going to be complete overnight, but it's clearly well along and accelerating. Quick, let's do something stupid!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

190 183 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

=======

A president is temporary. The Senate is forever.

However, by helping him lose in 2020, they just extended Trump's kingmaking of the lower rungs of the party extend by another 4 years, and the latter 8 years of his 12 year reign over the party just got more anti-GOPe than before.

https://x.com/derzum_/status/
2058609208287789558

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:44 AM (46HP8)

191
Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)



"Face without an eye...."

- - - - - Lyrics in Billy Idol's Trashcan

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tjClK)

192 186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!
Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

I wanna know what he did with them after...funny he grabbed them, and not Dr. Oz (some of the jokes on the video are pretty funny, too)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tOcjL)

193 Timely post. I just voted in the Texas Primary Runoff, with all the other senior citizens.

The Republican side of the voting center was doing brisk business. The Democrat side, tumbleweeds were a-rollin' thru.

Yet another satisfying vote for Paxton, Middleton, and French. Cornyn can go jump in a lake.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (wVcYX)

194 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!

Posted by: Old Lady Richards at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (2Ez/1)

195 167.

You'd think it would help.

Same as Idaho. But they bring their blue state Stockholm squishiness with them. Since 2010, the "Republican" locusts have voted for every new tax on the ballot and we now have a communist mayor in Boise.

They are systematically rebuilding Los Angeles around us. The wine moms with the US flags on their brand new King Ranch F250's are still voting for "the Children" and making their simps so the same.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (meoWV)

196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)

197 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)



He'll just simply be the best Cornyn ever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (tjClK)

198 Something. something, remove all doubt.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (cS1cw)

199 They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Your post is misleading. The Whigs destroyed themselves by 1852 which left a vacuum. Same thing happened with the Federalists but that simply left the Democrats in full charge from 1816-1828-1830. The Democrats split over Jackson which is where the Whigs came in by 1832 and challenging Van Buren for the presidency by 1836, winning in 1840.

In a first past the post system, third parties rarely thrive unless one of the major parties implodes which gives the third party the needed candidates, experience and machinery to win.

Same in UK. The Liberals imploded over WWI with the Tories the major beneficiary. That lasted until Labour picked up the scraps left and pushed the Liberals into third party status (and irrelevancy) until just recently. Now the Tories imploded leading to Reform and Restore while the Labour party is imploding leading to Greens and Liberal Democrats.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

200 189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

One example from a rather extreme circumstance.

Read me harder. Much harder. The Populists in the 1890s. Perot’s party in the 1990s.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (T6aVk)

201
There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)




The Donk commie cocksuckers are a lot like the British Army brass during WWI, obsessed with the idea of smashing the German lines at their strongest point. Point being to achieve not only a victory on the battlefield, but to also achieve a moral victory. Ridiculous, but that's what you get when you put donkeys in command of lions, to coin a phrase.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (y9nCu)

202 First in line to vote at my location today. Saw a purple haired 60+ woman working the polls. Was unsurprised that she was manning the Democrat side.

Paxton reminds me of Tom Delay, who had to resign because of the “serious allegations” against him. Two years later, the investigation is dropped. Oops. Nevermind. But the damage is done.

The most common complaint I hear against Paxton is “but the investigation and impeachment”. I point to the outcome and say, so what.

It comes down to which side is more motivated. The folks who are pro Cornyn or the folks who are anyone but that GOPe squish. The fact that Paxton is actually good is a nice bonus.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (sUTO1)

203 >The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty.
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I think they are just trying to outlast him. Once Trump's out of office, they can turn the music back on and tap the next keg.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ZxPkt)

204 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes


Let us assume that Cornyn's every vote has been picture perfect. Still, he wasn't able to persuade his good friends to bring the SAVE Act to a vote, despite the fact that Paxton said he'd drop out if it were passed.

But, putting everything else aside, he's been in the Senate for 24 years. It's time to go.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)

205 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

OOOoooOOoOOoah

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)

206 196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Whippersnapper.

Posted by: Strom Thurmond at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual
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Every senator thinks he should be President.

It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

209 185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
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Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

Dan Morales won in 1994 as did Bob Bullock.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (T6aVk)

210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

211 159 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (FpHTM)

212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
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Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf


And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

214 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)



Nuke them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (tjClK)

215 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

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"If at first you don't succeed ... fail, fail again!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (OLFlC)

216 Paxton, warts and all. I cannot spare this man, he fights.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (wVcYX)

217 It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

218 "But we didn't get elected just to push these issues! The media will hate us!"

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (99eI0)

219 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

It's a pain in the a$$.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (lJ0H4)

220 213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
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Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

And go long on blue face paint.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)

221 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!
Posted by: Old Lady Richards

Foot, not spoon Old Lady Richards, you coked out hag.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (l26NL)

222 210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

Again, not a vaccine then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

223 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

Well, if anything can get Bass to clean the rest of the sidewalks, that'd be it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (vTZFs)

224 Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

Two things, here:

1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

225 There is no more media.

Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

226
Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Yep. Texas is a big media state with expensive media markets in Houston and DFW. Ironically, by their stupid attempt to impeach Paxton, GOPe raised his profile as the anti-Bush and anti-Texas establishment candidate far more than ads could do.

And Paxton played it very smart by framing that he would drop out after placing second in the primary if the Senate and Cornyn would just pass the House Save Act sitting in front of them. They didn't so he now had a fresh burst of good pr.

GOPe are bad politicians over the long run because they cannot dislodge the donor tits and the big corporate and oligarch donors always want to keep the influence peddling racket going. Same for their rancid campaign consultants--never positive ads, but always negative hit ads.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)

227 There is no more media.
Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)



There is no media only Zuul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (tjClK)

228 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

Which is why I wasn't a fan of Wesley Hunt's run - at all. He had no chance, and his numbers were even worse than Cornyn's, which puts paid to the notion that anyone else would have beaten Cornyn. Paxton was the proven quantity that would stand up to Bush, Inc. and the die-hard MAGAns know that.

I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

229 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Darn it. I can't see the article until I get home. But that being said, I hope nothing happens to him.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (99eI0)

230 And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

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A meme I posted on Election Day (2020 and subsequently) 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/c8u7upps

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (OLFlC)

231 217
I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

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All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

It could be 20. It could be all 53.

But all it takes is 4.

And I can come up with 4 no problem who would be opposed to it just out of spite.

I tend to be on Thune's side (the OBBB passage bought a lot of good will with me), so I think it's less he's trying to sabotage it (he should have killed it last year if that was his goal, take it off the board and not an issue for primaries anymore) and more than he literally can't get the votes.

I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP8)

232 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Sadly I think he has that seat until he assumes room temperature and is removed from the Senate feet first. He’ll be like McCain in that regard.its all Lindsey has and he knows he cannot go any higher.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (T6aVk)

233 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Vance apologized for his comments and openly supported Trump: "I was wrong about him. I didn’t think he was going to be a good president, Dana, and I was very, very proud to be proven wrong. It’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to get him elected."

I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (JCZqz)

234 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz!
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BINGO!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (ZwdAr)

235 I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
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Why Kemp need Doocy to win in GA:

Drop the vote fraud investigation (that will take me down) or he will take a dive in the Senate race and--again--hand the seat to the Dems.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (73/SM)

236
We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)



But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

237 211 Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

hmmm. auger. *takes notes*

Posted by: vlad the impaler at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (v3pYe)

238 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Lynch's team says it's Lynch. With 7 candidates, the goal is to force a runoff (Graham was in the 40s in the last poll, with neither of the 6 all that close...but Graham was not 50%)...

None of the primary opponents are, or have been, politicians, I don't think.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (tOcjL)

239 The original Mel Gibson 2020 meme:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4693s4

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (OLFlC)

240 The GOPe is responsible for just as much horse shit as the Dems. Sometimes I think it's worse because the GOPe ALWAYfuck over the voters who put them there.

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (61TgR)

241 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

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Graham is never, ever in danger.

He owns the SC political machine, and he controls who is going to be his opposition.

He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (46HP8)

242 2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

We don’t know that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (T6aVk)

243 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

244 208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.


ah, c'mon. it's not like cloudflare ever goes down. it's rock-solid!

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (v3pYe)

245 I have voted against Paxton twice already this year Brother Monkey

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (/+uur)

246 We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

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Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandmas.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (OLFlC)

247 1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Not really. The Know Nothings did not do well in elections nor did the Free Soilers. It was the Compromise of 1850 that did them in along with Zachary Taylor dying in office and giving us former Democrat Millard Fillmore. The first Whig president similarly died in office and gave us the former Democrat John Tyler.

The collapse of the Southern wing of the Whig party happened after the Compromise of 1850 leaving those to become a rump faction in the Democrat party dominated by the Fire-eaters. Without the Southern wing, the Northern wing no longer had to cater to slave interests and move toward more hostility over slavery and its spread into the territories. The politics of the 1850's is complicated regarding minor parties but yes, I am well familiar with it.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)

248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

249 >>UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

The U.S. is screening airline passengers returning from Ebola-risk African countries. Screenings being conducted at D.C. Dulles, Atlanta Hartsfield and Houston Bush.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (J4Dwc)

250 At least Candylorian and the P3do Puppet bombed. So there is some good news.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (meoWV)

251 The Internet Erupts in Laughter as Disney Files FCC Petition That “The View” Is a “Bona Fide News” Program

Disney has filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to declare that The View is exempt from the statutory equal opportunities requirements that would otherwise apply to broadcast shows.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (ndZc7)

252 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandsons.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (OLFlC)

253 I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

I agree with you POV. Since Hunt isn't running for re-election to TX-38, I wonder what he's planning for his next move.

BTW, the open seat in TX-38 sparked a very nasty Primary and Primary Runoff battle. Have been flooded with mailers and text messages / phone calls. They is spending huge dollars fighting each other. Same ol' same ol' GOPe M.O. - fight the most vicious and hardest against other "Conservatives" and dial it back to a friendly General election campaign.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)

254 248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

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Honestly, the control of primaries isn't about counting ballots, it's about ballot access.

It's about in-state controls of money and paperwork to thin out potential challengers to incumbents.

I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP8)

255 He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

256 Afternoon, All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

259 255 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

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He also has one of the best constituent services offices in the nation, visits regularly with the VA in the state, and keeps his mouth shut when things don't go his way.

Genuinely, he's good at politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (46HP8)

260 When the GOPe tried to throw Paxton out with Impeachment I knew who was the Right Choice

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (/+uur)

261 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (2SPXX)

262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (73/SM)

263 I saw Houston Bush open for The Reverend Horton Heat at Club Lingerie in '90.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (OLFlC)

264 Both VPs of the Whig parties were in fact Democrats and thus acted as such when they took over the office which enraged Whig supporters.

Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president. I suspect a fate just like the Tories have went through recently would occur.

For third parties to win--they have to have enough skilled politicians and they have to enough concentrated support to gain seats--in the case of Single Member majoritarian districts, geographic concentration. It is far easier if you have a pool of former politicians to draw upon and popular sympathies--it still took a fractured 12 years for the Whigs to be supplanted by the new GOP party which was at its core, the rump Northern Whig party. Not too many Know Nothings or Free Soilers ended up in office and former Whig House member Abraham Lincoln became the first GOP president.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)

265 258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (risv5)

266 257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

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Thune is leading the caucus that has to try to come together to pass legislation.

He has a balance of needs, part of which is protecting his own control so he can get things done. (What things? Like the DHS funding they were supposed to do before they went to fake recess, but he had to break because 20 GOPers threw a fucking fit because of the sue and settle with the 1/6ers.)

Exposing his senators to a failed vote while failing to deliver for the most powerful member of his party would hamper his ability to actually lead. If he can't break Mitch's arm to get him to vote (or Tillis or Murk or Curtis or whomever), then the effort might not be worth it from his perspective.

Or, he's just been dragging this process along for nearly 18 months because he's just trying to undermine Trump. I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (46HP8)

267 Vote for the phag!

It's important!

Posted by: Texas Democrats at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (qGDil)

268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

269 > I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP
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No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

270 268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

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Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP8)

271 Hopefully Tin Lizzie will lead the Democrat Party off the cliff.

With Bernie she can do it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (2GVsD)

272 The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
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We don’t know that.


I will say what I said the day after the 2004 general election: the Rs need to be aggressively building and promoting their bench. They didn't then and we got Obama more-or-less by default. At least this time we have viable choices in Vance and Rubio.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (vTZFs)

273 269 No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

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99% of incumbents in the senate win their primary elections by 50% or more. It's not fake ballots doing that. It's incumbency and lack of knowledge/enthusiasm for the given alternative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (46HP8)

274
I did my part last week to make sure that-

Corny gets popped!


... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)

275 Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president.

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Dear God in Heaven ... this is the stuff of nightmares.

/And I imagined that nothing could be worse than The AutoPen Empire nightmare ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (OLFlC)

276
... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)



POK eeee staaaahn.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (tjClK)

277 Republicans will learn the same lesson Whigs did: if you ignore the wishes of most of your voters, they will split off, and push your shit in, once and for all.

You can't just keep ramming it down their throats over and over again - "vote for us so we can keep knuckling under for the Democrats, because if you don't, then who would knuckle under to them?! Some third party or two or three, hahaha" is not an attitude fit for the survival of an opposition Party.

And make no mistake about it - the Democrats are the Party of American government, and have been since Thomas Jefferson.

All other Parties have been opposition Parties, and that will persist into the foreseeable future.

Once they stop fighting tooth and nail- they have to go. It's literally their only reason to exist.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (BI5O2)

278 Cornyn has a history (in Senate Leadership role) of directing campaign funds away from Tea Party candidates and MAGA candidates, protecting the McConnell clan and power structure.

Also in voting Democrat legislation out of committee (not using the filibuster) for a full vote in a Dem-controlled Senate and then symbolically voting against it in a failed opposition.

(Spits)

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (wVcYX)

279

MUNCIE, Ind. — A fired Ball State administrator will receive $225,000 in a settlement after she was terminated for making a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The ACLU of Indiana announced Tuesday, May 26 that it had reached a settlement in its First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns.

https://t.ly/X6YTj

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)

280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

281 Search Assist
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_Disarmament Basis Allows for the seizure of firearms based on unsubstantiated claims.
_Due Process Concerns Critics argue that the law undermines the principle of due process, as it permits action without substantial evidence.
_Potential for Misuse The vague nature of the accusations could lead to wrongful disarmament and abuse of the law.

Implications

This legislation has sparked debate about the balance between public safety and individual rights. The potential for misuse raises alarms among civil liberties advocates, who worry that such laws could lead to unjust consequences for individuals based on subjective claims.

gunrights.org


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (ZwdAr)

282
Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP


He jacked off in her famous Indian Crab Dip.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (iJfKG)

283 262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

It is a class thing. Southern Republican parties grew from the suburban areas, not from the rural. So the corporate upper class whites ran the parties while the fading allegiances of the white middle and lower classes to teh Democrat party began to erode from the Presidential level first, then representatives in some districts, then senators, governors, etc. So in the South, you have populist candidates fighting with the corporate class GOPe. And that corporate class with its donors keeps moving left on social issues like guns, abortion, government spending, race, etc. The populists would have been Democrats even twenty years ago on the state level but have now moved into direct political competition with the Country Club type GOP. In the South, the Democrat party is now a rump of blacks/awfls in urban and inner suburbs, college towns, and the dwindling population of the rural Black Belt .

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)

284 280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

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The "they've been in office too long" argument is always, always, always selective.

Every single time.

It's stupid and I ignore it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (46HP8)

285 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

286 >“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”
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anybody here speak Political Gibberish?

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

287 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)


you have to admit this is a general attitude at all levels. Trump is a genius when he does what is expected or wanted, and a political failure who needs "gentle guidance and persuasion" when he doesn't. Because then he is a fool and fools need correction.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (rbvCR)

288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

289 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)


Politicians have this unique ability, akin to Mongolian Throat-Singing, to speak from both sides of their mouths at all times when making policy statements.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

290 Galactic Overlord Troll Status:

Trump announces he identifies as female and is running in 2028 as his first female term.

The left either accepts it or admits identifying as a female is bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (MTg2D)

291 288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

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The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (46HP8)

292 Greatness! Spot on in every way.

Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iiHzL)

293 I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)
That would have come next. Godless heathens,

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (LHPAg)

294 Also, Jewish politicians campaigning with the guy with the Nazi Tattoo is the chefs Kiss of irony.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (IifOV)

295 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
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They confuse fat headed sanctimony and love for the status quo for strategic thinking. The Senate is where good conservative legislation goes to die because the these sort of senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.


It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)

297
I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP



Committee leadership positions, although that's a kind of scorched earth thing that the GOPe doesn't like to do amongst its own.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (y9nCu)

298 Nood, with formatting failure.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (NcvvS)

299 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

300 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

Oh! So violent!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (2SPXX)

301 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

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Where's Paul Pelosi's man-hammer when you need him?

/and did he actually use Nancy's gavel?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (OLFlC)

302 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black

Translation, I will vote as I damn well please unless the donors want to vote another way. Then I will please them. Screw the voters and the President and what they want, unless the President is a Democrat. Then I will reach across the aisle to give them a hand.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

303 296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.
Posted by: Archimedes

I trust Scruffy the janitor over Jake Tapper any day.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (JCZqz)

304 Most of those in doubt of Paxton are not aware of all the facts and circumstances surrounding the political assaults on him. Texas congress actually changed the laws regarding prosecutions because of Travis County's flagrant misuse.

They Tried to Impeach Rick Perry for Enforcing the Law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (ZwdAr)

305 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

This is probably the correct answer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (g8Ew8)

306 Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."
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Will this be before or after Massie reads the Epstein List on the floor of the House and totally brings down the entire Republican Party?

Anyone who believes this stupid shit probably has to stay inside during rainstorms to avoid downing, mouth agape staring at the wonder of water from the sky.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

307 Paxton for the win. My vote was a much for Paxton as it was against the grifter puppet Cornyn and his masters.

Posted by: Chunk at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (9U6Wl)

308 I did my part.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (bXODF)

309 Just voted Paxton

Posted by: Army Mom at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (7MHQz)

310 hewitt was on the radio today saying he was in support of cornyn. it confused me. then i remebered big texas ag supported him too, and corn is part of his name. so now i like hewitt less.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 06:31 PM (R11M+)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Wyeth That Gentleman1.jpg

That Gentleman
Andrew Wyeth

Here is a good example of the difference between seeing a painting in person, and seeing it on a phone or computer screen. In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




Comments

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1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (HdYcL)

4 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

5 Wish there was just a little more light.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (9ghpU)

6 Shoes belong on the floor, my dude.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (tjClK)

8 Scissors hung up on the board.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (bss/y)

9 i'll bet those scissors are not chinese.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

10 Cobbler?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (bss/y)

11 classic wool and flannel, which is also wool, unless it's flannelette.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

12 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (tjClK)

13 My farts are more artistic

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

14 That was from my "I'm Really Hungover and Can't Stand Light or Bright Colors" Period

Posted by: Andrew Wyeth at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (t6mj2)

15 hints of linoleum wainscotting, but i doubt it.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

16 And how can this be. He looks reasonably healthy and content. I'm told that black people have been oppressed and enslaved for thousands of years. No way he can look that good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (tjClK)

17 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

18 The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

His wife who was still alive offered she had no idea.

"Hey honey I'm going over to paint our hot German neighbor again. Yeah I'm just gonna have her lay in a field or something in front of a barn fully dressed and not at all naked ok? No you can't come. That would ruin my artistic focus!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

19 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM



Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (tjClK)

20 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...



How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

21 The scissors on the wall were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 From Wyeth's time immediately after reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (rDiMt)

23
Shoes need polishing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (HdYcL)

24 i could get that sky blue paint off of the chair with a scotchbrite.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

25 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM


"And suddenly, I knew Pittsburgh."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (kgE5c)

26 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)



ISWYDT

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tjClK)

27 That Guy >>> That Gentleman

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (BgZgJ)

28 Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

My understanding (Legal disclaimer) is that it's legal but the facility posting that sign is responsible for security.

And lordie that painting looks dark. I'll believe you when you say it's better in person.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (99eI0)

29 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)


Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

30 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. This dude in the painting looks old enough for Geezer Golf. I wonder if he has a few bucks in his pocket?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (2WIwB)

31 Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......
Posted by: Sponge


Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

32 20 corn sealed means corn sealed.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

33 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

34 Water wheel, nice creek, some trees,nukular glow from cabin window, smoke rising from chim-o-lee, good art is simple. This is not good art.
Posted by: Thomas Kinkade


Vault 7?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (MTg2D)

35 At least the gentleman isn't sitting on an ottoman.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (2WIwB)

36
Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)



Valid way to go about things......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (tjClK)

37 35 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

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I'm not sure what they'd rate this as, but probably higher than junk.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (46HP8)

38 How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)


On the front door. But it is owned by the city of Dallas, so that complicates it. I don't think the prohibition is legal, but it isn't something that I would care to push as a non-resident.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)

39 Looks like someone put gramps in time out

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

40 Looks like That Gentleman is all setup for a night of TV watching.

But there's no TV.

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (8mulE)

41 We're going to need to increase the anti-depressants.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (0nHVk)

42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

43 he appears to have gitd nail polish on his thumb, just like lorena the mexican whore.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

44 42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

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100 souls before the mast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (46HP8)

45 This is cutting edge.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

46 ‘In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.’

True with most art. Especially because most of the originals are yuge works that take up most — if not more — of a wall. I didn’t realize how big these paintings really were until I started going to museums. ‘Birth of Venus’ is like 10 feet wide!

Ironically, only the Mona Lisa is underwhelming in person. The most famous painting in all of human history is small, dull, and … crap. I have no idea how it got to be so famous.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (BgZgJ)

47 >>>>>It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania
*********
It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (aykDQ)

48 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

49 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?


That's an easy decision to make

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (sKqQm)

50 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

51 When you're really pissed about something... that's what it looks like.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (jehhT)

52 The painting is dark, yet.... The solitude of the man sitting by himself speaks to me. With the little bit of light shining in from behind makes me think it is evening time. I often look for a place to retreat to for solitude in the evening. No phone, tv, noise, nothing. And this is why this painting speaks to me.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (N39Ws)

53 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...
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It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

54 Rock and paper just out of frame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

55
The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

__________

Oh, groan. Thanks for nothing. Now I'm reminded that Houston will soon be overrun with Eurotrash sneering at us for not appreciating soccer. Now I just want to go into hibernation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (HdYcL)

56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)




I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)

57 David Puddy, just staring at a wall. That's right.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (XvL8K)

58 The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

TBH its likely not you are going to say a Chipoltes and have to worry about your fellow customers...

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)

59 Very dark . Would only hang in an all white broom
Always liked Wyeth
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (hpwtA)

60 56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)



I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)
——-

‘We trademarked that shit’

— WNBA

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (BgZgJ)

61 45 This is cutting edge.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM
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But I’m afraid it ain’t gonna cut it.

Posted by: Groan... at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

62 That Girl!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

63 29 Is it brighter in person?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (8mulE)

64
Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

___________

So, just as dreary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

65 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.

Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

66 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)


Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)

67 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.
Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)


Cut it out Horde. 100 comments and such.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2WIwB)

68 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


It's why Punxatawney Phil only bothers checking once a year.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (g/iaZ)

69 Very nice painting. I like it.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (hwjV+)

70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

71 Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

So 'yes' for what I meant by bright.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

72 On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

73 Wyeth didn't cut corners with this one.

Posted by: Make it stop at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

75 If you say so.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (EI0rs)

76 Guy is waiting to get a haircut and the magazine selection sucks.On a positive note they throw in a shoe shine while you wait...

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (YwEeS)

77 Looks like the lighting in modern H'wood films, as if they are trying to conceal something.

Still: atmospheric indeed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

78 On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

Low sugar diet and not many seed oils.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

80 79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

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Redrum.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (46HP8)

81 I like this one. Could be a barber, shoes off, just taking a load off his feet for the first time that day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

82 dark
looks like a guy sitting in a chair
that's all I got
no hang

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (ZxPkt)

83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today


Good find. That grabs you.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

84 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026


***
I was about to ask the same thing. But the shoes on the table or desk suggest shoe repair.

I imagine this to be dusk of a fall evening, when his shop (whether tailor, barber, or cobbler) is closed. He's a widower; no real reason to go home yet. So he sits and remembers how Flora would laugh at a joke, and that wonderful musky perfume she used to wear even at church. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

85 Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)
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Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (oqH4h)

86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

87 @84 And Scranton's finest!

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (EI0rs)

88 If this is really a barber shop then where's the obligatory RIDGID Tools calendar and complimentary male gaze fodder?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

89 83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

Yeah, that's good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)

90 86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

======

And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP8)

91 Very American

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (E31IE)

92 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.
Posted by: ballistic


Owned by the city of Dallas. Makes it public.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:02 AM (MTg2D)

93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

94 93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

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*flexes*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (46HP8)

95 Alternate title:

"Will Smith Spent His Last Days Staring At The Corner Where He Was Sure That He'd Left His Favorite Shoes"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (iJfKG)

96 Some guns are works of art

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)

97 City of Dallas is trying to use 46.03 (government buildings) as the code to deny CC at the museum.

Provided here is a complete list of statutory Texas concealed carry restrictions - locations where you may NOT carry concealed (or open) within Texas.  We encourage you to review the classified list below if you have the time.

Schools: Public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
Government Buildings: Courthouses, government offices, polling places
Airports: Secured areas
Recreational Locations: Racetracks, amusement parks
Sporting Events: High school, collegiate, and professional sports
Medical Facilities: Hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes
Liquor-licensed Businesses: Establishments with 51% or more income from alcohol sales
Private Property: Where owners have prohibited firearms via signage or verbal notice

https://tinyurl.com/yut5kfhh

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:06 AM (MTg2D)

98 Yeah, I guess it's just me.

Posted by: Thanks. Got it. at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair."

That was at the end of his career, proving once again that there is no fool like an old fool. The paintings of the neighbor, called the "Helga" paintings, look like copies or parodies of his earlier, superb paintings of the Kuerner and Olsen families. It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

100 Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

It does matter. TX law has fairly strict preemption provisions where firearms are concerned. It's possible that some city-owned venues are exempt. I have no idea if the Dallas art museum is one of them. Since I am no longer* a TX resident, I don't care enough to email TSRA or the AG's office to ask.

* or more optimisically, "not currently"

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (vTZFs)

101 Fiery but emaciated Latina, Nina Maia, sings at restaurant. Restaurant takes pity on her, feeds her:
youtube.com/watch?v=r4oxrwiW1GM

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Wq24h)

102 Alternate Title:

"Helga Didn't Age Well"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

103 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________

I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 10:10 AM (XvL8K)

104 Jihadwatch is reporting on marches through Madrid against Pedro Sánchez, their premier, who is a crook himself but sure has a lot to say about those money grubbing joooz.
Tommy Robinson is calling him Dirty Sánchez.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:11 AM (E6ouU)

105 Is that a paintbrush or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: Helga at May 26, 2026 10:12 AM (E6ouU)

106 PSA:

Any vets in the Baltimore area are invited to Jimmy's Famous Seafood for a free buffet lunch plus a free beer today, 5/26, from 12-3pm.

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Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (3ImbR)

107 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________
I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.


"It's my wife! Quick, take your clothes off!"
--- just the punchline

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

108 Dude is disappointed that the barber refused to serve him because he has no hair to cut!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)

109 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (sKqQm)

110 Hmm … "FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons!" … ? No problemo. Open carry is the way to go, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 26, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

111 Happy Primary Day, TX rhino hunters.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:16 AM (E6ouU)

112 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

113 https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

So, in 2022, Newsom won the jungle primary for governor with 55% of the vote (second place was GOP Brian Dahle with about 18% of the vote, the general saw Newsom win 59% vs. 41%).

As of the comparable date 4 years ago to yesterday, Democrats had returned 54% of total ballots.

As of yesterday, Democrats have returned...42% of ballots.

I mean...this is CA, land of ballot harvesting now. But...that's a real sign that Democrats real enthused, huh?

I wouldn't make any real predictions off of this but it is...interesting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (46HP8)

114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

115 I bet some of the depth would come from how the painting was lit in the museum and what the ambient lighting was like.

I made it big. I have a dark desktop background. And I turned off the room lights. It helps a bit.

I bet the museum would do something like that. A good light flooding the canvas but the ambient lighting dimmed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

116 Fox reported on the Putzkommandant's Kylekommentary five days ago.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:22 AM (E6ouU)

117 >- he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1
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I would think civilians aiding and abetting the enemy would be fair game
but I'm not a grained sniper, so YMMV

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (ZxPkt)

118 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.


I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

119 I wasn't aware Arabs had noncombatants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (BI5O2)

120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

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"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP8)

121 "grained sniper"

Finer grained == smaller groups.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (Wq24h)

122 It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)


Take a look at "Daydream" and tell me that is a sad ending.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (iERP6)

123 Remember when the FNM accused Trump of saying US troops were idiots for joining up?

How is Platner's comments not way, way worse.

Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

124 If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
-----
"Unseemly Critter Descending a Staircase."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (BI5O2)

125 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes


Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

127 126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

======

*slow nod*
-Jason Vorhees

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (46HP8)

128 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (E6ouU)

129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

130 74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

131 Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)


Now, now... I believe that they wanted to send Zionists to concentration camps. Jews who advocate for the destruction of Israel are just fine whereas gentiles who believe it should exist as a Jewish homeland would be packed up as well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

132 130 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (46HP8)

133 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Per Insty, Act Blue has cut off her funding, presumably not for antisemitism but for being stupid enough to say it out loud.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (vTZFs)

134 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

One particular place in Maine is absolutely magical to me. This year will be the 60th consecutive year a group of men in my family has gone to the same island in the same lake to fish and drink booze for a week. No electricity. No plumbing. No women.

This year, I'm bringing my son - the first of the fourth generation to make the trip.

When the time comes, my ashes will be spread on the island and in the water.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (Kdi1r)

135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas


Oh, FFS!

Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

136 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)


Rodin would probably go with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

137 >>> I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)



This has been a lefty slander for a while now. He is pretty much just parroting every commie/reddit stupid thing now.

I think the idea is the only money men left want the absolute destruction and subjugation of the country and the commies are going all in on supporting everything. The commies always go all in. If they lose it doesn't matter because the winners are always an amenable happy lot that will try hard to get along, and many are worthless naive cucks that don't want to be in control anyway, but if they win they can just exterminate us all.

It is always win - win for the left

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)

138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

139 135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

I didn't say he was the first!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

140 *glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

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Young people. Amirite?

Posted by: Curly at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)

141 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.

Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

142 I guess the Illinois concealed carry laws must have changed some. The stores used to have 'no firearms' signs. Now they have 'no open carry' signs. Can anybody put me some f'n knowledge what changed?

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Wq24h)

143 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)
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WITHOUT EVIDENCE!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (RIvkX)

144 'trained'

bad case of Fatfinger

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)

145 Willowed: boomers in the python

They were always going to have an outsized impact due to their sheer numbers.

But as they get/got older, they remained in their homes like every older generation before them.

Not selling has some impact. But not building due to regulatory BS IMHO far exceeds not building.

If you buy a lot in the middle of nowhere in LA county, you must have access to potable water. An actual well. A large tank will not be permitted and thus you cannot build a house.

Regulatory and NINBY is a choice.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ItWcy)

146 HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:34 AM (E6ouU)

147 138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

======

Apparently, it's Democrats leaking this stuff right now. The primary isn't actually over and there's another guy still in the running hoping to derail him.

There's reportedly stuff that's a lot worse in the waiting. Once the nomination is official, Collins' camp and the RNC should be unloading. (What could it be? I expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.)

I'm reminded of the 2020 AR Senate election where Cotton dropped a huge oppo dump on his Democrat opponent, Josh Mahony, the day after the filing deadline. Mahony dropped out right afterwards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (46HP8)

148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

149 148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

Don't want to lose their cash cow...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (crd+F)

150 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.
Posted by: gKWVE


I'm her huckleberry. Whenever she's ready to try.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (MTg2D)

151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

152 expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.

Now let's not get too hasty, my dear chap. Keep it on the track.

Posted by: Max Mosley at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (E6ouU)

153 CBD, if the museum is city-owned, no. If privately owned, it can hang a 30.05, 30.06, 30.07 sign.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (T6aVk)

154 151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

155 Wife, who chose to not vote in the Republican primary, is headed out to vote in the run-off (yes, you can do that) because she very much wants Cornyn gone and there's a judge run-off she feels strongly about.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

156 Dogs Playing Poker is bright, not as dark as this. Just sayin…

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (T6aVk)

157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

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"The Farm Bureau endorsed Cornyn? Well, I guess I'll just change my vote!"
-like, 10% of the Republican primary electorate

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (46HP8)

158 Whoa! I knew Andrew Wyeth could be subtle but this painting takes it to another level. The comfortable posture, the dim light, the man's head held straight as he looks forward, the hand sitting still in his lap, all point to a relaxed, contemplative atmosphere. (He should be smoking a pipe, says the pipe smoking art critic.) No idea what, if anything, the scissors on the wall represent except, perhaps, he cares for his few belongings.

Part of Wyeth's power is how he draws in the viewers attention and almost forces them to think about the scene, what it could mean to the artist and what it means to the viewer. Looking at his paintings is a process. It is rather literary in the way good writing draws in the reader and appeals to their own experiences. LOTR may be one of the best examples of that.

Posted by: JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (yTvNw)

159 157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (crd+F)

160 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

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It's not just a lie. It's a Biden lie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)

161 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.
Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)



Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

162 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)

163 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Is he on crack?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:43 AM (E6ouU)

164 Stockhausen dance music for spazzes:
youtube.com/watch?v=u6sDQ1ReHy4

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (Wq24h)

165 129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)


We're gonna be rich!!!

Posted by: Brain Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (brIJB)

166 120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

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"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP

"I'm just going to put a load in the dishwasher"
-Arnold

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (N39Ws)

167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)


I mean, "corn" is right there in his name what can you do?

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (3uBP9)

168 166 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

169
HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.
Posted by: gKWVE


Count on it!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (Cqx++)

170 Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

So when people say that Maureen Galindo sucks as a candidate, they aren't wrong?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (N39Ws)

171 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?
Posted by: San Franpsycho


I had to look it up.

Our Mission:
Texas Farm Bureau’s mission is to be the Voice of Texas Agriculture.

We are Texas Farm Bureau. Over 500,000 member-families strong.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (MTg2D)

172 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Someone please ask him about Skull Blumenthal

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (E31IE)

173
It's a New Yorker cartoon

"I think I'm going to kill myself"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (s9VOe)

174 That Gentleman, 1960
Andrew Wyeth

That Gentleman is a celebrated 1960 tempera painting by American realist Andrew Wyeth. It is a poignant, quiet portrait of his longtime neighbor and friend, Tom Clark.Key details about the piece include:

The Subject: Clark was an elderly African American man living in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Wyeth deeply admired him, stating, "His voice is gentle, his wit is keen, and his wisdom enormous."

The Meaning: The unique title comes from Clark's own polite habit of referring to everyday inanimate objects or insects as "that gentleman."

Current Location: The painting is housed at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) in Texas, where it remains one of their most beloved American works.

When the painting first went on display in Dallas, the public was so enamored with it that visitors left change in a collection box to help the museum buy it. Touched by the gesture, Wyeth donated a rare preparatory study to the museum as a thank-you.
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That Gentleman was painted using a very old technique called egg tempera. Andrew Wyeth preferred this method because it allowed him to paint with incredible detail and build up rich texture.
--
Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)

175 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.

And ignores the 10X demon of adverse incentives:
Government

If we truly want to fix ... everything--it starts with reducing the size, scope and reach of government at every level.
Nothing will be fixed until we fix that.

Everyone wants someone else's ox gored first.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

177 176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

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Cornyn was up all night servicing the entire board of directors to get it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (46HP8)

178
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel


Ornate or plain frame?

Matted or unmatted?

Behind glass or no?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (s9VOe)

179 > I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"
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In my case, the insurance agency for the house and vehicles.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)

180 There are things worse than Nazism.

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him
Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.

-
Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

181 Wyeth’s use of light is always incredible. The artist “Once, while I was doing a painting of a Negro called Tom Clark-it was called That Gentleman [above|-Halloween came along. I shaved every bit of hair off my head. I was absolutely bald. Then I put alizarin crimson all over my whole head and then took brown ink and rubbed it over very transparently and the red came through. I tipped my eyes with adhesive tape, enlarged my nostrils a little and I actually looked like Tom Clark. I was becoming a part of my painting, really.”

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (pZEOD)

182 3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

🤣 You've probably made my day.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)

183
I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


Don't forget that Yeb!'s spawn, George P, was the elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.

This is a Bushie move.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (s9VOe)

184 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I guess they want to keep the devil they know... Or they believe the polls that Cornyn has a better chance of beating Talerico...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (crd+F)

185 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Probably because insurance is their real moneymaker and a lot of the big farmers want open borders for cheap labor.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

186 180 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

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White progressives Platner and Talarico losing in November is going to inflame so many intraparty fights, it's going to be hilarious.

Black caucus is already pissed about Talarico beating Crockett. Moderates are going to be furious with the hard left when Platner loses.

And then the presidential primary starts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (46HP8)

187 I had to look up when this painting was done. 1960. I though it looked like 1930's depression era.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (IifOV)

188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

189 188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

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Against Susan freakin' Collins.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46HP8)

190 And then the presidential primary starts.

Yep. *sigh* We never get a break any more, do we?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (vTZFs)

191 Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....
Posted by: It's me donna

Her term ends in 2028. The other Alaskan senator, Sullivan, is up this year. I think there is another vote on whether to keep the ridiculous ranked order voting this year as well. If that is gone, then Murcow has a tougher fight for reelection.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

192 That's what I like about Democrats.

"Oh, yeah? See, this sad fuckin' cuck is whining about our guy being a Nazi. It's not as if he's a Republican or something. Destroy this cuck."

We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

193 >>Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel


Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

195 192 We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

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Well, it's happening.

Cornyn and Massie are a couple of recent examples.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

196 194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

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She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (3uBP9)

199
She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP


I know..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (crd+F)

200 >>And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Oh, so if they steal the election it won't seem odd!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (X8xt3)

201
The modern Wyeths lived in a geographical oddity -- no paints that were not dull and depressing earth tones ever crossed the threshold of their studios.

Scientists are still trying to to understand why that was the case.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (s9VOe)

202 197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

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Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (46HP8)

203 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tjClK)

204 Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)


It was me. ME. ME! I made him do it all, and I'm proud!!!

Posted by: Navy Joan Biden at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (brIJB)

205 He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Shawn Ryan is not someone anyone should really admire. Self admitted CIA spook in Latin America that got into drug dealing and all kinds of crap in Latin America selling to tourists. You can find out how screwed up he was in an interview by one of his buddies online.

I trust the dude about as far as I could throw him which is almost nothing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E4rtv)

206 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)

207
Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I dunno. I think the internal conflict in a party is overrated as an electoral factor. It might affect a few races but presidential, it is rare like Goldwater in 1964 or the reverse with McGovern in 1972.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

208 198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.
Posted by: Ken paxCotton
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (E4rtv)

209 Will daddy come visit me on Father's Day this year mommy?

Posted by: Navy Joan at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (2Ez/1)

210 106 i specialize in siberian dwarf hamsters... am i good?

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (R11M+)

211 Against Susan freakin' Collins, She-Wolf of the SS.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (zdLoL)

212 I'm thrown back to watching the X-Files on our old TV.

Posted by: BenMSYS at May 26, 2026 04:41 PM (bLIwo)

The Morning Report — 5/ 26/26

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Good morning kids. And so it seems as if it's the same old shit vis a vis the situation with Iran. On the one hand we had President Trump and team confident of an imminent resolution and conclusion of hostilities. And yet:

Fresh strikes on southern Iran were launched by U.S. military forces early Tuesday morning targeting Iranian missile sites and vessels attempting to lay anti-shipping mines in the contested Strait of Hormuz.

The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP. Following the strikes, the BBC reports U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal was still possible and pointed to talks on Tuesday between Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister and Qatar’s prime minister.

“We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.

Well, first we have the President insisting that Iran turn over all of it's enriched Uranium, but considering the Mullah du jour along with the IRGC are still in charge and are still the same dark age Armageddon-seeking Shiites they've always been, if they turn over a moldy hunk of Halvah that would be a miracle in and of itself. But the President went on to push for a number of Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords.


Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.

Writing on Truth Social, he said that “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords.”

According to President Trump, refusal to join the accord would be seen as a sign of “bad intention” on the part of these states. “It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention,” he continued.

I admire, respect and appreciate Donald Trump in the Oval Office, but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history, or else he made this precondition knowing full well it would be a non-starter so that he can lay the blame off while military operations to topple the regime could continue. Even if any or all of those countries signed onto the accords, it wouldn't be worth the paper they're printed on, as is demonstrated by Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan that are frosty at best, and useless insofar as the October 7th Gaza blitzkrieg and terror attacks in the West Bank have shown

The ayatollah and leading mullahs live in the holy city of Qom. It’s also the location of the most important madrassas (religious training colleges), and many venerable holy sites.
As Iran’s Islamic headquarters, Qom must be a major target for destruction because it houses the religious leaders who are Iran’s center of gravity. Iran can only be defeated by their destruction at a sufficient level that they can no longer effectively control Iran’s population. Yes, this is bloody, brutal and necessary.

It is also the only way to defeat religious fanatics that use terrorism and deceit as their world conquest tactics of choice.
It’s also the only way we can neutralize Shia Iran’s lying promises.

Unfortunately, Western fantasies of fair play probably prohibit President Trump from doing the necessary killing.

In other words, as I and others have been saying all along, this is, or should be a war against Islam. Islam is at war with the world and unless and until we and the rest of the civilized world recognize this, sooner or later we and the civilized world will be subsumed into a new and permanent dark age. And this is not just the Shiites but the Sunnis as well.

Elsewhere, there's the threat from abroad and just as evil and pernicious a threat from within.

This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago. I remember it well. In the lead-up to the Bicentennial, red, white, and blue was everywhere.
Every brewery and soft drink manufacturer had special edition bicentennial cans. Parades were ubiquitous, with seemingly every third person dressed up as Uncle Sam.
Today? Nothing. For example, Starbucks, which always has a coffee blend or merchandise collection for every holiday occasion ,has ... something called a 'Miffy' collection for the summer. America 250?

Nothing.

Even shortly after coming out of a war which we did not win in 1975, there was far more unity in the nation in 1976 than there is in 2026.

Gee, I wonder why? No, not really!

The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."

Massachusetts, where, 250 years on, the shot heard round the world is a myth, or worse. If you wonder why multiple assassination attempts can happen and be cheered on, this is why.

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1 Morning, all!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

2 “ Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11.1

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 07:32 AM (6eubQ)

3 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

4 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

5 At this point there are probably three or four factions left in control in iran and none of them are talking to each other.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (0N4FZ)

6 “We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.
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Shorter: please punch me in the face.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

8 Not sure why we had to call this morning's strikes "defensive strikes" - better to call them "Iran was dicking with us" strikes...

Still not enthusiastic with our current actions this month over there...right now, we're still in spin our wheels mode, looking for the way out to save face and save American interest as much as possible...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (tOcjL)

9 The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."
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Not my countryman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

10 “I did it all for the children.”

I now look forward to the lovers of child butchering come out in favor of Mengele as they tell us he was one of the good ones.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0)

11 Someone in our area doesn't like the Muslim sympathizer running for Congress, since a number of his signs have torn down and replaced with the woman who's behind him in second place.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:37 AM (looXz)

12 To celebrate George Floyd day I got wasted and died.

Posted by: guy who got wasted and died at May 26, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

13 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

14 Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
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That was quick!

https://tinyurl.com/3edaxhd6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (LgsNJ)

15 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (tOcjL)

16 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 07:38 AM (QDJ2U)
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I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

17 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (jehhT)

18 Willowed from Pixy's:

And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (LgsNJ)

19 Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies

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I simply cannot wrap my mind around the evil sickness that dwells in a so-called human that hates Jews so much, they would do such a thing. It's beyond abhorrent. It's beyond description.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (qBdHI)

20 12 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Pakistan has a gimp collar on it by the Gulf States that fund them. If the Gulf States tell Pakistan to obey, they will. Whether it becomes all performative art or not, time will tell.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (E4rtv)

21 14 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

Trump just won't do that...maybe it's b/c he feels he was saved by God in his assassination attempt, but he will not wipe out the country or harm the civilians...and everyone knows it...and has planned accordingly...

And thus we're at my door 3 option from what, almost 3 months ago now - just declare we're done and leave after kicking the can somewhat...

B/c having Iran gives its enriched uranium to Russia (the weekend plan) is just like Iran still having it...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (tOcjL)

22 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM


That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

23 A strange, sick business, this anti-Semitism. It's always puzzled as much as appalled me.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (t+TFX)

24 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM


That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:46 AM (tOcjL)

25 And the hard fact is that we are NOT going to invade Iran to make the world safe from Islam and we are not going to reform Islam from without or within by invasion. We can possibly keep Iran from getting nukes, although Pakistani Muslims has already breached that by stealing tech from the West and sharing with Chicoms and Norks.

The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

26 Well, the long twelve week slog begins.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:48 AM (1Ff7Z)

27 > Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...
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Rumors are he's going to attempt a run for the White House.

Rumors. He'll have to move to another district if he's serious about running for a House seat again.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

28 Pour on the coal!

Nobody is getting the AI advantage unless you ramp that up for generating capacity.

I guess you could deploy some more solar panels and wind mills.

We have the coal. And Al Gore weeps.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (D1E+2)

29 Qom would be my choice of B-52 strikes to destroy the entire city like Dresden in 1945.
Old school.

Rinse and repeat until the place no longer exists.

Posted by: Operation Linebacker 3 at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (2SPXX)

30 TRUMP! TRUMP!! TRUMP!!! ooohhh he makes me so mad that I just have to stomp my foot and pound a fist into a palm!!! ohhh he better do what i want, when i want, how i want or i'll roll my sleeves up!! That'll show him!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

31 Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’

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They got that out of their tiresome Communist Handbook of Buzz Words that they repeat like a dog going back to its vomit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:53 AM (qBdHI)

32 25 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM


That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...
Posted by: Nova Local
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All federal money can be moved to another federal campaign committee like a presidential one. That being said, three years is a long time in politics and my guess is Massie's act without office will be about as consequential as MTGs or even Justin Amash if you remember him.

In politics, a second act after a defeat is rare. It eventually becomes a joke (but creates a living sometimes) if that pol keeps running for offices and losing. Harold Stassen anyone? Jesse Ventura?

Hard enough to restart a political career after even a successful term leaving on your own terms. Much harder to do after losing in fairly decisive fashion. Which is why William Weld became a Libertarian candidate for VP in 2016. Simply a paid gig to soak up the idiot 'true' principle vote.

That is probably what Massie is aiming for.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (E4rtv)

33 US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’. Senator Andy Kim was filmed having his eyes washed out with a bottle of water...outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey

people are being imprisoned for their skin colour or country of their heritage, not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share. Ice agents have proven they do not serve the American public, guns for hire let loose to fragment society and terrorize the good people so they can live in fear. Simply put,by definition they are terrorists.

All ICE personnel should be arrested.] I don’t give a flying fuck if they were a janitor. Arrest them all and conduct an investigation from the top down.

The stories leaking out are horrific. These are concentration camps, and it is mirroring the concentration camps of Germany. They did not start as death camps, either- they were used for labor, until they had too many people to hide the abuses

Same senator that was cleaning up the Capitol at midnight after January 6th. This dude is a stand up guy

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (ycI94)

34 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

35 The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)
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Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

36 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)

37 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:57 AM (7RYym)

38 "Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel"

That's nothing. The Jews blew my trash can over last night.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

40 not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share

Legal immigrants contribute more and pay more. Now run along and try to define what "fair share" means while the grownups talk.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (99eI0)

41 Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)
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1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

42 Morning JJ and the Horde!! Big night in Texas. Any predictions?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (YCxFk)

43 Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

44 I want to point out that having Trump in the White House, with good subordinates, is so much better than another stolen election.

We have Obama insulting Trump at the WHCD to thank, and Biden for giving Trump time to focus on what needs to be done.

It can look dire, but American can prevail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

45 We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

It involves NGO’s, fraudulent protest groups, Marxists, socialists, members of Congress and other enemies all united under one cause- to destroy the country.

It has been proven with evidence many times. Data Republican has exposed it many times. Kevin O’Leary just did it with the phony data center opposition.

It has infected all of our institutions including the media, government, companies, schools and financial system. It has poisoned our democratic processes, especially our elections.

It has one aim- to destroy the American Republic.

Don’t let it. Wake up. Do your part. Get educated. Fight back where you can.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (Lp05i)

46 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
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Only the best for $500,000 works of art!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (LgsNJ)

47 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (53oGX)

48 35 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

Right now, dealing now, we will only get the appearance of a deal that adheres to our nuclear enrichment goals - new rumor is Iran will give it to China, who obviously would also just give it back in 6 months...Trump wants it destroyed by us or in a Euro facility, but we will probably take face saving over effective and agree to China (who is at least not Russia b/c the optics of Russia who is still at war with Ukraine might be a touch too much).

You can't bat 1000%...and you have to strikeout sometime. Might be the 1st strikeout here...b/c I don't think Trump is going to go back all in with force to change where all parties are...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (tOcjL)

49 Good morning, news kids and kidlets!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

50 2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

I think this is the most accurate and honest read of the situation, and I share your fears.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Kdi1r)

51 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

--

Oh, but you're missing his insight! He's right there in the Situation Room with Trump and team and knows all the intricacies and inner-workings of what's going on in Washington! He's just that darned smart.

/s

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

52 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed an Islamic president. It'll be someone ruthless enough to carry out their fevered dreams. Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

There's so much overlap in the ideology between the two that they might as well be the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)

53 Sometimes US Reps can get their seats back in the next cycle, when they lose to the opposing party. But when you lose in a primary, its over. Massie will grift and run for Prez trying to get revenge on GOP as a indy spoiler. MSM will say he will take 5% of the vote, and then he will get .05 on election day

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

54 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (MTg2D)

55 52. It would be a dream for far right rural gun happy dudes too

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:03 AM (YCxFk)

56 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed a second Islamic president.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)
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FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (LgsNJ)

57 Unless Iran resumes pumping, its oil wells will fail. Capping them will lessen the damage, but will take them off line for many months.

Is this true? I've seen this in alternative sources but not in MSM. If true, it would explain what Trump is up to.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (dtajH)

58 Morn' all...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:05 AM (crd+F)

59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

60 Good morning Horde thx JJ for your report.
Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" . I hope that's correct but why wouldn't it be a suspicion give the world wide anti Semitic surge? The authorities may be whistling past the graveyard

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (hpwtA)

61 There's a new DEI car in town:

https://tinyurl.com/3wbf2cpm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (LgsNJ)

62 Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

And then the Democrats will be heard screaming "But we're on your side!" as the throat slitting begins.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (99eI0)

63 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

And now he's been gerrymandered out of it

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (crd+F)

64 Did Issa lose in Primary?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

65 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

I believe he decided not to run since his district was "changed"

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (crd+F)

66 OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

Very true. I think most of us want to see this resolved to the satisfaction of our objectives. Many of us also realize that "dealing" with Islam, at least in anything but their completely broken and incapacitated state, is a fool's errand. The code of lying to infidels is explicitly built into their theology.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (t+TFX)

67 Waiting:

https://tinyurl.com/8upd6vth

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (LgsNJ)

68 Really? Come out to my part of the country. Go to a store and there is America 250 themed items all over the place. Yeah, Starbucks isn’t doing anything along those lines, but so what? Look elsewhere and you will see a bit of excitement out there.

There is July 4th merch out on display even earlier this year as well.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)

69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

How many Americans are you willing to sacrifice to 'deal' with 1 billion plus Muslims? How much treasure? Bombing, unless you are truly aiming at genocidal levels of violence such as using nukes to target population centers, is always going to be limited in effect to destroying targets but not regimes. WWII proved that as have other examples.

Absent those options, that leaves negotiations and taking out weaponry to keep the Gulf open and neighbors relatively safe from ballistic missiles and drones. Containment like with the Soviet Union is about the best we can do. Same with Chicoms, Russia, etc. None of Iran's neighbors want them with nukes nor missiles now--so we do our best to keep that denied to Iranians. And to do that, we need allies in that area for bases.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (IlL6s)

71 >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (viF8m)

72 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah
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He retired. His aide is running for the Newsom redistricted seat.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (E4rtv)

73 Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" .

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The face that her missing posters are getting pulled down belies that fact.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

74 I suspect that Surfer Girl Tulsi has been behind many of the 'surprise' reveals that have been driving recent news cycles. The NSA hoovers up everything on the internet, you see. But with oceans of data, how do you connect the dots? That's where AI comes in, and what Musk was doing at the start -- bringing in a few whiz kids to jump start.

Tulsi's promised to create Holy Shit Headlines in the next few weeks. The revelations will tie to RICO cases across the land.

Let us pray!

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (dtajH)

75 >> >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.
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One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (jehhT)

76 "69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.
Posted by whig"

This, 1000%.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)

77 There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world.


And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

78 "We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country."

Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:14 AM (t+TFX)

79 rickb223

Respectfully disagree. In the EU and UK, sure. Not here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

80 39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

Therein lies my issue. There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?

I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

81 >>One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

The timing makes it seem he must have. He's not shy about talking about the fentanyl issue or other forms of attack by China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)

82 The new Netflix comedy, released with little fanfare last week, finds him playing a chauvinist who bonks his head and wakes up in a world where women rule.

They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

hahhahaha

It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

83 Trump is not at war with Islam. He's at war with Shiite Iran, and he's got the Sunnis on his side.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (dtajH)

84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (7T8ei)

87 It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.
Posted by: r hennigantx

A Canadian movie?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

88 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I said rare, not impossible. Bill Clinton came back too as governor. Losing and then rewinning an office, usually requires humility that you screwed the pooch and upset voters enough to kick you out of office. Most politicians are vainglorious and believe the little people cheated them, unfairly slimed them, etc. and so fail again until it becomes a grift.

Massie already has rejected why he lost blaming it on outsiders, AIPAC, etc. instead of realizing it was his own damn fault. He lost because voters in his district were tired of his shtick of being the only "honest and principled" man in DC. He spent his time preening for the national stage rather than representing his voters and got bounced for it.

No more, no less. All those kudos from randos on the internet were in fact worthless dross if he wanted to keep his seat. And he picked a fight purposefully because he thought his own voters were bigots like he was and hated Trump like he did. So he got a well funded challenger that got more votes than he did.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (E4rtv)

89
And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)

90 Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

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And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

91 A Canadian movie?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

Now, Taraji P. Henson will be helping usher in a new and improved era for the beloved genre with her next project: a reboot of Nancy Myers’s popular 2000 comedy What Women Want. The new take on the film won’t exactly adhere to its original formula though, where star Mel Gibson finds himself able to read the minds of women around him like Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei.

This time it will be told from the perspective of a woman played by Henson, Variety reports, who will suddenly be able to eavesdrop on the thoughts of men around her.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)

92 If a young scout in Scotland can refuse to bow to Allah at a Muslim temple, then there are surely scouts here and older people who will not bow. I won't be here, but I don't think we'll be a Muslim country in 40 years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (L2PcB)

93 84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black

And that his attacker was a True Star Wars fan possibly inspired by Shithead Mark Hamill's posts on social media about Trump's impending death.

Stray voltage dog whistles for violence from the execrable and awful Hollywood leftist dimwits.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)

94 > I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries.
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And yet the majority on the right still don't acknowledge the civil war is hot. The body count on the right is increasing while the left goes about its business of killing us with impunity.

Been going on for decades like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

96 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

AMF John Wayne McCornholeyn

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (/+uur)

97 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood


Early voted on Friday.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)

98 And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)
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Lobster/frog in stovetop pot syndrome.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (LgsNJ)

99 @89 Cow Demon-I don't care who said what we're supposed to be in 2010. So they predicted wrong. Can you take a look around and say that Islam hasn't made some significant inroads with the help of the left in this country? Or are these Pali supporters terrorizing Jewish kids, shooting up nightclubs and running down people at parades a figment of my imagination?

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (IlL6s)

100 Lady in Black

I use the analogy for the defense of South Korea from a North Korean invasion in 1950.

We had no plans or forces to defend South Korea. Once the NOKs invaded, we changed everything.
South Korea today is a prosperous ally.

Likewise, outside of failing urban hell holes, the country is mostly united. Not the Dem and Rino leaders. The people. With a lot of firepower, and some thoughts on the future.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

101 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

102 It's also, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. 🫐

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

103 70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Yeah, JROD, the enemy will just let us do our thing and not run any interference. It’s not like The Enemy Gets A Vote or anything. You find it very deeply upsetting, but the President has to do ALL THOSE THINGS. He is the top diplomat and the CinC. As much as you want America to be like Hoxha’s Albania, it CAN’T be. If this were handled the right way in Nov 79 we wouldn’t be here, but it wasn’t so here we are. Like much else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

104 The muslim savages are filling a void left when Americans began chasing the hedonistic lifestyle of adult children and forgot how we became and remain a country. If every muslim was wearing a swastika, the hue and cry to ban them would be deafening.

Posted by: Himmler Loved Muslims at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (2SPXX)

105 YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

AKA a dick

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

106 There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.
Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

That nurse was in a home with no health for which to care, probably.: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

107 There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

108 85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

109 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

The sun sets here, at what, 8:30 pm or so?

Just as, with any luck, the sun will set on John Cornyn’s political career. I did my part.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (T6aVk)

110 86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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AOP expressed some doubts about that instance. It may be that we don't know one way or another.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

111 Anyone who says any variation of "Democrats just want what they think is best for America" is the enemy.

No, they do not want what is best for America.
Obama shredded the last of that lie:

They want what is best for them.

And that is power.
They'd rather rule over ashes if they can't have power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:31 AM (73/SM)

112 And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

We’ve done what we could. Besides, if the Iranians take care of business and install a regime that works for them, and it is organic to Iran, no one will be able to claim that it is an American puppet government…well, the attempt will be made anyway but it will be a claim harder to make.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (T6aVk)

113 So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)
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Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

114 whig

The US is doing whack a mole. We find a good target, then neutralize that target.

The lack of a broad strike package means we inflict damage on the IRCG without making the DEMS go crazier in their support for Iran. We can repeat this low level of combat for a while.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)

115 Early voted on Friday.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)
*******
I voted on Friday too!

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

116 Talarico: They’re going to call me a radical leftist.

Also Talarico: Trans abortions, God is non-binary, six genders, no prisons.

1. Male
2. Female
3. Deluded
4. Deceived
5. Duped
6. Retarded

1. Male
2. Female
3. Transmale
4. Transfemale
5. TransAm
6. Transformers

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)

117 let's go Texas! get rid of your Corn(yn) - those buggers are really hard to get rid of

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

118 playoff hockey is killing me. another OT game with a late-ish start

no way I can watch the game tonite it starts at 9pm!!! which is sad bc the Villains vs the Avs has been fun so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

119 Clinton and Issa did not lose in their own parties primary. That was my point with Massie

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

120 And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)
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You're 100% correct. Similar to, but on a much larger scale, the Plantations of Ireland where Englishmen were given land and economic advantage in Ireland in an effort to replace the Irish people. It worked to a degree--see Northern Ireland.

Not surprisingly, we can thank democrats for the situation we're in now. The Immigration Act of 1965 repealed the National Origins Act which kept the Western European character of the country. Instead, European immigration would be limited, and those from Asia and Africa would be favored.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

121 islam is a totalitarian ideology functioning under the guise of being a religion. Once you realize that, it all makes sense.

It sits side-by-side with Marxism, communism and every other failed oppressive, undemocratic ideology.

It’s why they are currently one leg of the authoritarian stool trying to take over and destroy our country. It’s right there in the muslim manifesto, should you care to read it.

They will lie, cheat, steal, subjugate, destroy, murder, coerce and cause mayhem to gain it. They’ve already thrown in with the worst our world has to offer, to bring about their evil vision.

It has nothing compatible with our constitution, values and social principles of our society. It’s why they have reflexively moved to coercion and undermining our institutions to try and embed their cult into our countries fabric. It’s what they’ve done across the world from the time they created their cult, whole cloth.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (l/5rX)

122 good morning and hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!

some more good news - that AL sheriff who wouldn't support immigration enforcement got voted out!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (j+aD2)

123 99% of the Data Center pushback is FAKE from CCP.

https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/
2059070555714990507

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

124 >> And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

This is the reality of the situation. Anyone advocating for total war with Iran including installing a regime of our choice is asking for a full, boots on the ground war in Iran. Not only is there zero desire for that in the US it would pretty much guarantee and wipe out in Novemeber and we would hand Congress to Democrats.

Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran despite the fact he did take out several layers of leadership. Getting rid of the enriched uranium and preventing more development of a nuke program was the key issue. And uniting Muslim countries in the region in an economic alliance while putting Iran in the gimp chair with them overseeing it with their interests at stake seems a smart move.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m)

125 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. A lot of addicts relapse, but I honestly don't think he will relapse. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

126 LOL. Any Iranians that are left that had any intentions of toppling the regime are dead. If they arent they will be soon. They're fucked.
We don't need to play whack a mole. Just carpet bomb Qom or whatever the fuck the shithole is called. We can bring all our troops staged over in the gulf to fight Islamists on college campuses or throw ICE badges on them. If we don't have the stomach for "boots on the ground" in that capacity then put them to work repairing pot holes in roads.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (IlL6s)

127 They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

Given that the standard feminist/Hollywood trope is that men only ever think about sex, what will be the point after the first three minutes? Will she engage with men to show them that living in a BIPOC matriarchy will solve all of the world's woes?

Stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

129 "So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us."

This has been the stated goal by not only the POTUS but the Shah also. It has been since the beginning. How close any uprising is pure speculation, and I have made my opinion of speculation know already.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (HIzgC)

130 Los Angeles firefighters have broken ranks to tear into Mayor Karen Bass over the disastrous state of the department across the city. Officers revealed to the California Post they are trapped in marathon shifts, missing paychecks and going through hell while its budget flatlines despite rising risks of wildfires. They warned response times are climbing and emergency callouts are exploding but City Hall was refusing to pump in desperately needed cash.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)

131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.


Yay

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (61TgR)

132 >>>How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
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Where are all these good muslims condemning the actions of their terrorist brethren?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (3ImbR)

133 Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Big difference between bombing the shit out of invading North Vietnamese regular military units from somewhere like Clark Field in the PI (Viet Cong was finished by Tet) and sending arms to a friendly regime which we were treaty bound to do versus invading a country where we have no prepositioned assets. Oranges and apples.

We can bomb Iran until the cows come home but at some point, you actually strengthen a bad regime rather than weaken it. Bombing can take out a military column moving in to invade but it doesn't result in regime change at the street level.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (E4rtv)

134 Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)


Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

136 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
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Nope, that will never pass.

What we can do is pass a regulation that denies tax-exempt status to any entity that directly (or indirectly via inaction against members) fines, punishes or otherwise penalizes anyone who leaves (unless it was specifically agreed-upon at entry).

Extend this to the entity and any entity they support financially or in-kind.

islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)

137 128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
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True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Technically, with the assassination strike, he fully changed the regime...it's just the new folks were the same as the old folks...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (tOcjL)

138 Will Robinson

Crown Prince of Iran. Not Shah.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

139 I think Trump's trying to get the gulf states into the Abraham Accords as something of a united front against Iran/IRGC. Having them acknowledge Israel, while Iran refuses to, eliminates (on paper) a source of friction in the region.

It also (again, on paper) pits Iran against everyone else in the region every time they act out. Which is pretty much what we're seeing now. This "deal" Trump's trying to close will formalize all that. That's diplomacy.

Over there ----> is the ongoing kinetic action. I'd agree that more kinetic action is needed to cement the diplomatic piece as the IRGC seems to need its collective ass handed to them... pronto.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

140 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

In 1974, New York Times humorist Russell Baker identified a “pig in the python” working its way through the economy: the bulge of 76 million Baby Boomers squeezing through America’s economic system, distorting everything they passed through. When Boomers flooded the labor market in the 1970s, they created a competitive squeeze that never fully released — leaving the generations behind them without the wage rebound economists had predicted. When they bought homes, prices soared. When they took the top jobs in business, culture, and civic life, they held them — and held them, and held them.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

141 Iranians on social media tugged on my heart strings for a minute. That's passed. At least being vaporized/killed by our bombs will be better than having your head chopped off, tortured burned alive, watching you wife/children being raped or whatever barbaric shit these people will be subjected to. Putting them out of their misery seems a whole hell of a lot more humane than what theyre goin to face.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:48 AM (IlL6s)

142 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

I did say you can't bat 1000% all the time...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (tOcjL)

143 But again, it's not an ascendant islam I fear, it's the declining of Christianity.

A robust, confident and faithful Christianity has nothing to fear from islam.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (73/SM)

144 41 1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

It's a Death Cult, and the moneyed movers and shakers of the world (WEF, Soros Family, Davos Attendees, etc.) mean for them to kill us.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (FpHTM)

145 >>True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

But it was always discussed with the idea the Iranian people would have to play a major role in any sort of regime change. To date that hasn't happened. Maybe they don't have the weapons or we have told them to hang tight but there has been very little evidence they can or will do what is necessary.

That's why I like the idea of uniting the rest of the region in an economic alliance. Let them put some boots on the ground if it's necessary. We've spent decades doing that and here we are.

Let's put Iran in a box, take their nukes, put someone else in charge of dealing with those assholes and get back to focusing on our own neighborhood.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (viF8m)

146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

147 islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)
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Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)

148 NY Dems running for House want fed funding for ‘Drag Story Hour’ as city, state spends $700K

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)

149 The whole Iran situation is f***ing ridiculous, the longer we keep dicking around the better chance the donks take control of the house and senate.

There is pretty much no bigger Trump simp than me, perhaps Jack Straw, I'm tired of this nonsense.

Gas is 4.50 a gallon and I've paid upwards of 5.79 for it when I had no other choice.

If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)

150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

151 134 Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

A population that accepts that Islam is a race, when it absolutely is not.

It just fools idiots into thinking it is because most of its adherents take on an Arabic name.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (FpHTM)

152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

153 Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

154 146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (crd+F)

155 Uh-oh! You got "him" started.

Time to back up and fade into the bushes lest the anger catch!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:52 AM (HIzgC)

156 131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.


Yay
Posted by: melodicmetal
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Not really. Iran was within weeks of a nuke with 80 percent or so enrichment. And they obviously had missiles being developed to do put warheads on them. That would have risked a nuclear war rather than a conventional one as Israel would be destroyed essentially with three nukes, Saudi Arabia, mebbe a couple in oil fields, Kuwait, one, Bahrain, one, and so on. A crazed Iran with a dozen nukes on missiles could have reshaped the entire Middle East quickly in seconds.

Wars are fought at strategic as well as tactical. Strategically, the US is far stronger in position than we were prior. Israel is in stronger position that they were prior to 10/7. Even the Gulf States took the best that Iran could offer and rode it out with minimal damage. The strategic loser is Iran.

On tactical matters, it varies depending on the issue--Iran is rebuilding missile and drone stores, but they try to mine, bombed, they try to launch missiles, bombed, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

157 I expect great things from the new Fed Chair. It was a huge win to get him in there. The Fed policy matters, and its impact on economy is huge. That drunkard Powell did his best to ruin Trump's economic wins.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)

158 152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

If only we could deport them as soon as they are picked up... Most of them have multiple removal orders...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (crd+F)

159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

Posted by: Jaimo at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (BCuCF)

160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (7T8ei)

161 On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....
Posted by: It's me donna
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And that is about what we can do absent invading while waiting for the regime to crumble within. Containment just like with the Soviet Union.

Long term, it will help if the Gulf states simply build pipelines to avoid the Persian Gulf trap and that other sources of oil come back online as we wake up from the stupid net zero bullshit.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

162 Kevin O'Leary:

We uncovered something far bigger than I ever expected. After seeing coordinated false attacks against the Utah data center project, we brought in an advanced data science team to trace where the content was coming from and the results were shocking. What we found led back to organized networks, political activist groups, and funding trails tied to massive international entities. We dug through IRS 990 filings, tracked IP data from around the world, and uncovered what appears to be a coordinated campaign targeting energy and data center projects across multiple regions.

I shared 90 pages of evidence with federal law enforcement and raised concerns directly with contacts at the White House. This isn’t speculation. The filings, funding records, dates, and connections are documented. There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

... most folks would be happier if they managed to put these data centers away from most people. The consume power and water and generate lots of noise (and pollution). Unfortunely, they only generate any decent number of jobs while they are being constructed.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

163 We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys.

But, but....that's not what the experts on Reddot say!!

China is coming out of this in a stronger position at our expense. We don't control Venezuela either and Iran is in a stronger position than we are. We look like absolute fools. We do NOT look more respected by the rest of the world.

Iran has outmanoeuvred the US by surviving long enough to drag them into what their President campaigned against, distancing them from their traditional allies and causing economic pain. The US isn't winning.

we are not remotely winning this war. While we have done considerable damage and while our ability to wage this war has been reduced mostly by shortages of anti-drone weapons and by political will, Iran continues to have a choke hold on the most important shipping choke point in the world. The result will be an Iran that is richer and stronger than it was before the war. It will extract tolls on shipping and have the funds to rebuild it's military and to fund global proxy forces.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (JCZqz)

164 159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

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He knew the ruination of America through that act would never affect Kennebunkport.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (qBdHI)

165 Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)

166 150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

Yes, Iran has known delay was its victory path for awhile...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (tOcjL)

167 On X, I saw some significant discussion about why do we not see vigilantism.
Men could end these criminal predations very quickly.
Protect these women and children who are the most vulnerable.
Criminals just ... disappearing. No trial. No witnesses. No leads.

Why is it not happening?

Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?

Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (73/SM)

168 There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

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And that is news to them ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

169 I see the left's response to why they didn't want Iryna Zarutska talked about in the media, and why it is ok to deface murals to her, is that she is "devisive"

Which is hilarious considering they used George Floyd to burn down cities and tarn anyone they didn't like as racist.

And of course he died due to his own stupidity and was a horrible person. Zarutska just made the mistake of getting on public transit in America in a blighted area.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

170 >>>of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.
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Yep, and that fat toad never stopped crowing about it.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (3ImbR)

171 You can't listen to the left and get work done...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

172 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (vTZFs)

173 Sleepless in Seattle: Residents Forced to Take Crimefighting Into Their Own Hands As Police Do Nothing

Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)

174 160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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AOP is a geologist and pretty much knows the tech literature. So I put this in the category as we don't know. Same as the assessments that it would take decades to bring Kuwait back online after the Gulf War I. It took months.

I think the basis is the idea that salt water can infiltrate wells if not kept pumping continuously--especially old wells which many of the Iranian wells date back decades. Iran's main oil belt is the lowlands adjacent to the Persian Gulf and those are the wells I think are in question.

But, unless one is a petroleum engineer specializing in such, probably not something a layman can make a decent assessment as to what is correct in specific cases.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (E4rtv)

175 The conflict with Islam recalls the old Fram oil filter ad: "Pay me now, or pay me later." If we wish to survive as anything resembling Western civilization, a confrontation with Islam is inevitable. Accept this fact and fight incrementally and with less trauma now, or face the final, brutal reality of another crusades.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (t+TFX)

176 Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)
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Yes. Not physical death, social death.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

177 Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice


As Hoe Math said on Twitter, a lot of women have the mindset of kindergarten teachers. Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (99eI0)

178 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.


I have a different take.

The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.

This is why anti-abortion violence ended - because this same story played out, while every sort of left wing terrorism you can imagine has grown in severity and commonality in the same time

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

179 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire


Median welfare payment (TANF) across all 50 states, not counting WIC, SNAP, Section 8 and all other help is $28,500 yearly.

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

180 Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA’s next mayor

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Former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss appears to support The Hills alum Spencer Pratt as the next mayor of L.A.

Buss, 64, donated the maximum amount, $1,800, to Pratt’s mayoral campaign, according to a contribution report viewed by Us Weekly on Thursday, April 30. Us has reached out to Buss for comment.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

181 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

182 JJ, there is another Massachusetts, amazingly enough. One where my five year old grandson sings the Star Spangled Banner and holds the colors up, along with both his team and their opponents, before town T-Ball games. Where every Patriots Day, they hold a parade.

The crazy wine moms run Massachusetts politics, to be sure, and make the schools start confusing little kids about gender in kindergarten. But there are families struggling to avoid state education too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (/VF+8)

183 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.



"If you make justice impossible you make vigilantism inevitable"

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (MTg2D)

184 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Helping enemy combatants against a US government response is textbook treason.

Hang a few of these people, starting with the local Dem pols, and these problems end.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

185 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
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Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

Depends on the gender that showed up in both areas...men have to turn out if they want to flip this...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (tOcjL)

186 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob

I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (crd+F)

187 It doesn't matter what the quality of Iranian oil is or how much or little they supply, it's about instability and risk.

Right now there is tremendous instability and tremendous risk, that's how the market perceives it and that's how it's priced.

Until the instability and risk go away, prices will be high.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (XV/Pl)

188 Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.
Posted by: NR Pax

My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down. But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Posted by: Delbert Grady at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (JCZqz)

189 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

Once you get 60m away from the city you get some normalcy, but there is still a lot of insanity for the burbs/rural areas.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)

190 149

...
If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
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Yeah, I hear you. If the IRGC is still in control of the country and access to the strait after all this "diplomacy" he will have accomplished nothing, and inflicted decades more pain on the Iranians who wanted a free-er society. They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

191 >Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)


Listening to The Bridge.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (rJ48h)

192 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
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OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (/VF+8)

193 . They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

Didn't go over so well for them....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (crd+F)

194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
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Good grief...I just don't understand people.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

195 Can't type with bandaged thumb, sawy!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (cWLG3)

196 The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)

197 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD


OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood


Third approach: don't defund the police.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (MTg2D)

198 >>>The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
~~~~~

True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (3ImbR)

199 I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

I don't have a big preference between Roy and Middleton. They're both squishy. I just think more LOFOs will check the name they hear on the news. I'll be more than happy to admit my error about Paxton's margin in the ONT.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (vTZFs)

200 Watching Senator Johnson on Bartiromo's show. He is saying that the cover ups which occurred in the COVID vaccines are about to break open. The adverse effects where known but covered up. Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)

201 I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
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Some one should mention this to that pool-boy POS John Thune

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/VF+8)

202 Happy Monday, all!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

203 True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

And why Lefties routinely flood and disrupt State legislatures when they're especially unhappy about something.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (JCZqz)

204 Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)
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Lawsuits? Against whom? The vaccine makers were guaranteed no adverse liability by the Congress.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (/VF+8)

205 Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (X8xt3)

206 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

And if we sell our house, great I clear maybe 200k. Then what? Houses sell for more than that where I live. Sorry, not moving.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

207 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

WE HAVE FOUND A FIFTH OLD!!!!

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (rbvCR)

208 194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
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Good grief...I just don't understand people.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

Old people and women vote...thus old women are the biggest turnout in off-elections. Paxton has been known to struggle with women voters...so men need to show up. That's really all there is to know about the run off. I said last month this was gonna be a "will men turn out" run off. Hopefully, today they do.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (tOcjL)

209 I can't recall who said this but, almost none of the prognosticators and predictionists are pointing this out:

There is a significant difference between the in-power party midterm losses from the 1st midterm to the 2nd midterm.

And all of the "everyone knows" "history shows" folks never point out that almost all of that data they cite from is:
1) based almost entirely on 1st term midterm losses, and
2) occurred in a far, far less gerrymandered country; where they've now highly-precise computer models that protect seats even in wave elections.

Yet all of them are a) treating this as Trump's 1st term and b) modeling where 40+ House seats are in play every midterm.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (73/SM)

210
The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

___________

Boomer hate always sounds silly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (HdYcL)

211 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And that choice is not up to us but the Iranian people. If we were talking about the Soviet Union in the 70's and 80's, why shouldn't we have invaded them to free Eastern Europe for example. It is because even if the war did not go nuclear, we risked massive casualties for an uncertain chance of success. Air wars are easy for us to use to deny enemies certain tools, not so armies that have to fight and hold ground over time to win.

We invaded places like Iraq or Afghanistan and yet those places immediately reverted back to cultural norms just with other guys in charge.

So, we are not going to invade period--not going to happen in our political system. That leaves containment whether by blockades, action when the Iranians try to exercise power over the Gulf, dig out the nuke dust, rebuild missile factories, etc. and it is easiest to do that if we have the united support of the other Gulf states because of logistics necessary for extended naval presence and bases for refueling, rest, and rearming.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

212 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Not a boomer, but that's not the problem.

The problem is the government flooded the country with immigrants, illegals, and H1Bs.

Get rid of them and housing costs drop and job openings increase.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

213 Moron Analyst

The Emperor's final response to the Nika Riots gave the Eastern Roman Empire 800 more years of life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (u82oZ)

214 >>>Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
~~~~~

The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

215 As long as Law Enforcement's pensions rely on following the orders of Blue City Mayors, they have no incentive to do what's right.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (FpHTM)

216 Yawn. With all due respect...Dude thinks he is the only one that "sees" islam.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (cS1cw)

217 The purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to shift blame for shortages, and failures of central planning, collectivism and the Great Leap Forward by blaming it on entrenched corruption and old thinking that constrained the new culture from success.

Instead of, you know, the failures of central planning, and corruption.

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (rbvCR)

218 Corruption is a good thing to rail against in a authoritarian kleptocracy.

Why?

Because the people can see the corruption.

So then the leader can choose underlings he wants to get rid of and blame their very real corruption even though it is no different then what he himself is doing.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:15 AM (sKqQm)

219 >>Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

>>THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Piker knows who the real target is, he was talking about it on his podcast. Clips have been reposted on X.

They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (viF8m)

220
The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

____________

Basically, that's what's desired. Well, it'll be in God's good time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (HdYcL)

221 The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence
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You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:17 AM (7YAXG)

222 @219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hpwtA)

223 Overall I find the generational analysis blaming boomers or millenials for all our problems to be deeply flawed.

I know right and leftwing members of both generations. They problem isn't the generation but who they voted for.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

224 >>@219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Seems unlikely. Also seems unlikely that Trump didn't mention this to Xi when he was in China a couple weeks ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (viF8m)

225 China is asshoe. In case we forget.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (GD0B3)

226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

227 Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
~~~~~

The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!
Posted by: IrishEi ?!


Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

228 226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

$5.89 here in good old NorCal..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (crd+F)

229 > They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.
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He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (jehhT)

230 >>Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?
- - - -
Because we saw what happened to Daniel Penny and others who have stepped in to protect.

We have an acute understanding that one side can commit crazy crimes, protest with riots, etc. and escape
justice, while those who pray outside abortion clinics, peacefully protest (see Tea Party), etc. and prosecuted beyond what is normal and reasonable.
For now, it's not worth the risk.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)

231 If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)


Seniors aren't guaranteed to vote Democrat, Comrade.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

232 You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

New conspiracy theory I ran across recently:

The US has super intelligent AI and the reason the government is making so many changes is both because they are getting this new intel, and they seek to maximize America's position before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

This is a bit more realistic then many conspiracy theories, but working with AI myself I don't think its possible.

AI can do a lot of interesting things, but what we are seeing with America's change in focus is because of Trump and his leadership team not AI...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)

233 227 Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

Not a boomer, but I do agree that parents have every right to tell their offspring "Fvck Off, You Get Nothing! Earn your own shit!"

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (FpHTM)

234 AFAIK, at no time in American history has one cohort so thoroughly demonized their parents. Every generation sucks, and there are certainly always subcultures who love to shit on the past.

But it's just an article of faith among my millennial peers that boomers suck and are to blame for every problem.

This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

235 The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
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Saw a YouTube vid of a guy reporting on the illegal street camping, street walkers prostitution and open drug use in Oakland.
Lady taping cardboard on her window, not the first time it's been broken. Or stolen.
And how the crime is so bad, they just regularly dredge the pond to pull the dumped bodies.

Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (73/SM)

236 If those wishing for boomers to die so they could get all our stuff would show equal passion for getting rid of millions of illegals which is much easier to accomplish than generational genocide they would be in a much better place.

Housing prices would come down. So would food and other staples. Even more jobs would be available. Life would be much better for them.

But better to blame the people who worked all their lives and built a life legally. I have zero sympathy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (viF8m)

237 >>They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.


For those who watch Piker, he seems unsettled?

I am loving all of this. No more cozy trips to Cuba (and Venezuela) where they strategize a revolution within the US. This has been going on for many years (see Karen Bass' frequent training trips to Cuba when she was 18+).

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (X8xt3)

238 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

But you repeat yourself.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

239 For now, it's not worth the risk.

The way the justice system works it is especially dangerous for right leaning people as well.

Imagine you are a professional leftwing activist and you actually do get arrested. No leftwing group will bat an eye at hiring you in the future. Hell many supposedly a-political corporations will hire you to.

Now imagine you are a right leaning individual with a corporate job or a small business. Get convinced of a crime and you will never work in your field again...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

240
before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

___________

China? Perhaps. Russia? It would be clunky and malevolent. Europe? Never.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (HdYcL)

241 My parents have dutiful sons. But, I wouldn't blame most boomers if they had an attorney liquidate all their assets, cash it out, and burn the pile of currency in front of their kids.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (BI5O2)

242 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)
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Sounds like everyone emulates judges.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (kkJCD)

243 Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.


Joe Normie will pay his ticket without much hassle and feed the government funding machine.

Arresting Joe Drug Dealer might get you shot as a cop, give you endless paperwork, accused of being racist, and does NOT fund your department.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

244 Know any conservative lawyers?. Legal Insurrection is hiring :

https://tinyurl.com/mwaz8cm6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (rZCVI)

245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

246 234 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

That, and the millennials were really the first generation to have a much looser dress code while in school (eg : able to dye their hair Danger Hair colors), but had their parents forbidding them from taking advantage of it, and were also bitter about their parents making them go to [insert religious institution here] (though they weren't the first generation to complain about that, I'm sure).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM)

247 190 149

...

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
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Posted by: Chairman LMAO
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Neither of you have laid out a clear plan how to do that. And there were similar historical arguments after WWII about the Soviet Union, in Korea about whether to invade China to finish off the Commie threat, North Vietnam, and so on. Israel has had its own issues with Gaza and the West Bank as well as S. Lebanon.
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Containment is not the sexy beast that unconditional surrender is but that ignores the vast toll and cost of achieving that unconditional surrender. Something on the order of killing 30-50 percent of military aged males and massive collateral damage to women and children.

And the number of US troops dead, killed, or wounded plus more money that we don't have.

If either of you have a cunning plan to fix Iran without massive casualties and cost, how about telling us that as we have a fair number of people here that just might pass that on to their friends on active duty.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)

248 >>Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.



VDH detailed this wo well with a column called "Two Californias."
It is almost as if the more California regulates, the more it does not regulate. Its public employees prefer to go after misdemeanors in the upscale areas to justify our expensive oversight industry, while ignoring the felonies in the downtrodden areas, which are becoming feral and beyond the ability of any inspector to do anything but feel irrelevant. But in the regulators’ defense, where would one get the money to redo an ad hoc trailer park with a spider web of illegal bare wires?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (X8xt3)

249 . But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Yep. It took a moment but I got the reference.

Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

And us Gen X folks are getting shit from the youngsters because we're not moving out of our homes as well. Saw that out in San Jose; friends bought a house in the mid 90s and there are complaints about people like them.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (99eI0)

250 Art nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)

251 245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

252 VDH wrote that in 2010, based on his observations that immigrants were essentially living outside of the state's laws and various business, building regulations.
It's only gotten worse and more widespread (now in most big cities) in the last 15 years.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)

253 He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Singham lives in Shanghai and doesn't come back to the US for obvious reasons. We are not going to do a snatch job in Shanghai for obvious reasons. I think what the administration is doing is using Fincen to take down their networks for moving money after you start getting convictions by plea bargains. Have to do it that way because federal judges appointed by Dems and a few rancid GOPe types are thwarting every attempt to use the legal system to stomp on the left's violence industry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (E4rtv)

254 While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

You're a big spirit.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (t+TFX)

255 ...as a spiritual advisor to the hijackers while he was an imam at the nearby al-Ribat Mosque.

If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (ynpvh)

256 If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Never happen.

Posted by: Miss P. at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (vTZFs)

257 I have grout the same, where are the parades, where are the city and housing decorations?

We put out flags for Memorial Day in my neighborhood, but we always do

Posted by: Gonzotx at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (nGraA)

258 Why does everyone just assume that Trump is ignorant of the fact that you can't make a deal with commies nor muzzies? Or even doubt that he knows... something? I guess we all gotta make some noise.

Posted by: Mike Porter at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (I55Xh)

259 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Deb Gesualdo, former president of Malden Education Association. Malden, MA demographics: relatively young, highly educated community, a large foreign-born population, and an urban-suburban mix of renters and homeowners. Median household income, $100,000+; median home value, $631,000+

Deb when running for vice president of Massachusetts's Teachers Association ("A diverse union of education workers"): In part, "My name is Deb Gesualdo, and I am a K-8 music educator in Malden. I began my career as an Education Support Professional, so my union perspective comes from work often undervalued, feminized and invisible.

For Matt Bach and me, labor justice and social justice are inseparable. Economic justice, racial justice, gender justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are connected struggles. When working people organize across these differences, we build power to transform our workplaces, schools and communities." (He's a dilly in his own right.)

Teachers' associations/unions are ever more visibly coming out for "Social Justice Unionism" as seen most in the most

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

260 densely populated US states such as NJ, RI, MA, CT, MD, DE, NY, PA, and OH, and in the city of Chicago, IL of course.

Schools claim to have structurally upgraded in three main areas since COVID-19: digital infrastructure, personalized learning, and mental health support, but overall student academic performance has continued to lag, with national test scores in math and reading sitting below where they were a decade ago.

So we're not getting what we pay increasing higher taxes for? Oh, that's right, much goes to pensions and benefits. Got it.
---
"This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago."

Ain't it the truth? Here's Philly, The Birthplace of America:

Running this year from June 19 to July 4, 2026, the massive, citywide festival showcases America’s birthplace and commemorates both Juneteenth and the Fourth of July as holidays that together create a more complete picture of freedom and liberty in our nation.

What?!! It seems that historically-focused celebrations and programs that tie directly back to the founding documents are quite few and very far between.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

261 Juneteenth is celebrated with a week-long series of events featuring parades, music festivals, etc., and even some "local culture" burlesque & drag.

And as if the weeks around Independence Day haven't been weird & confusing enough in Philly, added to the routine 16 days of 'celebration' will be something more: "After Wawa Welcome America festivities conclude, the One Philly Unity Concert for America on July Fourth celebrates in style with free performances on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway by some of music’s biggest names — Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, Will Smith and more — plus a dazzling fireworks display over the Philadelphia Museum of Art."

(Well, the dazzling fireworks display is nice but often the accompanying music is oddly off given the most historical day and vs. such displays in cities like Boston, MA.)

Philadelphia will also host 6 matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field (aka Philadelphia Stadium), including a marquee Round of 16 knockout game (FIFA World Cup Match 89), taking place on 4th of July.

Alas, it seems much more as the region celebrating the end of Independence as we've known it. 😟 All, imo.

Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

262 A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally called Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and that he was allowed in the facility to conduct his congressional oversight responsibilities. However, the spokesperson criticized Sherrill over the appearance at the detention center.

"Governor Sherrill’s visit to Delaney Hall is nothing more than a political stunt on Memorial Day when visitation is currently suspended due to riots outside the facility," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Yesterday, approximately 125 agitators surrounded Delaney Hall Detention Facility, many carrying anti-ICE signs and Antifa flags. They formed a human chain around entrances to the facility and set up barricades, blocking all entries and exits."

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (RHGPo)

Daily Tech No News 26 May 2026

Top Story


Tech News


Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:33 AM (gsBYv)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

3 You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:35 AM (gsBYv)

4 There was news. Nobody read it, went straight to making comments about it, and ended up calling each other names.

Carry on.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 04:36 AM (+tTgN)

5 And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (gsBYv)

6 w00t

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)

7 >>>I haven't had a chance to read the news yet, much less write it.

You could just make up the news! That's what the MSM does!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:41 AM (6wpGE)

8 Should be a nice weather week in eastern part of the country

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

9 tech:

Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
11h
“How are you all doing?”

“Well, I switched to a game with sword-based combat instead of gun-based combat so I keep finding myself hitting a button to try to reload my sword”

“No…no I meant like how’s your mom and your wife and”

“Oh. They’re good!”

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)

10 I tried to look up songs about firefighting, but either foreigners or AI (or foreigners using AI) have compiled lists where they seriously fail to comprehend even the most obvious metaphors for salacious womanizing, domestic strife, or international conflict.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:54 AM (Sy6m/)

11 3 You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:35 AM (gsBYv)

google translation:

It's terribly hot in India. To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

According to them, it works, lol.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:57 AM (6wpGE)

12
You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Where's the gaggle of onlookers, each equipped with a hand held personal fan, to help out? Sad!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 04:58 AM (s9VOe)

13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

14 There's tech news now, at the top of the thread!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

15 Little Foggy now
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)

16 NEWS!!!

Researchers have built a quantum battery prototype that if scaled up to a functional size would only have to be charged every few years in under a minute by lasers that are not in contact with the battery. The EV communists immediately declared fossil fuel engines are so dead and started keying Teslas. It should be noted that the battery prototype is only able to hold a charge for a few billionths of a second which did nothing to tamp proclamations that this is a game changer.

https://tinyurl.com/2u9bk8vc


Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:02 AM (+tTgN)

17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)


Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

18 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Why is cargo sent by ship, but shipment is sent by vehicle/car?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (ynpvh)

19 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

How does Optimus Prime fell about being sprayed down by hoses when he oveheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (ynpvh)

20 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

Oh, I see.
oops

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (6wpGE)

21
quantum battery


Schroedinger's cat insisted upon these -- for its quantum earbuds, of course.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:06 AM (s9VOe)

22 Speaking of BOING! I keep getting this ads for "The world has BOING three zillion ( or whatever) times. You haven't BOINGED once. Don't you want to BOING? If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

23 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Cargo shorts.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (6wpGE)

24
How does Optimus Prime feel about being sprayed down by hoses when he overheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


Optimus Prime does pron?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:08 AM (s9VOe)

25 "went straight to making comments about it, and ended up calling each other names."

You clearly didn't just arrive at ASHQ. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:09 AM (ix8EF)

26 24
How does Optimus Prime feel about being sprayed down by hoses when he overheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Optimus Prime does pron?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:08 AM (s9VOe)

Hey, Rule 34...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:09 AM (ynpvh)

27 22 Speaking of BOING! I keep getting this ads for "The world has BOING three zillion ( or whatever) times. You haven't BOINGED once. Don't you want to BOING? If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

My grandmother saved a postcard from the 1910s, in which a young man tells a woman, "Do you like Kipling", to which the girl replies, "I don't know; I've never Kippled."...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:10 AM (ynpvh)

28 google translate:

sjsj (Spanish)

=

LOL

Segun ellos funciona sjsj
According to them, it works, lol.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)

29
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 26, 2026 05:13 AM (AMvSw)

30 I tried to look up songs about firefighting, but either foreigners or AI (or foreigners using AI) have compiled lists where they seriously fail to comprehend even the most obvious metaphors for salacious womanizing, domestic strife, or international conflict. Posted by: SciVo

Firebreak Line
Steve Earl and the Dukes
https://youtu.be/81QQEblc8HQ

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:13 AM (glnUu)

31 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Rejoinder: Car go space:
https://tinyurl.com/bch7jata

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

32 Verse from today's "Upper Room" devotional:

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. - Psalm 42:5 (NIV)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (rZCVI)

33 FenelonSpoke, to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (EcHpA)

34 Comedian Steve Harvey and skit on funny church signs:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8s7bz7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:24 AM (rZCVI)

35 We had a transformer that size blow up once. It took out all of the windows in a skyscraper hotel two blocks down. If you catch a lungful of that shit, you're probably dead.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:27 AM (D1E+2)

36 I find it outrageous that the NHL is allowing a Canadian team to make it to the Stanley cup semifinals. This cannot stand.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:32 AM (+tTgN)

37
FenelonSpoke, to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey


it's been hilarious when out Portuguese Water Dogs found the springed door stops at our house. It became an exercise in idiot's delight for them to bat them around over and over. One even turned it into a call for its water dish to be refilled.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (s9VOe)

38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.

Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

39 If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

You only live once.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (LgsNJ)

40 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve

I use Adblock Plus and I don't get any ads at all.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (lJ0H4)

41 Tho is the bird I saw yesterday when the weather cleared:

https://tinyurl.com/ssfpujt8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:38 AM (rZCVI)

42 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (LgsNJ)

I'm appreciative of your writing talent, but tech news would be wasted on me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:40 AM (rZCVI)

43
This is the bird I saw yesterday when the weather cleared:


Catch four and twenty of them. Bake them in a pie. Delish!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (s9VOe)

44 This not "tho"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (rZCVI)

45 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (s9VOe)

I'm too slow to catch any of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:45 AM (rZCVI)

46 33 to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (EcHpA)

I clicked on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:46 AM (6wpGE)

47 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 26, 2026 05:48 AM (wrsGP)

48
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing—
Wasn't that a dainty dish
To set before the king?

The king was in the counting-house
Counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlor
Eating bread and honey,

The maid was in the garden
Hanging out the clothes.
Along came a blackbird
And pecked her on her nose.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:48 AM (s9VOe)

49 Gee, I wonder why the Demoncraps deleted this:

https://tinyurl.com/ysjvv82r

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:49 AM (LgsNJ)

50 20 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

Oh, I see.
oops
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (6wpGE)

But, wait! Take away the water hoses, o.k. Now, having the fan can't hurt, can it?

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:51 AM (6wpGE)

51 The illegal aliens being held at Delaney Hall in Newark New Jersey are staging a hunger in labor strike. The illegals are claiming that they have been served beans and salad with worms inside, of being placed in crowded rooms without air conditioning and having their immigration cases ignored by federal judges. Some have been there for a year.

Oh no. Oddly, the illegals never seem to figure out all this could have been avoided by not breaking into the country illegally.

Meanwhile outside, Antifa shock troops are causing a full-blown riot that is being attended by the Governor and other New Jersey politicians. One of them is demanding that Antifa be allowed to inspect all vehicles entering and leaving the facility.

Absolute genius solution. Color me shocked that it hasn't been rolled out nationally.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:55 AM (+tTgN)

52 Gee, I wonder why the Demoncraps deleted this:

https://tinyurl.com/ysjvv82r

Posted by: Biden's Dog
---------------------

Didn't need to click on link to know reference. Saw it more than I cared to yesterday.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 26, 2026 05:58 AM (wrsGP)

53
"I've Got Sixpence" - Mitch Miller and the Gang

https://youtu.be/4mE64VikuTc?si=ls8pChV34mA91L9B

Medley with "I've Been Working on the Railroad" and "That's Where My Money Goes"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:59 AM (s9VOe)

54 It was pelting down rain yesterday. The cute, fit woman in her 20's and wearing shorts and a tee shirt didn't seem dissuaded from her run, but we old folks didn't feel like walking very far. We did smell the lovely wild roses, which was nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:00 AM (rZCVI)

55
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of, coffee prepared. Now sitting in the Command Center of Schloss Hadrian.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:01 AM (HdYcL)

56 Steve on @GamersNexus does a video on "The Collapse of Personal Computing". Sad, hurting a lot of people in business.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 26, 2026 06:02 AM (JbymY)

57 38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

Try to click "Comments" ASAP.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)

58
*tips hat respectfully*

Mornin', Miz Fen. I hopes I sees you well on this fine day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 AM (HdYcL)

59 Greetings and good morning, one and all. Other than going to class on Saturday and the Red Cross on Sunday, I was pretty much housebound. The wife had several performances and we were getting several dogs for babysitting.

And now I'm back at work.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:05 AM (99eI0)

60 Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:05 AM (99eI0

What kind of performances does your wife do?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (PFs9e)

61 Hadrian,
Does The Big Dummy have any competitions this week?

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (lJ0H4)

62 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 AM (HdYcL)

Good morning to you , Hadrian, and to all here . I am just tired . Not a good night of sleeping.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:08 AM (PFs9e)

63 60 What kind of performances does your wife do?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke


Primarily, she conducts a local community band. They do various big band numbers and for events like this, more military related numbers. Two shows on Sunday and one on Monday.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:08 AM (99eI0)

64 Evening and morning to all the late toilers and early risers, on a warm (read: hot) Tiu's Day in May -- the last one, if I read my calendar aright. No rain in the offing this morning, so I have no excuse not to go work out. Aside from the usual laziness . . . which I have to kick myself out of.

Aside from that: The furry thugs are well. Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house listing I mentioned yesterday. It's so nice-looking I can't imagine it will last long. If it's as nice as it appears, I'm going to tell him, "Put in my offer now!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:09 AM (wzUl9)

65 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

66 Good luck, Wolfus. And if there is someone competing with you, contact us and we'll handle things. -:-)

(Note to my handlers: Just kidding!)

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:11 AM (99eI0)

67 65 killjoy leftists
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

killjoy
noun
a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others through resentful or overly sober behavior

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:13 AM (6wpGE)

68 "Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house..."

Where? Plus some specs please.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:14 AM (+tTgN)

69 65 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

Will do.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:14 AM (6wpGE)

70 Last night I dreamed about my late red tabby cat Arizona. He and I were living in an apartment not far from where I used to work. For some reason the front window cranked down like that in a car, and at one point when I'd left it down, AZ leaped out and down toward a sort of rocky gutter near the street. I zipped out and scooped him up, but suddenly he was sick: He had lost four of his fourteen pounds, his muzzle was lengthening like a collie dog's, and his head fur was turning blue. Of course he struggled about going into the carrier to the vet -- and Miss Linda had brought over several kittens for some ungodly reason, who had to be evicted from one carrier before I could put AZ in the other.

Then I woke up with Stirling next to me.

Cats. Huh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

71 Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026

That's great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (rZCVI)

72 57 38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

Try to click "Comments" ASAP.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)
--------------------
IOS running on an iPad does not stop them? I am a little surprised, since my iPhone blocks them. Using Brave with Ad Blocker protects my laptop from this as well.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:17 AM (du1Vq)

73 Then I woke up with Stirling next to me.

Cats. Huh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+tTgN)

74
Does The Big Dummy have any competitions this week?
Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (lJ0H4)


Yes, he's in Oklahoma City for shows starting today and lasting through Sunday. Then he leaves us to go back to Ohio for the month of June. There are no good shows here that month, Her Majesty has an AKC Delegate meeting and a judging assignment in Albuquerque and I'm going out of town myself for a few days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (HdYcL)

75 71: She loves the work despite the problems in riding herd on these people.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (99eI0)

76 "Her Majesty has an AKC Delegate meeting and a judging assignment in Albuquerque..."

I didn't know she was an expert on pitbulls.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:20 AM (+tTgN)

77 "Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house..."

Where? Plus some specs please.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026


***
Terre Haute, IN, a good piece away from the river. It's a bungalow, small porch, 3BR-1bath, 2-car garage, partly-finished basement, with all the appliances to come with it. All it *appears* to need from me is to have carpet removed from the hardwood floors (though they might need refinishing) and repaint two walls in the dining room. It checks all my boxes, including the price. Property tax is low, Progressive's estimate for insurance is not bad.

We need to see if it has central A/C and gas heat, and of course the inspection will tell me if there are any deeper issues.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

78
Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere


Step away from the catnip...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 06:21 AM (s9VOe)

79 Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026


***
Arizona appeared to be turning into an alien, that was for sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:22 AM (wzUl9)

80 Good morning! We got a serious amount of rain yesterday with a LOT of lightning and wind. And the temps took a 20 degree dip. Still pretty cool this morning, in fact. Supposed to have storms all week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 26, 2026 06:22 AM (3Ope8)

81
She loves the work despite the problems in riding herd on these people.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (99eI0)


Years ago, I vowed never to take on any job that required volunteers showing up. I was chief ring steward for the Houston KC show and got just enough people to cover all the rings. Three days before the show, six people - three of whom I absolutely had to have - told me they couldn't make it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (HdYcL)

82 Cats. Huh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
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Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (gnNyN)

83 "It's aliens."

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (6wpGE)

84 83 "It's aliens."
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (6wpGE)

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*fistbump*

Posted by: Giorgio Tsoukalos at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (brIJB)

85
I didn't know she was an expert on pitbulls.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:20 AM (+tTgN)


No. She's there to judge the Turquoise Trail Borzoi Club specialty. The all-breed club was supposed to give her the assignment for her other breeds but managed to "forget".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (HdYcL)

86 Thanks to Pixy for reminding is of the Boomtown Rats, and Bob Geldof, who went on to greater fame for Live Aid. I'd forgotten that little bit of 70's history.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (//n4s)

87 Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026


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The Feline Pine stuff is working well for them in the litter box, and for me. Walmart used to sell 40-lb. bags for $12, but now all I see is 20-lb. bags for the same price. Someone here mentioned that the same kind of wood pellets can be had at Tractor Supply for much less. I need to call them and ask.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

88
Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026


When we had cats, ours specialized in yacking up a hairball at 2:00 AM exactly along the route from the bed to the bathroom.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)

89 "Yes, he's in Oklahoma City for shows starting today and lasting through Sunday."

Well, we wish him the best of luck.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (lJ0H4)

90 Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+tTgN)
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Someone should let Nick Kristoff know anout this possibility. He could write a follow up to his NY Slimes career-ender from a week ago.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)

91 88 When we had cats, ours specialized in yacking up a hairball at 2:00 AM exactly along the route from the bed to the bathroom.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)

Good kitties!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:29 AM (6wpGE)

92 Hadrian, as a homebody, your family travel schedule is very triggering.

SWIDT? Who says I'm not down with the kids version of English?!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:31 AM (//n4s)

93 90 Nick Kristoff ... his NY Slimes career-ender
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)

I wish.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:34 AM (6wpGE)

94 @17/SciVo: "Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together."

Raise that water stream up a bit higher Jagmeet. Be sure to cool the whole transformer, especially those connectors at the top. Become the arc flash object lesson for the rest of the class.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 26, 2026 06:37 AM (O7YUW)

95
Hadrian, as a homebody, your family travel schedule is very triggering.

It's Her Majesty's travel schedule. I scarcely leave the house nowadays. On the other hand, she's been away for over 90 days so far this year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:38 AM (HdYcL)

96 Revelatory headline at CNBC, reporting that foreign workers are having a much more difficult time getting permission to work here, with CNBC concluding "the American Dream Is Collapsing."

Maybe for Indian software engineers it is, CNBC, but not for the Americans whose jobs the Indians were going to take, at least when Autopen was running things.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (acx3c)

97
Someone should let Nick Kristoff know anout this possibility. He could write a follow up to his NY Slimes career-ender from a week ago.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)


Nick Kristof went to Harvard. So you know he's shmart. Harvards have a Higher Truth than that of the common clay.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

98 Terre Haute versus Las Cruces. Population density and age roughly the same. The TH household income is about 75% of LC well. The median house value is about 50% less in TH. Crime stats look roughly the same which you're a bit high. My experience here in LC Is most of that occurs in very specific areas which can be easily avoided.

In other words, it's kind of a downscale area that offers potentially great value, gets you out of the swamp and into your own home. What's there not to like? Sounds like a complete upgrade.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:40 AM (+tTgN)

99 Nick Kristof went to Harvard. So you know he's shmart. Harvards have a Higher Truth than that of the common clay.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

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*fistbump*

Posted by: David Hogg at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (brIJB)

100 100

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (6wpGE)

101 I had a part in yesterday's local Memorial Day ceremony at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery.

I was given a carnation along with a few others, and during Roll Call of the veterans buried in the cemetery since last Memorial Day, I walked from the shelter to the American flag pole, and placed my flower circling the flag pole with the other flowers.
I think I was chosen because I wore a ball cap from my second ship.

Democrat Governor Laura Kelly was a no show today. She was listed in advertising the event, but the program did not have her listed.

I was with one of the widows I walk with. We met two recent widows there, and I did my best to comfort them.

Overall, a respectful time, with lots of reflection on fate to go with the ceremonies.

The Army personal I saw looked like fit, focused warriors, so that was good to see. A change from the Biden years.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

102 Traveling a lot is a young man's game. I used to love it; now I hate it perhaps more than anything else. It all just starts looking the same, eventually, and the one thing every place except one has in common is that it isn't home.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (BI5O2)

103 G'mornin' everyone!


hi-ho, off to the state parks!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (VyBeY)

104 Does anyone actually like JavaScript library React? (JSX.LOL)

React is fine. It's the companion application-state manager Redux that should die in a fire.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (IXblq)

105 Traveling a lot is a young man's game. I used to love it; now I hate it perhaps more than anything else. It all just starts looking the same, eventually, and the one thing every place except one has in common is that it isn't home. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Exactly. If you seen one Hooters you've seen them all.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (+tTgN)

106 Exactly. If you seen one Hooters you've seen them all.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (+tTgN)

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Correction: You *want* to see them all.

Posted by: Ron White at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (brIJB)

107 mornin yall. Here's a bit of news from the DM:

"A beloved Louisiana city could be fully submerged in seawater as early as this century, and experts warn residents they may need to pack up and leave now.

New Orleans sits mostly below sea level and is no stranger to the threat of rising oceans. "


AS EARLY AS THIS CENTURY! GET OUT NOW, WOLFUS!

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

108
A beloved Louisiana city

Beloved by people who don't have to live there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (HdYcL)

109 97 Nick Kristof went to Harvard.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

Wikipedia:

He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (6wpGE)

110 Hadrian, it sounds like your role is akin to the Mr. Universe (Firefly/Serenity character) of the Borzoi world, I guess, staying at home and monitoring all the communication in the Dog Show galaxy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (CORHs)

111 He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

So he's into Greek. That explains a dog story.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:46 AM (+tTgN)

112 Hi pixy,
when I click "continue reading", it goes to

https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads

which cannot be clicked out of.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 26, 2026 06:46 AM (6U1c2)

113 "Experts say coastal Louisiana could see sea levels rise by 10 to 23 feet, destroying the wetlands that shield the city from hurricanes and pushing the shoreline inland by up to 62 miles."

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

114 Some cob or another, I think CBD, mentioned that he thinks people like Kristof believe their own bullshit.

Maybe to some extent, but I'm pretty sure that extent is proximal to "these Jews are siccing specially trained rape dogs on the precious brown peepo." That's a joke. It's patently obvious febrile nonsense.


There is no way he believed that. It's just that Israel is a designated NPC hate object, and his job is to give the NPCs something juicy for their hatefeeds. Bullshit atrocity propaganda is a mainstay of yellow journalism, and today's journalism is as yellow as it gets.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (BI5O2)

115 "Experts predicted this by diving into Louisiana's geological past - one scientist discovered evidence of an ancient coastline 30 miles north of New Orleans from 125,000 years ago."

Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

116 99 *fistbump*
Posted by: David Hogg at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (brIJB)

Wikipedia:

Harvard College ... He enrolled there in the fall of 2019, and graduated in May 2023.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (6wpGE)

117 @112
Do not click "continue reading". Click on "comments" to avoid the ad.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (lJ0H4)

118 n other words, it's kind of a downscale area that offers potentially great value, gets you out of the swamp and into your own home. What's there not to like? Sounds like a complete upgrade.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026


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Exactamundo!!!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

119 He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (6wpGE)
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Another kid whose brain was fried at Harvard? Or was it the Times itself that wrecked him? Now he's just another Nazi twit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (CORHs)

120 Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

I'm glad it was a meaningful day for you and others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:50 AM (Nx5jP)

121
staying at home and monitoring all the communication in the Dog Show galaxy.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (CORHs)


I take care of the dogs at home, handle the show entries, maintain the spreadsheets, fill out RV and grooming space reservations, order medicines, ferry dogs to the vet and wash dog laundry. Otherwise, it's peaceful enough.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:50 AM (HdYcL)

122 I read every morning and never comment, but you got me with The Boomtown Rats. My friends never understood why I liked them so much.

Posted by: Harry A at May 26, 2026 06:51 AM (SXn5K)

123
The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

124 In other show dog news, my last remaining show dog took her needed major in Kalamazoo to earn AKC Champion status.

That was the objective, as a tribute to my late wife who started showing her before falling ill. I am no longer chasing points. She is retired.

I'm done with paying entry and handler fees. Yay!

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (J4Dwc)

125 123
The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

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I KNEW the AKC was controlled by the Jooos!

Posted by: Candace Owens at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (brIJB)

126 Exactamundo!!!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

These downscale towns that are less favored can make for great places to live. Las Cruces sounds kind of similar in a lot of ways and it's proven to be totally livable. The seeker to all the statistics they get everybody's hair on fire is they don't apply uniformly to these downscale towns. The secret is finding that sweet spot where where you can pick off a so solid home in an area that's remarkably not all that down scale.
Hope The virtual walkthrough works out. It's time for you to get on with this project.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:55 AM (glnUu)

127 Are things related to computer systems/ products frequently named "Zen" to give people a peaceful, meditative attitude about buying the product or because they are developed by the Chinese?

Sorry if that was a silly question.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:56 AM (Nx5jP)

128 There is no way he believed that. It's just that Israel is a designated NPC hate object, and his job is to give the NPCs something juicy for their hatefeeds. Bullshit atrocity propaganda is a mainstay of yellow journalism, and today's journalism is as yellow as it gets.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (BI5O2)
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Question his sincerity all you want (people believe all sorts of nonsense these days) but his objective is undeniably to excite the next pogrom. Evil goals are all that matters, it seems to me, not what exactly he says to pull it off.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (di6Sl)

129 122 I read every morning and never comment, but you got me with The Boomtown Rats. My friends never understood why I liked them so much.
Posted by: Harry A at May 26, 2026 06:51 AM (SXn5K)

That got me to watch the video!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (6wpGE)

130 I like React...

Maybe if you don't, you just need to Git Gud, Nerd!

Posted by: Joe D at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (c4h6A)

131
I'm done with paying entry and handler fees. Yay!

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (J4Dwc)

____________

Congratulations on your girl finishing and regaining a good chunk of your money.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:58 AM (HdYcL)

132 Wolfus - sounds like you have potential winner. FWIW, I'd have contract written that permits you to do an on-site inspection before you commit to any serious investment.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 26, 2026 06:59 AM (3Ope8)

133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

Would be cool if the AKC chimed in on "rape dogs."

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:00 AM (6wpGE)

134 133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

Would be cool if the AKC chimed in on "rape dogs."
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:00 AM (6wpGE)

Googling that is NSFW.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:03 AM (6wpGE)

135 Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.
Posted by: fd


Trump with a time machine and an Israeli weather control satellite.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0)

136 Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.
Posted by: fd
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If not Trump and his Jewish masters, aliens.

Posted by: T'uqtar al-Carlson at May 26, 2026 07:07 AM (r7+k8)

137 Woman saves ram stuck in mud. I think that is one strong woman:

https://tinyurl.com/4kwtz8c5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:09 AM (ZeH0U)

138 I bet AOC can't even do two pullups.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

139 Looks like the Iranians are down two more boats and a missile site. FAFO.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 07:10 AM (J4Dwc)

140 I used to get my Ram stuck in the mud a lot. One time I had to leave it in the swamp for a week until I could get enough help to dig it out.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)

141 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 26, 2026 07:14 AM (2Ez/1)

142 One hour sober,
What kind of dogs were you showing?

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (Za1vu)

143 Good morning morons

'Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

144 The Southside Pope weighed in on AI in his first encyclical. Worth the discussion certainly, but AI has taken on a life of its own.

The encyclical addresses AI's impact on labor, warfare, and children, as well as the need for new ethical frameworks.

Posted by: T'uqtar al-Carlson at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (gMz7B)

145 127 Are things related to computer systems/ products frequently named "Zen" to give people a peaceful, meditative attitude about buying the product or because they are developed by the Chinese?

Sorry if that was a silly question.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Both Intel and AMD have named their cpus many different things over time. For awhile, Intel named their process id for a family of processors after lakes, cities, etc. Intel uses well, Intel for its CPU branding with its different processor levels being something like i3, i5, i7, i9 (which used to indicate the number of cores, but now is mainly a performance guide where higher has more cores for the processor).

AMD replaced the old name of Bulldozer with Zen as their CPU overbranding name (about the same time Lisa Su became CEO of AMD).

And each cpu has its own codename for the mfg process and then a number designator, AMD used famous artists for awhile and now is using descriptors like Granite Ridge family, Kracken Point, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (E4rtv)

146 Oops. Filthy sock change.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (gMz7B)

147 Worth the discussion certainly, but AI has taken on a life of its own.

That leads to a random thought of mine. Say we do get to the point that machines with actual intelligence are developed. Can they have souls? Can they make moral choices without it being hard coded into them?

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (99eI0)

148 134 133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Would that be the Imaginary Fake group for judging?

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (E4rtv)

149 Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (E4rtv)

Thanks for the info.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (looXz)

150 Wolfus,
Good luck with your relocation project.




Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:21 AM (E4rtv)

151 What kind of dogs were you showing?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (Za1vu)

Bullmastiff

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 07:21 AM (J4Dwc)

152 Neat article I came across and wanted to share before JJ appears: There are a whole bunch of schools in the US that are using the "Classical Education" approach. Kids are learning Greek, Latin, cursive writing and other things that were just normal schooling in this country. Hopefully it continues to take off.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:23 AM (99eI0)

153 Bullmastiff
Posted by: one hour sober
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Well, that was not a small endeavor!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:26 AM (EneHm)

154 >>>I bet AOC can't even do two pullups.

Posted by: fd

>AOC can't even do two pullups on her aging mammaries. She's getting long in the tooth, and packing more rice and beans into that big juicy booty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:28 AM (D1E+2)

155 Rev. Wishbone

AOC is following the path of her hero, Pelosi. Power and sag.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

156 Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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The names are picked so that the tech press and advertising people can distinguish the new hot processors from the old ones from the previous generation of chips. About the same as the car business used to be with different GM models with different trim levels that shared some parts but not others so you could get market differentiation (and a higher price).

It has gotten so bad on naming with market differentiation on processors that you have all these subvariants for niche markets because once the basic logic circuits are created, then you can basically use them like legos to build different processors for different tasks.

I keep up with it somewhat because I build a new computer every three years or so using the latest tech from 2-3 years prior to keep the costs down. AI has buggered up that thoroughly by inverting the better, faster, AND cheaper rule as chips firms join in on the AI goldrush mentality.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (E4rtv)

157 JJ is up.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

158 I wouldn't call A O-C "aging" ( she's 36) except in respect to the fact we are all aging unless we're dead . She is just a stupid and malevolent woman and the new "Raula" Castroof the US who will get promoted by the media.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (looXz)

159 152 Neat article I came across and wanted to share before JJ appears: There are a whole bunch of schools in the US that are using the "Classical Education" approach. Kids are learning Greek, Latin, cursive writing and other things that were just normal schooling in this country. Hopefully it continues to take off.
Posted by: NR Pax
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Depends on the teachers and curriculum plus students and parents.

Right now, I am not sure that anyone really knows where education as a field is heading because society no longer values education for itself; but rather view it as a credential. And that now carries throughout the k-12 all the way through colleges to the PhD and terminal professional degree level.

And false notions promoted by society on achievements of students and the role of teachers doesn't help.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (E4rtv)

160 >Does anyone actually like JavaScript
> No

FTFY.

You don't write code you care about in a dynamically-typed, single-threaded scripting language. For web front ends you don't have much choice - WASM ain't there yet - but every framework currently available is an absolute dumpster fire.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 26, 2026 10:17 PM (LgYtf)

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The question is how was your Monday? Pretty darn good compared to this!

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As yours truly ages finely like a fine bottle of wine. I'm so happy to have The Fabulous at my side.

The warning signs have been there for decades. Back in 1983, American author Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a powerful book — The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment — arguing that a male revolt was underway. Since the 1950s, she suggested, men had begun rebelling against the breadwinner ethic, inspired by Playboy culture, the counterculture and a desire for personal freedom. They were rejecting the cultural ideology that had shamed them into tying the knot and becoming a good provider, lest they be seen as immature, irresponsible and less than a real man.

Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off.

Forty years on, the yoke has disappeared. In April 2026, the American male labour force participation rate hit its lowest level since records began in the 1940s, according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. One in three American men — roughly 33% — were not working or actively looking for work. The overall male participation rate for men aged 16 and over stood at just 67%, down from 73.5% two decades ago and from 87% in the postwar years when Ehrenreich’s story begins.

The trend is not confined to America. Similar declines — though less dramatic than in the United States — have occurred in the UK, Australia and Canada.

The marriage collapse runs in lockstep with the workforce data. According to US Census Bureau data, married-couple households made up 71% of all US households in 1970; today it’s just 47%. As University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox documents in his 2024 book Get Married, the marriage rate has fallen 65% in the last half century.

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Is it the ink that sets them off? Are my bionic knees the culprits? Is it the long hair and Duck Dynasty beard? Or is it the rotisserie chicken that grabs their attention?

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Shortly after noon on Saturday, officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department responded to Short Stop, located at 2002 Avenue I, after receiving a report that an individual had been shot by a BB gun. While officers were en route, updated information indicated that the incident involved a shotgun.

Upon arrival, officers located a truck with an attached camper. The passenger side door panel of the vehicle had sustained damage consistent with a shotgun blast.

Through the preliminary investigation, officers determined that the owner of the truck had pulled into the convenience store to purchase merchandise. While the passenger of the truck was standing near the front passenger side door, a dog in the back seat moved from one side of the vehicle to the other. During that movement, the dog triggered a shotgun that had a live shell in the chamber, causing the firearm to discharge.


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Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)

2 MisHum, did your curiosity get the better of you at the gas pump?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (kpS4V)

3
You know it's a slow night when I get first.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)

4 It feels early but vey good!

Thanks for kicking off the ONT MisHum!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:49 PM (oyck1)

5 Good Evening Mis Hum.
Always great to see your paintings on the ONT.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (+iIfu)

6 Mis Hum your painting feels like Middle Earth

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)

7
Good evening, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (n7rxJ)

8 Top Five?
It's a holiday, I guess.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:51 PM (+iIfu)

9 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)

10 Evening Hordemates!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (2WIwB)

11 Since it is Memorial Day I'll be sipping on a wee dram of Devil's Brigade whiskey.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (+iIfu)

12 9 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)
----

Or maybe Zoolander.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:55 PM (kpS4V)

13 married-couple households made up 71% of all US households in 1970; today it’s just 47%.
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I wonder if the divorce rate has changed?

Posted by: Methos at May 25, 2026 09:57 PM (vSvIl)

14 Really thought the Mystery Click would be New Found Glory's "It's All Downhill From Here."

Posted by: pookysgirl only remembers the chorus at May 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Wt5PA)

15 Sorry I'm late, I ran out of tissues.

https://youtu.be/n0lEnp7Bef0

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:00 PM (CvBUs)

16 Good evening Horde. Thanks MisHum!

Posted by: TRex - chicken transporter dino at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (cCn4/)

17 Evening all. Remembering better men than I tonight. I miss them.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (aJQbY)

18 @Eric_Schmitt

"On this Memorial Day please take 3 minutes out of your day and listen to this letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou to his wife as the Civil War broke out.

It’s powerful.

You won’t regret it."

x.com/eric_schmitt/status/
2058910198434013586

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (DoBxX)

19
Thank you MisHum.

Beautiful painting.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (3ek7K)

20 Dolomites?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (u/oMr)

21 Lots of greenery. Is Obama hiding back there somewhere?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

22 Did someone here recommend the show Widow's Bay on appletv?
Thanks to whomever did - I am loving the quirky comedy horror mystery

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (DoBxX)

23
Well! At least the ONT is better run than the Café!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (HdYcL)

24 Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Case Examples.

Inserting in both places is okay, then?

Posted by: Paul, Sid, and/or Raimondo at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

25

Ace was probably spending time with crows and didn't notice, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (3ek7K)

26 Evenin'

First World Problems!!

I've been getting ready for my golf/fishing vacation to western PA tomorrow and I can't find my range finder I use for golf. It was an Amazon Chinese made cheapie range finder but I liked it. I'm a bit annoyed. I'll have to go back to guessing and hoping for the best. Oh well, I'll endeavor to percervere.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)

27 When I eat the dessicant pack in a sack of beef jerky, I like to follow it up with a gas-pump-nozzle-up-my-ass chaser.

Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)

28 I noticed listening to old time radio programs, Divorce was sometimes part of the plot line.

Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

29
Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off.

___________

Benjamin Spock, the Playboy Philosophy, the Counterculture, the New Left, the Spirit of Vatican II. All catastrophic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (HdYcL)

30 Room temperature rotisserie chicken in a carry on is not the healthiest thing to be eating during a long flight.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)

31 Geepers! Snipers all over the place.

Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (DuLyh)

32
Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

33 Once again...nicely done HUM!
It's always good to see you.
I hope you and your lovely lady are enjoying wonderful retirement.
We all miss you though❣💕
Thanks for being here!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (uTEOj)

34 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

35 Well! At least the ONT is better run than the Café!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


I dunno, seems less centered.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

36 Love the acrylic - Mis. Hum.

Looks like some Western peaks there.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (rdeQO)

37
Sorry, left one out: The Pill.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

38
Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

__________

Yes

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

39 Great painting up top - for some reason it reminds me of Mt. Index in Washington.

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)

40 27 When I eat the dessicant pack in a sack of beef jerky, I like to follow it up with a gas-pump-nozzle-up-my-ass chaser.

Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)

No need to let the "experts" run your life. They just want to keep all the really fun stuff for themselves.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (CvBUs)

41 That's the first time I've heard Berens perform without his affected accent. He's still funny.

Posted by: lurk at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (h0JFh)

42 Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

For years Reno NV was famous for no fault divorces. You could hock your ring right down the block from the courthouse too.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (gbGyB)

43 Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons


Yes?

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)

44 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)

45 Evenin’, Hadrian. How art thou?

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

46 Yeah, the Pill did more damage than all the rest!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

47 The ONT Musical Interlude & Flight Delay Emporium

Bonus track.

https://youtu.be/6MN0V4Te94k

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

48
How art thou?

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

___________

Puttered around today. Did some dusting and cleaning. Gave Dutchess a bath. Scrubbed down her pen. And you?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (HdYcL)

49 Wait. Is the war back on? We attacked one of Iran's islands by Hormuz?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

50
Hadrian is great. He had a bath today.

Oh that was one of his dogs.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)

51 Marriage was decidedly not some sort of patriarchal enslavement plot. It serves a function in society in the hopes of a stable community, among other things. It both intends to prevent females of the species from being left alone and unaided to raise children, and males from being forced to provide for children that aren’t theirs. Notice that both are a huge problem now, and “the state” is now Daddy Provider, meaning the taxpayer is on the hook for all the dysfunction that results.

The family of course is the basic building block of civilization, so it should he no surprise that it has been targeted for destruction by the usual suspects.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)

52 The sexual revolution, in both of its manifestations (the pill, and the requirement that chicks work) was a complete disaster.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

53 Room temperature rotisserie chicken in a carry on is not the healthiest thing to be eating during a long flight.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)


It's roasted (sterilized), and animal protein is fairly safe for a few hours. I don't think it is awful...nothing like bringing a package of gas station sushi.

Or a sliced lamb sandwich with homemade mayo. (Ask me how I know).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 10:17 PM (iERP6)

54
Hadrian is great. He had a bath today.

___________

*sniffs armpit*

I'm good for another week.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (HdYcL)

55 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

56 I have joked about bringing a rotisserie chicken on a plane to eat - plastic clam shell container and all. God bless you for having done it!

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (clfdg)

57 48 Hadrian, I am scheduled to have my first student tomorrow evening, from 6-7. I’m nervous as all get out about it.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

58
Hadrian,

We have strict water restrictions here. Appreciate if you'll take a shower for us.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (3ek7K)

59
I have a magnet that says "the most affectionate creature on earth is a wet dog"

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

60 "I'll take Swords for $400."


Not really Sean Connery.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)

61 6 Mis Hum your painting feels like Middle Earth

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)

The Dimholt.

Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+gd/)

62 55 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

Pretty much.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (gbGyB)

63 Evening, MisHum, and ONT Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (8zz6B)

64 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

Once you become a resident of a state, that state has the right to determine their own rules and regs for things like that. Whether other states recognized it, I never looked into it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

65 I post this, as I do every Memorial Day, because it is all that I can do. I do not forget, and I will not forget. It will require a few posts.

Other people probably have longer lists, but this is mine. Friends, comrades-in-arms. Requiescat in pace guys, I think about you often.
-------------

ROBERT NELSON MORDEN
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular

Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 19, 1967
Casualty was on Feb 8, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
---------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (XeU6L)

66 LLOYD WHITFIELD MOORE
HN - E3 - Navy - Regular

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jan 15, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 25, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
--------------------------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)

67 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

68 CRAIG PHILIP AVERILL
CPL - E4 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jun 12, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 26, 1968
In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
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Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)

69 The question is how was your Monday? Pretty darn good compared to this!

I have so many questions. So I asked Grok to compress them for me:

"WHY?!?"

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

70 GLENN BRANSON HAINES JR
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
18th Eng Bde

Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Nov 26, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 6, 1969
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
--------------------------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

71 JOE WOFFORD EUBANKS
CAPT - O3 - Army - Regular
1st AVN BDE

His tour began on Nov 13, 1971
Casualty was on Jun 2, 1972
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
-----------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

72 From last thread:
>> There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside.

There were actually two different things. The zip line or slidewire system was added later. The first system installed from the beginning was the so-called "Rubber Room". This was a massive bunker under the pad designed to handle the full explosion of a Saturn V on the pad. Access was via a high speed elevator, into a long slide that led to a padded rubber landing pad which then led to a massive blast door to get inside the bunker.

The slidewire basket system was added later, being setup and tested somewhere around Apollo 9. That became the preferred on, although the rubber room was still available.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (w6EFb)

73 magnet that says "the most affectionate creature on earth is a wet dog"

I can top that

Posted by: a dog that just rolled in deer poo at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

74 RICHARD MICHAEL CAMPBELL
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
9th Infantry Division

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Apr 2, 1968
Casualty was on May 7, 1968
In GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was recovered

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

75 vmom, 18:

My sister wrote an arrangement of Ashokan Farewell which includes a cello part for my mother's funeral. The piece always makes me think about how articulate people can be about their family relationships with some thought.

Though Sullivan Ballou's letter is extraordinary.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)

76 Though Sullivan Ballou's letter is extraordinary.
Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)

Beats most writers today.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

77 Sometimes I wonder...
MisHum used to engage. I guess now it's just something the guy's gotta do....
Oh well. I hope you at least get one of those tokens at the Club.
Of course, maybe you don't GAF...
Anyway, catch a big one🤪🐟!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:25 PM (uTEOj)

78 I can see myself walking down that path! Thank you, MisHum!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)

79 One in three American men — roughly 33% — were not working or actively looking for work.

A non-trivial amount of that is the fact that if you're white, male, and a US citizen you probably aren't getting any bites on your resume unless you say on it that you're gay. Insty had a thing earlier that 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by foreigners, mostly Indian and Chi-Com.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (tUj8P)

80 Thanks for the dandy Monday Night ONT, Mis Hum!

Another great artwork up top. You have a definite style to your painting, and it's lovely.

Nice to know I can tote a rotisserie chicken on board an aircraft. They will confiscate my yogurt parfait however, because it could be explosives garnished with blueberries and granola (yeah, right!).

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

81 Although we honor our war dead, surely this was a greater sacrifice for our country*

https://tinyurl.com/3xm84ysa





*Not

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

82
So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

______________

I had thought that back then there was some residency requirement in Nevada to get a divorce. At fiirst it was six months, then three months, then six weeks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:28 PM (HdYcL)

83 I see MisHum captured the Purple Mountain Majesties quite nicely. Too high for the Fruited Plain, though.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (qx7Zg)

84 What is the law at Instapundit? Not to complain about another overlinked Driscoll post full of boring crap. Are we not MEN?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)

85 "It's All Down Hill"

.....Until It's Up-Mountain In A Few Miles.

You've got a talent, MisHum. I'd have a hard time aping Rothko.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

86
I have a magnet with a witchy looking woman leaning on a broom.

She says Do I look like I give a rats ass?

I'm thinking about having cards made that say that to hand out to assholes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)

87 Wishing for a pleasant, albeit solemn Memorial Day Monday.

My father used to display his father's flag on today & Veteran's day...

But my father has since passed. Eldest inherited the flag & prefers to keep it a tri-fold keepsake box.

Posted by: Adriane the Monday Critic on Monday . . . at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (3ZUWJ)

88 Remembering 2LT William D White USCMR E CO, 2 BN, 7th Marines. KIA while fighting the enemy at "Outpost Vegas," South Korea on March 29, 1953. Born Teaneck, New Jersey, hometown Englewood, New Jersey.

Dad always talked about LT White. White and a visiting Major were KIA during a Chinese heavy mortar or artillery barrage. Dad went to render aid but there were very little remains of either.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (DuLyh)

89 Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
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He's intolerable. But he is the only one there who links to Ace, so I give him limited kudos. It may have been one of his links that first led me here 15+ years ago.

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (6THca)

90 Ehrenreich was full of it. It's not men rejecting the role of men. It's women rejecting the role of men.

Just another haggard old boomer feminist who fucked up the world and then blamed the world for haggard old boomer feminist fuckups.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (BI5O2)

91 Good evening morons И спасибо mh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)

92 A non-trivial amount of that is the fact that if you're white, male, and a US citizen you probably aren't getting any bites on your resume unless you say on it that you're gay. Insty had a thing earlier that 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by foreigners, mostly Indian and Chi-Com.
Posted by: Ian S.


And if you're in the other 1/3rd, you work 24 hours a day to make up for the poor efforts of that 2/3rds, and have no time for marriage or kids. If you're lucky, you get the Elon Musk harem route.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

93 That's lovely, Mis Hum. Quite a change in your style. I like the new MisHum.

Posted by: creeper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (80oeU)

94 Thank you Mike Hammer. I have been reading the posts on X of the names of our lost. I won’t forget, even if I never knew their names.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (OoFl2)

95
I read Insty, but it's now pretty bad among Reynolds, Driscoll and Green. As for their commenters, they make us look like a Louis XV salon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (HdYcL)

96 It’s a crazy world at the gas station.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (LHPAg)

97 SGT Albert Medas USMC KIA

(from my Dad's notebooks)

Sgt. Medas was wounded during the Vegas-Carson-Reno outpost battles at the end of March, 1953. I was also wounded during those actions and was evacuated to Yokuska Naval Hosp. During my recovery I saw Medas being wheeled through my ward. I hollered at him but he gave no response. He had suffered a grave head wound and had stroke-like symptoms. He did not recognize me. The orderly came over and asked if I knew him and I told him yes, he was in my outfit. The next day a nurse came to interview me concerning the Sgt. She told me he had lost his tags and ID during the battle or evacuation and arrived at the hospital listed as "unknown" as he could not identify himself.
Medas was one mean, tough Marine.

He never left the hospital. Medas DOW in September 1953.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)

98 "It's a crazy world at the gas station."

As I keep trying to say, maybe it wasn't such a great idea to destroy so much of the oil industry in the 20-teens; the oilfield in Louisiana was wrecked and what was left got buried by covid.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (03Dwc)

99
What is the law at Instapundit? Not to complain about another overlinked Driscoll post full of boring crap. Are we not MEN?
Posted by: gKWVE


Do not walk on all fours.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

100 Yep. So yeah. Thanks Hum....
I give up on Mondays.
Nice pic. I miss your engagement, though. You're probably not even here...
Don't put yourself out. Go be retired. Much love to you and the Fabulous. ❣❣

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (uTEOj)

101 The 87 Regular or the 93 Hi-Test enema?

Decisions, decisions . . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (wVcYX)

102 Grrrrr! Just ripped the flag when trying to roll it up.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

103 Thank you Mike Hammer may their memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

104 Hi Horde! Thanks MisHum!

I almost never read the comments at Insty. No value add.

Posted by: Iris at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (bOJ2I)

105 I had thought that back then there was some residency requirement in Nevada to get a divorce. At first it was six months, then three months, then six weeks.
——-

And finally, six minutes, playing the slots

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (vEz2K)

106 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
=====

Popularized "permissive parenting"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)

107 Saw Steppenwolf when they were playing for much smaller crowds, this one a little venue called The Wild Goose near Chicago. Good times.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (L9EgK)

108 And finally, six minutes, playing the slots
Posted by: Common Tater

Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (DuLyh)

109 102 Grrrrr! Just ripped the flag when trying to roll it up.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

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Bring it to me with two gin and tonics.

Posted by: Old Lady from This Morning's Art Thread at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (6/7Fs)

110
The good news: my Astros win 9-0 on a combined no-hitter

The bad news: the Knicks are now in the finals

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (HdYcL)

111 Do not walk on all fours.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

I was reminded of this when awaiting Cloudflare's decision of whether I was human or not.
And whether it mattered.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (gKWVE)

112 Yeah, the Pill did more damage than all the rest!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

What, Bayer aspirin?

(From 2012....That look on Andrea Mitchell's face when Santorum supporter Foster Friess said in an interview " back in my day we used Bayer aspirin for a contraceptive. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly.") Of course he was joking but the reaction was awesome.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (rgnea)

113 Thank you Tonypete may their memory be a blessing/

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

114 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)

115 'stros at 23-31 have some work to do, but on the plus side, they're in AL West where everyone else sucks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)

116 I heard of a homeless guy that boofed ethanol gas for an instant drunk, so that warning sticker is warranted -- not that it would have stopped him.

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (yFfLy)

117 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)

I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (qx7Zg)

118 The sexual revolution, in both of its manifestations (the pill, and the requirement that chicks work) was a complete disaster.
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

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And shady, divorce, lawyers are happy to dine on the Leftovers of a failed marriage.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (L9EgK)

119 One of the most memorable things in my life was visiting the Vietnam War Memorial with my Dad. We did tracing of his friends' names. That was a redpilling moment.

PFC CHARLES CROCKETT HOWZE
PFC LINDSAY CLINTON TURNER

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (Xdfhw)

120 For barrel scrapers, the Angels and the Rockies are duking it out 20-34 each. Kind of like lingerie mud wrestling where the contestants are Whoopi Goldberg and Natalie Maines.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

121
Heaven forbid you have meat on a plane.


The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

122 I knew a feller who lived by a Rez. He said he would find piles of cans in the woods of Lysol, with a hole punched in the side. Huffing Lysol to get high. Liquor stores would be closed on Sundays, and a pickup truck full of Injuns would descend upon a gas station and buy up all the brake fluid on the rack. Alcoholism is bad stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (vEz2K)

123 [I arrive in hell]
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!

Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.

Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)

124 Heaven forbid you have meat on a plane.

The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

If they don't like it, they can get out and push the airliner so it arrives sooner.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (qx7Zg)

125 I dunno if I accept that the root causes of declining birth rates in the U.S. are so clear and simple.

Birth rates heve fallen off a cliff in EVERY First World and Second World (Russia) country, not just here & in Western Europe. I doubt that the Pill and the Playboy Philosophy have much to do with the declining birth rates in Japan (which is having a virtual going-out-of-business sale), or China.

I think economics has been a major factor. A rising standard of living ALWAYS results in a decline in the birth rate. Conversely, birth rates remain extraordinarily high in the worst Third World sewers. The more godawful the place(Republic of the Congo), the higher the birth rate.

Yes... I know that having lots of babies is the only Social Security there is in Ethiopia.

What I'm saying is, I think it's glib and simplistic to blame it all on Hugh Hefner.



Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (RCjYY)

126 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Popularized "permissive parenting"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM

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I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids -- too the children's detriment

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (L9EgK)

127 The sexual revolution …. was a complete disaster.
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Depends on what your objective was. It was a smashing success looked at from a “let’s destabilize society and introduce chaos and anarchy”

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)

128 ""TSA Says You Can Carry a Rotisserie Chicken in Your Carry-On: 'As Many as You Can Fit'
Exploring the TSA's quirky security rules that allow rotisserie chickens but restrict protein shakes.""

A leftover from when mayor pete was transportation secretary. He went prancing through an airplane while singing-

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

129 Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (vEz2K)

I could cut back on the booze. But huffin' febreze is a whole new level of sad trombone

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (Xdfhw)

130 divorce attorneys!! My ex went to "counseling" without me. He "counselor" suggested divorce and recommended an attorney. Her son. Nasty business.

Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (iNp3L)

131 I was on another site when an ad for a electric bike popped up. On clearance. From Temu.

What could possibly go wrong?

(The trumpets sound a "wah-wah-wah!" in the background.)

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (aMrr2)

132 Thank you Mis Hum for content.

Greetings Horde!

Bad Monday guy looks like he has a late model RAM pickup. If he has the fancy-schmancy tail lights that's an $800 part to replace.

Wasn't today once known as Remembrance Day? Or am I thinking of Veterans day?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

133 I was reminded of this when awaiting Cloudflare's decision of whether I was human or not.
And whether it mattered.
Posted by: gKWVE

When I get that I usually just close the window and forget about it.
If it is the first time I hit that site ever it probably means I am not a bot that hits it a hundred times (+) a day. Simple test. Ef em if that cannot figure that much out.
In reality they are probably doing a deep dive into my browsing patterns to tailer the ads and click bait just for me.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)

134 And finally, six minutes, playing the slots
Posted by: Common Tater

Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.
Posted by: Tonypete


* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)

135 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

I plan to be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)

136
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)

137 28 I noticed listening to old time radio programs, Divorce was sometimes part of the plot line.

Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

I think if you wanted a divorce and the spouse objected you had to go to Reno (I guess or Nevada in general) where the law allowed it after a residency period, if my interpretation of 1950's movies and TV is correct.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (QGaXH)

138 I plan to be.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)

Just gather a few like minded Albertans and publish a document. It's worked before.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

139 ARiK, the British do/did Remembrance Day. With the poppies and such. It's probably Allahu Ackbar/ Durka Durka Jihad Day by now.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)

140 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?
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I plan to be.


I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (vTZFs)

141 Beats most writers today.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

My father was a civil war buff, and he collected letters from soldiers written to folks back home . I read quite a few, and was struck by how even the privates and sergeants expressed their thoughts far more cogently and eloquently than most college graduates today can dream of doing.

It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

142 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)
+++
I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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I always look forward to when the chicharrones guy and his enormous bundle of fresh fried pork skins would make his way down the aisle to my row. Like a visit from Santa.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

143 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

LOL, U R Rite!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

144 I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

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A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)

145 Alberta is relearning the truth of all socialist/leftist states - you can vote your way in, but you gotta shoot your way out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (QDJ2U)

146 My ex went to "counseling" without me. He "counselor" suggested divorce and recommended an attorney. Her son. Nasty business.

As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)

147 A leftover from when mayor pete was transportation secretary. He went prancing through an airplane while singing-

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

Hah!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B)

148 I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids -- to the children's detriment
Posted by: JM

What, the edition without the Vulcan nerve pinch?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (W5mpo)

149 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

Oh no, you di-int.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:09 PM (Xdfhw)

150
As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)

____________

The leading cause of divorce is a woman's friends.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:10 PM (HdYcL)

151 I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids

My mom had the book. If that Dad-aim was hers, she failed miserably, at least with me. I think I developed callouses on my posterior from spankings AND I deserved each of them!
Dad and I hung out together on weekends, to my delight.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (Jr+re)

152 MisHum, your painting appears to be done on a sheet of Masonite. Am I right? I understand it is a popular medium for artists.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

153 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
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You can read cursive?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

154 Depends on what your objective was. It was a smashing success looked at from a “let’s destabilize society and introduce chaos and anarchy”
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)

My objectives were pretty clear.

Posted by: Here for the hippy pussy sign guy at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (gbGyB)

155 Adlai Stevenson was once asked if he thought being divorced (back in the '50s) would cost him votes?

He famously replied, "No... not if I get the votes of everyone who is divorced... and everyone who wishes they were divorced."

This is long forgotten, but in addition to "I Like Ike!", people generally liked Adlai too.

When was the last time we had an election for President where everybody liked both candidates? I think you'd have to go back to the '50s.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RCjYY)

156 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (bss/y)

157 Bad Monday guy looks like he has a late model RAM pickup. If he has the fancy-schmancy tail lights that's an $800 part to replace.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan


I'm thinking the impact with the neighbor's house is probably more than $800.

With the toolbox blocking the camera, I originally thought he might have made it back in and hit the brakes, but he's rolling on the sidewalk at the end; he got caught in the tow strap.

....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

158 You can read cursive?

Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

159 The Quebecois tried to separate in the 70s but, well, French, so....that's how that went.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)

160 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Make Americans Eloquent Again

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (eZ5tL)

161 Thanks for the ONT, MisHum! Hope you got Holiday Pay!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rdVOm)

162 I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

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A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)

If the referendum passes, it would require the Alberta government to enter into negotiations with Ottawa aimed at a peaceful secession. Since there is zero chance of Ottawa bargaining in good faith, ultimately it will come down to a unilateral declaration of independence.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (8zz6B)

163
Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

____________

Truly loving parents make their children learn copperplate.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (HdYcL)

164 Hi folks. For those interested, Robert the Cat(TM) is still kind of the same, though he is starting to get used to the idea that "me without a shirt" is not the nauseating surface he thought it was. Still hurts, mind you.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)

165 136
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)
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IMO, a worthless profession except in the most extreme circumstances where an indiividual is not functional. Beyond that, "common sense" which doesn't require a license to distribute is sufficient. Incidentally, I believe a significant number of "therapists" are likely more mentally unstable than their client lists. Dated one once who insisted the best way to let off stress was to scream at the top of her lungs when necessary....which she did in the middle of South Street in Philly. First and last date...gave her cab fare and left her right there.

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (dIske)

166 You can read cursive?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

LOL! I really dont think anyone under 30 knows how to anymore.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (QDJ2U)

167 AOP, is secession allowed in whatever Canada calls their constitution?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)

168 132 Wasn't today once known as Remembrance Day? Or am I thinking of Veterans day?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

Decoration Day.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (y171U)

169 Tom Servo I usually use Civil War diaries and letters (from people who mostly didn't go beyond the equivalent of today's 6th grade) to illustrate the dumbing down/death of literacy.

Then's the more recent example (50s/60s) of "we used to teach Latin and Greek in high school, now we teach remedial English in college".

Having guest lectured to and graded papers for a public university upper division class (several times), the word "appalled" barely begins to capture things.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)

170 Ben Had says I have good cursive so I've got that going for me.
/thumbs in suspenders, rocks back on heels

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (RIvkX)

171 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Idiocracy.

Saw some click-bait on ivermectin.
Apparently available OTC for real people in a number of states now. Curious which states I did a Google and found most web pages / articles were on medical industry pages.
About a hundred comments on one page, every one was how stupid people are to take that because COVID and everybody knows that red states that didn't hold the lockdown for two years+ had bodies piling up in the streets... oh, and comparing red states to the move Idiocracy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (/lPRQ)

172 "In case you thought it was about a three day weekend" reminded me of a great film. It is "Taking Chance", starring Kevin Bacon. It is about a military officer who takes on the job of accompanying the body of a soldier back to his home town. It shows details, such as how the soldier's body is handled and cared for, that you wouldn't think about. Very appropriate for this holiday.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)

173 Whew! I finished yardwork just as daylight dimmed. Then, heard thunder rumbling in the distance.. a breeze and sprinkle of rain.. couple of loud booms and it's over now. Still warm outside.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

174 Joe Besser was the only human to master the Vulcan Pinch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:19 PM (Cqx++)

175 AOP, is secession allowed in whatever Canada calls their constitution?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)

I think technically it is, with impossible hoops to be jumped through. Canada's "constitution" was unilaterally imposed by Pierre Trudeau as an Act of Parliament, so as far as I am concerned, it is invalid on its face.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)

176 Then's the more recent example (50s/60s) of "we used to teach Latin and Greek in high school, now we teach remedial English in college"

I'm 29+ but my small town North Dakota high school had German, Spanish, French and Latin. Probably only Spanish today.

Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (iNp3L)

177 Hi folks. For those interested, Robert the Cat(TM) is still kind of the same, though he is starting to get used to the idea that "me without a shirt" is not the nauseating surface he thought it was. Still hurts, mind you.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)
No offense or judgment about your shirtlessness. But does Robert like fleecy blankets? Our cat likes making biscuits on my lap. I make her do it through a blanket. She ain't going to town on my bare leg. Ow and no.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Xdfhw)

178 Also, all these Civil War letters were written in longhand, no type-delete possible.

Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (eZ5tL)

179 IMO, a worthless profession except in the most extreme circumstances where an indiividual is not functional.

I recall there was a recent study indicating that therapy was exactly as effective as just talking to your friends. Probably even your gray box friends!

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:21 PM (xlvhb)

180 Having guest lectured to and graded papers for a public university upper division class (several times), the word "appalled" barely begins to capture things.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)
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At least my senior thesis is better than Michelle Obama's.

Keeping expectations low is a key to success.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)

181 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

182 We are DEVO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Cqx++)

183 Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.


Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)

184 I'm 29+ but my small town North Dakota high school had German, Spanish, French and Latin. Probably only Spanish today.
Posted by: free tibet


My small-town MN school only had German and Spanish. I guess they couldn't find a French-speaking hockey coach.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)

185 Brevity is the soul of wit.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

186 185 Brevity is the soul of wit.

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What's your point?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (6/7Fs)

187 I'm happily married, but I find myself fascinated by all the articles and videos about the sad state of modern dating and marriage. Hoe_math is probably my favorite YouTube channel on the subject. Most men seem to have adopted the Joshua strategy (as in the WOPR computer in "Wargames") - the only way to win is not to play. I didn't get married until my mid-40s and was prepared to die single, but I found a unicorn and locked her down pronto.

Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (K1RVP)

188 Remembrance Day is what the Brits call Veteran's Day, inso far as it's done on November 11th.

But they are honoring the dead, as we do on Memorial Day.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Vvh2V)

189 During the Articles of Confederation time period after the Revolutionary War (1783-'89), both the northern AND southern states thought secession looked quite appealing.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (RCjYY)

190 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (xlvhb)

191 Decoration Day, in the South anyway, is the Saturday before Memorial Day.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Vvh2V)

192 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Is not.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

193 "In case you thought it was about a three day weekend" reminded me of a great film. It is "Taking Chance", starring Kevin Bacon. It is about a military officer who takes on the job of accompanying the body of a soldier back to his home town. It shows details, such as how the soldier's body is handled and cared for, that you wouldn't think about. Very appropriate for this holiday.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)

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Absolutely agree. This is very well done

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (2VJPo)

194 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)


I wish he would tell them that Oxygen is bigly awesome.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:27 PM (Xdfhw)

195 Good night, horde! Enjoyed another ONT. Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (Jr+re)

196 123 [I arrive in hell]
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!

Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.

Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)

You'll be the guy in one of my favorite Far Side cartoons happily pushing a wheelbarrow full of brimstone down in heck, goofy smile on his face, and two demons off to the side, watching, with one saying to the other 'you know, we're just not getting through to that guy'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)

197
Carolina, 3 - Montreal, 2 in OT

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)

198
The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.
Posted by: Ian S.


What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)

199 Hoe_math is probably my favorite YouTube channel on the subject.

I like his stuff, especially when he explains that it's all the fault of Democrats, but he's also at least "and it's the fault of the Joooz that we have Democrats" adjacent. That's mostly in his social media posts though, I haven't seen it in his videos.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (xlvhb)

200 Didn't somebody here post a video of a man at a gas station doing something with a gas nozzle that I would not have thought would be anatomically possible?!

There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:30 PM (Vvh2V)

201 I am off to bed. Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:31 PM (OoFl2)

202 Bad Monday guy: Most haste, least speed.

Like me shooting.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:32 PM (kuQVf)

203 You'll be the guy in one of my favorite Far Side cartoons happily pushing a wheelbarrow full of brimstone down in heck, goofy smile on his face, and two demons off to the side, watching, with one saying to the other 'you know, we're just not getting through to that guy'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)

Hey, I resemble that too!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)

204 RIP Sonny Rollins.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (N8ZBc)

205 Secession is frowned on here. They will come and kill everybody and burn your state down to teach you a lesson.
Never interrupt their graft machine.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (8XBuM)

206 Time for a late snack and cocktail, and queue up The Devil's Brigade. Almost a tradition hereabouts.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (D1E+2)

207 Carolina, 3 - Montreal, 2 in OT
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)

Good. Pith those Froggies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)

208 Maybe Canada's revolution will trigger ours.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (zfQ1S)

209 During Henry VIII's time, educated men would decide at dinner whether to converse in English, Latin or French.

Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)

210 Ian S, it happened to Ragtime Rev too. He got banned for performing minstrel songs too enthusiastically and blamed (((you know who))) so on his return all he does is nazi shit now.
Bath Salts got nothin' on antisemitism.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (gKWVE)

211 139 ARiK, the British do/did Remembrance Day. With the poppies and such. It's probably Allahu Ackbar/ Durka Durka Jihad Day by now.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)

BarelyScary I saw your question about camping the other night late after everyone was gone.

We went twice in April - once to a local regional part so we could hook everything up an make sure it all worked right. I tried to clean and sanitize the freshwater tank wit some s*** I bought at Camping World and made a hash of it. Endless suds coming out the faucets! Fortunately everything works ok using city water.

Late April we spent 4 great days at San Clemente State Beach. It's one of the few 'full-hookup' parks in the system. We were there with friends and had a blast!

On a completely different subject, no loud noises from the north. I think the crack in the tank allowed it to vent. Evacuation still in place last I heard.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)

212 Mr favorite Far Side - Hell cartoon has the devil escorting a distinguished looking man to an open door, inside are a bunch of goofy looking kids with banjo’s. He says “Here’s your room, Maestro.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QDJ2U)

213 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)


Yup.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)

214
What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

==============

There's no such thing as an illegal person.

They are more Californian than you will ever be.

The undocumented have rights.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 11:39 PM (n7rxJ)

215 There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (xlvhb)

216 212

That IS funny.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (RCjYY)

217 by: Case at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (8XBuM

A fellow Georgian, I assume?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Vvh2V)

218 Worked with a guy who was famous in the facility for once having attempted to "ease the hammer down on his 30-30 with one hand" while it was tucked between the transmission hump and the passenger seat while he was driving back from a stand during deer season and shot his transmission.
The truck had to be towed back into town.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)

219 @177 No worries, my shirtlessness rivals "The Blob" except I don't absorb protoplasm all that well. If you've read Brian Aldiss' story "Visiting Amoeba" I can't do that.

And yeah, he prefers a blanket or a shirt, but sometimes it's just too hot. He seems to be learning that not everything has to be perfect if he wants to be petted. And he wants to be petted more than he hates human flesh (other than biting and slashing).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (CHHv1)

220 209 During Henry VIII's time, educated men would decide at dinner whether to converse in English, Latin or French.

Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)

My favorite quote from Frederick the Great: “I speak French to my lovers; Polish to my servants; and German to my dogs.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (QDJ2U)

221 Sunny Rollins. RIP. 95 is not a bad time.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (CHHv1)

222 157
....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

No, tail lights.
Head lights are probably $$$ too!

Gone are the days of a $2 headlight you could replace yourself in 15 minutes....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (QGaXH)

223 "Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP)."

He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)

224 Mr favorite Far Side - Hell cartoon has the devil escorting a distinguished looking man to an open door, inside are a bunch of goofy looking kids with banjo’s. He says “Here’s your room, Maestro.”
Posted by: Tom Servo


It was a theme. The two-panel FarSide of "welcome to heaven, here's your harp," and "welcome to hell, here's your accordion" was pretty good, too.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

225 "Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP)."

He used helium once, and it made a high goofy pitch when he peed.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:45 PM (N8ZBc)

226 He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)

I think zombie said he inflated it with saline, so he would have fruitral buoyancy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)

227 224

That is pretty good.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (RCjYY)

228 "Welcome to hell, here are your bagpipes" would also work.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (RCjYY)

229 183 Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.


Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)

I spent most of 6th and 7th grades in the principals office in a Catholic School hence my grasp of grammar and punctuation is tentative at best.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (QGaXH)

230 "I think zombie said he inflated it with saline"

Wouldn't that be an infused scrotum, rather than inflated? Irrigated? I'd fill mine with mercury, give them some heft.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (N8ZBc)

231 There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).
Posted by: Ian S.

He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp


Sometimes I hate what my brain remembers, but I think he did that with saline, so it'd be neutrally buoyant.

Posted by: some drink to remember, mikeski drinks to forget at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)

232 226 231

So, it's not just me.

Posted by: mikeski sympathizes at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov)

233 I think this is how I got my sense of humor...

https://youtube.com/shorts/fF7GuNCCHdg

As least my siblings think it fits.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)

234 Ohmigod, I’d forgotten the story so I searched for scrotal inflation man.
Mistake.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (QDJ2U)

235 A friend in high school had the drain somehow plugged up, had to have surgery on the scrotum. Awkward, especially for a teenager

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F50AR)

236 My ex-wife messaged me today, reminiscing about old dead friends. We divorced in 1973, in Texas. It cost me $250.00, half the money and equity on the house, the china and silver. She kept her car and I kept mine, plus everything else. Took about 5 minutes in court. Civilized place Texas

Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 25, 2026 11:51 PM (nKUQu)

237 Well, sleepiness is overtaking me. Time for bed. 0600 comes pretty early. Temperature here is down to about 82, with a stiff NW breeze. Very pleasant outside right now.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)

238
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)

239 Trump emailed his playlist to Abbas Araghchi.
At the top of the list was...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOxHsuV83KA

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (zfQ1S)

240 "0600 comes pretty early." Copy that!

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (N8ZBc)

241 236

I got the car,
She got the palace.
Goin' through the Big D,
and don't mean Dallas!

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:54 PM (RCjYY)

242
Almost 10 here. No fireworks thank goodness.

The asshole neighbors have restrained themselves.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)

243 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (zfQ1S)

LOL. Trump is still a troll master

Posted by: PaleRider at May 25, 2026 11:56 PM (AOl+5)

244 221 Sunny Rollins. RIP. 95 is not a bad time.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
---

And they say heroin kills.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:57 PM (zfQ1S)

245 "No fireworks thank goodness."

I hate them. They're the most jejeune of all spectacles; juice ain't worth the squeeze. Pets could do without them too.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (N8ZBc)

246 So many people outside Texas have no clue why Cornyn is so unpopular in his own state. Someone on X said “Abbott isn’t always conservative either, why don’t they hate him just as much?”

My explanation: Here’s the difference between Abbott and Cornyn - even though we sometimes disagree with Abbott, he talks to people in Texas and at least remembers that Texas exists. Cornyn doesn’t.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (QDJ2U)

247
"Welcome to hell, here are your bagpipes" would also work.
Posted by: mnw


It's a long way to the bottom if you wanna rock and roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)

248 Sonny Rollins, Michael Caine, 'Alfie'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=33JbaBpHic8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:00 AM (zfQ1S)

249
gp,

We live on a deadend street. The only exit is going passed the aholes houses. We have a severe drought, strict water restrictions.

If they start a fire we are fucked.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:01 AM (3ek7K)

250 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM


Someone was pumping ethyl.


Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)

251 Cornyn has been on the wrong side of everything for TX and the US. He is a wholly owned agent for the GOPe and can do no better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (zfQ1S)

252
Someone was pumping ethyl.


Friedrich Merz

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (Cqx++)

253 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes


That Ethyl's a kinky gal.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)

254 39 Great painting up top - for some reason it reminds me of Mt. Index in Washington.
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)


You're right. It does.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB)

255 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Finally getting over the cold and the chemo reaction - have been down for about a week between the two...

In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)

256 Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes

That Ethyl's a kinky gal.


She used to be, now she's just cold. https://youtu.be/JwFE9tkq4KM

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (+9wcF)

257 Mickey Mouse: "Minnie is fuckin' goofy."

"You never told me Minnie was nuts before, Mickey."

Mickey: "I didn't say she was nuts. I said she was fuckin' Goofy."

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (RCjYY)

258
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)

259 Lurking jazz fan -- as others have noted above, the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has passed at age 95. I did not know that he had also played on several tracks of the Rolling Stones LP, "Tattoo You" much later, as noted on the rollingstone.com obituary report.

Another sad report of a sax player passing in the same time frame, Dick Parry in the UK, friend of guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who played on classic recordings of "Money" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Reported on the website Variety.com.



Posted by: gdgm+ at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (C5GSe)

260 I found that I couldn't replicate the failure on my washing machine, so after running a couple of loads in the back yard attached to the garden hose, I took the cabinet off and scrubbed the rusty spots off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted the mostly bare metal with rattlecan low gloss white. It will stay in the back yard, drying and curing, waiting for the new drain hose.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:10 AM (rbvCR)

261 TIFW,
Good news!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB)

262 I agree, TiFW.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)

263 Happy for you, TiFW!

Prayers continue...

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

264 Youngsters graduating high school can't read or write but they can pidgin English text on phones. So, that's something!

Useful Pidgin English phrases for beginners include I no sabi (I don't understand), I wan chop (I want to eat), and how you dey? (How are you doing today?).

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (LR2XU)

265 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth


Hooray! I'll (we'll) keep praying!

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)

266 Posted by: Paul, Sid, and/or Raimondo at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

hahahaha nick

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:18 AM (6wpGE)

267 Happy Memorial Day Horde, just a wee bit late, it is after midnight here.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:22 AM (0nHVk)

268 Launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-37
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 26, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)

https://youtu.be/tVbDgGznY5s

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (2F0/Y)

269 Fourseasons, we sometimes have water restrictions here. Not currently, afaik, but even so-- when it's hot and dry especially around Independence Day-- I keep the hoses hooked up, laid out and ready to douse any fire within reach.

At that point, EFF the restrictions. I'll accept the consequences. If the irrigation water got shut off, I'd hook hose up to an indoor faucet instead.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

270 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

271 I can't believe you linked that Cracker song. I played that just tonight.

Notbody, nobody does mystery links like you. I miss

You are sorely misseed, friend.

Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (QZkUY)

272 The Navy vet who beat the elderly Trump supporter in San Diego to death was...wait for it... a faggot.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (+rSJz)

273
What a surprise pawn

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (3ek7K)

274 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)

Will you get your cat scan from Piper, Wolfus Aureus(sp?), Perfesser Squirrel, or Beckoning Chasm?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (qx7Zg)

275 Kerry Sheron.

Look it up.

Say his name.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:29 AM (skLNB)

276 U.S. attorney in Miami supervising the probe of Obama-Biden era government... indictments against Cuban ... Raul Castro and ...Nicolas Maduro.

[And] for trying to steal a sealed, classified report from Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump ...charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison,

and put on notice the current and former FBI agents, intelligence community spies and prosecutors whose conduct is currently being examined by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla.
---

Yeee Haw

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (zfQ1S)

277
I saw we blew up some missle sites in Iran.

Not enough though

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)

278 185 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

So?

Posted by: Brief at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (TbWk/)

279 Cats. Are they the worst or are they working to a plan. Hang on, have to pet the cat because he's rubbing against my leg. That's what that means, right?

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (CHHv1)

280
Beckoning,
You should write a book about Robert, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:33 AM (3ek7K)

281 Nytol

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:34 AM (RCjYY)

282 Whew! I finished yardwork just as daylight dimmed. Then, heard thunder rumbling in the distance.. a breeze and sprinkle of rain.. couple of loud booms and it's over now. Still warm outside.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

Damn, you're the perpetual yard work lady. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)

283 ... a faggot.


Huh. His wife didn't mention that.

Posted by: lurk at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (h0JFh)

284 Politico Europe. "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk suffered a major setback yesterday as voters in Kraków overwhelmingly backed a right-wing campaign to remove liberal Mayor Aleksander Miszalski — a result that could inspire similar efforts elsewhere in Poland."

It's hard for Politico to keep lies on the straight and narrow. They've been selling Tusk as right wing when he's really just a Bill Kristol / Anne Applebaum neocon liberal-progressive.

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (LR2XU)

285 It's a long way to the bottom if you wanna rock and roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)

Man, no shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

286 97 SGT Albert Medas USMC KIA

(from my Dad's notebooks)

Medas DOW in September 1953.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)

Great story, Tonypete. Thank you.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (6wpGE)

287 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler beat 69 year old Kerry Sheron (male) veteran, to death because he decorated his home with MAGA paraphernalia.

Escondido, California

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)

288 Hi JQ! I have been reading upthread and I am happy to see that Horde prayer is doing its' good thing for Teresa.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:42 AM (0nHVk)

289 Sorry wrong guy apparently. Need to turn in my internet detective badge. odd name for a match.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:43 AM (+rSJz)

290 He certainly set off my gaydar.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (+rSJz)

291 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler beat 69 year old Kerry Sheron (male) veteran, to death because he decorated his home with MAGA paraphernalia.

Escondido, California

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)

Sounds like ol' Thomas needs to be executed by staring into a 105 howitzer. Call Woah Fat, he got experience with this shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (snZF9)

292 Damn, you're the perpetual yard work lady. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Yeah. I wasn't able to keep up with it all, when hubby was home & sick... Now scrambling to catch up!

In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

293
pawn,

We get stuff wrong sometimes.

No probation for you, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (3ek7K)

294 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)


very cool!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:46 AM (snZF9)

295 An engineer gets sent to Canada to do some training.

When he returns, his boss asks him how he liked Toronto.

Engineer: "What a shithole. Nothing there but whores and hockey players."

Boss: "My wife is from Toronto."

Engineer: "Err... what position did she play?"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:48 AM (IG3/x)

296
The Navy vet who beat the elderly Trump supporter in San Diego to death was...wait for it... a faggot.
Posted by: pawn


Does he have his own jet airplane?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (Cqx++)

297 Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (3ek7K)

298 Yeah. I wasn't able to keep up with it all, when hubby was home & sick... Now scrambling to catch up!

In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (snZF9)

299 They've been selling Tusk as right wing when he's really just a Bill Kristol / Anne Applebaum neocon liberal-progressive.
Posted by: 13times
---

He opened the doors for Poland adopting the EU currency and other EU crap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (zfQ1S)

300 I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
---

Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)

301 Life is one massive disappointment after another. And now, with AI, it's going to be constant. And inescapable.

At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)

302 > Useful Pidgin English phrases for beginners include I no sabi (I don't understand)

More advanced: Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ (the moon).

Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ bugger-up (an eclipse)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:55 AM (IG3/x)

303 192 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

Is.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)

304 I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.
Posted by: Berserker

That's a lot of work!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)

305 > The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt

LOL!

Pratt says he's going to send all of LA's homeless people to Seattle, "where the mayor will welcome them".

This seems unfair. Portland deserves a share, too.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (IG3/x)

306 Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.
Posted by: Braenyard

Yes, Bers. Consider this!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

307 >>>In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ
---

I keep trying to figure out a way to functionally mount the weed eater from the body of the lawn tractor without dimensionally increasing its width.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (zfQ1S)

308 I keep trying to figure out a way to functionally mount the weed eater from the body of the lawn tractor without dimensionally increasing its width.
Posted by: Braenyard

LOL!

Just get a walk-behind trimmer. It's easy to maneuver and you don't have to *carry* it.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)

309 Think I'm going to the metal recycling yard to see if they have a disk. Put it on a yoke and pull it between the concrete curb and the yard.
That would make a nice clean cut.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (zfQ1S)

310 America 250.

251 years ago today, a British warship sailed into Boston Harbor carrying three generals who were about to lose the American colonies for the British Empire.

The ship was HMS Cerberus. (the three headed dog that guards the gates of Hades.)

An anonymous local wit, classically educated enough to catch the joke, wrote a couplet that went viral in 1775 the way a meme goes viral now. Hand copied. Read aloud in coffeehouses. Passed in letters from Boston to Philadelphia to Charleston.

-----

Behold the Cerberus the Atlantic plough,
Her precious cargo Burgoyne, Clinton, Howe
Bow, wow, wow.

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (LR2XU)

311 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

Is.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 01:05 AM (dK+Kv)

312
Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)

313 Just passing by in order to say
Hope y'all had a good Memorial Day.

Son had to work. Daughter and her hub were going to grill, but they decided they weren't up to it. Which was just as well, as MiladyJo and I weren't really feeling up to going over there tonight.

So Milady and I had cheeseburgers, potato salad, and corn on the cob. Very weekend picniccy.

Then we finished watching a movie we'd started last night. Thirty-two years late, I finally watched Stargate. It was… all that I expected and less. But punched that number on my card.

Then I had the fine surprise of another tooth falling apart. Just great. At least it happened before a work day instead of last Friday evening as would be the usual tooth or car failure schedule. This after I just got a crown put on last week. I'm tired of falling apart.

Here's something appropriate for the current time here in Central Saving Zone.
https://youtu.be/C3vNFuzTTng

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - comments consumed, brain befogged, at May 26, 2026 01:11 AM (0poB+)

314 Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)

This is true, but I do need some cleared on one side to do a pole barn, or metal building, which I desperately need. I wouldn't clear it all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:13 AM (snZF9)

315
Looks like Pixy got a nice bolide fireworks show a few days ago:

t.ly/z0Mri

What's funny is the guy on the driving range who didn't even notice the big fireball explode over his head.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (w6EFb)

316 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius

Wow. Cray cray!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

317 280
Beckoning,
You should write a book about Robert, lol.


Pretty sure HP Lovecraft cornered the market on eldritch horrors. But maybe, who knows--

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:18 AM (CHHv1)

318 Put a nice screened in porch on you outbuilding Bers and clear an area for a nice firepit. You could go on vacation in your backyard.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

319 316 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius
--

She should be careful, those hybrids are dangerous.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (zfQ1S)

320 301 Life is one massive disappointment after another. And now, with AI, it's going to be constant. And inescapable.

At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)

Living up to your nick, there!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (6wpGE)

321 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius

Wow. Cray cray!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

It certainly is. We Lizard People, of the Hollow Earth, are homegrown. No aliens need apply.

Posted by: The True Rulers of Earth at May 26, 2026 01:23 AM (aMrr2)

322 The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place

_-_

Sure did see a ton of Illinois license plates here back when they turned Colorado.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:26 AM (2gJPm)

323 #320 - yes, I am the shiny thing that tempts one into the inescapable abyss.

But I do it would AI.

Some day, that will be an impressive accomplishment. Or not.

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:28 AM (CHHv1)

324 "Without AI" Stupid brain

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:29 AM (CHHv1)

325 Put a nice screened in porch on you outbuilding Bers and clear an area for a nice firepit. You could go on vacation in your backyard.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

Trust me, I thought about it, lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:33 AM (snZF9)

326 AI cannot plausibly replace any job anywhere. Complete and total bullshit. Anything that can be handled with AI will just put more pressure on existing workers to be more productive. Layoffs attributed to AI are likely for a completely different reason.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (2gJPm)

327 I really like Mis Hum's painting. Maybe it's the color palette, but for some reason it reminds me of a Yes album cover, perhaps "50 Live" or "From a Page." Very cool.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (8ILPt)

328 My silly old Cat didn't want to stay indoors during the thunderstorm. He's out there, somewhere, probably sleeping in the weeds out back of the barn reclining in the tall grass of the Serengeti.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

329 This is the first I've heard:

Sprinter Press Agency@SprinterPress - 5h

What happened in chronological order:

Tonight, the US entered the Strait of Hormuz to attack IRGC fast boats, and Iranian air defense responded by shooting down MQ-9 drones.

Two of these drones were shot down by the IRGC, and one by the regular army's air defense system.

The shooting down of these drones in less than 20 minutes caused confusion and disorganization in the US, and an inability to locate the air defense position, so they attacked several points on the islands of Qeshm and Jask.

The US attacked Iranian boats again

The IRGC retaliated tonight against US naval vessels with anti-ship missiles.

This also explains why Trump posted an AI-generated image

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:39 AM (zfQ1S)

330 JQ - one cannot comprehend cats without like, courses in Zen and stuff. Or watching Beavis and Butthead a lot. Something along those lines.

I like MisHum's paintings as well. They're lovely.

Good night, all.

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:42 AM (CHHv1)

331 @SprinterPress - 5h

Fox News has given additional details on what CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said moments ago:

2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior senior US official told Fox. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes.

“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 AM (zfQ1S)

332 'Night, BC & Robert!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

333 >>>"It's All Down Hill"

Depends on your perspective!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (6wpGE)

334 Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejects joining any agreement involving Israel, saying it clashes with Pakistan’s “fundamental ideologies.”
---

There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)

335 >>>reclining in the tall grass of the Serengeti.
Posted by: JQ
--

He's a hunter.
No vermin around your house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:50 AM (zfQ1S)

336 He's a hunter.
No vermin around your house.

Posted by: Braenyard

Been a while since he left any "presents" on the doormat, LOL. But also, been a while since he wanted "breakfast" from me in the morning!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)

337 In a development straight out of science fiction, a Connecticut-based startup called Bexorg is using technology to maintain functioning human brains outside the body for extended periods.

These disembodied organs, sourced from recently deceased donors, are being employed to test experimental drugs aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:54 AM (zfQ1S)

338
“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources
Posted by: Braenyard

===============

This is Newspeak to me. How do "strikes" and "ceasefire" exist at the same time?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)

339 This is Newspeak to me. How do "strikes" and "ceasefire" exist at the same time?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)
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Just ask Lebanon!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:01 AM (XyZGq)

340 >>>It's Wisconsin humor, lighten up.

Liked that!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:03 AM (6wpGE)

341 Nodding off. Time for bed..

Night, horde!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

342 https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)

343 342 https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)

I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)

344 If the Perfessor is lurking, new book coming out:

American Scapegoat: How a Corrupt Justice System Sacrificed Derek Chauvin to the Mob, by former federal prosecutor T.J. Harker

https://tinyurl.com/y4z2xw7t

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:20 AM (XyZGq)

345 Night JQ, I am nodding off too. Sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)

346 I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
-

Pour fa vor!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)

347 Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejects joining any agreement involving Israel, saying it clashes with Pakistan’s “fundamental ideologies.”
---

There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)

Damn, can't we just burn that whole fucking area of the planet from space already. Its like a tumor on earth's ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)

348 Night JQ, I am nodding off too. Sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
-

https://youtu.be/sWlb57OSBlY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:23 AM (XyZGq)

349 There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
-

Never believed in them in the first place. Would have been nice but... Islam.

There are less than a handful of rare exceptions but you don't need the Abraham Accords for those.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:25 AM (XyZGq)

350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:

https://tinyurl.com/4ahjt47w

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)

351 Dems deployed to Newark:

https://tinyurl.com/yc423p9m

No one is above the law.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)

352 I have come to dread Memorial Day. Pooky only lost Airmen to suicide, not combat. So he's testy all day, starts drinking at the agreed-upon time, drinks light drinks only (also agreed upon), and gors full-blown paranoid/out of it (not delusional, that has a very specific meaning in our house). I managed to get him into bed hours ago, I just want this storm to be over with. He never remembers the stuff he says when he's four sheets to the wind, but I do. It sucks.

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

353 pookysgirl, is strong woman.
pookysgirl is good wife.
God bless.

I'm out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:43 AM (zfQ1S)

354 Dems deployed to Newark:

https://tinyurl.com/yc423p9m

No one is above the law.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)

Another place that needs to be burned from space.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:47 AM (snZF9)

355 I hope everyone here agrees we don't need any new graves for the fallen. We have to many now.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at May 26, 2026 02:53 AM (onBRz)

356 346 343 342 I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
-

Pour fa vor!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)

I would prefer covfefe, pour fa vor.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:57 AM (6wpGE)

357 352 I have come to dread Memorial Day. Pooky only lost Airmen to suicide, not combat. So he's testy all day, starts drinking at the agreed-upon time, drinks light drinks only (also agreed upon), and gors full-blown paranoid/out of it (not delusional, that has a very specific meaning in our house). I managed to get him into bed hours ago, I just want this storm to be over with. He never remembers the stuff he says when he's four sheets to the wind, but I do. It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Sending you extra packets of strength.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:58 AM (6wpGE)

358 End the ceasefire. Remind the world thru tariffs of the cost of global trade and commerce.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:37 AM (D1E+2)

359 It can be time to.get up

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:39 AM (Ia/+0)

360 It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Sweetheart, all of life is a bargain. You have the tough end of it today, but remember the blessings. Pooky is with you, and that didn't have to happen.

Sending you all the love and good wishes I possibly can. It will get better. God is in charge.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (DwqWV)

361 Sadly you have to fight to be free
And with our Marxists it could get ugly fast

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (Ia/+0)

362
Meanwhile, over at Reason:

A Texas teaching aide was arrested after investigators said she exposed a 7-year-old girl's chest in front of classmates and compared to child to a "porn star." Police said T'Nae Harrell, a special education aide at Legacy Elementary School near Lubbock, made inappropriate comments about the girl's body to another staff member before pulling up the child's shirt. Investigators said several students and school employees witnessed the incident, which classroom security cameras reportedly captured as well. Harrell was fired and charged with with voyeurism involving a child on school property, a felony that carries a prison sentence between six months and two years. A statement from the Frenship Independent School District called the allegation "deeply concerning" and said "additional resources" would be available to "students, parents, and staff."


"Frenship"? Was this school district sending its employees to that Somali-run lerning center in Minneapolis?

Throw the law book at T'Nae, by the way.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:44 AM (s9VOe)

363 350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:

https://tinyurl.com/4ahjt47w
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)

WTF is wrong with people? Somehow a young girl is at fault for... what, exactly? I do hope those assholes never know the pain of being on the wrong side of a bunch of bullies, but, y'know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:46 AM (DwqWV)

364 I was talking to one of my youngest cousins today, and apparently the conventional wisdom now is that there is no point in going to college for the training itself. It's a triple-whammy of hyper expensive tuition/fees, the learning itself you can do on your own, and you can get paid directly for doing things immediately through e.g. the Fiverr freelance marketplace that he showed me.

Post-secondary schooling is literally only for the credential now, and most don't meet a simple cost/benefit analysis. His wife just finished up an online electrical engineering degree, and she didn't have a bachelor's yet, so that opens doors that would be shut otherwise.

But it does make me question assumptions I had about the best way to reinvent myself for a new career. Since I already have a bachelor's (math), instead of going back for another one in something like business information systems, perhaps it would make more sense to go directly for a professional guild like CPA or JD.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:50 AM (Sy6m/)

365 Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:50 AM (Sy6m/)
-

You have a bachelors in math?

Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)

366
350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:


Those Torontons are a tolerant type, the "best of Canada".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:56 AM (s9VOe)

367
It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget


Oy. I was impressed by the ground rules that the two of you worked out, but that you get left with memories of things said is a cruel burden. Prayers for the two of you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 04:01 AM (s9VOe)

368 Visited Toronto several times. Last time must have been around 15 years ago.

Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)

369 You have a bachelors in math?

Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)


Oh, it gets worse. It's not even my best subject (that would be economics), and I'm not even using it.

I studied math.. just for fun.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:09 AM (Sy6m/)

370 Nevrr put timer on my coffee, so no idea how long it's been percolating

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:13 AM (Ia/+0)

371 'Nevrr' sounds like a Millennial-branded procrastination app, where they don't do things so you don't have to.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:16 AM (Sy6m/)

372 But they haven't been able to get the app out of the design phase, so you still have to do your procrastinating yourself

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:22 AM (Sy6m/)

373 Coffee is ok

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:25 AM (Ia/+0)

374 Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Prayers for you both. It's the living that bear the burden of memory. May He give you strength.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:27 AM (Sy6m/)

375 Pixy's up! Sorta...

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)

376 The family of course is the basic building block of civilization, so it should he no surprise that it has been targeted for destruction by the usual suspects.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)

The government would love nothing more than to destroy both the family and civil society so you can be utterly dependent on it and it alone. That is why the government is AT WAR with both. This MUST be understood.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:55 AM (T6aVk)

377 368 Visited Toronto several times. Last time must have been around 15 years ago.

Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)

It had massively changed since I first visited 25 years ago and the last time I was there in 2019.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:56 AM (T6aVk)

378 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

379 Hm

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (risv5)

Memorial Day Cafe

wengenswitzerland.png
Wengen, Switzerland

A big old 1,400 pound pet cow. She's a co-host on The View. (To steal a Greg Gutfeld joke.)

This lamb has a rock and she's proud of it. She's Rock-Proud.

Rescued baby otter was set free, but always returns to greet his rescuer.

Raising prairie dogs.

Puppy can't believe how cute she is.

Adopting a senior dog who'd already been returned twice. Third time's the charm.

This baby already has a crow friend and I'm still putting out bread and danishes and getting disrespected like an idiot.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM




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1 Wengen, Switzerland, lovely photo. 👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 07:34 PM (NFX2v)

2 Centered!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (aMrr2)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 07:37 PM (DuLyh)

4 I approve.

Posted by: Wes Anderson at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (PiwSw)

5 Two things that tug on my heart are little kids and pets. They are joy and make life worth living.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 07:48 PM (8XBuM)

6 I might be wrong but I bet the people that own those houses don't have snowblowers.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:53 PM (5P5DO)

7
Andrew McCarthy posted some videos of what happened to his cameras at the Starship launch:

t.ly/xO16G

Those are sacrificial cameras. He's got some cool video of the visible shockwaves around that monster, and the above shows some as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 07:56 PM (w6EFb)

8 A baby's laugh, a puppy breath kiss and a kitten doing the spiky Halloween act are a few of my favorite things.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:57 PM (5P5DO)

9 Top photo us beautiful. I wonder how many feet of snow they get in the winter?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

10 Wengen and surrounding area is excellent. Was a hidden gem until the instagram tourists found it. Still marvelous. Highly recommended.

Posted by: TRex - alpine dino at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (cCn4/)

11 Long time centered.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (sl73Y)

12 Pouring out a drink for our fallen Heroes.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (5P5DO)

13 1 video and its good night

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

14 I feel centered.

Posted by: Mick at May 25, 2026 08:02 PM (HFx9z)

15 Center

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 08:02 PM (VCgbV)

16 lin-duh, or as Spawn would say, center mass.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (5P5DO)

17
At the distance of Andrew's cameras there, the shockwaves would have been instantly lethal to anybody standing there. Your organs would be jellified.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

18 Ben had, lol! True!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 08:04 PM (VCgbV)

19
Hey, ace. Did you notice that The Figen is gone? I'm guessing Yog will go soon, too. X is banning accounts that prospered mightily by stealing other Xers' content.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 08:05 PM (n7rxJ)

20 Stoats are cute.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

21 senior dog video is beyond adorable, off away into the interstellar spaces of sweetness. thx Ace.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 08:06 PM (VyBeY)

22 This baby already has a crow friend and I'm still putting out bread and danishes and getting disrespected like an idiot.

Maybe the crow can smell your desperation. Women are like that. Maybe spend time with some other birds and she'll come flapping.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

23 Ok, it was 2 videos
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Try leaving the crow some money, or maybe a gift card.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)

25 Centering, by Gerald Kushel Phd

Highly recommended

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (RIvkX)

26 There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside. I guess it was supposed to be survivable if the stack blew up, though I wouldn’t want to test that theory.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (2RHvg)

27
I love Ace.

I hope he is having a great day.


Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 08:09 PM (3ek7K)

28 Saying peace, peace! but there's no peace:
Breaking911/status/ 2059046889907949725
U.S. forces struck missile launch sites and Iranian boats trying to place mines in southern Iran, U.S. military says -FOX
May 25, 2026 · 11:00 PM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 08:10 PM (gKWVE)

29
You know what's gonna happen, don't you? There's going to be a hundred clever comments about this being centered and then it's going to be fixed and all those comments will look silly. That's why I'm not making any comments about this being centered. No, not a one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (HdYcL)

30 gKWVE, we also killed 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (5P5DO)

31 At the distance of Andrew's cameras there, the shockwaves would have been instantly lethal to anybody standing there. Your organs would be jellified.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)
=====

*unrolls scroll of names*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)

32
When Ace retires will this place be Dildo place of something?

Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

33 four seasons, CBD and JJ already have their own place.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:13 PM (5P5DO)

34 Puppy can't believe how cute she is.

Dogs aren't "smart" enough to know that their reflection is themselves. She's wondering about the other dog in the puddle.

The "mirror test" generally involves putting a mark on an animal (a paint spot, or something) in a location the animal can't see on its own, but could see in a mirror. If they try to examine or remove the mark when they see it in the mirror, they've "passed" the mirror test.

Some species of: dolphins, chimps, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, horses(!), crows, magpies, elephants, mice(!), and octopi have passed the test.

Dogs and cats have not.

Separating "intelligence" from "instinct" is hard, though, because some ants can also pass the test.....

Posted by: mirror-universe mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)

35 Daily Caller:
Natalie Maines, lead Hutt of The Chicks, blasted President Trump in an Instagram post last week, calling him a 'fugly sl*t' while accusing him of using Americans’ “gas money to pay the insurrectionists.”
May 25, 2026 · 5:01 PM UTC


I may have changed a word.

Posted by: gKWVE is holding a thermal detonator at May 25, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)

36
Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (HdYcL)

37 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (5P5DO)

38 Tomorrow is gonna be free booze and taco night in the Cafe to celebrate the Paxton win.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:22 PM (5P5DO)

39

Separating "intelligence" from "instinct" is hard, though, because some ants can also pass the test.....
Posted by: mirror-universe mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)
====

Have you heard of the Sally-Ann test?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:27 PM (RIvkX)

40 Anybody have the under/over on the # of dead in NYC tonight b from "celebrations" if the Knicks win tonight? It won't be pleasant

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 08:28 PM (hpwtA)

41 Hello cafe!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (p4NUW)

42 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.
Posted by: Ben Had


I saw Wind On Pluto open for Mercury Rev at Saturn Birmingham in '21.

https://youtu.be/12_kW1d-VTQ

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)

43 Piper, did your day include cake ?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (5P5DO)

44 Hey everybody I had a great Memorial Day with my family and they let me BBQ again.

Today I BBQ'd Meatloaf and some Carrots

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (38587)

45 Mrs. F. invited some old friends over so Boy F. and I made some pizzas. Pesto Goat cheese. Meatball deep dish. Pepperoni. Mushroom Pepper Onion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:32 PM (RIvkX)

46 "Dogs aren't "smart" enough to know that their reflection is themselves. She's wondering about the other dog in the puddle."

If the Winged Golden checking herself out in a mirror isn't self aware she in making a good pretense of it.

Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 25, 2026 08:33 PM (NtSIs)

47 43 Piper, did your day include cake ?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (5P5DO)

I just had a piece of tiramisu delivered from the kitchen! But I also shared a steak and baked potato with my kidlet, so I am kind of stuffed. It would be bad luck not to have a few bites, though, so digesting a little and will eat some.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 08:33 PM (p4NUW)

48 Bulldog runs agility. We'll.

https://youtu.be/1dQRLUDwnYk?
si=D381qXcOyKe4-IhQ

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

49 Funny Police Dogs.

https://youtube.com/shorts/lebC5smRMW0

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 08:40 PM (qx7Zg)

50 If the Winged Golden checking herself out in a mirror isn't self aware she in making a good pretense of it.
Posted by: Easy the Elder


I had forgotten that video. Maybe dogs are getting smarter. The Flynn Effect isn't just for humans.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:42 PM (VHUov)

51 Ajax never paid any mind to his reflection. I don't know if he thought it was a dog or knew it was himself, he just looked at himself once and dismissed it. Lacked scent. Not real. Unimportant.

Reef is fascinated by his reflection, by comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:42 PM (zZu0s)

52 ... and some hot dogs

https://youtube.com/shorts/eOzUZBzxahk

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 08:44 PM (qx7Zg)

53 That crow will peck your eye out, kid.

Posted by: Al Hitchcock at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Q+gd/)

54
When is the primary in CA? Most of the "voters" in LA would rather live in a pile of midden just so long as they get their fraud benefits.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (HdYcL)

55 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

56 Jeopardy died with Alex Trabek

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:55 PM (2RHvg)

57 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

Considering % of population, if there have been more than 1 out of the last 500, it would be too many.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

58 Maine is important!

Posted by: Accomack, currently in Maine at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (m6Eem)

59 Being Memorial Day, CBD may not be along to set the close tags aright.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

60 And still centered

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (m6Eem)

61 Helluva drummer!

https://tinyurl.com/4er5438f

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 08:57 PM (ndZc7)

62 Dear Lord, why must all evs be ugly as sin?

Pics of Ferrari EV at Insty. Only $640k.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)

63 Being Memorial Day, CBD may not be along to set the close tags aright.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

He was in earlier, shaking his head when ace centered the first post, I think.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)

64 Remember the Maine!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 25, 2026 08:59 PM (6ydKt)

65 And to hell with Spain?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:00 PM (zZu0s)

66 Dear Lord, why must all evs be ugly as sin?

Pics of Ferrari EV at Insty. Only $640k.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)


It looks like a computer mouse.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 09:02 PM (rbvCR)

67 It looks like a computer mouse.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 09:02 PM (rbvCR)

Thats close.

OK, with an ev you could make whatever you wanted, it is all in the trade offs. Why this?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

68 36
Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
---

Well, Paxton did fire Roy. Sometimes looks aren't deceiving.


Search Assist
Mayes Middleton ... State Senator ... He holds a Juris Doctor and a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin, ... president Middleton Oil Company, managing ranching and farming operations also
ledes
_RuhRo, quietly enabled challenges to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
_manages ranching, cattle, and farming operations in Chambers, Jefferson, Kimble, Liberty, and Webb

Know who else operates in that part of Texas?
Dade Phelan, they might be buddies. But Roy has proved himself a disgusting wind sock. Middleton hasn't.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 09:04 PM (zfQ1S)

69

France’s Justice Minister has called for a sweeping three-year halt to immigration, warning that the country has reached a breaking point after decades of mass migration.

Gérald Darmanin, a senior figure in President Emmanuel Macron’s government and a likely contender in next year’s presidential election, said France no longer has the capacity to properly integrate new arrivals.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:06 PM (Cqx++)

70 looks like a blowhard

-
Massie is filing papers to run for a House seat in 2028.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:10 PM (ndZc7)

71 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)


My bet, it’s a push. Look at all the “acceptance” of highly unlikely individuals in all the left-biased media (and that’s most of it!).

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 09:10 PM (ZVgZ4)

72 That security check at Insty is getting old. Yes, I'm human so why do I have to verify it twice?

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 09:12 PM (lJ0H4)

73 Yeah, I do not get it on the home PC, but the phone, yep.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

74 *
**
***
****
*****
******

Still centered?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 09:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

75
Small town here, 2500 population.

I looked something up on the town website today.

Big announcement. We're excited to let you know we have pickleball courts on the grounds of our historic site.

It's taking over the country.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:15 PM (3ek7K)

76 Pickleball, #1 cause of injury to middle aged and older peoples.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 09:17 PM (zfQ1S)

77 Today has been a good day. Fairly quiet at the nursing home, but sunny and warm out, so took hubby outside for beard trim & 'lectric shave. Such a handsome man! We enjoyed the warmth and smelled the roses and held hands.

Came home & mowed the lawn. Cat is snoozing on a patio chair as clouds roll in. Think we'll get some rain, maybe a t-storm this evening. Guess I'd better go 'round yard with the sweeper now...

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (rdVOm)

78 I think Heidi's grandfather lives in that house.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (2WIwB)

79 I know that photo...Wengen, above Lauterbrunnen Switzerland. Very magical place, that is becoming far too crowded. If you go, try to stay there so you can experience it after all the buses leave for the day....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (cCn4/)

80 Was that a river otter attacking that poor kids?

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 09:21 PM (gbGyB)

81
JQ,

I am happy you had a good day.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:22 PM (3ek7K)

82 Hi, fourseasons! Hope you've had a good day too!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:22 PM (rdVOm)

83 In the year 2026
You know life will be bitch
Everything Trump think do or say
Is a lie the media say

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (ndZc7)

84
I think Heidi's grandfather lives in that house.
Posted by: Diogenes


He's better not interrupt the football game.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (Cqx++)

85 Eager and Evans were bitchez.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)

86 In the year 2026
You know life will be bitch
Everything Trump think do or say
Is a lie the media say
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (ndZc7)


Nice Zager and Evans reference.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:27 PM (2WIwB)

87 Zigger and Zagger

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:27 PM (Cqx++)

88
Good.day. One of our grandsons spent the afternoon with us.

They love when they can visit alone. It gives them a break from the other kids.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

89 Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (HdYcL)

Hello from Florence!

Indictments seem to be a Texas right of passage

Posted by: LASue at May 25, 2026 09:33 PM (E31IE)

90 Our local Y members wanted a pool. Management chose a pickleball court. The Y in Pokemoke City has the pool. Memberships are not cross honored.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (tmOJm)

91 77 Today has been a good day. Fairly quiet at the nursing home, but sunny and warm out, so took hubby outside for beard trim & 'lectric shave. Such a handsome man! We enjoyed the warmth and smelled the roses and held hands

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (rdVOm)

I don’t know why, but this made me tear up a lil bit.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (OoFl2)

92 A 4-door Ferrari, electric, ugly, topped off with a stupid name.

Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (Q+gd/)

93 And that Nation of the People, and for the People, and by the People shall not Perish.

Never lost a family, or a friend, or a neighbor but I have lost many countrymen and women for people that wish to be free.

I dream of a day when Gold Star Mothers walk on streets of petals and Gold Star sisters and brothers never know sorrow but have 10 brothers, or a hundred brothers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:39 PM (/+uur)

94
Accomack,

A pool would have been the right choice here, but noooo.




Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:39 PM (3ek7K)

95 Mmm! Sips on Caesar cocktail. How can they make it so good, and sell it so cheap?

Wind picked up here, peeled off an 8-foot strip of tarpaper. Oh, well. I have more.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:40 PM (8zz6B)

96 I still wonder why they beat us in COVID.
Why

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:41 PM (/+uur)

97 Television programming sucks these days. PC has made much of it impossible to enjoy. But it's been going on for years and will continue. One of the programs I use to watch years ago, Northern Exposure, started out great, I wouldn't miss an episode. It was off beat and funny. I liked the characters. But around the third year they just had to go PC and put a gay couple on because in their minds they were being hip and cool but the new characters brought nothing into the show. Ratings went down. Then they lost the star of the show. Ratings collapsed. A really good TV show gone because they couldn't leave well enough alone. Television broadcast companies don't care about the audience anymore and that's why they suck

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8XBuM)

98 Centered text does really really stink...

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (y171U)

99 There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside. I guess it was supposed to be survivable if the stack blew up, though I wouldn’t want to test that theory.
Posted by: Common Tater


That was featured in one of the Men in Black movies... that or they zip-lined to the Beach House.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (/lPRQ)

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Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (gbGyB)

101 97 Television programming sucks these days. PC has made much of it impossible to enjoy. But it's been going on for years and will continue. One of the programs I use to watch years ago, Northern Exposure, started out great, I wouldn't miss an episode. It was off beat and funny. I liked the characters. But around the third year they just had to go PC and put a gay couple on because in their minds they were being hip and cool but the new characters brought nothing into the show. Ratings went down. Then they lost the star of the show. Ratings collapsed. A really good TV show gone because they couldn't leave well enough alone. Television broadcast companies don't care about the audience anymore and that's why they suck
Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8XBuM)

Agree 100%. Also Hollywood, books, newspapers, pro sports.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (y171U)

102 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (5P5DO)

Since the scrunts have repudiated the "Dixie" in "Dixie Chicks", does that mean the name "Dixie Chicks" is available for use? Somebody should form a band called "The New Dixie Chicks" featuring hot Southern babes doing patriotic country songs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8zz6B)

103
AOP,

I love reading about your projects. Hubby and I aren't handy.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (3ek7K)

104 I already voted early last week.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 09:49 PM (VCgbV)

105
I'm hoping the ahole neighbors don't shoot off fireworks tonight. Severe drought. Last Independence Day fireworks were banned but they ignored the ban.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:54 PM (3ek7K)

106 AOP,

I love reading about your projects. Hubby and I aren't handy.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (3ek7K)

Well, we got more than half the shingles laid. The tarpaper under them will go nowhere. I think I have enough to replace the missing sheet, and the next one, should it get blown off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:55 PM (8zz6B)

107 I like shooting off fireworks, but it would be disrespectful, IMHO, to do it on Memorial Day.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:57 PM (8zz6B)

108
AOP,

Yes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:58 PM (3ek7K)

109 Fixed the centered text. It was the parakeet brothers.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rdeQO)

A Memorial Day tribute to a fallen comrade – “Arnie Nakkerud, You Are Not Forgotten”

Arnie - 1.png

An Ace of Spades reader sent me this touching essay written by her husband this Memorial Day to keep alive the memory of a fellow Army helicopter pilot who did not return from Vietnam.

I was a 20 year-old kid when I first met you at Ft. Wolters, Texas. We were both arriving to the base, young Army helicopter pilot cadets, class of 66-15. You were from Seattle and I was from a little coastal town, Hoquiam, in Washington State. Being from the same state is what we first had in common entering this new world of helicopter pilot training. That first meeting found us together through the checking-in process, being assigned rooms in the same barracks and attending classes together. We ran together when off-duty and also flew together during training.

We voluntarily held back a month after completing Fort Wolters training as our flight class was larger in numbers than Ft. Ruecker could accommodate. After that month of downtime, we arrived together with the class of 66-17 at Ft. Rucker, Alabama to complete our training. Through all of this, we continued as roommates, flying mates and running weekend trips to Panama City in my red 1963 Corvette. Memories of you, my friend, are many, some stories I can tell and some stories I will not tell.

To this day, your presence continues within me as a great friend who had a truly positive impact on my life and times while in the Army helicopter flight program.

You taught me how to be me and to open up and enjoy life. You taught me that in your presence, I was always laughing at your antics and wantings to bend the rules just enough to afforded us getting away with living the colors of life, closer to the edge. How many weekends we danced and drank the nights away on the beaches of Panama City, Florida.

I remember the trip one weekend when we hopped in the Corvette, top down just after being released Saturday morning. We skipped breakfast, threw some clothes in the back, topped off the gas tank and left Ft. Rucker for Panama City. We stopped in a small store for a quart of milk and a bag of Oreo cookies that we shared as our breakfast while driving south down the back roads. The weekend was ahead of us and we owned it!

A few miles down the road and in one of the dry counties, an old Sheriff pulled us over to check the car for alcohol. He found us drinking milk from a quart carton and finishing off a bag of Oreo cookies. We explained to him that we were helicopter flight cadets at Ft. Rucker and were on our way to spend the weekend at Panama City. The sheriff checked our milk carton for alcohol as that would have been the things young guys like us would do. But no. We were indeed telling the truth, milk and cookies.

There were many cars that day pulled off the road and being checked for alcohol. Folks were out of their cars as sheriff deputies checked their vehicles. The sheriff tipped his hat to us for being the "outstanding young men we said we were" and let us leave the line-up to get back on the road.

You and I laughed so hard several miles down the road when you pulled out the 5th of whiskey you had tucked under your seat. To this day, I still laugh about so many of those moments we shared.

Arnie at the wall.png

The last time I saw you my friend was while placing a photo of you at the "Wall" in Washington DC, 2005. To this day, I weep as I am now.

I do look forward to the day when I do get to see you again. I am hopeful we are afforded the time to sit, talk and catch up on stories. Knowing you as well as I did here, I bet you have stories and stories to tell. You are not now nor never will be forgotten, my friend.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 06:10 PM




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Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (/enuJ)

2 Hello

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (n7rxJ)

3 tooth

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (/enuJ)

4
I'm so thankful I don't have anyone on that wall.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (n7rxJ)

5 dangitol

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (/enuJ)

6 Just turned in my Guardians game and see the umpires have adopted the English tradition of wearing a poppy. Beautiful for Memorial Day.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 06:16 PM (SxOcO)

7 Willowed:

Medea and Jodie are evil, imo.
Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (wTevN)

Yeah. Communists. They had made her a figurehead and they probably figured she would go along when they went underground. I don't think they ever really got her though. Crazy, but genuine and all commies are fake as fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

8 The travaling Vietnam Wall came here a couple years ago
Certainly glad it came here as chance to see real thing won't

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

9 No, they will not be forgotten. Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid. We - those of us who know - will remember you and why you served and how you died. For two and a half centuries, why and how. And we will try to honor you not just by keeping your memory, but by making your sacrifice worthwhile.

Thank you.

Posted by: GWB at May 25, 2026 06:25 PM (kU0PQ)

10 Lost my best friend and college roommate for two years. I was over there at the time so did not make the funeral. Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26 PM (zFsEm)

11
8 The travaling Vietnam Wall came here a couple years ago
Certainly glad it came here as chance to see real thing won't
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

I have been to the real thing. It lays on your heart a long time.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:30 PM (p4NUW)

12 10 Lost my best friend and college roommate for two years. I was over there at the time so did not make the funeral. Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.
Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26

I am so sorry, and so grateful at the same time.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:31 PM (p4NUW)

13 Arnie’s patch says he served in MACV, Military Assistance Command Vietnam.

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:31 PM (zFsEm)

14 The debt paid by America’s fallen is unpayable, but it is not unteachable. It is written in sacrifice, in folded flags, in names etched into stone.
_ZH

Thank you for my freedom.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:32 PM (zfQ1S)

15 Powerful essay. Thank you for posting it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 06:33 PM (8zz6B)

16 OT, late for the Nerd's thread earlier.

https://youtube.com/shorts/T3dMxwIRreQ

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 06:35 PM (qx7Zg)

17 >>>I have been to the real thing. It lays on your heart a long time.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:30 PM (p4NUW)
*****
"It lays on your heart a long time". I mean this respectfully, how can anyone not love Southern women? Thank you Piper.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 06:39 PM (UPqWP)

18 17 I mean this respectfully, how can anyone not love Southern women? Thank you Piper.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25,

I would never feel disrespected by this! Thank you.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:43 PM (p4NUW)

19 May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:43 PM (RIvkX)

20
British couple spending Memorial Day in America. (It's long, just something to have on while you're doing other things.)

youtube.com/watch?v=zGC4EwTdeQI

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 06:46 PM (n7rxJ)

21 Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.
Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26 PM (zFsEm)
=====
May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:47 PM (RIvkX)

22 Thanks for sharing, Buck, and thank you to the reader who sent it in.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (CvBUs)

23 In the Cowboystatedaily.com there’s a story about a chopper pilot who claims he received 27 Air Medals, the headline “Green Beret Chopper Pilot”.

I hesitate to question anyone’s service but he was in Viet Nam for a year. I think those guys probably deserved 27 Air Medals, but I dunno.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (w3KHJ)

24 Thanks Piper

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (zFsEm)

25 WO1 Arnold Olaf Nekkerud

Date of death: 07/31/67. Aircraft commander of UH-1H 66-16529 assigned to the 189th. In transit at night between Oasis and Holloway, helicopter inadvertently entered IFR conditions, and then struck a tree.

He was eight months into his tour in Viet Nam when this accident happened. Just weeks before the crash he had married in Hawaii.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (2GVsD)

26 God evening! Played hockey with a kid who's dad was shot down in Vietnam. He was listed as MIA but when I went to my oldest boy's wedding we travelled up to DC to see the memorials and I found his name on the wall. Sad and sobering for sure.

Cpl. Donohoe, Cpl. Boudreaux and Capt. Milnes.
*pours one out*
*Hand salute*

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (3Ope8)

27 Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid

Well, you’re certainly far more optimistic than I am.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (w3KHJ)

28 God has special mercy for the men that die in battle.

Have faith.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:00 PM (qFwJc)

29 Pretty sure “Green Beret” teams had no pilots. Perhaps some dedicated to their service perhaps

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 07:01 PM (zFsEm)

30 A.Puma: Thank you for that update on Arnie’s death. I was going to look it up.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at May 25, 2026 07:01 PM (d9Cw3)

31 Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid

Well, you’re certainly far more optimistic than I am.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (w3KHJ)

I think there will be Americans for a long time who remember. Even after there might no longer be a United States. I believe the flame will be kept alive, no matter how it might flicker.

Posted by: GWB at May 25, 2026 07:02 PM (kU0PQ)

32
Merlin Raye Allen was the son of Alden and Eleanor Allen. He was inducted in the U.S. Marine Corps in late October 1965. He was trained as a radio operator and joined Team Striker of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division in early 1967. He was one of five Marines killed after their aircraft was hit by small arms and automatic weapons fire on June 30, 1967 in Thua Thien Province in Vietnam. His remains weee recovered and repatriated in 2018.

Members of the Allen family were friends of my Dad's parents in Wisconsin.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 07:02 PM (s9VOe)

33 Visited the wall with hubby nec, he had a difficult time holding it all together. He lost quite a few friends during his tour in Viet Nam.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 25, 2026 07:04 PM (2NHgQ)

34 In honor of First Sergeant James Howell Sumner.
Panel W26, Line 103.
Maternal grandfather of my wife.
Helicopter crash May 2, 1969 Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam.
He had been in country 38 days.
Someday sir I will look into the other 20 years of service.
I know Silent Drill Team is in there.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 07:04 PM (gbGyB)

35 Legalinsurrection.com
Mayor Jacob Frey honors Saint George Floyd on Memorial day

You can't H8 Communists enough

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:07 PM (Ia/+0)

36
Medal of Honor citation for Fr. (Lt.) Vincent Capodanno (Servant of God)

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Chaplain of the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), FMF, in connection with operations against enemy forces in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 4 September 1967. In response to reports that the 2d Platoon of M Company was in danger of being overrun by a massed enemy assaulting force, Lieutenant Capodanno left the relative safety of the Company Command Post and ran through an open area raked with fire, directly to the beleaguered platoon. Disregarding the intense enemy small-arms, automatic-weapons, and mortar fire, he moved about the battlefield administering last rites to the dying and giving medical aid to the wounded... Upon encountering a wounded corpsman in the direct line of fire of an enemy machine gunner positioned approximately fifteen yards away, Lieutenant Capodanno rushed forward in a daring attempt to aid and assist the mortally wounded corpsman. At that instant, only inches from his goal, he was struck down by a burst of machine gun fire. 

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:10 PM (HdYcL)

37 Buck

You are welcome. Even 'in country'' accidents can kill just as much as enemy fire.

All deserve to be remembered.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

38

I think of the families who got the knock on the door.

It's what you dread when there is a war going on.

It is usually quiet here in our small town. Today it is eerily quiet.

There are so many people who get what Today is about.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:13 PM (3ek7K)

39 My golf buddy was a Green Beret Special Forces, airborne guy. He told me story when a Catholic priest was flown in. He gave General Absolution to everyone. He said Mass and gave Holy Communion to everyone. Little did they know it, all those Protestants just became Catholic.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:14 PM (qFwJc)

40 Submarine duty was insanely dangerous during world war two. Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS. Planes are littered all over the place.

In those days they called the USA “Zone of the Interior” which is kind of cool. I’m pretty sure we had a border in those days as well, and was taken very seriously.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:16 PM (w3KHJ)

41 Thank you is such a paltry offering for those that have given such sacrifice . Freedom is never free and our Heroes continue to pay the price but it us that owe the debt.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:17 PM (5P5DO)

42 Jesus paid the price and anyone that joins Him in that price is saved.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:18 PM (qFwJc)

43 Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:19 PM (3ImbR)

44 Vietnam was over before I was out of school

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)

45 I was born in 1955. There was no lottery for me, My older brother got 199. His friend got 4. Neither were called.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:21 PM (qFwJc)

46
Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS. Planes are littered all over the place.

_____________

In Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens, set at an airbase in Florida, Colonel Ross comes across the recovery of a B-25 that crashed in a swamp. In another episode, several paratroopers drown when a jumpmaster's error leads them to parachute into a deep lake.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:22 PM (HdYcL)

47
He was listed as MIA but when I went to my oldest boy's wedding we travelled up to DC to see the memorials and I found his name on the wall. Sad and sobering for sure.

Cpl. Donohoe, Cpl. Boudreaux and Capt. Milnes.
*pours one out*
*Hand salute*
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

==============

Yes, MIA are deliberately included on the wall.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)

48 If you want to search military aircraft losses:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:27 PM (2GVsD)

49 My cousin John was killed in Vietnam just a few days after his 19th birthday. It took quite a while for his body to come home, and my aunt desperately wanted an open casket. The top half had to be enclosed in glass. They did the best they could, but it was heartbreaking to see.

A year later his 21year-old brother Joe was killed in a car crash. Today is his birthday.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:27 PM (3ImbR)

50 You can't H8 Communists enough
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:07 PM


Sât Công

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

51 IrishEi, Condolences to your family. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (5P5DO)

52
IrishEi,

How heartwrenching.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (3ek7K)

53 >>>Vietnam was over before I was out of school

>>>I was born in 1955. There was no lottery for me, My older brother got 199. His friend got 4. Neither were called.
~~~~~

Of course, if you were of age at the time of the lottery, you would already know your number! This calculator is just to see what your number would have been if you were of age at the time.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (3ImbR)

54 Skip, Ican hate them enough and do.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:30 PM (5P5DO)

55 My uncle and mom's cousin both went to Vietnam and thankfully returned. Both gone now but at least had long lives

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

56 If you search the USAF accident database with just two criteria: 44 and FL the site will return 1722 records.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:33 PM (2GVsD)

57 My last good Vietnam vet buddy past away a couple of months ago. He came back pretty messed up but eventually found God's mercy and forgiveness. He was generous to a fault and could talk your ear off.

Posted by: pawn at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (+rSJz)

58 >>>IrishEi, Condolences to your family. Hope you are well.
~~~~~

Thanks, Ben. I'm doing well. Can't believe this was over 50 years ago, but the memories feel like yesterday.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (3ImbR)

59 Just to see I entered mine and my two kids' dates. My husband already had his own number from back then, high enough not to be drafted. The three of our bdays all had numbers under 15.

Posted by: Lirio100 at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (ky7/T)

60
It disgusts me that history isn't taught in schools today.

Sacrifice? So many people have no idea what that means.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:36 PM (3ek7K)

61 four seasons, sacrifice now means foregoing that second $8 cup of coffee.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:39 PM (5P5DO)

62
You are correct Ben Had.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:40 PM (3ek7K)

63
Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885
Posted by: IrishEi ?!


I was just about to be. In 1970 after dropping out of college. I had already taken the draft physical examination. So I joined the Navy instead. Ended up on a minesweeper in Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:41 PM (Cqx++)

64 Visited the wall with my wife and our young son in 1992. I found the names of 5 guys I knew, 3 of them friends since Junior High. Just touching their names inscribed on the wall made me well up in tears. I was drafted in Sept 1967, but was assigned to the Signal Corp after basic infantry training. I received orders for 'Nam once, but they were rescinded for some inexplicable reason. I was given the chance to get married, have a son, and grow old. An opportunity none of those whose names are on the wall were given. I am tearing up as I write this.....sorry.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (5xuJ/)

65 Just to see I entered mine and my two kids' dates. My husband already had his own number from back then, high enough not to be drafted. The three of our bdays all had numbers under 15.
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (ky7/T)
~~~~~

Yikes! The lottery system was just plain awful. Sometimes I think we would have been better off leaving the draft as it was, when everyone knew they would serve unless they had some kind of deferment.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (3ImbR)

66 History isn't taught in schools, Cultural Marxism is

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)

67 I had two brothers that served during the Viet Nam war. Karl signed up and went in 1968 as a Marine and Butch was drafted into the Army in 1969. Butch was almost three years older than Karl.
Both brothers talked very little of their time in the military. Karl was stationed in Okinawa and he was aware the population hated them being there.
Butch landed at a base in Bien Hoa and ultimately died of complications from Agent Orange just before he turned 75 in 2021. Karl died in 2023 also at 74...I was posting here in the middle of the night in a delusional state of mind as I watched him go.
I never knew a grandfather but my dad's father died in an Army plane that hit Mt. Deception in 1945 about two weeks after Japan surrendered. They had been mapping a path to get fuel to China. About two months before that my dad at 21 was commissioned an ensign in the Navy but he never got a ship. He said the closest he got to the ocean was his mother's house in Kilgore, Tx.

In 2011 I was building a house for my parents on my sister's property in Hunt County, Tx. Standing in line at the Home Depot buying materials for the house, my dad whispered (continued)

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 07:44 PM (8uzBS)

68 thatcrazyjerseyguy, never be sorry for tears shed in memory of lost friends.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:45 PM (5P5DO)

69
It is okay to tear up.

It is a teary day here and we were blessed we didn't lose anyone.

They are heroes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:45 PM (3ek7K)

70

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ​has issued an order to reopen international internet ‌access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the ​war against U.S. and Israel.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)

71 So many moving stories of heroism and service.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (RIvkX)

72 Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:19 PM (3ImbR)

I was drafted (thank you Perth Amboy draft board), Sept 1967. There were 53 of us there at 0630 to swear The Oath. Then, to Newark for another physical. Later, we left Newark for our trip to Fort Dix. I will remember my military ID number forever.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 07:48 PM (5xuJ/)

73 Looking at old family wedding pictures of my own folks as well as the many aunts and uncles. In every single picture, the grooms are all in uniform, as well as many of the ushers and best men.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:49 PM (3ImbR)

74 Another budby on the wall is Captain John C. Stringer II. Oddly I can touch his name, and the above mentioned, Charlie's name at the same time.

Late I know but got to get John up there.

Posted by: javems at May 25, 2026 07:49 PM (zFsEm)

75 My uncle who had major health issues did havechis last years full paid at the Vet Center. At least they did something right for him

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:50 PM (Ia/+0)

76 If you search the USAF accident database with just two criteria: 44 and FL the site will return 1722 records.
——

It sounds a little morbid, but I wish there was a simple list of Army or military deaths and KIA by chronological date and name. Aviation is relatively small, and I’m sure I knew some of those guys. I don’t know if such a simple list like that exists.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:52 PM (2RHvg)

77 "I don't why I get a discount...I didn't do anything" I about fell out and said "daddy, you were there".

Karl died in that house 12 years later.

Butch's grandson just got a 4 year scholarship to Texas A&M's Corp. paid for by the Marine corp.

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 07:52 PM (8uzBS)

78
I asked Hubby if people shoot off fireworks on Memorial Day.

He said he thinks it isn't appropriate. He spent many years in the Army.

What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

79 I don’t know how true it is, but I read somewhere at some point, maybe in the latter 1960s, they took to having draftees take one step forward.

This was the actual moment of induction. Those who refused to raise their hand and take the oath, were already in violation of a lawful order. Ha!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:56 PM (2RHvg)

80 "What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons"

No.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:57 PM (vFG9F)

81 XH2, whom I shall always refer to as: "number two" (because that is the polite way of saying POS) was in VN, 69-70. PBR. Not the beer.

Anyway, he was no hero. Only joined USN to avoid the draft. Became a junkie. Dishonorably discharged as "unfit for duty" after going AWOL.

Why do I mention this? Because an otherwise intelligent (he was clean when we met) man was effectively kill3d in VN, but continued to 'live' afterward. A zombie. A criminal who would --and did-- steal from his own mother.

It was his addiction and mental problems that ultimately destroyed us and him.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (rdVOm)

82 No loud bangs here either

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

83 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian ​has issued an order to reopen international internet ‌access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the ​war against U.S. and Israel.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)


Best to assume this is a "Hundred Flowers" fake-out. Or at least that the IRGC will use it as such.
I'm hoping Starlink, which bypasses this stuff, is still active.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (gKWVE)

84 I asked Hubby if people shoot off fireworks on Memorial Day.

He said he thinks it isn't appropriate. He spent many years in the Army.

What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

Brother was 82nd Airborne in Iraq. He does not like fireworks.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (0aYVJ)

85 On 4th hard to tell incoming from out going

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

86 4th of Julyis a Friday

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

87 Cafe is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

88 I remember one of my WWII veteran uncle’s saying offhandedly “I don’t like guns”, tough to argue with his perspective.

Although he always voiced strong approval of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Apparently many ETO veterans were scheduled for redeployment to Japan and this was not a popular decision.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (2RHvg)

89 Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS.

I had an Uncle who died on a training flight in Louisiana during WWII. Never had a chance to meet him as I was born in 1957.

Posted by: vin at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (2RP3u)

90 My husband tried to enlist. They rushed through the enlistees as they had a busload of draftees on the way. If you failed one test, that was it. It was at the Oakland Induction Center which had been bombed. They did the hearing test where the construction crew was working. Everyone passed. And there werea couple of guys that were drafted as Marines.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (7T8ei)

Urban Runs Open Thread

Another urban run, this one in Genoa:

Valparaiso, Chile:

I think I linked this one before. At least I linked a run in this city:


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:00 PM




Comments

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1 What in the name of heck is going on here??!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 05:01 PM (XV/Pl)

2 second on an afternoon thread? Wow.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 25, 2026 05:02 PM (Xqite)

3 Willowed:

An aircraft carrier (CVN-81) will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:03 PM (2Ez/1)

4 Urban run? Is that anything like the Inner City Trots?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:05 PM (6ZvBu)

5 The entire goal of true socialists should be to invent the replicator as it is the only way socialism could ever work. As long as they immediately terminated socialists that attempted to control replicator production and usage, which some of them would try right after invention.

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (3/XaG)

6 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

7 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

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Some bunkers, I hope.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:09 PM (6ZvBu)

8 Imagine making a run like that, only to find out you came in 23d.

Posted by: mrp at May 25, 2026 05:12 PM (rj6Yv)

9 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

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Some bunkers, I hope.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:09 PM (6ZvBu)

***

Played Ft Lewis.
The bunkers were like concrete. Avoided them big time!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:13 PM (2WIwB)

10 I noodified thems that be below.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 05:13 PM (UPqWP)

11 I could do that, I just don't want to.

Posted by: President Barack H. Obama, Jr., the most accomplished yet modest President in American History at May 25, 2026 05:14 PM (PiwSw)

12 jeebers, no thanks, not for me ...

a little too much like what Churchill said about being shot at and missed.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 05:16 PM (VyBeY)

13 RE: Battery fails and gauges to help see it coming. (last thread)

Criminy

Autozone, Amazon
4.8A 24W Dual USB Car Charger, Volt Meter Car Battery Monitor with LED Voltage & Amps Display, Cigarette Lighter Adapter, Compati...$11.98

or
Car LED Digital Voltmeter, DC 12V/24V Cigarette Lighter Voltage Meter, Volt Gauge Battery Monitor, Digital Voltage Display for Auto Car Truck
Price, product page$5.54

or
Analogue for permanent mounting
12V Voltmeter Gauge 2" 52mm Volt Voltage Meter Gauge Universal Pointer Voltmeter Car Auto Measure Range 8-16V LED Light Dial Black
Price, product page$9.95
My choice. Or would the digital plug ins be as informative as the analogue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:16 PM (zfQ1S)

14 Parkour with bikes.

Still silly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)

15 Yikes.

Bet they don't do that in Chicago.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (ppzWn)

16 I wonder what the oopses look like on those urban runs?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (3uBP9)

17 Parkour with bikes.

Still silly.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)
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"Ford v. Ferrari" is free with ads at Amazon Prime.

Posted by: mrp at May 25, 2026 05:19 PM (rj6Yv)

18 It's mostly gravity and timing and a high level of tolerance for potential broken bones.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

19 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

20 I wonder what the oopses look like on those urban runs?
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (3uBP9)

Painful.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:21 PM (zZu0s)

21 20 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma
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All laws should be enforced. If it's not a good law, change it or eliminate it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zfQ1S)

22 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

Hmmm, it kind of validates them as people worth caring about, more or less.

Piker is scum. But he is pointless scum.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

23 Please explain the difference between the Red Bull stuff and Running Man. In both cases, we're watching for the possibility that someone will die a gruesome death.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (Riz8t)

24 It's not the speed it's the impact.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:23 PM (zfQ1S)

25 Expensive bikes, blighted urban areas, and the rap music is getting louder?

Pedal to the metal boys.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:24 PM (2GVsD)

26 >>> What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)


It was clearly illegal. They enumerated their illegal acts on camera as evidence. Sounds like a typical setup for a legal challenge, which I guess they think they'll win and set some kind of precedence.

I think the idea is, they do this, the current admin takes us to court, the commies win everything in '28, then the commie court settles and they set precedence.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (3uBP9)

27 We did Memorial Day feasting yesterday, so just chilling today. I took some great pics of the Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor and the wall of remembrance. Very touching and emotional. I emailed them to ace, if anyone is interested.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (BgZgJ)

28 Aetius

Piker maybe wishing that Ethan Klein sued him instead.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (2GVsD)

29 We have some heavy stormin' on track for tonight so maybe no fireworks. But I'll still get my dog hopped up on goofballs because it helps with thunderstorms too.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:27 PM (3uBP9)

30 We did Memorial Day feasting yesterday, so just chilling today.

Same, except we spend yesterday watching the grands so the parents could get a night's sleep. Got notified this morning that they're running a fever, so that's nice.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 05:28 PM (Riz8t)

31 27 >>> What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

_____________________________

Personally, I think they both did the US a great service. If the only contact that Cuba has with US citizens is those two, they are going to underestimate the abilities and fortitude of the US on every single level.

Think of it as sending Paulie Shore to the pre-event breakfast of a Weight Lifting Competition.

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (dIske)

32 Medea Benjamin? Sure, if she did the crime she can do the time. But the one I wish they'd get after is her partner, Jodi Evans. She's married to the Chinese spy, Neville Roy Singham. He pays for much social disruption in America, while sitting safely behind the protective arms of the CCP in Shanghai.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (pzoNl)

33 23 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

Hmmm, it kind of validates them as people worth caring about, more or less.

Piker is scum. But he is pointless scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)


I disagree on 'pointless'. He has alpha physiognomy. Always target your enemies' alpha males first. Take out the natural leaders, and the ones that are forced to step up will be more likely to crack under pressure, in a failure cascade.

I just popped in to say that I may not be on much, since I'm going to a family get-together. Then again, I may be on my phone, who knows. Ciao!

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (Sy6m/)

34 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)
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Who? I think Piker is that power-bottom sand maggot. Don’t know who the other scumbag is.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)

35 >>> It's not the speed it's the impact.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:23 PM (zfQ1S)


velocity squared, it's kind of the speed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (3uBP9)

36 From 1WP yesterday, got tailgate open. Was worried that wascend of that

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Huck Follywood, if you're here: I flipped back through my paperback copy of Goldfinger. Bond's description of tea as "mud" and "one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire" is in Chapter Five, when M has him doing night duty at headquarters in London.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:31 PM (wzUl9)

38 Pixy should a add a script so that every time "Paul" posts, his sig is automatically changed to "Sid, sitting in Mom's basement" and his post converts to random Kumala word salad quotes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:31 PM (pzoNl)

39 Now I have to reread Goldfinger.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:32 PM (pzoNl)

40 Impressive skills. But……..
I remember the days of Evel Knievel. We would raid construction sites and build our own ramps. Dads would drink beer and offer fatherly advice like “make it bigger”. No helmets or pads and sometimes no shoes. Then someone always had to go first. That sometimes ended up with a nasty injury. We’d all haul ass and deny we knew anything. Our bikes were a bit different and not quite as forgiving. Fun times indeed.

Posted by: Billythesquid at May 25, 2026 05:34 PM (auDTc)

41
Piker maybe wishing that Ethan Klein sued him instead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (2GVsD)

Disagree, I bet he is loving this. Dude has an inferiority complex the size of Texas. Why do you think the Roach King bothers him so much? Every clip i have seen of him reinforces how fake he truly is.

As far as being Alpha? Lol. See above.

If he truly was alpha, he would not need to flash wads of cash, always have the most expensive shit and would not be driven crazy by anyone. He's a little bitch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

42 Impact varies exponentially with speed. It varies directly with mass and inversely with your deflection. So mass hurts and velocity hurts **2.

But deflection helps! But also, deflecting is often very very painful when you body and bones and squishy parts do the deflectin'. So you would really want something else to handle the majority of the deflecting. And even then it only helps linearly. Kind of hard to offset the **2 for velocity.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:36 PM (3uBP9)

43 Now I have to reread Goldfinger.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026


***
As I recall, it was the first of the JB novels I ever read straight through when I was about eleven. Earlier I'd mostly read the action scenes, like Bond's crawling trip through the tunnel of dangers in Doctor No. But I sat myself down that summer and read GF straight through. I didn't know what a lesbian was, but otherwise I understood and enjoyed it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

44 >>> If he truly was alpha, he would not need to flash wads of cash, always have the most expensive shit and would not be driven crazy by anyone. He's a little bitch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)


Have you seen the photos of him as a fat kid on a horse? He's a fat kid on a horse. He will always be the fat, rich kid, riding a horse.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:40 PM (3uBP9)

45 Cats are so weird.

Somehow, Kaylee and Hexie have swapped places in the feeding order.

Kaylee's now eating Hexie's food and vice versa.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 25, 2026 05:41 PM (gnNyN)

46
What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Ignore them. At least publicly.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 05:41 PM (Cqx++)

47 >>> Our bikes were a bit different and not quite as forgiving. Fun times indeed.
Posted by: Billythesquid at May 25, 2026 05:34 PM (auDTc)


I had a huffy with these ridiculous foam pads that I think only marginally kept the bars from splitting me in two when I crashed but offered no real protection.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

48 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 05:43 PM (sKqQm)

49 >>What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

I don't think either is the prime target. They are going after the funders. Neville Singham is the I think they are after.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:44 PM (viF8m)

50 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Its a good thing. They broke the letter and spirit of the law.

The right needs to first get used to using the written law against the left, and then start abusing it.

Why? That's the only way we'll ever get back to a fair application of the law instead of the current "two Americas" where leftists and their favorite groups can commit crimes with impunity.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (sKqQm)

51 Progress! In modern schools, ALL the kindergarteners know what a lesbian is

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (3/XaG)

52 Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker went to Cuba to _________ the United States.

Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (vFG9F)

53 let the record reflect BMX bikes are the step child of the Schwinn Sting Ray!

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (8uzBS)

54 >>> Who? I think Piker is that power-bottom sand maggot. Don’t know who the other scumbag is.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)


Medea is Code Pink.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (3uBP9)

55
Pixy should a add a script so that every time "Paul" posts, his sig is automatically changed to "Sid, sitting in Mom's basement" and his post converts to random Kumala word salad quotes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

And VDH thinks the ewok is cruel. Is there a link where I may subscribe to your newsletter?

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (Ik+xF)

56 How many top ranked urban downhill bikers are there? 10? And all the rest are pretty much 1/10th as skilled. I guess that applies to all sports.

The helmet cams add an element of claustrophobic distortion. What's the width of the narrowest passage way?

Posted by: 13times at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (a9h3b)

57
I should be doing things.

But I'm not.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:47 PM (HdYcL)

58 Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 05:47 PM (w3KHJ)

59 Isn't Medea also buds with MTG?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (PiwSw)

60 H7, I will help you not do things.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (PiwSw)

61 I have no idea who Medea is at all. Isnt that the Tyler Perry character?

I am sad I know who Hasan is. I only know of him from watching asmon videos.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (zZu0s)

62 Progress! In modern schools, ALL the kindergarteners know what a lesbian is
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026


***
At eleven, I didn't, and I could hardly ask my mother. I wasn't supposed to be reading the Bond books anyway and sneaked them when Mom was asleep.

In my defense, she started me, by handing me the "venomous centipede in Bond's bed" scene from Doctor No to read.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)

63 Don’t know who the other scumbag is.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)

Founder of Leftist organization "Code Pink" .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (BmO5t)

64 18-1, the frustration is, I think, that it's the equivalent of "What do you mean, 40% mandatory tip for self-serve frozen yogurt! And if I don't buy yogurt, you garnish my wages anyway!" That's the "doing something bad to you that far exceeds the mere cost of doing business" that we're seeing these days as I understand it. Like VAT.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (aJQbY)

65 I saw Power Bottom Sand Maggot open for the Young Turks at... actually I didnt. That show looked and smelled like shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)

66
Medea Benjamin's father is a wealthy real estate developer. Ever notice leftists regularly come from well-to-do backgrounds?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (HdYcL)

67 Medea Benjamin's partner at Code Pink is Jodie Evans. Evans is he wife of Neville Singham. He's been funding their anti-American operations for years.

The investigation of Pike and Benjamin is being run by Treasury not DOJ. They are after the money trail.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (viF8m)

68 Medea Benjamin's father is a wealthy real estate developer. Ever notice leftists regularly come from well-to-do backgrounds?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (HdYcL)

The major proponents are almost always wealthy. The thugs may or may not.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

69 > Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …
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I had to replace the battery in my wife's 2020 Explorer ST. Two years ago, during winter, it would lose the ability to start the SUV. No grinding, it just would not start and the vehicle would flash all sorts of lights on the dash.

It's an AGM type... "absorbent glass-mat." Prone to this sort of thing when the weather's cold and the battery is "old."

Pricey.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 05:52 PM (jehhT)

70 Hadrian, I think it has to do with living life either without hope (gimmedats) or without strife (redistribute other people's stuff). Either leads to not understanding the value of a good day's work.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 05:52 PM (aJQbY)

71 I like 'Power Bottom Sand Maggot'.

+1 to Elric (dude, I am not going to call you the blade unless I can make some sort of 'dull' joke.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

72 66 I saw Power Bottom Sand Maggot open for the Young Turks at... actually I didnt. That show looked and smelled like shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
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Smart move. Half the audience ended up with AIDS, leprosy, anal leeches, monkeypox, crabs, flesh-eating bacteria, and/or the Andromeda Strain.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:54 PM (BgZgJ)

73 Did Cindy Sheehan ever disavow Codepink or Medea or Jodie?

Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 05:55 PM (wTevN)

74 EveR I doubt that, Leftists do not give up their own

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:57 PM (Ia/+0)

75 re: Orbital Drop Vette

Pulling the chute AFTER the 1st bounce is my favorite.

Posted by: DaveA at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (FhXTo)

76 Did Cindy Sheehan ever disavow Codepink or Medea or Jodie?
Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 05:55 PM (wTevN)

She made a statement after Obama won and code pink all of a sudden did not have any issue with drone striking civilians. Something to the effect of 'it's like Casey(her son) died all over again.'

I questioned her methods and who she chose to associate with, but not her grief.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

77 “Batteries die in July, they just don’t keel over till January”

There are some nifty devices called “conductance testers” that do a pretty good job at sniffing out bad batts. A lot of places use them for warranty return testing.

A classic load test, something the drones no longer can do, is still the true test really. I’m always amazed at how much things change they stay the same. Auto shop manuals from the 1920s have all the exact same stuff in them. Modern cars just have a big layer of electronics and sensors and gew-gaws in the mix.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (w3KHJ)

78 Back in the day, it really wasn't considered even acceptable to discuss variations of sexual preferences with pre-pubescent children as it was basically unnecessary. Any grownup that other grownups were aware of doing that would have faced not fun consequences. Now the teachers are probably given a certification in it.

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (3/XaG)

79 59 Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …
Posted by: Common Tater
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In the old days the gauge would measure the battery at start and during use. If one watched the gauge at every start a difference in time to reach charge or put under different loads, subtleties/changes in behavior could be noticed.
Today, the gauge may as well not be there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (zfQ1S)

80 Just got ballots for the primary. The Democrat candidates have as their taglines "A scientist to save Our Democracy", a "Doctor. Veteran Healthcare, not bombs" ( he's the Muslim) a guy who's " New Generation Fighting MAGA & Extremism" and yet another Democrat
Who's a "fighter against fascism" and a "Progressive champion for working families"
Yaaaaay! Ugggh!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (BmO5t)

81 man, i missed the nerds' open thread because i was off watching the sheep detectives.

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (qdr3M)

82 72 I like 'Power Bottom Sand Maggot'.

+1 to Elric (dude, I am not going to call you the blade unless I can make some sort of 'dull' joke.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)
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‘Bro, I’m right here for the taking!’

— Zorro, he Gay Blade

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (BgZgJ)

83 The evolution of a liberal
Grandfather, I went to war so my son could become a doctor or lawyer
Father, I went to war so my son could become an artist or a poet
Son, I went to college and studied Marx and Mao so I could hate my father and grandfather.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (5P5DO)

84 79 Back in the day, it really wasn't considered even acceptable to discuss variations of sexual preferences with pre-pubescent children as it was basically unnecessary. Any grownup that other grownups were aware of doing that would have faced not fun consequences. Now the teachers are probably given a certification in it.
Posted by: Azjaeger
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At a minimum leave town and in many areas a trial and possible conviction.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (zfQ1S)

85 81: The repulsive David Trone is running for congress over in MD. His commercials cause one's IQ to drop a couple of points. I can't even tell who his opponents are from those dumb commercials, unless Trump is running for his seat too. It's all #BADORANGEMAN!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (sAmhv)

86 Those RedBull cycling vids are insane... even if they're AI or from a game. *I don't think the first one is "real."

However there are some live ones. And... the gravity racers, gocarts with no engine, that take to some pretty hairy roads or trails are off the hook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAyiMsA-GEE

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 06:04 PM (jehhT)

87 >>According to the report, many of the organizations involved are linked to wealthy Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham and his activist network, which investigators say has spent years funding pro-China, pro-Cuba and anti-American activism in the United States.

>>A previous investigation cited in the report alleged Singham directed roughly $278 million into nonprofit organizations promoting pro-communist narratives and organizing street protests after marrying Jodie Evans, Benjamin’s fellow CodePink co-founder, in 2017.

https://tinyurl.com/3udt3vzj

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (viF8m)

88 Jane Fonda, Bernie Dohrn, the Manson girls, the Weathermen, we could go on all day.

Wealthy people, trust fund babies and heiresses, they have the $$$ to make revolution a hobby. If they get tired of it or get arrested they can go do something else.

It’s one reason “role models” are so dangerous. Kids look up to celebrities and want to emulate them or imitate them but regular people don’t have Fuck You money.

Don’t Try This At Home, Kids

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (w3KHJ)

89 The Republicans have boring taglines: "official Republican endorsed Candidate" or "County Republican Organization "There is one guy "America First Always" which is slightly more creative.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (BmO5t)

90 Zorro, he Gay Blade
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (BgZgJ)

It is free on ewetub. I could not sit through 5 mins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:06 PM (zZu0s)

91 According to wiki, she is still alive and gave an interview in 2017 that she still hated Bush and did not like Trump. Note we did not hear about it because she probably lumped the lightbringer in there too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

92 From 1WP yesterday, got tailgate open. Was worried that wascend of that
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
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That's great news

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:09 PM (RIvkX)

93
I haven't seen CaliGirl here for a while. She is a daytime commenter.

I pray she is okay.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 06:10 PM (3ek7K)

94 Right, gauges have been useless for 60 years probably.

There are digital voltage gauges that plug into the “cigar lighter” or charging port. These should work pretty well for monitoring system voltage in real time.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:11 PM (w3KHJ)

95 >>>The repulsive David Trone is running for congress over in MD.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (sAmhv)
****
I grew up in MD in the County of Prince George. Three hours west we would be camping in the mountains. Two hours east we were on the ocean. Up to Bal'mer for great food (crabs). How I hate those Dem's that destroyed that state. Hate them.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (UPqWP)

96 I keep watching movies with horrible endings

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Ia/+0)

97 >>According to the report, many of the organizations involved are linked to wealthy Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham and his activist network, which investigators say has spent years funding pro-China, pro-Cuba and anti-American activism in the United States.
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He's been on the radar for years. Why is this shithead still above ground?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (jehhT)

98 I should be doing things.

But I'm not.


Give yourself a break. "Things" are overrated.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 06:14 PM (vTZFs)

99 77 She made a statement after Obama won and code pink all of a sudden did not have any issue with drone striking civilians. Something to the effect of 'it's like Casey(her son) died all over again.'

I questioned her methods and who she chose to associate with, but not her grief.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM

Thank you. Her grief was real, I agree. To come to the realization your child’s death was a tool to make money and get votes probably would be akin to reliving his death. Medea and Jodie are evil, imo.

Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (wTevN)

100 >>A previous investigation cited in the report alleged Singham directed roughly $278 million into nonprofit organizations promoting pro-communist narratives and organizing street protests after marrying Jodie Evans, Benjamin’s fellow CodePink co-founder, in 2017.

https://tinyurl.com/3udt3vzj
Posted by: JackStraw
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He hasn't been hanged and he's still on the street.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (zfQ1S)

101
Rufus,

I'm old, lol. Glen Burnie and Catonsville. They were nice places decades ago. Who knows what they are now.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 06:16 PM (3ek7K)

102 Boy, the Communists ard rolling in dough

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

103 Nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

104 >>He hasn't been hanged and he's still on the street.

The street he lives on is in Shanghai.

Interesting timing since Trump just got back from China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)

Nerds' Open Thread


Not sure what this is:


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




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1 You rang?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)

2 Nuah

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (xMsrS)

3 Foist on our own petard.

Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

4 Centered no less

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (xMsrS)

5 152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
+++++++

Mazel mazel!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May

Worthy of a repost! A new little life, always the best news!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (pZEOD)

6 All of modern Woke culture is the real-life implementation of "Revenge of the Nerds."

Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

7 Sigh...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (iERP6)

8 Heavy Metal is an odd movie in which a clear majority of the soundtrack is in just one episode.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (xMsrS)

9 A nerd experience is central to the AOSHQ.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 03:34 PM (kYmoU)

10 Centered.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)

11 Stuck in the middle with you.

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (lJ0H4)

12 STNG was beyond stupid.

I watched it at the time and even though they had way more budget and better FX then ToS because they never built a reality that makes any sense.

For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

And who is maintaining the land? Slaves? Because its socialism right? So if he's gone and they are there its not his...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)

13 Nobody ever mistook Betty Page for a man, although sometimes she could play that role.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (gKWVE)

14 Willowed: I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026


***
HF, I've never been to TH either, just Evansville about 90 min. farther south. But I liked what I saw there, and what I see on Gorgle Street view in TH. It has a good 60K people, two Walmarts, a Lowe's, a Planet Fitness, and an Anytime Fitness. If it has those chains, it probably has a lot of other national names.

Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:36 PM (wzUl9)

15 I thought the Picard family owned the vineyard, not Picard himself. The followup to "Best Of Both Worlds" had Picard go back there

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (gKWVE)

16 We need to introduce Revenge of the Nerds to young leftists.

Because when it came out it had a minor leftwing leaning attitude - jocks are bad, nerds and outcasts are good.

Back then movies didn't hit you over the head with politics first and then worry about a plot second like now.

But wow is that movie antipolitically correct by modern standards

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

17 I thought the Picard family owned the vineyard, not Picard himself. The followup to "Best Of Both Worlds" had Picard go back there

Ok, since they don't have capitalism how does his family own it?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

18 Another movie of that era?

PCU.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (xMsrS)

19 Thats just weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

20 >>>152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
****
Congratulations MKC. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (UPqWP)

21 Thank you, Piper, NaCly, QT, Aetius, and any other well-wishers I missed below!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (6lIrI)

22 Love the ST Disco video!

And I've always thought that section of Heavy Metal to be hot. "Taarna," right? The title of that part, and her name?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

23 Sigh...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (iERP6)

A cob's work is never done.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

24 Thank you, Rufus!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (6lIrI)

25 I could watch Jeri Ryan dance all day, but *spoiler alert!* this video also includes shocking Whoopi Goldberg footage. Meaning, she's in it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rL6wK)

26 PCU.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (xMsrS)

Early 90s, but in the same vein as the earlier 80s college movies. Prescient as far as PC and the Champagne Overlord Class.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

27 Season Four TNG backed off Roddenberry's economic foolishness, so property is allowed to exist again. One assumes it always did but Roddenberry was silly.
And then there's DS9 which has an economy on liquid latinum which exists in gold capsules. The gold is post-scarcity. The latinum isn't.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:41 PM (gKWVE)

28 Meaning, she's in it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rL6wK)

Also Riker in a crushed red velvet onesie.

My eyes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (zZu0s)

29 As for Bettie Page . . . rrowr

Amazing how she could look Girl Next Door and Hot Slutty Girl as called for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (wzUl9)

30 Betty Page di a lot of very naughty stuff, back in the day. She was probably a precursor for some of today’s stuff.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (Gqar8)

31 Taarna, the last Tarakian warrior who flies on a pastel yellow pygmy dino-bird that makes Chocobos look beautiful and streamlined.

Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (xMsrS)

32 Nuah
Posted by: Anna Puma


What sound does a yawning neko-girl make?

.....

"Wrong Answers About Anime" for $300.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 03:43 PM (VHUov)

33 Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:36 PM (wzUl9)
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Northern New Mexico is some awfully beautiful country, along the Colorado border (and that's very nice too)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:43 PM (rL6wK)

34 Indonesian junk thats goin' round

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (YlWIZ)

35 I like how they had a rainbow colored The Traveler space pedo with Wesley.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (3uBP9)

36 Taarna, the last Tarakian warrior who flies on a pastel yellow pygmy dino-bird that makes Chocobos look beautiful and streamlined.

Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026


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There are probably paintable figure kits, vinyl or resin, of her out there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)

37 Q Lazzarus did other stuff besides "Goodbye Penis" I mean, Horses. Actually pretty good stuff. Better than Tracy Chapman anyway.
A lot of this has been floated to Youtube recently, and there's a documentary "The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus".

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (gKWVE)

38 In line with the first video:

https://tinyurl.com/45vt6jxm
Harcourt Fenton Mudd - "Completely Unavoidable" (Star Trek-The Original Series -Parody Music Video)

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:45 PM (u82oZ)

39 The best STNG was when Picard went to Seattle and became an Opera Queen and wanted to land his shuttle craft in Frasier's docking bay #1.

Posted by: Mr. Sulu, Rabid Homosexual at May 25, 2026 03:46 PM (OoF9t)

40 That Wicked AI channel has a lot of good ST music videos. Shatner apparently complained about one of them and had to be edited out.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 25, 2026 03:46 PM (IXblq)

41 For those waiting for the Trump administration to start going after the people funding the Islamist and communists in our midst your wait might be coming to and end.

This should give you a smile.

https://tinyurl.com/3b75yyp9

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (viF8m)

42 >>> Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026


That being zero clothes when she took a dip into the magical cosmic lake of badassery.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (3uBP9)

43 Northern New Mexico is some awfully beautiful country, along the Colorado border (and that's very nice too)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026


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It's amazing. In Sept. '97 I drove down from Denver to Taos and was astonished at how New Mexico really begins at the Arkansas River, ca. U.S. 50. South of that line the landscape looks just like NM does south of the CO border.

I visited a little CO town down there, San Luis, which boasts of being the oldest in CO (1857) and has a mission on a hill nearby with a set of bronze sculptures of the Stations of the Cross along the trail winding up the hill.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (wzUl9)

44 I'd love to see southern CO and northern NM again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

45 shocking Whoopi Goldberg footage.

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I don't know if this is true but some YT influencer is saying Big Whoop has been suspended from the View for racist comments she made regarding race swapped Helen of Troy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (ndZc7)

46 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (Gqar8)

47 @Osint613
27m
Russian Foreign Ministry: FM Sergei Lavrov spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and notified him of Moscow's intention to launch large-scale attacks on Kyiv.
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Knumb Knutz should have taken a lesson from Chechnya, don't attack children at school, it pisses Putin off.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (zfQ1S)

48 STNG was ok when he was with the POLCE, but his solo stuff is boring.

Posted by: MCHAEL at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (qUkBO)

49 Sun finally came out

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

50 I guess at the end the little girl is the new Tarakian.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (3uBP9)

51 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026


***
By which I guess you mean the human "government" of each and their politics.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (wzUl9)

52
Long late lunch with

Smashburger from the Flattop and Apricot Bourbon Sours.

And assorted sides.

Yum! And enjoyed by all.

Now, I'm slowly losing my battle against a nap.

C'est la vie!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (iJfKG)

53 49 Sun finally came out
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

Someone ought to write a song about it.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar8)

54 The Oreschenik is a truncated ICBM, and it is important to let the concerned neighbors know when one is launching 8 of them so no one overreacts.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (rbvCR)

55 Time I settled myself on the couch instead of here at my desk. Much more comfortable.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (wzUl9)

56 I'd love to see southern CO and northern NM again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)
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Me too. Looks like Switzerland, in places.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (lfoCS)

57 Indonesian junk thats goin' round
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (YlWIZ)

They were doing Hanta and tried to make a big push. Then I guess that did not have enough juice so they tried to swap to Ebola.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)

58 51 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026

***
By which I guess you mean the human "government" of each and their politics.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (wzUl9)

Yeah. And their big towns, hives of villainy.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (Gqar8)

59 As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)

60 49 Sun finally came out
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

It's a hard knock life

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

61 Great fishing too, if you like fishing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:53 PM (lfoCS)

62 >>> As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)


That goes for much of the print Mag. It was edgy yes. But soul crushingly so.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (3uBP9)

63 59 As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)

The movie was spawned by those old magazines, weren’t they?

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (Gqar8)

64 The Galaxy Class Girls: Red Shirt Romeo | 80s Pop Music Video:

https://tinyurl.com/3vkmjc5s

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:55 PM (u82oZ)

65 Since I finished a work out, I 'spose a shower might be a good thing, before cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)

66 Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds passed away last week. RIP

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 03:57 PM (hpwtA)

67 8 Heavy Metal is an odd movie in which a clear majority of the soundtrack is in just one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma



I don't recall that. Don Felder's Heavy Metal was used in the scene with the doomed pilots of the B-17. The above scene, Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules was used before the events shown above.

I haven't watched Heavy Metal in years and yet I know which song goes with which scene. Weird. I blame South Park.

Also, BOOBS!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 03:59 PM (sAmhv)

68 Went to load the wife's car this morning at 0600 with our contribution of food for the Memorial day motorcycle run at the VFW. Dead battery with no warning. Took the stuff and put it in my truck and went to walmart to find a battery. Commenced to have a The Good, The Bad and The Ugly morning.


The Good: Walmart actually had a battery that matched the size. The auto parts places don't open until 0800 because it's a holiday so that's a win. The battery fit and actually had a charge.


The Bad: The dead battery in the car had about 18 different connections and wires hanging off of it. I should have taken a picture of the layout before I started but I didn't so I had to piece everything back together and figure it out on the fly.


The Ugly: The dead battery was tucked away in a corner with absolutely no way to pick it up out of the battery tray. I had to wedge it up and slide tools under it to actually be able to get a grip on it to pull it out of the car. The replacement battery had a convenient handle on top so you could pick it up. No idea why all car batteries don't have that handle.


It worked and everything is fine now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 04:01 PM (0N4FZ)

69 Sort of connected: Gates McFadden, "Beverly Crusher," was born in 1949. She was 38 when she was cast as Beverly in 1987!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:02 PM (wzUl9)

70 Reginald Barclay III has a request
youtu.be/HQxheUjP4nI

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:03 PM (gKWVE)

71 147 Rush isn't Rush without Neil Peart. It just...isn't. He wasn't just the best drummer of the latter half of the 20th century, he was the songwriter.

It's like trying to have The Beatles without John Lennon. At least Led Zep had the decency to stop without Bohham.

Whatever this is, it should not be wearing the Rush name.

From.last thread:

I blame this sort of thing on The Who, who arguably weren't The Who anymore after Moon, and certainly after Entwhilsle. I can see it if you are using the name of the band to sell tickets if you are a band where the members aren't famous, and there's nothing wrong with doing all the songs of the band, but anyone who would buy tickets knows the members. Townsend and Daltrey or Geddy and Alex would sell just the same. McCartney and Starr don't have to claim to be The Beatles either

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 04:03 PM (3/XaG)

72 Now I REALLY want to see Betty Page doing Buffalo Bill scene. Because I would.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (xcxpd)

73 65 Since I finished a work out, I 'spose a shower might be a good thing, before cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25

I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (p4NUW)

74 @Osint613
1h
Seven Ebola patients escaped a hospital in Mongbwalu, Congo, after relatives attacked the facility. The third incident of its kind in recent days.
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Why would they want to 'escape' from the hospital?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (zfQ1S)

75 Note to myself - avoid Africa.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar8)

76 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 04:08 PM (3/XaG)

77 Why would they want to 'escape' from the hospital?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (zfQ1S)


Because in developing countries hospitals are a place you go to die.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)

78 Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:55 PM (u82oZ)

Why does Captain Jonathan Archer look like Jeff Epstein

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (gKWVE)

79 . . . I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026


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Same here, Piper. Rain most of this week. If I'm lucky there will be a window in the early am, around dawn, where it's not raining and I can put in my half-hour or so at the walking trail. (In my case, it's half trotting.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)

80 gKWVE

AI Warp Core breach?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (u82oZ)

81 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?
*
Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026


***
It might be like hamburger vs. steak. The replicator can give you Gallo-like wine, but the real thing, a French wine grown from real grapes, is, well, the real thing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

82 Rumor out there says, we're not going to receive the uranium but that China will hold it in safe keeping.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (zfQ1S)

83 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

And who is maintaining the land? Slaves? Because its socialism right? So if he's gone and they are there its not his...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)

It was in his family for generations. Picard joins starfleet, leaves the family business, father takes a dirt nap, and his older brother is left to pick up the slack and run the place. This was all shown in the 4th season, episode 2 "Family". More interesting is in the movie "Generations" Picard finds out his brother and nephew die in some fire at the vineyard and who knows who runs it at that point, maybe his brother's wife.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (snZF9)

84 Heavy Metal is a movie carried hard by its soundtrack and boobs. For Westerners, this was the first big splashy exposure to adult animation. (Ralph Bakshi was too batshit to really count, though Fritz the Cat did...exist).

So it was a big deal, culturally. It was a regular midnight movie at my college theater, that's where I first saw it with friends.

I like it. Some segments are better than other, I don't like the stoner aliens, but Hanover Fist remains great, so is 'Den of Earth' the Richard Corben story is really faithful to his art and plot.

Tastes vary but I dig it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (xcxpd)

85
"That great little movie that was made on a shoestring budget that has become a beloved classic and continues to make tons of money would never be made today," said the Hollywood executive.

I mean, isn't anyone in Hollywood acknowledging that?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (n7rxJ)

86 Congratulations MKC

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (PMi3m)

87 The movie was spawned by those old magazines, weren’t they?
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (Gqar

Jah. Metal Hurlot in France, Heavy Metal in the US.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (xcxpd)

88 Sort of connected: Gates McFadden, "Beverly Crusher," was born in 1949. She was 38 when she was cast as Beverly in 1987!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:02 PM (wzUl9)

I remember. She looked pretty good. If I remeber right only picard was older. He was around 49.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 04:18 PM (snZF9)

89 US takes put 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 04:18 PM (5P5DO)

90 cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)


That had better not be a Manhattan in there!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 04:19 PM (iERP6)

91 We wants wisk Presdent Obana a happy mememoteal day. We love you ands miss you
..

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 25, 2026 04:20 PM (+nL6B)

92
US takes put 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.
Posted by: Ben Had

===============

Looks like Israel is also striking Hezbollah in Beirut.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:20 PM (n7rxJ)

93 401 Battery replacement.For those of you that are AAA (auto club) members,their battery service is a pretty good deal. I've used it a couple times, about 5% to 10% more than going to the auto parts store. They deliver, install and haul off the old one.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (gm9Sb)

94 Yeah. And their big towns, hives of villainy.
Posted by: tubal


* kicks rock *

Posted by: scum at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (VHUov)

95 Need to have the Corvette dropped from space video from "Heavy Metal" ...

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (xl8DV)

96 There was a heavy metal sequel in 2000. Not a great movie.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:22 PM (3uBP9)

97
I remember. She looked pretty good. If I remeber right only picard was older. He was around 49.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026


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Stewart said that for the first few months of the show, he didn't even really unpack. He was sure he'd be fired or the show would fail.

They were wise this time around to cast some older actors though, esp. in his case. The commander of a flagship vessel, whether in our wet navy or a spacegoing one, needs to have some years of experience behind him. Kirk was kind of young for that -- more like the commander of a destroyer -- but then I got the impression Starfleet was kind of new-ish itself then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:22 PM (wzUl9)

98 There was a heavy metal 2000 video game that wasn't terrible though. I think it was a doom or quake mod.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)

99 Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
replicator Jesus!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Kt19C)

100 Same here, Piper. Rain most of this week. If I'm lucky there will be a window in the early am, around dawn, where it's not raining and I can put in my half-hour or so at the walking trail. (In my case, it's half trotting.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026

If I wasn’t being lazy, I could drive to my own studio and work out. Should I start to get too stir crazy, I will. But I am sure 1 day won’t kill us, it’s back to normal tomorrow at the studio anyway.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:25 PM (Wmg4n)

101 Battery replacement.For those of you that are AAA (auto club) members,their battery service is a pretty good deal. I've used it a couple times, about 5% to 10% more than going to the auto parts store. They deliver, install and haul off the old one.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026


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I've had it done two or three times. Including during the Sniffle Scare. The driver showed up wearing a face diaper. We got my car started and moved it into shade, and I brought him some water in the 95-degree heat while he worked. I said, "You can take that thing off," and he regretfully shook his head. "Company rules."

Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)

102 The heavy metal 2k character was based on Julie Strain who was real life hot. She passed away in '21 possibly as a result of complications from falling off a horse.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM (3uBP9)

103 Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
replicator Jesus!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats


But you have to have the original to replicate.

So I assume Star-Trek-era wineries, breweries, and distilleries just discard 99.9999% of their product. The 0.0001% that's truly new and amazing goes in the replicator library.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 04:27 PM (VHUov)

104 IIRC, all alcohol from the replicator was sythehol- it did not get you drunk. Fucking roddenberry. They miss the point.

It is possible it did not give you a hangover, but I got that it was like an entire galaxy of odouls swigging retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:27 PM (zZu0s)

105 "It might be like hamburger vs. steak. The replicator can give you Gallo-like wine, but the real thing, a French wine grown from real grapes, is, well, the real thing."

They cover this in "Family" also - Picard is a year off in recognizing the vintage served at the family dinner - debate with his somewhat-Luddite brother on replicator in the house or not, but Jean-Luc makes the point about replicators "heightening one's appreciation for the genuine article"...or something like that. Doesn't replicate caviar well either (Sins of the Father part 1)

Posted by: MD_Mike at May 25, 2026 04:29 PM (LCVko)

106 IIRC, all alcohol from the replicator was sythehol- it did not get you drunk. Fucking roddenberry. They miss the point.

It is possible it did not give you a hangover, but I got that it was like an entire galaxy of odouls swigging retards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026


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You could get the real thing in the lounge, I think. The deal was supposed to be the taste of the wine or other liquid and the social aspect of a cocktail hour, not the alteration of your consciousness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:30 PM (wzUl9)

107 Meanwhile, the brig rats aboard the starship have been hoarding fruit from their rations, scored some yeast, and are whipping up a batch of "jailhouse rocks".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:30 PM (gm9Sb)

108 You walk out one day, push the button[\i], and "click click click."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
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I think that I see the problem...

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)

109 Uh oh...damned slashes [/] [\]

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:32 PM (XeU6L)

110 Meanwhile, the brig rats aboard the starship have been hoarding fruit from their rations, scored some yeast, and are whipping up a batch of "jailhouse rocks".
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026


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Like the torpedo alcohol the crew would siphon off to make "jungle juice" in Navy comedies like Operation Petticoat w/ Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. (I've seen it recently; it's a better film than you'd think from the title.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (wzUl9)

111 Strain was in Guns of El Chupacabra, not a WWII flick I know you are all probably thinking, but a low budget scify flick. The rifftrax is good.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (3uBP9)

112 Uh oh...damned slashes [/] [\]
Posted by: Barbara Tuchman
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Well that, and unchanged nics.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (XeU6L)

113 Took my Vette out for a drive today and here is the video.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbBWODsBzdo

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 04:34 PM (xl8DV)

114 Just back from the State Veteran's Cemetery. Missed the service, but put in some time. It is very peaceful.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:36 PM (XeU6L)

115 Jeri Ryan would have made a good model for Taarna. Except she probably hadn't been born yet when Heavy Metal was made.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:36 PM (wzUl9)

116 110 A Marine Corps two days before payday favorite back when, Purple Jesus. A gallon of cheap jug wine (or two depending on contributions). A pint of Everclear. A big can of any old fruit juice your buddy at the mess hall donated. Mix well in a clean waste basket. Enjoy. Pray there isn't a PFT scheduled for the following day.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:37 PM (gm9Sb)

117 Oops; no, Jeri Ryan was born in 1968. She'd have been about 12 when HM was filming.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

118 Oops; no, Jeri Ryan was born in 1968. She'd have been about 12 when HM was filming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

Yeah, she's an older gal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:39 PM (zZu0s)

119 You could get a hangover just by looking at Whoopi.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:39 PM (D1E+2)

120 Back home again

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

121 Her tits are likely about 10 years younger than Heavy Metal though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)

122 Tastes vary but I dig it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo



Yea, it's no Oscar winner but I enjoy it. The soundtrack is killer, most of the stories are good, some, very good, and BOOBS!! Harry Canyon had to be the inspiration for Bruce Willis's character in The Fifth Element.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (sAmhv)

123 Me every year: I’ll just watch one episode of Band of Brothers.

Mmmm hmmm. Just the one.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (u73oe)

124 Jeri Ryan would have made a good model for Taarna. Except she probably hadn't been born yet when Heavy Metal was made.

Heavy Metal came out in 1981. Jeri Ryan came out in 1968. She would have been in Jr High.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (+9wcF)

125 Happy birthday, Piper.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (PMi3m)

126 A young Scottish Boy Scout goes viral for refusing to comply with instructions during an educational visit to a mosque.

The Scottish Beaver Scouts (aged 6– went on an educational visit to the Stirling Islamic Centre / Stirling Mosque in Scotland.

During the interfaith and cultural educational visit, the young scouts were introduced to the mosque and shown how Muslims pray.

Yet, one of the boys refused, choosing to stand while other children complied

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (zfQ1S)

127 Taarna = Sydney Sweeney!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (sAmhv)

128 Operation Petticoat

Holds up a bra with generous cups:
"The Japanese have nothing like this".

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (Kt19C)

129 Harry Canyon had to be the inspiration for Bruce Willis's character in The Fifth Element.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026


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I thought the two characters -- a driver of a flying taxicab -- were supposed to be the same; that the Fifth Element had been inspired by something in Heavy Metal magazine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)

130 Taarna = Sydney Sweeney!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (sAmhv)

Iirc- and it has been a while, the gal in the animation is a lot harder edged face wise than Sweeney. Jericho Ryan IS probably closer. Or Megyn Kelly if she wasn't an idiot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)

131 Heavy Metal came out in 1981. Jeri Ryan came out in 1968. She would have been in Jr High.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 25, 2026


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Perfect for my thirteen-year-old self . . . if I'd been thirteen in 1981, which I wasn't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:44 PM (wzUl9)

132 Holds up a bra with generous cups:
"The Japanese have nothing like this".
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (Kt19C)

*group of sailors watch large breasted nurse come on board*

Old Hand: if anybody ever asks what youre fighting for fellahs- there's your answer!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:45 PM (zZu0s)

133 If anybody were to do a film of Heinlein's 1982 novel Friday, Sydney S. could maybe do a fine job in the title role.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:45 PM (wzUl9)

134 I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (p4NUW)
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Well, Ma'am, at a guess, your professional-level work out and my work out are two very different animals. I'm assuming I clock in at about a third your spirit level these days. But I try!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 04:46 PM (hqaqf)

135 I thought the two characters -- a driver of a flying taxicab -- were supposed to be the same; that the Fifth Element had been inspired by something in Heavy Metal magazine.


I'm too lazy to look it up but I'm pretty sure The Fifth Element writers took the taxi driver, Harry Canyon character, from Heavy Metal in mind.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:47 PM (sAmhv)

136 Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM


Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 04:48 PM (0N4FZ)

137 Two hours to dinner. About time for my pre-dinner snack -- "teatime," if you will.

I'm pretty sure Fleming had Bond say, "I hate tea. It's mud. Furthermore it's the main reason for the downfall of the British Empire." But I can't find which novel or short story that's in. Anybody know offhand?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)

138 Another brave fallen soldier of WWII:

https://tinyurl.com/yxdkyrtt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (dx3rC)

139 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (D1E+2)

140
Weeb warning. I was today years old when I figured out I could set my VPN to Thailand, and stream the season 2 of Frieren (subtitled) for free with zero adds on ewetoob. Muse Asia channel has a LOT of good animation. Need to rewatch Re Zero from scratch again.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (m7PG6)

141 Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026


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The LaCrosse's Driver Info Center gives you instructions after a battery replacement: "Lower and raise driver's front window; lower and raise passenger front window," etc. It doesn't take long. You get it if you disconnect and reconnect the battery, too, which I had to do once to clear a software glitch. (When did it get to be that you had to "reboot" your car?)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:53 PM (wzUl9)

142
Weeb warning. I was today years old when I figured out I could set my VPN to Thailand, and stream the season 2 of Frieren (subtitled) for free with zero adds on ewetoob. Muse Asia channel has a LOT of good animation. Need to rewatch Re Zero from scratch again.
Posted by: BifBewalski

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Watch it while you can! Some of those platforms detect your VPN and block you.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:53 PM (n7rxJ)

143 Best thing that came out of Heavy Metal 2000 was the FAKK game, and the best thing about that game was its Quake-derived engine which got us American McGee's Alice.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)

144 I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??

Posted by: Jmel at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (3TlS+)

145 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026


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She was supposed to be an older "voice of wisdom," not a hot bartender.

Which reminds me: One of the greatest of all TNGs, "Q Who?" -- which introduces the Borg -- is on Heroes & Icons tomorrow night.

Q to Picard: "The hall is rented; the orchestra engaged. Now it's time to see if you can dance."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (wzUl9)

146 I just want to thank Ace for putting up the Not Watching Stephen Colbert sign. I might make the phrase into a lawn sign and see what my libtard neighbors think.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 04:56 PM (lbCXT)

147 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (D1E+2)

I thought it was a warning - if she started looking really hot, you'd had far too much to drink.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 04:56 PM (qx7Zg)

148 136 Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM


Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
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Modern gauges are digital even if they have an analogue appearance. My vehicle anyway.
I think and hope to confirm from resident motorheads that an analogue voltmeter or ammeter would give more relevant information about battery condition.
Thinking the ammeter gives better info about the charging system and the voltmeter more about the battery.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:57 PM (zfQ1S)

149 >>>I thought it was a warning - if she started looking really hot, you'd had far too much to drink.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

>First time I saw Picard was Excalibur. It was all downhill from there.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (D1E+2)

150 Thinking the ammeter gives better info about the charging system and the voltmeter more about the battery.

Posted by: Braenyard
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True. Although, plumbing them in might be a hassle.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (XeU6L)

151
I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??
Posted by: Jmel

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1 - Usha is having a baby in July. JD will have a very young family and won't be able to achieve work/life balance. Won't be able to give family the time they need/deserve.

2 - Maybe he's reading the writing on the wall, which says "Mar-CO! Mar-CO! Mar-CO!"

Someone told me that #1 above will be used as the excuse for him to bow out for essentially a political reason.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (n7rxJ)

152 Thanks, Tankdemon! And willowes thanks to four seasons. Also, Happy Birthday, Piper!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (6lIrI)

153 I'm pretty sure Fleming had Bond say, "I hate tea. It's mud. Furthermore it's the main reason for the downfall of the British Empire." But I can't find which novel or short story that's in. Anybody know offhand?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)
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Grok says you nailed it. Goldfinger, 1959.

“I don't drink tea. I hate it. It's mud. Moreover, it's one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire. Be a good girl and make me some coffee.”

and a sammich. Pretty sure he added that under his breath.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (lbCXT)

154 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (2Ez/1)

155 A day-appropriate music video

https://youtu.be/rJO7lJIxG10

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 05:01 PM (qx7Zg)

156 >>I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??

I would take that with a large dose of salt. Even if he were, which I doubt, what would be the point of announcing now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:02 PM (viF8m)

157 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (2Ez/1)
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Wow, that sent chills. A singular honor.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:03 PM (lbCXT)

158 Thought week ago or so Marco said he was backing Vance for 2028

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)

159
Thought week ago or so Marco said he was backing Vance for 2028
Posted by: Skip

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Months ago, Marco said that if Vance chooses to run, he will support him and not run against him in a primary.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 05:06 PM (n7rxJ)

160
An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

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I wondered why it took so long to name a ship after Dorie, and sure enough it's not the first!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 05:08 PM (n7rxJ)

161 Grok says you nailed it. Goldfinger, 1959.

“I don't drink tea. I hate it. It's mud. Moreover, it's one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire. Be a good girl and make me some coffee.”

and a sammich. Pretty sure he added that under his breath.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
Goldfinger
! Yes. I thought it was in one of the short stories.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

162 cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)

That had better not be a Manhattan in there!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 04:19 PM (iERP6)
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Thought of you on Friday night CBD. We were at Odette's on the river in New Hope and I had one helluva good Manhattan.

Tonight it is tequila cosmo time, which someone I live with can consume in quantity. I hope, anyway.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:11 PM (ppzWn)

163 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM


About time.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 05:11 PM (0N4FZ)

164 Nood.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 05:12 PM (UPqWP)

165 Thank you for posting that Nerds talent show. That's actually my 7:15 alarm for work every day. That sound has stayed with me for decades.
Some of you might not be aware, the actor that played Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds, Donald Gibb, passed away earlier this month on the 12th.

Posted by: Nelly at May 25, 2026 07:14 PM (Bm3Co)

166 7 of 9 can assimilate me anytime she wants.

Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (Wgelp)

167 I like the YouToob video of Betty Page dancing to the band, The Seeds. Been a favorite for years.

Posted by: CapeFear at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (0pfnO)

Action Hero Family Matters Open Thread

Seaason 2:

The Horror Heroes spin-off:


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:55 PM




Comments

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1 Prima Moronus

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (u73oe)

2 Duke hath nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 25, 2026 01:56 PM (NcvvS)

3 Hah, that was macgroober and not MacGyver

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:00 PM (3uBP9)

4 I can't wait for the AI version of these classic TV shows.

Posted by: goatexchange at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (hyS0X)

5
I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

6 I'm only 29, but I was not watching 'Family Matters' way before a lot of you were not watching it.

Posted by: goatexchange at May 25, 2026 02:04 PM (hyS0X)

7 Re: student loans

Having paid 9.5% interest for 10 years on a rather large amount that was not even deductible, I have ZERO sympathy for student loan debtors. My graduate degree was on scholarship.

No one forced you to borrow money to go to school.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:04 PM (RIvkX)

8 I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

Likewise.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (8zz6B)

9 Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)

10 >>I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.

Same here. Too much else going on most evenings.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (NcvvS)

11 >>> Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)


No, think Steve Urkel, supposedly a spinoff from Perfect Strangers.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (3uBP9)

12 Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)
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Family Matters was black middle class with weird neighbor kid. Family ties was rich white lib parents and conservative kid. The kid was a caricature but the parents were very very caring.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (RIvkX)

13 I never watched Family Matters. Disappoint.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (LHPAg)

14 I didn't see Larry, Darryl and Darryl.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (Cqx++)

15 Valerie's Family was the one where they killed off Valerie Harper when she wanted too much money.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:09 PM (RIvkX)

16 You can't trust anything you see these days. AI is mostly a menace. I expect I'll see myself out there somewhere, but I don't care.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:09 PM (D1E+2)

17 I didn't watch any of the family sitcoms at the time because they did not have enough cool vehicles, helicopters, sports cars, etc.. going fast and blasting things which was more my scene.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (3uBP9)

18
Gave Dutchess a bath for her vet visit tomorrow. No creepy crawlies but she was very dusty and dirty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (HdYcL)

19 That's something.

Unemployment soars in Hollywood.

Posted by: DaveA at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (FhXTo)

20 No one forced you to borrow money to go to school.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Well, no one forced them to get a masters and a doctorate in Liberal Crybaby Studies.

Griggs vs Duke Power forced them to go to school for something. Maybe they should have tried trucking or welding.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (VHUov)

21 5 I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

Ditto. 1990's too.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (y171U)

22 I didn't see Larry, Darryl and Darryl.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (Cqx++)
====

I actually did watch that regularly and the last episode where they made it a bad dream from the first Bob Newhart Show I just about lost my mind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:11 PM (RIvkX)

23 You can't trust anything you see these days. AI is mostly a menace. I expect I'll see myself out there somewhere, but I don't care.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


That's when you know you've Made It. Someone cared enough to try to smear you with AI.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:11 PM (VHUov)

24
Scrubbed her pen down and hosed off the floor mats as well. They, too, were dusty and dirty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 02:12 PM (HdYcL)

25 This sock is so tight I have to ________ it to get it on.

Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 02:12 PM (vFG9F)

26 Front page iOS bug is back with a vengeance. Keeps reloading even if you try to stop it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:13 PM (uAllE)

27 There was a time right after I graduated from college and living alone for the first time I watched a lot of network TV at night. Wednesday night everyone came over to eat and watch "St. Elsewhere." They ended that series as a vision in the mind of the main character's autistic son.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)

28 Family Ties had Michael J Fox. Justine Bateman who became based, Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)

29 iOS = inferior Operating System

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (8zz6B)

30 >>> Front page iOS bug is back with a vengeance. Keeps reloading even if you try to stop it.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:13 PM (uAllE)


I've never had it quit reloading. It's been doing that for over a year. Using Safari helps a bit. But Brave is unusable to read the HQ on iOS.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:15 PM (3uBP9)

31 Family Ties had Michael J Fox. Justine Bateman who became based, Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)

Megadeath Baxter Birney became a heavy metal musician.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (8zz6B)

32 >>> Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)


Gross definitely got a wife upgrade going to Tremors.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (3uBP9)

33 I actually succeeded in getting Boy F. to work in the garden with me this morning. He clipped some of the boxwood. He only agrees maybe 1 in 10 times I ask.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (RIvkX)

34 But Brave is unusable to read the HQ on iOS.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:15 PM (3uBP9)

Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (8zz6B)

35 The kid was a caricature but the parents were very very caring.

And yet, who became the superstar.

And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (kYmoU)

36 I mean, what can you say, that show would be better than 99.9 pct of the crap that's on TV.

Although I hear Spider Noir is PFA, will be binge watching it once all 8 season 1 episodes are available to liberate.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XV/Pl)

37 Valerie's Family had Jason Bateman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

38 80s sitcoms still had laugh tracks, which is now off-putting.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XvL8K)

39 And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (kYmoU)
====

Certainly against type but he was great.

Like MTM in Ordinary People.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:19 PM (RIvkX)

40 And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.

Knowing that he was a flaming lib just made it funnier.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (uAllE)

41 I was on my way to check on the crawl space again after all the rain and spotted a yuge snake in that side of the yard. So that is not happening. I think it's a "good" snake but still. Nope.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (0SdQT)

42 >>>That's when you know you've Made It. Someone cared enough to try to smear you with AI.

Posted by: mikeski

>If they smear me with Sydney Sweeney or Paige Spiranac, I'm okay with that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (D1E+2)

43 >>> Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (8zz6B)


Yes, Brave works fine everywhere else. But there is actually no Brave on iOS either, or any browser but Safari, webkit. Apple does not allow any browser backend to be installed on their phone hardware. Brave on iOS is just a skin of Safari webkit and it is not as functional as it is elsewhere. Much more limited, and who knows what apple is doing in the background.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

44 80s sitcoms still had laugh tracks, which is now off-putting.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XvL8K)
Yeah, 'this is funny stuff here, you gotta laugh'. I saw a game show live in NYC in 66. It had applause lights. I was barely 18 but remember thinking 'what did they do to get applause?'.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (LHPAg)

45 Much more limited, and who knows what apple is doing in the background.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

Evil, probably.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (8zz6B)

46 I strongly recommend the Autarky app for iOS users, or the equivalent outside of iOS. It allows you to block requests external to the site you’re on. Some of the files being served by the ad server on the AOSHQ look a lot like malicious files.

Then donate to the blog.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (kYmoU)

47 Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.

It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (uAllE)

48 Knowing that he was a flaming lib just made it funnier.

I didn’t know he was a flaming lib, just that he played one on Family Ties. And yes, it made it funnier. But they really were a great couple in Tremors.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:24 PM (kYmoU)

49 >>> I was on my way to check on the crawl space again after all the rain and spotted a yuge snake in that side of the yard. So that is not happening. I think it's a "good" snake but still. Nope.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (0SdQT)


Whenever I had to descend into a crawlspace I had a whole war ritual where I'd don a plastic suit I made then ducktaped all the openings. Just a few air holes. Then I would have my wife stand lookout while I went in. For me it was bugs. Not a fan. I don't like the idea of bugs getting up in my business. That Indiana Jones scene with the bugs? Nope.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:25 PM (3uBP9)

50 It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (uAllE)

I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:25 PM (8zz6B)

51 I'd really like to see a crossover of Rockford Files, Three's Company, Love Boat and CHiPs.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 25, 2026 02:27 PM (Vh9CX)

52 They should do a Shitty TV Shows Family Matters Theme Song.

Posted by: Zombie McLean Stevenson at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (OoF9t)

53 Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)

54 >>> >If they smear me with Sydney Sweeney or Paige Spiranac, I'm okay with that.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (D1E+2)


Yes, I'll have those toasted with a schmear of the Sydney Sweeney on the everything and schmear of Paige Spiranac on the plain. To go.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:29 PM (3uBP9)

55 A hymns for the fallen.

[Minneapolis] Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.
That moment changed our city forever.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (lOimf)

56 > Griggs vs Duke Power forced them to go to school for something. Maybe they should have tried trucking or welding.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (VHUov)

As I understand it, "job training" schools (truck driving, welding, cosmetology, etc.) actually have some of the highest student loan default rates.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (IG3/x)

57 It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.
Posted by: Oddbob

I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


It's tedious, but there's a way to interrupt the infinite reloads on iOS (any browser, since they're all safari.)

You have to let the "loading" bar get to 50-90%, then hit the "x" on the address bar to stop loading. That stops the reloading. Hit the "comments" link and then its okay.

It's funny that the auto-reload works even with javascript disabled.

It's also funny that an ad would want to do that, since it will only stop reloading when the ad server sends up some other ad that doesn't do it. So you wrote an ad with special code to..... make sure nobody ever sees your ad? Bangalore's D- team, at your service!

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (VHUov)

58 Whenever I had to descend into a crawlspace I had a whole war ritual where I'd don a plastic suit I made then ducktaped all the openings. Just a few air holes. Then I would have my wife stand lookout while I went in. For me it was bugs. Not a fan. I don't like the idea of bugs getting up in my business. That Indiana Jones scene with the bugs? Nope.
Posted by: banana Dream
---
Mine was recently encapsulated (and dehumidifier and sump pump installed) and sealed up for rodent exclusion so I have been brave enough to get in there a couple times. There is still water getting in, which has got to get resolved. I can't be going down there with a 3 gallon shop vac after every rain.

The few times I've been down there I immediately get in the shower afterwards. I don't know how guys work in those space for a living, but I appreciate them very much.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (0SdQT)

59 Apropos:

For Rush fans, Rick Beato uploaded his interview of Alex Lifeson.

He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (XV/Pl)

60 A hymns for the fallen.
[Minneapolis] Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.
That moment changed our city forever.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


Same comment as the last thread.....

He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.
* spits *
Posted by: mikeski

Posted by: mikeski again at May 25, 2026 02:33 PM (VHUov)

61 He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
---
Thanks for the heads up. I really enjoyed the Geddy interview. We've got tickets for a show in Fort Worth next month.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:36 PM (0SdQT)

62 >>> Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)


Right when my daughter started talking and reasoning well enough and being able to get around for a long duration I took her to the mall to pick out a gift for her mom. Her first Mother's day gift. I think it was around 3yo. We get there and nothing interests her until, she starts bolting for this one store. No idea what it was. Coach. She wouldn't leave, had to get something there. Purses. I got one with ladybugs she loved. Wife still carries it everywhere. $$$$

Chicks man.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:37 PM (3uBP9)

63 Happy birthday Piper!

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (0SdQT)

64 OT:

Insty is now doing a bot verify every time I reload the page. Tedious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

65 I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Little Timmy's always looking out for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:39 PM (zfQ1S)

66 Mean tweet trigger alert!

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
The communist [Bernie] is going to spend Memorial Day partying with the Nazi who laughed at dead Americans. I can’t think of anything more on brand for these garbage people.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2026 02:40 PM (lOimf)

67 Happy birthday Piper!

Just not singing that song. Once at the MoMeet was enough.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 02:41 PM (u82oZ)

68 >>> Mine was recently encapsulated (and dehumidifier and sump pump installed) and sealed up for rodent exclusion so I have been brave enough to get in there a couple times. There is still water getting in, which has got to get resolved. I can't be going down there with a 3 gallon shop vac after every rain.

The few times I've been down there I immediately get in the shower afterwards. I don't know how guys work in those space for a living, but I appreciate them very much.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (0SdQT)


A funny story... My last house had a crawl space that was inhabited by cats. You could hear them at night fighting/screwing? And then they had a fight and all moved out. Within a few months we had rodent issues.

I found this out when one night I was alone in the house and heard movement, clanging around in the attic. I set trail cams up there and saw the rats. We had the crawlspace rodent proofed like you.

But the smart things would be for some kind of rent a cat service and get the cats back under the house.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:42 PM (3uBP9)

69 Aetius

Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (xMsrS)

70 >>>You have to let the "loading" bar get to 50-90%, then hit the "x" on the address bar to stop loading. That stops the reloading. Hit the "comments" link and then its okay.
---

At that point the mouse cursor is immoveable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:44 PM (zfQ1S)

71 Happy birthday Piper

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:46 PM (hpwtA)

72 71 Happy birthday Piper
Posted by: Smell the Glove
--

And get the sundress.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (zfQ1S)

73 I liked the horror one. Modern references along with horror classics and some B-grade and cult films from the 70s and 80s like the Pumpkinhead monster.

Posted by: Fun stuff at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (TbWk/)

74 At that point the mouse cursor is immoveable.
Posted by: Braenyard


.....is it a Mac issue, too? I thought it was only iPhones. So, no mice or cursors. Just a tap.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (VHUov)

75 Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (xMsrS)


It's nice to feel welcome

Posted by: Korben Dallas at May 25, 2026 02:48 PM (3uBP9)

76 Its a very nice hat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

77 TV habits have probably completely changed now that it is consumed as the viewer wants rather than by broadcast schedule, but it always seemed to me that you watched the most TV between the age where you could understand more than cartoons and the age where you were mostly out in the evenings during prime time. So generally what was popular when you were 8-18ish and the stuff before that that was shown in afternoon syndication

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (3/XaG)

78 OT:

Insty is now doing a bot verify every time I reload the page. Tedious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever

Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

79 Happy birthday Piper!

Posted by: screaming in digital
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Posted by: Braenyard


+1! Happy Birthday, Piper!

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (VHUov)

80 I found this out when one night I was alone in the house and heard movement, clanging around in the attic. I set trail cams up there and saw the rats. We had the crawlspace rodent proofed like you.

But the smart things would be for some kind of rent a cat service and get the cats back under the house.
Posted by: banana Dream
---
I heard activity in my attic and a wall last week. It freaked me out. Have had 2 guys out to check, no entry points found, but it's still a bit of a mystery. To be honest I'm waiting for something to start smelling as they indicate there is no way in or out.

I have sort of overcome my fear of the crawl space, but I will never go in the attic. The access point is a tiny rectangle in the top of the hall closet. I am not sure how my pest control tech got up there the other day, but it was a bit of a production.

I have never claimed nor wanted to be a Stronk Independent Womyn. I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0SdQT)

81 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

No. Only seems to be on mobile and is just 'click this box if youre not a robot'. Which seems limited in efficacy- but what do I know.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

82 .....is it a Mac issue, too? I thought it was only iPhones. So, no mice or cursors. Just a tap.

Only iPhone for me and others have reported it with iPads.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:52 PM (arXiW)

83 Piper - Happy Birfday.

Aunt turns 74 today. Nephew turns 21 tomorrow. God help us.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 25, 2026 02:53 PM (6XDXn)

84 63 Happy birthday Piper!
Posted by: screaming in digital at May

Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:53 PM (p4NUW)

85 About TV. I did not have one from 1977 to 2005. I did not watch much after that, as was doing chores to keep my wife happy. When my wife died, one of the first things I did was cut the TV satellite connection.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (u82oZ)

86 Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM


Fe-fi-fobia, why so much trollphobia?

Posted by: Grendel at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (0sNs1)

87 It's worse on my iPhone but the reference was to Linux Mint, Brave browser.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (zfQ1S)

88 Aunt turns 74 today. Nephew turns 21 tomorrow. God help us.

My youngest turned 30 this week. I are old.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (arXiW)

89 What barbarians, not letting you get the Dior bag.

Happy birthday Piper.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (xMsrS)

90 62
Chicks man.
Posted by: banana Dream at

This is adorable.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (p4NUW)

91 They ran Midway (Sat night?) on TCM and Ben Mankiewicz did the into, He noted, and showed up on credits that Tom Selleck among other newbies had bit parts. And he noted that Larry Czonka had an uncredited appearance at some point (I forget). It's awesome to see later stars show up in bit roles in early Hollywood films and TV.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (L1JuH)

92 53 Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)

This Amex, does it come in a box that says, "Centurion"?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (w/O5Q)

93 Piper's birthday!

...i.i.i.
(_____)

Happy Birthday

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (qEb4U)

94 We have a home that also has a crawlspace underneath. Once the neighbors started having horses and goats and chickens, after maybe 15 years of no issues we started having rodent issues. Nothing would eliminate them, apparently because the greenies made it so nothing truly lethal could be used. A feral cat or two that we see once in a while apparently moved in. It's a good place for them as we have natural coyotes and hawks so most of the outside is dangerous. Haven't heard a rodent since so hope they stick around for a long while

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (3/XaG)

95 So you wrote an ad with special code to..... make sure nobody ever sees your ad?

Which is why it probably isn’t an ad.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (kYmoU)

96 >>> I have sort of overcome my fear of the crawl space, but I will never go in the attic. The access point is a tiny rectangle in the top of the hall closet. I am not sure how my pest control tech got up there the other day, but it was a bit of a production.

I have never claimed nor wanted to be a Stronk Independent Womyn. I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0SdQT)


Yeah they are apparently evolutionary wonders at being able to crawl up the side of a house, generally through interior openings. They have to generally hunt and get food & water outside. So they go in and out daily. Hunt at night I think, sleep in your house in the day. They are also perfectly happy pooping in your house, just not exactly where they sleep. The exterminators need to identify a path to set traps and that can be hard.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (3uBP9)

97 59 Apropos:

For Rush fans, Rick Beato uploaded his interview of Alex Lifeson.

He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.
Posted by: Thomas Bender



I watched some of it. Very interesting. Beato is a good interviewer. I'll be interested in how Rush sounds with the new drummer. We'll see how she does on Tom Sawyer and some of the more complicated songs. She was a drummer for Jeff Beck so complicated song structures shouldn't be an issue.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (sAmhv)

98 72 71 Happy birthday Piper
Posted by: Smell the Glove
--

And get the sundress.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are

Thank you all for the birthday wishes! And for this, because I get paralysis in these moments, over thinking everything.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:57 PM (p4NUW)

99 Erik Estrada got a smidge more that a bit part in Midway.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (xMsrS)

100 Oh go suck start a hand grenade troll.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (sAmhv)

101 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM
+++++++
This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: Crosswalks at May 25, 2026 03:02 PM (2Ez/1)

102 Crosswalks

Stairs, chimneys, and busses also.

For a real challenge, post pics where you have to find the C - Cups.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (u82oZ)

103 I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM _______

Opening bid is a plate of brownies.

Posted by: Most guys at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (2Ez/1)

104 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck

+++++++
This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: Crosswalks


ISWYDT.

.....

I like the AoS-approved version.

[Idyllic mountain scene]

"Select every square with snipers."

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (VHUov)

105 For a real challenge, post pics where you have to find the C - Cups.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (u82oZ)

That would be a good one. Just an array of boobs. 'Pick out the Cs'. I like it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (zZu0s)

106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

107
You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 25, 2026 03:06 PM (2Ez/1)

108 Frank Costanza

I need a research project where I see the correlation of age, cup size, and pencil test. Smaller is better is my working hypothesis.

I pity the women with implants that are over 60 years old.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:08 PM (u82oZ)

109 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

I think his moment is ending, finally. He is helping set on fire massive stacks of cash though.

I still find it hard to believe he even had one though. He's charismatic as a block of limburger cheese.

Is this a girl thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

110 @97

>>I'll be interested in how Rush sounds with the new drummer.

I think she's going to do fine.

The bigger problem is going to be Geddy's voice, as he's gotten older he has lost a lot of the power and preciseness of his voice.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (XV/Pl)

111 Visited my dad's grave today and paid my respects and met one of his Korean War comrades from the 24th Infantry Division. Turns out they attended the same veterans group. Small world.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (h/O4U)

112 The bigger problem is going to be Geddy's voice, as he's gotten older he has lost a lot of the power and preciseness of his voice.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (XV/Pl)

Well, that cat being tortured is getting old and tired.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

113 Erik Estrada got a smidge more that a bit part in Midway.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (xMsrS)


ISTR that he got a lot of parts in Spanish language television and film. He also did a Cameo in the Butthole Surfers video Pepper.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvCR)

114 There's an AI Red Neck Babylon 5 yootoob channel. It's hit / miss depending on what one may find to be funny.

Posted by: 13times at May 25, 2026 03:11 PM (fnZRl)

115 Afternoon, ever'body,

The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox. Which often happens. It may still rain more, and we have 70% chance of the stuff the next couple of days.

The Longest Day is on Movies!, with None But the Brave (Sinatra, WWII) and Von Ryan's Express (ditto) to follow. The intriguing The Desert Rats with a young Richard Burton, in the days (1953) where he could have made a fine James Bond, is not on until 3 am my time. Grrrr. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:11 PM (wzUl9)

116 "...correlation of age, cup size, and pencil test."

Lifts AND separates.

Posted by: Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra at May 25, 2026 03:13 PM (2Ez/1)

117 @112

>>Well, that cat being tortured is getting old and tired.

You're talking to someone who likes Geddy's voice.

His voice mellowed over the years but he's now in his 70's and has to really exert himself to belt the notes out.

And that's not something 70 years old can do very well.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:13 PM (XV/Pl)

118 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck

Robots are now testing our humanity based upon our ability to recognize traffic signals.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:14 PM (ndZc7)

119 The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox… [lists plethora of Memorial Day movies airing today]

ISWYDT.

I hope.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 03:14 PM (kYmoU)

120 Let's got to the videotape:

https://youtu.be/3Hskk9orbjs

Posted by: Boobs! at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (2Ez/1)

121 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets.

Naturally it would pop up on a holiday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (wzUl9)

122 I don't work in the rain.

Posted by: Newman at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (2Ez/1)

123
It's funny the way genres have emerged on social media. Another one is Europeans who come to America and get shocked by how badly they were lied to by news media and wowed by the quality of life here, including the Americans themselves.

Here's a British couple discovering the diner experience. I didn't know it made some sort of impression abroad, but they were amazed that it exists outside of movies.

youtube.com/watch?v=lTjIXKEI_Qw&t=1455s

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (n7rxJ)

124 The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox… [lists plethora of Memorial Day movies airing today]
*
ISWYDT.

I hope.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026


***
Did what? What'd I do?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (wzUl9)

125 If you are worried about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, which you should be, the X account "Give A Shit About Nature" (@giveashitnature) recommends putting up an "owl box". Which I guess means a shelter for owls.
Owls apart from looking cute hunt mice. Mice host the bad kind of tick, not that there are may good kinds.
The only problem I have with owls is their "hoo hoo hoo" nonsense in the middle of the night. Shaddup and catch mice.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:17 PM (gKWVE)

126 Just keep on the lookout for the mailman, Wolfus. He might be there any time. Holidays are so busy.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:17 PM (Gqar8)

127 Nick Freitas told an interesting story. He said he was sitting next to a leftist on a plane and they got to talking about politics. He boiled the conversation down as: we mostly see the same problems, and we both want to solve them. But my take is let's you and I volunteer our time and resources to solve them. You on the other hand want to force people to "help" in the way you think appropriate and you are willing to harm people that dissent from your solution.

Its a fair argument.

I then looked at the comments and of course, of course, the first leftist comment is, "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

128 USPS and Memorial Day?

Your service maybe delayed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (xMsrS)

129 Speaking of action heros, what's a good recent action movie if I wanted to stream one?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (3uBP9)

130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

131 Best tick eliminators - chickens, turkeys, Guinea fowl.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (Gqar8)

132 Just keep on the lookout for the mailman, Wolfus. He might be there any time. Holidays are so busy.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026


***
I'm not really looking for anything. The unexpected IRS refund probably won't show for a while yet, and the investment people say my check for that long-forgotten pension plan won't be cut until 6/1.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:19 PM (wzUl9)

133 130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

Every time I read that name my brain translates it as Pedo Pascal. Weird.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:20 PM (Gqar8)

134 "Pedro Pascal" sounds like a Forties Mexican character actor, or a Warner Bros. LooneyTunes character who does battle with Speedy Gonzalez.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:21 PM (wzUl9)

135 Considering he has kissed Stephen Colbert and tried to derp throat a dildo shaped rainbow light, might as well be PDF Pascal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (xMsrS)

136 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal

For a couple of weeks I found every movie I watched had Sydney Sweeney in them. I wasn't choosing them that way, it just ended up that I or my GF would pick a movie and she was in it. Sweeney's not a bad actress and obviously she's easy on the eyes.

Pascal is all over the place in a similar manner. But...he's not as good of an actor as she is (not that he's the worst either). And its not like he's bringing looks or a big fan base either. I won't turn off a movie if he's in it but...it better be interesting before he shows up (like that movie he is in with Nick Cage).

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (sKqQm)

137 I had a part in today's local Memorial Day ceremony.

I was given a carnation, and during Roll Call of the veterans buried in the cemetery since last Memorial Day, I walked from the shelter to the American flag pole, and placed my flower with the others circling the flag pole with the other flowers.

Democrat Governor Laura Kelly was a no show today. She was listed in advertising the event, but the program did not have her listed.

I was with one of the widows I walk with. We met two recent widows there, and I did my best to comfort them.

Overall, a respectful time, with lots of reflection on fate to go with the ceremonies.

I did note that three participants in US Army uniforms (From 1st Armored Combat Brigade Team of the 1st Infantry Division) did not look as stylish as the US Navy ones. But the soldiers sure looked the part of lean, mean, warriors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (u82oZ)

138 121 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets.

Naturally it would pop up on a holiday.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (wzUl9)

This is exciting! I didn’t realize you settled on the right area! Fingers crossed.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (p4NUW)

139 130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

Just watch good movies, problem solved.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (xcxpd)

140 Somebody has been playing with an AI

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (6LVJg)

141 "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"
Posted by: 18-1

I'd be willing to donate some hard knocks.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (ndZc7)

142 140 Somebody has been playing with an AI
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (6LVJg)

So long as they don’t date

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:24 PM (Gqar8)

143 Heh, Anna. 'Derp throat.'

Follow the ky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

144 Is The Fall Guy any good? I like Emily.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:25 PM (3uBP9)

145
Wolfus,

Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (3ek7K)

146 145
Wolfus,

Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (3ek7K)

A crawl space issue.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (Gqar8)

147 Rush isn't Rush without Neil Peart. It just...isn't. He wasn't just the best drummer of the latter half of the 20th century, he was the songwriter.

It's like trying to have The Beatles without John Lennon. At least Led Zep had the decency to stop without Bohham.

Whatever this is, it should not be wearing the Rush name.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (xcxpd)

148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (6lIrI)

149 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026
*
This is exciting! I didn’t realize you settled on the right area! Fingers crossed.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026


***
The houses I'm seeing in Terre Haute appeal to me as much as the Kansas ones did, but have lower taxes and home insurance rates. And I like the TH houses more than the ones I see in Owensboro, KY.

A bungalow this is, 3 BR - 1 bath, with a porch, partial basement, and two-car garage. And it *looks* like all I'd have to arrange is the repainting of two walls (maybe I could do that myself) and replacement of carpet in three rooms. The carpet is *over* hardwood, so maybe the floors would just need to be peeled and refinished.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (wzUl9)

150 Not that anyone cares, but I just noticed oil has dropped all the way down to $90. I guess someone thinks Iran wants a deal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (8ry+3)

151
We don't know what is wrong. Slab there.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (3ek7K)

152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
+++++++

Mazel mazel!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (2Ez/1)

153 Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026


***
I wouldn't buy a *used car* without having it inspected, let alone a house that costs seven times as much!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (wzUl9)

154 @Osint613
22s
Netanyahu: "We will increase the blows on Hezbollah."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (zfQ1S)

155 The houses I'm seeing in Terre Haute appeal to me as much as the Kansas ones did,
======================

I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:30 PM (8ry+3)

156 Noodity.

Posted by: Noodist at May 25, 2026 03:30 PM (2Ez/1)

157 Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (6lIrI)

Congratulations, man. Thats great.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)

158
Congratulations Matthew!

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (3ek7K)

159 Braenyard

Some people need high kinetic energy shrapnel to get with the program.

Every barbarian that is smoked makes Civilization a tad bit stronger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (u82oZ)

160 I then looked at the comments and of course, of course, the first leftist comment is, "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)


I've seen that video -- it's a good one.

And I've noticed that the lefty "solutions" ALWAYS result in more taxpayer money going into the pockets of the ruling class while the disadvantaged remain terminally disadvantaged. But the lefty intentions were good and that's all that counts.

Posted by: Emmie at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)

161 Matthew Kant Cipher

Grandchildren are true wealth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (u82oZ)

162 We don't know what is wrong. Slab there.

Posted by: four seasons

Back in the day, I had a funeral home for a client. You know what cut ups undertakers are. The said their motto was, "You stab 'em. We slab 'em."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (ndZc7)

163 I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026


***
HF, I've never been to TH either, just Evansville about 90 min. farther south. But I liked what I saw there, and what I see on Gorgle Street view in TH. It has a good 60K people, two Walmarts, a Lowe's, a Planet Fitness, and an Anytime Fitness. If it has those chains, it probably has a lot of other national names.

Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (wzUl9)

164 Precision >>> Preciseness

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 03:58 PM (ZVgZ4)

Rescue Cuties Open Thread

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Passchendaele, 1917

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1 How do you bully a donkey?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

2 read the content

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (73/SM)

3 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Heh. Seattle people are erecting street barricades to keep out goons doing drive bys of houses.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

5 Seattle people are erecting street barricades to keep out goons doing drive bys of houses.

Drive-by shootings? I know the Latinos kicked the gangstas out of Compton, but I didn't realize they'd gone to Seattle.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

6 How do you bully a donkey?

Voter ID.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (n5tGW)

7
Why are they doing drive bys?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (3ek7K)

8 All of the other donkeys used to laugh and call him names.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

9 How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Kick his ass.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (l26NL)

10 I would think in the picture they would be Canadian

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Ia/+0)

11 Drive-by shootings? I know the Latinos kicked the gangstas out of Compton, but I didn't realize they'd gone to Seattle.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

The story is on insty, let me get a link.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

12 https://tinyurl.com/yc37v427

Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

13 8 All of the other donkeys used to laugh and call him names.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

*types* *deletes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

14 Mid-day cafe?

Posted by: mindful webworker - lurking in the margins at May 25, 2026 12:34 PM (0poB+)

15 What would you prefer.

A Hinny or a Mule?

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (qrzX6)

16 Buying a new car today. Since I'm sick, did all negotiating on text yesterday and today til bottom line agreement. Then, I sent the spouse for testdrive and paperwork with our favorite former minor league ballplayer sales guy. Spouse comes back, picks me up, I sign papers outside at the dealer for 5 minutes (so no one else gets sick) and come home. Spouse should be home with the car in an hour.

This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

17 “For more than three years, many of us have been engaging almost daily with city officials, law enforcement, SDOT, and other local agencies to find both immediate and long-term solutions,” the letter read. “Homes have been hit by gunfire, narrowly missing children. Our military veterans, thinking they’d found a peaceful neighborhood, are now suffering from PTSD.”

Three years huh? What happened back then?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

18 This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12

What did you get? Always fun to get a new car!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (p4NUW)

19 Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

Carvana

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (qrzX6)

20 18 This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12

What did you get? Always fun to get a new car!
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (p4NUW)

Another new Suburau Imprezza. 2026 model. Now, it's a sport. Has a few more safety features and bells and whistles than last year's (sunroof - fine - if it's the cheapest on the lot). $27.7K out the door with tax, titles, fees, everything included. I asked for something new at $27K...and we got to that car and that number, which was fine.

It's another perfect car for the spouse and college kid (and the learning to drive 3rd). We don't drive these much, but we do need the 3-5 miles/day.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:40 PM (tOcjL)

21 Three years huh? What happened back then?

Exactly.

And the city councilwoman quoted blames guns of course. Her statement is exactly like the "crowd attacked by car" headlines everyone mocks now.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:40 PM (QZThv)

22 19 Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

Carvana
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (qrzX6)

I got burned on used for my last car buy last year and had to walk...I don't buy used now...ever. Too much lying about the condition and damage.

Don't get me started on Hertz's "certified" used car sales in Springfield...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:41 PM (tOcjL)

23 "Attacked by her own mother"

Poor donkey. My sister from another species. At least she got a loving caring family out of it.

Posted by: Guess I'm the real jackass at May 25, 2026 12:43 PM (TbWk/)

24 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (tOcjL)

25 Almost time for grilled burgers.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

26 I have many veterans in my family history, from the Revolution, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War (me) and more. To all of those who have paid the ultimate price for my freedom, thanks, thanks pal.

Posted by: Archer at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (wvc0i)

27 26 Almost time for grilled burgers.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

I get to go to work.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

28 For a Benjamin or two, setup an appointment for a good garage to inspect any used car purchase you’re thinking about. These guys will know right away.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 12:47 PM (gzzK/)

29 My kid's barrel racing horse opens stall doors. A notorious escape artist. So they just pasture the horse. Her mom was the same way and probably taught her how to escape.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 12:47 PM (3uBP9)

30 the dead marshes are they

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (gKWVE)

31 Watching the ceremony at Arlington. Hegseth had a nice speech.

Some dude is crooning now with the band and it’s awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (A5RD0)

32 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (QZThv)

33 Afternoon Ace
Passchendaele was a horror . Haig fired something like 1.6 m shells at the Somme, about 2x as many at Passchendaele. The English were advancing and the the rain started.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (hpwtA)

34 Option Package: 23 $1,900.00
Blind Spot Detection w/ Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
Automatic Emergency Steering
Emergency Lane Keep Assist
Power Moonroof
Heated Seats, Wipers, and Exterior Mirrors

Yeah, maybe I'll actually let the kids drive me somewhere with the heated seats...when it's winter again...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (tOcjL)

35 Almost time for grilled burgers.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

I get to go to work.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

Retirement is all it's made out to be.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (qrzX6)

36 JD is up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (A5RD0)

37 Rain mostly gone, still no sun out for me

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:50 PM (Ia/+0)

38 Retirement is all it's made out to be.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (qrzX6)

Eh, double time. I did get yesterday off to go decorate graves, which was the important thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)

39 79F here and not a cloud in the sky.

Posted by: Archer at May 25, 2026 12:51 PM (wvc0i)

40 I see the Army has blown past their recruiting targets for the second year in a row. The Democrats must be weeping, because guaranteed most recruits now aren't gonna play along with Mark Kelly's "ignore orders that the DNC hasn't approved" game.

Look for hilariously obviously rigged voting this fall as their next attempt. Just saw that the infamous Maricopa County has illegal windows in their mail-in ballots positioned to allow workers to easily see (D) or (R) and file them accordingly.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:52 PM (QZThv)

41 I'm going to once again assume my role as the neighborhood drug pusher. For dogs. The vet approved hemp pills. There were a few fireworks last night and our little terrier just sits there and trembles like it's the end of the world. So tonight before the festivities begin I'll get her hopped up on the prescribed level of goofballs.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 12:53 PM (3uBP9)

42 DJT is up.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (u73oe)

43 "A Google Street View image of N. 97th Street and Aurora Avenue N. in Seattle shows a woman walking mostly undressed in front of the Public Storage building during the day."

Well, that was a waste of time.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (J4Dwc)

44 Look for hilariously obviously rigged voting this fall as their next attempt. Just saw that the infamous Maricopa County has illegal windows in their mail-in ballots positioned to allow workers to easily see (D) or (R) and file them accordingly.
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I've heard the rumor that the governor ballot in CA is 44 names long.
The top two Dems are position 1 and 2.
The top to Rs are at 42 and 43.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (73/SM)

45 The Royal Canadian Air Force is fooked.

The Canadian Min of Def announced May 19th that the Snowbirds will cease operations at the end of the 2026 air show season.

But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (2GVsD)

46 It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.
Posted by: Ian S.

My Hyundai Kona is a bright yellow green. I picked the most unGrandma car on the lot. The grandkids love it.

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 12:56 PM (lJ0H4)

47 House flippers are cultural terrorists, transforming beautiful houses with character into bland white McMansions.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:57 PM (2GVsD)

48 The Royal Canadian Air Force is fooked.

The Canadian Min of Def announced May 19th that the Snowbirds will cease operations at the end of the 2026 air show season.

But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
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Elbows up!

I said, get those elbows up--you goofy grey losers!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:57 PM (73/SM)

49 >>> "A Google Street View image of N. 97th Street and Aurora Avenue N. in Seattle shows a woman walking mostly undressed in front of the Public Storage building during the day."

Well, that was a waste of time.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (J4Dwc)


There's a big difference between all nude and mostly undressed. Mostly undressed is slightly clothed. All nude, well there's only one thing you can do... Watch her jiggle and then toss her loose change!"

Posted by: Miracle Max at May 25, 2026 12:59 PM (3uBP9)

50 Ace will probably have a post on it but The Mongoloadian and Mock Yoda had the lowest box-office opening of any Star Wars movie, this include SoyLo.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 01:00 PM (XV/Pl)

51 House flippers are cultural terrorists, transforming beautiful houses with character into bland white McMansions.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Millennial grey, and darker is the trend here. Drab.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 01:00 PM (XeU6L)

52 Mango and Goop are true loss leaders in the Star Wars franchise.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 01:01 PM (2GVsD)

53 Canada is a clown country.

Posted by: Bozo The Clown at May 25, 2026 01:02 PM (OoF9t)

54
These are all YouTubes, but it might get harder to find that cute, heartwarming content on X anymore. X has killed a bunch of those monstro accounts like The Figen and Massimo because their whole business model (they monetized) ripped off other X accounts. Just go get someone else's video on X, crop off the watermark, and repost it and get all the impressions. Mario Nawfal was another one.

A rewarding Memorial Day to you all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:03 PM (n7rxJ)

55 32 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:48

My little car is rebel green with red John Cooper Works accents, the seats are tan quilted leather. Just enough, so it isn’t over the top, but fun.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (p4NUW)

56 @45 I wonder if Canada will exist in the 2030s

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (hpwtA)

57 Passchendaele Museum - Battle of Passchendaele

In part, ‘Passchendaele’ was not only an episode in the history of the First World War it became a concept, an international symbol of the great futility of the violence of war in its most horrific form. It was at this location where in 1917 almost 600,000 soldiers perished for a movement of the frontline of only a few kilometers. Passchendaele is also a symbol for many nations, who made their mark here and wanted to establish themselves as a nation after the war."

Dates
Jul 31, 1917 – Nov 10, 1917

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (NFX2v)

58 Just finished Brian Blessed's book 'Panther in my Kitchen' which is mostly about all the animals he's adopted and fostered of the years....and it's been a lot. He seems to spent most of his money on animals over the years. Which is nice. Actor, amusing character, bully basher and animal lover.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (xcxpd)

59
Poor donkey. My sister from another species. At least she got a loving caring family out of it.
Posted by: Guess I'm the real jackass

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No!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:06 PM (n7rxJ)

60 Morning, Ace, and Horde folk. We did our three hours up on the roof. Scattered clouds, and a little breeze, but eventually, the Sun makes the roof surface so hot that working there becomes uncomfortable. But we are better than halfway through laying the shingles. More courses done than remain to be done.

Taking a short cool-down break before I hit the showers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (8zz6B)

61 Bake ze cake!

They never stop.

Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)

62 >>My little car is rebel green with red John Cooper Works accents, the seats are tan quilted leather. Just enough, so it isn’t over the top, but fun.

I just sold my late wife's Mini Clubman S after finally getting the title in my name. 2.0L turbo matched to a 6-speed manual transmission. Chili Red. Fun car to drive, but at 6'4" I didn't fit into it very well.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (J4Dwc)

63 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (txZoB)

64
How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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The other donkeys were the bullies. Animals, sheesh.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:10 PM (n7rxJ)

65 Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (p4NUW)

John Cooper Works? You have a Mini? Nice. My wife had a 2012 Cooper S; thing was a joy to drive but the run flat tires were brutal. She probably would have kept it but the our local BMW dealer was not very nice to her after she had an electrical issue so she ended up trading it when the lease was up.
Impreza Sport sounds nice; I've been doing a little reading about them; still have time on my lease for my Legacy but I need a hatch as my senior dog is getting to the age i don't want her jumping out of the back seat to get out.

Posted by: Nelly at May 25, 2026 01:11 PM (6+ehB)

66 They never stop
——-

They won’t be happy till they can force Catholic nuns to abort babies on Halloween at taxpayer expense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:11 PM (txZoB)

67 But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (2GVsD)

With some flippin' turboprop trainer planes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:12 PM (8zz6B)

68
Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

==============

It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

69 AoP

Article I saw seems to imply the Canadian government will even outsource to a private company IPT for the RCAF.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 01:14 PM (2GVsD)

70 It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

The satisfaction of forcing them to violate their moral conscience. Because you hate them and want them to kill themselves or drive them out of work if they will not comply.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 01:15 PM (bss/y)

71 57 Passchendaele Museum - Battle of Passchendaele

In part, ‘Passchendaele’ was not only an episode in the history of the First World War it became a concept, an international symbol of the great futility of the violence of war in its most horrific form. It was at this location where in 1917 almost 600,000 soldiers perished for a movement of the frontline of only a few kilometers. Passchendaele is also a symbol for many nations, who made their mark here and wanted to establish themselves as a nation after the war."

Dates
Jul 31, 1917 – Nov 10, 1917
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (NFX2v)
A soldier's body ca onlly die once, and yet he kept getting shot over and over. A diffrent breed.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:16 PM (LHPAg)

72 @68

>>It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them.

It's not about rendering service, it's about bending the knee and conforming to the left's moral vision.

As has been noted, if the right does not impose it's moral vision, the left will.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 01:16 PM (XV/Pl)

73 56 @45 I wonder if Canada will exist in the 2030s
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (hpwtA)
Sure, as part of a caliphate, not much of an existence.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:17 PM (LHPAg)

74 @61 Slim Pickens had something to say about Kansas City faggots

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:17 PM (hpwtA)

75 61 Bake ze cake!

They never stop.

Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)

Can the couseling be "you need to end this marriage sham?"

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (tOcjL)

76 It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

"You're queer, and your fake "marriage" is breaking up? What did you expect? To live happily ever after? Here's a Glock 17. Go home, shoot your partner, and then put the next round in your own brain. Your troubles will be over. You wanted counselling? You got counselling."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (8zz6B)

77 Spend most of GDP on social issues whats left for defense?

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

78
Lmao AOP

You speak truth.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

79 Moving story about a black soldier in the Union army during the Civil War/War between the states:

https://tinyurl.com/4u7yxmab

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 01:20 PM (dx3rC)

80 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

81 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

82 Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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That's going to seriously impact some hookers' income.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:22 PM (mSL0+)

83 You wanted counselling? You got counselling."

There is iron in your words

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 01:22 PM (Kt19C)

84 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists

The model for the last 100 years: Democrats win once, install cheating, continue to win.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 01:24 PM (QZThv)

85 81 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

Defense in depth is a bitch kitty. Killing off hundreds of thousands of men per battle is....not sustainable. It literally killed England and France's manhood. What replaced it was evil and cowardice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)

86 71. A soldier's body ca only die once, and yet he kept getting shot over and over. A different breed.
Posted by: Eromero

👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:25 PM (NFX2v)

87
I hate that perverted behavior is being pushed on those of us who don't believe in it.

You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)

88 Can the couseling be "you need to end this marriage sham?"
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (tOcjL)

Should be.

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 01:27 PM (kJmLc)

89 What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (8zz6B)

90 You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)

That's pretty liberal of you. I'm more of a back in the closet and bold the door type of a person

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (kJmLc)

91 60 Morning, Ace, and Horde folk. We did our three hours up on the roof. Scattered clouds, and a little breeze, but eventually, the Sun makes the roof surface so hot that working there becomes uncomfortable. But we are better than halfway through laying the shingles. More courses done than remain to be done.

Taking a short cool-down break before I hit the showers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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We had, believe it or not, rain last night and early morning up here. Those clouds you had were the tail of that. They're predicting t-storms this afternoon.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:30 PM (mSL0+)

92 Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
_______

Bismarck, referring to the tiny size of the British army at his time, said "If the English should land on our soil, I shall have them arrested."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:32 PM (XvL8K)

93 The generals really were that stupid. None of them had studied the American Civil War and thought that frontal attacks on heavily fortified positions was a good thing to do.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 01:36 PM (qFwJc)

94 How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM


Quite possibly whoever does so is an ass.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (0sNs1)

95 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (hpwtA)

96 Think after watching Tora Tora Tora should go visit my parents

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (Ia/+0)

97
I can't help scrolling through stupid liberal YouTube accounts like Pod Save America and Strict Scrutiny (3 stupid lefty female legal scholars who, naturally, teach at top law schools). Anyway, in the end it's good news because they're all in a state of panic and horror over recent developments.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:39 PM (n7rxJ)

98 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (txZoB)

Slow to absorb the realities of new battlefield technology, intolerant of change, stilted thinking, and inflexible, top down leadership, from a time when massed formations and charges were the predominant tactic to a time of mechanized warfare including interlocking fields of machine gun fire, precisely targeted artillery using aerial surveillance.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 01:40 PM (Drusy)

99 87
I hate that perverted behavior is being pushed on those of us who don't believe in it.

You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)


Some of that issue is there is a disordered craving to be repulsive and demand that others be subjected to it. If it's normalized some will be unhappy that they can no longer impose their dysfunctional behavior on the normies and delight in their discomfort. It's almost like some people prove to themselves that they matter by having a visible impact on others and it's easier/more entertaining to have a negative impact than a positive one.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 25, 2026 01:40 PM (FMtrg)

100 Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM


To be fair, being from Kansas City, you know they don't need interpretive dance counseling.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:41 PM (0sNs1)

101 00 Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM

To be fair, being from Kansas City, you know they don't need interpretive dance counseling.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:41 PM (0sNs1)
Doodah.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (LHPAg)

102 My rescue cutie is not happy about the rain. He doesn’t understand why mama and daddy are here but no one is taking him on an adventure.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (p4NUW)

103
There are also tons of a new type of content creator out there: people who barely dress up and do little character sketches. They don't use sets -- just their crummy apartments. This is Killa Kay doing "a black mom helping you with your math homework."

youtube.com/watch?v=cXVVfPlnFU8

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (n7rxJ)

104 I re-watched the movie "T-34" yesterday. Don't miss it.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)

105 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

A bunch of Kansas City F*ggots!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (IifvS)

106 I read AEF wasn't in on Passchendaele, there were some USA medical and engineering personnel attached to allied forces in this the 3rd Battle of Ypres 1917.
Truly wicked fighting.

Posted by: torabora at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (KtOUo)

107 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

108 Thats great Polliwog.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 01:46 PM (IifvS)

109 Just finished Brian Blessed's book 'Panther in my Kitchen' which is mostly about all the animals he's adopted and fostered of the years....and it's been a lot. He seems to spent most of his money on animals over the years. Which is nice. Actor, amusing character, bully basher and animal lover.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (xcxpd)


he is also a pro level mountaineer and believes in Yetis.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 01:47 PM (rbvCR)

110 How do you bully a donkey?

Donkey punch, duh.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 01:48 PM (Kt19C)

111 What sort of government cunt would invoke Floyd on Memorial Day? No matter how much you hate these MFers, it ain’t enough.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:48 PM (txZoB)

112 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

some very welcome good news!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:50 PM (8zz6B)

113 You got counselling."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May

AOP! Oh my goodness! This is pretty harsh, lol! How about “we should explore what is missing in you that keeps you unhappy despite all of your supposed gains.”

We both know all roads lead to one place. Can you imagine the better world we would live in if all the empty holes in people’s souls were filled with the love of our Father? The glory he offers to us, despite how broken we are, is a source of peace unlike any other.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:51 PM (pZEOD)

114 112 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

some very welcome good news!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:50 PM

Seconded!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (pZEOD)

115 speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

Wonderful news. That sepsis goes real bad real fast.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (wVcYX)

116 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
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In the Brit Army, the Officer Corp was almost all titled. Many of them, essentially inherited positions. Even disregarding the IQ cost of inbreeding, the lack of competition for command positions is going to produce suboptimal results.
IOW, the Brit General Staff were all upper class twits.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (mSL0+)

117 Longest Day starting but should get going

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:54 PM (Ia/+0)

118 Cory "Sparticus" Booker (D-NJ) says Democrats are 'desperate' for fresh leaders, and pointed to three Democrats who he thinks represent the future of the party –– Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico and Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina and current Senate candidate.

"People are suffering, people are hurting, and they're going to support the leaders, and I'm seeing this in Talarico, in Ossoff, in Cooper in North Carolina, that those leaders are stepping up and saying, 'I don't give a damn about parties. I care about people.' You cannot lead the people if they don't trust you, and that's what's lacking right now with the party apparatus.", said Booker.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (0sNs1)

119 Paschendale, eh

https://youtu.be/Pc_jXFYXmNc

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (6lIrI)

120
What sort of government cunt would invoke Floyd on Memorial Day? No matter how much you hate these MFers, it ain’t enough.
Posted by: Common Tater

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The kind that wants to stay one step ahead of Omar Fateh. A donkey, basically.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (n7rxJ)

121 Nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (u73oe)

122 Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (8zz6B)


There was a League of Nations war game that had multiple bushfire wars like the Rif and the Gran Chaco being intervened by the Entente powers under League authority. One of the scenarios involved the US involved against the Paraguayans in a drop in the Gran Chaco, that was spearheaded by a combat drop of a Marine Expeditionary Unit from Zeppelin.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 01:56 PM (rbvCR)

123 I have found something impossible to eat with a beard. Gyros. Impossible. Absolutely disgusting. They could show me eating gyros to teen girls to dissuade them from premarital sex. It's that bad.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 01:57 PM (3uBP9)

124
Cory "Sparticus" Booker (D-NJ) says Democrats are 'desperate' for fresh leaders, and pointed to three Democrats who he thinks represent the future of the party –– Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico and Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina and current Senate candidate.

Posted by: Duncanthrax

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Haha, really? I just read that they're converging on Elizabeth Warner for 2028. Keep panicking, Dems!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:59 PM (n7rxJ)

125 Passchendaele? Odd pic to post on U.S. Memorial Day.

Granted, over 300,000 British, Canadian, and French troops were killed there, which is horrifically tragic. But the US wasn't involved.

Posted by: Gosport at May 25, 2026 02:00 PM (Vh6nj)

126 In the Brit Army, the Officer Corp was almost all titled. Many of them, essentially inherited positions. Even disregarding the IQ cost of inbreeding, the lack of competition for command positions is going to produce suboptimal results.
IOW, the Brit General Staff were all upper class twits.
Posted by: buddhaha
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The lions led by donkeys thing is largely a myth. They were doing their best in a completely changed environment. Machine guns and especially quick firing artillery were relatively new. Could they have learned better lessons from the Russo-Japanese and Balkan Wars? Maybe, but we're using the retrospectoscope.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (XvL8K)

127 But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Contingency planning. If Alberta actually separates, there's going to be an awful lot of belt tightening required.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (mSL0+)

128 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole
Posted by: Smell the Glove


He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.

* spits *

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (VHUov)

129 The lions led by donkeys thing is largely a myth. They were doing their best in a completely changed environment. Machine guns and especially quick firing artillery were relatively new. Could they have learned better lessons from the Russo-Japanese and Balkan Wars? Maybe, but we're using the retrospectoscope.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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There is certainly a degree of myth there, but that doesn't explain much. It takes a certain level of detachment to send men into certain death, but the "detachment" produced by a lifetime of viewing the lower classes as not-quite real people made it possible to send those huge numbers of men for trivial gains. I fault them for not using their own "retrospectoscope". This was late in the war. They saw the result of these tactics in previous battles.They knew what was going to happen, and they did it anyway. Not just stupidity, but callous stupidity.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (mSL0+)

130 They knew what was going to happen, and they did it anyway. Not just stupidity, but callous stupidity.
Posted by: buddhaha
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I don't believe that. I think the Brits truly thought the artillery preparation at the Somme would allow them to walk over the German lines. Also - and I haven't looked it up - but I'd be willing to bet that officers suffered higher casualty rates than the enlisted.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (XvL8K)

131 128 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole
Posted by: Smell the Glove

He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.

* spits *
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (VHUov
That’s the way I see it too. And the democommies will use their george floyds up just like WWI numbers.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (LHPAg)

132 So, the photo at the top…it has two interesting things about it:

1.) It’s a fake, in the sense that it is a composite of two photos, AND

2.) the guy that two those two photos and combined them is none other than Frank Hurley, who was the photographer on Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition, the one where the Endurance got trapped in the ice and sank after a year. Hurley took all the photos, and after the ship sank the plates were lugged across the ice and took up boat space because Shackleton had expedition bills to pay when they got back to civilization.

Cheers.

Posted by: Barn bon Mot at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (R5uxw)

133 #6 Hold all calls, we have a winner.

Posted by: vivi at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (OFw3k)

134 Defense in depth is a bitch kitty. Killing off hundreds of thousands of men per battle is....not sustainable. It literally killed England and France's manhood. What replaced it was evil and cowardice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Civilization died in 1914.

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:28 PM (XeU6L)

135 132. Posted by: Barn bon Mot

This image is a famous photograph titled The Morning After the First Battle of Passchendaele taken on October 12, 1917, during World War I.
Photographer: The photograph was taken by Frank Hurley, an official Australian war photographer.
Technique: It is a composite image, meaning Hurley combined at least two different negatives—one of the battlefield scene and one of the dramatic sky—to create a more powerful and evocative scene.
Subject: The photo depicts Australian wounded and casualties in the mud near a blockhouse around the site of the Zonnebeke Railway Station in Belgium.
Context: The First Battle of Passchendaele was a costly and failed attempt by British Empire forces to capture the German-held Passchendaele Ridge.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 05:56 PM (NFX2v)

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