1 FIRST!!!!!

2 Even with the panic factor.....

3 Noodlight lit.

4 I'll just enjoy the space.

5 Fresh thread smell.

6
ESPONJA!1!!!!11

7 Well...

8 No mention if he found his coffee, tho.

9
1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 25, 2025 11:00 AM

Sponge (actual) representin'!

10 No blade?

11
Sponge (actual) representin'!
Posted by: AltonJackson at November 25, 2025 11:03 AM (tljrc)


Sun shines on a dog's ass on occasion.

12 Pete Hegseth
@PeteHegseth
So “Captain” Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline…but you can’t even display your uniform correctly.
Your medals are out of order & rows reversed. When/if you are recalled to active duty, it’ll start with a uniform inspection.

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Gosh, Mark, you've been Hegsethed!

13 There was a plan behind the initial video step. Some parts of it have been stopped. Other parts will adjust tactics and then be revealed. Things we haven't seen unfold. Commies don't do anything without a plan.

14 @PeteHegseth
So “Captain” Kelly, not only did your sedition video intentionally undercut good order & discipline…but you can’t even display your uniform correctly.
Your medals are out of order & rows reversed. When/if you are recalled to active duty, it’ll start with a uniform inspection.


Dime store Army Captain.

15 As mentioned, it will be up to others to decide what is going to happen…probably not much…but I’d give a lot to be on the jury for even one of these assho…errr…distinguished members of the Congress. 20 years in a SuperMax would be the minimum.

As I said on the Morning Report, if any of these nickelfuckers were going to be arrested, it would have happened by now. Trump and Hegseth are both chest-puffing now, but I am certain they won't pull the pin and nail these bastards to the wall.

Yes, it's a pain being a continual Debbie Downer, but at least I never have to worry about having my hopes crushed.

16
Nothing will happen to the civilians for sure. As for the retired military guy, nothing will happen.

17
And good morning!

18 Off, sing-song sock!

19 Nothing will happen to the civilians for sure. As for the retired military guy, nothing will happen.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at November 25, 2025 11:06 AM (RfDQK)



You forgot to say "in before the nothing will happen guy."

20 I doubt they'll be convicted of anything. Maybe Uncle Fester from Arizona well get dinged a bit but even that seems a stretch.

But I see this morning the FBI is setting up interviews with all 6 of them. Stop this next CIA op in the crib.

21 According to the FNM the following are "illegal" things for the military to do:

1) Kill Jihadis
2) Kill Narco Terrorists
3) Defend our border

However things like forcing soldiers to wear high heels or hell take a poison shot are a-ok.

22 Diogenes, thank you for this.

23 Thank you for your service, and your perspective on this subject, Diogenes.

24 Kelly is looking more and more like the alien parasite he encountered at his time at NASA

25 Hi, Wenda! Good to see you!

26 Color Revolution, step 4.

27 As I said on the Morning Report, if any of these nickelfuckers were going to be arrested, it would have happened by now. Trump and Hegseth are both chest-puffing now, but I am certain they won't pull the pin and nail these bastards to the wall.

Yes, it's a pain being a continual Debbie Downer, but at least I never have to worry about having my hopes crushed.
Posted by: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt at November 25, 2025 11:06 AM (ufSfZ)

#TwoWeeks

28 no monkey

29 Trump could fling some poon and say that commioned officers may be recalled and subject UCMJ at any time... specifically at o'dark thirty by a squad of MPs armed with weapons o war.

Thenn have some hummers park near the homed of the peoplre who were flapping their gums.

Leave... come back... leave... fly a drone around their homes... come back... knock on their doors at 3:30am... confirn that they live there... leave... be seen at daybreak parked on the street...

All perfectly legal

30 However things like forcing soldiers to wear high heels or hell take a poison shot are a-ok.

Posted by: 18-1 at November 25, 2025 11:07 AM (sKqQm)
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I think the enlisted Rainbow Brigade queers who happily wore high heels in service did so voluntarily without an ounce of coercion.

31 This sedition is designed to work hand in hand with the Democrats warning of political retribution and going after everyone who followed Trump's orders when they get in charge.

32 Who would put the cuffs on Kelly if it were to happen? Civilian, military? Serious question.

33 As a former NCO, thus enlisted, I still retain the thinking that nothing ever really happens to officers.

Sorry, but I truly do not think this Kelly character is going to face any real punishment (in this life anyway).

The fact that he's also a Dem also reinforces that belief.

34 "It' terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged"

GKC

35 As I said on the Morning Report, if any of these nickelfuckers were going to be arrested, it would have happened by now.
Posted by: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt at November 25, 2025 11:06 AM (ufSfZ)

Dude, it's only been a few days. We're talking about arresting members of Congress here. They've got to be absolutely sure that they've got something actionable on them.

36 Dime store Army Captain.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at November 25, 2025 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)

Sadly, Navy, which makes him a bird colonel in the Army. And he was, apparently, an actual combat pilot once.

37 (Comes in. Reads bedwetters’ comments and leaves shaking head in disgust)

38 31 This sedition is designed to work hand in hand with the Democrats warning of political retribution and going after everyone who followed Trump's orders when they get in charge.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 25, 2025 11:12 AM (N1DT3)

THIS is why THAT simply cannot be allowed. I suppose it sounds kind of extreme.

39 Dude, it's only been a few days. We're talking about arresting members of Congress here. They've got to be absolutely sure that they've got something actionable on them.

Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:12 AM (77rzZ)
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And then hope that a judge doesn't dismiss the case because the handcuffs were on too tight.

40 Mark Kelly is almost as tall as my mom.

41 I think the Admin has got it right - Trump was a bit too blustery with the death penalty talk (Just gave them talking points) but other than that a good respons.

Legally - the civilians do not appear to have violated any law, their 1st amendment defense is solid. Kelly, however, is subject to the UCMJ and he can probably be held to account.

42 So Mark Kelly is a Wee Little Man?

43 Kelly should be recalled to active duty and prosecuted.

44 As a lawyer, I think what they said crossed the line. It's one thing to say "if you're a soldier, you don't have to obey illegal orders." Duh.

It's another thing to make a very public, splashy plea that "if you're a soldier, don't obey Donald Trump's illegal orders, and we're not specifying which orders are illegal because -- wink, wink --- Trump is Hitler and Adolph and KKK and the demons the KPop hunters are after." This would be illegal.

The video these loathsome toads made is much closer to the second (illegal) statement than the first.

45
When/if you are recalled to active duty, it’ll start with a uniform inspection.




If only R Lee Ermey were still with us...

46 As a former NCO, thus enlisted, I still retain the thinking that nothing ever really happens to officers.
Posted by: SMH

Sometimes it does. But it has to be something really egregious.

Even then, they can get away even with egregious stuff in the right circumstances. During the Civil War, there was a Union general who murdered another general in broad daylight, but he was let off with a very light punishment because the Union Army was short of experienced officers.

47 We allow our politicos too much leeway with what they can say "as part of their functioning as members of Congress / government."

Guttersnipe Crotchrot libeled GOP members, but since she was on the House floor, nothing will happen. And she backtracked her comments with saying "a" in front of Epstein's name.

If the GOP had a backbone they'd push for (at a minimum) they be censored. A middle of the road punishment would be their removal from office. On the extreme end; hanged in a public square.

It would provide perspective for the rest of those shit heads if there was actual penalties for sedition.

48 Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2025 11:07 AM (viF8m)

CIA opp? Isn’t Radcliffe the head of the CIA? I doubt this comes from him, so who is behind this at the CIA if this is a CIA opp?

49
Slotkin, Nessel, Whitmer and Benson: Michigan's angry Karen lesbian quartet.

50 It is the typical passive-aggressive gaslighting and bull-baiting by the left that they live 24/7.

I was instructed that the assumption unless it was prima facie evident that an order was absolutely immoral was that orders are legal, and it was made plain that ignoring orders would never be pleasant.

My OSUT class like many in the late 80s and early 90s was also polled on whether there was any situation that they would fire on unarmed American citizens, we answered past 90% like most classes that the answer was no.

By 1997 my wife was not asked that at Ft Jackson, nor was my son back in 2017.

The answer given the composition of the force and the miracles worked by the educrats would probably alarm people were they asked.

51 When I see people like these Congressdemons saying these things, or some flag officer like Milley bragging about violating orders from the President, I feel like I'm watching a child about to stick a fork in a light socket.

I normally brush it off when some naïf says "oh, these Democrats better watch out when they shit all over this or that law or norm, because when the Republicans blah blah blah..." The politicians and the state will never do anything about anything.

But the military are not the politicians, or the civilians. It's one of the largest, best trained fighting forces in the world, and if you succesfully disrupt the civilian chain of command, you are necessarily going to leave it the military itself to sort out who's actually in charge of things, and virtually nobody will like the outcome of that ugly process.

52 And he was, apparently, an actual combat pilot once.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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I've got combat pilot experience too

53 *Ratcliffe

54 >>This sedition is designed to work hand in hand with the Democrats warning of political retribution and going after everyone who followed Trump's orders when they get in charge.

I believe this was all part of another CIA op not an off the cuff act by a few "patriots". As much as I'd like to see real punishment I don't even know if what they said was technically illegal. I'm more interested is strangling this thing early and stopping these endless intel ops. This seems like a good shot across the bow for starters.

>>@FoxNews

>>🚨 BREAKING: FBI is scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse 'illegal orders,' @davidspunt and @JakeBGibsonreport

55 The video these loathsome toads made is much closer to the second (illegal) statement than the first.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 25, 2025 11:16 AM (iFTx/)

It might be close, but you cannot jail someone for insinuation. Imagine if, under Obama, you had said that Soldiers should not obey any illegal orders to attack American Citizens. Should Obama have been able to send you to jail for saying that?

56 CIA opp? Isn’t Radcliffe the head of the CIA? I doubt this comes from him, so who is behind this at the CIA if this is a CIA opp?

Posted by: Ann at November 25, 2025 11:17 AM (x1OYB)
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The agencies were never gutted. Tons of underlings to choose from.

57 Earlier this morning I saw the term Seditious Six.
I wish I had thought of that.

58 Make TREASON Executable Again!

chmod +x TREASON

Pour encourager les autres ...

59 "I’ll leave it to the experts to decide just how serious this is, but where this crossed the line for me was including a direct reference to the current Administration. That, in my opinion, might not reach the level of sedition, but it certainly comes close to incitement of mutiny."

👍 Aye.

Thank you.

60 55
It might be close, but you cannot jail someone for insinuation. Imagine if, under Obama, you had said that Soldiers should not obey any illegal orders to attack American Citizens. Should Obama have been able to send you to jail for saying that?
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2025 11:18 AM (uWKK

So, nothing will happen, in summary?

61 What institution do you still trust in our government? This is a very hard lift.

62 no monkey
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at November 25, 2025 11:10 AM (N1DT3)

The monkey is in the SCIF. No cameras allowed.

63 But the harm it has done now is to set up any Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Airman with a high speed trip to prison thinking they can do what their Senator or Representative has told them to do.

They're no different than the Bin Ladens of the world who send others off to die, but live the high life in their own compound because they're important, don't you know.

64 What institution do you still trust in our government? This is a very hard lift.
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None.

Zip.

Nada.

65 Dude, it's only been a few days. We're talking about arresting members of Congress here. They've got to be absolutely sure that they've got something actionable on them.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:12 AM (77rzZ)

This is not a slap at you, Bulg, but - what 'something actionable' applied to Grandma Gertie who was arrested for taking selfies at the capitol on J6?

Charge the assholes with jaywalking, spitting on the ground or talking back to their mamas - I don't give a fuck! I am sick to death of 'process' and 'norms' and 'something actionable.' I want revenge, and I am utterly pissed off that it isn't happening.

Fuck. I wasn't going to drink today, but I need it.

66 As a fellow graduate of Kelly's alma mater, I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the boy.

67 So, nothing will happen, in summary?
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:19 AM (PCK5/)

Not only will nothing happen it’s even worse. By allowing it to happen it encourages them to double down. They have immunity to say anything.

68 >>CIA opp? Isn’t Radcliffe the head of the CIA? I doubt this comes from him, so who is behind this at the CIA if this is a CIA opp?

I think it's a big mistake for people to keep assuming that entire agencies like the CIA or DOJ magically turned into patriotic MAGA places just because a new director was appointed.

Look at what happened to Trump in his first term with polticized intel agencies. It took decades for them to be infiltrated and it will take a long time to clean them up.

69 They're no different than the Bin Ladens of the world who send others off to die, but live the high life in their own compound because they're important, don't you know.
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

SSDD.

70 48 Posted by: JackStraw at November 25, 2025 11:07 AM (viF8m)

CIA opp? Isn’t Radcliffe the head of the CIA? I doubt this comes from him, so who is behind this at the CIA if this is a CIA opp?
Posted by: Ann at November 25, 2025 11:17 AM (x1OYB)

There's a huge number of prominent ex-CIA around DC that are still connected through Brennan, etc. They are now a political force of their own, and not accountable to Ratldcliffe at all.

71 The video these loathsome toads made is much closer to the second (illegal) statement than the first.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at November 25, 2025 11:16 AM (iFTx/)

It might be close, but you cannot jail someone for insinuation. Imagine if, under Obama, you had said that Soldiers should not obey any illegal orders to attack American Citizens. Should Obama have been able to send you to jail for saying that?
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2025 11:18 AM (uWKK
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Me? No. But someone subject to UCMJ? Yes, probably. At least it would be close enough to bring a case. You know with 100% certainty that if a bunch of ex-military guys made the exact same video about Obama's drone strikes being illegal and shouldn't be obeyed, they'd be arrested in 24 hours. We should be equally aggressive.

72 64 What institution do you still trust in our government? This is a very hard lift.
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None.

Zip.

Nada.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 11:20 AM (22p5n)

I hate to agree with you on this, but I do. Everything has been compromised. Maybe it always has been, but it’s all so blatant now.

73 As a former NCO, thus enlisted, I still retain the thinking that nothing ever really happens to officers.

Sorry, but I truly do not think this Kelly character is going to face any real punishment (in this life anyway).

The fact that he's also a Dem also reinforces that belief.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy


And if an Academy grad, he be really golden then.

74 65 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 25, 2025 11:21 AM (ufSfZ)

Correct the FIB and friends can use geofencing, and forensic accounting and six hops to make sure people they had to essentially invent "law" on the fly to prosecute get the full rectal exam encounter with DOJ....somehow they can't go after Antifa or the Seditious Six....

fuck that.

75 Fuck. I wasn't going to drink today, but I need it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Sorry, man. Didn't mean to spin you up.

76
Several years ago Kelly's brother spent a year on the space station.

Heard him speak at an event later where he said his stay would help cure cancer.

He and his twin don't just look like pricks.

77 The damage is done. Every solider will in the back of his mind think “oh shit is what I’m doing illegal”? And that hesitation will get Americans killed. Which is the end goal for the left.

78 BREAKING: FBI is scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse 'illegal orders,' @davidspunt and @JakeBGibsonreport

Probably to give them advice on how to better market their sedition talk next time around.

79 73 Posted by: Operator Error at November 25, 2025 11:22 AM (rGPrJ)

Different spanks, for different ranks.

Perversely the higher you go the less you get beat.

80 The state has always been corrupt and incompetent, but now the state knows that we know and are maybe a little curious as to what we can do about it. That's why they want digital ID and CBDC.

81 Again, I don't care if what they said was 100% legal, and fully protected 1st Amendment speech.

Why?

Because, fuck them, that's why:
1) They are Democrats.
2) Never but never would they extend even 0.001% of the leeway they demand now to conservatives, and--this is the biggest,
3) These are all the same assholes that have spent the last 4 years yelling, lying and screaming that "Trump incited an insurrection!!" on J6.

Let them all recant and admit they lied about what Trump did and said on J6 and I'll consider changing my view.

82 I think this call toward mutiny crosses the line into illegality since they directly indicate that Trump as CIC is issuing illegal orders.

I'm truly tired of these little rhetorical crimes given a pass. Consult your lawyers and if they give it a clean pass, bring them to trial with a nice hard penalty staring them in the face.

There is nothing wrong with upholding the letter of the law.

83 So, nothing will happen, in summary?
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:19 AM (PCK5/)

They may try something against Kelly, but even that will only be process. In the end it will be dropped.

And I don't think it's really helpful to our side to build up expectations that Something Will Be Done, when in fact there's no chance of it. Kind of like the way the Epstein Files got built up into this Big Thing, and then just pissed off a whole lot of people when they turned out to be nothing much at all.

84 Posted by: sven at November 25, 2025 11:23 AM (MUJd1)

Sven! Haven't crossed paths with you in a while, brother! Hope you are well!

**fistbump**

85 I have a loss of faith in the human institutions I “ swim” in. The result is pushing me closer and closer to God and what He ordains.

86 Charge the assholes with jaywalking, spitting on the ground or talking back to their mamas - I don't give a fuck! I am sick to death of 'process' and 'norms' and 'something actionable.' I want revenge, and I am utterly pissed off that it isn't happening.

Fuck. I wasn't going to drink today, but I need it.
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Right there with ya. Especially the drink.

87 Sorry, man. Didn't mean to spin you up.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

It's OK. I really should cut back on my AoS time for a while and detox.

88 And if an Academy grad, he be really golden then.
Posted by: Operator Error
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Yep.

If something happens to Kelly, and he is punished under the UCMJ, I will be pleasantly surprised, but I'm not about to get my hopes up over it.

I personally think a lot of these retired officers need to have their pensions revoked for all the crap they've been spewing, especially since Trump came onto the scene.

Where were they when Obama and Biden were running roughshod over the Constitution?

89 Maybe we should change our name to the United Oligarchs of the Empire of Ghettos?

90 81 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 25, 2025 11:24 AM (T3zUV)

Ogabe purged the ranks, to get "people more in line with my vision" all this is fucking academic.

The democrats do not view "the military as last check on democrat overreach" as at all valid when they are in power.

Fuck them and the horse they get rode by.

91 Again, I don't care if what they said was 100% legal, and fully protected 1st Amendment speech.

Why?

Because, fuck them, that's why:
1) They are Democrats.
2) Never but never would they extend even 0.001% of the leeway they demand now to conservatives, and--this is the biggest,
3) These are all the same assholes that have spent the last 4 years yelling, lying and screaming that "Trump incited an insurrection!!" on J6.

Let them all recant and admit they lied about what Trump did and said on J6 and I'll consider changing my view.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at November 25, 2025 11:24 AM (T3zUV)
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This. At this point, I don't care if what they did was illegal. Fuck them. Arrest and prosecute, let the chips fall where they may.

Far too many of us (including even on this blog) are too ready to shake our heads and do nothing because we think "nothing will happen."

Well, they may be right. Maybe even probably they are right. But for sure "nothing will happen" if we do nothing. You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

92 Heya MP4!

93 In the Navy, the fear was constantly in my mind of running afoul of some regulation and ending up breaking rocks at Leavenworth. That, or inadvertantly mishandling classified information.

Having a clearance kept you hypervigilant of your own behavior.

94 84 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at November 25, 2025 11:26 AM (ufSfZ)

I'm great and it is good to see you, saw AOP last night and still wonder on Empire of Jeff.

Take solace that the democrats are at their lowest ebb since 2002.

95 I have a loss of faith in the human institutions I “ swim” in. The result is pushing me closer and closer to God and what He ordains.
Posted by: tubal
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Faith in the Lord is what keeps me going, regardless of what the world does.

96 I have a loss of faith in the human institutions I “ swim” in. The result is pushing me closer and closer to God and what He ordains.

And people wonder why we became monks and lived in the wilderness.

97 They made the video to provoke a response from Trump that they could use to get their base of idiots worked up. And it worked. Trump overreacted and gave them what they wanted.

98 It's OK. I really should cut back on my AoS time for a while and detox.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

What's your new novel about? Another Theda Bara mystery?

99 There were rumors back in Vietnam Way days, of regular army guys throwing hand grenades into their officers' tents. I think the notion was these undertrained "elite officers" were taking stupid risks with their men's lives. But maybe that was just disinformation back before internet days, idk.

Back in the early 80's I worked with a guy that was an officer in that era, but he was a hands on guy. He'd go out after incoming mortar rounds and measure angles to know where to return fire. Fortunately I missed that war by a couple years.

100 97 Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 25, 2025 11:29 AM (6Xm2W)

Sure the best response by Trump to suborning of sedition is "that's nice comrade."

101 "What it apparently seeks to do is create doubt and distrust among the members of the military towards both their Commander-in-Chief and against the officers appointed over them. "


This is exactly what it does and they did it on purpose specifically to sow distrust in the military. I personally think they all should be taken out and shot.

102 This is pretty much my take too, Diogenes. They're being too cute by half and don't care what may happen to an impressionable servicemember, all to undermine the Chain of Command when they don't control it. Despicable.

- FCCS(SW/AW) Jeff Weimer, USN (ret)

103 Save democracy by staging military coup. The democrat way.

104
The civilian loudmouths are gaping assholes, but if memory serves they engaged in their sedition under the protection of the 1st Amendment, and on the House floor, where members of Congress can say whatever they want without consequence (the late Hairy Reed being one of the worst).

But when you take The Oath, you trade in a bunch of your rights in exchange for being more likely to get shot in the face by the enemies of the United States. Fuck him, drag him back into uniform. Even if he doesn't get court martialed, drag him back anyway, just for GP.

105 Faith in the Lord is what keeps me going, regardless of what the world does.
Posted by: SMH

I am growing in my faith lately. This world is just too fallen, so I'm increasingly looking forward to the world to come.

106 This is exactly what it does and they did it on purpose specifically to sow distrust in the military. I personally think they all should be taken out and shot.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at November 25, 2025 11:30 AM (0N4FZ)

This.

107 Having a clearance kept you hypervigilant of your own behavior.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

Exactly this.

108 There were rumors back in Vietnam Way days, of regular army guys throwing hand grenades into their officers' tents. I think the notion was these undertrained "elite officers" were taking stupid risks with their men's lives. But maybe that was just disinformation back before internet days, idk.
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This is known as fragging, and it was a thing in Vietnam.

Heck, it even happened at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait at the leadup to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, but this was due to some crazy muslim NCO.

109 Well put.

110 I have a loss of faith in the human institutions I “ swim” in. The result is pushing me closer and closer to God and what He ordains.
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:26 AM (PCK5/)

Bingo.

This is all spinning out of control now. There might be a good outcome; there almost definitely won't be, but in any event, there will be *some* outcome. And since our institutions are long since decoupled from any kind of input from the citizenry, we as individuals have zero agency in the things that happen between now and the disintegration of the regime.

It's best to just strap in, and try to live a life focused inwardly on your family, friends & faith. It's all that matters anymore. Not any of this *waves hand dismissively* horseshit. Some future generation will eventually rebuild from our rubble, so we need to raise them for that task.

111 I am growing in my faith lately. This world is just too fallen, so I'm increasingly looking forward to the world to come.
Posted by: Bulg
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Amen.

We're just passing though.

112 109 Well put.

Posted by: Art

Thanks.
*I'll just assume he was talking to me*

113 105 Faith in the Lord is what keeps me going, regardless of what the world does.
Posted by: SMH

I am growing in my faith lately. This world is just too fallen, so I'm increasingly looking forward to the world to come.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

Yeah. I find it best to put my faith in the immutable and unchanging God. He’s trustworthy unlike people. Put not your faith in princes.

114 103 Save democracy by staging military coup. The democrat way.
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The Law of Lincoln is inherently stupid. It states, that if your spouse, siblings or children wish to leave you, you are entitled to kill them to preserve a union that no longer exists.

115 What's your new novel about? Another Theda Bara mystery?
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:29 AM (77rzZ)

Yes. It takes place in 1922 and has her investigating the murder of the director William Desmond Taylor (which is a real Hollywood mystery). I'm taking a few days off to relax and then am going to work on the next draft. I'm hoping for a spring 2026 release, but we will see.

116 And it's about time to wrap things up for the day. See you all tomorrow.

117 Yeah. I find it best to put my faith in the immutable and unchanging God. He’s trustworthy unlike people. Put not your faith in princes.
Posted by: tubal
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Amen.

118 What institution do you still trust in our government? This is a very hard lift.
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bureau of weights and measures

Without it those formally one pound coffee cans would still be labeled "one pound".

119 retired officers ARE subject to the UCMJ ... some at least one of these morons may be in for some trouble ...

120 Charge the assholes with jaywalking, spitting on the ground or talking back to their mamas - I don't give a fuck! I am sick to death of 'process' and 'norms' and 'something actionable.' I want revenge, and I am utterly pissed off that it isn't happening.

Unless you're suggesting that we just start indiscriminately shooting people, our side has to play by the rules in place. It sucks and it's not fair but it is what it is.

121 So, the CIA has ops running today that were conceived shortly after WWII. Still running. The Agency has so many "fronts" (businesses that run agents and ops) that they don't need Congressional funding for all their "stuff."

The Agency is totally self sufficient. Ungovernable.

You simply don't "shut it down." It can't be. But you can lean hard on those it's co-opting within government to do its bidding. And there are a lot of those people running around the capitol city.

It just depends on the will-power of the administration and how they handle the people being co-opted. It's not as if they're rubes and have no idea what they're doing.

122 When the Israelites demanded a king, why didn't God just say no?

123 There was a plan behind the initial video step. Some parts of it have been stopped. Other parts will adjust tactics and then be revealed. Things we haven't seen unfold. Commies don't do anything without a plan.
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The left has multiple operations they are running right now directly aimed at killing the last of America.
Each designed to stack on and feed off of the others to spread chaos and violence; each to lead to an attack on Trump:

1) This one, to incite mutiny, sedition and disloyalty among the enlisted ranks.
2) Using the Fed to scuttle the economy; interest rates kept high.
3) judicial insurrection via endless illegal orders, most issued in defiance of clear, direct and binding authority.
4) Over-seas agents provocateurs (exposed by X now) to sow dissent and confusion; to asto-turf and inflate contentious and extremist positions.
5) RINO and pretend-con congressional resignations and rumors of same.

Because the left knows that 2026 is their last chance in 40 years to take the House.
And without the House, they have no chance for the Presidency in 2028.
The left is going all-in.
The last 8 years will look tame and restrained by September of next year.

124 It just depends on the will-power of the administration and how they handle the people being co-opted. It's not as if they're rubes and have no idea what they're doing.

Trump's a real estate developer in NYC. What would he know about institutionalized corruption?

125 retired officers ARE subject to the UCMJ
Posted by: The Dark Lord

Retired enlisted, too. Anyone drawing a military pension.

126 I don't like being a wet blanket on cases like this, but the only cases where a charge of sedition has a chance of standing up is when there is a clear, direct, unambiguous call for violence - and even then not vague general violence, but an identifiable specific target. (of course I'm not talking about UCMJ, that's a different system)

And it gets worse - the SCOTUS precedent Brandenburg v. Ohio case established that speech advocating illegal action is protected unless it incites imminent lawless action. That's like "YOU GO TO MY MOTHER'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW AND BURN IT DOWN!!!"
Without something on that level, a conviction is impossible.

127 Thanks for your service Diogenes!

128 What would Lincoln have done? What would FDR have done?

129 I think this call toward mutiny crosses the line into illegality since they directly indicate that Trump as CIC is issuing illegal orders.

To the best of my knowledge, none of them has pointed to a single illegal order by Trump, even when pressed on the matter.

They're scum but they're cunning scum.

130 When the Israelites demanded a king, why didn't God just say no?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 25, 2025 11:37 AM (2ap+5)

Not the point. He warned them, they didn't listen, he gave them what they asked for.

Hy did he allow Satan to torment Job, or tempt David?

Ya pay yer nickel, ya take yer ride.

131 117

Amen.

And I appreciate the discussion of Scripture and the Vulgate Bible.

132 Our legal system seems to be increasingly designed to protect the guilty and punish the innocent. Situationally, of course. Hard to be a fan.

133 It takes place in 1922 and has her investigating the murder of the director William Desmond Taylor (which is a real Hollywood mystery).
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Wasn't he gay? And wasn't there some actress who was suspected of offing him?

134 When the Israelites demanded a king, why didn't God just say no?
Posted by: Oglebay
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God's response was both an act of judgment (giving them what they wanted, good and hard) and a step toward fulfilling His greater plan, which included the eventual rise of a godly king like David and, in the fullness of time, the eternal reign of Jesus Christ, the true King from the line of Judah.

135
In the Navy, the fear was constantly in my mind of running afoul of some regulation and ending up breaking rocks at Leavenworth. That, or inadvertantly mishandling classified information.

Having a clearance kept you hypervigilant of your own behavior.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:28 AM (77rzZ)



It's been 30ish years since I finished my enlistment, and I still have nightmares about basic training and about the prospect of losing a KYK-13.

136 A question for you folks that have served recently. Do installations still have brigs or stockades for locking up minor offenders? I had to write up an underling on UA charges (after "advice" form the SgtMaj) and he got 30 days in the Quantico brig. Also, one of the more entertaining sights at Cherry Point was the marching of the brig rats to chow. Those guys looked like the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. When you PT and drill 8 hours a day you get good at it.

137 132 Our legal system seems to be increasingly designed to protect the guilty and punish the innocent. Situationally, of course. Hard to be a fan.
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When all the cops are criminals and all the sinner saints.

138 130 When the Israelites demanded a king, why didn't God just say no?
Posted by: Oglebay at November 25, 2025 11:37 AM (2ap+5)

Not the point. He warned them, they didn't listen, he gave them what they asked for.

Hy did he allow Satan to torment Job, or tempt David?

Ya pay yer nickel, ya take yer ride.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 25, 2025 11:40 AM (BI5O2)

Punishment for disobedience. Yeah, God will do that, contrary to some people’s notions.

139 One major goal of Slotkins video was to provoke Trump, and he obligingly responded with a suggested death penalty for these sly fuckers.

Every AWFL in America got freshly whooped up into a frenzy. Expect more such outrageous material now, as midterms approach, because AWFL's are the core voters of the Democrat coalition.

140 And I appreciate the discussion of Scripture and the Vulgate Bible.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke


As a former translator, I find the history of Biblical texts endlessly fascinating.

141 Those guys looked like the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. When you PT and drill 8 hours a day you get good at it.
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Parris Island was like that.

142 Please correct me if I am misremembering --

A rather high-ranked officer was offered even higher-ranked options for Ukraine. Wife was CIA? Twin was another branch of service.

Creepy stuff. So, how much bribery has been accepted over the past few decades?

143 Unless you're suggesting that we just start indiscriminately shooting people, our side has to play by the rules in place. It sucks and it's not fair but it is what it is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 25, 2025 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

Especially since there is a full blown judicial revolt going on, which requires direct SCOTUS involvement in almost every case - see the Texas Redistricting case recently.

The Administration can only do what the SCOTUS is comfortable with. Lest I need to remind anyone, Trump is not strong enough to do away with the other branches of government and impose a protectorate. Not yet, at least.

144 When I was a lowly private in the US Army I don’t remember any discussion whatsoever about unlawful orders. Maybe it was mentioned in basic but I can’t remember… it was a long time ago. For certain it was not an emphasized topic…. Different times I guess. I think it would’ve been better if everyone had simply ignored these jackwagons….

145 Punishment for disobedience. Yeah, God will do that, contrary to some people’s notions.
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:42 AM (PCK5/)

“But God is LOVE, and that means affirming EVERYTHING I do! A God of love would NEVER punish anyone for anything! Why are you so HATEFUL?”

~ Typ mega-church goer

146 Expect more such outrageous material now, as midterms approach, because AWFL's are the core voters of the Democrat coalition.
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If Whoopie suddenly up and died, how long would the nation be expected to mourn?

147 Not to step on the obviously correct “nothing will happen” guy, but for the record, because these seditious a-holes broadcast their crap to the world, they do not need to be tried in DC, in front of an all-Democrat jury. They deeply influenced the operations of the Wyoming National Guard, and can be tried in Meteetse. In front of a jury of tobacco chewing ranchers.

148 The Administration can only do what the SCOTUS is comfortable with. Lest I need to remind anyone, Trump is not strong enough to do away with the other branches of government and impose a protectorate. Not yet, at least.

I have it on good authority that he's an absolute monarch.

149 I’ll leave it to the experts to decide just how serious this is, but where this crossed the line for me was including a direct reference to the current Administration. That, in my opinion, might not reach the level of sedition, but it certainly comes close to incitement of mutiny. MUTINY: As written in the UCMJ, “ Acting in concert with others, a service member refuses to obey orders…”


Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.

Yeah. It did.

150 In 2019, California began working toward becoming the first state to institute a regionalized approach to implement its Next Generation 911 system, which was replacing 1970s-era technology. Instead of the statewide system traditionally used, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services hoped a regionalized approach would prevent a single point of failure from causing a widespread outage by implementing three regional sectors and a fourth “prime” backup provider for statewide coverage.

But after spending around $450 million to build out the system, Cal OES halted the project last year due to “operational difficulties,” citing issues with the regional approach and stating it would pivot back toward the statewide approach.

The debacle, which comes on the heels of the state’s high-speed rail project that has similarly triggered criticism for facing sweeping delays and going billions of dollars over budget, has sparked concern from the California Fire Chiefs Association.

151 In the Navy, the fear was constantly in my mind of running afoul of some regulation and ending up breaking rocks at Leavenworth. That, or inadvertantly mishandling classified information.

Having a clearance kept you hypervigilant of your own behavior.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:28 AM (77rzZ)



It's been 30ish years since I finished my enlistment, and I still have nightmares about basic training and about the prospect of losing a KYK-13.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 25, 2025 11:41 AM


I gave Navy advancement exams some of which were classified secret three times a year for 18 years on active duty and another 10 as a civilian. I was terrified of losing one and being that guy they made an example of.

152 I noticed Wolf Blitzer (apparently) accused the Nazis of following illegal orders, and tried to make some Nuremburg comparisons. Maybe, he said “legal orders” and it was transcribed in error.

The point being in any case, the Allies notably did not allow “I was following orders” as a legal defense. Because, everything the Nazis did was legal under the laws. This is an important distinction.
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What’s going on with our current day unpleasantness is people want to work for the government, but they think the Constitution and our laws are a kind of Smorgasbord. “Oh, I don’t like that law, I don’t like that regulation, that policy isn’t what I want.”

These twats have been infesting and infiltrating government since the “Clean for Gene” era if not earlier. You don’t have to like the President. You don’t have to like his policies. But he is the CINC.

Find another line of work, because government is not in your skill set.

153 When I was a lowly private in the US Army I don’t remember any discussion whatsoever about unlawful orders. Maybe it was mentioned in basic but I can’t remember… it was a long time ago. For certain it was not an emphasized topic…. Different times I guess. I think it would’ve been better if everyone had simply ignored these jackwagons….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 25, 2025 11:43 AM (YobFY)

I'd bet that units are holding a refresher course in case anyone has forgotten.

154 140 And I appreciate the discussion of Scripture and the Vulgate Bible.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke


As a former translator, I find the history of Biblical texts endlessly fascinating.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 11:43 AM (77rzZ)

I realize I come here and snark, and sometimes “ color outside the lines” but in the end I put my reliance on Almighty God and His promises. He’s my only true source of clarity and faithfulness in this world. The “ world” cannot be trusted because it is so deeply broken.

155 141 Heh. This is no shit. Our Drill Instructor, not the Senior DI, but the "Hammer" marched us out to a remote basketball court outside battalion and coached us on goose stepping. Guess he thought it looked cool.

156 OT- In a fit of pique someone had thrown out a bunch of lottery tickets which hadn't won on the ground at the convenience store . They also threw out one which they hadn't scraped off. It was worth $2.00. Not much, but it was $ 2.00 more than I had before .

157 Thanks for your essay,. Diogenes. Good to see you back again writing!

158 Yusuf and his wife Lul Ahmed were charged with stealing $7.2 million of taxpayer money through Medicaid overbilling in a personal care assistant (PCA) scam.

The couple allegedly spent tens of thousands of the fraud money on luxury items for themselves.

"It was not a difficult decision whatsoever. The deliberation took probably four hours at most. Based off of the state's evidence that was presented, it was beyond a reasonable doubt," jury foreperson Ben Walfoort told KARE 11 News.
Related Man convicted in multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme

Despite the jury swiftly convicting Yusuf, Judge Sarah West last week decided that they got it wrong, overturning the verdict and issuing a judgment of acquittal.

Judge West said the state's cased relied "heavily on circumstantial evidence" and that the state did not "exclude other reasonable, rational inferences."

159 132 Our legal system seems to be increasingly designed to protect the guilty and punish the innocent. Situationally, of course. Hard to be a fan.
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:40 AM (PCK5/)

That comes from the fact that our Constitution, unlike almost any other nations, is specifically designed to limit the Government's power over its citizens, not to expand it. When it gets too strong we get more J6's. At least our system finally overturned that, although it took far too many years for it to happen.

160 When I was a lowly private in the US Army I don’t remember any discussion whatsoever about unlawful orders. Maybe it was mentioned in basic but I can’t remember… it was a long time ago. For certain it was not an emphasized topic…. Different times I guess. I think it would’ve been better if everyone had simply ignored these jackwagons….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 25, 2025 11:43 AM (YobFY)

We spent a whole morning training session on it during my basic.

161 When I was a lowly private in the US Army I don’t remember any discussion whatsoever about unlawful orders. Maybe it was mentioned in basic but I can’t remember… it was a long time ago. For certain it was not an emphasized topic…. Different times I guess. I think it would’ve been better if everyone had simply ignored these jackwagons….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 25, 2025 11:43 AM (YobFY)

I'd bet that units are holding a refresher course in case anyone has forgotten.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at November 25, 2025 11:46 AM


When I was in it was a required training session once a year. That may have been changed over the decades since I retired but it used to be required training every year.

162 156 OT- In a fit of pique someone had thrown out a bunch of lottery tickets which hadn't won on the ground at the convenience store . They also threw out one which they hadn't scraped off. It was worth $2.00. Not much, but it was $ 2.00 more than I had before .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2025 11:46 AM (9OpPK)

“Leave no stone unturned” is thus proven.

163 Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 11:46 AM (PCK5

Yes indeed!

164 Judge West said the state's cased relied "heavily on circumstantial evidence" and that the state did not "exclude other reasonable, rational inferences."
Posted by: SMOD at November 25, 2025 11:48 AM (RHGPo)

Someone’s been over to notthebee.

165 Unless you're suggesting that we just start indiscriminately shooting people, our side has to play by the rules in place. It sucks and it's not fair but it is what it is.

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Then do what they do......apply the law good and hard.

Sick of this simpering hand-wringing.

166 Despite the jury swiftly convicting Yusuf, Judge Sarah West last week decided that they got it wrong, overturning the verdict and issuing a judgment of acquittal.

Judge West said the state's cased relied "heavily on circumstantial evidence" and that the state did not "exclude other reasonable, rational inferences."
Posted by: SMOD at November 25, 2025 11:48 AM (RHGPo)

I assume that this can be appealed.

167 Ministers have proposed to end the right to a jury trial for a vast range of criminal offences in England and Wales, as they grapple with a vast backlog of cases that is delaying hearings by more than a year in many instances. Under the shake-up, juries would remain involved in only the most serious trials — for offences such as rape, murder and manslaughter — or if there was a strong public interest in the case. All other cases would be heard by a judge sitting alone.

168 OT- In a fit of pique someone had thrown out a bunch of lottery tickets which hadn't won on the ground at the convenience store . They also threw out one which they hadn't scraped off. It was worth $2.00. Not much, but it was $ 2.00 more than I had before .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2025 11:46 AM (9OpPK)

Finders keepers, losers weepers…. We’d chant this when I was a kid heh

169 I think the pdt and hegseth are playing this wrong. They need to call out the people who made the video to clarify what illegal orders they belive had been issued. If they call out a legal order as illegal then they are in a heap of trouble. Of course they will backtrack because they won't be able to find one. Then they need to be called out for toying with getting lowly troops to commit crimes based on their weak sauce accusations. Call out the press too for not sniffing out these mystery illegal orders or pressing these clowns.

170 They also threw out one which they hadn't scraped off. It was worth $2.00. Not much, but it was $ 2.00 more than I had before .
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I bet the 49ers to win in the late third quarter last night. Of course I won cuz the game was largely done. Then I asked myself, why are you betting a game before it kicks off? This is in my mind today.

171 It still amazes me that so many are still willing to extend cover to the Dems, that this is "still time for following the rules," e.g. the First Amendment.

Were the Dems following the rules when they impeached Trump for "inciting an insurrection?"
Were the Dems following the rules when they arrested Trump for made-up felonies, to imprison him for life?
To prevent you from voting for him ever again?
Were the Dems following the rules when they tried, at least, twice to kill Trump?

This is the difference between crossing a frozen river at midnight to ambush your enemy while they're drunk celebrating and accepting their surrender at Yorktown--the time for rules is when they surrender.

172 Judge West said the state's cased relied "heavily on circumstantial evidence" and that the state did not "exclude other reasonable, rational inferences."
Posted by: SMOD at November 25, 2025 11:48 AM (RHGPo)

I sincerely hope that Judge's ruling is quickly overturned, because what was stated there was the Jury's decision to make, not the Judge's. The State is not required to present all possible rational inferences, that is the job of the Defense. and it is the job of the Jury to decide.

173 The Administration can only do what the SCOTUS is comfortable with. Lest I need to remind anyone, Trump is not strong enough to do away with the other branches of government and impose a protectorate. Not yet, at least.

Thought Experiment: The Left, with their anarcho-tyranny at minimum wants a Civil War, the end means is to end Western Civilization, ergo elimination of the current form of government.

The question is asked: "once you destroy the US and remove us from the structure of the Constitution and Rule of Law, what is its replacement?"

They concoct all kinds of Marxist/Demonic organizations, but what if Trump short circuits it and declares himself emperor and the military agrees to support it?

174 Ministers have proposed to end the right to a jury trial for a vast range of criminal offences in England and Wales, as they grapple with a vast backlog of cases that is delaying hearings by more than a year in many instances. Under the shake-up, juries would remain involved in only the most serious trials — for offences such as rape, murder and manslaughter — or if there was a strong public interest in the case. All other cases would be heard by a judge sitting alone.

Well, maybe if they stopped arresting people for posting memes they don't like...

175 When I was in it was a required training session once a year. That may have been changed over the decades since I retired but it used to be required training every year.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

We had yearly training on the Code of Conduct and Geneva Convention, but I don't remember if the issue of Illegal orders was addressed.

176 152 I noticed Wolf Blitzer (apparently) accused the Nazis of following illegal orders, and tried to make some Nuremburg comparisons.
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Is this the same Wolf Blitzer who scored a zero on Jeopardy?

177 139 One major goal of Slotkins video was to provoke Trump, and he obligingly responded with a suggested death penalty for these sly fuckers.

Every AWFL in America got freshly whooped up into a frenzy. Expect more such outrageous material now, as midterms approach, because AWFL's are the core voters of the Democrat coalition.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at November 25, 2025 11:43 AM (vbMG5)

Trump was right to torch these people publicly. Sedition - or mutiny - can't be allowed to stand. These people weren't rando celebrities, they were in Congress.

178 I approve of this post.

Reforger is a four year Army veteran and decorated shammer with an additional 30 years working in bullshit jobs for marginal pay. He attained the highest honor and E4 of his ill repute can, Captains Driver. He often imagines he has a lawn and local kids to yell at to get off it.

179 So on 31 DEC 2025 (orders are published) I will be officially to the Retired List after 40 years, 7 months and 11 days of military service. In all those years of walking in and out of various HQs (BN, BDE, DIV, Corps, Army, Joint) I passed by what are called Command Boards. President, SecDef, SecNav/SecArmy, and so on down the chain of command. Not once in all of those 40+ years have I ever seen a Senator or Representative. I have been told that ALL of my actions and statements are subject to UCMJ action even after I retire. Mark Kelly is and should be held to the same standard as a retired Naval officer. He also should have known better. You don't get to post a thinly disguised coup recruitment video and then claim to be a free speech martyr. It's called FAFO for a reason

180 Is this the same Wolf Blitzer who scored a zero on Jeopardy?
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Snort.

181 Yay! Happy Birthday to me today!

182 Lottery tickets. A friend in Erie had a tiny store on the first floor of a busy office building. PA lottery provided a kiosk to fill out tickets, scratch instants, and so on . My friend kept a waste basket under the kiosk and would drag $30 or $40 in winners out of it in a week.

183 I always found it off that adultery was punishable under the UCMJ. I mean, it was EVERYWHERE in the military.

One of my bosses as a corporate paralegal had been an Army JAG. I asked him about it, and he said that it was just something that was there to get somebody when they couldn't get him on anything else.

184 I once watched a guy in a gas station in north Georgia buy a hundred bucks of scratchies in front of me and start scratching them. I did my transaction, and told him good luck as I was walking out. I had to change a diaper and stuff outside, so I saw him walk out with a big grin. "What did you win," I asked. "Not a damn dollar," says he.

Sometimes it's really not about the money, I guess.

185 For those expressing thanks for my service, I think I speak for many of us here on this smart military blog that it was our honor to serve.

186 Mood lightener: What this woman wants is delusional.

https://is.gd/v991Dl

187 179 Posted by: Stacy0311 at November 25, 2025 11:52 AM (G1ktt)

Congratulations and thank you for your years of service.

Please pick up your 'stay off my lawn' sign at the front desk.

188 181 Yay! Happy Birthday to me today!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at November 25, 2025 11:52 AM (QGaXH)

Same here! I'm 29+29+... today as well

189 What 2 hot wars, Iraq and Afghanistan?

190
They concoct all kinds of Marxist/Demonic organizations, but what if Trump short circuits it and declares himself emperor and the military agrees to support it?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at November 25, 2025 11:50 AM (a4flb)

Which in fact is what always ends up happening in societies that go through this - England wants to cut down a king, they end up with a Cromwell. France wants a legislature; they end up with a Napoleon. Augustus was actually a pretty good ruler; the problem wasn't Augustus, but the line of authority that replaced him once he was gone.

That's always been the path.

191 The seditious six were coached on how to frame "illegal orders" without jeopardizing themselves. The message was very specific in its language. What was, and wasn't said. It was scripted, obviously.

I'd be looking into who helped script the message for them.

192 Eugene Vindman
@YVindman

I’m ready to come back on active duty to defend @CaptMarkKelly
as an Army JAG.

I’ve got a pretty good win record…. See you in court.

... has Vindman thought this thru ? The C-in-C might have a score to settle, so come on back.

193 Happy Birthday Darrell !!!

194 Stacy0311...

Well served! Congrats on the retirement.

195 And yes....I'm 29+++ also.

196 Happy birthday to all who have one today!

197 The seditious six were coached on how to frame "illegal orders" without jeopardizing themselves. The message was very specific in its language. What was, and wasn't said. It was scripted, obviously.

I'd be looking into who helped script the message for them.

Wordsmithing is not a crime. Nor are the carefully selected words and phrases the seditious 6 used. They stepped up to the line, but did not cross it, IMHO.

198 95 I have a loss of faith in the human institutions I “ swim” in. The result is pushing me closer and closer to God and what He ordains.
Posted by: tubal
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Faith in the Lord is what keeps me going, regardless of what the world does.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
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Absolutely, positively, without a doubt - Praise the Lord.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble on its own." - Matthew 6:33-34 (NIV)

"Then Job replied to the Lord.

I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted. You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.’ My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes." - Job 42: 1-6 (NIV)

199 29 Trump could fling some poon and...

Fling some my way!

200 40 years?
Damn, and thank you.

201 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.

Pffffft. I despise each and every one of you.

202 I saw him walk out with a big grin. "What did you win," I asked. "Not a damn dollar," says he.

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Now, this guy had a plan.

Italian man hides dead mom's body, dresses up as her for three years to collect pension

https://is.gd/Sv8l5p

203 Has anybody ever done a play/movie of the Book of Job? That could be very cool, if done right.

204 191 The seditious six were coached on how to frame "illegal orders" without jeopardizing themselves. The message was very specific in its language. What was, and wasn't said. It was scripted, obviously.

I'd be looking into who helped script the message for them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2025 11:56 AM (NwnyJ)

And did you catch the soft soulful music? They had Hollywood help.

205 I'm a three year Army Vet, Major's Driver in Germany. Decorated capo of the E-4 Mafia. They gave me a clearance (for carrying maps, plans, secure comms, etc.). I would have never given me that clearance. At the time I got it, I was breaking every rule in the book, including living off-base as a single soldier, and everyone knew it, but they rubber-stamped me, I guess. It was a cake job, I loved it.

206 191 The seditious six were coached on how to frame "illegal orders" without jeopardizing themselves. The message was very specific in its language. What was, and wasn't said. It was scripted, obviously.

I'd be looking into who helped script the message for them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at November 25, 2025 11:56 AM (NwnyJ)

I would expect Marc Elias was in on it, he's been the master of Dem dirty tricks ever since Clinton was in office. This right here would be the least of some of the things he's pulled off.

207 203 Has anybody ever done a play/movie of the Book of Job? That could be very cool, if done right.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 12:00 PM (77rzZ)

Did not Heinlein do something about Job?

208 Now, this guy had a plan.

Italian man hides dead mom's body, dresses up as her for three years to collect pension


You call that a plan? THIS is a plan.

They Said Young Men Lack Ambition, So These Two Planned a Coup

Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT

209 Good rant, Diogenes, Thanks for taking the time to write it up, and thank you for serving!

210 Job!!!! The Musical!!!

211 Yay! Happy Birthday to me today!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
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Happy Birthday!

Mine is tomorrow!

212 Mine is tomorrow!
Posted by: SMH

Happy Birthday, SMH!

213 211 Yay! Happy Birthday to me today!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
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Happy Birthday!

Mine is tomorrow!
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 12:02 PM (22p5n)


A year younger???

214 A year younger???
Posted by: tubal
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lol

57.

215
God's response was both an act of judgment (giving them what they wanted, good and hard) and a step toward fulfilling His greater plan, which included the eventual rise of a godly king like David and, in the fullness of time, the eternal reign of Jesus Christ, the true King from the line of Judah.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 11:41 AM (22p5n)

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Yeah, I guess if God just wanted to hurt them, he would have insisted they adopt a democracy.

216 214 A year younger???
Posted by: tubal
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lol

57.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 12:03 PM (22p5n)

Well congratulations. You are blessed.

217
You call that a plan? THIS is a plan.

They Said Young Men Lack Ambition, So These Two Planned a Coup

Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

Seems like a plan made on pot at 4am...I mean, what homeless army would join them vs just killing the 2 morons and taking the boat they purchased.

Not saying they shouldn't be charged and convicted of drug use and spend some time in jail getting clean and getting a wake up call...but the rest...

218 Eugene Vindman
@YVindman
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That's the one. Icky.

219 Job!!!! The Musical!!!
Posted by: tubal


"Behemoth Boogie"
"Leviathan Waltz"

220 Pffffft. I despise each and every one of you.
Posted by: That Japanese guy at November 25, 2025 11:59 AM (Riz8t)

Toyama Koichi, a great Japanese thinker. Not as incisive or successful as Otoya Yamaguchi, but you should listen to him. He's pre-med.

221 Setting aside, briefly, the specifics:

I am sick and tired of 'If they say it on the House/Senate floor, no consequences' and it sickens me that the Constitution grants them protection from "questioning in other Places" for "Speech and Debate [in the Houses of Congress]".

Either no consequences for anyone anywhere, or the exact same consequences for everyone, everywhere. "No titles of nobility" must include not making Congress into nobility-in-all-but-name. No special privileges for Congress and other gov't types not directly granted in writing by the Constitution, and we need to amend the Constitution to tighten up that clause so that only "Speech and Debate" about _legislation_ counts, as was presumably intended.

222 Wordsmithing is not a crime. Nor are the carefully selected words and phrases the seditious 6 used. They stepped up to the line, but did not cross it, IMHO.
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I'm okay with twelve jurors in Amarillo, Texas deciding whether what they said was intended to be heard as a call for illegally disobeying lawful orders.

Remember when the left change the well-settled requirement of conspiracy for the J6, from the "overt or tacit" agreement to "even a wink or a nod--even if you imply the wink or the nod?"

Yeah. Fuck them.

Instruct the jury they can imply what the speakers intended in order to convict.

223 You call that a plan? THIS is a plan.

They Said Young Men Lack Ambition, So These Two Planned a Coup

Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

LOL that rates as the weirdest story I have seen in a long time! I can't wait to see the evidence; this reads more like another Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey than an actual plot.

224 203 Has anybody ever done a play/movie of the Book of Job? That could be very cool, if done right.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 12:00 PM

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I'm sitting right here.

225 209 Good rant, Diogenes, Thanks for taking the time to write it up, and thank you for serving!
Posted by: Doof at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Ltmlv)

Great post and rant! And thank you also for serving Diogenes!

226 Thanks for this Diogenes.

Unlikely there will be legal action against Kelly. Whole pathetic stunt was structured to remain within the lines that can be practically enforced.

Probably a much better - though still not practically enforceable - case against the many elected public figures at various levels who have incited violence against ICE. Even amidst the decades of decline, this has been a huge ratchet turn in the civic culture collapse.

227 Why would anyone want to take over...Haiti?

228 Thousands of farmers and transportation workers took to the streets throughout Mexico to set up blockades along the main highways in the country as a way to protest the cartel violence and the extortion that they are subjected to. The protests come at a time of mounting pressure for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum over widespread allegations that, instead of protecting her citizens from organized crime, she and the country’s ruling party, MORENA, have been protecting the various criminal organizations terrorizing the nation.

229 Dear Geezer Golfers,

You are not required to follow Diogenes' ill-advised golf tips.

230 Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

But can they do it using only half a dozen properly oiled up Playboy Playmates?

231 Speaking of birthdays…

So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it’s sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way but you’re older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Those Pink Floyd guys were such optimists!

232 Did not Heinlein do something about Job?
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (PCK5/)
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Yeah, but it was more in name only and satirical than a serious story about Job and his woes.

233 Why would anyone want to take over...Haiti?
Posted by: SMH

Hey, it's run by a guy named Barbecue! Sounds like a fun place!

234 Why would anyone want to take over...Haiti?

A fair question.

235 >>Has anybody ever done a play/movie of the Book of Job? That could be very cool, if done right.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 12:00 PM (77rzZ)

Archibald MacLeish (sp?) wrote an updated version called JB that was assigned reading in high school. Don't remember much of it.

236 232 Did not Heinlein do something about Job?
Posted by: tubal at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (PCK5/)
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Yeah, but it was more in name only and satirical than a serious story about Job and his woes.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 25, 2025 12:07 PM (IBQGV)

Ah, thanks.

237 lol Bulg.

238 I thought it was common knowledge that Sheinbaum (along with all Mexican politicians) is employed by the cartels.

It's not an "accusation," it's just Mexico.

239 OT- In a fit of pique someone had thrown out a bunch of lottery tickets which hadn't won on the ground at the convenience store . They also threw out one which they hadn't scraped off. It was worth $2.00. Not much, but it was $ 2.00 more than I had before .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 25, 2025 11:46 AM (9OpPK)

Take it as a sign to buy a Powerball ticket, Fen.

240 Despite the best efforts of the corporate media and some in the Republican Party, President Donald Trump’s approval rating with the GOP not only remains as strong as it ever has (which is really, really strong), but he tops former Presidents Barry Obama and George W. Bush.

.. funny, I just saw a YouTube ad saying Trump’s approval rating is falling

241 Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Riz8t)


A modern day Red Zone Cuba. Too bad Coleman Francis is dead.

242 Archibald MacLeish (sp?) wrote an updated version called JB that was assigned reading in high school. Don't remember much of it.
Posted by: Frank Cannonball at November 25, 2025 12:08 PM (NcvvS)
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Whoa. That takes me back. I remember reading that in high school English class! (Junior year, I believe).

243 205 I'm a three year Army Vet, Major's Driver in Germany. Decorated capo of the E-4 Mafia. They gave me a clearance (for carrying maps, plans, secure comms, etc.). I would have never given me that clearance. At the time I got it, I was breaking every rule in the book, including living off-base as a single soldier, and everyone knew it, but they rubber-stamped me, I guess. It was a cake job, I loved it.
Posted by: Lincolntf at November 25, 2025 12:00 PM (vV6n9)

***

You sound like one of my drivers. Oh wait!!! Were you in Augsburg 1989???

244 Diogenes is a twenty year Army veteran and Military Intelligence Officer with an additional 20 years working in the Intelligence Community as a contractor and consultant. And he yells at kids to keep off his yard.]

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Diogenes of Sinope, wandering the streets of ancient Athens in broad daylight, holding a lantern, saying - "I am looking for an honest man."

He never found one.

Yep, it all fits.

245 You call that a plan? THIS is a plan.

They Said Young Men Lack Ambition, So These Two Planned a Coup

Two Texans planned to form their own mercenary army and take over Haiti. Yes, really.

https://is.gd/dAfNGT
Posted by: Archimedes at November 25, 2025 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

LOL that rates as the weirdest story I have seen in a long time! I can't wait to see the evidence; this reads more like another Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey than an actual plot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 25, 2025 12:05 PM (uWKK
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I'll bet any amount of money a lot of drugs were involved. And if you look at the pics of these retards, you will doubt they like girls.

Btw, what USA laws did they break? Interfering with the MIC grift in Haiti?

246 The problem with invading and conquering Haiti is then you'd have Haiti.

247 sock off, dammit.

248 57.
Posted by: SMH

I've only got three years on you, so I can't really tell you to get off my lawn.

Maybe just stop looking at my front porch?

249 >>... has Vindman thought this thru ? The C-in-C might have a score to settle, so come on back.

Both Vindman's are already under investigation for acting as foreign agents for Ukraine.

250 My preacher dad tells me he believes Job is one of the earliest books of the Bible… no reference to the law of Moses in the book so before him… very early on.

One lesson I take from that book; even at the end God does not explain himself to Job. We don’t deserve answers (or anything) from God. He’s God and we’re…. Not

251 Dear Geezer Golfers,

You are not required to follow Diogenes' ill-advised golf tips.
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 12:07 PM
***

I think they let me play in the group just as an example of what not to do.

252 Haha Bulg.

253 VOTE VANCE!

254 No, Diogenes, I was in Baumholder 1991-94, just missed you.

255 227 Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 12:06 PM (22p5n)

The issues with Haiti are largely Haitians.

There is a certain level of geographical wealth potential, tourism desirability, and strategic value in location that with a better population would make it a better place.

The concept they are being attacked for was called "filibustering."

256 One lesson I take from that book; even at the end God does not explain himself to Job. We don’t deserve answers (or anything) from God. He’s God and we’re…. Not
__

I find this very comforting.

257 No, Diogenes, I was in Baumholder 1991-94, just missed you.
Posted by: Lincolntf

I've been a Bumholder my entire life!!
-- Buttigig

258 250 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at November 25, 2025 12:12 PM (/iXAp)

Not preaching, or inflicting my beliefs on anyone.

God is a scientist engaged in a study of the impact of free will in a reasonably sapient population.

259 >>Whoa. That takes me back. I remember reading that in high school English class! (Junior year, I believe).
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 25, 2025 12:10 PM (IBQGV)

Think it was freshman year, here, and of all my high school teachers (a colourful lot), she was in the top two for 'most eccentric': she wore bedroom slippers to school once.

260 Hey sven!

Considering that a sizable portion of the population is already here, shouldn't be too much of an issue to move the rest to say, California, and make Haiti a territory of the Horde.

261 One lesson I take from that book; even at the end God does not explain himself to Job.

"Hey, it was just a bet between me and Satan. And I won!"

262 The issues with Haiti are largely Haitians.

There is a certain level of geographical wealth potential, tourism desirability, and strategic value in location that with a better population would make it a better place.
Posted by: sven

See also: The Gaza strip

263 Diogenes of Sinope, wandering the streets of ancient Athens in broad daylight, holding a lantern, saying - "I am looking for an honest man."

He never found one.

Yep, it all fits.
Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2025 12:11 PM (cYBz/)


I was stationed in Sinop for a year, hence the name.

264 "...impact of free will in a reasonably sapient population."


And boobs.

265 Thanks to everyone who served, and happy birthday to all celebrating a birthday yesterday, today or tomorrow.

266 Diogenes, did you ever cross paths with Pete Buttigieg?

267 Thanks Fen : )

268 256 Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at November 25, 2025 12:13 PM (22p5n)

Yup, the systemic indifference properly understood is to a degree empowering. Part of why I get VERY nervous around believers of any faith that act as though they are engaged in contract negotiations with a force that created the universe. My mother-in-law's Church back in the early 90s had a preacher who invoked "Lord you promised(with the imputation that this was a demand for services" us in the covenants" like it was an HOA.

Yeah no thanks, I am humbled before Him not across a table from Him.

269 AWFL Aftyn as you've never seen her before!

https://is.gd/LHQgpO

270 One lesson I take from that book; even at the end God does not explain himself to Job.

"Hey, it was just a bet between me and Satan. And I won!"
Posted by: Bulg at November 25, 2025 12:15 PM (77rzZ)

Do you suppose that’s where the plot of the movie Trading Places came from? How much was the bet? A dollar 😂

271 Willian Newsom: (father of Gavin)

In 1968, he ran unsuccessfully against California State Senator Milton Marks, a popular Republican. Newsom was also corporate counsel and a board member for Trans-International Computer Investment Corporation (TCI), which handled classified government contracts, for which Newsom was issued a National Security Clearance. TCI went bankrupt in 1971 after what the Sacramento District Attorney called "the biggest stock fraud in California history". For most of 1969 and 1970, Newsom traveled across Europe alongside former SS security service member Otto von Bolschwing (specialized in the expropriation of Jewish property) who had been brought to the U.S. by the CIA under Operation Paperclip and appointed TCI's president by Getty due to his former Nazi intelligence connections and their value in obtaining defense technology contracts. Newsom referred to von Bolschwing as "suave", "plausible", and "world weary" (he was forced to surrender his American citizenship in 1981).

272 262 Posted by: Tonypete at November 25, 2025 12:15 PM (cYBz/)

Increasingly our cities here as well, the wealth of inert dirt can be increased on the margins by a good populace but the Emerald City in all its innate majesty can be made fallow by a bad one.

Always been that way.

273 268 The only case if someone haggling with God, IIRC, was Abraham about Sodom.

But, then, he was Abraham.

274 227 Why would anyone want to take over...Haiti?
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Dirt Cookies.

275 The Seditious 6 tape is to show the world that Trump is powerless and to warn active duty personnel that there will be reviews of their actions after Trump leaves.
The left will not let Trump go quietly in to obscurity.

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The Morning Report — 11/25/25

Good morning kids. whatever you may think about Marjorie Taylor-Greene as a politician, a person and as a purported supporter/standard bearer and soldier of the MAGA movement or an opponent of the self-destructive trajectory we have been on for decades, her announcement of her intention to not run for office come the midterms, regardless of her personal animus towards or even rivalry with or jealousy of President Trump destroys whatever credibility she might have had. Personally, over time this move just cements my impression of her as a self-serving grandstanding fraud. Her ineffectiveness notwithstanding, leaving a House seat vulnerable for the Democrats to pick off come the midterms is a stab in the back and a boot stomp to the face of the American people.

So, MTG is an egomaniacal attention whore sellout. But what of this?!

A senior House Republican predicts that more "explosive early resignations are coming" after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) surprise announcement that she would leave Congress in January. . . It’s unknown which Republicans are currently pondering resignation, but a feeling that legislators' needs are being neglected by party leadership and an inability to pass legislation has led some to consider quitting, as they expect the GOP to lose its already slim majority in Congress.

Yeah, unnamed sources etc. etc., I get it. It could all be disinformatsiya to sow dissent and confusion, especially with the base in the coming year before a crucial midterm. And yet the GOP itself has been having an identity crisis ever since President Trump descended the golden Trump Tower escalator just over a decade ago now.

Even before then, it was painfully evident that all the GOP was good for whenever they controlled the majority if not all three branches of government was being seat warmers for the Democrats and never daring to lift a finger to reverse one iota of their agenda let alone slam on the brakes and put the crazy train in reverse. Years of Continuing Resolutions and no budgets and nothing but platitudes about shrinking the government with maybe a minor window dressing of a tax cut here and there merely proves the GOP to be Grifting Oleaginous Parasites.

What Does The Republican Party Even Stand For? — Unlike Democrats, Republicans have no unified vision of what they view as success for the country —

While Americans continue to grapple with high costs of living and an increasingly broken health care system — both products of reckless government intervention — your Republican House majority decided to expend what little “low t” energy it has on a useless resolution that basically says, “SOCIALISM IS BAD!”
. . . But Friday’s vote was hardly the first do-nothing dog-and-pony show Republicans have put on for their constituents. For years, GOP politicos have graced the airwaves of Fox News and conservative media, telling voters what they want to hear about the issues of the day while simultaneously doing absolutely nothing of substance to address them.
During the 2024 election cycle, Republicans promised a generational “America First” reformation that would reshape political governance as we know it. And now, 10 months into GOP trifecta control of the federal government, this “generational change” has amounted to little more than a tax bill, which many Republicans seem to believe is enough to keep them in power next year. . . For all of their alleged opposition to Democrats, too many Republicans agree with Democrats on several substantive issues and support more government involvement in areas where it has no business being. For all intents and purposes, the current GOP is a party comprised of various ideological factions, disillusioned as to what “America First” actually means.

BINGO, that last sentence. The GOP is only there to preseve, protect and defend their place at the trough. MTG and whoever else can piss and moan about President Trump or whatever, but that they have essentially done nothing to actually legislate his agenda to make it the law of the land speaks volumes.

Well, there's treason/insurrection and sedition and then there's Mark Kelly and his ilk essentialy egging on the military to rise up and overthrow the government

And we also have the mortal threat of Islam and uncontrolled immigraion/cum invasion as we now see on full display with the hardly shocking if not terrifying implications of what the Somali parasites have done and are doing in Minnesota.

And then there's the utterly detestable scumbag Jamie Raskin who proves himself to be a glittering jewel of stupidity with this statement:

Monday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) dismissed Delegate Stacey Plaskett’s (D-VI) text message exchange with Jeffrey Epstein during a House hearing because he said Republican lawmakers text with President Donald Trump.

Congratulations genius. Brilliant move! In trying to equate Epstein with Trump to paint the latter as a reprobate pedophile, etc. all Raskin did was proclaim Epstein to be at the highest level of Democrat party leadership!

That right there is a campaign ad that almost writes itself, except for the fact that the GOP is the GOP as I bemoaned above.

And as for the Democrats, this one just says it all about who and what they are:

Tennessee Dem Candidate Aftyn Behn: ‘I Don’t Want Children. I Want Power!’

Have a good day.

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• Behn said in an unearthed audio clip that she would scream about a lust for power in recurring dreams.
  Tennessee Dem Candidate Aftyn Behn: ‘I Don’t Want Children. I Want Power!’

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• As an Arizonan, I have long found it galling that Kelly uses his military service (and his injured wife) as a shield to claim fervent patriotism while constantly voting to undermine our state and our nation. He did so again this week in an infamous video, urging military members to disobey Donald Trump with claims of “unlawful” orders. Turns out Kelly is not only a hypocrite, but he could also be heading back for a court-martial.
  
  
• Two-tiered ‘justice’ protects Democrats and renders Republicans defenseless.
  Democrats Calling for Mutiny Must Be Punished

• Totenkopf Platner! Nazi-Tattoo-Bearing Candidates doing Nazi-Tattoo-Bearing Things.
  Maine Dem Senate Candidate Tells People to Harass Lawmakers Who Oppose “Medicare for All”
  
• An anti-artificial intelligence group’s leader, who may have violent intentions, has been missing, offering a sobering reminder of where political extremism can lead.
  A Cofounder’s Disappearance—and the Warning Signs of Radicalization

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• A Clinton-appointed judge dismissed the U.S. Justice Department’s indictment of former FBI Director James Comey on Monday, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan’s appointment to the Eastern District of Virginia violated federal code. The Trump administration is set to appeal the ruling.
  Clinton-Appointed Judge Dismisses Comey Indictment, DOJ to Appeal
  
• Judge Cameron Currie, a Clinton appointee, ruled Monday that Halligan was unlawfully appointed and that the indictments against both Comey and James are invalid.
  Judge Says US Attorney Lindsey Halligan Can’t Prosecute Comey Because Trump Appointed Her
  
• James was indicted in October on mortgage fraud charges stemming from her purchase of a house in Virginia, while Comey was indicted in September on obstruction and lying to Congress charges. Turley told “America Reports” co-hosts John Robers and Sandra Smith that the dismissal was not on the merits of the charges, but instead a question about whether interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia was properly appointed.
  Jonathan Turley Says James Comey, Letitia James Aren’t Out Of Woods After Judge Drops Charges

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Across the board, a plurality, 39 percent, said “neither” side won the shutdown battle, followed by 35 percent who said Republicans. Only eight percent deemed Democrats the victors.
  Utter Defeat: Only 8% Say Democrats ‘Won’ Government Shutdown Battle
  
• “The agency, set up in January, made dramatic forays across Washington in the early months of Trump’s second term to rapidly shrink federal agencies.”
  DOGE Dissolves, Efficiency Mandates Remain in Washington
  
• More signs of a completely dysfunctional state.
  3 Taxpayers Will Have Fled California In The Time It Takes You To Read This

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• “Now is the perfect time to hit the road to visit family & friends for Thanksgiving — gas prices are at a RECORD LOW — and for that we can all be thankful for a more affordable holiday season,” Duffy said in one X post, sharing words from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who outlined some of these realities during a press conference last week.
  Sean Duffy: Record Low Gas Prices Ahead of Thanksgiving, ‘The Golden Age of Travel Starts with All of Us’
  
• Let’s look at some numbers.
  50-year mortgages: Good idea?
  
• The Trump administration has successfully addressed the “three I’s” that he said were devastating working-class Americans: immigration, interest rates, and inflation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an exclusive interview. . .
  Exclusive: Bessent Says Trump Administration Has Conquered ‘Three I’s’ That Were ‘Eviscerating Working Americans’
  
• A depleted cattle inventory in the United States herd has dropped to its lowest level in more than 70 years — creating an impact ever more visible each month in grocery stores.
  Smallest Herd in Seven Decades Means Big Bills at the Butcher

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• This man should have never been on the street.
  Chicago Man With 72 Arrests Accused of Setting Woman on Fire
  
• His activist critics would prefer to ignore the problem. 
  Trump is Right About the Link Between Sex Offenders and Homelessness
  
• Guess which one!
  The most crime-infested city in the most crime-infested state

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• Then her union targeted a Jewish board member.
  CA Teacher Used Anti-Semitic Turkish Government Propaganda in Holocaust Lesson

• The group has often accused pro-Israel politicians of bowing to foreign influence
  Founder of 'America First' AIPAC Tracker Is Self-Proclaimed Marxist Who Lives in Germany
  
• Follows Shapiro’s $5 million grant to antisemitic mosque.
  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to Share Thanksgiving with Anti-Israel Imam

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Daniel Greenfield: Pluses and minuses.
  The Impact of Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood Designation
  
• Claims for autism treatment in Minnesota spiked from $3 million to $399 million, in just five years.
  The Somali Takeover Of Minneapolis Is Worse Than We Thought
  
• Trump's move followed a City Journal story about large-scale Somali fraud carried out against several Minnesota government programs
  CAIR: Trump's Revocation of Somali Deportation Protections Is Part of 'Israel First' Campaign

  
  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
  

• A comprehensive communication-scanning regime would allow national authorities to identify political opponents far more quickly -- a tool capable of making life hell for anyone inconvenient to those in power.
  On Orwell’s Trail: Is the EU Eliminating Digital Privacy?

• Glenn H. Reynolds: “This is an absolutely massive story of foreign ops shaping our political and cultural discourse,” Dave Rubin wrote. “Will the set of influencers who fell for it look in the mirror?” It’s ironic, of course, that the 2016 screams of “foreign influence” on the Trump campaign have now been replaced by actual evidence of foreign influence — mostly aimed against Trump.  But there’s a bigger story here. The United States, for all its size and power, is prone to the whims of public opinion — and its communications are largely open to outsiders. 
  Elon Musk’s zeal for truth reveals the online frauds aiming to divide us

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• The Trump administration is opening up seven additional lease areas for oil drilling in the Gulf of America.
  Florida Republicans Aren’t Happy With Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• “FY 2023 and FY 2024 alone produced, conservatively, more than $14.5 million in travel expenditures…”
  Chicago Public Schools Spent Millions on Travel as Students Fall Under Expectations
  
• America’s vaunted education system has morphed into a failing public-school maze and a college-debt trap—problems born of policy choices that now block a generation’s path forward.
  What’s So New About Mamdani’s Socialism?

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• Brilliant move! In trying to equate Epstein with Trump, all Raskin did was proclaim Epstein to be at the highest level of Democrat party leadership! - jjs
  Raskin on Plaskett Texting with Epstein: GOP Lawmakers Text Trump All the Time

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• Several GOP House members privately told Punchbowl News that they were also considering retiring before their terms end, after Greene's Nov. 21 announcement.
  House Republican Predicts More Resignations Are Coming After MTG Quits

• Newsom’s top aide meddled in high-profile case against Activision as governor denied allegations of interference
  How the Indictment of Gavin Newsom’s Chief of Staff Could Implicate the Governor in a Scheme To Shield a Top Donor From Legal Scrutiny
  
• Financial records examined by RealClearInvestigations show that Warren has hardly followed the path of socialism in her personal finances.
  Elizabeth Warren Yells ‘Soak The Rich’ While Making Millions On Wall Street
  
• Leftists severely afflicted with TDS are showing no signs of recovery in returning to normalcy, as has recently been evidenced by Rep. Eric Swalwell.
  Yum-Yum Swalwell Huffs and Puffs, But Won’t Blow Trump’s Ballroom Down
  
• The Supreme Court’s decision will determine whether Texas’s 2026 map remains in place while litigation continues.
  Democrat Lawfare Orgs Are Challenging Justice Alito’s Order Restoring Texas Congressional Map.

  POLITICS

• Cornyn’s support is collapsing, with voters showing increased hostility, making him a spoiler in the race.
  Cornyn Polling TANKS Despite MILLIONS Spent in Texas GOP Primary.
  
• The poll, shared by WMUR’s Adam Sexton, initially listed Vance at 54 percent, but a correction posted shortly afterward clarified that the vice president’s support actually sits at 57 percent, reinforcing the scale of his lead. 

  Dominant: New Hampshire Poll Shows JD Vance Towering over 2028 Field
  

• "Ooh, ooh, oh, I hope, promise. I hope so ..."
  Left-Wing Activists Threaten To Primary John Fetterman. He Just Laughs.
  
• Unlike Democrats, Republicans have no unified vision of what they view as success for the country.
  What Does The Republican Party Even Stand For?
  
• Pay close attention, comrades!
  Mamdani Says He’s a ‘Democratic Socialist,’ Not a Commie. But What’s the Difference?

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS

• Investigators have already reported at least 17 current and former terror-linked UNRWA staffers to the State Department, preventing them from joining US-funded agencies in Gaza
  Federal Investigators Work To Blacklist Hamas-Tied UNRWA Staffers

• An online description of the course says it 'uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a point of departure to study the history of global health and biomedicine'
  Northwestern Professor Uses Biomedicine Class to Claim Israel Deliberately Killed Its Own Citizens on Oct 7, Lecture Slides Show

  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• “Putin wants legal recognition of what he has stolen, to break the principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty. That’s the main problem. You all understand what that means,” Zelensky said in a video address to the Swedish parliament on Monday.
  Volodymyr Zelensky Open to Peace Deal, but Warns: ‘Borders Cannot Be Changed by Force’
  
• There is an historical model on how to address Ukraine.
  Historical models for peace in Ukraine

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The former Brazilian president has been under house arrest since September, when the Supreme Court handed down a 27-year, three-month sentence for plotting a coup.
  Bolsonaro arrested after alleged escape attempt just days before prison term begins
  
• Crenshaw has been removed from his role as head of the cartel task force, but retains support from House Speaker Johnson.
  Neocon Crenshaw’s Crass Behavior Causes Diplomatic Incident.

• Mittal’s departure is just one of many instances of wealthy people in recent years to flee Britain.
  Foreign Billionaire Who Donated to Far-Left Labour Party Now Leaves Country After Helping Wreck It.
  
• Love the headline phrasing! - jjs
  Miss 'Palestine' Blows Up Over 'Rigged' Miss Universe Pageant

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• The U.S. military presence and actions in the region aim to combat drug trafficking and pressure Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro to step down after he, in the eyes of many, lost the country’s last national election.
  Trump’s Top Military Adviser Is Visiting Puerto Rico Amid Unprecedented Caribbean Naval Buildup.

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• The plan would lower limits on income eligibility for the credits and set minimum premium payments, according to the reports. The proposed eligibility cap would set the subsidies to 700 percent of the federal poverty line; Republicans have complained that, with the current Obamacare enhanced subsidy scheme, wealthy Americans would benefit from the subsidies in what was meant to be a temporary, coronavirus-era benefit.
  Report: White House to Unveil Healthcare Framework to Lower Costs
  
• Trump may think this flip-flop will help keep Republicans in control of the House of Representatives, but it’s much more likely to hurt than help.
  Trump’s Reported Obamacare Expansion Is Bad Policy And Worse Politics
  
• During the 2024 campaign, President Donald Trump announced a new tax credit aimed at helping primary caregivers of parents or loved ones.
  Trump Campaign Promise Could Be The Ticket To Massive Cultural Revolution

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• I look at that bar and wonder at the wondrous mystery of the universe, to form such shapes.
  A magnificent barred spiral
  
• Robert Zimmerman: "It really pays in today’s America to be a big giant corporation that does lots of business with our bloated and very corrupt federal government. That government is then quite willing to bend over backwards to help you, even if you are like Boeing and incompetent (Starliner), corrupt (737-MAX), or routinely go over-budget and fail to deliver on time (Air Force One). That certainly appears to be the case here with Boeing."
  NASA trims $768 million from Boeing’s Starliner contract

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Trump’s court may have felled Roe, but the fight over Obergefell—and the future of natural marriage—still hinges on timing, culture, and the next wave of justices.
  Obergefell Will Be Overturned—We Can Wait

  
  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• In the first five minutes of the PBS show, Burns overthrows centuries of British rights to elevate Native Americans...without a scintilla of facts to justify doing so.
  Ken Burns Is Off To A Hard-Left Start With His American Revolution Series
  
• "Of course they cry when we try to bring it to the middle. They're losing their woke programming."
  Kennedy Center President Rebuts Dem Senator’s Attacks: ‘They Can See Exactly What We’re Doing’
  
• Christian Toto: Far-Left site's list of 100 best comedies barely touches last decade in film
  Variety (Accidentally) Confirms Woke Killed Movie Comedies

  HITHER & YON

• . . .that nobody would be caught dead eating.
  Report: Campbell’s Soup Executive Called Its Product Food for ‘Poor People,’ ‘Bioengineered Meat’ (Andy Warhol hardest hit - jjs)

• Robert Zimmerman: "Vanderbilt’s history, as well as Musk’s, illustrates
  the greatest aspect of America. It truly is a place that supports “life,
  liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” You certainly can do bad things
  with that freedom, but if you make morality and doing good works as your
  fundamental goals, that freedom will allow you to do great things.
  Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
  
• Vietnam was more important, and is more relevant today, than even most historians will admit.
  It’s Past Time to Be Real about the Vietnam War

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